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  • U.S. launched new strikes on Iran, lifting energy-market tensions.
  • Oil futures climbed on the strikes, raising shipping and insurance risk in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • U.S. stock futures held near flat after Wall Street slid amid the renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities.
  • SK Hynix rallied as demand neared pricing for a $28 billion U.S. ADR offering to fund AI-memory expansion.
  • Netlist moved higher after a $445 million patent verdict and improving demand for AI and data-center memory.
  • Paramount told Oregon it will not complete its $110 billion Warner Bros acquisition before July 22 amid a probe.

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Mingteng International Corporation Inc. Announces Pricing of $2.96 Million Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement

Mingteng International Corporation Inc. Announces Pricing of $2.96 Million Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement

Mingteng International Corporation Inc., a China-based automotive mold developer, announced the pricing of a registered direct offering and concurrent private placement raising approximately $2.96 million. The proceeds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The offering includes Class A ordinary shares and pre-funded warra…

Pfizer: Why I Still Expect a Big Rebound — a Concrete Trade Plan

Pfizer: Why I Still Expect a Big Rebound — a Concrete Trade Plan

Pfizer shares trade at ~$25.91 with a $147.5B market cap, a 6.6% dividend yield and an EV/EBITDA of 8.9. With positive GLP-1 data for berobenatide, solid free cash flow of ~$9.5B and a still-reasonable leverage profile, I see a clear path for a rebound into the low $30s over the next 180 trading days. This is an actionable long trade with defined e…

Skillsoft Shares Surge After Director Discloses 50,000-Share Purchases

Skillsoft Shares Surge After Director Discloses 50,000-Share Purchases

Skillsoft Corp (NYSE: SKIL) Class A shares climbed 16.9% on Wednesday after company director Jim Frankola reported two insider purchases totaling 50,000 shares. SEC filings show the transactions occurred on June 12 and June 15 at weighted average prices of $6.06 and $6.05 respectively. Separately, Chief Financial Officer Ronald W. Kisling received …

Block rolls out Builderbot to automate code tasks inside Slack

Block rolls out Builderbot to automate code tasks inside Slack

Block Inc. unveiled Builderbot, an AI orchestration system that integrates with Slack to coordinate multiple AI agents across the company’s codebase. The tool performs hundreds of thousands of operations daily, merges roughly 1,500 pull requests weekly and accounts for about 15% of Block’s production code changes while operating exclusively on sour…

Lula Tells Trump to 'Stay Out' of Brazil's Election Debate

Lula Tells Trump to 'Stay Out' of Brazil's Election Debate

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said U.S. President Donald Trump is entitled to prefer a candidate in Brazil, but urged him to refrain from intervening in this year’s Brazilian elections. Lula made the remarks after Trump described Brazil as 'a little rough' and 'dangerous politically' while both leaders were in Switzerland for the final day of…

Stellantis in talks with two partners for Maserati as plant roles eyed

Stellantis in talks with two partners for Maserati as plant roles eyed

Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa told Italian lawmakers that the automaker is negotiating with two potential partners to support its Maserati brand. Filosa said the partnership choice will have implications for plants that build Maserati vehicles, while reiterating that neither Maserati nor the Cassino plant are for sale. A new Maserati plan is due in…

Trident Digital Tech Holdings (Nasdaq: TDTH) Positions for Next Phase of Global Expansion Through Direct Nasdaq Ordinary Share Listing and Strategic Capital Realignment

Trident Digital Tech Holdings (Nasdaq: TDTH) Positions for Next Phase of Global Expansion Through Direct Nasdaq Ordinary Share Listing and Strategic Capital Realignment

Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd., a Singapore-based digital infrastructure company trading on Nasdaq, plans to terminate its American Depositary Shares (ADS) and directly list its Class B ordinary shares on Nasdaq, accompanied by a 240-for-1 share consolidation. This strategic move aims to simplify ownership, prevent artificial share count inflat…

Vivakor Highlights Strategic Value of Its Southwestern U.S. Midstream Infrastructure Network Amid Elevated Crude Oil Market Volatility

Vivakor Highlights Strategic Value of Its Southwestern U.S. Midstream Infrastructure Network Amid Elevated Crude Oil Market Volatility

Vivakor, Inc., a U.S.-based integrated midstream energy company, highlights its extensive pipeline-connected infrastructure across key oil producing basins in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. The company underscores how elevated crude oil volatility and rising domestic oil prices increase demand for its transportation, storage, and terminaling serv…

BMO Elevates Solstice Advanced Materials As Top U.S. Chemicals Pick

BMO Elevates Solstice Advanced Materials As Top U.S. Chemicals Pick

BMO Capital Markets has updated its U.S. chemicals coverage and designated Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) as a Top Pick, increasing its price target to $101 after reviewing the company’s uranium platform and related presentation by company and ConverDyn executives. The firm cites secular growth potential and raised its target multiple based on …

RRGB Upgrade: Cheap Valuation Meets a Credible Turnaround Plan

RRGB Upgrade: Cheap Valuation Meets a Credible Turnaround Plan

Red Robin (RRGB) has been trading as a turnaround story for months. With a lean market cap (~$118M), an EV/EBITDA of roughly 5x, and a string of operational fixes — including a revamped royalty program and focused marketing — the risk-reward now favors a tactical long. I’m upgrading to a buy for a long-term trade with clear entry, stop, and target …

CNB Financial EVP Robin Mink Sells Shares Worth $3,161

CNB Financial EVP Robin Mink Sells Shares Worth $3,161

Robin Mink, Executive Vice President and Chief Talent Management Officer at CNB Financial Corp/PA (NASDAQ:CCNE), executed a transaction resulting in the sale of 103.568 shares of company common stock. The transaction, valued at $3,161, was completed on June 4, 2026, according to a recent SEC Form 4 filing. The shares were sold from an indirect hold…

Fed Officials Split as Oil-Driven Inflation Forces Reconsideration of Cut Plans

Fed Officials Split as Oil-Driven Inflation Forces Reconsideration of Cut Plans

Nearly half of Federal Reserve policymakers now expect the central bank to raise its policy rate this year, reversing earlier expectations of holding or cutting rates, as higher oil prices after the Iran war push projected inflation above prior forecasts. The Fed left its policy rate at 3.50%-3.75% and released updated individual rate-path projecti…

Fed Keeps Rates Steady as New Leadership Signals Possible Hike Later This Year

Fed Keeps Rates Steady as New Leadership Signals Possible Hike Later This Year

The Federal Reserve left its policy rate unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75% but published new projections and a pared-back statement that point to a likely increase in borrowing costs before year-end. The updated guidance removed language that had signaled potential cuts this year and emphasized strong productivity and capital investment, while attributin…

Trump Says Iran Sanctions Could Be Lifted 'When They Behave'

Trump Says Iran Sanctions Could Be Lifted 'When They Behave'

Speaking in Evian-les-Bains, France, U.S. President Donald Trump said sanctions on Iran could be removed if Tehran changes its behavior and suggested frozen Iranian funds might be returned to avoid undermining confidence in the dollar.He emphasized the economic pressure sanctions place on Iran and reiterated a pattern of imposing and later lifting …

New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Omits Rate Projection From Quarterly Dot Plot

New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Omits Rate Projection From Quarterly Dot Plot

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh did not provide an interest rate projection in the central bank's quarterly dot-plot release, leaving 18 submissions instead of the usual 19. The Fed did not say which official withheld a projection. The omission follows Warsh's prior public criticism of forward guidance and quarterly projections and is the firs…