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QatarEnergy has signalled that liquefied natural gas production at intact facilities in Ras Laffan could be restored to full output within about a month. Iranian strikes damaged two of 14 LNG trains and one gas-to-liquids unit, removing 17% of Qatar's LNG export capacity, while stoppages at other sites were driven by the effective closure of the St…
An Israeli strike in central Gaza killed two brothers, medics said, as Israeli troops pressed forward across the enclave and ordered residents from large swathes of territory. The deaths raise the toll of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire since October to nearly 1,000, Gaza health authorities said, while diplomatic efforts to implement the next p…
Vishay Intertechnology has launched six new 1200 V FRED Pt® Hyperfast rectifiers in its Gen 7 platform, featuring improved efficiency, reduced switching losses, and robust design for high voltage industrial and automotive applications including electric vehicles and energy storage. The devices are qualified for automotive use and aim to reduce BOM …
AppFolio announced an expansion of its AI-powered Performance Platform to improve leasing, accounting, and resident operations with new agentic AI capabilities. Key updates include integration with Anthropic's Claude AI to automate complex workflows, enhanced leasing functionalities with 24/7 multilingual voice responses, automated accounting proce…
Single-family housing starts dropped to their lowest pace since last September as mortgage rates and building material costs rose, contributing to an overall decline in housing starts to a six-year low. Concurrently, import prices surged more than expected in May, driven by fuel and capital goods, lifting annual imported inflation to its highest le…
Norway's benchmark Oslo OBX closed lower on Tuesday, sliding 0.53% to a fresh three-month low as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors pressured the market. Gains in a handful of large-cap names, including Hoegh Autoliners, Kongsberg Gruppen and Frontline, contrasted with steep declines from Nel, Norwegian Air Shuttle an…
U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff say immune response data for Moderna’s seasonal flu vaccine, mFlusiva, may underpin effectiveness in adults aged 65 and older. Briefing documents also indicate superior relative vaccine efficacy in adults 50 to 64 versus a standard-dose comparator. The agency’s advisory committee will vote on the vaccine’s be…
Cohu's stock jumped in morning trading after TD Cowen raised its price target to $80 from $60 and reiterated a Buy rating. The firm cited Cohu's expanding role in the AI high-performance computing supply chain, pointing to its Eclipse thermal handler systems and Neon HBM inspection platform. TD Cowen projects the company will return to profitabilit…
Options data compiled by Bloomberg imply KB Home could see a 3.3% share-price move when it reports earnings on June 23 after the market close. Historical results show the stock has sometimes moved more than options markets predicted, most recently on March 24, 2026, and at times moved less than implied.
Options market pricing indicates Carnival Corp. (CCL) shares could swing about 5.6% when the company reports earnings on June 23 before the market opens, according to options data compiled by Bloomberg. Carnival has exceeded the options-implied move in four of its last eight earnings reports, with individual post-release returns ranging from a 13.6…
e.l.f. Beauty stock rose sharply in morning trading after the company introduced e.l.f. Hair, a six-item haircare collection priced $6 to $9. Raymond James reiterated a Strong Buy rating and $85 price target on the launch day. The move follows stronger-than-expected Q4 FY2026 results and FY2027 sales guidance calling for 12-14% growth, and occurred…
Options data from Bloomberg indicate that FedEx Corp.'s stock could move about 6.7% when the company reports earnings after the close on June 23. Historical comparisons show a mixed record: in two of the last eight reporting periods, actual moves exceeded the options-implied range, while in the other six quarters actual changes were smaller than th…
Lionsgate Studios shares jumped sharply in morning trading after reports said Netflix is among several media companies that have expressed interest in buying the studio. No formal acquisition bid has been made, but the news drove the stock to a 52-week high as investors priced in a potential takeover premium.
Western Digital (WDC) is upgraded to Buy. The Sandisk spinoff and an AI-driven structural shortage in NAND have pushed valuations higher, but fundamentals and cash flow back the move. This is a long-term trade idea with defined entry, stop and target for investors willing to hold through an AI-driven memory cycle.
Greece's stock market closed higher on Tuesday, driven by advances in Banking, Construction and Travel stocks that pushed the Athens General Composite up 0.52% to a five-year high. Market breadth was narrowly positive, with 62 advancers, 55 decliners and 17 unchanged. Several individual names recorded notable moves, while gold and crude futures fel…
Options activity in Lionsgate Studios Corp. (LION) surged to 21,646 contracts by 10:31 a.m. New York time today, driven primarily by call buying and several large spread trades. The most active single contract was the July 17, 2026 $18 call, and notable multi-leg positions included a diagonal spread pairing July and June calls as well as a December…
Dollar General reported resilient Q1 results, raised full-year EPS guidance, and is generating strong free cash flow while trading at a reasonable multiple. Technical momentum is constructive and short interest is moderate. This trade plan targets a near-term rebound to $132 with a clear stop at $106 and a mid-term horizon of 45 trading days.
Netflix shares dropped sharply in morning trading after Fox Corp reached a definitive $22 billion agreement to buy Roku for $160 per share in a mix of cash and stock. The outcome removes a major strategic target from Netflix’s pursuit of connected-TV distribution and advertising technology, compounding a recent string of acquisition setbacks and an…
Amkor Technology shares rallied sharply after the company and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company signed a formal 10-year procurement agreement for advanced packaging and testing services, anchored by both firms' Arizona facilities. The pact, coupled with Amkor's record first-quarter revenue and above-consensus Q2 guidance, drove the stock h…
Renault Group and Thales announced a partnership to produce Thales' Toutatis remotely operated loitering munitions at a Renault facility, with output targeting 1,000 units per month as early as next year. The agreement, revealed at the Eurosatory defence fair outside Paris, builds on an existing military-vehicle collaboration between the two firms …
JBDI Holdings Limited announced a 1-for-2 reverse stock split effective around June 25, 2026, aiming to satisfy Nasdaq listing standards and increase the market price of its Ordinary Shares. The reverse split will reduce the number of shares outstanding roughly by half and adjust the par value accordingly. Shareholders are not required to take any …
Nexa Resources has come a long way from its $4.44 trough to a current $14.68, driven by the metals upcycle and improving smelting throughput. With a market cap of $1.94B, a P/E of 9.1 and a P/B of 1.67, the stock looks reasonably valued for a cyclical miner. This idea buys the next leg of the recovery on concrete mine-improvement catalysts and a bo…
Google will invest $1.5 billion through 2026 and 2027 to expand its existing data center campus in Jackson County, Alabama. The company said the buildout, located on the former TVA Widows Creek coal plant site, will add construction jobs and include energy supply guarantees and community grants. The announcement coincided with modest gains in Alpha…
Huntington Ingalls (HII) trades near $298 with a $11.8B market cap, a 19.5x P/E and roughly $792M of free cash flow. With the U.S. Navy pushing for fleet expansion and new high-ticket programs on the table, HII's Newport News and Ingalls divisions are positioned to benefit. This trade idea lays out a clear entry at $298.28, a conservative mid-term …
Liberty Gold (LGDTF) is a small-cap, OTC-listed gold developer with a growing permitted footprint at its Black Pine oxide project in Idaho. Recent regulatory approvals expanded permitted exploration by 51% and the company closed a $12.5M financing to push drilling and permitting. For traders looking for a catalyst-led swing, a disciplined long at t…
