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House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is not worried that the economic consequences of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran will derail Republican messaging on affordability ahead of the November midterm elections. Johnson told Reuters Republicans have been steady on economic issues and will remain focused on them as global events unfold.
Western Digital (WDC) looks like a compelling buy on the pullback caused by Sandisk-related share sales. Strong free cash flow, fat returns on equity, and multi-year data-center demand for high-capacity storage give WDC a credible path higher. I’m upgrading the trade rating to long with an entry at $263.50, stop at $210.00 and a target of $380.00 o…
State Street Chairman, CEO and President Ronald P. O’Hanley sold 29,107 shares of company stock on March 2, 2026, in a transaction valued at $3,658,749. The sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted November 26, 2025. After the sale, O’Hanley directly holds 270,065 shares and indirectly holds 70,327 shares through a tr…
China’s annual parliament session convenes as leaders prepare to present a growth target of 4.5% to 5% for 2026 and publish the 15th five-year plan outlining priorities for 2026-30. The government is expected to emphasize upgrading high-tech industries and bolstering domestic demand, but analysts warn those objectives pull resources in opposite dir…
Citi has lifted its London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium 0-3 month price target to $3,600 per metric ton from $3,400, and said prices could reach $4,000/mt in a bull-case scenario. The upgrade follows force majeure declarations by Gulf producers and sharply reduced shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian retaliatory strikes affected ve…
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler and Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black will appear before the House Oversight Committee to answer questions about their relationships with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, following a Justice Department release of documents and subsequent corporate and lega…
Barclay Butler, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for operations and chief operating officer, will retire from federal service in the coming months and will remain as an adviser with the title COO emeritus until his departure. Melanie Keller, a 30-year Department of Health and Human Services veteran and Butler’s deputy, will assume his duties on April …
StandardAero’s core maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) franchise sits at the intersection of secular aftermarket growth and near-term defense spending tailwinds. With durable revenue streams, improving margin levers and several near-term catalysts, the stock presents a favorable risk/reward for a long trade. Entry, stop and target are provided …
Thryv Holdings CFO, Executive VP and Treasurer Paul D. Rouse purchased 20,000 common shares across two transactions on March 2 and March 3, 2026, for a combined $48,560. The buys raise his direct holdings to 355,079 shares. The transactions occurred amid Thryv's fourth-quarter 2025 report, which showed a larger-than-expected EPS shortfall but sligh…
Darrell W. Schuh, senior vice president and President & GM of Lochinvar at A O Smith CORP (NYSE:AOS), sold 1,104 shares on March 4, 2026, for about $82,126. The company posted fourth-quarter 2025 earnings that beat on EPS but missed on revenue, prompting varied analyst responses and underscoring mixed market signals for the water-heating equipment …
Average U.S. retail diesel prices climbed above $4.00 per gallon for the first time in nearly two years, propelled by sustained conflict involving Iran and disruptions to Middle Eastern energy flows. The move reflects a sharp daily jump in diesel, tight global inventories, and the disproportionate impact of regional crude disruptions on distillate …
EOG Resources executive vice president and COO Jeffrey R. Leitzell sold 3,774 shares of EOG stock across two trades under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, generating approximately $484,535. The transactions took place near the stock's 52-week high as the company reported Q4 2025 results showing an EPS beat but a revenue shortfall.
Heavy crude grades produced in the United States, Canada and Venezuela reached multi-year highs amid a disruption of Middle Eastern oil flows following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s threat to fire on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The squeeze has pushed premiums on sour and heavy crudes higher, narrowed discounts on Canadian h…
Brazil's main stock index, the Bovespa, ended Wednesday's session up 1.39% as gains in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Financials sectors supported the advance. A handful of mid- and large-cap names drove the session, even as equity volatility jumped to a three-year high and commodity and FX markets posted mixed moves.
Speaking at a roundtable on ratepayer protection, President Donald Trump characterized U.S. military progress in the conflict with Iran as "about a 15" on a scale of one to ten, and described a series of past actions and policy decisions he says have curtailed Iran's nuclear prospects and military capabilities. He also commented on relations with V…
Shares of CoStar Group Inc (CSGP) climbed 2.5% after top executives disclosed open-market purchases this week. The buys - by CEO Andy Florance, Director Rachel Glaser and President of Marketplaces Fred Saint - come as the company faces sharp share declines, activist campaigns from Third Point and D.E. Shaw, and debate over its push into the residen…
Moderna cleared a major legal overhang with a $950M settlement and has an FDA PDUFA goal date of 08/05/2026 on its seasonal flu application. With a market cap near $23.4B, negative free cash flow narrowing, and strong technical momentum, we initiate a buy with a mid-term horizon and defined risk controls.
A key measure of dollar funding pressure - the one-year euro cross-currency basis swap rate - ticked up on Wednesday, indicating reduced demand for dollar funding as hopes grew the Middle East conflict might not be as prolonged as feared. The rate rose to 11.23 basis points from 10.4 the day before after hitting a three-month low of 9.5 on Tuesday,…
Exagen Inc. President and CEO John Aballi sold 15,698 shares at $3.62 on March 3, 2026, while also acquiring 2,535 shares through the company Employee Stock Purchase Plan at $3.077 per share the same day. The company said preliminary fourth-quarter 2025 revenue will be between $16 million and $17 million, slightly under analysts' and FactSet's esti…
DexCom looks set to benefit from an underappreciated demand tailwind as CGMs (continuous glucose monitors) are being prescribed alongside GLP-1 therapies. The stock is trading around $73, offers solid free cash flow and high ROE, and technicals show constructive momentum. This trade lays out a precise entry, stop and target for a long position over…
Jeffrey D. Benjamin, a director at Gold.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOLD), disposed of 25,000 shares on March 2, 2026, generating roughly $1.42 million. The transaction occurred at a weighted average price of $56.7328 across multiple trades. The company also announced a $150 million private placement with an affiliate of Tether Global Investments Fund, while…
U.S. aviation authorities briefly stopped incoming flights to LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday after Scandinavian Airlines Flight 907, which had reported a security concern, landed safely at Newark Liberty International Airport. The Port Authority identified the incident as an unfounded bomb threat and the FAA lifted the ground stop shortly after 2 p…
On March 4, U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited Caracas, meeting acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez and other officials as the interim government discusses revisions to the country's mining legislation. Burgum also held private talks with executives from foreign mining firms and is set to meet oil and gas companies, as U.S. officia…
The U.S. Postal Service has retained Alvarez & Marsal to help develop contingency plans as the agency confronts mounting losses and a sharp decline in mail volumes. Postmaster General David Steiner cautioned the service could exhaust its cash within 12 months without substantial changes, and he will testify to Congress on March 17 about the financi…
Simmons First (SFNC) is showing the hallmarks of a genuine turnaround: strong free cash flow, a rising dividend and a valuation below tangible book. The bank remains unprofitable on the headline EPS line, but low leverage, an attractive yield and a compact market cap create an asymmetric risk-reward for long-term value hunters. This is an upgrade t…
