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Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said the Fed has commissioned an external review of the events that produced Silicon Valley Bank's abrupt 2023 collapse. Bowman described the episode as a failure of supervision and bank management, and reiterated her push to refocus examiners on core financial risks while restructuring ban…
Paramount Skydance (PSKY) is trading at roughly $9 with a market cap near $10.0B after a bruising bidding war and a headline-grabbing $111B deal for Warner Bros. Discovery. The balance sheet and deal mechanics create large execution risk; still, low price-to-book, a 2.2% yield and oversold technicals present a structured long trade for patient, ris…
Jorey Chernett, a 10% owner of AirSculpt Technologies, purchased 77,702 shares on March 19, 2026, paying a weighted average of $2.64 per share for a total of $205,133. The transaction occurred as AIRS stock displayed sharp short-term gains and the company disclosed a planned short extension to file its annual report while it completes inter-company…
Citi’s commodities strategy team has shifted to a more bullish stance on Brent crude after a wave of attacks on energy infrastructure across the Middle East. The bank now projects Brent at $110-$120 per barrel if disruptions persist for four to six weeks, and places a 30% probability on a $150 per barrel scenario should damage to supply extend long…
Nvidia has committed to supplying 1 million graphics processing units to Amazon Web Services between 2026 and 2027, with deliveries beginning this year and continuing through 2027. The arrangement covers a broad slate of Nvidia chips, newly licensed Groq processors, and networking hardware, and aligns with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's projection of a …
Artesian Resources CORP (NASDAQ: ARTNA) director Dian C. Taylor sold 2,000 shares of Class A non-voting common stock on March 19, 2026, for $31.00 per share, netting $62,000. The transaction occurred while the stock is trading near its 52-week low. Separately, the company’s board declared a regular quarterly dividend payable February 25, 2026, with…
Morgan Stanley raised the probability of inadequate European gas storage refills this summer after confirming sustained damage to two LNG mega-trains at Qatar’s Ras Laffan. The bank moved its base case to a scenario in which TTF reaches €90/MWh over the summer, and now forecasts a 15 Mt global LNG deficit in 2026 alongside a longer-term tightening …
Underwriters for MDA Space Ltd. have exercised their over-allotment option, acquiring 1,344,071 additional common shares at $30.50 each. The move yielded roughly $41 million in extra gross proceeds, lifting the total raised in the offering to about $341 million. The financing was managed by a syndicate led by J.P. Morgan and RBC Capital Markets, wi…
Richard Reich, senior vice president and general counsel of New Jersey Resources Corp (NJR), sold 5,449 shares on March 19, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan for $288,742. The transaction occurred while NJR shares trade near their 52-week high; the company also reported fiscal Q1 2026 results that beat expectations and drew a higher price target from …
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said she favors three interest-rate reductions in 2026 to help support the U.S. labor market, while expecting robust economic growth this year and monitoring the possible effects of the war in Iran. Bowman described her outlook as more dovish than some fellow policymakers, praised recent pr…
Jefferies upgraded SolarEdge to a Hold from underperform and lifted its price target to $49 from $30, citing renewed volatility in European energy markets as a potential tailwind for solar and storage demand. The firm raised its 2027 and 2028 revenue forecasts while leaving 2026 largely unchanged, but stopped short of a Buy because the stock alread…
U.S. equity mutual funds and ETFs experienced substantial net redemptions in the week to March 18, as concerns about rising oil, hotter-than-expected inflation and the Federal Reserve’s guarded posture reduced expectations for rate cuts this year. Outflows were concentrated in large-cap stocks, while bond funds, money market funds and industrial-se…
Silgan Holdings has indicated interest in acquiring German medical packaging maker Gerresheimer and is working with advisers on a possible approach, though sources say there is no guarantee a bid will materialize. Gerresheimer's stock jumped after the news even as the company continues to face an expanding probe by Germany's financial regulator and…
Ionis (IONS) trades at a premium valuation that implies the market is pricing modest commercial success for its pipeline. Recent regulatory and clinical progress across the franchise (Dawnzera approval, positive Phase 3 readouts, multiple program wins) reduces binary risk. If peak revenue assumptions for olezarsen are conservative, the stock can re…
Ultra-low-cost carriers (ULCCs) operate some of the most fuel-efficient aircraft in the U.S., a structural advantage amid rising jet fuel costs. However, the newer, higher-cost planes central to that efficiency create financial strain if passenger demand weakens, because idling or reducing utilization of recently acquired jets is more expensive tha…
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller told CNBC he had intended to dissent at this week's policy meeting in favor of a rate cut after February's surprising loss of 92,000 jobs. He said developments in the Iran war - including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz - and a resulting oil shock, which he expects could keep energy prices elevated fo…
Bernstein names three European pharmaceutical stocks as top buys, citing undervalued pipelines, potential earnings upgrades and catalysts that could trigger a re-rating. The brokerage’s price targets imply upside ranging from 36% to 53% from current levels, with AstraZeneca rated its top large-cap pick, GSK second among large caps, and Argenx the h…
Insider filings disclosed Thursday show a mix of concentrated insider buying in several names trading near lows alongside sizable sales executed by executives and affiliated investors in other companies. The most valuable reported purchase involved a group of Pale Fire Capital entities and related individuals acquiring more than $18 million of Phre…
Futures tied to Canada’s main stock index opened lower on Friday as investors continued to weigh elevated oil prices and fresh developments in the Iran war. The S&P/TSX composite closed at its lowest level since February on Thursday, dragged down by falling gold prices and risk-off positioning in miners, while gains in crude helped sustain energy s…
Retail sales in Canada climbed 1.1% in January to C$70.7 billion, driven mainly by a rebound in the automotive sector and broad-based gains across provinces and subsectors. Core retail measures, excluding fuel and vehicles, rose 0.9% while general merchandise retailers recorded their fourth straight monthly increase.
Bank of America economist Aditya Bhave says markets have 'nearly priced out Fed cuts for the year' and investors are asking what scenario would prompt the Federal Reserve to tighten further. BofA identifies three specific prerequisites for a rate increase - a stable labor market, higher core inflation, and continuity in Fed leadership - and ties th…
Jorey Chernett, identified as a roughly 10% owner of Neuronetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: STIM), completed stock purchases totaling $1.42 million across filings dated March 18 and March 19, 2026. The transactions increased Chernett's direct stake to 8,573,804 shares. The purchases coincided with a recent one-week share price gain and follow the company’s fou…
Denmark heads to parliamentary elections next week in a contest marked by domestic concerns over welfare, inequality and the cost of living, and by a brief but forceful diplomatic flare-up after U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly pressed to acquire Greenland. Polls suggest Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats are on track for the…
Sterling fell on Friday, pulled down by firming oil prices even after the Bank of England delivered a more hawkish-than-expected message that has lifted expectations for future UK interest rates. The pound eased to $1.34, trimming some of Thursday’s strong advance, while EUR/GBP was steady and EUR/USD retreated amid renewed dollar support and ECB r…
UBS has moved its recommendation on UK equities to neutral, arguing that while valuations are reasonable and earnings are set to grow, upside is constrained relative to global markets. The bank highlights current valuation metrics, earnings forecasts for 2026 and 2027, sector preferences and alternative FTSE 100 scenarios tied to global growth, com…
