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U.S. officials say President Trump is considering backing Iranian groups willing to use force against the Tehran government. He has held direct talks with Kurdish leaders based in Iran and remains in contact with other local figures, while White House officials say no final decision has been made on providing weapons, training or intelligence.
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said monetary policy is appropriately positioned to help stabilize the labor market and guide inflation back to the Fed's 2% objective, and that additional federal funds rate reductions would be justified if inflation follows his expected path. Williams delivered his remarks to a conference hosted by…
Standex International director Thomas E. Chorman executed a sale of 50 shares on March 2, 2026, under a pre-existing 10b5-1 trading agreement. The transaction followed a year in which the stock returned 47% but has since pulled back. Separately, Standex reported fiscal 2026 second-quarter results that modestly exceeded analyst expectations on both …
Widespread airspace closures across parts of the Middle East following strikes on Iran by U.S. and Israeli forces have left large numbers of foreign nationals stranded. Governments from Australia to the United Kingdom are weighing options ranging from urging citizens to use resumed commercial services to organising charters, land exits and special …
New Found Gold (NFGC) is a development-stage gold company trading at about $888M market cap. Recent drill success, a sizable strategic stake from Dundee, and still-elevated short interest create an asymmetric risk/reward: a successful delivery of resource and de-risking catalysts could drive valuation toward multi-billion-dollar developer levels. T…
The State Department on March 3 ordered non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members to depart from several embassies across the Middle East and urged American citizens in the region to use available commercial transport to leave immediately. The advisory comes amid a U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran that has disrupted air …
Pfizer is trading near the top of its 52-week range but still offers a compelling income-plus-upside trade. The combination of roughly $10.4B in annual free cash flow, a 6.3% dividend yield, modest leverage and a developing oral GLP-1 program supports a mid-term re-rating. We lay out an actionable swing trade with entry, stop and target, plus catal…
Markets pared back expectations that the Federal Reserve will begin trimming interest rates before September after air strikes linked to the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran lifted oil prices and provoked heavy selling in rate-sensitive assets. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed and global crude flows curtailed, traders have reduced the…
Nvidia reported January-quarter results that beat expectations and provided a first-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue outlook of $78 billion, outstripping market forecasts. Strong sequential and year-over-year data-center sales, growing networking revenues, and a sizable increase in supply chain commitments have given analysts greater confidence in the c…
Bank of America Securities says the U.S. dollar has reasserted its role as the preferred safe-haven currency during the recent Middle East tensions that have disrupted oil markets. The bank cites the United States' energy self-sufficiency and option-market signals showing a shift toward dollar demand, while noting the Canadian dollar also typically…
On March 3 the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sent a proposed rulemaking package for prediction markets to the President’s Office of Management and Budget, initiating the formal regulatory review. The action comes amid political backlash to wagers on geopolitical events and resistance from state gaming authorities, while the CFTC seeks t…
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on March 3 that Tehran has not approached the United States, directly or indirectly, about negotiations to reduce tensions or to restart nuclear discussions. The remarks came three days after joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, amid fresh explosions in Tehran and global market jitters over possi…
InfuSystem Holdings (NYSE: INFU) saw its shares rise about 1% in early Tuesday trading after the company disclosed that Barry G. Steele, its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, purchased 2,064 shares of common stock on Monday at $9.16 per share. The transaction increased Steele's direct ownership to 88,000 shares, which includes 1…
HSBC upgraded its rating on Block to Buy following the company's Q4 2025 results, with analyst Saul Martinez increasing the price target to $77 from $70 and materially raising earnings estimates. The bank highlighted a significant rise in the company's earnings power and a sizable valuation de-rating, and noted that recently announced workforce red…
France has committed anti-missile and anti-drone systems and a frigate to Cyprus after drones struck the British RAF Akrotiri base on the island, Cypriot officials said. Greece has also deployed fighter jets and naval units to assist. The incident, which caused limited runway damage, occurred amid wider regional exchanges tied to U.S. and Israeli s…
eHealth, Inc. (EHTH) saw a 17% pre-market gain following a purchase by Chief Executive Officer Derrick A. Duke of 187,969 shares at $1.38 each. The transaction, reported on a Form 4 filing, raised Duke's direct holding to 487,969 shares. The move comes while the stock sits close to its 52-week low and remains sharply lower over the last year. Analy…
Joshua D. Schmidt, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), sold 467 shares of company stock on February 27, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted March 21, 2025, generating proceeds of $170,856 at $365.86 per share. Since the sale, the stock has traded up to $378.83, representing an 84% gain over the past y…
Venture Global’s development-led LNG model positions it for multi-year earnings growth as new export trains come online, but the stock is prone to sharp price swings tied to commodity cycles and headline risk. We recommend buying for a long-term growth exposure with disciplined entries and protection against short-term pumps.
In a budget update to parliament, finance minister Rachel Reeves set out revised forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility that show Britain's inflation and borrowing will be lower than previously expected by the fiscal watchdog, while economic growth forecasts for the near term were reduced. The update, delivered against a backdrop of Mi…
Finance minister Rachel Reeves set out a revised, weaker growth path for the U.K. in a budget update, with the Office for Budget Responsibility cutting its 2026 GDP forecast and projecting a higher unemployment peak. The OBR attributed labour market weakness to new entrants struggling to find work, and warned of persistent weak demand as output fal…
BitGo Europe GmbH has launched its Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) across the European Economic Area, making the company's API-driven custody, wallet, trading and settlement capabilities available to fintechs and banks in all 30 EEA countries. The offering operates under BitGo Europe GmbH’s MiCAR licensing framework and includes insured custodial wallet…
Arcus reported a quarterly beat and the casdatifan program has shown enough signal to keep investors focused. The stock trades around $22.42 with a market cap near $2.8B and high short interest; that combination creates a tactical long opportunity with a clearly defined entry at $22.50, stop at $20.00 and a $26.00 target over a mid-term 45 trading …
Apple announced new MacBook models with entry pricing of $1,099 for the 13-inch MacBook Air and $2,199 for MacBook Pro models equipped with the M5 Pro chip. The release reinforces Apple’s ongoing migration to its in-house M-series processors, a shift it began in 2020, and comes as the broader PC market contracts and memory chip supply constraints p…
The European Commission is preparing a proposal that would tie subsidies for electric vehicles to a minimum share of parts manufactured within the European Economic Area. The draft, part of a wider Industrial Accelerator Act, sets a 70% local-content threshold by parts cost - excluding batteries - and seeks minimum EU content in battery packs while…
Eos Energy Enterprises Chief Executive Officer Joe Mastrangelo bought 60,000 shares on March 2, 2026, investing $345,000 at a weighted average price of $5.75. The purchase comes as the company grapples with a sharp share-price decline, a sizable fourth-quarter earnings and revenue shortfall, and a Guggenheim downgrade that removed a previous $20 pr…
