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March 2 - Apple launched the iPhone 17e, a more affordable addition to its handset lineup that begins at $599 and includes 256 gigabytes of storage. The company appears to be absorbing some component cost pressure caused by rising memory chip prices and a global shortage in an effort to present stronger value, attract new buyers and defend share in…
Hims & Hers Health confronts mounting pressures as regulatory and legal scrutiny over its compounded GLP-1 weight-loss offerings collide with the costs of overseas expansion. Management insists it can pivot if compounding is curtailed, but analysts and investors question whether diversification will occur quickly enough to protect near-term revenue…
Piper Sandler upgraded CrowdStrike to Overweight following an 18% year-to-date decline that the firm attributes to investor worries about AI disrupting cybersecurity vendors. The brokerage set a $520 price target and characterized AI as an augmentation layer that could enlarge the addressable market, while noting CrowdStrike's recent acquisitions t…
Lumentum Holdings shares jumped after NVIDIA announced a $2 billion investment tied to a multiyear strategic agreement centered on advanced optics for AI infrastructure. The nonexclusive arrangement includes a multibillion-dollar purchase commitment from NVIDIA and rights to future capacity for advanced laser components, while the funding is earmar…
U.S. equities closed lower on Friday after producer prices came in well above forecasts, intensifying already-elevated market volatility. Major indexes finished the month in the red as investors wrestle with questions about inflation persistence, the economic implications of artificial intelligence developments, and a sharp escalation of conflict i…
Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki said in a speech in Norway that structural changes capable of generating supply shocks - including protectionist U.S. trade measures, frictions with Canada’s neighbor and advances in artificial intelligence - can necessitate higher interest rates even when the economy is weak. She said such developments can produce a …
Analysts forecast that oil will remain pricey in the coming days as attention centers on the implications of heightened Middle East tensions for shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that carries more than 20% of global oil. Forecasts from major banks and consultancies show a range of outcomes depending on the duration and extent of an…
Nvidia, hyperscalers, chipmakers and investors have announced a wide array of multi-billion-dollar arrangements to expand artificial intelligence compute, storage and model capabilities. The deals span direct chip and cloud purchases, equity investments, long-term contracts for data center capacity, and licensing agreements for content and model us…
U.S. and Israeli forces launched Operation Epic Fury early Saturday, a large-scale joint military campaign aimed at degrading Iran's missile, naval and nuclear-related infrastructure. Pentagon officials say the operation began on direct orders from the president, has struck more than 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours and has involved hundreds of …
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to set a timetable for the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, saying President Donald Trump will determine how long it continues. Hegseth described the campaign as complex, confirmed Iran has long-range strike capabilities and that Iranian weapons struck a tactical operations center ca…
Birchtech Corp.'s chief executive acquired 312,500 shares worth $750,000 as the company concurrently priced a 6,250,000-share offering at $2.40 per share and moved to collect a $78 million judgment following the expiration of a 30-day stay of execution. The trades and corporate actions come as the stock trades near its 52-week low and shows recent …
Stephen J. Guillaume, Senior Vice President at Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ: CZFS), purchased 13 shares of company stock on February 27, 2026, for $57.06 per share, a transaction totaling $741. The stock is trading at $60.06, and InvestingPro identifies CZFS as undervalued with a P/E of 8.62 and a 3.33% dividend yield.
KeyBanc Capital Markets analysts reiterated a bullish view on U.S. oil producers after a sharp escalation of conflict in the Middle East. The firm argues that current equity valuations do not fully reflect a tightening supply outlook, and singled out seven companies - Crescent Energy, Diamondback Energy, Magnolia Oil & Gas, Matador Resources, SM En…
Capital Economics says the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader by U.S. and Israeli air strikes has created "enormous uncertainty about Iran's political future," with consequences for the country's economic policy, regional security and global energy markets. Under the constitution, an 88-member Assembly of Experts will choose a successor while a trans…
Senior U.S. military leaders warned that operations against Iran will be protracted and could produce further American casualties. The U.S.-Israeli air campaign expanded with no clear timeline for completion, and the U.S. reported that Kuwait’s air defenses mistakenly shot down three American F-15E fighter jets during an Iranian attack. Officials s…
JPMorgan has restarted coverage of Netflix with an Overweight rating and a $120 price target after the streaming company withdrew from a costly acquisition pursuit of Warner Bros. The broker highlights Netflix's organic growth, pricing power, still-under-monetized ad tier and forecasted margin expansion, while markets have rewarded the stock follow…
Etihad Airways has resumed a small number of operations from Abu Dhabi amid widespread Middle East airspace closures triggered by recent military actions. The carrier said select repositioning, cargo and repatriation services may run with UAE authority approvals, while all scheduled commercial services in and out of Abu Dhabi remain cancelled. The …
UBS strategist Bhanu Baweja warns that the recent escalation involving Iran is unfolding faster and more broadly than markets expected. The firm highlights the duration of any shipping disruption in the Strait of Hormuz as the central variable: even partial impairment lasting several weeks could sharply unsettle oil and global markets. Elevated equ…
Thomson Reuters has appointed Gary E. Bischoping Jr., a former Dell executive and recent private equity partner, as its next chief financial officer effective May 8. He will join the company on April 13 and will participate in the firm's first-quarter earnings call on May 5 alongside current CFO Mike Eastwood, who will step down and transition to c…
Gaza's limited stocks of fuel and staple foods are quickly depleting after Israeli authorities closed all border crossings, citing fighting linked to strikes on Iran carried out with U.S. cooperation. Local officials warn that without new deliveries, critical services such as hospitals and water treatment could be threatened within days. Israeli au…
Energy Fuels (UUUU) is a mining-development company with a U.S.-based processing footprint, a market cap around $5.1B and clear upside if the firm converts processing capacity into rare-earth and critical-mineral supply for the West. Recent policy moves - most notably Project Vault and new DOE funding - re-price the value of secure domestic process…
Citi has raised its recommendation on U.K. equities from Underweight to Overweight, arguing that the market’s sector composition - with a heavy presence of Commodities, Defensive sectors and a meaningful weighting in Aerospace & Defense - offers a hedge against geopolitical uncertainty tied to recent developments in Iran. The bank also flagged a hi…
Analysts at BofA Securities say recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran carry serious geopolitical consequences but are unlikely to produce a prolonged conflict. The team sees limited upside pressure on oil prices - roughly $10 to $15 a barrel - while cautioning that tail risks have increased and could pose stagflationary dangers if prices spike an…
Coherent Corp. shares jumped after Nvidia disclosed a $2 billion investment as part of a multiyear strategic agreement to advance optical and laser technologies for AI data centers. The nonexclusive deal includes a multibillion-dollar purchase commitment from Nvidia along with access and capacity rights to advanced laser and optical networking prod…
Intellia Therapeutics shares climbed in premarket trading after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lifted a clinical hold on a late-stage trial of nexiguran ziclumeran, an experimental gene-editing therapy for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). The FDA had previously paused two principal late-stage studies following a patient death …
