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  • Saudi finance minister warns prolonged Iran conflict risks worsening oil supply chains and triggering further energy market disruption.
  • Iran rejects U.S. plan to end the war as 'one-sided and unfair,' signaling stalled diplomatic progress.
  • GlobalFoundries sues Tower Semiconductor over 11 patents and filed an ITC complaint seeking to block imports of affected chips.
  • Semiconductor stocks were among the heaviest market losers Thursday, with equipment names showing notable declines and elevated volatility.
  • Goldman Sachs estimates the recent oil-price rise will shave roughly 10,000 U.S. payroll jobs per month through end-2026.
  • Blackstone commits $250 million to Abu Dhabi payments and data platform ADGT, the first PE-backed inbound Gulf deal since the Iran war began.

Latest Articles

Why Coinbase's 'Everything Exchange' Could Reprice the Stock

Why Coinbase's 'Everything Exchange' Could Reprice the Stock

Coinbase is positioning itself as an 'Everything Exchange'—a single interface for trading, custody, staking, stablecoin services and developer access. At $208 the stock already discounts some volatility. We lay out a long trade with an entry at $205, $260 target and $185 stop, and explain the case, catalysts and balanced risks driving the idea.

Piper Sandler Selects Shopify as Its Lead Pick in Web Builders Coverage

Piper Sandler Selects Shopify as Its Lead Pick in Web Builders Coverage

Piper Sandler has begun coverage of the Web Builders category and designated Shopify as its top choice. The firm assigns an Overweight rating and a $165 price target, citing three principal drivers: constructive cohort trends that could support higher estimates, significant untapped payments opportunity, and Shopify's movement upmarket. While the b…

Why Meta Can Benefit from Nebius’ $27B Deal - A Mid-Term Trade Plan

Why Meta Can Benefit from Nebius’ $27B Deal - A Mid-Term Trade Plan

Nebius’ five-year, up-to-$27 billion agreement with Meta reframes capacity access for hyperscalers. For Meta, the deal buys predictable AI capacity and shifts some capex into contracted variable spending — a structural plus if Nebius delivers on performance and cost. Combine that with Meta’s strong free cash flow and modest leverage and the stock l…

AppLovin: Buy the Breakout — Paid to Wait, But Don’t Be Timid

AppLovin: Buy the Breakout — Paid to Wait, But Don’t Be Timid

AppLovin is expensive on traditional multiples but is showing momentum: strong revenue growth, an AI-driven ad engine narrative, improving technicals, and heavy short interest set the stage for a momentum trade. This idea is a mid-term (45 trading days) long entry on strength with a tight stop to respect the elevated valuation.

Inside Amazon's AI Power Play: A Tactical Long on AMZN for 180 Trading Days

Inside Amazon's AI Power Play: A Tactical Long on AMZN for 180 Trading Days

Amazon's AI investments — from AWS model services to custom Trainium/Inferentia chips and tighter integration across retail and advertising — set the company up for outsized profit leverage as enterprises scale AI. This trade idea outlines a tactical long on AMZN with an entry at $170.00, a $230.00 target, and a $145.00 stop over a long-term (180 t…

Stifel Sees Fuel-Driven Demand Upside for Tesla as Margins Strengthen

Stifel Sees Fuel-Driven Demand Upside for Tesla as Margins Strengthen

Stifel reaffirmed its Buy rating on Tesla and assigned a $508 price target, pointing to higher-than-expected fourth-quarter gross profit and expanding margin performance. The firm highlighted progress in Full Self-Driving and Robotaxi programs, a near-1.1 million paid FSD user base, substantial planned capital expenditure in 2026, and macro scenari…

National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent Resigns Over Iran War

National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent Resigns Over Iran War

Joe Kent stepped down from his role as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, submitting a resignation letter to President Trump in which he said he could not back the ongoing war in Iran. In the letter, Kent argued Iran posed no imminent threat to the United States, blamed pressure from Israel and its American lobby for the conflict, an…

U.S. Home Prices Set to Inch Up as 30-Year Mortgage Rates Hover Near 6%

U.S. Home Prices Set to Inch Up as 30-Year Mortgage Rates Hover Near 6%

Housing analysts surveyed between Feb. 27 and March 17 expect U.S. home prices to rise only modestly this year and in 2027 as mortgage rates remain around 6% and a multi-year shortage of affordable homes endures. The panel's forecasts imply the housing sector will not provide a material lift to the slowing U.S. economy, and they show little change …

Aster Chain Mainnet Goes Live, Embedding Privacy Into Onchain Trading

Aster Chain Mainnet Goes Live, Embedding Privacy Into Onchain Trading

Aster, backed by YZi Labs, has launched Aster Chain Mainnet, a Layer 1 blockchain that makes trading privacy the default by integrating ZK-verifiable encrypted orders and stealth address routing. The network aims to prevent onchain position hunting, deliver CEX-level throughput and latency without gas, and support a phased ecosystem rollout includi…