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D.A. Davidson launched coverage of AMD, Intel, Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., assigning Neutral ratings to AMD, Intel and Broadcom while naming TSMC the only Buy. Analyst Gil Luria pointed to widening competitive differences, warning of customer-led shifts in AI silicon demand that could pressure some suppliers while praising …
Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill told a Santander Bank event in London that it is becoming harder to gauge how much monetary policy is suppressing demand. While he described the disinflation process as intact but incomplete, Pill said wage settlements remain elevated and that underlying inflation would be about 2.5% after removing a half pe…
Guggenheim has downgraded Itron from Buy to Neutral and removed its prior $155 price target after revising the company's near-term growth outlook. The firm reduced revenue and EBITDA estimates for 2026 and 2027, citing lower backlog coverage entering 2026 and the expected operating cost impact from recent acquisitions. Itron continues to roll out p…
Jefferies downgraded Ormat Technologies (NYSE: ORA) from Buy to Hold even as it raised its price target to $130 from $125, saying much of the company’s upside from enhanced geothermal systems and data-center agreements appears priced in. The research house flagged several near- and medium-term metrics for investors to watch, while other analysts re…
Bankwell Financial Group director Lawrence B. Seidman purchased 1,590 shares of common stock on February 12, 2026, across several affiliated entities for a combined $76,982. The transactions increased indirect holdings across six entities; Seidman also maintains multiple direct and plan-based holdings. Separately, Bankwell reported Q4 2025 results …
Nucor Corp Executive Vice President Kenneth Rex Query sold 7,452 shares of company stock on February 11, 2026, realizing approximately $1.46 million. The transaction occurred at a weighted average price of $196.0194 per share and left Query with 76,628 shares of Nucor stock. Separately, Nucor reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that missed analyst…
Pinterest's stock dropped more than 20% in premarket trading after the company said tariff-related uncertainty had led major U.S. retailers to scale back ad spending, which hurt its quarterly revenue forecast. The company recently reduced headcount by under 15%, a restructuring that CFO Julia Donnelly warned could disrupt near-term results as Pinte…
Rivian's announcement that it will introduce a more affordable R2 SUV in the second quarter, priced at nearly $45,000, underpinned a 24% jump in the company's stock as investors reacted to projections for materially higher deliveries. The company forecasts a 53% rise in 2026 deliveries driven by the R2, even as the broader EV sector grapples with w…
Qfin (QFIN) looks like a classic, messy value opportunity: profitable with a low P/E (2.3), a sub-1x PB, and a 9%+ dividend yield, yet the stock trades near its 52-week low. The business is an AI-empowered credit-tech provider in China with recurring service revenue and sizable earnings implied by the current market cap. This trade idea lays out a …
A report released by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats found that the Trump administration spent more than $40 million to deport roughly 300 migrants to countries with which they had no prior connection. The program cost an average of $133,333 per deportee, with Rwanda reported at about $1.1 million per person for seven individuals. Five…
Schroders' agreement to sell to U.S. asset manager Nuveen — including the Schroder founding family's decision to divest its roughly 42% stake — crystallises a pressing strategic choice across Europe: consolidate or be acquired. The transaction will create one of the largest active asset managers, with $2.5 trillion in assets, and shines a light on …
Pinterest shares tumbled about 22% in premarket trading after the company issued a first-quarter revenue forecast below Street estimates, citing weaker ad spending from retail clients and tariff-related pressure on retailers. At least seven brokerages downgraded the stock, pointing to slowing advertising growth, heightened competition from larger p…
U.S. stock index futures pared earlier losses after the Labor Department reported January Consumer Price Index readings that were marginally softer than economists had forecast. Headline CPI rose 2.4% year-over-year and 0.2% month-on-month; core CPI, which excludes food and energy, matched the annual estimate at 2.5% and was 0.3% on a monthly basis…
U.S. consumer prices rose 0.2% in January, below expectations, while core inflation - which excludes food and energy - accelerated to 0.3%. Annual CPI slowed to 2.4% from 2.7% as last year’s higher readings dropped out. Adjustments to seasonal factors and government shutdown-related data gaps influenced the release, and officials will weigh a firme…
Moolec Science SA (NASDAQ:MLEC) saw its stock jump 100% in premarket trading Friday after reporting that its safflower platform reached approximately 45% gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) concentration during commercial-scale crushing. The company said the 2025 U.S. GLASO1 safflower campaign covered 1,100 acres, achieved average yields near 2,200 lbs per …
Goldman Sachs shifted its rating on Upstart Holdings Inc. (UPST) from Sell to Neutral and assigned a $35.00 price target, saying that prior concerns about margin and take-rate compression are now more broadly reflected in the market following the stock's underperformance. Upstart reported mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results, with earnings per share m…
Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) is a clinical-stage biotech with a GLP-1/GIP-weight loss candidate, VK2735, edging toward a commercial inflection. With the stock trading around $30.75 after a volatile session, elevated short interest and above-average volume suggest institution-level accumulation. This trade idea lays out an entry at $30.75, a stop at $…
MP Materials (MP) is trading well off its 52-week high after a pullback in rare-earth sentiment. The company has a tangible government cushion - a $400M DoD investment and a 10-year magnet supply agreement with a $110/kg price floor - that provides a policy-backed cash-flow floor. This trade targets a recovery toward $85 driven by contract-driven r…
Morgan Stanley raised its forecast for U.S. real GDP in 2026 to 2.6% from 2.4%, citing stronger capital expenditures driven by hyperscaler spending. The bank's revisions lift nonresidential business fixed investment and equipment spending projections, tilt the outlook toward an 'animal spirits' upside scenario, and highlight new downside risks tied…
Paul C. Hilal, serving as a director via deputization at Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD), sold 70,175 shares on February 12, 2026, at $284.21 per share, for proceeds of about $19.9 million. The Form 4 filing shows the sale was conducted indirectly and accompanied distributions from the Eagle Funds and a small charitable contribution. Air…
Hedge funds increased short bets against Hims & Hers Health in January to levels not seen in at least a year, according to Hazeltree data provided to Reuters. The rise in short interest preceded a sequence of events that included Hims withdrawing a low-cost version of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug under FDA scrutiny, a patent lawsuit from Novo No…
Evercore ISI raised its price target on Roku to $150 from $145 and kept an Outperform rating after the streaming-platform's fourth-quarter results beat expectations on both revenue and EBITDA. Roku reported an EPS of $0.53 for Q4 2025 and platform revenue growth of 18% year-over-year. Several analysts have revised forecasts upward and firms highlig…
Argus upgraded McDonald’s (MCD) from Hold to Buy and set a $380 price target, pointing to the chain’s value menus, promotional activity and digital investments as drivers of above-peer comparable sales growth. The stock is trading near its 52-week high and several other firms have recently raised price targets after better-than-expected same-store …
Argus upgraded Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) from Hold to Buy and set a $72 price target, implying roughly 16% upside from the prevailing share price of $62.04. The research house pointed to a strengthened balance sheet, favorable copper market dynamics driven by U.S. and Chinese stockpiling, and long-term demand tailwinds from electrification and AI…
JPMorgan upgraded Chagee Holdings (NASDAQ:CHA) from Underweight to Neutral while trimming its price target to $11.50 from $12.40. The new target implies roughly 13% upside from the current share price of $10.20, as the firm cites reset expectations, an anticipated Qwen subsidy tailwind, and the potential for a 2026 turnaround backed by new initiati…
