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Ituran's recent cash dividend, sizeable cash balance and recurring telematics revenue make the stock a tactical long. At a roughly $1.0B market cap, the company is priced for steady cash generation rather than hypergrowth. We lay out an entry at $50.57, a stop at $46.00 and a $62.00 target over a 180 trading-day horizon, with clear catalysts and ri…
The U.N. Security Council approved a three-month extension of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) following a U.S. push for a review of engagement with the Taliban-ruled country. The abbreviated mandate renewal, shorter than the mission's typical year-long renewals, comes amid U.S. concerns about the mission's budget, Talib…
Pinterest looks like a constructive long after February's revenue scare. The business still generates strong free cash flow, guided Q1 revenue was raised after the tvScientific deal, and a $1B strategic investment plus an aggressive buyback plan materially tightens float. This trade targets a recovery in user engagement and ad monetization over the…
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board of trustees is scheduled to vote on a temporary closure to enable President Donald Trump's proposed renovation. The meeting, taking place in the East Room of the White House, is expected to approve the plans after the board last December voted to rename the venue the Trump-Kennedy Center. Som…
Seaport downgraded Qualcomm from Neutral to Sell, warning that weakening handset demand, elevated memory prices and intensifying competition are compressing the company's addressable market. The brokerage flagged potential exclusion from Apple devices, shifting demand to lower-cost rival chips, and the risk of lower royalty and chip pricing as key …
A group of banks led by JPMorgan has started pitching a $5.75 billion syndicated loan package to investors to support the leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts. The seven-year term loan B is split into a $4 billion U.S. dollar tranche and a €1.531 billion tranche (about $1.75 billion). The financing forms part of a broader debt package tied to the $5…
Human Rights Watch reports that El Salvador has effectively made some Salvadorans deported from the United States vanish into detention without judicial review or disclosure of their locations. The rights group says 11 nationals were immediately detained after deportation and that none were brought before a judge or permitted contact with family, r…
Bank of America has reached a settlement in a civil class action brought by women who alleged the bank facilitated Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse. The suit, filed in October by a plaintiff identified as Jane Doe, alleged the bank ignored suspicious transactions tied to Epstein. A federal judge had earlier ruled that the bank must face claims that i…
10x Genomics (NASDAQ:TXG) saw its stock drop about 12% after ARK Invest sold over 473,000 shares from its flagship ETFs. The liquidation highlights a reallocation by ARK away from genomics toolmakers toward gene-editing platforms and compounds investor concerns following the company's muted revenue growth guidance for 2026. 10x Genomics provides si…
Abivax (ABVX) remains a compelling speculative long. Recent ECCO data reinforced obefazimod's differentiated profile, AstraZeneca holds an exclusive data-room window while Eli Lilly remains a potential re-entry candidate, and the stock trades with substantial short interest and retail liquidity. Our trade plan targets $180 with a stop at $92 and a …
Alphabet is trading at $303.73 with a $3.67T market cap and an expanding set of monetization levers inside Google Cloud - from Gemini integration to verticalized AI stacks and chip partnerships. This trade targets a re-rating driven by durable enterprise AI demand and margin recovery in Cloud while keeping explicit downside protection for geopoliti…
Bank of America advised clients to favour energy, consumer staples and large-cap value stocks rather than owning the S&P 500, saying the index does not fully reflect key risks. Strategist Savita Subramanian cited a stretched relationship between the S&P 500 and crude oil prices, tax-related upside risks for short-term equity gains, and unfavourable…
Senseonics Holdings President and CEO Timothy T. Goodnow acquired 17,225 shares on March 13, 2026, paying a weighted average of $5.79 per share for a total of $99,732. The purchase occurred as the stock traded close to its 52-week low. The company reported Q4 2025 revenue growth but missed EPS expectations and recorded an EBIT loss larger than some…
Senseonics Holdings director Douglas A. Roeder purchased 17,500 shares of the company's common stock on March 13, 2026, paying $5.73 per share for a total outlay of $100,275. The transaction was disclosed in a Form 4 filing and follows a difficult 12-month period for the stock, which has fallen more than 52% and recently traded near a 52-week low. …
Hershey is reorganizing its U.S. business by combining its confectionery, salty snacks and protein units under a single operating structure. The move centralizes brand marketing, category strategy and consumer insights for the first time across its domestic portfolio, while the company names senior leaders to new roles as it contends with higher co…
The International Energy Agency confirmed it holds further emergency oil reserves that could be deployed if circumstances warrant. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said the agency's recent strategic release helped steady markets but stressed that such releases are a short-term measure. Birol identified the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as the…
The BBC has filed a motion asking a U.S. judge to dismiss former President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit concerning an edited 2021 speech in a documentary. In court papers, the broadcaster contends that Trump’s re-election after the film aired and the assertion that the documentary was not made available to Florida viewers mean he c…
Alan Jeffrey Sweet, a director at National Bankshares (NKSH), purchased 215 shares on March 13, 2026 for $37.1 per share, a transaction valued at $7,976. The purchase, disclosed in a Form 4 filing with the SEC, raises his direct holding to 9,421 shares and adds to the company's recent share-price momentum and dividend record.
ICE cotton futures rose more than 3% to reach the highest level since early November, supported by a softer U.S. dollar, a reduction in bearish positioning by money managers, and upward pressure on crude oil that bolsters the cost of polyester, a cotton substitute. Talks between U.S. and Chinese officials in Paris and comments from a Georgia-based …
Granite Ridge Resources (NASDAQ:GRNT) Chief Financial Officer Ronald Kyle Kettler acquired 3,000 shares on March 13, 2026 for $5.17 each, a $15,510 investment that brings his direct ownership to 123,276 shares. The purchase comes after Granite Ridge reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results showing strong operational growth and higher prod…
Hanmi Financial (HAFC) is trading below tangible book with a P/E near 10, a 4.3% yield and an expanded buyback. We upgrade to a long trade: entry $25.75, target $30.00, stop $23.50 with a mid-term horizon (45 trading days). The risk/reward looks asymmetric given strong free cash flow, low leverage and management’s clear capital-return bias.
Stocks across market-cap segments shifted on Monday as several large-cap technology names posted notable gains and a handful of small- and mid-cap issues recorded outsized moves in both directions. Micron and Intel were among the largest advancers in the mega-cap group, while a range of mid- and small-cap companies—spanning storage, biotech and cry…
A member of Granite Ridge Resources' board completed a direct purchase of company shares on March 12, 2026, adding 5,000 common shares at $5.16 apiece for $25,800. The director now directly holds 136,143 shares. The transaction comes on the heels of Granite Ridge's fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, which showed notable operational growth a…
Brown-Forman said long-time Whirlpool executive Jim Peters will become its new chief financial officer on March 31, succeeding Leanne Cunningham who will retire May 1. The shift comes as the company has seen a steep share decline during Cunningham's tenure and warns of a challenging operating environment for fiscal 2026.
The United Arab Emirates has cut daily oil production by more than half after the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a series of attacks prompted state oil company ADNOC to implement extensive well shut-ins. The stoppage has taken both onshore and offshore output offline, with analysts estimating Middle East cuts of 7-10 million barrels …
