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Morgan Stanley says rising feed costs linked to the Iran conflict have reduced its short-term per-head profit estimates for hog producers in 2026, even as the futures curve continues to imply modestly higher year-over-year profitability. Packer margins, pork cutout movements and input-cost shifts in corn and soybean meal round out the market pictur…
U.S. homebuilder sentiment rose slightly in March, with the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index gaining one point to 38. Despite the small improvement, builders remain below the 50 break-even mark for the 23rd consecutive month and continue to grapple with elevated construction costs, labor shortages and incentives to move inventory.
Goldman Sachs said in a client note that global hedge funds increased short selling of financial stocks in the week to March 13, making financials the most sold sector so far this year. The S&P financials index is down more than 11% year-to-date and a European banks index has fallen around 8%. The note highlights selling across bank, insurance, fin…
Several U.S. allies have turned down Washington’s appeal for naval assistance to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s deployment of drones, missiles and mines effectively halted oil tanker transits. European governments voiced caution about becoming involved in a conflict with Tehran, while some institutions consider limited or alternative meas…
Snap is trading at deep discounts to prior peaks but is showing early signs of a structural margin inflection driven by AI and ad product improvements. With $437M in free cash flow, a $7.7B market cap and an EV/sales of 1.72, the risk/reward favors a mid-term long if management can sustain higher ad monetization. Entry $4.56, target $6.50, stop $3.…
A Datum Internacional poll conducted March 6-10 shows left-wing economist Alfonso Lopez Chau rising to 6.5% support, closing the gap with leading right-wing contenders Rafael Lopez Aliaga (11.4%) and Keiko Fujimori (10.9%) ahead of Peru's April 12 presidential vote. High levels of undecided voters and a narrow margin of error leave the race fluid, …
Reddit's combination of sticky communities, under-monetized attention, and strategic optionality around AI/creator monetization suggests the market is pricing in too much downside. This trade idea lays out a long entry at $18.50, a measured stop at $12.75, and a $33.00 target over a 180 trading day horizon, with catalysts and explicit risks.
Murphy Oil (MUR) has quietly set up a high-leverage operational catalyst in Vietnam: a $125M FPSO purchase that management says trims opex by ~$60M annually and pays back in two years. The move, combined with recent production beats and a conservative balance sheet, makes MUR a tactical long for a mid-term (45 trading days) trade, while the broader…
A U.N.-appointed investigation has concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe an Israeli airstrike on Tehran’s Evin prison last year amounted to a war crime. The report, presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council, documents civilian casualties, damage to facilities, and growing concerns about detainees amid continued U.S.-Israeli strikes and…
BP is an integrated oil major trading at a $113B market cap with a 4.59% yield and accelerating technical momentum. With oil re-rating toward $100/bbl, BP's commercial and trading businesses plus leverage in upstream make it an asymmetric trade: buy at current levels with a tight stop and a multi-horizon target plan.
The U.S. Postal Service will tell lawmakers that it faces a severe financial shortfall and requires prompt legislative changes to avoid exhausting its cash reserves in under a year. Postmaster General David Steiner will present options including higher stamp prices, increased borrowing capacity and operational cuts such as ending six-day deliveries…
When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addresses attendees at the company’s developers conference on Monday, markets expect discussion of the company’s graphics processing units, as usual. But this year attention is likely to shift to inference - the phase of AI where models perform tasks for users - and how Nvidia intends to compete as customers and rivals …
Apple on Monday introduced the second-generation AirPods Max over-ear headphones, priced at $549 and arriving more than five years after the original model. The refresh, powered by Apple’s H2 chip, brings improved active noise cancellation, an enhanced microphone array and features such as Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness and Live Translation…
Apple introduced a new version of its premium over-ear headphones, the AirPods Max 2, priced at $549. The update, arriving more than five years after the original, adds the company’s H2 chip, improved active noise cancellation, an enhanced microphone system and features such as Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness and Live Translation. Orders ope…
Memory-related equities climbed after reports showed DRAM module prices far exceeded industry forecasts in the first quarter of 2026. Multiple DRAM categories posted triple-digit quarter-over-quarter gains following the Lunar New Year period in China, fueling gains for major manufacturers amid constrained near-term supply.
Pope Leo held a private meeting with British author Gareth Gore, who presented allegations from his 2024 book that the Catholic institution Opus Dei covered up sexual and financial crimes and exerts emotional control over members. Opus Dei has denied the claims and labelled the book as 'littered with twisted facts.' The Vatican said the pope wanted…
On March 13, 2026, Bankwell Financial Group director Lawrence B. Seidman completed indirect purchases of company common stock totaling $469,599. The trades were executed through several affiliated entities at per-share prices between $46.95 and $46.99. The stock has returned 62.8% over the past year and traded at $47.83 following the purchases, a l…
Morgan Stanley has identified Coca-Cola as its leading consumer staples recommendation, highlighting the companys ability to maintain pricing power in an environment where inflation may remain elevated due to the Iran conflict. The bank points to steady market share gains, the expansion of the Fairlife dairy business and longer-term mid-single-digi…
Raymond James characterizes recent declines in equities as an orderly pullback rather than a capitulation, arguing that credit markets - and ultimately oil - must show more meaningful stress before stocks follow. The firm highlights narrow credit spreads compared with past stress episodes and cautions that early bond moves in recent crises have oft…
Micron Technology plans to expand chip manufacturing in Taiwan with a new facility at the recently acquired Tongluo site to boost production of advanced DRAM products, including high-bandwidth memory (HBM), in response to growing artificial intelligence-driven demand. Construction is slated to begin by the close of fiscal 2026. The announcement coi…
Gibraltar Industries CEO William T. Bosway purchased 1,000 shares of common stock on March 13, 2026, at $41.37 per share, for a total of $41,370. The acquisition brings his direct holdings to 230,585 shares and comes as the stock trades close to its 52-week low. Recent quarterly results showed an EPS shortfall and revenue miss, though market reacti…
PayPay has moved from growth-at-all-costs into a profitability runway as transaction volumes mature and merchant fees, BNPL, and financial services gain scale. This trade targets a rebound driven by improving unit economics and continued consumer adoption in Japan. Entry $6.50, stop $5.20, target $9.75 over a 180-day horizon.
Elizabeth Loveman, NACCO Industries' Senior Vice President and Controller, sold 4,053 Class A shares on March 12, 2026, for $210,935. The transaction comes amid strong recent share performance and mixed company results for the fourth quarter of 2025, which included a one-time pension settlement charge that produced a net loss despite rising revenue…
OpenAI is negotiating a joint venture with several major private equity firms that would distribute its enterprise AI products across the firms' portfolio companies and beyond. Under the proposed structure, the venture would carry a pre-money valuation of about $10 billion, with private equity partners committing roughly $4 billion for equity stake…
Citi strategists say the AI investment cycle is evolving from a broad market narrative to a more discriminating trade that favors firms able to generate tangible operational benefits. Europe, while previously underrepresented in AI discussions, could see disproportionate gains as companies across industries move from infrastructure spending toward …
