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Senior administration officials have notified U.S. oil companies and maritime groups to prepare for a potential temporary waiver of the Jones Act that could permit foreign-flagged vessels to carry fuel between domestic ports. The step, which could be announced as early as Thursday, is being considered to address rising fuel prices linked to the sta…
Murray Stahl, President and Co-Portfolio Manager of RENN Fund, Inc. (RCG), purchased 1,134 shares of the company's common stock on March 11, 2026, at $3.09 per share. The transaction, executed when the stock was trading near its 52-week high, totaled $3,504. After the buy, Stahl's direct stake stands at 154,214 shares; the company shows a 16.73% ye…
Barclays said in a Thursday note that it prefers U.S. office real estate to European office assets. The bank highlighted weaker tenant demand in Europe after pandemic-era changes to work patterns and pointed to more attractive valuations in the U.S., where a 10-22% year-to-date sell-off among its coverage has made the sector comparatively compellin…
Bank of America has updated its forecast for the Bank of England, saying it now expects the BoE to leave its policy rate at 3.75% in March rather than implement a cut. The change follows recent increases in energy prices, which the bank says are likely to force the central bank into a wait-and-see posture while it gauges how large and persistent th…
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said revised drafts of the Basel rules and the GSIB surcharge will reduce large bank capital requirements by a "small amount." Speaking at the Cato Institute in Washington, Bowman framed the changes as eliminating redundant standards and better aligning requirements with measured bank risks…
Goldman Sachs places its Q1 GDP tracking estimate at a 3.3% annualized rate after January data showed a larger-than-expected narrowing of the U.S. trade deficit largely driven by rising gold exports excluded from GDP. Housing starts came in stronger than anticipated with a 7.2% increase, while initial jobless claims edged down and remain below thei…
Piper Sandler raised its mid-cycle forecast for West Texas Intermediate crude to $75 a barrel from $70 and upgraded Occidental Petroleum and Murphy Oil to Overweight from Neutral. The brokerage cited a more than 2 million barrels-per-day swing in its 2026 global oil balance, lingering uncertainty tied to the Iran conflict, and company-specific deve…
The administration intends to grant 30-day exemptions to the Jones Act, allowing foreign-flagged tankers to move fuel between U.S. ports. The temporary measure is aimed at bolstering East Coast supply by permitting deliveries from the Gulf Coast and other domestic locations, part of a broader set of options being reviewed to address rising oil and …
Rothschild says enterprise software stocks have been repriced to historically low valuations amid investor anxiety about frontier AI labs. The firm reduced revenue assumptions and some price targets to account for possible unit-price pressure from AI, but retains Buy recommendations on Intuit, SAP and ServiceNow, arguing that entrenched data and bu…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Market Oversight released an advisory aimed at operators listing event contracts in prediction markets. The guidance reiterates legal obligations for designated contract markets under the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations, highlights specific references including CEA section 5(d…
We upgrade Rocket Lab (RKLB) to Buy after the company’s strategic reset and a string of operational wins. Q4 strength, a $1.85 billion backlog, $2.48 billion in cash, and growing defense revenue (including repeat hypersonic missions) create a reasonable risk/reward for a long trade. The stock remains richly valued, so position sizing and a discipli…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to collect public input on potential regulatory changes for event contracts traded on prediction markets. The notice asks stakeholders to weigh in on how core statutory principles and Commission rules should apply, which types of contracts might be contrar…
Amgen's recent rally looks fundamentally supported by optimism around MariTide's once‑monthly obesity program and better‑than‑feared osteoporosis performance. The company trades at ~$370 with a market cap near $199.5B, generates roughly $8.1B in free cash flow and carries a P/E ~26.5. This trade idea is a mid‑term long: enter at $370.08, target $39…
Stocks moved unevenly on Thursday, with several mega-cap names and technology suppliers posting notable declines while a handful of large- and small-cap companies registered sizable gains. General Electric fell after news of an expanded defense partnership, broad declines hit financial and chipmaking groups, and CF Industries led gains among large-…
Rheinmetall is a direct play on a defense upgrade cycle that is expanding beyond ammunition and armored vehicles into high-margin sensors and electronics. With hyperspectral imaging markets forecast to double from $0.92B in 2025 to $1.83B by 2030 (CAGR 14.7%), Rheinmetall's push into sensors, electro-optics, and integrated platform upgrades gives i…
Prosecutors in Milan have asked a court to send Amazon’s European unit and four managers to trial on allegations of tax evasion amounting to roughly 1.2 billion euros. The move departs from prior Italian practice, where criminal probes were typically dropped after companies reached settlements with the tax authority and made payments.
Williams Companies Senior Vice President Todd J. Rinke sold 7,364 shares on March 11, 2026, for $547,807, according to a Form 4 filing. The transaction occurred as Williams stock traded close to a 52-week high and follows a recent dividend increase and a subsidiary debt exchange offer. Several Wall Street firms have raised price targets and maintai…
Lumentum's optics business is moving from quiet growth to visible AI-infrastructure demand. Recent news - including an Nvidia-backed investment and upcoming S&P 500 inclusion - should tighten supply/demand in the near term. The stock is richly valued on history, but the trade offers a defined risk-reward if you buy the narrative and the catalysts p…
Novo Nordisk is priced like a company that has lost its core franchise. The market reaction has created a high-conviction, asymmetric trade: buy Novo at current levels to capture upside from renewed distribution (Hims & Hers), product life-cycle catalysts and a recovery in investor sentiment. Entry at $38.40, stop $35.00, target $60.00, horizon: lo…
Broadcom is morphing from a diversified semiconductor and software supplier into a high-cash-flow AI infrastructure powerhouse. With custom AI ASICs and next-gen optical DSPs ramping, free cash flow of roughly $26.9B and a fortress balance sheet, the stock merits a long trade with a $400 target and a $295 stop. Valuation is rich, but execution and …
JPMorgan downgraded MercadoLibre from Overweight to Neutral and reduced its price target to $2,100 from $2,650, citing sustained competition in Brazil and management's willingness to accept lower near-term margins while investing for growth. The bank cut multi-year margin assumptions and now expects 2026 profit metrics to come in well below consens…
Brazil's 12-month inflation rate eased to 3.81% in February, the lowest reading since April 2024, while monthly consumer prices rose 0.70%. The data arrives days before the central bank's March 17-18 policy meeting and complicates deliberations over whether to begin interest-rate cuts and whether the move should be 25 or 50 basis points amid recent…
Alfred P. West Jr., Chairman Emeritus of SEI Investments Co (NASDAQ: SEIC), sold $5,003,141 of company stock in several transactions filed on March 10 and March 11, 2026. The trades, reported on a Form 4 to the SEC and executed under a power of attorney by Diane Gallagher, involved blocks sold at prices between $78.88 and $80.47. After the disposal…
Citi added Delta Air Lines and SkyWest to a 30-day upside catalyst list, arguing that recent macro turbulence and jet-fuel volatility are increasingly reflected in market prices for carriers with relatively low sensitivity to fuel costs. Analysts highlighted contractual fuel pass-throughs, refinery coverage, strong margin forecasts for FY25, and co…
Unusual Machines (UMAC) is transitioning from growth story to execution. After doubling 2025 revenue to $11.2M and signalling positive operating cash flow by year-end 2026, the company has the balance sheet and exposure to domestic defense demand to scale. We upgrade to Buy and lay out a disciplined entry at $20.00, stop at $16.50 and a $35.00 targ…
