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Unilever shares fell after reports the company may separate its packaged food division and ended merger talks with Kraft Heinz. Investors worry the potential split could distract management, especially following a lengthy ice cream unit separation and prior executive turnover linked to portfolio reshaping efforts. Although the food business posts h…
Exxon Mobil's fifth floating production, storage and offloading vessel for Guyana, Errea Wittu, is approaching completion in Singapore and is scheduled to depart for Guyanese waters ahead of plan. The FPSO will handle up to 250,000 barrels per day from the Uaru field. Company officials say higher crude prices may allow earlier recovery of local cos…
Adobe shares have sold off hard into 2026 on headlines - CEO transition, a $150M DOJ settlement and AI disruption fears - but fundamentals remain robust: ~$101B market cap, P/E ~14, free cash flow near $9.85B, and explicit AI partnerships that can re-accelerate revenue per seat. This trade idea takes a long stance over a 45-trading-day swing while …
Speaking in Doha on Thursday, Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Ankara is offering "friendly" counsel to Tehran to prevent its war with the United States and Israel from spreading across the Middle East. Fidan described Iran's attacks on regional countries as unacceptable, acknowledged Israel as the main actor in the conflict, and stressed…
Bank of America data show long-only funds broadly bought non-U.S. stocks in February while reducing U.S. positions. Emergent markets and Asia Pacific led inflows, with sizable sector rotation into Consumer Staples and Materials and heavy selling in Software and Media. Several large-cap names were prominent among the biggest buys and sells, and a se…
Geron reported $184M of RYTELO revenue in 2025 and guided to $220-240M for 2026. The company carries roughly $400M in cash and has cut costs, yet valuation already prices slim growth. High short interest and upcoming commercial execution milestones create a technical and fundamental inflection that could push the stock higher. This trade lays out a…
Core Natural Resources (NASDAQ:CNR) Chief Accounting Officer John Rothka sold 1,000 shares of common stock on March 17, 2026 for a total of $97,660. The shares were sold at a weighted average price of $97.66, with trade prices between $97.65 and $97.75. Following the sale, Rothka holds 5,190 shares, including 1,314 unvested restricted stock units. …
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker and former Revolutionary Guards commander, has assumed an increasingly pivotal role within Tehran's political architecture as Israeli and U.S. strikes have removed several senior figures. Positioned at the crossroads of political, security and clerical networks, Qalibaf has articulated a hardline po…
Bernstein says pan-European biopharma remains a preferred defensive sector despite a recent re-rating, pointing to steady earnings growth, robust cash generation and valuations that do not fully reflect fundamentals. The firm initiated coverage across large-cap names with a range of ratings, identified top picks, and projected mid-single-digit EPS …
Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, to explain the nature and extent of any interactions with Jeffrey Epstein after Warsh's name surfaced in government-released documents tied to Epstein. Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, asked Warsh to respond by March …
POET Technologies is moving beyond proof-of-concept. Strategic partnerships with LITEON and Lessengers, confirmed prototype timelines, and fresh capital after a registered offering put optical interposer commercialization on the table. For traders, a defined long into late-2026 catalysts offers asymmetric upside versus a clear stop for dilution and…
Most developed market central banks left policy rates unchanged this week while warning they are prepared to raise borrowing costs if an energy shock from the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran pushes inflation higher. Traders have trimmed expectations for cuts by the Federal Reserve and increased bets on hikes from other central banks. Australia rema…
Citi analysts retained Circle Internet Financial and Bullish Group as their leading crypto sector recommendations despite stalled legislative progress on the CLARITY Act. Citi cites expanding USDC monetization, cross-border payments potential and Arc Blockchain development for Circle, and rising institutional volumes, product launches and growing U…
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have created baskets of publicly traded firms tied to the $1.8 trillion private credit market, offering hedge fund clients structured ways to take short or protective positions. The bank-assembled indices span European lenders, business development companies and alternative asset managers. The move comes as the private cr…
Thursday's trading session saw pronounced movement across market-cap segments. Energy and select retail names posted the largest gains, while large-cap technology and several industrial and mining stocks posted sharp declines. Below are the session highlights by market-cap category and the specific drivers noted in company disclosures and analyst c…
Endeavour Mining offers a leveraged, under-owned way to play a higher-for-longer gold price. Operational hiccups and regional risk have pressured the stock, creating an opportunity to buy a portfolio of West African mines at an attractive entry. This trade idea lays out an actionable entry, stop, and target for a long-term (180 trading days) swing …
Morgan Stanley upgraded Carnival to Overweight in a note issued on Thursday, arguing that recent share weakness has created a better risk-reward profile for the cruise operator. The bank trimmed earnings estimates and lowered price targets even as it pointed to valuation, limited regional exposure and historical rebound patterns as reasons for the …
House Republican leader Mike Johnson and senior intelligence officials are urging a rapid, straightforward extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The provision permits the NSA to collect intelligence on foreigners via U.S. communications infrastructure and allows law enforcement to query that data without a warrant. …
The air campaign against Iran has rearranged political and strategic calculations across the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerges politically fortified as public attention pivots from Gaza to Iran, where there is broader national consensus. By contrast, U.S. President Donald Trump faces constrained choices and growing expo…
UBS analysts project Tesla will report approximately 345,000 vehicle deliveries in the first quarter of 2026, a modest year-on-year increase but a marked sequential decline. The forecast sits below prior UBS guidance and broader market consensus, reflecting weaker electric vehicle demand across key regions and potential downside absent a late-quart…
The European Central Bank left its main interest rate unchanged at 2% and highlighted the war in the Middle East as a growing risk to growth and inflation in the euro zone. ECB President Christine Lagarde said services and private consumption remain the primary supports for expansion, but noted the conflict is disrupting commodity markets, denting …
A sudden rise in oil prices tied to an intensifying U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has further reduced the prospect of an interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve this year. The move in energy markets has pushed gasoline costs higher, prompted Fed officials to lift inflation projections, and diminished near-term odds of monetary easing, complicating th…
House Republican leader Mike Johnson and senior U.S. intelligence officials are advocating for a rapid, uncomplicated reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which permits the National Security Agency to collect foreign intelligence from data traversing U.S. digital infrastructure. The effort faces unresolved po…
Jonathan L. Marcus, Senior Managing Director and General Counsel at CME Group, sold 3,291 Class A shares on March 17, 2026, at $333.37 per share, generating roughly $1.1 million. The transaction was carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted Feb. 18, 2025. CME shares have traded at $311.82, up nearly 16% year-to-date and 21% over the past six mon…
Farm equipment dealers report activity stabilizing at low levels with guarded optimism for a gradual recovery in late 2026 and into 2027, but Raymond James warns the near-term agricultural picture is clouded by fertilizer and fuel price spikes, geopolitical tensions, and policy uncertainty that are driving volatility in grain and oilseed markets.
