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<p>Mantle, an Ethereum Layer 2 positioned as a distribution layer for real-world finance, recorded two simultaneous all-time highs on March 10th, 2026: DeFi Total Value Locked (TVL) surpassed $1 billion, reaching $1.006 billion, and the network's stablecoin market capitalization climbed to $980 million. Both figures are reported by DefiLlama. The m…
Deutsche Bank strategists say the Bank of England has experienced the largest shift in rate expectations among major central banks this month as markets respond to fast-moving energy developments in the Middle East. Where the BoE was priced for more than two full rate cuts through the end of 2026 at the end of February, pricing as of Tuesday mornin…
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser told attendees at an RBC conference that the bank’s investment banking fees and markets business are tracking mid-teens percentage growth year-over-year for the first quarter. Fraser reiterated confidence in reaching a 10% to 11% return on tangible common equity by the end of 2026, described the global economy as "just fin…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said reducing the share of nuclear generation in Europe was a strategic error, arguing the shift left the bloc more exposed to volatile and costly fossil fuel imports. The Commission will offer a 200-million-euro guarantee for private investment in advanced nuclear technologies, funded from the EU …
Thinking Machines Lab has entered a multi-year agreement with Nvidia that includes a significant investment and guarantees the startup at least one gigawatt of the chipmaker's next-generation processors. The computing capacity, to be delivered via Nvidia's Vera Rubin systems beginning early next year, will be used primarily to train the company's A…
Novo Nordisk (NVO) has pulled back to the low-$30s on GLP-1 competition and headline volatility. The stock is trading at a modest P/E of 11.4, yields ~3.1%, and shows technical signs of near-term exhaustion. With average liquidity well above today's volumes and a recent pickup in short activity, a disciplined long at $38.90 targeting $52.00 (mid-te…
Eos Energy Enterprises director David Urban purchased 16,250 shares of the company on March 9, 2026, investing $100,100 at a weighted average price of $6.16. The transaction leaves Urban with 62,471 shares. The purchase comes as the stock is down 46% year-to-date but up 57% over the past year, and follows a notable fourth-quarter 2025 earnings and …
Insider filings disclosed Monday show a mix of sizeable insider purchases and large executive sales across a range of U.S.-listed companies. The largest reported buy was Vice President Alan Waxman's $5.53 million acquisition of Sixth Street Specialty Lending shares, executed through a trust in two tranches. Other notable buys include Broadridge's C…
Floor & Decor (FND) has been marked down to roughly $60 after a year-long slide from a $95 high. Fundamentals show a profitable, low-debt retailer with meaningful free-cash-flow, but valuation metrics (PE ~31, P/FCF >100) keep the stock expensive on trailing cash generation. Near-term technicals and concentrated investor buying present an actionabl…
Block's move to make its payments and merchant ecosystem AI-native is the kind of operational pivot that can unlock new monetization and stickiness. This is a long-term trade: enter at $60.00, target $95.00, stop $48.00, with a 180 trading-day horizon tied to product launches and early revenue evidence.
President Donald Trump’s statement that the conflict with Iran is "pretty much" over has calmed markets, but BCA Research warns the situation remains fragile. Chief geopolitical strategist Matt Gertken says Iran may deliver a final show of force, and the firm places a 70% probability on a lingering oil disruption versus a 30% chance of a quick dipl…
Nvidia's recent price consolidation is a buying opportunity. Fundamentals - cash generation, profitability, negligible leverage - remain best-in-class while technicals and short interest create asymmetric upside for disciplined traders. This trade plan uses a defined entry, stop and target over a mid-term horizon (45 trading days).
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board reported total net assets of C$279.4 billion for 2025, supported by a 6.7% total-fund net return. The plan recorded C$18.5 billion in investment income and C$4.1 billion in contributions, while paying out C$8.5 billion in benefits and incurring C$1.0 billion in administrative expenses. Performance trailed an 11.…
Goldman Sachs' commodities team estimates that, absent the current Iran-related supply shock, the fair value for crude oil would sit in the low $60s per barrel. The bank's co-head of global commodities research, Daan Struyven, says that sustained disruptions to flows through the Strait of Hormuz could push fair-value Brent materially higher, with m…
J.P. Morgan identifies several European suppliers of mining equipment as attractive exposures within capital goods, citing robust order backlogs, clearer demand visibility and long-term spending tied to electrification and the energy transition. The broker singles out FLSmidth, Sandvik, Metso and Weir Group for their respective product portfolios a…
IonQ just delivered monster growth and raised 2026 guidance; a strategic foundry partnership (SkyWater) should accelerate capacity and customer uptake. At a market cap of roughly $13.2B the stock is pricey, but the business is de-risking fast enough to justify a targeted long-term trade with explicit entry, stop and target levels.
Clean Harbors sits squarely between secular tailwinds in waste treatment and recycling and a stretched valuation driven by post-recovery momentum. The company generates strong free cash flow and solid returns on equity, but trades near its 52-week high with an EV/EBITDA of 15.2 and a P/E close to 39. This trade idea targets a mid-term move that cap…
Lucky Strike Entertainment CFO Robert M. Lavan purchased 246.4016 shares of Class A Common Stock on March 6, 2026, spending roughly $2,087 at $8.47 per share. After the purchase he directly holds 80,907.5338 shares. The transaction occurs amid a recent 2.7% one-week stock uptick, a market capitalization of $1.19 billion and divergent signals from r…
Legora, a Sweden-headquartered developer of artificial intelligence tools for the legal industry, announced a $550 million Series D financing at a $5.55 billion valuation to speed its rollout across the United States. The company said the capital will fund talent and infrastructure investments, additional U.S. hubs, and plans to expand its U.S. wor…
Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share index finished the session higher on Tuesday, supported by gains in Insurance, Financial Services and Real Estate Development sectors. The index rose 0.92% as a number of individual stocks posted double-digit percentage moves, while crude oil prices fell and gold futures advanced.
Shares of Rivian Automotive climbed about 5% on Tuesday morning after TD Cowen upgraded the stock from hold to buy and set a $20 price target. The upgrade followed a detailed assessment of demand for Rivian's forthcoming R2 model and revisions to 2027 financial assumptions that point to a narrower EBITDA loss and a higher terminal multiple.
Jefferies projects mixed February credit outcomes for major card issuers: net charge-offs are expected to tick up month-over-month while delinquency rates should modestly improve, reflecting normal seasonal patterns. Company-level forecasts from Jefferies show variation in the magnitude and direction of changes across American Express, Bread Financ…
SoFi ($18.82) has pulled back from last autumn's highs but remains on a growth trajectory — 30%+ revenue growth, improving profitability and a potentially high-impact Mastercard stablecoin integration. We upgrade our rating and recommend a tactical long with strict risk controls: entry $18.82, stop $15.50, primary target $23.00 (mid-term).
Qatar has signaled a desire to deepen its defence partnership with the United States following Iranian missile and drone strikes that hit Qatari territory. While Doha continues to view its current agreements as a key deterrent, a government spokesperson said those arrangements should be reinforced to remain effective if the conflict escalates. The …
Barclays analysts say Unum Group and Equitable Holdings present appealing entry points for investors seeking life insurance exposure, following a review of insurers' cash flow projections and private debt holdings. The bank cautions for selectivity amid macro and geopolitical uncertainty and emphasizes cash-flow durability and statutory stress-test…
