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Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is trading off recent AI disruption fears and technical weakness, but the company’s stable cash flow, reasonable valuation (PE ~17), recent strategic deals and a growing digital offering create an asymmetric risk/reward for a swing trade. Enter at $287.00, target $330.00, stop $273.00 for a mid-term trade (~45 trading day…
A U.S. immigration judge has concluded the asylum proceedings for 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, who were detained during a January immigration operation in Minneapolis. The child and his father were held for 10 days in a Texas facility before being released and returning home. The family's attorney has said the ruling will be appeale…
Quantum Computing Inc. reported a clear Q4 inflection: Q4 revenues of $198,000 (up 219% YoY), a sharply reduced net loss of $1.6M, and a $750M private placement that leaves the company with sizable cash to execute. The market cap of roughly $1.6B already prices in a lot of future upside, but the balance sheet, recent acquisition, and signs of comme…
DigitalOcean (DOCN) offers a differentiated, profitable exposure to AI application infrastructure focused on developers and SMBs. With $242M in recent quarterly revenue, a $970M ARR run-rate, 150% AI ARR growth, and growing enterprise customers, the stock can re-rate as the market recognizes sustainable AI demand. We lay out a long trade with entry…
A Reuters survey found all 20 market participants expect China to keep its one-year and five-year loan prime rates unchanged at 3.00% and 3.50% respectively for the 10th month running. Beijing's modest 2026 growth target and stronger-than-expected early-year activity have reduced immediate pressure for stimulus, while a roughly 50% jump in global o…
President Donald Trump said Israel would stop further attacks on Iran's South Pars gas field but warned Washington could completely destroy the facility if Iran again targeted Qatar's liquefied natural gas infrastructure. The remarks came after Iran struck parts of Qatar's LNG facilities, which Tehran said followed an earlier attack on South Pars. …
Most Asian currencies made modest gains on Thursday as markets digested strong U.S. inflation signals and mixed Federal Reserve messaging that supported the dollar overnight. The Japanese yen remained anchored close to its weakest levels since mid-2024 after the Bank of Japan kept rates unchanged, while a spike in oil prices tied to the escalating …
A strike on Iran's South Pars gas field by Israel prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to characterize the action as a violent response, while warning that Israel should not conduct further attacks unless Iran strikes an innocent third party. The assault and subsequent Iranian missile launches at Qatar and Saudi Arabia have inflicted damage on majo…
Japan's lower house approved Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's nominations of Toichiro Asada and Ayano Sato to the Bank of Japan's nine-member board, moves that could alter the central bank's deliberations over the timing and pace of future interest-rate increases. The nominations, viewed by markets as dovish, still require upper house approval. The …
Asian stock markets fell broadly as the Bank of Japan held its short-term rate at 0.75% and highlighted rising uncertainty around inflation amid a sharp rise in oil prices and escalating conflict in the Middle East. The BOJ decision, a hawkish tilt from the Federal Reserve and a jump in Brent crude above $110 a barrel combined to sap investor risk …
President Donald Trump stated that Israel was responsible for the attack on Iran’s portion of the South Pars natural gas field and said neither the United States nor Qatar were involved. He warned that Israel would cease strikes on South Pars unless Iran attacked Qatar, and pledged U.S. military action against the field if Tehran targeted Doha. The…
The Bank of Japan maintained its short-term policy rate at 0.75% following a two-day meeting, warning that rising oil prices linked to the Middle East conflict could add to underlying inflationary pressures. A lone board dissent in favor of a 1.0% rate was recorded, and market attention has shifted to Governor Kazuo Ueda’s post-meeting briefing for…
A powerful unnamed AI model that appeared anonymously on OpenRouter has been confirmed by Xiaomi's MiMo team to be an early internal test build of MiMo-V2-Pro, ending speculation that it was the long-awaited DeepSeek-V4. The model, labeled Hunter Alpha on the platform, drew attention for its advertised one-trillion-parameter size and a one-million-…
The Bank of Japan kept its overnight call rate at 0.75% in a near-unanimous decision, warning that higher oil prices tied to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran pose upside risks to inflation. Policymakers expect near-term cooling in consumer price inflation but anticipate underlying inflation will reach the 2% target later in 2026. Markets broadly expecte…
Carlyle (CG) is a global investment manager with a strong fee and performance-income profile. At a market cap of ~$17.24B and trailing free cash flow of $1.48B, the stock offers an attractive FCF yield (~8.6%) and a 2.9% dividend yield. With manageable leverage (debt/equity ~0.52) and recent deal-related news that could unlock fees and realizations…
Australia added a larger-than-expected 48,900 jobs in February, powered by a sharp increase in part-time positions, particularly among those aged 65 and over. Despite the headline employment gain, the unemployment rate rose to 4.3% as more people entered the labour force and overall hours worked declined.
Gold recovered some losses in Asian trade on Thursday but remained well below key levels as mixed signals about U.S. inflation and interest rates tempered gains. Strong U.S. producer-price inflation data and Federal Reserve commentary about inflationary risks tied to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran pushed prices down on Wednesday, leaving bullion benea…
A senior U.S. antitrust official has denied that a proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance is receiving preferential, politically motivated treatment, saying the review will not be expedited for political reasons and that the Justice Department remains vigilant on merger enforcement.
Apple's China smartphone shipments rose 23% in the first nine weeks of 2026, outpacing a market that contracted 4% year-on-year in the January-to-early-March period, according to data from research firm Counterpoint. The gain was supported by e-commerce promotions and the base iPhone 17 qualifying for state subsidies. Meanwhile, Android vendors res…
Elon Musk said on Wednesday evening that both SpaceX and Tesla will continue to purchase NVIDIA chips at scale, even as Tesla advances development of its own next-generation AI processor, AI5. Musk also expressed admiration for Nvidia and its CEO, and provided updates on multiple chip-related initiatives across his companies.
Elliott Investment Management has accumulated a substantial holding in Align Technology, the developer of the Invisalign system. The activist investor intends to press for measures to boost Align's share price. Align posted record revenue in 2025 driven by strong demand for its Invisalign product and has provided guidance for 2026 revenue growth of…
Oil benchmarks rose sharply after Iran launched strikes on multiple energy installations across the Middle East following an attack on its South Pars gas facilities. Brent futures rallied over 3% while U.S. WTI also gained. The strikes damaged core LNG operations in Qatar and disrupted oil and gas sites in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.…
Japan's top government spokesperson has dismissed a U.S. intelligence assessment that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan represent a major change in Japan's stance. Tokyo maintains its position that it judges existential threats based on all available information, while Beijing has responded angrily to Takaichi's remarks by urging c…
Alphabet director John L. Hennessy sold $318,578 of Class C Capital Stock on March 16, 2026 through trust-directed transactions while also taking on nominal Google Stock Units. The sales occurred at prices between $302.48 and $304.78 per share and leave Hennessy holding 4,631 Class C shares and 20,624 Class A shares through a trust. The moves coinc…
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai disposed of 32,550 shares of Class C Capital Stock on March 18, 2026, in multiple transactions that generated roughly $10 million in proceeds. The trades, carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted in December 2024, were executed at prices between $306.21 and $310.18. Separately, Alphabet announced a Michigan data cente…
