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  • Xi opens probe into Politburo member Ma Xingrui, signaling tighter political control that could deter foreign investment.
  • Iranian forces inflicted the first combat losses on U.S. aircraft after 13,000 sorties, raising energy and trade-route risk premia.
  • About 312 Australian rural stations lack diesel, risking Easter travel and regional logistics.
  • Citi warns the eurozone could face a deeper energy-driven growth hit than 2022, increasing stagflation and ECB policy pressure.
  • A federal judge blocked the Education Department from requiring broad historical race and sex admissions data from 17-state public colleges.
  • Vietnam Q1 GDP growth slowed to 7.83% as Middle East energy shocks pushed inflation and flipped the trade balance to a deficit.
  • ANI Pharmaceuticals eyes over $1B revenue in 2026 after rare-disease wins and reported $171M free cash flow.

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Zscaler: Buy the AI-Defense Discount — A Practical Long Trade

Zscaler: Buy the AI-Defense Discount — A Practical Long Trade

Zscaler is trading well below its 52-week high after a guidance cut and sector rotation, yet its core Zero Trust product set, growing ARR, and positive free cash flow position it as a direct beneficiary of the AI-defense cycle. This trade idea outlines an actionable long with entry, stop, and target, framing valuation, catalysts, and the risks that…

Insider Jorey Chernett Buys $91,200 of Airsculpt Technologies Stock

Insider Jorey Chernett Buys $91,200 of Airsculpt Technologies Stock

Jorey Chernett, who holds a 10% ownership stake in Airsculpt Technologies, purchased 45,600 shares of the company's common stock on March 6, 2026, paying a weighted average of $2.00 per share for a total of $91,200, according to a Form 4 filing. After the transactions, Chernett's direct holdings in Airsculpt rose to 6,398,211 shares. The move comes…

Saudi Stocks Close Lower as Key Sectors Drag Tadawul All Share Down 1.60%

Saudi Stocks Close Lower as Key Sectors Drag Tadawul All Share Down 1.60%

Saudi Arabia's main stock index, the Tadawul All Share, finished Monday down 1.60% as losses in Transport, Hotels & Tourism and Media & Publishing weighed on the market. While several individual stocks recorded strong gains, a larger number of declines pushed the exchange lower. Crude oil prices rose sharply, while gold futures and currency pairs s…

Middle East war forces a rethink of consensus 2026 trades

Middle East war forces a rethink of consensus 2026 trades

The escalation of hostilities in the Middle East has upended several of 2026’s most widely held market convictions. Investors have rotated into perceived safe havens such as the U.S. dollar, while non-U.S. equities and emerging market assets have come under pressure. Heightened energy price risk has reduced the likelihood of near-term rate cuts by …

Gulf output disruptions and halted shipping send oil prices sharply higher

Gulf output disruptions and halted shipping send oil prices sharply higher

Oil markets tightened sharply after a string of supply disruptions across the Gulf. Saudi Arabia has initiated cuts to production, other regional producers have declared force majeure or sharply reduced output, and shipping into and out of the Gulf has slowed to a near standstill amid the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran. The combination of reduced flo…

Jefferies Says AI Will Not Displace Most Commercial P&C Brokers

Jefferies Says AI Will Not Displace Most Commercial P&C Brokers

Jefferies analysts contend that artificial intelligence is unlikely to disintermediate commercial property and casualty (P&C) brokers outside of the smallest commercial segments. The firm argues that complexity, advisory services, and data limitations shield upper middle market, large, specialty, and reinsurance brokerages, and views AI primarily a…

Founder Group Stock Jumps After RM16 Million Malaysian Solar EPCC Win

Founder Group Stock Jumps After RM16 Million Malaysian Solar EPCC Win

Founder Group's shares climbed 20% after the company announced an approximately RM16 million (US$4.14 million) Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning contract to build a 25.40MW solar photovoltaic facility in Malaysia under the government-backed Corporate Green Power Programme. The project is expected to produce roughly 53,000 MW…

Jefferies: Energy Drink Distribution Widens Across U.S. Retail Outlets

Jefferies: Energy Drink Distribution Widens Across U.S. Retail Outlets

Jefferies analysts report that energy drink availability across U.S. grocery and convenience channels has grown markedly over the past three years, even as the category's share of total non-alcoholic beverage distribution points has edged up only slightly. The firm continues to hold Buy ratings on Monster Beverage (MNST) and Celsius Holdings (CELH)…

Citi Lowers Apple 2H26 Earnings Outlook as Memory Costs Climb

Citi Lowers Apple 2H26 Earnings Outlook as Memory Costs Climb

Citi warns rising memory prices will pressure Apple’s profitability in calendar 2026, estimating a 140 basis-point gross margin hit and a further 48 basis points in 2027 tied to sharp DRAM price increases. The bank trimmed fiscal 2026 and 2027 earnings per share modestly while leaving its 2028 forecast intact and kept its Buy rating and $315 price …

Syntec Optics Gains After More Than $4M in Defense Orders

Syntec Optics Gains After More Than $4M in Defense Orders

Shares of Syntec Optics (NASDAQ:OPTX) climbed 18% after the company announced defense purchase orders exceeding $4 million for optics and opto-mechanical assemblies across multiple U.S. military platforms. The orders cover laser guidance for precision missiles, surveillance and targeting systems, night-vision equipment, specialized defense lasers, …

Olema Shares Plummet After Roche’s Phase 3 Readout Falls Short

Olema Shares Plummet After Roche’s Phase 3 Readout Falls Short

Shares of Olema Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:OLMA) tumbled 41% on Monday after Roche disclosed that its Phase 3 persevERA study failed to achieve a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival for giredestrant plus palbociclib versus an aromatase inhibitor plus palbociclib. Roche said a numerical improvement was observed but it did…

Piper Sandler Flags Risk of Sharp Oil Pullback After Price Spike

Piper Sandler Flags Risk of Sharp Oil Pullback After Price Spike

Piper Sandler analyst Derek Podhaizer says U.S. oilfield services stocks failed to follow a near 40% surge in WTI crude, leaving them vulnerable to a rapid downward correction if the geopolitical conflict eases. Middle East-exposed firms were hit harder, while U.S. land names showed muted gains amid prior strong positioning and doubts about a quick…

Macquarie Removes MakeMyTrip From Asia Marquee After 25% Share Drop

Macquarie Removes MakeMyTrip From Asia Marquee After 25% Share Drop

Macquarie removed MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ:MMYT) from its Asia Marquee list after the stock fell 25% since being added on December 8, 2025. The broker highlighted an approximately 80% surge in jet fuel spot prices versus the December-quarter average and said geopolitical dynamics are pressuring international travel flows, which weigh on the company’s hig…

NATO Shoots Down Ballistic Missile Launched from Iran Toward Turkey

NATO Shoots Down Ballistic Missile Launched from Iran Toward Turkey

NATO forces intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Iran toward Turkish territory on Monday, the Defense Ministry said. The intercepted munition produced debris that landed in Gaziantep province, located within several hundred kilometers of major NATO and U.S. facilities in Turkey. The action follows a similar interception on March 4, after whic…