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  • Gold slipped in Asian trade after a weekly gain.
  • The U.S. took a firm stance insisting the Strait of Hormuz reopen.
  • Reports said negotiators were exploring a temporary ceasefire.
  • Conflicting geopolitical signals weighed on bullion trading.
  • Resilient U.S. payrolls data was reported.
  • A firmer U.S. dollar pressured gold prices.

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Pope Leo Appeals for Leaders to Forsake War as U.S.-Israeli Campaign Continues

Pope Leo Appeals for Leaders to Forsake War as U.S.-Israeli Campaign Continues

Pope Leo released a monthly video message asking God to give national leaders the courage to abandon war and embrace dialogue and diplomacy. The appeal came as the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran entered its sixth day and regional exchanges of attacks unfolded. The Vatican’s top diplomat separately criticized the strikes as undermining i…

National CineMedia CEO Executes Share Sale After Large RSU Vesting

National CineMedia CEO Executes Share Sale After Large RSU Vesting

National CineMedia Chief Executive Officer Thomas F. Lesinski sold 31,106 shares on March 3, 2026, while also receiving 49,706 shares upon the vesting of restricted stock units the previous day. Following the transactions, Lesinski holds 520,397 shares. The company recently reported a 7.9% rise in total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025 to $93…

Israel Begins Gradual Reopening of Airspace as Repatriation Effort Continues

Israel Begins Gradual Reopening of Airspace as Repatriation Effort Continues

Israel has started to reopen its airspace following the outbreak of an Iran air war that began on Saturday, allowing a limited number of inbound flights to land at Ben Gurion International Airport. The Transportation Ministry reports that over 20,000 Israelis have returned since the conflict began, while about 120,000 remain abroad and are seeking …

Richmond Fed’s Barkin: Inflation and Jobs Data Could Shift Fed Risk Assessment

Richmond Fed’s Barkin: Inflation and Jobs Data Could Shift Fed Risk Assessment

Richmond Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin warned that recent signs of elevated inflation and stronger payroll data may change the Federal Reserve's current risk calculus. Barkin said upcoming Personal Consumption Expenditures numbers and the potential inflationary effect of higher gas prices amid the U.S.-Israel war with Iran could make policym…

CVS and Google Cloud to Build AI-Driven Consumer Health Platform

CVS and Google Cloud to Build AI-Driven Consumer Health Platform

CVS Health said it will partner with Google Cloud to develop Health100, an AI-enabled, consumer-centric health engagement platform that aggregates data from benefit managers, pharmacies, providers and digital health systems. The platform, which will use agentic AI and be supported by Google Cloud technologies including Gemini models, Cloud Healthca…

Scripps Director Adds 7,500 Class A Shares in Small Insider Purchase

Scripps Director Adds 7,500 Class A Shares in Small Insider Purchase

Monica Holcomb, a director and roughly 10% owner of E.W. Scripps Co, reported the purchase of 7,500 Class A common shares on March 3, 2026, according to a Form 4 filing. The purchase totaled $29,310 at $3.9081 per share. The company has recently reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that beat estimates, completed a station sale intended to strengthe…

Brazilian central bank urges calm as higher oil prices cloud short-term outlook

Brazilian central bank urges calm as higher oil prices cloud short-term outlook

Brazil's central bank monetary policy director Nilton David said the institution will adopt a cautious stance when evaluating incoming data after oil prices rose amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. While the bank's January guidance that an easing cycle would begin remains in place as part of a 'calibration' process, officials are focused on t…

Dollar, Bonds or Gold: Sorting Safe Havens as Middle East Tensions Roil Markets

Dollar, Bonds or Gold: Sorting Safe Havens as Middle East Tensions Roil Markets

Renewed conflict in the Middle East has pushed investors back toward perceived safe assets, but the reactions across the dollar, government bonds, gold, major currency havens and defensive stocks have been uneven. The dollar has gained ground, sovereigns are trading on inflation and fiscal cues, gold remains a volatile yet credible refuge, classic …

Barkin Warns Sticky Inflation and Stronger Jobs Could Reorder Fed Risk Assessment

Barkin Warns Sticky Inflation and Stronger Jobs Could Reorder Fed Risk Assessment

Richmond Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin said persistent inflation and firmer-than-expected labor readings have the potential to change the Federal Reserve's assessment of risks, particularly as the U.S. conflict with Iran risks pushing consumer prices higher. Barkin highlighted that last year’s rate cuts reflected a view that labor-market ris…

AvidBank Director Sells $469,883 in Stock as Firm Posts Mixed Q4 Results

AvidBank Director Sells $469,883 in Stock as Firm Posts Mixed Q4 Results

AvidBank Holdings director Mike Rosinus sold 16,175 shares on March 4, 2026, at $29.05 each, generating $469,883 in proceeds. The sale comes amid mixed quarterly results - an EPS shortfall but a revenue beat - and fresh analyst optimism balanced by a valuation notice from InvestingPro. Rosinus retains both direct and indirect holdings in the compan…

Buy the Microsoft Dip: A Patient Long with Defined Risk

Buy the Microsoft Dip: A Patient Long with Defined Risk

Microsoft remains the safest, highest-leverage way to own the enterprise AI transition. Absent recent financial line items for this note, the trade rests on durable cloud economics, strong free cash flow potential, and accelerating AI monetization. Enter around $470.00, stop $420.00, target $560.00 over a long-term 180 trading day horizon; size acc…

Anthropic’s Rapid Revenue Surge Strengthens AWS Growth Case for Amazon

Anthropic’s Rapid Revenue Surge Strengthens AWS Growth Case for Amazon

Bank of America analysts say the sharp rise in Anthropic’s annualized revenue run rate could bolster Amazon Web Services if a meaningful portion of Anthropic’s workloads run on AWS. Anthropic’s ARR climbed past $19 billion, with the company’s model and developer tools driving adoption among enterprises and consumers. BofA highlights potential quart…

Scaling Into Growth: A Measured Long on INTER as It Battles Bigger Competitors

Scaling Into Growth: A Measured Long on INTER as It Battles Bigger Competitors

Inter appears to be in an active scaling phase: expanding product distribution, building recurring revenue streams, and pushing unit economics toward profitability. With limited public snapshot data available, this trade favors a scaled long entry that respects competition, execution risk and the lack of near-term financial disclosure. Targeted ups…

Buy the Dip in Royal Gold: A Swing Trade on Durable Royalty Exposure

Buy the Dip in Royal Gold: A Swing Trade on Durable Royalty Exposure

Royal Gold (RGLD) is a high-quality precious-metals royalty and streaming company that offers leveraged exposure to gold prices with low operating leverage. The stock has pulled back from its January highs and sits near technical support while fundamentals and deal activity continue to support the story. This trade idea proposes a mid-term swing bu…