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  • Strait of Hormuz disruptions sent oil prices higher, straining global markets and raising near-term inflation risks.
  • Fed New York President John Williams says policy is 'well positioned' to manage rising energy-driven inflation risks.
  • Investors await Friday's U.S. nonfarm payrolls after signs of stagnant job growth.
  • Starbucks transferred 60% of its China operations to Boyu, planning to expand stores from about 8,000 to 20,000.
  • Interior Department will offer deferred resignations and voluntary early retirements as part of an efficiency drive.
  • A Colorado appeals court vacated Tina Peters's nine-year sentence but upheld her convictions and ordered resentencing.

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Bernstein Lowers Domino’s Price Target, Flags Visibility Risks

Bernstein Lowers Domino’s Price Target, Flags Visibility Risks

Bernstein SocGen Group reduced its price target for Domino’s Pizza to $470 from $490 while retaining a Market Perform rating, citing limited visibility on marketing plans and potential pressure from GLP-1 drugs on quick-service demand. Domino’s posted solid fourth-quarter results and outpaced peers on same-store sales, but mixed analyst reactions a…

Brazil Posts Record January Tax Take as Lula's Income-Tax Overhaul Kicks In

Brazil Posts Record January Tax Take as Lula's Income-Tax Overhaul Kicks In

Brazil's federal tax receipts rose 3.56% in real terms in January to 325.8 billion reais ($62.87 billion), the strongest January outcome on record. The result coincided with the first month of a tax reform that expands income-tax exemptions for lower and middle-income earners while introducing new withholding levies on certain dividend flows and a …

Crown Holdings COO Disposes $3.4M in Shares as Analysts Split on Outlook

Crown Holdings COO Disposes $3.4M in Shares as Analysts Split on Outlook

Crown Holdings Executive Vice President and COO Djalma Novaes Jr. sold 29,734 shares of common stock on February 23, 2026, at $114.80 per share, generating about $3.4 million. The transaction leaves Novaes with 88,052 shares. Crown's stock sits near its 52-week high of $115.85 after a 34% one-year gain; the company is valued at $12.9 billion with a…

Bank of America Sees Multiple Drivers for Korean Won Strength in 2026

Bank of America Sees Multiple Drivers for Korean Won Strength in 2026

Bank of America identifies four structural forces underpinning a bullish outlook for South Korea and the Korean won in 2026: a powerful memory-chip upcycle driving record trade surpluses and corporate FX deposits, a more hawkish Bank of Korea with limited scope for rate cuts, government measures to reduce net dollar demand and attract inflows, and …

Hungary trims base rate to 6.25% as inflation slips below target

Hungary trims base rate to 6.25% as inflation slips below target

Hungary's central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%, the first reduction in nearly 18 months, following a drop in annual headline inflation to 2.1% from 3.3%. The Monetary Council implemented matching 25 basis point cuts across key overnight rates, effective February 25, while services inflation remains elevated a…

Blue Owl Shares Slip After Deutsche Bank Lowers Rating and Cuts Target

Blue Owl Shares Slip After Deutsche Bank Lowers Rating and Cuts Target

Blue Owl Capital's stock dipped after Deutsche Bank downgraded the shares and reduced its price target, with the bank citing a tougher near-term environment for retail credit products that could drive higher redemptions and slower net inflows. The move included revisions to forecasts for several alternative asset managers and reflects a more cautio…

Nano Labs: Cheap Option on a Crypto-Heavy Turnaround

Nano Labs: Cheap Option on a Crypto-Heavy Turnaround

Nano Labs has shifted strategy in 2025 from fabless chip growth to building crypto reserves (primarily BNB) while slashing operating costs. The move compresses traditional revenue growth prospects but creates an asymmetric trade: a low current market cap ($73.8M) and insider buying versus weak recent revenue and a pivot-dependent thesis. I lay out …

Netskope: The Market Overreacted - Buy the Dip Now

Netskope: The Market Overreacted - Buy the Dip Now

Netskope plunged after a guidance-driven sell-off, but fundamentals remain intact: 33% reported sales growth, 118% net retention, new AI-enabled product launches and enterprise tailwinds for SASE. At a $3.64B market cap and deeply oversold technicals (RSI ~22), this dip is an asymmetric trade. Aggressive buyers can establish a position at $9.29 wit…

Warner Bros. Discovery: From Studio Origins to a High-Stakes Sale Process

Warner Bros. Discovery: From Studio Origins to a High-Stakes Sale Process

Warner Bros. Discovery, the legacy studio turned multimedia conglomerate, is at the center of a contested sale process after receiving competing offers for its studios and streaming business. Paramount Skydance has submitted a revised bid that Warner Bros. Discovery says it is considering, while Netflix secured unanimous board approval for a previo…

Buy the Bust - A Controlled Long on Hims & Hers After the GLP-1 Collapse

Buy the Bust - A Controlled Long on Hims & Hers After the GLP-1 Collapse

Hims & Hers (HIMS) has been hammered by an FDA crackdown and a patent suit tied to its copycat GLP-1 pill, sending the stock to 52-week lows. The sell-off appears disproportionate relative to a still-profitable telehealth core: $3.54B market cap, positive free cash flow, and a leverageable acquisition pipeline. This trade idea lays out a mid-term (…

ADT to Buy Origin AI for $170 Million to Add Camera-Free AI Sensing

ADT to Buy Origin AI for $170 Million to Add Camera-Free AI Sensing

ADT Inc. is purchasing Origin Wireless, known as Origin AI, in a $170 million cash deal, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The transaction adds Origin’s AI sensing platform and more than 200 global patents to ADT’s home security portfolio. The technology classifies motion and detects humans without using cameras, audio, or wearables …

OpenAI’s Big Spending Plans Lift Demand Outlook for Cloud and Ad Players

OpenAI’s Big Spending Plans Lift Demand Outlook for Cloud and Ad Players

Bank of America reviewed fundraising materials from OpenAI and concluded the company is targeting $283 billion in revenue by 2030 and roughly $665 billion in cumulative compute spending through 2030. Those projections expand the addressable market for AI-related services across ads, commerce, productivity and infrastructure, while also highlighting…

Ralliant Shares Climb After Irenic Builds Stake, Seeks Strategic Moves

Ralliant Shares Climb After Irenic Builds Stake, Seeks Strategic Moves

Ralliant Corporation (NYSE:RALL) stock jumped 4.5% on Tuesday after reports that New York-based activist Irenic Capital Management has acquired about a 2% stake and has held multiple private discussions with company management. Irenic is urging the Raleigh, North Carolina-headquartered firm to accelerate share repurchases, reduce operating expenses…

NAN: Short the Muni CEF Pop — Mid‑Term Trade with Defined Risk

NAN: Short the Muni CEF Pop — Mid‑Term Trade with Defined Risk

Nuveen New York Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAN) is trading near the top of its 52‑week range with strong short activity and limited near‑term dividend support. For traders willing to accept elevated risk, a mid‑term short targeting mean reversion to the low end of the range offers an asymmetric payoff with defined entry, stop and target.

Deutsche Bank Lowers Blue Owl Rating, Flags Retail Credit Redemption Risks

Deutsche Bank Lowers Blue Owl Rating, Flags Retail Credit Redemption Risks

Deutsche Bank downgraded Blue Owl Capital (OWL) from Buy to Hold and trimmed its price target to $10.00 from $15.00, citing expectations of weaker net flows into retail-focused credit products and elevated investor anxiety. The bank reduced forecasts across its alternative asset manager coverage and lowered estimates for Blue Owl more than for peer…