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Prices for neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) oxide have surged to $123 per kg, surpassing the U.S. price-support floor set for MP Materials and reducing the immediate need for government subsidies. The rally reflects strong magnet demand and constrained supply, particularly in China, and lifts prospects for other Western rare earth producers while anal…
David Martin Katz, Executive Vice President of Sales/Marketing at UniFirst Corporation (NASDAQ: UNF), sold 1,464 shares of common stock on February 17, 2026, for $237.54 per share, generating proceeds of $347,758. The sale was made under a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 14, 2025, and disclosed in a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exch…
On Feb 18, a group of investors that includes public-sector pension funds urged Starbucks shareholders to vote against the reelection of two directors, blaming persistent shortcomings in handling labor relations as the company negotiates with a unionized workforce and contends with an extended barista strike.
At an Ash Wednesday Mass marking the start of Lent, Pope Leo described a world 'in flames' and said the ashes placed on worshippers' foreheads could symbolize cities destroyed by war, the erosion of international law and damaged ecosystems. Speaking at the Basilica of Santa Sabina, he acknowledged how powerless people can feel amid such destruction…
Poland's equity benchmark WIG30 climbed 1.75% at Wednesday's close, led by strength in Basic Materials, Information Technology and Oil & Gas. CCC SA, Orange Polska and KGHM posted the largest gains, while CD Projekt and Cyfrowy Polsat were among the few decliners. Commodities rallied and selected currency pairs moved modestly.
Summary: The U.S. House of Representatives is preparing to consider aviation safety legislation next week following a National Transportation Safety Board probe that produced dozens of recommendations after a January 2025 collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people. The Senate unanimou…
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 closed higher on Wednesday, buoyed by advances in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Financials sectors. The index ended the session up 0.51% with a greater number of rising stocks than decliners. Several heavyweight names posted mixed results, while commodity and currency markets showed notable moves.
Global Payments (GPN) is trading at bargain multiples after a long correction. Management’s 2026 EPS guide and a $2.5B buyback create a path for a dramatic re-rating. This trade idea lays out an entry at current levels, a tight stop below the recent range, and an ambitious target that assumes multiple expansion as investors re-price the company tow…
Pfizer is offering a beaten-down valuation, a 6%+ yield, and improving clinical momentum. The stock looks attractive for a mid-term swing trade: entry near current levels, stop below the support band, target at a multiple re-rating if product wins and pipeline readouts continue to surprise. This is a trade, not a deep-value buy-and-hold call; risk …
The U.N. human rights chief has sounded the alarm after reported drone strikes killed at least 57 civilians, including at least 15 children, across four Sudanese states over two days. Attacks allegedly struck a market, a displacement shelter and two primary schools in the Greater Kordofan region as fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the…
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC, a roughly 10% stakeholder in Texas Pacific Land Corp (NYSE: TPL), reported acquiring a single share of common stock on February 17, 2026, at $425.55. The transaction leaves the firm with 3,479,374 directly held shares. Market metrics show the stock trading modestly above that purchase price and suggest overbou…
Mary Beth Straka, senior vice president at WEC Energy Group, completed option exercises and an offsetting sale on February 13, 2026, acquiring 2,815 shares at an exercise price of $66.015 and selling the same number of shares for $325,131. The utility continues to trade near its 52-week high and carries a modest dividend yield, though recent quarte…
Gale E. Klappa, a director at WEC Energy Group, exercised options to acquire 30,000 shares and sold 30,000 shares of common stock in mid-February 2026 for roughly $3.47 million. The transactions were disclosed in a Form 4 filing. Separately, WEC Energy reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that included an EPS shortfall relative to estimates but a r…
Hinge Health combines fast top-line growth with improving margins and substantial free cash flow. Recent Q4 results beat expectations, and management's 2026 guide points to continued revenue growth and non-GAAP earnings expansion. The trade idea outlines a long trade with precise entry, stop and target, a rationale grounded in numbers, and a balanc…
Spotify stock saw an abrupt intraday reversal Wednesday after Google announced that its Gemini AI can now generate music using the new Lyria 3 model. Shares moved from a 5% gain to flat within minutes and ultimately closed at a 2% increase as investors weighed potential implications for streaming platforms.
Microsoft says it has met its goal of matching all electricity use with contracted renewable supply and will continue to purchase enough clean power to maintain that status as it expands data centres for AI. The company has contracted 40 GW of new renewable capacity, with 19 GW already delivered to grids across 26 countries and the remainder schedu…
Giorgi Bachiashvili, once the manager of a powerful Georgian politician's investment fund and previously sentenced in absentia to over 15 years for allegedly embezzling cryptocurrency, has been released after entering a full guilty plea under a plea bargain that replaced his long sentence with a one-year suspended term and a 50,000 lari fine.
UBS raised its price target on Gilead Sciences to $175 from $155 and kept a Buy rating, pointing to imminent Phase I data on six-month long-acting HIV treatment candidates as the catalyst. The bank views these data as the next major advance in Gilead's HIV pipeline and a potential lever to sustain revenue past Biktarvy's patent protection through 2…
UBS raised its 12-month price target on Kenvue Inc. to $19 from $17 while maintaining a Neutral rating following the company's fourth-quarter results that exceeded expectations. The beat was driven by stronger organic sales, improved margins and a favorable tax rate, but management withheld a 2026 outlook because of the pending acquisition by Kimbe…
UBS raised its price target on Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE: OVV) to $58 from $55 and reaffirmed a Buy rating, pointing to the company’s $3 billion Anadarko asset divestiture and recent acquisition activity as primary reasons for the upward revision. UBS bases the new target on a 3.75x 2027 EV/EBITDA multiple and highlights ongoing debt reduction as a materi…
UBS has reaffirmed a Buy rating on Savers Value Village Inc (SVV) with a $16.00 price objective, implying roughly 46% upside from the prevailing share price of $10.95. The broker points to preliminary fourth-quarter comparable sales gains, a heavy U.S.-focused expansion plan, and the potential for new stores to transition from short-term profitabil…
Palo Alto Networks reported fiscal second-quarter results that beat analyst expectations on both EPS and revenue, yet the company provided softer-than-expected guidance for the coming quarter and fiscal year. CEO Nikesh Arora pushed back on market concerns that artificial intelligence could render cybersecurity products obsolete, saying customers a…
Canada and Ukraine agreed on a strategic energy partnership in Paris that commits Canada to work with domestic industry to provide oil and gas equipment to Ukraine on concessional terms, encourage investment in renewable projects and hydropower reconstruction, and conduct joint risk assessments to bolster energy infrastructure resilience amid ongoi…
UBS reduced its 12-month price target for Somnigroup (SGI) to $115 from $122 while retaining a Buy rating after shaving its 2026 EPS estimate by 3%. The bank justified the adjustment by referencing Somnigroup's conservative 2026 guidance range and several analyst downgrades, but still sees upside tied to Mattress Firm synergies and modest organic g…
UBS increased its price target on CAVA Group Inc to $69 from $66 but kept a Neutral rating, citing improving sales momentum and easier year-over-year comparisons into 2026. The firm raised its sales-driven estimates for 2026 and 2027 while stopping short of a more positive rating until it sees clearer evidence of sustained, outsized growth. Other a…
