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Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said a joint review of video footage by ICE and the Department of Justice indicates that sworn testimony from two federal officers appears to have been untruthful in the incident that led to a Venezuelan immigrant being shot in Minneapolis. Both officers have been placed on adminis…
Marvell is trading well below its 52-week high despite clear traction in AI data-center silicon, improving margins and positive free cash flow. The market seems to be pricing in worst-case customer concentration and competitive threats. We see those risks but think the recent weakness overstates them. For traders willing to accept moderate risk, a …
Debbra L. Schoneman, president of Piper Sandler Companies, executed the sale of 5,240 shares of the company's common stock on February 11, 2026, for roughly $1.84 million and simultaneously exercised options to acquire the same number of shares at a $99 exercise price. The firm reported a sizable fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat, prompting …
Werewolf Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:HOWL) saw its stock fall 5.1% in after-hours trading following disclosure that its board approved a reduction of 64% of the company’s workforce. The company expects the bulk of the layoffs to be completed by February 13, 2026, will record an estimated $4.1 million one-time charge in Q1 2026 tied to employee separa…
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot has increased its U.S. market share in recent months even as the tool faces global condemnation and regulatory attention after being used to create non-consensual sexualized images. Data from Apptopia show Grok’s share rose to 17.8% in the most recent month from 14% in December and 1.9% in January 2025. The growth supports …
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) offers a durable way to diversify a global banking sleeve. The stock trades at a reasonable P/E (11.7) and PB (1.84) with a $129.6B market cap, a 2.9% yield and exposure to higher-rate environments. Technicals are soft, which creates a tactical entry opportunity. Trade plan: enter at $22.73, stop $20.50, targe…
Hyperscale Data disclosed an at-the-market offering of its 13% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock for up to $35.4 million, naming Wilson-Davis & Co. as sales agent. The company said most net proceeds are intended for Bitcoin acquisitions and possible purchases of gold, silver and copper, with a smaller portion allocated to wor…
HCM IV Acquisition Corp. raised $287.5 million by selling 28,750,000 units at $10.00 each, including an over-allotment of 3,750,000 units. The units started trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on February 12, 2026 under the symbol HACQU. The company is a blank-check vehicle focused on technology or innovation in the financial services industry and …
Moody's Ratings has affirmed Flowers Foods' Baa3 long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings but shifted the outlook to negative from stable. The agency cited elevated leverage following the Simple Mills acquisition, slower-than-expected deleveraging driven by category softness and margin pressures, and forecasts that leverage will remain elevate…
U.S. equity markets closed mixed on Friday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average edging up 0.10%, the S&P 500 eking out a 0.05% gain and the Nasdaq Composite retreating 0.22%. Sector rotation drove the split, as gains in Utilities, Basic Materials and Industrials were offset by losses in Technology, Telecoms and Consumer Services. Market breadth fa…
BorgWarner is trading with strong technical momentum after a sharp run from its 2025 lows. Its ePropulsion and power-electronics capabilities give it optionality to sell into EV OEMs and adjacent markets such as data-center DC power and fast-charging infrastructure. The company trades at a market cap near $13.1B with free cash flow of roughly $1.18…
Mexico’s benchmark S&P/BMV IPC advanced 0.79% at Friday’s close, driven by strength in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. Leading individual winners included Grupo Carso, Grupo Financiero Inbursa and Alsea, while Coca-Cola Femsa, Orbia and Sigma were among the weakest performers. Commodities and FX showed mixed moves, with…
Moody's Ratings has affirmed PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas & Electric Company's ratings while revising their outlooks from stable to positive, a change that touches roughly $44 billion of outstanding debt. The agency cited expected improvements in cash flow metrics through 2026-2027, progress on wildfire mitigation, and strengthened California l…
Canadian stocks closed higher on Friday, with the S&P/TSX Composite rising 1.87%. Gains were concentrated in the Materials, Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare sectors. Magna International and Trisura Group were among the session leaders, while Advantage Oil & Gas, Colliers and CAE were the largest decliners. Market breadth favored advancers and …
S&P Global Ratings has lowered its credit rating on Advantage Solutions Inc. and placed the company on CreditWatch negative following an announced exchange offer for outstanding term loan and note obligations. The rating action reflects uncertainty over lender participation and the potential for some creditors to be subordinated, alongside sector p…
Colombian equities finished higher on Friday with the COLCAP index up 1.73% as gains in Industrials, Services and Agriculture propelled the market. Top session movers included a modest rise for Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA and declines for several cement, fuel and financial names. Commodity and currency markets showed modest moves alongside…
S&P Global Ratings has shifted Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp.'s outlook to negative while maintaining its 'B' issuer credit rating, pointing to elevated leverage and weakening margins. The agency highlights downside risks to its base case tied to comparable-sales performance, the potential impact of cost cuts on profitability, and continued softn…
Democratic lawmakers sharply criticized the Trump administration after it paused a set of proposed technology and trade restrictions targeting Chinese companies, including potential bans on China Telecom's U.S. operations, sales limits on Chinese equipment for American data centers, and curbs on routers and Chinese telecom internet businesses. Crit…
S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Angola's long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings at 'B-' and short-term at 'B', with a stable outlook. The agency pointed to the country's exposure to external market swings, a weaker fiscal trajectory and sizeable financing requirements, while noting foreign currency reserves and anticipated oi…
Russian equities rose at Friday's close, with the MOEX Russia Index finishing 0.42% higher. Telecoms, power and oil & gas names helped drive the advance. Market breadth favored gainers, the Russian Volatility Index plunged to a one-year trough, and key commodity and FX benchmarks moved modestly in mixed directions.
S&P Global Ratings upgraded Lebanon's long-term local-currency sovereign rating to 'CCC+' from 'CCC', citing improved ability to meet local-currency obligations driven by consecutive fiscal surpluses and reform progress tied to an IMF program. The agency retained the country's foreign-currency rating at 'SD' and assigned a stable outlook to the loc…
S&P Global Ratings upgraded its outlook on Tajikistan from stable to positive while maintaining the sovereign's long- and short-term foreign and local currency ratings at 'B'. The revision reflects stronger-than-expected balance of payments dynamics in 2025, fueled by a large rise in labor remittances, record international reserves supported by fav…
Shares of Sunrise New Energy Co Ltd, which does business as E-Power Inc., climbed 27.4% at Friday's close following the announcement of a long-term anode material supply contract with a global top-5 lithium-ion battery manufacturer and a mutual strategic intent to co-invest in a 30,000-tonne-per-year anode production plant in Indonesia.
Celestica is a supplier to the AI infrastructure stack with recent product launches and improving profitability metrics. At roughly $280, the valuation already prices growth but not execution risk. This trade idea offers a structured long for investors who want exposure to the AI data-center cycle with a clear entry, stop and target, paired with ca…
Cognex (CGNX) has turned a rapid recovery into a durable growth trajectory. Strong Q2 print, healthy margins, a large cash cushion and an improving market backdrop for machine vision support a tactical long trade with defined risk. Technical momentum is extended, so size the position and use a clear stop.
