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  • Carnival announced a $2.5B buyback alongside strong free cash flow, supporting a tactical buy thesis as shares trade near 11x earnings.
  • Amazon reached a tentative deal with USPS to preserve roughly 80% of its current USPS shipments, protecting over one billion annual packages.
  • Nvidia's acquisition of SchedMD raised user concerns that Slurm updates could favor Nvidia hardware, despite commitments to keep it open-source.
  • Amgen's positive Phase 3 TEPEZZA on-body injector data sent Viridian shares sharply lower amid stronger efficacy versus Viridian's subcutaneous results.
  • Atlas Energy announced a $300M convertible note offering, and shares fell 5.6% as proceeds will repay borrowings and fund equipment.
  • AppLovin surged after Wells Fargo raised its price target and revenue forecast based on positive industry checks.
  • Cellebrite pitched as a practical long, citing AI-enabled growth and catalysts with a rebound target despite rich valuation.

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PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Schedules Earnings Release of Second Fiscal Quarter 2026 Results

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Schedules Earnings Release of Second Fiscal Quarter 2026 Results

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. will release its second fiscal quarter 2026 financial results on May 7, 2026, followed by a conference call on May 8. The company invests primarily in middle-market U.S. private companies through floating rate senior secured loans and some equity investments and is managed by PennantPark Investment Advisers, a…

Roundtable CEO James Heckman Details NASDAQ Strategy, Long-Term Focus, Capitalization Structure, and Lock-Up

Roundtable CEO James Heckman Details NASDAQ Strategy, Long-Term Focus, Capitalization Structure, and Lock-Up

Following shareholder approval of the merger between Roundtable and RYVYL Inc., CEO James Heckman detailed the strategic equity capitalization framework designed to satisfy Nasdaq liquidity requirements while aligning management and investors for long-term growth. The combined entity will have approximately 13.5 million shares outstanding, with 85%…

Trump Threatens Jail for Reporter Over Leak About Iran Airman Rescue

Trump Threatens Jail for Reporter Over Leak About Iran Airman Rescue

President Donald Trump publicly demanded that the journalist who first reported the recovery of an airman in Iran disclose how they obtained the information, threatening imprisonment for refusal. The president said the disclosure endangered an ongoing operation to recover a second airman; that second airman was later successfully rescued. The admin…

Australia Tightens Grip on Social Media Compliance as World Watches

Australia Tightens Grip on Social Media Compliance as World Watches

Australia has stepped up enforcement of its December ban prohibiting under-16s from having social media accounts. The move follows global interest from multiple governments and recent U.S. courtroom findings against major tech firms. Early compliance data shows gaps, prompting investigations into major platforms and renewed pressure on industry to …

CBS Sells Late-Night 11:35 p.m. Slot to Byron Allen as Colbert Exits

CBS Sells Late-Night 11:35 p.m. Slot to Byron Allen as Colbert Exits

CBS will convert its 11:35 p.m. ET post-local-news time period into a time buy, selling the slot to Byron Allen after Stephen Colbert’s final episode on May 21. Under the agreement, Allen’s Comics Unleashed will air two consecutive 30-minute episodes beginning May 22, while his company will continue leasing the 12:37 a.m. hour for Funny You Should …

Amazon and USPS Reach Tentative Package-Delivery Accord

Amazon and USPS Reach Tentative Package-Delivery Accord

Amazon has agreed to a new package-delivery arrangement with the U.S. Postal Service that would preserve the bulk of its existing USPS shipments. Under terms reported by news outlets, the deal would leave Amazon retaining about 80% of its current USPS deliveries - more than one billion packages annually - while trimming roughly 20% of parcel volume…

Atlas Energy Solutions Announces $300M Convertible Note Deal; Shares Slip

Atlas Energy Solutions Announces $300M Convertible Note Deal; Shares Slip

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. said it will offer $300 million of Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 in a private placement, a move that coincided with a 5.6% decline in its shares. The company also plans to grant an option to initial purchasers to acquire up to an additional $45 million of notes and intends to use portions of the proceeds to repay lea…

IMF Head: Middle East War Will Push Up Inflation and Weigh on Growth

IMF Head: Middle East War Will Push Up Inflation and Weigh on Growth

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund said the conflict in the Middle East will produce higher inflation and slower global growth, derailing a small upward revision the fund had anticipated for 2026-27. Even a quick end to hostilities would still leave the IMF revising growth downward and inflation upward, while a prolonged war w…

Invesco Shares Drop After BlackRock Files for Nasdaq-100 ETF

Invesco Shares Drop After BlackRock Files for Nasdaq-100 ETF

Shares of Invesco fell about 5% after BlackRock submitted a filing with the SEC to launch an iShares Nasdaq-100 ETF that will trade under the ticker IQQ. The filing did not disclose fee details. The new iShares product would compete with Invesco's QQQ Trust, which manages roughly $376 billion and tracks the Nasdaq-100 index, comprised of 100 of the…

Alphabet: Buy the AI-Fueled Growth Rally Before the Next Leg Up

Alphabet: Buy the AI-Fueled Growth Rally Before the Next Leg Up

Alphabet ($GOOG) combines durable ad franchises, a rapidly growing cloud business, and AI-driven monetization levers. At $298.17 today and a market cap near $3.62T, the stock still offers a path to 16%+ revenue/earnings expansion backed by free cash flow of $73.3B and structural AI tailwinds. This trade idea lays out an actionable long with entry, …

RENN Fund President Murray Stahl Purchases 1,134 Shares Worth $3,708

RENN Fund President Murray Stahl Purchases 1,134 Shares Worth $3,708

Murray Stahl, President and Co-Portfolio Manager of RENN Fund (RCG), reported buying 1,134 shares of common stock on April 2, 2026, spending a total of $3,708 at $3.27 per share. The direct portion of the purchase increased Stahl's direct holdings to 159,968 shares. The acquisitions included multiple indirect purchases through affiliated entities a…

Boot Barn Shares Climb After Jefferies Raises Rating to Buy

Boot Barn Shares Climb After Jefferies Raises Rating to Buy

Boot Barn Holdings Inc (NYSE:BOOT) stock jumped 8% on Monday following Jefferies' upgrade from Hold to Buy and a price target of $195. The analyst pointed to a valuation compression from roughly 24x to 16x earnings while noting continued top-line resilience, new store growth and stable fundamentals. The upgrade arrives amid a decline in the stock d…

Netflix launches 'Netflix Playground' app aimed at young children

Netflix launches 'Netflix Playground' app aimed at young children

On April 6, Netflix introduced Netflix Playground, a children-focused gaming app featuring licensed characters such as Peppa Pig and Sesame Street. The app, aimed at children eight and under, includes offline play, parental controls, and a no-ads, no in-app-purchases policy. It is included across all membership tiers and is initially available in s…

JFrog: Betting on the AI Code Explosion Through DevOps Infrastructure

JFrog: Betting on the AI Code Explosion Through DevOps Infrastructure

JFrog sits at the plumbing layer of modern software delivery — artifact management, CI/CD orchestration and security - and is uniquely positioned to capture rising AI-driven developer workloads. With accelerating cloud revenue, improving operating cash flow, and constructive technicals, this trade targets a re-rating as investors rotate into AI inf…