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  • U.S. CPI, University of Michigan sentiment and factory orders are due Friday morning, setting up potential market-moving data.
  • Sodexo reports before the open and The Children's Place reports after the close, with the latter expected to post an EPS loss.
  • Stocks swung sharply Thursday as company-specific news drove outsized moves across mega-, mid- and small-cap names.
  • Texas Pacific Land shares fell sharply after the death of a major shareholder executive raised ownership and leadership concerns.
  • Gulf Coast refining margins surged to multi-year highs as Middle East disruptions tightened fuel markets and boosted U.S. exports.
  • Mexico's annual inflation rose to 4.59% in March, deepening a split at the central bank ahead of the May decision.
  • White House said Trump discussed pulling some U.S. forces from Europe, but no formal decision or Pentagon orders have been issued.

Latest Articles

JPMorgan Lifts Apple Price Target to $325 After Strong Margin Print

JPMorgan Lifts Apple Price Target to $325 After Strong Margin Print

JPMorgan raised its price target on Apple to $325 from $315 while maintaining an Overweight rating, citing robust product gross margins and iPhone revenue upside. The move follows fiscal first-quarter 2026 results that beat expectations, with broad strength across iPhone and Services revenue. Several other firms adjusted targets or ratings after th…

Orion Energy Systems Shares Drop After $7M Secondary Offering Announcement

Orion Energy Systems Shares Drop After $7M Secondary Offering Announcement

Orion Energy Systems Inc. said it will offer 500,000 shares at $14.00 per share in a public offering expected to raise roughly $7.0 million in gross proceeds. The company plans to use most of the funds to pay down debt under its existing credit agreement, with the remainder allocated to working capital and general corporate purposes. Following the …

Starbucks Sets 2028 Financial Targets as Analysts Call Goals Achievable

Starbucks Sets 2028 Financial Targets as Analysts Call Goals Achievable

Starbucks' 2026 investor day presented a roadmap toward fiscal 2028 objectives that analysts at Bernstein and Morgan Stanley judged credible and, in Bernstein's words, largely beatable. The company outlined a fiscal 2028 EPS range of $3.35 to $4, a $2 billion gross savings target and initiatives aimed at lifting customer checks through food and pro…

Wolfe Raises Nvidia Price Target to $275 Citing Rack-Scale Momentum

Wolfe Raises Nvidia Price Target to $275 Citing Rack-Scale Momentum

Wolfe Research increased its Nvidia price target to $275 from $250, based on supply-chain checks and modeling that emphasize rack-scale deployments, rising average selling prices and persistent gross margins. The firm projects substantial Blackwell and Rubin rack volumes, strong GPU unit growth through 2027, and very large data center revenue figur…

Piper Sandler Raises VF Corp. Target to $18, Keeps Neutral Rating

Piper Sandler Raises VF Corp. Target to $18, Keeps Neutral Rating

Piper Sandler increased its price objective for VF Corp. to $18.00 from $14.00 while leaving the stock at a Neutral rating. The revision follows an investor meeting with senior management and VF's fiscal third-quarter earnings beat, though the updated target remains below the company's current trading price of $20.11. The firm noted stronger digita…

Piper Sandler Keeps Overweight on NovoCure, Sees Large Upside as Leadership and Guidance Changes Take Hold

Piper Sandler Keeps Overweight on NovoCure, Sees Large Upside as Leadership and Guidance Changes Take Hold

Piper Sandler has reaffirmed an Overweight rating on NovoCure Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVCR) and set a $27.00 price target, implying more than 118% upside from the stock's then-current price of $12.38. InvestingPro analysis flagged the shares as appearing undervalued based on a Fair Value assessment. The research note highlights strategic and messaging adjust…

KGHM Shares Drop After Sudden CEO Removal; Acting Chief Named

KGHM Shares Drop After Sudden CEO Removal; Acting Chief Named

KGHM's stock fell more than 8% on Friday after the Polish copper and silver producer abruptly removed chief executive Andrzej Szydlo and Vice President Piotr Stryczek. Supervisory board member Remigiusz Paszkiewicz has been appointed acting CEO. Morgan Stanley called the move a "negative surprise" and highlighted uncertainty around the company's ne…

KeyBanc Holds Sector Weight on Apple After Strong Q1 Results

KeyBanc Holds Sector Weight on Apple After Strong Q1 Results

KeyBanc Capital Markets left its Sector Weight rating on Apple following the company’s fiscal first-quarter 2026 report, citing strong operational results but a valuation it views as full and expectations for slower growth. The quarter delivered sizable iPhone revenue gains, earnings-per-share acceleration and guidance above consensus, while margin…

Canada GDP Flat in November as Manufacturing Drop Offsets Service Sector Recovery

Canada GDP Flat in November as Manufacturing Drop Offsets Service Sector Recovery

Canada's real gross domestic product was essentially flat in November after a 0.3% decline in October, as a 1.3% fall in manufacturing and a 2.1% drop in wholesale trade offset expansions in retail sales, public sector activity and transportation. Early December data point to a 0.1% rise, but the quarter likely recorded a 0.1% contraction, leaving …