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First Majestic (AG) has retraced sharply from a $32 52-week high after a metal-price driven selloff and geopolitically amplified headline risk. The business remains a pure-play Mexican silver producer with improving production cadence, manageable leverage and positive free cash flow. I believe the market has overshot on macro risk; I’m initiating a…
Australian equities closed modestly lower on Thursday with the S&P/ASX 200 easing 0.10% as losses were concentrated in the Information Technology, Gold and Telecoms Services sectors. Decliners outnumbered advancers by a wide margin, while a handful of individual stocks posted notable gains and declines. Volatility gauges and key commodity prices al…
Kingsoft Corporation reported a 29% year-on-year increase in profit attributable to owners, reaching 2.00 billion yuan for the fiscal year, supported by investment gains and growth in its office software division. The result accompanied a 6% decline in total revenue to 9.68 billion yuan and a 51% drop in operating profit as the company increased sp…
China Life Insurance reported a 44% rise in 2025 net profit to 154.08 billion yuan and a 16.5% increase in total revenues to 615.07 billion yuan, yet the company's stock dropped sharply after disclosure that the fourth quarter produced a loss of 13.87 billion yuan. Market volatility, rising investment and impairment losses and a slowing domestic ec…
Here Group sits early on an intellectual-property monetization path: the core mapping and location stack is maturation-stage technology with potential high-margin licensing downstream. The Enlight joint venture is the binary upside - it can accelerate monetization via tier-one distribution, but it's also a wildcard. We recommend a risk-sized long w…
Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is set to appear in a U.S. court on narcoterrorism and related criminal charges that hinge on proving a knowing nexus between drug trafficking and groups the U.S. classifies as terrorist organizations. The 2006 narcoterrorism statute has produced few durable convictions at trial, and several earlier wins w…
Japan is reportedly exploring an unconventional tactic to support the yen by taking short positions in oil futures using its foreign-exchange reserves. The proposal, driven by concern that rising crude prices and the Middle East conflict are amplifying dollar demand, is under internal discussion but faces skepticism from analysts and some officials…
Most Asian currencies traded in narrow ranges while the U.S. dollar remained firm as investors parsed ambiguous signals over a U.S. proposal to end hostilities in the Middle East. Oil markets were subdued and the Indian rupee traded close to its record lows as traders weighed geopolitical uncertainty alongside expectations around U.S. monetary poli…
Trade ministers from across the globe gathered in Yaounde on March 26 for a four-day negotiation aimed at reshaping the World Trade Organization. Delegates arrive without a clear, commonly agreed roadmap and amid warnings that failure to reach concrete outcomes could fragment global trade governance. Key flashpoints include the future of the morato…
Iranic officials say they have received and are reviewing a U.S. ceasefire proposal relayed through intermediaries, yet deny engaging in direct negotiations to end nearly four weeks of fighting. U.S. President Donald Trump said Iranian leaders want a deal but are constrained by internal and external threats. The conflict has widened economic and hu…
Shares of South Korea’s largest memory manufacturers fell sharply after Google researchers introduced TurboQuant, an algorithm Google says can reduce AI working memory needs while preserving performance. The announcement coincided with declines among U.S. memory-equipment peers and knocked the KOSPI lower.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) looks attractive as a mid-term trade on accelerating AI-driven CPU demand and recent pricing power, but investors should be cautious because valuation is stretched and competitors are closing gaps. Entry at the current level, a protective stop below recent support, and a target near the 52-week high make for a defined r…
Reflection AI, a startup backed by Nvidia, is pursuing roughly $25 billion in valuation by raising approximately $2.5 billion in new capital, according to people familiar with the matter. The raise would more than triple the company's prior valuation near $8 billion. Reflection, founded in 2024, has already secured in excess of $2 billion in financ…
Rising geopolitical risk in the Middle East is compressing global grain flows and freight capacity, creating a favorable backdrop for integrated agribusiness operators. Bunge stands to benefit from higher grain and oilseed prices, freight spreads and its logistics footprint. Absent a fresh financial snapshot in our feed, this trade idea leans on in…
Gold traded largely unchanged in Asian hours as investors parsed conflicting indications about a U.S. proposal to end the Iran conflict. Spot bullion ticked up modestly while futures slipped, with the precious metal's recovery since a recent correction constrained by ongoing geopolitical and monetary policy uncertainty.
FEMA said it is restarting a grant program it had canceled last year and is now accepting applications, following court rulings that found the termination unlawful and ordered further steps to restore the program. The agency announced $1 billion in funding for states, local governments, territories and Tribal Nations to support pre-disaster mitigat…
Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. announced the filing of its 2025 annual report and audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, with both the SEC and Canadian securities authorities. The filings are publicly accessible online and hard copies are available to shareholders on request.
Asian equity markets traded in a subdued range as investors weighed conflicting messages about a possible ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran and braced for renewed pressure from rising oil prices. South Korea and Hong Kong led declines while Japan moved lower after initially opening higher. Tehran said it would review a U.S. 15-point proposal but …
Reflection AI, a startup backed by Nvidia, is reportedly negotiating a $2.5 billion funding round that would value the company at $25 billion pre-money. The Wall Street Journal cited people familiar with the matter and said JPMorgan Chase is considering taking part via its Security and Resiliency Initiative. The proposed valuation would be higher t…
President Donald Trump has told associates he wants to avoid a prolonged war with Iran and is pressing advisers to limit hostilities to a four-to-six week window, privately saying he believes the conflict is nearing its final phase. The White House is also coordinating a mid-May summit with China that takes this timeframe into account. Fighting bet…
Asian stock markets traded unevenly while the dollar stayed firm as investors reacted cautiously to shifting developments in the Middle East. Iran said it would consider a U.S. 15-point ceasefire proposal, a move that followed earlier dismissal by Iranian officials. The widening conflict has disrupted flows through the Strait of Hormuz, pushed Bren…
Taiwan's defence minister said the island received a letter of guarantee from Washington indicating the next U.S. arms sale is proceeding, while a separate, large arms package worth about $14 billion awaits U.S. approval and could be finalised following a planned presidential visit to China in mid-May.
Foreign ministers from the G7 and the European Union are gathering at the Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay outside Paris as war in Ukraine and the conflict with Iran frame talks. Allies are pressing for clarification from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on U.S. and Israeli operations in Iran and for assurances that any negotiated outcome for Ukraine w…
Fortinet is a high-quality cybersecurity franchise trading near $79 with durable fundamentals - healthy free cash flow, high retention and profitable margins - despite bearish sector momentum. This trade idea outlines a mid-term swing (45 trading days) long setup: entry $78.90, stop $72.00, target $95.00, backed by valuation, cash flow and technica…
Constellation Energy sits at the intersection of stable regulated utility cash flows and explosive demand from hyperscale AI data centers. Recent asset sales, strategic partnerships, and steady free cash flow give this trade a constructive fundamental backdrop. We outline a mid-term swing trade with an entry at $303.37, a $360 target and a $280 sto…
