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  • U.S. envoy urged Taiwan's legislature to approve a supplemental defense budget for U.S. systems and domestic weapons.
  • Chinese semiconductor stocks climbed on renewed AI demand, with SMIC up about 9% and foundry, packaging and equipment names rallying.
  • Global markets refocused on AI after hyperscaler spending signals and strong chip earnings, lifting Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to record highs.
  • Iran's deputy foreign minister flew to Moscow as U.S.-Iran talks stalled, and Strait of Hormuz disruptions pushed oil prices higher.
  • Goldman raised Q4 2026 Brent and WTI forecasts, citing weaker Middle East output and delayed normalization of Hormuz exports.
  • The U.S. and EU signed deals to deepen critical-minerals cooperation and explore trade measures to reduce processing concentration risks.
  • Toyota's global March sales fell 7.3% year-on-year as Middle East weakness and a RAV4 production changeover hit deliveries.

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Athens Stocks Rise as Banking, Construction and Travel Drive Gains

Athens Stocks Rise as Banking, Construction and Travel Drive Gains

Greece's equity market closed higher on Monday, with the Athens General Composite up 1.78% as gains in Banking, Construction and Travel sectors pushed the index upward. Alpha Bank, Intralot and Gek Terna were among the session's top performers, while Motor Oil Hellas, Qualco Group and HELLENiQ ENERGY were the largest decliners. Commodities and curr…

Cohen & Co EVP Joseph W. Pooler Jr. Sells $115,821 in Shares

Cohen & Co EVP Joseph W. Pooler Jr. Sells $115,821 in Shares

Joseph W. Pooler Jr., Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Cohen & Co Inc. (NASDAQ: COHN), sold 6,818 shares of the company's common stock on March 19 and 20, 2026, for a combined total of about $115,821, according to a Form 4 filing. After the sales, Pooler retains direct ownership of 69,073 shares. Separately, Cohen …

Equity Bancshares CHRO Disposes of $19,768 in Class A Shares

Equity Bancshares CHRO Disposes of $19,768 in Class A Shares

Equity Bancshares Inc.'s Chief Human Resources Officer, Ann Knutson, sold 450 shares of Class A common stock on March 19, 2026, generating $19,768 at $43.93 per share. The sale was reported in a Form 4 filed March 23, 2026. The company recently declared a quarterly cash dividend and reported fourth-quarter 2025 core EPS that diverged from some anal…

Novo Nordisk: Short the Complacency — Priced For Disaster

Novo Nordisk: Short the Complacency — Priced For Disaster

Novo Nordisk looks dangerously exposed: cheap semaglutide generics from India, a troubled pipeline headline and stretched capital-market expectations have already crushed the stock from a $81 52-week high to the mid-$30s. Combine a heavy institutional short interest, weakening technicals and near-term legal/regulatory headlines, and you have a trad…

Carbon Capture Plays for an AI-driven Infrastructure Buildout

Carbon Capture Plays for an AI-driven Infrastructure Buildout

Barclays highlights a broad roster of companies positioned to supply carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology and services as AI infrastructure investment from Western hyperscalers rises. With data center construction timelines measured in years and large gas power plants taking much longer to come online, demand for carbon management acro…

Faraday Future Shares Jump After SEC Closes Probe Without Action

Faraday Future Shares Jump After SEC Closes Probe Without Action

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIE) saw its stock climb 26% after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission informed the company and two executives that it has concluded an investigation and will not recommend enforcement action. The inquiry concerned transactions tied to Faraday Future's 2021 PIPE and SPAC activity. The compan…

Renn Fund Executive Murray Stahl Buys 1,134 Shares Worth $3,696

Renn Fund Executive Murray Stahl Buys 1,134 Shares Worth $3,696

Murray Stahl, who serves as President and Co-Portfolio Manager at RENN Fund, Inc. (RCG), purchased 1,134 shares of the company's common stock on March 20, 2026, at $3.26 per share for a total consideration of $3,696. After the acquisition Stahl's direct ownership stands at 156,734 shares. The stock is trading at $3.28, close to its 52-week peak of …

Analyst: Microsoft Copilot Reorganization Signals Growing Execution Strains

Analyst: Microsoft Copilot Reorganization Signals Growing Execution Strains

A new note from Melius Research argues that recent internal changes to Microsoft’s Copilot organization and frictions with OpenAI reveal deeper operational and strategic challenges, raising questions about Azure upside, R&D cost pressures and demand for Copilot as a paid offering. The firm cut its MSFT price target to $400 and flagged potential hea…

HBM Shortage Could Double Micron to $1 Trillion — A Trade Plan

HBM Shortage Could Double Micron to $1 Trillion — A Trade Plan

Micron is the biggest pure-play memory beneficiary of an HBM shortage tied to AI infrastructure. Strong revenue/earnings beats, robust free cash flow and low leverage support a bull case that could take the stock to ~$890 (implied $1T market cap). Trade plan provided with entry at $416.00, stop at $360.00 and a long-term target of $890.00 (180 trad…

Airlines Extend Cancellations as Middle East Airspace Closures Persist

Airlines Extend Cancellations as Middle East Airspace Closures Persist

Global aviation continues to face severe disruption after the conflict in Iran prompted the closure of key Middle Eastern air hubs, including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi. Tens of thousands of passengers have been stranded as airlines from Europe, Asia and North America suspend or alter services to destinations across the region. The following is a ca…

Buy Palantir on the Dip - Anthropic Fears Are Overstated

Buy Palantir on the Dip - Anthropic Fears Are Overstated

Palantir's share move after Wedbush reiteration and a 5% pop shows market sensitivity to headline risk. The real business - mission-critical deployments, long-duration government contracts and platform-led commercial traction - is poorly captured by single-model competition narratives (Anthropic). We favor a long trade targeting the $230 analyst le…

PayPal at a Crossroads - Cheap Cash Flow Meets Execution Risk

PayPal at a Crossroads - Cheap Cash Flow Meets Execution Risk

PayPal's stock trades like a company in distress while its cash generation and balance-sheet metrics still look solid. With a market cap near $42B, free cash flow of $5.56B and an implied P/E around 8, we think a measured long makes sense. This trade bets on valuation mean reversion, stabilization under new management and a de-risking of the litiga…