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  • U.N. Security Council set to vote on a revised resolution to protect commercial navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The draft removes authorization for force and instead endorses coordinated defensive actions and vessel escorts.
  • Passage is uncertain because the text needs at least nine affirmative votes and no veto from any permanent member.
  • Oil traders and shipping insurers are watching the vote for disruption risk to tanker routes and freight costs.
  • President Trump framed an Easter weekend rescue as a turning point in the Iran campaign and asserted personal command of the operation.
  • The White House public briefing emphasized operational details and criticized slow diplomacy and reluctant allies amid low public support.

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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…

Federal Judge Dismisses Class Action Over Lead in Popular Stanley Tumblers

Federal Judge Dismisses Class Action Over Lead in Popular Stanley Tumblers

A U.S. district judge in Seattle threw out a proposed class-action suit that alleged the maker of Stanley tumblers concealed the presence of lead in the products, concluding plaintiffs did not show a specific and plausible risk of harm or that the use of lead would be material to reasonable consumers. The manufacturer says lead-containing pellets u…

Micron, Kratos Rally as Markets See Mixed Moves Across Large and Small Caps

Micron, Kratos Rally as Markets See Mixed Moves Across Large and Small Caps

Trading on Monday produced a mix of pronounced gains and declines across the market. Micron and several large and mid-cap technology and defense names rose, while high-profile declines included Tesla and a handful of payment, semiconductor and renewable-related names. News items cited by traders included analyst upgrades, coverage initiations and a…

Upgrade Signal: Why Delta Is a Relative Winner in Volatile Skies

Upgrade Signal: Why Delta Is a Relative Winner in Volatile Skies

Delta Air Lines trades at an attractive multiple with strong free cash flow, solid returns on equity and a unique refinery business that cushions fuel volatility. Technicals show constructive momentum and short interest has pulled back. I rate DAL as a tactical long for investors willing to ride macro volatility over the next 180 trading days.

Micron at the Center of the AI Memory Supercycle - A Tactical Long

Micron at the Center of the AI Memory Supercycle - A Tactical Long

Micron (MU) is trading at $378.22 with a $426B market cap. Strong fundamentals, healthy cash flow, and structural HBM shortages make MU a high-conviction, tactical long over the next 180 trading days. This piece lays out an entry, stop, targets, catalysts and risks for a trade that aims to capture the ongoing AI memory supercycle.

Trump Issues Ultimatum to Iran, Warns of Possible Overnight Strike

Trump Issues Ultimatum to Iran, Warns of Possible Overnight Strike

President Donald Trump told reporters that Iran could be neutralized in a single night if it failed to reach a ceasefire agreement by Tuesday night, warning of broad attacks on power plants and other critical infrastructure. Senior U.S. officials described escalating strike activity and provided an account of a multi-day search-and-rescue operation…

Buy the Dip: Why Meta Is a Risk-Adjusted Long for the AI Cycle

Buy the Dip: Why Meta Is a Risk-Adjusted Long for the AI Cycle

Meta's core advertising cash engine remains healthy, free cash flow is large, and management is deploying capital into AI at scale. Recent legal noise and heavy near-term capex have pressured the stock into a more attractive entry. This trade idea lays out an actionable long with entry, stop, targets, catalysts and balanced risks over a 180-trading…

Fed Officials Flag Inflation as Primary Risk as Energy Costs Rise

Fed Officials Flag Inflation as Primary Risk as Energy Costs Rise

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee signaled that inflation is a larger immediate concern than the labor market, endorsing tighter monetary policy as energy prices climb due to the Iran war. Using a four-color assessment scale in a joint interview, both officials placed inflation in the orange-to-red zone …

Fed Officials Flag Inflation as Primary Concern, Say Labor Market Less Troubling

Fed Officials Flag Inflation as Primary Concern, Say Labor Market Less Troubling

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack described inflation as a more acute problem than employment in a joint interview, using a four-color risk scale to convey that inflation is at least 'orange' and possibly shifting toward 'red' amid rising gasoline prices and other price pressures. Both signaled preferenc…

Okta and Agentic AI: A Trade to Capture Identity's Next Growth Wave

Okta and Agentic AI: A Trade to Capture Identity's Next Growth Wave

Okta's identity stack is uniquely positioned to become the control plane for agentic AI access in enterprises. The stock is trading at $80.75 with a $14.3B market cap and strong free cash flow; this trade targets $110 over a 180-trading-day horizon with a $69 stop loss to balance upside from AI-driven demand against near-term growth questions.

Airstrike Near Gaza School Kills Dozens as Ceasefire Shows Cracks

Airstrike Near Gaza School Kills Dozens as Ceasefire Shows Cracks

At least 10 people were killed and several others wounded when Israeli drones struck a neighborhood outside a school sheltering displaced Palestinians, according to health officials and medics. The attack followed clashes between residents and an Israeli-backed militia that residents say attempted an abduction at the school. Additional fatalities f…

Atlas Lithium: Buy the Post-Agreement Rebound — Tactical Long with Defined Risk

Atlas Lithium: Buy the Post-Agreement Rebound — Tactical Long with Defined Risk

Atlas Lithium's share price recovered after the recent cooperation agreement, creating a tactical long opportunity. The rebound reflects renewed investor confidence in project execution and access to offtake/technical support. I rate the stock a buy for a mid-term swing trade with strict risk controls: entry $0.48, stop $0.36, initial target $1.00 …