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  • Asian equities climbed, with record rallies in Japan and South Korea led by semiconductors and AI-linked stocks.
  • Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit fresh highs in the U.S., underpinning global risk appetite for tech and chip names.
  • Crude oil surged after U.S.-Iran talks stalled, curbing further equity upside.
  • Kia narrowed its price gap with Chinese EVs in Europe, using higher incentives that boosted sales but cut quarterly profit.
  • Geopolitical-driven energy risk now poses the largest near-term threat to the market rally.

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Japan Post Holdings Disposes of Aflac Shares Worth $1.08 Million

Japan Post Holdings Disposes of Aflac Shares Worth $1.08 Million

Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd., identified as a ten-percent owner of Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL), sold 10,100 shares of Aflac common stock on March 19, 2026, according to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The two transactions generated $1.08 million in proceeds. Aflac reported mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results, with earnings pe…

Gulf carriers reel as Iran conflict curtails flights and trims capacity

Gulf carriers reel as Iran conflict curtails flights and trims capacity

Major Middle Eastern airlines have seen operations severely curtailed after the Iran conflict produced drone and missile activity across the Gulf. State-backed carriers grounded flights following initial strikes on Iran on February 28 and have only partially restored capacity since, while the disruption has pushed up costs, reduced passenger demand…

BofA Sees EUR/USD Sliding to 1.14 Before Recovering to 1.20 as Energy Shock and Geopolitics Reshape Outlook

BofA Sees EUR/USD Sliding to 1.14 Before Recovering to 1.20 as Energy Shock and Geopolitics Reshape Outlook

Bank of America strategists, including Adarsh Sinha, now expect the euro to weaken against the U.S. dollar in the near term—revising their EUR/USD forecast to 1.14—before regaining strength later in the year toward a 1.20 year-end target. The revision reflects altered macro assumptions following the Middle East conflict and related energy supply di…

Thomson Reuters: Buy the Defensive Moat After an Overdone Pullback

Thomson Reuters: Buy the Defensive Moat After an Overdone Pullback

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has been punished this year even as its core Legal, Tax & Accounting, and Corporate content businesses continue to produce recurring revenue and pricing power. At a $40.3B market cap, 2.6% yield and a trailing P/E near 28, the stock looks mispriced relative to the durability of its cash flows and the optionality in AI-enabled …

Rubrik: Ignore the Noise — Buy the Free Cash Flow Story

Rubrik: Ignore the Noise — Buy the Free Cash Flow Story

Rubrik just delivered a quarter that beats on revenue and EPS, and its free cash flow is accelerating. The market has punished software names on AI disruption fears, but Rubrik's data-resilience positioning and a $238M quarterly free cash flow print argue for buying the pullback. This trade plan defines entry, stop and target for a mid-term window …

Fed Governor Miran Says Too Early to Gauge Oil Shock, Reaffirms Case for Rate Cuts

Fed Governor Miran Says Too Early to Gauge Oil Shock, Reaffirms Case for Rate Cuts

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said it is too soon to determine how the recent spike in oil prices will affect the U.S. economy over the 12-month horizon that matters for monetary policy. He maintained his stance that softer job market conditions justify additional rate cuts, noting he dissented at the Fed's recent meeting and now expects f…

Starfighters Space CEO Tim Franta Outlines Operational Roadmap After IPO

Starfighters Space CEO Tim Franta Outlines Operational Roadmap After IPO

Starfighters Space Inc began trading on the NYSE American in December 2025. Its shares have fallen about 38% year-to-date from an initial post-IPO peak. Newly appointed CEO Tim Franta, who previously led development of the STARLAUNCH air-launch system, described the company’s operational focus on two mission classes - supersonic atmospheric test fl…

Strategy Inc. Uses Common Stock Proceeds to Acquire $76.5M in Bitcoin

Strategy Inc. Uses Common Stock Proceeds to Acquire $76.5M in Bitcoin

Strategy Inc. purchased approximately $76.5 million of Bitcoin by selling Class A common shares at the market, acquiring 1,031 BTC between March 16 and March 22. The move follows a larger capital raise the prior week using "Stretch" perpetual preferred shares, and highlights the company’s alternating funding approach between equity dilution and fix…

Neuronetics Insider Increases Stake With $238,955 Stock Purchase

Neuronetics Insider Increases Stake With $238,955 Stock Purchase

Jorey Chernett, who holds a roughly ten percent ownership stake in Neuronetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: STIM), acquired 169,472 shares of the company on March 20, 2026, in a set of transactions filed on a Form 4 with the SEC. The purchase, executed at a weighted average price of $1.41 per share, totaled $238,955 and increased Chernett's direct holdings to 8,…

Insider Jorey Chernett Adds $110,800 in AirSculpt Technologies Stock

Insider Jorey Chernett Adds $110,800 in AirSculpt Technologies Stock

Jorey Chernett, a 10% shareholder of AirSculpt Technologies, acquired 40,000 shares of common stock on March 20, 2026, for $110,800. The purchases, executed at prices between $2.73 and $2.79 per share, bring Chernett's direct holdings to 6,793,761 shares. The transaction occurs while the stock trades at $2.86 and amid a pending 15-day filing extens…

Fed Governor Miran Keeps 2026 Cut Outlook Despite Middle East Shock

Fed Governor Miran Keeps 2026 Cut Outlook Despite Middle East Shock

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said policymakers should refrain from altering monetary policy in response to near-term disruptions tied to the conflict involving the US and Israel in Iran. While acknowledging that higher oil prices raise inflationary risks and weigh on growth and the labor market, Miran said his pre-conflict forecast of fou…

Pound Strengthens Above $1.34 After U.S. Pause on Iran Energy Strikes

Pound Strengthens Above $1.34 After U.S. Pause on Iran Energy Strikes

The British pound climbed above $1.34 on Monday, recovering from earlier lows near $1.32, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a temporary delay in military strikes targeting Iranian energy infrastructure following what he described as productive discussions. Global equities moved higher while oil and gold prices fell sharply on the developm…

EasyJet Warns Passengers of Likely Fare Increases as Fuel Hedges Wind Down

EasyJet Warns Passengers of Likely Fare Increases as Fuel Hedges Wind Down

EasyJet chief executive Kenton Jarvis warned that consumers across Europe should expect higher air fares toward the end of the summer as the Iran war pushes up fuel costs and the carrier's current hedges roll off. The airline disclosed its hedging positions in January, covering a substantial portion of near-term fuel needs at set prices, with lower…