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Activist investor Elliott Investment Management has acquired a multibillion-dollar stake in Synopsys and intends to press the company to extract more revenue and profit from its software and services business. Elliott’s managing partner said Synopsys is well positioned to benefit from rising chip complexity driven by AI. Synopsys confirmed regular …
Activist investor Elliott Investment Management has amassed a multibillion-dollar stake in Synopsys Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. Elliott intends to press the chip design software company to increase profitability from its software and services operations. The exact size of the holding has not been disclosed. Synopsys is posit…
Goldman Sachs has raised its oil price forecasts again, citing an extended disruption in Strait of Hormuz flows and heightened structural risks from concentrated global production and limited spare capacity. The bank now expects a sharp near-term rise in Brent, lifted 2026 and longer-dated forecasts, and warns of significant upside in extreme scena…
New Zealand’s long-standing tendency to rely on a buoyant housing market to lift the economy during downturns has faltered. Despite aggressive cuts in the policy rate, house prices remain roughly 20% below their pandemic peak and a combination of global oil-price-driven inflation and domestic weakness is complicating the Reserve Bank’s policy choic…
Fonterra Co-operative Group increased its full-year earnings guidance for continuing operations and raised its farmgate milk price range after reporting a modest rise in half-year profit. The world’s largest dairy exporter also announced a higher interim dividend and a special Mainland dividend, while cautioning that the Middle East conflict could …
Moscow's MOEX Russia Index finished the session unchanged at the close, with several headline names showing no price movement. Key commodity and currency benchmarks diverged: crude oil contracts climbed, gold futures retreated and the ruble strengthened against the dollar and euro. The intraday report cited sector leadership but did not specify whi…
A Jefferies survey of 30 CIOs and IT decision-makers indicates that increased investments in artificial intelligence are unlikely to come at the expense of cybersecurity funding. Respondents reported that cybersecurity is not expected to be among top areas for budget cuts to finance AI initiatives. Instead, companies are prepared to reallocate fund…
Thousands of people have died across several Middle Eastern countries since coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 and Iran’s subsequent attacks on Israel, U.S. bases and Gulf states. Reported death tolls differ by source and country, with a range of civilian and military casualties reported through March 22.
The U.S. Senate voted 54-37 to end debate on the nomination of Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security, clearing the way for a possible confirmation vote on Monday. The nomination previously cleared a Senate committee despite opposition from its chair, and, if confirmed, Mullin would succeed Kristi Noem, who …
Israeli airstrikes on Sunday struck two different locations in the Gaza Strip, killing four people in separate attacks, health officials said. Three men described as members of the Hamas-led police force were killed in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, while an earlier strike in the Sheikh Radwan quarter of northern Gaza killed a leader of a Fatah…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged continued sanctions and concerted action against vessels supporting Russia's oil exports ahead of a second day of discussions between Ukrainian and U.S. delegations in Florida. Russian representatives were absent from the talks, which had been expected to include them in Abu Dhabi. Washington's proposed…
DoorDash posted signs of sustained order acceleration and expanding grocery/retail penetration even as macro sentiment softened. The stock is trading near a recent low at $157.70 with attractive technical discounts (RSI ~34) and still-solid fundamentals (free cash flow of $2.174B). This trade idea buys the bounce for a mid-term move to $190 with a …
Bank of America suggests the recent selloff in Japanese equities likely represents a short-term bottom after a marked spike in volatility, but cautions that the market remains highly exposed to geopolitical developments tied to the Middle East. The brokerage says stabilization in energy markets - especially around the Strait of Hormuz - would be a …
Standard Motor Products (SMP) is trading at a valuation that understates durable aftermarket demand, recent M&A optionality and a newly raised dividend. With technical oversold conditions and EV/EBITDA near 7.6x, a disciplined long trade around $34.70 offers asymmetric upside to a $42 target while keeping risk defined at $31.
Nvidia is trading off recent headline-driven volatility, but the fundamentals and industry position argue for a long trade. Market cap near $4.26 trillion, free cash flow of roughly $96.7B and dominant data-center GPU share support upside. This trade targets $240 in the next 180 trading days with a disciplined $150 stop.
Mako Mining (MAKO) presents an asymmetric trade: limited downside if near-term news validated, outsized upside if the company proves up Nevada mineralization or secures favorable financing. Public disclosure is thin, which raises execution risk. This note lays out a specific entry ($0.20), stop ($0.10) and target ($0.60) for a mid-term swing trade …
Concerns about the private credit market have increased, yet Barclays argues the situation today lacks the scale and direct system connections that made the 2008 financial crisis systemic. While market caution and limited contagion have been visible, direct exposures within banks and insurers remain modest and corporate balance sheets are generally…
Plains All American (PAA) is a crude-focused midstream operator that combines a >7% distribution yield, steady free cash flow generation, and recent distribution increases. At $21.68 the units trade below recent highs with a sensible P/E ~13 and EV/EBITDA ~10.5. This trade idea recommends a long position as a yield shelter and tactical crude exposu…
A widening Middle East confrontation and a sharp rise in energy prices have become the dominant forces shaping investor behavior, pressuring U.S. equities, lifting Treasury yields and reducing expectations for near-term interest rate cuts. Market participants are watching oil prices, the flow of crude through the Strait of Hormuz and key technical …
Novartis's $3B Synnovation deal for SNV4818, fresh pediatric approvals for Cosentyx, and visibility into mid-single-digit growth create a tangible earnings and revenue catalyst profile. The shares are trading off recent highs and show oversold technicals, setting up a mid-term long trade with defined risk management.
Tokyo Metro offers a defensive way to own Japanese urban infrastructure exposure with a plausible upside if the yen appreciates and domestic travel continues to normalize. This trade idea lays out a concrete entry, stop and target for a long-term trade and explains the operational and macro catalysts that could drive returns over the next 180 tradi…
Cuban authorities began early restoration work after the national power grid collapsed for the second time within seven days. A failure at a major thermoelectric plant in Nuevitas triggered a cascading outage that left the country's roughly 10 million residents without electricity. Officials say smaller closed circuits have been put in place across…
Two ballistic missiles launched from Iran struck southern Israeli towns overnight on March 22, causing major structural damage in Arad and injuries to scores of civilians. Emergency teams conducted search and rescue in multi-story buildings blown open by the blasts. Israeli officials say Iran targeted population centers while Iran’s Revolutionary G…
Israel's defense minister has directed the armed forces to destroy all bridges spanning Lebanon's Litani River and to intensify demolition of homes close to the Israeli frontier. The measures are presented as efforts to impede movement of militants and weapons, and follow recent cross-border attacks that resulted in the first civilian fatality in t…
Home BancShares (HOMB) just picked up Mountain Commerce Bancorp in a small, strategic acquisition that should be accretive to deposits and loan footprint across Middle and East Tennessee. At $26.12, the stock trades at a P/E of ~11.2 and P/B ~1.22 with a 3.05% yield — valuations that leave room for upside as integration and earnings catalysts unfol…
