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Representative Zoe Lofgren has accused Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick of arranging a $1.58 billion proposed investment in USA Rare Earth in a manner that could give the federal government lasting leverage over the company while benefiting a family-run investment firm tied to Lutnick. In a 10-page letter, Lofgren highlighted provisions that would…
Tesla expects the Netherlands vehicle authority RDW to grant approval for its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system by April 10, 2026, a three-week slip from an earlier target. The company says it has finished final vehicle tests and supplied documentation for UN R-171 approval and Article 39 exemptions, with RDW conducting an internal review. Tesl…
HSBC moved Accenture to a Hold rating from Reduce after the stock's sharp decline pushed valuations to levels that better reflect uncertainty around artificial intelligence. The bank trimmed its price target to $220 from $235 and said the risk-reward now looks balanced following roughly a 37% drop over the past year. HSBC pointed to modest outperfo…
Denmark's main bourse closed lower on Friday, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 sliding 0.89% to a fresh five-year low. Losses were concentrated in the Financials, Chemicals and Software & Computer Services sectors, while a handful of healthcare and renewable-energy stocks outperformed. Market breadth favored decliners, and commodities and currency market…
Bank of America in a strategy note advises investors to favor higher-quality, large-cap value stocks as a defensive stance against prolonged geopolitical turmoil, oil-fueled inflation risks and a potential credit cycle. The note highlights historical support for buying dips after shocks, warns that markets may have underreacted to the current confl…
Culp Inc. President and CEO Robert George Culp IV bought 2,941 shares of common stock for $3.13 per share on March 18, 2026, a $9,205 transaction completed above the current market price. The purchase comes as the company posted a third-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings miss, with EPS and revenue falling short of forecasts.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected to travel to Hungary in early April, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. The visit comes as Prime Minister Viktor Orban confronts what officials describe as his most difficult election since 2010, with polls showing him trailing centre-right challenger Peter Magyar ahead of the April 12 …
Cheniere is wired to win from contracted LNG volumes, capacity expansion and geopolitical supply shocks. Spot gas moves matter for headlines, but the company's economics are driven by long-term contracts, integrated terminals and strong free cash flow. The trade: pick a structured entry on a pullback, protect with a meaningful stop, and target a re…
Daniel Kapostasy, Energy Fuels' vice president of Technical Services, sold 25,000 common shares on March 18, 2026, generating $471,000. The transaction follows a 312% year-over-year gain in the stock and sits against a backdrop of declining revenue, widened net losses, a planned $299 million acquisition, leadership change and a mix of analyst actio…
Moroccan equities closed with mixed signals after Friday trading. The Moroccan All Shares index finished unchanged at 0.00%, while several headline stocks recorded flat prices at the close. Oil prices rose, gold futures fell, and local currency crosses strengthened against major currencies. Market breadth figures reported in the session are ambiguo…
Toast (TOST) looks like an asymmetric setup: the core restaurant SaaS business is gaining net new locations and ARR, free cash flow is meaningful, and a marquee investor has increased its stake — yet the shares trade near the low end of the 52-week range. I recommend a tactical long with a defined stop and a mid-term target to capture mean reversio…
Shares of Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CORT) climbed 4.2% on Friday after director G. Leonard Baker Jr. purchased a total of 100,000 shares of the company's common stock. The transactions, disclosed on a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, were executed on March 17 and adjusted Baker's direct holdings. The filing also details…
Shares of The Mosaic Company slid after BofA Securities downgraded the stock to Neutral from Buy and cut its price target to $30 from $33. The analyst cited a likely one-year delay in margin expansion for phosphate fertilizers driven by inflationary pressure on raw materials, elevated capital spending and a muted earnings inflection tied in part to…
Norwegian equities closed lower on Friday, with the Oslo OBX shedding 1.64% as declines in Media, Transport and Diversified Financials weighed on the market. Winners included Norwegian Air Shuttle, Hafnia and Norsk Hydro, while Yara, Nel and Aker BP were among the largest decliners. Commodity and currency moves accompanied the equity weakness.
Israel's equity benchmark finished modestly higher on Friday, driven by advances in the Biomed, Technology and Real Estate sectors. The TA-35 rose 0.21% at the close, with Tower Semiconductor and Camtek among the top performers, while Enlight Renewable Energy and several industrial names lagged. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners, and …
HSBC upgraded FedEx from Reduce to Hold following third-quarter fiscal 2026 results that outperformed expectations. The brokerage raised its price objective and lifted earnings forecasts after FedEx reported stronger yields, solid volume growth in key segments, and an upgraded full-year outlook driven by its express business.
The Trade Desk (TTD) shares rose 3.7% on Friday after Needham analyst Laura Martin reiterated a Buy rating with a $32.00 price target. Martin's view, formed during discussions with advertising technology executives in New York, is that the dispute between The Trade Desk and Publicis is primarily a short-lived negotiation over economic splits and po…
Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. sold 12,200 shares of Aflac Inc. common stock on March 18, 2026, in two trades totaling roughly $1.32 million. The disposals were executed at prices between $107.76 and $109.18. After the transactions, Japan Post indirectly holds 52,088,700 Aflac shares. Separately, Aflac reported mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results, bea…
Greece's Athens General Composite fell 0.60% to a fresh three-month low at the close on Friday, weighed down by losses in the Telecoms, Banking and Household sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, while a handful of stocks including Athens International Airport SA and Lamda Develop outperformed. Commodities and major currency pairs showed modes…
Lincoln National Corp. (NYSE: LNC) is engaged in confidential discussions with industry peers on a reinsurance arrangement that would move roughly $5 billion of life insurance reserves off its balance sheet. The potential transaction could include universal life products with secondary guarantees and is intended to free capital to support sales gro…
On March 18, 2026, Barington Companies Equity Partners L.P., a 10% holder of Eastern Co (EML), acquired 2,000 common shares at $20.1087 per share for a total of $40,217. The trade occurred while the stock traded near $20.35 and InvestingPro’s valuation places Eastern Co’s Fair Value at $21.42. The company reported a disappointing fourth-quarter 202…
On March 20, Chuck Norris, known for his roles in the TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger" and the film "Expendables 2," was reported by his family to have died. Prominent figures including the governor of Texas, the prime minister of Israel, and several fellow actors posted tributes on social media praising his career, character, and influence.
Two people familiar with private talks say Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev proposed a reciprocal intelligence pause: Moscow would stop transmitting precise U.S. military positions in the Middle East to Iran if the United States stopped passing intelligence about Russia to Ukraine. The offer, delivered to envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Miam…
Turkey's main equity gauge, the BIST 100, finished the Friday session down 0.51% as losses in the Banking, Technology and Basic Metals sectors pressured the market. A handful of stocks posted double-digit percentage moves in both directions, and commodity and currency moves were mixed across the session.
Kodiak Gas Services Chief Information Officer Pedro R. Buhigas sold 13,942 shares on March 19, 2026, for $55.73 each, totaling $776,987. The transaction occurred while the stock trades near a 52-week high. Separately, the company disclosed a Permian Basin compression acquisition, new and planned bond offerings, and analyst price-target increases ti…
