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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told staff the company is engaged in discussions about a possible agreement with the U.S. Defense Department that could allow OpenAI models to operate in classified settings while maintaining company principles and technical safeguards. No deal has been finalized and talks could fail, according to reporting that cited a person…
Texas Pacific Land Corp director Donna E. Epps carried out offsetting transactions on February 25, 2026, selling 895 shares of common stock for $456,522 and buying 895 shares for $456,852. The moves occurred while TPL shares trade close to their 52-week peak, and follow mixed fourth-quarter results and an increased price target from KeyBanc.
Xiaomi said it will convene an external advisory committee to evaluate the safety of its electric vehicles after a number of widely reported SU7 accidents. The firm also plans ongoing meetings with owners, media and experts, while maintaining a large internal safety organization and rolling out product and software changes for the SU7.
Urban Outfitters (URBN) pairs durable brand momentum and subscription growth with a conservative valuation. With a market cap near $6.0B, P/E around 12-13, and free cash flow of ~$403M, the stock offers asymmetric upside into $82 while providing defined downside protection via a $58 stop.
The U.N. human rights chief warned that South Sudan is confronting a perilous moment as a surge in killings and a deterioration of military discipline threaten the stability of a 2018 peace agreement. Documented deaths and a sharp rise in rights abuses, coupled with political turmoil following the suspension and charging of a key opposition leader,…
Synopsys shares fell in premarket trading following a Morgan Stanley downgrade to Equal-weight from Overweight and a reduced price target. The broker cited continued slowing in core electronic design automation (EDA) growth excluding Ansys, limited clarity on profit contribution from new AI-driven products and the Ansys integration, and revised dow…
Raymond James has downgraded multiple residential REITs, saying rental housing demand is deteriorating faster than many market participants recognize. The firm highlighted worsening high-frequency rent data, slipping absorption for new supply, and labor and immigration trends that could reduce renter household formation heading into 2026.
Blue Owl (OWL) has been smashed by redemption headlines and forced liquidations, but the firm's underlying cash generation and a recent CEO commitment to return capital create a clear, actionable trade. Entry $10.90, stop $9.80, target $15.00 over a mid-term (45 trading days) horizon.
The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has announced that consular officers will offer routine passport services this week in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, marking the first time American officials have provided such services on-site in a settlement. The move comes amid heightened tensions over settlement policy, new Israeli cabinet measures easing set…
FormFactor looks poised for an earnings inflection driven by HBM4 design wins and a stronger ASP mix in probe cards and test sockets. This trade idea lays out an actionable long with entry at $38.00, a stop at $30.00 and staged targets at $55.00 and $72.00 across a 180-trading-day horizon.
Economy ministers from Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein met in Zurich and pressed the United States to establish stable trade relations, saying economic cooperation must be strengthened amid ongoing uncertainty. Their comments came a week after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down broad tariffs imposed last year by President Donald Tru…
Barclays Plc has contacted potential technology vendors to explore building a blockchain platform to support functions such as payments and tokenized deposits, people familiar with the matter said. The bank issued a request for information as part of an assessment of new product capabilities and may select providers as early as April. The initiativ…
Trinity Capital (TRIN) offers a 13%+ headline yield, a switch to monthly payouts, and valuation metrics (P/B ~1.13, P/E ~7.8) that look attractive versus the risk. This trade idea targets a mid-term rebound into the $17 area with a strict stop below $13.50 — a plan that balances income capture and capital preservation while acknowledging credit and…
AES Corp. stock climbed 5% after a report said Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT are in advanced discussions to acquire the company. The potential deal, which has not been finalized, could be announced as soon as next week. AES has seen its shares gain more than 55% over the past year, valuing the company at about $11.6 billion.
Archer Aviation said Friday it will integrate Elon Musk’s Starlink low-Earth-orbit satellite internet into its Midnight electric air taxi and undertake in-flight testing. The collaboration targets passenger Wi-Fi, operational communications between aircraft and ground teams, and a connectivity roadmap that could support future autonomous aircraft d…
Super Micro (SMCI) has ridden AI infrastructure demand to eye-popping revenue growth, yet investors are fretting margin erosion. With a market cap near $19.1B and a P/E in the low-20s, the stock looks priced for growth but not perfection. This trade targets a position-sized rebound over the next 46-180 trading days while protecting capital if margi…
Bernstein upgraded Newmont to Outperform and boosted its price target to $157 from $121 after materially raising its long-term gold price assumptions. The firm now models gold at $4,800 an ounce in 2026 and $6,100 an ounce in 2030, tying prices to net demand from central banks and ETFs as well as anticipated US rate cuts. The higher price deck lift…
HF Sinclair said its chief financial officer, Atanas Atanasov, has taken a voluntary leave of absence following an internal review of the company's disclosure processes. The probe, which the company says started on January 26, examined actions by senior executives relating to the 2025 disclosure processes and concluded those actions did not create …
Islamabad’s recent air strikes against Taliban-held sites in Afghanistan mark a sharp escalation in a long-simmering dispute over militant sanctuaries. The move, described by Pakistan’s defence minister as an "open war", follows years of fraught ties after the Taliban seized power in 2021. With major regional actors offering to mediate and U.S. for…
Alphabet is down from its February highs after a market-wide tech pullback. The pullback has pushed the stock toward key short-term support, with fundamentals — $73.3B free cash flow, $3.7T market cap, and a 31.8% ROE — arguing this is a lower-risk re-entry for a mid-term swing. We lay out an actionable trade with precise entry, stop and target and…
Canada's economy shrank at an annualized 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025 as a pronounced reduction in business inventories offset ongoing household consumption and a large increase in government capital spending. Manufacturing weakness and a drag from exports weighed on the year, while mining and construction provided notable bright spots. Preli…
Morgan Stanley has lifted its year-end 2026 KOSPI targets across base, bull and bear scenarios, citing a sharper EPS upgrade driven primarily by technology names, supportive domestic demand and ongoing capital-market reforms. The bank raised its base-case to 6,500, its bull-case to 7,500 and nudged the bear case to 5,000, while leaving its target P…
Avidbank Holdings director Mike Rosinus sold 19,411 shares of the bank's common stock on February 25, 2026, for $29.90 per share, netting $580,388. The transaction was filed on a Form 4 with the SEC. The stock is trading close to its 52-week high and the company recently reported mixed fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 results that prompted an analyst fir…
Raymond Debbane, a director at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: LXRX), bought 2,000 common shares at $1.49 on February 25, 2026, a transaction valued at $2,980. The filing follows several corporate actions including a completed $100 million equity financing, pricing details for a related public offering, and U.S. FDA clearance for pilavapadin to pr…
OpenAI said it raised $110 billion in a funding round valuing the company at $730 billion pre-money, with SoftBank and NVIDIA each investing $30 billion and Amazon committing $50 billion. The round includes strategic collaborations that expand cloud distribution and dedicated compute capacity, and the company disclosed user and subscription milesto…
