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Verizon announced the launch of the Gizmo Watch 4, a durable and feature-rich smartwatch designed specifically for children. The watch offers advanced safety features such as real-time location tracking, watch removal detection, safe zones, and school mode. Verizon is also promoting the device with a free Gizmo Watch 4 offer on a 36-month payment p…
Cosmos Health Inc. has repurchased an additional 215,000 shares, reaching a total of 4.36 million shares bought back under its $5 million share repurchase program, signaling management's strong belief that the stock is undervalued. The company plans to continue open market repurchases through the end of 2026, enhancing shareholder value while opera…
New Mountain Finance (NMFC) is trading well below book value, implying a roughly 35% discount to NAV while paying a roughly 14% annualized cash yield. Fundamentals show a levered, middle-market direct lender with stable fee income and a relatively conservative asset mix for a BDC. The market appears to be pricing in materially worse credit outcomes…
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered a 90-day ban preventing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro from visiting his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, concluding that a letter shared by the senator violated the conditions of the former president's house arrest. The decision may complicate the senator's bid to run in this year’s presidential elec…
Options volume in Figma Inc. climbed to 145,248 contracts by 2:20 p.m. New York time on Monday, driven predominantly by call buying. Exchange data compiled by Bloomberg shows heavy activity in several July-dated call strikes and multi-leg spreads, with one call strike accounting for nearly half of total contracts traded in the sample.
HRT Financial LP has increased its position in Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. through recent share purchases. The acquisition occurs as Shuttle Pharmaceuticals navigates significant corporate changes, including a completed merger and an approved reverse stock split. The company's stock has experienced substantial declines over recent period…
Amazon's free cash flow turned negative even as revenue and profits accelerate. The driver: an unprecedented $200B capex push to build AI-optimized data centers and custom chips. That hit to FCF and a temporary increase in leverage have scared some investors, compressing the stock to a mid-20s P/E and creating an asymmetric risk-reward. This trade …
Chipotle Mexican Grill shares climbed sharply after Mizuho raised its price target and lifted same-store sales estimates, citing stronger-than-expected traffic growth. A concurrent note from Citi that maintained a buy-equivalent rating supported investor interest, pushing CMG to session highs even as major indexes fell.
QNB Corp. director Joseph W Major recently increased his stake in the company through a targeted purchase of common stock, according to regulatory filings. The transaction underscores continued executive confidence as the financial institution advances its operational integration and maintains a long-standing dividend record. This activity occurs w…
BTIG has opened coverage on two major data center real estate investment trusts, Digital Realty Trust and Equinix, assigning Buy ratings to both. The brokerage points to surging demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure, concentration in Tier 1 markets, sizable development pipelines and power scarcity that has tightened new supply. BTIG gav…
Saudi Arabia said air defences intercepted ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthi movement toward the kingdom’s southern region following Houthi accusations that Riyadh struck Sanaa International Airport. The episode tested a 2022 truce between the two sides, as reports emerged that an International Committee of the Red Cross plane was being…
The U.S. House of Representatives will consider legislation this week to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide while a separate bill seeks to establish standard time year-round. The House Rules Committee will meet to consider amendments before the full chamber votes. Congress previously saw a unanimous Senate vote in March 2022 for permane…
Stocks moved unevenly on Monday with notable losses among several large-cap technology and storage companies and sharp swings in mid- and small-cap issues. Marvell Technology Group Ltd (MRVL) and Western Digital (WDC) were among the heaviest decliners, while Venture Global Inc (VG) recorded one of the larger gains. The session featured steep drops …
Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) alerted major financial institutions in late April that Anthropic’s Claude Mythos and similar advanced AI models could shorten the time available to identify and address cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The regulator sent guidance to CTOs, CISOs and CROs, emphasized a technology-n…
The U.S. Treasury reported that large customs duty refunds linked to President Trump’s tariff program pushed the June federal budget into a $120 billion deficit, reversing a $27 billion surplus in the prior-year month. Lower receipts, higher outlays and a rise in interest payments on public debt contributed to the swing. For the fiscal year to date…
Bondholders in Senegal’s sovereign debt have initiated preliminary, informal talks about assembling an ad hoc creditor group should the government move forward with a debt rework, according to reports citing people familiar with the situation. A number of large asset managers have been involved in the conversations, which remain at a nascent stage.…
Saudi startup Riyadh Air is evaluating a move to convert the majority of its outstanding options with Boeing into firm orders for roughly 25-30 more 787 Dreamliners and is also exploring converting some Airbus A350-1000 options into confirmed deliveries. Industry sources say an announcement could be made around next week’s Farnborough Airshow, thou…
Traders face a dense U.S. economic calendar on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, with monthly and annual Consumer Price Index readings and ADP private payrolls dominating the schedule. Market participants will use these data points to reassess inflation trends, consumer purchasing power and the Federal Reserve's policy trajectory, while a slate of Fed offici…
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is opening its Newport News Shipbuilding Charleston Operations to the media to showcase advancements after acquiring an advanced manufacturing facility. The expansion focuses on increasing the capacity and throughput of nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers, enhancing U.S. national security capabilitie…
California joined 11 other states in suing to stop Paramount’s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, asserting the merger would create a dominant media company capable of raising prices across theatrical distribution and basic cable. The states seek to delay or prevent the closing of the transaction while a legal challenge pr…
Ship movements through the Strait of Hormuz have dropped sharply over the past week after a series of attacks on commercial vessels and renewed military exchanges between the U.S. and Iran. Trade intelligence firm Kpler reports a steep decline in vessel counts on the southern (Omani) route, while more ships are moving through Iranian territorial wa…
Warner Music (WMG) looks like a buy here: improving revenue dynamics, strong free cash flow ($729M) and an EV/EBITDA of 12.7 imply a reasonable price for continued execution. I lay out an actionable long with entry at $29.06, a $34 target and a $25.50 stop — horizon 180 trading days.
Vossloh AG reduced its 2026 sales and earnings guidance, pointing to altered customer demand patterns, delayed project deliveries and cost pressures it cannot wholly pass to clients. The company reported stronger first-half orders and a record backlog, but adjusted full-year targets for revenue, EBITDA and EBIT downward while flagging capacity and …
S&P Global's recent Mobility spinoff and a renewed focus on Market Intelligence, Ratings, Indices, and Engineering Solutions create a clearer growth runway. With $5.56B in free cash flow, a reasonable net-debt profile and bullish technicals, I see a path to $500 over the next 180 trading days. This is a risk-managed long: entry $438.88, stop $400.0…
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller told reporters he would treat an additional uptick in inflation as a decisive signal after several months of rising readings, while a decline in the next report would require multiple similar readings to be judged a sustained trend. He reiterated the strength and stability of labor-market indicators, warn…
