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KKR is trading near oversold technicals and well below last year’s highs after a wave of negative headlines around private credit. With $744B AUM, recurring fee streams, and selective growth investments in data centers and sports assets, the selloff offers an asymmetric risk/reward. This is a tactical long with a clear stop and staged profit-taking…
Shares of companies exposed to Bitcoin and broader crypto prices tumbled Thursday after Bitcoin slid to $63,257, its weakest since November 2024. Mining firms and publicly traded companies that keep digital assets on their balance sheets recorded sharp losses, while analysts point to stretched valuations in AI names and uncertainty over the Federal…
Brazil's Bovespa closed up 0.68% on Thursday, driven by advances in real estate, public utilities and consumer-related sectors. Several individual stocks posted notable gains and losses, market breadth was mixed, and volatility measures and commodity prices showed movement into the close. Currency pairs against the real rose slightly while the US D…
Shares of Fiserv have been hammered over the last year, leaving a market-leading payments processor trading at single-digit multiples. With $4.6B of free cash flow, an enterprise value under $62B and improving operational initiatives under new leadership, the risk/reward favors long exposure for patient investors. This trade idea lays out an action…
Coca-Cola said it will discontinue its frozen product offerings, including the Minute Maid frozen line, in the United States and Canada. The company cited shifting consumer preferences and will exit the frozen can category, with frozen items discontinued in Q1 2026 and remaining in-store stock to be sold while supplies last. Coca-Cola has been emph…
S&P Global Ratings moved Calumet Inc.'s outlook to positive from stable while maintaining a 'CCC+' rating following the company's refinance of near-term unsecured debt and an extension of its asset-based lending maturity. The agency expects credit metrics to strengthen over the next year amid improving margins, debt reduction trends and higher sust…
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded SK Hynix to a BBB+ rating with a positive outlook, driven by expectations for sizable revenue and cash-flow gains from High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and broader memory markets. The agency forecasts significant revenue and EBITDA growth through 2027, anticipates sustained high memory prices amid supply tightness, and pr…
S&P Global Ratings upgraded Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. to 'BBB' from its prior rating after reviewing the company's improved operating performance, expanding revenue diversity and strong free operating cash flow prospects. The rating agency pointed to Aristocrat's leadership in land-based gaming, growth in installed participation units and outright ma…
Australia’s Finance Sector Union (FSU) has criticised ANZ Group after the bank confirmed job reductions across multiple Suncorp Bank divisions, arguing the moves run counter to commitments made when ANZ acquired Suncorp’s banking operations. The FSU says 197 roles are affected, with 66 positions expected to be cut, predominantly in Brisbane, and ha…
MasterCraft Boat Holdings agreed to acquire Marine Products Corporation in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at about $232.2 million. The deal, which pairs a group of U.S. recreational boat brands, drove a 6.3% rise in MasterCraft shares while Marine Products fell 16%. The combination is expected to produce roughly $560 million in pro forma net s…
Forgent Power Solutions began trading on the New York Stock Exchange at $26 per share, below its initial public offering price of $27. The IPO included shares sold by entities controlled by Neos Partners, LP and shares sold by Forgent itself. Net proceeds from Forgent's portion will fund a redemption of interests in an operating subsidiary; the sel…
Silicon Motion (SIMO) sits squarely in the path of a renewed memory up-cycle. After reporting $278.5M in Q4 sales and guiding Q1 revenue 76-84% higher year-over-year, the stock offers a tradeable long with defined risk-reward. We lay out entry, stop and target levels, the fundamental case, catalysts and what would force us to change our view.
Novocure's stock dropped 12% after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rescinded the company's Medicare billing privileges retroactive to December 17, 2025. The company attributes the action to an administrative re-validation issue, has submitted a Corrective Action Plan, and continues to treat patients while unable to bill CMS-related pay…
Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA) shares climbed 6% Thursday afternoon after the company said its autonomous laboratory, powered by OpenAI's GPT-5, produced a 40% improvement in cell-free protein synthesis costs. The autonomous system ran more than 36,000 experiments across six iterative cycles, producing protein at $422 per gram versus a prior benchmark …
Mexico's central bank left its policy rate unchanged at 7%, temporarily halting an easing cycle that began almost two years ago. Officials said the pause was signaled in their recent monetary program and pointed to persistent core inflation that remains above the bank's tolerance band. Policymakers will account for recently imposed tariffs on Asian…
Stocks across market-cap tiers shifted sharply on Thursday, with major healthcare and technology names leading declines and several mid- and small-cap companies recording outsized moves in both directions. Mega-cap names such as Eli Lilly and Oracle fell steeply, while Avago Technologies and a few mid- and large-cap firms posted gains.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has left for Muscat to lead a diplomatic delegation to negotiations with the United States scheduled for Friday in Oman. While both sides agreed to meet, they remain divided over whether the talks should include Iran's missile capabilities, a demand from Washington that Tehran rejects, saying it will discuss on…
Financial markets are set for a consequential Friday, February 6, 2026, with U.S. President Trump's 7:00 PM ET address the focal point for traders. The day also features final University of Michigan consumer survey components, Baker Hughes rig counts, a sizable consumer credit release, Federal Reserve commentary and a broad slate of CFTC speculativ…
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) reported a strong Q4 with record revenue and solid profitability, but a conservative Q1 guide and a one-time China uplift scared the market. The share plunge creates a tactical long opportunity for investors willing to accept near-term volatility for exposure to secular AI/data-center growth. Trade plan: enter at $192.0…
Tenable trades at attractive cash-flow multiples (P/FCF ~9.4, EV/Sales ~2.6) despite negative GAAP EPS. The company’s Tenable One platform and recent AI exposure launch, plus industry recognition, create a clear path to revenue and margin expansion. This trade plan targets a recovery to $33 over a 180-trading-day horizon with a $19.55 stop.
Intellia (NTLA) sits at a crossroads: one pivotal Phase 3 topline for lonvoguran ziclumeran and progress toward a nexiguran ziclumeran Phase 3 enrollment milestone should drive material re-rating or renewed selling pressure. The company is a high-risk, high-reward biotech with a market cap near $1.3B, negative free cash flow and wide short interest…
The U.S. dollar firmed modestly on Thursday, recovering some ground amid renewed volatility in global equities. Traders shifted into the greenback after concerns about elevated AI-related spending dented risk appetite. The euro and sterling weakened following European Central Bank and Bank of England decisions to hold policy rates, while Asian curr…
At the Responsible AI in the Military Domain summit in A Coruna, Spain, just 35 of 85 participating countries approved a non-binding set of 20 principles for using artificial intelligence in military settings. Both the United States and China declined to join the declaration. Delegates cited strained transatlantic ties and strategic concerns that l…
PDD Holdings (PDD) has been knocked lower on negative sentiment around its Temu marketplace, but the share price now reflects a lot of bad news. With a market cap of about $145.4B, a trailing PE near 10, and a cash-rich profile relative to peers (operational strength implied by low multiple and resilient margins), PDD looks like a high-conviction l…
Bob’s Discount Furniture raised $331 million in its initial public offering and opened trading on the NYSE with an early price increase that largely reversed by mid-afternoon. The retailer sold 19.45 million shares at the bottom of its range, leaving Bain Capital-advised funds with a controlling stake; the company reported solid near-term profitabi…
