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Rio Tinto confirmed on Feb 5 that discussions with Glencore over a potential takeover have been discontinued after the parties were unable to reach an agreement that would provide value to Rio shareholders. This marks the third time efforts to combine the two firms have been abandoned, underscoring persistent obstacles to large-scale consolidation …
Despite a preliminary agreement for U.S. private equity firm Carlyle to acquire Lukoil’s global assets, at least two other bidder groups - including a Chevron-Quantum partnership and an Xtellus-led consortium - continue discussions with Lukoil and U.S. officials. The sale faces regulatory and political checkpoints, with the U.S. Treasury setting a …
Bank of America argues that while investors have rotated out of technology into energy, natural gas producers have not participated in the rally. The bank points to weather-driven tighter balances, lower-than-expected end-of-season storage, and the potential for rising power demand from AI-related investment as reasons the sector could re-rate. Bof…
Banc of California (BANC) looks like a solid long-term trade: recent quarter showed improving net interest income and a $48.4M adjusted profit headline, management is executing CRE loan sales and buybacks, and the stock sits near $20 with a sub-1.0 P/B and an EPS-derived P/E in the high teens. This idea lays out an entry at $20.00, a conservative s…
A low-profile Chinese billionaire who previously profited heavily from long gold positions on the Shanghai Futures Exchange has accumulated the exchange's largest net short in silver. The position, built through Zhongcai Futures Co., is worth almost $300 million on paper following a sharp drop in silver prices and represents roughly 450 tons, or 30…
US Gold Corp (NASDAQ: USAU) shares fell 3.9% on Thursday following a securities filing that permits selling stockholders to resell up to 2,883,238 shares of common stock. The filing details shares issued in a private placement on December 23, 2025, and related warrants, and notes that the company would receive proceeds only if those warrants are ex…
Morocco's stock market finished lower on Thursday, with the Moroccan All Shares index sliding 1.78% to a fresh one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors. Market breadth was weak, with 52 decliners versus eight advancers and three unchanged. Several commodity prices and currency pairs also moved, with crude…
Can-Fite BioPharma's stock climbed 9.5% after the company reported that a patient with advanced decompensated liver cirrhosis treated with Namodenoson under compassionate use achieved sufficient clinical stabilization to proceed to a successful liver transplant once a donor became available. The company highlighted the case while Namodenoson contin…
A Mizuho technology, media and telecom specialist argues Broadcom stands to gain significantly from rising AI-related capital expenditures by major tech firms, especially Google. With a large portion of Google’s $180 billion capex guide earmarked for servers, the analyst says Broadcom’s involvement in tensor processing unit production and data-cent…
MGM looks attractively priced on an EV/EBITDA of ~6.4 with >$1.36B of free cash flow and a $10.0B market cap. Operational headwinds from 2025 have left sentiment muted, but recent strategic moves, digital/international growth opportunities and improving technicals support a long trade. Entry $36.00, stop $33.00, target $42.00 - horizon ~180 trading…
Nvidia has informed U.S. officials that recent export rules for its H200 artificial-intelligence chips bound for China are excessively burdensome and risk destroying demand, complicating the company's ability to sell into the Chinese market. The company flagged requirements for potential buyers such as Alibaba and ByteDance, and warned the restrict…
Wells Fargo downgraded Public Storage (PSA) and SmartStop (SMA) to Equal Weight, arguing that recent share price gains in the self-storage sector have outstripped underlying operating metrics. The bank trimmed price targets to $295 for Public Storage and $33 for SmartStop, and flagged weaker same-store revenue and restrained funds-from-operations (…
Hexcel (HXL) supplies advanced composite materials to aerospace, defense and industrial markets. With aircraft production rates rising and demand for carbon-fiber structures increasing, I expect Hexcel's earnings to ramp aggressively in FY2026. This is a tactical long idea with a defined entry at $83.21, stop at $72.00 and target at $105.00 on a 18…
Constellium is a high-beta aluminum producer with built-in pricing pass-through and targeted product investments into battery foilstock and aerospace alloys. We like a tactical long: entry $24.00, stop $21.00, target $30.00 over a mid-term horizon (45 trading days). The trade balances cyclical upside from aluminum and contract/procurement protectio…
American Airlines is pressing to narrow its profit shortfall with rivals by expanding flying and upgrading premium products at Chicago O'Hare, a market where gate access and utilization heavily influence economics. The intensifying rivalry with United Airlines at O'Hare is a central test of American's ability to execute growth without sacrificing r…
OpenAI has launched Frontier, a platform intended to enable businesses to construct, deploy, and manage AI agents that carry out substantive tasks across organizations. The offering emphasizes integration with existing enterprise systems, explicit security controls, agent onboarding and learning, and collaboration with customer teams and AI-native …
Cadre Holdings is a makers-and-distributor of protective equipment that appears positioned to win a material share of rising nuclear safety and critical-infrastructure spend. Fundamentals show healthy cash flow and a clean balance sheet; valuation at $1.68B market cap still requires multiple compression to reflect slower growth, making the next con…
The Czech National Bank has kept its two-week repo rate unchanged at 3.5%, pausing its easing cycle that began in mid-2025. The move leaves the discount rate at 2.5% and the Lombard rate at 4.5%. Policymakers signalled caution as headline inflation is projected to drop to 1.6% in January 2026 while core and services inflation show upward movement, …
The European Central Bank held its key deposit rate at 2% on Thursday, signaling a probable policy pause given cooling inflation and moderate economic expansion. Recent data showing inflation at 1.7% and 2025 growth of 1.5% reduce immediate impetus for further easing or tightening, though currency appreciation and external disinflation pressures ke…
Moody's downgraded its outlook on Indonesia from stable to negative while keeping the nation's Baa2 rating, citing reduced predictability in policymaking and signs of weakening governance following market volatility tied to transparency concerns. The move comes as officials promise reforms and the government stresses economic resilience amid invest…
Hims and Hers Health announced a compounded semaglutide pill modeled on Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy at an introductory $49 per month, triggering a 19% rally in Hims shares and sharp declines in peers. Novo Nordisk shares fell 7% and Eli Lilly shares slipped 3.6% as investors reacted to increased pricing pressure in the weight-loss drug market.
LUCMF is an OTC-listed junior mining name trading at $1.445 with constructive technicals (RSI 63, MACD bullish) and an elevated but falling short interest profile. With market attention on its ramp-up narrative and metals prices supportive, we favor a directional long trade over the mid-term (45 trading days) while acknowledging execution and liqui…
Imunon Inc said it is reorganizing to lower costs and concentrate resources on its Phase 3 OVATION 3 trial for IMNN-001, a DNA-mediated immunotherapy for newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer. The stock rose 2.9% in premarket trading following the announcement. The company will cut roles not essential to the trial, revise other job descriptions a…
AbbVie reported solid Q4 2025 results on 02/04/2026 with $16.62B in sales and adjusted EPS of $2.71, driven by Skyrizi and Rinvoq offsetting Humira declines. The stock sold off despite the beat. Given a $388B market cap, nearly $20B in free cash flow, and technicals that have stabilized, a mid-term long trade with a defined stop and target offers a…
Teads Holding Co saw its shares leap 33.5% in premarket trading after announcing it has secured Google TV Masthead placements, enabling advertisers to appear as the first visual impression on Google TV devices across key markets including the US and UK. The deal extends access to premium inventory on over 500 million TV devices and pairs Google TV’…
