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Principal Financial Group's CEO, Deanna D. Strable-Soethout, sold 9,300 shares on January 29, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, generating $884,616 in proceeds. The move coincides with an analyst downgrade from JPMorgan, which lowered its rating on the company to Neutral and set a $103 price target, citing relatively stronger value elsewhere …
Shares of Corcept Therapeutics tumbled after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a corrected complete response letter stating the agency had warned the company on multiple occasions not to file its application for relacorilant. The letter highlighted lack of separation from placebo in the main trial and raised significant liver safety conc…
Baird increased its price target on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to $742.00 from $630.00 following a fourth-quarter 2025 report that topped expectations for revenue and profit, while retaining a Neutral rating. The move comes amid stronger-than-expected performance from Eylea HD and continued momentum for Dupixent, and follows a wave of analyst update…
Higgsfield, an AI video generation startup, raised $80 million in a Series A extension that values the company at more than $1.3 billion. The round included Accel, GFT Ventures and Menlo Ventures. The company reported a $200 million annualized run rate projection, which it says is not recognized revenue, and plans to expand enterprise sales, intern…
Applied Materials ($327.65) is an attractive buy ahead of its Q1 2026 report. The company sits squarely in the AI-driven semiconductor capital expenditure cycle, shows healthy profitability (ROE ~34%), and generates meaningful free cash flow ($5.698B). Valuation is not cheap, but the combination of improving order signals across the supply chain an…
Evercore ISI removed Apple from its tactical outperform list after the company reported fiscal Q1 2026 results that beat expectations on both revenue and earnings. Apple posted $143.8 billion in revenue and $2.84 in EPS, driven by a 23% jump in iPhone sales and 13.9% growth in Services. Gross margins expanded to 48.2% as supply constraints limited …
Community West Bancshares director James W. Lokey reported a personal purchase of 500 shares on January 28, 2026, according to a Form 4 filed with the SEC. The transaction comes as the bank disclosed a 62% year-over-year rise in fourth-quarter net income, declared a quarterly dividend, announced an all-stock merger to acquire United Security Bancsh…
Cantor Fitzgerald reduced its price target for Tenable to $30 from $42 but retained an Overweight rating, pointing to software multiple compression and limited visibility into federal spending as drivers of the revision. The firm still sees upside tied to Tenable One, cloud security demand, M&A and execution on AI and cloud initiatives, while other…
Power Solutions International looks like a pragmatic way to play data center infrastructure without paying frothy multiples. The company is profitable, generating free cash flow, and is benefiting from demand for power systems in AI/data-center builds. Recent headlines and a meaningful retracement create a deep-value entry point at roughly a mid-te…
DraftKings fell 7% and Flutter Entertainment dropped 2% after New York state wagering figures for the week ended January 25 showed a 31% year-over-year decline in gross gaming revenue, limited handle growth and an unusually low 4.7% hold rate. JPMorgan analyst Daniel Politzer called the hold "very unfavorable," and flagged continued investor concer…
Raymond James increased its price target on QCR Holdings (NASDAQ:QCRH) to $103 from $88 and kept an Outperform rating after the bank reported strong fourth-quarter results. The brokerage pointed to robust swap fees, healthy balance sheet growth and a wider net interest margin as key contributors to recent earnings, while also trimming EPS forecasts…
Citi says a convergence of geopolitical and economic risks is supporting gold allocations, yet the bank estimates roughly half of the risk premium embedded in current prices may not materialize or persist through 2026. Recent price swings, including a sharp intraday drop after a Fed-related nomination, illustrate the metal's sensitivity to politica…
Apple has recently seen a string of departures from its artificial intelligence teams, with at least four researchers leaving for new roles and companies, and a senior Siri executive also exiting. The moves include hires by Meta and Google DeepMind, and follow internal unease tied to Apple outsourcing some AI work to Alphabet's Google. These exits …
Paysafe trades near multi-month lows after a client-related write-down and ongoing securities probes. The business still owns recognizable digital-wallet assets (Skrill, NETELLER) and is cheap on price-to-book. This trade idea aims to capture a mid-term rebound on improving fundamentals and recent commercial partnerships while respecting headline r…
Friday’s trading session produced wide-ranging moves across large-cap and small-cap stocks. Technology names dominated both the winner and loser lists: Tesla climbed, while several chipmakers and software firms retreated. Mining and small-cap stocks also recorded sharp declines and outsized gains, producing a mixed tape for investors across sectors…
Traders will focus on a series of U.S. manufacturing indicators and an OPEC meeting on Monday, February 2, 2026. Key releases include the Manufacturing PMI and the ISM Manufacturing PMI, along with ISM subcomponents for employment, prices and new orders. Additional items on the calendar - including Atlanta Fed GDPNow, Treasury bill auctions and rem…
EMCOR (EME) has given back some of the dramatic gains that came with the AI/data‑center narrative, but the core business metrics remain strong: $1.15B in free cash flow, ROE near 34%, and limited apparent leverage. The near-term headline volatility creates an opportunity to buy a base above the 10/20/50-day moving averages with a clear risk-managem…
St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem said the central bank does not need to lower interest rates further while the job market remains intact and inflation is above target but expected to ease. Speaking in prepared remarks for an event at the University of Arkansas, Musalem described the current 3.50%-3.75% policy range as neutral and…
SLC Agrícola's ADRs trade near $3 with technicals showing recent strength and a clear valuation case for upside. However, low liquidity, sporadic heavy shorting and near-term seasonal pressures make entry timing sensitive. This trade idea outlines a measured long with explicit entry, stop and target tailored to a mid-term horizon.
Nvidia's runaway data-center demand and massive free cash flow make it the single most important demand driver in the AI infrastructure cycle. Given hyperscalers' aggressive capex plans, Nvidia is positioned to keep pricing power and revenue momentum. Trade idea: go long NVDA for a mid-term run as AI spending and technical momentum push shares high…
Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, Binance co-founder and former CEO, dismissed accusations that Binance caused the October 2025 digital asset market crash during a live ask-me-anything session. Zhao described those claims as "far-fetched," noted regulatory oversight in Abu Dubai and a U.S. monitorship, and said customers affected by the exchange's technical pro…
Colombia's monetary authority raised its policy interest rate by 100 basis points to 10.25%—its first increase in nearly three years—citing accelerating core inflation, a marked rise in inflation expectations and growing fiscal and external vulnerabilities. The move split the seven-member board and drew public rejection from the finance minister wh…
President Donald Trump said he will nominate former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to become Fed Chair in May. Warsh is a former youngest-ever Fed governor, a crisis-tested policymaker, and a figure with deep connections to finance and prominent family wealth. His record mixes hawkish skepticism about some Fed tools with calls for preserving …
The United States and Argentina are reported to be in advanced negotiations over an agreement that would permit the U.S. to deport immigrants from third countries to Argentina. Argentine officials are said to be moving to finalize the arrangement this month. U.S. and Argentine government spokespeople did not provide immediate comment. The proposed …
Northrim Bancorp INC Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jed W. Ballard reported two purchases of the company's common stock on January 30, 2026, totaling $29,979. The transactions, disclosed on a Form 4 filing with the SEC, involved 650 shares bought directly and 640 shares indirectly owned through an adult child. Separately, Nort…
