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A UK competition tribunal has ruled that a proposed class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of British businesses can proceed against Google. The Competition Appeal Tribunal dismissed Google's attempt to strike out the case, finding the collective proceedings meet the legal threshold. The claim, represented by academic Or Brook, covers an e…
Eli Lilly reported a striking Q2 2026 performance, with revenue of $22.97 billion and adjusted EPS of $8.38, both substantially ahead of analysts. Management lifted full-year revenue guidance to $85 billion-$87 billion, and the GLP-1 portfolio accounted for the majority of the quarter's sales. The stock climbed intraday as investors digested the be…
Over recent days, sophisticated cyber intrusions involving phone-based social-engineering tactics targeted several large Wall Street financial services firms, including major hedge funds and private equity managers. Point72 Asset Management notified investors it had been attacked but said no customer information was stolen. Other firms named by sou…
The U.S. Department of Justice has told officials it intends to withdraw a 1987 letter that had clarified antitrust concerns related to proxy advisory firms. The action comes as consolidation in the industry and political criticism of the firms' influence - particularly around environmental, social and governance (ESG) recommendations - have drawn …
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.K. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband met in Washington to press the need for Europe to assume a greater share of its own security, with Ukraine, Strait of Hormuz transit, and preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon prominent on the agenda. Miliband also highlighted the economic importance of reopening G…
Baird identified a set of electrical and AI infrastructure companies it believes are well placed to capture structural shifts tied to artificial intelligence deployments in data centers. The firm emphasized companies with distinct technological advantages or customer relationships that can underpin revenue even if overall capital spending cools, an…
The Dallas and New York Federal Reserve Banks will launch a pilot survey of the private credit market - estimated at $1.3 trillion - after the third quarter concludes. The initiative will segment lenders by borrower EBITDA into upper middle, middle and lower middle cohorts, and the Fed expects to publish survey results in the first quarter of 2027.…
Nano Labs is a Hangzhou-based fabless semiconductor and AI compute solutions company trading at a $43.9M market cap. Recent strategic moves into AI data-center infrastructure and insider buying create a clear thesis for an asymmetric long trade. The stock is cheap on headline multiples, has a small float, and technicals show stabilizing momentum — …
Trading on Wednesday delivered a mix of notable advances and sharp declines across market-cap tiers. Arista Networks and Eli Lilly were among the largest gainers in the mega-cap group, while Amazon and a number of large, mid- and small-cap companies fell. Several moves were tied to earnings beats, raised outlooks or soft revenue and guidance.
United Launch Alliance is reportedly preparing a roughly $500 million private bond offering to refinance outstanding borrowings, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday. The space-launch joint venture owned by Boeing and Lockheed Martin would sell the debt directly to institutional buyers via a true private placement arranged by US Bancorp, Mi…
A federal magistrate judge has authorized plaintiffs in a 2022 antitrust lawsuit to depose current LinkedIn CEO Daniel Shapero and co-founder and former CEO Reid Hoffman, rejecting the company's request to block such questioning. The case accuses LinkedIn of controlling over 97% of the professional networking market and charging excessive prices fo…
Stoke Therapeutics looks buyable here on a mid-term swing basis. The setup combines improving clinical readouts, a concentrated short base, and technical momentum around $32.05. Valuation is aggressive but event-driven upside and a high short-interest backdrop make a disciplined long trade attractive for the next 45 trading days.
Duluth Trading Co. highlights its latest collections featuring cooling technologies with jade-infused fabrics, moisture-wicking, quick-drying materials, and UPF protection. Designed for hot, humid, and unpredictable weather, these new apparel lines target outdoor workers, travelers, and everyday consumers seeking comfort and sun protection during e…
Carlyle Group's finance chief said capital markets are showing signs of recovery, enabling the firm to complete a higher-than-average level of exits. The U.S. buyout arm returned 23% of fair market value over the past year across a range of geographies and sectors, while private credit performance remains steady and a new aerospace, defense and ind…
New Mexico has sued the U.S. Department of Justice seeking court orders to compel release of unredacted files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The state says the federal agency's refusal to provide full records is impeding an investigation into alleged sexual abuse at Epstein's New Mexico ranch and could prevent identification and prosecution of individ…
MPLX is a fee-driven midstream operator that sits close to its 52-week high but still offers a 7%+ yield, strong free cash flow, and a pipeline of expansion projects. This trade targets steady income and capital appreciation over a 180-trading-day horizon with a clear entry, stop and target.
Harmony Gold (HMY) combines deep-level South African assets, an open-pit footprint and a copper exposure that together position it to benefit from a sustained gold rally and rising margin tailwinds. At a market cap near $11.94B and a P/E of ~11.2, the stock still trades below prior cycle highs and offers asymmetric upside versus downside if bullion…
President Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, faces a fragile path to Senate confirmation after Republican Senator Susan Collins announced she will oppose him. With Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell out indefinitely, Blanche can afford only one additional Republican defection. Written commitments won support from two GOP sena…
Kyndryl's stock slid after the IT infrastructure firm reported a weaker-than-expected first quarter of fiscal 2027: revenue fell to $3.62 billion, adjusted earnings per share missed consensus with a loss of $0.12, and free cash flow swung deeper into negative territory. While consulting revenue and hyperscaler-related sales showed strength and mana…
Booking Holdings trades at reasonable multiples vs. its cash generation and profitability. With FY2025 revenue of $26.9B, ~20% net margins and roughly $9B in free cash flow, a modest acceleration in earnings growth would drive the stock to sub-1x PEG territory. I’m initiating a long with a clear entry, stop and target and a mid-term horizon to capt…
U.S. distillate fuel exports rose to a record 1.9 million barrels per day last week, surpassing May's previous high, while domestic stockpiles fell to their lowest seasonal level since 1996. The outflow - the fifth straight week above 1.5 million barrels per day - comes despite refiners running at full tilt and follows international disruptions tha…
Hut 8 has converted itself from a crypto miner into an AI and HPC infrastructure owner-operator, locking multi-year leases that imply tens of billions in contracted revenue. The market is pricing growth into the shares ($96.18 current), and while valuation is rich (market cap ~$11.3B, P/S ~36), the combination of long-duration contracted cash flows…
FMCB reported consecutive record quarters, increased its dividend to $5.35 quarterly and expanded buybacks — signals of durable profitability and capital discipline. The stock trades at $1,391.25 on OTC Link with bullish technical momentum but extremely light liquidity. This trade idea outlines a clear entry, stop and two targets across a 180-tradi…
S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday affirmed its 'BB-' issuer credit rating for TeraWulf Inc. (WULF) and changed the outlook to stable from positive after the company disclosed a 20-year, $19 billion lease with Anthropic for a 401 MW AI data center campus in Hawesville, Kentucky. The agency also assigned a 'BB-' rating to WULF Compute LLC but gave …
Deal value in the U.S. upstream oil and gas sector plunged to $9 billion in Q2, a fourfold decline from the prior period, as volatile crude prices tied to the Iran conflict and a weaker gas outlook widened valuation gaps. A record Bureau of Land Management lease sale accounted for nearly half of the quarter's announced value, while a major Gulf of …
