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Federal officials have transferred evidence they previously withheld to Minneapolis prosecutors investigating three shootings that occurred during January deportation operations in Minnesota. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said the material - including body-worn camera videos, other digital evidence and the bullet-damaged car of Renee Good …
Cohen & Steers offers a way to peel off exposure from mega-cap growth into liquid real-asset alpha and steady distribution streams. At $76.61, the stock blends a 3.3% yield, strong ROE and exposure to high-performing closed-end funds, while trading inside a tight range above its 50-day average. This trade targets a re-rating and continued fund perf…
A federal appeals court has reversed a lower-court dismissal and allowed Teva Pharmaceuticals to pursue claims that Eli Lilly breached a settlement tied to a generic version of the osteoporosis drug Forteo. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the parties’ settlement agreement does not resolve the question of when the agreement exp…
Nano Labs (NA) is a Hangzhou-based fabless chip and distributed computing designer trading at a $42.7M market cap. The company’s product mix (high-throughput chips, smart NICs, vision compute) and recent partnerships give it optionality in AI infrastructure and Web3 tokenization initiatives. This trade idea lays out a mid-term long entry at $1.83 w…
Cal-Maine (CALM) is a cash-generative, low-debt producer of shell eggs and prepared foods. Recent legal overhangs have cleared and operational mix is shifting toward higher-margin specialty and prepared products. At roughly $3.99B market cap, EV/EBITDA ~3.98 and P/E near 6, the stock offers asymmetric upside with a clear stop defined for risk contr…
HII, America's largest shipbuilder, corrected a prior press release and announced a media briefing focusing on the Odyssey Autonomous Control System (ACS), a proven autonomy software powering the next generation of intelligent unmanned maritime vehicles. The system is already deployed globally, enhancing autonomous capabilities for undersea operati…
Amazon’s massive delivery and fulfillment network is more than a cost center - it’s an under-monetized asset. With a $2.66 trillion market cap, a still-reasonable P/E near 29, and aggressive AI/data-center spending, Amazon can create a new revenue stream by offering logistics-as-a-service to third parties and optimizing unused capacity. This trade …
HRT Financial LP, recognized as a 10% owner of Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJDX), disclosed a combination of purchase and sale activity for the company's common stock. The firm sold shares valued at $48,913 while simultaneously acquiring stock worth $96,710. These transactions take place against a backdrop of recent corporate developments, in…
A bipartisan group of over two dozen U.S. senators, led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, has urged the Pentagon to release within a week the results of its investigation into a Feb. 28 strike on a girls' school in Minab, Iran. Lawmakers seek an unclassified briefing for Congress and the public and a detailed prevention and remediation plan after an i…
Invesco QQQ Trust fell -1.8% in afternoon trading after President Trump announced the reinstatement of a naval blockade on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The social-media announcement, which included a demand for a 20% reimbursement on cargo, triggered a spike in crude oil prices and a flight from risk assets. A simultaneous selloff in semi…
Robinhood Markets is gauging market appetite for an inaugural asset-backed securities sale secured by receivables from its branded consumer credit cards. The offering is being pitched at a minimum of $400 million across four tranches, with the top-rated slice initially marketed at about 0.8 percentage point above the benchmark. The deal, which mana…
Oracle shares plunged to a new 52-week low after investors sharpened focus on the company’s large capital commitments and their near-term impact on free cash flow. Despite revenue growth and a strong cloud-infrastructure performance, mounting capex, a credit-rating downgrade and customer concentration tied to OpenAI have intensified selling, with b…
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…
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…
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 …
