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Lumentum (LITE) sits squarely in the path of hyperscaler capex for AI infrastructure. Strong customer commitments, a meaningful market cap with stretched but defendable fundamentals, and improving technicals make a mid-term long trade attractive. Plan: enter near current levels, limit risk with a tight stop, and target a move above the $900s as man…
SanDisk stock recovered intraday losses to trade sharply higher after reports that Meta Platforms signed a multi-year agreement to source flash storage from SanDisk as part of a major AI infrastructure expansion. A UBS note lifting memory market forecasts and bullish price targets from Wall Street analysts helped counter early selling tied to SK Hy…
Mercator Acquisition Corp. completed an initial public offering of 15,000,000 units at $10.00 each, generating $172.5 million in proceeds including the full exercise of the underwriter's 2,250,000-unit over-allotment option. Units began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on July 9, 2026 under the symbol MRCOU; the company intends to focus on techn…
Mercator Acquisition Corp., a blank check company targeting technology and software infrastructure firms in financial services, real estate, and asset management, successfully closed its $172.5 million initial public offering and began trading its units on NASDAQ under the symbol MRCOU.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters in Kyiv that China’s influence over Russia could be decisive in prompting Moscow to engage in peace negotiations. Graham said bolstering Ukraine’s defenses and aligning sanctions with diplomatic outreach could create a time-limited opportunity to push Moscow toward talks.
NovoCure (NVCR) plunged after a trial-related setback but fundamentals, recent device approvals, and a pending FDA decision on additional TTFields indications in Q4 2026 create a favorable asymmetric risk/reward. Market cap sits near $2.0B, technicals show consolidation, and institutional short interest is elevated — ideal conditions for a discipli…
Allison M. Wing, a director at Casey’s General Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:CASY), executed a sale of 530 common shares on July 8, 2026, at a price of $837.58 per share, totaling approximately $443,917. The transaction follows a period of significant stock appreciation, with CASY trading near $823, marking a 58% gain over the past year and a 49% year-to-dat…
Stephen P. Bramlage Jr., Chief Financial Officer of Casey's General Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:CASY), sold 5,700 shares of the company's common stock on July 8, 2026, for approximately $4.78 million at a price of $838.16 per share. The transaction occurs as the stock has delivered a 58% return over the past year, currently trading at $823.12 with a market…
Koschel Williams Ena, Chief Operating Officer at Casey’s General Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:CASY), executed a sale of 2,800 shares on July 9, 2026, totaling approximately $2,334,332 at $833.69 per share. The transaction reduces her direct holdings to 21,969 shares, while she retains 419 indirect shares via a 401k plan and multiple restricted stock units (…
On July 10 the Trump administration finalized a revision to how threatened species are considered in federal agency actions, removing regulatory language that treated damage to wildlife habitat as "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. Interior and Commerce officials say the change will cut permitting and compliance expenses for industries includ…
General Fusion Group Ltd. has completed its business combination with the special purpose acquisition company Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III (NASDAQ: SVAC) and is set to list on Nasdaq under the ticker GFUZ. The transaction provides the company with approximately $150 million in cash to fund development of its Magnetized Target Fusion technolo…
Altera, a programmable chip company spun out of Intel last year, is growing at roughly 20% annually and has more than doubled operating income as it positions its field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for expanding roles in artificial intelligence and robotics, Chief Executive Raghib Hussain said in an interview. The company, now majority-owned by…
Robert George Culp IV, President and CEO of Culp Inc. (NYSE:CULP), executed a direct purchase of 2,768 shares on July 9, 2026, valued at $9,217. The transaction, priced at $3.33 per share, was facilitated through the company's 401(k) plan administrator. This acquisition brings Mr. Culp's total direct ownership to 424,795 shares, including holdings …
Goosehead Insurance, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSHD) was named to Selling Power Magazine's 60 Best Companies to Sell For 2026 list, signaling its excellence in building a high-performing sales culture. The company continues expanding its corporate sales team and geographic footprint across the U.S. to capitalize on growth opportunities in the fragmented person…
SK Hynix's chief executive warned that the memory industry is likely to experience its most acute supply shortfall in 2027, and that customer demand is expected to exceed SK Hynix's production capacity well beyond 2030. The comments came as the company began trading on the Nasdaq following a record-setting IPO that raised $26.5 billion.
SK Hynix's chief executive cautioned that the global memory market will confront an unprecedented supply shortfall in 2027 and that customer demand is projected to exceed the company’s production capacity well beyond 2030. The warning came as the South Korean chipmaker began trading on the Nasdaq and reported a sharp rise in its American depositary…
Three men who witnessed the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Houston have provided attorneys with accounts that contradict the agency's statement, their lawyer said. The witnesses - one of whom is Salgado’s brother - remain detained at a federal processing center as officials pursue an inve…
We reiterate our Buy on Uranium Royalty Company (UROY). Royalty exposure to a tightening uranium market, a capital-light business model and multiple near-term catalysts support upside. We lay out an actionable entry at $1.50, a $3.00 target and a $0.90 stop for a long-term (180 trading days) trade while highlighting the key risks that could derail …
UroGen Pharma Ltd. (NASDAQ: URGN) Chief Medical Officer Mark Schoenberg completed a $400,000 liquidation of 10,000 ordinary shares on July 9, 2026. The transaction, executed at a weighted average price of $40.00 per share, marks the conclusion of a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan established on August 15, 2025. This sale occurs as URGN trades near its …
TeraWulf (WULF) has quietly converted a portion of its bitcoin-mining footprint into utility-grade AI hosting capacity and just locked a 20-year, $19B lease with Anthropic for 401 MW. That deal materially improves revenue visibility and margin mix versus peers still concentrated in variable crypto rewards. The stock trades at ~$22.23 today with a m…
RxSight has retraced to the low end of its 52-week range after a year of headline risk and sales variability. With 2025 revenue coming in at $134.5M, accelerating procedure counts, a clean balance sheet (no debt) and attractive valuation versus revenue, a disciplined long trade looking for mean reversion and continued adoption makes sense. This is …
Michael James Hogan, serving as the Chief Strategy Officer at GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS), has executed a series of share divestments totaling $180,430. The transactions, conducted on July 8 and July 9, 2026, were carried out under the framework of a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. This strategic exit coincides with a period of substantial market p…
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation announced the appointment of Paul Kotronis as Senior Managing Director for Commercial Real Estate at Peapack Private Bank & Trust. Kotronis brings over 20 years of commercial real estate lending experience and will focus on expanding the bank's commercial real estate lending platform and deposit growth in the…
Friday’s trading session produced a mix of sharp rallies and notable pullbacks across market caps. Large technology names led gains among mega-cap stocks, while several biotech and small-cap names posted steep declines. The day’s movers span sectors including technology, cybersecurity, streaming, biopharma and industrial services.
Markets face a concentrated slate of events on Monday, July 13, 2026, with an OPEC meeting to set production levels, the release of the Federal Budget Balance, remarks from two Federal Reserve governors, and short-term Treasury bill auctions. Each item has the potential to influence oil prices, government borrowing costs, and the broader monetary p…
