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Circle Internet Group shares jumped after the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted final authorization for First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., to operate as Circle National Trust. The charter places Circle’s custody business under the direct supervision of the primary federal regulator for national banks and was cited by t…
Herbjorn Hansson, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NYSE: NAT), has increased his personal holdings by purchasing 100,000 shares at $6.03 each, boosting his total stake to 5.7 million shares. The Hansson family collectively holds 11.7 million shares, remaining the largest private shareholder group. Hansson expresses confide…
A Georgian opposition politician, Aleko Elisashvili, was sentenced to 13 years in prison after a court found him guilty of attempted terrorism for an incident in November 2025 in which he smashed a window at Tbilisi City Court, poured gasoline into the building and attempted to set it on fire. Elisashvili denies wrongdoing, saying his actions were …
Energy Fuels Inc. jumped in pre-market trading after SEC filings revealed substantial open-market purchases by the company's chief executive and board chairman. The insider transactions came as Energy Fuels pursues a major acquisition of German magnet maker Vacuumschmelze GmbH (VAC) in a transaction valued near $1.9 billion and as the U.S. Office o…
Wall Street analysts and company filings indicate SpaceX’s immediate commercial upside from artificial intelligence is tied to ground-based compute infrastructure. Deals for the Colossus supercomputer clusters with enterprise customers are expected to generate annual revenues far above other business lines in the near term, while plans to deploy AI…
U.S. equity funds recorded a net inflow of $24.97 billion in the week to July 8, their largest weekly purchase since June 17, supported by optimistic second-quarter earnings expectations for technology firms and reduced worries about Federal Reserve rate hikes. Technology funds attracted the biggest share of equity inflows, while bond and money mar…
TrueDAO has closed a $10 million strategic financing round led by Brevan Howard Digital, with Zee Prime Capital and Jump Capital participating. The capital will be directed toward developing the protocol's smart contract architecture, AI-powered risk monitoring and stress testing, independent security audits and monitoring, multi-jurisdictional leg…
Citi raised two trucking names to Buy after recent share-price declines created more apparent upside, while keeping a cautious view on the sector's near-term trajectory. The bank expects earnings to hold up on a favorable supply-demand backdrop, but warns that much of that story is already priced in and that multiple compression could offset earnin…
Sanofi shares fell 0.6% to €76.04 after the U.S. FDA approved Sarclisa Escena, a subcutaneous, on-body wearable formulation of isatuximab-irfc for multiple myeloma. The approval was widely anticipated following earlier regulatory steps, and investor attention remains split by an ongoing European Commission probe into marketing of Sanofi's high-dose…
HSBC analysts have flagged ten Buy-rated equities they view as potential outperformers as second-quarter earnings season approaches. The list spans technology giants and industrial and consumer names, with each company positioned to benefit from specific catalysts cited by the bank, from AI-driven infrastructure demand to branded-service monetizati…
Wheat futures climbed in early Friday trading at the Chicago Board of Trade, reaching a six-week high as market participants repositioned ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly crop report due at 12 p.m. EDT. Analysts polled expect the USDA to lower its 2026-27 U.S. wheat ending stocks estimate to 714 million bushels from 744 million…
Nikkei reported that Seven & i Holdings is holding discussions to accept an investment from SoftBank Corp. and payments firm PayPay. The talks, which have not been confirmed by Seven & i, would pair SoftBank's telecom assets and PayPay's payment services with Seven & i's expansive convenience-store network. The report said the investment could reac…
Prysmian's share price has already run hard, yet structural demand from hyperscalers and elevated short interest create a tradeable long setup on this pullback. Technicals show a correction below key moving averages, while short-volume spikes and long days-to-cover keep a squeeze scenario alive. Trade plan provided with clear entry, stop and target…
Woori Financial looks positioned to benefit if interest rates re-accelerate or remain elevated and if its digital/AI investments begin to meaningfully lift efficiency. This trade idea proposes a disciplined long with clear entry, stop and target levels and a mid-term horizon tied to rate and execution catalysts.
Jackson Financial shares jumped in premarket trading after Jefferies upgraded the stock to Buy from Hold and lifted its price target to $140 from $120. The upgrade follows reassessment by Jefferies analyst Suneet Kamath, who highlighted a strong S&P 500 run, a $500 million investment linked to Brooke Re's capital structure, and sustained annuity sa…
Coinbase Global Inc. rose sharply in pre-market trading after a US Tiger Securities upgrade and reports that the Trump administration is considering a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The upgrade tied Coinbase’s outlook to an anticipated Bitcoin rebound, while the reserve talk was interpreted by traders as a potential long-term demand driver for Bitcoin …
Barclays adjusted its coverage of U.S. self-storage operators, upgrading CubeSmart to Overweight while trimming Public Storage to Equal Weight, and reaffirming an Overweight view on Extra Space Storage. The moves reflect a view that the sector is entering an early recovery as new supply eases, but that elevated mortgage rates should keep improvemen…
Exchange-traded funds tied to Cboe Volatility Index derivatives experienced $11.7 million in redemptions on Thursday, trimming total assets in VIX-focused funds to $2.33 billion. The VIX index fell 6.3% to 15.84 points in the prior session, after trading between 22.66 and 15.53 points over the last month.
Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. announced its intention to sign a cooperation agreement with a specialized AI intelligent imaging and data platform company. The collaboration aims to accelerate the commercialization of Jiuzi's AI imaging platform, focusing on joint solution adaptation and enterprise deployment. The initial phase is expected to generate approx…
Biogen shares rose in pre-market trading after multiple analyst firms raised price targets and highlighted near-term pipeline catalysts. HSBC said dealmaking in biopharma is tracking toward a record year, while investors weigh upcoming Phase 2 data for an Alzheimer's candidate and a pending FDA decision on an expanded Leqembi dosing regimen. Elevat…
Twilio Inc. shares rose 3.6% in premarket trading after Stifel analyst J. Parker Lane upgraded the cloud communications company from Hold to Buy and raised the price target to $260 from $175. Lane said Twilio is well positioned to benefit from artificial intelligence developments, highlighting the company’s Conversations portfolio along with its Co…
Palantir (PLTR) has been swept up in a broad SaaS de-risking that knocked the stock nearly 40% off its 2025 peak. The fundamentals tell a different story: very high growth, strong profitability and cash generation, and an enterprise-grade ontology layer that’s hard to replicate. This trade idea outlines a long entry after the sell-off, with a measu…
Actelis Networks and Exaware have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand their strategic collaboration. The partnership focuses on jointly targeting customer opportunities, evaluating technology interoperability, and developing integrated networking solutions, while Actelis aims to regain its Nasdaq listing. This move follows the prior acqu…
Whirlpool is trading like the housing market will never recover: deeply discounted relative to recent history, weak margins, suspended dividend and legal probes. That said, the balance sheet and valuation suggest substantial upside if housing stabilizes and inventory normalization continues. This trade idea lays out a specific long entry, stop, tar…
Citi cut its rating on PepsiCo from Buy to Neutral and reduced the price target to $145 from $170, pointing to ongoing softness in the company's North American operations that management actions have not yet reversed. The bank highlighted second-quarter North America results that fell short of expectations and warned of a more difficult 2027 setup …
