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The South African rand was largely unchanged against the U.S. dollar on Monday as market participants awaited the Federal Reserve's minutes due later this week for additional signals on interest-rate policy. With limited domestic releases scheduled, the currency's moves reflected external developments, including remarks from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh a…
President Donald Trump said on Monday that a settlement to the conflict in Ukraine is nearer than commonly believed and indicated he will raise the matter during meetings in Turkey at a NATO summit this week. The Kremlin confirmed that Mr. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a recent weekend call to speak again soon, a development …
Hub International Holdings Inc., an insurance brokerage backed by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman, is pursuing an initial public offering targeting about $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The company filed confidentially in late June and has engaged several major banks to manage the prospective offering. Details, incl…
A U.N. human rights panel has found that the detention of Gazan physician Hussam Abu Safiya by Israeli authorities is arbitrary and urged his immediate release and reparations. The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded the detention breaches provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and…
Palantir's business metrics are still impressive — double-digit to triple-digit growth in key lines and healthy margins — yet the stock has corrected sharply from its late-2025 highs. This trade idea proposes a tactical long entry on weakness around $130 with a stop under $118 and a primary target at $170 over a mid-term horizon. The idea hinges on…
Trading on Monday produced pronounced intra-day moves across market-cap segments, led in the mega-cap space by Intel (INTC) and Arm (ARM). Large-cap performers included Iris Energy (IREN) and Bloom Energy Corp (BE), while a mix of mid- and small-cap issuers posted the session's biggest percentage gains.
Two soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard who were embedded with a federal-local anti-crime partnership in Memphis fatally shot a 20-year-old man who police say was armed and being pursued. The incident, which took place after a report of shots fired downtown, has drawn renewed attention to the Memphis Safe Task Force, a Trump-supported initia…
Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced plans to refinance existing obligations at the lowest achievable rates and identified obtaining an 'investment grade' credit rating as a priority. The comments came during a press briefing on the government's strategy to cover debt payments through 2027, when more than $23 billion in foreign-curren…
After a reduction in the intensity of fighting following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, roughly 400,000 people have returned to southern Lebanon. Residents describe a fragile restoration of daily life along the coast even as inland towns show widespread destruction. Many returnees are repairing homes, reopening businesses and holding on …
Dell Technologies shares rallied more than 8% on July 6 after President Donald Trump publicly encouraged Americans to "go out and buy a Dell computer" during a White House press briefing. The endorsement follows a similar presidential plug in February 2026 that also produced a sharp rise in the stock. Traders pushed a leveraged Dell ETF higher as w…
The Israeli government has publicly declared it will not accept a June 17 Supreme Court ruling on the composition of the Second Authority for Television and Radio, calling the decision judicial overreach. Ministers Yariv Levin and Shlomo Karhi said the ruling will not be respected and the Cabinet plans to use legal avenues to overturn it, a move cr…
Nebius (NBIS) plunged on news that Meta plans to monetize excess AI compute. The sell-off is a sentiment shock, not a confirmed loss of customers. With contracted power capacity north of 4 GW, aggressive 2026 revenue guidance of $3.0-3.4B, and improving cash flow metrics reported in June, Nebius offers a high-risk, high-reward swing entry. Trade pl…
authID Inc., a Nasdaq-listed biometric identity verification company, announced the successful completion of its 2026 Annual Shareholder Meeting held via webcast. All nominated directors were elected and all proposed resolutions were adopted, supporting the company’s strategic direction in biometric security solutions.
Nasdaq marked the 250th anniversary of American independence by ringing the opening bell at the White House alongside the NYSE and President Trump, coinciding with the first trading day for Trump Accounts. This new federally supported initiative provides newborn American children with a $1,000 government seed investment to promote long-term financi…
Piper Sandler reiterated its Overweight rating on Oracle, arguing its analysis of capital expenditure converted to data-center capacity implies roughly $2.2 billion of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) revenue not currently reflected in consensus estimates for fiscal 2027. Using benchmarks from Crusoe and CoreWeave, the firm modeled per-megawatt co…
Apple may be preparing a new iPhone pricing tier aimed at expanding volume and services adoption. Given the company's cash generation, large buyback capacity and current technical posture, a disciplined long trade can capture upside from re-rated multiples or stronger-than-feared unit growth while controlling downside risk.
Southwest (LUV) has the operational footprint and recent capital-return actions to accelerate gains if jet fuel stabilizes under $70. The stock trades around $50.75 with a market cap near $24.8B, P/E ~32 and positive technical momentum. This trade idea lays out an entry at $51.00, a stop at $46.00 and a target of $60.00 on a long-term horizon (180 …
Options market pricing indicates Fastenal Co. (FAST) could move roughly 5% when it reports earnings on July 13 before the market opens. Historical post-earnings reactions have been mixed: in four of the last eight earnings releases the stock moved more than the options-implied magnitude, while in the other four it moved less.
Nike stock slid nearly 3.9% in morning trading as markets absorbed the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter report and cautious guidance. A one-time $986 million tariff recovery buoyed headline earnings, while underlying metrics and a double-digit sales decline in Greater China raised concern. Several brokerages trimmed price targets and the company for…
Orthofix Medical shares rallied after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services withdrew earlier modifications to billing guidance and the fee schedule for non-invasive bone growth stimulators, reinstating prior reimbursement levels. The change was issued July 1, 2026 and formally communicated by Orthofix today, driving a notable intraday gain a…
Applied Digital shares rose sharply in morning trade after a run of development and financing milestones - including delivery of a new building, a long-term hyperscaler lease, and a $1.59 billion senior secured notes offering - pushed the company’s contracted revenue to roughly $36 billion. The move comes as analysts raise targets and a stronger NA…
Hut 8 Corp. shares rose roughly 11% in morning trading to $107.81, touching a session high of $109.79, as investors respond to the company’s shift toward large-scale AI data center operations. The move follows completion of $7.5 billion in investment-grade project financing for its River Bend and Beacon Point campuses in Texas, a cluster of analyst…
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. will report its second quarter 2026 financial results on August 5, 2026, with a conference call and webcast scheduled the same day. The company manages over $1 trillion in assets across multiple sectors including infrastructure, energy, private equity, real estate, and credit, focusing on long-term investments in es…
The Institute for Supply Management's nonmanufacturing PMI slipped to 54.0 in June from 54.5 in May, signaling continued expansion in the services sector but a loss of momentum. New orders cooled, supplier delivery times remained long, and prices paid by services firms eased as oil returned to pre-conflict levels. Employment within services rebound…
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told reporters that European allies and Canada have raised combined defense spending to about 4% of GDP, driven by a near-20% rise in core defense outlays last year. Rutte said the extra planned investment for 2025 and 2026 totals $258 billion and expects detailed plans at the Ankara leaders summit to meet a 5% of …
