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Onity Group shows the mix many turnaround investors like: operating recovery in its services business paired with an active buyback that materially reduces float and downside. We upgrade to Buy, with a mid-term swing plan to capture the first leg of servicing normalization and the valuation rerating that should follow if buybacks continue.
Global equity gains cooled after a strong quarter as quarter-end rebalancing and concern about the sustainability of AI-driven demand weighed on markets. Asian equities led declines, with chipmakers under pressure. Attention has turned to the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, released a day early because of the July 4 holiday, where economists expect a…
The Australian government announced a package of reforms to the management of defence projects intended to tackle long-running cost increases and schedule slippages. Measures include a new agency to oversee project delivery, changes to how project costs are evaluated and a reduction of bureaucratic hurdles as Canberra ramps up military capacity acr…
Elicio Therapeutics has priced a $15 million registered direct offering of common stock to fund the Phase 1 clinical development of its lead immunotherapy candidate ELI-002 7P for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and other pipeline advancements. The offering is led by two new fundamental institutional investors and an existing sha…
Most Asian currencies traded with little movement as the dollar remained close to its strongest levels in over a year. Markets are focused on U.S. nonfarm payrolls for further guidance on monetary policy after hawkish comments from the Federal Reserve chair heightened expectations of at least one rate increase this year. Country-specific moves incl…
An EU-funded independent study warns that Europe’s semiconductor industry faces a difficult outlook owing to Chinese export controls on critical inputs, a reliance on U.S. technology and several domestic structural weaknesses. The report highlights geopolitical threats, supply-chain fragilities and internal constraints such as high energy costs, li…
Fermi (FRMI) owns an 11 GW-scale AI power and data-center campus in Texas that institutional buyers covet. The market cap is only about $5.4B today, pricing in execution risk and recent governance noise. For risk-tolerant traders, I recommend a long position with a precise entry at $8.535, a stop at $6.00 and a $18.00 target over a 180 trading-day …
U.S. nonfarm payroll growth is predicted to moderate in June while the unemployment rate is expected to remain at 4.3% for a fourth consecutive month. The anticipated slowdown follows three months of above-expectations gains and comes as economists weigh the labor market's mixed signals, wage trends, and geopolitical-driven inflation risks ahead of…
Apple is moving forward with a broader iPhone lineup that will extend into the first half of 2027 and has increased its production target for an upcoming foldable iPhone. The company is pushing into the premium foldable segment amid supply-chain pressures and higher component costs that have already prompted price increases for some Mac and iPad mo…
Bain Capital Specialty Finance and LY Corp elevated their binding takeover bid for Kakaku.com to 670 billion yen ($4.1 billion), offering 3,384 yen per share in cash with a potential increase to 3,500 yen if major shareholder KDDI supports the transaction. The bid surpasses EQT's 3,000-yen offer and has driven Kakaku shares above both proposed pric…
Japanese authorities are fundamentally altering their approach to currency stabilization by moving away from public warnings and instead employing sudden, unannounced interventions. This strategic pivot aims to maximize the impact on speculative short-yen positions while keeping market participants uncertain about the precise timing and thresholds …
Affirm's Investor Day delivered clarity on product translation and go-to-market cadence. The stock's technical momentum and still-robust fundamentals argue for a position trade targeting a return to the $100 area within the next 180 trading days, while acknowledging execution and regulatory risks. Entry at $84.19, stop at $72.00, target $100.00.
SoftBank-backed LY Corp and private equity firm Bain Capital have increased their offer for Kakaku.com to 3,384 yen per share, valuing the company at 670 billion yen ($4.12 billion). The duo said the bid, announced late Wednesday as legally binding, would rise to 3,500 yen per share if shareholder KDDI Corp agrees to back the proposal. Kakaku.com s…
Switch, a Las Vegas-based data center operator, has initiated a private financing round that could raise about $2 billion and place the company’s enterprise value close to $50 billion including debt. The round is being led by venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, with an expected contribution of roughly $400 million, while Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Ch…
KakakuCom Inc shares climbed 3.7% to ¥3,514 after LY Corp and Bain Capital converted a prior counter-proposal into a binding offer of up to ¥3,500 per share, intensifying a weeks-long acquisition battle with Swedish private equity firm EQT, which launched a tender at ¥3,000 per share in May. The move coincides with the final day of EQT's acceptance…
Speaking at a drone forum in Taichung, the top U.S. diplomat to Taiwan called for a dense deployment of aerial, surface and subsurface drones to sharpen the island's deterrent posture. The remarks come amid contested budget debates in Taiwan's parliament over extra defence spending and competing proposals for drone procurement and financing.
Shares of Sony Corp climbed after the company’s gaming unit announced it will halt production of physical discs for all new PlayStation titles from January 2028 and emphasized pricing discipline for future hardware, boosting expectations for improved margins even as Japan’s broader market fell back.
The FBI says it continues to treat the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, as a kidnapping for ransom even after concluding that several widely publicized messages were extortion attempts and lacked legitimacy. Investigators say some ransom demands remain under review, a suspect has been charged in connection with…
Unity Bancorp (UNTY) combines double-digit loan growth and improving profitability with a market cap under $600M and a P/E below 10. Technicals and fundamentals align for a mid-term long trade: entry at current levels, a conservative stop, and a 15% upside target over ~45 trading days. Risks are credit sensitivity and deposit dynamics; monitor prov…
SoftBank Group shares moved higher after reports that the company has resumed negotiations for a $10 billion margin loan backed by its stake in OpenAI. The revived financing plan would add a corporate guarantee to address lender concerns about using a privately held stake as primary collateral, and involves major global banks expected to join the l…
Mohalla Tech Pvt., the owner of ShareChat, Moj and QuickTV, is preparing for a potential initial public offering next year that could raise up to $400 million, the company’s CFO said. The firm reports improving unit economics and expects to pursue an IPO within four to five quarters after reaching operational profitability in the quarter beginning …
HP Inc. (HPQ) trades at roughly $22.09 with a market cap near $20.1B, a P/E around 8x and free cash flow of $3.78B. The stock yields ~5.4% and screens as one of the cheapest names in large-cap tech on EV/EBITDA (~5.5) and FCF yield metrics. This trade sets a clear entry, stop and target for a mid-term swing (45 trading days) that captures mean reve…
Asian stock markets experienced a broad downturn as investors rotated capital out of semiconductor and technology equities following a significant second-quarter rally. The retreat coincided with a buildup of anticipation for U.S. labor market data, which is expected to provide crucial signals regarding potential interest rate adjustments. Concurre…
A California man was sentenced to one year in county jail and two years of felony probation after pleading guilty to charges tied to the November 2023 death of a Jewish protester during opposing pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Thousand Oaks. Prosecutors had sought a state prison term and objected to the sentence.
Northern Star Resources shares climbed after the company named a new chief executive and reported robust production and cash holdings for the June quarter. The board appointed Suresh Vadnagra, a veteran Glencore executive, as CEO effective October 5, 2026, replacing Stuart Tonkin. The miner sold 433,000 ounces of gold in the June quarter, lifting F…
