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  • Meta will cut about 10% of global headcount (~8,000 roles) on May 20, with additional layoffs planned later in 2026.
  • Forum Markets shares surged 120% after the board reauthorized a buyback and formed an independent committee to review strategic alternatives.
  • Roku hit a 52-week high as AI-driven ad targeting and improved free cash flow boost ad monetization and investor sentiment.
  • The FAA tapped Palantir, Thales and Air Space Intelligence to compete to build an AI air-traffic management tool for the system modernization effort.
  • Blue Owl shares ticked up after co-CEOs removed company stock as collateral on personal loans, reducing investor margin-call worries.
  • U.S. rig count fell to 543 for the week ending April 17, the second consecutive weekly decline amid weak oil prices.
  • The IMF warned the Middle East conflict risks widening economic disparities in Latin America and the Caribbean through energy shocks and tighter financing.

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Jefferies Sticks with Hold on Pinterest Ahead of February Earnings, Sees Limited Near-Term Catalysts

Jefferies Sticks with Hold on Pinterest Ahead of February Earnings, Sees Limited Near-Term Catalysts

Jefferies has reaffirmed a Hold rating and a $28.00 price target on Pinterest Inc (NYSE: PINS) ahead of the company’s earnings report on February 12. While acknowledging seasonally reasonable revenue plans and a resilient holiday ad market, the firm warned that Pinterest’s fiscal 2026 EBITDA margin assumptions may be vulnerable to downward revision…

BofA Cuts Brown & Brown Price Target to $90 After Mixed Q4 Results

BofA Cuts Brown & Brown Price Target to $90 After Mixed Q4 Results

BofA Securities lowered its 12-month price target on Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO) to $90 from $94 while keeping a Neutral rating, citing the insurance broker's mixed fourth-quarter results. The company posted adjusted EPS of $0.93, ahead of the $0.91 consensus, but total revenue of $1.6 billion missed the $1.65 billion estimate and organic revenue dec…

BofA Lowers W.R. Berkley Price Target to $66, Keeps Neutral Rating

BofA Lowers W.R. Berkley Price Target to $66, Keeps Neutral Rating

BofA Securities reduced its price target on W.R. Berkley to $66.00 from $69.00 while maintaining a Neutral rating. The firm attributed a slight earnings shortfall to weaker alternative investment returns and unfavorable reserve development, partly offset by stronger traditional investment income and outsized share repurchases. The insurer reported …

Alphabet at $4T: Great Company, Stretched Setup

Alphabet at $4T: Great Company, Stretched Setup

Alphabet has climbed back near its highs with a ~$4.02T market cap and a ~$335 share price, but the valuation is getting harder to justify if free cash flow doesn’t re-accelerate. At ~32x earnings and a rich ~55x free cash flow multiple, the market is paying up for an AI-driven upside scenario at the same time momentum is rolling over (bearish MACD…

BMO Lifts Hecla Mining Price Target to $28; Rating Remains Market Perform

BMO Lifts Hecla Mining Price Target to $28; Rating Remains Market Perform

BMO Capital has increased its 12-month price objective for Hecla Mining Co. (HL) to $28.00 from $16.00 while retaining a Market Perform rating. The stock is trading above that target at $29.97 and carries a P/E of 98.32. The company reported quarterly production that was modestly shy of the analyst's forecast but delivered at the top end of its 202…

Analysts Question Market Bets on Rick Rieder as Trump's Top Pick for Fed Chair

Analysts Question Market Bets on Rick Rieder as Trump's Top Pick for Fed Chair

Prediction markets have rapidly elevated BlackRock's Rick Rieder to frontrunner status to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but analysts at Wolfe Research say they remain unconvinced that markets have the full picture. While Rieder's views on lower rates and a softer balance-sheet stance align with President Trump's preferences, Wolfe hi…