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Cboe Global Markets is in preliminary discussions with retail broker-dealers and market makers to relaunch binary options for individual investors. The proposed fixed-return contracts would pay a set amount or nothing, allowing traders to place yes-or-no bets on discrete outcomes. If launched, the product would compete directly with prediction-mark…
Stephens’ 2026 Best Ideas in Financials list concentrates on regional banks and specialty finance firms where internal operations, balance-sheet repositioning and current valuations are seen as stronger drivers of returns than the uncertain macro backdrop. The selections prioritize margin expansion, funding relief and identifiable self-help catalys…
ServiceNow's Now Platform is increasingly central to enterprise automation and AI-driven workflows. Q4 results show $3.57B revenue and 21% YoY growth, while balance sheet strength and $4.58B free cash flow give the company runway to integrate recent AI-focused acquisitions. The stock is materially oversold (RSI ~25) and trading near its 52-week low…
The administration is announcing Project Vault, a $12 billion public-private effort to acquire and store critical minerals to lessen U.S. dependence on Chinese supply chains and protect domestic manufacturers from potential disruptions. Financing will include $10 billion from the U.S. Export-Import Bank and $1.67 billion in private capital; purchas…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has expanded its safety investigation to include roughly 1.27 million Ford F-150 pickup trucks from the 2015-2017 model years following owner complaints of abrupt downshifts and intermittent transmission sensor signal loss that can cause sudden deceleration or rear-wheel lockup. Preliminary testing…
Evercore ISI raised its price target for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) to $100 from $94 while keeping an Outperform rating, reflecting momentum in oral care and Hill’s pet nutrition, favorable currency effects in key international markets, and a robust gross margin that supports reinvestment. The stock trades with a premium valuation and recently beat fou…
Walt Disney Co. reported quarterly revenue and profit that exceeded Wall Street expectations, driven by strong performance at its experiences division and box-office returns from holiday films including Zootopia 2. The company posted higher-than-expected revenue and income before taxes for the fiscal first quarter ended December 27, even as sports …
Leerink Partners began coverage of Waystar Holding (WAY) with an Outperform rating and a $43 price target, implying roughly 62% upside from the stock's current level. The firm points to Waystar's revenue growth, enhanced AI-driven capabilities after the Iodine deal, diversified customer footprint and a strong liquidity position as foundations for m…
Raymond James has initiated coverage of Venture Global (VG) with an Outperform rating and an $11.00 price target, implying about 12% upside from the stock's most recent price of $9.80. The firm points to the company's strong revenue growth and a scalable, faster-than-average LNG delivery model, while third-party data and other analysts flag valuati…
Tyson Foods reported quarterly results that beat analyst estimates, driven by stronger chicken sales which counterbalanced sizable losses in the beef segment. The company raised parts of its fiscal 2026 outlook while trimming its projected beef losses amid a historically small U.S. cattle herd and ongoing plant adjustments.
U.S. equity benchmarks closed down on Friday, driven by weakness in technology stocks, even as markets appeared broadly comfortable with President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 extended a three-session slide, the Dow and Nasdaq also declined, but broader indicators signaled a calm reaction to the …
Investors directed substantial flows into exchange-traded funds tied to gold, other precious metals and gold miners in January, seeking safety amid geopolitical uncertainty, forecasts for a softer dollar and growing expectations of U.S. interest rate cuts. LSEG Lipper data show sustained inflows into metal ETFs and an unprecedented cumulative haul …
J.P. Morgan projects gold will hit $6,300 per ounce by the close of 2026, citing continued central-bank purchases and a structural shift toward real assets. The forecast accompanies a crowded field of analyst price targets for 2026, even as bullion experienced a sharp one-day decline and further near-term pressure from higher margin requirements.
Bank of America's Sell Side Indicator (SSI) remained essentially unchanged in January, edging up 10 basis points to 56.0%, a level the bank says implies roughly a 12 percent S&P 500 price return over the next 12 months. The gauge, described by the bank as a contrarian sentiment signal, sits at its most bullish reading since March 2025, though it re…
Guggenheim initiated coverage of Avalo Therapeutics Inc. with a Buy rating and a $50.00 price target, pointing to the potential of the company’s AVTX-009 anti-IL-1β program in treating hidradenitis suppurativa. The firm emphasizes AVTX-009’s high affinity and target specificity, a Phase II program with topline data due in the second quarter of 2026…
BTIG has reiterated a Buy rating and a $60 price target on Unity Software (U), citing improving growth trends, early upside from marketing tools and potential from a new D28 product. The stock recently slid to $29.10, down 32.33% over the past week, and is trading slightly below its Fair Value estimate. Other broker moves on Unity range from bullis…
RBC Capital Markets strategists led by Lori Calvasina report that S&P 500 companies are experiencing weaker earnings revision dynamics compared with prior quarters, a pattern they say likely contributes to recent volatile market behavior. Upward EPS estimate revisions have fallen and the share of firms beating expectations has dipped, though the bo…
Gold and silver have posted severe declines, with silver heading for its largest two-day fall since at least the 1980s and gold suffering its biggest single-day drop since 2013. Traders point to margin calls, momentum-driven selling and reduced U.S.-Iran tensions as drivers. The metals rout is coinciding with a near 5% fall in oil and pressure acro…
Orokai published a research summary examining current uses of non-custodial decentralized finance (DeFi), the protocol mechanisms that underpin participation, and the structural frictions that impede wider adoption. The report finds users increasingly treating non-custodial protocols as practical alternatives for staking, lending, trading, and mana…
Pandora's stock advanced 7.8% on Monday as a steep fall in silver prices created the prospect of lower raw-material costs for the jewellery group. With recycled silver making up about 67% of its raw materials, the company stands to benefit if the commodity rout endures. The metals market slide has been linked to reactions around a Federal Reserve n…
BofA Securities raised its price objective for RTX Corp. to $230 from $215 while maintaining a Buy rating, reflecting the firm's view that the company is making progress on its Geared Turbofan engine issues and benefits from robust demand and a resurgent defense segment. The new target implies roughly 15% upside from RTX's current share price near …
Jefferies has reiterated a Buy rating on Amazon.com Inc. and held its $300 price target, arguing that the stock's current valuation understates early signs of Amazon Web Services (AWS) re-acceleration. The firm points to AWS backlog, October bookings and easier year-over-year comparisons as evidence of potential mid-20s percentage growth in Q4. Mul…
BMO Capital Markets has reaffirmed an Underperform rating and a $94.00 price target on Prudential Financial (PRU), flagging heightened macro volatility and regulatory attention in the company’s Japan operations. The target sits below the stock’s most recent quote of $111.11, and several near-term earnings revisions have already been recorded ahead …
Oracle has outlined a $45-50 billion funding program for calendar year 2026 to accelerate capacity for its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Jefferies reiterated a Buy rating with a $400 price target. The financing - split evenly between equity and debt - is intended to bridge projected 2026 capital needs and current liquidity while supporting contracte…
BofA Securities raised its price objective on Baker Hughes to $65 from $55 and affirmed a Buy rating after attending the company's 2026 Annual Meeting in Florence. The broker pointed to a shift in Industrial & Energy Technology orders away from LNG toward gas compression, clean energy, industrial technology and power systems, and highlighted an exp…
