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Israel’s parliament passed a law making the death penalty the default punishment for lethal attacks framed as negating the state’s existence. The measure, which mandates execution by hanging within 90 days and removes the right to clemency, has prompted protests by families of Palestinian prisoners, legal appeals expected at Israel’s Supreme Court,…
Visa's recent retracement has pushed the stock near its 52-week low while fundamentals remain intact: high ROE, strong free cash flow and a fortress-like balance sheet. With a market cap near $576B and FCF of $22.9B, the risk-reward favors a long entry for investors looking to own a dominant payments franchise that can compound earnings over the ne…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino attended Iran's 5-0 friendly victory over Costa Rica in Antalya and pledged active support to ensure Iran participates in the World Cup. The appearance comes as Iran seeks to relocate its group-stage matches from the United States to Mexico, citing U.S. military actions tied to the regional conflict. FIFA has said it…
TikTok has applied to Brazil's central bank for authorization to operate as a fintech capable of issuing electronic money and offering direct credit, according to two people with direct knowledge. The filings would permit prepaid accounts and lending activity using the company’s own capital or as a lending platform. ByteDance executives recently me…
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeff Schmid warned that the recent surge in energy prices related to the Iran conflict risks keeping inflation closer to 3%, and urged policymakers not to assume the shock will be temporary. He highlighted the likely transmission of higher oil and gas costs into core inflation via transportation channel…
Initial findings from a U.N. investigation indicate a roadside explosion likely struck the convoy of two Indonesian members of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), killing them and wounding two others near Bani Hayyan. The deaths follow a separate fatality among the same national contingent after a projectile exploded near a U.N. position. T…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he will ask U.S. mediators to convey Kyiv’s proposal for an Easter ceasefire limited to energy infrastructure strikes to Russia. The move follows increased Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy assets and mixed reactions from Moscow, which says it has not received concrete proposals and prefers a comprehen…
Oracle is cutting thousands of positions, according to a CNBC report citing two people familiar with the matter. The company did not comment on the layoffs. The reductions coincide with an intensified investment program in AI infrastructure as Oracle seeks to compete with other cloud providers. Oracle has said its fiscal 2026 restructuring could co…
Nomad Foods looks cheap on paper — $1.36B market cap, P/E ~9.5 and a near 7% dividend yield — but an earnings hit from supply-chain inflation, sliding sales and an increasingly defensive consumer set the stage for further downside. This is a tactical short with a defined entry, stop and target over a mid-term (45 trading days) window.
Mercedes-Benz said it will invest more than $7 billion in its U.S. operations by 2030, allocating $4 billion to its Tuscaloosa, Alabama assembly plant. The announcement coincided with the world premiere of two new SUVs and the celebration of the Tuscaloosa plant's five-millionth SUV and 30 years of production.
A female journalist holding a U.S. passport was taken by force in Baghdad on Tuesday, March 31, Iraqi police sources said. The interior ministry confirmed one arrest and said efforts to free the journalist were ongoing, while police continued to pursue a vehicle believed to be carrying the abductors toward the eastern part of the capital. The U.S. …
Shares of Unilever and McCormick dropped sharply after the announcement of a planned $65 billion tie-up that will combine Unilever’s food division with McCormick via a Reverse Morris Trust. Investors cited unease about the deal’s structure, the protracted path to closing and the likelihood of regulatory scrutiny as reasons for the selloff.
Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeff Schmid warned that rising energy costs could do more than a brief lift to inflation, noting that inflation was close to 3% before the Iran conflict pushed oil prices higher. He said policymakers should not be complacent about inflation expectations, urged actions to validate those expectations, and stresse…
Jon Stenberg, President and CEO of Citizens, Inc. (CIA), acquired 50,000 shares of the company's Class A Common Stock at $4.70 per share on March 30, 2026, a transaction valued at $235,000. The company also disclosed recent insider activity on March 28, including a small sale and the exercise of restricted stock units. Separately, the Board approve…
NWPX Infrastructure President and CEO Scott J. Montross sold 2,056 shares on March 30, 2026, for $76.85 per share, totaling $158,003. The transaction occurred as the stock traded near its 52-week high. Montross continues to hold a significant position in the company through direct shares, restricted stock units and performance shares that vest over…
MongoDB fell earlier this month after management set FY growth around 17%, but the selloff priced in a far worse outcome than the numbers support. Atlas remains the company’s durable growth engine, free cash flow is positive at roughly $500M last fiscal year, and valuation (market cap ~$19.6B) looks stretched but defendable if growth re-accelerates…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is preparing to finalize a regulation, first proposed in November, that would restrict the agency's ability to enforce disparate-impact liability for lenders. The pending rule would remove a longstanding requirement that banks and other lenders guard against policies producing discriminatory effects o…
Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot posted a notice saying federal law enforcement personnel will be stationed at base access points during upcoming Recruit Family and Graduation Days to assist with security and logistics. The notice described this deployment as the first of its kind in recent memory. Immigration and Customs Enforcement presen…
CULP Inc President and CEO Robert George Culp IV bought 3,179 shares on March 30, 2026, spending $9,219 and bringing his direct holdings to 126,317 shares. The purchase comes as CULP shares trade near a 52-week low and the company recently reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 results that missed analyst expectations on both earnings per share and rev…
Pinterest likely already trades with much of the advertising slowdown priced in. Ongoing product work on recommendations and ads, a manageable litigation overhang, and structural levers for margin improvement set up a scenario where the stock can re-rate. We upgrade to Buy and lay out a clear entry at $35.00, a $55.00 target, and a $28.00 stop for …
The High Court in London concluded a 10-week trial on March 31 examining claims by seven public figures that Associated Newspapers Limited, publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, commissioned private investigators to carry out unlawful information-gathering between 1993 and 2011. Judge Matthew Nicklin said he would take time to consider th…
Irenic Capital Management disclosed a roughly 2.5% economic stake in Snap and told the social media company it could be worth at least five times its current valuation if it implements cost reductions, portfolio changes and stronger use of artificial intelligence. The activist urged Snap to consider spinning off or shuttering its augmented-reality …
Apple is testing an enhancement that would allow Siri to process multiple user requests within a single utterance. The capability is being developed for iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27, which are slated to arrive later this year. The company is also preparing a broader Siri overhaul tied to newer AI technology and plans product demonstrations at its…
Realty Income (O) is trading below recent moving averages amid macro-driven risk aversion, pushing its yield above 5% and creating a tactical buying opportunity for income-oriented investors. Fundamentals remain intact - diversified portfolio, conservative leverage and predictable rent rolls - while sentiment and technicals tilt bearish. We propose…
GLD has pulled back hard from its January highs despite renewed geopolitical risk. Weak ETF flows, a higher-for-longer Fed narrative and technical/flow-driven pressure have amplified the decline. I think the pullback is a tradeable entry: buy GLD on this selloff with a clear stop and two staged targets tied to technicals and the 52-week high.
