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Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) shares moved lower Monday after reports indicated that Morgan Stanley’s ETrade unit is in discussions to direct a substantial portion of SpaceX’s retail allocation to its platform for the rocket maker’s planned initial public offering. The potential routing of smaller-ticket U.S. retail orders through ETrade could li…
London equities closed higher on Monday, led by strength in utilities and automobile-related stocks. The United Kingdom 100 index rose 1.66% at the close. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners, while commodities and the U.S. dollar futures posted gains and sterling weakened against the dollar.
U.K. equities closed higher on Monday, led by gains in the Electrical, Gas, Water & Multiutilities and Automobiles & Parts sectors. The benchmark rose 1.66% as a handful of large-cap listings posted notable advances, while select miners, builders and airlines lagged. Commodities and currency markets also registered moves that provide context for ma…
Spain's main equity gauge finished higher on Monday, led by sector-level gains in Chemicals, Petroleum & Plastic, Telecoms & IT and Financial Services & Real Estate. The IBEX 35 closed up 0.79% in Madrid with a breadth tilt toward advancing issues. Commodities traded mixed, with notable moves in gold and crude oil, while key currency pairs and the …
Portugal's benchmark PSI rose 2.11% at Monday's close in Lisbon, led by gains in the Utilities, Technology and Basic Materials sectors. EDP Renovaveis, EDP Energias de Portugal and Sonae SGPS were the session's top performers. Market breadth favoured advancers by 20 to 3, with seven stocks unchanged. Commodities and currency markets also moved, wit…
Netherlands stocks finished higher on Monday, with the AEX closing up 0.44%. Consumer Goods, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors helped drive the advance. Leading individual gainers included IMCD, Randstad and Universal Music, while ASM International, ASML and ArcelorMittal were among the laggards. Oil, Brent and gold futures rose, and currency markets …
Meta is a high-quality franchise trading well below its highs after a volatile stretch for growth stocks. I want to be long, but only on a deeper pullback. Buying at $450 brings valuation to ~19x earnings and improves the risk-reward materially. This trade idea outlines the entry, stop, target, catalysts, and what would change my mind.
Stocks in Milan closed higher on Monday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 index finishing up 1.06% as gains in the Chemicals, Utilities and Oil & Gas sectors supported the advance. Ferrari, Terna and Nexi were among the session's best performers, while STMicroelectronics, Leonardo and Lottomatica were the largest decliners. Commodity prices and curr…
AAR Corp (NYSE:AIR) Chairman, President and CEO John McClain Holmes III executed option exercises that produced 86,225 shares and then sold those shares for approximately $9.5 million across March 26 and 27. The exercised options were at prices between $37.66 and $37.74, and the sales transacted at prices ranging from $107.6039 to $112.4135. Follow…
Raymond James published a stock-screening roster for March that highlights companies carrying buy or outperform ratings and meeting a multi-factor threshold. The firm uses a 14-factor framework and selects firms with at least 70% of factors in predefined 'sweet spots', limiting results to companies with market capitalizations above $1 billion and n…
NASA is preparing to launch the first astronauts toward the moon in over 53 years with the Artemis II mission, a 10-day crewed test flight of the Orion capsule and Space Launch System rocket. The mission, carrying three U.S. astronauts and one Canadian, will swing around the moon and return to Earth, validating systems needed for subsequent Artemis…
German equity benchmarks finished the session higher, driven by gains in software, financial services and utilities names. The DAX rose 0.88% at the close, while MDAX and TecDAX posted more modest advances. Energy and bank stocks lagged, and the DAX volatility gauge pushed to a six-month high alongside stronger commodity prices and a firmer U.S. do…
Paris equities ended Monday's session in positive territory, with the CAC 40 up 0.92% and the broader SBF 120 up 0.91%. Utilities, oil & gas and consumer services stocks helped drive the advance. Engie, Thales and Kering were the largest contributors on the CAC 40, while STMicroelectronics, Safran and Societe Generale were the biggest decliners. Th…
Belgian equities finished the session higher, with the BEL 20 index up 0.90% at the close. Utilities, consumer services and healthcare stocks were among the drivers. Azelis Corporate Services led gains, while D'Ieteren was the largest decliner. Commodities and currency markets also registered meaningful moves during the session.
Shares of Vale SA rose after the company disclosed plans to expand its presence in India by increasing shipments, sourcing local ore for blending, and pursuing iron ore trading opportunities. Executives expect to lift sales to India this year and see India as a primary growth market as Chinese steel production plateaus.
Simply Good Foods (SMPL) has slid to the low teens while still generating healthy free cash flow and trading at single-digit EV/FCF multiples. With solid liquidity, well-known brands (Atkins, Quest), and several near-term catalysts, the risk/reward looks asymmetric for a mid-term swing trade. Entry $14.40, stop $13.50, target $18.00 — horizon: mid …
The African Development Bank’s half-yearly report, using data through January, projects continental GDP growth of 4.3% in 2026 and 4.5% in 2027 but cautions that entrenched fiscal pressures, ballooning debt-service costs and declining external financing erode fiscal space and threaten public investment in health, education and infrastructure. The f…
Stocks in Sweden closed higher on Monday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 up 0.92%. Sector strength in Oil & Gas, Financials and Healthcare helped lift the market, while commodity and currency moves accompanied the rally. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners by a notable margin at the close in Stockholm.
Finnish equities advanced at Monday's close, with the OMX Helsinki 25 finishing up 1.08% as gains in the Utilities, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors supported the market. Market breadth favored advancers, while global commodity and currency moves included higher crude and Brent prices, a stronger dollar index and mixed euro crosses.
Advanced Micro Devices has the cash flow, balance sheet and product lineup to benefit from another leg of AI infrastructure spending. Recent technical consolidation and institutional interest create a favorable entry window for a long-term trade toward $260, with a disciplined $180 stop to control downside.
Vista Energy (VIST) is trading near its 52-week high after a stretch of strong production growth and improving margins. With a market cap of roughly $7.44B and a PE of ~10.5, the stock offers oil-price leverage and secular upside from Vaca Muerta and Mexican production. This trade idea favors a buy-on-pullback toward $75 with a $95 target over the …
Lockheed Martin is trading off recent highs but still carries a $194B backlog, steady free cash flow and structural exposure to accelerating space and missile-defense budgets. This idea argues for a long entry at $615.84 with a $843 target over the next 180 trading days, driven by contract conversion, higher government spending and improving margin…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told a Harvard audience that the central bank is closely tracking developments in the private credit market for connections that could transmit stress to the banking system. While Powell warned that individual losses are likely in parts of the opaque lending sector, he said current evidence does not indicate a th…
Newmont offers direct leverage to higher gold, $7.3B of free cash flow in 2025, and a low leverage profile that lets the company return capital even through cyclical dips. Technicals show near-term digestion, but the combination of valuation (EV/EBITDA ~8.1, P/E ~16), strong cash generation, and buyback/dividend optionality makes a tactical long wo…
A Mexican immigrant being held at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in Los Angeles was found unconscious on March 25 and later died at a hospital, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The death raises the count to at least 14 people who have died in ICE custody in 2026, and comes amid record detention populations and a 2025 fundi…
