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Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw, co-founder of Super Micro Computer Inc., pleaded not guilty in Manhattan to federal charges alleging he and associates diverted billions of dollars of servers containing Nvidia chips to customers in China in violation of U.S. export controls. Two other men are named in the indictment; one has pleaded not guilty and one is no…
The heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund and World Bank announced the formation of a coordination group to synchronize their response to substantial energy and economic shocks stemming from the war in the Middle East. The group will evaluate impacts across countries, coordinate policy responses and mobilize stakehol…
Lamb Weston (LW) has been punished after an ERP-related sales disruption and softer pricing, but underlying cash flow, reasonable valuation and improving technicals suggest fiscal Q3 weakness could be the low-risk entry for a mid-term rebound. This is a swing trade idea with entry, stop and target defined and a clear risk framework.
Related Digital is finalizing a $16 billion financing package to develop an Oracle data center campus in Saline Township, Michigan. The plan includes roughly $2 billion in equity from Blackstone and about $14 billion in debt led by Bank of America, a portion of which is expected to be issued as bonds. The project is reported to be on schedule, with…
Solo Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBDS) President and CEO John P. Larson purchased 2,559 shares of Class A common stock on March 31, 2026, spending $9,998 at a weighted average price of $3.907 per share. The company reported preliminary fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA expected to exceed $9 million and provided fiscal 2026 sales and adjusted EBITDA guidance…
The Bank of Canada’s rate-setting council said it will lean more on judgement than usual when setting interest rates because of heightened global uncertainty, including the war in Iran and evolving U.S. trade policy. The bank left its policy rate at 2.25% on March 18 and signalled a cautious, data-dependent stance as energy prices lift near-term in…
Minutes from the Bank of Canada show policymakers will place greater weight on judgment and risk management when setting rates, as the Iran war lifts crude prices and clouds the near-term inflation outlook. The bank left its policy rate at 2.25% on March 18 and said it will monitor developments - including US trade policy and incoming data - while …
Microsoft's pullback has created a high-quality, lower-risk entry for disciplined buyers. With a fortress balance sheet, $77.4B of free cash flow and a trailing EPS of $16.06, I upgrade MSFT to a Buy on a plan to accumulate at 22x earnings ($353.32). The trade targets a recovery back toward the $440 area over the next 180 trading days while protect…
Anfield Energy Inc. announces an amendment to its credit facility with Extract Advisors LLC, issuing 50,000 bonus common shares and 180,085 bonus warrants as consideration for consent to its planned acquisition of B.R.S. Inc. The warrants have an exercise price of C$8.11 and expire in 2028. Proceeds from warrant exercises will be used to repay the …
The United Arab Emirates has formally requested that the United Nations Security Council authorize measures, including the use of force under Chapter Seven, to restore safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE's letter seeks immediate action to protect navigational rights and could provide diplomatic backing for Gulf states weighing mil…
Argan reported a clean Q4 earnings beat driven by margin expansion and an outsized backlog tied to data-center and power projects. The stock has power behind it - a near-zero debt profile, strong free cash flow, and technical momentum - but it trades at a premium. This trade idea lays out a mid-term (45 trading days) entry, stop and target, plus th…
Bain Capital Managing Partner David Gross cautioned that many executives are deploying artificial intelligence as if it were a simple technology rollout rather than rethinking business processes. He stressed starting from business objectives, warned of a growing skills gap needed to operationalize AI, and highlighted shifts in private markets that …
Micron sold off after headlines about Google's TurboQuant and a volatile market swing, but core demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and a rising capital plan keep the story intact. Fundamentals - strong cash flow, expanding capex to capture AI demand, and earnings power - combined with a 3:1+ reward-to-risk on this setup argue for a tactical lon…
We upgrade Abbott Laboratories (ABT) to Buy ahead of Q1 results. At $103.52, the shares trade below near-term averages with a PE ~27.6, a healthy dividend yield (~2.3%), and strong free cash flow ($7.4B). Recent weakness centers on diagnostics and nutrition, but medical devices growth, a manageable balance sheet (debt/equity 0.25), and the $21B Exa…
Ruegg Jason Daniel, President and Chairman of Off The Hook YS Inc (OTH), purchased 10,000 shares of the company's common stock on March 31, 2026, at $2.0294 per share for a total of $20,294. The trade comes as the stock has fallen 16% over the prior week and is quoted at $2.42, while the company reports record revenue for full-year 2025 but a net l…
France’s navy chief warned that China’s current approach — limited political engagement with Iran and an insufficient number of Chinese vessels through the Strait of Hormuz — will likely be inadequate to restore regular traffic. Admiral Nicolas Vaujour said China may need to take a more direct role, and that political coordination led by France wil…
Andrew James Simmons, Vice President and Director at Off The Hook YS Inc. (OTH), purchased 10,000 shares of the company's common stock on March 31, 2026, at $2.0144 per share, a transaction valued at $20,144. The stock is trading at $2.39, roughly 11.8% above Simmons' purchase price. Simmons now directly holds 1,225,873 shares. The company reported…
XORTX Therapeutics Inc., a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on treatments for gout and kidney diseases, has received all necessary approvals from the TSX Venture Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Exchange to implement a share consolidation on a 1-for-5 basis, effective April 6, 2026. The company is advancing several clinical and preclinic…
If the United States ends the current war with Iran without concrete security guarantees, Tehran could emerge more powerful and strategically advantaged, while Gulf Arab oil and gas producers and global energy markets absorb the consequences. Regional analysts warn that surviving heavy strikes, attacking Gulf states and threatening the Strait of Ho…
Kering has agreed to sell an 80% stake in its Via Monte Napoleone property in Milan to Qatar's Al-Mirqab Group for 1.16 billion euros. The French luxury group will hold a 20% stake via a joint venture and will receive an initial cash payment of 729 million euros, with a deferred residual of 432 million euros payable in five years. The disclosed ter…
President Donald Trump said he is coordinating with House and Senate Republican leaders to move a bill that would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and Border Patrol personnel through a process that does not require Democratic support. He has asked that the measure reach his desk by June 1 and said his administration has been us…
Shares of several aerospace and space-related companies rose sharply after reports that Elon Musk-owned SpaceX made a confidential filing for a U.S. initial public offering and is considering a valuation above $1.75 trillion. Investors pushed up prices of launch providers, satellite operators and aerospace suppliers, while ETFs focused on space and…
Morgan Stanley has reduced earnings estimates for traditional asset managers ahead of the first-quarter results season in mid-April, lowering near-term EPS forecasts and cutting certain price targets. While some fund flows remain strong, the firm flagged operating income forecasts below consensus and singled out several firms for material revisions…
California and a coalition of states petitioned a federal court for $10.3 million in fees and costs tied to their successful challenge to the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger. California would recover roughly half of that sum as it increasingly pursues antitrust actions without federal participation.
U.S. farmers reported intentions to reduce corn acreage and expand soybean plantings for 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's first survey-based prospective plantings report of the year. The agency tied the shifts to rising fertilizer and fuel costs associated with the Iran war, while quarterly grain stocks data show ample invent…
