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An explosion on the evening of Aug 1 near a summer terrace at a central Moscow restaurant killed three people and injured 15, according to the city police. Authorities and emergency services were working at the scene; state media suggested a gas canister may have detonated but that has not been independently confirmed.
The Justice Department has issued a subpoena seeking the records and testimony of a New York Times freelance journalist tied to a 2025 article about a failed U.S. military operation in North Korea, the newspaper reports. The subpoena, served in February by Virginia prosecutors, requests more than two years of the reporter's notes and his testimony.…
Applied Materials plunged from July intraday highs after a positioning purge, but the long-term growth story tied to AI-driven wafer fab spending is intact. Use a disciplined mid-term swing to add exposure on weakness while respecting a hard stop for elevated valuation and macro risks.
Collegium (COLL) is funding an aggressive push into ADHD with cash-generative pain assets. The balance sheet and free cash flow make the $650M AZSTARYS deal immediately accretive; at current prices the stock trades cheaply versus its guidance-driven profitability. We see a clear path to a re-rating toward $50 over the next 180 trading days if integ…
President Donald Trump publicly disputed a Justice Department conclusion that the damaged lining of the renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool resulted from a flawed installation rather than deliberate vandalism. Federal prosecutors urged a judge to drop a case accusing a former Olympian of vandalism after Interior Department documents describe…
XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (XFLT) is urging shareholders to vote in favor of appointing King Street Capital Management's subsidiary, Rockford Tower Asset Management, as the long-term sub-adviser. The change is aimed at enhancing fund performance, implementing a comprehensive liquidity program, and expanding investment opportunitie…
Thousands who surged into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta earlier this week have been returning to nearby Moroccan towns, with many migrants citing lack of food, fatigue and unfriendly reception from residents as reasons they could not continue into mainland Spain. Several returnees said they were motivated by viral social-media posts that suggested t…
Major analysts issued a string of high-profile calls this week across the AI and memory ecosystem, lifting some chip stocks while trimming coverage or targets on software and gig-economy players hit by AI adoption. UBS launched SK Hynix ADR with a Buy and a $204 target based on materially higher long-term profitability assumptions for memory. Berns…
Omnicom (OMC) is a global advertising and communications holding company trading below replacement-value multiples, producing strong free cash flow ($2.39B) and paying a $0.80 quarterly dividend. With EV/EBITDA around 8.1, a dividend yield near 3.9%, and active capital returns, Omnicom offers an asymmetric risk/reward for a long-term trade over the…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has placed 43 additional Chinese companies on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, creating a presumption that goods tied to those entities are produced with forced labor and are barred from U.S. entry unless importers rebut the presumption. The expansion raises supply-chain risks across batte…
Madison Square Garden Entertainment is benefiting from a fuller event calendar across premier venues. Stable free cash flow, manageable leverage, and improving technicals make a tactical long worth considering for the next 45 trading days, though valuation and event risk merit tight risk management.
President Donald Trump said he will keep Justice Department official Todd Blanche in an acting capacity if the Senate fails to confirm him, and signaled he will press Congress to approve an "anti-weaponization" fund that some Republican senators oppose. The fund, tied to a settlement resolving Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, has been c…
BofA Securities reports that commodity trading advisers (CTAs) have substantially reduced their exposure to the Nasdaq-100, leaving the index’s short-term trend strength far weaker than the S&P 500. The repositioning makes systematic flows more balanced, but stretched long positioning in the S&P 500, Russell 2000 and Euro Stoxx 50 sustains contagio…
Range Resources (RRC) sits squarely in the path of rising natural gas demand driven in part by the energy needs of AI data centers and ramping LNG exports. Strong cash flow, low leverage and a modest dividend give the company optionality to grow production or return capital. This trade idea lays out an actionable long with entry, stop and target an…
SM Energy (SM) trades like a mid-cap oil name with execution risk while offering large-scale Permian and multi-basin exposure after the Civitas merger. With EV/EBITDA ~6.6, meaningful free cash flow (~$570m last twelve months) and a bumped dividend, the stock looks like a tactical long for a swing trade as sentiment normalizes and asset-sale plans …
Greenfire Resources (GFR) is trading at $6.34 and the market is rerating the name after Connacher-related developments that materially increase the potential production footprint. The stock trades near book value with a negative PE, but technicals and rising volume back a tactical long. This trade plan targets $8.20 with a $5.50 stop, sized for a m…
The E.W. Scripps Company has completed the acquisition of WTVQ, the ABC affiliate in Lexington, Kentucky, from Morris Network for $15.8 million. This acquisition creates a duopoly with Scripps' existing NBC affiliate WLEX, enhancing its market presence in Central Kentucky. The move aligns with Scripps' ongoing strategy to optimize its local televis…
Chevron's Q2 beat, massive free cash flow and shareholder returns, plus strategic moves in Iraq and a supportive OPEC+ backdrop, make it a compelling long-term trade for a higher-for-longer oil price environment. Entry $198.45, target $230.00, stop $180.00; horizon 180 trading days.
Microsoft surged after results that underlined multi‑year contracted revenue and huge AI demand. Fundamentals (strong free cash flow, low leverage, high ROE) back a bullish case, but the chart is extended. This trade captures momentum while keeping a tight stop to manage an overbought market.
Celestica plunged after a volatile session despite beating Q1 results and raising guidance. The sell-off creates an actionable long trade: the company combines strong near-term revenue growth, improving free cash flow, and direct exposure to hyperscaler AI server buildouts. We lay out an entry at $331.26, a $430 target, and a $285 stop with a mid-t…
European high-momentum equities underperformed sharply in July after a sustained first-half rally, driven primarily by doubts about how artificial intelligence will be monetized and by rising funding costs for hyperscalers. Bank of America analysts describe a violent unwind that saw momentum names lag the broader market by 14% in July after a 23% o…
Reddit reported a big Q2 beat but the stock collapsed on a small U.S. DAU slip. The business is profitable, free cash flow positive and sitting on a content moat that is already being tapped by AI discovery engines. This trade buys the dislocation: enter at $140.67, stop $120.00, target $210.00 over a mid-term horizon (45 trading days).
Israeli military action on Saturday killed two Palestinians in Gaza City and razed warehouses that housed medicine for Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza health officials said. The attacks come as uncertainty remains about whether Israel has accepted a deal reportedly reached with Hamas on laying down arms. Hospital staff reported loss…
JD.com is showing clear technical strength while trading at a reasonable multiple and paying a 3%+ yield. I recommend a tactical long with defined entry, stop and target for a mid-term horizon, betting that momentum and improving market sentiment lift the stock toward the 52-week range highs.
Evolution AB (EVVTY) is a B2B live-casino software leader with high margins, a clean balance sheet and recurring revenue characteristics. At a market cap of roughly $16.4B and a P/E of 12.4, the shares look inexpensive relative to the company's growth and profitability profile. Technicals show bullish momentum, and the company pays a meaningful ann…
