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  • Meta touted as tactical long due to vast behavioral data, strong cash flow and $1.7T market cap; entry $670, stop $600, target $780.
  • Netskope showing top-line acceleration and AI networking gains, earnings beat at 28% revenue growth; buy thesis entry $17.50, stop $14.
  • Pagaya reports accelerating ABS sales, double-digit revenue growth and positive free cash flow; tactical long target $30, stop $18.
  • McDonald's sold off with the sector despite durable fundamentals, $7.4B free cash flow and 2.96% yield; tactical long underway.
  • First Advantage faces execution risk after share sale and thin profitability; tactical short targets ~$16 with stop above $22.50.
  • Deutsche Bank survey shows investors remain cautious with low sentiment despite tight market ranges and modest large-cap overweight.
  • Intesa Sanpaolo recommended buy for income with 4%+ yield, strong efficiency and a large 2026 capital return plan.

Latest Articles

Captain and Two Crew Charged with Murder After Guyana Ferry Sinking

Captain and Two Crew Charged with Murder After Guyana Ferry Sinking

Guyana authorities charged the captain and two crew members of the MV Barima with murder more than a week after the ferry capsized, an incident that killed 73 people and left 30 missing. The 87-year-old vessel sank on July 18 en route from Georgetown to Port Kaituma. The accused were remanded to prison and the case was adjourned to August 3 as inve…

Likewise Group launches £29.2m equity raise to fund Corby distribution hub

Likewise Group launches £29.2m equity raise to fund Corby distribution hub

Likewise Group plc has proposed an equity raise of up to about £29.2 million at 28.5 pence per share to help finance the acquisition of a 60,000 square foot freehold high-bay distribution facility in Corby for £9.5 million, and to strengthen the company’s distribution network as it pursues group revenue of £300 million. The transaction structure in…

BIS: AI Investment Boom Complicates Central Banks' Reading of Inflation

BIS: AI Investment Boom Complicates Central Banks' Reading of Inflation

The Bank for International Settlements says the current surge in artificial intelligence investment is creating simultaneous demand and supply impulses that make it harder for central banks to interpret cyclical signals and set monetary policy. Short-term boosts to activity, trade and equity valuations from AI spending - much of it debt financed - …

Buy the Capex Dip in Alphabet: Cloud Profitability Is Already Landing

Buy the Capex Dip in Alphabet: Cloud Profitability Is Already Landing

Alphabet's stock pulled back as investors digested heavy AI infrastructure spending. Google Cloud's 82% year-over-year revenue growth to $24.8B and a tripling of operating income to $8.8B show the spending is starting to pay off. With a $4.06T market cap, sizable free cash flow ($53.27B) and a valuation that discounts durable multi-product monetiza…

Pentair Sales Drop as U.S. Pool Channel Destocking Weighs on Results; Agrees to Buy Taco Group for $1.4 Billion

Pentair Sales Drop as U.S. Pool Channel Destocking Weighs on Results; Agrees to Buy Taco Group for $1.4 Billion

Pentair reported a 17% decline in second-quarter sales to $933 million, citing approximately $170 million of inventory destocking in the U.S. pool channel as the primary headwind. The company also announced a $1.40 billion agreement to acquire Taco Group Holdings, which will join Pentair's Water Solutions segment upon closing. Pentair reaffirmed fu…

Ex-Citigroup Managing Director Sentenced to 30 Years for Serial Sexual Assaults

Ex-Citigroup Managing Director Sentenced to 30 Years for Serial Sexual Assaults

A former Citigroup managing director, Edward Gene Smith, 50, was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 years in federal prison after admitting to a series of crimes that prosecutors say spanned nearly a decade. Smith pleaded guilty to charges including sex trafficking, possession of child pornography and drug offenses, and acknowledged intentionally drugging …

RYAM Trade Setup: Buy the Gap to a Previously Rejected Cash Offer

RYAM Trade Setup: Buy the Gap to a Previously Rejected Cash Offer

Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) trades at $8.65, well below levels where an earlier cash approach was reportedly rebuffed. The company's valuation and event set create an asymmetric long opportunity for disciplined traders who accept operational and leverage risk. Entry $8.60, target $11.00, stop $7.80; horizon: long term (180 trading days).

Appeals Court Allows Chobani 'Zero Sugar' Suit to Move Forward

Appeals Court Allows Chobani 'Zero Sugar' Suit to Move Forward

A federal appeals court has revived a proposed class-action claim that Chobani misled shoppers by labeling some Greek-style yogurt as sugar free despite containing allulose. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals relied on an FDA brief interpreting total sugars to include monosaccharides such as allulose and returned the case to a trial judge in Chi…

Blink Charging Receives Extension on Nasdaq Compliance Period

Blink Charging Receives Extension on Nasdaq Compliance Period

Blink Charging Co. announced that Nasdaq has granted an additional 180-day extension, until January 25, 2027, for the company to meet the minimum bid price requirement to maintain its listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The company continues to meet other Nasdaq listing standards but remains at risk of non-compliance with this price requirement. …

Nvidia: Time to Put a Big Stake in the AI Leader

Nvidia: Time to Put a Big Stake in the AI Leader

Nvidia remains the primary beneficiary of the AI build-out. Strong free cash flow, rock-solid returns on capital and expanding enterprise demand give shareholders asymmetric upside. This trade targets a large, conviction-weighted long over the next 180 trading days with clear entry, stop and target levels and a candid look at the biggest risks.

Apple briefly tops $5 trillion valuation as shares spike, then pull back

Apple briefly tops $5 trillion valuation as shares spike, then pull back

Apple Inc. briefly reached a market capitalization of $5.036 trillion on Tuesday when its shares hit a session high of $342.89, making it the second publicly traded company to touch a $5 trillion valuation after Nvidia. The stock later slipped to just below $340; it must close above $340.43 to officially register a $5 trillion market cap. The move …

Markets Brace as Odds of a Surprise Fed Rate Hike Rise Ahead of Decision

Markets Brace as Odds of a Surprise Fed Rate Hike Rise Ahead of Decision

As the Federal Reserve prepares to announce its interest rate decision in just over 24 hours, market participants are increasingly assigning nontrivial odds to a surprise 25-basis-point hike. Citadel Securities, Renaissance Macro Research and other strategists argue a move would signal the new chair's resolve, while others caution about the risks o…

Diana Shipping Inc. Highlights Decline in Genco Shipping & Trading Fleet Values and Urges Board to Act Before Further Value is Eroded

Diana Shipping Inc. Highlights Decline in Genco Shipping & Trading Fleet Values and Urges Board to Act Before Further Value is Eroded

Diana Shipping Inc., a major shareholder of Genco Shipping & Trading, publicly disputes Genco's recent fleet valuation claims, highlighting a decline in vessel values per VesselsValue data contrary to Genco's use of more favorable independent broker estimates. Diana urges Genco's board to engage promptly to prevent further shareholder value erosion…

Wakix Profits Buy Optionality: A Tactical Long on Harmony Biosciences

Wakix Profits Buy Optionality: A Tactical Long on Harmony Biosciences

Harmony Biosciences is profitable, cash-flow positive and trading at a reasonable multiple with a ~$2.2B market cap. WAKIX cash generation gives management the flexibility to pursue label expansion, modest M&A or additional commercialization spend without equity dilution. This trade targets a re-rating and commercial upside over the next 45 trading…