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An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza killed two Palestinians, Palestinian medics said, while three others were shot dead in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian authorities and the Israeli military. Israeli forces said strikes in Gaza targeted militants, and Israeli officials reported deadly confrontations in the West Bank following st…
Foundation Future Industries, a start-up backed by Eric Trump, said it will collaborate with Advanced Micro Devices to integrate AMD's Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series processors into the next iteration of its humanoid robot, Phantom MK-2. The company plans scaled production and separate pricing models for industrial leases and government defense sale…
Olesen Value Fund L.P., a significant shareholder and board member of Solitron Devices Inc (NASDAQ: SODI), executed a divestiture of its holdings on July 22, 2026. The transaction involved the sale of 1,488 shares at $29.84 per share, totaling $44,401. This move occurs against a backdrop of substantial recent price appreciation for SODI, which has …
At Advancing AI 2026, AMD launched its 6th Gen EPYC CPUs, Instinct MI400 Series GPUs, Helios AI rackscale solutions, Ryzen AI Embedded processors, and Kria AI robotics platform. These innovations deliver leading AI inference performance and scalability demanded by frontier AI workloads, positioning AMD for significant growth in the $2 trillion AI m…
KKR enters Q2 with two competing narratives: strong AUM growth and new secular initiatives (Helix digital infrastructure, insurance expansion) versus rich valuation metrics and negative free cash flow. This trade idea takes a measured long stance into the print, sized for a mid-term swing and defended by a tight stop if recurring-fee progress disap…
Super Micro Computer's preliminary Q4 FY2026 update sent the stock sharply higher after a margin beat and a disclosed $60 billion of new orders. The market reacted strongly to a 15-17% gross margin print and a backlog that management says could underpin revenues for multiple years. Offsetting those positives are a planned $7 billion capital raise -…
Crude has risen above $100 a barrel for the first time in two months, yet many major U.S. shale and midstream equities have already enjoyed strong rallies. Several large names have outperformed the commodity over the last 12 months, leaving most trading near 52-week or all-time highs. While valuation multiples have stretched, select companies conti…
The U.N. human rights office has called for a full, independent inquiry into reports and online footage suggesting that surrendering Malian soldiers were tortured and killed following an ambush on a military convoy in northern Mali. The attack, attributed by various parties to insurgents and separatists, took place between the town of Anefis and th…
Alpha Compute Corp. (Nasdaq: ALP) announced the launch of the Right2Compute Coalition, a national alliance aiming to secure the rights to build AI data centers and ensure sovereign compute infrastructure in the US and allied nations. The coalition responds to increasing state-level moratoriums and public resistance to data center development, empha…
The European Central Bank is examining several policy options aimed at reducing the financial losses faced across the Eurosystem, with a decisive conversation expected in the autumn, according to four sources. Measures being considered range from raising minimum reserve requirements to reintroducing tiered deposit rates or even charging banks fees.…
Super Micro (SMCI) has the scale and an AI-driven backlog, but recent margin compression, a massive $7B equity raise and negative free cash flow change the risk-reward. At a $21.1B market cap and stretched volatility, the stock is ripe for a mid-term short. Entry $31.00, stop $35.00, target $22.00 - plan duration: mid term (45 trading days).
A network of food delivery riders and volunteers has helped maintain a youth-led protest encampment at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, where organisers of the Cockroach Janta Party demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over repeated test paper leaks. Donations arriving from across India and abroad, volunteer medical care and round-…
Zevra (ZVRA) is a commercial-stage rare disease company with a newly approved therapy for Niemann-Pick disease type C and recurring royalty income. The stock trades at a single-digit P/E and below $800M market cap, creating a risk/reward setup for an initial long position. This idea outlines an entry, stop, target and the catalysts and risks that s…
B. Riley updated its outlook on three education-focused companies, trimming or reaffirming price targets while highlighting operating strengths and cash flow generation that support dividends, buybacks and growth investments. The firm's review covers Phoenix Education Partners (PXED), American Public Education Inc. (APEI) and Universal Technical In…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has agreed to begin developing a federal safety rule aimed at ensuring occupants can reliably exit vehicles, responding to incidents in which people became trapped after loss of power or crashes. The action follows a petition calling for mandated, obvious door egress systems for all motor vehicles,…
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) is a primary beneficiary of the ongoing copper supercycle. The company carries a large-scale, diversified copper portfolio, manageable leverage and meaningful free cash flow. With copper prices near record highs, FCX presents an actionable long trade for investors willing to hold through commodity-driven volatility.
The UK government said its armed forces are prepared to defend the country around the clock after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issued a warning about allowing U.S. bombers to operate from British bases. Officials reiterated a layered air and missile defence posture, confirmed the re-commitment to an existing agreement on U.S. use of British bases fo…
AMD and Cerebras Systems announced a collaboration to develop a disaggregated AI inference platform that integrates AMD Helios rack-scale solutions with the Cerebras Wafer-Scale Engine. This joint solution aims to provide ultra-low latency and up to 5x higher token generation efficiency, targeting latency-sensitive AI applications such as real-time…
Advanced Micro Devices said its Helios second-generation AI server line is now in full production and will start shipping at the end of the third quarter. The systems pair AMD's MI455X AI accelerator with the new Venice EPYC central processor, both manufactured by TSMC. OpenAI plans to deploy Helios racks later this year, and AMD estimates the comp…
ASML remains the linchpin of advanced chip fabrication as hyperscalers and foundries scale AI capacity. Recent guidance hikes and Q2 beats, combined with aggressive capacity plans, justify a tactical long. Valuation is rich but the moat and order backlog make a disciplined mid-term trade attractive.
UFP Technologies (UFPT) combines steady organic growth in single-use medical devices with healthy profitability and conservative leverage. At roughly $1.82B market cap and a trailing P/E near 27, the stock looks fairly valued today but merits an upgrade given accelerating medical demand, solid free cash flow of $69.7M, and multiple upcoming investo…
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation appoints Leonard Carraturo as Senior Managing Director, Commercial Private Banker to enhance commercial banking capabilities. Carraturo brings over 20 years of experience in middle-market lending, sponsor finance, and healthcare finance, aimed at supporting client growth initiatives and diverse financial need…
The seven largest technology names collectively lost $123.96 billion in market value in one trading session, with Tesla plunging 14% and Alphabet falling 6.4%. Broader anxiety about AI capital expenditures, product delays and margin pressure pushed most members of the group lower, while NVIDIA showed only a modest decline.
S&P Global just completed the Mobility spinoff and emerges leaner with a heavier weighting toward high-margin Ratings and Market Intelligence. Fundamentals (free cash flow $5.56B, ROE 15.3%, debt/equity 0.43) and an intact dividend make this a tactical long trade with defined risk. Technicals are mixed, so we'll enter near today's price with a stop…
Morgan Stanley has begun covering bitcoin mining companies transitioning to AI infrastructure, arguing that firms owning large, grid-tied power sites are uniquely placed to meet growing demand for AI data centers. The bank initiated Overweight ratings on Hut 8 Mining and Riot Platforms and an Equal-weight on Applied Digital, highlighting power cons…
