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Credo Technology Group is moving from niche connectivity supplier to an essential AI-data-center supplier. With revenue growth accelerating, tight short interest and clean free cash flow, the stock can still catch a multi-week rally as customers scale next-gen AI racks. This is a directional long trade with a defined entry, stop and layered targets…
Equity markets showed differentiated moves Thursday, with several semiconductor and technology-related stocks advancing strongly while certain biotech and small-cap names posted steep declines. Notable gainers included SanDisk and Lam Research, while Ionis Pharmaceuticals and a handful of smaller issuers recorded double-digit losses. The market act…
The Bank of France increased its estimate for second-quarter GDP to 0.2% after a June upswing in activity across services, industry and construction. The revision follows a 0.1% contraction in the first quarter and reflects firms adapting to an intense late-month heatwave while businesses reported moderating concerns about supply chains and input-c…
A slate of energy reports and weekly speculative positioning releases is scheduled for Friday, July 10, 2026. With no major tier-one economic data due, market participants will focus on the International Energy Agency's monthly oil assessment, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's WASDE update, Baker Hughes rig counts, and a broad set of Commodity F…
Andy Burnham, who is widely expected to be appointed Britain’s next prime minister later this month, told the Guardian he wants the UK to increase pressure on the Israeli government over its conduct in Gaza. He criticised the UK’s initial response to Israel’s military campaign in October 2023, said the country was slow to call for a ceasefire, and …
A sharp confrontation between President Laura Fernandez and Costa Rica's judiciary has disrupted efforts to mount a unified response to drug-related violence. The dispute centers on planned judicial budget reductions and a legislative proposal to transfer authority over attorney general appointments from the Supreme Court to Congress. Judicial lead…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says the principal health threats following two earthquakes along Venezuela's northern coast are interruptions in routine healthcare, overcrowded temporary shelters and limited access to safe water. PAHO is collaborating with Venezuela's health ministry to detect and contain outbreaks of respiratory and d…
Roberto Perli, who oversees the System Open Market Account at the New York Federal Reserve, reiterated that Treasury bill purchases used to manage short-term liquidity - known as reserve management purchases (RMPs) - are not fixed and can be adjusted monthly based on money market conditions. He noted the FOMC signaled that temporary pauses in RMPs …
Shares of Better Home & Finance Holding Co (BETR) rose in mid-day trading after Northland Securities raised its rating to Outperform from Market Perform and set a $38.00 price target. The broker highlighted the company's expanding fintech partnerships, growth in its HELOC business, the Tinman AI lending platform, and an improving cost structure. Th…
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan told a New York Fed conference that shifting some central bank monetary policy operations to voluntary central clearing would likely strengthen U.S. markets and make open market operations more efficient. Logan referenced facilities such as standing repurchase agreements and reiterated that borro…
Anthropic said on July 9 that it has named former U.S. Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke to its Long-Term Benefit Trust, an independent oversight body charged with ensuring the company remains aligned with its stated public-benefit mission. The trust’s members have no financial stake in Anthropic and hold the authority to appoint or remove a major…
Roberto Perli of the New York Federal Reserve said the Fed's program of Treasury bill purchases is not fixed and can be increased, reduced, or paused in response to money market conditions. The purchases, begun in December to bolster short-term liquidity ahead of the mid-April tax deadline, have declined from $40 billion to $10 billion per month. P…
B. Riley Securities singled out The Oncology Institute as the standout investment from its May conference, citing a recent refinancing that eliminated a near-term debt deadline and strengthened the company's financial position. The firm maintained a Buy rating and an $8 price target, highlighting improved free cash flow, expectations for continued …
Lorie Logan, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, told a New York Fed conference that shifting certain central bank policy operations onto a central clearing arrangement - on a voluntary basis - would improve the efficiency and effectiveness of open market operations and help support U.S. markets. Her comments focused on operational mec…
Preferred Bank announced it will release its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2026, before the market opens on July 22, 2026. On the same day, management will host a live conference call and webcast to discuss financial results, business highlights, and future outlook.
U.S. retailers including Amazon, Walmart, Target and Best Buy have launched back-to-school promotions earlier in the summer, as households under pressure from rising food and gas costs seek deals on school supplies, electronics and apparel. PwC and NRF data show average planned spending and the season's share of retail sales, while shifting shoppin…
OpenAI has made its GPT-5.6 family generally available after a preview period, launching three variants - Sol as the flagship, Terra as a balanced option, and Luna as the cost-efficient choice. OpenAI published comparative benchmark scores across agentic workflows, coding, knowledge work and cybersecurity, and disclosed a new parallel-agent "ultra"…
OpenAI on Thursday introduced ChatGPT Work, an agent built to gather context across applications and deliver completed materials such as spreadsheets, presentations, documents, and web apps. The release is accompanied by GPT-5.6, a model optimized for reasoning through multi-step tasks and following templates and reference files. The product includ…
Western Digital (WDC) is riding the AI memory wave alongside Sandisk and Micron. With a market cap near $203B, strong free cash flow and a 52-week high of $799.87, WDC looks set for another leg higher if data-center NAND tightness persists. This is a tactical long with defined entry, stop and target aimed at capturing AI-driven multiple expansion o…
Swiss Re’s sigma report projects hyperscalers will boost AI-related spending to $750 billion in 2026, up from an estimated $500 billion in 2025. The insurer cautions the rapid expansion of data centres will create complex accumulation and supply-chain risks, and that large-scale AI investment may add inflationary pressure affecting claims costs for…
A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower-court decision finding two patents challenged by AstraZeneca invalid in a dispute with Pfizer's Wyeth unit over the lung cancer drug Tagrisso. The ruling upholds the overturning of a jury award after a judge concluded the patents lacked adequate written descriptions and could not enable replication by an…
Tilray Brands, Inc., through its subsidiary Breckenridge Distillery, has introduced Breck Vodka Seltzer, a new ready-to-drink product line inspired by Colorado mountain culture. The product is available in four fruit flavors and is slated for national rollout in Fall 2026. This launch enhances Tilray’s consumer packaged goods offerings within its e…
Poland’s central bank has bought 82 tons of gold in 2026 through Thursday, bringing its holdings to 632.4 tons as it pursues a stated goal of 700 tons. Governor Adam Glapinski said the bank added 37 tons since the last official update in April, equivalent to roughly $5 billion at current market levels, and framed the purchases as a move to strength…
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit on Thursday against several large chemical manufacturers, alleging they knowingly produced and sold PFAS-containing products for decades while concealing evidence of health and environmental harms. The complaint seeks court orders for statewide cleanups, consumer warnings, an end to misleading…
Brazil's executive foreign trade panel extended a 12% tax on crude oil exports for an additional 60 days, maintaining a temporary levy first introduced in March. The decision, taken by the executive management committee of Camex (Gecex), will be reviewed again in 30 days. The government has tied tax revenue to consumer protection measures and retai…
