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Several large foreign-exchange option contracts totalling billions of dollars are scheduled to expire on Wednesday, concentrated across major pairs including EUR/USD, USD/JPY, USD/CAD and GBP/USD. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation data show multiple strikes with substantial notional amounts, and further sizeable expiries are scheduled for…
Newmont (NEM) sold off sharply in June alongside a rout in gold, but the company’s scale, strong margins, $9.24B free cash flow and recently-expanded buyback make a tactical long appealing. This is a mid-term swing trade: enter on weakness, limit downside with a tight stop, and target a recovery back toward the 50-day and mid-cycle levels if gold s…
Aaron Szabo, the EPA's top official for air pollution, plans to leave his post as assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation later this month. He informed staff on Tuesday, and the agency confirmed his upcoming departure. Szabo, who served in the role for about one year, led the agency through significant policy rollbacks including…
TTM Technologies is a direct beneficiary of the AI/data-center build cycle and just reported a step-up in sales and margins. With a market cap near $15B, a manageable balance sheet, and valuation that still prices high-growth expectations, TTMI presents a mid-term swing opportunity. This trade plan outlines an entry at $144.00, stop at $135.00 and …
Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to Amazon.com Inc.'s proposed U.S. dollar-denominated unsecured notes and affirmed the company's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at 'AA' with a Stable Outlook. The agency cited Amazon's dominant positions in e-commerce and cloud services, deep customer relationships and substantial scale, while flagging un…
Moody's Investors Service downgraded Cable One's corporate and unsecured note ratings and moved the outlook to negative, citing weaker-than-expected credit metrics tied to the Mega Broadband deal and continued residential subscriber declines. The agency flagged higher debt, slower stabilization of the core high-speed-data business, and uncertainty …
Oil futures jumped on Tuesday, with both Brent and U.S. West Texas Intermediate settling around 3% higher before extending gains in post-settlement trade. The moves followed a U.S. decision to revoke a general license permitting sales of Iranian crude and reports of attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. Market participants cited renewed geo…
Anthropic has extended its Claude Cowork service beyond desktop to iOS, Android and web, allowing users to begin AI-facilitated work on one device and continue it on another. Beta access will be phased in over the coming weeks starting with Max subscribers, while the company temporarily doubles usage limits through August 5.
A K2 Airways cargo Boeing 737 with five crew members lost radar and radio contact after reporting a navigational system issue while flying from Sharjah to Karachi. Pakistani aviation authorities reported the aircraft was observed descending rapidly and changing heading before contact was lost about 155 nautical miles west of Karachi. A multi-agency…
Nano Labs (NA) is a small-cap fabless chip designer trading at a $41.2M market cap, ultra-low valuation (P/E ~1.97, P/B ~0.40) and elevated short interest. Recent corporate moves — a MoU to explore North American AI data center infrastructure, CEO open-market buying and product launches — give a playbook for a speculative long swing. This trade ide…
Teck Resources Limited, the Canada Growth Fund, and Natural Resources Canada's Critical Minerals Accelerator have signed a Strategic Investment Agreement to support expanding the production capacity of germanium, gallium, and antimony at Teck's Trail Operations smelting complex in British Columbia. The agreement involves a potential total investmen…
Perplexity said it will adopt Nvidia's recently announced Vera central processing units, joining other major technology firms that have indicated plans to use the chips. Nvidia projects Vera will bring in $20 billion in sales by the end of its fiscal year as the company targets broader computing workloads beyond its AI-specific accelerators.
Perplexity said it will deploy Nvidia’s newly announced Vera central processing units to handle tasks for AI agents, noting faster coding performance versus conventional processors. Nvidia expects substantial revenue from the Vera line as it moves into a market historically dominated by Intel and AMD. Perplexity did not disclose purchase volume.
Sprouts Farmers Market is a compelling buy after recent weakness. The grocer combines strong gross margins, attractive per-store profitability, heavy free-cash generation and a capital-light expansion plan. At roughly $84 today, shares offer downside protection from low leverage and rising free cash flow, while upside is supported by new-store roll…
The Canadian government will provide as much as C$400 million to Teck Resources to support expansion and upkeep of its Trail Operations in British Columbia. The arrangement includes a framework for an offtake agreement that would grant the government rights to future production of rare metals used in defense and semiconductor applications, as Teck …
Ares Capital (ARCC) yields ~10.3% and trades below book value with a $13.3B market cap. Recent headline risk around private credit has pressured the stock despite manageable portfolio metrics and improving technicals. We upgrade to Buy and recommend initiating a long at $18.50 with a $23.00 target and a $17.25 stop - mid-term (45 trading days) trad…
The United States is rescinding a general license that permitted sales of Iranian oil after recent reported strikes on tankers in and near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. officials described Tehran’s conduct in the strategic waterway as "wholly unacceptable" and warned of consequences, while negotiators say they remain engaged toward a possible agreemen…
Oil futures climbed more than 3% midday on Tuesday after the United States revoked a general license that had permitted sales of Iranian crude. The decision followed recent strikes on three tankers in and near the Strait of Hormuz, an essential global energy transit lane, and comes amid ongoing but fragile negotiations between Washington and Tehran…
Pony AI is trading near its 52-week low after a volatile stretch, but recent commercial rollouts (Zagreb), a publicized plan to scale to 3,000 vehicles by year-end, and signs of a sustainable cash burn profile support a mid-term swing trade. I outline an actionable entry at $6.60, a stop at $5.80 and a $9.50 target over the next 45 trading days, wi…
Cognizant Technology shares rallied after the company broadened its Google Cloud collaboration, unveiling a Frontier Certified Engineer delivery model and plans to roll out Gemini Enterprise and Google Workspace internally and to joint clients. The announcement included measurable productivity benchmarks, large-scale internal deployment targets, an…
PayPal trades like a broken growth story, but the underlying cash flow, profitability and balance sheet argue it's a value setup. At $45.70 today, the stock is priced at ~8x earnings with $5.5B in free cash flow and a manageable debt load. This trade targets a recovery to $60 over a mid-term (45 trading days) horizon, with a tight $40 stop to keep …
Morgan Stanley has designated Liberty Formula One as its preferred stock within the Media & Entertainment sector, pointing to sizable growth opportunities in markets it considers under-monetized. The firm's team, after meetings with Liberty and F1 executives at the Silverstone Grand Prix, reaffirmed a $120 price target and outlined a $135 bull-case…
Vor Biopharma (VOR) has moved decisively from an earlier oncology posture into autoimmune disease with telitacicept. Positive Phase 3 signals in China, a string of financings that together exceed $250M, and an enterprise value that still leaves upside if Western registrational data confirm efficacy make VOR a tactical long for risk-tolerant traders…
Gifts International Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, has filed to withdraw its Form F-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, stating it no longer intends to proceed with the offering. The Form F-1 was initially filed on June 6, 2025 and became effective on November 4, 2025. The withdrawal reque…
Jason Snagusky, chief financial officer at Barnes & Noble Education Inc., executed two separate transactions involving the sale of 2,210 shares of common stock on July 2, 2026, according to a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The divestitures were driven by the need to cover applicable withholding taxes associated with the vesting o…
