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Global bond markets are under real stress today. US 10-year yields hit their highest level since 2023. UK borrowing costs touched a high not seen since 2008. Japanese government bond yields reached peaks last seen in…
Today kicks off a busy week for corporate results. Ciena ($51B market cap) reports this morning — the optical networking giant's numbers will test sentiment on enterprise tech spending. Campbell's and PVH Corp both…
DELL dominated analyst activity on Wednesday. Two firms sharply lifted their price targets. Truist Securities jumped from $360 to $505. Evercore ISI raised its own target to $575, up from $550. Both analysts maintain…
An NVIDIA board director filed some of the week's largest insider sell transactions on September 2. Mark Stevens, an independent director, disclosed he sold roughly 1.785 million shares across multiple transactions on…
Snowflake is the standout mover this morning. Shares are up more than 24% premarket — the biggest single-stock move of the session. The jump follows strong earnings results that beat Wall Street estimates and lifted…
Ciena kicks off today with a pre-market earnings call at 8:30am ET. The $51bn networking firm is a key read on AI-driven fibre demand. Campbell's also reports this morning. The soup-to-snacks group has faced margin…
DELL grabbed the biggest headline. Truist Securities lifted its target price from $360 to $505 — a 40% jump. Evercore ISI followed, raising its target from $550 to $575 with a Buy rating intact. Dell's market cap sits…
Bill Gates has been buying Republic Services stock on a massive scale. Filings published this week show he spent more than $808 million picking up roughly 3.7 million shares across 57 transactions between August 10 and…
Short sellers turned aggressive this week. Data as of September 1 shows clear new targets — and a few notable retreats. Biggest mover: TENB (Tenable Holdings) saw short interest jump 4.7 percentage points in seven…
Japan is the standout story this week. ETFs targeting Japanese equities pulled in $8.4B over seven days. Flow imbalance hit 81.9, signalling strong buying pressure. Over three months, Japan has attracted $101B — the…
Uber cut 3,300 jobs, and investor Ross Gerber called them the "first victims of the AI era." The timing is sharp. Tesla launches its Cybercab robotaxi today, September 4. The two events together crystallise the…
A packed schedule greets markets this week. Today brings several confirmed earnings releases and calls. Ciena kicks things off this morning with its earnings call at 8:30am ET. The networking technology firm carries a…
DELL grabbed the biggest target price move of the day. Truist Securities analyst Matthew Niknam raised his target from $360 to $505. That is a 40% jump. Evercore ISI also lifted its target, moving from $550 to $575.…
Bill Gates has spent over $807 million buying RSG shares. That's the standout insider story of the week. Filings show Gates made 57 separate purchases in Republic Services between August 10 and August 31. The trades…
Short sellers are making fresh moves as markets return from the Labor Day break. The data tells a clear story: some names are drawing heavy new bets, while others are quietly being covered. Tenable Holdings TENB leads…
Markets reopen after the Labor Day break with semiconductors, short sellers, and a billionaire buying spree all fighting for attention. AVGO (Broadcom) reported Q3 AI revenue up 221%. Shares fell on soft guidance…
DELL grabbed the spotlight today. Truist Securities raised its price target from $360 to $505 — a 40% jump — while keeping a Hold rating. Evercore ISI followed with its own increase, moving from $550 to $575, and…
Short sellers made their boldest moves of late August in healthcare and semiconductors. MMED (MiniMed Group) saw the sharpest weekly rise among mid-cap US stocks. Short Interest % of Free Float jumped to 28.4% from…
Global ETF flows show a clear split this week. Institutional money is chasing the US and Japan. It is pulling hard out of China, Financials, and Tech. The US led all regions with $15.7B in net inflows over the past…
The post-Labor Day session is dominated by a wave of AI-related earnings. AVGO (Broadcom) posted Q3 AI revenue up 221% but shares slid on soft guidance. MSFT restated Q4 Azure revenue at $29.4B and guided Q1 Azure…
