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Insiders at Morgan Stanley filed sales totalling over $8.7M this week. CFO Sharon Yeshaya sold $3.5M in shares on July 16. Division head Michael Pizzi followed with $5.2M in sales the next day. Both filings landed July…
Alphabet delivered blockbuster Q2 earnings today. But the AI investment bill is stealing headlines. The company's aggressive spending on AI infrastructure is drawing investor scrutiny even as the numbers beat…
INTC reports today after the close. Intel's Q2 2026 results are among the most watched of the season. The chipmaker faces ongoing competition pressure from AMD and Nvidia. Tomorrow, Friday July 24, CHTR drops Q2…
RBC Capital fired off two high-profile initiations this week. Analyst Tom Narayan started TSLA with a Buy and a $500 price target. Separately, Matthew Hedberg initiated NOW at Buy with a $130 target. The ServiceNow…
Fast Retailing's founder and CEO Tadashi Yanai filed three large sell transactions this week. The filings, disclosed on July 22, reveal he sold over $208 million worth of Fast Retailing shares between July 10 and 14.…
The week's standout story is China. ETFs focused on Chinese equities pulled in $19B net over the past seven days. That compares to a $5B net outflow over the prior three months. The reversal is sharp and hard to…
Earnings season dominated the tape today. Comcast reported mixed results. Its broadband pivot is weighing on near-term finances. Management flagged positive early momentum converting free wireless subscribers to paid.…
Bearish options bets are clustering in stocks that have lost the most ground in 2026. Tesla, Oracle, Microsoft, ServiceNow, and Netflix all rank at the top for negative options bets over the past week. Oracle leads the…
Today kicks off a packed week of S&P 500 results. Several household names report across Thursday and Friday. Today (Wednesday, July 23) sees four S&P 500 names drop numbers simultaneously. Thermo Fisher Scientific,…
IBM led the analyst upgrade cycle Wednesday. The consensus rating moved higher after multiple firms lifted their views. The average target price rose to $262.85 from $253.94. IBM trades at a $198 billion market cap…
Analysts lifted ratings on IBM and Texas Instruments Wednesday, as Wall Street grows more positive on technology stocks. IBM's consensus rating was upgraded. The average target price rose to $262.85 from $253.94. The…
Fresh filings reveal a sharp divide in executive sentiment this week. Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing's founder and CEO Tadashi Yanai filed yesterday disclosing he sold $208M worth of stock across three trades between…
Short sellers made a dramatic exit from MSFT this week. Short interest collapsed 94% in seven days to just 0.06% of free float. Bears are clearing positions ahead of Microsoft's July 29 earnings report. The reversal is…
This week is the biggest of earnings season. INTC reports after the close today. Investors want to know if its turnaround is real after a brutal stretch. Wednesday brings the heaviest load. MSFT and META both post…
Today kicks off a heavy week. INTC reports after the close on Thursday, July 23. Investors want to know if Intel's turnaround is gaining traction after a brutal stretch. LVMH drops results Monday, July 27. Luxury…
Wall Street lifted targets across tech and industrials on July 23. The moves follow a busy earnings week. Texas Instruments drew the biggest absolute target jump. The average analyst target rose to $314.90, up from…
Corporate insiders have been busy filing this week, with fresh disclosures revealing a sharp split between confident buyers and determined sellers. The biggest seller story comes from Japan. Tadashi Yanai, founder and…
Short sellers are making bold moves this week. Two names stand out for very different reasons. HTZ leads the charge on the bearish side. Hertz short interest jumped to 76.7% of free float — up 6.3 percentage points in…
The biggest single shift this week: China ETFs pulled in $19.0B in net inflows over seven days. That is a dramatic reversal. Over the prior three months, China was a net outflow of $5.0B. A flow imbalance reading of 76…
Today is one of the most important days on the calendar. GOOGL reports after the close tonight. Investors are watching AI revenue closely. IBM and TXN also print today. The week builds from here. INTC, RTX, and TMUS…
