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Citigroup analyst Patrick Cunningham made a sweeping set of moves across the chemicals sector on Wednesday. The calls covered five stocks and sent several consensus targets higher. Sherwin-Williams was the standout…
A wave of insider selling hit AMAT this week. CEO Gary Dickerson filed trades totalling over $35M in share sales across June 15–18. The company's Independent Chairman Thomas Iannotti filed an additional $5.5M sale.…
Short sellers made bold new moves this week. WaterBridge Infrastructure saw the sharpest jump — SI % of Free Float leapt from 30% to 83% in just seven days. That is a 53-point surge. Availability has also tightened to…
A bombshell AI dispute is rattling markets this morning. Anthropic wrote to US senators Elizabeth Warren and Tim Scott, accusing BABA of stealing 28.8 million Claude conversations to train its own models. The letter…
Today brings a flurry of earnings action. MKC kicks off Wednesday morning with its Q2 2026 call. CMC and MEI both report at 11am ET. DRI posts Q4 results before the open. WGO releases Q3 figures at 9:30am ET. CGEH…
Citigroup analyst Patrick Cunningham made a sweeping round of target price changes in the chemicals sector on Wednesday, producing clear winners and one notable loser. Sherwin-Williams got the biggest boost. Citi…
Citigroup analyst Patrick Cunningham made a series of moves across the specialty chemicals sector Wednesday, lifting targets on SHW and LIN while slashing IFF. Cunningham raised his target on Sherwin-Williams to $380,…
Top insiders filed major stock sales this week. The biggest names: NVDA, WMT, and ASTS. An NVDA director, Mark Stevens, filed $186M in sales on June 23. He sold 885,000 shares at around $210 each. The trades occurred…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. WaterBridge Infrastructure saw the biggest jump. Its SI % of FF leapt from 30% to 83% in just seven days — a 53-point surge that stands out across all US mid-caps. Wolfspeed…
NKE Nike headlines the week's corporate calendar, reporting Q4 2026 results on Tuesday after the close. Options markets are already defensive. Heavy put open interest sits at the $35 strike for July 17. Bears dominate…
Options markets are buzzing ahead of a busy earnings week. NKE, STZ, and CRM all report this week. Traders are pricing in big moves. NKE shows heavy put open interest at the $35 strike for the July 17 expiry. Over…
This week delivers a steady stream of corporate results. Several high-profile names report between today and July 1. Today (June 25) kicks off with a bang. MKC McCormick & Company hosts its Q2 2026 earnings call this…
Analysts swept through the utilities sector on Wednesday, lifting target prices on more than eight names simultaneously. NextEra Energy, Duke Energy, Dominion Energy, and Consolidated Edison all received upward target…
AST SpaceMobile founder and CEO Abel Avellan filed on June 23 to report he sold $146.7 million worth of stock on June 22. He unloaded 2.5 million shares at $58.68 each. That filing came just days after the stock had…
Short sellers made sharp moves this week. WaterBridge Infrastructure saw the biggest jump — its SI % of Free Float soared from 30% to 83% in just seven days. That's a 53 percentage point swing. Wolfspeed remains the…
The Federal Reserve declared all major US banks well positioned to withstand a severe recession. The results landed tonight. JPMorgan moved immediately. The bank raised its quarterly dividend and announced a $50…
Today kicks off a busy week. MU — Micron Technology — holds its Q3 2026 earnings call today at 6pm ET. Micron is closely watched as a bellwether for AI memory demand. MLKN — MillerKnoll — also reports today, offering a…
Citigroup analyst Patrick Cunningham made a broad move across the chemicals sector on Tuesday. He raised targets on SHW, LIN, and PPG while cutting IFF sharply. The IFF cut is the standout. Citi slashed the target from…
A wave of insider selling hit markets this week. Applied Materials stands out most. CEO Gary Dickerson filed multiple sell transactions on June 17. He offloaded roughly 66,000 shares across several trades. Total value:…
Short sellers moved aggressively into two names this week. Wolfspeed now sits at 113% SI % FF. That is up 15 points in just seven days. The beleaguered chipmaker has faced mounting losses and debt concerns. Bears keep…
