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The heaviest earnings week of the autumn kicks off today. Automakers, tech giants and consumer staples all report before Friday. Crown Holdings and Steel Dynamics post Q3 results today after the close. The bigger…
UK battery-electric car registrations totalled 147,185 in Q2 2026. That is the largest second quarter on record since the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders series began in 2015, up 40% on the 104,770…
Analyst target prices moved mostly lower on Friday, with US financials, transport, and consumer names absorbing the bulk of the downgrades. J.B. Hunt Transport Services drew a consensus target cut to $279.30 from…
The biggest insider buying signal in the latest data comes from Hong Kong-listed sportswear brand Li Ning. Viva China Holdings, the vehicle controlled by founder and Olympic gymnast Li Ning himself, bought roughly…
The week's clearest signal: money is moving into Asia at pace, with tech stocks drawing fresh demand, while Europe and financials sit in outflow territory. The broader tone is risk-on, though fixed income continues to…
US equity ETFs pulled in $25.7B in the past week, the biggest single-geography inflow by a wide margin. The tone across markets is firmly risk-on. Equities absorbed $63.6B in net ETF flows last week alone. Bonds added…
CHWY's short interest rocketed to 91.3% of free float this week. That is up from 66% just seven days ago, a 25-point jump. It is the sharpest single-week move among mid-to-large US stocks right now. Bears are not…
The heaviest earnings week of the quarter is underway. GM reports Monday before the US open. Tesla follows Tuesday. Netflix, Texas Instruments and Alphabet are all due within days. ORTEX Alt Data adds a striking…
A dense earnings calendar has driven options activity across autos, streaming and chips. Tesla, General Motors, Netflix and Texas Instruments all report within days of each other, making this one of the busiest weeks…
The calendar is heavy this week. More than 800 companies are due to report globally. The biggest names arrive Monday through Wednesday. GM kicks off Monday morning with Q3 results before the US open. German car…
Analysts trimmed targets across transport, financials and consumer names on Friday, with few upgrades to balance the mood. J.B. Hunt Transport Services drew the sharpest action. Its consensus target price fell to…
UBER President and COO Andrew MacDonald filed two open-market purchases on 8 September, disclosing buys of 54,325 shares at $75.65 and 15,675 shares at $76.44. The combined value came to roughly $5.3 million. Both were…
Chewy is the week's sharpest mover in short interest. Its SI % of free float jumped to 91.3%, up from 66.0% a week ago, a rise of 25 percentage points. That is one of the largest single-week increases across any stock…
This is the most important earnings week of the October season. Tesla reports Q3 results on 21 October. General Motors posts Q3 on 20 October. Netflix and Intuitive Surgical both report Tuesday after the close. Lam…
Negative options bets are piling into semiconductors ahead of a packed earnings week. NVDA and MU top the bearish options flow rankings by dollar value, with put positioning outweighing calls over the past seven days.…
Monday kicks off with Crown Holdings and Steel Dynamics reporting Q3 after the close today. Both give an early read on industrial demand. Tuesday brings the week's first major test. General Motors posts Q3 results…
EU inflation posted its highest September reading in two years in 2026. That headline from the ORTEX macro data layer sets the tone for a week when vehicle registers, electricity connections and airport counts are all…
Financials and transport stocks dominated analyst desks on Saturday, with a split verdict on US regional banks and a clear-cut trim for trucking. PNC drew opposite calls from two firms. Oppenheimer's Chris Kotowski…
The most striking insider disclosure filed in the period came from Japan. Fast Retailing's founder Tadashi Yanai filed a sale of $1.57 billion worth of shares in 9983 on 21 August, making it one of the largest single…
CHWY is the week's sharpest mover in short interest. Bears lifted their position by 25 percentage points in seven days. Short interest now sits at 91.3% of free float. That is a striking jump from 65.9% a week…
