The athleisure market was sent into a frenzy this week as Elliott Investment Management disclosed a massive $1 billion activist stake in Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU). The move comes at a moment of extreme vulnerability for the Vancouver-based apparel giant, which is currently reeling from a 45% share price
The world of prediction markets is facing its most significant legislative reckoning to date. Following a series of suspicious trades linked to high-stakes geopolitical events, Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) has introduced the "Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026." The bill seeks to explicitly criminalize insider trading on prediction platforms by government employees, [...]
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) officially kicked off the fourth-quarter earnings season today, January 13, 2026, delivering a performance that has sent a clear signal to investors: the American economic engine is not just running; it is accelerating. The banking giant reported adjusted earnings of $5.23 per share on
The early morning hours of January 3, 2026, will be remembered for the thundering rotors of U.S. special operations forces over Caracas. But for the high-stakes world of decentralized finance, the real "shock and awe" happened hours earlier on a digital scoreboard. As the world slept, an anonymous trader on the prediction platform Polymarket turned [...]
As the Wall Street earnings season kicks into high gear this January 2026, all eyes are on Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS). The firm, which has spent much of the last two years pivoting away from its ill-fated foray into retail banking, is signaling a thunderous return to its roots. Analysts
As the final reporting season of 2025 kicks off, Citigroup (NYSE: C) finds itself in an unfamiliar position: at the head of the pack. Just one day before its scheduled earnings release on January 14, 2026, analysts are projecting the bank to report a staggering 21% to 25% year-on-year increase
The Ukrainian government has officially moved to block access to Polymarket, the world’s largest decentralized prediction platform, marking a significant escalation in the regulatory and ethical scrutiny of geopolitical betting. The ban, finalized in mid-January 2026, comes after months of mounting tension over the platform's "war markets," which allowed global speculators to wager on the [...]
As the financial world pivots toward the opening of the 2026 fiscal year, all eyes are on Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), which is set to release its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings on January 15. The Wall Street giant is entering the reporting period backed by a significant resurgence in deal-making activity,
In a significant blow to state-level gambling regulators, a federal judge in Tennessee has temporarily halted the state’s attempt to shut down Kalshi’s sports prediction markets. On Monday, January 12, 2026, Judge Aleta Trauger of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee issued a temporary restraining order (TRO), preventing Tennessee officials from [...]
Tech stocks have been hit hard recently, with the S&P 500 Information Technology Index down -1.75% YTD and -2.53% over the past month. Some market experts advise caution and recommend selling high-valued, long-duration AI stocks like Palantir.
POET Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:POET) shares are tumbling on Tuesday, reflecting a decline in the broader market context. The stock is caught in a broader sell-off, with the Nasdaq down 0.1% and the Technology sector declining 0.24%.
Wall Street is increasingly turning to optical and networking enablers of AI infrastructure, and Lumentum stands out as a high-conviction pick for 2026.
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.02 (-0.13%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is up +2.00 (+0.47%). Sugar prices are mixed today. Higher sugar production in Brazil is bearish for prices after Unica reported today that Bra...
GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) expected to report strong Q4 results with adjusted EBIDTA of $1.5B, 33% YoY growth in orders, and increase in gas turbine orders.
Palmer Luckey argues China’s strongest weapon is propaganda, highlighting censorship’s social acceptance and its implications for technology, security, and markets.
The BLS reports the CPI Rose 0.3 Percent in December, in line with the Bloomberg Econoday consensus. The BLS reports to a single decimal place. I calculate two decimal places.
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is down -196 (-3.60%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -97 (-2.46%). Cocoa prices tumbled to 1.5-month lows today on concerns over weak global demand. Q4 cocoa grinding figures will be released this week...
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