Shares of Figma (NYSE: FIG) were moving higher today, in line with a broader recovery in software stocks and as Cathie Wood's ARK made a large purchase of the stock yesterday. As a result, Figma stock was up 9.2% as of 12:53 p.m. ET. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Shares of Figma (NYSE: FIG) were moving higher today, in line with a broader recovery in software stocks and as Cathie Wood's ARK made a large purchase of the stock yesterday. As a result, Figma stock was up 9.2% as of 12:53 p.m. ET. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão accused of ordering assassination of Marielle Franco and her driver in 2018 Brazil’s supreme court has opened the trial of politicians accused of ordering the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco , a case that exposed deep ties between politics and organised crime in the city. Franco, an activist who grew up in a favela and became an outspoken cr...
Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão accused of ordering assassination of Marielle Franco and her driver in 2018 Brazil’s supreme court has opened the trial of politicians accused of ordering the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco , a case that exposed deep ties between politics and organised crime in the city. Franco, an activist who grew up in a favela and became an outspoken critic of Rio’s powerful militia groups, was 38 when she was shot dead in the city center alongside her driver, Anderson Gomes. Continue reading...
5 Things To Watch At Trump's State Of The Union Address Tonight President Trump is set to deliver his first State of the Union address of his second term on Feb. 24, when he is expected to highlight his administration’s accomplishments and seize the moment to shore up support for Republicans ahead of the critical 2026 elections. Historically, the president’s party almost always suffers midterm los...
5 Things To Watch At Trump's State Of The Union Address Tonight President Trump is set to deliver his first State of the Union address of his second term on Feb. 24, when he is expected to highlight his administration’s accomplishments and seize the moment to shore up support for Republicans ahead of the critical 2026 elections. Historically, the president’s party almost always suffers midterm losses, and the House appears especially vulnerable this year. Trump, eager to reverse the trend, is set to deliver a lengthy speech promoting the policy wins over the past year. “It’s going to be a long speech, because we have so much to talk about,” the president said during an event at the White House on Feb. 23. In fact, as Polymarket odds show, his speech is expected to last 95 minutes... The address is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET and will be Trump’s second to Congress since returning to office. He previously spoke to a joint session of Congress on March 4 last year. While it was not an official State of the Union address, the speech was the longest on record, lasting nearly 1 hour and 40 minutes. Below, The Epoch Times' Emel Akan lays out five key things to watch at this year’s State of the Union: Midterms Messaging With eight months until the midterms, Republicans are working to win voters, especially independents who backed Trump in 2024. The majority of voters are still anxious about the high cost of living, according to recent polls. Trump is likely to prioritize the economy in his speech and talk about what he has done to lower gas, housing, and health care costs for American families. Luke Nichter, professor of presidential studies at Chapman University in Orange, California, believes that Trump’s primary message will be about the midterms. “He wants to make sure those enthusiastic supporters are still enthusiastic, they still support him, and continue to turn out this fall,” Nichter told The Epoch Times. The speech comes on the heels of the Supreme Court’s decision la...
The Trump administration determined that India, Indonesia and Laos unfairly subsidized solar manufacturing, a decision that will likely boost US producers’ competitiveness but threatens to increase consumer costs. The US Commerce Department said Tuesday it preliminarily determined that India had provided a subsidy of 126%. Indonesia, the agency found, had a subsidy rate from 86% to 143%, while Lao...
The Trump administration determined that India, Indonesia and Laos unfairly subsidized solar manufacturing, a decision that will likely boost US producers’ competitiveness but threatens to increase consumer costs. The US Commerce Department said Tuesday it preliminarily determined that India had provided a subsidy of 126%. Indonesia, the agency found, had a subsidy rate from 86% to 143%, while Laos had a rate of 81%, according to a statement . Commerce typically factors such rates into the import duties it imposes. Commerce’s finding risks adding to cost and policy pressures that have weighed on the US solar industry. While solar accounted for 72% of the country’s 2025 capacity additions through November, President Donald Trump has moved to slow that growth while propping up fossil fuels including natural gas. India, Indonesia and Laos accounted for 57% of solar-module imports to the US in the first half of 2025, according to BloombergNEF. Some developers had shifted to sourcing panels from there after the US imposed steep duties on four Southeast Asian countries that had at one point made up the bulk of imports. In the latest case, a US solar group had petitioned Commerce to investigate. That group, Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, said the probe was needed to protect US manufacturing.
Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned dollars to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today
Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned dollars to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today
chanakon laorob/iStock via Getty Images Investment Overview Vir Biotechnology, Inc. ( VIR ) stock is soaring today , up nearly 30% in early trading, reaching >$9.5 per share, which reflects a market cap valuation of $1.33bn. San Francisco, California-headquartered Vir, which describes itself as: A clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on powering the immune system to transform lives by ...
chanakon laorob/iStock via Getty Images Investment Overview Vir Biotechnology, Inc. ( VIR ) stock is soaring today , up nearly 30% in early trading, reaching >$9.5 per share, which reflects a market cap valuation of $1.33bn. San Francisco, California-headquartered Vir, which describes itself as: A clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on powering the immune system to transform lives by discovering and developing medicines for serious infectious diseases and cancer... Announced three pieces of significant news today. Firstly, Vir reported updated data from its Phase 1 dose escalation study of candidate VIR-5500, which is a member of the T-cell engager ("TCE") drug class, in patients with prostate cancer. Vir describes its mechanism of action ("MoA") as follows: T-cell engagers (TCEs) are powerful anti-tumor agents that can direct the immune system, specifically T-cells, to destroy cancer cells. VIR-5500 combines a bispecific PSMA and CD3 binding TCE with the PRO-XTEN ® masking technology. The PRO-XTEN ® masking technology is designed to keep the TCEs inactive (or masked) until they reach the tumor microenvironment, where tumor-specific proteases cleave off the mask and activate the TCEs, leading to killing of cancer cells by T-cells. By confining the activity to the tumor microenvironment, we aim to circumvent the traditionally high toxicity associated with unmasked TCEs and increase their efficacy and tolerability. Additionally, the mask is designed to help drug candidates stay in the bloodstream longer in their inactive form, allowing them to better reach the site of action and potentially allowing for less frequent dosing regimens. The data was summarized in a press release as below: – Updated Phase 1 dose-escalation data (n=58) show VIR-5500 monotherapy has a favorable safety profile and was well tolerated with no dose-limiting toxicities observed to date– Dose-dependent anti-tumor activity was observed, with 82% PSA50 and 53% PSA90 declines and RECIST...
Sitthiphong/iStock via Getty Images Blue Owl Capital ( OWL ) ( OBDC ) has been battered in recent months, with shares down about 27% s o far in 2026 as the alternative asset manager has faced a convergence of market pressures. W orries resurfaced last week when t he firm permanently restricted withdrawals from a $1.6B private credit vehicle and sold $1.4 B in loans to pension funds and its own ins...
Sitthiphong/iStock via Getty Images Blue Owl Capital ( OWL ) ( OBDC ) has been battered in recent months, with shares down about 27% s o far in 2026 as the alternative asset manager has faced a convergence of market pressures. W orries resurfaced last week when t he firm permanently restricted withdrawals from a $1.6B private credit vehicle and sold $1.4 B in loans to pension funds and its own insurance company . The Blue Owl situation stoked concerns about liquidity risks in the broader $1.8T private credit market. Still, despite the sharp selloff, many analysts took a bullish position on the stock and the sector as a whole. These optimists argued that the decline was a n overreaction . That said, others implored investors to heed the warning that de eper troubles may be brewing in private credit markets. What Do Seeking Alpha Analysts Say About Blue Owl’s Future? Many analysts defended Blue Owl in the wake of its recent selloff, pointing t o the c ompany’s strong balance sheet, with approximately 85% of management fees derived from permanent capital . They also pointed to the fact that the $1.4 B loan sale cleared at 99.7% of par value , suggesting the credit book remains fundamentally sound. On the bearish side, analysts highlighted the structural challenges facing private credit, including elevated redemption requests expected to continue through at least the second quarter of 2026 . At the same time, these skeptics stressed concerns about AI disruption risks to software companies that comprise roughly 8% to 11% of Blue Owl’s portfolio. Some analysts warned that the current turmoil could be the early stages of a broader credit downcycle. Here’s a breakdown of what some analysts had to say: Stone Fox Capital , Rating: Strong Buy: “The financial metrics don’t support the recent stock dip. The market tends to sell first and ask questions later, which appears to be the case here despite all logical research… The only issue facing the business is lower interest rates...
While the financial media has been focused on the broader tech meltdown, MSFT stock just emitted an unusual beacon that could point to a quick upside opportunity.
While the financial media has been focused on the broader tech meltdown, MSFT stock just emitted an unusual beacon that could point to a quick upside opportunity.
adventtr/iStock via Getty Images The gold rally is not stopping, and gold miners are still relishing it. The underlying momentum has lifted the materials sector as one of the best-performing sectors for the year. Despite the early 2026 turbulence, I have not observed bearish signals, suggesting that we must be circumspect about anticipating a decisive reversal in trend that could send gold mining ...
adventtr/iStock via Getty Images The gold rally is not stopping, and gold miners are still relishing it. The underlying momentum has lifted the materials sector as one of the best-performing sectors for the year. Despite the early 2026 turbulence, I have not observed bearish signals, suggesting that we must be circumspect about anticipating a decisive reversal in trend that could send gold mining stocks down for the rest of the year. That said, it remains to be seen whether the peak in January could still mark the recent highs for Newmont Corporation ( NEM ). The post-earnings reaction appears to be relatively muted compared to the recovery that came after the January fall. As we also saw from NEM's recent earnings update , I believe investors were arguably disappointed, given that Newmont's gold production forecast for 2026 indicates that a stronger outlook might only pan out from 2027 onwards. Therefore, this could hamper the company's ability to capitalize fully on the near-term price dynamics, taking some sheen off its glittering rally. In my previous update on Newmont , although I kept a neutral stance, I indicated that the strong bullish momentum hasn’t faltered and is expected to remain persistent. Hence, the onward advance marking the stock’s 2026 uptrend did not surprise me. However, the early January stumble still offers us an opportunity as a reflection point to contemplate whether further upside for NEM is still appropriate, especially for investors who are sitting on massive gains right now. NEM price chart (long-term, monthly) (TradingView) For a stock that has returned more than 150% in the past year, this is a very consequential question that I believe every investor must look at themselves in the eye and ask whether it's time to take some risks off the table. Because if you think that the gold rally could encounter a major stumbling block from here, then taking (at least some) profits on NEM make sense, as the price action on the stock clearly shows...
When Irish filmmaker Ruairi Robinson began uploading a series of short clips created with Seedance 2.0 - TikTok developer ByteDance's newest video generation model - it was hard to deny that the footage was much more impressive than what we've seen from other gen AI outfits. The clips' star (a digital duplicate of Tom Cruise) looked a lot like the real thing as it fought Brad Pitt, humanoid robots...
When Irish filmmaker Ruairi Robinson began uploading a series of short clips created with Seedance 2.0 - TikTok developer ByteDance's newest video generation model - it was hard to deny that the footage was much more impressive than what we've seen from other gen AI outfits. The clips' star (a digital duplicate of Tom Cruise) looked a lot like the real thing as it fought Brad Pitt, humanoid robots, and zombies. And the characters moved with a complex fluidity almost passing for choreography and amplified by kinetic "camerawork." Gen AI enthusiasts love to proclaim that the traditionally produced entertainment industry is cooked, and some of … Read the full story at The Verge.