Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong ’s ImmunityBio Inc. has more than tripled over the past three weeks, forcing some short sellers that were betting against the stock to exit their positions at a loss. The drug developer’s shares advanced for the first 12 trading days of 2026, soaring 227% following a handful of updates for the cancer drugmaker, including an approval from the Saudi Food and D...
Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong ’s ImmunityBio Inc. has more than tripled over the past three weeks, forcing some short sellers that were betting against the stock to exit their positions at a loss. The drug developer’s shares advanced for the first 12 trading days of 2026, soaring 227% following a handful of updates for the cancer drugmaker, including an approval from the Saudi Food and Drug Authority. Despite more than five consecutive years of losses the stock’s popularity was also revived on social media platforms. Shares traded as high as $7.98 before shorts got a reprieve on Wednesday when shares fell as much as 12%, the biggest intraday drop since May. January’s 12-day surge, delivered paper losses of about $492 million to short sellers as of Tuesday’s close, according to data from S3 Partners LLC. “An estimated $492 million mark-to-market loss in less than a month is significant for shorts, particularly in a small-cap biotech stock,” said Matthew Unterman , managing director at S3 Partners. The recent frenzy in ImmunityBio recalls its 2021 peak, when the stock traded as high as $45.52 as retail investors snapped up its shares as well as those of other biotechs racing to develop Covid-19 vaccines. Daytraders handed steep losses to short sellers then too. “It was hard for me to understand how you would short a stock for a company trying to find a cure for cancer,” Soon-Shiong, the firm’s chairman, chief scientific officer and top shareholder, said via phone. “But you can never hold a stock down if there’s inherent value.” The rapid gains puts short sellers at risk of getting squeezed, an event where contrarian traders are forced to buy back the stock to unload their losing positions, which then drives the company’s share price higher, further pressuring their bearish bets. Short interest as a percentage of ImmunityBio’s float, a measure of how many shares are available to borrow and bet against, stands at about 35%, according to S3 Partners. Despite th...
Health authorities are investigating whether blood samples from pregnant women are being smuggled into Hong Kong for testing, with two laboratories being referred for follow-up action. The Department of Health said on Wednesday that the case involved the suspected illegal importation of blood samples from mainland China for fetal gender testing. It said it had notified mainland authorities about t...
Health authorities are investigating whether blood samples from pregnant women are being smuggled into Hong Kong for testing, with two laboratories being referred for follow-up action. The Department of Health said on Wednesday that the case involved the suspected illegal importation of blood samples from mainland China for fetal gender testing. It said it had notified mainland authorities about the case, which came to light after the department received media inquiries regarding social media...
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 24 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2025 reporting period, and noticed that Pfizer Inc (Symbol: PFE) was held by 15 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike, we find it is a good idea
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 24 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2025 reporting period, and noticed that Pfizer Inc (Symbol: PFE) was held by 15 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike, we find it is a good idea
Buyout firm Hg is in discussions with private credit lenders for a roughly $3 billion loan to help finance its acquisition of OneStream Inc. , according to people with knowledge of the matter. Hg is talking with Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Blue Owl Capital Inc. for debt in the form of an annual recurring-revenue loan, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing a private transaction...
Buyout firm Hg is in discussions with private credit lenders for a roughly $3 billion loan to help finance its acquisition of OneStream Inc. , according to people with knowledge of the matter. Hg is talking with Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Blue Owl Capital Inc. for debt in the form of an annual recurring-revenue loan, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing a private transaction. The $3 billion size could be decreased if additional equity investors join the transaction, according to one of the people. Discussions are at an early stage and details could change, the people said. OneStream would be the borrower, which is typical for leveraged buyout transactions, and the proceeds will replace part of Hg’s equity commitment. Hg announced earlier in January that it was taking OneStream private for $6.4 billion along with minority equity investors General Atlantic and Tidemark , according to a statement then. Read more: Buyout Firm Hg to Take OneStream Private in $6.4 Billion Deal Representatives for Hg, General Atlantic and Goldman Sachs Alternatives declined to comment. Representatives for OneStream, Tidemark and Blue Owl didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. 9fin and Octus first reported some details of the financing. OneStream, which makes software that’s used by chief financial officers and finance teams broadly, went public in 2024. KKR & Co. , which was the company’s largest shareholder, has more than quadrupled its investment thanks to the Hg buyout, Bloomberg reported .
In trading on Wednesday, shares of Viper Energy Inc (Symbol: VNOM) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $38.62, changing hands as high as $39.27 per share. Viper Energy Inc shares are currently trading up about 3.6% on the day. The chart below shows the one year perfo
In trading on Wednesday, shares of Viper Energy Inc (Symbol: VNOM) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $38.62, changing hands as high as $39.27 per share. Viper Energy Inc shares are currently trading up about 3.6% on the day. The chart below shows the one year perfo
BNY Mellon CEO Robin Vince discusses the resilience of the US economy and Fed independence during an interview with Bloomberg Surveillance at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (Source: Bloomberg)
BNY Mellon CEO Robin Vince discusses the resilience of the US economy and Fed independence during an interview with Bloomberg Surveillance at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (Source: Bloomberg)
Shareholders of Upbound Group Inc (Symbol: UPBD) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 7.9% annualized dividend yield can sell the March covered call at the $22.50 strike and collect the premium based on the 45 cents bid, which annualizes to an additional 14.3% rate o
Shareholders of Upbound Group Inc (Symbol: UPBD) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 7.9% annualized dividend yield can sell the March covered call at the $22.50 strike and collect the premium based on the 45 cents bid, which annualizes to an additional 14.3% rate o
Shareholders of Ovintiv Inc (Symbol: OVV) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 3% annualized dividend yield can sell the July covered call at the $45 strike and collect the premium based on the $2.50 bid, which annualizes to an additional 12.7% rate of return against
Shareholders of Ovintiv Inc (Symbol: OVV) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 3% annualized dividend yield can sell the July covered call at the $45 strike and collect the premium based on the $2.50 bid, which annualizes to an additional 12.7% rate of return against
Shareholders of Qiagen NV (Symbol: QGEN) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.5% annualized dividend yield can sell the May covered call at the $60 strike and collect the premium based on the $2.70 bid, which annualizes to an additional 15.8% rate of return against
Shareholders of Qiagen NV (Symbol: QGEN) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.5% annualized dividend yield can sell the May covered call at the $60 strike and collect the premium based on the $2.70 bid, which annualizes to an additional 15.8% rate of return against
Artificial intelligence is continuing to boost demand for Broadcom's chips, TD Cowen analysts told clients after meeting with the company. Analysts led by Joshua Buchalter reiterated a buy rating and $450 price target over the next 12 months on Broadcom shares, suggesting 35% potential upside against Tuesday's close. Broadcom has recently stalled after scoring massive gains over the past few years...
Artificial intelligence is continuing to boost demand for Broadcom's chips, TD Cowen analysts told clients after meeting with the company. Analysts led by Joshua Buchalter reiterated a buy rating and $450 price target over the next 12 months on Broadcom shares, suggesting 35% potential upside against Tuesday's close. Broadcom has recently stalled after scoring massive gains over the past few years, with shares down roughly 3% over the past three months and 4% in 2026 alone. The downbeat sentiment comes as fears have grown about margin compression, a dip in Broadcom's AI order backlog, the stock's lofty valuation and, more broadly, a potential bubble in the stock market that could tear apart the biggest leaders of the AI trade. For all that, Palo Alto, California-based Broadcom remains 39% higher over the past year. Broadcom executives laid those concerns to rest in a recent virtual meeting with TD Cowen, however. The meeting, in which TD Cowen hosted the company's CEO Hock Tan and CFO Kristen Spears, assured analysts that demand is not only growing for Broadcom's XPUs, but also for its networking business, where the company holds a leading position in a variety of components needed to build AI infrastructure. That includes Ethernet solutions, PCI Express switches used to connect hardware components inside computers and optical interconnect solutions. "Mr. Tan expressed clear confidence in meaningful upside to its most recently disclosed backlog figure, including networking, and that customer owned tooling is not a major concern," Buchalter said in a report issued Tuesday, adding that Tan "emphasized that Broadcom has seemingly insatiable demand for its products." AVGO 1Y mountain Broadcom stock performance over the past year. Broadcom management noted in the meeting that its bookings have grown meaningfully since the company's disclosure in December that it had a backlog of $73 billion that it expected shipping over the next 18 months. Although Buchalter said Broadc...
Walz, Ellison, Frey's Offices Served Grand Jury Subpoenas Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, The Department of Justice on Tuesday served grand jury subpoenas to five Democrat-controlled government offices in Minnesota, including Gov. Tim Walz’s office, Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s office, according to Fox News. The subpoenas are part of a...
Walz, Ellison, Frey's Offices Served Grand Jury Subpoenas Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, The Department of Justice on Tuesday served grand jury subpoenas to five Democrat-controlled government offices in Minnesota, including Gov. Tim Walz’s office, Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s office, according to Fox News. The subpoenas are part of a federal investigation into alleged conspiracy to obstruct or impede federal law enforcement in the state. The FBI is seeking records and communications related to Democrat officials’ responses to federal immigration enforcement actions. Approximately 3,000 federal agents are currently deployed in Minnesota, as part of an immigration operation dubbed “Operation Metro Surge.” The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday that the operation has resulted in the arrests of 3,000 criminal illegal aliens, “including vicious murderers, rapists, child pedophiles, and incredibly dangerous individuals.” However, the law enforcement effort has been hampered at every turn by highly trained and coordinated anti-ICE militants in what Trump administration officials have called an “insurgency,” and “domestic terrorism.” “Mayor Jacob Frey, Governor Tim Walz, and Attorney General Keith Ellison have deliberately, willfully and purposefully incited this violent insurgency against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and against Border Patrol, top White House advisor Stephen Miller said during appearance on Fox News’ Ingraham Angle, last week. Miller pointed out that the insurgents routinely disrupt operations by tracking ICE vehicles through spotters and blocking them. “Then they dox ICE officers. They follow them home, they follow them to where they sleep at night,” he said. “It’s a sophisticated insurgency involving a large number of radicalized extremist, violent leftwing operators stoked by the Democrat party,” Miller declared. Their reckless tactics resulted in the fatal s...
It’s a simple way to keep homes fresh and mould-free, and has caught on in the US. But there are a few potential downsides ... Name: House burping. Age: New to America, ancient in Germany. Continue reading...
It’s a simple way to keep homes fresh and mould-free, and has caught on in the US. But there are a few potential downsides ... Name: House burping. Age: New to America, ancient in Germany. Continue reading...
Magali Lafourcade says the two envoys were convinced the far-right leader’s corruption trial had been political Europe live – latest updates A French magistrate has said two Trump administration emissaries approached her seeking to lobby against an election ban on the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen . Magali Lafourcade, the secretary general of France’s human rights commission (CNCDH), an in...
Magali Lafourcade says the two envoys were convinced the far-right leader’s corruption trial had been political Europe live – latest updates A French magistrate has said two Trump administration emissaries approached her seeking to lobby against an election ban on the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen . Magali Lafourcade, the secretary general of France’s human rights commission (CNCDH), an independent body that advises the government, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) she had reported the content of the meeting to the French foreign ministry immediately, fearing a potential “manipulation of the public debate in France”. Continue reading...
With the lithium supply-demand story heating up again, Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) is still exploding higher. In fact, since Friday, ALB ran from about $162 to $179 and could see higher highs. Helping, Deutsche Bank upgraded ALB to a buy rating with a $185 price target. Analysts at Baird also upgraded ALB to a buy with ... Market Movers: Albemarle Exploding on Lithium Supply-Demand Story
With the lithium supply-demand story heating up again, Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) is still exploding higher. In fact, since Friday, ALB ran from about $162 to $179 and could see higher highs. Helping, Deutsche Bank upgraded ALB to a buy rating with a $185 price target. Analysts at Baird also upgraded ALB to a buy with ... Market Movers: Albemarle Exploding on Lithium Supply-Demand Story