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The ceasefire is fragile – but appears to be holding… this morning’s PCE confirms inflation is creeping higher… and what investors should be thinking about now
This morning, the headlines handed investors two things to weigh…
First, yesterday’s U.S./Iran ceasefire – while holding as I write – is already showing cracks.
Second, this morning’s inflation report confirmed that pre-war baseline inflation was already uncomfortable.
Let’s look at each development in turn.
The ceasefire is fragile – and the Strait is still closed
The White House is calling this week’s ceasefire a “military triumph,” yet reports indicate the Strait of Hormuz is still not fully open – a U.S. requirement for that ceasefire.
From Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company:
The Strait of Hormuz is not open.
Access is being restricted, conditioned and controlled.
Iran has told nearby ships they need Tehran’s permission to pass and warned that vessels attempting to transit without it “will be destroyed.”
Iran’s Parliament Speaker has already called the ceasefire “unreasonable,” accusing the U.S. of violating three of Tehran’s ten conditions for ending the war. Meanwhile, Iran has provided no clear signal that it intends to hand over its highly enriched uranium.
Also complicating the picture, Israel struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Wednesday. Iran has cited those strikes as grounds to keep the Strait restricted.
Bottom line: the ceasefire is real and still holding as I write. But this is a fragile, contested arrangement with significant unresolved issues – not yet a clean “total victory.”
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This morning’s PCE confirmed higher baseline inflation
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released the February Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index this morning – the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge.
Due to the October–November 2025 government shutdown, the report was originally scheduled for March 27 and was delayed until today. So, this is the most current pre-war read we have on where inflation stood when the conflict began.
Core PCE, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, came in at 3.0% year-over-year, in line with consensus but well above the Fed’s 2% target. Meanwhile, headline PCE came in at 2.8% annually. On a monthly basis, both core and headline rose 0.4%.
At first glance, those numbers look manageable – “In line with expectations” is how the financial press is framing it. But there are two important layers underneath the headline.
First, personal income fell 0.1% in February while consumer spending rose 0.5%. Economists had expected income to rise 0.4%. That gap – spending up, income down – raises real questions about the durability of consumer demand.
Also, worth noting: Q4 GDP growth was also revised down to just 0.5% annualized, a significant cut from the initial 1.4% estimate.
Second, this data predates the war entirely. It doesn’t reflect a single dollar of the energy shock, the shipping surcharges, the food price volatility, or the supply chain disruptions that have been rippling through the economy for the past five weeks.
So, let’s be clear: core PCE was running at 3% with oil at $65. As I write on Thursday, oil is back at $102, the Strait of Hormuz is still functionally closed, and the March and April data haven’t landed yet. In other words, higher prices are still coming.
Now, despite that lag time, we still have clues about how prices have moved during the war. Consider what’s already happened in the real economy:
Gasoline: The national average jumped from $2.98 before the war to a peak of $4.11 – a 38% surge in just six weeks.
Shipping: The U.S. Postal Service filed for an emergency 8% delivery surcharge to combat rising transportation overhead.
Agriculture: Essential fertilizer prices spiked more than 40% in a single month, baking higher costs into the upcoming fall harvest.
Air Travel: Delta raised checked bag fees to $45 to offset jet fuel costs, which have soared nearly 88% in major hubs since the conflict began.
E-Commerce: Amazon and other major retailers implemented a new 3.5% fuel surcharge taking effect April 17 to cover skyrocketing diesel costs for delivery fleets.
Utilities: Natural gas volatility has already pushed wholesale electricity prices up to 45% higher in some regions, signaling a massive spike in summer cooling bills.
Aluminum: Prices surged 8% in March alone, impacting the cost of everything from soda cans to consumer electronics and auto parts.
Plastics: Polyethylene and polypropylene prices – the building blocks for food containers and bottles – surged 37% to 40% since the start of the war.
Bottom line: Today’s data wasn’t an inflation shock, but it establishes a higher baseline than we’d prefer before such a shock might arrive.
This leaves us with a few questions…
One, will the Strait truly reopen, removing the primary source of the disruption?
Two, because higher oil prices don’t hit the economy all at once, what will six weeks of rising costs mean for consumers as this inflation works its way through the system?
And three, what will all this mean for the Federal Reserve?
The Fed’s tightrope just got narrower
Here’s the bind in which the Fed now finds itself…
On one side, inflation was already above target before the war, and today’s data confirms it wasn’t moving convincingly toward the 2% goal.
The war has layered an energy shock on top of that already-stubborn baseline, and the full impact on consumer prices is still working its way through.
On the other side, the economic data underlying today’s inflation numbers is softening. The Q4 GDP growth was revised down to just 0.5%. The March ISM Services Employment Index fell to 45.2 – a level historically associated with recession. And this morning’s jobless claims came in at 219,000, up 16,000 from the prior week and above the 210,000 consensus (though still broadly in line with recent trends).
The dual mandate – stable prices and maximum employment – is pulling in opposite directions. Cutting rates into this inflation picture risks pouring gasoline on a fire that’s already spreading. Hiking into a weakening economy risks tipping it into something worse.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell addressed this tension last week:
By the time the effects of a tightening in monetary policy takes effect, the oil price shock is probably long gone, and you’re weighing on the economy at a time when it’s not appropriate…
We will eventually maybe face the question of what to do here. We’re not really facing it yet because we don’t know what the economic effects will be.
In essence: the Fed is watching and waiting.
The March FOMC minutes, released Wednesday, showed policymakers worried about both sides of the mandate but generally inclined toward cutting later this year – assuming conditions allow.
What investors should watch next
So, where does this leave us?
Yesterday’s ceasefire – and the historic pullback in oil prices – remains good news, even if the follow-through is complicated. And today’s mildly higher stock prices as I write suggests investors believe the progress is real and sustainable.
But this morning’s data added to the headwinds. And there’s one final detail worth factoring in.
Yesterday, Luke Lango, our technology expert and editor of Innovation Investor, concluded that even on this side of the ceasefire, oil isn’t going back to pre-war levels.
The infrastructure damage, the rerouting of shipping lanes, the lingering risk premium in energy markets – all of it means crude will likely settle at a structurally higher level than before the conflict began.
From Luke:
Oil won’t return to $65. Likely settles in the $80s.
Good enough to recharge the rally in AI stocks. Not good enough to reawaken the consumer economy.
That framing captures the two-track market we’re likely heading into: technology and AI-driven names that can grow through higher costs on one side, and a consumer-facing economy quietly absorbing a wave of price increases on the other.
So, what’s our takeaway?
The most honest conclusion is “it’s complicated.” In such an environment, patience and non-reactivity are likely our best approach.
We’ll keep monitoring and will report back here in the Digest.
Have a good evening,
Jeff Remsburg
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The new City Connect jerseys just dropped. And they’re sick.
The City Connects are on sale at MLBShop.com, nike.com and fanatics.com, and at the MLB Flagship Store in New York and team stadium stores.
The Braves, Brewers, Orioles, Padres, Reds and Royals will all debut their City Connects on the field this weekend, while the Pirates will wear theirs for the first time next Friday, April 17, and the Rangers will wear theirs the Friday after that, April 24.
All eight teams will wear their City Connect uniforms regularly throughout the season, mainly for certain weekend home games.
This is the second edition of City Connects for these teams — call it City Connect 2.0. Here’s the full lineup of the new looks:
Braves: Atlanta’s new City Connects were inspired by the Braves’ powder blue jerseys of the ’80s, but have a new modernized design. More >
Brewers: The Brew Crew’s new blue-and-cream jerseys read “Wisco” across the chest and evoke Wisconsin’s lakes, shores and bluffs, while the state’s outline surrounds the “W” on the cap and the Barrelman sleeve patch. More >
Orioles: “BMORE” is front and center on the O’s new jerseys (with the Oriole bird perching on top), while the old-school “B” on their caps is a throwback to the 1890s. More >
Padres: San Diego’s bi-national culture is the inspiration for the Padres’ Día de los Muertos-themed City Connects, which include marigold-patterned trim on the uniform, a bone-colored hat and pants and a beautiful La Catrina sleeve patch. More >
Pirates: Pittsburgh’s black-and-gold City Connects are, naturally, all about piracy, from the Jolly Roger on the cap and sleeve to the pirate-style “Pirates” font on the front of the jersey. More >
Rangers: The Rangers’ City Connects are big and bold, with a bright red jersey and cap and “Tejas” emblazoned across the front in a white outline. More >
Reds: Cincinnati’s unis are a nod to the vest-style jersey the Reds last wore more than two decades ago … and they’re bringing back the pinstripes. More >
Royals: Kansas City, the City of Fountains, is using a fuchsia-to-blue uniform color gradient as an homage to its waterways, with an “R” logo that’s a twist on the team’s original 1969 mark. More >
A CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH IN NY
If you miss the World Baseball Classic already, we don’t blame you. But don’t worry — we get a rematch of the USA-Venezuela championship game tonight.
McLean, who looks like the ace of the future for the Mets, had electric stuff in that game, with four strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings of two-run ball for Team USA. But the wily veteran Rodriguez pitched the game of his life for Venezuela, holding the juggernaut U.S. lineup to just one hit over 4 1/3 scoreless innings with four K’s.
Venezuela ultimately won the game, and the WBC championship, but McLean has the chance for a small bit of revenge tonight if he can outpitch E-Rod in the rubber game of the series in New York. The 24-year-old is 2-0 with a 0.92 ERA in five career starts at Citi Field.
REMEMBERING DAVEY LOPES
Baseball lost one of the greatest basestealers in history yesterday. Let’s take a moment to remember Davey Lopes, who died Wednesday at age 80.
Lopes was a four-time All-Star second baseman who was part of the vaunted Dodgers infield of the 1970s. He won a World Series with Los Angeles in 1981, defeating the rival Yankees.
Lopes stole 557 bases in his 16-year MLB career, including a Major League-leading 77 steals in 1975 and an NL-best 63 steals in 1976. He stole bases at a higher success rate than legends like Rickey Henderson and Lou Brock.
After his playing days were over, Lopes continued to pass on his baserunning knowledge as a coach in the Majors for many years.
Shohei Ohtani entered yesterday’s two-way start against the Blue Jays with the longest active on-base streak of any hitter in MLB and the longest active scoreless-inning streak of any MLB starting pitcher.
Shohei’s pitching streak finally came to an end during the game (although the run he allowed was unearned, leaving him with a perfect 0.00 ERA through two starts in 2026). But his on-base streak as a hitter is still going strong. And it’s getting into rare territory.
Ohtani has reached base safely in 43 consecutive games going back to last season — tied with none other than Ichiro himself for the longest on-base streak ever for a Japanese-born player. Ohtani is also tied for the Dodgers’ sixth-longest on-base streak of the Modern Era (since 1900). But he still has a long way to go to catch Ted Williams and his all-time record of 84 games.
The Blue Jays did get the last laugh yesterday with a comeback win in the series finale of the World Series rematch against L.A., but Ohtani and the Dodgers took two of the three games.
They’re giving away Pope hats before their game on Aug. 11 against the Reds in honor of Robert Prevost — aka, Pope Leo XIV — a Chicago native and White Sox fan.
What’s in it? Two pounds of beef, for starters … plus braised short rib, crispy pork belly, melted cheese, jalapenos, fried crispy onions, lettuce, tomatoes, chipotle aioli and a fried egg … all between a toasted brioche bun.
Can you even open your mouth wide enough to eat it? Find out at the 1871 Grille in Section 113 at Truist Park.
The Braves return to Atlanta tomorrow to face the Guardians at 7:15 p.m. ET in the first game of a six-game homestand.
It’s usually subpar food or slow service that will earn a restaurant negative reviews… not an AI-generated logo.
But that’s exactly what recently happened to a restaurant in my home state of California – The Salty Otter Sports Grill.
The Santa Cruz-based establishment received an overwhelming amount of one-star ratings last month after heated backlash against its surfing otter logo, made with the help of AI. (The owner pretty quickly replaced the logo with plain black text of the restaurant’s name.)
Source:SFGate
What we’re witnessing here is a shift in sentiment away from artificial intelligence.
Of course, AI’s role in our world is still important, and getting more important all the time. But the more that AI infiltrates our daily lives, the more we will crave uniquely human experiences.
And it’s not just local West Coast restaurant-goers who think so. Name-brand companies are beginning to understand the shift.
Aerie, the American Eagle Outfitters Inc.(AEO) clothing brand… cookware maker Le Creuset… and baby products marketer Coterie are distancing themselves from AI. All three companies issued disclaimers that their social media content isn’t and won’t be altered by the technology.
Coterie got right to the point…
The coming decade will still belong to data centers, algorithms, and robots. But in a future defined by AI, the greatest and most dependable returns may come from the companies that remind us of what AI can never reproduce:
The simple, sensory, irreplaceable pleasure of being human.
I call these businesses “AI Survivors.”
The shift away from tech at the height of its dominance is a profitable one that we’ve seen play out before. In today’s Smart Money, I’ll explain how I used this strategy in the dot-com era… and why I’m using it again today.
Then, I’ll show you how to add AI Survivors to your portfolio.
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I Diversified in the Dot-Com Bust – and Won
If you doubt that analog, non-AI stocks can deliver wealth-building gains, you would be mistaken. During certain market cycles, stocks like these are among the few that can deliver outsized gains.
For example, during the waning days of the dot-com boom, I was running an institutional research service in which I recommended selling short numerous high-flying tech stocks and buying several non-tech plays.
Generally speaking, both the “Sells” and the “Buys” performed as expected.
On the “Sell” side, I suggested dumping tech stocks like Softbank Group Corp. (SFTBY), Infosys Ltd. (INFY), Ariba Inc. (ARBA), Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI), Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), and Celestica Inc. (CLS) – all of which tumbled more than 80% over the ensuing two years.
On the “Buy” side, I recommended a diverse group of non-tech stocks like…
Royal Garden Resorts (MINT.BK) – A Thai hotel company
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) – A global copper and gold miner
Humana Inc. (HUM) – A managed health care company
Christian Dior SE (CHDRY) – A French fashion house
The Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (INDHOTEL.NS) – A leading Indian hotel company
Adidas AG (ADDYY) – A leading brand of athletic shoes and leisurewear
As the chart below shows, these six stocks delivered triple-digit gains during the early years of the dot-com bust, while highfliers like Cisco, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) tumbled more than 50%.
I am not expecting history to repeat itself exactly during the current AI boom, but I do expect it to rhyme. Specifically, I expect many non-AI stocks to outperform their AI counterparts over the next few years.
Obviously, we do not want to ignore dynamic, promising AI plays. But while we remain alert to opportunities of that sort, we must also remain alert to opportunities that are unabashedly non-AI.
These opportunities have long-term resilience, even with current market volatility.
Doubling Down on AI Survivors
Several of the AI Survivor companies that I recommend would fall under the banner of “consumer discretionary.” That means they sell nonessential products to consumers, like luxury goods and pricey eats and drinks, which are typically the first casualties of a serious economic contraction.
Although the U.S. economy is not in a sharp collapse, it is experiencing a slowdown. And current geopolitical tensions, particularly in the Middle East, are creating volatility
To be sure, the Iranian conflict is a massive, and serious, risk factor – not just for AI Survivor stocks, but for the entire global economy. The longer these tensions last, the greater the economic fallout.
Thankfully, the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday. Markets experienced a “relief rally,” but the ceasefire and recovery remain fragile. And turnaround plays, like AI Survivors, do not always turn around immediately.
Take Dutch Bros. (BROS), for example. The $7 lattes from this drive-thru coffee chain will certainly attract fewer eager buyers if the U.S. economy slips on a banana peel.
But any recent negative performance is not a major outlier. Although BROS (a recommendation at my Fry’s Investment Report service) has fallen somewhat more than the overall market year-to-date (YTD), most U.S. stocks have posted negative returns YTD.
For example, Tesla Inc. (TSLA),Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), and Oracle Corp. (ORCL) have all dropped more than 20% YTD, far exceeding the losses of my AI Survivor holding.
Nevertheless, I recommend staying the course with AI Survivor stocks like Dutch Bros.
The Oregon-based company has a phenomenal business model because it is even more capital-light than its rivals. As a drive-thru coffee shop, locations have no hot kitchens, no public bathrooms, and no inside seating areas. And each of its drive-thrus is a profit-spinning machine.
On the fundamental level, similar popular food service companies succeed simply because people like the product. People will drive for miles for the food. And don’t you dare criticize any of these popular restaurants in front of their fans.
I continue to believe that AI Survivors offer exceptional long-term opportunity – and have the strength to weather both AI and geopolitical volatility.
The Opportunity That Outlasts the Chaos
While none of us can predict what will happen next in the global landscape, we know that AI will continue to entrench itself in our everyday lives, even after the current conflict in the Middle East.
The current shift in AI sentiment may influence how the technology is used, but not if it’s used. Even as brands add disclaimers distancing themselves from AI in consumer-facing content, investment in AI remains constant.
What’s changing is how and where companies choose to apply it.
And how much we humans want to interact with it.
As AI becomes increasingly ubiquitous and invasive, we will crave interactions that exclude digital participation. Take it from The Salty Otter Sports Grill.
Tomorrow, I will be releasing my April monthly issue, where I’ll discuss other types of stocks with compelling risk-reward profiles well-positioned for volatility ahead. So, be sure to join me at Fry’s Investment Report ahead of its release.
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Meta Platforms (META) had its price target lowered by analyst Barton Crockett at Rosenblatt Securities ( ) from $1,144.00 to $1,015.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. This represents a 65.7% upside from the current price of $612.42.
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) was upgraded by Morgan Stanley from “equal weight” to “overweight”. They now have a $80.00 price target on the stock, up from $64.00. This represents a 6.9% upside from the current price of $74.84.Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) was upgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $122.00 price target on the stock, up from $117.00. This represents a 11.1% upside from the current price of $109.84.Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $213.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 10.8% upside from the current price of $192.20.Carter’s (NYSE:CRI) was upgraded by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $38.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 5.8% upside from the current price of $35.90.Chevron (NYSE:CVX) was upgraded by Tudor Pickering from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $225.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 14.8% upside from the current price of $195.94.Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) was upgraded by Guggenheim from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $175.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 50.3% upside from the current price of $116.40.HealthEquity (NASDAQ:HQY) was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets from “market perform” to “outperform”. They now have a $105.00 price target on the stock, up from $85.00. This represents a 24.9% upside from the current price of $84.07.LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) was upgraded by Alembic Global Advisors from “neutral” to “overweight”. The current price is $75.72.Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) was upgraded by Barclays PLC from “equal weight” to “overweight”. They now have a $150.00 price target on the stock, up from $105.00. This represents a 26.7% upside from the current price of $118.42.Nexa Resources (NYSE:NEXA) was upgraded by Morgan Stanley from “underweight” to “equal weight”. The current price is $11.76.RenaissanceRe (NYSE:RNR) was upgraded by Cantor Fitzgerald from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $340.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 10.3% upside from the current price of $308.12.STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) was upgraded by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $27.00 price target on the stock, up from $22.00. This represents a 10.5% upside from the current price of $24.44.Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock, up from $215.00. This represents a 18.2% upside from the current price of $211.53.United Community Banks (NYSE:UCB) was upgraded by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from “market perform” to “outperform”. They now have a $40.00 price target on the stock, up from $36.00. This represents a 18.6% upside from the current price of $33.73. VIEW MORE UPGRADES One dividend stock turned an $8,000 IRA into a cash machine (Ad)Bill Spetrino, editor of The Dividend Machine, started with just an $8,000 IRA and invested it in a single dividend stock he calls the World’s Greatest Dividend Stock – and he’s sharing a free report that names it. Spetrino has identified what he calls The Great American Turnaround, an economic shift driven by three catalysts he believes will reward dividend-focused investors who position early. His free bulletin outlines why waiting for markets to settle could mean paying more for the same yields.
Bitdeer Technologies Group(NASDAQ:BTDR) was downgraded by Cantor Fitzgerald from “overweight” to “neutral”. They now have a $10.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 3.1% downside from the current price of $10.32.Blackstone Secured Lending Fund(NYSE:BXSL) was downgraded by B. Riley Financial, Inc. from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $24.50 price target on the stock. This represents a 6.7% upside from the current price of $22.95.Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) was downgraded by Compass Point from “neutral” to “sell”. They now have a $77.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 15.6% downside from the current price of $91.19.Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) was downgraded by BNP Paribas Exane from “outperform” to “neutral”. They now have a $16.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 3.8% upside from the current price of $15.42.DiaSorin (OTCMKTS:DSRLF) was downgraded by UBS Group AG from “buy” to “neutral”. The current price is $67.00.GitLab (NASDAQ:GTLB) was downgraded by Guggenheim from “buy” to “neutral”. The current price is $20.38.Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “overweight” to “neutral”. They now have a $23.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 9.7% upside from the current price of $20.98.Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) was downgraded by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from “neutral” to “sell”. They now have a $2.25 price target on the stock. This represents a 19.4% downside from the current price of $2.79.Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS:NHYDY) was downgraded by UBS Group AG from “buy” to “neutral”. The current price is $11.10.TELUS (NYSE:TU) (TSE:T) was downgraded by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from “buy” to “hold”. The current price is $12.41.AES (NYSE:AES) was downgraded by Susquehanna from “positive” to “neutral”. They now have a $15.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 4.0% upside from the current price of $14.43.The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ:HAIN) was downgraded by William Blair from “outperform” to “market perform”. The current price is $0.86.W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) was downgraded by Cantor Fitzgerald from “overweight” to “neutral”. They now have a $71.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 6.2% upside from the current price of $66.86. VIEW MORE DOWNGRADES 4 Stocks That Could Soar Under Trump’s New Tariffs (Ad)FREE Report: 4 “America First” Stocks Poised to Soar Under Trump’s New Tariffs President Trump’s second term is officially underway—and during his first 100 days are already delivering bold moves on tariffs, energy, defense, and trade.
Ameren (NYSE:AEE) is now covered by BTIG Research. They set a “buy” rating and a $131.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 15.0% upside from the current price of $113.93.ARS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SPRY) is now covered by Northland Securities. They set an “outperform” rating and a $25.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 204.2% upside from the current price of $8.22.Avalo Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AVTX) is now covered by Wolfe Research. They set an “outperform” rating and a $48.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 231.7% upside from the current price of $14.47.BridgeBio Pharma (NASDAQ:BBIO) is now covered by Royal Bank Of Canada. They set an “outperform” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 35.6% upside from the current price of $73.75.Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD) is now covered by Stephens. They set an “overweight” rating and a $18.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 27.4% upside from the current price of $14.13.Cognizant Technology Solutions(NASDAQ:CTSH) is now covered by Wedbush. They set a “neutral” rating and a $61.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 2.7% upside from the current price of $59.41.Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) is now covered by Wolfe Research. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. The current price is $186.24.Dianthus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:DNTH) is now covered by Wolfe Research. They set an “outperform” rating and a $98.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 11.8% upside from the current price of $87.67.Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) is now covered by Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $211.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 13.2% upside from the current price of $186.46.Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) is now covered by Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $1,173.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 14.5% upside from the current price of $1,024.06.Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) is now covered by BTIG Research. They set a “buy” rating and a $99.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 17.3% upside from the current price of $84.37.Globant (NYSE:GLOB) is now covered by Wedbush. They set an “outperform” rating and a $61.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 35.4% upside from the current price of $45.06.Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) is now covered by Citizens Jmp. They set an “underperform” rating and a $74.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 31.5% downside from the current price of $108.03.Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) is now covered by Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $129.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 2.7% upside from the current price of $125.65.Novagold Resources (NYSEAMERICAN:NG) (TSE:NG) is now covered by Morgan Stanley. They set an “overweight” rating and a $13.80 price target on the stock. This represents a 45.3% upside from the current price of $9.50.Palisade Bio (NASDAQ:PALI) is now covered by Wolfe Research. They set an “outperform” rating and a $7.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 267.5% upside from the current price of $1.91.Pharvaris (NASDAQ:PHVS) is now covered by Wolfe Research. They set an “outperform” rating and a $42.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 51.3% upside from the current price of $27.77.Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM) is now covered by Wolfe Research. They set an “outperform” rating and a $183.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 15.2% upside from the current price of $158.90.SharonAI Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock (NASDAQ:SHAZ) is now covered by Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 39.2% upside from the current price of $28.74.Shenandoah Telecommunications(NASDAQ:SHEN) is now covered by Craig Hallum. They set a “buy” rating and a $29.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 91.3% upside from the current price of $15.16.Unitil (NYSE:UTL) is now covered by Scotiabank. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $57.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 6.3% upside from the current price of $53.63.WhiteFiber (NASDAQ:WYFI) is now covered by Cantor Fitzgerald. They set a “neutral” rating and a $13.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 1.9% downside from the current price of $13.26.Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) is now covered by Wedbush. They set an “outperform” rating and a $110.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 36.1% upside from the current price of $80.83. VIEW MORE NEW COVERAGE
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(24) Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. (25) For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. New King James VersionChange email Bible version
Jesus tells us to deny ourselves.This means we must disown and renounce ourselves and subjugate everything—all our works, interests, and enjoyments—to the standards set by God. Paul commands us to bring under our control every thought that opposes God and His way (II Corinthians 10:5).
Jesus also instructs us to bear our cross. We need to embrace the situations God has set us in, and with faith in Him to bring us through them, bear the troubles and difficulties that come upon us. Just as Jesus accepted His role, even to “the death of the cross” (Philippians 2:8), we need to be content with what God gives us to do (Philippians 4:11). As Paul says in I Timothy 6:6, “Godliness with contentment is great gain.” What an achievement it is not to be driven by evil hungers!
God has called us to lay down our lives in subjection to Him. The supreme object of our lives is not our personal happiness or fulfilling our every desire. Our goal is God’s kingdom and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33), but notice what Jesus says next: “And all these things shall be added to you.” If we yield ourselves to God’s instruction and grow and overcome, He will fulfill our legitimate desires!
Matthew 16:25 shows us the two sides of this issue. Jesus says that if we insist on preserving our way of life, with all its wrong hungers and desires, we will lose it eternally! But if we take control of our mind and emotions and destroy our way of life—ridding ourselves of all the wrong hungers and desires that are against God—then God will save it eternally! The better option is obvious.
Satan has filled this world with hungers of every sort to tempt men, including the people of God. Hungers of lust, power, money, and fame seem inviting after the monotony of day-to-day living, but Satan’s way is a trap, though an enticing one. It always looks good on the outside, but inside is sin, destruction, and ultimately death, eternal death.
God allows us to make decisions. He allows us to learn from the decisions we make—both right and wrong. The right decision to make about the wonderful calling and opportunity He has given to us is to yield ourselves under the mighty hand of God in faith that He will work in us. His work is always wonderful and good. Once we yield, we can set our mind to overcome, hungering and thirsting for righteousness. And God will satisfy us!
Statins: New Guidelines Aim at Prevention but Create More Patients
by Sheramy Tsai BSN, RN
Good morning,
Imagine walking into your doctor’s office feeling completely fine and walking out with a prescription for a condition you may not face for another 30 years.
That’s the reality I kept coming back to while reporting this week’s story on the new 2026 cholesterol guidelines. People in their 30s and 40s are now being pulled into earlier cholesterol screenings, specialized tests like lipoprotein(a) or coronary calcium scans, and, in many cases, statin regimens designed to last a lifetime.
On paper, it’s smart prevention. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and supporters argue that catching risk earlier and keeping LDL “lower for longer” could stop cardiac events before they happen.
But at what cost?
While statins are a cornerstone treatment for high cholesterol, they are not without trade-offs. Muscle pain, fatigue, and a small increase in diabetes risk have all been widely reported.
But there is also a quieter cost, the shift that happens when someone who feels healthy begins to see themselves as a patient. It is a subtle move from being well to being labeled “at risk.” As cardiologist Dr. Rita Redberg put it, “There is a measurable decrement to quality of life to taking a pill every day.”
And once the numbers improve with drugs, it can be easy to assume the deeper problem has been handled. Better food, more movement, solid sleep, less stress, all the things that matter most, can begin to fall by the wayside.
While the guidelines emphasize these lifestyle habits, the reality of the exam room is different. In a system defined by 15-minute visits, many primary care doctors do not have the time the guidelines require. There is rarely enough time to run the calculations, consider family history, review inflammation markers, and talk through the real trade-offs of starting a daily medication. In a rushed system, tests and pills are easier.
It’s important to know that a small drop in risk can matter a great deal across a population. But for one person, that same benefit may feel much less clear, especially when the payoff may never be felt directly.
That is where patients have to take some control: ask what the benefits of statins are for you, what are the trade-offs, and whether there is time to start with lifestyle changes before moving to a pill.
A risk score is not a command; it’s the start of a conversation.
Diet, exercise, targeted supplements, and nonstatin medications may help lower cholesterol, especially for people who cannot tolerate statins or want other options.
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Nate Bear, Lead Technical Tactician, Monument Traders Alliance
For three years, farmers pulled back.
Input costs ran too high, and commodity prices ran too low. The big green tractors sat on dealer lots.
Deere felt it all — full-year net income dropped 29% in fiscal 2025 as the agricultural downcycle ground through its core business.
Then, in December, CEO John May made a call: 2026 is the bottom.
The Earnings Made It Real
Calling the bottom is one thing. Proving it is another.
In February, Deere reported Q1 2026 earnings. The street expected continued weakness.
What they got: EPS of $2.42 against a $2.02 estimate, a 20% beat. Revenue of $9.61 billion against $7.59 billion expected, a 26% beat. The Construction and Forestry order bank rose more than 50% in a single quarter. Large tractor orders extended into Q4.
The stock gapped up 12% on the print. One quarter like that does not happen by accident. The story had changed.
Yesterday, a Wall Street analyst upgraded DE and cited the same thesis — the agricultural cycle may be nearing its bottom.
DE closed up +5%. The market is repricing this stock because the fundamentals continue to support the thesis.
What the Chart Is Saying
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When fundamentals turn before mainstream notices, the chart catches it first. DE’s chart has been telling this story for weeks.
The 8-day EMA sits at $580. The 20-day EMA sits at $579. The 200-day SMA sits at $509. Yesterday, the price was around $608.
EMAs, or exponential moving averages, track a stock’s average closing price over a set period and give more weight to recent prices. When shorter EMAs sit above longer ones and all of them sit below the price, the trend is intact across every timeframe that matters.
The weekly EMAs are stacked, too. This trend has been building for months.
The Squeeze
After the February earnings gap, DE spent weeks compressing. The 8-day EMA and 20-day EMA pinched tight around $579-$580.
Price coiled above them. Volume dried up.
That is the squeeze. When price compresses between tightening moving averages, energy builds until it releases. When a squeeze fires on a stock with stacked EMAs and a strong fundamental story, that is the combination my system is designed to find.
The RSI read 62.
RSI, or Relative Strength Index, measures momentum on a scale of 0 to 100. Readings above 70 signal overbought. At 62, DE has room to run.
My system is called TPS — Trend, Pattern, Squeeze. I work through each step in order, and I do not enter until all three are confirmed and the trigger fires.
The setup is there, but given yesterday’s huge market move, I want to see how things play out today before making a decision.
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Earnings winners with stacked EMAs and a fundamental catalyst behind them are exactly what I built Profit Surge Trader to find.
If you want to trade alongside that process, that is what Profit Surge Trader is for.
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