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Strategy (MSTR) Investors ‘Deeply Concerned’ After Market’s Reaction to Michael Saylor Selling Bitcoin

Anthony SinclairJune 2, 2026June 2, 202604 mins

Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) investors are “deeply concerned” by the market’s reaction to the company selling Bitcoin this week, sources told Congress.net on Tuesday. Sources told Congress.net that large institutional investors holding various MSTR products, including ordinary shares and preferred shares, are concerned that “Strategy could be forced to sell more Bitcoin” and “inadvertently cause Bitcoin’s…

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US Job Openings Surge To Highest Level In Nearly Two Years As Hiring Slows

Anthony SinclairJune 2, 2026June 2, 202603 mins

Job openings climbed to their highest level in nearly two years during April, while hiring fell sharply in the same period. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that available employment reached 7.6 million for April, a surge of 731,000 from the prior month and the highest level since May 2024. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones…

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) Beats Q1 Estimates With Agentforce ARR Surging 205 Percent But Q2 Revenue Guidance Misses

Thomas ShelterMay 27, 2026May 27, 202605 mins

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 non-GAAP earnings per share of $3.88, up 50 percent year on year and well ahead of the analyst consensus of $3.13, alongside revenue of $11.1 billion, up 13 percent, as the company posted what it described as record first-quarter financial results after Wednesday’s close. The headline beats were…

Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Clears Congress and Now Reshapes the Economic Landscape Ahead of Midterms

Thomas ShelterMay 27, 2026May 27, 202605 mins

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending legislation, cleared Congress earlier this year after one of the most tense legislative sessions in recent memory, passing the Senate on a 51-50 vote only after Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking ballot to force it over the line. The three…

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Opens Alabama Munitions Plant as Defence Spending Tailwinds Support Long-Term Outlook

Thomas ShelterMay 25, 2026May 25, 202604 mins

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) broke ground on a new Munitions Production Center in Troy, Alabama on May 21, adding 87,000 square feet of production space to support Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors and work on the Next Generation Interceptor programme. The facility represents one element of a broader plan by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)…

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) Heads Into Wednesday Earnings With Stock Down 38 Percent, Agentforce Revenue in Focus

Thomas ShelterMay 24, 2026May 24, 202604 mins

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) reports first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings after Wednesday’s close with the stock sitting approximately 38 percent below its January levels, making this one of the more consequential software prints of the summer for investor sentiment across the entire enterprise AI sector. Analysts are forecasting earnings per share of $3.13 and revenue of roughly…

BWX Technologies Draws Deutsche Bank Upgrade as Nuclear Defence Contracts, SMR Pipeline Reshape Growth Story

Thomas ShelterMay 20, 2026May 20, 202606 mins

BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT), the mid-cap nuclear technology and government services firm, has attracted renewed analyst attention following a combination of strong first quarter 2026 results, over $1.4 billion in freshly awarded naval contracts, and a Deutsche Bank upgrade that lifted the bank’s price target to $255 from $203 while moving the stock from Hold…

Moody’s Downgrade and Iran War Costs Push Treasury Yields Higher as Stocks Waver

Thomas ShelterMay 18, 2026May 18, 202605 mins

US markets opened cautiously on Monday as investors absorbed the implications of Moody’s stripping the United States of its top-tier triple-A credit rating for the first time in the agency’s history. The downgrade, announced on Friday, lowered the country’s rating by one notch to Aa1, bringing Moody’s into line with S&P Global, which cut its…

Ford Motor Gets Price Target Increase as Auto Sector Navigates Tariff Headwinds and Model Refresh Cycle

Thomas ShelterMay 17, 2026May 17, 202605 mins

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) received a price target increase from RBC Capital, which raised its target from $11 to $13 while maintaining a Sector Perform rating, as the automaker navigates a complex period that combines tariff-driven cost pressures with an active model refresh cycle across its core truck and commercial vehicle lineup. The stock…

CACI International Lands $113.8m Navy Deal as Defense Tech Stocks Hold Firm

Anthony SinclairMay 16, 2026May 16, 202605 mins

CACI International (NYSE: CACI) climbed 4.2% to $502.63 after the company secured a $113.8 million contract from the United States Navy to support the Military Sealift Command’s integrated business systems. The agreement could extend through October 2031 if all available options are exercised, making the total potential value of the relationship substantially higher than the…