Gold has spent years being treated as insurance — useful, but rarely exciting. Danny Moses, best known as one of the traders featured in The Big Short, thinks that framing is already outdated.

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Enliven Therapeutics Early Leukemia Drug Results Impress, Stock Soars — Positive

ELVN   Benzinga — January 08, 2026

Enliven Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: ELVN) stock is trading higher on Thursday, with a session volume of 6.61 million compared to the average volume of 631.52 thousand as per data from Benzinga Pro.

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Embassies in Venezuela plan visits for American, European oil firms, sources say — Positive

BNO  DBO  GUSH  IEO  OIH  OIL  PXJ  UCO  USO  XOP   Reuters — January 08, 2026

Foreign embassies in Venezuela are beginning to arrange visits for next week that will include representatives for American and European oil companies, two sources told Reuters, following the U.S. announcement of a $2 billion oil deal and the supply of U.S. goods to the South American country.

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Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF (SMCZ) Trading Halt — Neutral

SMCI   GlobeNewsWire — January 08, 2026

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tidal Investments LLC (“Tidal”) announces that the Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF, (Ticker: SMCZ) was halted to allow Tidal to evaluate the accuracy of the SMCZ Net Asset Values per share (NAVs) published for January 7, 2026. Tidal determined the NAV for SMCZ required to be restated from $ 52.1477 per share to $ 54.1535 per share.

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Commercial Metals Company (CMC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — Neutral

CMC   Seeking Alpha — January 08, 2026

Commercial Metals Company (CMC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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AZZ Inc. (AZZ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — Neutral

AZZ   Seeking Alpha — January 08, 2026

AZZ Inc. (AZZ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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CrowdStrike said on Thursday it would buy identity security startup SGNL in a deal valued at $740 million aiming to enhance its cybersecurity tools to help customers counter artificial intelligence-powered threats.

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Equal Sector ETF Captures Market Broadening Beyond Tech — Positive

EQL   ETF Trends — January 08, 2026

The 2025 stock market rally was heavily concentrated in mega-cap technology names, but market strategists expect a broader rally in 2026 as earnings growth expands beyond the largest companies. Investors looking to participate in this potential rotation are turning to strategies that provide balanced exposure across all market sectors.

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Why this Bank of America analyst upgraded Coinbase to buy — Positive

COIN   CNBC Television — January 08, 2026

CNBC's "The Exchange" team discusses the case for Coinbase with Craig Siegenthaler of Bank of America Securities.

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Acrivon Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: ACRV) on Thursday shared updates regarding the Phase 2 ACR-368 program and initial clinical data from the ACR-2316 Phase 1 study.

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Sigma Lithium Corporation (NASDAQ: SGML) stock fell Thursday after Bank of America Securities (BofA) turned more bearish, warning that unresolved operational delays and liquidity uncertainty are overshadowing any rebound in lithium prices and limiting the company's ability to deliver meaningful near-term production.

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Liquidia Corporation remains a Buy for risk-tolerant biotech investors, supported by strong Yutrepia launch metrics and product differentiation in PAH and PH-ILD. LQDA's Yutrepia demonstrates superior tolerability, higher achievable dosing, and rapid titration versus Tyvaso, driving robust commercial uptake and market share gains. Key binary risk centers on the imminent IP litigation outcome versus United Therapeutics; multiple scenarios could impact valuation, but commercial momentum is strong.

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PATH's Financial Strength: Cash, Liquidity and Flexibility Explained — Positive

PATH   Zacks Investment Research — January 08, 2026

PATH's $1.4B cash pile, zero debt and strong liquidity give it flexibility to invest, expand and weather volatility as shares beat industry gains.

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Shares of Costco Wholesale have been getting cheaper for nearly a year, dropping from early 2025 highs. They got a little less cheap today.

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Medifast Shifts to Metabolic Health: A Durable Growth Path? — Neutral

MED   Zacks Investment Research — January 08, 2026

MED is pivoting to metabolic health, using clinical data and new products to address root causes beyond GLP-1 weight loss.

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Euronet Fortifies Presence in Greece With CrediaBank Deal — Positive

EEFT   Zacks Investment Research — January 08, 2026

EEFT's deal with CrediaBank is likely to boost its Europe footprint, adding major transaction volume, merchants, and digital wallet plans.

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CHAT: From A Bubble, To What Appears To Be A "Cheap" Segment Of The S&P 500 — Positive

IVV  SPLG  SPXL  SPY  SSO  UPRO  VOO   Seeking Alpha — January 08, 2026

CHAT is a growth-oriented ETF focused on AI + technology, actively managed. The management has led to high annualized volatility, but competitive returns in bull phases. CHAT is composed for 70% of info tech (AI oriented), a segment that today seems to offer more accessible relative valuations compared to the recent past.

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Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Securities Litigation Partner James (Josh) Wilson Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses In Firefly Aerospace To Contact Him Directly To Discuss Their Options

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Why Revenue Durability Matters More Than Ever for Nu Holdings — Positive

NU   Zacks Investment Research — January 08, 2026

NU's growing revenue durability, driven by deeper multi-product use, is reshaping its growth story as recurring income rises despite macro swings.

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