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Dickies is a classic American workwear brand, popular with everyone from construction workers to skaters and fashion icons. However, it hasn’t been doing well financially under its current owner, VF Corp., and is now undergoing a major restructuring, including moving its headquarters. This suggests significant changes are coming for the company, especially for its iconic 874 pants.
In the stillness before the market’s hum, an analyst from Leerink Partners, Mani Foroohar, gave his blessing to Scholar Rock, assigning it a rating of “outperform”-a subtle yet potent invitation to embrace the stock with eager arms. His target price: $51 per share, a number with a promise nearly 51% greater than Scholar Rock’s last closing price. For a company just beginning to cast its shadow, such growth seems almost inevitable. What is a stock’s rise but the shadow of a company’s soul reaching across the landscape, stirring the winds of fortune?
Arete Research, a smaller but respected equity research firm that has been covering technology, media, and telecommunications since 2000, has been tracking ASML since 2018. For the first time in seven years, Arete has upgraded the company’s stock from “hold” to “buy,” placing a price target of 879 euros. This comes as ASML currently trades near that target in U.S. dollars but is priced at 729.40 euros as of this writing. The research firm points to the anticipated surge in spending by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), which, according to Arete’s estimations, will pour $50 billion into capital expenditures in both 2026 and 2027, up from a revised $38 to $42 billion this year.
In a Monday X post (yes, X, because Twitter was too mainstream), the Fellowship PAC announced its grand entrance with “over $100 million” from sources as mysterious as my uncle’s secret meatloaf recipe. 🥩 Their mission? To support the Trump administration’s digital asset strategy, because who doesn’t love a good crypto-political romance? 💑🇺🇸
The news was released through WWE’s collaboration with the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, headed by Turki Alalshikh, and is tied to the yearly Riyadh Season festival in Saudi Arabia.
It’s also just as absurd as you think.
Well, I’ll be jiggered! $244 million worth of ETH has scarpered from exchanges in 48 hours, faster than a bounder from a dull party. Whales and traders are hoarding it like it’s the last crumpet at tea time, betting on a spot of long-term upside. 🧐💰
The new anime film, *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle*, earned $70 million in its opening weekend in the U.S., making it the top movie at the box office. However, its biggest achievement is breaking the record for the highest-grossing anime film opening weekend – a record previously held by *Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back* since 1999. As of today, *Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle* has also earned over $350 million globally.
Anchorage Digital Bank NA, the fanciest federally chartered digital asset bank this side of the blockchain, will be the brains behind USAT’s issuance, reserve management, and compliance. 🧠✨ According to a press release shared with TopMob, this partnership is like peanut butter and jelly-except it’s crypto rails and bank oversight. 🥜🍇
Despite a not-insignificant downturn since July, IBM’s stock has maintained a relatively impressive upward trajectory. Over the past year, the shares have appreciated by approximately 20%, and over the past three years, the value has nearly doubled. A remarkable performance by any measure, this price appreciation underscores Wall Street’s growing obsession with IBM. Investors are drawn by the company’s increasing focus on quantum computing, cloud computing, and AI-a triumvirate that is seen as essential to the future of technology.
