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At dawn on that fateful day, Redwire’s subsidiary Edge Autonomy achieved a milestone: delivering more Penguin uncrewed aerial systems to Ukraine. These devices, which hover somewhere between sophisticated paper airplanes and cybernetic seagulls in complexity, ostensibly serve “target acquisition and reconnaissance” purposes. (One might argue that if pigeons could file expense reports, they’d have been replaced by now.)

For those unaware, Symbotic has been the darling of Wall Street for quite some time, enjoying a meteoric rise of over 130% this year. A tale of thrilling ascent! But alas, even the highest towers of greed are built on foundations of sand. The company’s valuation has soared to such heights that one might wonder if its founders, in their pursuit of glory, have lost sight of the earthly truths of commerce. Most troubling of all is that the company’s fortunes are so inextricably tied to a single customer, the behemoth known as Walmart. Ah, the perils of putting all one’s eggs in a single, far-too-bulging basket!

Banks, those ancient custodians of value, are bound by the Sirens’ song of interest rates. High rates swell their coffers but wither the broader economy-a recursive curse. Yet SoFi, that modern alchemist, transmuted these constraints into a Rosetta Stone of growth. Its lending arm, once the core of its revenue, now mingles with a constellation of services, its recent banking charter acquisition a key to a vault of possibility.

The market, in its usual fashion, responded with the enthusiasm of a tea party guest who’s just been handed a second scone. Curaleaf’s shares, which had been lingering about like a lost penguin in a drawing room, suddenly found themselves six percent richer by mid-afternoon. Meanwhile, the S&P 500, that sedate old tortoise of indices, shuffled along at a mere 0.6% decline. A most pleasing contrast, one might say, like comparing a lively quadrille to a rather dull ledger.

It all started with Bank of America throwing a tiny party for Bloom Energy. They raised their price target. Yes, you heard that right. They raised it, but you’ll want to sit down for this: the new target is a modest $24. I know, it sounds like they’ve discovered some hidden treasure, right? Except for one tiny thing-Bloom Energy is trading at more than $76 a share. You might call it a high-flying kite, and Bank of America’s like, “Yep, here’s the string, but don’t expect it to stay up there for long.”

Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) shot up 9.6% today like it had something to prove. I mean, who knew geopolitical chaos could be such a romantic catalyst?

As of 12:21 p.m. ET, shares of BigBear.ai have ascended 15.8%, a figure that might make a mathematician weep or a speculator grin.