Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. A WallStreetBets trader drew attention after posting a screenshot showing a massive win on gold-linked options, turning low-cost calls on the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSE:GLD) into more than $51,000. The position, which the trader called "Getting My Shiny Rocks Off," shows 40 call contracts purchased at an average cost of $4.01 and later valued at $13.51, producing a gain of more than $35,000, or roughly 220 ...

Stifel Financial, a 136-year-old investment bank, says Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) could still fall to $38,000—a 43% drop from current levels near $65,000 and a full 70% crash from October's $126,000 peak. The firm's chief equity strategist, Barry Bannister, built the case on 15 years of bear market data. He drew a trendline through every major Bitcoin crash since 2010—the 93% collapse in 2011, the 84% drop in 2015, the 83% slide in 2018, and the 76% decline in 2022—and noticed that each bottom landed higher than ...

Core Insights - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. has appointed Vien Le as Managing Director in its Public Finance Investment Banking Group, based in Los Angeles [1][2] - Le brings over 20 years of municipal finance experience, focusing on California and supporting clients in the West, including Oregon and Washington [2][3] - The addition of Le is expected to enhance Oppenheimer's capabilities and momentum in the public finance sector on the West Coast [3][5] Company Overview - Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. provides a comprehensive range of wealth management, securities brokerage, and investment banking services to high-net-worth individuals, families, corporate executives, businesses, and institutions [5]

In this articleGSUNPNSCEAA Goldman Sachs logo is displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, on Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Ramin Talaie | Corbis Historical | Getty ImagesThe global mergers and acquisitions boom that defined 2025 is carrying into 2026, as companies reassess their portfolios and artificial intelligence-led demand fuels large-scale transactions. However, a tightening capital pool is forcing executives to be more selective than ever.Despite a sluggish start as Trump ...

Manika is a macroeconomist with over 20 years of experience in industries including investment management, stock broking, investment banking. She also runs the profile Long Term Tips [LTT], which focuses on the generational opportunity in the green economy. Her investing group, Green Growth Giants, takes the theme a step further from LTT with a deeper dive into opportunities presented by the segment.Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies menti ...

Let's get to Kevin Green who joins me for the data download this morning. And I'm just wondering if that consumer confidence is showing any improvement off the back of that 12-year low we saw last time around KG. >> Yeah, you actually did see a pretty decent bounce for consumer confidence.Now, this is going to be the February print that came in at 91.2%. The street was looking for 87.4% and we did see a revision for last month's print up to 80 89 here. Now the optimism or the current situation index for the ...

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Key Takeaways Morgan Stanley's IB fees jumped 23% in 2025 and 35% in 2024 as deal activity recovered.Evercore's IB & Equities business posted a 10.7% CAGR from 2020-2025, aided by recovery.Morgan Stanley's 12-month forward P/E is 14.89X versus Evercore's 15.88X, shows former trading at a discount.Morgan Stanley (MS) and Evercore Inc. (EVR) represent two distinct, top-tier investment banking (IB) models. Morgan Stanley pairs advisory and capital markets strength with sizable wealth and asset management platf ...

February 15, 2026 07:00 AM GMT Sunday Start | What's Next in Global Macro M Global Idea Two Sides of the AI Debate For much of 2025, markets debated whether AI was just hype or a technology that could transform the economy and markets in a meaningful way. We have entered 2026 with that debate firmly tilted against the 'hype' argument. 4Q earnings reports from the large hyperscalers show unambiguous, escalating commitments to AI and the infrastructure powering it, evidence that AI is real and transformative. ...

Domestic demand indicators remain resilient, while the outlook on external demand has improved. Macro-stability indicators remain range-bound. We track trend in high-frequency growth indicators to assess strength of domestic demand momentum. 1) Growth – Recovery across indicators holds up: The incoming high-frequency indicators, particularly consumption-related indicators, are maintaining momentum. Vehicle registrations remained resilient in Jan-26, as they accelerated for two wheelers to 20.2% YoY and 12.2 ...