Leila Farooq

Leila Farooq

Telecom & Media Analyst

Telecom and media analyst covering wireless carriers, broadband, and streaming ecosystems. Background in network economics and competitive strategy. Emphasizes subscriber quality, pricing discipline, spectrum/capex tradeoffs, and content cost leverage.

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Jan 7, 2026 Finance

Monte Rosa Therapeutics Sees Shares Surge Following Promising Phase 1 Study Data

Interim results from MRT-8102 trials show significant anti-inflammatory effects and strong safety profile, boosting investor confidence.

Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc. disclosed interim findings from its ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial examining MRT-8102 for inflammatory conditions associa...

Jan 7, 2026 Finance

Albertsons Posts Mixed Q3 Results Amid Digital Growth and Margins Pressure

Company beats earnings estimates but sales miss expectations; updates full-year outlook with cautious guidance

Albertsons Companies reported its third-quarter fiscal 2025 results with adjusted earnings per share surpassing analyst estimates, driven by growth in...

Jan 7, 2026 Finance

Intel and AMD Ignite Competition with New Moves in Gaming and AI Markets

As Intel targets handheld gaming devices and AMD continues gains in gaming and AI, both firms seek to capitalize on evolving technology trends

Intel Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices are intensifying their competition by venturing into emerging gaming submarkets and artificial intelligen...

Jan 7, 2026 Trade Ideas

Applied Digital’s ChronoScale Play: Building an AI Compute Franchise — Trade Idea and Risk Map

Why the EKSO business combination is less about a one-off spinout and more about converting real estate and gigawatts into a recurring GPU-as-a-service platform

Applied Digital (APLD) is spinning out its cloud/HPC arm into ChronoScale via a proposed business combination with EKSO. The move reframes Applied Dig...

Trade Idea Long
Jan 7, 2026 Finance

China Implements New Rules to Curtail Aggressive E-commerce Discounting

Regulators Target Pricing Practices of Leading Online Retailers Including Alibaba, JD.com, and Meituan

The Chinese government has introduced comprehensive regulations designed to stop excessive discounting strategies among major e-commerce platforms, ai...

Jan 7, 2026 Trade Ideas

SoundHound: Speculative Long for the Brave—Buy the Dip, Size Small (Rating Upgrade)

Voice-AI momentum + improving balance sheet create a high-risk asymmetric trade around $11; trade plan included.

SoundHound AI (SOUN) is a volatile, unprofitable voice-AI platform that has recently demonstrated both meaningful revenue growth and large one-time sw...

Trade Idea Long
From Dry Slopes to Olympic Heights: The Unlikely Ascent of Britain's Dave Ryding
Jan 7, 2026 News & Politics

From Dry Slopes to Olympic Heights: The Unlikely Ascent of Britain's Dave Ryding

How a modest artificial ski hill in rural England shaped the nation's most successful alpine skier

In the rolling hills of Ribble Valley, northwest England, lies the Pendle Ski Club, a small dry ski slope surrounded by grazing sheep and lacking any ...

Jan 7, 2026 Finance

Sezzle's Dramatic Stock Slide Sparks Debate on Value Opportunity in BNPL Sector

Following a steep 60% drop, Sezzle's valuation metrics suggest potential undervaluation amid competitive BNPL dynamics

Sezzle Inc., once among the most celebrated Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) equities, has experienced a precipitous decline of approximately 60% within six ...

Jan 7, 2026 Finance

U.S. Considers Military Means to Acquire Greenland Amid Divergent Statements from White House Officials

President Trump Weighs Various Strategies for Greenland Acquisition While Danish and NATO Concerns Escalate

The Biden administration has disclosed that military intervention remains a possible approach for acquiring Greenland, a Danish territory. Despite thi...

Jan 7, 2026 Finance

Senator Lummis Voices Alarm Over Potential Justice Department Bitcoin Sale Despite Strategic Reserve Policy

Questions Arise Over Reported Disposal of $6 Million in Seized Cryptocurrency Amid National Bitcoin Reserve Mandate

Senator Cynthia Lummis has raised concerns following a report indicating the U.S. Department of Justice may have sold approximately $6.3 million worth...