A control shift sparked takeover-style speculation, while a compliance win lifted another micro-cap. But the hottest momentum names cooled off fast, with traders unwinding hype-fueled runs.

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Markets

Wall Street closed slightly lower as fresh tariff uncertainty resurfaced after Trump threatened new levies tied to Greenland, pressuring sentiment.

Meanwhile, strong economic data reinforced expectations that the Fed will keep rates higher for longer, limiting gains despite solid earnings.

  • DJIA [-0.17%]

  • S&P 500 [-0.06%]

  • Nasdaq [-0.06%]

  • Russell 2k [+0.13%]

Market-Moving News

Logistics

One Company, Two Playbooks: FedEx Chooses Focus

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) is formally moving into a structural reset by advancing plans to spin off FedEx Freight as a standalone public company.

With regulatory filings now underway, this is no longer a strategic thought exercise; it is an execution decision that reshapes how FedEx operates going forward.

Two Businesses, Two Realities

FedEx Freight is the largest less-than-truckload carrier in North America, with economics that bear little resemblance to those of parcel delivery.

Separating it allows each business to pursue what it actually needs, not what fits a combined structure.

If you have ever watched logistics companies struggle under complexity, this split removes internal friction.

Freight and parcel no longer have to compromise on capital, pricing, or operational priorities.

Freight Gets Its Own Steering Wheel

As an independent company, FedEx Freight can focus entirely on LTL fundamentals like terminal density, yield management, and network efficiency.

That focus matters in a segment where small execution gaps quickly show up in margins and service quality.

If you are following the freight market, independence gives this unit sharper tools. Decisions move faster when they are not competing with express aircraft and last-mile vans for attention.

For the remaining FedEx, the spinoff simplifies the portfolio and tightens responsibility around express and ground operations.

Clearer business lines make performance easier to measure and harder to hide behind scale.

Aerospace

Not Every Flying Car Is a City Toy

New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ: HOVR) is taking a different path in advanced air mobility, deliberately steering away from short-range urban air taxis.

Instead, the company is building hybrid-electric aircraft for missions where range, payload, and reliability actually drive adoption.

This Is Not a City Shuttle

The Cavorite X7 is designed for 300- to 500-mile missions, with performance closer to that of conventional aircraft than that of lightweight eVTOL concepts.

That immediately shifts the opportunity set toward defense, medevac, emergency response, and remote access operations.

If you step back and look at where aviation budgets are actually spent, these are the use cases that scale. Urban hops make headlines, but endurance and flexibility keep fleets flying.

Execution Comes Before Buzz

New Horizon’s near-term focus is not mass deployment but engineering discipline, prototype completion, and certification progress.

Government-backed funding tied to avionics and all-weather capability supports that timeline without forcing rushed commercialization.

When you look under the hood, this is a company prioritizing credibility over speed. Certification milestones matter more here than splashy demo flights.

The strategy is not to replace helicopters overnight, but to outperform them on speed, efficiency, and range while keeping vertical lift.

That makes integration into current workflows far easier for operators.

New Horizon is building for operators who need aircraft to work on bad days, not just good press days.

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Banking

JPMorgan Moves the Finish Line Forward

JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) is building a new growth engine inside its investment bank by launching a dedicated private capital advisory team.

The move reflects a structural shift as companies stay private longer, raise larger rounds, and demand flexible capital long before public markets enter the picture.

The IPO Is No Longer the First Call

JPMorgan is pushing upstream, advising on early equity, preferred structures, convertibles, secondaries, and private credit.

This allows the bank to influence capital strategy years before a listing is even discussed.

If you assumed banks only mattered at the IPO stage, this quietly resets that assumption. Private capital is no longer adjacent to investment banking; it is core to it.

Companies now expect the same sophistication in private rounds that public issuers once demanded.

When you look at where growth companies actually raise money today, this is where relationships are built or lost.

One Partner, Not a Relay Race

The strategy is also defensive. Private credit funds and boutique advisors have been filling gaps left by traditional banks.

The result is a bank betting that influence compounds earlier than revenue. JPMorgan is positioning itself to own the relationship long before the bell ever rings.

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Top Winners and Losers

Venus Concept Inc [VERO] $7.89 (+451.82%)

Venus Concept surged after Madryn Asset Management disclosed it now controls about 91% of the company, fueling speculation around a restructuring and aggressive cost-cutting plan.

Baiya International Group Inc [BIYA] $6.76 (+49.89%)

Baiya rose after Nasdaq confirmed the company regained compliance with both the $1 minimum bid price rule and the stockholders’ equity requirement.

ImmunityBio, Inc [IBRX] $5.52 (+39.79%)

ImmunityBio rallied after reporting a massive jump in Anktiva revenues and strong momentum in bladder cancer commercialization, extending its recent winning streak.

Springview Holdings Ltd [SPHL] $7.43 (-57.32%)

Springview pulled back after its huge +674% surge as traders took profits, with the market realizing the solar deal is only a non-binding MOU with limited near-term visibility.

Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited [ANPA] $99.66 (-36.88%)

Rich Sparkle dipped as momentum cooled after the Khaby Lame acquisition hype, triggering profit-taking following a sharp speculative run-up.

Sigma Lithium Corp [SGML] $12.27 (-13.89%)

Sigma slumped after Canaccord downgraded the stock, and fresh concerns resurfaced about operational risk at its Brazil mine, including regulatory pushback around waste piles.

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