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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is aiming to isolate Tehran further from the global financial system.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is "pulling levers" in the bond market by doubling liquidity in longer-duration bonds, says @CharlesSchwab's Collin Martin. He considers the move a short-term fix to push back bond volatility.

Bessent's move “does not change anything. It just reduces the cash that Treasury has on deposit,” one analyst says.

Archer-Daniels-Midland is rated a buy, supported by its dominant infrastructure and toll-collector role in global food and energy supply chains. ADM's ag services and oilseeds segment drove 129% year-on-year operating profit growth, underlining its competitive moat and scale advantages. EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard mandates create a structural demand floor for ADM's biofuel-linked businesses, catalyzing robust forward earnings growth.

Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel joins ‘Mornings with Maria' to discuss the company's landmark cancer vaccine partnership with Merck. Bancel details the promising Phase 3 melanoma trial results and outlines Moderna's latest financial growth outlook.

Ed Yardeni, Yardeni Research president, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the Treasury doubling the size of bond buybacks, the Treasury announcing it could use its General Account to help fund purchases of government bonds, and more.

Orion180 Insurance Group is a quickly growing hybrid insurer and MGA, targeting the residential E&S market across 14 U.S. states. OIG has demonstrated strong consolidated profitability, robust revenue growth, and impressive cash generation, but underwriting performance remains challenged with combined ratios above 100%. The company's growth strategy focuses on geographic and product diversification, private flood expansion, and reducing concentration risk, while maintaining a capital-light model via reinsurance.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is trying to calm rising yields. But prediction market traders don't think his efforts will be that fruitful.

CNBC's Kate Rooney joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss OpenAI CEO Sam Altman saying over the weekend the AI revolution may take longer than expected.

Digi International is capitalizing on IIOT growth, focusing on mission-critical industrial applications and higher-margin service offerings. DGII's revenue mix is shifting toward services, now 36%, as product revenue declines and end-to-end solutions gain traction. Strong 3QFY26 results beat consensus on both revenue and EPS, with broad-based growth and robust demand from data center clients.

Bitcoin and crypto stocks extended their rally after the flagship cryptocurrency broke out of its trading range.

Monte dei Paschi di Siena's simultaneous offers for Banco BPM and Banca Generali are the latest in a series of moves seeking to transform Italy's once-dormant banking sector.

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Perma-Pipe International Holdings remains a 'Buy' despite a recent 7.6% share price decline and mixed Q1 2026 results. PPIH's revenue grew 7.7% year-over-year, with backlog rising to $136.5 million, indicating strong future sales momentum. Profitability declined due to unfavorable product mix and one-time ramp-up costs, but shares remain cheap versus peers on both 2025 and 2026 estimates.

Is Scott Bessent currently focused on averting mounting de-risking/deleveraging risks? Such a preoccupation would explain two major market interventions in 19 days - the yen and the Treasury market, both integral to historic global speculative leverage.