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Pirro Orders Office to Close Powell Investigation
US Attorney General for DC Jeanine Pirro said Friday on X that she has ordered her office to close its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.The Inspector General for the Federal Reserve has been asked to scrutinize cost overruns related to building construction, Pirro said."The IG has the authority to hold the Federal Reserve accountable to American taxpayers," Pirro said. "I expect a comprehensive report in short order and am confident the outcome will assist in resolving, once and for all, the questions that led this office to issue subpoenas."The Federal Reserve didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from.
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Research Alert: CFRA Downgrades Recommendation On Shares Of Steel Dynamics To Sell From Hold
CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:We increase our 12-month target by $7 to $203, as we assume STLD will trade at an EV/EBITDA of 8.5x our 2027 EBITDA estimate, a premium to STLD's three-year average forward EV/EBITDA of 8.1x and above the peer-group average forward EV/EBITDA of 7.6x. We raise our 2026 EPS estimate by $0.82 to $14.78 and our 2027 EPS forecast by $1.12 to $16.73. STLD's Q1 results showcased record steel shipments of 3.6 million tons and improving pricing, yet we downgrade shares given valuation concerns, currently at a 25% premium to peers and near the peak of their three-year fwd EV/EBITDA range: 4.5x-10.8x. While the aluminum ramp-up presents a compelling long-term growth story with management targeting $650-$700 million in through-cycle EBITDA from aluminum operations near-term losses of $65 million in Q1 highlight execution risks. With shares trading near 52-week highs following a 35% gain over the past month, we see limited upside as the stock has priced in much of the aluminum opportunity and favorable steel fundamentals.
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Charter Communications Misses Quarterly Earnings Estimates as Residential Weakness Weighs
Charter Communications (CHTR) reported first-quarter earnings below Wall Street's estimates as revenue declined annually, driven by weakness in the residential video and Internet segments.Earnings for the quarter rose to $9.17 per share from $8.42 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $9.96. Revenue declined 1% to $13.6 billion, compared with the Street's $13.55 billion view.Charter's shares plunged 20% in Friday trading. The stock is down 7.7% so far this year. Charter operates the Spectrum brand, which offers Internet, mobile, TV and voice products.Residential revenue decreased 2.7% to $10.49 billion as video sales fell 9.2%. Internet revenue slipped 1.3% to $5.85 billion.In the March quarter, total internet customers fell by 120,000, driven by a 117,000 decline in residential subscribers. Last year, the company reported a 59,000 drop in total customers.Mobile line net additions eased to 368,000 from 507,000.Media and connectivity giant Comcast's (CMCSA) first-quarter results topped the Street's estimates Thursday as it benefited from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Super Bowl LX. AT&T (T) reported better-than-expected first-quarter results on Wednesday, while the telecommunications giant reiterated its full-year earnings outlook.Price: $203.20, Change: $-38.59, Percent Change: -15.96%
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