STORY: JD.com beat first-quarter revenue and profit expectations on Tuesday. It was seen as a positive sign by investors and shares rose about 1% after the update. Subsidies from local governments have proved helpful to JD.com. It's encouraged consumers to trade in old appliances and electronics, with JD.com the biggest retailer of these goods. Markets watchers will want to see if Beijing's subsid...
STORY: JD.com beat first-quarter revenue and profit expectations on Tuesday. It was seen as a positive sign by investors and shares rose about 1% after the update. Subsidies from local governments have proved helpful to JD.com. It's encouraged consumers to trade in old appliances and electronics, with JD.com the biggest retailer of these goods. Markets watchers will want to see if Beijing's subsidy program can help the firm keep up its momentum. Especially as tariff and consumer-demand pressure mounts. JD.com's home Chinese market has long struggled with weak consumer confidence. That's due to a property slump and higher tariffs imposed by the U.S. on many Chinese goods. The U.S.-Iran war has also raised fuel prices and the cost living - which has hit consumer spending power. JD.com said revenue for the quarter ended March was just under $46.5 billion - that was ahead of analyst forecasts. However, higher costs hit net income. JD.com has spent more on fulfilment costs, research and development as well as marketing.
Hi, it’s Fareed Sahloul in London, rounding up a busy morning of deal news for UK testing firm Intertek and its activist investors. Also today, the stage could be set for a proxy fight at eBay. Today’s top stories EBay spurns GameStop bid as ‘neither credible nor attractive.’ EQT makes final Intertek bid as investors urge deal talks. Siemens weighs acquisition of rail technology firm Mer Mec. Byro...
Hi, it’s Fareed Sahloul in London, rounding up a busy morning of deal news for UK testing firm Intertek and its activist investors. Also today, the stage could be set for a proxy fight at eBay. Today’s top stories EBay spurns GameStop bid as ‘neither credible nor attractive.’ EQT makes final Intertek bid as investors urge deal talks. Siemens weighs acquisition of rail technology firm Mer Mec. Byron Allen to take over BuzzFeed, replace Peretti as CEO. Ackman’s Pershing seeks to toss suit over Howard Hughes deal. Testing resolve Appropriately for a company in the business of testing whether things are fit for purpose, Intertek has spent the last few weeks examining a flurry of takeover offers from EQT—and quickly dismissing them in turn. So far it’s rejected three bids for undervaluing the company. That might be about to change, as EQT, undeterred, returns with a fourth and final offer worth up to £61.077 a share; it breaks down to £60 in cash and up to £1.077 in a dividend already earmarked for investors. Intertek is mulling things over. Sixty pounds is around the level that we’ve reported shareholders, and the company itself, would feel more comfortable doing business. It’s also closer to where the stock traded during the pandemic, when demand for testing companies was running high. Since then, Intertek has underperformed relative to peers and investors have seemingly grown unsure about whether the company can get itself back on track with a strategy overhaul. In recent days, the likes of PineStone and PrimeStone (yes, two different firms) have come out to urge Intertek to open talks with its private equity suitor. Activist investors Palliser and Lost Coast Collective, the firm founded by Nelson Peltz’s son Matt Peltz, are doing the same . The general consensus seems to be that a takeover will bring greater value than pursuing a breakup. “While the board and management may have confidence in a partial sale and an operational fix, the market clearly does not believe ...
Milan Markovic/iStock via Getty Images AMN Healthcare Services ( AMN ) is a healthcare talent solution company. AMN recently reported strong Q1 2026 results that marked a nice return to profitability, mostly because revenue nearly doubled. However, the main driver was labor disruption staffing, which generated $722.0 million this quarter, versus $38.6 million in Q1 2025. Still, AMN did show good e...
Milan Markovic/iStock via Getty Images AMN Healthcare Services ( AMN ) is a healthcare talent solution company. AMN recently reported strong Q1 2026 results that marked a nice return to profitability, mostly because revenue nearly doubled. However, the main driver was labor disruption staffing, which generated $722.0 million this quarter, versus $38.6 million in Q1 2025. Still, AMN did show good execution, as it had to mobilize thousands of clinicians during a large-scale labor disruption and managed to convert that demand spike into sales. Unfortunately, their Technology and Workforce Solutions segment didn't do as well, as revenues declined from lower Vendor Management Systems usage and client losses. It also didn’t help that they previously sold Smart Square , which was AMN’s scheduling solution. Yet, overall, I feel AMN’s valuation and outlook still justify a bullish “Buy” rating for long-term investors at these levels. Riding A Labor Disruption Event AMN Healthcare Services is a company that delivers technology-enabled workforce and staffing solutions for hospitals and other care providers. AMN was incorporated back in 1997 and is currently headquartered in Dallas, Texas. I also previously covered AMN last February, and since then, the stock has appreciated by almost 47.0%. As such, I thought it was worthwhile reviewing my thesis on this name after its recent spike. Source: Corporate Presentation. May 2026. As a quick recap, AMN’s business model consists of connecting healthcare organizations with labor and workforce technology. Their main segments are Nurse and Allied Solutions, Physician and Leadership Solutions, and Technology and Workforce Solutions. In staffing, their revenue is mostly tied to billable hours, bill rates, and days filled. In the Technology Solutions and Workforce Solutions segment, the language services revenue is tied to billable interpretation minutes. Similarly, they also profit from Vendor Management Systems (VMS) and workforce platform...
Michael Vi/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Citi increased MongoDB's ( MDB ) price target to $450 from $400 and opened a positive Catalyst Watch, seeing the company as a beneficiary of the growth of frontier labs and AI coding tools. The firm also reiterated its Buy/High-risk rating on the shares of the database platform provider. MongoDB's stock jumped about 6% on Tuesday. "We believe MongoDB is...
Michael Vi/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Citi increased MongoDB's ( MDB ) price target to $450 from $400 and opened a positive Catalyst Watch, seeing the company as a beneficiary of the growth of frontier labs and AI coding tools. The firm also reiterated its Buy/High-risk rating on the shares of the database platform provider. MongoDB's stock jumped about 6% on Tuesday. "We believe MongoDB is bucking the trend of a weaker traditional software budget environment, as more agents and "vibe-coded" applications expand MDB's universe by driving demand for write-heavy, schema-evolving operational workloads. Put simply, we see MongoDB as both a direct and indirect beneficiary of the explosive growth of frontier labs and AI coding tools," said analysts led by Tyler Radke. The analysts noted that their customer and partner checks suggest significant ramp-up is underway for Atlas usage in the first quarter at several marquee AI customers. The analysts added that in their updated AI customer build, they estimate the building AI momentum could lift first quarter Atlas growth by about 2 points versus the fourth quarter, resulting in over 30% Atlas growth, and even more upside by year-end. "As a result, we are raising our Atlas estimates well above guidance/consensus again and model 30% for both Q1 and FY27," said Radke and his team. Atlas is MongoDB's multi-cloud database offering. The company is slated to report its first-quarter fiscal year 2027 results post-market on May 28. More on MongoDB MongoDB: Atlas And AI Keep The Growth Story Alive MongoDB: Strong Platform, Uncertain Inflection, Watching The Transition MongoDB: Growth Surprise Is Coming MongoDB appoints two product chiefs for AI and core products MongoDB rises after rating upgrade at Mizuho
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) underwent a major shake-up on Aug. 31, 2020, with Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) replacing ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) , swapping Amgen in for Pfizer , and Honeywell International for Raytheon Technologies (now RTX ). Fast forward to market close on May 11, 2026, and ExxonMobil has produced a staggering 373% total return (gains plus dividends) while investors ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) underwent a major shake-up on Aug. 31, 2020, with Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) replacing ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) , swapping Amgen in for Pfizer , and Honeywell International for Raytheon Technologies (now RTX ). Fast forward to market close on May 11, 2026, and ExxonMobil has produced a staggering 373% total return (gains plus dividends) while investors who bought Salesforce on Aug. 31, 2020, have seen their investment lose over a third of its value. Here's why Salesforce replaced ExxonMobil, why the Dow gets it wrong sometimes, the pitfalls of getting caught up in trends, and why ExxonMobil is an excellent buy now. Continue reading
Online marketplace eBay (EBAY) has rejected GameStop's (GME) $56 billion takeover bid proposed last week, ultimately calling the offer "neither attractive nor credible." B. Riley Wealth chief market strategist Art Hogan joins Yahoo Finance Senior Reporters Brooke DiPalma and Ines Ferré in examining investor reactions and how GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen's investment strategy stacks up to the likes of W...
Online marketplace eBay (EBAY) has rejected GameStop's (GME) $56 billion takeover bid proposed last week, ultimately calling the offer "neither attractive nor credible." B. Riley Wealth chief market strategist Art Hogan joins Yahoo Finance Senior Reporters Brooke DiPalma and Ines Ferré in examining investor reactions and how GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen's investment strategy stacks up to the likes of Warren Buffett's.
This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Rand Capital Corporation (NASD: RAND), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, what is a "Dividend Run" an
This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Rand Capital Corporation (NASD: RAND), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, what is a "Dividend Run" an
Camurus AB (publ) press release ( CAMRF ): Q1 GAAP EPS of SEK2.40. Revenue of SEK533M (-5.0% Y/Y). More on Camurus AB (publ) Camurus AB (publ) 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Camurus AB (publ) (CAMRF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Camurus AB (publ) 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Historical earnings data for Camurus AB (publ) Financial information for Camurus AB (p...
Camurus AB (publ) press release ( CAMRF ): Q1 GAAP EPS of SEK2.40. Revenue of SEK533M (-5.0% Y/Y). More on Camurus AB (publ) Camurus AB (publ) 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Camurus AB (publ) (CAMRF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Camurus AB (publ) 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Historical earnings data for Camurus AB (publ) Financial information for Camurus AB (publ)
The Royal Court is presenting the Slow Horses star’s version of one Beckett masterpiece alongside 19-year-old Leo Simpe-Asante’s riff on another. They combine beautifully Where does the time go? It’s a year since Gary Oldman performed Krapp’s Last Tape in York, returning him to the Theatre Royal where at the age of 21 he played a sleepy panto cat . Now, Samuel Beckett’s play has a homecoming of it...
The Royal Court is presenting the Slow Horses star’s version of one Beckett masterpiece alongside 19-year-old Leo Simpe-Asante’s riff on another. They combine beautifully Where does the time go? It’s a year since Gary Oldman performed Krapp’s Last Tape in York, returning him to the Theatre Royal where at the age of 21 he played a sleepy panto cat . Now, Samuel Beckett’s play has a homecoming of its own. Oldman has brought the production – directed and designed by himself – to London’s Royal Court, where Krapp had its premiere in 1958, starring Patrick Magee. The Court is also where Oldman cut is teeth in the 80s. “I find it difficult to fully grasp, but four decades have passed,” he writes in the programme. The sentiment is fitting: Krapp’s Last Tape is indeed an old man’s play. Beckett was 52 when it was first staged and Krapp is 69. He “heaves great sighs” as he shuffles around his den, reeling in the years through diary recordings made 30 years earlier, in which he reflects on his behaviour further back, in his late 20s. But for this Royal Court run, Krapp is accompanied by a teenage voice. The evening begins with a short new work by 19-year-old Leo Simpe-Asante, a winner of the theatre’s inaugural Young Playwrights award . It’s an audacious and generous bit of programming that signals huge confidence in the newcomer, should serve to inspire other first-time playwrights and retains the theatre’s mission to produce new writing while reviving a classic. It’s also a reminder that Krapp itself was originally a curtain-raiser – the main event in 1958 was Beckett’s Endgame. Continue reading...