mohd izzuan S&P 500 earnings accelerated this week with over 125 index members reporting. Key companies such as Disney ( DIS ), Cheniere Energy ( LNG ), Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ), and Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.B ), and others provided a window into corporate margins and sector health amid changing economic conditions. Earnings Roundup: Bottom Line: Out of the 125 companies reporting, 110 exceeded EPS expectations, 13 fell short, and 2 met estimates. Notably, 103 firms posted year-over-year earnings growth. Top Line: Performance remained robust on the revenue front, with 100 companies topping estimates while 25 missed. On a year-over-year basis, 109 of the companies reported revenue expansion. Seeking Alpha (Seeking Alpha) Let’s take a look at some of the companies that reported earnings this week: Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) led the technology charge with a robust revenue beat of $10.3 billion and an adjusted EPS of $1.37, supported by a 57% surge in Data Center sales and a Q2 revenue outlook of $11.2 billion. Pfizer ( PFE ) reported $14.45 billion in revenue and an adjusted EPS of $0.75, reaffirming its full-year guidance. Gilead Sciences ( GILD ) surpassed expectations with $7.0 billion in revenue and raised a full-year product sales target of up to $30.4 billion. Disney ( DIS ) maintained its momentum by reporting $25.17 billion in revenue and raising its annual EPS growth target to 12%. Palantir ( PLTR ) delivered an explosive 85% year-over-year revenue jump to $1.63 billion alongside a raised 2026 outlook. McDonald's ( MCD ) topped forecasts with $6.52 billion in revenue and $2.83 EPS, driven by strategic pricing. Uber ( UBER ) reported largely in-line results with $13.20 billion in revenue and an EPS of $0.72. The energy sector faced more volatility. Occidental Petroleum ( OXY ) delivered a strong earnings beat of $1.06 EPS but missed on revenue at $5.11 billion. Cheniere Energy ( LNG ) reports a top-line beat of $5.87 billion while raising its 2026 EBI...

About 100 ships that are either registered in Hong Kong or locally managed or owned are stranded in the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid the United States and Israel’s war with Iran, accounting for an estimated 2,300 trapped seafarers, an industry leader has said. Richard Hext, chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, told the South China Morning Post on Friday that it was very risky to sail vessels through the strait due to the risk of attack, even though the US and Iran had recently...

Adamkaz | E+ | Getty Images Building up a large balance in a health savings account can be a smart financial move to cover medical expenses in old age. But dying with a hefty HSA can pose tax problems for heirs — specifically, non-spouse heirs like children, grandchildren, friends and others, according to financial planners. It's the "big unknown" that people don't understand about the tax-advantaged accounts, said Carolyn McClanahan, a certified financial planner and founder of Life Planning Partners in Jacksonville, Florida. The good news is: There are some ways to avoid the snafu. The HSA tax problem HSAs offer a three-pronged opportunity for tax savings: Contributions and growth are tax-free; withdrawals are, too, as long as used for qualifying medical expenses like doctor visits and prescriptions. Consumers can only contribute to the accounts if they have a high-deductible health insurance plan . watch now VIDEO 5:04 05:04 Americans drop health care insurance coverage as premiums surge Markets and Politics Digital Original Video Financial advisors often recommend that users invest their contributions for the long term if they can afford to pay for medical care out of pocket rather than raid their HSA. Account holders who treat their HSA this way can build a sizable balance, as with other investment accounts like 401(k)s that receive regular contributions and growth. McClanahan, a member of CNBC's Financial Advisor Council , said one of her clients had a $600,000 HSA, for example. Why large HSAs can pose a tax problem after death The tax rules are straightforward when it comes to spouses who inherit an HSA from a deceased account holder: the rules are essentially the same. The account transfer isn't taxable, and the surviving spouse can continue to take tax-free distributions from the account for qualified medical expenses. However, that's not true for non-spouse beneficiaries who inherit HSAs. Read more CNBC personal finance coverage Used EV sales are surging —...

英伟达在AI热潮中通过大手笔投资上下游企业，打造从芯片到AI模型的完整生态体系。数据显示，今年英伟达股权投资已突破400亿美元。业内人士指出，这种投资模式不仅帮助英伟达锁定下游客户，还在一定程度上确保了公司硬件需求的稳定供应。（财联社）

格隆汇5月9日｜据国家电力投资集团有限公司官网消息，5月9日上午，国家电力投资集团有限公司召开领导班子扩大会议，通报了中共中央组织部关于田永忠同志任国家电力投资集团有限公司董事、党组副书记的决定。上述任命按有关法律规定办理。田永忠，男，汉族，宁夏中卫人，1973年1月出生，西安交通大学会计硕士专业，会计硕士，高级会计师。他曾任中国铜业有限公司党委常委、副总裁，云南铜业股份有限公司党委书记、董事长等职，后任中国铝业集团有限公司副总经理、党组成员。

Key PointsDespite the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite powering to all-time highs, a key piece of the puzzle -- inflation -- points to trouble ahead.

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财联社5月9日讯（编辑 牛占林） 近年来，人工智能(AI)行业掀起前所未有的热潮，而在这场变革中，英伟达不仅是技术引擎，也成为资本市场上的重要玩家。通过大手笔投资上下游企业，英伟达正在打造从芯片到AI模型的完整生态体系，同时也引发了市场对其投资模式的关注。 数据显示，今年英伟达股权投资已突破400亿美元，覆盖上市公司和私营企业。本周，该公司先后与数据中心运营商IREN和特殊玻璃制造商康宁(Corning)达成投资协议，分别承诺投资21亿美元和32亿美元，消息公布后，IREN和康宁股价应声上涨。 业内人士指出，这种投资模式不仅帮助英伟达锁定下游客户，还在一定程度上确保了公司硬件需求的稳定供应。 英伟达是AI热潮中最大受益者，提供训练大模型和运行大规模AI工作负载所需GPU。全球抢购GPU推动公司股价四年内暴涨11倍以上，目前市值约5.2万亿美元，成为全球最有价值企业之一。为确保硬件需求和产能稳定，英伟达正布局整个AI供应链，从芯片、光子技术到云服务及AI模型公司，形成全链条投资。 部分分析师认为，公司类似谷歌、亚马逊的布局，可能存在“用自家资金刺激自身业务”的风险，被视为循环投资。 Wedbush Securities分析师Matthew Bryson指出，英伟达的投资与扩张“完全符合循环投资主题”，但这些投资凸显了英伟达的战略远见，并可能形成“竞争护城河”，前提是公司能够顺利执行。 Mizuho分析师Jordan Klein认为，与零部件制造商的投资“对公司而言非常聪明，是现金的有效利用”，因为它加速了关键技术发展和产品供给。但Klein对新兴云服务商投资持谨慎态度，担心存在预先为GPU销量埋单的风险。 Creative Strategies分析师Ben Bajarin也指出，如果市场周期逆转，投资者可能质疑需求的真实性。 在众多投资中，对OpenAI的押注尤为引人关注。今年2月底，英伟达向OpenAI投入300亿美元，这是双方十余年合作的延续。原计划投资额度曾高达1000亿美元，但因OpenAI依赖微软、Oracle和亚马逊建设数据中心，最终规模有所缩减。 黄仁勋当时表示，300亿美元“可能是IPO前最后一次大额出资”。此外，英伟达还参与Anthropic、xAI等AI模型公司融资，展现了对全行业的战略覆盖。 财务表现方面，英伟达投资回报异常亮眼。对英特尔的50亿...

Central banks must review the resilience of financial infrastructure given the rise of artificial intelligence, as well as defend their role as the ultimate guarantor against risks posed by stablecoins, said European Central Bank Governing Council member José Luis Escrivá. “Recent developments in artificial intelligence force us to reassess the robustness of our financial infrastructure and our cybersecurity,” Escrivá, who’s also Bank of Spain governor, said at an event in Tarragona on Saturday. Anthropic ’s Mythos model has sparked global fears of a new era of cyberattacks. The AI platform — developed by the San Francisco-based company — is a source of concern for regulators, central bankers and corporate executives, who are looking to gain more insight into the new tool because it hasn’t been widely released. There’s also a sense that financial systems outside the US, including those in Europe, are at a disadvantage because they have limited access. “We are living through an unprecedented wave of technological change that’s redefining the very fabric of our economies, but also bringing new risks,” Escrivá said. Those dangers also include the potential implications of private stablecoins, he added. “Private stablecoins, by their nature, cannot anchor the monetary system: their stability rests on contingent confidence in their backing, and that confidence can vanish at the very moment it’s most needed,” Escrivá said. “What central banks provide — and what no private instrument can substitute — is the ultimate anchor of trust on which financial systems rest.” Read more: Lagarde Sees Euro-Stablecoin Risks for Banking, Monetary Policy ECB President Christine Lagarde also warned Friday about the risks of stablecoins. The financial instruments are mostly pegged to the US dollar and have surged in popularity over the past year as a way to move money across borders and bypass traditional payment systems. Their rise has prompted questions over whether Europe needs its own v...

Spaniard will leave Bournemouth at end of the season Chelsea and other Premier League sides also interested Crystal Palace are stepping up their attempts to convince Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola to take over from Oliver Glasner and are set to offer him a lucrative three-year contract. It is understood that Palace have made Iraola, who confirmed last month that he will be leaving Bournemouth at the end of the season, their preferred target and held initial talks with the Spaniard’s camp in the past few weeks. Continue reading...

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On May 8, 2026, CTONE held its AI Computing Strategy Transformation and New Product Launch Event in Shenzhen, officially announcing its transition from a "global leader in Mini PCs" to a "builder of the AI computing ecosystem," and unveiling the CTONE Agent Computer and AI Agent Workstation series.

Austrian Hotel Defends Burkini Pool Ban As Hygiene Dispute With Muslim Guests Heads To Court Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, A hotel in the Austrian city of Salzburg is defending its refusal to allow two women to use its pool while wearing burkinis, arguing that the decision was based on hygiene concerns rather than discrimination. The case is now before the Salzburg Administrative Court after the operators of the hotel in Pongau appealed fines imposed by the district authority, according to Salzburger Nachrichten . Boshra and Jasmina Amasha, two sisters from Upper Austria, had booked a short wellness break at the hotel on Oct. 25 last year. They arrived early with the intention of using the swimming pool before going hiking. The dispute started at reception when one of the women mentioned that she was going to retrieve her burkini from the car. Staff told her that burkinis were not allowed in the hotel pool, a decision that was upheld after a phone call with the hotel manager. The hotel manager later confirmed in court that women wearing burkinis were not welcome in the pool. She said the policy was linked to hygiene, arguing that longer fabric could carry bacteria into the water. She acknowledged that she did not have scientific evidence to support that concern, but said the hotel also operated as a spa and had to place particular emphasis on cleanliness, especially because many older guests used the facilities. The hotel’s co-manager also told the court that there was no formal written swimwear policy, but said long swimwear could have a negative effect on water hygiene. He added that the hotel had also previously asked guests wearing long swimming shorts to change. The sisters reject the hygiene explanation. Jasmina Amasha said the phone conversation was not presented to them as a technical discussion about pool standards, but instead included remarks such as, “Here in Austria, we have to adapt,” and, “We could go swimming in Saudi Arabia wearing a bur...

andreswd/E+ via Getty Images The stock market is stretching for new all time highs, but in my view this is hardly a time to be complacent. The AI infrastructure trade is looking extremely crowded with semiconductor stocks having added hundreds of billions in market cap despite a cyclical demand profile, forcing us to look elsewhere for contrarian bargains. CarGurus ( CARG ), in my view, remains a deeply underappreciated play. The number one used car site in the U.S. continues to mint profit growth and an expanded dealer base. The stock just dropped 7% post Q1 earnings, and while it was certainly a mixed quarter that didn't showcase any meaningful new catalysts for the bull case in the stock, I also saw no red flags and am happy to add to my position on the dip. Data by YCharts I last wrote a buy article on CarGurus in February, when the stock was trading closer to $29. Since then, even after the post earnings drop, CarGurus has outpaced the broader S&P 500 with a ~20% rebound. To me that's a clear indication that investors are beginning to get behind the value proposition here against a very stable business. I reiterate my buy rating on CarGurus. As a reminder for investors who are newer to CarGurus, here is what I view to be the core drivers of the bull case for the company: Consistent growth driven by dealership increases and higher average revenue per dealership. CarGurus has maintained low/mid teens revenue growth even in a tougher consumer economy. Its international growth in particular is substantially boosting its market potential as dealer counts scale. Gradually infusing AI into its product . Its product expansion is making it an essential partner to dealerships, with new tools such as automated pricing updates. On the consumer end, the company is also directly integrated into ChatGPT, giving the company direct access to an important new traffic channel. Best-in-class gross margins. CarGurus' pro forma gross margins sit in the low 90s, which skews toward th...

PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images AI disruption fears and concerns about SaaS loan performance have led to serious valuation headwinds for private credit platforms like Blackstone Secured Lending ( BXSL ) this year. While Blackstone Secured Lending beat NII expectations for its first quarter by $0.03 per-share , the investment firm saw a considerable increase in its non-accrual ratio which was previously central to my strong bullish outlook for the BDC. Because of a higher number of non-performing loans in the portfolio, Blackstone Secured Lending's dividend coverage ratio dropped to just 100%. With no excess coverage currently represented in the firm's NII performance and a high non-accrual percentage exceeding 3%, I am downgrading shares, despite a 10% discount to net asset value. Data by YCharts Previous rating The consistent theme behind my 'Strong Buy' ratings for Blackstone Secured Lending -- Why I Am Buying The SaaS Crash -- was that the BDC had higher-than-average asset quality, making a dividend cut less probable. Blackstone Secured Lending consistently ranked at the high-end of the performance chart in the BDC sector in terms of loan performance and non-accrual ratios... which unfortunately changed in Q1'26. In the first fiscal quarter, Blackstone Secured Lending saw a material rise in non-accruals, which is why I am changing my rating to 'Hold.' BXSL: drop in Q1 dividend coverage to 100%, material rise in non-accruals above Blackstone Secured Lending saw a drop-off in its net investment income in the first quarter, amid growing pressure on base rates as well as loan underperformance affecting the BDC negatively. In Q1'26, the private credit platform generated $179M in net investment income (-5% Y/Y), mainly because of a reduction in interest income (-10% Y/Y). The main reason for this is that debt yields in the BDC's portfolio continued to contract, leading to headwinds for BXSL in its main income category. Blackstone Secured Lending's weighted-ave...

工业和信息化部日前印发通知，正式启动人工智能科技伦理审查与服务先导计划。通过此次先导计划，将制定并验证一批标准，建成人工智能科技伦理风险案例库，研发一批技术工具和方法。（央视新闻）

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当地时间5月9日，据加沙地带卫生部门声明，自2023年10月7日巴以新一轮大规模冲突爆发以来，以军在加沙地带的军事行动已造成72736名巴勒斯坦人死亡，另有17.25万人受伤。（央视新闻）

记者今天（9日）从中国汽车工业协会了解到，网传“新能源车企因锁电问题被约谈、立案”为不实信息。 中国汽车工业协会相关负责人表示，针对近日网络上盛传的关于“8家新能源车企因锁电问题被约谈”“3家车企被立案”的说法，网传内容无官方来源，与事实严重不符，一切行业监管动态与执法举措以主管部门官方正式信息为准。 同时，希望新能源车企在优化电池管理系统的同时，保持信息透明原则，保障消费者知情权与选择权，并建立畅通高效的售后沟通渠道，积极处理锁电相关的投诉争议，用诚信经营守护品牌口碑。

koto_feja/E+ via Getty Images Introduction Palantir’s ( PLTR ) correction after earnings is more about valuation exhaustion rather than declining fundamentals since Palantir had 85% revenue growth, 133% commercial growth in the US, a 145% Rule of 40 metric and raised the full-year forecast significantly. Such numbers don't suggest a slowdown in business growth. In my opinion, the problem is that the market has trouble digesting Palantir's fast scaling given its immense rally for several consecutive years. The momentum may have faded but the company is executing exceptionally well. In such conditions, I still view any drop as a long-term buying opportunity since Palantir has become more about AI-based infrastructure rather than enterprise software. Palantir Is Becoming AI Infrastructure One of the most important aspects that stands out about this quarter was not the beat in the top line. It was the understanding that Palantir's AI Platform is becoming more of an operational infrastructure than software. The management emphasized an important trend in AI at present: the cost of tokens has fallen by about 1,000x in the last three years, but AI in the corporate setting is still speeding up through the Jevons paradox. To put it simply, as the cost of using AI becomes significantly lower, firms find themselves utilizing it in many more processes than before. Palantir profits from this development since enterprises started realizing that implementation of AI in an actual business is difficult. They are already accustomed to model providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google but the true pain point for corporations is governance, permissions, workflow management, auditing and similar things. This is where Palantir's Ontology comes into play. Ontology acts as a sort of translation layer between AI reasoning and enterprise operational framework. It defines how the corporation works, who holds decision-making power and similar things. As a result, it prevents unpredictable b...

koto_feja/E+ via Getty Images Introduction Palantir’s ( PLTR ) correction after earnings is more about valuation exhaustion rather than declining fundamentals since Palantir had 85% revenue growth, 133% commercial growth in the US, a 145% Rule of 40 metric and raised the full-year forecast significantly. Such numbers don't suggest a slowdown in business growth. In my opinion, the problem is that the market has trouble digesting Palantir's fast scaling given its immense rally for several consecutive years. The momentum may have faded but the company is executing exceptionally well. In such conditions, I still view any drop as a long-term buying opportunity since Palantir has become more about AI-based infrastructure rather than enterprise software. Palantir Is Becoming AI Infrastructure One of the most important aspects that stands out about this quarter was not the beat in the top line. It was the understanding that Palantir's AI Platform is becoming more of an operational infrastructure than software. The management emphasized an important trend in AI at present: the cost of tokens has fallen by about 1,000x in the last three years, but AI in the corporate setting is still speeding up through the Jevons paradox. To put it simply, as the cost of using AI becomes significantly lower, firms find themselves utilizing it in many more processes than before. Palantir profits from this development since enterprises started realizing that implementation of AI in an actual business is difficult. They are already accustomed to model providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google but the true pain point for corporations is governance, permissions, workflow management, auditing and similar things. This is where Palantir's Ontology comes into play. Ontology acts as a sort of translation layer between AI reasoning and enterprise operational framework. It defines how the corporation works, who holds decision-making power and similar things. As a result, it prevents unpredictable b...

格隆汇5月9日｜据加沙地带卫生部门声明，自2023年10月7日巴以新一轮大规模冲突爆发以来，以军在加沙地带的军事行动已造成72736名巴勒斯坦人死亡，另有172535人受伤。

【內地一線城市二手樓交投活躍】 內地一線城市上月二手樓市場交投活躍，其中上海二手樓成交量創十年來同期新高。 在剛過去的「五一」假期，上海不少地產中介都忙於帶客人參觀二手樓盤。有放盤的業主稱，希望改善生活空間，於是賣樓。 一名業主表示：「現在我們主要是置換吧，把現在的賣了，再買我們需要的，因為我們年紀大了，最好換一個有電梯的房。」 4月份，上海二手樓成交量超過2.8萬套，按年升兩成二，創近十年來同期最高，單日最高成交宗數亦達到1,600多宗，當中以細價樓最受歡迎。 上海地產代理高永衛稱：「目前基本上在一個月左右，稍微有性價比的房子都能夠成交掉，200萬元到300萬元這樣的老房子，或者是小兩房，成交得更多一點，因為大多數都是剛需，純剛需客戶來買。」 北京的二手樓市場同樣活躍，上月成交量達到近1.8萬宗，創下近五年來同期最高。 有學者認為，近期一線城市二手樓成交熾熱，反映市場向好發展，又指上一季度經濟數據有良好表現，穩定市場預期，在眾多利好消息下，今個月樓市表現有望繼續向好。 【湖南爆炸煙花廠被揭安全設備嚴重不足】 早前造成37人死亡的湖南瀏陽煙花工廠爆炸事故，央視發現廠房內安全設備嚴重不足，火藥亦隨意擺放，工人在多個廠房貼符「保平安」。 央視記者在爆炸後第二日，進入發生爆炸的華盛煙花製造燃放公司。環顧四周，完全見不到有完整的建築物，廠房全部坍塌，到處都是燒剩的車輛殘骸。 煙花爆竹生產屬於高危行業，靜電極易引發爆炸，但工廠內的防靜電設備已經封塵，明顯很久未使用過，而裝載火藥的容器被隨意擺放，生產物料亦非常雜亂。工廠安全設施嚴重不足，不過多個廠房門口都貼上「保平安」的符咒。 瀏陽市煙花爆竹總會秘書長周志明說：「也有企業貼的，也有工人自己貼的，也是種心理寄託，希望菩薩保佑一下。當然這個安全的話，你說只靠菩薩保佑，是肯定不行的。」 這場爆炸造成至少37人死亡、逾50人受傷，不少傷者都是工廠員工。央視報道指，由2022年至今，當局在24次巡查中，有18次發現到安全隱患，對上一次是今年1月。 而今年2月起，企業所在的瀏陽市加強監管煙花爆竹安全管理，線上線下聯合監管全市431間企業、合共7萬多個監控設備。但當局承認線上監管情況不理想。 瀏陽市煙花爆竹線上平台監控中心主任張勇軍稱：「比如說華盛(涉事工廠)，它就有一百多個攝像頭。你如果看一下，你光把它所有畫面看一下，可能都是一上午。我們...

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narvo vexar/iStock via Getty Images We are currently in late stages of busy BDC Q1 2026 earnings season. Many industry giants have already shared their reports in which we can see several common patterns. Some of them are more important than others. But the main one which is what has for many investors raised more questions than answers is the system-wide NAV contraction . What has made the situation ambiguous (and stressful) is the unfavorable BDC price actions. In the chart below we can see how the broader BDC market ( BIZD ) has responded to the first Q1 data points: YCharts I guess it would be fair to say that many BDC bulls expected some kind of recovery given how deeply discounted BDCs have become in the past couple of months (e.g., driven by SaaS fears, rising defaults, redemption gating etc.). After assessing almost all major BDC earnings reports, I have to say that a) the system-wide NAV drops are fully logical and, more importantly, b) they should not be viewed as another reason to exit the BDC space. It sounds counterintuitive, I know. So, understanding this, I think that it would be helpful if I shared my immediate perspectives on the situation which will, hopefully, help investors make more informed investment decisions (e.g., not panic sell). Let me explain. The complication As I said, the combination of NAV contractions and negative price reactions despite steep discounts might add to the BDC investor stress. Here is a high-level summary of select BDC data points that capture the story well. Ticker NAV change (q-o-q) Price change (from Q1 earnings date) P/NAV ARCC -1.80% 0.18% 0.96x OBDC -2.80% -3.75% 0.79x OTF -4.90% -4.80% 0.67x GBDC -3.40% -4.60% 0.92x TSLX -4.40% -8.90% 1.10x OCSL -3.80% -5.00% 0.79x Click to enlarge The conclusions are clear. NAV declines (Q4 2025 vs. Q1 2026) are widespread across the board. BDCs that have been affected by this are not only those with heavy discounts but also high-quality (premium) ones. And while there are some...

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