On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized Jeff Bezos’ wealth and Amazon.com Inc.‘s use of automation, warning that it could lead to major job losses and worsening inequality. Bezos Wealth And Amazon Automation In a post on X, Sanders targeted Bezos, citing his estimated $290 billion net worth and highlighting alleged luxury spending, including high-end real estate, private assets, and cel...
On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized Jeff Bezos’ wealth and Amazon.com Inc.‘s use of automation, warning that it could lead to major job losses and worsening inequality. Bezos Wealth And Amazon Automation In a post on X, Sanders targeted Bezos, citing his estimated $290 billion net worth and highlighting alleged luxury spending, including high-end real estate, private assets, and celebrity event appearances. "The reality of American life today: Jeff Bezos, worth $290 billion, spent
Global investors are favoring junk-rated bonds over investment-grade debt in emerging markets by the widest margin in eight years, as the winding down of the Iran war revives the hunt for yield. A rally in bonds triggered by the ceasefire has compressed the risk premium on emerging-market high-yield debt over US Treasuries faster than the equivalent spread for investment-grade sovereigns. That has...
Global investors are favoring junk-rated bonds over investment-grade debt in emerging markets by the widest margin in eight years, as the winding down of the Iran war revives the hunt for yield. A rally in bonds triggered by the ceasefire has compressed the risk premium on emerging-market high-yield debt over US Treasuries faster than the equivalent spread for investment-grade sovereigns. That has narrowed the gap between the two spreads to 311 basis points, the tightest since May 2018, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. data. Investors have been piling into high-yield emerging-market bonds since late 2022, generating double-digit annual returns, as countries that defaulted during the height of the Covid pandemic bounced back with the help of International Monetary Fund bailouts and fiscal reforms. That rally, briefly interrupted by the war, has resumed as investors move to lock in higher returns before the next round of global monetary easing. ‘A relatively swift end to the crisis would likely reduce earlier fears around a prolonged period of high oil prices and the associated risk of a broader economic slowdown,” Nick Eisinger , head of EM sovereign strategy at JPMorgan Asset Management, said in a message. ‘Under a more supportive macro environment, EM HY could outperform EM IG given the higher spread differential, with IG spreads now looking quite tight.” The additional return bondholders demand to own EM high-yield securities rather than US Treasuries has narrowed 91 basis points to 403 since the end of March, JPMorgan data show. The corresponding risk premium for investment grade has fallen 25 basis points to 92. The latest dollar-bond rally in emerging markets has been led by countries that were in default or distress just a few years go. Lebanon has handed investors 15% total returns in the past five weeks, whole Mozambique, Lebanon and Republic of Congo have also given double-digit returns. While S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings have warned that a prolong...
New PEN America report analysed 3,743 unique titles removed from libraries and classrooms and found books about activism and social movements were targeted A new report has found that the number of banned non-fiction books doubled during the 2024-2025 school year in the US. PEN America analysed the 3,743 unique titles removed from school libraries and classrooms in the July to June period and foun...
New PEN America report analysed 3,743 unique titles removed from libraries and classrooms and found books about activism and social movements were targeted A new report has found that the number of banned non-fiction books doubled during the 2024-2025 school year in the US. PEN America analysed the 3,743 unique titles removed from school libraries and classrooms in the July to June period and found that over 1,100 or 29% were non-fiction, more than double the year prior. Continue reading...
Silence Therapeutics press release ( SLN ): Q1 GAAP EPS of -$0.11. Revenue of $0.4M. Cash Position: Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were $70.1 million as of March 31, 2026. This includes cash and cash equivalents of $5.7 million and short-term investments of $64.4 million. Collaboration Revenue: Collaboration revenue recognized under our agreement with AstraZeneca was $0.4 milli...
Silence Therapeutics press release ( SLN ): Q1 GAAP EPS of -$0.11. Revenue of $0.4M. Cash Position: Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were $70.1 million as of March 31, 2026. This includes cash and cash equivalents of $5.7 million and short-term investments of $64.4 million. Collaboration Revenue: Collaboration revenue recognized under our agreement with AstraZeneca was $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. R&D Expenses: Research and development (R&D) expenses were $9.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $20.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease is largely due to the zerlasiran Phase 3 readiness being completed in 2025. G&A Expenses: General and administrative (G&A) expenses were $7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. More on Silence Therapeutics Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Silence Therapeutics Historical earnings data for Silence Therapeutics Financial information for Silence Therapeutics
shironosov/iStock via Getty Images Embecta ( EMBC ) is a medical devices company focused on diabetes management. It offers a variety of pen needles, syringes, and other assorted tools to help diabetic patients. A much larger company, Becton, Dickinson and Co. ( BDX ) spun off Embecta back in 2022. At the time, the spin-off was presented with the idea that Embecta was a mature cash cow business tha...
shironosov/iStock via Getty Images Embecta ( EMBC ) is a medical devices company focused on diabetes management. It offers a variety of pen needles, syringes, and other assorted tools to help diabetic patients. A much larger company, Becton, Dickinson and Co. ( BDX ) spun off Embecta back in 2022. At the time, the spin-off was presented with the idea that Embecta was a mature cash cow business that could return large amounts of capital to its shareholders. Meanwhile, once the diabetes business was divested, the remainder of Becton, Dickinson could focus on its other faster-growing market segments. The rationale seemed reasonable enough, assuming, of course, that Embecta was indeed a stable cash cow operation. Embecta's revenues dipped immediately following the spin-off but seemingly stabilized in 2023. At that point, it seemed like dividend-focused investors could have a decent business in Embecta. At the end of 2024, however, the downward trend resumed, and then the decline accelerated in 2025: Data by YCharts Suddenly, Embecta's fiscal health fell into critical condition. At first glance, a drop from $1.17 billion to $1.04 billion in annual revenues might not seem like a crisis. However, when Becton, Dickinson spun off Embecta, the new company was left with a large chunk of debt compared to its market capitalization and profitability. As such, even a moderate decline in the company's top-line results could raise significant doubts around Embecta's financial stability. These concerns came to a head on Tuesday, when Embecta released much worse than expected Q2 2026 earnings. Why Embecta Wasn't As Cheap As It Looked In 2025 Some value-focused investors had been focused on Embecta based on metrics such as forward adjusted earnings. Last year, for example, Embecta's then-4x forward P/E ratio might have seemed like a steal. But, as I warned last year, Embecta was not nearly as cheap as that P/E ratio implied. For one thing, Embecta excludes a variety of items in its adj...
A million dollars sounds like a fortune, but in retirement income terms, its real value depends on how you put it to work. The same $1 million dividend portfolio can produce $30,000 a year or $130,000 a year, and the IRS can take very different bites depending on whether that income comes from qualified dividends, ... What a $1 Million Dividend Portfolio Actually Pays After Taxes
A million dollars sounds like a fortune, but in retirement income terms, its real value depends on how you put it to work. The same $1 million dividend portfolio can produce $30,000 a year or $130,000 a year, and the IRS can take very different bites depending on whether that income comes from qualified dividends, ... What a $1 Million Dividend Portfolio Actually Pays After Taxes
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio left the Vatican on Thursday after seeing Pope Leo in what was expected to have been a fraught meeting following President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the Catholic leader over the Iran war. Rubio spent 2-1/2 hours at the Vatican before driving away in a convoy under tight security. He met initially Leo before sitting down with senior Vatican officials, inc...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio left the Vatican on Thursday after seeing Pope Leo in what was expected to have been a fraught meeting following President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the Catholic leader over the Iran war. Rubio spent 2-1/2 hours at the Vatican before driving away in a convoy under tight security. He met initially Leo before sitting down with senior Vatican officials, including top diplomat Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin. The Vatican and the US State Department did not...
As Beijing increasingly sees the country as a chessboard, the central government is no longer simply asking every province to grow faster; it wants them to grow differently. Reporting on the end of the 14th five-year plan and preparation for the 15th five-year plan frames provinces and cities as specialised implementation units, reflecting a territorial division of labour. The central government w...
As Beijing increasingly sees the country as a chessboard, the central government is no longer simply asking every province to grow faster; it wants them to grow differently. Reporting on the end of the 14th five-year plan and preparation for the 15th five-year plan frames provinces and cities as specialised implementation units, reflecting a territorial division of labour. The central government wants provinces to find their rightful place in national development and act in accordance with their...
tadamichi/iStock via Getty Images Manager perspective and outlook U.S. financial markets experienced a turbulent first quarter driven by shifting interest rate expectations, geopolitical instability and mixed economic data. Equities began the year supported by solid corporate earnings and broader market leadership, but volatility increased in late February and March. Rising tensions involving Iran...
tadamichi/iStock via Getty Images Manager perspective and outlook U.S. financial markets experienced a turbulent first quarter driven by shifting interest rate expectations, geopolitical instability and mixed economic data. Equities began the year supported by solid corporate earnings and broader market leadership, but volatility increased in late February and March. Rising tensions involving Iran, higher energy prices and continued uncertainty about artificial intelligence (AI) disruption seemed to weigh on investor sentiment. After three interest rate cuts in late 2025, the Fed held rates steady, signaling a more cautious approach with interest rates remaining higher for longer. Economic growth remained positive but showed signs of slowing, with smaller job gains, a rise in unemployment and inflation still above the Fed's 2% target. The S&P 500 Index returned -4.33%, its weakest quarterly result since 2022 1 . Value stocks outperformed growth, as rising rates and a selloff in technology stocks appeared to pressure growth-oriented benchmarks. The potential for further downside in risk assets has increased, though stronger private-sector balance sheets may help limit the severity compared to past stress periods. Prolonged geopolitical strain dampens in our view prospects for synchronized global growth in 2026. In a slower growth, higher inflation environment, we believe higher quality, dividend paying large-cap stocks may be better positioned. Top issuers (% of total market value) Fund Index JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.68 2.64 Chevron Corp 3.05 1.28 Johnson & Johnson 2.68 1.94 Alphabet Inc 2.63 3.55 Bank of America Corp 2.52 0.97 Linde PLC 2.09 0.77 Philip Morris International Inc 2.09 0.85 Cisco Systems Inc 2.08 1.02 Lowe's Cos Inc 1.98 0.44 AT&T Inc 1.88 0.66 Click to enlarge As of 03/31/26. Holdings are subject to change and are not buy/sell recommendations. Portfolio positioning Compared to the Russell 1000 Value Index, the fund is generally balanced across sectors an...
Company completes U.S. pilot project, advances global portfolio and positions wave energy within emerging AI-driven energy infrastructure market, while reducing Q1 operating expenses by 11%Stockholm, Sweden--(Newsfile Corp. - May 7, 2026) - Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (NASDAQ: WAVE) ("Eco Wave Power" or the "Company"), a leading onshore wave energy technology company, is pleased to report its ...
Company completes U.S. pilot project, advances global portfolio and positions wave energy within emerging AI-driven energy infrastructure market, while reducing Q1 operating expenses by 11%Stockholm, Sweden--(Newsfile Corp. - May 7, 2026) - Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (NASDAQ: WAVE) ("Eco Wave Power" or the "Company"), a leading onshore wave energy technology company, is pleased to report its financial results as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and provide a corporate...
Official FDA meeting minutes and Phase 2 data provide guidance on the pivotal Phase 3 registration path for CAD-1005 in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) Official FDA meeting minutes and Phase 2 data provide guidance on the pivotal Phase 3 registration path for CAD-1005 in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
Official FDA meeting minutes and Phase 2 data provide guidance on the pivotal Phase 3 registration path for CAD-1005 in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) Official FDA meeting minutes and Phase 2 data provide guidance on the pivotal Phase 3 registration path for CAD-1005 in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
ATHENS, Greece, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. (the “Company”, “CCEC”, “we” or “us”) (NASDAQ: CCEC), an international owner of ocean-going vessels, today released its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
ATHENS, Greece, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. (the “Company”, “CCEC”, “we” or “us”) (NASDAQ: CCEC), an international owner of ocean-going vessels, today released its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Smartphone chip specialist Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) has underperformed the broader semiconductor sector over the past three years, gaining 58% during this period, compared with the 258% gains clocked by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector index. Qualcomm's underperformance isn't surprising. While several semiconductor stocks have benefited substantially from the booming demand for artificial intelligence...
Smartphone chip specialist Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) has underperformed the broader semiconductor sector over the past three years, gaining 58% during this period, compared with the 258% gains clocked by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector index. Qualcomm's underperformance isn't surprising. While several semiconductor stocks have benefited substantially from the booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips, Qualcomm's reliance on the smartphone market for the majority of its revenue has been a headwind for the stock. However, Qualcomm stock popped impressively last week following the release of the company's latest quarterly results on April 29. Let's see why that was the case and check why this semiconductor stock is an underrated gem that could be one of the best ways to capitalize on the AI sector's growth in 2026. Continue reading