Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Franklin Resources Inc (Symbol: BEN) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.32), with the stock changing hands as low as $26.25 on the day.

England's win over New Zealand felt a return to the good times under Brendon McCullum but there are only so many times you can go to the well, writes Matthew Henry.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Western Alliance Bancorporation (Symbol: WAL) were yielding above the 2% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.68), with the stock changing hands as low as $79.79 on

As of the period ending December 31, 2025, Sphera Management Technology Funds Ltd disclosed a complete exit from Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) . According to a February 17, 2026, SEC filing , Sphera Management Technology Funds Ltd sold all 15,000 shares of Check Point Software Technologies during the fourth quarter. The estimated value of the trade was $3.10 million, calculated using the average share price for the quarter. The fund’s quarter-end position in Check Point dropped to zero, with the position’s valuation declining by $3.10 million over the period. Check Point Software Technologies is a global cybersecurity provider with a strong focus on integrated security architecture and threat prevention. The company leverages its Infinity Architecture to deliver advanced protection against evolving cyber threats across networks, cloud, and endpoints. Continue reading

Oleksandr Usyk will return to the ring in May when he defends his WBC heavyweight title against former kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

Tesla's FSD platform might be approved as soon as next month in Holland. Elon Musk said Optimus and Cybercab could be built at German factory.

【有線新聞】預算案提出再擴大發債規模，財政司司長陳茂波說未有考慮訂立發債比率上限，而長債比率會有所調升，會把握息口較低時推出，又指今年政府推地「可攻可守」，賣地收益已作較保守估算。 預算案延續發債建設北都的做法，預計政府未來5年每年會發債1,600億至2,200億元，屆時政府債務與本地生產總值比率會逼近兩成，財政司司長陳茂波認為發債比率仍處於相對低的水平，現階段毋需考慮「封頂」。陳茂波：「我們發債空間其實很大，環顧全球其他主要經濟體，就算是鄰近地區，有些地方是50%GDP，甚至有些地方80%GDP也有，我們遠遠毋需到達這水平，所以我見不到有很大的需要。我們在債務方面要做很大動作，發很多債，因此未必需要定一個額、一個比例讓大家去猜測，這沒有必要。」 新一年賣地表有9幅住宅地，政府預計賣地收入達180億元，約是本地生產總值的2%，比過去20年的平均3%低。陳茂波：「賣地收入的預測是保守的，我們都刻意用一個較保守的測算讓大家更安心。如果市場熾熱，我可以加快推地平抑熾熱的情況，但如果見到市場穩健，我們亦不急於一次過推出，這便『進可攻、退可守』。」 預算案繼續轉撥不同基金入庫房，陳茂波形容是收回政府不同「小錢罌」的錢基金未來有需要，政府會按機制繼續撥款資助。

SpaceX is targeting filing confidentially for an initial public offering as soon as next month, according to people familiar with the matter, as billionaire Elon Musk ’s rocket and satellite company moves forward with plans for the biggest-ever listing. The Starbase, Texas-based firm expects to submit its draft IPO registration to the US Securities and Exchange Commission in March, the people said. Such a move would keep it on track for a June listing, making it the first of what could be a trio of mega-IPOs, with OpenAI and Anthropic PBC potentially coming after. Considerations are ongoing, details could change and SpaceX could still delay its filing, the people said. SpaceX could seek a valuation in the IPO of more than $1.75 trillion, some of the people said, asking not to be identified as the deliberations are private. It acquired Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI in a February deal that valued the enlarged entity at $1.25 trillion, Bloomberg News has reported. Read More: Musk’s Bankers Discussing Plan to Address xAI Debt After Merger In a confidential filing, companies can receive feedback from the regulator and make changes before the information becomes public. A representative for SpaceX didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. A listing for SpaceX would raise as much as $50 billion, people familiar with the preparations have said. At that size, it would be larger than the current record holder, Saudi Aramco ’s $29 billion debut in 2019. At a $1.75 trillion market value, SpaceX would be bigger than all but five of the companies in the S&P 500 Index — Nvidia Corp. , Apple Inc. , Alphabet Inc. , Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. It would be larger by that metric than Meta Platforms Inc. , as well as Musk’s own Tesla Inc. Satellite TV and wireless provider EchoStar Corp. has a stake in SpaceX as the result of wireless spectrum sales last year to Musk’s firm. EchoStar shares surged as much as 10% on Friday, the most since December. In a me...

马斯克旗下太空探索公司SpaceX考虑最快3月秘密递交美国IPO申请。（彭博）

Key PointsEnergy Transfer LP is a strong dividend-paying stock with a 7% yield in the fossil fuel midstream business.

Trump: "Maybe We'll Have A Friendly Takeover Of Cuba" President Trump told reporters on Friday afternoon that the U.S. could pursue a " friendly takeover " of Cuba, a comment from the president that comes as his administration moves to secure the Western Hemisphere and intensifies pressure on the communist regime in Havana through a crude-oil blockade . "The Cuban government is talking with us. They're in a big deal of trouble, as you know. They have no money, no anything right now, but they're talking with us, Trump told reporters on the White House lawn. "Maybe we'll have a friendly takeover of Cuba. Trump repeated, "We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba." He continued, "After many, many years, we have had a lot of years of dealing with Cuba. I've been hearing about Cuba since I was a little boy. But they're in big trouble. And something very well - and something positive could happen." NEW: President Trump hints at a "friendly takeover" of Cuba: "The Cuban government is talking with us. They’re in a big deal of trouble, as you know. They have no money, no anything right now." "Maybe we’ll have a friendly takeover of Cuba. We could very well end up having a… pic.twitter.com/sWtLkVBgVm — Fox News (@FoxNews) February 27, 2026 Earlier this week, the United Nations' top official for Cuba warned that daily life on the island was rapidly deteriorating, with massive strains on healthcare, water services, and food distribution. There are reports that the Cuban government has between six and seven weeks of fuel left before a major power blackout, and what could only be described as a total economic collapse unfolds. One of the most interesting stories this week was about a Florida-registered speedboat carrying 10 Cuban nationals residing in the U.S., which entered Cuban territorial waters armed with assault rifles, body armor, improvised explosive devices, camouflage uniforms, and telescopic sights, in what the government says was a "foiled armed inf...

Microsoft-backed (MSFT) OpenAI is seeking an additional $10 billion from financial investors by the

避险资金持续流入美国国债，推动2年期国债收益率一度跌至3.373%，为2022年8月以来最低水平。 日内美国短期和中期国债收益率下跌5-6个基点，2s10s利差上升约1个基点。 其他期限国债的收益率周五亦至少触及年内低点，5年期收益率接近3.5%，为10月以来的最低水平。 责任编辑：王许宁

Employees at Amazon.com (AMZN), Google (GOOG, GOOGL), and Microsoft (MSFT) are pressing their compan

hirun/iStock via Getty Images Investment Outlook Consensus Cloud Solutions ( CCSI ) recently reported its Q4 2025 financial results , beating revenue and earnings estimates. I previously analyzed CCSI in September 2023 with a Hold outlook due to slow client decision-making. The company is executing on a transition away from its SoHo segment and focusing on its Corporate, Federal, and AI initiatives. Managing such a major shift is frequently a recipe for a prolonged period of treading water, and I remain in a ‘wait-and-see’ mode for evidence of net new growth. So, my outlook remains a neutral Hold. Consensus’ Market And Approach Consensus Cloud Solutions provides a range of data exchange and interoperability technology services to companies in various regulated industries such as healthcare, insurance, finance, legal, manufacturing, and real estate. CCSI was spun off from J2 Global in 2021 as part of its effort to divide into Ziff Davis and CCSI. Company CEO Scott Turicchi was previously J2 Global's president and held a Managing Director position at the investment banking firm DLJ. CCSI's primary offerings include: Artificial Intelligence Clinical Documentation HIPAA Compliance Natural Language Processing Interoperability eSignatures Cloud Fax The firm is shifting its focus away from legacy eFax services and towards information exchange solutions for both structured and unstructured applications. It has integrated generative AI technologies to help advance its transition. The company is also focusing more on medium and large enterprises and deemphasizing its small and home office segment. The pie chart below shows a breakdown of the firm’s 2025 revenue contribution, with a continued increase in the Corporate percentage: SEC To pursue new business, CCSI uses its direct sales and marketing efforts and a network of partners such as resellers, solution providers, and white-label partners. The global healthcare interoperability solutions market was an estimated $3.4 billi...

Ryan Fletcher/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Boeing (NYSE: BA ) is entering 2026 with a lot of momentum driven by strong airplane order inflow in 2025 and annualized effects of production rate increases. However, the company can no longer count on a strong delivery flow from inventory, and therefore in-year production rate increases are going to be extremely important to the company’s delivery numbers. Since my last report , in which I discussed Boeing’s Q4 earnings , Boeing stock has declined by 4.2%, underperforming the market. With earnings that failed to impress, I don’t think the share price decline is surprising. In this report, I discuss Boeing’s January orders and deliveries, as improvement in delivery stability at a higher level compared to last year is the prerequisite for improved financial performance. Boeing Receives 737 MAX Orders and Big Delta 787 Order For this report, I'm using a tool developed by The Aerospace Forum to visualize airplane orders, deliveries, cancellations, and associated values. The Aerospace Forum In January, Boeing booked 107 orders compared to 175 orders booked in December 2025 . The order inflow consisted of 73 single-aisle airplanes and 34 wide-body airplanes with a combined value of $9.2 billion: Air India ordered 20 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes. Aviation Capital Group ordered 50 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes. Delta Air Lines ( DAL ) ordered 30 Boeing 787-10 airplanes. EVA Air ordered four Boeing 787-9 airplanes. TUI ordered one Boeing 737 MAX. During the month, the following changes were made to the order book: Air India was identified as the customer for 10 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes. Malaysia Airlines was identified as the customer for 30 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes American Airlines ( AAL ) was identified as the customer for one Boeing 737 MAX. CDB Leasing was identified as the customer for one Boeing 737 MAX. Southwest Airlines was identified as the customer for one Boeing 737 MAX. Air Europa cancelled an order for one Boeing 737 MA...

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Kennametal Inc. (Symbol: KMT) were yielding above the 2% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.8), with the stock changing hands as low as $38.90 on the day. Dividen

随着全球风险上升，美国国债单月表现料创一年来最佳。需求再度回升表明，投资者依然将美国国债视为动荡时期首选避风港。 在这个月里，随着其他市场警讯频传 —— 从人工智能在现实世界中展现出的颠覆性、以及可能带来通缩效应的力量，到地缘政治紧张局势加剧，以及对私募信贷领域潜在隐患的担忧 —— 交易员纷纷涌入美国国债市场。 结果造成，10年期美国国债收益率2月下跌0.25个百分点，周五跌破4%，为11月份以来首次。彭博美国国债指数回报率为1.5%，一项长期国债指数涨4%。 这一涨势提醒市场，至少目前来看，规模30万亿美元的美国国债市场作为避险资产仍具有优势，尽管在总统唐纳德·特朗普第二任期政策动荡背景下，市场对美国国债防御属性的质疑升温。 “美国国债无疑仍将是首选的避险交易标的，”Marlborough Investment Management投资组合经理James Athey表示，“这个市场规模庞大、流动性极强、占据主导地位，不可能被完全或轻易地从避险资产行列中剔除。” 责任编辑：王许宁

A disappointing report from CoreWeave sent Nebius stock tumbling.

Key PointsCoreWeave reported a widening loss and weak guidance in its Q4 report.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Herc Holdings Inc (Symbol: HRI) were yielding above the 2% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.8), with the stock changing hands as low as $137.02 on the day. Divi

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in RH (Symbol: RH), where a total volume of 5,498 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 549,800 under

Andreypopov | Istock | Getty Images The average tax refund is 10.2% higher so far this season, compared to about the same period in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data. The year-over-year percentage change is down from the 14.2% increase reported last week . As of Feb. 20, the average refund amount for individual filers was $3,804, up from $3,453 about one year prior, the IRS reported on Friday. The total amount refunded was about $109 billion, up 6.9% from 2025, according to the IRS release. But the total returns processed were down by 2.4%. Read more CNBC personal finance coverage Average IRS tax refund is up 10.2%, based on early filing data IRS: Nearly 1 in 5 eligible filers miss a 'valuable' credit worth thousands Block cuts about half its workforce: How to move forward after a mass layoff Trump said tariffs may 'substantially replace' income taxes. What policy experts say Some student loan borrowers are getting Navient settlement checks — who qualifies Trump accounts aren't exactly 'tax-free,' as the president said. How they work Trump said beef, egg and chicken prices are falling. Here's what the data shows Trump pitches new retirement plan with a match of up to $1,000 — who may benefit Think of active managers and index funds as portfolio 'teammates,' not 'rivals': CFP Many workers want a career change. Are you one of them? ACA health coverage subsidy lapse hit 22 million people. Here are some of their stories Trump's $2,000 tariff dividend checks just got a lot less likely, experts say Student loan forgiveness is taxable again. How to plan for a five-figure IRS bill What the Trump administration's Harvard lawsuit could mean for future applicants Homebuyers are paying more for credit checks. Here's why CNBC's Financial Advisor 100: Best financial advisors, top firms ranked Amid consumer concerns about affordability , the Trump administration has emphasized how Trump's "big beautiful bill" may impact the size of tax refunds this season. In a late Ja...

格隆汇2月28日｜当地时间27日获悉，英国前首相苏纳克已开始担任乌克兰经济复兴委员会国际顾问。据悉，苏纳克不会为此职位“收取报酬”。苏纳克表示“很高兴加入国际顾问团，为乌总统泽连斯基对乌克兰的经济重建提供建议”。乌克兰经济复兴委员会国际顾问将为泽连斯基及其经济顾问提供专家建议。

James O'Neil/DigitalVision via Getty Images Since I last wrote about part-nuclear energy utility Duke Energy Corporation ( DUK ) in September last year, its price is up by only 5.3%. Even YTD, while the stock has done better, with a little over a 10% increase, it's just at par with the rise in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLU ). Price Returns (YTD): DUK and XLU (Source: Seeking Alpha) I do believe that the case for a further uptick in DUK just got stronger, though. The company is developing its nuclear energy capacity further, which can hold the stock price in good stead over the longer term and possibly even in the short term. Here, I discuss these developments and assess whether the rest of the Duke Energy story supports further price uptick. Expanding Nuclear Energy Capacity The company plans to expand its capacity by 1 GW by 2031 , with additions to multiple energy segments. Of these, nuclear is expected to contribute some 25% increase, but the biggest rise is planned for gas, which will bring in 67% of the increase. In terms of the details of nuclear energy development, some initial progress related to small modular reactors (SMRs) is particularly heartening. With their relative cost-effectiveness, smaller build time, and better safety than traditional reactors, SMRs are speculatively considered the future of nuclear energy. While the technology isn't commercially proven yet, if the company dips its toes into the segment now, it could be ready to reap the benefits if and when it becomes viable. The developments related to SMRs are as follows: Permit Requested For SMR Site The company recently submitted an early site permit (ESP) for an SMR at Belews Creek in North Carolina to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. If it receives the permit, licensing and construction can be a smoother process. While the company doesn't commit to this development, if it does so, the site will already have an environmental clearance. It will also add 600 MW of nucl...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Fulgent Genetics Inc (Symbol: FLGT), where a total of 1,532 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 153,200 underlying shares. That amounts to about 67.

(RTTNews) - Treasuries moved sharply higher during trading on Friday, extending the upward move seen over the course of the previous session.