This week, from Iran to inflation, former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein explains why risk management matters most when markets appear stable and confident. And, From digital IDs to AI agents, Ukraine is rebuilding government services even as war reshapes the country. Plus, as smokeless products such as Zyn and IQOS surge in popularity, are we witnessing harm reduction or a smarter tobacco strategy? Later, who will build the data centers powering artificial intelligence and are there enough workers? (Source: Bloomberg)

US Gasoline Demand Fell Further Amid Long-Term Structural Shift: Plunging Per-Capita Consumption Authored by Wolf Richter via Wolf Street , Gasoline consumption in the US, in terms of product supplied to gas stations, declined by about 1% in 2025, to 8.91 million barrels per day, according to EIA data, below where consumption had first been in 2003, even though the US population increased by 52 million people, or by 18%, over the same period. Compared to the peak in 2018, gasoline consumption in 2025 fell by 4.5%. Compared to the prior peak in 2007, gasoline consumption is down 4.1%. Gasoline consumption is increased by miles driven – which inched up to a record – and is slowed by the improving efficiency of gasoline-powered vehicles and the growing share of EVs. The effects of the two Oil Shocks in the 1970s on gasoline consumption was dramatic. High gasoline prices and a recession led to fewer miles driven, but it also unleashed efforts by US automakers to make and sell smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. And the small fuel-efficient Japanese models became immensely popular. This wave of smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles held down gasoline consumption, and it didn’t surpass its 1978 high until 1993, though the population grew by 18% over those 16 years. Per-capita gasoline consumption fell to 32.8 gallons per month in 2025, the lowest since 1967, except for the Covid year 2020, as a result of declining overall gasoline consumption amid a growing population. This dynamic illustrates the structural decline in demand for gasoline. Miles driven edged up 0.9% in 2025, to a record of 3,324 billion miles, according to data from the Department of Transportation (includes miles driven by cars, light trucks, buses, motorcycles, delivery vans, and commercial trucks). But that’s only 9.7% higher than at the prior peak in 2007. That gasoline consumption declines even as miles driven increases attests to the impact of more fuel-efficient ICE vehicles and more EVs in t...

芝商所恐慌指数VIX飙升25%。 *三大股指齐跌，道指创近一年最大周跌幅； *美债收益率走高，10年期美债收益率； *贝莱德大跌7%，旗下私募信贷基金设置赎回上限。 周五美股大幅下挫，因数据显示非农就业人数意外下滑，与此同时，中东军事冲突升级，推动国际油价突破每桶90美元。 截至收盘，道指跌453.19点，跌幅0.95%，报47501.55点，纳指跌1.59%，报22387.68点，标普500指数跌1.33%，报6740.02点。 本周，道指下跌3%，创近一年最差表现，标普500指数累计下跌2%，纳指下跌1.2%。 【大宗表现】 国际油价大幅上涨，市场担心中东战事陷入持久战泥潭。据新华社，美国总统特朗普6日在社交媒体上宣称，“与伊朗不会达成任何协议，除非其无条件投降”。 WTI原油近月合约涨12.21%，报90.90美元/桶，周涨35%，布伦特原油近月合约涨8.52%，报92.69美元/桶，周涨27%，本周两大合约均创下史上最大涨幅纪录。 受非农不及预期和避险情绪推动，贵金属市场走强。截至发稿时，纽约商品交易所4月交割的COMEX黄金期货涨1.95%，报5176.10美元/盎司，白银期货涨3.14%，报84.77美元/盎司。 【热门股表现】 明星科技股承压， 特斯拉、Meta、亚马逊和英伟达跌超2% ，微软跌0.42%，谷歌跌0.87%，苹果跌1.09%。 费城半导体指数跌超3%，美光科技跌6.74%，台积电跌4.23%，AMD跌3.52%。 存储板块表现不佳，希捷科技跌3.96%，西部数据跌5.32%。 纳斯达克中国金龙指数涨0.69%，京东涨6.12%，网易涨3.36%，拼多多涨1.22%，百度涨0.95%，阿里巴巴涨0.34%。 个股方面，贝莱德重挫近7%，此前这家资产管理公司首次对旗下一只私人信贷基金设置赎回上限。据报道，HPS企业借贷基金周五表示，本季度将赎回至多5%的份额。 GAP跌近14%。该公司公布第四财季摊薄后每股收益0.45美元，不及市场预期，低于去年同期的0.54美元。 迈威尔科技大涨18.35%，公司公布第四财季业绩超预期后，多家机构上调其目标价。 【市场概述】 美国劳工统计局周五公布，2026年2月非农就业人数减少9.2万人，较1月下修后的新增12.6万人大幅放缓，远低于预期的新增5.9万人。失业率从4.3%升至4.4%，高于预期。平均时薪...

Torsten Asmus/iStock via Getty Images The SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF ( SPYG ), launched on 09/25/2000 by State Street Global Advisors, Inc. and managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc., offers large-cap growth exposure in the U.S. equity market by tracking the S&P 500 Growth Index. It currently has ~$44 billion and charges an expense ratio of 0.04% per annum. The ETF offers one of the cheapest ways to invest in large-cap growth stocks and has outperformed its pure-growth peer over time. Investors may want to understand the most recent performance challenges and the near-term risks before they rotate into a growth portfolio. Methodology The S&P 500 Growth Index selects the names within the S&P 500 (parent index) that have the strongest growth characteristics, based on revenue growth, earnings change to price ratio, and momentum. It starts with the parent index and computes a growth and value score for each constituent. The growth score is calculated based on the following growth factors: Three-year sales per share growth rate Three-year net change in EPS over current price 12-month price momentum. The value factors are the following: Book-to-price ratio Earnings-to-price ratio Sales-to-price ratio Then, it sorts the style baskets using the Growth Rank / Value Rank ratio. The top names by this ratio cover ~33% of the parent index market capitalization and form the Growth basket. The bottom names (~33% of the parent index) form the Value basket. The middle is comprised of "blend" stocks. What differentiates this methodology is that the index will include all the stocks from the growth basket, plus all of the blend basket stocks, but with a partial weight, depending on each stock's score distance from growth. The closer one blend stock is to growth and the farther from value, the more of its market cap is included in the index. Portfolio The top 10 holdings illustrate the aggressiveness of this ETF, as they represent almost 60% of the portfolio. Seeking Alpha I'll ...

We consider Oracle’s ORCL quarterly release on Tuesday (March 10th) and Adobe's ADBE on Thursday (March 12th) among the early reports of the 2026 Q1 earnings season. Both of these companies will be releasing results for their respective fiscal quarters ending in February, which we count as part of the March-quarter tally. The 2026 Q1 earnings season will take the spotlight when the big banks report their results in about four weeks. But we will already have seen fiscal February-quarter results from almost two dozen companies by then, including Oracle and Adobe. In fact, Oracle and Adobe aren’t the first such Q1 reporters already; that distinction goes to AutoZone and Costco, whose quarterly releases for their fiscal quarters ending in February kicked off the 2026 Q1 earnings season. Before headlines that have led to spiking oil prices as a result of the latest Middle East conflict started dominating market discourse, the issues facing the market were mostly tied to developments in the artificial intelligence space. Specifically, there has been persistent disquiet about the ever-rising levels of spend by mega-cap Tech players on setting up AI infrastructure, and worries about the threats AI poses to the long-term profitability of software businesses. Oracle and Adobe shares have struggled lately, with Oracle facing headwinds related to its AI-centric spending plans. At the same time, Adobe's downbeat sentiment is tied to the long-term impact of AI on its core business. You can see this in the one-year performance of Oracle and Adobe shares relative to the S&P 500 index (red line, up +21.2%) and the Zacks Tech sector (green line, up +30%). Zacks Investment Research Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Oracle is spending heavily on data centers it considers essential to its AI goals, but it lacks the financial firepower of other hyperscalers such as Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon. The company’s AI fortunes are also seen as closely tied to OpenAI, which has contract...

We consider Oracle’s ORCL quarterly release on Tuesday (March 10th) and Adobe's ADBE on Thursday (March 12th) among the early reports of the 2026 Q1 earnings season. Both of these companies will be releasing results for their respective fiscal quarters ending in February, which we count as part of the March-quarter tally. The 2026 Q1 earnings season will take the spotlight when the big banks report their results in about four weeks. But we will already have seen fiscal February-quarter results from almost two dozen companies by then, including Oracle and Adobe. In fact, Oracle and Adobe aren’t the first such Q1 reporters already; that distinction goes to AutoZone and Costco, whose quarterly releases for their fiscal quarters ending in February kicked off the 2026 Q1 earnings season. Before headlines that have led to spiking oil prices as a result of the latest Middle East conflict started dominating market discourse, the issues facing the market were mostly tied to developments in the artificial intelligence space. Specifically, there has been persistent disquiet about the ever-rising levels of spend by mega-cap Tech players on setting up AI infrastructure, and worries about the threats AI poses to the long-term profitability of software businesses. Oracle and Adobe shares have struggled lately, with Oracle facing headwinds related to its AI-centric spending plans. At the same time, Adobe's downbeat sentiment is tied to the long-term impact of AI on its core business. You can see this in the one-year performance of Oracle and Adobe shares relative to the S&P 500 index (red line, up +21.2%) and the Zacks Tech sector (green line, up +30%). Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Oracle is spending heavily on data centers it considers essential to its AI goals, but it lacks the financial firepower of other hyperscalers such as Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon. The company’s AI fortunes are also seen as closely tied to OpenAI, which has contracted to use a large portion ...

格隆汇3月7日｜据央视，当地时间7日凌晨，以色列军队与黎巴嫩真主党武装在黎巴嫩贝卡谷地村镇纳比希特发生激烈交火。

美东时间周五，美国股市全面下挫，三大指数集体收跌。道琼斯工业平均指数下跌453.19点，跌幅0.95%，报47501.55点；纳斯达克指数重挫361.31点，跌幅1.59%，报22387.68点；标普500指数下跌90.69点，跌幅1.33%，报6740.02点。本周三大股指均录得跌幅，道指累跌约3%，标普500指数累跌约2%，纳指累跌1.24%。 大型科技股普遍承压，英特尔跌超5%，英伟达跌3%，亚马逊、特斯拉、Meta跌超2%，苹果跌逾1%，微软、谷歌小幅下跌。华尔街恐慌指标VIX指数飙升22%，触及去年4月以来最高水平。 能源股和国防 军工 股逆势崛起，成为混乱中为数不多的亮色。西方 石油 涨1.8%，洛克希德·马丁涨超2%。这种分化背后是对地缘局势的直接映射——特朗普周五下午会见主要防务企业CEO后透露，与会企业已同意将“精良级”武器产量翻两番。战争的逻辑，正冷酷地转化为 某 些行业的订单。 中概股多数逆势走强，成为市场中少有的亮点。纳斯达克金龙中国指数初步收涨0.7%，尽管全周累计仍下跌约4.2%，但单日的逆势表现依然亮眼。热门中概股中，京东涨6.1%，小鹏、携程、网易、金山云涨幅最高达5.9%，小米涨3%，美团、腾讯涨超2%，阿里巴巴涨0.4%；也有部分个股走弱， 阿特斯 太阳能 跌3.7%，小马智行跌8.5%。 市场恐慌情绪显著升温，华尔街恐慌指标VIX指数暴涨22%，触及去年4月以来最高水平。这种情绪转变主要源于两大关键因素的叠加冲击：国际油价暴涨和美国就业数据意外疲软。 能源市场方面，中东冲突升级引发供应担忧，油价创下历史性周涨幅。WTI原油 期货 周涨35.6%，报每桶91.27美元；布伦特原油期货周涨27.88%，报每桶93.17美元。两者分别创下自1983年和1991年有记录以来的最大周涨幅。卡塔尔能源部长Saad al-Kaabi表示，所有海湾能源出口国都可能被迫停止生产，这将进一步推高油价。 油价飙升的背后，是中东局势的急剧恶化：美国与以色列对伊朗的军事打击已持续多日，战事不断升级，以军宣称摧毁了伊朗已故最高领袖哈梅内伊曾使用的地下掩体，伊朗方面则动用超重型 导弹 并大规模攻击美军航母及中东多国基地，霍尔木兹海峡的石油运输实际上已接近“停摆”，市场担忧整个海湾能源出口都可能被迫中断。 经济数据方面，美国2月非农就业人口净减少9.2万，远低...

格隆汇3月7日｜据英国金融时报：美国在Anthropic事件引发争议之际，出台严格的人工智能新指南。美国规则草案要求，民用政府合同应允许“任何合法”用途使用（AI）模型。

美国起草了新的政府关于人工智能合同的指导方针，美国希望人工智能公司允许“任何合法”的使用方式来应用人工智能模型。（英国金融时报） 风险提示及免责条款 市场有风险，投资需谨慎。本文不构成个人投资建议，也未考虑到个别用户特殊的投资目标、财务状况或需要。用户应考虑本文中的任何意见、观点或结论是否符合其特定状况。据此投资，责任自负。

格隆汇3月7日｜据媒体，甲骨文(ORCL.N)与OpenAI已决定不再推进在美国得克萨斯州扩建一座大型人工智能数据中心的计划。此前双方围绕该项目的谈判因融资问题以及OpenAI需求持续变化而长期停滞。知情人士表示，谈判最终告吹后，为Meta的介入提供了机会。Meta目前正考虑向开发商Crusoe租赁位于得州阿比林、原计划用于扩建的数据中心场地。据悉，英伟达在促成Meta与该开发商接触的过程中发挥了推动作用。

A seemingly smooth transition in the C-Suite and fine quarterly results were the tailwinds pushing Thomson Reuters (TRI +1.83%) stock ahead over the past few trading days. The storied media company's share price rose by almost 16% during the week, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. A CFO change and fundamental growth Thomson Reuters hit the ground running on Monday, divulging that it has drafted a new CFO. Gary Bischoping is joining the company next month and will formally succeed the retiring Mike Eastwood on May 8. We can be certain that both men were busy poring over the company's fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings, the results of which were published three days later. Revenue for the period rose by 5% year-over-year to slightly above $2 billion, while net income not under international financial reporting standards (IFRS) ticked 6% higher to hit $479 million, or $1.07 per share. The top-line figure broadly met the average analyst estimate, while non-IFRS (adjusted) profitability edged past the consensus pundit expectation of $1.06 per share. Technology, specifically artificial intelligence (AI), was a factor in the company's fundamental improvements. It quoted CEO Steve Hasker as saying that "We are seeing tangible benefits from our continued investments in AI, accelerating our pace of product innovation and leveraging technology to reimagine how we work." In the earnings release, Thomson Reuters also announced a meaty 10% increase to its quarterly dividend; it has now declared dividend raises for 33 years in a row. The new payout, which would yield 2.4%, will be paid on March 10 to investors who held shares on Feb. 17. Expand NASDAQ : TRI Thomson Reuters Today's Change ( 1.83 %) $ 2.00 Current Price $ 111.44 Key Data Points Market Cap $49B Day's Range $ 107.04 - $ 111.74 52wk Range $ 79.71 - $ 218.42 Volume 153K Avg Vol 2.3M Gross Margin 26.58 % Dividend Yield 2.23 % Revenue to rise robustly, management says Thomson Reuters al...

Key Points It ended 2025 with a solid fourth quarter, in which it notched a bottom-line beat. It also raised its dividend substantially. 10 stocks we like better than Thomson Reuters › A seemingly smooth transition in the C-Suite and fine quarterly results were the tailwinds pushing Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ: TRI) stock ahead over the past few trading days. The storied media company's share price rose by almost 16% during the week, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. A CFO change and fundamental growth Thomson Reuters hit the ground running on Monday, divulging that it has drafted a new CFO. Gary Bischoping is joining the company next month and will formally succeed the retiring Mike Eastwood on May 8. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » We can be certain that both men were busy poring over the company's fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings, the results of which were published three days later. Revenue for the period rose by 5% year-over-year to slightly above $2 billion, while net income not under international financial reporting standards (IFRS) ticked 6% higher to hit $479 million, or $1.07 per share. The top-line figure broadly met the average analyst estimate, while non-IFRS (adjusted) profitability edged past the consensus pundit expectation of $1.06 per share. Technology, specifically artificial intelligence (AI), was a factor in the company's fundamental improvements. It quoted CEO Steve Hasker as saying that "We are seeing tangible benefits from our continued investments in AI, accelerating our pace of product innovation and leveraging technology to reimagine how we work." In the earnings release, Thomson Reuters also announced a meaty 10% increase to its quarterly dividend; it has now declared dividend raises for 33 years in a row. The new payou...

特朗普政府为民用人工智能合同制定了严格规定，要求人工智能公司允许 “任何合法” 使用其模型的行为，这是五角大楼与 Anthropic 之间僵持不下的背景下出台的举措。 媒体看到的新政府指导方针草案规定，希望与政府开展业务的人工智能企业，必须授予美国一项不可撤销的许可，允许其出于所有合法目的使用这些公司的系统。 美国总务管理局（GSA）发布的这项指导方针将适用于民用合同，也是政府层面加强人工智能服务采购工作的一部分。一位知情人士表示，该方针在原则上与五角大楼正在为军事合同考虑的措施类似。 这些新条款是过去几个月起草的，而就在此前一周，美国国防部表示将撕毁与 Anthropic 签订的一份2 亿美元合同。原因是这家人工智能企业以担心国内监控和致命自主武器问题为由，拒绝让五角大楼在技术使用上拥有完全自由裁量权。 白宫还将 Anthropic 列为供应链风险企业。 这家估值达 3800 亿美元的初创企业辩称，若允许 “所有合法用途”，其强大的技术可能被用于国内大规模监控，并推动写入具体条款以提供保障。 责任编辑：刘明亮

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格隆汇3月7日｜据央视，当地时间6日，美国白宫新闻秘书莱维特在新闻发布会上表示，“美国正稳步推进控制伊朗领空的进程，预计美国可实现的目标将在四到六周内完成”。当天早些时候，美国总统特朗普在社交媒体发文称，除了“无条件投降”之外，美国不会与伊朗达成任何协议。对此，莱维特解释称，所谓“无条件投降”，是指当美方认定伊朗已不再构成威胁，且军事行动目标全部实现时，无论伊朗方面是否公开作出这一表态，伊朗实际上将处于“无条件投降”状态。

Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images The first two months of the year were a year to forget for the software sector. In just two months, the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF ( IGV ) fell more than 22%, taking its total decline from its peak to over 30%. In the early weeks of 2026, it seemed as though every weekend a new negative article about the sector was published, allowing nervous investors to worry all weekend about the death of software stocks at the hands of AI. The most notable of these reports, so far, was the Citrini essay titled “The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis.” Published on 2/22, it also coincided with a weekend blizzard in the Northeast. When the markets opened for trading the following Monday on 2/23, the magnitude of the decline was likely exaggerated given the lower market liquidity. Looking back at that report, though, in the short term at least, its publication appears to have been a clearing-out event for the market, as IGV has rallied 13.9% since the close on 2/23. Over the course of that 13% rally, IGV has traded higher in eight of the last nine trading days, including today’s fractional gain as of midday. Not only has IGV traded consistently higher, but there has also been steady buying throughout the trading day. In each of those nine days, even on the one day it traded lower, IGV traded higher from the open to close. While there have been five other streaks where IGV had more consecutive days of gains from the open to close, the current streak is tied with four other periods for the sixth-longest streak in the ETF's history. It’s always easier to see in hindsight, but underneath all the snow on 2/23, there was plenty of blood on the software streets. Original Post Editor's Note: The summary bullets for this article were chosen by Seeking Alpha editors.

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美國同以色列聯手打擊伊朗踏入第二周。美國總統特朗普表明拒絕同伊朗談判，敦促對方投降。伊朗總統佩澤希齊揚同俄羅斯總統普京通電話，討論最新局勢。據報俄方正向伊朗提供美軍部署情報。 伊朗首都德黑蘭周五繼續受襲擊，有建築物冒煙。 央視總台記者李健南說：「現在是當地時間6號的18點左右，就在幾分鐘前，我手指的方向我們可以看到，在距離我們報道點不遠的地方，發生了多起爆炸，現場泛起了滾滾濃煙。」 而在伊朗西北主要城市，大不里士附近報道的記者表示，當地並無出現混亂跡象。 美國CNN記者弗雷德里克指出：「所有商店都有開，所有商店的貨品都非常充足，甚至有新鮮的水果和蔬菜。」 新華社引述中國駐土庫曼大使館報道，一批21名從伊朗撤離的中國公民，周五經土庫曼啟程回國。 伊朗南部一間女子小學上周六遇襲，逾百人喪生事件繼續發酵，美國CNN分析新衛星圖片，指該校與附近數幢伊朗伊斯蘭革命衛隊建築物，同樣是中心部分被擊中，反映它們是明確攻擊目標，推斷美軍應為事件負責。美國國務卿魯比奧曾表明，美國不會故意襲擊學校。 伊朗總統佩澤希齊揚表示，部分國家已開始調解衝突。 俄羅斯克里姆林宮公布，總統普京已同佩澤希齊揚通電話，並重申美國及以色列必須停止對伊朗的敵對行動，盡快回歸政治外交調解軌道。 美國華盛頓郵報披露，俄方向伊朗提供情報，涉及美軍戰艦及戰機部署位置。美國總統特朗普同日表示，不會通過談判同伊朗結束衝突，只會接受無條件投降。又指伊朗領導層已被瓦解，他正尋求一個對美國及以色列有善意的新領導層。 特朗普周五會晤洛歇馬丁、波音公司等，主要國防承包商高層後表示，各家承包商同意盡快把尖端武器產量提高三倍。 有輿論推斷，美國軍備庫存正逐漸耗盡。白宮發言人萊維特反駁說，美國有充裕的彈藥和武器，足以繼續剷除伊朗現政權，又指特朗普向來注重強化美軍裝備，而會晤國防承包商早於數周前安排好。 政治新聞網站Politico報道，美軍正為戰事可能持續到九月做準備。韓聯社則披露，美國正準備將駐南韓美軍部分軍力抽調往中東，被調派的裝備或包括愛國者防空導彈系統、陸軍戰術導彈系統及多管火箭系統等。 英國《金融時報》引述卡塔爾能源大臣警告，若衝突持續下去，所有海灣能源出口國將在數周內停產，全球經濟勢將被拖垮。

Torsten Asmus/iStock via Getty Images I have a probabilistic frame of thinking. As such, I'm gradually upping my exposure to oil and gas as opposed to going all-in, amid the growing supply-chain tensions caused by the U.S.-Iran war. As part of my allocation strategy, I'm using the First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund ETF ( FXN ) because I believe the fund might add alpha to broad-based asset class exposure. Here are a few reasons why I like FXN and a few risks to look out for. A Brief Macro Outlook: U.S.-Iran – I See A Continuation Trend Oil prices have surged since the Iran event . Although both WTI and Brent spiked on Sunday's futures market open, traders initially priced a higher shock to Brent on the basis of seaborne supply disruption. However, WTI price makers soon caught up, compressing the spread below $4.50 on March 5th (I witnessed an initial post-event spread of above $6.50). Figure 1 (Seeking Alpha) Why do I see continuation in this trend? Firstly, the supply-side seems like a disaster, the straight of Hormoz isn't functioning , the conflict has spread into the broader middle east, and China has attempted to containin refined product exports . In addition, the incumbent Iranian regime seems steadfast in its task to fight until the end as opposed to surrendering — boots on the ground seems like a high probability. Figure 1 - Global Oil Shipping (CNBC) Furthermore, the demand-side seems strong enough to carry the supply-side shock, for now. Although we've recently seen cooling in the global economy, major market unemployment rates , GDP growth , and PMIs remain resilient, allowing producers to pass-along higher insurance, storage, and operational input costs to their end markets. I think WTI producers will be price markers, until the consumer falters or the war fizzles out. In fact, I think any cooling of the Iran war won't detract from prices as traders and insurers will price a continued geo risk premium. In other words, I am not sure where oil prices will e...

Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR) saw a stock increase of 4.72% on March 6, outperforming the Software & IT Services sector, which declined by 0.51%. Key drivers for this rise include strong fourth-quarter financial results, optimistic guidance for fiscal year 2026, and favorable analyst upgrades. The demand for its AI platform and significant contract wins, particularly with the Department of Homeland Security, also contributed. However, high valuation multiples, insider selling, and geopolitical risks may introduce volatility. Analysts maintain a positive outlook with an average price target of $189.68. Log in to access the full 0 words article for free Sign up / Log in Due to copyright restrictions, please log in to view. Thank you for supporting legitimate content.

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Retirement isn't the sort of thing you should dive into on a whim. Rather, it's a stage of life that requires proper planning. But even if you're making an effort to plan out your retirement, the wrong assumptions could throw you for a loop. Here are three that could seriously ruin your senior years. 1. "Social Security will cover all of my bills" Social Security might end up being an important income stream for you in retirement. But if you're counting on those benefits to cover your bills in full, you may be in for a very unpleasant surprise. Your monthly Social Security checks might replace about 40% of your pre-retirement wages if you earn an average salary. But unless you're looking to take a 60% pay cut in retirement, you'll need income on top of Social Security to maintain a comfortable lifestyle. Plan ahead for that by building a retirement nest egg. And if you've been funding an IRA or 401(k) but aren't happy with your progress, take a close look at your spending and see if there's room to cut back anywhere. Boosting your savings rate even modestly could go a long way over time. 2. "I won't have to pay for healthcare once I'm eligible for Medicare" Some people assume that once they turn 65, all they need to do is enroll in Medicare and their healthcare needs will be covered in full. The reality is that there's a cost to getting Medicare coverage. Part B enrollees pay a monthly premium, and many Part D and Advantage plans charge premiums as well. There are also many costs that come on top of premiums, like deductibles, coinsurance, and copays. Plus, there are certain services Medicare won't even cover, like dental care and eye exams. It's important to budget for healthcare expenses so your retirement budget doesn't become a mess. And if possible, sock money away in a health savings account during your working years so you have a dedicated pool of funds for covering future medical bills. 3. "It's best to avoid stocks completely once I'm using my savings" You ...

Greg Mazlin and Matthew Lloyd-Thomas are betting that hybrid work and AI will allow more people to get away from their screens and be more active. Mazlin — one of the few partners to depart the $50 billion Tiger Global in recent years — started raising his first fund in 2024 to invest in private companies poised to benefit from two long-term trends: people craving real-life experiences and an increase in leisure time created by artificial intelligence and hybrid work. One of his investments includes Matthew Lloyd-Thomas's Milky Way Park, a holding company that owns the high-end bike tour operator Thomson Tours, and the mountain expedition firm Alpenglow Expiditions. And he has plans to add other adventure sports to the mix. Mazlin and Lloyd-Thomas joined Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec to discuss how they're betting on people going offline. (Source: Bloomberg)

三月的北方县城，空气里还带着未褪尽的寒意。主干道两旁的梧桐树光秃秃的，街边卖烤红薯的推车升腾起阵阵白雾。这是一个常住人口不足五十万的典型四线小城，生活节奏缓慢，对科技的感知往往慢于大城市。 但最近，一种略显突兀的赛博朋克感正在这座小县城悄然蔓延。 起因是我在常去的那家老字号羊肉汤馆旁边，发现了一家新开的门店。闪烁的LED招牌上，几个大字格外刺眼：AI智能科技美肤中心。顺着这条不过两公里长的商业街走下去，“AI智习室”“AI编程与奥数”“AI智能共享棋牌”鳞次栉比。 当这些带着浓厚中关村气味的词汇以一种突兀的方式镶嵌在县城门面上时，我不禁好奇：在这样一个连智能手机都需要手把手教长辈使用的环境里，AI的真实含量到底有多高？ 那些收入并不算高的县城消费者真的愿意为这些略显陌生的科技词汇买单吗？ 挂上AI招牌的县城门店 在县城，新事物的传播往往伴随着一种夸张的包装。走访的这几天，我仿佛置身于一场关于AI的标签狂欢。 最先吸引我的是那家AI智能科技美肤中心。推开玻璃门，迎面而来的是浓郁的精油香味和粉色调的装修风格。这与传统的县城美容院并无二致，但在大厅最显眼的位置摆放着一台印有“AI深度测肤”字样的半包围式仪器。 当被问及什么是“AI美肤”时，老板娘熟练地将脸对准仪器的探头：“现在AI扫一下，毛孔粗大程度、色素沉淀都能算出来。” 伴随着机器的一阵光效闪烁，电脑上迅速生成了一份长达十几页的肌肤诊断报告，上面布满了雷达图、柱状图和各种专业的英文缩写。紧接着，老板娘顺理成章地根据这份体验价9.9元的AI报告向我推荐了一套价值3000元的深层肌肤护理套餐。 离开美容院，拐过两条街，是实验小学对面的“AI智习室”。门口贴着“智能分析”“精准提分”等标语。放学时间刚过，家长三三两两地站在路边。 这家自习室没有传统的黑板和讲台，取而代之的是一排排像网吧一样被隔板分开的座位。每个座位上摆放着一台平板学习机和一副降噪耳机。 几十个孩子坐在那里，桌子上摞着成堆的练习册，手指不时在学习机屏幕点划，整个房间安静得只能听到翻书声和屏幕的哒哒声。 “这里没有真人老师上课。”店长是个90后，他递给我一份宣传册，“我们用的是AI自适应学习系统。孩子先在平板上做一套测试题，AI会自动分析出他的薄弱知识点”。 除了这些，县城里甚至还出现了“AI共享棋牌室”。 与人声翻涌的老式麻将馆不同，这里24小时营业，老板很...

Market Domination Overtime Host Jared Blikre previews several of the biggest stories to come throughout next week, including earnings results from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Kohl's (KSS), Oracle (ORCL), and Adobe (ADBE); February's Consumer Price Index survey (CPI) results; and the latest readings on NFIB Optimism Index and US existing home sales. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime.

Singapore ’s developers are taking hits as China’s property downturn drags into another year, with declining rents, emptier buildings and falling values weighing on their results. But analysts say Beijing’s huge market and recent policy support mean most investors are unlikely to pull back entirely, instead becoming far more selective about where they invest. Recent earnings from several Singapore developers show the pressure building across their China portfolios, even as investors watch for signs the country’s prolonged property downturn may be nearing a turning point. Advertisement Developers from the city state have been investing in China’s property market since the world’s second-largest economy opened its doors to global capital in the 1970s, and have since become one of the biggest groups of asset buyers. Property investments from Singaporean investors reached 34.65 billion yuan in 2018, making the city state the largest asset buyer in China’s property market, according to data by real estate agency Cushman & Wakefield. Advertisement But China’s property sector has been in a slump since the central government imposed lending caps – known as the “three red lines” policy – in 2020 to curb developers’ leverage and rein in a housing boom. Falling sales and prices have dragged down many Chinese developers. China Evergrande Group, once the country’s largest, was ordered to liquidate in 2024, while China Vanke – formerly hailed as one of the more financially resilient names – has found itself under crushing debt.

Through their ups and downs, tech stocks have made the headlines, and for good reason. Tech, historically, has created opportunities through new verticals that eventually shape the way we live our lives. I myself can’t imagine a life without picking up my iPhone 700 times a day. When tech companies form, they tend to raise capital through a combination of debt and equity, both of which are the “necessary evils” to get the ball rolling. The hope is that one day the bottom line turns green and grows faster than revenue. One day, though, growth will start to slow. And, it’s around that point that something will need to change to keep shareholders from hitting the “sell” button. Take Amazon, for example. Its share price has grown ~637% over the last 10 years. Contrast that with a “boring dividend stock” like Coca-Cola. Over the last 10 years, KO stock itself has grown 66.05% . So why do shareholders keep holding a stock like Coke? Because they pay dividends, and they grow them, year after year. And if Coca-Cola ins’t your thing, don’t worry, PepsiCo follows the same idea . The thing is that over time, companies can’t continue to grow their share price at such a “headline-grabbing” clip. We can’t keep expecting 20, 30, or 40% annual growth rates. When investors start to lose faith in the company's ability to grow the share price, they tend to cycle into other investments, which can lead to a period of underperformance. One way companies can break the cycle is to start paying dividends. Sure, Apple started in 1987. Microsoft started in 2003. But these are outlying examples. As these mega-cap companies grew into what they are today, their share price doesn’t grow quite as fast as it once did, so they, too, need a way to keep shareholders happy. And one way to do that is by paying a dividend. In 2024, Meta and Alphabet started. Now, it could be Amazon’s turn. Amazon.com Inc ( AMZN ) Like many of its peers in the Magnificent Seven , Amazon.com Inc is a global technology and ...

從黑龍江的紅冠鶴到福建的濕地生態監測，國家近年大力推進濕地保護與修復工程，打造具「中國特色」的濕地保護體系。航拍鏡頭下，大片濕地綠意盎然，候鳥翱翔其間，體現生態文明建設的成果。 全面推進濕地保護法 生態安全底線守穩 自十八大以來，以國家主席習近平生態文明思想為指引，在全國範圍內推動濕地保護工作。國家相繼出台多項政策並落實《濕地保護法》，建立完善的濕地管理、修復及可持續利用框架。 截至2025年，中國濕地總面積達到約8.34億畝（約5,560萬公頃），新建及修復濕地超過100萬公頃，新增紅樹林面積約9,200公頃，是全球少數濕地覆蓋率呈正增長的國家之一。全國累計實施逾3,800個濕地保護工程，為維護生態安全提供堅實屏障。 科技助力監測鳥類遷徙 智慧系統保護生物多樣性 科技手段正成為濕地保護的重要力量。福建閩江口救護天鵝上安裝的衛星追蹤器，可即時傳輸生態數據；江西鄱陽湖的人工智能系統則能精確識別並統計候鳥數量。在位於中國西南的白鶴灘濕地，紅外攝像機、無人機及水文感測器共同構建了高精度智能監測網絡，實時追蹤濕地生態變化。 國家林草局濕地管理司副司長楊峰偉表示，未來將全面落實《濕地保護法》，實施重點修復項目，持續加強紅樹林保護，同時完善濕地生態產品價值實現機制，讓「地球之腎」為公眾帶來更多生態與經濟效益。 世界濕地日三十周年 推動全球合作共建美麗地球 每年2月2日是世界濕地日，今年是第30屆，主題為「濕地與傳統知識：文化遺產的慶典」。國家主席習近平曾多次強調濕地保護的重要性，指出濕地旅遊應在不破壞生態的前提下推動發展，並呼籲全球加強宣傳教育與國際合作。 國際紅樹林中心亦正擴展國際合作網絡，推動全球紅樹林保護與恢復，預期將吸納約20個成員國共同參與，為濕地保護搭建多邊交流平台。 濕地保護 中國的綠色樣本 中國目前已劃定82處國際重要濕地，持續完善多層次保護體系，展現從政策到實踐的整體推進。科研人員許偉華指，中國在過去十多年中形成了具中國特色的濕地保護發展格局，為「美麗中國」建設打下生態基礎。 從廣闊的候鳥棲地到遼闊的湖泊灘塗，航拍鏡頭見證了濕地修復的速度與決心——那是一條正在延展的綠色生命線，連接著山川、湖海與未來。