This swashbuckling Manchester United victory moves them to within two points of Champions League qualification and is prima facie evidence of the job Michael Carrick has executed since his appointment as interim manager. The performance is also a fair calling card for the permanent role as United bettered a doughty Brentford by simply being better. Continue reading...
This swashbuckling Manchester United victory moves them to within two points of Champions League qualification and is prima facie evidence of the job Michael Carrick has executed since his appointment as interim manager. The performance is also a fair calling card for the permanent role as United bettered a doughty Brentford by simply being better. Continue reading...
Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. press release ( CBK ): Q1 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.73 beats by $0.05 . Operating revenue of $23.1M (+6.0% Y/Y) beats by $0.4M . More on Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. Historical earnings data for Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. Dividend scorecard for Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. Financial information for Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. press release ( CBK ): Q1 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.73 beats by $0.05 . Operating revenue of $23.1M (+6.0% Y/Y) beats by $0.4M . More on Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. Historical earnings data for Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. Dividend scorecard for Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. Financial information for Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Poet Technologies (NASDAQ: POET) stock has seen incredible volatility recently. While the company's share price rocketed 108% higher across last week's trading, the stock got crushed this Monday as the substantive grounds for the fiber-optics specialist's recent valuation rally evaporated. Poet stock closed out Monday's trading down roughly 47% -- a decline that wiped out nearly all of the gains t...
Poet Technologies (NASDAQ: POET) stock has seen incredible volatility recently. While the company's share price rocketed 108% higher across last week's trading, the stock got crushed this Monday as the substantive grounds for the fiber-optics specialist's recent valuation rally evaporated. Poet stock closed out Monday's trading down roughly 47% -- a decline that wiped out nearly all of the gains that the stock had posted in the previous week. The company's share price had enjoyed a huge rally last week thanks to news that the business had seemingly secured and expanded a contract with a business associated with Marvell Technology , but Poet shareholders recently got some terrible news about the deal. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Open source software with more than 1 million monthly downloads was compromised after a threat actor exploited a vulnerability in the developers’ account workflow that gave access to its signing keys and other sensitive information. On Friday, unknown attackers exploited the vulnerability to push a new version of element-data , a command-line interface that helps users monitor performance and anom...
Open source software with more than 1 million monthly downloads was compromised after a threat actor exploited a vulnerability in the developers’ account workflow that gave access to its signing keys and other sensitive information. On Friday, unknown attackers exploited the vulnerability to push a new version of element-data , a command-line interface that helps users monitor performance and anomalies in machine-learning systems. When run, the malicious package scoured systems for sensitive data, including user profiles, warehouse credentials, cloud provider keys, API tokens, and SSH keys, developers said . The malicious version was tagged as 0.23.3 and was published to the developers’ Python Package Index and Docker image accounts. It was removed about 12 hours later, on Saturday. Elementary Cloud, the Elementary dbt package, and all other CLI versions weren't affected. Assume compromise “Users who installed 0.23.3, or who pulled and ran the affected Docker image, should assume that any credentials accessible to the environment where it ran may have been exposed,” the developers wrote. Read full article Comments
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., April 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) (the "Company") announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2026.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., April 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) (the "Company") announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2026.
Following Paramount Skydance’s ( PSKY ) acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery ( WBD ), the combined company will be nearly half owned by non-U.S. investors, an issue downplayed by the media conglomerate and flagged by rival Netflix ( NFLX ) when the two were engaged in a bidding war. According to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission, Paramount ( PSKY ) said that the acquisition of W...
Following Paramount Skydance’s ( PSKY ) acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery ( WBD ), the combined company will be nearly half owned by non-U.S. investors, an issue downplayed by the media conglomerate and flagged by rival Netflix ( NFLX ) when the two were engaged in a bidding war. According to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission, Paramount ( PSKY ) said that the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery ( WBD ) will be partially financed by three Middle East investment funds that will own a combined 24% of the new company. But despite attempts to structure the deal to avoid oversight by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), Paramount acknowledges that foreign entities will own more than the 25% threshold but that these investments “serve the public interest,” as it would allow Paramount “greater access to capital, including from foreign sources,” to compete more effectively in the TV and streaming marketplace. This includes the broadcast of local and national news, “enhancing the availability of reliable, high-quality, non-paywalled local and national news.” By addressing the indirect ownership of U.S. news stations, Paramount assures regulators that the Ellison family will retain a majority of the voting interest and control of the parent company. Following the acquisition, Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ) will own CNN as well as its current ownership of CBS News and affiliated stations across the country. The filing also notes that foreign investors will not have voting rights in the new company. More on Paramount Skydance Corporation, Warner Bros. Discovery Paramount Skydance: A Debt-Heavy, Risky, Long-Term Stock Debt Will Eat Paramount's Future Returns Warner Bros. Discovery And Paramount Skydance: A Lower-Risk Arb Play And A Leveraged Bet Paramount Skydance names Media Pulse exclusive ad sales partner in Canada ‘Michael’ stuns with $97M opening, powers strong weekend box office
sarawuth702/iStock via Getty Images Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist Closed-end funds offer investors a professionally managed, diversified portfolio, often delivering monthly distributions to investors. However, not all distributions are the same, as they come with varying tax characteristics such as ordinary income, long-term capital gains, and return of capital classifi...
sarawuth702/iStock via Getty Images Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist Closed-end funds offer investors a professionally managed, diversified portfolio, often delivering monthly distributions to investors. However, not all distributions are the same, as they come with varying tax characteristics such as ordinary income, long-term capital gains, and return of capital classifications. By looking for tax-advantaged distributions, investors can reduce their tax obligations over the long run. In that way, you are keeping more of what you're being paid rather than paying it to the government. Of course, one of the other key opportunities often highlighted in the CEF space is the discount/premium mechanic. The fund's share price can trade wildly differently from the actual net asset value of the portfolio. That can create opportunities when the discounts open up to relatively wide historical levels, thus being a key consideration for investing in this investment wrapper. Given that, today, we'll be touching on two funds that often provide tax-friendly distribution classifications when it comes to what they're paying out, but are also looking like attractively valued funds. That includes the John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund ( HTD ) and the Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunity Fund ( ETV ). #1 John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund 1-Year Z-score: -1.51 Discount/Premium: -8.45% Distribution Yield: 7.38% Expense Ratio: 1.15% Leverage: 30.38% Managed Assets: $1.35 billion Structure: Perpetual HTD's objective is to: "... provide a high level of after-tax total return from dividend income and capital appreciation." Their approach to investing is "typically investing at least 80% of assets in dividend-paying securities." With that, they will "... typically emphasize preferred and common securities in the high dividend-paying utility sector. Given the fund's focus on investing in both equities and preferred instruments, the...
Yori Meirizan/iStock via Getty Images Lumentum Holdings Inc. ( LITE ) shares have absolutely skyrocketed this year as networking in AI data centers has taken center stage, and optical especially has gained ground as hyperscalers chase ever-faster transmission speeds. While the valuation is stretched, I think LITE has more room to run as the industry's AI capex runway continues. Data by YCharts Thi...
Yori Meirizan/iStock via Getty Images Lumentum Holdings Inc. ( LITE ) shares have absolutely skyrocketed this year as networking in AI data centers has taken center stage, and optical especially has gained ground as hyperscalers chase ever-faster transmission speeds. While the valuation is stretched, I think LITE has more room to run as the industry's AI capex runway continues. Data by YCharts This is usually the paragraph where I mention my previous article on the stock at hand and measure performance from then until now, but this will be my first official piece on LITE. I've followed the company for years, as well as many of its competitors, and have more recently written articles on Credo ( CRDO ), which you can read here , and Celestica ( CLS ), which you can read here , in my ongoing coverage of the AI data center supply chain. Those stocks have performed quite well this year, but Lumentum has put them and virtually every other company to shame— LITE is up more than 1300% in just the last twelve months! The obvious question is what turned the company from a decently sized optical supplier to one of the most valuable engines of the AI infrastructure build-out? The answer is pretty simple (in explanation, not in practice)— consistent execution at the highest level of laser design and manufacturing. More on this later. Let's take a step back and look at the products Lumentum offers and the niche it fills in the data center. How to Network a Data Center For those unfamiliar with how optical transceivers in a data center work and what they actually do, we'll begin with a quick explanation-by-example. If you're quite confident you grasp this already, you can skip to the section titled " Leading In Lasers. " Imagine that you're a software engineer at, say, Google ( GOOG ), and there's a particularly annoying task, like formatting a YAML file, that you'd rather have AI do for you. You boot up Gemini (or Claude if you're feeling a bit rebellious), upload your YAML file,...
In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing, Motley Fool Co-Founder David Gardner is joined by superstar guests Bill Burke and Mahan Tavakoli as they each share three stories—one to educate, one to amuse, and one to enrich. From investing lessons that last a lifetime to laugh-out-l
In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing, Motley Fool Co-Founder David Gardner is joined by superstar guests Bill Burke and Mahan Tavakoli as they each share three stories—one to educate, one to amuse, and one to enrich. From investing lessons that last a lifetime to laugh-out-l
Arterton power-walks stylishly through Tom Bradby’s slick crime caper that takes itself so seriously even the saucy stuff is solemn. Slow Horses this is not Another week, another glossy espionage drama in which agitated politicos scour the corridors of power in search of something, anything, to differentiate the thing from its predecessors. But what? ITV’s Secret Service rummages through its faux-...
Arterton power-walks stylishly through Tom Bradby’s slick crime caper that takes itself so seriously even the saucy stuff is solemn. Slow Horses this is not Another week, another glossy espionage drama in which agitated politicos scour the corridors of power in search of something, anything, to differentiate the thing from its predecessors. But what? ITV’s Secret Service rummages through its faux-leather briefcase for fresh ideas. Not the easiest of tasks, given the number of cliches that swirl around the genre’s cufflinks. But God loves a trier. And Secret Service is nothing if not tenacious. Might a protagonist who juggles family life with a secret job as an MI6 agent count as a USP, it wonders, nodding at Kate Henderson (Gemma Arterton) and her tousled action-bob. No? How about a plot that divides itself between Whitehall and a more exotic, if no less treacherous, location such as, say, Malta? Or many scenes in which actors in wool-blend car coats stride purposefully past the SIS building while shouting things like: “You’re the bloody home secretary!” and: “Tell that to the prime minister!” Continue reading...
Yes, the beachside sexperiment comes with endless hands-on intimacy therapy, which could easily feel shocking, excruciating or just plain dull. Instead, it’s a jolly, wholesome joy Here are a few things Virgin Island is not. The Channel 4 series, in which 12 adult virgins travel to Croatia to take part in a three-week intimacy retreat, isn’t graphic, explicit, tawdry or tasteless. For reality TV, ...
Yes, the beachside sexperiment comes with endless hands-on intimacy therapy, which could easily feel shocking, excruciating or just plain dull. Instead, it’s a jolly, wholesome joy Here are a few things Virgin Island is not. The Channel 4 series, in which 12 adult virgins travel to Croatia to take part in a three-week intimacy retreat, isn’t graphic, explicit, tawdry or tasteless. For reality TV, it doesn’t even feel that exploitative: unlike many other formats, you get the sense that everyone involved is crystal clear about what they are here to do and how it will end up looking on television. It’s what they are here to do, however, that makes watching Virgin Island a mind-boggling experience. Whatever the reason for remaining a virgin, the remedy is broadly the same. With the help of various sex therapists, the participants are encouraged to tune in to their desires, expose their bodies and experience sensual touch via professional “surrogate partners” – a treatment that can (and, in the first series, did) extend to penetrative sex. Continue reading...
Regime used its isolation after closing borders to escalate killings when global scrutiny disappeared, NGO claims North Korea dramatically increased its use of the death penalty after closing its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic, using its isolation to escalate killings when international scrutiny disappeared, according to a report mapping 13 years of executions under the country’s leader, Kim...
Regime used its isolation after closing borders to escalate killings when global scrutiny disappeared, NGO claims North Korea dramatically increased its use of the death penalty after closing its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic, using its isolation to escalate killings when international scrutiny disappeared, according to a report mapping 13 years of executions under the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un . The number of documented cases of executions and death sentences increased by 117% in the nearly five years after North Korea sealed its borders in January 2020 compared with an equal period before the closure, according to a report by the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG), a human rights NGO in Seoul. Continue reading...
Michael Vi LendingClub ( LC ) stock soared 14% in Monday after-hours trading after the online lender's Q1 earnings and revenue handily topped Wall Street expectations, as loan originations grew 31% Y/Y and an accounting change lowered its provision for credit losses. Furthermore, the company issued solid Q2 guidance and reaffirmed its full-year outlook. The online lending platform expects Q2 GAAP ...
Michael Vi LendingClub ( LC ) stock soared 14% in Monday after-hours trading after the online lender's Q1 earnings and revenue handily topped Wall Street expectations, as loan originations grew 31% Y/Y and an accounting change lowered its provision for credit losses. Furthermore, the company issued solid Q2 guidance and reaffirmed its full-year outlook. The online lending platform expects Q2 GAAP EPS of $0.40-$0.45 (midpoint to $0.43), vs. the average analyst estimate of $0.41, and loan originations of $3.0B-$3.1B, vs. the Visible Alpha consensus of $3.0B. It reaffirmed its full-year guidance for EPS of $1.65-$1.80 (midpoint $1.73) vs. the $1.71 consensus and loan originations of $11.6B-$12.6B vs. the Visible Alpha estimate of $12.1B. Q1 GAAP EPS of $0.44, beating the average analyst estimate of $0.36, rose/fell from $0.35 in Q4 2025 and $0.10 in last year’s Q1. Q1 total net revenue of $252.3M, topping the $249.1M consensus, decreased from $266.5M in the previous quarter and increased from $217.7M in the year-ago period. "We're starting 2026 with exceptional momentum, delivering 31% year-over-year growth in originations while achieving record pre-tax earnings of $67 million and ROTCE of 14.5%," said CEO Scott Sanborn. During the quarter, LendingClub ( LC ) announced its Happen Bank will launch in summer 2026, reflecting expanded banking capabilities. After the end of Q1, the company started underwriting and originating home improvement loans. Starting in Q1, the company adopted fair option accounting for all new originations of loans held for investment. This change aligns the accounting treatment for loans held for investment and held for sale, creating a consistent framework across the business and removing the front-loaded current expected credit loss (CECL) reserve impact that corresponds to balance sheet growth. The company expects this transition will, over time, result in a higher return on invested capital. Total loan originations climbed to $2.67B from $2.6...
While artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have bounced back to lead the market higher, the same can't be said for growth stocks in the consumer space. The market is still nervous about what impact the war with Iran and high oil prices will have on the consumer. However, that opens the door for investors to pick up some growth stocks on the cheap. Let's look at two stocks you can split $5,000 betwe...
While artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have bounced back to lead the market higher, the same can't be said for growth stocks in the consumer space. The market is still nervous about what impact the war with Iran and high oil prices will have on the consumer. However, that opens the door for investors to pick up some growth stocks on the cheap. Let's look at two stocks you can split $5,000 between right now. E.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF) is a growth stock trading at an attractive valuation, with a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of just 16 times 2027 analyst estimates. In the past, the company was able to consistently take market share in the mass cosmetic category through its fast-follower strategy of imitating popular prestige products and offering them at much cheaper prices. It has a strong influencer marketing network and has been able to increase distribution and take shelf space. Continue reading
"The Democrats Have To Cheat To Win": Voter Fraud Is Legion In America Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com , The next big battle in elections is the 2026 Midterms in November. Dr. Jerome Corsi has a Harvard PhD in political science. He has written more than 30 books with many of them becoming best-sellers. Dr. Corsi says the Democrats have been stealing elections nationwide for years. This November,...
"The Democrats Have To Cheat To Win": Voter Fraud Is Legion In America Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com , The next big battle in elections is the 2026 Midterms in November. Dr. Jerome Corsi has a Harvard PhD in political science. He has written more than 30 books with many of them becoming best-sellers. Dr. Corsi says the Democrats have been stealing elections nationwide for years. This November, the Dems will try again, but team Trump is trying to stop the biggest ever voter and election fraud that robs the voice and will of “We the People.” Dr. Corsi contends: “I think this is probably one of the biggest stories in America. The vote cheating by Democrats is legion. I mean it’s rampant. You’ve got 29 states that refuse to turn over to the Department of Justice (DOJ) their state voter registration data bases because they know they are packed with people that don’t exist, illegal immigrants and dead people. These voter rolls are a disgrace.” Assistant DOJ AG Harmeet Dhillon recently found 350,000 dead people and 25,000 foreign citizens on the voter rolls in the states that complied with the DOJ request. These were red states. So, what are the odds the amount of dead, non-existent and illegals go way up in the blue state voter rolls? How is the cheating done with inaccurate and fraudulent voter rolls? Dr. Corsi explains, “The voter rolls have algorithms in them that we have shown allow the creation of all these records that are false records..." " The records can be hidden in the data base and pulled out and used in mail-in ballot schemes. That’s what’s been happening, and it just happened in Virginia. The ballot was being taken on the redistricting, and when you watch it very carefully, the vote against redistricting was leading. Then, there were two bumps. Those bumps were the registration of mail-in ballots, and the vote favoring redistricting are ahead, and they stay ahead. Well, that’s not accidental. That is the voting of false records, and this is a pattern in...
June WTI crude oil (CLM26 ) on Monday closed up +1.97 (+2.09%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM26 ) closed up +0.0372 (+1.12%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled sharply higher on Monday, with gasoline posting a 3.75-year high. Crude prices continue to climb as stalled peace talks between the US...
June WTI crude oil (CLM26 ) on Monday closed up +1.97 (+2.09%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM26 ) closed up +0.0372 (+1.12%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled sharply higher on Monday, with gasoline posting a 3.75-year high. Crude prices continue to climb as stalled peace talks between the US...