DKosig/iStock via Getty Images Verizon Communications ( VZ ) is trading more than 2% on Monday, buoyed by first-quarter results that topped profit expectations and delivered a milestone in wireless subscriber growth, reinforcing its position as one of the top-rated telecom stocks on Seeking Alpha's Quant system. In light of this, below is a list of ETFs with exposure to Verizon, ranked according t...
DKosig/iStock via Getty Images Verizon Communications ( VZ ) is trading more than 2% on Monday, buoyed by first-quarter results that topped profit expectations and delivered a milestone in wireless subscriber growth, reinforcing its position as one of the top-rated telecom stocks on Seeking Alpha's Quant system. In light of this, below is a list of ETFs with exposure to Verizon, ranked according to their Seeking Alpha Quant Ratings. The list is topped by iShares US Telecommunications ETF ( IYZ ) with a Quant Rating of 4.20 and an impressive year-to-date performance of 24.04%. The StSt SPDR S&P US Com Ser Sel Sector UCITS ETF Acc ( SSEXF ) follows closely behind with a rating of 4.15. Moving down the rankings, the VanEck Ms Developed Markets Div Lead UCITS ETF ( TKCPF ) holds a Buy rating of 3.75 with an 8.66% year-to-date return. The Parnassus Value Select ETF ( PRVS ) marks the transition to Hold ratings at 3.23, followed by several dividend-focused ETFs in the middle and lower tiers of the list. Seeking Alpha’s Quant system ranks stocks based on their performance on critical quantitative measures, including valuation, growth, stock momentum, and profitability. Each stock is rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with any rating of 3.5 or above considered bullish and any rating of 2.5 or below considered bearish. Here is the list: iShares US Telecommunications ETF ( IYZ ), Quant Rating: 4.20 StSt SPDR S&P US Com Ser Sel Sector UCITS ETF Acc ( SSEXF ), Quant Rating: 4.15 VanEck Ms Developed Markets Div Lead UCITS ETF ( TKCPF ), Quant Rating: 3.75 Parnassus Value Select ETF ( PRVS ), Quant Rating: 3.23 First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dv Aristocrats ETF ( KNGZ ), Quant Rating: 3.04 First Tr Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund ETF ( FDL ), Quant Rating: 2.96 Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Div ETF ( DJD ), Quant Rating: 2.79 WBI Power Factor High Dividend ETF ( WBIY ), Quant Rating: 2.54 Polen Dividend Income ETF ( DIVZ ), Quant Rating: 2.37 FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target I...
James Sherwin-Smith’s candidacy is a test of the building society’s commitment to mutual values James Sherwin-Smith, who is aiming to become the first customer to be voted onto the board of Nationwide in nearly 25 years, deserves top marks for perseverance. A year ago his attempt to get his name on the ballot paper was stymied, or so it seemed, by data protection rules and so forth. This time, he ...
James Sherwin-Smith’s candidacy is a test of the building society’s commitment to mutual values James Sherwin-Smith, who is aiming to become the first customer to be voted onto the board of Nationwide in nearly 25 years, deserves top marks for perseverance. A year ago his attempt to get his name on the ballot paper was stymied, or so it seemed, by data protection rules and so forth. This time, he has the necessary 250 nominations to be a candidate at the July annual meeting . It is a development to welcome. As argued here a year ago , there is something of a democracy deficit at Nationwide. While the UK’s most important mutually-owned society understandably milks the fact it does not have to answer to beastly shareholders, ownership by the members does not always translate into giving those members a real voice in how the place is run. Continue reading...
Long-running dispute could be resolved as improved offer is made to workers, who first began strike in January 2025 The end of the year-long Birmingham bin strike is now “within sight”, the city council leader has said after committing to an improved offer for refuse workers. On Monday, John Cotton, the Labour leader of Birmingham city council, said a new, improved offer could be made to workers t...
Long-running dispute could be resolved as improved offer is made to workers, who first began strike in January 2025 The end of the year-long Birmingham bin strike is now “within sight”, the city council leader has said after committing to an improved offer for refuse workers. On Monday, John Cotton, the Labour leader of Birmingham city council, said a new, improved offer could be made to workers that he hoped would “end the strike once and for all”. Continue reading...
Brazil’s decision to block access to top prediction market sites over illegal gambling concerns hits particularly close to home for one of the world’s youngest billionaires, Brazilian Luana Lopes Lara , co-founder of Kalshi . “Brazil is very important for me given that I’m Brazilian,” Lopes Lara, 29, said in an interview late last year with business paper Valor Economico. “I really want us to go t...
Brazil’s decision to block access to top prediction market sites over illegal gambling concerns hits particularly close to home for one of the world’s youngest billionaires, Brazilian Luana Lopes Lara , co-founder of Kalshi . “Brazil is very important for me given that I’m Brazilian,” Lopes Lara, 29, said in an interview late last year with business paper Valor Economico. “I really want us to go there.” Brazil, however, announced last week that it’s blocking Kalshi, Polymarket and 25 other sites over what Finance Minister Dario Durigan called “illegal betting.” The restrictions mean that Latin America’s largest economy will largely remain out of bounds for prediction market sites that allow users to wager on all sorts of outcomes in global politics and sports, complicating the industry’s expansion plans after developing massive businesses in the US. The ban also shows how regulators worldwide are viewing prediction markets with skepticism even as company founders insist their offerings aren’t the same as gambling. One potential silver lining is a partnership between Kalshi and Brazilian brokerage XP Inc. , which allows some Brazilian users to place wagers on certain topics. Access to Kalshi’s and Polymarket ’s websites are currently prohibited in Brazil, with users seeing error messages. Regulators can always change or update their policies over time and Brazil is set for general elections later this year. Brazilian left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is up for reelection running against conservative Flavio Bolsonaro , the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Read More: Brazil Blocks Polymarket, Kalshi Over ‘Illegal Betting’ Kalshi didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The company said last week that it was reviewing Brazil’s decision. MIT Graduate Lopes Lara trained as a ballet dancer in her native Brazil before attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Last year, she became one of the youngest female self-made billionaires, ...
Finn Hafemann/E+ via Getty Images SunScout Is Seeking An IPO For A Business Shift SunScout Holding Limited ( SNSC ) has filed to raise $22 million in an IPO of its Class A ordinary shares, according to an F-1 registration statement . The company develops solar-powered products for various applications. SNSC wants to pursue the autonomous mower market but has numerous execution & growth risks, and ...
Finn Hafemann/E+ via Getty Images SunScout Is Seeking An IPO For A Business Shift SunScout Holding Limited ( SNSC ) has filed to raise $22 million in an IPO of its Class A ordinary shares, according to an F-1 registration statement . The company develops solar-powered products for various applications. SNSC wants to pursue the autonomous mower market but has numerous execution & growth risks, and its valuation expectations at IPO are excessive. My outlook on the SNSC IPO is to sell (avoid it) What Does SunScout Do? New Zealand-based SunScout Holding has developed solar-powered robotic mowers and other products and solar services that it is commercializing in commercial and consumer markets. Most of its revenue has come from its solar power development solutions and engineering products and services, but management says the future growth driver of the company is going to be from its SunScout Products offerings: Solar-powered robotic mowers - approaching market-ready Solar shelter - in development Go-Easy Campervan and EV Utility Van - in development A pie chart showing the company's revenue contribution for the second half of calendar 2025 is shown here: SEC SunScout has distribution potential for its autonomous mowing product line in Germany, Australia, and New Zealand. The company's mower product line is divided into three types: Eco - residential Pro - light commercial ProMax - large-scale institutional The firm is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Edwin Cywinski, who has extensive experience in the commercial solar industry. His son, Marc Cywinski, is Chief Operations Officer. SunScout has received $110,234 in fair market value investment from AE Equity Limited, Solerin Equity Limited, and Mr. Jacob Pretorius, among others. What is SunScout’s Primary Market? SunScout is positioning its future growth path as reliant on its Products group, so it may be evaluated based on the robotic mower market, which was an estimated $9.3 billion in 2025, according ...
Shell Plc. ’s acquisition of Canada’s ARC Resources Ltd. marks a vote of confidence in Prime Minister Mark Carney ’s push to expand the nation’s hydrocarbon exports beyond the traditional US market, analysts say. One year into his premiership, the Canadian leader’s list of projects eligible for fast-track approval includes expansion of the Shell-led LNG Canada gas export facility. Carney also has ...
Shell Plc. ’s acquisition of Canada’s ARC Resources Ltd. marks a vote of confidence in Prime Minister Mark Carney ’s push to expand the nation’s hydrocarbon exports beyond the traditional US market, analysts say. One year into his premiership, the Canadian leader’s list of projects eligible for fast-track approval includes expansion of the Shell-led LNG Canada gas export facility. Carney also has pledged to support a new oil-export pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific Coast, and to relax some environmental regulations. Carney’s approach marks a major departure from predecessor Justin Trudeau , who sought to toughen regulations and impose caps on oil and gas emissions that were panned by Western Canada’s energy sector as anti-development. Carney’s approach grew out of US President Donald Trump ’s trade war that pushed relations between the countries to the lowest in decades. The Shell deal “just shows that the liberal government is serious about making Canada an energy superpower,” BMO Capital Markets analyst Jeremy McCrea said by phone. “Here we’re seeing regulations be more amenable to oil and gas development and, as a result, given the resource that we have here, you’re seeing international names take quite a bit more interest and I think a big part of that is because we still really haven’t developed our resource nearly as aggressively as other countries or especially the US.” Shell announced plans Monday to purchase ARC for $13.6 billion, the biggest deal in the Canadian energy patch in more than a decade. The transaction marks a reversal of a decades-long trend of international supermajors including BP Plc and Chevron Corp. shedding Western Canadian assets, especially those in the oil sands, to focus on US shale and other investment opportunities. Shell itself sold most of its oil sands assets to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. in 2017 to concentrate on natural gas. Read More: Canada’s Oil Patch Poised for Mega Merger After Busy 2025 Shell is taking over ARC am...
Microsoft is rolling out its Copilot 365 AI assistant to all of Accenture's roughly 743,000 employees, in the biggest enterprise deal for the chatbot as the software giant seeks to convert more of its vast customer base into paying users. It is a major boost for Microsoft as just a little more than 3% of its over 450 million 365 enterprise users pay for the $30-a-month offering. Slow Copilot ado...
Microsoft is rolling out its Copilot 365 AI assistant to all of Accenture's roughly 743,000 employees, in the biggest enterprise deal for the chatbot as the software giant seeks to convert more of its vast customer base into paying users. It is a major boost for Microsoft as just a little more than 3% of its over 450 million 365 enterprise users pay for the $30-a-month offering. Slow Copilot adoption and uneven cloud growth have deepened investor worries over returns from Microsoft's hefty AI outlay.
Microsoft (MSFT) investors might need to brace for a messy earnings report, according to Guggenheim analyst John DiFucci. The 5-star analyst says the tech giant’s fiscal Q3 could be a “mixed bag,” with his biggest concern centered on Microsoft’s Azure cloud service. That’s huge because, over the ...
Microsoft (MSFT) investors might need to brace for a messy earnings report, according to Guggenheim analyst John DiFucci. The 5-star analyst says the tech giant’s fiscal Q3 could be a “mixed bag,” with his biggest concern centered on Microsoft’s Azure cloud service. That’s huge because, over the ...
Getty Images Having completed a transition from container shipping to LNG and gas, Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. ( CCEC ) is a vastly different company from what it was a few years ago. They now mostly have multi-year revenue contracts . That implies stable cash flows but limited upside due to high capital needs; no surprise that the market values Capital Clean Energy around 10x earnings. Ho...
Getty Images Having completed a transition from container shipping to LNG and gas, Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. ( CCEC ) is a vastly different company from what it was a few years ago. They now mostly have multi-year revenue contracts . That implies stable cash flows but limited upside due to high capital needs; no surprise that the market values Capital Clean Energy around 10x earnings. However, their recent joint venture deal could change all that. Right now, this is a single-ship JV, but if they can scale that, it could become a new economic model that is less capital-intensive and therefore deserving of higher multiples. So we get an unusual setup. Purely by current fundamentals , the stock looks fairly valued and should be rated a Hold. However, with this new structural shift that the market doesn’t appear to be pricing in, there’s a new dynamic here. Downside is supported by contracted revenues; however, upside comes from multiple expansions based on the new JV deal(s). Therefore, I rate Capital Clean Energy a cautious Buy—not for its yield, nor even for its growth, but for potential rerating due to this transition. What Has Changed Capital Clean Energy is now a gas-focused shipping platform, having sold 14 container vessels since late 2023 (only one to go). Currently they have 12 LNG carriers in the water and 9 on order, with total committed CapEx of roughly $2.4 billion. They also have their first LCO2/multi-gas carrier. So their pivot to LNG/gas is complete. We can see this reflected in their revenue profile. They now have ~$2.9 billion of contracted LNG revenues with an average duration of 6.9 years and optionally another $1.4 billion and 4 more years. This helps understand the current valuation of 10x earnings, based on stable and visible earnings, but not a growth story. For that growth story, we have the new JV structure. A recent JV transaction marks a very interesting new phase. Capital Clean Energy is selling the LNG carrier Amore Mio I (a 202...
Erik Isakson/DigitalVision via Getty Images Meta Platforms, Inc. ( META ) remains my favorite hyperscaler as the company is heading into the Q1 2026 earnings release this Wednesday, April 29th. Similarly to Q4, I expect the focus to be on the guidance for the next quarter. As you may remember, management guided Q1 2026 revenue to $53.5 billion to $56.5 billion, well ahead of the Street’s $51.27 bi...
Erik Isakson/DigitalVision via Getty Images Meta Platforms, Inc. ( META ) remains my favorite hyperscaler as the company is heading into the Q1 2026 earnings release this Wednesday, April 29th. Similarly to Q4, I expect the focus to be on the guidance for the next quarter. As you may remember, management guided Q1 2026 revenue to $53.5 billion to $56.5 billion, well ahead of the Street’s $51.27 billion expectation, and the stock jumped 10% after Q4 earnings. Since then, revenue estimates have moved higher, while the share price has been on a rollercoaster ride. If I look at the near term, my conviction in a similar jump post Q1 earnings is low, quite low in fact. The main factor that puts me off is the negative effect of EPS on earnings. The Street already expects to see a mid-single-digit YOY decline in Google's EPS in Q1. For Meta, I don't expect the depreciation pressure to kick in until Q2, where the Street is projecting a decline in EPS growth. Given that no other hyperscaler has released earnings so far, it's impossible to know how the market will react to the hike in depreciation. That said, looking beyond the Q1 print, I remain bullish on the stock. Below, I explain why. The Bar Is High In Q1 2026 I still remember the 10% jump post Q4 earnings. As is often the case, the surprise came from a guidance perspective (not just Q4 results). The company put out a Q1 2026 revenue guidance of $53.5B - $56.5B. The Street was expecting $51.27B . Therefore, the revenue models for Meta for the next 4 quarters have moved up, as the Street is more confident in the growth of the company. KoyFin Notably, as seen below, the share price still needs to catch up with growth (blue line below, representing the consensus for the next 12 months of sales): KoyFin So, the main factor that I will monitor in the Q1 print is the revenue guidance for Q2 2026. As for the Q1 results, I don't think Meta will break the tradition since 2023 of consistently beating (non-GAAP) EPS and revenue exp...
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is down -0.09 (-0.65%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is down -6.40 (-1.47%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance today and turned lower, as expectations of a bumper Brazilian sugar harvest are limiting the upside in the...
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is down -0.09 (-0.65%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is down -6.40 (-1.47%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance today and turned lower, as expectations of a bumper Brazilian sugar harvest are limiting the upside in the...
The next time you walk into a purportedly "haunted" house and sense a ghostly presence, consider that those feelings might be due to vibrating pipes, mechanical or climate control systems, rumbling from traffic, or wind turbines, rather than anything paranormal. That's the conclusion of a new paper published in the journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. All of those are sources of infrasoun...
The next time you walk into a purportedly "haunted" house and sense a ghostly presence, consider that those feelings might be due to vibrating pipes, mechanical or climate control systems, rumbling from traffic, or wind turbines, rather than anything paranormal. That's the conclusion of a new paper published in the journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. All of those are sources of infrasound . Scientists have long sought to find logical explanations for alleged hauntings. In 2003, for instance, University of Hertfordshire psychologist Richard Wiseman conducted two studies that investigated the psychological mechanisms underlying supposed "ghostly" activity. Subjects walked around Hampton Court Palace in Surrey, England, and the South Bridge Vaults in Edinburgh, Scotland—both with reputations for manifesting unusual phenomena—and reported back on which places at those sites they sensed such phenomena. The subjects reported more odd experiences in places rumored to be haunted, regardless of whether the subjects were aware of those rumors or not. Those areas did, however, feature variances in local magnetic fields, humidity, and lighting levels, suggesting that such sensations are simply people responding to normal environmental factors. Wiseman hypothesized that stronger magnetic fields may affect the brain, similar to how electrical stimulation of the angular gyrus can make one feel as if there is another person standing behind, mimicking one's movements. Read full article Comments
The following companies are expected to report earnings after hours on 04/27/2026. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases.Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2026. The computer software company's con
The following companies are expected to report earnings after hours on 04/27/2026. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases.Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2026. The computer software company's con
VICTOR, N.Y., April 27, 2026--ProNatural Brands today announced continued strong growth and expanding market momentum as demand rises for safer, more sustainable cleaning and disinfecting solutions.
VICTOR, N.Y., April 27, 2026--ProNatural Brands today announced continued strong growth and expanding market momentum as demand rises for safer, more sustainable cleaning and disinfecting solutions.
The war in Iran is one of the biggest stories thus far in 2026. How it plays out will undoubtedly impact global markets and how well the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) does this year. Right now, the broad index is up over 4% as investors don't appear overly concerned, as U.S. President Donald Trump often talks about the conflict coming to an end and being open to peace talks. While the S&P 500 may surg...
The war in Iran is one of the biggest stories thus far in 2026. How it plays out will undoubtedly impact global markets and how well the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) does this year. Right now, the broad index is up over 4% as investors don't appear overly concerned, as U.S. President Donald Trump often talks about the conflict coming to an end and being open to peace talks. While the S&P 500 may surge even higher this year, there may be challenges ahead for the markets, even if the war in Iran ends. What I predict will have a much more significant impact on the markets this year is what happens with the Fed and its current chair, Jerome Powell. That could determine whether the markets tank or reach new highs in the coming months. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
The S&P 500 may be hitting new highs, but that doesn't mean every stock is. Investors are feeling a fresh burst of confidence as oil prices come down, but some individual stocks aren't feeling the love. Consider Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP) , MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) , and Carnival (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) . These are stocks with strong long-term prospects that are all down this year. Continue reading
The S&P 500 may be hitting new highs, but that doesn't mean every stock is. Investors are feeling a fresh burst of confidence as oil prices come down, but some individual stocks aren't feeling the love. Consider Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP) , MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) , and Carnival (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) . These are stocks with strong long-term prospects that are all down this year. Continue reading