The actor and producer on being a teenage model, making My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and the secret to long-lasting love Born in Hollywood in 1956, Rita Wilson’s first role was in The Brady Bunch at the age of 15. She went on to appear in Frasier and The Good Wife, as well as romcom classics such as Sleepless in Seattle and Runaway Bride. She produced the highest‑grossing romcom of all time, My Big F...
The actor and producer on being a teenage model, making My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and the secret to long-lasting love Born in Hollywood in 1956, Rita Wilson’s first role was in The Brady Bunch at the age of 15. She went on to appear in Frasier and The Good Wife, as well as romcom classics such as Sleepless in Seattle and Runaway Bride. She produced the highest‑grossing romcom of all time, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, as well as Mamma Mia! and A Man Called Otto, which starred her husband, Tom Hanks, and son Truman. Alongside her career on screen, she has released music since 2012. Her sixth studio album, Sound of a Woman, is out on 1 May. My mum took this photo of me in Hollywood. I’d just started high school and was joyful, open and optimistic. Continue reading...
Our lives are mediated through social media, which gives us twitchy main-character energy. No wonder we’re not enjoying it In my teens, I wanted to be famous. I did absolutely nothing to further this goal, but I spent ages daydreaming about being profiled in Vogue, showcasing my great beauty and coolness, and choosing eight obscure indie tracks for Desert Island Discs (I listened to Radio 4 a lot;...
Our lives are mediated through social media, which gives us twitchy main-character energy. No wonder we’re not enjoying it In my teens, I wanted to be famous. I did absolutely nothing to further this goal, but I spent ages daydreaming about being profiled in Vogue, showcasing my great beauty and coolness, and choosing eight obscure indie tracks for Desert Island Discs (I listened to Radio 4 a lot; further proof of my coolness). Then I grew up and fame became horrible. Fame was probably always horrible – think of all those golden age starlets used, abused and spat out by the studio system – but it’s extra horrible now. Lena Dunham’s new memoir, Famesick , catalogues with candour the distorting effect of internet-age global celebrity: the way it warps relationships, self-image, every interaction. Dunham describes the infinite torrent of online hate and ferocious disgust (she compulsively tallied how many times she was described as “fat” or “ugly” on Twitter); the way friends, acquaintances and strangers treated her as a “bottomless resource”; the toxic impact of fame on her mental health. Continue reading...
Analysts are upgrading their Intel Corp price targets based on management's expectation of positive free cash flow this year. One way to play it is to sell short INTC out-of-the-money puts, with high yields.
Analysts are upgrading their Intel Corp price targets based on management's expectation of positive free cash flow this year. One way to play it is to sell short INTC out-of-the-money puts, with high yields.
Some relevant reading. In January I finally made good on my threat/promise to install Linux on my desktop . I wanted to see how far I could get using a Linux PC as my main computer without doing a bunch of research beforehand or troubleshooting afterwards. Since then I have booted into Windows exactly twice: once to scan a multipage document that wasn't scanning right in Linux, and once to print a...
Some relevant reading. In January I finally made good on my threat/promise to install Linux on my desktop . I wanted to see how far I could get using a Linux PC as my main computer without doing a bunch of research beforehand or troubleshooting afterwards. Since then I have booted into Windows exactly twice: once to scan a multipage document that wasn't scanning right in Linux, and once to print a photo for my kids' school on extremely short notice. There's a reason it's taken me three months to write the next installment in my Linux diary: nothing has gone horribly wrong. It didn't take long for my Linux install to stop feeling new and exciting and start feeling … Read the full story at The Verge.
Real Estate Weekly Outlook U.S. equity markets advanced for a fourth straight week—notching a fresh series of record highs—as investors cheered a solid start to earnings season, resilient retail sales data, and increased clarity on the central bank front, largely shrugging off a renewed surge in oil prices and mounting signs of economic headwinds in more oil-exposed international markets. Markets ...
Real Estate Weekly Outlook U.S. equity markets advanced for a fourth straight week—notching a fresh series of record highs—as investors cheered a solid start to earnings season, resilient retail sales data, and increased clarity on the central bank front, largely shrugging off a renewed surge in oil prices and mounting signs of economic headwinds in more oil-exposed international markets. Markets navigated a complex crosscurrent of resilient corporate earnings alongside a fluid geopolitical backdrop marked by an extended ceasefire punctuated by on-again, off-again peace talks and continued uncertainty surrounding shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, investors digested incremental clarity on the future leadership of the Federal Reserve, as the DOJ formally dropped its probe into Jerome Powell, clearing the path for confirmation hearings for Kevin Warsh as a potential successor and a final farewell press conference from Chair Powell in the week ahead. Hoya Capital Advancing for a fourth straight week, the S&P 500 edged higher by 0.6%, extending its streak of record highs as investors continued to lean into a constructive earnings backdrop. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 led the way with a 2.3% weekly advance, powered by strength in semiconductor names following upbeat results from resurgent chip maker Intel. Growth stocks extended their winning streak over value to a fourth straight week, further eroding value’s year-to-date performance advantage. The Mid-Cap 400 slipped 0.2% on the week, while the Dow also finished modestly lower. Pressured by the jump in benchmark rates, real estate equities lagged despite a solid start to earnings season. The Equity REIT Index slipped 1.4%, with 13 of 18 property sectors in negative territory, while Mortgage REITs eked out a gain of 0.1%. The Housing Index finished flat, as a rebound from single-family homebuilders was offset by softness from residential REITs ahead of a jam-packed slate of earnings results in the ...
Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty Images There’s a certain type of financial company the market tends to overlook. It doesn’t rely on trading windfalls, and it rarely dominates headlines. But it steadily compounds, executes consistently, and builds a business that holds up across cycles. Stifel Financial ( SF ) fits that description. After its latest earnings report, the gap between performanc...
Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty Images There’s a certain type of financial company the market tends to overlook. It doesn’t rely on trading windfalls, and it rarely dominates headlines. But it steadily compounds, executes consistently, and builds a business that holds up across cycles. Stifel Financial ( SF ) fits that description. After its latest earnings report, the gap between performance and valuation looks increasingly hard to justify. What stands out is not just a strong quarter. It’s the underlying durability of the model combined with the breadth of growth drivers. In this article, explore what makes SF a great wealth compounder to own at the current price, so let’s get started! A Relationship-Driven Model Built for Consistency Stifel operates across two core segments: Global Wealth Management and Institutional, the latter of which includes investment banking, trading, and advisory. It’s evolved from a regional brokerage into a scaled, diversified financial services platform with $6 billion in annual revenue and has ambitions to reach $10 billion over time. The defining feature of SF’s business model is its emphasis on relationships over transactions. Unlike larger Wall Street peers that lean heavily on trading volatility, Stifel’s business is client-driven and advice-centric. That distinction matters more in uncertain environments. That durability shows up in how the company grows. Wealth management drives recurring fee revenue and asset gathering, while the institutional side provides cyclical upside through advisory and capital markets. The combination creates a balance that many mid-tier financial firms struggle to achieve. Recent developments reinforce that strategy. The sale of Stifel Independent Advisers streamlined the platform. Restructuring in international equities improved margins, and SF continues investing in areas like venture lending and treasury services. Earnings Strength Driven by Broad-Based Growth The latest Q1’26 results were bro...
Getty Images Astera Labs: AI Networking Plays Are Really On Fire Thanks to Anthropic AI networking stocks are completely ruling the roost now. People are starting to realize that the biggest bottlenecks may have moved beyond the memory or storage stocks, which, of course, have mounted rampaging runs of their own. The AI supply chain has gotten a much-welcomed boost from Anthropic ( ANTHRO ). The A...
Getty Images Astera Labs: AI Networking Plays Are Really On Fire Thanks to Anthropic AI networking stocks are completely ruling the roost now. People are starting to realize that the biggest bottlenecks may have moved beyond the memory or storage stocks, which, of course, have mounted rampaging runs of their own. The AI supply chain has gotten a much-welcomed boost from Anthropic ( ANTHRO ). The AI foundational model company is the singular customer who hasn’t just turned the tables on OpenAI’s ( OPENAI ) trajectory but just about on almost everyone else. Jensen Huang's commentary on Anthropic (Dwarkesh Patel podcast) Even Nvidia's Jensen Huang ( NVDA ) recognized that incredible moment that appeared to be shifting the zeitgeist away from his company. Yet, he also offered much fodder for thought in that we shouldn't simply construe the inflection as a sustainable trend. Anthropic's ARR run rate (Stratechery) By now, if you still haven’t realized, do note that Anthropic's ARR run rate spiked from “just” $9 billion at the end of 2025 to the current $30 billion they printed recently. So, demand has clearly gone through the roof, and they are even shifting their business models more into consumption-based now to cope with the explosion in usage. I would be remiss to think that the growth curve could be stalling anytime soon. Jensen Huang could be right about this being a one-time inflection. But that hockey stick inflection angle isn't going to change direction anytime soon, I believe. Beneficiaries from Amazon and Anthropic partnership (Barron's) And thanks to this very same customer, Amazon ( AMZN ) has further expanded its opportunity with Anthropic. The former seeks to provide up to 5 GW in capacity to the AI firm, over and on top of the 2 GW in partnership with OpenAI. Which only means that we now have the opportunity for more and more networking solutions indexed to AWS for their next generation of Trainium chips! And if you recall that I indicated that Amazon is ...
Getty Images Astera Labs: AI Networking Plays Are Really On Fire Thanks to Anthropic AI networking stocks are completely ruling the roost now. People are starting to realize that the biggest bottlenecks may have moved beyond the memory or storage stocks, which, of course, have mounted rampaging runs of their own. The AI supply chain has gotten a much-welcomed boost from Anthropic ( ANTHRO ). The A...
Getty Images Astera Labs: AI Networking Plays Are Really On Fire Thanks to Anthropic AI networking stocks are completely ruling the roost now. People are starting to realize that the biggest bottlenecks may have moved beyond the memory or storage stocks, which, of course, have mounted rampaging runs of their own. The AI supply chain has gotten a much-welcomed boost from Anthropic ( ANTHRO ). The AI foundational model company is the singular customer who hasn’t just turned the tables on OpenAI’s ( OPENAI ) trajectory but just about on almost everyone else. Jensen Huang's commentary on Anthropic (Dwarkesh Patel podcast) Even Nvidia's Jensen Huang ( NVDA ) recognized that incredible moment that appeared to be shifting the zeitgeist away from his company. Yet, he also offered much fodder for thought in that we shouldn't simply construe the inflection as a sustainable trend. Anthropic's ARR run rate (Stratechery) By now, if you still haven’t realized, do note that Anthropic's ARR run rate spiked from “just” $9 billion at the end of 2025 to the current $30 billion they printed recently. So, demand has clearly gone through the roof, and they are even shifting their business models more into consumption-based now to cope with the explosion in usage. I would be remiss to think that the growth curve could be stalling anytime soon. Jensen Huang could be right about this being a one-time inflection. But that hockey stick inflection angle isn't going to change direction anytime soon, I believe. Beneficiaries from Amazon and Anthropic partnership (Barron's) And thanks to this very same customer, Amazon ( AMZN ) has further expanded its opportunity with Anthropic. The former seeks to provide up to 5 GW in capacity to the AI firm, over and on top of the 2 GW in partnership with OpenAI. Which only means that we now have the opportunity for more and more networking solutions indexed to AWS for their next generation of Trainium chips! And if you recall that I indicated that Amazon is ...
Wall Street’s biggest technology stocks have carried the S&P 500 to record highs even as the war in Iran continues. Now, earnings from a handful of them this week will give investors a read on whether this rally’s sustainable. Alphabet Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Amazon.com Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. are set to report Wednesday, followed by Apple Inc. a day later. The companies are worth nearly $16...
Wall Street’s biggest technology stocks have carried the S&P 500 to record highs even as the war in Iran continues. Now, earnings from a handful of them this week will give investors a read on whether this rally’s sustainable. Alphabet Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Amazon.com Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. are set to report Wednesday, followed by Apple Inc. a day later. The companies are worth nearly $16 trillion combined, representing a quarter of the S&P 500 Index ’s market capitalization. “It’s going to be a critical week,” said Keith Lerner , chief investment officer and chief market strategist at Truist Advisory Services. Results need “to validate this recent move,” he added. The so-called Magnificent Seven , which also includes Nvidia Corp. and Tesla Inc. , has powered a four-week rally in the US equity benchmark that’s added 13%. Shares of Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia and Meta are all up more than 25% since the S&P 500 bottomed on March 30. The rally comes after Big Tech spent the first three months of the year dragging down the S&P 500 amid concerns the companies are overspending on artificial intelligence. The selloff washed out investor positioning in the stocks and compressed valuations, making the group ripe for a comeback. Read More: Big Tech’s $4 Trillion Boomerang Powers S&P 500 to New Heights Economic risks posed by the war in Iran, which has driven oil prices higher and threatened to keep inflation sticky, has made tech giants’ strong earnings growth look more attractive, according to Allen Bond , portfolio manager at Jensen Investment Management. The Magnificent Seven’s earnings are projected to expand 19% in the first quarter, compared with 12% for the rest of the S&P 500, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence. So far, the cohort is off to a good start. Last week, Tesla beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter adjusted earnings, though that was overshadowed by concerns about a jump in capital spending. Nvidia, the world’s most valuable com...
(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street’s biggest technology stocks have carried the S&P 500 to record highs even as the war in Iran continues. Now, earnings from a handful of them this week will give investors a read on whether this rally’s sustainable.Most Read from BloombergThe Billion-Barrel Hormuz Oil Shock Is About to Crash DemandGunman Detained, Trump Evacuated After Shooting at Press DinnerTrump Scraps...
(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street’s biggest technology stocks have carried the S&P 500 to record highs even as the war in Iran continues. Now, earnings from a handful of them this week will give investors a read on whether this rally’s sustainable.Most Read from BloombergThe Billion-Barrel Hormuz Oil Shock Is About to Crash DemandGunman Detained, Trump Evacuated After Shooting at Press DinnerTrump Scraps US Trip for Iran Talks, Leaving Ceasefire in LimboGoogle Plans to Invest Up to $40 Billion in Anthr
(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street’s biggest technology stocks have carried the S&P 500 to record highs even as the war in Iran continues. Now, earnings from a handful of them this week will give investors a read on whether this rally’s sustainable.Most Read from BloombergThe Billion-Barrel Hormuz Oil Shock Is About to Crash DemandGunman Detained, Trump Evacuated After Shooting at Press DinnerTrump Scraps...
(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street’s biggest technology stocks have carried the S&P 500 to record highs even as the war in Iran continues. Now, earnings from a handful of them this week will give investors a read on whether this rally’s sustainable.Most Read from BloombergThe Billion-Barrel Hormuz Oil Shock Is About to Crash DemandGunman Detained, Trump Evacuated After Shooting at Press DinnerTrump Scraps US Trip for Iran Talks, Leaving Ceasefire in LimboThe Hottest Phone for Kids Right Now Is a $100 La
monsitj/iStock via Getty Images Artificial intelligence worries have shaken the market for software-company loans, fueling sharp declines and renewed concerns about credit risk. But investors aren’t treating every company the same, The Wall Street Journal reported. There have wide differences in performance among more than 100 first-lien software loans since late January, a Journal review found. S...
monsitj/iStock via Getty Images Artificial intelligence worries have shaken the market for software-company loans, fueling sharp declines and renewed concerns about credit risk. But investors aren’t treating every company the same, The Wall Street Journal reported. There have wide differences in performance among more than 100 first-lien software loans since late January, a Journal review found. Some borrowers have held up relatively well, while others have been hit hard as investors reassess which businesses can withstand AI disruption. Software loans make up about 13% of the Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan Index and an even larger portion of many private-credit portfolios, largely because of past private-equity buyouts. Among major categories, vertical software companies performed best, with loans down an average of 4.2 cents on the dollar. These firms serve specialized industries and often handle sensitive workflows, making customers less likely to switch providers. Examples include CCC Intelligent Solutions, Relativity and RealPage. Cybersecurity loans were next, down 5.3 cents on average. Many investors believe rising cyber threats could increase demand for security products, helping companies such as Proofpoint and Gen Digital. Horizontal software loans, which cover broad business functions, fell 8.8 cents on average. Investors favored companies tied to payroll, tax compliance and infrastructure, while showing more caution toward data analytics and document automation firms. The weakest group was software-engineering tools, down 16.3 cents on average. Businesses that help developers write or manage code are viewed as especially exposed because AI can increasingly perform similar tasks. Loans tied to Idera, SmartBear and Perforce dropped below 80 cents, signaling elevated default concerns. Loan quality also mattered. Names trading above 95 cents on the dollar in January fell 4.5 cents on average, while weaker credits already below that level lost 10.5 cents....
The man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Dinner spent years quietly acquiring his arsenal, purchasing a shotgun from a Torrance, California, firearms dealer eight months before the attack and a semi-automatic pistol two years earlier, according to a law enforcement intelligence profile reviewed by Bloomberg. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, bought a Maverick 12-gauge pump-action shotgun fr...
The man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Dinner spent years quietly acquiring his arsenal, purchasing a shotgun from a Torrance, California, firearms dealer eight months before the attack and a semi-automatic pistol two years earlier, according to a law enforcement intelligence profile reviewed by Bloomberg. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, bought a Maverick 12-gauge pump-action shotgun from Turner’s Outdoorsman in Torrance in August 2025 and an Armscor semi-automatic pistol from CAP Tactical Firearms in Lawndale in October 2023, the profile shows. Allen, who earned a mechanical engineering degree from Caltech in 2017 and was pursuing a master’s degree in computer science at California State University-Dominguez Hills as recently as 2025, then traveled cross-country by rail. He took Amtrak from Los Angeles to Chicago and then on to Washington before checking into the Washington Hilton, where he stayed for several days before the attack, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation . Preliminary evidence suggests Allen was targeting administration officials, Blanche said, though he declined to provide specifics. Allen is not cooperating with investigators. The attack will likely put new scrutiny on train security. Unlike air travel, passengers are not required to declare firearms on Amtrak. Blanche said investigators have not yet determined how Allen transported the weapons across state lines but pushed back on calls to tighten protocols. “I don’t think the narrative here is about changing laws,” he said. Allen faces two federal charges: using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon. Additional charges are expected, Blanche said. He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in federal court in Washington.
It's impossible to deny the role 401(k)s have played in retirement savings. For example, when Fidelity Investments reviewed its clients' 2025 accounts, it found that 512,000 of them had become millionaires through 401(k) contributions alone. And that's only Fidelity account holders. In other words, retirement accounts play a vital role in helping everyday Americans plan for retirement . Image sour...
It's impossible to deny the role 401(k)s have played in retirement savings. For example, when Fidelity Investments reviewed its clients' 2025 accounts, it found that 512,000 of them had become millionaires through 401(k) contributions alone. And that's only Fidelity account holders. In other words, retirement accounts play a vital role in helping everyday Americans plan for retirement . Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
The suspect in the shooting during the White House Correspondents' Dinner has been identified as Cole Allen and is in custody. Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Jeff Mason and Journalist and Author Elliot Williams join David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss what is known and what still needs to be learned. (Source: Bloomberg)
The suspect in the shooting during the White House Correspondents' Dinner has been identified as Cole Allen and is in custody. Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Jeff Mason and Journalist and Author Elliot Williams join David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss what is known and what still needs to be learned. (Source: Bloomberg)