Recent European quarter-final was a classic and champions’ Prem trip to the Midlands will likely produce similar Was this the greatest game ever played, people were asking in the aftermath of that quarter-final of the Champions Cup a fortnight ago in Bath. Victory by the odd try in 11; home team roared on to successful comeback victory with that 11th try in the last five minutes; Northampton, the ...
Recent European quarter-final was a classic and champions’ Prem trip to the Midlands will likely produce similar Was this the greatest game ever played, people were asking in the aftermath of that quarter-final of the Champions Cup a fortnight ago in Bath. Victory by the odd try in 11; home team roared on to successful comeback victory with that 11th try in the last five minutes; Northampton, the away team, 28-7 up after barely 20 minutes, playing rugby of the gods. A personal opinion is that it certainly was the greatest game ever played … this month. Without wanting to prick any bubbles of enthusiasm that may have swelled in the moments after the latest epic, yes, the match was incredible – and if it had happened in the amateur era would have been consecrated as legend long ago – but have we already forgotten France v England not even a month earlier? What about Scotland v France a week before that? We could go on. Continue reading...
Protesters gathered in Tokyo on Friday to rally against Japan’s decision to ease decades-old arms export curbs, which critics argue erode the country’s post-war pacifist tradition. The new rules permitting the sale of lethal weapons overseas signal a major shift, as Japan ramps up its defence ambitions and seeks to enter the global arms market in part to boost economic growth. The move, announced ...
Protesters gathered in Tokyo on Friday to rally against Japan’s decision to ease decades-old arms export curbs, which critics argue erode the country’s post-war pacifist tradition. The new rules permitting the sale of lethal weapons overseas signal a major shift, as Japan ramps up its defence ambitions and seeks to enter the global arms market in part to boost economic growth. The move, announced this week on Tuesday by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government, has been met with some criticism...
A new chapter in the Bugatti story begins today. Twenty-eight years after bringing the storied luxury brand back from the dead, Volkswagen Group no longer counts Bugatti among its stable of brands. Porsche, which became the VW Group steward of Bugatti in 2021 , is selling its stake to a consortium of investors. Bugatti dates back to 1909, when its eponymous founder Ettore Bugatti started making ca...
A new chapter in the Bugatti story begins today. Twenty-eight years after bringing the storied luxury brand back from the dead, Volkswagen Group no longer counts Bugatti among its stable of brands. Porsche, which became the VW Group steward of Bugatti in 2021 , is selling its stake to a consortium of investors. Bugatti dates back to 1909, when its eponymous founder Ettore Bugatti started making cars in the Alsace region contested by France and Germany. That incarnation lasted through two world wars but was gone by 1963. The supercar boom of the late 1980s brought Bugatti back for the first time with the high-tech EB110, a car that combined a carbon fiber monocoque built by Aérospatiale (now better known as Airbus) with an F1-sized V12 (with four turbochargers) and all-wheel drive. As spectacular as that sounds , the twin threats of the even more superlative McLaren F1 and an economic downturn saw it fizzle out in the mid-'90s. The Bugatti you know now returned in 1998, one of a number of projects of Ferdinand Piech , who was then boss of VW Group. Piech wanted to show off the superiority of VW Group's engineering. One project was an ultra-streamlined commuter car , the XL1. Another was the Bugatti Veyron, a hand-built mid-engined two-seater with a thousand metric horsepower and manners so docile his grandmother could drive it to the opera. Read full article Comments
HCA Healthcare ( HCA ) declares $0.78/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 0.71% Payable June 30; for shareholders of record June 16; ex-div June 16. See HCA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on HCA Healthcare HCA Healthcare's Health Check-Up Reveals Opportunity As Earnings Near HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) Presents at 2026 KeyBanc Capital Markets He...
HCA Healthcare ( HCA ) declares $0.78/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 0.71% Payable June 30; for shareholders of record June 16; ex-div June 16. See HCA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on HCA Healthcare HCA Healthcare's Health Check-Up Reveals Opportunity As Earnings Near HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) Presents at 2026 KeyBanc Capital Markets Healthcare Forum Transcript HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) Presents at Oppenheimer 36th Annual Healthcare MedTech & Services Conference Transcript HCA Healthcare slips as lower volumes impact Q1 2026 results HCA Healthcare Non-GAAP EPS of $7.15 in-line, revenue of $19.10B beats by $30M
Guido Mieth/DigitalVision via Getty Images A reader asked for my thoughts on the iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF ( ICSH ). ICSH invests in ultra-short-duration bonds with strong credit quality and a duration of only 0.6 years. It is closer to T-bills than to bonds, with a marginal increase in volatility and a slight increase in dividends, with a 4.4% TTM dividend yield and a 4.1% yiel...
Guido Mieth/DigitalVision via Getty Images A reader asked for my thoughts on the iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF ( ICSH ). ICSH invests in ultra-short-duration bonds with strong credit quality and a duration of only 0.6 years. It is closer to T-bills than to bonds, with a marginal increase in volatility and a slight increase in dividends, with a 4.4% TTM dividend yield and a 4.1% yield to maturity. ICSH is a buy and should be of particular interest to more risk-averse investors looking for cash or cash plus ETFs. ICSH - Overview and Analysis Strategy and Portfolio ICSH is an actively-managed ETF focusing on ultra-short-term investment-grade bonds and securities. It is explicitly not a money market fund, but it's closer to that than to more traditional bond ETFs, as evidenced by its portfolio. ICSH Considering the above, ICSH's characteristics, fundamentals, and performance should all be quite close to those of T-bills. Specifically, expect little in credit or rate risk, overall volatility, and for dividend yields to (roughly) track Federal Reserve rates. Dividend Yield and Performance ICSH's investments should trade at a slight positive spread to T-bills simply because these are the safest, highest-quality assets in the world, and everything else gets priced at a spread to these, at least everything denominated in dollars. ICSH currently trades with a 4.4% dividend yield, higher than the 4.0% dividend yield of the State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF ( BIL ), the largest T-bills ETF in the market. Slightly wider spreads for SEC yields: 4.1% for ICSH and 3.5% for BIL, comparable to yield to maturities of 4.1% for ICSH and 3.7% for BIL. Results here are as expected, with the small differences in spreads being likely due to standard ETF dividend volatility. ICSH almost always trades at a positive spread to BIL, as expected. Exceptions are few and far between, sometimes due to timing, sometimes due to standard dividend volatility. Data by YChart...
2005 champion hammers Xiao Guodong 13-3 at Crucible ‘We’re going to ship out of Sheffield for a few days’ Shaun Murphy will savour some home comforts after beating Xiao Guodong with a session to spare and reaching the last eight of the World Snooker Championship. Murphy guaranteed himself a night off on Friday with a 13-3 second-round demolition of Xiao – and then revealed he was heading home befo...
2005 champion hammers Xiao Guodong 13-3 at Crucible ‘We’re going to ship out of Sheffield for a few days’ Shaun Murphy will savour some home comforts after beating Xiao Guodong with a session to spare and reaching the last eight of the World Snooker Championship. Murphy guaranteed himself a night off on Friday with a 13-3 second-round demolition of Xiao – and then revealed he was heading home before his quarter-final gets under way on Tuesday. “Mathematically it’s possible to win with a session to spare but you don’t think it’s going to happen,” Murphy told the BBC after a fluent potting display that produced four centuries and seven further breaks over 60. “I kept getting those little chances and I’m really pleased how I played. It doesn’t happen often because everybody’s so good. We’re going to ship out of Sheffield for a few days. Go home now. This report will update later on Friday Continue reading...
Olly Robbins gave MPs a classic civil servant’s performance – and there are lessons from history about how ministers should respond The Whitehall satire Yes Minister was said to be Margaret Thatcher’s favourite TV show due to its proximity to reality, as the programme’s loquacious top civil servant, Sir Humphrey, might have put it. Yes Minister had a familiar groove: there would be a problem in re...
Olly Robbins gave MPs a classic civil servant’s performance – and there are lessons from history about how ministers should respond The Whitehall satire Yes Minister was said to be Margaret Thatcher’s favourite TV show due to its proximity to reality, as the programme’s loquacious top civil servant, Sir Humphrey, might have put it. Yes Minister had a familiar groove: there would be a problem in response to which the mandarin would artfully deploy the most astonishing sophistry to avoid blame or get his own way. Jim Hacker, the largely clueless yet ambitious politician played by the late Paul Eddington, rarely won the day. Continue reading...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Intel ( INTC ) shares soared more than 25% on Friday, eclipsing their dot-com era record high after the chipmaker reported first-quarter results and guidance that topped Wall Street expectations. Shares were recently trading near $83.87 at market open, up 25.6%, far above the stock’s 50-day moving average of $50.35, 100-day moving average of $46.65, and ...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Intel ( INTC ) shares soared more than 25% on Friday, eclipsing their dot-com era record high after the chipmaker reported first-quarter results and guidance that topped Wall Street expectations. Shares were recently trading near $83.87 at market open, up 25.6%, far above the stock’s 50-day moving average of $50.35, 100-day moving average of $46.65, and 200-day moving average of $38.15, signaling a sharp breakout in momentum. The stock’s RSI of 70 suggests shares are entering overbought territory after the surge, which could lead to near-term volatility even as momentum remains strong. With the stock now in price discovery mode at fresh highs, traders are likely watching whether Intel can hold above the $80 level during the regular session. Sustained trading above that mark could reinforce bullish sentiment, while any pullback may see initial support emerge near the prior close of $66.78. Intel ( INTC ) options were pricing a nearly 10% post-earnings move ahead of the chipmaker’s first-quarter results. For the quarter ended March 28, Intel reported adjusted earnings of $0.29 per share on revenue of $13.58B, up 7.2% year over year. Looking ahead, the firm expects second-quarter revenue to be between $13.8 and $14.8B, with the midpoint of $14.3B well above the $13.04B analysts were anticipating. It also anticipates earning an adjusted $0.20 per share, compared to the estimates of $0.09 per share. More on Intel Intel At $85 - To Short Or Not To Short, That Is The Real Question Intel Corporation (INTC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Intel Q1: The Market Has Lost Its Mind Intel's Q1 report puts chip sector in focus: Here are 10 semiconductor stocks with lowest forward P/E Intel's resurgence is real, thanks to agentic AI, analysts say
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Intel ( INTC ) shares soared more than 25% on Friday, eclipsing their dot-com era record high after the chipmaker reported first-quarter results and guidance that topped Wall Street expectations. Shares were recently trading near $83.87 at market open, up 25.6%, far above the stock’s 50-day moving average of $50.35, 100-day moving average of $46.65, and ...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Intel ( INTC ) shares soared more than 25% on Friday, eclipsing their dot-com era record high after the chipmaker reported first-quarter results and guidance that topped Wall Street expectations. Shares were recently trading near $83.87 at market open, up 25.6%, far above the stock’s 50-day moving average of $50.35, 100-day moving average of $46.65, and 200-day moving average of $38.15, signaling a sharp breakout in momentum. The stock’s RSI of 70 suggests shares are entering overbought territory after the surge, which could lead to near-term volatility even as momentum remains strong. With the stock now in price discovery mode at fresh highs, traders are likely watching whether Intel can hold above the $80 level during the regular session. Sustained trading above that mark could reinforce bullish sentiment, while any pullback may see initial support emerge near the prior close of $66.78. Intel ( INTC ) options were pricing a nearly 10% post-earnings move ahead of the chipmaker’s first-quarter results. For the quarter ended March 28, Intel reported adjusted earnings of $0.29 per share on revenue of $13.58B, up 7.2% year over year. Looking ahead, the firm expects second-quarter revenue to be between $13.8 and $14.8B, with the midpoint of $14.3B well above the $13.04B analysts were anticipating. It also anticipates earning an adjusted $0.20 per share, compared to the estimates of $0.09 per share. More on Intel Intel At $85 - To Short Or Not To Short, That Is The Real Question Intel Corporation (INTC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Intel Q1: The Market Has Lost Its Mind Intel's Q1 report puts chip sector in focus: Here are 10 semiconductor stocks with lowest forward P/E Intel's resurgence is real, thanks to agentic AI, analysts say
I have a soft spot for both the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEMKT: VIG) and the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEMKT: VYM). A big part of that comes down to fees. After some recent cuts, both now charge just 0.04% a year. On a $10,000 investment, that’s about $4 annually, which goes a long ... Forget VIG and VYM – These Vanguard international dividend ETFs are worth a look too
I have a soft spot for both the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEMKT: VIG) and the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEMKT: VYM). A big part of that comes down to fees. After some recent cuts, both now charge just 0.04% a year. On a $10,000 investment, that’s about $4 annually, which goes a long ... Forget VIG and VYM – These Vanguard international dividend ETFs are worth a look too
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction With Intel Corporation ( INTC ) just releasing its Q1 earnings that have made the stock jump to more than $80, resulting in an over 20% stock jump after hours, which is crazy when I remember the stock not too long ago hovering at $20 a share. With that in mind, I’ll dive into the specifics and see if the firm requires a re-rating. The Q1 ear...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction With Intel Corporation ( INTC ) just releasing its Q1 earnings that have made the stock jump to more than $80, resulting in an over 20% stock jump after hours, which is crazy when I remember the stock not too long ago hovering at $20 a share. With that in mind, I’ll dive into the specifics and see if the firm requires a re-rating. The Q1 earnings First, the numbers. Intel released a massive non-GAAP EPS of 29 cents , which is a staggering beat of 28 cents. Meanwhile, revenue came out to $13.58B, a beat of $1.15B and a Y/Y increase of 6.9%. This overall beat was largely linked to the structural undersupply of server CPUs and the successful volume ramp of the 18A manufacturing node. This is in a way a decisive empirical validation of the firm’s turnaround as highlighted by the gross margin expansion as it reached 41%, thanks to a combination of favorable product mix and improved factory yields. The margin recovery has been anchored in the Data Center and AI segment, where operating margins expanded dramatically from 13.9% last year to now 30.5%, this being a direct result of the industry’s pivot away from AI inference. As the workloads are shifting from training the models, which is GPU-intensive, toward deploying these models in real-world agentic applications , the role of the CPU becomes more and more important. That’s why the demand for Xeon processors, mainly the Granite Rapids series, has been outstripping supply, granting Intel strong pricing power. This is a drastic shift from the narrative that CPUs were being marginalized by GPUs, though the Q1 metric reflects a high reversal of this trend. The second effect of this demand surge would be the strategic reallocation of foundry capacity, as Intel has prioritized its advanced nodes for server CPUs at the expense of lower-margin client products. This internal capacity shift has created temporary shortages in the entry-level PC market, but it has also optimi...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction With Intel Corporation ( INTC ) just releasing its Q1 earnings that have made the stock jump to more than $80, resulting in an over 20% stock jump after hours, which is crazy when I remember the stock not too long ago hovering at $20 a share. With that in mind, I’ll dive into the specifics and see if the firm requires a re-rating. The Q1 ear...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction With Intel Corporation ( INTC ) just releasing its Q1 earnings that have made the stock jump to more than $80, resulting in an over 20% stock jump after hours, which is crazy when I remember the stock not too long ago hovering at $20 a share. With that in mind, I’ll dive into the specifics and see if the firm requires a re-rating. The Q1 earnings First, the numbers. Intel released a massive non-GAAP EPS of 29 cents , which is a staggering beat of 28 cents. Meanwhile, revenue came out to $13.58B, a beat of $1.15B and a Y/Y increase of 6.9%. This overall beat was largely linked to the structural undersupply of server CPUs and the successful volume ramp of the 18A manufacturing node. This is in a way a decisive empirical validation of the firm’s turnaround as highlighted by the gross margin expansion as it reached 41%, thanks to a combination of favorable product mix and improved factory yields. The margin recovery has been anchored in the Data Center and AI segment, where operating margins expanded dramatically from 13.9% last year to now 30.5%, this being a direct result of the industry’s pivot away from AI inference. As the workloads are shifting from training the models, which is GPU-intensive, toward deploying these models in real-world agentic applications , the role of the CPU becomes more and more important. That’s why the demand for Xeon processors, mainly the Granite Rapids series, has been outstripping supply, granting Intel strong pricing power. This is a drastic shift from the narrative that CPUs were being marginalized by GPUs, though the Q1 metric reflects a high reversal of this trend. The second effect of this demand surge would be the strategic reallocation of foundry capacity, as Intel has prioritized its advanced nodes for server CPUs at the expense of lower-margin client products. This internal capacity shift has created temporary shortages in the entry-level PC market, but it has also optimi...
SLB ( SLB ) declares $0.295/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 2.15% Payable July 9; for shareholders of record June 3; ex-div June 3. See SLB Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on SLB SLB: Cheap Valuation On Long-Term Fundamentals SLB: An Interesting Proposition SLB Q1 earnings preview: Earnings seen falling despite steady revenue growth SLB, Sub...
SLB ( SLB ) declares $0.295/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 2.15% Payable July 9; for shareholders of record June 3; ex-div June 3. See SLB Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on SLB SLB: Cheap Valuation On Long-Term Fundamentals SLB: An Interesting Proposition SLB Q1 earnings preview: Earnings seen falling despite steady revenue growth SLB, Subsea7 to partner with Petronas on Suriname oil and gas projects Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on SLB