It seemed as if someone had switched off the power supplying Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN 10.68%) stock on the last trading day of the week. Investors aggressively sold out of the veteran utility's equity that day, as they were clearly disappointed by the company's 2027 guidance miss in its latest earnings report. The stock closed that trading session down more than 12%. Twin increases Well be...
It seemed as if someone had switched off the power supplying Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN 10.68%) stock on the last trading day of the week. Investors aggressively sold out of the veteran utility's equity that day, as they were clearly disappointed by the company's 2027 guidance miss in its latest earnings report. The stock closed that trading session down more than 12%. Twin increases Well before market open on Friday, Algonquin took the wraps off its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results. For the three-month stretch, the utility's revenue was $630.7 million, representing year-over-year growth of almost 8%. Net income not under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) rose more steeply, increasing by 11% to $47.2 million ($0.06 per share). That meant a pair of beats for Algonquin, since analysts tracking the stock were averaging estimates of $616.6 million for revenue, and $0.05 per share for non-GAAP (adjusted) net income. Algonquin has slimmed down, from a sprawling business straddling both traditional and next-generation renewable utility services to a more pure-play business focusing on the former. It cited this "back to basics" strategy as a factor in its growth during the quarter. The company quoted CEO Rod West as saying that "During the year, we made substantial regulatory progress across our electric, gas and water utilities, began realizing the benefits of a more disciplined operating model." Expand NYSE : AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities Today's Change ( -10.68 %) $ -0.73 Current Price $ 6.14 Key Data Points Market Cap $5.4B Day's Range $ 5.96 - $ 6.52 52wk Range $ 4.29 - $ 7.11 Volume 1.1M Avg Vol 4.8M Gross Margin 23.82 % Dividend Yield 3.78 % Power shortage West and his team reaffirmed the company's full-year 2026 profitability guidance, maintaining its adjusted net income forecast of $0.35 to $0.37 per share. They also set a forecast for the following year of $0.38 to $0.42 per share. The per-share consensus analyst estimates for the tw...
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Two former top executives at Twitter Inc. sought to beat back Elon Musk ’s narrative at a jury trial that they lied to him about the makeup of the platform’s user base when he was purchasing the company in 2022. Parag Agrawal , who was chief executive officer, and Ned Segal , the chief financial officer, took the witness stand Friday in an investor trial over Musk’s tumultuous $44 billion buyout o...
Two former top executives at Twitter Inc. sought to beat back Elon Musk ’s narrative at a jury trial that they lied to him about the makeup of the platform’s user base when he was purchasing the company in 2022. Parag Agrawal , who was chief executive officer, and Ned Segal , the chief financial officer, took the witness stand Friday in an investor trial over Musk’s tumultuous $44 billion buyout of the company. But the two men, both of whom were fired right as Musk took control of the social networking platform, offered few detailed recollections of the chaotic weeks surrounding his attempt to back out of the deal and stopped short of criticizing his behavior. Agrawal was asked for his reaction to Musk’s May 13, 2022, tweet at the heart of the case stating the purchase agreement was “temporarily on hold.” Testifying Friday in jeans and a t-shirt, Agrawal was brief, saying, “It did not make sense to me.” Segal, who testified most of Thursday, also was concise. “I was displeased,” was his only reaction to another tweet from Musk blasting Twitter’s methodology for counting how much of its user base was fake accounts, or bots. The investors claim Musk’s public bashing of the company was actually an effort to drive down the stock price and gain himself a better bargaining position. The two days of testimony from Agrawal and Segal pushed back on Musk’s own recollection that he was always committed to the deal, but genuinely believed that Twitter had lied to him about the percentage of spam accounts. Musk told the jury he was “stunned” that Agrawal, Segal and other Twitter executives could not provide more details about the bot count methodology during their first meeting on May 6 after signing the acquisition agreement. Musk said the bot issue was important, likening it to investigating a termite infestation while purchasing a house. Agrawal and Segal both testified that the bots were one of close to 20 topics discussed at the meeting, and didn’t stand out as a particular...
New Gold's (NGD +0.27%) stock was hardly golden on the market this week. As one of the many pure-play precious metals mining companies on the scene, its equity took a hit as the prices of such goods declined over the past few days. Ultimately, its shares fell by 17% over the week, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. A pure-play at heart Precious metals had been on a tear ...
New Gold's (NGD +0.27%) stock was hardly golden on the market this week. As one of the many pure-play precious metals mining companies on the scene, its equity took a hit as the prices of such goods declined over the past few days. Ultimately, its shares fell by 17% over the week, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. A pure-play at heart Precious metals had been on a tear for months, culminating in an all-time high spot price for gold of almost $5,600 per ounce in late January. That was due to something of a perfect storm, with growing worries about inflation, and developments in the geopolitical sphere driving investors into investments traditionally considered to be safe; for many, gold is considered to be such an asset. Yet developments in recent weeks dampened the rally, prompting people to sell precious metals. One major factor in this is the strengthening of the U.S. dollar, a dynamic that makes primarily dollar-denominated assets more expensive for investors holding other currencies. Another is profit-taking; many gold holders clearly saw an opportunity to book handsome gains by selling at those historic prices. Meanwhile, New Gold's status is somewhat in limbo, which doesn't help with market sentiment. Last November the company agreed to be acquired by peer Coeur Mining. So far, the deal has surmounted several hurdles, but some -- like approval under the Investment Canada Act -- are still pending. Expand NYSEMKT : NGD New Gold Today's Change ( 0.27 %) $ 0.03 Current Price $ 11.20 Key Data Points Market Cap $8.8B Day's Range $ 10.71 - $ 11.36 52wk Range $ 2.73 - $ 13.63 Volume 924K Avg Vol 19M Gross Margin 39.40 % New life for New Gold In a world that has recently seen an uptick in uncertainty, not least because of the war with Iran, I feel gold and other precious metals have a better-than-average chance of rising in the proximate future. And while a merger in the industry is never easy or quick, I think the Coeur Mining/New Gold deal...
Key Points Its No. 1 product was enduring price declines. The precious metal is now notably lower than its historic peak in late January. 10 stocks we like better than New Gold › New Gold's (NYSEMKT: NGD) stock was hardly golden on the market this week. As one of the many pure-play precious metals mining companies on the scene, its equity took a hit as the prices of such goods declined over the pa...
Key Points Its No. 1 product was enduring price declines. The precious metal is now notably lower than its historic peak in late January. 10 stocks we like better than New Gold › New Gold's (NYSEMKT: NGD) stock was hardly golden on the market this week. As one of the many pure-play precious metals mining companies on the scene, its equity took a hit as the prices of such goods declined over the past few days. Ultimately, its shares fell by 17% over the week, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. A pure-play at heart Precious metals had been on a tear for months, culminating in an all-time high spot price for gold of almost $5,600 per ounce in late January. 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 » That was due to something of a perfect storm, with growing worries about inflation, and developments in the geopolitical sphere driving investors into investments traditionally considered to be safe; for many, gold is considered to be such an asset. Yet developments in recent weeks dampened the rally, prompting people to sell precious metals. One major factor in this is the strengthening of the U.S. dollar, a dynamic that makes primarily dollar-denominated assets more expensive for investors holding other currencies. Another is profit-taking; many gold holders clearly saw an opportunity to book handsome gains by selling at those historic prices. Meanwhile, New Gold's status is somewhat in limbo, which doesn't help with market sentiment. Last November the company agreed to be acquired by peer Coeur Mining. So far, the deal has surmounted several hurdles, but some -- like approval under the Investment Canada Act -- are still pending. New life for New Gold In a world that has recently seen an uptick in uncertainty, not least because of the war with Iran, I feel gold and other p...
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FBI Investigating Suspected Cyber Attack On Sensitive Surveillance Network The FBI is scrambling to investigate a suspected cybersecurity incident involving a sensitive internal network used to manage court-ordered wiretaps and foreign-intelligence surveillance warrants, according to CNN . The bureau confirmed the activity in a brief statement, saying that it had "identified and addressed suspicio...
FBI Investigating Suspected Cyber Attack On Sensitive Surveillance Network The FBI is scrambling to investigate a suspected cybersecurity incident involving a sensitive internal network used to manage court-ordered wiretaps and foreign-intelligence surveillance warrants, according to CNN . The bureau confirmed the activity in a brief statement, saying that it had "identified and addressed suspicious activities on FBI networks" and deployed its full technical resources in response. And of course, the timing couldn't be more interesting, as the incident comes amid heightened vigilance for retaliatory cyberattacks following the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation , dubbed Operation Epic Fury , which targeted Iranian nuclear, missile and command infrastructure and resulted in the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The strikes have triggered regional escalation, including Iranian counterstrikes and proxy activity in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. U.S. intelligence assessments, including a Department of Homeland Security bulletin, indicate that while large-scale physical attacks on U.S. soil remain improbable, Iran-aligned hacktivists and potentially state-linked actors are likely to pursue lower-level disruptive actions . Such attacks could include distributed denial-of-service instructions, website defacements and other intrusions aimed at causing nuisance or temporary disruption. "Although a large-scale physical attack is unlikely, Iran and its proxies probably pose a persistent threat of targeted attacks in the Homeland , and will almost certainly escalate retaliatory actions - or calls to action - if reports of the Ayatollah’s death are confirmed," according to the bulletin obtained by ABC News . " In the short-term, we are most concerned that Iran-aligned hacktivists will conduct low-level cyber attacks against US networks , such as website defacements and distributed denial-of-service attacks,” officials said in the bulletin. Major bank...
NongAsimo/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis I last reviewed the Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF ( SPHQ ) on November 25, 2024, when I reiterated my "buy" rating and highlighted how well it complements the SPDR S&P 500 ETF ( SPY ). Since that review was published, SPHQ has slightly outperformed SPY with its 15.88% total return and beat the $50B iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF ( QUAL ) by ne...
NongAsimo/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis I last reviewed the Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF ( SPHQ ) on November 25, 2024, when I reiterated my "buy" rating and highlighted how well it complements the SPDR S&P 500 ETF ( SPY ). Since that review was published, SPHQ has slightly outperformed SPY with its 15.88% total return and beat the $50B iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF ( QUAL ) by nearly 5%. Morningstar SPHQ also easily beat the JPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF ( JQUA ), whose fundamentals I have watched deteriorate over the last year. Therefore, I'd like to use this update to communicate to readers my belief that SPHQ is superior to JQUA and QUAL right now. Even though it's a bit expensive with its 28.05x trailing P/E, its components' 38.50% ROE is unmatched, and despite not screening for it, SPHQ owns stocks with double-digit historical and estimated EPS growth rates, making it a pretty solid play all around. I hope you enjoy this review where I reiterate my "buy" rating on SPHQ, and as always, I look forward to the discussion afterwards. SPHQ Overview SPHQ tracks the S&P 500 Quality Index , whose methodology document describes the selection and weighting process as follows: 1. The selection universe is the S&P 500 Index, which is comprised of 500 of the largest U.S. stocks subject to committee selection. 2. The Index calculates quality scores for each stock based on three factors: return on equity, accruals ratio, and financial leverage ratio. 3. ROE is a company's trailing twelve-month earnings per share divided by its most recent book value per share. 4. The accruals ratio is the change of a company's net operating assets over the last fiscal year divided by its average total assets over the previous two fiscal years. 5. Financial leverage is the company's latest total debt divided by its book value. 6. The Index selects 100 stocks based on quality score, with security weights determined by the product of their market cap and quality score. Securi...
"Sooner or later, we'll end up in a situation where our strike UGV will come up against their strike UGV on the battlefield. Robot wars may sound like science fiction, but there's nothing sci-fi about the battlefield. It's our reality," he says.
"Sooner or later, we'll end up in a situation where our strike UGV will come up against their strike UGV on the battlefield. Robot wars may sound like science fiction, but there's nothing sci-fi about the battlefield. It's our reality," he says.
格隆汇3月7日｜据彭博，知情人士透露，诺和诺德计划在Hims & Hers Health Inc.的平台上销售其减肥药，从而终结两家公司之间一场高度公开的纠纷，该纠纷上月曾升级为法律诉讼。这位要求匿名的知情人士表示，诺和诺德与Hims最早可能于下周一宣布建立新的合作关系。两家公司去年曾达成类似协议，但在Hims拒绝停止营销和销售仿制版本药物后，诺和诺德单方面终止了协议。
格隆汇3月7日｜据彭博，知情人士透露，诺和诺德计划在Hims & Hers Health Inc.的平台上销售其减肥药，从而终结两家公司之间一场高度公开的纠纷，该纠纷上月曾升级为法律诉讼。这位要求匿名的知情人士表示，诺和诺德与Hims最早可能于下周一宣布建立新的合作关系。两家公司去年曾达成类似协议，但在Hims拒绝停止营销和销售仿制版本药物后，诺和诺德单方面终止了协议。