(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has tracked lower in consecutive trading days, slumping almost 60 points or 1.2 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 4,950-point plateau and it's looking at another soft start again on Friday.
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has tracked lower in consecutive trading days, slumping almost 60 points or 1.2 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 4,950-point plateau and it's looking at another soft start again on Friday.
Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images Medtronic plc ( MDT ) operates in the medical devices industry sector. It was founded in 1949 and is a very well-established business, considering its peers/competitors are the likes of: Boston Scientific ( BSX ), Abbott ( ABT ), Stryker ( SYK ), Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ), and Thermo Fisher Scientific ( TMO ). They operate out of both Dublin, Ireland, an...
Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images Medtronic plc ( MDT ) operates in the medical devices industry sector. It was founded in 1949 and is a very well-established business, considering its peers/competitors are the likes of: Boston Scientific ( BSX ), Abbott ( ABT ), Stryker ( SYK ), Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ), and Thermo Fisher Scientific ( TMO ). They operate out of both Dublin, Ireland, and Minneapolis, MN. I covered Medtronic previously, in November 2025, and gave a Hold rating . While praising its decent dividend yield at the time (around 3%), long history of dividend growth, and industry stalwart status, I was less impressed with their low single-digit revenue growth rates, modest returns on invested capital over the years, and what seemed to me like an unreasonably high valuation, based on growth rates (PEG ratio around 2.5). If it were not for the company’s strong product line and history of innovation, exceptional reputation for quality, solid industry position, and consistent FCF generation over the years, I could have easily rated the stock a Sell. Indeed, I think for long-term investors, this would be considered a fairly low-risk equity holding. In any event, I offered to upgrade it to a Buy rating if the share price dropped by 30%. Alas, perhaps unsurprisingly, the stock has bounced around within a tight range but, overall, fallen around 12% since then, versus a 4% gain for the broader market. Seeking Alpha The company starts its 2027 fiscal year on May 1 and is set to release Q4 and full year 2026 earnings on June 3 . As such, I believe it is an opportune time to assess progress in the key areas of development mentioned in my first coverage, and to provide an update on my expectations for the company and the stock. An Update on Progress Medtronic have an enormous suite of products that it sells to hospitals and physician/health centers. These are its primary customers. This diversity in their product catalogue has the advantage of providing depend...
A landmark warship deal between Australia and Japan is expected to drive further defence technology cooperation between the two Asia-Pacific nations, comparable in scope to Canberra’s security arrangements with Washington. Analysts say the agreement with Tokyo will also help Canberra address navy shortfalls and reduce its overreliance on the US at a time of great volatility. Australian Defence Min...
A landmark warship deal between Australia and Japan is expected to drive further defence technology cooperation between the two Asia-Pacific nations, comparable in scope to Canberra’s security arrangements with Washington. Analysts say the agreement with Tokyo will also help Canberra address navy shortfalls and reduce its overreliance on the US at a time of great volatility. Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles and his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi announced on Saturday that the...
36氪获悉,AI for Science公司「奥明星程」近日完成超亿元A轮战略融资。本轮投资方包括深创投、复星医药(复健资本)、太平股权、广东中医药大健康基金、杭实集团等多家头部投资机构、产业链龙头企业及多地国资。同时,公司也与包括深圳湾实验室在内的多家国际顶尖科研机构建立了深度成果转化合作机制,形成覆盖技术研发、临床应用及产业生态赋能的全链条布局。 2025年被视作AI4S发展的分水岭。随着通用...
Chinese automakers made strong inroads into Europe last month as consumers rushed to buy more affordable plug-in hybrids from brands led by BYD Co. European sales of the models featuring both a plug and gasoline engine made by Chinese nameplates soared more than four-fold in March from a year earlier, accounting for almost 30% of that part of the car market, according to researchers at Dataforce ....
Chinese automakers made strong inroads into Europe last month as consumers rushed to buy more affordable plug-in hybrids from brands led by BYD Co. European sales of the models featuring both a plug and gasoline engine made by Chinese nameplates soared more than four-fold in March from a year earlier, accounting for almost 30% of that part of the car market, according to researchers at Dataforce . Registrations of Chinese fully electric and hybrid vehicles without a plug also hit records last month, although their share of the market remained little changed. Chinese cars made up 9.4% of the overall European market in March, after nearly doubling sales from a year earlier to 140,094, Dataforce said. The surge shows that Chinese carmakers are back on the front foot after a slower start to the year in Europe. Brands from the country are appealing to cost-conscious drivers but also playing up their strengths in technology to attract customers. European Union tariffs on Chinese-made EV imports have done little to slow their advance in the region, which has helped cushion the blow of a brutal price war back home. BYD was the main driver of the ramp-up in plug-in hybrids in March, boosted by demand for models like the Seal U and Atto 2 sport utility vehicles, according to Dataforce analyst Julian Litzinger. Plug-in hybrid versions of Chery Automobile Co. ’s Jaecoo and Omoda models also saw strong demand, he said. BYD is pushing hard into Europe, an effort underscored by its attempt to join the region’s car lobby group. The world’s largest seller of EVs has applied to become a member of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, though a decision on its entry hasn’t been made amid opposition from existing members, Bloomberg News reported this month. Read More: China Is Ripping Up the Rulebook for the Global Auto Industry The advance of Chinese automakers in Europe is heaping additional pressure on the region’s domestic manufacturers. Brands like Mercedes-Benz Group...
2026年,华为乾崑预计在辅助驾驶系统研发再投入180亿元。 近期,自动驾驶发展历程是否跳过L3的话题掀起热议。4月23日晚间,一年一度的华为乾崑技术大会如期而至,与此前不同的是,华为乾崑拉来了上汽、阿维塔、猛士等十余家车企合作方共同发声,强调从L2到L3的跨越,是多维度协同的系统化工程,L3是迈向完全自动驾驶过程中的必经阶段。 此前,华为智能汽车解决方案 BU CEO 靳玉志在智能电动汽车发展高...
2026年,华为乾崑预计在辅助驾驶系统研发再投入180亿元。 近期,自动驾驶发展历程是否跳过L3的话题掀起热议。4月23日晚间,一年一度的华为乾崑技术大会如期而至,与此前不同的是,华为乾崑拉来了上汽、阿维塔、猛士等十余家车企合作方共同发声,强调从L2到L3的跨越,是多维度协同的系统化工程,L3是迈向完全自动驾驶过程中的必经阶段。 此前,华为智能汽车解决方案 BU CEO 靳玉志在智能电动汽车发展高层论坛(2026)期间明确表态了自己的观点,即L3 是走向完全自动驾驶中无法跳过的必经阶段,掀起了业内广泛热议。 华为智能汽车解决方案 BU 副总裁迟林春在猛士汽车春季焕新发布会上接受第一财经等媒体采访时表示:“有的声音说直接从L2跃迁到L4,但华为依然坚持L3。一方面,我们既想要推进高级别智能驾驶,不落后于美国;另一方面,虽然先经过L3再拓展L4需要的时间可能比较长,但是为了安全考虑,我们还是要做L3。 迟林春进一步说明,华为总是做跟别人不一样的事情,比如:有的企业坚持纯视觉路径,但华为强调要融合传感,需要有激光雷达,且现在还做了激光雷达+摄像头合一,看得更准。 当晚,靳玉志再次强调多传感器融合的优势,他认为,只有多传感融合的技术路线才能为自动驾驶安全兜底。因为摄像头在暗光、逆光等环境中会出现识别不清晰等情况,导致性能严重下降,而激光雷达擅长识别远距离小目标和异形障碍物,毫米波雷达则可以在雨雾尘等恶劣天气下准确探测,三者互补才能覆盖所有的安全场景。 华为乾崑于上述技术大会上发布了10项核心技术,包括华为乾崑智驾ADS 5、鸿蒙座舱HarmonySpace 6等。其中,华为乾崑智驾ADS 5在算法层面升级至WEWA 2.0架构,并引入了Multi-Agent博弈技术等。同时,华为乾崑发布了面向自动驾驶的乾崑OS。2026年,华为乾崑预计再投入180亿元用于乾崑辅助驾驶系统的研发。截至今年4月19日,华为乾崑智驾累计辅助驾驶里程突破100亿公里。此外,鸿蒙座舱HarmonySpace 6迭代了底层的MoLA 2.0架构,开放智能座舱AI Agent生态等。 在车企合作方面,目前,华为乾崑已与25个车型品牌、超50款车型展开合作,华为乾崑智驾整车搭载量已突破170万辆。根据此前规划,华为乾崑预计到2026年底合作量产车型的数量将增至80款。其中,猛士与华为乾崑联创打造的新一代猛...
美国司法部周四表示,一名美军士兵被指控利用美军抓捕时任委内瑞拉总统马杜罗时间的机密信息,在Polymarket的预测市场上进行交易获利逾40万美元。 美方表示,这名38岁的士兵Gannon Ken Van Dyke驻扎在北卡罗来纳州费耶特维尔的布拉格堡(Fort Bragg)基地,他参与了“绝对决心”行动的策划与执行。相关行动旨在抓捕马杜罗,这使他有机会接触到行动的敏感、非公开信息。 检方称,12...
美国司法部周四表示,一名美军士兵被指控利用美军抓捕时任委内瑞拉总统马杜罗时间的机密信息,在Polymarket的预测市场上进行交易获利逾40万美元。 美方表示,这名38岁的士兵Gannon Ken Van Dyke驻扎在北卡罗来纳州费耶特维尔的布拉格堡(Fort Bragg)基地,他参与了“绝对决心”行动的策划与执行。相关行动旨在抓捕马杜罗,这使他有机会接触到行动的敏感、非公开信息。 检方称,12月26日左右Van Dyke在Polymarket平台注册了一个账户,充值后开始在与马杜罗和委内瑞拉有关的市场进行交易。从12月27日至1月2日晚,他总共押注约13笔,对交易平台提出的各种与马杜罗相关的问题,均押注“是”。该平台允许用户对现实世界事件的结果进行投注。 “预测市场绝非利用侵占的机密或保密信息谋取私利的避风港,”曼哈顿联邦检察官Jay Clayton表示。“被告涉嫌背弃美国政府对其的信任,利用敏感军事行动的机密信息,就该行动的时间和结果进行投注,以此牟利。这显然属于内幕交易,违反了联邦法律。” 美国检察官办公室的一位发言人表示,他无法提供有关Van Dyke律师的信息。 Polymarket在社交平台X上发帖称,发现一名交易员利用机密信息进行交易,已将此事移交美国司法部,并配合政府展开调查。 “内幕交易在Polymarket平台上绝不容许,”该公司表示。“今天的逮捕行动证明了这套系统行之有效。” 责任编辑:王永生
Mercuria, Goldman, JPMorgan See Major Aluminum Market Shock Analysts at Mercuria, the Geneva-based Swiss commodities trading firm, are sounding the alarm on the global aluminum market after severe disruptions in the Gulf region, adding to a growing list of trading desks and research teams warning of a deepening supply shock. " The scale of the supply shock we're seeing in the aluminum market is pr...
Mercuria, Goldman, JPMorgan See Major Aluminum Market Shock Analysts at Mercuria, the Geneva-based Swiss commodities trading firm, are sounding the alarm on the global aluminum market after severe disruptions in the Gulf region, adding to a growing list of trading desks and research teams warning of a deepening supply shock. " The scale of the supply shock we're seeing in the aluminum market is probably the largest single supply shock a base metals market has suffered in the post-2000 era," Mercuria commodities analyst Nick Snowdon told Reuters on the sidelines of the Financial Times Commodities Global Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland. Snowdon then told Reuters, "We are already in a 'black swan' event. No one could have foreseen something on this scale." Mercuria is a Swiss commodities trading house based in Geneva. Its traders sell, ship, store, and finance physical commodities across markets such as oil, gas, power, LNG, and metals. Snowdon's alarm over the global aluminum market is mainly because the Gulf region accounts for 9% of world supply, and with major smelters already declaring force majeure and the Hormuz chokepoint blocked for much of this week, this is shaping up to be one of the most memorable shocks in the metal market in decades. Aluminum prices have already surged to a four-year high, and Mercuria estimates the market could face at least a 2 million-ton deficit by the end of the year, potentially worse if the US-Iran conflict drags on and alumina flows through Hormuz chokepoint remain heavily constrained. " That shortfall compares with about 1.5 million tons of visible inventory and just over 3 million tons of total global stock, including non-visible units, leaving the market with limited buffers ," Snowdon said, adding that a larger deficit is possible. He warned that the most exposed supply chains to the Gulf shock are in the US and Europe . He noted both regions rely heavily on Middle Eastern aluminum imports and already have low stockpiles . La...
Cognition AI Inc. is in early talks to raise a new round of funding that would more than double its valuation to $25 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, tapping into increased demand for companies that understand how to use artificial intelligence in software development. The AI coding startup aims to raise hundreds of millions of dollars or more in financing, according to one o...
Cognition AI Inc. is in early talks to raise a new round of funding that would more than double its valuation to $25 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, tapping into increased demand for companies that understand how to use artificial intelligence in software development. The AI coding startup aims to raise hundreds of millions of dollars or more in financing, according to one of the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private information. The talks are ongoing, and the terms could change. Earlier this week, Elon Musk ’s SpaceX announced that it had struck an agreement giving it the right to acquire a rival coding company, Cursor, for $60 billion. While Cognition’s funding talks started before that news, it has seen a fresh wave of interest from investors following the deal, the people said. Representatives for Cognition didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. After the Cursor deal was announced, Cognition President Russell Kaplan said in a post on X that the company had heard from more customers and prospective employees. “The more startups in a category that defect from independent competition by selling to a lab, the stronger the remaining ones become,” Kaplan said. Founded in 2023, Cognition is part of a crowded market of startups using advances in AI to streamline the process of writing and debugging code. The startup focuses on selling to businesses. Its flagship product is Devin, a tool that it has previously billed as “the world’s first AI software engineer,” and lists customers such as Anduril Industries Inc. and Microsoft Corp. on its website. Last June, Cognition was bringing in around $73 million in annual recurring revenue, Bloomberg News previously reported. A month later, Cognition acquired the remaining assets, intellectual property, brand and employees of Windsurf, another AI coding company, after Alphabet Inc. ’s Google hired Windsurf’s co-founders. Shortly after, revenue grew further and Cognition...