CIA-Backed AQ-Linked Syrian Leader Watching Dance Performance To Missy Elliott Song Goes Viral Via Middle East Eye A video of interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (previously, Abu Mohammad al-Julani) watching a dance performance to Missy Elliott's Work It has gone viral , sparking a mix of amusement and confusion on social media. The performance took place on Monday at the recently reopened al...
CIA-Backed AQ-Linked Syrian Leader Watching Dance Performance To Missy Elliott Song Goes Viral Via Middle East Eye A video of interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (previously, Abu Mohammad al-Julani) watching a dance performance to Missy Elliott's Work It has gone viral , sparking a mix of amusement and confusion on social media. The performance took place on Monday at the recently reopened al-Feyhaa Sports Hall in Damascus, which Sharaa had inaugurated earlier that day before a Syria-Lebanon basketball match later that evening. The game marks the first time Syria and Lebanon have played against each other since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024. Ahead of the game, a group of dancers took to the stage, performing a dance routine to Work It, a song containing sexually explicit lyrics, by US rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott . Other performances reportedly included Rihanna's Rudeboy and Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl . The Syrian leader is seen sitting in the audience with a deadpan expression on his face . In light of Sharaa's background as a former militant and member of al-Qaeda , his attendance at a performance of a western song, featuring sexually explicit lyrics, stunned many social media users. "The ISIS president of Syria Al-Sharaa vibing to @MissyElliott is not something I was ready to see this year" , one person commented on X. After Sharaa’s Islamist group, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, seized Damascus on December 8, 2024, ousting longtime ruler Assad, Sharaa became Syria's interim president and rapidly transformed from a militant into a statesman. The concept of a former terrorist Leader publicly jamming to "Work It" by Missy Elliott pic.twitter.com/i7Y7nXvVl3 — Moh (@Daimohnds) April 21, 2026 "Never thought I'd mention al-Sharaa and Missy Elliot in the same sentence, but then here we are. Not touching the lyrics (I doubt Sharaa knows what Missy E is singing about)... but damn, what a “flip it and reverse it” moment!", another person posted on X, i...
Stifel CEO Ron Kruszewski discusses the challenges in private credit assets, emphasizing that the primary problem lies in liquidity mismatches rather than the quality of underlying assets. He spoke with Bloomberg’s Romaine Bostick on April 22.
Stifel CEO Ron Kruszewski discusses the challenges in private credit assets, emphasizing that the primary problem lies in liquidity mismatches rather than the quality of underlying assets. He spoke with Bloomberg’s Romaine Bostick on April 22.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), which designs and manufactures electric vehicles and energy storage products, closed Thursday at $373.60, down 3.59%. The stock declined as investors reacted to Q1 2026 earnings, higher long-term capex plans for AI and robotics, and mixed analyst commentary,
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), which designs and manufactures electric vehicles and energy storage products, closed Thursday at $373.60, down 3.59%. The stock declined as investors reacted to Q1 2026 earnings, higher long-term capex plans for AI and robotics, and mixed analyst commentary,
Microsoft started teasing a mysterious Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership yesterday, and a new leak appears to have detailed exactly what's coming. Discord Previews has uncovered a new Xbox Game Pass "Starter Edition" that is bundled with Discord Nitro. The Starter Edition reportedly includes "access to over 50 games from the Game Pass library," as well as 10 hours a month of Xbox Cloud Gaming...
Microsoft started teasing a mysterious Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership yesterday, and a new leak appears to have detailed exactly what's coming. Discord Previews has uncovered a new Xbox Game Pass "Starter Edition" that is bundled with Discord Nitro. The Starter Edition reportedly includes "access to over 50 games from the Game Pass library," as well as 10 hours a month of Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming and the ability to earn Xbox Rewards points while playing games. It's not clear which games will be part of the more than 50 titles available, but the leaked images suggest that Stardew Valley , Grounded , and Fallout 4 will be included. … Read the full story at The Verge.
VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) reported what it called a strong start to 2026, citing record levels in its combined .com and .net domain name base and higher year-over-year revenue and earnings. Executives also announced a forthcoming .com wholesale price increase effective Nov. 1, 2026 and raised the compa
VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) reported what it called a strong start to 2026, citing record levels in its combined .com and .net domain name base and higher year-over-year revenue and earnings. Executives also announced a forthcoming .com wholesale price increase effective Nov. 1, 2026 and raised the compa
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) executives said first-quarter results topped the high end of guidance as demand for the company’s products continued to run ahead of supply, led by strength in server CPUs tied to AI infrastructure build-outs. CEO Lip-Bu Tan said revenue, gross margin and earnings per share all e
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) executives said first-quarter results topped the high end of guidance as demand for the company’s products continued to run ahead of supply, led by strength in server CPUs tied to AI infrastructure build-outs. CEO Lip-Bu Tan said revenue, gross margin and earnings per share all e
Mrkit99 Lockheed Martin's ( LMT ) business area, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, won a $177.5M contract modification for F-35 flight science aircraft support. The contract covers building and delivering 3 new F-35 test jets (A, B, and C variants) with full engineering support for effective flight testing for Block 4 and future upgrades of the Joint Strike Fighter program. The work is expected to be c...
Mrkit99 Lockheed Martin's ( LMT ) business area, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, won a $177.5M contract modification for F-35 flight science aircraft support. The contract covers building and delivering 3 new F-35 test jets (A, B, and C variants) with full engineering support for effective flight testing for Block 4 and future upgrades of the Joint Strike Fighter program. The work is expected to be completed by April 2031. At award, about $37.7M from Air Force, Navy R&D, and F-35 partners combined will be obligated and will expire by the end of the current fiscal year. The contract is managed by Naval Air Systems Command. More on Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Lockheed Martin Corporation 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Lockheed Martin: Strong Franchise, Limited Upside At Current Valuation Air Force seeks major increase in Lockheed JASSM missile purchases Lockheed Martin outlines $6.5B-$6.8B 2026 free cash flow while targeting Patriot ramp to 2,000 per year in 3-4 years
Earnings Call Insights: Meritage Homes (MTH) Q1 2026 Management view "Entering 2026, we are cautiously optimistic that lower interest rates and tenant demand will translate into a solid performance for homebuilders, balanced by more muted volatility," said Executive chairman Steven Hilton, while also citing disruption from "a severe winter storm" and that "military operations in Iran commenced at ...
Earnings Call Insights: Meritage Homes (MTH) Q1 2026 Management view "Entering 2026, we are cautiously optimistic that lower interest rates and tenant demand will translate into a solid performance for homebuilders, balanced by more muted volatility," said Executive chairman Steven Hilton, while also citing disruption from "a severe winter storm" and that "military operations in Iran commenced at the end of February, increasing interest rates, price -- gas prices and inflation, all of which negatively impacted consumer confidence." Hilton said Q1 sales orders were "3,664, 5% below last year's first quarter" and added that "capturing demand for the near term will require higher-than-anticipated use of incentives." CEO Phillippe Lord said the company is leaning on community count rather than per-store velocity in the near term: "In the near term, we expect total volume and top line results will largely be driven by increased community count, not higher per store absorptions." He added that active communities rose to "345 by March 31, another company record," and reiterated "5% to 10% full year community count growth for 2026." Lord said shareholder returns were increased despite the macro backdrop: "We intentionally stepped up our share buybacks repurchasing $130 million worth of common shares in Q1," and "we increased our dividend 12% to $0.48 per share." CFO Hilla Sferruzza framed the quarter’s profitability pressure around incentives, land costs, and leverage: "Home closing gross margin of 17.5% for the quarter was 400 bps lower than prior year's 22% as a result of the increased use of incentives, higher lot costs and lost leverage." Outlook "Based on current market conditions, we are updating our guidance for full year 2026 on closing volume and revenue to at or within 5% of full year 2025 results," said CFO Hilla Sferruzza. Sferruzza provided Q2 targets: "we are projecting total home closings between 3,650 and 3,900 units, home closing revenue of $1.37 billion to...
美国司法部指控一名美军士兵利用机密信息，通过预测市场投注牟利。 根据指控，Gannon Ken Van Dyke涉嫌利用有关美国在委内瑞拉抓捕尼古拉斯·马杜罗行动时间的机密信息，在Polymarket进行交易，获利逾40万美元。 根据指控，Van Dyke参与了这项代号为“Operation Absolute Resolve”的美军行动的策划与执行。 指控称，他利用接触该行动机密信息的权限为个人牟...
美国司法部指控一名美军士兵利用机密信息，通过预测市场投注牟利。 根据指控，Gannon Ken Van Dyke涉嫌利用有关美国在委内瑞拉抓捕尼古拉斯·马杜罗行动时间的机密信息，在Polymarket进行交易，获利逾40万美元。 根据指控，Van Dyke参与了这项代号为“Operation Absolute Resolve”的美军行动的策划与执行。 指控称，他利用接触该行动机密信息的权限为个人牟利。 责任编辑：丁文武
Earnings Call Insights: Old Republic International (ORI) Q1 2026 Management View “In the quarter, we produced $211.5 million of consolidated pretax operating income compared to $252.7 million, and our consolidated combined ratio was 96.6% compared to 93.7%.” (President, CEO & Director Craig Smiddy) “For the quarter, our operating return on beginning equity was 11.5% and growth in book value per sh...
Earnings Call Insights: Old Republic International (ORI) Q1 2026 Management View “In the quarter, we produced $211.5 million of consolidated pretax operating income compared to $252.7 million, and our consolidated combined ratio was 96.6% compared to 93.7%.” (President, CEO & Director Craig Smiddy) “For the quarter, our operating return on beginning equity was 11.5% and growth in book value per share, including dividends, was 2.6%.” (President, Smiddy) “We reported net operating income of $171 million for the quarter compared to $202 million last year.” (Senior VP & CFO Francis Sodaro) “On a per share basis, comparable quarter-over-quarter results were $0.68 compared to $0.81.” (Senior VP & CFO Sodaro) “With the current interest rate environment, we expect net investment income growth to remain in the low to mid-single digits throughout the rest of 2026.” (Senior VP & CFO Sodaro) “Both Specialty and Title Insurance recognized favorable development in the quarter, leading to a 1.5 percentage point benefit in the consolidated loss ratio compared to 2.6 points of benefit last year.” (Senior VP & CFO Sodaro) “In the quarter, we paid nearly $77 million in dividends and repurchased $161 million worth of our shares.” (Senior VP & CFO Sodaro) “Since the end of the quarter, we repurchased another $52 million worth of shares, which leaves us with about $640 million remaining in our current repurchase program.” (Senior VP & CFO Sodaro) “Specialty Insurance net premiums written were up 3.4% in the quarter coming from strong rate increases on commercial auto and general liability… partially offset by a decline in our renewal retention ratios as we continue to prioritize rate in certain lines of coverage.” (President, CEO & Director Smiddy) “We appear to be leading the market, specifically within the commercial auto, by driving mid-teen rate increases.” (President, Smiddy) “In the quarter, we announced the formation of another new operating company, Old Republic Property, led by ...
Toltek/iStock via Getty Images Wheat futures jumped Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade in response to drought conditions expanding in U.S. Plains wheat fields, with the U.S. Drought Monitor map showing the spread of extreme drought in Nebraska and patches spreading in Oklahoma and Texas. While dry weather supported wheat, it remains to be seen if the concerns keep wheat positive in the coming ...
Toltek/iStock via Getty Images Wheat futures jumped Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade in response to drought conditions expanding in U.S. Plains wheat fields, with the U.S. Drought Monitor map showing the spread of extreme drought in Nebraska and patches spreading in Oklahoma and Texas. While dry weather supported wheat, it remains to be seen if the concerns keep wheat positive in the coming sessions; "I remind us all that it's still a grass," Gary Sandlund of Futures International told Dow Jones, highlighting that winter wheat is a resilient crop. The weather outlook in wheat-growing areas is turning dryer and moving futures up, but rainfall on the eastern side of the Corn Belt is making the soil moisture especially strong for farmers during planting, Dow Jones said. CBOT wheat ( W_1:COM ) for July delivery rose 2.5% to $6.22 per bushel, while corn ( C_1:COM ) for July delivery edged 0.4% higher to $4.64 1/2 per bushel and soybeans ( S_1:COM ) for July delivery fell 0.4% to $11.74 3/4 per bushel. ETFs: ( WEAT ), ( CORN ), ( SOYB ), ( DBA ), ( MOO ) More on U.S. grain futures What Drives The U.S.-Brazil Soybean Price Spread? Commodities: Peace Talk Optimism Clouds Reality Commodities: Oil Surges Amid Hormuz Blockade Threat