Love Employee/iStock via Getty Images The United States military is quietly deploying a new generation of unmanned naval systems in the Strait of Hormuz, working to locate and neutralize mines believed to have been placed by Iran, according to press reports. It’s a painstaking operation that military analysts say is essential before commercial shipping can safely resume through one of the world's ...
Love Employee/iStock via Getty Images The United States military is quietly deploying a new generation of unmanned naval systems in the Strait of Hormuz, working to locate and neutralize mines believed to have been placed by Iran, according to press reports. It’s a painstaking operation that military analysts say is essential before commercial shipping can safely resume through one of the world's most critical waterways. For investors, the pace and credibility of U.S. mine-clearance efforts will be a key signal to watch: a genuine reopening of the strait could rapidly deflate the risk premium baked into crude prices, while a prolonged stalemate stands to benefit energy producers, tanker operators, and defense contractors with mine-countermeasure capabilities. The minesweeping effort highlights both the promise of emerging drone technology and the enduring difficulty of mine countermeasures, long considered among the most technically demanding and dangerous missions in naval warfare. Drones at the forefront At the center of the operation are uncrewed surface vessels and submarine drones that use sonar to sweep the seafloor without putting sailors directly in harm's way. Among the systems being employed is the Common Uncrewed Surface Vessel, built by RTX ( RTX ), which tows an advanced floating sonar array to scan columns of seabed at a time. Battery-powered submarine drones including the MK18 Mod 2 Kingfish and the Knifefish, manufactured by General Dynamics ( GD ) can be deployed from small boats and conduct systematic search patterns independently. Defense analysts see the use of unmanned systems as a significant tactical advantage in mine-clearing operations. Because no crew is aboard, commanders can send the vessels directly into suspected minefields with far less risk than traditional manned minesweepers would carry. Losses, if they occur, are measured in equipment rather than lives. The Navy also retains a broader toolkit for such operations, including mineswee...
IBM (NYSE:IBM) delivered a clean beat on both lines for Q1 2026, yet shares are getting punished anyway. The stock opened sharply lower Thursday, trading at $228 after closing at $251.86 the prior session, a 9.47% drop that erased more than a month of gains. The sell-off reflects an unsettling narrative: decelerating revenue growth of ... IBM Can’t Staunch AI Worries After Beating Wall Street’s Es...
IBM (NYSE:IBM) delivered a clean beat on both lines for Q1 2026, yet shares are getting punished anyway. The stock opened sharply lower Thursday, trading at $228 after closing at $251.86 the prior session, a 9.47% drop that erased more than a month of gains. The sell-off reflects an unsettling narrative: decelerating revenue growth of ... IBM Can’t Staunch AI Worries After Beating Wall Street’s Estimates
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/27/26, Adams Diversified Equity Fund Inc (Symbol: ADX) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.48, payable on 5/29/26. As a percentage of ADX's recent stock price of $24.50, this dividend work
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/27/26, Adams Diversified Equity Fund Inc (Symbol: ADX) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.48, payable on 5/29/26. As a percentage of ADX's recent stock price of $24.50, this dividend work
Sundry Photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Texas Instruments ( TXN ) jumped 16% during morning market action on Thursday after its first quarter 2026 results demonstrated a 90% year-over-year surge in data center revenue. The results prompted Bank of America Securities to upgrade the stock to Buy from Neutral and increase its price target to $320 from $235. "Texas Instruments' solid Q1 r...
Sundry Photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Texas Instruments ( TXN ) jumped 16% during morning market action on Thursday after its first quarter 2026 results demonstrated a 90% year-over-year surge in data center revenue. The results prompted Bank of America Securities to upgrade the stock to Buy from Neutral and increase its price target to $320 from $235. "Texas Instruments' solid Q1 report and Q2 guide increases our confidence in TXN's ability to benefit from industrial resurgence, including in aero/defense ($1bn+ annual business), take advantage in data-center build (11% of sales, up 90% YoY), and leverage the last three years of capex in US-fabs to potentially gain share in an 'everything- is-constrained' chip environment," said BofA analysts, led by Vivek Arya, in a Thursday investor note. "Pricing has not been a factor but could offer incremental good news in 2H which we conservatively model below seasonal trends. Ongoing macro flux/geopolitics remains a sector-wide risk, but we think TXN has historically had a relatively more defensive profile, with improving FCF capability as it is past its big capex investment cycle." Evercore ISI was also impressed, maintaining its Outperform rating and hiking its price target to $316 from $270. "Industrial and data center remained the primary growth drivers, while automotive trends were mixed and personal electronics were broadly flat," said Evercore analysts Mark Lipacis and Joseph McCormack in a note. "Industrial revenue accelerated to +30% YY and +20% QQ, with strength described as broad-based across sectors and geographies and extending through March." Meanwhile, Citi reiterated its Buy rating on Texas Instruments and maintained the stock as its "#1 Analog Semis Pick." The financial firm also upped its price target to $280 from $235. It believes new products emerging in the second half of the year will further accelerate its data center gains. "The majority of the data center revenue is currently driven by ...
The US tech giant said the funding package – which it described as its largest in Australia – will be used to grow its Azure AI supercomputing and cloud footprint locally.
The US tech giant said the funding package – which it described as its largest in Australia – will be used to grow its Azure AI supercomputing and cloud footprint locally.
The S&P 500 is the stock market's most popular index, and it's the primary benchmark that investors typically use to assess whether an investment has been "good." That's why, when looking at the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF 's (NASDAQ: VXUS) performance over the past decade, many people would say VXUS has been a bad investment. It's up around 77% in that time, compared to the S&P 500's 2...
The S&P 500 is the stock market's most popular index, and it's the primary benchmark that investors typically use to assess whether an investment has been "good." That's why, when looking at the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF 's (NASDAQ: VXUS) performance over the past decade, many people would say VXUS has been a bad investment. It's up around 77% in that time, compared to the S&P 500's 238% gain (as of April 20). Of course, outperforming the S&P 500 would be ideal, but VXUS is doing what it's intended to do well: providing broad exposure to companies outside the U.S. It's worth considering if you want your portfolio to be more well-rounded. Continue reading
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/27/26, Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc (Symbol: PEO) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.52, payable on 5/27/26. As a percentage of PEO's recent stock price of $26.60, this dividend works
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/27/26, Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc (Symbol: PEO) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.52, payable on 5/27/26. As a percentage of PEO's recent stock price of $26.60, this dividend works
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/27/26, South Plains Financial Inc (Symbol: SPFI) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.17, payable on 5/11/26. As a percentage of SPFI's recent stock price of $43.27, this dividend works out
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/27/26, South Plains Financial Inc (Symbol: SPFI) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.17, payable on 5/11/26. As a percentage of SPFI's recent stock price of $43.27, this dividend works out
IBM (NYSE: IBM), once the beacon of America’s tech world, stumbled again after earnings showed it barely compares with industry giants on AI revenue. Its stock tumbled 7% after it released less-than-mediocre earnings. They will bring the stock down by 20% in 2026, while the S&P 500 is up 3%. While earnings were slightly ahead ... IBM Is America’s Worst Big Tech Company
IBM (NYSE: IBM), once the beacon of America’s tech world, stumbled again after earnings showed it barely compares with industry giants on AI revenue. Its stock tumbled 7% after it released less-than-mediocre earnings. They will bring the stock down by 20% in 2026, while the S&P 500 is up 3%. While earnings were slightly ahead ... IBM Is America’s Worst Big Tech Company
Aaron Hawkins/iStock via Getty Images Introduction I have been writing about Aelum a ( ALMU ) for a year (First Seeking Alpha Article on Aeluma) as an interesting, technically differentiated company operating in a part of the semiconductor stack most investors do not fully understand. For much of that time, the story was compelling, but still early. The pathway to scalable manufacturing and commer...
Aaron Hawkins/iStock via Getty Images Introduction I have been writing about Aelum a ( ALMU ) for a year (First Seeking Alpha Article on Aeluma) as an interesting, technically differentiated company operating in a part of the semiconductor stack most investors do not fully understand. For much of that time, the story was compelling, but still early. The pathway to scalable manufacturing and commercial relevance was not yet sufficiently visible. Moreover, the interest from DARPA, the US Navy, NASA, and the US Department of Energy also made this very compelling. Aeluma took an unconventional road and, between seed investors, determination, and non-dilutive grants, provided retail investors a vehicle to "dream big" as a tiny, unlikely non-PE company took an unlikely path from Pink Sheet speculation to uplisting on the Nasdaq last year, and now has capital, serious partners, and a path to potentially becoming a leading compound semi innovator beyond anyone's wildest imagination. Against all odds, the leadership of this still largely unknown microcap has exceeded expectations and taken the road less traveled. Unlike many microcap public companies, this management team is understated in a way I have not seen in decades of analyzing companies. Perhaps it is because they are on a mission and are unconcerned about optics. One might argue that they are focused and apathetic to stock price fluctuations and criticism of their approach. Whatever conclusion one might draw, the company is achieving new levels of success and attracting recognition and acknowledgment from much bigger companies. As mentioned before, when I first began my journey exploring Aeluma, it seemed to be a binary situation – wild success or failure with little room for error in a wildly competitive and cut-throat industry. The situation has changed dramatically. Over the past several months, Aeluma has quietly crossed a threshold that the market has not yet recognized. Witness a series of new developments. Th...