Corn price action is down 1 to 2 cents as we begin Monday trade. Futures closed the Friday session with most contracts fractionally to 2 ½ cents higher, shrugging off early weakness. July was an exception, down ¼ cent. Open interest was up 6,691 contracts on Friday. The CmdtyView national...
Corn price action is down 1 to 2 cents as we begin Monday trade. Futures closed the Friday session with most contracts fractionally to 2 ½ cents higher, shrugging off early weakness. July was an exception, down ¼ cent. Open interest was up 6,691 contracts on Friday. The CmdtyView national...
Wheat is starting off Monday trade with higher trade across the three markets. The wheat complex closed with winter wheat weakness, with spring wheat higher on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were steady in some deferreds to 7 1/4 cents lower in the front months, as May was still up 20...
Wheat is starting off Monday trade with higher trade across the three markets. The wheat complex closed with winter wheat weakness, with spring wheat higher on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were steady in some deferreds to 7 1/4 cents lower in the front months, as May was still up 20...
Cotton price action is down 35 to 48 points on Monday AM trade. Futures posted gains of 44 to 170 points across the board on Friday, with May rallying 418 points on the week. The US dollar index was $0.045 higher at $98.070. Crude oil fell $9.12 on the day...
Cotton price action is down 35 to 48 points on Monday AM trade. Futures posted gains of 44 to 170 points across the board on Friday, with May rallying 418 points on the week. The US dollar index was $0.045 higher at $98.070. Crude oil fell $9.12 on the day...
Soybeans are down 1 to 3 cents on Monday morning. Futures closed with Friday gains of ½ to 4 ¾ cents across the board, with Marh slipping 8 ½ cents on the week. Open interest was down 15,876 contracts on Friday, mostly in May and July. The cmdtyView national average...
Soybeans are down 1 to 3 cents on Monday morning. Futures closed with Friday gains of ½ to 4 ¾ cents across the board, with Marh slipping 8 ½ cents on the week. Open interest was down 15,876 contracts on Friday, mostly in May and July. The cmdtyView national average...
Our writer has found a meal kit for every home cook, along with smart ways to make the most of leftovers. Plus, how to clean your mattress and vitamin C serums, tested • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Can I interest you in 23 sachets of soy sauce and half a kilo of golden linseed? If not, they’ll probably live quite happily in the back of my cupboard until a clear-out i...
Our writer has found a meal kit for every home cook, along with smart ways to make the most of leftovers. Plus, how to clean your mattress and vitamin C serums, tested • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Can I interest you in 23 sachets of soy sauce and half a kilo of golden linseed? If not, they’ll probably live quite happily in the back of my cupboard until a clear-out in 2032. The glut of organic potatoes, tomatoes, beetroot and aubergines I was left holding after my test to find the best recipe boxes and meal kits had a more limited shelf life. Reduced waste is one of the top benefits of recipe box services, especially those that deliver only the exact measures of ingredients you need for the recipes you choose. But I tested nine of these services at once – including some that attempted to curry favour by sending me multiple boxes containing multiple recipes. The best wedding guest dresses for every budget and dress code The best rums: 10 tasty tipples for daiquiris, mai tais and mojitos – tested ‘Perfectly textured – moist, fluffy’: the best supermarket falafel, tasted and rated Ready, set, ride! Everything you need to cycle with kids The best secateurs to save you time and effort when pruning your garden, tested The best hot brushes for a salon finish at home, tried and tested by our expert The best vitamin C serums for every skin type and budget, tested The best juicers for blitzing fruit and veg – tested Continue reading...
RMT has called action in two 24-hour tranches this week over opposition to four-day working pattern A strike by London Underground drivers will severely disrupt transport in the capital over the next four days. The RMT union and Transport for London (TfL) said that the strike would go ahead from midday on Tuesday 21 April, with no last-minute talks planned on Monday. Continue reading...
RMT has called action in two 24-hour tranches this week over opposition to four-day working pattern A strike by London Underground drivers will severely disrupt transport in the capital over the next four days. The RMT union and Transport for London (TfL) said that the strike would go ahead from midday on Tuesday 21 April, with no last-minute talks planned on Monday. Continue reading...
The New Zealand composer burned pianos, sampled earthquakes and recorded Belfast’s peace walls. And at 86 is still invested in her life’s work: to appreciate the music in everyday sound A broken upright piano, tilted like the sinking Titanic, stands part-buried in a garden at Glasgow’s Counterflows festival . Experimental composer Annea Lockwood swipes a hand across its exposed strings and beams a...
The New Zealand composer burned pianos, sampled earthquakes and recorded Belfast’s peace walls. And at 86 is still invested in her life’s work: to appreciate the music in everyday sound A broken upright piano, tilted like the sinking Titanic, stands part-buried in a garden at Glasgow’s Counterflows festival . Experimental composer Annea Lockwood swipes a hand across its exposed strings and beams at the metallic clang. “Great piano!” she says, inviting other musicians and the audience to make their own strange noises by scratching and tapping it with garden debris. It’s one of many pianos Lockwood, 86, has buried, burned or drowned since the 1960s, exploring their changing sounds as they are destroyed – though she says “transformed”. A pioneer of field recordings, her work has ranged from “sound maps” of entire rivers to music made with the peace walls demarcating areas of mid-Troubles Belfast. As she revisits two significant works at Counterflows and prepares a new release of 1975’s World Rhythms, she takes me through her radical career from the very start. Continue reading...
Fred Alger Management, an investment management company, released its “Alger Capital Appreciation Fund” first-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the first quarter of 2026, the Class A shares of the Alger Capital Appreciation Fund underperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The Information Technology and Financials sectors contributed, […]
Fred Alger Management, an investment management company, released its “Alger Capital Appreciation Fund” first-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the first quarter of 2026, the Class A shares of the Alger Capital Appreciation Fund underperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The Information Technology and Financials sectors contributed, […]
As hard as it may be to fathom, some parts of Asia and Europe are running out of jet fuel. The IEA Executive Director, Fatih Birol, told the AP that this is highly likely. “In Europe, we have maybe six weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” he said. Several carriers have already warned about ... Airlines May Start To Disappear
As hard as it may be to fathom, some parts of Asia and Europe are running out of jet fuel. The IEA Executive Director, Fatih Birol, told the AP that this is highly likely. “In Europe, we have maybe six weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” he said. Several carriers have already warned about ... Airlines May Start To Disappear
Martin Chavez/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Being a Costco ( COST ) shareholder over the last decade has been exceptionally rewarding. Shares are up over 550% as the company compounded revenue at roughly 9% and operating income above 11% annually. The balance sheet is pristine, and returns on invested capital are reliably above 20%. Membership renewal rates have held above 90% through every co...
Martin Chavez/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Being a Costco ( COST ) shareholder over the last decade has been exceptionally rewarding. Shares are up over 550% as the company compounded revenue at roughly 9% and operating income above 11% annually. The balance sheet is pristine, and returns on invested capital are reliably above 20%. Membership renewal rates have held above 90% through every consumer cycle. It is a business with an unusual level of predictability that earns a premium multiple, one that Costco has commanded for as long as I can remember. Over the last year and a half, however, the stock has told a different story. While the broader market has pushed higher, shares have largely moved sideways. The issue today is not the business but the valuation of the company. At 50x forward earnings, the market is assuming that Costco will keep compounding flawlessly for a very long time. That assumption may prove correct. But even if it does, I believe investors buying at today's price are paying for returns that will take years to materialize. This means that even if the company meets expectations, it may only result in modest returns. I, therefore, view Costco as a Hold. The Business Model Costco is a wholesale retailer that operates over 900 warehouses globally, with the U.S. representing its core market. The company holds over 60% market share in the domestic warehouse club market, despite the competitive retail market with peers like Walmart ( WMT ), BJ's ( BJ ), and Sam’s Club. Costco is able to differentiate itself through a value proposition centered on being a price leader. Revenue is generated through both merchandise sales and membership fees. These fees provide Costco with high-margin, recurring revenue that enables lower merchandise pricing. By combining this fee income with supply chain efficiencies, minimal warehouse design, and bulk purchasing, Costco is able to price merchandise with minimal markup. This creates high barriers to entry while als...
Bank of Hawaii ( BOH ) declares $0.70/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 3.45% Payable June 12; for shareholders of record May 29; ex-div May 29. See BOH Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.
Bank of Hawaii ( BOH ) declares $0.70/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 3.45% Payable June 12; for shareholders of record May 29; ex-div May 29. See BOH Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.
Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images Dycom Industries ( DY ) has been on a tear in the past year, and with great results to support it, including nearly 18% revenue growth and an ever-expanding backlog, this stock has been a fan favorite. It's been difficult to be negative on it outside of macroeconomic jitters from the Iran war or brief bouts with negative momentum incidents, but I belie...
Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images Dycom Industries ( DY ) has been on a tear in the past year, and with great results to support it, including nearly 18% revenue growth and an ever-expanding backlog, this stock has been a fan favorite. It's been difficult to be negative on it outside of macroeconomic jitters from the Iran war or brief bouts with negative momentum incidents, but I believe the worst is yet to come for the company. The stock is pricing in little margin for error, and with the narrative shifting towards potentially too much data center capacity for 2026 and 2027, the risk of cancellations or delays in contracts for Dycom is increasing and represents a compelling short opportunity here. Dycom at a Glance Dycom provides a wide variety of services to largely telecom end customers. They provide wireline and wireless construction, maintenance, program management, locating, engineering, electrical contracting, and fulfillment. For context, Dycom has two key segments – communications and building systems. Importantly, Dycom has large customer concentration risk given the consolidation in the telecom industry. As of the last 10-K, AT&T is 25.4% of revenue, Verizon is 14%, Lumen is 10.8%, and Comcast is 7.4%. Combined, these customers equate to 57.6%. Now, this isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially given the lead time to developing digital infrastructure, but investors should, at bare minimum, be aware. Most of the business Dycom does is on multi-year contracts called master service agreements. In fact, 86.6% of their business is currently structured that way, and that percentage has been increasing each year, which creates great visibility for the company and shareholders. The growth drivers going forward are clear: fiber to the home, overall increased fiber infrastructure demand, which supports both cloud and AI-enabled data center growth, data center building systems, government programs, and wireless network modernization. Now, the most impor...
Huawei Technologies has launched its first artificial intelligence glasses, as the Shenzhen-based tech giant joins an intensifying battle with US leader Meta and domestic peers including Alibaba Group Holding and Rokid in smart eyewear. Priced from 2,499 yuan (US$367), the new eyewear weighed just 35.5 grams and featured various AI functions ranging from voice interaction to payments, according to...
Huawei Technologies has launched its first artificial intelligence glasses, as the Shenzhen-based tech giant joins an intensifying battle with US leader Meta and domestic peers including Alibaba Group Holding and Rokid in smart eyewear. Priced from 2,499 yuan (US$367), the new eyewear weighed just 35.5 grams and featured various AI functions ranging from voice interaction to payments, according to a launch event on Monday. Powered by Huawei’s self-developed chip designed for eyewear, the glasses...
With global attention fixed on the US and Iranian shipping blockades in the Strait of Hormuz and how many vessels have traversed the critically important waterway, a leading Chinese investment bank has been calculating the long-term gains and losses and how they could rewrite the global economic order. The United States was on the horns of a dilemma over the strait that might herald an acceleratio...
With global attention fixed on the US and Iranian shipping blockades in the Strait of Hormuz and how many vessels have traversed the critically important waterway, a leading Chinese investment bank has been calculating the long-term gains and losses and how they could rewrite the global economic order. The United States was on the horns of a dilemma over the strait that might herald an acceleration of Washington’s strategic retreat and its increasingly transactional relationships with other...
Major earnings expected after the bell on Monday include: AGNC Investment Corp. ( AGNC ) Alaska Air Group ( ALK ) Steel Dynamics ( STLD ) Lynas Rare Earths Limited ( LYSCF ) Zions Bancorporation, National Association ( ZION ) Other Earnings slated for release after Monday's close include: NTST , PAC , WASH , WTFC For Seeking Alpha's full earnings season calendar, click here .
Major earnings expected after the bell on Monday include: AGNC Investment Corp. ( AGNC ) Alaska Air Group ( ALK ) Steel Dynamics ( STLD ) Lynas Rare Earths Limited ( LYSCF ) Zions Bancorporation, National Association ( ZION ) Other Earnings slated for release after Monday's close include: NTST , PAC , WASH , WTFC For Seeking Alpha's full earnings season calendar, click here .
Press Release Atos Helps Accelerate Threat-Led Security Operations with Google Threat Intelligence Paris, France – April 20, 2026 – Atos, a global leader of AI-powered digital transformation, today announces the integration of Google Threat Intelligence into its global operations and cybersecurity services portfolio. This innovative collaboration equips organizations with earlier insight into emer...
Press Release Atos Helps Accelerate Threat-Led Security Operations with Google Threat Intelligence Paris, France – April 20, 2026 – Atos, a global leader of AI-powered digital transformation, today announces the integration of Google Threat Intelligence into its global operations and cybersecurity services portfolio. This innovative collaboration equips organizations with earlier insight into emerging threats and the ability to prioritize and contain them more quickly. Amid an increasingly compl