buradaki Vodafone ( VOD ) and Amazon's ( AMZN ) low Earth orbit satellite network Amazon Leo signed an agreement to connect more 4G and 5G mobile sites in remote areas in Europe and Africa. Amazon Leo offers connections of up to 1 Gbps for download and 400 Mbps for upload. The companies said that with Amazon Leo, Vodafone can deploy 4G and 5G base stations easily and affordably in unserved areas, ...
buradaki Vodafone ( VOD ) and Amazon's ( AMZN ) low Earth orbit satellite network Amazon Leo signed an agreement to connect more 4G and 5G mobile sites in remote areas in Europe and Africa. Amazon Leo offers connections of up to 1 Gbps for download and 400 Mbps for upload. The companies said that with Amazon Leo, Vodafone can deploy 4G and 5G base stations easily and affordably in unserved areas, without the time and expense of installing long fiber-based or fixed wireless links back to the core network. Under the agreement, Vodafone will use Amazon Leo to connect geographically dispersed mobile base stations back to its core telecom networks in Germany and other European countries. Amazon Leo will be progressively rolled out in Africa through Vodacom. The companies expect the first of these mobile sites to be connected in 2026 and to extend the service as Amazon Leo builds out its constellation. Vodafone noted that Amazon Leo has over 200 satellites in orbit and hundreds more built and ready for launch. More on Vodafone and Amazon Amazon: Not The Best Bang For Your Buck Amazon: Cheapest Valuation Since 2010 Makes This A Generational Buy Why Daily Stock Picks' Gary Vaughan Likes Large Cap Tech (And Energy) AWS UAE data center hit by 'objects,' power down in one availability zone OpenAI confirms $110B funding round, with $50B from Amazon, and $30B from Nvidia, SoftBank
Bonnie Chan. Photo: VCG Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. CEO Bonnie Chan received total compensation of HK$37.8 million ($4.8 million) for 2025, as the bourse posted record revenue and profit for a second consecutive year. Chan’s package included salary, bonuses and share-based awards, according to the exchange’s annual report. Her pay rose about 39% from 2024, when she became CEO in March.
Bonnie Chan. Photo: VCG Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. CEO Bonnie Chan received total compensation of HK$37.8 million ($4.8 million) for 2025, as the bourse posted record revenue and profit for a second consecutive year. Chan’s package included salary, bonuses and share-based awards, according to the exchange’s annual report. Her pay rose about 39% from 2024, when she became CEO in March.
courtneyk/iStock via Getty Images By Joseph V. Amato There’s no escaping the market impact of AI disruption and tariff uncertainty. But it’s better to lean into these forces and invest selectively than to be paralyzed by them. Recent weeks have delivered the all-too-familiar dose of market volatility: a fresh jolt of tariff uncertainty following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, alongside fears that AI...
courtneyk/iStock via Getty Images By Joseph V. Amato There’s no escaping the market impact of AI disruption and tariff uncertainty. But it’s better to lean into these forces and invest selectively than to be paralyzed by them. Recent weeks have delivered the all-too-familiar dose of market volatility: a fresh jolt of tariff uncertainty following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, alongside fears that AI could prove not just disruptive, but economically destabilizing. The combination has unsettled investors once again—yet neither development should be surprising. Markets have been braced for legal and procedural challenges to tariffs, and AI concerns have been a recurring theme across a number of industry subsectors. The important point is that neither force is going away. Tariff uncertainty looks set to remain a live issue through the rest of the year at least, shifting with legal authority, political negotiations and implementation mechanics. Meanwhile, the AI disruption story—arguably the most significant creative destruction cycle investors have ever faced—will likely move faster than prior technology waves, yet it will still take time to work its way through workflows, business models and labor markets. The danger in moments like this is collapsing everything into a single narrative—“uncertainty is rising”—and responding with blunt de-risking. Investors are better served by accepting that tariff turbulence and AI disruption are inevitable, and that both can produce investment opportunities. The goal is to maintain a process that can absorb narrative change without forcing reactive decisions. While there will certainly be lots of losers in any technology-driven disruption, there will also certainly be lots of winners. A New Chapter in the Tariff Story Tariffs remain a policy-driven risk. For now, the administration is aiming to replace the IEEPA tariffs with a 15% global tariff enacted for 150 days. What’s less clear is how this evolves—and what it ultimately means for...
vittaya pinpan/iStock via Getty Images Shares of First American Financial ( FAF ) have been a moderate performer over the past year, gaining 9%. It has been a difficult few years for the title insurance sector, as elevated mortgage rates have limited housing transactions and refinancing activity, which are what drive title insurance sales. However, with mortgage rates hitting 6%, optimism is build...
vittaya pinpan/iStock via Getty Images Shares of First American Financial ( FAF ) have been a moderate performer over the past year, gaining 9%. It has been a difficult few years for the title insurance sector, as elevated mortgage rates have limited housing transactions and refinancing activity, which are what drive title insurance sales. However, with mortgage rates hitting 6%, optimism is building about rising activity, which has pushed shares to a 52-week high. I last covered FAF in October when I upgraded shares to a “buy,” and they’ve added 9% since then, justifying my bullishness. With updated financials and a revised macro outlook, now is a good time to revisit this stock, especially with FAF sitting right around my $69 price target. Seeking Alpha Recent results were encouraging In the company’s fourth quarter , First American Financial earned $1.99, blowing past estimates by $0.56 as revenue surged 21% to $2.05 billion. This was up 47% from last year, as strength in commercial activity more than made up for ongoing sluggishness in the housing market. I would also note that results included a $0.28 one-time benefit from a reserve release and recovery. Still, even absent this, results were healthy. For the full year, the company earned $6.00; I was targeting $5.15-$5.40, so results were ahead of my expectations, though I view ~$5.70 as run-rate earnings, excluding one-time items. Within its primary title business, margins were 14%, up nicely from 11.8% last year. This came as revenue surged 21% to $1.6 billion. FAF has a fair amount of operating leverage as it better utilizes its agent force, creating margin expansion opportunity. I will note that margins were likely a bit exaggerated by the fact that agent premiums are booked on a one quarter lag. Given the acceleration of activity in Q4, this means we will see all associated expenses booked in Q1. Adjusting for these timing issues, margins were likely in the 13-13.5% area, still reflecting healthy expansion...
After Meta's 2019 stablecoin initiative fell on its face, the cryptocurrency could make a return to the company's platform in an engagement boosting move.
After Meta's 2019 stablecoin initiative fell on its face, the cryptocurrency could make a return to the company's platform in an engagement boosting move.