(Bloomberg) -- The acting head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement will leave the agency at the end of May after a tumultuous year managing President Donald Trump’s mass arrest and deportation campaign.Todd Lyons has been the agency’s acting head since March 2025. During his tenure, he oversaw the rapid expansion of ICE ranks, while repeatedly defending the use of force in raids across the c...
(Bloomberg) -- The acting head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement will leave the agency at the end of May after a tumultuous year managing President Donald Trump’s mass arrest and deportation campaign.Todd Lyons has been the agency’s acting head since March 2025. During his tenure, he oversaw the rapid expansion of ICE ranks, while repeatedly defending the use of force in raids across the country. He was also a vocal defender of agents wearing masks, saying they needed to conceal their id
EU economy commissioner says Iran war is feeding Russia’s war machine; Trump condemns massive strikes on Ukraine. What we know on day 1,513 The EU expects to start releasing a new €90bn loan to Ukraine in the second quarter, the bloc’s economy chief told AFP on Thursday. The EU’s economy commissioner, Valdis Dombrovskis, was speaking on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Ba...
EU economy commissioner says Iran war is feeding Russia’s war machine; Trump condemns massive strikes on Ukraine. What we know on day 1,513 The EU expects to start releasing a new €90bn loan to Ukraine in the second quarter, the bloc’s economy chief told AFP on Thursday. The EU’s economy commissioner, Valdis Dombrovskis, was speaking on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank’s spring meetings, which brought finance ministers, central bankers and other leaders to Washington. “Our support for Ukraine, also continued pressure and sanctions against aggressor Russia was very much part of the agenda,” Dombrovskis said. He warned that Moscow was “emerging as a winner from this war in Iran, because it provides windfall profits to feed Russia’s war machine”. Russia hammered civilian areas across Ukraine with drones and missiles on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 100 others in the worst aerial attack in weeks, Ukrainian authorities said. Nearly 700 drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles were used, as Ukrainian officials said vital stocks of advanced interceptors were running low. Donald Trump on Thursday condemned a massive Russian drone and missile attack across Ukraine that ripped through apartment buildings in the capital, Kyiv. Asked by reporters at the White House for his reaction to the barrage, Trump said: “I think it’s terrible.” It is not in the interest of the US that Russia is the winner of the Iran war, the German vice chancellor, Lars Klingbeil, said on Thursday in Washington. “It’s not in our interest and it cannot be in the interest of the United States,” he said in a joint statement with the finance ministers of Ukraine and Norway on the sidelines of the IMF spring meetings. Klingbeil said the Russian economy was growing thanks to the Middle East conflict and the country was profitting from the energy situation. As the conflict in the Middle East dominated the gathering of finance officials at th...
Wondering whether Intel's share price still offers value after a strong run, or if you might be turning up late to the story. Intel's stock recently closed at US$68.50, with reported returns of 11.0% over 7 days, 55.5% over 30 days, 73.9% year to date and 261.9% over 1 year. Recent headlines have focused on Intel's role in semiconductors, its capital investment plans and its position in key techno...
Wondering whether Intel's share price still offers value after a strong run, or if you might be turning up late to the story. Intel's stock recently closed at US$68.50, with reported returns of 11.0% over 7 days, 55.5% over 30 days, 73.9% year to date and 261.9% over 1 year. Recent headlines have focused on Intel's role in semiconductors, its capital investment plans and its position in key technology supply chains. These all feed into how the market is thinking about its future prospects,...
Cadence Design Systems (NasdaqGS:CDNS) announced a collaboration with Google to connect its ChipStack AI Super Agent and EDA engines with Google’s Gemini models on Google Cloud. The partnership is designed to support chip design and verification productivity by combining Cadence’s AI driven tools with Google’s language models and cloud infrastructure. For investors tracking NasdaqGS:CDNS, this dev...
Cadence Design Systems (NasdaqGS:CDNS) announced a collaboration with Google to connect its ChipStack AI Super Agent and EDA engines with Google’s Gemini models on Google Cloud. The partnership is designed to support chip design and verification productivity by combining Cadence’s AI driven tools with Google’s language models and cloud infrastructure. For investors tracking NasdaqGS:CDNS, this development comes with the stock trading around $306.96 and a 1 year return of 18.0%. Over 3...
Lumentum Holdings recently announced multiyear agreements with NVIDIA, a very large US$2 billion investment in advanced optics, and plans for a new 240,000-square-foot Greensboro, North Carolina facility to produce indium phosphide-based optical devices for AI data centers. These moves highlight Lumentum’s push to become a core supplier to hyperscale AI infrastructure, with expanded domestic manuf...
Lumentum Holdings recently announced multiyear agreements with NVIDIA, a very large US$2 billion investment in advanced optics, and plans for a new 240,000-square-foot Greensboro, North Carolina facility to produce indium phosphide-based optical devices for AI data centers. These moves highlight Lumentum’s push to become a core supplier to hyperscale AI infrastructure, with expanded domestic manufacturing aimed at supporting long-term demand from large cloud customers. Next, we’ll examine...
Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images By Jennifer Nash Originally published on April 15, 2026 The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 3.0 points to 95.8, dropping below the index's historical average for the first time since April 2025. This was below the forecast of 97.8 and puts the index at the 31st percentile of the series. “The 20% Small Business Deduction and other supportive small...
Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images By Jennifer Nash Originally published on April 15, 2026 The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 3.0 points to 95.8, dropping below the index's historical average for the first time since April 2025. This was below the forecast of 97.8 and puts the index at the 31st percentile of the series. “The 20% Small Business Deduction and other supportive small business tax provisions in the Working Families Tax Cut Act have had many positives for small business owners,” said NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg . “However, the dramatic spike in oil prices has spooked consumers and owners alike. Small business owners are having to absorb those higher input costs and pass them along to their customers.” Key takeaways from March's report : The decline was primarily driven by a sharp 11-point drop in positive profit trends and a 7-point decline in those expecting better business conditions Rising Uncertainty and Inflation Concerns: The Uncertainty Index jumped to 92 (well above the average of 68), while inflation returned as a top-three concern. Owners are currently struggling to absorb and pass on higher input costs caused by a spike in oil prices. Weakened Sales and Inventories: For the first time in four months, real sales gains turned negative. Consequently, inventory investment has hit its lowest level since May 2024, as owners scale back in anticipation of lower consumer demand. Pullback on Capital Spending: Only 16% of owners plan to make capital outlays in the next six months. This is a 2-point decline from February and represents the lowest level of planned investment since November 2009. Labor Market Moderation: While the Employment Index fell, labor quality remains a major hurdle. 32% of owners reported job openings they could not fill, and the net percent of owners planning to raise worker compensation dropped to its lowest level since July 2025. Overall health of business evaluations: Excellent 13%, Good 51%, Fair 30%, ...