On April 15, 2026, WESPAC Advisors SoCal, LLC disclosed a new position in JPMorgan International Value ETF (NASDAQ:JIVE) , acquiring 66,248 shares in an estimated $5.71 million trade based on quarterly average pricing. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated April 15, 2026, WESPAC Advisors SoCal, LLC reported acquiring 66,248 shares of JPMorgan International Value ETF (NASDAQ:JIVE) , establishing a new position. The estimated value of the trade was $5.71 million, calculated using the mean closing share price for the first quarter. The position’s quarter-end value stood at $5.67 million, reflecting both the share acquisition and market price movement during the period. Continue reading

Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty Images I'm still a bull on ANTA Sports Products Limited ( ANPDY ) ( ANPDF ) (2020.HK). My opinion of its 1Q26 showing and purchase of a minority interest in PUMA SE ( PMMAF )(PUMG.DE) is favorable. The firm's better-than-peers 4Q2024 top-line and its different fund utilization options were outlined in my previous January 16, 2025 update . Faster Growth Pace Was A Positive Surprise ANPDY's latest operating statistics were released on Monday, April 13. Management also hosted a briefing (S&P Capital IQ transcript) the same day to share more details. The YoY revenue expansion for ANTA-branded sportswear improved from 4Q2025's +1-3% to 1Q2026's +7-9%. The same metric for "FILA" was above 10% for Jan-Mar '26, as opposed to a mid-singles in the preceding three months. The group disclosed ranges rather than exact figures. My piece focuses on the above-mentioned labels which contributed nearly four-fifths of companywide turnover last year. I believe that ANPDY's moves to boost the core "ANTA" banner's physical footprint and consumer mindshare have paid off. The enterprise's investor slides highlighted the "upgrading of 300 (ANTA-branded) stores" to the highly-productive "Lighthouse" format in FY25. At the 1Q26 call, it indicated that these revamped retail touchpoints witnessed on average a "25% uplift in traffic and conversion during the 1st month post-renovation." Looking ahead, the plan is to convert another two hundred points-of-sale in a similar fashion. The namesake brand also became the sporting equipment supplier for ten national teams that were part of Feb 2026's Winter Olympics. It's also the sponsor for high-profile competitions such as "Hong Kong Ultra 100 Marathon" which took place in the first month of the year. I can understand why ANPDY's topline performance has gotten better after implementing these self-help measures. Separately, the driver of FILA's acceleration was value-enhancing assortment adjustments. I'm impressed ...

Decentralized finance platform Drift Protocol, the victim of an exploit earlier this month where hackers stole approximately $285 million of users’ cryptocurrency, plans to relaunch after securing around $150 million in funding from a consortium led by stablecoin issuer Tether Holdings SA. As part of the agreement, the derivatives exchange will use Tether’s USDT token to finalize transactions at the so-called settlement layer, the companies said Thursday. Drift has previously used the USDC token issued by Circle Internet Group Inc. The firms didn’t specify when the Solana-based blockchain protocol would relaunch. Read More: A $285 Million Crypto Hack and Falling Yields Rock DeFi Industry Circle has come under criticism from some crypto market participants for not freezing the movement of the tokens once the exploit was exposed. Earlier this week, the crypto publication CoinDesk reported that Circle Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Allaire said the firm strictly adheres to a policy of acting only under direct legal orders rather than just interceding. Tether was the first widely adopted stablecoin, initially used by traders to shelter their capital from the often volatile swings in token prices and to serve as a conduit for transactions conducted between blockchains. Circle’s USDC was introduced in 2018, and has become the main rival to USDT. Tensions between the stablecoin issuers have risen as Tether invests in a US market expansion through initiatives like USAT, its US-based stablecoin. Tether is moving more aggressively to build a presence in the US under the explicitly crypto-friendly administration of President Donald Trump, who signed the first federal regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers in July. Tether will contribute up to $127.5 million to the relaunch of the platform, which has more than 128,000 users. The $150 million includes a $100 million revenue-linked credit facility, an ecosystem grant and loans to market makers. During the initial phase of th...

中共中央政治局委員、外交部長王毅在北京會見意大利副總理兼外長塔亞尼，就當前中東局勢交換了意見。 王毅表示，中方一貫主張通過對話協商政治解決國際爭端，反對使用武力。美國和以色列對伊朗的戰爭本不應發生，戰事延宕已對國際能源安全和霍爾木茲海峽航道安全造成嚴重影響，當務之急是推動美伊重回談判，尋求政治解決。 中方始終秉承客觀公正立場，一直積極致力於促和止戰，支持巴基斯坦積極斡旋，願同各方保持溝通，繼續為此發揮建設性作用。雙方還就烏克蘭危機等問題交換了看法。

BBAI is lining up for rising U.S. defense AI spend, backed by Ask Sage/CargoSeer buys, a stronger balance sheet and a 2026 revenue growth outlook.

在Allbirds宣布全面转型AI计算基础设施后仅一天，社交媒体公司Myseum（ 纳斯达克 代码：MYSE）紧随其后宣布更名为Myseum.AI，股价盘前一度飙升200%，最新涨幅约为181%。这一现象被视为人工智能股票投资狂潮的最新信号，市场正密切关注这场由传统企业“跨界”AI引发的资本躁动。 效仿Allbirds，Myseum押注隐私AI 与Allbirds的激进转型不同，Myseum的AI战略更侧重于其原有业务的技术升级。根据公司发布的声明，Myseum将致力于开发“隐私优先的代理型AI助手”，帮助用户管理照片、视频和消息等个人媒体数据。 该公司的核心技术特点是“本地化”：AI助手在用户设备本地学习和适应个人习惯与偏好，但用户信息保持加密且绝不会与传统AI模型共享。Myseum首席执行官Darin Myman表示：“我们的新名称标识了我们基于AI的核心技术，该技术保护了我们多层级的社交媒体生态系统。” Allbirds激进转型：从卖鞋到卖算力 作为此轮“AI更名潮”的引领者，Allbirds（股票代码：BIRD）于4月15日宣布了更为激进的转型计划。该公司宣布将更名为“NewBird AI”，全面转向AI计算基础设施，专注于高性能GPU的收购与GPU即服务（GPU-as-a-Service） 业务。 为支撑这一转型，Allbirds已与一家未具名的机构投资者签署了5000万美元的可转换融资协议。该公司此前刚于3月份以3900万美元出售了其大部分品牌资产和知识产权，并计划寻求股东批准“公司的解散和清算”，彻底告别鞋类业务。 这一公告引发了市场的狂热反应——Allbirds股价在周三（4月15日）一度飙涨872%，最终收涨582%。然而，截至周四（4月16日），该股已回落29.5%，显示出这种“概念炒作”的高波动性风险。市场警示：是战略转型还是“蹭热度”？ 分析人士对这一轮“AI更名潮”普遍持谨慎态度，将其与历史上的市场泡沫相提并论。XTB研究总监Kathleen Brooks指出：“当像Allbirds这样的公司都转向数据中心和GPU时，这似乎确实是AI热潮的顶峰。这无疑体现了AI市场的狂热程度，但也许它们来得有点晚了——Allbirds肯定不是早起的鸟儿。” 这一情景让人 联想 到2017年的“区块链更名潮”。当时，长岛冰茶公司（Long Island Ic...

This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Entergy Corp (NYSE: ETR), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, what is a "Dividend Run" anyway? This i

This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corpo (NYSE: NRUC), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, w

Anthropic PBC is introducing an updated version of its most powerful, widely available AI model, barely a week after it limited the release of a more advanced offering called Mythos. Anthropic said Thursday that Opus 4.7 is meant to be better at software engineering, including fielding some of the hardest coding tasks that previously required greater supervision. However, the new model is less broadly capable than Mythos, including for cybersecurity uses, Anthropic said. During the training process for Opus 4.7, Anthropic went so far as to experiment with ways to “differentially reduce” the model’s cyber capabilities, according to a company blog post. Last week, Anthropic warned that its Mythos system was able to identify and then exploit vulnerabilities “in every major operating system and every major web browser when directed by a user to do so.” The company decided to only make a version of the model available to select businesses to help them safeguard their software. “We are releasing Opus 4.7 with safeguards that automatically detect and block requests that indicate prohibited or high-risk cybersecurity uses,” the company said in the blog post. “What we learn from the real-world deployment of these safeguards will help us work towards our eventual goal of a broad release of Mythos-class models.” The Claude maker is locked in a heated rivalry with OpenAI to deploy better artificial intelligence models and convince more business customers to pay for them. In recent months, Anthropic has seen strong momentum for its AI coding offerings as well as growing traction with consumers amid a standoff with the Pentagon over AI safeguards. Anthropic was most recently valued at $380 billion. The company is now fielding offers from investors for a new round of funding that could value it at about $800 billion or higher.

格隆汇4月16日｜美国能源信息署（EIA）数据显示，美国天然气库存量上周增加了590亿立方英尺，较去年同期增加1260亿立方英尺，同比增幅6.8%，同时较5年均值高1080亿立方英尺，增幅5.8%。

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straga/iStock via Getty Images Stocks for the week ended April 10 were 1,970 Bcf vs. 1,911 Bcf for the week ended April 3. Net change: +59 Bcf vs. +50 Bcf for the week ended April 3. Consensus: +55B Natural Gas Futures ( NG1:COM ) +1.1% to $ 2.64 /MMBtu. ETFs: ( UNG ), ( BOIL ), ( KOLD ), ( FCG ), ( UNL ), ( HNU:CA ) Click here to read the full EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report. More on Natural Gas Futures, United States Natural Gas Fund LP ETF, etc. BOIL: Strong Sell On A Structurally Broken Vehicle Commodities: Oil Climbs On Trump Escalation Threat Weather Drops U.S. January Oil Production Gas price shock will only partly offset tax refunds - JPMorgan Only 50/50 odds that the Strait of Hormuz normalizes by July according to prediction markets

编者按：筚路蓝缕敲钟成，上下求索知路远。这是一档针对 科创 领域领袖人物的访谈节目。他们有哪些少为人知的传奇经历？企业经营过程中，他们的心路历程有何变化？《对话科创家》与您一起探寻，以期远眺未来。 本期，《对话科创家》栏目的嘉宾是康码生物创始人、CEO郭敏。 《 科创板 日报》4月16日讯（记者 史士云） 十年前，康码生物创始人、CEO郭敏身着实验服在全美最大的私立非营利研究所Scripps专注于蛋白质合成理论的前沿研究，从中科大本硕博连读毕业后，他在此开启了海外科研生涯，学术道路顺风顺水。 如今，作为一家专注于无细胞蛋白质合成高新技术企业的掌舵人，他除了每天投身于大量科研工作，还要西装革履，和政府部门、投资机构、上下游企业等打交道。从科研学者到企业管理者，身兼多职，需要操心的事情变多了，既要统筹企业运营与长远发展，也要肩负数百名员工的生计与未来，累，是真的，没有后悔过，也是真的。 “如果把生物 医药 产业比作芯片，那无细胞蛋白质合成技术就犹如‘ 光刻机 ’，芯片做得好不好，高度取决于光刻机的水平，经过多年攻关，康码生物造出了‘生物光刻机’，现在 生物医药 也已经完成了‘流片’的阶段。”郭敏表示。 打破传统依赖活细胞的蛋白质生物合成路径，转而做高效而可控的无细胞蛋白质合成，这是康码生物目前在蛋白质合成领域掀起的一场“变革”。 ▌ D2P无细胞技术打破蛋白质传统合成瓶颈 蛋白质是生命活动的主要功能执行者，也是生物医药大健康领域的最基础物质，从疾病机制解析、靶点发现到抗体药物、 疫苗 等 生物制品 的开发，蛋白质贯穿生物医药研发全链条，是推动 精准医疗 与生物药产业升级的重要基础。 不过，传统的蛋白质合成主要是依赖细胞表达，不仅效率不高，规模化生产受限，对于血红蛋白、细胞毒性蛋白等高难度蛋白更是难以实现有效表达。 无细胞蛋白质合成技术虽已有一定的理论研究基础，但因体外合成难度较大，一直还停留在实验室阶段。而郭敏自2015年创立康码生物，初衷就是要“啃“下这块硬骨头，做不一样的事情，他有这个底气。 早在Scripps研究所做理论研究时，郭敏的研究视角已 追溯 到古早时期，探究38亿年前生命的起源初期如何选择特定种类的氨基酸进行原始蛋白质的合成，前期的这些基础性理论研究工作为康码生物后来自主研发的D2P（ DNA -to-Protein）无细胞蛋白质合成技术提供了支撑。 据...

cveltri/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Introduction Utz Brands ( UTZ ) is down significantly since their 2021 peak, as a result of a significant slowdown in the consumer environment that affected their expansion plans, with potential to see even more slowdowns now due to the developing macro headwinds. However, the current price seems to already account for high levels of risk, while the company’s long-term potential remains solid, standing to benefit significantly from a potential recovery in the consumer environment once the Iran-driven inflationary pressure passes, while their portfolio and potential expansion can also make it attractive for a buyer given the current prices. Pivotal Year Ahead Utz Brands IR UTZ’s Q4 report was solid overall, marked by continued significant growth especially in their bottom-line, with a strong 16% increase in Adj. Net Income and 18.2% growth in Adj. EPS despite organic sales being up only 0.4% - 0.5% of which came from pricing - while the branded salty snacks organic net sales grew by 2.5%. Utz Brands IR UTZ considers 2026 as their inflection point, aiming at delivering better results than the category as they’re interesting the Californian market and benefitting from their expansion in the other regions, finishing their supply chain investment cycle and expecting between $60 million and $65 million in CAPEX in 2026 (20% of which would go to maintenance and 80% to productivity/cost savings and growth), a steep decrease compared to the $102.8 million seen in 2025 and $98.6 million from 2024. As a result, they expect the Adj. FCF to reach between $60 million to $80 million, while the net leverage would drop to 3.0x to 3.2x, potentially improving their credit rating by quite a bit in the near future, while cost savings advance. The Adj. EPS is expected to be negative at -3% to -6% throughout the year as a result of higher D&A, higher interest and taxes, although they expect this to grow in the long-term at a rate similar to the A...

Elon Musk's staff working on his envisioned Terafab joint venture between Tesla Inc. and SpaceX have reached out to chip industry suppliers seeking price quotes and delivery times for chipmaking gear. Ed Ludlow reports on Bloomberg Television.

akinbostanci/E+ via Getty Images Q1 2026: Beats, misses, and what matters most I think that the Q1 2026 results of JPMorgan Chase & Co. ( JPM ) were very good. In the middle of market volatility, the Middle East conflict, and fears of a financial crisis, JPM surpassed consensus expectations both in revenue and earnings per share. Revenue was $50.5 billion (+10% YoY) versus the consensus of $48.9 billion. EPS was $5.94 (+17% YoY) versus the expected $5.51, a 7.78% surprise . This is important because it reinforces my view that JPM can easily outperform the consensus EPS. In this case, it surpassed the midpoint by $0.43. Q1 2026 JPM Regarding revenues, NII was $25.5 billion (+9% YoY) and NIR was $25.1 billion (+11% YoY). Meanwhile, net income was $16.5 billion, a 13% year-over year increase and $3.5 billion above the $13 billion of the previous quarter. I believe that a big part of the solidity of JPM is based on its earnings and its profitability, which allow it to have a good liquidity performance. That's why I checked the LCR, and I found that it had improved compared to the previous quarter, from 111% to 112%. I believe these are strong positions for times of volatility. Regarding profitability, the metrics came in strong. And this is important to me because the ROTCE forecast for 2026 had dropped to 17% in the presentation on February 23rd . The last time JPM had an ROTCE of 17% was in 2017. However, the good news is that the ROTCE improved in Q1 2026 compared to the previous quarter, from 18% to 23%, and also improved compared to the 21% of Q1 2025. In terms of profitability, ROE also improved: it was 19% compared to 15% in the previous quarter and 18% in Q1 2025. This raises the possibility that JPM could potentially surpass the estimated ROTCE of 17% for 2026 after these good results. JPM Firm Overview ROTCE Q1 2026 Expectations for 2026 also remain stable, with the exception of NII, which is estimated at $103 billion, market-dependent, compared to the Visible...

美国4月10日当周EIA天然气库存变动 590亿立方英尺，预期 590亿立方英尺，前值 500亿立方英尺。

Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Investors Title Company ( ITIC ) is a North Carolina-based title insurance company that underwrites title insurance for owners and mortgagees. This is a pretty robust business, as historically, there have been barely any losses or claims related to title issues. In 2025, for instance, ITIC generated over $200M in insurance premium revenue but only had to record less than $5M in provision expenses. So, as long as title insurance is required in the US, ITIC should do well, although its financial results will largely depend on the real estate market and the sales volumes in the housing sector. Data by YCharts Strong results in 2025 The vast majority of the company’s revenue is, of course, related to the insurance business, and Investors Title reported a total revenue of $213M from the net premiums it collected. But as you can see below, ITIC also makes money on fees and other services, while it recorded almost $10M in dividend and interest income during 2025. ITIC Investor Relations Meanwhile, the operating expenses remained under control. The higher amount of commissions paid to agents is, of course, directly related to the higher amount of net premiums written. All other operating expenses remained quite flat, with a very small decrease in personnel expenses and a very small increase in provisions for claims. This helped ITIC report a pre-tax income of $44.5M and a net profit of $35.2M. This represented $18.64 per share, an increase of 13% compared to the preceding year. And that was, of course, the main reason to pay a special dividend of $8.72 per share in the fourth quarter of last year. The “normal” dividend per share is just $0.46 on a quarterly basis , and Investors Title “tops up” those dividends with a special dividend once per year. Looking at the balance sheet, ITIC ended the year with $21M in cash and about $230M in total investments. ITIC Investor Relations As you can see above, the balance sheet doe...

In the span of a few years, age verification went from an idea to standard practice on large parts of the internet. Seeking to prevent kids from accessing porn, other inappropriate content, or social media altogether, laws mandating age-gating have spread rapidly across the globe, reaching the UK, the US, Australia, France, Brazil, and many more countries. The problem comes in with exactly how to check that a user isn't lying about their stated age. Unfortunately, every method politicians have settled on has significant flaws - and though experts have ideas to improve on them, these remain just concepts for now. One popular method is age i … Read the full story at The Verge.

Charles Schwab’s stock was leading the S&P 500’s decliners Thursday. Revenue rose to a quarterly record amid record trading activity, but missed expectations.