If you are wondering whether Baidu's current share price reflects its true worth, you are not alone. This article focuses squarely on what the numbers are saying about value. Baidu's share price closed at US$108.41, with returns of a 2.3% decline over 7 days, a 13.4% decline over 30 days, a 27.9% decline year to date, a 31.0% gain over 1 year, a 15.8% decline over 3 years, and a 49.2% decline over...
If you are wondering whether Baidu's current share price reflects its true worth, you are not alone. This article focuses squarely on what the numbers are saying about value. Baidu's share price closed at US$108.41, with returns of a 2.3% decline over 7 days, a 13.4% decline over 30 days, a 27.9% decline year to date, a 31.0% gain over 1 year, a 15.8% decline over 3 years, and a 49.2% decline over 5 years. This is a mixed picture that raises questions about how the market is pricing the...
Earlier this month, CoreWeave announced an expanded long-term agreement to supply Meta with AI cloud capacity through December 2032 worth about US$21 billion, alongside a new multi-year cloud infrastructure deal with Anthropic and multi-billion-dollar bond and convertible note offerings to fund its data center build-out. Together, these contracts and financings deepen CoreWeave’s role as an AI inf...
Earlier this month, CoreWeave announced an expanded long-term agreement to supply Meta with AI cloud capacity through December 2032 worth about US$21 billion, alongside a new multi-year cloud infrastructure deal with Anthropic and multi-billion-dollar bond and convertible note offerings to fund its data center build-out. Together, these contracts and financings deepen CoreWeave’s role as an AI infrastructure backbone for leading model developers while materially increasing its committed...
NVS/iStock via Getty Images US consumer sentiment sank about 11% this month, extending a decline that began with the start of the Iran conflict, and is currently about 9% below a year ago. Demographic groups across age, income, and political party all posted setbacks in sentiment, as did every component of the index, reflecting the widespread nature of this month’s fall. One-year expected business...
NVS/iStock via Getty Images US consumer sentiment sank about 11% this month, extending a decline that began with the start of the Iran conflict, and is currently about 9% below a year ago. Demographic groups across age, income, and political party all posted setbacks in sentiment, as did every component of the index, reflecting the widespread nature of this month’s fall. One-year expected business conditions plunged about 20% and are now 6% below last April. It seems gaslighting by stock market cheerleaders can’t fool all of the people all of the time. Assessments of personal finances declined about 11%, with consumers expressing a substantial increase in concerns over high prices and weaker asset values. Buying conditions for durables and vehicles worsened again , driven by high prices . The preliminary April sentiment index slumped to 47.6 from 53.3 in March (top left below), while inflation expectations rose, current economic conditions hit a record low, and the current financial situation index hit the lowest since March 2009. Yesterday, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reduced its third estimate of real U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) for the final quarter of 2025 to an annualized rate of 0.5 percent, down from 1.4% in the advance report and 0.7% in the second estimate. At the end of February, StatsCan said Canada’s economy contracted 0.6% annualized in the final quarter of 2025. We get the Q1 GDP growth estimate on May 29th. Today, StatCan announced that the economy added a modest 14,000 jobs in March, clawing back a fraction of the 109,000 job losses seen during the first two months of the year (shown below). In the World Happiness Report 2026, Canada ranked 25th out of 147 countries – its worst-ever showing in the 14 years the report has been published. A decade ago, Canada ranked 6th, in the same league as Scandinavian countries. The situation is particularly dire among young Canadians - when only under-25s are counted, Canada falls to 71st place. You...
Exclusive: Move comes after Guardian Australia revealed Gemma Seymour was facing potential suspension over video criticising RMIT’s ties to weapons companies RMIT University has dropped a misconduct case against a student who accused the institution of being “complicit in genocide” in Gaza , because of its defence and aerospace research centre’s ties to weapons companies. Guardian Australia this w...
Exclusive: Move comes after Guardian Australia revealed Gemma Seymour was facing potential suspension over video criticising RMIT’s ties to weapons companies RMIT University has dropped a misconduct case against a student who accused the institution of being “complicit in genocide” in Gaza , because of its defence and aerospace research centre’s ties to weapons companies. Guardian Australia this week revealed the student, Gemma Seymour, faced potential suspension over a social media video calling for the university’s Sir Lawrence Wackett Defence and Aerospace Centre to be shut down. Continue reading...
When investors think about the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure build-out, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is usually the first name that comes to mind. The tech company's graphics processing units (GPUs) have powered the initial wave of the generative AI boom, rewarding shareholders handsomely along the way. But as the market matures, a new dynamic is taking shape. Hyperscalers and tech giants a...
When investors think about the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure build-out, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is usually the first name that comes to mind. The tech company's graphics processing units (GPUs) have powered the initial wave of the generative AI boom, rewarding shareholders handsomely along the way. But as the market matures, a new dynamic is taking shape. Hyperscalers and tech giants are scrutinizing the massive costs of building data centers and actively seeking ways to reduce their reliance on pricey, power-hungry GPUs. Continue reading
Lean hog futures posted losses of 37 to 60 cent losses in most contracts on Friday, as April was an exception, up a nickel. June was down 75 cents on the week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $89.36 on Friday afternoon, down 56 cents from the day...
Lean hog futures posted losses of 37 to 60 cent losses in most contracts on Friday, as April was an exception, up a nickel. June was down 75 cents on the week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $89.36 on Friday afternoon, down 56 cents from the day...