Intel stock snapshot after recent performance Intel (INTC) has been on many investors' radar after a mixed run, with the share price around $46.18, a month return near a 2% decline, but a gain of about 37% over the past 3 months. See our latest analysis for Intel. With the share price at about $46.18, Intel has seen short term share price pressure, including a 1-day return of 1.30% decline and a 7...
Intel stock snapshot after recent performance Intel (INTC) has been on many investors' radar after a mixed run, with the share price around $46.18, a month return near a 2% decline, but a gain of about 37% over the past 3 months. See our latest analysis for Intel. With the share price at about $46.18, Intel has seen short term share price pressure, including a 1-day return of 1.30% decline and a 7-day return of 4.37% decline. However, a 90-day share price return of 37.36% and a 1-year total...
Kansas Woman Jailed For Fabricating Claims That Astronaut Hacked Her Bank Account From Space A Kansas woman has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting she fabricated claims that astronaut Anne McClain accessed her bank account from orbit, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Summer Heather Worden, 51, of Sedgwick County, Kansas, pleaded guilty on November 14, 2025, to making false, ficti...
Kansas Woman Jailed For Fabricating Claims That Astronaut Hacked Her Bank Account From Space A Kansas woman has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting she fabricated claims that astronaut Anne McClain accessed her bank account from orbit, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Summer Heather Worden, 51, of Sedgwick County, Kansas, pleaded guilty on November 14, 2025, to making false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements to law enforcement, according to KBTX . Alfred H. Bennett sentenced her to three months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, and ordered her to pay $210,000 in restitution. Worden had alleged in July 2019 that her estranged spouse guessed her password and illegally viewed her account while stationed aboard the International Space Station. Court evidence later established the accusation was unfounded. Records showed Worden opened the account in April 2018 and that both women used it until January 2019, when she changed the login information. Investigators determined she had shared access to her banking details, including credentials, as early as 2015. KBTX writes that even after an internal review cleared McClain, Worden continued promoting the allegations in the media, hired a consultant to amplify them, and publicly disclosed her former spouse’s personal information. “This case demonstrates the serious consequences of making false accusations to law enforcement,” said U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. The case was investigated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Richard D. Hanes and Brandon Fyffe prosecuted it. Worden remains free on bond and is expected to report voluntarily to a facility designated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Tyler Durden Tue, 02/17/2026 - 22:10
Earnings Call Insights: Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) Q4 2025 Management View Mark Miller, President and CEO, highlighted, "For the full year 2025, we grew total revenue 16%, adjusted EBITDA of 14% and delivered an adjusted EBITDA margin of 31%." He noted improvements in client retention, which rose from 84% in the second quarter to 85% in the third, and an acceleration in policies in force, ending t...
Earnings Call Insights: Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) Q4 2025 Management View Mark Miller, President and CEO, highlighted, "For the full year 2025, we grew total revenue 16%, adjusted EBITDA of 14% and delivered an adjusted EBITDA margin of 31%." He noted improvements in client retention, which rose from 84% in the second quarter to 85% in the third, and an acceleration in policies in force, ending the year up 14%. Miller emphasized strategic advancements, stating, "We have seen strong productivity across all 3 distribution networks: corporate, franchise and enterprise sales," and described the company's increased application of AI, proprietary data leverage, and the launch of the Digital Agent 2.0 platform in Texas. Miller also announced, "Gross payments per franchise are up 29% year-over-year," and detailed geographic expansion and consolidation within the franchise network. He underscored the growing importance of technology with the rollout of a mobile app, an AI-powered virtual phone assistant named Lily, and a broader technology roadmap. Mark Jones Jr., COO & CFO, reported, "Our digital agent platform is now live with multiple auto carriers in Texas with true end-to-end binding capability, and we've already seen policies bound with no human involvement." He stated that the enterprise sales and partnerships business nearly doubled headcount to 115 as of year-end and described technology as "the single largest portion of our P&L and rapidly making progress towards our growth and efficiency initiatives." Outlook Jones Jr. provided 2026 guidance: "Total revenues are expected to grow organically between 10% and 19%. Total written premiums are expected to grow organically between 12% and 20%." Management expects modest margin compression in 2026 due to continued investments in AI, Digital Agent 2.0, and partnerships, but projects that these investments will deliver incremental long-term growth and margin at scale. The company forecasts low double-digit core revenue gro...
Japanese companies including SoftBank Group , Toshiba Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. have expressed interest in participating in a US gas project announced by President Donald Trump , trade minister Ryosei Akazawa told reporters on Wednesday. Other companies have also expressed interest in two additional projects, outlined by the US President, Akazawa said. Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. , Nippon Steel Corp. , Mod...
Japanese companies including SoftBank Group , Toshiba Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. have expressed interest in participating in a US gas project announced by President Donald Trump , trade minister Ryosei Akazawa told reporters on Wednesday. Other companies have also expressed interest in two additional projects, outlined by the US President, Akazawa said. Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. , Nippon Steel Corp. , Modec Inc. and JFE Holdings Inc. are interested in providing supplies for a crude oil export facility project, while Asahi Diamond Industrial Co. and Noritake Co. are interested in purchasing from a synthetic industrial diamond manufacturing facility, Akazawa said. The trade minister’s comments follow a post from President Trump overnight, in which he outlined the first set of projects to be developed as part of Japan’s $550 billion commitment to avoid higher tariffs on its exports to the US. It also comes weeks before Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to meet with Trump in Washington. A fact sheet from the US Department of Commerce listed SB Energy (a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp) as the proposed operator of what it described as the largest natural gas generation projects in the world. Read More: Japan to Invest $36 Billion in US Projects Under Trump Deal (3) Japanese companies are already among the biggest foreign investors in US power plants and gas developments, as utilities seek to expand outside the domestic market. The Japanese and US governments will coordinate further on the details of the projects, Takaichi said in a post on X on Wednesday morning. “We believe that this is fully aligned with the core objectives of the initiative, namely promoting mutual benefits between Japan and the US, ensuring economic security, and fostering economic growth,” she said in the post.
YouTube was down for nearly 340,000 users, internet monitor Downdetector said, while the streaming site reported an issue with its recommendations system. The outages led YouTube’s site to appear blank for some users, with no videos loading on the YouTube app, YouTube Music and YouTube Kids. The homepage was back online Wednesday morning in Asia, and YouTube said it was “still working on a full fi...
YouTube was down for nearly 340,000 users, internet monitor Downdetector said, while the streaming site reported an issue with its recommendations system. The outages led YouTube’s site to appear blank for some users, with no videos loading on the YouTube app, YouTube Music and YouTube Kids. The homepage was back online Wednesday morning in Asia, and YouTube said it was “still working on a full fix.” Other sites including Google, Amazon Web Services and Cloudflare also experienced issues, according to Downdetector.
The Philippines will sell large-sized bonds on Wednesday for the first time since April, as the government ramps up spending to spur economic growth. The notes due February 2036 will be priced at an auction, with a minimum 30 billion pesos ($517 million) on offer. This is to be followed by a three-day public offering that mainly targets institutional investors. The final issue size may be comparab...
The Philippines will sell large-sized bonds on Wednesday for the first time since April, as the government ramps up spending to spur economic growth. The notes due February 2036 will be priced at an auction, with a minimum 30 billion pesos ($517 million) on offer. This is to be followed by a three-day public offering that mainly targets institutional investors. The final issue size may be comparable to the 300 billion pesos sold last April when the Southeast Asian sovereign started issuing these notes in large volumes, said Helen Oleta , president of the Fund Managers Association of the Philippines in Manila. “There is ample liquidity in the market to support the issuance as rate cuts are expected for the year,” she said. Philippine officials are seeking to take advantage of falling borrowing costs with 10-year yields down about 50 basis points from a peak in June. The government is increasing its gross borrowings this year by about 3% to 2.68 trillion pesos. The latest sale comes with an offer to exchange eligible securities that will fall due in April, September and October this year and January next year for new debt. Philippines Sets 1.4t Pesos Primary Spending for 1Q, Go Says Philippines Cuts 2026 GDP Growth Target as Graft Pain Persists
thitimon toyai/iStock via Getty Images This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to Akre Capital Management’s 13F portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on Akre’s regulatory 13F Form filed on 02/13/2026. Please visit our Tracking Akre Capital Management Portfolio series to get an idea of their investment philosophy and our last update for their mov...
thitimon toyai/iStock via Getty Images This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to Akre Capital Management’s 13F portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on Akre’s regulatory 13F Form filed on 02/13/2026. Please visit our Tracking Akre Capital Management Portfolio series to get an idea of their investment philosophy and our last update for their moves during Q3 2025. This quarter, Akre’s 13F portfolio value decreased from ~$10.03B to ~$9.12B. The number of positions decreased from 19 to 18. The largest five stakes are MasterCard, Brookfield, KKR, Visa, and Moody’s. They account for ~63% of the total portfolio value. AUM is distributed among private funds, separately managed accounts, and the Akre Focus Fund ETF ( AKRE ). Since the 2009 inception through Q4 2025, the annualized returns are at 14.47% compared to 14.48% for the S&P 500 Index. The mutual fund was converted to an ETF in October. Akre coined the term "compounding machines" to describe the type of businesses he invests in. To learn more about that investing style, check out the book “100 to 1 in the Stock Market”. Note: positions in the ETF not reported through the 13F filings include Constellation Software ( CNSWF ), LVMH ( LVMUY ), and Topicus.com ( TOITF ). Topicus.com is a spinoff from Constellation Software. Stake Disposals: Verisk Analytics ( VRSK ) : The minutely small 0.02% remainder stake in VRSK was dropped this quarter. Stake Increases: Brookfield Corp ( BN ) : BN is a ~14% of the portfolio stake established in Q3 2019 at prices between $14 and $17 and increased by ~18% next quarter at prices between $15 and $18. That was followed with another ~30% stake increase during Q4 2022 at prices between ~$21 and ~$23. There was a ~40% stake increase this quarter at prices between ~$42 and ~$49. The stock currently trades at $47.79. Note: the prices quoted above are adjusted for the Asset Management Business spinoff completed in December 2022 and the 3-for...