Egyptian with history of disruptive behaviour was taken to hospital and then returned to detention A Home Office private deportation flight for one man had to be cancelled on Thursday morning after he was able to swallow a lithium vape battery shortly before being taken to the plane. Officials are now investigating the circumstances around the incident. The man, an Egyptian foreign national offend...
Egyptian with history of disruptive behaviour was taken to hospital and then returned to detention A Home Office private deportation flight for one man had to be cancelled on Thursday morning after he was able to swallow a lithium vape battery shortly before being taken to the plane. Officials are now investigating the circumstances around the incident. The man, an Egyptian foreign national offender with a history of being disruptive during removal attempts, was due to take a flight from the UK via Albania to Egypt. Continue reading...
Watch as Great Britain's Kirsty Muir reaches the women's big air final with a "beautiful" run to finish fourth in qualifying at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Watch as Great Britain's Kirsty Muir reaches the women's big air final with a "beautiful" run to finish fourth in qualifying at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Artificial intelligence (AI) companies are facing greater scrutiny of late, as investors look beyond the hype and focus on companies capable of capitalizing on this disruptive tech trend. This explains why AI software stocks were in sell-off mode this month following a product update from AI start-up Anthropic, which was seen as a threat to conventional software companies. However, hardware-orient...
Artificial intelligence (AI) companies are facing greater scrutiny of late, as investors look beyond the hype and focus on companies capable of capitalizing on this disruptive tech trend. This explains why AI software stocks were in sell-off mode this month following a product update from AI start-up Anthropic, which was seen as a threat to conventional software companies. However, hardware-oriented AI companies continue to be in the good books of investors, as evidenced by the 14% jump in the PHLX Semiconductor Sector index in 2026. That's not surprising, as semiconductors have been playing one of the most important roles in the proliferation of AI -- training and deploying AI models. The huge productivity gains that AI applications are projected to deliver in the future wouldn't have been possible without semiconductor companies , and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) is the leader in this sector. Continue reading
I wrote articles in August 2025 and last month predicting a collapse in Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) stock of 50% or more. The stock peaked last October . But it was recently down by as much as 53%, with the downside accelerating in the early stages of this year . I certainly don't have a crystal ball, but I did examine Robinhood's history very closely, and determined that its remarkable incre...
I wrote articles in August 2025 and last month predicting a collapse in Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) stock of 50% or more. The stock peaked last October . But it was recently down by as much as 53%, with the downside accelerating in the early stages of this year . I certainly don't have a crystal ball, but I did examine Robinhood's history very closely, and determined that its remarkable increase in value during 2025 was fueled by many of the unsustainable tailwinds that drove its 2021 rally: Highly speculative investing activity by its retail clients, particularly in the cryptocurrency markets. Robinhood's investing platform is very popular with young, often first-time investors who trade very actively when the financial markets are strong, but who also have a tendency to retreat when gloom sets in. With that in mind, here's where I think Robinhood stock will go from here. Continue reading
The contest between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos is only going to get more heated now that the two are directly competing for the moon. After years of charting a path to Mars, Musk surprisingly announced this past week that SpaceX is pivoting to the moon, where he wants to build a “self-growing city.”
The contest between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos is only going to get more heated now that the two are directly competing for the moon. After years of charting a path to Mars, Musk surprisingly announced this past week that SpaceX is pivoting to the moon, where he wants to build a “self-growing city.”
China has announced visa-free entry for Canadian and British nationals, marking the United States as the only Five Eyes nation not granted this privilege. The new visa free policy will be effective from February 17. Travellers will not require a visa if they stay in China for less than 30 days for business trips, sightseeing, exchanges or for visiting friends and family. More to follow...
China has announced visa-free entry for Canadian and British nationals, marking the United States as the only Five Eyes nation not granted this privilege. The new visa free policy will be effective from February 17. Travellers will not require a visa if they stay in China for less than 30 days for business trips, sightseeing, exchanges or for visiting friends and family. More to follow...
StevanZZ/iStock via Getty Images Targa Resources ( TRGP ) is a company that has location, location, and location. Additionally, it generally grows aggressively. During the current environment, that aggressive growth has been on the high side for a midstream company. But midstream generally follows upstream in terms of stock price performance. Plus, midstream usually grows mostly at one time during...
StevanZZ/iStock via Getty Images Targa Resources ( TRGP ) is a company that has location, location, and location. Additionally, it generally grows aggressively. During the current environment, that aggressive growth has been on the high side for a midstream company. But midstream generally follows upstream in terms of stock price performance. Plus, midstream usually grows mostly at one time during the best part of the cycle while catching up to upstream during the initial parts of a cyclical downturn. So, the average growth rate is going to include years that punctuate that rapid growth for a still decent but lower average growth rate. Usually, Mr. Market does not like that. Stock Price The stock price appears to be responding to the growth projects underway plus an acquisition. Targa Resources Corporation Common Stock Price History And Key Valuation Measures (Seeking Alpha Website February 13, 2026) Clearly, the stock price is fully priced with really no room for a cyclical downturn. That can be very dangerous because back in fiscal year 2020, there was a cyclical downturn, and the stock price lost roughly 75% of its value. As the previous article noted, the company cut the dividend and ended up making debt repayment a priority. While the ambitious project schedule did manage to complete, balance sheet repair became the order of the day for some time to come. Compare To Enterprise Products Partners Compare this to a more modestly priced company like Enterprise Products Partners ( EPD ) Enterprise Products Partners Slide On Business Consistency As It Affects Shareholders (Enterprise Products Partners Investor Deck November 2025) Enterprise Products Partners had no such worries back in 2020. Instead, this company just rolled on through 2020 with yet another distribution increase. With one of the highest debt ratings, there was no worry about repaying debt. Not only that, but the growth record is remarkably consistent as well, despite serving a notoriously cyclical an...
SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) is an investable opportunity hiding in plain sight. It has already embedded its voice artificial intelligence (AI) platform in everyday life, handling restaurant orders, dinner reservations, and even parking searches. The use cases for a voice-powered AI assistant are massive, but the company's shares have gotten off to a rocky start this year, falling by 24% year to d...
SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) is an investable opportunity hiding in plain sight. It has already embedded its voice artificial intelligence (AI) platform in everyday life, handling restaurant orders, dinner reservations, and even parking searches. The use cases for a voice-powered AI assistant are massive, but the company's shares have gotten off to a rocky start this year, falling by 24% year to date, and down by about 65% from the 52-week high they touched in mid-October. Trading now below $8, is SoundHound AI stock a smart buy here, or would investors be better off sitting on the sidelines? Continue reading