Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/17/26, Murphy Oil Corp (Symbol: MUR) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.35, payable on 3/2/26. As a percentage of MUR's recent stock price of $33.26, this dividend works out to approximat
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/17/26, Murphy Oil Corp (Symbol: MUR) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.35, payable on 3/2/26. As a percentage of MUR's recent stock price of $33.26, this dividend works out to approximat
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Leicester City have a proud tradition of beating the odds. At the start of the 2015-16 Premier League season, the bookies rated them as no better than 5,000-1 long shots to win the title, only for the Foxes to send shockwaves around the world by doing exactly that in what is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in the history of sport . Five ye...
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Leicester City have a proud tradition of beating the odds. At the start of the 2015-16 Premier League season, the bookies rated them as no better than 5,000-1 long shots to win the title, only for the Foxes to send shockwaves around the world by doing exactly that in what is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in the history of sport . Five years later, they lifted the FA Cup despite having been priced up at the comparatively miserly – but still hefty – odds of 16-1. Earlier this week they were at it again, somehow contriving to defy the laws of probability by surrendering a three-goal half-time lead at home against Southampton and snatching the most unlikely of defeats from jaws of victory that weren’t so much gaping as unhinged like that of a snake. A capitulation that came just four days after they had been docked six points for financial shenanigans , it left them just one place above the drop zone and staring down the barrel of back-to-back relegations to League One. Re: your coverage of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s latest comments ( yesterday’s Football Daily ). Alongside this billionaire’s first move at Old Trafford to cut the tea lady and the lunches, surely ‘Small Sir Jim’ would be a more accurate moniker?” – Nick Phelps. Congratulations to Big Sir Jim for becoming the first person to put their hat in the ring for the second annual Fifa Peace Prize. A reminder that this worthless piece of junk is awarded annually ‘to reward individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world’. Sounds like a shoo-in to me” – John Collins. Continue reading...
The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, does not often post on the social media site owned by his rival Elon Musk. But on Monday, Bezos did , sharing on X a black and white image of a turtle emerging from the shadows. The photo, which included no text, may have stumped some observers. Yet for anyone familiar with Bezos' privately owned space company, Blue Origin, the message was clear. The company’s co...
The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, does not often post on the social media site owned by his rival Elon Musk. But on Monday, Bezos did , sharing on X a black and white image of a turtle emerging from the shadows. The photo, which included no text, may have stumped some observers. Yet for anyone familiar with Bezos' privately owned space company, Blue Origin, the message was clear. The company’s coat of arms prominently features two turtles, a reference to one of Aesop’s Fables, "The Tortoise and the Hare," in which the slow and steady tortoise wins the race over a quicker but overconfident hare. Bezos' foray into social media turtle trolling came about 12 hours after Musk made major waves in the space community by announcing that SpaceX was pivoting toward the Moon, rather than Mars, as a near-term destination. It represented a huge shift in Musk's thinking, as the SpaceX founder has long spoke of building a multi-planetary civilization on Mars. Read full article Comments
georgeclerk/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images A startling rotation is taking place in the stock market in 2026. Investors are still chasing after red-hot semiconductor stocks, whose products are in short supply as companies continue the datacenter buildout boom. And yet there is backlash against tech and growth stocks in general, over fears that AI can unseat software giants and be a net headwind...
georgeclerk/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images A startling rotation is taking place in the stock market in 2026. Investors are still chasing after red-hot semiconductor stocks, whose products are in short supply as companies continue the datacenter buildout boom. And yet there is backlash against tech and growth stocks in general, over fears that AI can unseat software giants and be a net headwind rather than a tailwind. Against this backdrop, traditional consumer companies that are in sectors that sold off last year are well positioned for a rebound. Birkenstock Holding plc ( BIRK ), the German shoemaker, looks potentially appealing after a sharp slide over the past year. Expectations for growth have indeed settled lower for the company as Birkenstock fights the challenges of its own scale. Shares have lost ~30% over the past year, and a decent fiscal Q1 earnings print did little to spark enthusiasm in the name again. Data by YCharts I last wrote a Strong Buy article on Birkenstock in December, when the stock was trading higher at $42 per share. Since then, Birkenstock has shed about 10% of its value. While cheap, I do think more risks are emerging for the company. Margins are eroding due to both tariffs and a stronger euro. Sales in developed markets are slowing as Birkenstock fights saturation, even though sales in China remain robust. All in all, while in the long haul I still see Birkenstock in a positive light and am certain to have carrying value, I also think this is a stock that requires patience. In the abundance of value alternatives (especially amid the sharp selloff of growth stocks), Birkenstock’s own value orientation amid execution challenges is no longer a huge unique draw, and I’m resetting my rating on the stock to a Buy rating (moderated down from my previous Strong Buy). To me, this stock has become a show-me story. To me, there are now arguments on both the bull and bear sides of the coin for Birkenstock. On the positive side for the company: G...
Earnings Call Insights: AtlasClear Holdings, Inc. (ATCH) Q2 2026 Management View John Schaible, Executive Chairman, highlighted that "the December quarter marks a clear inflection point for the company." He reported "revenue grew 84% year-over-year," net income of $6.8 million, positive stockholders' equity of $21.7 million—"an accomplishment that we need to highlight"—and ending the quarter with ...
Earnings Call Insights: AtlasClear Holdings, Inc. (ATCH) Q2 2026 Management View John Schaible, Executive Chairman, highlighted that "the December quarter marks a clear inflection point for the company." He reported "revenue grew 84% year-over-year," net income of $6.8 million, positive stockholders' equity of $21.7 million—"an accomplishment that we need to highlight"—and ending the quarter with $46.2 million in cash and restricted cash. Schaible emphasized that "the current market environment is becoming increasingly constructive for our model" as smaller and midsized institutions seek efficient, flexible infrastructure. President Craig Ridenhour stated the quarter is "about momentum becoming visible and a growing sense of optimism about where the platform is headed." He described Wilson-Davis as continuing to perform as the "core clearing engine of the platform," with strength across commissions, stock locate services, and clearing-related activity. He noted "excess net capital we're carrying provides the capacity to onboard additional relationships and expand services without stretching the balance sheet." Sandip Patel, CFO, said, "For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, AtlasClear reported revenue of $5.1 million, representing an 84% increase year-over-year." He explained commissions were "the largest contributor at just over $3 million for the quarter," with other revenues also contributing. Patel added, "the company reported net income of $6.8 million, which includes noncash fair value adjustments" and ended with $46.2 million in cash and restricted cash. He described the company as having a "materially stronger underlying operating and financial profile than a year ago." Outlook President Ridenhour stated that priorities include "doubling down on what works" by building around Wilson-Davis, "scaling responsibly and with conviction" by onboarding the right clients, and "advancing the full AtlasClear vision," including progress toward the proposed acqu...
Customers flock to Daoxiangcun to pick up cakes selected by the president during lunar new year tour around city A Beijing pastry shop visited by the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, on a lunar new year tour this week has been swarmed by customers hoping to get their hands on Xi-approved sweet treats. Traffic was brought to a standstill in Beijing’s capital as the president took a tour around the ci...
Customers flock to Daoxiangcun to pick up cakes selected by the president during lunar new year tour around city A Beijing pastry shop visited by the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, on a lunar new year tour this week has been swarmed by customers hoping to get their hands on Xi-approved sweet treats. Traffic was brought to a standstill in Beijing’s capital as the president took a tour around the city on Monday and Tuesday. Continue reading...
Alex Wong/Getty Images News U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once again urged lawmakers to pass the CLARITY bill and get it to President Donald Trump's desk this spring during an interview aired on Friday. The comments come after a particularly rough patch for crypto markets and bitcoin ( BTC-USD ), specifically. In the past two weeks, bitcoin fell by ~19%, recently trading at ~$67.8K, down f...
Alex Wong/Getty Images News U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once again urged lawmakers to pass the CLARITY bill and get it to President Donald Trump's desk this spring during an interview aired on Friday. The comments come after a particularly rough patch for crypto markets and bitcoin ( BTC-USD ), specifically. In the past two weeks, bitcoin fell by ~19%, recently trading at ~$67.8K, down from $84.2K on Jan. 30. "Part of the volatility is self-induced," Bessent said in an interview on CNBC, referring to the delay in getting the crypto market structure legislation passed. This is one area where there's bipartisan support for the legislation, he noted, but some crypto firms have been lobbying against it. Coinbase ( COIN ), in particular, opposed a Senate draft of the legislation last month, citing its approach to stablecoin rewards and certain safeguards related to decentralized finance. "They'd rather have no legislation than this legislation," he said. "That doesn't seem to have been good for the overall crypto communities." Bessent said it is critical that CLARITY be enacted before the November midterm elections. If the Democrats take control of the House, "then the prospects of getting a deal done will just fall apart," he said . He said that under the Biden administration, "it was almost an extinction event" for crypto. "I think it's important to get this CLARITY bill done as soon as possible and on the president's desk this spring," Bessent concluded. Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) has recovered some from its recent low of $60.2K on Feb. 6, rising to $68.3K at ~10:11 AM ET. Dear readers: We recognize that politics often intersects with the financial news of the day, so we invite you to click here to join the separate political discussion. More on Bitcoin Chart Of The Day: 'Flash Crashes' Still Plaguing This Market Bitcoin: Ignore The Panic And Thank Me In The Future Extreme Fear Signals Possible Bitcoin Capitulation Near $65,000 Bitcoin already had a bear market bac...
pcess609/iStock via Getty Images January CPI came in slightly better than expectations. Headline CPI rose 0.2% month-on-month, a tenth below economists’ expectations. The year-on-year rate fell from 2.7% to 2.386%, the lowest since early 2021. Core CPI was slightly firmer, up 0.295% sequentially, matching estimates, taking the YoY rate to 2.504% (from 2.6%). Real average hourly earnings rose a tic...
pcess609/iStock via Getty Images January CPI came in slightly better than expectations. Headline CPI rose 0.2% month-on-month, a tenth below economists’ expectations. The year-on-year rate fell from 2.7% to 2.386%, the lowest since early 2021. Core CPI was slightly firmer, up 0.295% sequentially, matching estimates, taking the YoY rate to 2.504% (from 2.6%). Real average hourly earnings rose a tick to 1.2% YoY, while the gain in real average weekly earnings showed substantial improvement, up 1.9% YoY (versus a revised 0.7% in December). Core goods inflation was just 0.01% last month, while core services prices jumped 0.295%. The YoY rates there are 0.27% and 2.233%, respectively. The devil was in the details, though. Supercore CPI soared 0.593%, bringing the YoY rate to 2.67% (though down from 2.74% as of December). Also keep in mind that the Bureau of Labor Statistics penciled in zeroes for October CPI, so there is a downward bias to all of the inflation data. We’ll know more next Friday when fresh PCE Price Index figures for Q4 hit the tape. Vehicle prices unexpectedly dropped in January, putting downward pressure on the index. Keep in mind that December PCE inflation is likely to be rather warm. Goldman Sachs expects a nearly 0.4% rise in the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge. January PCE data won’t be released for a few more weeks. Tame CPI, But Muted Equity Reaction Christian Fromhertz Headline CPI Rate YoY Steady at 2.4% Trading Economics Core CPI Rate YoY Lowest Since March 2021 Trading Economics U.S. CPI Rate Trending Lower Nick Timiraos Soft CPI M/M Kevin Gordon Hot Supercore CPI Zero Hedge CPI Changes by Category M/M Liz Ann Sonders PCE Inflation Seen Hotter Kalshi Treasury Rates Dipped Bloomberg The 2-Year Treasury Yield Fell to Multi-Year Lows TradingView IWM Small Caps Lifted Following the 8:30 a.m. ET Data Release Stockcharts.com The Dollar Dropped After the CPI Report Bloomberg Ahead of the 3-day weekend on this Friday the 13th, investors can look forwa...
After falling to a 52-week low last week, Bullish (NYSE: BLSH) stock has been moving consistently higher. Over the past few days, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest has been steadily buying shares of the cryptocurrency exchange provider, and it seems that Main Street investors have taken notice. According to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence , Bullish stock is up 15.5% from the end of trading ...
After falling to a 52-week low last week, Bullish (NYSE: BLSH) stock has been moving consistently higher. Over the past few days, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest has been steadily buying shares of the cryptocurrency exchange provider, and it seems that Main Street investors have taken notice. According to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence , Bullish stock is up 15.5% from the end of trading last Friday through the close of Thursday's market session. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
The US Federal Trade Commission is accelerating scrutiny of Microsoft Corp. as part of an ongoing probe into whether the company illegally monopolizes large swaths of the enterprise computing market with its cloud software and AI offerings, including Copilot. The agency has issued civil investigative demands in recent weeks to companies that compete with Microsoft in the business software and clou...
The US Federal Trade Commission is accelerating scrutiny of Microsoft Corp. as part of an ongoing probe into whether the company illegally monopolizes large swaths of the enterprise computing market with its cloud software and AI offerings, including Copilot. The agency has issued civil investigative demands in recent weeks to companies that compete with Microsoft in the business software and cloud computing markets, according to people familiar with the matter. The demands feature an array of questions on Microsoft’s licensing and other business practices, according to the people, who were granted anonymity to discuss a confidential investigation. At least half a dozen companies received the requests, one of the people said. With the demands, which are effectively like civil subpoenas, the FTC is seeking evidence that Microsoft makes it harder for customers to use Windows, Office and other products on rival cloud services. The agency is also requesting information on Microsoft’s bundling of artificial intelligence, security and identity software into other products, including Windows and Office, some of the people said. No final decisions have been made, and FTC probes don’t always result in enforcement actions. Microsoft and the FTC declined to comment. Read more: Trump’s FTC Moves Ahead With Broad Microsoft Antitrust Probe Since complaints surfaced from customers and rivals about its licensing practices, Microsoft has made some changes intended to loosen policies and, in particular, help smaller European cloud providers more easily host Microsoft products. The company also struck an agreement last year with a group representing European cloud providers that takes further steps to address the concerns. Microsoft has also said that some of its products aren’t fully interoperable with rival clouds because the technology underpinning some features is different. Additionally, a series of damaging hacks has put increasing pressure on the company to offer more robust se...
z1b/iStock via Getty Images Introduction REIT STAG Industrial, Inc. ( STAG ) recently reported their Q4 earnings and delivered what I deem to be solid results. However, the market didn't seem to agree, as the stock is down close to 5% at the time of writing. Earlier in the month, STAG was trading near their 52-week high close to $40. But industrial supply headwinds seem to be dissipating, evidence...
z1b/iStock via Getty Images Introduction REIT STAG Industrial, Inc. ( STAG ) recently reported their Q4 earnings and delivered what I deem to be solid results. However, the market didn't seem to agree, as the stock is down close to 5% at the time of writing. Earlier in the month, STAG was trading near their 52-week high close to $40. But industrial supply headwinds seem to be dissipating, evidenced by strong leasing activity and solid NOI growth in the quarter. With interest rates likely to decline later this year, this could provide tailwinds and result in solid upside due to accelerated acquisitions. In this article, I discuss STAG's latest earnings, fundamentals, and why investors should consider buying the dip in this steady performer. Previous Thesis It's been close to 2 years since I last covered Stag Industrial , assigning the REIT a Buy rating back in July 2024. Their quality, monthly dividend and strong organic growth potential made them a compelling choice for income-focused investors. Their strong balance sheet with low leverage, manageable debt, and conservative payout ratio boded well for a lower interest rate environment. STAG also delivered solid total returns over a 5-year period at close to 45%. They also offered 11% upside to their price target of $40 by the end of 2025. Since, the REIT is up close to 4%, while the S&P 500 ( SP500 ) is up 24% over the same period. Seeking Alpha Double Earnings Beat, Solid 2025 Results Stag Industrial reported their Q4 earnings and managed to deliver a double beat. Funds from operations, or FFO, of $0.66 beat by $0.02 and climbed a penny from the prior quarter. Year-over-year FFO grew $0.05. In total, core FFO was up 6.3% from $2.40 to $2.55. Revenue rose approximately $10 million from Q3 and $20 million the year prior to $220.9 million. This beat analysts' estimates by a solid $9.66 million. STAG's results were due to strong leasing activity and NOI growth during the quarter. Occupancy also rose modestly from 95.8%...