Israel press release ( IRLCF ): Q4 net loss of $37M As of December 31, 2025, total financial liabilities were $679 million, and investments in liquid assets amounted to $721 million. Net cash [1] as of December 31, 2025, totaled $73 million. The net cash includes the fair value of derivative transactions, which decreases the economic value of the financial liabilities by $31 million. As of Septemb...
Israel press release ( IRLCF ): Q4 net loss of $37M As of December 31, 2025, total financial liabilities were $679 million, and investments in liquid assets amounted to $721 million. Net cash [1] as of December 31, 2025, totaled $73 million. The net cash includes the fair value of derivative transactions, which decreases the economic value of the financial liabilities by $31 million. As of September 30, 2025, the net cash was $45 million. More on Israel Dividend scorecard for Israel Financial information for Israel
Bond traders, spooked by the prospect of the conflict in Iran escalating further, are looking to hedge against worst-case war outcomes that could force the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in coming weeks. In the options market that tracks Fed policy, demand has emerged for wagers tied to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate that align with an interest rate increase as soon as within two we...
Bond traders, spooked by the prospect of the conflict in Iran escalating further, are looking to hedge against worst-case war outcomes that could force the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in coming weeks. In the options market that tracks Fed policy, demand has emerged for wagers tied to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate that align with an interest rate increase as soon as within two weeks’ time. These trades would pay off if the bond market moves to ramp up rate hike bets well ahead of the April 29 policy meeting. The rush for protection against an emergency rate hike marks a sharp reversal for a market that only a month ago saw as many as three quarter-point cuts by the end of this year. Since the war broke out on Feb. 28, traders in the swaps market have moved to price about a 50% chance of a rate hike by December, leaving short-dated Treasuries vulnerable to further repricing. While the latest bets do not reflect the market’s baseline scenario, they do indicate growing concerns that a rapid rise in inflation will expose investors who have taken long positions in Treasuries in recent months, said Jeff Schuh , head of the interest rates desk at Constitution Capital. As oil prices skyrocketed sparking fears of an inflationary resurgence, traders unwound a flurry of long US futures positions . The selloff in SOFR futures and rising yields across the Treasuries curve has caught large funds by surprise, Schuh said. This trade “90% of the time makes the blowout risk look better to the downside and is a cheap band-aid” for a fund looking to manage its interest-rate risk, he said. Interest rate swaps are currently pricing in just 3 basis points of rate hikes into the April 29 policy meeting, or 12% odds of a quarter-point hike. Hedging demand is also fueled by conflicting signals from both the US and Iran around talks to end the hostilities. On Thursday, Iran said it had rejected a US plan to end the war, offering its own conditions, while US President Donald ...
Ministers not on course to meet their objectives, including to shift power from Whitehall to local areas, says IfG Keir Starmer’s drive to overhaul public services is failing to live up to its aims of shifting power from Whitehall to local areas, a report from the Institute for Government (IfG) has found. Last summer, the government set out its three guiding principles for reform aimed at making p...
Ministers not on course to meet their objectives, including to shift power from Whitehall to local areas, says IfG Keir Starmer’s drive to overhaul public services is failing to live up to its aims of shifting power from Whitehall to local areas, a report from the Institute for Government (IfG) has found. Last summer, the government set out its three guiding principles for reform aimed at making public services such as the NHS, court system and children’s social care easier to access and better at helping people. Continue reading...
With a new war in the Middle East driving up gas prices, American drivers are once again remembering that electric vehicles are much cheaper to operate and therefore worth considering. Buying a brand-new EV might not be the best way to save money, but the good news is that the used EV market continues to grow, and for the buyer looking to spend between $15,000–$20,000 on something electric, we're ...
With a new war in the Middle East driving up gas prices, American drivers are once again remembering that electric vehicles are much cheaper to operate and therefore worth considering. Buying a brand-new EV might not be the best way to save money, but the good news is that the used EV market continues to grow, and for the buyer looking to spend between $15,000–$20,000 on something electric, we're starting to hit a real sweet spot. Over the past few weeks, we've looked at used EVs on a smaller budget. If you don't need much range, even $5,000 will get you behind the wheel of a Nissan Leaf. At $10,000 , BMW's interesting i3 becomes affordable, as does the Chevrolet Bolt, although expect examples to have some mileage on them. For $15,000 you can find newer Bolts and bigger-batteried i3s, as well as some of Hyundai and Kia's smaller or older EVs. Once we jump up into the next (arbitrary) price bracket—$15,000 to $20,000—many of the newer, longer-range EVs that debuted post-pandemic are now affordable. Read full article Comments
iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SOXX) and Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (NYSEMKT: FTEC) differ materially in cost, sector concentration, and recent performance -- with SOXX offering a pure-play semiconductor tilt and FTEC providing broad tech exposure at a lower fee. This comparison explores how these approaches translate into costs, returns, risk, and portfolio construction --...
iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SOXX) and Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (NYSEMKT: FTEC) differ materially in cost, sector concentration, and recent performance -- with SOXX offering a pure-play semiconductor tilt and FTEC providing broad tech exposure at a lower fee. This comparison explores how these approaches translate into costs, returns, risk, and portfolio construction -- helping investors weigh which fund may better align with their objectives. Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Continue reading
Netflix's prices just went up, with its cheapest, ad-supported tier now reaching $8.99 / month (up from $7.99 / month), according to an updated support page spotted earlier by Android Authority . The standard and premium plans are also getting a hike, going from $17.99 to $19.99 / month and $24.99 to $26.99 / month, respectively. The streaming giant last raised its prices in January 2025 and has m...
Netflix's prices just went up, with its cheapest, ad-supported tier now reaching $8.99 / month (up from $7.99 / month), according to an updated support page spotted earlier by Android Authority . The standard and premium plans are also getting a hike, going from $17.99 to $19.99 / month and $24.99 to $26.99 / month, respectively. The streaming giant last raised its prices in January 2025 and has made a number of updates to its platform since then, including getting into video podcasts , continuing a push into live events , and revamping its interface on both its TV app and mobile . It also nearly acquired the Warner Bros. studio and its streami … Read the full story at The Verge.
AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) has an eye-popping dividend yield. The real estate investment trust (REIT) pays a monthly dividend that currently yields over 14%. That's more than ten times higher than the S&P 500 's 1.2% yield. At that rate, a $5,000 investment in the REIT could generate thousands of dollars in dividend income over the next five years. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) has an eye-popping dividend yield. The real estate investment trust (REIT) pays a monthly dividend that currently yields over 14%. That's more than ten times higher than the S&P 500 's 1.2% yield. At that rate, a $5,000 investment in the REIT could generate thousands of dollars in dividend income over the next five years. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
China warned Mexico on Thursday it could impose retaliatory measures after concluding a formal investigation into tariffs Mexico imposed on more than 1,400 categories of Asian goods, in a dispute that threatens to complicate Mexico City’s parallel negotiations to renew its trade agreement with the United States. China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said the tariffs, which range from 5 to 50 per c...
China warned Mexico on Thursday it could impose retaliatory measures after concluding a formal investigation into tariffs Mexico imposed on more than 1,400 categories of Asian goods, in a dispute that threatens to complicate Mexico City’s parallel negotiations to renew its trade agreement with the United States. China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said the tariffs, which range from 5 to 50 per cent on 1,463 product categories in force since January 1, restrict the entry of Chinese goods,...
Just_Super/iStock via Getty Images Introduction To The VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF The VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF ( SMHX ), which is backed by the New York-based investment management corporation VanEck, got listed on the 27 th of August 2024 and has amassed total AUM of $150 million by the time of writing. SMHX has an expense ratio of 0.35% and makes distributions on an annual basis (e...
Just_Super/iStock via Getty Images Introduction To The VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF The VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF ( SMHX ), which is backed by the New York-based investment management corporation VanEck, got listed on the 27 th of August 2024 and has amassed total AUM of $150 million by the time of writing. SMHX has an expense ratio of 0.35% and makes distributions on an annual basis (every December), with the yield amounting to 0.02%. What Does SMHX Do? SMHX seeks to offer coverage of a narrow subset of US-listed semiconductor stocks that operate as fabless companies and does so by tracking the MarketVector US Listed Fabless Semiconductor Index (MULFSI). Fabless semiconductors differ from the rest of the semiconductor pack in the following ways: SMHX The broad semiconductor universe can be broken up into four different pockets (foundries, IDMs, equipment manufacturers, and fabless entities), and the fabless cohort stands out because they have the most capital-light business model of all the four pockets. These fabless semis devote most of their resources towards the research, development, and design of semiconductor chips, without worrying about the operational and logistical hassles and the financial burden of dealing with in-house production. The production of chip designs is outsourced and carried out by the foundries and the Integrated Device Manufacturers, or IDMs, who typically leverage the capital equipment of the semiconductor equipment manufacturers. What Are The Main Features Of SMHX's Portfolio? The first thing to be said is that SMHX consists of a very narrow pool of semiconductor stocks (just 22 in total), so you’re bound to face some concentration effects. While SMHX’s tracking index looks to rebalance and cap its individual stock weights to 20% four times in a year (March, June, September, and December), we still have quite a top-heavy portfolio where just two stocks—NVIDIA Corporation ( NVDA ) and Broadcom, Inc. ( AVGO )—jointly account f...