A New Mexico jury ordered Meta (META) to pay $375 million in civil penalties on March 24. The verdict found the company willfully violated state consumer protection laws by misleading the public about the safety of its platforms and failing to protect children from predators on Facebook and ...
A New Mexico jury ordered Meta (META) to pay $375 million in civil penalties on March 24. The verdict found the company willfully violated state consumer protection laws by misleading the public about the safety of its platforms and failing to protect children from predators on Facebook and ...
Earnings Call Insights: Planet 13 Holdings Inc. (PLNH) Q4 2025 Management View Larry Scheffler, Co-Chairman & Co-CEO, reported that "Q4 was a better quarter where the work we've been doing begin to show up in the results" and pointed out stabilization across operations. He noted the SuperStore, including DAZED!, generated $9.2 million, which was "essentially flat from Q3" despite a 6.3% year-over-...
Earnings Call Insights: Planet 13 Holdings Inc. (PLNH) Q4 2025 Management View Larry Scheffler, Co-Chairman & Co-CEO, reported that "Q4 was a better quarter where the work we've been doing begin to show up in the results" and pointed out stabilization across operations. He noted the SuperStore, including DAZED!, generated $9.2 million, which was "essentially flat from Q3" despite a 6.3% year-over-year decline in Las Vegas visitor volume and a 15.6% drop in average visitor spending downtown. Scheffler highlighted that the F1 race in November displaced approximately 4 days of retail traffic, yet revenue was flat, suggesting a resilient underlying business run rate. He emphasized that the foundation heading into 2026 is stronger, with neighborhood stores recording $14 million, including a one-time benefit from a loyalty accrual adjustment in Florida. Steve McLean, Interim CFO, stated, "In Q4, Planet 13 generated $25.2 million in total revenue compared to $23.3 million in Q3, sequential growth of approximately 8%." He flagged that the California divestiture will remove $2.5 million to $3 million in quarterly revenue going forward but will be offset by margin and cash flow improvements. McLean noted gross profit of $11.2 million with a 44.6% gross margin, a recovery from Q3's 21.3% margin, which was impacted by a $3.5 million inventory reserve in Florida. Adjusted EBITDA improved, narrowing from a $4.1 million loss in Q3 to a $0.3 million loss in Q4. He concluded, "The California exit is a meaningful step in the right direction here." Robert Groesbeck, Co-Chairman & Co-CEO, explained that 2025 focused on "deliberate repositioning, exiting markets that were consuming capital without a credible path to profitability, strengthening our Florida foundation and bringing the cost structure in line with the realities of today's cannabis market." He detailed structural changes in Nevada, including closing two cultivation facilities and consolidating production at Bell Drive, aimi...
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. will join forces with South Korea’s LS Cable & System Ltd. to explore development of a rare earths metals production plant in Vietnam. The facility would enable Perth-based Lynas to manufacture finished rare earth metals derived from oxides produced at its plant in Malaysia and mine in Australia. Lynas shares rose as much as 2.8% in early trading in Sydney. The miner is one ...
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. will join forces with South Korea’s LS Cable & System Ltd. to explore development of a rare earths metals production plant in Vietnam. The facility would enable Perth-based Lynas to manufacture finished rare earth metals derived from oxides produced at its plant in Malaysia and mine in Australia. Lynas shares rose as much as 2.8% in early trading in Sydney. The miner is one of the most successful of Australia’s 200 biggest companies this year, with its equity rising more than 60%. The firm is one of only two major rare earths miners outside China — which holds a near-monopoly over the supply chain. The company currently gets most of its income from rare-earth oxides, which need to be processed further into the metals that are used in permanent magnets vital to industries from carmaking to defense. It earlier this month started producing samarium in Malaysia, which will also be the priority for the new facility in Vietnam. “Secure access to metallization is critical to support a robust rare earths industry,” Lynas Chief Executive Officer Amanda Lacaze said in a statement, adding that the company’s venture into processed metal was a “key pillar” of growth.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was greeted by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as he arrived on his first visit to the reclusive nation, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Thursday. A ceremony welcoming Lukashenko took place on Kim Il-sung Square on Wednesday, with Kim “gladly” meeting and “warmly” welcoming the Belarus leader, the report said. Lukashenko visited the Kumsusan Pal...
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was greeted by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as he arrived on his first visit to the reclusive nation, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Thursday. A ceremony welcoming Lukashenko took place on Kim Il-sung Square on Wednesday, with Kim “gladly” meeting and “warmly” welcoming the Belarus leader, the report said. Lukashenko visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun – where the embalmed bodies of Kim’s father and grandfather lie in state – to pay his...
Meituan ’s stock price jump on Wednesday came with a rise in protection costs, highlighting investor unease ahead of earnings that may show a big hit from stiff price competition. Shares of the food-delivery giant soared 14%, their biggest daily jump since October 2024, after China’s market regulator pledged to intensify efforts against unfair pricing. Meanwhile, option prices for the stock climbe...
Meituan ’s stock price jump on Wednesday came with a rise in protection costs, highlighting investor unease ahead of earnings that may show a big hit from stiff price competition. Shares of the food-delivery giant soared 14%, their biggest daily jump since October 2024, after China’s market regulator pledged to intensify efforts against unfair pricing. Meanwhile, option prices for the stock climbed to a one-year high relative to those on the Hang Seng Tech Index , according to one-month implied volatility data. The shares are still down 44% over the past year on concerns over JD.com Inc. ’s emergence as a rival in food delivery, and the ensuing rounds of costly discounts. Combined with battles in e-commerce and artificial intelligence, earnings are taking a hit — Meituan warned last month of its biggest annual loss since at least 2021. Wednesday’s rally “looks more like a short-term trade, an overreaction,” said Julia Pan , an analyst at UOB Kay Hian Holdings Ltd. in Shanghai. “I don’t see any signs that the food-delivery war will end in the near term.” She added that Meituan’s margins don’t show a reversal story, and that the company doesn’t have any AI advantages, so “fundamentally there’s no inflection point in sight.” Meituan has been the poster child for government and investor concerns over the trend of destructive Chinese business rivalries dubbed “involution.” Fears of red ink have made it the worst-performing stock on the Hang Seng Tech in the past year. Competition is only intensifying with the rise of AI in China, with the recent frenzy over chatbots and OpenClaw serving to spotlight companies like Meituan seen as laggards in adapting to the new technologies. Meituan’s push into quick commerce has put it into another tough fight with deep-pocketed rivals. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is increasing investment in the business this year, and senior management has said internally the firm won’t worry about related losses for the next three years, according to a...
(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market on Wednesday snapped the two-day slide in which it had slumped more than 20 points or 1.1 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just above the 1,715-point plateau and it may add to its winnings on Thursday.
(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market on Wednesday snapped the two-day slide in which it had slumped more than 20 points or 1.1 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just above the 1,715-point plateau and it may add to its winnings on Thursday.