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The Trump administration is no fan of renewable energy, but it reserves special ire for wind power. Trump himself has repeatedly made false statements about the cost of wind power, its use around the world, and its environmental impacts. That animosity was paired with an executive order that blocked all permitting for offshore wind and some land-based projects, an order that has since been thrown ...
The Trump administration is no fan of renewable energy, but it reserves special ire for wind power. Trump himself has repeatedly made false statements about the cost of wind power, its use around the world, and its environmental impacts. That animosity was paired with an executive order that blocked all permitting for offshore wind and some land-based projects, an order that has since been thrown out by a court that ruled it arbitrary and capricious. Not content to block all future developments, the administration has also gone after the five offshore wind projects currently under construction. After temporarily blocking two of them for reasons that were never fully elaborated, the Department of the Interior settled on a single justification for blocking turbine installation: a classified national security risk . The response to that late-December announcement has been uniform: The companies building each of the projects sued the administration. As of Monday, every single one of them has achieved the same result: a temporary injunction that allows them to continue construction. This, despite the fact that the suits were filed in three different courts and heard by four different judges. Read full article Comments
Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Users of the text and code editor Notepad++ may have unknowingly downloaded a malicious update for the app after its shared hosting servers were hijacked last year. On Monday, the app’s developer, Don Ho, posted an update on the attack with more details, including that the hackers were “likely a Chinese state-s...
Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Users of the text and code editor Notepad++ may have unknowingly downloaded a malicious update for the app after its shared hosting servers were hijacked last year. On Monday, the app’s developer, Don Ho, posted an update on the attack with more details, including that the hackers were “likely a Chinese state-sponsored group” and that the app’s servers were vulnerable for roughly six months from June through December 2nd, 2025. The post explains that the hijacking occurred on the app’s unnamed, now-former hosting provider’s end, stating that “Traffic from certain targeted users was selectively redirected to attacker-controlled served malicious update manifests.” When victims were redirected, their app update could be replaced with a malicious executable that, according to independent cybersecurity expert Kevin Beaumont, may have given the hackers remote access to a victim’s keyboard. Don Ho’s post also adds that the attack involved “highly selective targeting” in terms of the victims it redirected away from the legitimate Notepad++ website. Kevin Beaumont noted that the victims he spoke with “are [organizations] with interests in East Asia.” So, while this is a serious security vulnerability, it’s possible that the hackers were busy watching specific people instead of just anyone. The developer did not specify when they became aware of the attack, but said that “all attacker access was definitively terminated” by December 2nd. The Notepad++ updater has been updated itself with stronger security measures to check for tampering and verify that updates are legitimate. Notepad++ users should make sure they are on at least version 8.8.9, which addressed the vulnerabilities from the hijacking attack, and they should probably download that version directly from the Notepad++ website. Additionally, Kevin Beaumont suggested users double-check that they’re not using an unofficial version o...
Sergii Kolesnikov/iStock via Getty Images Performance Assessment ASML Holding N.V. ( ASML ) has greatly outperformed the S&P 500 ( SP500 ) since my last update : Performance since Author's Last Article on ASML (Seeking Alpha, Author's Last Article on ASML) Thesis I've been asked to provide an earnings update after the Q4 FY25 release last week. Here's why I remain bullish: The order book accelerat...
Sergii Kolesnikov/iStock via Getty Images Performance Assessment ASML Holding N.V. ( ASML ) has greatly outperformed the S&P 500 ( SP500 ) since my last update : Performance since Author's Last Article on ASML (Seeking Alpha, Author's Last Article on ASML) Thesis I've been asked to provide an earnings update after the Q4 FY25 release last week. Here's why I remain bullish: The order book acceleration thesis is playing out. EUV adoption in DRAM broadens the revenue profile. Higher FCF margins and buybacks are encouraging. ASML still looks undervalued vs. comps. ASML is in a clean, powerful uptrend. Growth Acceleration View is Playing Out I expected ASML to see a meaningful boost in net bookings figures. This thesis view is playing out nicely: TTM Net Bookings (EUR mn) (Company Filings, Author's Analysis) In fact, the magnitude of the bookings growth is almost 2x that of what Wall Street consensus expected due to strong tailwinds in both memory (DRAM), which I expected, and advanced logic, which I did not expect in my thesis view: ASML has reported blow-out orders of €13.2bn in Q4-25, almost double our forecast and consensus estimates. The order strength seems to have come from advanced logic and DRAM. - Jefferies analyst Janardan Menon . Management shared that the key drivers in logic to be adoption transition to more advanced nodes, which have higher lithography requirements (thus increasing the reliance on its EUV machines). In memory, the drivers were high-bandwidth memory, or HBM , and DRAM chips as expected in my pre-earnings note on ASML. In advanced Logic... AI accelerators are migrating from the 4nm node to the more litho intensive 3nm node. At the same time, customers continue to ramp the 2nm node in support of next-generation HPC and mobile applications... In Memory, our customers are reporting very strong demand for both HBM and DDR products. - CEO Christophe Fouquet in the Q4 FY25 earnings call . Management is confident of these demand drivers persisting ...
All five offshore wind projects halted by the Trump administration in December can resume construction after a federal judge’s ruling on Monday that cleared Denmark’s Ørsted to proceed with its Sunrise Wind project off the coast of New York. Ørsted’s request for an injunction blocking the interior department order was the fifth brought by an offshore wind developer since the 22 December pause on f...
All five offshore wind projects halted by the Trump administration in December can resume construction after a federal judge’s ruling on Monday that cleared Denmark’s Ørsted to proceed with its Sunrise Wind project off the coast of New York. Ørsted’s request for an injunction blocking the interior department order was the fifth brought by an offshore wind developer since the 22 December pause on five leases. The agency stopped work on the multibillion-dollar facilities due to national security concerns around radar interference. An interior department spokesperson said the agency would not comment on pending litigation. Ørsted said in a statement it would resume work immediately but continue with the underlying lawsuit challenging the interior department’s stop-work order. It added it was trying to find a solution to the matter by cooperating with the US administration. Ørsted has spent or committed more than $7bn to date to build Sunrise Wind, the company said. If the stop-work order is not lifted by 6 February, the project risks losing access to a specialized vessel needed to complete installation of an offshore cable, Ørsted attorneys argued at the hearing. The argument was similar to those made at four other hearings in recent weeks. “Every court to review this question has now found that the loss of specialized vessels and resulting delays amounts to irreparable harm. I agree,” Royce Lamberth, a US district court judge, said before granting Ørsted’s request. Lamberth also granted the injunction for Ørsted’s Revolution Wind, off the coast of Rhode Island, in January. An attorney for the justice department argued that the suspension was justified by new, classified information about risks to national security from the operation of offshore windfarms. Offshore wind developers have faced repeated disruptions under Donald Trump, who has said he finds wind turbines ugly, expensive and inefficient. Analyst Jacob Pedersen from Denmark’s Sydbank said political risks rem...
Editor's note: Seeking Alpha is proud to welcome Vishal Patel as a new contributing analyst. You can become one too! Share your best investment idea by submitting your article for review to our editors. Get published, earn money, and unlock exclusive SA Premium access. Click here to find out more » Sundry Photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis In an age where technology co...
Editor's note: Seeking Alpha is proud to welcome Vishal Patel as a new contributing analyst. You can become one too! Share your best investment idea by submitting your article for review to our editors. Get published, earn money, and unlock exclusive SA Premium access. Click here to find out more » Sundry Photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis In an age where technology controls everything and semiconductors are the current “gold mine,” you would think we have identified all the “picks and shovels.” I believe many are not aware of the classic picks and shovels company known as Synopsys, Inc. ( SNPS ), a company that specialized in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software. Whether Nvidia, AMD, or Intel wins the race for building the best AI chip, they are all using EDA software in the process. I selected Synopsys as my preferred company in the Semiconductor and EDA sector due to their aggressive market positioning, their management's operational strength, and the company's financial prudence. Value Proposition I believe their acquisition of Ansys adds an immense value proposition for Synopsys, increasing TAM by $31 billion and reshaping the relationships Synopsys will have with chip designers and technology companies. Their full tech stack will include the one-of-a-kind integration of EDA, IP, and simulation software for their broad customer base. De-Risking the Portfolio An overarching risk for the U.S. Semi industry remains the volatility around China export restrictions. To mitigate this risk, Synopsys has prioritized a geographic diversification strategy designed to reduce reliance on a single region. The effectiveness of this approach was evident in fiscal 2025; while the company grew total revenue by 15%, it reduced its revenue share from China to 11.5%, down from 16% in 2024. Furthermore, the Ansys acquisition bolsters this diversification by expanding Synopsys’ direct customer base into broader industrial sectors. Financial Opportu...
Investors have a couple of new reasons to like portfolio stocks Broadcom and Goldman Sachs . Deal king: Coterra named Goldman Sachs as a financial advisor on its $58 billion all-stock merger with fellow shale producer Devon . The deal is the largest in the energy sector since Diamondback 's $26 billion acquisition of Endeavor Energy Resources in 2024, which Goldman also had a small hand in . Goldm...
Investors have a couple of new reasons to like portfolio stocks Broadcom and Goldman Sachs . Deal king: Coterra named Goldman Sachs as a financial advisor on its $58 billion all-stock merger with fellow shale producer Devon . The deal is the largest in the energy sector since Diamondback 's $26 billion acquisition of Endeavor Energy Resources in 2024, which Goldman also had a small hand in . Goldman's role in the Coterra-Devon merger is a boon for its investment banking business, which accounted for 15% of overall revenue last year. GS 1Y mountain Goldman Sachs 1 year After Goldman's noisy earnings report last month, CEO David Solomon said that "M & A transactions often kick off a flywheel of activity across our entire franchise." The continued deal news further validates our initial thesis on the stock, which has gained 7.6% year to date, compared to the S & P 500 's 1.5% increase. We started a position in late 2024 in hopes of an investment-banking rebound due to Donald Trump 's presidential election victory. That's exactly what we're seeing. The Club has a price target of $1,050 on Goldman, and a 2 rating , meaning we would be buyers on a pullback. Chip potential : Mizuho said to buy the recent pullback in Club name Broadcom — citing an acceleration in earnings potential in the year ahead on multiple custom chip business possibilities. Shares of Broadcom have been underperforming, down nearly 20% from their December record close and off round 3.6% this year. In a Sunday note, Mizuho analysts pointed to fellow Club holding Meta Platforms as a potential $10 billion to $15 billion customer of Broadcom. AVGO 1Y mountain Broadcom 1 year As we pointed out on Friday , Broadcom has been benefiting from helping Alphabet 's Google build its tensor processing units. Mizuho predicted the average selling price for some of these TPUs could jump by 50% in the next few years. The analysts reiterated their buy-equivalent rating on Broadcom and $480-per-share price target, implyin...
Two Stanford students announced Monday that they have raised $2 million for an accelerator program called Breakthrough Ventures, which aims to fund businesses founded by college students and recent graduates nationwide. Roman Scott and Itbaan Nafi began building the accelerator program after hosting a series of popular Demo Days at Stanford starting in 2024 and decided to expand it after students ...
Two Stanford students announced Monday that they have raised $2 million for an accelerator program called Breakthrough Ventures, which aims to fund businesses founded by college students and recent graduates nationwide. Roman Scott and Itbaan Nafi began building the accelerator program after hosting a series of popular Demo Days at Stanford starting in 2024 and decided to expand it after students were achieving success. “This fundraise turns Breakthrough from just being a seasonal accelerator into a lifelong partnership with our founders,” Nafi, who is still a master’s candidate at Stanford, told TechCrunch. Scott received his undergraduate degree from Stanford in 2024 and went on to earn a master’s degree there the following year. Early last year, the duo tapped Raihan Ahmed to lead the accelerator and then got to work, officially fundraising from the likes of Mayfair and Collide Capital (as well as a slew of Stanford founder alumni) to back the next generation of AI, health, consumer, deep tech, and sustainability companies. Scott said what makes their accelerator different is that it is specifically built “for student founders by student founders.” Student programs like this aren’t new. UC Berkeley offers a similar program called Free Ventures for students seeking pre-seed funding, and MIT has its own Sandbox Innovation Fund. Even Stanford has some accelerator programs, both run by or affiliated with the school, such as StartX, LaunchPad, and Cardinal Ventures. “Students have enjoyed how we’ve brought together so many others from different American colleges,” Nafi said of his program, comparing it to Stanford’s Treehacks hackathon. Techcrunch event TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Tickets Live On June 23 in Boston, more than 1,100 founders come together at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 for a full day focused on growth, execution, and real-world scaling. Learn from founders and investors who have shaped the industry. Connect with peers navigating similar growth st...
Two major shareholders in Canada’s GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. say they’ll reject a take-private bid from Birch Hill Equity Partners Management and the company’s top executive. Gestion de Portefeuille Strategique Medici Inc., which holds 15.4% of GDI’s subordinate voting shares, said the offer of C$36.60 per share is too low. It’s “unfair to shareholders, and does not reflect GDI’s intri...
Two major shareholders in Canada’s GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. say they’ll reject a take-private bid from Birch Hill Equity Partners Management and the company’s top executive. Gestion de Portefeuille Strategique Medici Inc., which holds 15.4% of GDI’s subordinate voting shares, said the offer of C$36.60 per share is too low. It’s “unfair to shareholders, and does not reflect GDI’s intrinsic value or its medium- and long-term prospects,” the firm said in a news release . A portfolio manager with Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. told Bloomberg News the firm doesn’t plan to support the current offer. Montrusco holds 13% of the subordinate shares. To pass, the deal needs the support of the majority of votes cast by the holders of subordinate voting stock, excluding those who are planning to roll their stock into the private company. Another large shareholder, Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec , said it’s currently analyzing the takeover proposal. Toronto-based Birch Hill and Gestion Claude Bigras, a firm controlled by GDI’s chief executive officer, announced the takeover bid in December at a 25% premium. Medici said in its statement that Bank of Nova Scotia’s valuation framework to justify the privatization is “overly pessimistic,” since it doesn’t include potential mergers and acquisitions. The bank was hired by GDI’s board of directors to conduct a financial analysis and established a fair value range of C$32.02 per share to C$37.75. “Given each transaction presents unique business and financial characteristics such as, among other factors, size, geography, timing, growth rates, profitability margins and business risks, Scotiabank did not consider any specific target or precedent transaction to be directly comparable to GDI,” the financial institution explained in its report.
Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) is one of the 10 Hottest Stocks to Buy in 2026. On January 13, Citi increased the price target on Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) from $201 to $235 and reiterated its Buy rating. Is Palantir Technologies One of the Hottest Stocks to Buy in 2026? Palantir is scheduled to report its Q4 FY2025 results on Monday, February 2, 2026. Wall Street expects t...
Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) is one of the 10 Hottest Stocks to Buy in 2026. On January 13, Citi increased the price target on Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) from $201 to $235 and reiterated its Buy rating. Is Palantir Technologies One of the Hottest Stocks to Buy in 2026? Palantir is scheduled to report its Q4 FY2025 results on Monday, February 2, 2026. Wall Street expects the company to post revenue of almost $1.34 billion, which indicates a growth of over 62% from a year ago. On average, Street projects adjusted earnings of around $0.23 per share, representing more than 64% year-over-year growth. Over the last year, through January 30, Palantir Technologies Inc.’s stock has jumped by more than 80%. PLTR has a consensus median price target of $202.50, implying more than 38% upside. The growth over the past year and further upside are fuelled by robust growth in Palantir Technologies Inc.’s commercial business and broader adoption of its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP). On January 22, Phillip Securities began coverage on Palantir with a Buy rating, setting the price target at $208. The firm sees Palantir’s sales expanding by over 47% year-over-year to $4.2 billion in fiscal 2025, driven by a 51% increase in commercial sales as AI usage scales beyond defense contracts. Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) is a technology company that develops data integration and analytics platforms for government agencies, the military, and corporations. Its flagship products, Gotham and Foundry, support intelligence operations, counterterrorism analysis, law enforcement, and enterprise analytics. While we acknowledge the potential of PLTR as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you’re looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEX...
Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) is one of the 10 Hottest Stocks to Buy in 2026. On January 13, Citi increased the price target on Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) from $201 to $235 and reiterated its Buy rating. Is Palantir Technologies One of the Hottest Stocks to Buy in 2026? Palantir is scheduled to report its Q4 FY2025 results on Monday, February 2, 2026. Wall Street expects t...
Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) is one of the 10 Hottest Stocks to Buy in 2026. On January 13, Citi increased the price target on Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) from $201 to $235 and reiterated its Buy rating. Is Palantir Technologies One of the Hottest Stocks to Buy in 2026? Palantir is scheduled to report its Q4 FY2025 results on Monday, February 2, 2026. Wall Street expects the company to post revenue of almost $1.34 billion, which indicates a growth of over 62% from a year ago. On average, Street projects adjusted earnings of around $0.23 per share, representing more than 64% year-over-year growth. Over the last year, through January 30, Palantir Technologies Inc.’s stock has jumped by more than 80%. PLTR has a consensus median price target of $202.50, implying more than 38% upside. The growth over the past year and further upside are fuelled by robust growth in Palantir Technologies Inc.’s commercial business and broader adoption of its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP). On January 22, Phillip Securities began coverage on Palantir with a Buy rating, setting the price target at $208. The firm sees Palantir’s sales expanding by over 47% year-over-year to $4.2 billion in fiscal 2025, driven by a 51% increase in commercial sales as AI usage scales beyond defense contracts. Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) is a technology company that develops data integration and analytics platforms for government agencies, the military, and corporations. Its flagship products, Gotham and Foundry, support intelligence operations, counterterrorism analysis, law enforcement, and enterprise analytics. While we acknowledge the potential of PLTR as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you’re looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEX...
Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) is one of the 10 Hottest Stocks to Buy in 2026. On January 13, Citi increased the price target on Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) from $201 to $235 and reiterated its Buy rating. Is Palantir Technologies One of the Hottest Stocks to Buy in 2026? Palantir is scheduled to report its Q4 FY2025 results on Monday, February 2, 2026. Wall Street expects t...
Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) is one of the 10 Hottest Stocks to Buy in 2026. On January 13, Citi increased the price target on Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) from $201 to $235 and reiterated its Buy rating. Is Palantir Technologies One of the Hottest Stocks to Buy in 2026? Palantir is scheduled to report its Q4 FY2025 results on Monday, February 2, 2026. Wall Street expects the company to post revenue of almost $1.34 billion, which indicates a growth of over 62% from a year ago. On average, Street projects adjusted earnings of around $0.23 per share, representing more than 64% year-over-year growth. Over the last year, through January 30, Palantir Technologies Inc.’s stock has jumped by more than 80%. PLTR has a consensus median price target of $202.50, implying more than 38% upside. The growth over the past year and further upside are fuelled by robust growth in Palantir Technologies Inc.’s commercial business and broader adoption of its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP). On January 22, Phillip Securities began coverage on Palantir with a Buy rating, setting the price target at $208. The firm sees Palantir’s sales expanding by over 47% year-over-year to $4.2 billion in fiscal 2025, driven by a 51% increase in commercial sales as AI usage scales beyond defense contracts. Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) is a technology company that develops data integration and analytics platforms for government agencies, the military, and corporations. Its flagship products, Gotham and Foundry, support intelligence operations, counterterrorism analysis, law enforcement, and enterprise analytics. While we acknowledge the potential of PLTR as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you’re looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEX...
Peter Mandelson is facing a possible police investigation into his alleged leak of market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein at the height of the financial crisis. New disclosures from the Epstein files appear to show Mandelson sent a string of emails to the late sex offender containing confidential information that the government was receiving to deal with the global crash while he was busi...
Peter Mandelson is facing a possible police investigation into his alleged leak of market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein at the height of the financial crisis. New disclosures from the Epstein files appear to show Mandelson sent a string of emails to the late sex offender containing confidential information that the government was receiving to deal with the global crash while he was business secretary under Gordon Brown. Keir Starmer has ordered an investigation by the cabinet secretary and demanded Mandelson resign from the House of Lords. Brown has also asked the cabinet secretary to investigate the alleged leaks to Epstein. MPs lined up in parliament on Monday to express fury over Mandelson’s apparent willingness to share British government papers with the disgraced US financier. The SNP and Reform UK have reported Mandelson to the police for misconduct in a public office. Emily Thornberry, the Labour chair of the foreign affairs select committee, also said she believed his actions should merit a criminal inquiry. The Metropolitan police confirmed it had received a number of reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office and was considering whether to launch a criminal investigation. Commander Ella Marriott said: “The reports will all be reviewed to determine if they meet the criminal threshold for investigation. As with any matter, if new and relevant information is brought to our attention we will assess it, and investigate as appropriate.” In at least one email forwarded to Epstein – sent from a redacted address – an email address for “John Pond” was copied in, which the Guardian understands was the code name used by advisers when forwarding to Brown’s secure email account. Emails forwarded to Epstein from the very top of the UK government include: A confidential UK government document outlining £20bn in asset sales. Mandelson claiming he was “trying hard” to change government policy on bankers’ bonuses. An imminent bailout package for the...
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U.S. sledder Katie Uhlaender loses appeal, won't race at the Milan Cortina Olympics toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP MILAN — An international sports tribunal on Monday ruled it lacks jurisdiction to intervene in the case of Katie Uhlaender, an American skeleton racer denied a sixth Olympic bid by an alleged Canadian point-rigging scheme. This ruling, issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport...
U.S. sledder Katie Uhlaender loses appeal, won't race at the Milan Cortina Olympics toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP MILAN — An international sports tribunal on Monday ruled it lacks jurisdiction to intervene in the case of Katie Uhlaender, an American skeleton racer denied a sixth Olympic bid by an alleged Canadian point-rigging scheme. This ruling, issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), dooms Uhlaender's fight to compete at the Milan Cortina Games. In a statement, a CAS panel said the dispute fell outside the time window during which it holds sway over sports disputes related to the Olympics. "The results of...qualification places for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 remain unchanged," CAS officials said. In a statement sent to NPR after the decision, Uhlaender said she is "disappointed that nothing is being done again. I am currently exploring options. But I am fighting for the right thing, as this action hurt a whole field of athletes," she added. Sponsor Message A race in Lake Placid, an alleged point-rigging scheme This latest Olympic sports scandal began at a race on Jan. 11, when Uhlaender, a veteran of five Winter Games, showed up at the sled track in Lake Placid, N.Y. It was her final shot to win enough points to qualify for Milan Cortina. Uhlaender told NPR that just before the make-or-break competition began, she received a text message from the head coach of Canada's skeleton team, Joe Cecchini. The message said he had bad news for her. The text was concerning enough that when Cecchini called, Uhlaender arranged to record their phone conversation. In that recording, shared with NPR, Cecchini appears to be laying out a plan to manipulate the point system used by sledders to qualify for the Olympic Games. "We've had some crazy races that have not gone our way this year," Cecchini is heard saying. "And I'm like, I can just eliminate any possibilities here." Here's how Uhlaender says Cecchini's point manipulation scheme worked. A...
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Tiger Global Management is opening a San Francisco office in the iconic Transamerica Pyramid tower, a sign of Wall Street’s renewed interest in the tech hub. Chase Coleman ’s hedge fund and venture capital firm will occupy about 4,000 square feet (371.6 square meters) on the 44th floor and pay roughly $300 per square foot, according to people familiar with the matter. That rent is high in the city...
Tiger Global Management is opening a San Francisco office in the iconic Transamerica Pyramid tower, a sign of Wall Street’s renewed interest in the tech hub. Chase Coleman ’s hedge fund and venture capital firm will occupy about 4,000 square feet (371.6 square meters) on the 44th floor and pay roughly $300 per square foot, according to people familiar with the matter. That rent is high in the city, which has had a resurgence of investment as the home of artificial-intelligence startups including OpenAI , Anthropic and Perplexity. The building’s owners — Michael Shvo and Deutsche Finance America — purchased the property for $650 million in 2020 backed by capital from German pension fund Bayerische Versorgungskammer . They reopened the building in 2024 after a makeover. “We have been longtime investors in the Bay Area and are excited to be growing our footprint there,” a Tiger spokesperson said in an emailed statement. A representative for Shvo didn’t immediately reply to a message seeking comment. The tower, which opened in 1972, is now about 85% leased, Shvo’s firm said in a statement last month. Hedge fund Coatue Management and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. also signed on as tenants recently. While demand for trophy office space has rebounded in San Francisco, the city faced a vacancy rate of almost 33% at year-end, according to real estate services firm CBRE Group Inc. The median lease rate in the city was $70.43 per square foot, CBRE reported.
British number one Emma Raducanu enjoyed her first victory since an early exit from the Australian Open - and subsequent split from coach Francis Roig. The 23-year-old dominated German Greet Minnen with a 6-0 6-4 success at the Winners Open in Romania. Raducanu, the tournament's top seed, sent down three aces and forced four breaks of serve across the 70 minutes of play. She will next face Sloveni...
British number one Emma Raducanu enjoyed her first victory since an early exit from the Australian Open - and subsequent split from coach Francis Roig. The 23-year-old dominated German Greet Minnen with a 6-0 6-4 success at the Winners Open in Romania. Raducanu, the tournament's top seed, sent down three aces and forced four breaks of serve across the 70 minutes of play. She will next face Slovenia's Kaja Juvan on Wednesday in the second round of the WTA 250 event. The 2021 US Open champion was knocked out of the Australian Open in the second round last month after a disappointing 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 defeat by Anastasia Potapova. That was followed by the end of her partnership with Spanish coach Roig, which left Raducanu searching for a 10th coach of her career. Meanwhile, fellow Briton Sonay Kartal booked her place in the last 16 of the Abu Dhabi Open with a 6-3 7-6 (10-8) victory over Spain's Cristina Bucsa. She will next face Switzerland's top seed Belinda Bencic on Wednesday.
These cash cows yield over 3% and have plenty of runway for boosting their dividends. The energy sector is off to the races -- up 12.9% year to date at the time of this writing. That puts energy ahead of materials as the best-performing stock market sector so far in 2026. Investors looking for high-yield energy stocks to buy now have come to the right place. Here's why ConocoPhillips (COP 2.37%) a...
These cash cows yield over 3% and have plenty of runway for boosting their dividends. The energy sector is off to the races -- up 12.9% year to date at the time of this writing. That puts energy ahead of materials as the best-performing stock market sector so far in 2026. Investors looking for high-yield energy stocks to buy now have come to the right place. Here's why ConocoPhillips (COP 2.37%) and Kinder Morgan (KMI 2.00%) can add a jolt to your passive income stream in 2026. ConocoPhillips blends upside potential with dividend reliability ConocoPhillips is the largest U.S. exploration and production company by market capitalization and the third-largest overall U.S. oil and gas company by market cap behind ExxonMobil and Chevron. A few years ago, ConocoPhillips got rid of its variable dividend to focus on growing its ordinary quarterly dividend. The company has a goal to deliver top-quartile dividend growth relative to the S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.54%) -- meaning it not only expects to consistently raise its payout but also to do so at a rapid rate. ConocoPhillips can support its dividend growth because of its highly efficient asset portfolio. It plans to lower its free cash flow (FCF) breakeven level to the low $30 range per West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil barrel by the end of the decade. WTI -- which is the U.S. benchmark crude oil price -- is in the mid $60 per barrel range at the time of this writing. And even during the oil crash of 2020, WTI prices still averaged $39.16 for the year and haven't averaged below $30 for a calendar year since 2002. ConocoPhillips plans to lower its breakeven by combining technological advancements in exploration and production, efficiency improvements, and a focus on high-quality plays rather than growing production for its own sake. With a 3.3% dividend yield, ConocoPhillips stands out as the best overall upstream oil and gas stock to buy now and one of the best all-around energy stocks for long-term investors. Expand NYSE : ...
The answer is far from simple. A lot of people set the goal of saving $1 million for retirement because it's a nice round number. But before you get your mind set on aiming for a $1 million nest egg, you may want to think about whether that'll really be enough money for you -- or whether it's more than what you need to save. What annual income will a $1 million nest egg provide you with? If you're...
The answer is far from simple. A lot of people set the goal of saving $1 million for retirement because it's a nice round number. But before you get your mind set on aiming for a $1 million nest egg, you may want to think about whether that'll really be enough money for you -- or whether it's more than what you need to save. What annual income will a $1 million nest egg provide you with? If you're retiring with $1 million in retirement savings, you're obviously not going to be spending all of that money at once -- or at least you shouldn't be. Rather, you'll want to come up with a withdrawal rate that allows your savings to last throughout retirement. If you use the popular 4% rule, a $1 million nest egg gives you about $40,000 in annual income to start with. You're then supposed to adjust future withdrawals for inflation. However, a 4% withdrawal rate may be too aggressive for your savings if your IRA or 401(k) is invested conservatively. In that case, a 3% withdrawal rate may be more appropriate, which would give you $30,000 a year as a baseline. On the flipside, if your portfolio is loaded with stocks and you decide you're comfortable with a 5% withdrawal rate, that's $50,000 of annual income. Look at the big picture You're obviously free to use whatever withdrawal rate you choose for your retirement nest egg. But a 3% to 5% range generally conforms to what many financial experts would suggest. This means that if you have $1 million saved, you can expect $30,000 to $50,000 a year. That may not be your only source of income, though. For many retirees, Social Security provides a monthly benefit. And with the average retiree today collecting $2,071 from Social Security, that alone could amount to roughly $25,000 per year. You may also have other income at your disposal, like earnings from a part-time job. It's important to factor in all of your income streams when setting a retirement savings goals. Should you aim for $1 million in retirement savings? Not necessaril...
Jean-Philippe Mateta will be reintegrated into Crystal Palace’s squad after the France striker’s deadline-day move to Milan collapsed, but he faces competition for his place from the new club-record signing Jørgen Strand Larsen. The Norway striker’s move from Wolves was confirmed just before the 7pm deadline on Monday for an initial £43m plus £5m in bonuses, with Palace having already broken their...
Jean-Philippe Mateta will be reintegrated into Crystal Palace’s squad after the France striker’s deadline-day move to Milan collapsed, but he faces competition for his place from the new club-record signing Jørgen Strand Larsen. The Norway striker’s move from Wolves was confirmed just before the 7pm deadline on Monday for an initial £43m plus £5m in bonuses, with Palace having already broken their transfer record this month in signing Brennan Johnson from Tottenham for £35m. However, having been at the centre of a dramatic deadline day in the summer when the Palace chair, Steve Parish, pulled the plug on Marc Guéhi’s proposed move to Liverpool, it was another chaotic 24 hours in south London as Mateta attempted to seal his move to Milan. That fell through after a second medical examination by the Italian club revealed concerns over a knee injury that has been managed carefully by Palace this season and they do not believe it requires surgery. Mateta, who was left out of Palace’s game against Nottingham Forest on Sunday after the manager, Oliver Glasner, said he was “not at his best” due to uncertainty about his future, will now be expected to compete with Strand Larsen for a starting spot. But he faces a challenge to win back supporters who booed him off after his last appearance against Chelsea two weeks ago. Palace failed in a late bid to complete a surprise move for Everton’s Dwight McNeil after submitting a deal sheet just before the deadline, on a loan with an obligation to buy for £20m. Their hopes of bringing in a replacement for Guéhi, who joined Manchester City in January, were also scuppered. View image in fullscreen Jean-Philippe Mateta’s move to Milan fell through after a second medical examination revealed concerns over a knee injury. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA Chelsea rejected a loan offer for Josh Acheampong, while Palace did not follow up interest in West Ham’s Max Kilman and Ruben Kluivert of Lyon. But the arrival of Strand Larsen, who has scored only...
Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, during the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson is running into problems with his own caucus as he tries to advance a Senate-approved measure to reopen most of the government, which shut down on Satur...
Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, during the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson is running into problems with his own caucus as he tries to advance a Senate-approved measure to reopen most of the government, which shut down on Saturday morning. The House Rules Committee will meet Monday evening to take up the measure that would fund a wide swath of the government, the first step in getting the bill to the House floor. The bill cleared the Senate on Friday after Democrats there had funding for the Department of Homeland Security stripped and replaced with two weeks of stopgap funding for the agency — a change that requires the House to reapprove the measure. Because Democrats are not helping Johnson and the GOP fast-track the measure, the speaker will likely have to work within his own razor-thin majority to advance the bill when it reaches the floor for a critical preliminary vote as early as Monday night. At least two Republicans so far have said they will not support the bill unless it includes a controversial voter-ID measure known as the SAVE Act , a new hurdle for Johnson as he aims to end the shutdown. And the Republican majority is about to shrink after Democrat Christian Menefee is sworn in to represent a Houston district after being elected Saturday in a special election. Read more CNBC politics coverage More Jeffrey Epstein files being released by DOJ, Blanche says Luigi Mangione won't face death penalty in CEO murder case, federal judge rules Senate to vote on funding deal soon as shutdown looms, GOP Sens. predict Feds arrested Don Lemon, former CNN anchor, over Minnesota activities: Lawyer Sen. Tillis will oppose Trump Fed chair pick Warsh until Powell probe resolved Man poses as FBI agent to try to free Luigi Mangione from jail, source says Trump backs Senate government funding deal that ...