We’re coming to you again this month because, well, there’s just so much going on and we wanted to bring fresh influential female voices to discussions around the war in Iran, the tumult in private credit and everything AI. We also couldn’t wait to share highlights from our New Voices event at the Park Avenue Armory in New York this week, and the special conversation that took place with Gloria St...
We’re coming to you again this month because, well, there’s just so much going on and we wanted to bring fresh influential female voices to discussions around the war in Iran, the tumult in private credit and everything AI. We also couldn’t wait to share highlights from our New Voices event at the Park Avenue Armory in New York this week, and the special conversation that took place with Gloria Steinem . And we now have our first confirmed speakers for December’s Women, Money & Power conference, so check out the link below! See more Iran Uncertainty and Private Credit’s Wobbles Sometimes, the most valuable perspectives are the ones we hear least. In this issue, we speak with an investment professional whose experience spans multiple countries. Born in France to an Iranian father and a Spanish mother, Roxana Mohammadian-Molina spent 11 years in Iran and brings an outlook shaped by her diverse personal and professional influences. After nearly a decade on the trading desks at Barclays and Morgan Stanley, Mohammadian-Molina left banking in 2016 to pursue a more entrepreneurial path. She is now a senior strategic advisor for capital partnerships at Cohort Capital, and focuses on investing in businesses at the intersection of finance, technology and real estate — at a time when private credit has emerged as a powerful force in global markets. We’ll get to her views on private credit later. First, we want to share her take on the Iran conflict and why she believes one underappreciated point is the country’s scale, economic potential and significant diaspora. With almost 100 million inhabitants, Iran’s population is larger than that of Turkey or Saudi Arabia. “People always think about oil, gas and natural resources,” Mohammadian-Molina says. But in a market that’s been shut for nearly 50 years, “the biggest opportunity is really the consumers.” Once the doors for that market open, “it’s really a huge opportunity for all the Western companies — but obviously, that is hugel...
GMVozd/E+ via Getty Images I previously covered Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. ( CMG ) in January 2026, discussing how the stock had underperformed my expectations throughout my five prior buy ratings. This was with the stock consistently charting lower lows/highs since the July 2024 highs while likely to underperform in the near term, given the multitude of recovery headwinds - with it contributing...
GMVozd/E+ via Getty Images I previously covered Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. ( CMG ) in January 2026, discussing how the stock had underperformed my expectations throughout my five prior buy ratings. This was with the stock consistently charting lower lows/highs since the July 2024 highs while likely to underperform in the near term, given the multitude of recovery headwinds - with it contributing to my downgraded Hold rating then. In this article, I shall discuss why I am reiterating my Hold rating for the CMG stock here, given the mixed risk/reward from the still expensive valuations and the underwhelming growth prospects, despite the ongoing stock price reversal. This is despite the tailwinds from the still rich profit margins, the healthy balance sheet, the organically funded growth cadence, and the robust shareholder returns from the ongoing share retirement. CMG's Premium Valuations Meet Mixed Comparable Sales Performance CMG 1Y Stock Price (Trading View) Since my last Hold rating, CMG has indeed returned part of its recent gains by -16.9% compared to wider market at -4.5%, with a similar underperformance also observed in its fast casual/big chain restaurant peers in varying degrees. It is apparent from these developments that the prior market rotation to value /dividend-oriented stocks have lost their upward momentum and entered a phase of stock price normalization. 1. Mixed Growth Prospects Part of the correction may also be attributed to CMG's likely to be mixed prospects entering FY2026, with FQ4'25 already bringing forth negative comparable sales at -2.5% YoY , with it building upon a year of mixed growth trends, as observed in: FQ3'25 comparable sales at +0.3% YoY, FQ2'25 at -4% YoY , and FQ1'25 at -0.4% YoY , with the FY2025 comparable sales performance at -1.7% YoY naturally underperforming its historical growth trends at: FY2024 at +7.4% YoY , FY2023 at +7.9% YoY , FY2022 at +8% YoY , FY2021 at +19.3% YoY , FY2020 at +1.8% YoY , and FY2019 at +11.1% Y...
The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT:XLK) and the Roundhill Investments Generative AI & Technology ETF (NYSEMKT:CHAT) differ sharply on cost, recent performance, sector focus, and risk profile, with CHAT leaning into artificial intelligence themes and showing much higher recent returns and volatility. Both the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) and the Roun...
The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT:XLK) and the Roundhill Investments Generative AI & Technology ETF (NYSEMKT:CHAT) differ sharply on cost, recent performance, sector focus, and risk profile, with CHAT leaning into artificial intelligence themes and showing much higher recent returns and volatility. Both the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) and the Roundhill Investments Generative AI & Technology ETF (CHAT) are technology-focused exchange-traded funds, but their approaches and exposures differ. XLK offers broad coverage of the U.S. technology sector, while CHAT is an actively managed fund with a generative artificial intelligence emphasis, including an ESG screen. This comparison highlights how the two stack up on cost, returns, risk, portfolio tilt, and other key factors. 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
The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to phase out regulations that made it harder for phone and internet service providers to swap out copper communications networks for fiber optic lines. The new framework, among other things, preempts state and local regulations that would delay the retirement of the aging infrastructure when companies have already received FCC permission to do s...
The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to phase out regulations that made it harder for phone and internet service providers to swap out copper communications networks for fiber optic lines. The new framework, among other things, preempts state and local regulations that would delay the retirement of the aging infrastructure when companies have already received FCC permission to do so. “For too long, outdated rules and regulations have forced providers to maintain aging copper infrastructure and to keep consumers on broken, antiquated networks,” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in a statement. Copper networks have long been responsible for carrying voice calls and internet traffic at modest speeds, but they are quickly becoming a liability for carriers like AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. They are vulnerable to water damage and theft, and many manufacturers of the original networking parts have shuttered, making them difficult to repair. It’s also lucrative for telecommunications companies like AT&T to phase out copper and sell the network for parts. Carriers are estimated to be able to recover nearly 1 million metric tons of copper over the next decade. AT&T has said it will spend $6 billion a year just to keep its copper networks running. Thursday’s vote “effectively frees up those billions of dollars so that Americans can benefit from an upgrade to the types of modern, high-speed networks that they want and need,” Carr said. State, local and federal regulations have often prevented or slowed down the retirement of copper infrastructure because it’s long functioned as the network of last resort during emergencies, and some consumers are reluctant to transition away from it. With the advent of fiber and wireless technologies, the FCC has begun deregulating the copper phase-out process, and it has accepted alternative technologies as backups in emergencies, like a wirelessly connected home phone from AT&T. FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez said consu...
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE ( PBSFF ): FY revenue of €3.68B (-6.1% Y/Y). Adjusted EBITDA amounted to €403M, representing a decline of 28% or€154M compared to the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA amounted to €403M, representing a decline of 28% or €154M compared to the previous year. Outlook for 2026: After the decline in 2025, the company expects slight organic revenue growth again in 2026, especially i...
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE ( PBSFF ): FY revenue of €3.68B (-6.1% Y/Y). Adjusted EBITDA amounted to €403M, representing a decline of 28% or€154M compared to the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA amounted to €403M, representing a decline of 28% or €154M compared to the previous year. Outlook for 2026: After the decline in 2025, the company expects slight organic revenue growth again in 2026, especially in the entertainment segment. It expects net financial debt to remain stable at the end of the year compared to the end of 2025 (December 31, 2025: €1,343M). More on ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (PBSFY) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Historical earnings data for ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE Dividend scorecard for ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE Financial information for ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
Billionaire Ray Dalio , founder of the world's largest hedge fund, warned in late January that the global financial system is on the brink of what he calls a "capital war" amid rising geopolitical tensions -- and that was before an actual war in Iran began. The U.S. government has borrowed enormous sums and, unless something radical happens, borrowing will only accelerate. The deficit for the curr...
Billionaire Ray Dalio , founder of the world's largest hedge fund, warned in late January that the global financial system is on the brink of what he calls a "capital war" amid rising geopolitical tensions -- and that was before an actual war in Iran began. The U.S. government has borrowed enormous sums and, unless something radical happens, borrowing will only accelerate. The deficit for the current fiscal year (beginning Oct. 1) has already topped $1 trillion dollars. We now spend more on servicing the debt than we do on defense. This has mostly been manageable up to this point. Foreign buyers -- particularly China and Europe -- purchase large amounts of that debt , keeping Treasury yields relatively low. Dalio believes this could soon end. Continue reading
Tech giant Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) reported Q4 revenue of $68.13 billion, up 73.2% year-over-year, while Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) posted Q4 revenue of $1.41 billion, up 70% year-over-year. Both are pure-play AI beneficiaries, but they sit at opposite ends of the stack: one sells the hardware that powers AI, the other sells the software that ... Nvidia vs Palantir: Which AI Stock is a Lon...
Tech giant Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) reported Q4 revenue of $68.13 billion, up 73.2% year-over-year, while Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) posted Q4 revenue of $1.41 billion, up 70% year-over-year. Both are pure-play AI beneficiaries, but they sit at opposite ends of the stack: one sells the hardware that powers AI, the other sells the software that ... Nvidia vs Palantir: Which AI Stock is a Long-Term Buy?
SHAREHOLDER ALERT Bernstein Liebhard LLP Announces A Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Oracle Corporation (ORCL) TMX Newsfile
SHAREHOLDER ALERT Bernstein Liebhard LLP Announces A Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Oracle Corporation (ORCL) TMX Newsfile
MBDA, Europe’s biggest missile manufacturer, plans to expand production by 40% this year and work on interceptors, saying demand has surged since the outbreak of the Iran war. The company will support increased production by doubling its investment plan to €5 billion ($5.8 billion) by 2030, Chief Executive Officer Eric Beranger said at a news conference Thursday. It has an order backlog of €44.4 b...
MBDA, Europe’s biggest missile manufacturer, plans to expand production by 40% this year and work on interceptors, saying demand has surged since the outbreak of the Iran war. The company will support increased production by doubling its investment plan to €5 billion ($5.8 billion) by 2030, Chief Executive Officer Eric Beranger said at a news conference Thursday. It has an order backlog of €44.4 billion, he said. MBDA Missile Systems — a venture between Airbus SE , the UK’s BAE Systems Plc and Italy’s Leonardo SpA — has seen rising interest for missiles and interceptors since the outset of the Iran war, Beranger said. “After the shock of Ukraine, the shift from the rule of international order to the rule of brutal force, has again crossed a new threshold with the conflict in Iran,” he said in Paris. “The missile systems have emerged as a critical capability.” Demand is also coming from states that have come under an unprecedented number of ballistic missile attacks across the Persian Gulf region, he said. Iran is estimated to have launched more than 1,300 such attacks since Feb. 28, and more than 3,300 Shahed rudimentary cruise missiles. “As far as the Gulf states, we have direct contacts, they directly contact us, but they also talk with various governments,” he said. The wars in Ukraine and now the Middle East have remade Europe’s defense industry, unleashing a wave of military spending that has energized companies across the continent. The company will also decide by year’s end on a design for the Hydis hypersonic missile interceptor “to defend European populations” — developed with 19 partners across 14 European countries, he said. MBDA produced twice as many missiles last year than in 2023, and five times more Aster interceptors, while expanding and opening new sites and adding 2,700 employees, he said. In 2026, the company plans to hire another 2,800 people. “For products which are in high demand, we do not anymore produce to contract. We produce to stock,” he...
watch now VIDEO 4:09 04:09 President Trump: Iran is begging to make a deal Squawk on the Street President Donald Trump said Thursday that neither the spike in oil prices nor the slump in the stock market during the Iran war were as bad he had anticipated. In a Cabinet meeting, Trump expressed confidence in the war effort and said the economic damage will reverse. Addressing Treasury Secretary Scot...
watch now VIDEO 4:09 04:09 President Trump: Iran is begging to make a deal Squawk on the Street President Donald Trump said Thursday that neither the spike in oil prices nor the slump in the stock market during the Iran war were as bad he had anticipated. In a Cabinet meeting, Trump expressed confidence in the war effort and said the economic damage will reverse. Addressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the president said oil prices "have not gone up as much as I thought, Scott, to be honest with you. It's all going to come back down to where it was and probably lower." U.S. crude prices flirted with $100 a barrel earlier in the conflict but have come down as Trump has insisted that the fighting will end soon. In all, though, oil prices have surged more than 40% during the war, driving up the price of gasoline by more than $1 a gallon. On the stock market, the S&P 500 is off 4.8% in March and 6.5% from its record high earlier this year. Both metrics are benchmarks for how Trump views his economic successes. He harshly criticized former President Joe Biden when gas prices soared under his watch, and Trump has repeatedly noted that the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 50,000 in early February. Trump has side the economic damage will reverse once the war ends. "My predictions have been right," he said. Nevertheless, Wall Street economists in recent days have raised the odds of a recession over the next 12 months, with most arguing that unless the war ends soon, the damage to the economy through inflation and oil-related repercussions will cause a contraction. Major averages were negative as Trump spoke while oil rose more than 4%. Earlier in the day, Trump posted on social media that Iranian negotiators "better get serious, before it is too late." Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.