SolStock 22nd Century Group ( XXII ) has completed product prototyping and the initial analytical evaluations necessary for advancing the regulatory process for its reduced nicotine cigarette. The company believes the 100mm VLN cigarette alongside its existing authorized 84mm king-size, very low nicotine (VLN) products will give smokers a familiar form of cigarette with a reduced nicotine alternat...
SolStock 22nd Century Group ( XXII ) has completed product prototyping and the initial analytical evaluations necessary for advancing the regulatory process for its reduced nicotine cigarette. The company believes the 100mm VLN cigarette alongside its existing authorized 84mm king-size, very low nicotine (VLN) products will give smokers a familiar form of cigarette with a reduced nicotine alternatives. 22nd Century Group ( XXII ) also intends to pursue multiple Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTA) across a “broad range of combustible products.” “This initiative is designed to support diverse tobacco blends and components, a variety of product sizes…intended to create a flexible and scalable platform that can accommodate evolving market preferences and regulatory requirements,” the company said in a statement. Unfortunately for 22nd Century ( XXII ), investors seem less than impressed with the news and have continued to unload shares on Tuesday, resulting in a double-digit percentage decline before the open. As the number of smokers continues to decline (falling to a record low of 9.9% in 2024), 22nd Century Group ( XXII ) continues to pursue the development of longer – albeit lower nicotine – cigarettes. This comes after the company admited that its R&D "may not develop marketable products, which would result in the loss of our investment into such processes." In its annual report filed in March, 22nd Century ( XXII ) acknowledged a "history of losses [and the expectation] to incure significant expenses and continuing losses for the foreseeable future," warning that "there is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern." For the fourth quarter, 22nd Century Group reported a loss of $5.89 per share on a 12% drop in revenue. More on 22nd Century 22nd Century Group, Inc. (XXII) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Prepared Remarks Transcript 22nd Century outlines strategy to double store count and launch Pinnacle Pure in 2026 while driving VLN mark...
SolStock 22nd Century Group ( XXII ) has completed product prototyping and the initial analytical evaluations necessary for advancing the regulatory process for its reduced-nicotine cigarette. The company believes the 100mm VLN cigarette alongside its existing authorized 84mm king-size, very low nicotine (VLN) products will give smokers a familiar form of cigarette with a reduced nicotine alternat...
SolStock 22nd Century Group ( XXII ) has completed product prototyping and the initial analytical evaluations necessary for advancing the regulatory process for its reduced-nicotine cigarette. The company believes the 100mm VLN cigarette alongside its existing authorized 84mm king-size, very low nicotine (VLN) products will give smokers a familiar form of cigarette with a reduced nicotine alternatives. 22nd Century Group ( XXII ) also intends to pursue multiple Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTA) across a “broad range of combustible products.” “This initiative is designed to support diverse tobacco blends and components, a variety of product sizes…intended to create a flexible and scalable platform that can accommodate evolving market preferences and regulatory requirements,” the company said in a statement. Unfortunately for 22nd Century ( XXII ), investors seem less than impressed with the news and have continued to unload shares on Tuesday, resulting in a double-digit percentage decline before the open. As the number of smokers continues to decline (falling to a record low of 9.9% in 2024), 22nd Century Group ( XXII ) continues to pursue the development of longer – albeit lower nicotine – cigarettes. This comes after the company admitted that its R&D "may not develop marketable products, which would result in the loss of our investment into such processes." In its annual report filed in March, 22nd Century ( XXII ) acknowledged a "history of losses [and the expectation] to incure significant expenses and continuing losses for the foreseeable future," warning that "there is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern." For the fourth quarter, 22nd Century Group reported a loss of $5.89 per share on a 12% drop in revenue. More on 22nd Century 22nd Century Group, Inc. (XXII) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Prepared Remarks Transcript 22nd Century outlines strategy to double store count and launch Pinnacle Pure in 2026 while driving VLN mar...
Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images Manager perspective and outlook In the fourth quarter of 2025, global equities posted generally positive results amid increased volatility, as international stocks outperformed US stocks. AI seemed to remain a major driver of investor enthusiasm, but momentum in the US faded late in the quarter as investors appeared to grow more cautious about elevated ...
Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images Manager perspective and outlook In the fourth quarter of 2025, global equities posted generally positive results amid increased volatility, as international stocks outperformed US stocks. AI seemed to remain a major driver of investor enthusiasm, but momentum in the US faded late in the quarter as investors appeared to grow more cautious about elevated valuations on technology stocks. Market leadership broadened, with US value stocks showing renewed resilience despite softening US labor conditions and a historic US government shutdown early in the quarter. Emerging market equities were among the top performers for the quarter, supported by a broad technology rally across Asia. However, results varied: South Korea delivered robust gains fueled by corporate governance reforms and AI-related semiconductor demand, while Chinese equities lagged amid weak economic data and strengthening of its currency. European equities also generated solid returns for the quarter, helped by the euro's appreciation against the US dollar and supported by improving manufacturing trends and expectations of fiscal stimulus in Germany. Top issuers - (% of total market value) Fund Index Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc ( HLT ) 1.88 0.00 Howmet Aerospace Inc ( HWM ) 1.70 0.00 Monolithic Power Systems Inc ( MPWR ) 1.51 0.17 Partners Group Holding AG ( PGPHF ) 1.37 0.00 Quanta Services Inc ( PWR ) 1.37 0.25 Comfort Systems USA Inc ( FIX ) 1.33 0.13 Cencora Inc ( COR ) 1.28 0.00 Carl Zeiss Meditec AG ( CZMWF ) 1.18 0.01 Lumentum Holdings Inc ( LITE ) 1.17 0.10 Cloudflare Inc ( NET ) 1.13 0.00 Click to enlarge As of 12/31/25. Holdings are subject to change and are not buy/sell recommendations. Portfolio positioning At quarter end, the fund was well-balanced across 176 small- and mid-cap stocks from around the world, with approximately 50% of the fund invested in the US and 48% across non-US. The largest sector overweights compared to the benchmark were indu...
SAN FRANCISCO, April 07, 2026--Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a global AI-powered skills acceleration platform, today announced the launch of an end-to-end certification journey with a significant expansion of its Microsoft Certification resources. Learners can now purchase more than 50 Microsoft certification exam vouchers directly via Udemy, creating a more accessible, end-to-end path from learning to ce...
SAN FRANCISCO, April 07, 2026--Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a global AI-powered skills acceleration platform, today announced the launch of an end-to-end certification journey with a significant expansion of its Microsoft Certification resources. Learners can now purchase more than 50 Microsoft certification exam vouchers directly via Udemy, creating a more accessible, end-to-end path from learning to certification. This strategic enhancement complements the more than 10,000 Microsoft courses Udemy has
(RTTNews) - Textron Aviation, a Textron (TXT) company, announced Belgium has selected the Cessna SkyCourier as its newest special mission aircraft, awarding an order for five multirole aircraft to support the nation's Special Operations Forces.
(RTTNews) - Textron Aviation, a Textron (TXT) company, announced Belgium has selected the Cessna SkyCourier as its newest special mission aircraft, awarding an order for five multirole aircraft to support the nation's Special Operations Forces.
Female journalists’ accounts of harassment trigger avalanche of allegations reaching as far as government Juanita Gómez was reporting on an international assignment for Caracol, a Colombian television channel in 2015, when an older colleague attempted to forcibly kiss her by inside a lift. She only managed to break free from him by pushing him away several times. Fearing any complaint would come d...
Female journalists’ accounts of harassment trigger avalanche of allegations reaching as far as government Juanita Gómez was reporting on an international assignment for Caracol, a Colombian television channel in 2015, when an older colleague attempted to forcibly kiss her by inside a lift. She only managed to break free from him by pushing him away several times. Fearing any complaint would come down to the word of a “girl” against that of a senior presenter, she did not report the incident. Continue reading...
Welcome back to Bloomberg’s Defense Monitor , a weekly rundown on the companies, geopolitics and finances of the future battlefield. Sign up now if you’re not already on the list. Since we last spoke, much has happened, almost all of it unpleasant and having to do with Iran. So, let’s start with some good news: humanity went back to the moon ! Well, sort of. Four astronauts went relatively close t...
Welcome back to Bloomberg’s Defense Monitor , a weekly rundown on the companies, geopolitics and finances of the future battlefield. Sign up now if you’re not already on the list. Since we last spoke, much has happened, almost all of it unpleasant and having to do with Iran. So, let’s start with some good news: humanity went back to the moon ! Well, sort of. Four astronauts went relatively close to the moon, swinging by in a test flight of their Orion capsule. Before you start complaining this has nothing to do with defense, first of all just enjoy some nice space news , OK? But second of all, the prime contractor on the capsule is Lockheed Martin Corp. , and the launcher’s core and upper stages are Boeing Co. products. So there. Also, Anduril Industries Inc. and satellite startup Impulse Space are working to build space-based interceptors , a technology that doesn’t exist but is considered a key part of the Golden Dome missile defense program. But back to the war. The Strait of Hormuz is essentially closed ; that much hasn’t changed. Oil prices are hovering around $110 per barrel. A new thing in the past week is that President Donald Trump threatened to leave the North Atlantic Treaty Organization because some European countries don’t want to help the fighting against Iran. The US losing crewed aircraft to Iranian fire is also new, with at least two planes reportedly downed and others damaged. And it turns out the US is committing nearly all of its longest-range stealthy cruise missiles — stockpiled for use against a bigger adversary, such as China — to the campaign against Iran. Adding the new things to the old things, one might be inclined to believe there isn’t going to be a quick end to the war, now in its sixth week. That may have serious implications for any foreign country that wants to buy US weapons, as you’ll see in the Breakout.... — Gerry Doyle Market Snapshot Lockheed Martin Corp $637.90 +2.4% Boeing Co/The $212.30 +2.0% Northrop Grumman Corp $695.79 -...
Sundry Photography Gilead ( GILD ) said on Tuesday that it would acquire Germany-based biotechnology firm Tubulis GmbH for $5B to build on its oncology pipeline. The acquisition will give Gilead access to key assets from Tubulis, including antibody-drug conjugate ( ADC ) therapies for ovarian cancer and other solid tumors. Under the terms of the transaction, Gilead will acquire all the outstanding...
Sundry Photography Gilead ( GILD ) said on Tuesday that it would acquire Germany-based biotechnology firm Tubulis GmbH for $5B to build on its oncology pipeline. The acquisition will give Gilead access to key assets from Tubulis, including antibody-drug conjugate ( ADC ) therapies for ovarian cancer and other solid tumors. Under the terms of the transaction, Gilead will acquire all the outstanding equity of Tubulis for an upfront cash payment of $3.15B, payable at closing, and up to $1.85B in contingent milestone payments. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026. Following the close of the transaction, Tubulis will operate as a dedicated ADC research organization within Gilead, with the Munich site serving as a hub for ADC innovation, manufacturing, and clinical capabilities, the company added. The deal adds to Gilead’s recent acquisition spree. In February, the pharma giant bought its partner Arcellx ( ACLX ) in a deal worth up to $7.8B. In March, it acquired US-based Ouro Medicines in a deal valued at over $2.1B. GILD -0.19% premarket to $139.87. More on Gilead Sciences Gilead Sciences: Caution After A Re-Rating Amidst New Concentration Risks Gilead extends Arcellx tender offer expiration date Galapagos NV, Gilead Sciences strike deal tied to Ouro Medicines acquisition
There are some services people can hardly go without in our modern world. The list includes utilities. Even when internet companies raise their prices, few people choose to opt out of paying for Wi-Fi. Even fewer would cancel their water or electricity service unless they are switching to a different company to save money. The entertainment business doesn't behave that way: People can go without c...
There are some services people can hardly go without in our modern world. The list includes utilities. Even when internet companies raise their prices, few people choose to opt out of paying for Wi-Fi. Even fewer would cancel their water or electricity service unless they are switching to a different company to save money. The entertainment business doesn't behave that way: People can go without cable and can skip the movies when things get tight. However, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) , which has established itself as a leading media company, is arguably one of the most "utility-like" businesses in its industry, and one metric proves it. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Matthew Nichols/iStock Editorial via Getty Images April 6th was a really great day for shareholders of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ( AMC ). Even though the stock is still down 21.3% since I last wrote about it in early January of this year, it skyrocketed 12.5% after management revealed just how strong the Easter weekend was for the business. This is great in and of itself. And it furthers my...
Matthew Nichols/iStock Editorial via Getty Images April 6th was a really great day for shareholders of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ( AMC ). Even though the stock is still down 21.3% since I last wrote about it in early January of this year, it skyrocketed 12.5% after management revealed just how strong the Easter weekend was for the business. This is great in and of itself. And it furthers my own view that the company makes more of a Hold candidate than it does a Buy or Sell. To be clear, the firm still continues to face certain challenges. Management is cutting out underperforming locations, and revenue and profits are coming in mixed. Sales in particular have taken a hit because of the reduction in the number of movie theaters that it has in operation. That leads to a reduction in attendance. Having said that, box office data is looking promising. And I would make the case that the business has already made it through the worst of the issues that it is likely to contend with. Given all of this, I believe that maintaining it as a Hold candidate is the appropriate course of action. An interesting movie Shares of AMC Entertainment closed up 12.5% on April 6th after management revealed just how strong the Easter weekend was for them. According to management, over 6 million moviegoers attended one of the company's theaters globally. This was for the window of time from April 1st through April 5th. Management described it as the highest global attendance for a Wednesday through Sunday in 2026. But that's not all. The firm actually went a step further and said that it was the highest combined global admissions and food and beverage revenue that the firm had ever seen for the Easter holiday in the 106-year history of the business. A big driver of this was The Super Mario Galaxy movie, which brought in $190.8 million at the domestic box office and $181.8 million in international markets. This works out to $372.6 million. And honestly, it's a little surprising. The mov...