(This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — Approximately 1 million years ago (1998), I spent an entire summer pitching a stock called Flextronics, an electronic contract manufacturer based in Asia. There was a whole group of these companies, with names like Smart Modular, Jabil Circuit and Sanmina — and they were going up. The PC revolution was creating gigantic companies like Compaq, Dell and Gateway, but these businesses were great at innovation and marketing, not manufacturing. Somebody had to gather all the components, assemble the machine, pack it in a box and ship it to Best Buy. That someone was probably one of these electronic contract manufacturers and we had an awesome story on our hands. These were all Nasdaq-traded companies and my old brokerage firm, Lew Lieberbaum (don't ask) was making markets in them. This meant we had an inventory in these names and, therefore, a vested interest in unloading them to clients. But they were working big time and everyone was happy. And then the "Asian Contagion" hit, with global currencies melting down, then-Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan instituting an emergency rate cut and the young stockbroker Josh Brown learning how to get clients to meet their margin calls. This was less fun. I was 21 years old listening to grown men cry on the phone. Thirty years have gone by and only a handful of these companies are still around. Today we're going to tell you about the king of the contract manufacturers, which once upon a time went by Flextronics (I know, it sounds like a stock Christopher Moltisanti would be pitching) but is now known as Flex LTD (FLEX) . A lot has changed in the space, as Flex has gone from rapid-fire consumer electronics assembly to longer-cycle, more strategic work for its customers. Flex designs, builds and sources electronics for over a thousand companies from Cisco to Hewlett-Packard, Apple to Tesla. The company suppli...

科达制造发布重组报告书草案，公司拟以74.75亿元的交易价格，通过发行股份及支付现金方式购买广东特福国际控股有限公司51.55%股权，同时向不超过35名特定投资者发行股份募集配套资金，总额不超过30亿元。本次交易构成重大资产重组及关联交易。标的公司为上市公司控股子公司，是上市公司海外建材业务板块的主要经营主体。本次交易完成后，标的公司将由上市公司控股子公司变为全资子公司。（财联社）

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Robinhood CIO Stephanie Guild discusses the recent market volatility and resilience despite multiple headwinds including AI disruption, private credit worries and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Speaking on "Bloomberg Open Interest," Guild warns that a slower flow of commodities could lead to a second dip in the stock market. (Source: Bloomberg)

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images News North Korea said it tested a series of new weapons this week, including a ballistic missile equipped with a cluster-bomb warhead and an electromagnetic system, as it seeks to demonstrate capabilities suited for modern warfare. State media reported that the trials also involved carbon-fibre bombs and a mobile short-range air defense system. Officials described the electromagnetic weapon and carbon-fibre munitions as key additions to the country’s arsenal. South Korea’s military said Pyongyang had launched multiple missiles over several days, underscoring rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Analysts said the tests appear aimed at highlighting advances in conventional weapons, particularly those designed to disrupt infrastructure and electronic systems, Reuters reported. Electromagnetic weapons could potentially disable military hardware, while carbon-fibre bombs are intended to cripple power grids by spreading conductive material over targets. North Korea also emphasized the use of low-cost materials in some tests, suggesting a focus on scalable production. The developments come as diplomatic activity picks up in the region. China’s foreign minister is visiting Pyongyang, and there is speculation about a possible meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in the coming weeks. Experts say the weapons program reflects lessons drawn from recent conflicts and points to a strategy centered on asymmetric warfare, including attacks on industrial and energy infrastructure, Reuters reported. More on iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF, ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF U.S. Defense Stock Underperformance: What The Market Is Telling Us Macro Insights: The Hormuz Crisis Says No, But The Market Says Yes War In Iran: Why Europe Could Be The Next Escalation Front Drone firm Aevex eyes $2.35B valuation in U.S. IPO push Trump vows U.S. troops will remain near Iran until 'real agreement' is met, warns of major escalation

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gorodenkoff/iStock via Getty Images SS Innovations International, Inc. ( SSII ) is a medical-device company that develops robotic technologies for surgical procedures. The company reported 168 installed systems, 7,885 surgeries, and 153 hospitals served as of December 2025. SSII is also awaiting the FDA review of its 510(k) submission for SSi Mantra 3 and continues to pursue the EU CE marking. Additionally, the company reported $42.5 million in revenue in 2025, up 105.7% YoY, and then raised $18.6 million in March 2026. I believe SSII’s value proposition is their pricing and accessibility, as well as offering tools for multiple procedures across several areas. Unfortunately, I don’t think SSII’s valuation or prospects justify a bullish rating yet despite its recent stock price decline. Robotic Surgery Progress SS Innovations International, Inc. is a commercial-stage company that develops robotic surgery systems, which are more affordable and accessible for cost-sensitive and underserved markets. The company was founded back in 2019 and was listed on the NASDAQ in 2025. SSII is currently headquartered in Gurugram, India, but has a legal domicile in Florida, USA. I previously covered SSII last November with a “Hold,” and since then, the stock has declined by about 37.0%. So, I thought it was worthwhile updating my thesis on this name. Source: SSII Company Presentation. January 2026. As a quick recap, SSII’s platform includes the SSi Mantra 3 , which is its proprietary surgical system. This includes a suite of surgical instruments that help in different procedures, such as cardiac surgery. Also, the company offers AI tools and extended reality-driven imaging, training, and simulation. Management said they’re targeting a large and growing market , supported by industry trends that favor its robotics technology. Concretely, SSII quoted that the global surgical systems market is expected to reach $27.1 billion by 2030, which implies a substantial growth rate from only $12...

Hannah Botterman ruled out of opener by ankle blow Ellie Kildunne to start as full-back at home to Ireland England are in danger of losing a ninth World Cup winner for the Women’s Six Nations after the prop Hannah Botterman was ruled out of the team’s opener against Ireland with an ankle injury amid doubts over whether she will play any part in the tournament. The Red Roses head coach, John Mitchell, said they will have confirmation on Botterman’s return timeline next week; Kelsey Clifford has been selected to start on the loosehead at Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium. England are already contending with injuries, two retirements, and four pregnancies; Rosie Galligan, whose partner is her England teammate Marlie Packer, the latest to announce she is expecting earlier this week. Continue reading...

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Erik Isakson | Digitalvision | Getty Images Maine is poised to implement the first statewide ban on data center construction , a move that could clear the way for other states to adopt similar measures and pump the brakes on a growing industry . Lawmakers in Maine greenlit the text of a bill this week to block data centers from being built in the state until November 2027. The measure, which is expected to get final passage in the next few days, also creates a council to suggest potential guardrails for data centers to ensure they don't lead to higher energy prices or other complications for Maine residents. While the bill has garnered bipartisan support, it's faced fierce opposition from tech groups and businesses worried that even a short delay in construction would set the state back. Glenn Adams, business development director for Sargent Corporation said anywhere that puts a pause on data centers, even a temporary one, will fall behind. The Maine-based building company is constructing data centers in Virginia and North Carolina. "Things are going so fast. There's a race against other countries," he said in an interview. "If Maine says 'no,' we're saying no to all these companies, to potential developers and investors, and they can quite quickly go somewhere else." Read more CNBC politics coverage Trump praises Hungary PM Viktor Orbán after Vance calls him at Budapest rally Bill Gates interview about Jeffrey Epstein by House Oversight set for June 10 House Democrats call on federal regulator to crack down on offshore prediction market war bets While Maine hasn't attracted a major data center project, several smaller ones are under construction or in early planning stages. Even without major investment, data centers and their potential impacts are becoming a flashpoint in politics across the U.S. as thousands of new projects are underway as part of the AI boom. A fear of increasing electricity prices is a particular pain point in Maine, which already has one of th...

In this article STLA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Kia Tasman Courtesy Kia Kia plans to release a pickup truck for American consumers in the coming years, as the South Korean automaker plots continued growth domestically and globally. The company said Thursday it will add a pickup truck that includes hybrid variants by 2030 as a major expansion of its brand into the highly lucrative U.S. market. At least one hybrid variant is expected to be produced in the U.S., according to a presentation from Kia's CEO investor day. Detroit automakers General Motors , Ford Motor and Chrysler parent Stellantis dominate U.S. full-size pickup truck sales, however Kia reportedly plans to have its pickup be a smaller, midsize model. That would position the vehicle against the industry-leading Toyota Tacoma as well as the Ford Ranger and GM's Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, among other entrants. "Accounting for approximately 20% of total demand, the U.S. pickup market represents a key strategic segment. Given its strategic importance, Kia will launch a new Body-on-Frame pickup model to broaden our customer base," Kia CEO Ho Sung Song said, according to the presentation. Kia Tasman Courtesy Kia Kia expects to sell 90,000 pickups a year in North America and claim 7% of the midsize pickup segment by 2034, according to Automotive News . Kia last year entered the global pickup truck market with a vehicle called Tasman . It's not immediately clear whether the company would use that name or any parts from it for the planned "U.S.-specific" pickup truck or how much its U.S. vehicle would cost. Kia did not immediately respond for request for comment about the sales targets or whether all variants of the planned pickup would be produced in the U.S. Its pickup truck plans were announced during the automaker's 2026 CEO investor day , where it also said it's anticipating growing annual U.S. sales to 1.02 million vehicles and reaching 6.2% market by 2030. That compares with sales...

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Treatment reset wayward immune system of patient with life-threatening conditions, say scientists, in a world first A woman who lived with three life-threatening autoimmune diseases for more than a decade has returned to a near-normal life after a cell therapy reset her wayward immune system. The 47-year-old had had nine different treatments, none of which had a lasting impact, before receiving the therapy last year at University Hospital Erlangen in Germany. At the time, she required daily blood transfusions and permanent blood thinning medication to control her illness. Continue reading...

Guardian Australia tours problematic Malabar wastewater plant where some accumulated fats, oils and grease can’t be accessed – let alone cleared Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast “This,” says Fiona Copeman, the hub manager of the Malabar wastewater treatment plant, “is what you would call our four-bus area.” Copeland is gesturing to a model of the plant on a table inside the facility itself. She’s referring to a 300 cubic metre underground chamber that houses, as Guardian Australia revealed in January, a “ fatberg the size of four buses that likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches”. Continue reading...

You don’t have to compromise your or your child’s wellbeing, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. Whatever happens, you need better information going forward Read more Leading questions At my suggestion, my husband and I moved his father to live in a granny annexe of our home. This was for two reasons. First , he was experiencing health issues and getting visibly older and we thought he’d end up needing to live with us eventually . Second , we wanted to start a family and I naively thought we could have some live-in childcare. We now have a toddler and although my father-in-law is useful in many ways he isn’t able to provide childcare as he is emotionally and physically frailer than I thought, and we are also having to deal with his very sensitive and difficult moods that are exacerbated by his ageing. Continue reading...

壳牌周三表示，第一季度天然气产量下降和短期流动性受到的冲击将部分被强劲的石油交易收益所抵消。这让我们得以初步了解美以对伊朗的战争如何重塑石油巨头的盈利状况。 自2月底美以开始打击伊朗，随后伊朗关闭霍尔木兹海峡并袭击包括壳牌位于卡塔尔的Pearl天然气生产厂在内的海湾邻国后，全球基准布伦特原油价格攀升至每桶近120美元的多年高点。该厂的维修可能需要大约一年时间。 壳牌表示，大宗商品价格波动导致库存价值大幅波动，推动营运资本（一种流动资产减去负债的流动性衡量指标）在本季度达到负100亿至负150亿美元之间。 壳牌表示，如果油气价格回落，营运资本的变动预计将随时间推移而逆转。 异常的市场环境 加拿大皇家银行 资本市场分析师表示，这种波动的规模突显了当前市场环境已变得多么异常，但补充说壳牌的资产负债表应能吸收这一冲击。 加拿大皇家银行资本市场将壳牌第一季度净利润预期上调7%，至68亿美元，并预计扣除营运资本后的运营现金流将增长31%，达到171亿美元。 瑞银 分析师将第一季度净利润预期上调18%，至69亿美元，并将扣除营运资本影响后的运营现金流预期上调30%，至163亿美元。 壳牌预计，其包含石油交易在内的化工及产品业务的交易业绩将显著高于上一季度。其包括加油站在内的营销部门的调整后盈利也应有所增长。 天然气产量指引下调 然而，壳牌将第一季度综合天然气产量指引从此前的每日92万至98万桶油当量下调至每日88万至92万桶油当量。2025年第四季度的产量为每日94.8万桶油当量。 壳牌的液化天然气产量展望仍在先前指引范围内，原因是澳大利亚的产能限制和卡塔尔的停产被加拿大液化天然气项目的增产所抵消。 该公司警告称，由于长期航运租约中的可变因素，净债务将增加30亿至40亿美元。2025年底净债务为457亿美元，杠杆率为17.7%，低于壳牌20% 的舒适水平。瑞银预计壳牌的净债务将增加112亿美元。 壳牌可再生能源与能源解决方案部门的调整后盈利预计将增至2亿至7亿美元，而上一季度为1.31亿美元。 责任编辑：张俊 SF065

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Bullish sentiment among individual investors rose, while bearish views eased notably, pointing to a modest improvement in overall market sentiment, according to the latest survey from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) . The American Association of Individual Investors said in its survey that the bullish camp rose to 35.7% for the week ended April 8, up from 33.6% in the prior week. Meanwhile, bearish sentiment as per the survey, declined sharply to 43.0% from 51.4% the week before. Equity markets remained volatile through the week, with sentiment swinging between risk-on rallies and renewed caution as developments around the U.S.-Iran conflict continued to evolve. Stocks initially surged on reports of a conditional ceasefire and easing tensions, with major indexes posting gains of more than 2% at one point and volatility indicators retreating. However, optimism proved fragile, as uncertainty over the durability of the truce, risks surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, and renewed escalation warnings weighed on confidence, pushing equities back into negative territory. Oil prices also regained momentum amid supply concerns, while broader global markets from Asia to Europe reflected a cautious tone. Despite pockets of strength, including improving market breadth and continued earnings growth expectations, investors largely navigated the week in a risk-sensitive environment marked by shifting geopolitical signals and elevated uncertainty. According to AAII, neutral sentiment, or expectations that stock prices will stay essentially unchanged over the next six months, rose to 21.3%, compared to 15.0% last week. The survey has been conducted by the American Association of Individual Investors since 1987, in which it asks respondents for their thoughts on where the market is heading in the next six months. S&P 500 Tracking Funds: (MUTF: FXAIX ), (MUTF: VFIAX ), (MUTF: VFFSX ), (MUTF: SWPPX ), (NYSEARCA: SPY ), (NYSEARCA: VOO ), (NYSEARCA: IVV ), (NYSEARCA...

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine wants stricter limits on when the city can dip into its emergency savings accounts, after Mayor Zohran Mamdani proposed drawing down $980 million in reserves to help close a $5.4 billion two-year budget gap. The city’s revenue-stabilization fund was created in 2019 to serve as a fiscal backstop in the event of a major economic downturn. Mamdani’s initial $127 billion budget proposal would have used half the so-called rainy-day fund’s balance even as New York’s economy is in generally good health. The mayor’s budget has drawn fire from credit-ratings firms for using savings to fill a structural deficit without finding long-term solutions to close the gap. Moody’s, Fitch and KBRA each reduced the city’s credit outlook to “negative” from “stable” last month. New York could face increased borrowing costs if the firms decide to cut their ratings on the city’s debt. Under current rules, the mayor is barred from withdrawing more than 50% of the stabilization fund’s balance in any year without a “compelling fiscal need,” including recession, a decline in total revenue, states of emergency or natural disasters. Levine wants Mamdani to impose tougher standards. He suggested that triggering events for tapping into the reserve could be two consecutive quarters of total nonfarm employment losses in the city, or a catastrophic event such as a war, an emergency resulting from a disaster or terrorism. Representatives for Mamdani didn’t immediately comment on Levine’s proposal. Even in those circumstances, the city would be limited to withdrawals equal to 5% of the total tax revenue in the year preceding the downturn or event. And Levine wants the city to have plenty of savings on hand for hard times. He wants to keep a balance in the rainy-day fund equivalent to between 10% and 16% of the city’s tax revenues. “This is not an austerity measure by any means,” Levine said in an interview. “It just does what any family would do. If you have a reall...

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares AI Innovation and Tech Active ETF (Symbol: BAI) where we have detected an approximate $336.6 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.2% increase

It looks like a smaller, cheaper Tesla is back on the menu. Today, Reuters is reporting that the electric automaker is calling around to suppliers about building an all-new - that is, not based on the Model 3 or the Model Y - electric SUV that would be more affordable than its current lineup. The report, which is based on four anonymous sources in the know, said the vehicle would be built first in China, before eventually being brought to the US and European markets. If true, this would represent a pretty major reversal for Tesla, and especially for Elon Musk, who has insisted over the past few years that the company doesn't need to make … Read the full story at The Verge.

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI World ETF (Symbol: URTH) where we have detected an approximate $356.6 million dollar inflow -- that's a 4.8% increase week over week in

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (Symbol: QQQM) where we have detected an approximate $434.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.6% increase week over week in