Gunmen have killed at least 162 people in a village in Kwara state in western Nigeria, a Red Cross official has said, making it one of the deadliest attacks in recent months in the country, which has been plagued by interlinked security crises. Armed gangs known locally as bandits who loot villages and kidnap for ransom operate in swathes of the country, while jihadist groups are active in the nor...
Gunmen have killed at least 162 people in a village in Kwara state in western Nigeria, a Red Cross official has said, making it one of the deadliest attacks in recent months in the country, which has been plagued by interlinked security crises. Armed gangs known locally as bandits who loot villages and kidnap for ransom operate in swathes of the country, while jihadist groups are active in the north-east and north-west. Intercommunal violence is also prevalent in the central states. “Reports said that the death toll now stands at 162, as the search for more bodies continues,” Babaomo Ayodeji, Kwara state secretary of the Red Cross, said, updating the earlier toll of 67. Earlier, a local lawmaker in the Kaiama region, Sa’idu Baba Ahmed, said between “35 to 40 dead bodies were counted” from the attack on Tuesday evening in Woro village. The attack was confirmed by police, who did not provide casualty figures, and the state government, which blamed it on “terrorist cells”. “Many others escaped into the bush with gunshots,” Ahmed said, adding that more bodies could be found. The gunmen invaded Woro at about 6:00 pm (1700 GMT) on Tuesday and set “shops and the king’s palace ablaze”, said Ahmed. He added that the traditional king’s whereabouts were unknown. Kwara state governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq condemned the attack as “a cowardly expression of frustration by terrorist cells following the ongoing counter-terrorism campaigns in parts of the state”. The Nigerian military has intensified operations against jihadists and armed bandits and regularly claims to have killed huge numbers of fighters. Last month, the military said it had launched “sustained coordinated offensive operations against terrorist elements” in Kwara state and achieved notable successes. Local media reported that the army had “neutralised” 150 bandits, a term used to mean killed. “They successfully neutralised … terrorists, while others managed to escape into the forest,” the army said in a statement ...
The battle for attention has never been so intense. Owning companies that successfully disrupt an industry to create an entirely new category can result in huge gains for investors. This is what Netflix (NFLX 3.36%) has achieved. Shares have skyrocketed an unbelievable 2,580% in the past 15 years (as of Jan. 30). For a business whose primary purpose is to win attention, engagement is a crucial dat...
The battle for attention has never been so intense. Owning companies that successfully disrupt an industry to create an entirely new category can result in huge gains for investors. This is what Netflix (NFLX 3.36%) has achieved. Shares have skyrocketed an unbelievable 2,580% in the past 15 years (as of Jan. 30). For a business whose primary purpose is to win attention, engagement is a crucial data point for investors and the leadership team to track closely. However, Netflix has some work to do here. This trillion-dollar artificial intelligence (AI) superstar is eating Netflix's lunch. And its shares have outperformed the streaming stock in the past one-, three-, and five-year periods. Meta is dominating the attention economy In 2019, consumer behavior shifted, with adults spending more time on their mobile devices than watching TV. Given that Meta Platforms (META 2.08%) has long optimized its content for the mobile age, it's crushing Netflix when it comes to engagement growth, giving it a dominant position in the attention economy. "Instagram Reels had another strong quarter, with watch time up more than 30% year-over-year in the U.S.," CFO Susan Li said on the fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call. The company is leveraging AI capabilities to improve content ranking. A new focus is to be more adaptive, showing content relevant to what a user is interested in during a particular session. The streaming pioneer is seeing more muted gains. "In the second half of 2025, view hours increased 2% year over year," Netflix's Q4 2025 press release reads. Expand NASDAQ : NFLX Netflix Today's Change ( -3.36 %) $ -2.79 Current Price $ 79.97 Key Data Points Market Cap $338B Day's Range $ 79.63 - $ 82.44 52wk Range $ 79.62 - $ 134.12 Volume 8.4K Avg Vol 46M Gross Margin 48.59 % It's worth mentioning that Netflix households spend, on average, about two hours per day on the platform, much more than the half-hour or so that the average person spends daily on Instagram. However, it's the...
Key Points Netflix shares have underperformed a dominant internet giant in recent years. Given the popularity of mobile devices and user-generated short-form content, time spent on a well-known social media platform is surging. Netflix is ceding viewership to streaming rivals, challenging rosy assumptions investors have about its growth prospects. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms › Own...
Key Points Netflix shares have underperformed a dominant internet giant in recent years. Given the popularity of mobile devices and user-generated short-form content, time spent on a well-known social media platform is surging. Netflix is ceding viewership to streaming rivals, challenging rosy assumptions investors have about its growth prospects. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms › Owning companies that successfully disrupt an industry to create an entirely new category can result in huge gains for investors. This is what Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has achieved. Shares have skyrocketed an unbelievable 2,580% in the past 15 years (as of Jan. 30). For a business whose primary purpose is to win attention, engagement is a crucial data point for investors and the leadership team to track closely. However, Netflix has some work to do here. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » This trillion-dollar artificial intelligence (AI) superstar is eating Netflix's lunch. And its shares have outperformed the streaming stock in the past one-, three-, and five-year periods. Meta is dominating the attention economy In 2019, consumer behavior shifted, with adults spending more time on their mobile devices than watching TV. Given that Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has long optimized its content for the mobile age, it's crushing Netflix when it comes to engagement growth, giving it a dominant position in the attention economy. "Instagram Reels had another strong quarter, with watch time up more than 30% year-over-year in the U.S.," CFO Susan Li said on the fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call. The company is leveraging AI capabilities to improve content ranking. A new focus is to be more adaptive, showing content relevant to what a user is interested in during a particular session. The streaming pioneer is seeing more muted gains. "In the second half of...
bombermoon/iStock via Getty Images JinkoSolar ( JKS ) +13.7% pre-market Wednesday after a state-backed media outlet reported the company confirmed it had been visited by a team sent by Elon Musk, days after he announced plans to build 100 GW of solar cell capacity in the U.S. during a Tesla earnings call. A team sent by Musk reportedly visited several photovoltaic companies in China, including tho...
bombermoon/iStock via Getty Images JinkoSolar ( JKS ) +13.7% pre-market Wednesday after a state-backed media outlet reported the company confirmed it had been visited by a team sent by Elon Musk, days after he announced plans to build 100 GW of solar cell capacity in the U.S. during a Tesla earnings call. A team sent by Musk reportedly visited several photovoltaic companies in China, including those involved in equipment, silicon wafers, battery modules and perovskite technology. The U.S. solar market is heavily protected by tariffs designed to stop imports of cheaper panels and cells from China and Southeast Asia, but several U.S. producers still have links to Chinese manufacturers. Jinko Solar ( JKS ) jumped by the daily limit of 20% in Shanghai trading, while Trina Solar gained as much as 12% and industry bellwether LONGi Green Energy Technology also rose. ETF: ( TAN ) More on JinkoSolar and solar stocks JinkoSolar: Facing A Double-Edged Sword TAN: Solar Stocks Keep Shining TAN: The New Solar Cycle Has Started - Here's Why I'm Buying
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AbbVie press release ( ABBV ): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $2.71 beats by $0.06 . Revenue of $16.62B (+10.1% Y/Y) beats by $200M . Global net revenues from the immunology portfolio were $8.626 billion, an increase of 18.3 percent on a reported basis, or 17.7 percent on an operational basis. Global net revenues from the neuroscience portfolio were $2.961 billion, an increase of 17.9 percent on a reported ba...
AbbVie press release ( ABBV ): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $2.71 beats by $0.06 . Revenue of $16.62B (+10.1% Y/Y) beats by $200M . Global net revenues from the immunology portfolio were $8.626 billion, an increase of 18.3 percent on a reported basis, or 17.7 percent on an operational basis. Global net revenues from the neuroscience portfolio were $2.961 billion, an increase of 17.9 percent on a reported basis, or 17.3 percent on an operational basis. Global net revenues from the oncology portfolio were $1.664 billion, a decrease of 1.5 percent on a reported basis, or 2.5 percent on an operational basis. Provides 2026 Adjusted Diluted EPS Guidance Range of $14.37 to $14.57 vs. $14.22 consensus; Excludes Any Unfavorable Impact Related to Acquired IPR&D and Milestones Expense Shares +2% PM. More on AbbVie AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) Presents at 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Transcript AbbVie: The Dividend Does Not Lie AbbVie: Rocky Near-Term, Positive Long-Term AbbVie Q4 Preview: Here's what to expect AbbVie seeks Rinvoq approval to treat vitiligo
AbbVie press release ( ABBV ): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $2.71 beats by $0.06 . Revenue of $16.62B (+10.1% Y/Y) beats by $200M . Global net revenues from the immunology portfolio were $8.626 billion, an increase of 18.3 percent on a reported basis, or 17.7 percent on an operational basis. Global net revenues from the neuroscience portfolio were $2.961 billion, an increase of 17.9 percent on a reported ba...
AbbVie press release ( ABBV ): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $2.71 beats by $0.06 . Revenue of $16.62B (+10.1% Y/Y) beats by $200M . Global net revenues from the immunology portfolio were $8.626 billion, an increase of 18.3 percent on a reported basis, or 17.7 percent on an operational basis. Global net revenues from the neuroscience portfolio were $2.961 billion, an increase of 17.9 percent on a reported basis, or 17.3 percent on an operational basis. Global net revenues from the oncology portfolio were $1.664 billion, a decrease of 1.5 percent on a reported basis, or 2.5 percent on an operational basis. Provides 2026 Adjusted Diluted EPS Guidance Range of $14.37 to $14.57 vs. $14.22 consensus; Excludes Any Unfavorable Impact Related to Acquired IPR&D and Milestones Expense Shares +2% PM. More on AbbVie AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) Presents at 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Transcript AbbVie: The Dividend Does Not Lie AbbVie: Rocky Near-Term, Positive Long-Term AbbVie Q4 Preview: Here's what to expect AbbVie seeks Rinvoq approval to treat vitiligo
Leon Neal/Getty Images News Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH ) reported a top- and bottom-line beat for the fourth quarter, provided a forecast that met expectations, and painted an optimistic picture for Tinder and Hinge turnaround. Shares of the company were up more than 7% in premarket trading on Wednesday. For Q1, Match expects revenue to be between $850M and $860M, above the consensus estimate of $8...
Leon Neal/Getty Images News Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH ) reported a top- and bottom-line beat for the fourth quarter, provided a forecast that met expectations, and painted an optimistic picture for Tinder and Hinge turnaround. Shares of the company were up more than 7% in premarket trading on Wednesday. For Q1, Match expects revenue to be between $850M and $860M, above the consensus estimate of $853.2M, when compared to the midpoint of $855M. For 2026, revenue is guided between $3.41B and $3.54B, largely in line with expectations at the midpoint of the forecast. Free cash flow is expected to be between $1.09B and $1.14B, higher than the $1B generated in 2025. The company expects Tinder year-over-year direct revenue declines to be similar to 2025, while Hinge is expected to maintain strong revenue growth this year, CEO Spencer Rascoff said during the earnings call. Rascoff said the company plans to reinvest savings from workforce reductions and payments initiatives into Tinder and Hinge to stimulate long-term growth. Tinder revenue for Q4 was down 5% from last year at $464M, and revenue from Hinge came in at $186M, up 26%. Revenue at both E&E and MG Asia was down 7% and 2%, respectively. "At Tinder, we saw improvements in new registrations and MAU trends in Q4, and continued progress in engagement quality, including among Gen Z users," Rascoff said in a statement. "At Hinge, strong user growth, expanding international traction, and continued margin improvement reflect a product that is resonating deeply with users and continues to scale." Total payers fell 5% to 13.8M over the prior year quarter, while total revenue per payer was up 7% at $20.72. Net earnings for the three months ended December 31 were $210M vs. $158M for the same period last year. On a per-share basis, the company earned 83 cents, beating the average analyst expectation by 12 cents. Revenue rose 2.1% to $878M and beat the estimates by nearly $5M. The company also raised its quarterly cash dividend b...
HDesert/iStock via Getty Images Intro Our most recent commentary on Integer Holdings Corporation ( ITGR ) was in February 2024, when we reiterated our 'Hold' rating on the cardiology product-related manufacturer just before the release of Q4 and fiscal 2023 earnings. ITGR stock had recently registered a technical breakout, which elevated the odds that the market was pricing in an encouraging repor...
HDesert/iStock via Getty Images Intro Our most recent commentary on Integer Holdings Corporation ( ITGR ) was in February 2024, when we reiterated our 'Hold' rating on the cardiology product-related manufacturer just before the release of Q4 and fiscal 2023 earnings. ITGR stock had recently registered a technical breakout, which elevated the odds that the market was pricing in an encouraging report. This is exactly what played out, with management reporting a non-GAAP earnings beat ($1.39) as well as revenues of $413.15 million in Q3 of fiscal 2023. However, when we fast forward eight quarters (where both earnings and revenues came in well ahead of both Q3 2023 and Q4 2024) to the third quarter of fiscal 2025, ITGR stock finds itself down 17% from where the stock traded approximately 24 months ago. Suffice it to say, holding ITGR in recent years has turned out to be a sizable opportunity cost, given the S&P 500 has rallied close to 40% over the above-mentioned 24-month period. Concerning Long-Term Technicals What caught most attention from an investor standpoint was the gravity of the sell-off post the release of the company's latest quarterly report in October of last year. However, as we see below, there were plenty of warning signs already in the works, as shares had already topped out in January of last year. Where we are at present, however, is precarious for ITGR, to say the least, as, from a long-term technical basis, we now have A bearish MACD crossover A breach of the uptrending trendline dating back to 2016 (And most important) - a potential crossing beneath ITGR's 10-month moving average beneath its 40-month counterpart (death cross) Remember, long-term charts let us compress significant price action, allowing us to get solid long-term reads on the fundamentals of the company over time. ITGR Long-Term Technical Chart (Stockcharts.com) Short-Term Chart Demonstrates Consolidation At Best Therefore, the key question from a technical perspective is whether th...
Natali_Mis/iStock via Getty Images Overview Against a volatile market backdrop, the Russell Microcap® Growth Index posted a positive return of 2.14% in the quarter. However, positive contributions to the benchmark’s return were dominated by the health- care sector, most notably companies within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Many of these companies are in the early stages of rese...
Natali_Mis/iStock via Getty Images Overview Against a volatile market backdrop, the Russell Microcap® Growth Index posted a positive return of 2.14% in the quarter. However, positive contributions to the benchmark’s return were dominated by the health- care sector, most notably companies within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Many of these companies are in the early stages of research and development and are years aways from potentially turning a profit. Given our focus on high-growth, high-quality companies, we had no exposure to this area of the market, which weighed heavily on the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark. In this environment, the Wasatch Micro Cap Fund—Investor Class posted a return of 1.88%, underperforming the benchmark. Notably, we were able to more than offset the stiff headwinds through strong stock selection elsewhere, including within the industrials, consumer-staples and consumer-discretionary sectors. In addition, a lack of exposure to the energy and materials sectors, which constrained performance for much of 2025, proved helpful for the quarter. For the calendar year 2025, the Fund posted a positive return of 4.83% but the outperformance of lower quality companies within the micro-cap growth universe weighed on relative performance, with the benchmark posting a return of 21.84%. While this trend remained in place as the fourth quarter opened, November and December saw increased investor interest in more profitable companies, such as those emphasized in the Fund. Details Of The Quarter Leading individual contributors to the Fund’s relative performance included Axogen, Inc. ( AXGN ), a holding within the health-care equipment industry. Axogen specializes in providing allografts—nerves harvested from cadavers and processed in such a way that they can safely be transplanted by surgeons for use as “scaffolding” to help restore feeling and functionality to a patient’s damaged nerves. In many cases this solution may be de...
Ralf Hahn Ares Capital ( ARCC ) stock gained 1.7% in Wednesday premarket trading after the business development company's Q4 net investment income topped the consensus estimate as its investing commitments and exits accelerated in the last quarter of the year. Q4 core EPS of $0.50, matching the average analyst estimate, was unchanged from Q3 and fell from $0.55 in Q4 2024. Net investment income of...
Ralf Hahn Ares Capital ( ARCC ) stock gained 1.7% in Wednesday premarket trading after the business development company's Q4 net investment income topped the consensus estimate as its investing commitments and exits accelerated in the last quarter of the year. Q4 core EPS of $0.50, matching the average analyst estimate, was unchanged from Q3 and fell from $0.55 in Q4 2024. Net investment income of $370M, beating the Visible Alpha consensus of $355M, increased from $338M in the previous quarter and $363M a year ago. Interest income from investments dropped to $563M (vs. $571M Visible Alpha estimate) from $561M in Q3 and rose from $542M in Q4 2024. Total investment income of $793M, just under the $794M consensus, climbed from $782M in Q3 and $759M in the year-ago Q4. Net assets per share dipped to $19.94 at Dec. 31, 2025, from $20.01 at Sept. 30 and increased from $19.89 at Dec. 31, 2024. Ares Capital’s ( ARCC ) debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12x at Dec. 31, 2025, vs. 1.09x at Sept. 30, 2025. Expenses totaled $406M vs. $433M in the prior quarter and $387M a year ago. Portfolio investments at fair value increased to $29.5B at the end of Q4 from $28.7B at the end of Q3. "Our strong fourth-quarter results capped another successful year for our company," said CEO Kort Schnabel. "We originated a record level of new investment commitments, maintained strong credit performance with stable non-accruals, and generated a healthy level of profits, including core earnings in excess of our dividends." During the quarter, Ares Capital ( ARCC ) made gross commitments of $5.83B vs. $3.92B in Q3 and $3.75B in the prior year’s Q4. Exits of commitments came to $4.66B, compared with $2.63B in the prior quarter and $2.72B a year ago. As of Jan. 29, 2026, the company’s investment backlog stood at $3.2B. From Jan. 1-29, 2026, ARCC made new investment commitments of $1.4B, of which $966M were funded. During the same period, it exited ~$709M of investment commitments. Conference call at 12:00 PM E...
Meridian Mining (TSX: MNO) on Wednesday said it has agreed to a C$40 million bought deal financing led by Stifel Canada and BMO Capital Markets, acting as joint bookrunners for a syndicate of underwriters. Under the deal, the underwriters will purchase 25.32 million common shares at C$1.58 per share. The company has also granted an option to buy up to an additional 3.80 million shares to cover ove...
Meridian Mining (TSX: MNO) on Wednesday said it has agreed to a C$40 million bought deal financing led by Stifel Canada and BMO Capital Markets, acting as joint bookrunners for a syndicate of underwriters. Under the deal, the underwriters will purchase 25.32 million common shares at C$1.58 per share. The company has also granted an option to buy up to an additional 3.80 million shares to cover over-allotments, which could raise total gross proceeds to about C$46 million if fully exercised. Meridian said the proceeds will be used to advance a definitive feasibility study for its Cabaçal gold-copper project, progress work at the Santa Helena project, expand regional exploration on the Cabaçal VMS Belt, and for general corporate purposes. The offering is expected to close on or about February 12, subject to regulatory and exchange approvals. MRRDF +0.09% after hours to $1.2061. Source: Press Release More on Meridian Mining Plc Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Meridian Mining Plc Historical earnings data for Meridian Mining Plc Financial information for Meridian Mining Plc
Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images CoreWeave’s ( CRWV ) share price dropped by more than 20% since my ‘Strong buy’ recommendation , and the major part of this drop is explained by the market’s reaction to the company’s Q3 earnings. It was a 16% one day crash explained by a weaker-than-expected revenue guidance for FY2025 as the management reduced their forecast due to delays at some of th...
Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images CoreWeave’s ( CRWV ) share price dropped by more than 20% since my ‘Strong buy’ recommendation , and the major part of this drop is explained by the market’s reaction to the company’s Q3 earnings. It was a 16% one day crash explained by a weaker-than-expected revenue guidance for FY2025 as the management reduced their forecast due to delays at some of the company’s data center projects. However, the reduced guidance was not that dramatic, approximately a $200 million decrease which doesn’t look material for a company with a $55 billion AI infrastructure deals backlog. Therefore, I think that the market overreacted, and it created new buying opportunities for CRWV bulls. Moreover, the company’s recent financial performance demonstrates strong unit economics despite aggressive investments in growth, which is vital for investors over the long haul. Moreover, a recent announcement of major expansion of CRWV’s partnership with Nvidia is a large validation victory for CoreWeave. Besides this recent development, the company’s validation loop looks very impressive with new large deals inked with major AI players like Meta and OpenAI. Until the company achieves bottom line profitability inflection, its valuation will always be a controversial topic. However, the company’s forecasted aggressive P/S ratio contraction appears to be an extremely bullish setup. Therefore, I am adding more CRWV shares and reiterate 'Strong buy' recommendation. Fundamental analysis The latest important information that we have on the company is the announcement of a large partnership expansion between CoreWeave and Nvidia, which includes not only additional $2 billion in investment but also collaboration to help accelerate the buildout of more than 5GW of AI factories by the end of this decade. First and foremost, having Nvidia in your corner ready to invest billions and its reputation in your projects is a huge validation victory for a young business. An...
Kana Design Image /iStock via Getty Images The dollar ( DXY ) is broadly firmer today, but it is mostly consolidating. The Japanese yen is a notable exception. The greenback reached JPY156.85, its best level since January 23 and does not look as if it has peaked. Sunday’s election is around the corner, and polls show Prime Minister Takaichi leading the LDP to a strong showing, where it may recaptu...
Kana Design Image /iStock via Getty Images The dollar ( DXY ) is broadly firmer today, but it is mostly consolidating. The Japanese yen is a notable exception. The greenback reached JPY156.85, its best level since January 23 and does not look as if it has peaked. Sunday’s election is around the corner, and polls show Prime Minister Takaichi leading the LDP to a strong showing, where it may recapture an outright majority. Earlier today, she warned that the Bank of Japan cannot be counted on to cap the rise in yields, as the cost may be to weaken the yen to an undesired extent. Meanwhile, the partial closure of the US government has ended, but the disruption of the economic data will still delay the January employment data that was due Friday. That may give the ADP private sector jobs estimate greater heft today. After the recent meltdown, gold and silver have found better footing and extended yesterday’s gain. Prices G10 • After holding Monday’s low (~$1.1770), the euro reached a marginal session high in North America yesterday near $1.1830. The euro rose to almost $1.1840 today to rise above the previous session’s high for the first time in six consecutive sessions. Soft final PMI data and an unexpected decline in core CPI seemed to cap the single currency ahead of $1.1850, where options for nearly 1.8 bln euros expire today. Initial support is in the $1.1780-1.1800 area. A break of $1.1760 could signal the next leg lower. • The dollar reached a seven-session high against the yen in North America yesterday, slightly north of JPY156. Follow-through buying today lifted the greenback to JPY156.80 today, through the technical retracement objective JPY156.50 and the 20-day moving average (~JPY156.60) for the first time since January 23. The next area of chart resistance may be in the JPY157.40-50 area. • Sterling traded inside Monday’s range (~$1.3625-1.3715) yesterday. It edged up to almost $1.3735 today, which corresponds to the halfway mark of the decline from the Jan...
United Nations Warns That It's Going Broke Without US Financial Support Officials at the United Nations are pleading for relief this week after admitting that the premier globalist organization is going broke because of US cuts and changes to their budgeting rules which require them to pay back some "unspent funds". Unpaid dues from member states are also building. As the Trump administration slas...
United Nations Warns That It's Going Broke Without US Financial Support Officials at the United Nations are pleading for relief this week after admitting that the premier globalist organization is going broke because of US cuts and changes to their budgeting rules which require them to pay back some "unspent funds". Unpaid dues from member states are also building. As the Trump administration slashes support over criticism that the U.N. has failed to promote U.S. interests, the United Nations is warning it could face a cash crisis by July. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warns that outstanding dues reached a record $1.568 billion at the end of 2025 and that collections covered only 76.7% of assessed contributions, leaving the organization dangerously exposed. Unless collections "drastically improve," the secretary-general warned, the U.N. will not be able to fully implement its 2026 budget and could face a liquidity crisis by mid-year. In 2024, US taxpayers funded around 25% of the United Nations core budget and peacekeeping operations, along with 40% of all humanitarian assistance. As with the revelations surrounding institutions like USAID and NATO, when we look at the raw financial data for the UN we find that Americans have been paying for the rest of the world for quite some time and without US cash the house of cards quickly starts to fall apart. Furthermore, taxpayer dollars have been flowing into organizations and countries that are explicitly hostile to US values and constitutional freedoms. In January 2026, the United States formally withdrew from the World Health Organization and began exiting dozens of international bodies, including multiple U.N. entities, citing misalignment with American priorities. The funding squeeze has already forced the United Nations to tighten spending across several agencies. Reports show that U.N. bodies, including the World Food Programme and refugee agencies, are preparing layoffs and program reductions as overall c...
While AMD CEO Lisa Su stated during 3rd quarter (Q3) 2025 earnings call that its deal with OpenAI – a mirroring of the web of deals that Nvidia had made into the AI ecosystem – could generate more than $100 billion in revenue for the company, this doesn’t seem quite as evident at least for now.Trend Analysis In the final quarter of FY 2025, AMD largely maintains revenue trends estimated via the Q3...
While AMD CEO Lisa Su stated during 3rd quarter (Q3) 2025 earnings call that its deal with OpenAI – a mirroring of the web of deals that Nvidia had made into the AI ecosystem – could generate more than $100 billion in revenue for the company, this doesn’t seem quite as evident at least for now.Trend Analysis In the final quarter of FY 2025, AMD largely maintains revenue trends estimated via the Q3 2025 results while delivering some pretty solid gains in diluted earnings per share (EPS). Source: Company Information; Leverage Shares analysis The “top line” (i.e. revenue) results were achieved largely by the acceleration of sales to datacentres in Q4 2025. In Q3 2025, this segment was supposed to deliver a relatively modest 18% growth. By the end of FY 2025, this segment went on to deliver nearly twice the estimate – at 32% – for the entire year. Around 1% of FY 2025’s revenue (and about 7% of Q4 2025’s “Data Center” segment revenue) was as a result of the Trump administration permitting the export of hitherto-restricted AMD Instinct MI308 GPUs to China in July 2025. AMD thus benefited from an approximate $360 million release of inventory and related charges to recognize revenue of approximately $390 million. The release of inventory charges plus the modest improvement in operating income growth in the “Client and Gaming” segment, which went from a trend of 138% growth as of Q3 2025 to 141% for FY 2025, can be considered to have supported the outperformance in diluted EPS growth trend over the past quarter. On the other hand, “embedded” revenue showed a slight acceleration in loss of growth from 2% in Q2 2025 trends to 3% by the end of FY 2025. While the “Data Center” segment did push its revenue growth trend up from the estimated 19% in Q3 2025 to a respectable 32%, the most resilient driver of both top and bottom line has been the “Client and Gaming” segment, i.e. its historical mainstay from before the AI Boom. In segment-wise revenue share trends, a substantial upt...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Renewed volatility linked to artificial-intelligence disruption has prompted a sharp shift in investor positioning, following a roughly $285 billion global selloff in AI-sensitive stocks. US equity futures stabilized after the move, with S&P 500 futures up 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 (NASDAQ:QQQ) contracts little changed ahead of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) earnings. T...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Renewed volatility linked to artificial-intelligence disruption has prompted a sharp shift in investor positioning, following a roughly $285 billion global selloff in AI-sensitive stocks. US equity futures stabilized after the move, with S&P 500 futures up 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 (NASDAQ:QQQ) contracts little changed ahead of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) earnings. The pullback appeared to accelerate a rotation toward smaller, more economically leveraged shares, as investors reassessed exposure to large-cap technology amid fresh concerns tied to automation. In Europe, equity markets were broadly steady, but leadership diverged sharply. Energy shares outperformed as rising crude prices supported the sector, while technology lagged, weighed down by software names including RELX (NYSE:RELX) and SAP (NYSE:SAP). Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) fell 18% after issuing a weaker sales outlook, adding to pressure on the regional healthcare complex. Elsewhere, gold reclaimed the $5,000-an-ounce level, while the dollar and US Treasuries were little changed, suggesting investors may be rotating within risk assets rather than exiting markets altogether. The latest bout of selling was triggered by the launch of a new automation tool from Anthropic, with losses spilling beyond technology into financial services and asset managers. Mohit Kumar of Jefferies International said the firm has been allocating away from US tech, arguing that small caps could outperform in coming quarters as regulatory and macro conditions potentially support a broader rally. In commodities, oil extended gains for a second day after the US downed an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea, lifting Brent to around $68 a barrel, while bitcoin hovered near $76,000 and the yen weakened amid expectations of an election victory for Japan's Liberal Democratic Party under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.