Paul Thomas Anderson’s counterculture comedy One Battle After Another continued its march to Oscars glory at the London Critics’ Circle film awards on Sunday evening, taking four awards, including best picture, director, screenplay and supporting actor for Sean Penn. In his speech to pick up the screenplay award, Anderson said he wanted to share the award with the Guardian’s Xan Brooks for his rev...
Paul Thomas Anderson’s counterculture comedy One Battle After Another continued its march to Oscars glory at the London Critics’ Circle film awards on Sunday evening, taking four awards, including best picture, director, screenplay and supporting actor for Sean Penn. In his speech to pick up the screenplay award, Anderson said he wanted to share the award with the Guardian’s Xan Brooks for his review of Brett Ratner’s Melania, which was published on Friday. “It was one of the best pieces of writing,” said Anderson. “Pretty damn good.” Elsewhere, category frontrunners Timothée Chalamet and Jessie Buckley won the leading actor and actress prizes for Marty Supreme and Hamnet, while Amy Madigan took best supporting actress for Weapons. The supporting acting gongs were the slight upsets in an evening which – where applicable – adhered to the awards narrative already mapped out this year. Cynthia Erivo received the Derek Malcolm award for Innovation for her career overall, while director Guillermo del Toro won the Dilys Powell award for Excellence in Film. BDSM biker romance Pillion was named British/Irish film of the year and its writer Harry Lighton British/Irish breakthrough of the year, while Josh O’Connor took British/Irish performer of the year. Sentimental Value was named foreign language film of the year, while The Perfect Neighbor took best documentary.
Palantir (PLTR) is set to report its fourth quarter earnings report after the bell Monday, and Wall Street expects another period of blowout results from the AI software firm. The company is expected to see earnings per share soar to $0.23 from $0.14 in the year-ago period, while revenue is expected to surge more than 60% to $1.3 billion, according to analyst estimates tracked by Bloomberg. While ...
Palantir (PLTR) is set to report its fourth quarter earnings report after the bell Monday, and Wall Street expects another period of blowout results from the AI software firm. The company is expected to see earnings per share soar to $0.23 from $0.14 in the year-ago period, while revenue is expected to surge more than 60% to $1.3 billion, according to analyst estimates tracked by Bloomberg. While Palantir sells its enterprise software to both companies and governments, its sales to US businesses are expected to continue growing at a faster pace than its other segments, with revenue from commercial US sales projected to rise nearly 124% from the previous year to $479 million, per Bloomberg data. Still, analysts expect revenue from sales to the US government to account for the highest share — roughly 40% — of Palantir’s revenue. Wall Street sees its US government businesses bringing in $522 million in the fourth quarter, up nearly 52% from 2024. In November, Palantir's third quarter results topped analyst estimates, but the stock suffered as Wall Street questioned the company's stretched valuation. A recent sell-off in software equities has added pressure to Palantir shares as investors have worried over the possibility of AI displacing established software firms. PLTR shares are down more than 10% over the past month, tracking with a broader decline among industry players in the S&P 500 (^GSPC). William Blair analyst Louie DiPalma upgraded Palantir stock on Monday to Outperform from Market Perform, saying the recent sell-off has made the company’s valuation — which he noted is still "frothy" — “more reasonable” relative to others in the AI ecosystem. DiPalma added that the Trump administration “continues to go all-in with Palantir.” Though the company’s controversial partnership with ICE has drawn widespread criticism, the analyst said Palantir’s government work will likely amount to “a very strong December quarter.” Palantir shares are set to rise or fall 9% followi...
Palantir (PLTR) posted fourth quarter earnings and revenue above Wall Street’s expectations, bolstered by sales to the Trump administration and US businesses. The company’s revenue surged 70% from the year-earlier period to $1.4 billion, ahead of the $1.3 billion expected by Wall Street analysts tracked by Bloomberg. Its adjusted earnings per share rose to $0.25 from $0.14 during the previous year...
Palantir (PLTR) posted fourth quarter earnings and revenue above Wall Street’s expectations, bolstered by sales to the Trump administration and US businesses. The company’s revenue surged 70% from the year-earlier period to $1.4 billion, ahead of the $1.3 billion expected by Wall Street analysts tracked by Bloomberg. Its adjusted earnings per share rose to $0.25 from $0.14 during the previous year, above the projected $0.23. Palantir’s first quarter revenue guidance of $1.5 billion was also higher than the $1.3 billion estimated by analysts. And its full year revenue outlook of roughly $7.2 billion was above the expected $6.3 billion. The firm’s outperformance in the fourth quarter was boosted by its domestic sales. Palantir’s US commercial revenue surged 137% to $507 million — greater than the $479 million projected — and its US government revenue jumped 66% to $570 million — more than analysts’ estimate of $522 million for the segment. Palantir shares rose fractionally on Monday ahead of the results. The stock had suffered from a recent selloff in software equities and concerns over the company’s lofty valuation. PLTR shares are down roughly 12% over the past month, tracking with a broader decline among industry players in the S&P 500, as investors have worried over the possibility of AI displacing established software firms. During an interview with Yahoo Finance's Josh Lipton ahead of the results, CEO Alex Karp acknowledged that AI could pose a hurdle to software providers. “In tech, you only have a time horizon of a couple years. You can’t say we will never be disrupted," he said. "But we made investments in this tech years ago, all of which we thought would be valuable." Karp said "the products and the culture we have are ideally built for the time we are in now" and that Palantir is "a different species of company.” William Blair analyst Louis DiPalma upgraded Palantir stock Monday to Outperform from Market Perform, saying its drawdown has made the firm’s val...
Hong Kong authorities have found traces of a toxin in another five samples of Nestlé baby milk formula, marking the second such discovery since batches of the firm’s products were withdrawn over contamination fears. The Centre for Food Safety said on Monday night that during its ongoing follow-up investigations, five samples among 22 batches recalled earlier tested positive for the toxin cereulide...
Hong Kong authorities have found traces of a toxin in another five samples of Nestlé baby milk formula, marking the second such discovery since batches of the firm’s products were withdrawn over contamination fears. The Centre for Food Safety said on Monday night that during its ongoing follow-up investigations, five samples among 22 batches recalled earlier tested positive for the toxin cereulide, produced by the Bacillus cereus bacterium. The toxin levels ranged from 0.2 to 1.3 micrograms per kilogram of food. The samples involved were from the products Nan INFINIPRO2 7HMO (800g), Nan PRO 1 2HMO (800g) and Illuma LUXA 1 (800g), with batch numbers 53070742F1, 51670742F2 and 51190017C2, respectively. Advertisement It marked the second such discovery by the centre. It found traces of the toxin in five samples from four recalled batches more than two weeks after the products were removed from shop shelves. The centre had issued a warning in early January when the Swiss food giant’s Hong Kong unit began recalling 21 batches of milk formula products after similar actions were taken in several European countries. The number of affected batches later rose to 22. Advertisement Nestlé had said the recall was a precautionary measure taken after it was discovered that an ingredient from a supplier used in the affected batches could contain a heat-stable toxin derived from Bacillus cereus.
Key Points Meta continues to allocate massive sums on AI-related capital expenditures, occasionally raising its forecasts. The business is very profitable, but investors should start to wonder if this spending will pay off. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms › Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) beat Wall Street estimates when it recently reported revenue of $59.9 billion and diluted earnings ...
Key Points Meta continues to allocate massive sums on AI-related capital expenditures, occasionally raising its forecasts. The business is very profitable, but investors should start to wonder if this spending will pay off. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms › Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) beat Wall Street estimates when it recently reported revenue of $59.9 billion and diluted earnings per share of $8.88 for Q4 2025 (ended Dec. 31). Shares of the social media and digital ad leader are up 9% this year (as of Jan. 29). And they have climbed 372% in the past 36 months. Here's one prediction for Meta Platforms in 2026. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » Image source: Getty Images. The spending will keep increasing Throughout 2025, Meta consistently raised its forecast for full-year capital expenditures (capex). In January 2025, the leadership team predicted that the company would spend $60 billion to $65 billion on capex, mainly for data centers, servers, and chips to fuel artificial intelligence (AI) efforts, last year. Now that Meta just revealed its latest financials, we know the business ended up with a much higher $72 billion in capex. Executives see capex surging to a range of $115 billion to $135 billion this year. I expect we'll see a similar dynamic play out throughout 2026, with this initial forecast being bumped up on occasion. Based on recent trends, this looks like an easy prediction to make. Meta spent $28 billion on capex in 2023. It has risen significantly each year since. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is going all-in on AI, with a goal to introduce personal superintellignece. The company is sparing no expense. While Meta is extremely profitable, collecting $44 billion in free cash flow in 2025, it's time for investors to be critical that all this spending will pay off. Should you buy stock in Meta Platforms right now? Before you buy stock in ...
(RTTNews) - Manufacturing activity in the U.S. unexpectedly expanded for the first time in 12 months in January, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management on Monday. The ISM said its manufacturing PMI jumped to 52.6 in January from 47.9 in December, with a reading above 50 indicating growth. Economists had expected the index to inch up to 48.5. The bigger than expected ...
(RTTNews) - Manufacturing activity in the U.S. unexpectedly expanded for the first time in 12 months in January, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management on Monday. The ISM said its manufacturing PMI jumped to 52.6 in January from 47.9 in December, with a reading above 50 indicating growth. Economists had expected the index to inch up to 48.5. The bigger than expected increase by the headline partly reflected a significant turnaround by new orders, as the new orders index surged to 57.1 in January from 47.4 in December, reaching its highest level since February 2022. The production index also shot up to 55.9 in January from 50.7 in December, which was also the highest level since February 2022. The report also said the employment index rose to 48.1 in January from 44.8 in December, although the reading below 50 still indicates a decrease in jobs. On the inflation front, the prices index crept up to 59.0 in January from 58.5 in December, indicating a modest acceleration in the pace of price growth. The ISM is scheduled to release a separate report on service sector activity in the month of January on Wednesday. The services PMI is expected to dip to 53.3 in January from 54.4 in December. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's (NYSE:TSM) short interest as a percent of float has fallen 6.12% since its last report. According to exchange reported data, there are now 23.91 million shares sold short, which is 0.46% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.81 days to cover their short positions on average. Why Short I...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's (NYSE:TSM) short interest as a percent of float has fallen 6.12% since its last report. According to exchange reported data, there are now 23.91 million shares sold short, which is 0.46% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.81 days to cover their short positions on average. Why Short Interest Matters Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. Short selling is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises. Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish. See Also: List of the most shorted stocks Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Short Interest Graph (3 Months) As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted. Comparing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's Short Interest Against Its Peers Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis. According to Benzinga Pro, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of...
A Chinese student accused of having drugged and raped his girlfriend numerous times while filming her went on trial in Germany on Monday, in the latest case that recalls the plight of French woman Gisele Pelicot. Prosecutors believe that it was only due to coincidence that the Chinese woman did not die during the ordeal and have charged the 27-year-old defendant with seven counts of attempted murd...
A Chinese student accused of having drugged and raped his girlfriend numerous times while filming her went on trial in Germany on Monday, in the latest case that recalls the plight of French woman Gisele Pelicot. Prosecutors believe that it was only due to coincidence that the Chinese woman did not die during the ordeal and have charged the 27-year-old defendant with seven counts of attempted murder, grievous bodily harm and aggravated rape, alongside other offences. The defendant did not address the Munich Regional Court I at the start of the proceedings, with his lawyer saying he would do so at a later date. Advertisement Instead, video footage of the offences said to have been filmed by the defendant was shown in court, with the public excluded to protect the victim. The videos show the man repeatedly injecting his girlfriend with drugs or pressing cloths soaked in anaesthetics onto her face to ensure that she did not wake up while raping her on several occasions in his Munich flat in 2024, according to investigators. Advertisement Prosecutors believe the man was aware that the sedated woman could die; therefore, they charged him with attempted murder.
The EU is struggling to free itself from dependence on China and countries in the global south for critical minerals and rare earths needed for everything from smartphones to wind turbines and military jets. A damning report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in Luxembourg found that the bloc’s targets for 2030 were “out of reach” because of lack of progress in domestic production, refining a...
The EU is struggling to free itself from dependence on China and countries in the global south for critical minerals and rare earths needed for everything from smartphones to wind turbines and military jets. A damning report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in Luxembourg found that the bloc’s targets for 2030 were “out of reach” because of lack of progress in domestic production, refining and recycling. “It is therefore vital for the EU to up its game and reduce its vulnerability in this area,” said Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, the ECA member responsible for the audit. The report, which examines the EU’s ability to meet its target of 42.5% of energy from renewables in 2030, exposes a gulf between rhetoric and reality. In one of the most damning conclusions, it notes that not only is mining and exploration “underdeveloped” in the EU but “even when new deposits are found, it can take 20 years for an EU mining project to become operational”. “This makes any concrete contribution by the 2030 deadline hard to imagine,” the report notes. It comes as UK prime minister Keir Starmer agreed to accelerate cooperation with Japan on critical minerals during talks in Tokyo on Saturday with his counterpart, Sanae Takaichi. Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, has convened a summit of about 20 countries in Washington on Wednesday to coordinate diversification of mineral supplies, including the lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper, and rare earth elements needed for solar panels, wind turbines and car batteries. View image in fullscreen The symbols and atomic numbers of rare earth elements. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters The summit is seen as a step to repair transatlantic ties fractured by a year of conflict with Donald Trump and pave the way for other alliances to help countries de-risk from China. A map of the suppliers shows the dependency on the east, particularly China and Russia, which supplies 29% of nickel used in the auto and aerospace sectors. The EU is heavily reliant on...
Airports, road signs, animal warnings … Margaret Calvert revolutionised how Britain looked and her brilliantly clear designs are still used today. We meet the font legend and Porsche lover Stuffed with a barrage of road signs, artful modernist chairs and all the tools of her trade, Margaret Calvert’s studio occupies the ground floor of her trim terrace house in Islington, London. She still draws b...
Airports, road signs, animal warnings … Margaret Calvert revolutionised how Britain looked and her brilliantly clear designs are still used today. We meet the font legend and Porsche lover Stuffed with a barrage of road signs, artful modernist chairs and all the tools of her trade, Margaret Calvert’s studio occupies the ground floor of her trim terrace house in Islington, London. She still draws by hand, using coloured pencils, ink pens and gouaches, echoes of a simpler time when there were neither computers nor gazillions of Pantone colour options. “There was also no such thing as graphic design back then,” she says. “It was just called commercial art.” Only a handful of graphic designers have had a typeface named after them. One of the earliest was the 18th-century Italian Giambattista Bodoni, whose fonts have conferred on him a kind of immortality. But his efforts were not to everyone’s taste: William Morris was said to have loathed Bodoni’s letters, grumpily raging at their “sweltering hideousness”. Continue reading...
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The world is at a demographic crossroads. Fertility rates have fallen below replacement levels in two-thirds of the global population, threatening economic stability, cultural continuity, and sustainable development. This is no longer a regional challenge—it is a global transformation that demands urgent collective action....
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The world is at a demographic crossroads. Fertility rates have fallen below replacement levels in two-thirds of the global population, threatening economic stability, cultural continuity, and sustainable development. This is no longer a regional challenge—it is a global transformation that demands urgent collective action. The inaugural Global Fertility Crisis Forum, held in Hong Kong, convened leaders from the United Nations, academia, government, and business to confront the root causes of declining fertility. Discussions ranged from economic pressures and shifting social expectations to the disruptive role of artificial intelligence in reshaping family life. Advertisement As Vladimira Kantorova of the United Nations Population Division emphasized, “we must design people-centered interventions to build a viable future and leverage intersections across demographic trends to forge sustainable futures.” Yuwa Population Research Institute CEO and Chief Researcher Wenzheng Huang added urgency, calling for an immediate return to replacement-level fertility. He reminded participants that “people are not merely labor but consumers, the base for innovation, carriers of culture and language, and sources of emotional meaning.” Advertisement The Five Advocacies: A Blueprint for Action
Scott Olson Cboe Global Markets ( CBOE ) is in talks with retail brokerages to reintroduce so-called "all-or-nothing" options contracts for individual investors, which would compete with prediction markets, according to a media report on Monday. The exchange is also in discussions with market makers that would execute the trades, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing the company. The talks with...
Scott Olson Cboe Global Markets ( CBOE ) is in talks with retail brokerages to reintroduce so-called "all-or-nothing" options contracts for individual investors, which would compete with prediction markets, according to a media report on Monday. The exchange is also in discussions with market makers that would execute the trades, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing the company. The talks with brokerages are still in early stages, it said. Sometimes called fixed-return contracts, binary options are yes-or-no wagers on a given event, similar to prediction market event contracts. The derivatives either pay a set cash settlement or nothing. Relaunching binary options to the retail market would put Cboe ( CBOE ) in direct competition with the popular Polymarket ( POLYMARKET ) and Kalshi ( KALSHI ) prediction market platforms. Cboe, though, would limit its products to financial markets. In time, the exchange seeks to sell investors on more sophisticated financial products. If Cboe ( CBOE ) proceeds, it would revive a similar product it introduced in 2008 — binary call options linked to the Cboe Volatility Index and the S&P 500. But those never caught on in a market where mostly Wall Street professionals traded options. The exchange eventually delisted binary options, the WSJ said. Cboe ( CBOE ) stock fell 0.4% in late morning trading on Monday, as most other financial data and exchange stocks declined. In November, Cboe CEO CEO Craig Donohue told Bloomberg News that the exchange was planning to introduce products linked to economic events and financial outcomes. More on Cboe Global Markets Cboe Global Markets: The Bull Case Remains Intact Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (CBOE) Presents at Goldman Sachs 2025 U.S. Financial Services Conference Transcript Cboe Global Markets, Inc. 2025 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Cboe Global Markets
MSCI rates Taiwan highly Bloomberg Taiwan has overtaken China as the market with the top weighting in a key emerging-markets stock index for the first time in about two decades, driven by a rally in artificial intelligence (AI) shares. The Asian chipmaking hub accounts for 21.06 percent of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, squeaking past China’s 20.93 percent at the end of last month. It marks the ...
MSCI rates Taiwan highly Bloomberg Taiwan has overtaken China as the market with the top weighting in a key emerging-markets stock index for the first time in about two decades, driven by a rally in artificial intelligence (AI) shares. The Asian chipmaking hub accounts for 21.06 percent of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, squeaking past China’s 20.93 percent at the end of last month. It marks the first time Taiwan has surpassed China since July 2007, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. MSCI has not replied to a request for comment. Taiwan’s rise highlights the popularity of AI-related trades and the importance of local companies in the industry, in contrast with China’s two-speed economy being weighed down by weak consumer demand. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co is the single biggest weighted stock in the EM gauge, and has climbed about 13 percent this year. A sign for the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in China is pictured on April 7 last year. Photo: Bloomberg It “shows how dominant the AI theme has become,” said Joshua Crabb, head of Asia-Pacific equities at asset manager Robeco. “It underscores increasing interest in the laggard plays in Asia AI given better valuations.” MSCI’s Taiwan Index rose more than 11 percent in January, compared with a 5 percent gain in the MSCI China benchmark. While Chinese stocks remain cheaper than Taiwan’s in earnings-based valuations, Taiwan’s MSCI index is expected to deliver earnings growth of 37 percent in the next 12 months, compared with 15 percent for the China gauge, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Citigroup Inc strategists upgraded Taiwan equities to overweight from neutral in December, citing their exposure to global AI supply chains and a more favorable earnings outlook. By contrast, the bank downgraded China to neutral from overweight on weaker earnings and a subdued macroeconomic outlook, strategists — including David Groman — wrote in a Dec. 22 report. Another Asian semiconductor hub, South Korea, has move...
This is one of the fastest ways to grow your wealth, hands down. Being behind on retirement savings can trigger a lot of anxiety, but it can also lead to hopelessness that makes it hard to act. You might be able to spare $5 or $10 per pay period for retirement, but the amount seems too small to make any meaningful difference to your retirement, so you don't even bother. The truth is, even small am...
This is one of the fastest ways to grow your wealth, hands down. Being behind on retirement savings can trigger a lot of anxiety, but it can also lead to hopelessness that makes it hard to act. You might be able to spare $5 or $10 per pay period for retirement, but the amount seems too small to make any meaningful difference to your retirement, so you don't even bother. The truth is, even small amounts can grow into a lot of money if they're invested in the right way. There's one investment in particular that can help you kick your savings into high gear in 2026. Your 401(k) match gives you an instant return on your investment When you claim a 401(k) match, your employer will give you an amount equal to 50% or 100% of your own contributions, up to a certain percentage of your income. This could potentially double your annual retirement contributions without requiring you to set aside twice as much money. Of course, not everyone has access to a 401(k) with a match, and some who do cannot afford to claim the entire thing due to high living costs. But even a partial 401(k) match can make a big difference over the long term. Say your employer offers a 100% match on up to 4% of your salary, and you earn $60,000 per year. That means if you save $2,400 for retirement, your employer will give you another $2,400. That's the best-case scenario. But even if you can only claim $1,500 of that match, that's still huge. Your employer will give you another $1,500, and that money will stay invested for years, or even decades. With an 8% average annual return, your $3,000 in personal contributions and employer-matched funds could grow to nearly $14,000 after 20 years. If you consistently claimed $1,500 in employer-matching contributions over 20 years, you'd wind up with more than $137,000, assuming the same 8% rate of return. That's not enough to retire on, but it's not pocket change either. How to get as much of your 401(k) match as possible in 2026 Talk to your employer if you're n...