French Finance Minister Roland Lescure shrugged off gyrations in the yen after chairing a meeting of his Group of Seven counterparts. “When you enlarge the focus and you look at the recent movement of the yen, you feel that the recent strength of the yen has been pretty small compared with the overall devaluation that’s been taking place over the last 18 months,” he told Bloomberg Television. Spea...
French Finance Minister Roland Lescure shrugged off gyrations in the yen after chairing a meeting of his Group of Seven counterparts. “When you enlarge the focus and you look at the recent movement of the yen, you feel that the recent strength of the yen has been pretty small compared with the overall devaluation that’s been taking place over the last 18 months,” he told Bloomberg Television. Speaking from Paris on Wednesday, Lescure — who previously worked in finance — said that moves in the currency form part of a bigger picture. “This is a trend that the markets are pricing in,” he said. “It reflects different fundamentals in Japan, in Europe, and in the States. The markets do their job — I believe they do it quite well, so we might as well let them do it.” After months of declines, the yen has strengthened rapidly since last Friday, when reports of rate checks by US authorities stoked speculation over the potential for currency intervention. The yen reached the strongest level against the dollar since October on Wednesday morning in Tokyo, touching 152.10, with the moves helped by remarks from President Donald Trump that indicated he’s comfortable seeing a decline in the dollar. Asked if G-7 finance chiefs discussed the matter on Tuesday, Lescure said it was good practice not to share details of such talks. More generally, he stuck to the group’s traditional mantra. “It’s up to the market to determine the value of the foreign exchange currencies,” he said. “I was on the market for 20 years before being in politics, and there’s one thing I know is that foreign exchange markets should do their job. Finance ministers should do their job to make sure that growth again is balanced, is secure, that productivity is strong.” France’s Finance Minister Tells G-7 to Avoid Unilateral Measures Bank of France Chief Laments Minimal Effort to Cut Deficit France Says Trump Must Stop Threatening Champagne Tariffs
Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Oracle, ticker NYSE:ORCL, has secured a significant stake in a new U.S. based TikTok joint venture as a managing investor and security partner. The deal restructures TikTok's U.S. operations away from ByteDance to address national security and data privacy concerns. Oracle will p...
Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Oracle, ticker NYSE:ORCL, has secured a significant stake in a new U.S. based TikTok joint venture as a managing investor and security partner. The deal restructures TikTok's U.S. operations away from ByteDance to address national security and data privacy concerns. Oracle will provide cloud infrastructure and data governance services to the venture as part of the agreement. Oracle enters this TikTok joint venture with its shares at $174.9 and a mixed recent track record, including a 2.8% decline over the past week and a 10.6% decline year to date. Over longer periods, returns of 7.7% over 1 year, 105.0% over 3 years, and 200.3% over 5 years indicate how NYSE:ORCL has rewarded patient holders through past cycles. For investors watching Oracle, this TikTok role adds a consumer facing dimension to a company better known for databases and enterprise cloud. The arrangement also puts Oracle at the center of a closely watched test of how big tech, data security, and regulators interact, which many investors may track alongside traditional metrics such as growth, margins, and cash generation. Stay updated on the most important news stories for Oracle by adding it to your watchlist or portfolio. Alternatively, explore our Community to discover new perspectives on Oracle. NYSE:ORCL 1-Year Stock Price Chart Why Oracle could be great value For Oracle, stepping in as both managing investor and security partner in TikTok USDS turns its existing cloud-hosting role into equity exposure to one of the largest consumer apps in the U.S. This puts Oracle in a different conversation to peers like Microsoft and Amazon, giving it a consumer-facing asset tied directly to its core strengths in cloud infrastructure, data management, and security oversight. How this fits the Oracle AI and cloud narrative The TikTok joint venture aligns with the same story investors have been...
Starmer speaks to Burnham after by-election row The prime minister claimed that only Labour could beat Reform UK in Gorton and Denton. Asked if he would welcome Burnham back into the Commons, the prime minister said "that's a matter for Andy" and that he was doing a "first-class job" as mayor of Greater Manchester. Speaking to reporters on the plane to China, Sir Keir Starmer rejected claims that ...
Starmer speaks to Burnham after by-election row The prime minister claimed that only Labour could beat Reform UK in Gorton and Denton. Asked if he would welcome Burnham back into the Commons, the prime minister said "that's a matter for Andy" and that he was doing a "first-class job" as mayor of Greater Manchester. Speaking to reporters on the plane to China, Sir Keir Starmer rejected claims that Burnham had been told in advance that he would not be accepted as a candidate, adding: "I know who was talking to Andy on Saturday and that wasn't said." The prime minister spoke to Andy Burnham on Monday and was in touch with him again on Tuesday, following Labour's decision to block him from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election. "You can see from their [Reform's] candidate what politics they're going to bring to that constituency, the politics of division, of toxic division, of tearing people apart. "That's not what that constituency is about, it's not what Manchester is about, so this is a straight fight between Labour and Reform and there's only one party that can stop the politics of Reform in the by-election and that's the Labour Party." The academic-turned-political campaigner Matt Goodwin has been selected as Reform's candidate in the forthcoming by-election. A 10-member panel of Labour's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) blocked Burnham's candidacy over the weekend, citing the "disproportionate" cost to the party of taking part in a contest to replace him as mayor. Burnham denied reports that he had been told beforehand by Downing Street that he would be prevented from standing. "It is simply untrue to say that I was told that I would be blocked," he told reporters. "I went through the whole weekend having conversations with people in No 10." Sir Keir was among eight NEC members voting to bar Burnham, who has been seen by some as a potential rival for the party leadership should he enter Parliament. Around 50 Labour MPs later signed a letter urging...
Crovik Media/iStock via Getty Images 2026 is proving to be a tricky market to invest in, though many of us were prepared for volatility with the major indices exiting 2025 at heightened multiples. To maintain gains this year, I continue to advocate for a rotation of our portfolios into small- and mid-cap stocks to reduce our exposure to a possible downward multiples correction in large-cap momentu...
Crovik Media/iStock via Getty Images 2026 is proving to be a tricky market to invest in, though many of us were prepared for volatility with the major indices exiting 2025 at heightened multiples. To maintain gains this year, I continue to advocate for a rotation of our portfolios into small- and mid-cap stocks to reduce our exposure to a possible downward multiples correction in large-cap momentum names. Often, these small-cap stocks are rebound stories, but here, investors are too focused on the risks and not on the cheap valuations that price in these risks. Rekor Systems ( REKR ) is a good example of this. The roadway intelligence software company has seen its share price decline ~25% over the past year, with the stock also down more than 50% relative to peaks above $3 briefly notched in October. Data by YCharts I last wrote a "Buy" rating on Rekor in September, when the stock was trading near $1.80. While I fully acknowledge that this is a position that has required tremendous patience, I also believe that Rekor's upcoming earnings and the fact that the company is beginning to convert large statewide deals into revenue will be a fantastic catalyst for the stock in 2026. I retain my "Buy" rating here. The next major catalyst for Rekor will be its Q4 earnings print (expected in mid- to late February), where the company should also release its expectations for FY26. With expectations already low for the company (Wall Street is only expecting ~21% revenue growth, which is slower than growth in the most recent quarter and may not fully reflect all the company's latest deals), this is a good "Buy" before the earnings cycle. Revenue Begins Accelerating, With the Georgia Deal a Major Catalyst Let's first turn our attention to the recent progress that Rekor has been making. As a reminder for investors who are newer to the stock, the company is mainly a supplier to government (state-level) transportation agencies, giving highway authorities the software to monitor roadwa...
格隆汇1月28日|雪佛龙宣布,任命前美国航空公司董事长兼首席执行官Thomas W. Horton为董事会的独立董事及董事会审计委员会的成员。现年64岁的Horton目前是全球基础设施投资公司Global Infrastructure Partners的合伙人,也是沃尔玛和GE航空航天等公司的董事会成员。
格隆汇1月28日|雪佛龙宣布,任命前美国航空公司董事长兼首席执行官Thomas W. Horton为董事会的独立董事及董事会审计委员会的成员。现年64岁的Horton目前是全球基础设施投资公司Global Infrastructure Partners的合伙人,也是沃尔玛和GE航空航天等公司的董事会成员。
Key Takeaways The memory semiconductor sector is experiencing explosive growth, with industry revenue surging 78% in 2024 to $170 billion, positioning these stocks for exceptional returns before the anticipated 2026 market boom. • AI-driven demand creates unprecedented opportunity: High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) revenue is projected to reach $100 billion by 2028, with companies like Micron and SK Hyn...
Key Takeaways The memory semiconductor sector is experiencing explosive growth, with industry revenue surging 78% in 2024 to $170 billion, positioning these stocks for exceptional returns before the anticipated 2026 market boom. • AI-driven demand creates unprecedented opportunity: High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) revenue is projected to reach $100 billion by 2028, with companies like Micron and SK Hynix already sold out through 2026. • Supply constraints favor pricing power: Memory manufacturers expect supply-constrained markets through 2026, enabling robust profit margins and favorable pricing conditions across the sector. • Diversified exposure maximizes potential: The seven featured stocks—Micron, Lam Research, Samsung, SK Hynix, Western Digital, Intel, and Marvell—offer complementary exposure to different memory ecosystem segments. • Strategic positioning beats timing: Companies with technological leadership in HBM production and AI infrastructure are delivering exceptional returns, with some stocks gaining over 300% in the past year. • 2026 represents inflection point: Industry forecasts predict a "supercycle" with global DRAM revenue surging 51% and NAND rising 45% year-over-year in 2026. The convergence of AI infrastructure buildout, supply constraints, and technological advancement creates a rare investment opportunity where early positioning could yield substantial long-term gains as this multi-year trend unfolds. Memory stocks show incredible momentum right now. The industry's revenue jumped 78% in 2024 to $170 billion. The memory sector should be on your radar if you're searching for the next big investment chance. Memory manufacturers have a bright future ahead through 2026. Micron Technology, a leading computer memory maker, now projects its High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) revenue will reach $100 billion by 2028, up from $35 billion in 2025. The company shows its confidence through a bigger capital spending budget of $20 billion for fiscal 2026 - a 45% jump fro...
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