Arctic Monkeys drummer doesn't rule out new music after rumours The rock band have a released a new song in support of charity War Child He said there were no imminent plans to get back into the recording studio, but ruled nothing out and said making music was "something we love to do". Matt Helders told BBC Radio 1's New Music Show it was an "easy yes" when the band were asked to join. The rock g...
Arctic Monkeys drummer doesn't rule out new music after rumours The rock band have a released a new song in support of charity War Child He said there were no imminent plans to get back into the recording studio, but ruled nothing out and said making music was "something we love to do". Matt Helders told BBC Radio 1's New Music Show it was an "easy yes" when the band were asked to join. The rock group released Opening Night, their first new song since 2022 album The Car, as part of a new charity album last week. Arctic Monkeys' drummer has said making music together is something the band "will always do" after rumours swirled that their latest song would be their last. The Sheffield-formed band have built up a devoted following since their 2006 debut album Opening Night appears on Help(2), a compilation featuring more than 30 artists including Olivia Rodrigo, Wet Leg and The Last Dinner Party. Released on 6 March, the project will raise funds for War Child - a charity set up to help children living through war. "Everyone agrees that kids shouldn't be in a situation like that," Matt told DJ Jack Saunders. "Our enthusiam to be involved in this album was at an all-time high. "It was an opportunity for us to do a new song and get back together for the first time in a couple of years and see if we could still do it." The Sheffield band have built up a devoted following since they released debut album Whatever People I Say I Am, That's What I'm Not in 2006. It became the UK's fastest-selling debut of all time, and the four-piece went on to release a string of number one albums. Matt and his bandmates, singer Alex Turner, guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O'Malley were behind 2007's Favourite Worst Nightmare, 2011's Suck It And See and 2013's AM. Their last release, The Car, climbed to number two in the UK album charts. Asked whether they needed a reason to get back to writing music, Matt told the New Music Show he didn't feel there needed to be one. He said the studio...
A 2.5 mile (4km) section of cliff has collapsed on the Italian island of Sicily, after it was pummelled by wind and rain brought by Storm Harry last week. More than 1,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes in Niscemi and geological surveys are currently under way to asses the area. There have been no reports of deaths or injuries, but aerial footage shows numerous buildings and vehicle...
A 2.5 mile (4km) section of cliff has collapsed on the Italian island of Sicily, after it was pummelled by wind and rain brought by Storm Harry last week. More than 1,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes in Niscemi and geological surveys are currently under way to asses the area. There have been no reports of deaths or injuries, but aerial footage shows numerous buildings and vehicles have been destroyed. The landslide occurred on Sunday with parts of the cliff continuing to crumble on Monday, according to local media.
Much of my portfolio is made up of larger businesses -- that is, stocks you've probably heard of. But there can be some excellent opportunities if you're willing to look beyond the popular stocks. With that in mind, longtime Fool.com analyst Tyler Crowe joins me to discuss two stocks that most investors haven't heard of, but that could become much larger businesses in the future. *Stock prices use...
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IonQ's ( IONQ ) proposed $1.8B deal for SkyWater Technologies ( SKYT ) is a “positive step forward” for the quantum computing firm and one that could make it the “quantum champion,” investment firm Wedbush Securities said. “In our view, the most significant competitive advantage for IONQ will be the ability to bring manufacturing and packaging in-house to accelerate its development cycle (IONQ exp...
IonQ's ( IONQ ) proposed $1.8B deal for SkyWater Technologies ( SKYT ) is a “positive step forward” for the quantum computing firm and one that could make it the “quantum champion,” investment firm Wedbush Securities said. “In our view, the most significant competitive advantage for IONQ will be the ability to bring manufacturing and packaging in-house to accelerate its development cycle (IONQ expects cycle times to reduce from 9 to 2 months) while also receiving instant and critical engineering feedback on each iteration of its quantum systems,” Wedbush analyst Antoine Legault wrote in a note to clients. “We note that this acquisition would make IONQ the only vertically integrated trapped-ion player.” Legault, who has an Outperform rating and $60 price target on IonQ, added that the deal for SkyWater could increase its roadmap, ultimately accelerating production and chip design cycles for its 200K and 2M qubit systems. “Given the current state of the industry and the 'quantum race' toward faulttolerant systems, we see time to market/production as key and would see this shift in a timelines as a distinct and important positive assuming IONQ executes as planned,” Legault added. Lastly, the deal could make IonQ the “U.S. quantum champion,” given how essential SkyWater has been as a domestic supplier for U.S. government initiatives, including defense and aerospace. “In the event future (meaningful) US government funding is devoted to quantum, we would see this acquisition as positioning IonQ advantageously in the eyes of various US gov't agencies (DoW, DoE, etc.) with a likelihood the company wins a greater share of any grants potentially awarded to quantum companies given it is positioning itself to offer a broad platform of quantum solutions, all designed, developed, and manufactured domestically in the US,” Legault explained. More on IonQ and SkyWater Technology IonQ: The Most Advanced Quantum Computing Stock, With Upside Even After Multiple Compression IonQ, Inc. (...
nopparit/E+ via Getty Images When I first covered Namib Minerals ( NAMM ), the share price was around $7.87; since then, it has been plummeting hard. At the time, my main thesis was that investors should be cautious. Due to the SPAC structure and overvaluation, the stock seemed to be detached from reality, and the company’s balance was not ideal: it lacked cash for their ambitious plans. Since my ...
nopparit/E+ via Getty Images When I first covered Namib Minerals ( NAMM ), the share price was around $7.87; since then, it has been plummeting hard. At the time, my main thesis was that investors should be cautious. Due to the SPAC structure and overvaluation, the stock seemed to be detached from reality, and the company’s balance was not ideal: it lacked cash for their ambitious plans. Since my first thesis , the company now shows some progress with the Redwing project restart. Also renewed technical and feasibility studies. In the short term, this news positively affected investor sentiment and made some short-term fluctuations in share price. However, we need to separate technical movement from value creation. Currently, neither the Redwing nor Mazowe projects have a final financing structure or FID. So, these changes just increase optionality and potential upside, but at the moment, this still does not change the company's financial profile. Share price fluctuation in recent days (Seeking Alpha) The Market Got It Right The first, and I believe the most important, thing is that the SPAC premium is gone. After the listing on the exchange, the market was prepared to pay a premium for an ambitious story. But almost 99% of SPAC investors walking out showed that even at the start, institutional support for this structure did not exist. The market, to be fair, just failed to recognize this fast. Furthermore, I believe that financing risk today is priced in. Although technical activity and project movement are now ramping up, the company’s balance and financing position changed minimally since my first thesis. You can see lack of institutional support here (Seeking Alpha) The expectations have been lowered. The current capitalization (see my SOTP analysis below) is more reflective of a single mine rather than an entire portfolio of projects. This is an important structural change, as after SPAC it was seen as a growth story, but today it is a combination of limited per...
Darren415/iStock via Getty Images Was this the week that was? Last week’s blog anticipated a ruling by the US Supreme Court on the Presidential use of Executive Orders to impose tariffs on countries and products. It was further expected that the President would use substitute measures to accomplish similar goals if he loses the Supreme Court case. Additionally, there was a belief that the governme...
Darren415/iStock via Getty Images Was this the week that was? Last week’s blog anticipated a ruling by the US Supreme Court on the Presidential use of Executive Orders to impose tariffs on countries and products. It was further expected that the President would use substitute measures to accomplish similar goals if he loses the Supreme Court case. Additionally, there was a belief that the government would be forced to repay the existing tariffs to the American people (voters). The new tariffs would probably cause some changes by foreign nations. None of this happened. Instead, the major topic of conversation at the World Economic Forum at Davos was Greenland. Discussions moved at lightning - or Trump - speed from a military occupation to a not-fully-disclosed peaceful agreement with NATO forces by the end of the week. The importance of these dramatic changes reminds us of what may be topic one in developing future investment strategies. All of this brief history shows how wrong we can be. What we missed was the significant price-level change that occurred this week. Critical Price Changes Starting with the least-followed ECRI industrial price index, which normally moves ploddingly. The index rose to 126.28 from the prior week’s 120.49. The jump raised the year-over-year gain to 6.58%, which is greater than the various inflation measures the Fed and many others use. I would not be surprised to see industrial buyers of products add this amount to their resale prices, after adding an insurance amount to protect their profits against further price increases. One explanation of ECRI prices can be found in the weekly price chart in the weekend Wall Street Journal , which showed natural gas rising +70.0% and silver +14.57% for the week. Part of these increases could be for increased use of these items in the normal course of business. However, I suspect some of the increased demand comes from trading and/or gambling interests, either on the long side or from covering short...
India and the European Union concluded a long-awaited trade agreement , boosting prospects for Indian exporters while reshaping the competitive landscape for local manufacturers. Indian makers of apparel and those in the gems and jewelry sector are set to benefit from the trade deal which will slash duties on these items in the EU to zero. Local food product firms will get preferential access to t...
India and the European Union concluded a long-awaited trade agreement , boosting prospects for Indian exporters while reshaping the competitive landscape for local manufacturers. Indian makers of apparel and those in the gems and jewelry sector are set to benefit from the trade deal which will slash duties on these items in the EU to zero. Local food product firms will get preferential access to the EU market. Indian automakers and liquor companies, however, are likely to take a hit from the deal as it lowers import levies for European firms. The trade pact, announced after nearly two decades of negotiations, will cut duties on 99.5% of goods exported to the EU from India, including seafood and footwear. Meanwhile, India has reduced or eliminated tariffs on 96.6% of items imported from the bloc, including cutting duties for European carmakers. Read More: EU and India Clinch Giant Trade Deal in Rebuff to Trump (2) India’s most ambitious trade pact to date will alter supply chains, pricing power and growth prospects across sectors. “Textiles, gems and jewelry, leather, pharma, and high-tech engineering” will benefit from the deal, said Munjal Almoula, managing partner for Tax & Regulatory Advisory at BDO India. As companies await further details, here’s who will likely to benefit and lose out from the “ mother of all deals ”: WINNERS Apparel Makers India got direct access to $263 billion of European textile market, with an immediate zero duty on textile imports, the Narendra Modi -led administration said in a post on X. The agreement is “critical” to improve the competitiveness of Indian readymade garment exports to EU which is the world’s largest market for these items, CareEdge Ratings said in a note. India could “gradually increase” its market share to as much as 9% from 5% currently, with an incremental annual export opportunity of nearly $4.5 billion over the medium term, it said. Textile exporters jumped, with KPR Mill Ltd. gaining 6%. Welspun Living Ltd. rose 4...
(RTTNews) - Popular Inc. (BPOP) revealed earnings for its fourth quarter that Increased, from last year The company's earnings came in at $233.90 million, or $3.53 per share. This compares with $177.82 million, or $2.51 per share, last year. The company's revenue for the period rose 11.3% to $657.55 million from $590.76 million last year. Popular Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) : -Earnings: $233....
(RTTNews) - Popular Inc. (BPOP) revealed earnings for its fourth quarter that Increased, from last year The company's earnings came in at $233.90 million, or $3.53 per share. This compares with $177.82 million, or $2.51 per share, last year. The company's revenue for the period rose 11.3% to $657.55 million from $590.76 million last year. Popular Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) : -Earnings: $233.90 Mln. vs. $177.82 Mln. last year. -EPS: $3.53 vs. $2.51 last year. -Revenue: $657.55 Mln vs. $590.76 Mln last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
(RTTNews) - First BanCorp. (FBP) revealed earnings for its fourth quarter that Increased, from last year The company's earnings came in at $87.10 million, or $0.55 per share. This compares with $75.70 million, or $0.46 per share, last year. The company's revenue for the period rose 6.5% to $222.76 million from $209.26 million last year. First BanCorp. earnings at a glance (GAAP) : -Earnings: $87.1...
(RTTNews) - First BanCorp. (FBP) revealed earnings for its fourth quarter that Increased, from last year The company's earnings came in at $87.10 million, or $0.55 per share. This compares with $75.70 million, or $0.46 per share, last year. The company's revenue for the period rose 6.5% to $222.76 million from $209.26 million last year. First BanCorp. earnings at a glance (GAAP) : -Earnings: $87.10 Mln. vs. $75.70 Mln. last year. -EPS: $0.55 vs. $0.46 last year. -Revenue: $222.76 Mln vs. $209.26 Mln last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
jbk_photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Mastercard ( MA ) on Tuesday announced a suite of services to help customers integrate agentic AI into their daily operations. Customers are expected to be able to build, test, and deploy agents from Mastercard Agent Suite. Mastercard Agent Suite will be available in the second quarter of 2026. The company expects a significant percentage of custom...
jbk_photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Mastercard ( MA ) on Tuesday announced a suite of services to help customers integrate agentic AI into their daily operations. Customers are expected to be able to build, test, and deploy agents from Mastercard Agent Suite. Mastercard Agent Suite will be available in the second quarter of 2026. The company expects a significant percentage of customer interactions and operational tasks to be supported by AI agents by 2030. More on Mastercard Mastercard: A Fire To Run Towards Mastercard: 14.5% Dividend Raise Impressive, But Valuation Could Cap Future Returns Visa Vs. Mastercard: Two Payment Giants, One Clear Favorite For Me Mastercard, Visa in talks for Apple Pay debut in India - report
The UN children’s agency said on Tuesday it had for the first time in two and a half years been able to deliver school kits with learning materials into Gaza after they were previously blocked by Israeli authorities. Thousands of kits, including pencils, exercise books and wooden cubes to play with, have now entered the enclave, Unicef said. “We have now, in the last days, got in thousands of re...
The UN children’s agency said on Tuesday it had for the first time in two and a half years been able to deliver school kits with learning materials into Gaza after they were previously blocked by Israeli authorities. Thousands of kits, including pencils, exercise books and wooden cubes to play with, have now entered the enclave, Unicef said. “We have now, in the last days, got in thousands of recreational kits, hundreds of school-in-a-carton kits. We’re looking at getting 2,500 more school kits in, in the next week, because they’ve been approved,” Unicef spokesperson James Elder said. Advertisement COGAT, the arm of the Israeli military that oversees aid flows into the Gaza Strip, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Children in Gaza have faced an unprecedented assault on the education system, as well as restrictions on the entry of some aid materials, including school books and pencils, meaning teachers had to make do with limited resources, while children tried to study at night in tents without lights, Elder said. The delivery of vital school kits in Gaza offers hope amid devastation and learning disruption. Photo: Xinhua During the conflict, some children missed out on education altogether, facing basic challenges like finding water, as well as widespread malnutrition, amid a major humanitarian crisis.
J. Michael Jones Synchrony Financial ( SYF ) stock slid 2.5% in Tuesday premarket trading after the credit card issuer delivered weaker-than-expected Q4 earnings and revenue as net interest income failed to rise as much as consensus estimates anticipated. Furthermore, its 2026 guidance midpoint was under the average analyst estimate. The company expects FY2026 EPS of $9.10-$9.50 (midpoint $9.30) v...
J. Michael Jones Synchrony Financial ( SYF ) stock slid 2.5% in Tuesday premarket trading after the credit card issuer delivered weaker-than-expected Q4 earnings and revenue as net interest income failed to rise as much as consensus estimates anticipated. Furthermore, its 2026 guidance midpoint was under the average analyst estimate. The company expects FY2026 EPS of $9.10-$9.50 (midpoint $9.30) vs. the average analyst estimate of $9.35; a net charge-off rate of ~5.5%-6.0% vs. the Visible Alpha consensus of 5.56%; and ending loan receivables growth in the mid-single digits. Q4 GAAP EPS of $2.04, just missing the $2.05 consensus, fell from $2.86 in Q3 and increased from $1.91 in Q4 2024. The current quarter included a $51M after-tax restructuring charge for a voluntary employee early retirement program, or $0.14 per share. Q4 net revenue of $3.79B, lagging the $3.83B consensus, decreased from $3.82B in the prior quarter and $3.80B in the year-ago period. Purchase volume was $49.5B, vs. the Visible Alpha estimate of $49.3B, rising from $46.0B in Q3 and $48.0B in Q4 2024. Net interest income rose to $4.76B from $4.72B in the prior quarter and $4.59B a year ago. The Q4 2025 number missed the Visible Alpha estimate of $4.81B. Provision for credit losses of $1.44B, less than the Visible Alpha consensus of $1.59B, climbed from $1.15B in Q3 and declined from $1.56B in the prior year's Q4. Net charge-offs as a percentage of total average loan receivables were 5.37%, rising from 5.16% in the previous quarter and dropping from 6.45% a year ago. The 30+ days past due delinquency rate was 4.49% in Q4, compared with 4.39% in Q3 and 4.70% in Q4 2024. Loan receivables of $103.8B grew from $100.2B in the previous quarter. "Synchrony achieved sequentially stronger new account, purchase volume, and receivable growth across our portfolio during the fourth quarter, culminating in the addition of over 20M new accounts, engagement with nearly 70M customers, and generation of over $182B of...