Earnings Call Insights: Lindsay Corporation (LNN) Q2 2026 Management View “We are closely monitoring the situation with our top priority remaining the safety of our employees and partners in the region.” (President, CEO & Director Randy Wood) Wood said the MENA market is “a strong source of growth” for international irrigation and that deliveries tied to the company’s “most recent project are mean...
Earnings Call Insights: Lindsay Corporation (LNN) Q2 2026 Management View “We are closely monitoring the situation with our top priority remaining the safety of our employees and partners in the region.” (President, CEO & Director Randy Wood) Wood said the MENA market is “a strong source of growth” for international irrigation and that deliveries tied to the company’s “most recent project are meaningful to our revenue,” adding, “The project remains on schedule, and our supply chains are currently operating without disruption.” “In North America, our irrigation business customers continued to delay large capital purchases given current farm economics, which, as expected, resulted in lower unit sales volumes in the quarter.” (President, CEO & Director Wood) He said international irrigation was “flat to slightly down year-over-year,” citing “lower sales volumes in Brazil and the timing of project revenue in the MENA region,” and added that in Brazil “high interest rates and limited access to credit continue to constrain growers’ ability to finance capital equipment purchases.” “Total revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 were $157.7 million, a decrease of 16% compared to $187.1 million in the prior year.” (CFO & Senior VP Samuel Hinrichsen) He said operating income was $13 million and net earnings were $12.0 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, and added that the year-over-year decline reflected “lower operating income and a higher effective tax rate.” “During the quarter, we introduced 2 new products” at an industry trade show: “The AlphaGuard channeling device” and “The Road Runner” truck-mounted attenuator. (President, CEO & Director Wood) He framed the launch as reflecting “our investment in innovation and the growing demand for efficient and safe roadway solutions.” Outlook “We expect softer market conditions to persist in the near term in North America.” (President, CEO & Director Wood) He said the company is “not seeing the traditional pickup in spring ...
In March 2026, Broadcom reported Q1 results ahead of expectations, highlighted very large growth in AI semiconductor revenue, and, together with Carahsoft, secured a five-year, US$970 million blanket purchase agreement from the Defense Information Systems Agency to streamline software procurement across key U.S. Department of War agencies. These developments reinforce Broadcom’s dual identity as b...
In March 2026, Broadcom reported Q1 results ahead of expectations, highlighted very large growth in AI semiconductor revenue, and, together with Carahsoft, secured a five-year, US$970 million blanket purchase agreement from the Defense Information Systems Agency to streamline software procurement across key U.S. Department of War agencies. These developments reinforce Broadcom’s dual identity as both an AI hardware supplier and a growing infrastructure software provider with expanding...
India’s homegrown artificial intelligence startup, Sarvam AI , is close to raising $300 million to $350 million as it seeks to build a domestic player that can compete with leaders from the US and China. The Bangalore-based company is raising the money at a valuation of $1.5 billion to $1.55 billion and could close the round as soon as next week, according to people familiar with the matter, askin...
India’s homegrown artificial intelligence startup, Sarvam AI , is close to raising $300 million to $350 million as it seeks to build a domestic player that can compete with leaders from the US and China. The Bangalore-based company is raising the money at a valuation of $1.5 billion to $1.55 billion and could close the round as soon as next week, according to people familiar with the matter, asking not to be named because the discussions aren’t yet public. Bessemer Venture Partners is expected to lead the round, with Nvidia Corp. , Amazon.com Inc. and Prosperity7 Ventures also participating, the people said. Sarvam took a starring role at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’ s AI summit in February, unveiling an AI model that is tailored to the languages and cultures of the world’s biggest market. Modi and his government have made a forceful case that countries beyond the US and China need to control their own destiny with the emerging technology. Sarvam was founded by two AI researchers, Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar, in 2023. Sarvam’s models are built to be used through voice commands and are accessible through 22 Indian languages, which the company has said will be a competitive advantage in the country of 1.45 billion where the vast majority can’t read, write or type in English. The goal is to take on the likes of OpenAI and Alphabet Inc. , whose models often struggle with Indian languages. Sarvam also offers what’s known as “agentic” AI models that can carry out tasks like coding or meeting planning in large part autonomously and with minimal human intervention. The company says its agents could drive enterprise automation in one of the world’s fastest growing economies. “Today we show we can bring our own AI to a billion Indians,” Sarvam co-founder Kumar said in February at the unveiling.
The former British foreign secretary is among 3,000 signatories, including leading members of Jewish diaspora, to open letter to Isaac Herzog The former British foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind is among leading members of the Jewish diaspora urging the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, to intervene to stop “attacks by Jewish extremists” on Palestinians in the West Bank. An open letter to Herzog fa...
The former British foreign secretary is among 3,000 signatories, including leading members of Jewish diaspora, to open letter to Isaac Herzog The former British foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind is among leading members of the Jewish diaspora urging the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, to intervene to stop “attacks by Jewish extremists” on Palestinians in the West Bank. An open letter to Herzog facilitated by the London Initiative – a liberal Zionist network of 360 people, including eminent Jewish, Israeli and Israeli Palestinian figures – has attracted more than 3,000 signatories, including diplomats, philanthropists, rabbis and academics from Australia, Canada, across Europe, South Africa the UK and US. It follows a spate of killings and arson attacks by settlers on Palestinian civilians in March. Continue reading...
Trump Fires Pam Bondi As Attorney General, Blanche To Be Acting AG Update (1315ET): President Donald Trump has ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi , multiple outlets report. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is serving as acting AG in the interim. The move comes amid White House frustration with Bondi’s leadership at the Justice Department - particularly her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files ...
Trump Fires Pam Bondi As Attorney General, Blanche To Be Acting AG Update (1315ET): President Donald Trump has ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi , multiple outlets report. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is serving as acting AG in the interim. The move comes amid White House frustration with Bondi’s leadership at the Justice Department - particularly her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and what Trump viewed as insufficient aggression in targeting his political opponents. Trump had privately discussed firing her and floated EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin (or Blanche) as a possible replacement. Bondi met with Trump in the Oval Office Wednesday night ahead of his speech to the nation on the war in Iran, where she reportedly was informed of her ouster, according to two sources familiar with the meeting. One of those sources said that by the time Trump took his place behind the podium for the address, Bondi already lost her job and was on her way back to Florida. - Fox News And according to the WSJ, Trump weighed firing her in January but was persuaded not to do so . In a Thursday statement, Trump called Bondi "a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year," adding "she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future, and our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche, will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General. " Back to private practice? * * * ReadyWise Spring Sale - ends April 10 . Stock up. Earlier: Leaky little sharks are circling in DC - telling the NY Times and CNN that Pam Bondi may soon be out as Attorney General, and replaced with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. The frustration, per sources close to the White House cited by The New York Times and CNN , centers squarely on Bondi's catastrophic mishandling of the Jeffrey Epstein files - a saga ZeroHedge has chronicled ...
A cleaning-products maker backed by an investment fund founded by the billionaire Pritzker family has turned to private credit lenders to refinance debt. Ares Management Corp. and Antares Capital arranged the financing for PLZ Corp. , according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company is backed by PPC Partners, an investment firm originally started by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and h...
A cleaning-products maker backed by an investment fund founded by the billionaire Pritzker family has turned to private credit lenders to refinance debt. Ares Management Corp. and Antares Capital arranged the financing for PLZ Corp. , according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company is backed by PPC Partners, an investment firm originally started by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and his brother, Anthony ; investors include family groups and institutions from around the world. Representatives for PLZ, PPC, Ares and Antares declined to comment. The closely held company has been working with Houlihan Lokey Inc. to tackle an around $1 billion debt pile, split across a number of loans maturing in August. Holders were gearing up for extension talks, Bloomberg reported in December. Instead, existing term loan lenders were repaid this week, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing a private matter. A representative with Houlihan Lokey declined to comment. The deal comes as private credit funds shift their focus to lending to companies with hard assets to use as collateral. At the same time they’re pivoting away from the software industry, where businesses are at risk of being upended by the rise of artificial intelligence. Last year, PLZ sold its automotive glass cleaner unit, Sprayway, to Highline Aftermarket Acquisition — another company owned by the Pritzker family’s PPC and others. The divestiture helped shore up PLZ’s cash reserves. Read More: Pritzker Buyout Firm Makes Deal With Itself to Tackle PLZ’s Debt Moody’s Ratings cut PLZ’s credit grade to Caa1 from B3 in October, citing its high leverage and weak cash flow generation as demand stagnated in some of its end markets.
Kremlin Asks US For Ceasefire At Bushehr Nuclear Plant To Get Remaining Russian Staff Out Russia is seeking approval from the US and Israel for a ceasefire for the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran , RIA news agency reported Thursday. Airstrikes across the country have reportedly been on the uptick in the past some 48 hours. "The travel routes will be communicated to the relevant authorities i...
Kremlin Asks US For Ceasefire At Bushehr Nuclear Plant To Get Remaining Russian Staff Out Russia is seeking approval from the US and Israel for a ceasefire for the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran , RIA news agency reported Thursday. Airstrikes across the country have reportedly been on the uptick in the past some 48 hours. "The travel routes will be communicated to the relevant authorities in Israel and the United States, and we will use all channels to request strict adherence to the ceasefire during the convoy’s movement," the head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, stated . Well over 500 Russian personnel were at the site prior to the US launching Operation Epic Fury, and the Bushehr complex has been hit at least three times by airstrikes , putting the complex and area at severe risk. via Anadolu Agency Likhachev said that a "final wave of evacuation" of some 200 people is tentatively scheduled for next week. There's been a lot of Russian technicians and personnel there given the plant was undergoing expansion, and it's Russia which first constructed Busherh - and so has technical expertise. The Kremlin has accused Washington and Israel of putting the whole region in danger, and further of harming the cause of nuclear non-proliferation globally . Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova days ago issued statement saying, " The drama of the situation is aggravated by the fact that countries attacking peaceful nuclear facilities in Iran are effectively undermining the NPT, the IAEA's verification mechanisms, nuclear and physical security conventions, as well as the agency's relevant regulations," according to the ministry's website. "Carefully crafted and internationally agreed solutions are not taken seriously by these states and can be discarded at any moment in favor of their selfish interests and geopolitical considerations ," the spokeswoman added. Zakharova further communicated that atrocities in Iran must cea...
alexsl Following a post-earnings drop in the previous session, shares of Tilray Brands ( TLRY ) gained on Thursday after Roth Capital upgraded the stock to Buy from Neutral in reaction to the cannabis firm’s Q3 FY26 results. Analyst William Kirk based his thesis on several positives in the company’s earnings report, including outperformance in its international business, which grew ~73% YoY in Q3,...
alexsl Following a post-earnings drop in the previous session, shares of Tilray Brands ( TLRY ) gained on Thursday after Roth Capital upgraded the stock to Buy from Neutral in reaction to the cannabis firm’s Q3 FY26 results. Analyst William Kirk based his thesis on several positives in the company’s earnings report, including outperformance in its international business, which grew ~73% YoY in Q3, accounting for more than a third of the company’s topline. Noting that the segment is at an inflection point, Kirk wrote that it “should further benefit from planned increases in capacity, potentially reaching a ~200 metric ton run rate from ~137 today." “Ramping local (Portugal) production should help as well,” he added. The analyst also highlighted TLRY's core Canadian business, noting that as supply gets diverted to international markets, “Canada Cannabis is experiencing significantly less price pressure than in past years, with Tilray remaining the market share leader.” Kirk maintained his $10 target on the stock, noting that since shares returned to July 2025 levels, the company’s outlook has brightened and there is a greater chance for regulatory change while management is slowing down share issuance. More on Tilray Tilray Brands, Inc. (TLRY) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Tilray: Big Bet On Beverages (Rating Upgrade) Tilray's Going To Be Great, But For Now It's A Hold Tilray reaffirms FY2026 adjusted EBITDA of $62M-$72M as BrewDog deal targets $1.2B annualized revenue run rate Tilray posts Q3 revenue beat on international cannabis sales
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images News A four-person crew from NASA is entering a pivotal phase of its mission that will send them toward the moon, marking humanity’s closest approach to the lunar surface in over half a century. The Lockheed Martin -built ( LMT ) Orion spacecraft is scheduled to fire its main engine Thursday evening in a maneuver known as a translunar injection burn. This carefully ti...
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images News A four-person crew from NASA is entering a pivotal phase of its mission that will send them toward the moon, marking humanity’s closest approach to the lunar surface in over half a century. The Lockheed Martin -built ( LMT ) Orion spacecraft is scheduled to fire its main engine Thursday evening in a maneuver known as a translunar injection burn. This carefully timed thrust will place the capsule on the correct path toward the moon, leaving little margin for error. The burn comes on the second day of the mission’s planned 10-day journey. The Artemis II crew lifted off Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning a mission designed to test systems ahead of future lunar landings. If all goes according to plan, the astronauts will spend about four days traveling to the moon’s vicinity, with a close flyby expected on April 6. The mission represents a major milestone for NASA after years of development and billions in investment, as the agency works toward establishing a long-term human presence on the lunar surface. Although Artemis II will not attempt a landing, it is a key step in NASA’s broader roadmap, which aims to return astronauts to the moon later this decade. At their closest point, the spacecraft is expected to pass roughly 4,100 miles (6,598.31 km) from the moon. From the crew’s vantage point, the lunar surface will appear about the size of a basketball held at arm’s length. The mission could also set a new record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth, surpassing the crew of Apollo 13 mission . Commanding the flight is astronaut Reid Wiseman , joined by pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch . Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen completes the crew. During the journey, the astronauts will carry out a series of tests and experiments, including preparations to capture images of the moon during the flyby. The crew is also expected to communicate with astronauts aboard the Internati...