Trump raises US tariffs on South Korea imports to 25% South Korea says it had not been given official notice of the decision to raise tariffs on some of its goods, and wanted urgent talks with Washington over the issue. Trump said South Korean lawmakers have been slow to approve the deal while "we have acted swiftly to reduce our TARIFFS in line with the Transaction agreed to". In a post on social...
Trump raises US tariffs on South Korea imports to 25% South Korea says it had not been given official notice of the decision to raise tariffs on some of its goods, and wanted urgent talks with Washington over the issue. Trump said South Korean lawmakers have been slow to approve the deal while "we have acted swiftly to reduce our TARIFFS in line with the Transaction agreed to". In a post on social media, Trump said he would increase levies on South Korea from 15% across a range of products including automobiles, lumber, pharmaceuticals and "all other Reciprocal TARIFFS". US President Donald Trump has announced he is raising tariffs on South Korean imports to 25% after accusing Seoul of "not living up" to a trade deal reached last year. It added that South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan, who is currently in Canada, will visit Washington as soon as possible to meet US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Shares in some South Korean exporters fell on Tuesday morning, with car maker Hyundai down about 2.5%. Stocks related to pharmaceuticals and timber were also lower. Seoul and Washington reached a deal last October, which included a pledge from South Korea to invest $350bn (£256bn) in the US, some of which would go to shipbuilding. The following month, the two countries agreed that the US would reduce tariffs on some products once South Korea started the process to approve the deal. The agreement was submitted to South Korea's National Assembly on 26 November and is currently being reviewed. It is likely to be passed in February, according to local media. Tariffs are paid by companies who import products. In this case, US firms will pay a 25% tax on goods they buy from South Korea. Trump has frequently used tariffs as leverage to enact foreign policy during his second term in the White House. On Saturday, he threatened Canada with a 100% tariff if it struck a trade deal with China. On Monday, Chinese officials said its "strategic partnership" agreement with Cana...
It seems the company won't wow Mr. Market with its 2025 performance. Petroleum refining and fertilizer production company CVR Energy (CVI 9.33%) had a Monday to forget on the stock exchange. Its shares lost nearly 10% of their value after the company announced preliminary quarterly and full-year results that investors clearly found unimpressive. Fourth-quarter flop? Well before market open, in wha...
It seems the company won't wow Mr. Market with its 2025 performance. Petroleum refining and fertilizer production company CVR Energy (CVI 9.33%) had a Monday to forget on the stock exchange. Its shares lost nearly 10% of their value after the company announced preliminary quarterly and full-year results that investors clearly found unimpressive. Fourth-quarter flop? Well before market open, in what seems like a rip-the-bandage-off-quickly move, CVR released those figures. According to the energy company's calculations, its net loss attributable to shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2025 will fall between $105 million and $125 million. That's on the back of total refining throughput of 210,000 to 220,000 barrels per day (bpd). The bottom-line forecast compares quite unfavorably to CVR's performance in the same period of 2024. In that quarter, the specialty energy company posted a headline net profit attributable to shareholders of $28 million. Meanwhile, its refining throughput was 214,000 bpd. Worse, CVR is estimating that its ammonia utilization rate (a key indicator for the fertilization production business of its publicly traded subsidiary, CVR Partners) had fallen precipitously to 60% to 65% in the recently completed quarter. However, the year-ago period's utilization rate was far higher, at 96%. Expand NYSE : CVI Cvr Energy Today's Change ( -9.33 %) $ -2.29 Current Price $ 22.25 Key Data Points Market Cap $2.5B Day's Range $ 22.08 - $ 23.75 52wk Range $ 15.10 - $ 41.66 Volume 62K Avg Vol 1.2M Gross Margin 6.18 % A costly delay Last year, CVR had to contend with operational challenges and delays at Coffeyville, one of its two fertilizer plants. These led to a maintenance shutdown lasting several months and negatively affected production. While the company has worked through Coffeyville's issues, its overall business doesn't seem to be in tip-top shape. Considering that, I would probably avoid its stock for now.
(RTTNews) - Salesforce (CRM) announced that the U.S. Army has awarded the company a landmark $5.6 billion, 10-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The agreement is executed through Computable Insights LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to Salesforce's national security operations. Through its Missionforce National Security initiative, Salesforce will deliver cutting-...
(RTTNews) - Salesforce (CRM) announced that the U.S. Army has awarded the company a landmark $5.6 billion, 10-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The agreement is executed through Computable Insights LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to Salesforce's national security operations. Through its Missionforce National Security initiative, Salesforce will deliver cutting-edge private sector innovation to support the Department of War (DOW). The partnership is designed to strengthen efficiency and effectiveness across the force, ensuring that advanced digital capabilities are embedded into critical defense operations. Under the new contract, the Army and the DOW will leverage Salesforce's trusted data fabric and compliant cloud technologies as the foundation for building an agentic enterprise. These solutions will accelerate decision-making, optimize operations, and enhance support for millions of warfighters, civilian personnel, industrial base partners, and dependents. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Key Points The U.S. government took a 10% stake in Texas-based USA Rare Earth in a $1.6 billion deal. The domestic investment deflated speculation that Critical Metals would receive similar federal backing. Critical Metals' Greenland project remains years from commercialization. 10 stocks we like better than Critical Metals › Shares of Critical Metals Corp (NASDAQ: CRML) fell on Monday, finishing ...
Key Points The U.S. government took a 10% stake in Texas-based USA Rare Earth in a $1.6 billion deal. The domestic investment deflated speculation that Critical Metals would receive similar federal backing. Critical Metals' Greenland project remains years from commercialization. 10 stocks we like better than Critical Metals › Shares of Critical Metals Corp (NASDAQ: CRML) fell on Monday, finishing the day down 11.3%. The drop came as the S&P 500 gained 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.4%. The U.S. government has taken a 10% stake in the mining company USA Rare Earth, leading to a dip in many mining stocks like Critical Metals Corp, which had been driven higher by investors hoping for a similar investment from the federal government. 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 » That narrative has been especially strong for Critical Metals due to its Tanbreez project in Greenland, the massive territory that President Trump has said he wants under U.S. control. The Trump administration picks USA Rare Earth While a future deal could still be on the table, the Trump administration appears more interested in shoring up domestic access. The $1.6 billion deal with USA Rare Earth, whose mine is located in Texas, helps "ensure our supply chains are resilient and no longer reliant on foreign nations," as U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick put it. There's a long road ahead for Critical Metals Corp Critical Metals stock is an interesting speculative pick for investors with a high risk tolerance, but the road to commercializing the massive Tanbreez project remains long, and the stock will remain highly volatile and reactive to news stories like this one. Should you buy stock in Critical Metals right now? Before you buy stock in Critical Metals, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 be...
Revenue growth rates may determine whether Palantir can sustain its current valuations in the long term. Perhaps no company has more successfully leveraged generative artificial intelligence (AI) than Palantir (PLTR 1.22%), which released its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) in 2023. Once they experienced the platform in Palantir's boot camps, clients from a variety of industries walked away...
Revenue growth rates may determine whether Palantir can sustain its current valuations in the long term. Perhaps no company has more successfully leveraged generative artificial intelligence (AI) than Palantir (PLTR 1.22%), which released its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) in 2023. Once they experienced the platform in Palantir's boot camps, clients from a variety of industries walked away with eye-popping productivity gains. Moreover, Palantir stock investors benefited from the massive rise in the stock price. Since its low in December 2022, the stock is up nearly 2,700%, exceeding the 1,200% gain in Nvidia over the same time frame. That led to growth in its valuation metrics, meaning the question now is whether Palantir can still justify its multiples. Palantir and its valuation Unfortunately for investors on the sidelines, Palantir comes with a massive premium no matter how you perceive the stock. Investors who might otherwise dismiss concerns about the 388 price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio may balk when they learn the forward P/E ratio of 164. Furthermore, the price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 108 and the price-to-book ratio of 60 are unlikely to bring comfort. With these possible "bubble" valuations, some investors may dismiss the stock, even after seeing the gains of the last three years. Expand NASDAQ : PLTR Palantir Technologies Today's Change ( -1.22 %) $ -2.08 Current Price $ 167.53 Key Data Points Market Cap $404B Day's Range $ 167.33 - $ 170.57 52wk Range $ 66.12 - $ 207.52 Volume 740K Avg Vol 46M Gross Margin 80.81 % However, growth investors may pay the premium if they believe the company's rate of expansion can justify it, and indeed, the growth is notable. In the third quarter of 2025, its revenue of almost $1.2 billion grew by 63% year over year, including a 77% rise in U.S. revenue. Considering the 48% yearly increase in Q2 2025 and 39% annual rise in Q1 2025, revenue growth is in an uptrend. Additionally, profit growth is on fire. In Q3, the net i...
The deep-sea miner's investors were hoping for an investment from the Trump administration. Shares of TMC The Metals Company (TMC 17.69%) plummeted on Monday, finishing down 17.7%. The slide came as the S&P 500 gained 0.5% while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4%. The sea-based mining company is seeing its shares fall after it was revealed that the U.S. government is making a direct investment in the ...
The deep-sea miner's investors were hoping for an investment from the Trump administration. Shares of TMC The Metals Company (TMC 17.69%) plummeted on Monday, finishing down 17.7%. The slide came as the S&P 500 gained 0.5% while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4%. The sea-based mining company is seeing its shares fall after it was revealed that the U.S. government is making a direct investment in the rare-earth miner USA Rare Earth that could result in as much as a 15% equity stake. Mining stocks -- TMC included -- have been inflated on hopes that they might secure such a deal. Expand NASDAQ : TMC TMC The Metals Company Today's Change ( -17.69 %) $ -1.67 Current Price $ 7.77 Key Data Points Market Cap $3.9B Day's Range $ 7.53 - $ 9.75 52wk Range $ 1.42 - $ 11.35 Volume 28M Avg Vol 9M One more miner gets a direct investment The nearly $1.6 billion deal is made up of $277 million in direct funding as well as $1.3 billion in federal loans through the CHIPS Act. The move is part of the Trump administration's push to secure domestic access to strategic resources. As U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick put it, "This investment ensures our supply chains are resilient and no longer reliant on foreign nations." Investors did react as if this were a zero-sum game, but this is the fourth deal the federal government has made with a mining company. It is possible that more will follow. TMC stock is a high-risk, but intriguing pick for investors with a particularly high risk tolerance; I would caution most investors to stay away, however. There are too many unknowns within its actual business, and the stock is too volatile and easily impacted by news stories like these for my taste.
In Brief Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle claims its voice assistant illegally spied on users to, among other things, serve them advertisements, Reuters reports. Google did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement of the class-action case, which accused the firm of “unlawful and intentional interception and recording of individuals’ confidential communications without their consent and sub...
In Brief Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle claims its voice assistant illegally spied on users to, among other things, serve them advertisements, Reuters reports. Google did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement of the class-action case, which accused the firm of “unlawful and intentional interception and recording of individuals’ confidential communications without their consent and subsequent unauthorized disclosure of those communications to third parties.” The suit further claimed that “information gleaned from these recordings was wrongly transmitted to third parties for targeted advertising and for other purposes.” The case centered on “false accepts,” wherein Google Assistant is alleged to have activated and recorded the user’s communications even if they had not intentionally prompted it to do so with a wake word. TechCrunch reached out to Google for comment. Americans have long suspected that their devices inappropriately spy on them. Those suspicions have led, increasingly, to claims of legal wrongdoing. In 2021, Apple agreed to pay $95 million to settle claims its voice assistant, Siri, had recorded their conversations without a prompt from users. Google, like other tech giants, has faced other privacy-related litigation in recent years. Last year, the company agreed to pay $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle two lawsuits that claimed the company had violated its data privacy laws.
Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle claims its voice assistant illegally spied on users to, among other things, serve them advertisements, Reuters reports. Google did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement of the class-action case, which accused the firm of “unlawful and intentional interception and recording of individuals’ confidential communications without their consent and subsequent u...
Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle claims its voice assistant illegally spied on users to, among other things, serve them advertisements, Reuters reports. Google did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement of the class-action case, which accused the firm of “unlawful and intentional interception and recording of individuals’ confidential communications without their consent and subsequent unauthorized disclosure of those communications to third parties.” The suit further claimed that “information gleaned from these recordings was wrongly transmitted to third parties for targeted advertising and for other purposes.” The case centered on “false accepts,” wherein Google Assistant is alleged to have activated and recorded the user’s communications even if they had not intentionally prompted it to do so with a wake word. TechCrunch reached out to Google for comment. Americans have long suspected that their devices inappropriately spy on them. Those suspicions have led, increasingly, to claims of legal wrongdoing. In 2021, Apple agreed to pay $95 million to settle claims its voice assistant, Siri, had recorded their conversations without a prompt from users. Google, like other tech giants, has faced other privacy-related litigation in recent years. Last year, the company agreed to pay $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle two lawsuits that claimed the company had violated its data privacy laws.
A partnership with an artificial intelligence (AI) titan should help to accelerate the cloud infrastructure specialist's growth. Shares of CoreWeave (CRWV +5.73%) popped on Monday after the data center developer deepened its strategic collaboration with global semiconductor giant Nvidia (NVDA 0.65%). By the close of trading, CoreWeave's stock price was up more than 5% after rising as much as 17% e...
A partnership with an artificial intelligence (AI) titan should help to accelerate the cloud infrastructure specialist's growth. Shares of CoreWeave (CRWV +5.73%) popped on Monday after the data center developer deepened its strategic collaboration with global semiconductor giant Nvidia (NVDA 0.65%). By the close of trading, CoreWeave's stock price was up more than 5% after rising as much as 17% earlier in the day. Nvidia's sizable investment in CoreWeave Nvidia purchased a $2 billion stake in CoreWeave at $87.20 per share, a discount of about 6% to the stock's closing price on Friday. "The investment reflects Nvidia's confidence in CoreWeave's business, team, and growth strategy," the companies said in a press release. Expand NASDAQ : CRWV CoreWeave Today's Change ( 5.73 %) $ 5.33 Current Price $ 98.31 Key Data Points Market Cap $46B Day's Range $ 98.05 - $ 108.65 52wk Range $ 33.52 - $ 187.00 Volume 49M Avg Vol 29M Gross Margin 49.23 % CoreWeave's tech platform helps businesses scale their artificial intelligence (AI) operations by enabling its customers to run machine learning workloads more efficiently. "CoreWeave's deep AI factory expertise, platform software, and unmatched execution velocity are recognized across the industry," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said. Accelerating the AI boom CoreWeave will use the funds to quicken the development of 5 gigawatts of AI factories by 2030 to help satisfy the surging demand for accelerated computing services. A gigawatt of energy can power as many as 750,000 homes. "AI is entering its next frontier and driving the largest infrastructure buildout in human history," Huang said. The two companies will also take steps to better integrate CoreWeave's AI software with Nvidia's chips and storage systems. "From the very beginning, our collaboration has been guided by a simple conviction: AI succeeds when software, infrastructure, and operations are designed together," CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator said.
Key Points Nvidia invested $2 billion in CoreWeave. The two companies are working together to build AI factories. 10 stocks we like better than CoreWeave › Shares of CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) popped on Monday after the data center developer deepened its strategic collaboration with global semiconductor giant Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). By the close of trading, CoreWeave's stock price was up more than 5%...
Key Points Nvidia invested $2 billion in CoreWeave. The two companies are working together to build AI factories. 10 stocks we like better than CoreWeave › Shares of CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) popped on Monday after the data center developer deepened its strategic collaboration with global semiconductor giant Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). By the close of trading, CoreWeave's stock price was up more than 5% after rising as much as 17% earlier in the day. 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 » Nvidia's sizable investment in CoreWeave Nvidia purchased a $2 billion stake in CoreWeave at $87.20 per share, a discount of about 6% to the stock's closing price on Friday. "The investment reflects Nvidia's confidence in CoreWeave's business, team, and growth strategy," the companies said in a press release. CoreWeave's tech platform helps businesses scale their artificial intelligence (AI) operations by enabling its customers to run machine learning workloads more efficiently. "CoreWeave's deep AI factory expertise, platform software, and unmatched execution velocity are recognized across the industry," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said. Accelerating the AI boom CoreWeave will use the funds to quicken the development of 5 gigawatts of AI factories by 2030 to help satisfy the surging demand for accelerated computing services. A gigawatt of energy can power as many as 750,000 homes. "AI is entering its next frontier and driving the largest infrastructure buildout in human history," Huang said. The two companies will also take steps to better integrate CoreWeave's AI software with Nvidia's chips and storage systems. "From the very beginning, our collaboration has been guided by a simple conviction: AI succeeds when software, infrastructure, and operations are designed together," CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator said. Should you buy stock in CoreWeave right now? Befor...
Earnings Call Insights: Agilysys, Inc. (AGYS) Q3 2026 Management View CEO Ramesh Srinivasan reported "Q3 fiscal 2026 was the second best Q3 October to December period sales quarter" and described it as "the best Q3 sales quarter on record for the hotels, resorts and cruise ships, HRC sales vertical, highlighted by several significant new customer wins." Srinivasan highlighted wins with Bolt Farm T...
Earnings Call Insights: Agilysys, Inc. (AGYS) Q3 2026 Management View CEO Ramesh Srinivasan reported "Q3 fiscal 2026 was the second best Q3 October to December period sales quarter" and described it as "the best Q3 sales quarter on record for the hotels, resorts and cruise ships, HRC sales vertical, highlighted by several significant new customer wins." Srinivasan highlighted wins with Bolt Farm Treehouse in Tennessee and Sands Resort in South Carolina, both selecting multiple Agilysys solutions. Srinivasan noted that "casino gaming, our strongest sales vertical for several years now witnessed a relative sales slowdown during the months of October and November... but recovered well during the month of December." He also stated, "cumulative subscription SaaS sales during the first three quarters of fiscal 2026 is already at 95% of previous best full year sales which happened to be last fiscal year. Fiscal 2026 year-to-date subscription sales is up 37% year-over-year." Srinivasan provided an update on the Marriott PMS project: "PMS pilot property implementations have been completed successfully across the U.S. and Canada. We are now in the exciting process of getting going on the implementation waves, which are expected to keep increasing in size and scope during coming months." CFO Dave Wood stated, "Third quarter fiscal 2026 revenue was a quarterly record of $80.4 million, a 15.6% increase from total net revenue of $69.6 million in the comparable prior year period. Onetime revenue consisting of product and professional services was up 12.7% over the prior year quarter and in line with our expected 5% to 10% increase in onetime revenue for the fiscal year. Recurring revenue was up 17.2% on the back of strong subscription revenue growth." Outlook Guidance for fiscal 2026 full year revenue was raised to $318 million, at the top end of the previous range, with Srinivasan stating, "we now expect fiscal 2026 full year revenue to be 3-1-8, $318 million at the top end of th...