Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE) is one of the 10 Stocks Outperforming Wall Street with Outsized Gains. Lumentum Holdings rallied for a second day on Wednesday, jumping 8.81 percent to close at $764.65 apiece, as investors poured funds back into artificial intelligence stocks, supported by its planned manufacturing expansion in the US. In a statement earlier, Lumentum […]
Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE) is one of the 10 Stocks Outperforming Wall Street with Outsized Gains. Lumentum Holdings rallied for a second day on Wednesday, jumping 8.81 percent to close at $764.65 apiece, as investors poured funds back into artificial intelligence stocks, supported by its planned manufacturing expansion in the US. In a statement earlier, Lumentum […]
Nettlecombe, Dorset: Logging is typically a job for a machine, but French Comtois are highly manoeuvrable and have just the right amount of horsepower A heave and a grunt and a sudden rush as the felled tree trunk starts to move, dragged on a chain behind Etty’s stocky chestnut hindquarters. Etty is a 12-year-old mare who works with Toby Hoad of Dorset Horse Logging. Their partnership requires mut...
Nettlecombe, Dorset: Logging is typically a job for a machine, but French Comtois are highly manoeuvrable and have just the right amount of horsepower A heave and a grunt and a sudden rush as the felled tree trunk starts to move, dragged on a chain behind Etty’s stocky chestnut hindquarters. Etty is a 12-year-old mare who works with Toby Hoad of Dorset Horse Logging. Their partnership requires mutual understanding and constant communication, as he explains: “You’ve really got to build up a relationship; you’ve got to build up trust. I can drop the reins, and she will pull out the log out for me if it’s in a tight spot.” Continue reading...
Chinese e-commerce major JD.com has priced a 10 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) dual-tranche offshore bond offering, as issuers from mainland China return to the currency amid improving funding conditions. The Beijing-based e-commerce giant said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Thursday that the dim sum bond – yuan-denominated notes issued outside the mainland – comprises 7.5 billion y...
Chinese e-commerce major JD.com has priced a 10 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) dual-tranche offshore bond offering, as issuers from mainland China return to the currency amid improving funding conditions. The Beijing-based e-commerce giant said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Thursday that the dim sum bond – yuan-denominated notes issued outside the mainland – comprises 7.5 billion yuan of five-year senior unsecured notes carrying a 2.05 per cent coupon, and 2.5 billion yuan of...
Supatman/iStock via Getty Images By Jennifer Nash The Advance Retail Sales Report from the Census Bureau showed consumer spending was more robust than expected in February. Headline sales rose 0.6%, a step up from January's 0.1% decline and better than the projected 0.5% growth. For an inflation-adjusted perspective on retail sales, take a look at our Real Retail Sales commentary. Here is the intr...
Supatman/iStock via Getty Images By Jennifer Nash The Advance Retail Sales Report from the Census Bureau showed consumer spending was more robust than expected in February. Headline sales rose 0.6%, a step up from January's 0.1% decline and better than the projected 0.5% growth. For an inflation-adjusted perspective on retail sales, take a look at our Real Retail Sales commentary. Here is the introduction from today's report : Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February 2026, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $738.4 billion, up 0.6 percent (±0.4 percent) from the previous month, and up 3.7 percent (±0.5 percent) from February 2025. Total sales for the December 2025 through February 2026 period were up 3.1 percent (±0.4 percent) from the same period a year ago. The December 2025 to January 2026 percent change was revised from down 0.2 percent (±0.4 percent)* to down 0.1 percent (±0.3 percent)*. Retail trade sales were up 0.6 percent (±0.5 percent) from January 2026, and up 3.5 percent (±0.5 percent) from last year. Nonstore retailers were up 7.5 percent (±1.6 percent) from last year, while food service and drinking places were up 5.2 percent (±1.8 percent) from February 2025. The chart below is a log-scale snapshot of retail sales since the early 1990s. The three exponential regressions through the data help us to evaluate the long-term trend of this key economic indicator. The light purple line is a linear regression through the complete data series. The green line is a regression from the start of the series through the end of 2007 and then extrapolated to the present - thus excluding the Financial Crisis. The blue line is a regression from the start of the series through the end of 2019 and then extrapolated to the present - thus excluding the COVID-19 pandemic. Monthly retail sales have been above the light purple and...
Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) is one of the 10 Stocks Outperforming Wall Street with Outsized Gains. Micron Technology jumped by 8.94 percent on Wednesday to finish at $367.85 apiece, mirroring the broader market optimism and the surge in technology stocks. In other news, Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) on the same day announced the expiration of […]
Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) is one of the 10 Stocks Outperforming Wall Street with Outsized Gains. Micron Technology jumped by 8.94 percent on Wednesday to finish at $367.85 apiece, mirroring the broader market optimism and the surge in technology stocks. In other news, Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) on the same day announced the expiration of […]
Rising oil prices and supply risks are testing global markets as the Iran war threatens flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Canada says its LNG, oil and nuclear projects could help fill gaps for Asia. Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu spoke with Haslinda Amin from Seoul. (Source: Bloomberg)
Rising oil prices and supply risks are testing global markets as the Iran war threatens flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Canada says its LNG, oil and nuclear projects could help fill gaps for Asia. Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu spoke with Haslinda Amin from Seoul. (Source: Bloomberg)
Just_Super/iStock via Getty Images Rigetti Computing, Inc. ( RGTI ) is one of the several pure-play public companies focused on capturing the vastly expanding quantum technology market. This is an area that is largely untapped and one where investors are willing to pay high premiums to own a small piece of potential winners. With an ever-evolving narrative, there has been multiple opportunities to...
Just_Super/iStock via Getty Images Rigetti Computing, Inc. ( RGTI ) is one of the several pure-play public companies focused on capturing the vastly expanding quantum technology market. This is an area that is largely untapped and one where investors are willing to pay high premiums to own a small piece of potential winners. With an ever-evolving narrative, there has been multiple opportunities to buy/sell stocks across the quantum landscape. However, there still appears to be a significant amount of hype embedded into shares. My last report on RGTI was at the end of January , where I argued shares reflected a high probability of success in an otherwise uncertain environment. Rigetti's approach to quantum is based on superconducting qubits, which are designed, built, and fabricated all by Rigetti. In quantum, the technological approach is truly a competitive differentiator. Companies such as Rigetti, D-Wave ( QBTS ), Quantum Computing ( QUBT ), and IonQ ( IONQ ) are all taking different approaches to achieve quantum computing advancements. In my opinion, it has yet to be seen which method will garner the most traction and be the most effective, which is why volatility across this sector exists. Seeking Alpha Since then, the stock has fallen over 45%, a material underperformance. However, I don't think the stock has yet to find a bottom. The recent quarterly update was a positive step forward, but there is still a long ways - and much uncertainty - until "success" can be achieved. With many emerging technological trends, with Quantum and AI being great real-time examples, investors often overlook how quickly near-term success can be achieved. This often results in aggressive premiums paid to own the perceived winning stocks. However in reality, this can take multiple years to play out. Of course, there is a lot of money to be made if invested in the early winners, but with quantum, I believe visibility into who those winners will be is still multiple quarters away. F...