The case for cats wearing collars is compelling, and should be supported by veterinary organisations, writes Trevor Lawson While Sir David Attenborough’s latest series might enrage cat lovers by recommending that cats wear bells to reduce wildlife mortality ( ‘We didn’t want to be preachy’: David Attenborough’s unexpected new show – which might enrage cat lovers, 31 March ), a bigger question is w...
The case for cats wearing collars is compelling, and should be supported by veterinary organisations, writes Trevor Lawson While Sir David Attenborough’s latest series might enrage cat lovers by recommending that cats wear bells to reduce wildlife mortality ( ‘We didn’t want to be preachy’: David Attenborough’s unexpected new show – which might enrage cat lovers, 31 March ), a bigger question is why pet organisations including Cats Protection and the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) don’t do the same. Even though quick-release collars have been available for years, these organisations recommend that cats should not wear collars. They claim – without statistical evidence of significant risk – that collars can snag, rub or trap paws. A study in the US found that only 3.3% of cats experienced these problems with collars, and these issues can be addressed by ensuring the collar is correctly fitted and the cat is given time to adjust to it. There was no evidence of actual serious injury or death. Continue reading...
SweetBunFactory/iStock via Getty Images Ambarella, Inc. ( AMBA ) is setting its sights on high-impact markets for its edge AI infrastructure, particularly as it relates to reindustrialization and industrial automation & robotics. With its new deployable edge AI orchestration hardware & software stack becoming available later in eFY27, Ambarella is positioning itself to facilitate cloudless robotic...
SweetBunFactory/iStock via Getty Images Ambarella, Inc. ( AMBA ) is setting its sights on high-impact markets for its edge AI infrastructure, particularly as it relates to reindustrialization and industrial automation & robotics. With its new deployable edge AI orchestration hardware & software stack becoming available later in eFY27, Ambarella is positioning itself to facilitate cloudless robotics orchestration that may create substantial value as more factory floors adopt automation technology. With a strong market opportunity at hand, I am recommending shares with a price target of $84.28/share at 6.60x eFY28 price/sales. From a tactical standpoint, investors should consider pricing shares lower in the near future as the selloff may continue until Q1 ’27. Ambarella Operational Update Ambarella is realizing substantial growth in demand for its 5nm chips designed for edge-AI applications, particularly for automotive and IoT. The driving factor for growth was increased adoption of its CV75 and CV72 chips. These chips were purpose-built for an industrial AI-type setting, performing advanced video capture and multi-modal vision-language model workloads as a low-powered product. The advanced nodes allow for zero-shot image classification and multi-modal inferencing for real-time visual analytics, a valuable offering for industrial settings. What makes these chips stand out is that no training is necessary for them to be functional, meaning that they can be deployed and provide value almost immediately. Ambarella announced the next generation chip in January 2026 , the CV7 edge AI vision system-on-chip [SoC] that provides AI-based 8k video which can be used in cameras, drones, automotive, and for industrial automation. The chips provide 360-degree surround-view and video recording applications that can be leveraged in ADAS systems in vehicles. These chips were designed on Samsung’s ( SSNLF ) 4nm process technology and consume 20% less power when compared to their predec...
Tracy Marshall describes how the worrying natter of her internal world, thankfully, fell silent I was delighted to read Polly Hudson’s article on overthinkers like me ( Faithful, sensitive, forgiving: overthinkers like me make the best partners, 29 March ). I am 51 now and have spent most of my life at the mercy of my ability to “turn even the most pleasant, benign interaction into a horrifying en...
Tracy Marshall describes how the worrying natter of her internal world, thankfully, fell silent I was delighted to read Polly Hudson’s article on overthinkers like me ( Faithful, sensitive, forgiving: overthinkers like me make the best partners, 29 March ). I am 51 now and have spent most of my life at the mercy of my ability to “turn even the most pleasant, benign interaction into a horrifying encounter that definitely caused offence”. Someone once described me as a sentinel – forever observing and analysing myself and, as a result, never actually living in the moment and enjoying the freedom from guilt and shame and self-loathing that the under- and perfect-level thinkers around me appeared to achieved without effort. Continue reading...
Tartezy/iStock Editorial via Getty Images In Piper Sandler’s opinion, the market seems to be pricing in a lot more bad news for Wingstop ( WING ) and views the current risk/reward as attractive, encouraging investors to take advantage of this situation. Accordingly, analyst Brian Mullan upgraded Wingstop ( WING ) to Overweight from Neutral despite his own expectation for same-store sales, adjusted...
Tartezy/iStock Editorial via Getty Images In Piper Sandler’s opinion, the market seems to be pricing in a lot more bad news for Wingstop ( WING ) and views the current risk/reward as attractive, encouraging investors to take advantage of this situation. Accordingly, analyst Brian Mullan upgraded Wingstop ( WING ) to Overweight from Neutral despite his own expectation for same-store sales, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EPS, and even net unit growth estimates to be revised lower in the coming months. “No doubt, it feels somewhat uncomfortable to upgrade right now,” Mullan says, adding that what is even more concerning is that he hasn’t seen any signs of stabilization in WING’s top-line trends. “But as these things often go, this is the reason why the stock is where it is, which is what we believe is presenting investors with the opportunity, hence the upgrade,” Mullan continues. Despite the risk of getting the upgrade wrong if same-store sales continue to disappoint, Mullan is optimistic that Wingstop’s ( WING ) Smart Kitchen “should prove to be a good thing for the domestic business,” the loyalty program is a plus, and the company’s balance sheet allows it to remain active with share repurchases. Therefore, the combination of the smart kitchen and loyalty program will at least stem the declines in the multi-year trends, “and if that happens, we’d expect to see some stabilization/sequential improvement in the one-year trend, at minimum,” Mullan adds. “Taking everything into consideration, we like the risk/reward on WING at current levels and are upgrading the shares to Overweight. There are things we are worried about still, but we think that these things have been getting priced into the stock of late. Should anything go better than what we are currently modeling, we expect that the upside could prove to be quite attractive.” Wall Street seems to concur with Mullan’s upgrade, lifting Wingstop ( WING ) shares by more than 5% on Thursday. Wingstop ( WING ) reports first-qu...
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, GE Aerospace is now the #42 analyst pick, moving up by 4 spots. This rank is formed by averaging the analyst opinions for each component from e
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, GE Aerospace is now the #42 analyst pick, moving up by 4 spots. This rank is formed by averaging the analyst opinions for each component from e
Investors considering a purchase of Alumis Inc (Symbol: ALMS) stock, but cautious about paying the going market price of $23.76/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is
Investors considering a purchase of Alumis Inc (Symbol: ALMS) stock, but cautious about paying the going market price of $23.76/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Barrick Mining Corp (Symbol: B) is the #4 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Barrick Mining Corp (Symbol: B) is the #4 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global
A collection of 3D printed guns and guns that have been modified using 3D printed parts. | AFP via Getty Images Governor Kathy Hochul and other New York state lawmakers want 3D-printer companies to block the printing of components used to create "ghost guns" - firearms without serial numbers that can be printed privately, easily avoiding a background check. At a press event on Tuesday, Manhattan D...
A collection of 3D printed guns and guns that have been modified using 3D printed parts. | AFP via Getty Images Governor Kathy Hochul and other New York state lawmakers want 3D-printer companies to block the printing of components used to create "ghost guns" - firearms without serial numbers that can be printed privately, easily avoiding a background check. At a press event on Tuesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said two 3D-printing companies had voluntarily agreed to adopt technology that would block the creation of guns using their printers; another digital design company agreed to remove some firearm CAD files (the printing blueprints) from their services, Bragg said. Lawmakers have proposed legislation that would make it illegal to s … Read the full story at The Verge.
A unit of Heathrow Airport is looking to raise around C$500 million ($359 million) through a bond sale in Canada, according to people familiar with the matter, amid improved market conditions there for overseas borrowers. The note from Heathrow Funding Limited could have a maturity of about 10 years, and initial discussions are for a spread of at least 120 basis points above Canadian government be...
A unit of Heathrow Airport is looking to raise around C$500 million ($359 million) through a bond sale in Canada, according to people familiar with the matter, amid improved market conditions there for overseas borrowers. The note from Heathrow Funding Limited could have a maturity of about 10 years, and initial discussions are for a spread of at least 120 basis points above Canadian government benchmarks, said the people, who asked not to be identified as they aren’t authorized to speak publicly. Representatives from the funding vehicle of the London airport are scheduled to speak with Canadian investors on April 6, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Heathrow didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment on Thursday. Conditions have grown more favorable for issuers of so-called maple bonds. Meanwhile, investors have been increasingly attracted to loonie-denominated bonds from non-Canadian entities as they’re now part of the FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index. Heathrow Funding raised C$600 million last July, with orders nearly six times that.