carstenbrandt/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Boeing ( BA ) and Israel’s Technion Institute of Technology on Tuesday said they are moving forward with plans to develop sustainable aviation fuel using alternative feedstocks such as green hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide, as the aviation industry looks to curb long term emissions. The partners said early feasibility work has been completed an...
carstenbrandt/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Boeing ( BA ) and Israel’s Technion Institute of Technology on Tuesday said they are moving forward with plans to develop sustainable aviation fuel using alternative feedstocks such as green hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide, as the aviation industry looks to curb long term emissions. The partners said early feasibility work has been completed and the project is now advancing toward development, with the goal of reaching commercially viable production. Sustainable aviation fuel, which is typically produced from waste oils or other byproducts, can sharply reduce emissions compared with conventional jet fuel but remains far more expensive. Boeing ( BA ) has pledged to deliver commercial aircraft capable of operating on 100% sustainable aviation fuel by 2030, aligning with broader industry ambitions to reach net zero emissions by midcentury. Still, industry groups have warned that adoption may be slow, with sustainable fuels expected to make up less than 1% of global jet fuel use in the near term. The company said scaling production will take time and may rely on a wide range of raw materials, including non food crops, agricultural waste and industrial emissions. Separately, Boeing ( BA ) said it is partnering with Israel’s Ben-Gurion University to establish a cybersecurity research center focused on next generation aviation and aerospace systems. More on Boeing Boeing Earnings Preview: Expectations Remain Too Subdued For The Aerospace Giant Boeing Before Earnings: You Might Want To Be Cautious Boeing: Why Production, Not Valuation, Is The Real Story Now Boeing beats loss forecast, shares steady as one-time gain masks ongoing risks Boeing Q4 earnings on deck: What to expect
Timberland Bancorp ( TSBK ) declares $0.29/share quarterly dividend , 3.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.28. Forward yield 3.18% Payable Feb. 27; for shareholders of record Feb. 13; ex-div Feb. 13. See TSBK Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Timberland Bancorp Navigating The Rate Regime: A 'Hold' Thesis On Timberland Bancorp Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Timberland ...
Timberland Bancorp ( TSBK ) declares $0.29/share quarterly dividend , 3.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.28. Forward yield 3.18% Payable Feb. 27; for shareholders of record Feb. 13; ex-div Feb. 13. See TSBK Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Timberland Bancorp Navigating The Rate Regime: A 'Hold' Thesis On Timberland Bancorp Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Timberland Bancorp Dividend scorecard for Timberland Bancorp Financial information for Timberland Bancorp
The odds that another winter storm will pummel the US East Coast early next week are rising, putting power grids to the test again as the region recovers from a larger system that upended travel and triggered widespread blackouts. Eastern North Carolina, extreme southeastern Virginia and eastern Massachusetts have 60% chance or more of minor weather impacts from a storm, according to the US Weathe...
The odds that another winter storm will pummel the US East Coast early next week are rising, putting power grids to the test again as the region recovers from a larger system that upended travel and triggered widespread blackouts. Eastern North Carolina, extreme southeastern Virginia and eastern Massachusetts have 60% chance or more of minor weather impacts from a storm, according to the US Weather Prediction Center. A wider area from South Carolina to Massachusetts, including Long Island and coastal New Jersey, has a 40% or higher chance of moderate effects from Feb. 1 to Feb. 2. “The fact we are getting this high a probability for days four to six should raise an eyebrow,” said David Roth, a senior branch forecaster at the Weather Prediction Center. Read more: Winter Is a Growing Threat to US Power Grids: Energy Daily The storm comes on the heels of a larger system that dropped more than a foot of snow across a wide part of the US from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic, including New York City, snarling air travel and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers. That storm, exiting Maine on Tuesday, is leaving frigid air in its wake, adding to the misery of those without power in regions where electric heat is the primary source for warming homes and businesses. Regulators have warned that rising power demand from data centers and electrification is increasing the risk of winter blackouts, particularly during extended periods of extreme cold. The details of next week’s system are still uncertain, and the forecast could still shift. A slight wobble to the northwest could mean more snow for New York City and the other large metropolitan areas along the East Coast, Roth said. He added that early forecasts for the last storm originally spared New York and Boston the worst of the snow, but both cities ended up being buried.
Key Points Sirius exceeded its initial targets to start the year, especially on free cash flow. However, continued subscriber and revenue declines, though gradual, weighed on the stock. Can a new low-cost, ad-supported tier turn things around? 10 stocks we like better than Sirius XM › Shares of satellite radio company Sirius XM Holding (NASDAQ: SIRI) fell 12.3% in 2025, according to data from S&P ...
Key Points Sirius exceeded its initial targets to start the year, especially on free cash flow. However, continued subscriber and revenue declines, though gradual, weighed on the stock. Can a new low-cost, ad-supported tier turn things around? 10 stocks we like better than Sirius XM › Shares of satellite radio company Sirius XM Holding (NASDAQ: SIRI) fell 12.3% in 2025, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. While not catastrophic, the decline did trail the S&P 500 index's 17.9% total return by about 30 percentage points. Sirius' underperformance is notable, especially since it's a significant holding of Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), and is probably a holding managed by Ted Wechsler, who is also likely to manage the entire Berkshire public equity portfolio following Warren Buffett's retirement. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » Sirius's business performed somewhat better than expected in 2025, with revenue and profits meeting or exceeding the company's initial guidance. However, continued subscriber and revenue declines put investors in a sour mood. Sirius exceeds its own targets, but Wall Street shrugs At the beginning of the year, Sirius predicted it would generate $8.5 billion in revenue, $2.6 billion in adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), and $1.15 billion in free cash flow in 2025. The good news for shareholders is that, as of Sirius's third quarter earnings report, management had raised that outlook to revenue of $8.525 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $2.625 billion, and free cash flow of $1.225 billion. Given the slight outperformance, some may wonder why the stock declined during the year. It appears investors are still scared off by continued subscriber and revenue declines, as even Sirius's improved targets would mark revenue and adjusted EBITDA declin...
I'll likely keep most of my stocks throughout a market crash, but these three will let me sleep soundly at night. I own about 45 stocks in my portfolio, and to be perfectly clear, if a stock market crash were to arrive, I'd be highly likely to hang on to all of them. I'll rarely ever sell stocks in a down market, unless something alarming happens within the business itself. One investing rule of t...
I'll likely keep most of my stocks throughout a market crash, but these three will let me sleep soundly at night. I own about 45 stocks in my portfolio, and to be perfectly clear, if a stock market crash were to arrive, I'd be highly likely to hang on to all of them. I'll rarely ever sell stocks in a down market, unless something alarming happens within the business itself. One investing rule of thumb I never break is that I'll never sell a stock just because it's down. Having said that, just because I wouldn't necessarily sell a stock doesn't mean that it wouldn't likely be stressful to hold in a market crash. But some stocks in my portfolio would hold up rather well during a market crash, allowing me to hold on while still sleeping well at night. A rock-solid business in any market If I had to own just one stock amid a market crash, it would be Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.62%)(BRK.B 0.45%). For one thing, Berkshire owns a collection of more than 60 subsidiaries, most of which are "evergreen," meaning they perform well regardless of the economy. As an example, people will still need to make their car insurance payments to GEICO in tough times, and they'll still need to make utility payments to Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Perhaps even more important, Berkshire has an unmatched amount of cash at its disposal. At the end of the third quarter, Berkshire had about $382 billion on its balance sheet, and I wouldn't be surprised to see this figure increase when we get fourth-quarter earnings shortly. Expand NYSE : BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Today's Change ( -0.45 %) $ -2.17 Current Price $ 481.30 Key Data Points Market Cap $1.0T Day's Range $ 481.30 - $ 483.50 52wk Range $ 454.60 - $ 542.07 Volume 15K Avg Vol 5M Gross Margin 24.85 % This gives Berkshire tremendous financial flexibility to take advantage of investment opportunities if the stock market crashes. After making savvy investments in Bank of America and Goldman Sachs around the time of the financial crisis, Berkshire...
In recent weeks, Comcast has opened new Xfinity Stores in South DeKalb, Georgia and Chehalis, Washington, expanded its Amazon Luna gaming rollout, completed the spin-off of Versant Media Group, and reported continued use of AI across its advertising operations. Together with customer retention efforts like the Xfinity Membership loyalty program and a pause on near-term internet price hikes, these ...
In recent weeks, Comcast has opened new Xfinity Stores in South DeKalb, Georgia and Chehalis, Washington, expanded its Amazon Luna gaming rollout, completed the spin-off of Versant Media Group, and reported continued use of AI across its advertising operations. Together with customer retention efforts like the Xfinity Membership loyalty program and a pause on near-term internet price hikes, these moves highlight Comcast’s focus on recalibrating its connectivity, media, and retail footprint amid rising competition. Given this backdrop, we’ll examine how Comcast’s Versant Media Group spin-off reshapes its investment narrative and long-term business mix. Explore 23 top quantum computing companies leading the revolution in next-gen technology and shaping the future with breakthroughs in quantum algorithms, superconducting qubits, and cutting-edge research. What Is Comcast's Investment Narrative? To own Comcast today, you have to believe its mix of broadband, content, and theme parks can still create value even as traditional cable shrinks and competition bites. The recent Versant Media Group spin-off and the rollout of Amazon Luna on Xfinity devices both speak to a simpler, more focused Comcast: one that leans into connectivity and high-margin media while pruning complexity. At the same time, new Xfinity stores, the Xfinity Membership loyalty program, and a pause on near-term internet price hikes show management is very aware of subscriber churn after Comcast lost internet and TV customers following earlier price increases. Analysts trimming and upgrading price targets around US$28 to US$37 underline that the key short term catalysts and risks now hinge on whether those retention efforts and portfolio changes can stabilize the core business. However, increased competition and customer losses are pressures investors should not ignore. Comcast's shares have been on the rise but are still potentially undervalued. Find out how large the opportunity might be. Exploring Other...
China’s Moonshot AI, which is backed by the likes of Alibaba and HongShan (formerly Sequioa China), today released a new open-source model, Kimi K2.5, which understands text, image, and video. The company said that the model was trained on 15 trillion mixed visual and text tokens, and that’s why it is natively multimodal. It added that the models are good at coding tasks and handling agent swarms ...
China’s Moonshot AI, which is backed by the likes of Alibaba and HongShan (formerly Sequioa China), today released a new open-source model, Kimi K2.5, which understands text, image, and video. The company said that the model was trained on 15 trillion mixed visual and text tokens, and that’s why it is natively multimodal. It added that the models are good at coding tasks and handling agent swarms — an orchestration where multiple agents work together. In released benchmarks, the model matches the performance of the proprietary peers and even beats them in certain tasks. For instance, in the coding benchmark, the Kimi K2.5 outperforms Gemini 3 Pro at the SWE-Bench Verified benchmark, and scores higher than GPT 5.2 and Gemini 3 Pro on the SWE-Bench Multilingual benchmark. In video understanding, it beats GPT 5.2 and Claude Opus 4.5 on VideoMMMU (Video Massive Multi-discipline Multimodal Understanding), a benchmark that measures how a model reasons over videos. Image Credits: Moonshot AI Moonshot AI said that on the coding front, while the model can understand text well, users can also feed it images or videos and ask it to make a similar interface shown in those media files. Here's a short video from our founder, Zhilin Yang. (It's his first time speaking on camera like this, and he really wanted to share Kimi K2.5 with you!) pic.twitter.com/2uDSOjCjly — Kimi.ai (@Kimi_Moonshot) January 27, 2026 To let people use these coding capabilities, the company has launched an open-source coding tool called Kimi Code, which would rival Anthropic’s Claude Code or Google’s Gemini CLI. Developers can use Kimi Code through their terminals or integrate it with development software such as VSCode, Cursor, and Zed. The startup said that developers can use images and videos as input with Kimi Code. Coding tools have gained rapid popularity and are becoming revenue drivers for AI labs. Anthropic announced in November that Claude Code had reached $1 billion in annualized recurring revenu...
tupungato Jefferies highlighted Williams-Sonoma ( WSM ) as one of the retail sector companies that could benefit from a trade deal between the U.S. and India. Earlier on Tuesday, Indian Petroleum Minister remarked publicly that the U.S.-India trade deal is in very advanced stages. Notably, the U.S. has maintained steep tariffs on Indian imports, including an effective 50% level tied in part to Ind...
tupungato Jefferies highlighted Williams-Sonoma ( WSM ) as one of the retail sector companies that could benefit from a trade deal between the U.S. and India. Earlier on Tuesday, Indian Petroleum Minister remarked publicly that the U.S.-India trade deal is in very advanced stages. Notably, the U.S. has maintained steep tariffs on Indian imports, including an effective 50% level tied in part to India’s continued purchases of Russian oil, which are a major point of friction in the talks. Analyst Jonathan Matuszewski and his team believe the development is positive for home furnishings stocks, including Williams-Sonoma ( WSM ), given the importance of the country's exports. "We believe a deal here could lower WSM's effective tariff rate by hundreds of basis points. India was the third-largest country for WSM imports in 2024 at 15%, behind China and the U.S. Our math suggests a 15% rate on India tariffs versus the current 50% rate would move WSM's effective rate down from 29% to 22%, or a 25% reduction," highlighted Matuszewski. Notably, Williams-Sonoma's ( WSM ) gross margins will be impacted for the next few quarters as tariff pressures hit, but a deal could alleviate some headwinds later in 2026. Shares of Williams-Sonoma ( WSM ) were up 0.5% in premarket trading on Tuesday and are up more than 14% on a year-to-date basis. More on Williams-Sonoma Williams-Sonoma: Fundamentally, It's Durable, But It's Quite Pricey Williams-Sonoma: Healthy Comps And Boosting Margins Despite Tariffs Williams-Sonoma: 3+ Year Update Results In A Downgrade Williams-Sonoma raises operating margin outlook to 17.8%-18.1% as AI, retail investments drive Q4 optimism Williams-Sonoma's comparable sales turn positive in Q3, sees continued growth in FY25 - update
West Coast Community Bancorp ( WCCB ) declares $0.23/share quarterly dividend , 4.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.22. Forward yield 2.04% Payable Feb. 17; for shareholders of record Feb. 10; ex-div Feb. 10. See WCCB Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on West Coast Community Bancorp Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on West Coast Community Bancorp Historical earnings data for...
West Coast Community Bancorp ( WCCB ) declares $0.23/share quarterly dividend , 4.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.22. Forward yield 2.04% Payable Feb. 17; for shareholders of record Feb. 10; ex-div Feb. 10. See WCCB Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on West Coast Community Bancorp Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on West Coast Community Bancorp Historical earnings data for West Coast Community Bancorp Dividend scorecard for West Coast Community Bancorp Financial information for West Coast Community Bancorp
Getty Images Dear Partners & Friends: For the 4Q25 quarter (ended December 31, 2025), cumulative net returns improved 1%. For the year, our cumulative portfolio was flat. Since inception in November 2015 through quarter end, LCA has returned a cumulative 271% net of fees, or 14% CAGR. Despite this year’s underperformance, since inception, we comfortably exceed three widely used representative indi...
Getty Images Dear Partners & Friends: For the 4Q25 quarter (ended December 31, 2025), cumulative net returns improved 1%. For the year, our cumulative portfolio was flat. Since inception in November 2015 through quarter end, LCA has returned a cumulative 271% net of fees, or 14% CAGR. Despite this year’s underperformance, since inception, we comfortably exceed three widely used representative indices for passive small company investing: The Russell 2000 Index, the iShares US MicroCap ETF and the iShares SmallCap EAFE (ex-N. Am) ETF. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Individual account returns may vary . 1 With a concentrated portfolio of small businesses that we intend to own for multiple years, it should be expected that our returns will be different from the overall market, as they were this year and have been over our 10-years of business. At year end, Long Cast managed 28 SMA accounts with AUM of $12M, still small but growing. Account sizes range from $25K to $3M (smaller accounts managed for existing clients) with an average account size of $430K. As we grow, we accumulate resources to do deeper and better research. That is exciting. Long Cast was founded to provide long-term and patient investing in well-researched and well- understood small- and micro-cap companies that can grow over time. It aims for 15% annualized returns (aka “five year doubles”). Long Cast operates as an alternative to the passive investing, and with more transparency and less expense than a fund. I occasionally consider converting to a fund but always conclude that greatest beneficiary of such a move would be me, a notion that violates the principle that business exists to solve problems for its customers . Speaking of Long Cast customers, they include individuals and institutions who are given the choice of paying an AUM fee or a performance fee (“ qualified clients ” only). Though I “leave money on the table” in good years, given my preference for long term and capita...
AMD Ryzen 9850X3D bundles have been spotted in China They bundle the new CPU with 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a cooler This could be a way to give PC builders a break on the price of memory, and might be a plan AMD brings to other regions with any luck AMD could have a plan to tackle the pain of component price hikes – most notably the rocketing cost of RAM – and that's to sell bundles with its imminent ...
AMD Ryzen 9850X3D bundles have been spotted in China They bundle the new CPU with 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a cooler This could be a way to give PC builders a break on the price of memory, and might be a plan AMD brings to other regions with any luck AMD could have a plan to tackle the pain of component price hikes – most notably the rocketing cost of RAM – and that's to sell bundles with its imminent new Ryzen X3D CPU, or at least there's some evidence to indicate this in Asia. Tom's Hardware highlighted a post on X from Uniko's Hardware which shows a bundle that AMD is reportedly launching in China, consisting of a processor plus cooler and system RAM. What buyers get in this package is the new Ryzen 9850X3D CPU, which was recently revealed – and is about to go on sale, looking a great addition to AMD's gaming lineup – along with a Cooler Master cooler for this chip, and 32GB of V-Color memory (a pair of 16GB DDR5 sticks to be precise). We don't have pricing yet, only a photo of this bundle as you can see in the post above. However, what's interesting here is that this appears to be an official collaboration between AMD and V-Color alongside Cooler Master, rather than a retailer simply throwing together its own bundle, hence the logos on the box. There's another telling difference in that the motherboard isn't bundled here. Typically you'd get a CPU and memory plus motherboard in a bundle box, but here the latter is replaced by said cooler. Analysis: a hopeful hint in a deeply pessimistic market (Image credit: VideoCardz / AMD) Presumably, the motherboard has been dispensed with to keep the cost down, as obviously a bundled cooler in its place will ensure an overall lower price (while still making sense as a partner for a high-end gaming CPU). And the main point of this bundle is, of course, to provide DDR5 RAM at a (relatively) palatable price alongside pushing AMD's new processor. It is, of course, likely that the V-Color DDR5 RAM comprises of affordable 16GB memory ...
watch now VIDEO 2:15 02:15 Property Play: Fundrise launches a new AI platform designed to democratize CRE investing Squawk Box A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional in...
watch now VIDEO 2:15 02:15 Property Play: Fundrise launches a new AI platform designed to democratize CRE investing Squawk Box A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Fundrise, a Washington, D.C.-based online investment platform that prides itself on opening up investment in private real estate companies, real estate assets and private technology companies to the average individual, is now setting its sights on artificial intelligence. Fundrise is launching RealAI, a new AI platform that changes how single- and multifamily real estate professionals and individual investors find and use data. It gives users instant access to high-level market intelligence, ranging from neighborhood income and migration trends to multifamily comps and average rents — right down to each individual property. Fundrise's co-founder and CEO, Ben Miller, says it goes far beyond what more generalized AI, like ChatGPT, can offer. The tool is launching with residential data, but Miller said he expects to expand to other commercial real estate sectors within six months. "It does the work of a real estate analyst, and it's for anyone," Miller told Property Play . "We went out and built a database of, now, 3.5 trillion data points of all the real estate knowledge you want. That's every property in America." RealAI is free to users for the first dozen uses and then charges a monthly rate of $69 for a standard plan. Fundrise culls its data from both public records and private databases. It also includes information on the people living and working in the properties, like their education level, credit scores and income. It gets some of that from social media. By using these ex...
Eli Lilly is the leader in GLP-1 weight loss drugs today, but that advantage won't last forever. If you follow the news at all, you know that GLP-1 weight loss drugs are having a massive impact on society. The leader in the GLP-1 space today is Eli Lilly (LLY +0.23%). That helps explain why Wall Street is so excited about the company's stock, pushing its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio to a whopping...
Eli Lilly is the leader in GLP-1 weight loss drugs today, but that advantage won't last forever. If you follow the news at all, you know that GLP-1 weight loss drugs are having a massive impact on society. The leader in the GLP-1 space today is Eli Lilly (LLY +0.23%). That helps explain why Wall Street is so excited about the company's stock, pushing its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio to a whopping 53 times. There's just one problem investors need to understand before buying this drug maker. How expensive is Eli Lilly? Eli Lilly's big problem isn't the valuation of its stock. However, the valuation is the starting point for investors who buy it. And right now, Eli Lilly's stock is expensive. For comparison, the S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.50%) is trading near all-time highs, and the average P/E for the index is roughly 28 times. However, a better comparison point might be other pharmaceutical stocks. Using iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (IHE +0.08%) as an industry proxy, the average P/E for drugmakers is 30 times. So, Eli Lilly's 53 times P/E ratio is well above both the market and the average drug stock. In some ways, that valuation makes sense. In the third quarter of 2025 alone, sales of Eli Lilly's GLP-1 drug Mounjaro grew 109% year over year. Sister GLP-1 drug Zepbound grew even more, with a 185% revenue jump. That is incredible growth and shows just how much demand there is for GLP-1 weight loss drugs. The problem is the industry, not the drug That said, Mounjaro and Zepbound now make up over 50% of Eli Lilly's top line. The drugmaker is hugely reliant on these two blockbuster drugs to support its income statement. That won't last, by design. Pharmaceutical companies are granted a limited period of exclusivity to sell a drug they develop. When that patent protection ends, generic drugmakers can begin producing the same drug, usually at a lower price. When this happens, the branded drug usually sees a material drop in sales. This is what's called a patent cliff. In a de...
busracavus The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index for 20 cities (seasonally adjusted) rose 0.5% M/M in November, up slightly from +0.3% in October, according to data released on Tuesday. On a Y/Y basis, that translates to a 1.4% increase, stronger than the +1.2% consensus and +1.3% prior. The 20-city index (unadjusted) was flat M/M vs. -0.3% prior. The data continues to portray tepid growt...
busracavus The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index for 20 cities (seasonally adjusted) rose 0.5% M/M in November, up slightly from +0.3% in October, according to data released on Tuesday. On a Y/Y basis, that translates to a 1.4% increase, stronger than the +1.2% consensus and +1.3% prior. The 20-city index (unadjusted) was flat M/M vs. -0.3% prior. The data continues to portray tepid growth in the housing market, S&P Dow Jones Indices said. "Monthly price changes were mixed but leaned negative in November, underscoring persistent softness," said Nicholas Godec, head of Fixed Income Tradables & Commodities at S&P Dow Jones Indices . "On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, 15 of the 20 major metro areas saw prices decline from October (versus 16 declines in the previous month)." Chicago remained the market with the strongest Y/Y growth in home prices, rising 5.7%, followed by New York at 5.0% and Cleveland at 3.4%. The biggest declines occurred in the Sunbelt. Tampa home prices dropped 3.9% Y/Y, followed by Phoenix and Dallas, which each declined 1.4%, S&P Dow Jones Indices said. More on the US Economy Trump says he's raising South Korean tariffs on certain goods to 25% Durable goods orders jump in November, swinging from October's decline Hard To Imagine An Economic Slowdown Until This Business Investment Boom Fizzles - Core Capital Goods Orders Show Why
is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Pinterest is planning to lay off hundreds of workers and reduce its office space to reallocate resources for its artificial intelligence initiatives. In a r...
is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Pinterest is planning to lay off hundreds of workers and reduce its office space to reallocate resources for its artificial intelligence initiatives. In a regulatory filing posted Tuesday, Pinterest says the reduction is expected to impact “less than 15 percent” of its current workforce, and that the layoffs should be complete by September 30th, 2026. Pinterest said it had 4,666 full-time employees as of the end of 2024, which would mean around 700 staffers are impacted by today’s announcement. The document said these changes are to support three “transformation initiatives,” with two of them connected to AI: Reallocating resources to AI-focused roles and teams that drive AI adoption and execution Prioritizing AI‑powered products and capabilities Accelerating the transformation of its sales and go-to-market approach Off the back of these changes, Pinterest is set to incur pre-tax restructuring charges of approximately $35 million to $45 million. We have reached out to Pinterest for comment. This story is developing…
Swvl ( SWVL ) launched operations in Kuwait, securing a $2.2M multi-year contract to deploy its full stack of enterprise mobility solutions. The rollout builds on strong momentum across the region, following successful launches and long-term collaborations in the UK , UAE , Saudi Arabia , and Egypt. The company said that it continues to see strong traction from sectors such as logistics, manufactu...
Swvl ( SWVL ) launched operations in Kuwait, securing a $2.2M multi-year contract to deploy its full stack of enterprise mobility solutions. The rollout builds on strong momentum across the region, following successful launches and long-term collaborations in the UK , UAE , Saudi Arabia , and Egypt. The company said that it continues to see strong traction from sectors such as logistics, manufacturing, retail, and large corporate campuses across the region. More on Swvl Holdings Swvl gets Nasdaq notice due to market value deficiency Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Swvl Holdings Financial information for Swvl Holdings
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock was the biggest Mag Seven winner last year, thanks in part to its big lead in AI. Though the new year is less than a month old, shares of Alphabet have shown no signs of slowing down, now up just shy of 6% year to date. As the company continues investing heavily ... Alphabet Stock Had its Melt-Up Moment. Will Amazon Be Next?
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock was the biggest Mag Seven winner last year, thanks in part to its big lead in AI. Though the new year is less than a month old, shares of Alphabet have shown no signs of slowing down, now up just shy of 6% year to date. As the company continues investing heavily ... Alphabet Stock Had its Melt-Up Moment. Will Amazon Be Next?
Welcome back to Bloomberg’s Defense Monitor , a weekly rundown on the companies, geopolitics and finances of the future battlefield. Sign up now if you’re not already on the list. Everything is fine here, just fine, as US ally Canada modeled what an American invasion would look like and President Donald Trump wondered aloud whether NATO should patrol his country’s southern border. Israel’s Rafael ...
Welcome back to Bloomberg’s Defense Monitor , a weekly rundown on the companies, geopolitics and finances of the future battlefield. Sign up now if you’re not already on the list. Everything is fine here, just fine, as US ally Canada modeled what an American invasion would look like and President Donald Trump wondered aloud whether NATO should patrol his country’s southern border. Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. may be on the verge of a sort of drone defense holy grail: a laser powerful enough to zap small aerial targets but small enough to ride happily on a vehicle . India plans to add 50 spy satellites to its security arsenal in the wake of last year’s conflict with Pakistan . The country already has more than 100 in orbit. On the Korean Peninsula, Pyongyang’s nuclear program has been quietly chugging away, according to South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, and can now make as many as 20 weapons per year . But all eyes remain focused on Europe, where the Greenland question is still somehow unresolved . What is certain, however, is that all these tensions are great for European business — if your European business is making weapons . One company in particular stands out, as you’ll see in the Breakout.... — Gerry Doyle Market Snapshot Lockheed Martin Corp $593.91 +1.3% Northrop Grumman Corp $670.44 +0.9% Rheinmetall AG $1,829.50 +3.7% Airbus SE $206.55 -0.1% BAE Systems PLC $2,023.00 +1.9% RTX Corp $196.34 -0.6% Market data as of 07:26 AM ET. Data is subject to provider delays. The Breakout When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Europe’s defense industry began to sputter into a higher gear . For Kyiv, that meant a flow of weapons to blunt — and eventually push back — Russia’s assault. For defense companies , it meant shaking off the sometimes literal rust and ramping up production of low-tech but much-needed weapons such as artillery shells. And for sharp-eyed investors, it meant an opportunity to paddle a boat into a rising t...
Has sports betting become part of your daily routine? Tell us about it toggle caption Matthieu Delaty/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images The confluence of cell phones and legalized gambling has led to the constant ability to bet on sports. Even if you're just watching games or sports news – events and gametime analysis are inundated with betting ads and spread breakdowns. Polling from 2025 shows near...
Has sports betting become part of your daily routine? Tell us about it toggle caption Matthieu Delaty/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images The confluence of cell phones and legalized gambling has led to the constant ability to bet on sports. Even if you're just watching games or sports news – events and gametime analysis are inundated with betting ads and spread breakdowns. Polling from 2025 shows nearly half of American men between the ages of 18-49 have an active online sports betting account. So what does that look like during an average week or weekend? NPR wants to hear from you.
'Crying horse' toys go viral in China ahead of Lunar New Year Zhang said the animal's gloomy expression was resonating with young workers in China. Zhang Huoqing had expected to have to issue a refund to the customer who bought the toy, but after an image of it started circulating online the horse began selling out. The sad-looking soft toy was originally made in error after a worker sewed a smile...
'Crying horse' toys go viral in China ahead of Lunar New Year Zhang said the animal's gloomy expression was resonating with young workers in China. Zhang Huoqing had expected to have to issue a refund to the customer who bought the toy, but after an image of it started circulating online the horse began selling out. The sad-looking soft toy was originally made in error after a worker sewed a smile on the horse upside down, the owner of Happy Sister - a shop in the eastern city of Yiwu - told Reuters news agency. A frowning horse plush has become a viral bestseller ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations for the year of the horse in China. "A lot of customers like it, and they said it makes sense: that it suits the spirit of today's corporate slaves," Zhang said. "This crying horse really fits the reality of modern working people," she added. "People joked that the crying horse is how you look at work, while the smiling one is how you look after work." Zhang's factory has surged production to meet demand - including from other countries, according to media reports. One buyer, known online as Tuan Tuan Mami, was quoted by the South China Morning Post as saying: "This little horse looks so sad and pitiful, just like the way I feel at work. "With this crying toy in the Year of the Horse, I hope to leave all my grievances at work behind and keep only happiness." The newspaper says the horse is about 20cm (7.8in) tall and costs 25 yuan (£2.62). It is red for good luck, with a golden collar and bell around its neck, and has the phrase "money comes quickly" embroidered on its body in golden letters. Another shop owner in Yiwu, Lou Zhenxian, told Reuters she thought the toy was ugly, but "it's the kind of emotional value young people look for these days". She described young people going to work in the kind of state like the crying horse, and when you get off work "being immediately happy". "But actually if everyone chases that kind of sentiment, the young people's way of think...
Like many other electric vehicle start-ups right now, Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) is trying to find its footing in an increasingly competitive market. The company's impressive Air sedan has caught the automotive world's attention, but its stock has failed to impress investors. So, where is Lucid headed over the next year? I think the company is in for a bumpy ride and could face some of the same pr...
Like many other electric vehicle start-ups right now, Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) is trying to find its footing in an increasingly competitive market. The company's impressive Air sedan has caught the automotive world's attention, but its stock has failed to impress investors. So, where is Lucid headed over the next year? I think the company is in for a bumpy ride and could face some of the same production and funding issues it's currently dealing with. Here's why. What's happening with Lucid right now Lucid recently announced that it was raising additional cash with a public offering of 262 million shares and a corresponding investment by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF). The result is an additional $1.67 billion for the company to put toward its operations. Extra money, especially for an EV start-up that's spending gobs of it to produce and create new vehicles, is good for the company's operations. The extra cash will help Lucid keep the lights on and build its vehicles through the end of 2025. But it's not exactly an encouraging sign that the company, which just went public in 2019, is selling more stock to raise money, the result of which was share dilution for existing shareholders. The underlying problem is that Lucid's vehicle production is slow, and the company is hemorrhaging cash. In the third quarter (which ended Sept. 30), Lucid produced 1,805 vehicles -- an increase of just 16% from the year-ago quarter -- and generated $200 million from their sales, an increase of 45% year over year. Of course, it follows that if production and sales are slow, then the company's losses are probably not great either, which they aren't. Lucid's net loss was $992 million in the quarter, far worse than its loss of $631 million in the year-ago quarter. While Lucid's adjusted loss per share of $0.28 was better than Wall Street's consensus estimate of $0.30, I think the company's widening losses are a red flag. Where Lucid could be in one year Lucid's management say...
US Home Prices Surged In November As Mortgage Rates Tumble For the fourth straight month, US home prices rose on a MoM basis in November (according to the admittedly lagged and smoothed Case-Shiller data released today). The 0.47% MoM rise is the hottest since Dec 2024 Source: Bloomberg On a year-over-year basis, there is a very modest inflection higher in the price appreciation (up from +1.32% to...
US Home Prices Surged In November As Mortgage Rates Tumble For the fourth straight month, US home prices rose on a MoM basis in November (according to the admittedly lagged and smoothed Case-Shiller data released today). The 0.47% MoM rise is the hottest since Dec 2024 Source: Bloomberg On a year-over-year basis, there is a very modest inflection higher in the price appreciation (up from +1.32% to +1.39%). "November's results confirm that the housing market has entered a period of tepid growth," said Nicholas Godec, CFA, CAIA, CIPM, Head of Fixed Income Tradables & Commodities at S&P Dow Jones Indices. Regional patterns continue to illustrate a stark divergence. Chicago leads all cities for a second consecutive month with a 5.7% year-over-year price increase , followed by New York at 5.0% and Cleveland at 3.4%. These historically steady Midwestern and Northeastern markets have maintained respectable gains even as overall conditions cool. By contrast, Tampa home prices are 3.9% lower than a year ago – the steepest decline among the 20 cities, extending that market's 13-month streak of annual drops. Other Sun Belt boomtowns remain under pressure as well: Phoenix (-1.4%), Dallas (-1.4%), and Miami (-1.0%) each continue to see year-over-year declines, a dramatic turnaround from their pandemic-era strength. Declining mortgage rates suggest the rebound in aggregate prices could be about to explode... Source: Bloomberg However, home price appreciation does seem to track very closely with bank reserves at The Fed (6mo lag), which implies prices are going continue to lag for the next few months... Source: Bloomberg Still, November's data is not exactly what President Trump is looking for from 'lower rates' helping his 'affordability' message. Tyler Durden Tue, 01/27/2026 - 09:05