Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) is torching cash to build its AI cloud—but it's still sending billions back to shareholders. That tension is becoming one of the most underappreciated capital allocation stories in Big Tech. On Friday, Oracle will pay out roughly $1.4 billion in dividends, even as analysts expect nearly $23 billion in cash burn this fiscal year. On paper, cutting the dividend looks logical....
Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) is torching cash to build its AI cloud—but it's still sending billions back to shareholders. That tension is becoming one of the most underappreciated capital allocation stories in Big Tech. On Friday, Oracle will pay out roughly $1.4 billion in dividends, even as analysts expect nearly $23 billion in cash burn this fiscal year. On paper, cutting the dividend looks logical. In reality, it's complicated. Larry Ellison’s Stake Raises The Bar For A Cut Co-founder and executi
Worcestershire: Once we knew what were were looking for, we saw signs of badgers and muntjac deer and lots more (but definitely no coyotes) Everything was quiet under a blanket of snow. It was bitterly cold and the brambles that had been weighed down by blackberries in the summer were now covered in frost. I was walking in the snowy field with my mum and two brothers when I saw lots of large and s...
Worcestershire: Once we knew what were were looking for, we saw signs of badgers and muntjac deer and lots more (but definitely no coyotes) Everything was quiet under a blanket of snow. It was bitterly cold and the brambles that had been weighed down by blackberries in the summer were now covered in frost. I was walking in the snowy field with my mum and two brothers when I saw lots of large and small animal prints dotted around. My mum downloaded an app to discover which animals had made them. It was pretty funny because the app identified some prints as coyotes! But I think they were made by foxes. Continue reading...
To win votes, Trump can afford to face up to corporate power – to deliver his promised 1.5m homes, Starmer can’t In an incredibly polarised society, there are fewer and fewer things that seem to unite both sides of the aisle in the US political system. Yet it turns out that an objection to Wall Street’s grand heist of single-family homes has done just that. We might expect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...
To win votes, Trump can afford to face up to corporate power – to deliver his promised 1.5m homes, Starmer can’t In an incredibly polarised society, there are fewer and fewer things that seem to unite both sides of the aisle in the US political system. Yet it turns out that an objection to Wall Street’s grand heist of single-family homes has done just that. We might expect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren to rail against the incursion of institutional investors into residential real estate markets, causing rent prices to jump and effectively locking millions of households out of home ownership. However, I admit I was surprised to see JD Vance and Marjorie Taylor Greene striking a similar note. But I was completely dumbfounded to see the real estate tycoon and Wall Street darling Donald Trump sing from the same hymn sheet. Adam Almeida is a writer and researcher living in London Continue reading...
A beautiful lake, gorgeous fabric: how could the Myanmar photographer resist? When Aung Chan Thar was 25, he was selected to represent Myanmar as part of Asean Centre for Biodiversity’s (ACB) Young Asean Storytellers programme. A cohort of 20 young artists and writers visited Asean Heritage Parks in their own countries to tell stories of biodiversity, nature and culture. Aung first travelled to In...
A beautiful lake, gorgeous fabric: how could the Myanmar photographer resist? When Aung Chan Thar was 25, he was selected to represent Myanmar as part of Asean Centre for Biodiversity’s (ACB) Young Asean Storytellers programme. A cohort of 20 young artists and writers visited Asean Heritage Parks in their own countries to tell stories of biodiversity, nature and culture. Aung first travelled to Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary , known for its floating gardens, in 2022. “The Intha people live around the lake and build floating houses: structures made from bamboo on stilts,” Aung says. “Fishing is a common occupation; they use their feet to paddle their boats. So is the production of colourful cloth.” Continue reading...
Thousands of Palestinian cancer patients are living without treatment as they await medical evacuation When the Gaza war began, Ismail Abu Naji was just 18 months old, his small body covered in swollen, bleeding lesions. Months earlier, doctors had diagnosed him with a rare blood cancer, one that, if untreated, is often a death sentence. In the weeks before the war, Ismail’s family had arranged fo...
Thousands of Palestinian cancer patients are living without treatment as they await medical evacuation When the Gaza war began, Ismail Abu Naji was just 18 months old, his small body covered in swollen, bleeding lesions. Months earlier, doctors had diagnosed him with a rare blood cancer, one that, if untreated, is often a death sentence. In the weeks before the war, Ismail’s family had arranged for him to be transferred to Al-Makassed hospital in Jerusalem, a charitable institution for Palestinians, for specialised care. But the blockade Israel imposed on Gaza after Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack that triggered the conflict meant Ismail could not leave the territory. Continue reading...
On January 22, Systelligence disclosed a new position in the Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) , acquiring 72,824 shares worth an estimated $17.19 million. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated January 22, Systelligence reported a new position in the Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) by acquiring 72,824 shares worth $17.19 million at quarter...
On January 22, Systelligence disclosed a new position in the Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) , acquiring 72,824 shares worth an estimated $17.19 million. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated January 22, Systelligence reported a new position in the Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) by acquiring 72,824 shares worth $17.19 million at quarter-end. This was a new position for Systelligence, LLC and represented 3.27% of its reportable U.S. equity assets under management at quarter-end. Continue reading
No doubt about it -- President Donald Trump spooked a lot of investors in defense stocks earlier this month. Writing on Truth Social about "exorbitant and unjustifiable" executive compensation in the defense industry , "massive Dividends," and "massive Stock Buybacks," all paid "at the expense and detriment of investing in Plants and Equipment," the president declared that "no Executive should be ...
No doubt about it -- President Donald Trump spooked a lot of investors in defense stocks earlier this month. Writing on Truth Social about "exorbitant and unjustifiable" executive compensation in the defense industry , "massive Dividends," and "massive Stock Buybacks," all paid "at the expense and detriment of investing in Plants and Equipment," the president declared that "no Executive should be allowed to make in excess of $5 Million Dollars." Furthermore, he promised to "not permit Dividends or Stock Buybacks for Defense Companies" until a long list of alleged defense contractor wrongs were righted. "NEW and MODERN Production Plants" must be built, "both for delivering and maintaining" military hardware. And the speed of "maintenance and repair of Equipment, once sold ... must be immediately enhanced." Continue reading