Trump Admin Appeals Order Halting White House Ballroom Construction, Citing Security Concerns Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration on April 3 appealed a judge’s order to halt construction on a new White House ballroom, elevating security concerns associated with the project. On March 31, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon issued an order declaring the president lacke...
Trump Admin Appeals Order Halting White House Ballroom Construction, Citing Security Concerns Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration on April 3 appealed a judge’s order to halt construction on a new White House ballroom, elevating security concerns associated with the project. On March 31, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon issued an order declaring the president lacked the authority to order the $400 million addition on the presidential residence. Leon’s ruling came as a win for the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, a congressionally chartered nonprofit for the preservation of U.S. monuments and historic sites, which has challenged the White House renovation. The U.S. National Park Service filed an emergency motion before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on April 3, arguing that halting the construction in progress exposes a construction site with highly sensitive security features. Beyond simply building an expanded facility to host guests, the National Park Service said the ongoing construction includes the installation of new protective features to withstand attacks from high-powered rifles, drones, missiles, and other unspecified “emerging national-security technologies and threats.” Supporting the National Park Service in the case, U.S. Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn described the open construction site as a “managed safety hazard” that creates added challenges for the president’s security detail. The National Park Service argued the project should be finished quickly, writing, “Time is of the essence!” In his ruling enjoining the construction project, Leon said that as president, Trump is the steward of the White House, but not an owner who can do with the residence as he chooses. The district judge wrote that the true authority over federal property rests with Congress, not the president. In its appeal, however, the National Park Service argued that presiden...
海峡处于“动态执法”状态，而非简单“开/关”二元状态 今日金融圈最“炸”的一份材料，来自外媒的一篇关于霍尔木兹海峡的“第一手战地情报”。 当全世界盯着卫星图猜霍尔木兹海峡“关没关”时，Citrini Research的“3号分析师”冒着生命危险乘快艇进入霍尔木兹海峡附近水域、观察船舶、与当地人/船员交流等，发现了很多不一样的数据。 关键结论信息如下： 结论一：IRGC主导新通行规则——伊朗革命卫队现场制定和执行“谁能通过”的新规矩，巡逻艇和无人机活动频繁，海峡处于“动态执法”状态，而非简单“开/关”二元状态。 也就是说，霍尔木兹海峡目前存在显著但受控的通行量。 船舶主要避开主航道，转而使用靠近伊朗海岸/Qeshm岛附近的“隐秘小通道”(little slit near the island of Qeshm and Iran)。 3号分析师亲眼观察并拍摄到油轮，包括4月2日主航道通过的tanker。通行的船舶通过中间人向伊朗/IRGC申请许可并支付高额通行费(可能达数百万美元，偏好人民币支付)，形成一种“私有化收费公路”(privatized toll road)。 结论二：霍尔木兹海峡并未布雷 这是Citrini Research依据3号分析师现场实地调研、实地访谈后发布的《Strait of Hormuz： A Citrini Field Trip》报告最重要的实地判断之一。 船舶实际通行(包括大型VLCC)也直接证明了这一点，推翻了部分市场/情报机构的猜测。 结论三：AIS(船舶自动识别系统)数据及公开船舶通行数据存在巨大盲区 分析师亲眼看到更多船舶在通行，尤其是使用某些“隐藏走廊”(靠近伊朗海岸的许可通道)、暗AIS(关闭信号)或不完全依赖公开跟踪的船只。 传统卫星图像、匿名情报来源和AIS数据都滞后或不完整，导致市场对真实流量存在明显低估。 报告指出，AIS系统在当前环境下每天大约漏报50%的实际过往船舶，市场依赖的公开数据已不可靠。“每个人都在用同一套陈旧的卫星图像和AIS数据，后来发现，这些数据缺失了实际通行量的一半左右。”
Hologic ( HOLX ) said on Monday that Steve MacMillan , its long-time chairman, president, and chief executive officer, has decided to retire after the company goes private. The go-private transaction is expected to close on or about April 7, 2026. In October 2025, the Massachusetts-based firm said it had agreed to be acquired by funds managed by private equity firms Blackstone and TPG. Hologic’s n...
Hologic ( HOLX ) said on Monday that Steve MacMillan , its long-time chairman, president, and chief executive officer, has decided to retire after the company goes private. The go-private transaction is expected to close on or about April 7, 2026. In October 2025, the Massachusetts-based firm said it had agreed to be acquired by funds managed by private equity firms Blackstone and TPG. Hologic’s next CEO is expected to be announced when the transaction closes. HOLX +0.47% premarket to $76.01. Source: Press Release More on Hologic Hologic, Inc. (HOLX) Shareholder/Analyst Call - Slideshow Hologic Q4 2026 Earnings Preview Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Hologic Historical earnings data for Hologic Financial information for Hologic
Kosovo’s Vedat Muriqi broke down in tears after a late winner that took his side out of the relegation zone For one magical moment in the sunshine and the spotlight, the roughest man in Spanish football was the smoothest, the toughest, its most vulnerable. With his ponytail and the stubble covering a face that’s been lived in, they call Vedat Muriqi the Pirate and he’s supposed to have the turning...
Kosovo’s Vedat Muriqi broke down in tears after a late winner that took his side out of the relegation zone For one magical moment in the sunshine and the spotlight, the roughest man in Spanish football was the smoothest, the toughest, its most vulnerable. With his ponytail and the stubble covering a face that’s been lived in, they call Vedat Muriqi the Pirate and he’s supposed to have the turning circle of a galleon. But here there was grace, all 6ft 4in and 14 stone 8lbs of him moving like he was wearing slippers, not a pair of size 15s. The first touch, with the left, couldn’t have been softer; the second, with the right, couldn’t have been harder, all that emotion unleashed with the violence. The ball crashed into the net and the Kosovan crashed on to the turf, where he wept. Muriqi had just scored the goal that may have brought the league title race to an early close, Mallorca defeating Real Madrid 2-1 with his 91st-minute goal a couple of hours before Barcelona went to Atlético Madrid and won in the 89th. But that wasn’t why he lay there, everyone going wild around him. It wasn’t why his face was hidden but his feelings couldn’t be, huge frame heaving. Muriqi was sobbing so hard it was a wonder Son Moix didn’t shake with him; some of the 23,015 inside it certainly did. Teammates came to him, embracing him briefly from behind then leaving him to let it out: first Omar Mascarell, then Sergi Darder, then Johan Mojica. Continue reading...
A high-stakes visit to mainland China by the chairwoman of Taiwan’s main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), during which she is expected to meet Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and promote cross-strait peace, is under scrutiny in Taipei. Cheng Li-wun is set to depart for Shanghai on Tuesday for a six-day trip, with local media reporting a possible meeting with Xi in Beijing on Thursday – the fir...
A high-stakes visit to mainland China by the chairwoman of Taiwan’s main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), during which she is expected to meet Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and promote cross-strait peace, is under scrutiny in Taipei. Cheng Li-wun is set to depart for Shanghai on Tuesday for a six-day trip, with local media reporting a possible meeting with Xi in Beijing on Thursday – the first such encounter between the two parties’ leaders in a decade. However, Cheng’s coming visit has...
Eakrin Rasadonyindee/iStock via Getty Images By Mike Larson Defense stocks have been a no-brainer “buy” given all the geopolitical upheaval of the past few years. Now, investors just got another 1.5 trillion reasons to add more - the 2027 budget outline from the Trump Administration. Specifically, the president asked for an eye-popping $500 billion increase in the US military budget for fiscal 202...
Eakrin Rasadonyindee/iStock via Getty Images By Mike Larson Defense stocks have been a no-brainer “buy” given all the geopolitical upheaval of the past few years. Now, investors just got another 1.5 trillion reasons to add more - the 2027 budget outline from the Trump Administration. Specifically, the president asked for an eye-popping $500 billion increase in the US military budget for fiscal 2027. That would pay for everything, from the “Golden Dome” missile defense program to new ships for the Navy to weapons restocking to higher pay for military personnel . SPY, ITA, EUAD (January 2025 - Present, % Change) (Data by YCharts) The proposal is just the starting point for negotiations with Congress, of course. But it comes after a period of massive outperformance by US and foreign defense names. As you can see in the MoneyShow Chart of the Day, the iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF ( ITA ) and the Select Stoxx Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF ( EUAD ) are up 53.7% and 75.6% since the start of 2025. The State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) is up just 13.5% in the same time frame. Zoom in on the short term and it’s more of the same given the start of another Middle East conflict. Among US companies that make military vessels, fighters, bombers, missiles, bombs, and electronics, Huntington Ingalls Industries ( HII ) is up 16.9% year-to-date... Northrop Grumman Corp. ( NOC ) is up 23.5%... Lockheed Martin Corp. ( LMT ) is up 29.4%. Meanwhile, the British defense contractor BAE Systems Plc ( BAESY ) is up 30.8%. No one wants a more dangerous world. But that’s the one we have. As an investor or trader, you always have to adapt to reality. Defense stocks were already working... and the behemoth of a budget request could give them another push. Editor's Note: The summary bullets for this article were chosen by Seeking Alpha editors. Originally published on MoneyShow.com
OFA Group ( OFAL ) has partnered with MD Queens Development to tokenize a ~$1B mixed-use real estate project in Long Island City via its Hearth RWA platform. The company will earn ~$15M to provide blockchain tech for converting a warehouse into a residential & commercial tower. The project will be tokenized early, with tokens giving investors a stake in the SPV—not direct property ownership. Sourc...
OFA Group ( OFAL ) has partnered with MD Queens Development to tokenize a ~$1B mixed-use real estate project in Long Island City via its Hearth RWA platform. The company will earn ~$15M to provide blockchain tech for converting a warehouse into a residential & commercial tower. The project will be tokenized early, with tokens giving investors a stake in the SPV—not direct property ownership. Source: Press Release More on OFA Group Financial information for OFA Group
SAN FRANCISCO, April 06, 2026--Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today announced the shipment of three Pelican satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ahead of their launch aboard the upcoming CAS500/2 rideshare mission with SpaceX. By launching these satellites to orbit, Planet will further expand the Pelican fleet’s i...
SAN FRANCISCO, April 06, 2026--Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today announced the shipment of three Pelican satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ahead of their launch aboard the upcoming CAS500/2 rideshare mission with SpaceX. By launching these satellites to orbit, Planet will further expand the Pelican fleet’s industry-leading capabilities and rapid revisit rate, providing high-resolution, AI-enabled solutions
While 401(k) plans have been popular resources for investors who want to accumulate stocks and funds while enjoying tax breaks, these retirement accounts of choice will soon have private equity and crypto assets ready for you to trade. The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration recently proposed making alternative assets more accessible to retirees. That includes cryp...
While 401(k) plans have been popular resources for investors who want to accumulate stocks and funds while enjoying tax breaks, these retirement accounts of choice will soon have private equity and crypto assets ready for you to trade. The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration recently proposed making alternative assets more accessible to retirees. That includes crypto and private equity, but it also covers commodities and other options. Gold and crypto IRAs already exist, but the expanded push into 401(k) plans can change how people retire. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
AsiaVision/E+ via Getty Images Zai Lab Limited ( ZLAB ) is one of my favorites in China's pharmaceutical industry. It has a rich pipeline of product candidates focused on the treatment of cancer and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. But the vast majority of its revenue currently comes from agreements with Big Pharma players to commercialize their medications, such as argenx's Vyvgart ( ARGX )...
AsiaVision/E+ via Getty Images Zai Lab Limited ( ZLAB ) is one of my favorites in China's pharmaceutical industry. It has a rich pipeline of product candidates focused on the treatment of cancer and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. But the vast majority of its revenue currently comes from agreements with Big Pharma players to commercialize their medications, such as argenx's Vyvgart ( ARGX ), GSK's Zejula ( GSK ), and Bristol-Myers Squibb's ( BMY ) Cobenfy/Augtyro, in Greater China. Source: table was made by Author based on the reports of Zai Lab In this article, I will present 3 factors explaining why I'm initiating coverage of it with a Buy rating. Current valuation of Zai Lab Its revenue rose 17% year-over-year to $127.6 million in Q4. It also beat the Wall Street consensus estimate by $4.9 million. Source: Seeking Alpha I believe this was primarily due to a jump in net revenue of Zejula to about $56 million despite tightening competition in the recurrent ovarian cancer market from AstraZeneca's Lynparza ( AZN ) and BeOne's pamiparib ( ONC ). Since I've discussed this PARP inhibitor in more detail previously in articles about GSK, such as " GSK: Depemokimab and Jemperli Lead Next Wave ," I'll now move on to an equally important drug in Zai Lab's portfolio, Xacduro [sulbactam/durlobactam]. But first, I will remind you that Xacduro was approved by China's NMPA on May 20, 2024, for the treatment of pneumonia caused by bacteria called Acinetobacter . Sadly, Acinetobacter is difficult to treat due to its high levels of antibiotic resistance . And so before the launch of sulbactam/durlobactam, there was an urgent medical need for new antibiotics . But why do I think Xacduro can be called a "savior"? Source: table was made by Author based on the press release of Zai Lab In the Phase 3 ATTACK study [ NCT03894046 ], it reduced 28-day all-cause mortality by 13.2% compared to the "gold standard," colistin [P<0.001]. And this clinical data is reflecting positively on t...
(RTTNews) - CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD), a cybersecurity technology company, said its board has authorized an additional $500 million for its share repurchase program, increasing the total authorization to $1.5 billion.
(RTTNews) - CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD), a cybersecurity technology company, said its board has authorized an additional $500 million for its share repurchase program, increasing the total authorization to $1.5 billion.
RA'ANANA, Israel, April 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inspira™ Technologies OXY B.H.N. Ltd. (Nasdaq: IINN) (“Inspira” or the “Company”) today announced its entry into the quantum computing sector, targeting a critical connectivity bottleneck by directing its recently acquired additive manufactured electronics (“AME”) platform toward a new 3D architecture for systems operating in dilution cryostats.
RA'ANANA, Israel, April 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inspira™ Technologies OXY B.H.N. Ltd. (Nasdaq: IINN) (“Inspira” or the “Company”) today announced its entry into the quantum computing sector, targeting a critical connectivity bottleneck by directing its recently acquired additive manufactured electronics (“AME”) platform toward a new 3D architecture for systems operating in dilution cryostats.
Empery Digital ( EMPD ) announced on Monday it had repurchased 24.6M shares of its common stock at an average price of $5.77 per share under its previously authorized $200M share repurchase program as of April 3, 2026. The company had 31.4M shares outstanding, including the potential exercise of 2.6M pre-funded warrants. Separately, the company said it generated approximately $24.7M in proceeds af...
Empery Digital ( EMPD ) announced on Monday it had repurchased 24.6M shares of its common stock at an average price of $5.77 per share under its previously authorized $200M share repurchase program as of April 3, 2026. The company had 31.4M shares outstanding, including the potential exercise of 2.6M pre-funded warrants. Separately, the company said it generated approximately $24.7M in proceeds after selling 370 bitcoin at an average price of $66,632 per token during the week ended April 3, 2026. Management may use its credit facility and reduce bitcoin holdings to fund share repurchases. More on Volcon Empery Digital buys back 23.63M shares under $200M repurchase program Empery Digital to raise $25M in registered direct offering Financial information for Volcon
Bjoern Wylezich/iStock via Getty Images While Lumentum and Coherent Corp. have rerated on NVIDIA’s optics demand, Aeluma ( ALMU ) remains treated as a pre-commercial science project at a ~$230M market cap. That’s the setup. The market is pricing this like a science project. It’s not. It’s a sequencing error. The consensus mistake is simple: investors are still underwriting device performance. The ...
Bjoern Wylezich/iStock via Getty Images While Lumentum and Coherent Corp. have rerated on NVIDIA’s optics demand, Aeluma ( ALMU ) remains treated as a pre-commercial science project at a ~$230M market cap. That’s the setup. The market is pricing this like a science project. It’s not. It’s a sequencing error. The consensus mistake is simple: investors are still underwriting device performance. The real constraint is packaging, qualification, and multi-fab portability. This is not a bet on optical performance. It is a bet on which architectures survive contact with manufacturing reality . The Real Bottleneck: Not Devices—Deployment The industry is still anchored to device-level thinking: bandwidth efficiency optical performance That’s irrelevant at scale. Scaling breaks at: packaging yield, alignment tolerances, thermal density, test cost per unit, cross-fab reproducibility. This is where hyperscaler deployments stall. This is where suppliers fail. Aeluma’s III-V-on-silicon approach attacks that exact failure point: integrates InGaAs + quantum-dot lasers onto silicon runs on 200mm / 300mm wafers leverages existing CMOS infrastructure Packaging sees silicon. Not exotic materials. That is the difference between demo viability and production eligibility . Why Now: The Stack Is Being Rewritten Three forces are converging: 1. Manufacturing Direction Is Set Samsung Electronics’ aggressive 300mm silicon photonics foundry push (PICs in 2026, optical engines in 2027, turnkey CPO services in 2029) is not just validation of demand—it is validation of the architecture the entire industry is moving toward. 2. Demand Is Pulling Forward Aggressively NVIDIA committing billions to optical infrastructure, AI clusters exceeding copper limits (power, heat, bandwidth), Hyperscalers pre-buying optical supply. The system is under stress. 3. Incumbents Are Structurally Constrained InP capacity limited, yield complexity increases at scale, Packaging becomes the choke point. This is not cyclic...
Trying to make ends meet is an impossible effort, and things are rapidly getting worse. It’s time the government listened to people like us Ella Michalski is part of Changing Realities, a project working with low-income families In times of war, it is right that we focus on the human suffering of those affected by military action. But its ripple effects have worsened an already dire set of living ...
Trying to make ends meet is an impossible effort, and things are rapidly getting worse. It’s time the government listened to people like us Ella Michalski is part of Changing Realities, a project working with low-income families In times of war, it is right that we focus on the human suffering of those affected by military action. But its ripple effects have worsened an already dire set of living standards for families like mine, who simply cannot meet the rising costs of the most basic of essentials. With Bank of England research showing that companies are expected to raise prices rapidly over the coming months, we feel genuinely terrified about the costs we’ll be facing. What was once considered a temporary fiscal emergency after the invasion of Ukraine is now a persistent, gruelling reality for too many. The term “crisis” suggests something that we could move beyond. But this impossible effort to make ends meet is a constant now for millions. It has been going on for so long that it has become almost normal. Having to make impossible decisions about what to go without, and what vital item of expenditure can wait another week – or more likely month – is not normal, is not right; and it harms millions of families, day after day. Ella Michalski is part of Changing Realities, a collaboration of parents and low-income families from across the UK working with researchers from theUniversity of Glasgow, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Child Poverty Action Group Continue reading...