Wemimo Abbey and Samir Goel, the cofounders of fintech company Esusu, quit their corporate jobs and exhausted their savings on the road to unicorn status.
Wemimo Abbey and Samir Goel, the cofounders of fintech company Esusu, quit their corporate jobs and exhausted their savings on the road to unicorn status.
York Hall, London Directed with gangsterish overtones by Mark Ravenhill, the tempered musical weight of this lean production of the Strauss classic brings greater focus on the roles’ contrasting dramas The programme bills it “Strauss’s MOST DANGEROUS opera”. The company’s website advertises a “20th-century palate cleanser” , which – given the work’s relentless intensity – is presumably a joke, But...
York Hall, London Directed with gangsterish overtones by Mark Ravenhill, the tempered musical weight of this lean production of the Strauss classic brings greater focus on the roles’ contrasting dramas The programme bills it “Strauss’s MOST DANGEROUS opera”. The company’s website advertises a “20th-century palate cleanser” , which – given the work’s relentless intensity – is presumably a joke, But perhaps they’ve earned it. Strauss’s Salome is the latest venture from Regents Opera, the wildly ambitious fringe company that last year mounted Wagner’s entire Ring cycle in a historic East End boxing venue with an orchestra of only 18 musicians, to against-the-odds critical acclaim . Back in York Hall, Regents Opera has now mustered a 24-piece ensemble. Seated at the far end of the space from most of the audience and playing a custom arrangement by Nigel Shore, the orchestra sounded somewhat defanged. Despite conductor Ben Woodward’s seemingly boundless energy, there was no possibility of capturing Strauss’s most luxuriant string textures with so few players and the contrast between the score’s vast climaxes and its creepiest, emptiest moments was limited. What emerged instead was an unusual degree of clarity – not to mention a built-in balance aid for the singers, who also benefited from a 20-metre head start on the instrumentalists thanks to the runway-style stage protruding through the audience. Continue reading...
Warren Buffett is regarded as one of the best capital allocators to ever live. Because of his track record, average investors love to follow Berkshire Hathaway 's portfolio moves. When stocks that the conglomerate owns take a beating, it might be time to make a move. There are two financial stocks , American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Visa (NYSE: V) , that fit the description. Both have had poor perf...
Warren Buffett is regarded as one of the best capital allocators to ever live. Because of his track record, average investors love to follow Berkshire Hathaway 's portfolio moves. When stocks that the conglomerate owns take a beating, it might be time to make a move. There are two financial stocks , American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Visa (NYSE: V) , that fit the description. Both have had poor performances so far in 2026. But each is a high-quality business deserving of investor attention. Between American Express and Visa, which is the better Warren Buffett stock to buy? Continue reading
gorodenkoff/iStock via Getty Images Nearly two years ago, I called Simulations Plus ( SLP ) a steady growth player, yet I questioned the margins and its valuation. Down two-thirds ever since, the performance, let alone the relative performance, has been absolutely dreadful. This provides an opportune time to revisit the thesis, certainly, as the company just announced its second-quarter results. W...
gorodenkoff/iStock via Getty Images Nearly two years ago, I called Simulations Plus ( SLP ) a steady growth player, yet I questioned the margins and its valuation. Down two-thirds ever since, the performance, let alone the relative performance, has been absolutely dreadful. This provides an opportune time to revisit the thesis, certainly, as the company just announced its second-quarter results. While these results look solid, the full-year sales outlook (and certainly the earnings part of it) looks underwhelming. Consequently, shares have fallen to multi-year lows. In fact, shares trade at the lowest levels in about a decade, as investors fear stagnation and the rapid emergence of AI as a disruptive factor. Valuations have come down a great deal, with real earnings and a strong balance sheet providing support. Valuations are not dirt cheap yet, as the AI overhang makes it difficult to build confidence into a constructive thesis here. Other, higher conviction ideas, including recent M&A efforts, can be found at Value In Corporate Events . About The Results Simulations Plus reported relatively reasonable results at first sight. The company just announced an 8% increase in second-quarter sales to $24.3 million, with growth being pretty solid, split between software and services. Operating profits of $5.6 million are actually quite solid, having doubled from the same period a year before and marking a dramatic improvement from the first-quarter results, which are seasonally very soft. Net earnings of $4.5 million were equal to $0.22 per share, with year-to-date profits reported at $0.26 per share; these are GAAP numbers. For the year, revenues are seen as between flat and up 4%, translating into a $79-$82 million revenue guidance. With adjusted EBITDA margins seen around 28% of sales, adjusted earnings are seen between $0.75 and $0.85 per share. This is not too encouraging, as the company reported adjusted earnings of $1.03 per share for 2025. Not only are earnings see...
Most of us, unless we're independently wealthy, need to be saving and investing for retirement. That can seem like a drag, but it's vitally important. Fortunately, most of us are likely able to make use of tax-advantaged retirement accounts such as IRAs and 401(k)s. These accounts come in two main varieties, and one kind can shrink your tax bill for 2025. Image source: Getty Images. Continue readi...
Most of us, unless we're independently wealthy, need to be saving and investing for retirement. That can seem like a drag, but it's vitally important. Fortunately, most of us are likely able to make use of tax-advantaged retirement accounts such as IRAs and 401(k)s. These accounts come in two main varieties, and one kind can shrink your tax bill for 2025. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading