HM chief inspector Andy Cooke says multi-agency approach is needed to cut poverty and increase opportunities The best way to stop people becoming criminals is to reduce poverty, target prevention strategies at young people, and increase opportunity, his majesty’s chief inspector of constabulary has said. Sir Andy Cooke, who is preparing to leave his post and retire after 40 years in policing, told...
HM chief inspector Andy Cooke says multi-agency approach is needed to cut poverty and increase opportunities The best way to stop people becoming criminals is to reduce poverty, target prevention strategies at young people, and increase opportunity, his majesty’s chief inspector of constabulary has said. Sir Andy Cooke, who is preparing to leave his post and retire after 40 years in policing, told the Guardian that his decades of experience taught him that crime was a “symptom of deeper societal failures”. Continue reading...
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) went public on December 12, 1980, selling shares at what would become a split-adjusted fraction of a penny. The company that Steve Jobs built around the Apple II was, at the time, a computer maker competing in a nascent personal computing market. Few investors buying in at the IPO could have imagined ... Apple at 50: What an Investment in the IPO Has Become
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) went public on December 12, 1980, selling shares at what would become a split-adjusted fraction of a penny. The company that Steve Jobs built around the Apple II was, at the time, a computer maker competing in a nascent personal computing market. Few investors buying in at the IPO could have imagined ... Apple at 50: What an Investment in the IPO Has Become
Sundry Photography Analog Devices ( ADI ) was upgraded at Aretes to Buy from Neutral, as the investment firm said the analog chipmaker is its “preferred multi-cycle holding.” “Given the increasing structural component to revenue and how well-positioned we think ADI is in AI and beyond, we expect ADI should sustain double-digit revenue growth,” analyst Alexi de Unger wrote in a note to clients. In ...
Sundry Photography Analog Devices ( ADI ) was upgraded at Aretes to Buy from Neutral, as the investment firm said the analog chipmaker is its “preferred multi-cycle holding.” “Given the increasing structural component to revenue and how well-positioned we think ADI is in AI and beyond, we expect ADI should sustain double-digit revenue growth,” analyst Alexi de Unger wrote in a note to clients. In addition to the upgrade, de Unger put a $389 price target on Analog Devices. Shares rose around 1% in premarket trading on Monday. More on Analog Devices Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) Presents at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2026 Transcript Analog Devices: I Think The Premium Is Earned (Upgrade) Analog Devices Q1 Earnings: The AI Narrative Is Stealing The Show Analog Devices, Microchip may still outperform even as Cantor sees analog chips rebound Analog Devices signals 20% sequential industrial growth for Q2 2026 amid AI-driven strength and pricing actions
Tankers that were carrying diesel toward Europe have switched course in the Atlantic, another sign of the global tug-of-war for increasingly tight fuels as the Iran war disrupts supply chains. The Aliai , Minerva Vaso and Grand Ace6 all loaded diesel-type fuel in the US in recent weeks, according to Vortexa and ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg News. All three were heading toward Europe — t...
Tankers that were carrying diesel toward Europe have switched course in the Atlantic, another sign of the global tug-of-war for increasingly tight fuels as the Iran war disrupts supply chains. The Aliai , Minerva Vaso and Grand Ace6 all loaded diesel-type fuel in the US in recent weeks, according to Vortexa and ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg News. All three were heading toward Europe — the latter two signaling Amsterdam and the Aliai showing Gibraltar. Since then, the ships have all made sharp turns in the Atlantic: the Grand Ace6 is now signaling Lome, Togo, while the other two vessels are heading southeast. The diversions come as oil product prices surge because of the Iran war. Supplies are already under severe pressure in Asia, while Europe faces diesel supply shortages within the coming weeks if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened.
DaveAlan Alaska Air Group ( ALK ) provided a guidance update after accounting for fuel costs that have increased materially due to sharply higher crude and refining prices. Despite what has become another challenging first-quarter operating environment in 2026, the airline company said it continues to execute well on its strategy and areas of the business within its control, with encouraging reven...
DaveAlan Alaska Air Group ( ALK ) provided a guidance update after accounting for fuel costs that have increased materially due to sharply higher crude and refining prices. Despite what has become another challenging first-quarter operating environment in 2026, the airline company said it continues to execute well on its strategy and areas of the business within its control, with encouraging revenue trends heading into the peak travel season. Unit revenue is tracking in line with prior expectations and capacity toward the high end of the previously guided range, up ~2%. However, the clear underlying demand strength that began in Q4 of 2025 and accelerated into the new year was noted to have recently been challenged by several external events. A demand pullback in Mexico due to unrest in Puerto Vallarta as well as severe rainstorms and historic flooding in Hawaii were major factors since they combine to represent ~30% of ALK's capacity. Impacts are being seen in both March and April, including during the peak West Coast spring break travel periods. Revenue trends across the rest of the network heading into Q2 were noted to be encouraging. Managed corporate demand remains a standout, with forward bookings over the next 90 days up more than 25% year over year. Held second quarter yields and load factors are also up year over year, with significant strength in May and June. With 55% of the quarter’s revenue still to come, Alaska Air ( ALK ) said it is well positioned for peak travel periods during its seasonally strongest quarter. In terms of fuel costs, Alaska Air ( ALK ) said its lowest-cost source of fuel typically comes from Singapore, which represents approximately 20% of its fuel supply. Those refining margins have surged ~400% since early February, from an average of ~$0.45 to ~$2.25 per gallon. As a result, the economic fuel price is now expected to average $2.90 to $3.00 per gallon, representing an incremental EPS headwind of at least ($0.70). Due to the impact...
We're at that moment in a stock-market retrenchment when investors begin to wonder whether the alarmists are the true realists. The persistent, if somewhat grudging, retreat has stretched to five straight weeks, taking the S & P 500 to a 9% decline from its peak two months ago, without quite triggering the sort of cleansing panic and indiscriminate liquidation that can set up a "close your eyes to...
We're at that moment in a stock-market retrenchment when investors begin to wonder whether the alarmists are the true realists. The persistent, if somewhat grudging, retreat has stretched to five straight weeks, taking the S & P 500 to a 9% decline from its peak two months ago, without quite triggering the sort of cleansing panic and indiscriminate liquidation that can set up a "close your eyes to the headlines and buy" setup. I continue to insist that investors have not been wrong to remain mindful of "upside risk" in the event the Iran conflict and energy shock were contained by a hasty declaration of victory by the White House. The market has been moving along a spectrum of probabilities running from "rapid de-escalation" on the bullish end to "hopeless quagmire" at the most desperate extreme. The longer the fighting and shipping disruptions last, the worse and more worrisome the cumulative impact becomes, and the more plausible the initial alarmist views about $200 crude oil and stagflation begin to seem. Because no one knows with clarity how things will proceed from here, handicapping the market becomes an exercise in watching for extreme conditions to develop that price in enough potential economic disruption to generate a cushion against further downside surprises. The collective conclusion of technical market observers is "Not quite yet." The S & P 500 has failed to hold several plausible support thresholds (the 100- and 200-day moving averages, the fourth-quarter low). The dogged short-term downtrend means that even a quick 4% relief rally — which could come at any time on the strength of a social-media post or fleeting downtick in energy prices — wouldn't turn the tide convincingly. Somewhat surprisingly, in the past, five-week losing streaks for the S & P 500 have been followed by poor near-term returns on average rather than forceful snapbacks, according to multiple such studies. As indexes go down, the burden of proof on the bulls goes up, even as the r...