Investors in Standard and Poors Global Inc (Symbol: SPGI) saw new options begin trading today, for the October 16th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 186 days until expiration the newly tradi
Investors in Standard and Poors Global Inc (Symbol: SPGI) saw new options begin trading today, for the October 16th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 186 days until expiration the newly tradi
Investors in Cummins, Inc. (Symbol: CMI) saw new options become available today, for the July 17th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 95 days until expiration the newly available contracts rep
Investors in Cummins, Inc. (Symbol: CMI) saw new options become available today, for the July 17th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 95 days until expiration the newly available contracts rep
Investors in Entergy Corp (Symbol: ETR) saw new options become available today, for the November 20th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 221 days until expiration the newly available contracts
Investors in Entergy Corp (Symbol: ETR) saw new options become available today, for the November 20th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 221 days until expiration the newly available contracts
TennesseePhotographer/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Back in November of last year, I decided to take a fresh look at J&J Snack Foods ( JJSF ). I acknowledged that the company had problems, specifically with revenue declines and weakness in profitability. However, I was encouraged by cost-cutting efforts that management had been implementing and the view by the company that the challenges that ...
TennesseePhotographer/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Back in November of last year, I decided to take a fresh look at J&J Snack Foods ( JJSF ). I acknowledged that the company had problems, specifically with revenue declines and weakness in profitability. However, I was encouraged by cost-cutting efforts that management had been implementing and the view by the company that the challenges that the business faced were temporary in nature. Because of these efforts, combined with how cheap the stock was, it was becoming increasingly difficult to avoid upgrading it from a "Hold" to a "Buy." But I stuck with my gut feeling on it and maintained my neutral rating. Since then, however, the stock has taken a hit. Shares are down 9.9%, while the S&P 500 is down 0.5%. The company has a pretty solid balance sheet right now, which should certainly work to its favor. But in light of continued revenue weakness, I am not ready to pull the trigger on an upgrade just yet. Still not tasty enough Author - SEC EDGAR Data The newest data that investors have access to when it comes to J&J Snack Foods covers through the first quarter of the company's 2026 fiscal year. This was the very definition of a mixed bag, though I would say that it tilted slightly to the negative. Revenue, for instance, was a particularly difficult area for the business. Sales totaled $343.8 million. That represented a reduction of 5.2% compared to the $362.6 million that the company reported a year earlier. Author - SEC EDGAR Data This is disappointing because, for the year as a whole last year, revenue actually increased compared to the previous year. In the chart above, you can see precisely what I mean. According to management, this drop in revenue that the company saw was caused by declines in the Food Service segment. Management singled out the bakery portfolio . The good news, however, was that part of the company's cost-cutting efforts involved it introducing changes to its portfolio. And a lot of the wea...
Investors in JPMorgan Chase & Co (Symbol: JPM) saw new options begin trading today, for the October 16th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 186 days until expiration the newly trading cont
Investors in JPMorgan Chase & Co (Symbol: JPM) saw new options begin trading today, for the October 16th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 186 days until expiration the newly trading cont
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/15/26, BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (Symbol: BHV) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.0455, payable on 5/1/26. As a percentage of BHV's recent stock price of $10.82, this dividend
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/15/26, BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (Symbol: BHV) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.0455, payable on 5/1/26. As a percentage of BHV's recent stock price of $10.82, this dividend
Teenager’s landmark night delivers derby win that confirms what has been clear for weeks: this title race has been over in spirit long before the maths agrees Lamine Yamal had not crossed the line yet but he was celebrating already, everyone else following him. It was not over, not officially, but it was done: the derby and the whole damn thing. The nights Barcelona took their last two league titl...
Teenager’s landmark night delivers derby win that confirms what has been clear for weeks: this title race has been over in spirit long before the maths agrees Lamine Yamal had not crossed the line yet but he was celebrating already, everyone else following him. It was not over, not officially, but it was done: the derby and the whole damn thing. The nights Barcelona took their last two league titles, they did so against RCD Espanyol, heading beyond the city limits and coming back as champions; the evening they took their third in four years, they faced the same opponents: the rivals Barca’s goalkeeper had grown up with and so many of them had grown up against. Chased from the Cornella pitch in 2023 , cycling up Avinguda Diagonal in 2025 , this time it was the 18-year-old with the symbolic escape. There were three and a half minutes left on Saturday night when it happened. Marc Casadó slipped the ball through, Lamine Yamal ran on to it and Marko Dmitrovic ran out to it. The Barcelona forward blocked the Espanyol goalkeeper’s clearance, the rebounded setting him up and leaving Dmitrovic and everyone else to watch the inevitable. Alone, running free into the area, an open goal before him, Lamine Yamal slowed, smiled, maybe even laughed a little, took in the moment, and raised his arms, Usain Bolt contemplating Richard Thompson and Walter Dix. He had not finished, his team had not either, but he knew. They all did. Continue reading...
zhengzaishuru/iStock via Getty Images The last article about Prairie Operating Co. ( PROP ) noted that it might lose more money. That article also covered the extreme amount of dilution that lies ahead. The dilution issue has been dealt with by management twice since the last article (at least). The last notice did note some progress on reducing the future dilution of shareholders. But I would sti...
zhengzaishuru/iStock via Getty Images The last article about Prairie Operating Co. ( PROP ) noted that it might lose more money. That article also covered the extreme amount of dilution that lies ahead. The dilution issue has been dealt with by management twice since the last article (at least). The last notice did note some progress on reducing the future dilution of shareholders. But I would still avoid this issue until the dilution issue is gone. Combine this with the fact that the company lost money for the fiscal year. There has got to be better choices for an investor than this issue. Interim CEO Another warning comes from the resignation of the CEO. "On March 2, 2026, Edward Kovalik resigned as the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Prairie Operating Co. (the “Company”), and Gary Hanna retired as President and director of the Company. The Board has appointed Richard N. Frommer, a member of the Board, to serve as Interim President and CEO of the Company, while the Company conducts a search for a permanent President and CEO." This was noted in an SEC filing dated March 2, 2026. To me, this whole thing is worth reading because I thought that the senior officers, upon leaving, received a rather attractive separation package, given the fact that this company is not yet profitable and the stock price has not performed well at all. Senior executives leave companies all the time. But in this case, they are leaving a company where investors will be severely diluted if there is any success and the company is not yet profitable. To me, this is a "straw in the wind" that there is more to come for investors (in the wrong direction). Stock Price The stock price action alone should be a cause for concern for anyone considering this investment. Prairie Operating Common Stock Price History And Key Valuation Measures (Seeking Alpha Website April 12, 2026) The latest rise in commodity prices could well be what this company needs to straighten things out...
Sundry Photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Visa ( V ) started an exchange offer that allows class B shareholders to convert more of their Visa shares to freely tradeable shares, the company said on Monday. Under the offer, Visa ( V ) will offer a combination of class B-3 common stock and class C common stock, which will be freely tradeable after temporary transfer restrictions, and, when...
Sundry Photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Visa ( V ) started an exchange offer that allows class B shareholders to convert more of their Visa shares to freely tradeable shares, the company said on Monday. Under the offer, Visa ( V ) will offer a combination of class B-3 common stock and class C common stock, which will be freely tradeable after temporary transfer restrictions, and, when applicable, cash instead of fractional shares, in exchange for class B-1 and class B-2 shares. Class B-1 and B-2 common shares are predominantly held by banks, bank holding companies, credit unions, and other financial institutions and affiliates. The class B shares were issued in connection with Visa's ( V ) 2007 restructuring and IPO to provide protection to class A and class C shares from certain U.S. litigation. That litigation has largely been settled . Under the terms of the new exchange offer, each share of class B-2 common stock accepted by the company will get 0.25 of a newly issued share of class B-3 common stock, newly issued shares of class C common stock, and any applicable cash consideration in lieu of fractional shares. For each share of class B-2 common stock tendered and accepted, shareholders will get 0.5 of a newly issued share of class B-3 common stock, newly issued shares of class C common stock, and any applicable cash consideration in lieu of fractional shares. Based on current conversion rates, each share of class B‑1 common stock accepted for exchange will be exchanged for ~0.2877 shares of class C common stock, and each share of class B‑2 common stock accepted for exchange will be exchanged for ~0.1884 shares of class C common stock, the company said Visa ( V ) stock rose 0.2% in Monday morning trading. More on Visa Visa: A Rare Discount On A World Class Compounder Visa: From Defensive To Compounding Opportunity After Valuation Reset Visa Is In A Changing Environment With Opportunities And Risks Visa and Neat team up to modernize card insurance se...
For the first time since launching its high-yield securities in July, Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. funded its latest $1 billion weekly Bitcoin purchase entirely through the sale of its “Stretch” perpetual preferred shares. The tokens were acquired in the seven days ended April 12, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin said in an US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. Saylor , ...
For the first time since launching its high-yield securities in July, Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. funded its latest $1 billion weekly Bitcoin purchase entirely through the sale of its “Stretch” perpetual preferred shares. The tokens were acquired in the seven days ended April 12, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin said in an US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. Saylor , who started the Bitcoin treasury strategy in 2020, debuted the variable rate preferred issue last year in a $2.5 billion offering as the company co-founder and chairman sought to diversify funding sources. Strategy has raised tens of billions of dollars from selling common shares over the last several years to buy the digital currency. The pivot took place as concern over dilution among common shareholders increased during the recent plunge in the value of crypto assets. The company had been able to leverage the premium between its share prices and Bitcoin to raise capital from equity sales without much dilution during crypto bull markets. That premium has evaporated amid the sharp decline in Bitcoin since the token hit a record high in October. While preferred shares are not dilutive like the common shares, they incur hefty dividend payments - 11.5% for the STRC securities - increasing the debt burden of the company. Strategy raised $2.25 billion last year as a cash reserve when Bitcoin saw a sharp slump in part to mitigate the risks of a liquidity crunch. Strategy has been among few significant buyers as of late. Many corporate holders as well as high net worth individuals decrease their stashes during the downturn. Strategy holds about $55 billion worth of Bitcoin, making it the largest corporate holder of the token in the world by a wide margin. Shares of Strategy rose about 1.6% to $130.22 as of 10:35 a.m. in New York. The stock has slumped about 56% in the past year. Bitcoin rose less than 1% to $71,800 on Monday. Michael Saylor’s Crypto Machine Stacks a New Layer of ...
Crude exports from Russia’s biggest Black Sea port are still limited, with its two largest berths yet to resume loadings after Ukrainian drone attacks last week. Berths 1 and 1a, designed to handle Suezmax and Aframax tankers, have remained empty so far at Transneft PJSC ’s Sheskharis terminal in the port of Novorossiysk, according to a satellite image from the European Union’s Copernicus Browser ...
Crude exports from Russia’s biggest Black Sea port are still limited, with its two largest berths yet to resume loadings after Ukrainian drone attacks last week. Berths 1 and 1a, designed to handle Suezmax and Aframax tankers, have remained empty so far at Transneft PJSC ’s Sheskharis terminal in the port of Novorossiysk, according to a satellite image from the European Union’s Copernicus Browser and people familiar with shipping data. Crude is loading solely at berth 2, which can only host the smaller Aframax vessels, the people said on condition of anonymity because the information isn’t public. Russia’s oil-pipeline operator Transneft didn’t respond to a request for comment. Novorossiysk is Russia’s largest Black Sea port with multiple facilities for commodity exports. In the first three months of the year it shipped an average of nearly 540,000 barrels a day, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Due to its importance for Russia’s oil industry, the port has been a repeated target for Ukrainian attacks in recent weeks. Kyiv aims to limit the Kremlin’s windfall from the rally in global oil prices driven by the war in Iran. The latest drone attack a week ago halted oil loadings at Novorossiysk for several days, with Ukraine claiming damage to docking equipment for at least five berths at the Sheskharis terminal and to the pipeline network connecting the terminal to storage tanks. The facility resumed crude loadings at the end of the week, when a smaller Aframax crude tanker moored at berth 2, ship-tracking data showed. Berth 2 is designed to handle tankers with a deadweight of as much as 105,500 metric tons, limiting it to smaller Aframax vessels, according to Russian port agent Almar Services based in Novorossiysk. In contrast, berth 1 and 1a can load crude onto vessels with deadweight of up to 242,000 tons and 170,000 tons, respectively, accommodating both Aframax and larger Suezmax tankers. Loadings also continue at berths 6 and 7 at Sheskharis, which handle ...
Nemes Laszlo Allogene Therapeutics ( ALLO ) is up ~46% in Monday morning trading after releasing the results of an interim futility analysis of a pivotal phase 2 trial of the CAR-T therapy cemacabtagene ansegedleucel (cema-cel) in first-line consolidation large B-cell lymphoma. At the data cutoff, 58.3% (7/12) of patients in the cema-cel cohort saw minimal residual disease negativity compared to 1...
Nemes Laszlo Allogene Therapeutics ( ALLO ) is up ~46% in Monday morning trading after releasing the results of an interim futility analysis of a pivotal phase 2 trial of the CAR-T therapy cemacabtagene ansegedleucel (cema-cel) in first-line consolidation large B-cell lymphoma. At the data cutoff, 58.3% (7/12) of patients in the cema-cel cohort saw minimal residual disease negativity compared to 16.7% (2/12) in the observation arm, a 41.6% absolute difference. The company noted that a difference of 25%-30% in the MRD clearance could translate into significant clinical benefit by the end of the study. Allogene also said that at the first MRD assessment (day 45), plasma ctDNA levels fell from baseline by a median of 97.7% in the cema-cel group compared to a 26.6% median increase in the observation cohort. Enrollment in the trial is expected to finish by the end of 2027. An interim event-free survival analysis is projected in mid-2027, followed by a primary analysis in mid-2028. More on Allogene Therapeutics Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (ALLO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (ALLO) Presents at Citi's 2026 Virtual Oncology Leadership Summit Transcript Allogene targets pivotal ALPHA3 data in April and extends cash runway into 2028 while prioritizing scalable CAR T programs Allogene Therapeutics Q4 2025 Earnings Preview Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Allogene Therapeutics
Investing.com -- Bernstein is pushing back on bearish sentiment around Microsoft, arguing that investor concerns about the technology giant's heavy capital expenditure failing to translate into revenue are misplaced and may in fact represent a buying opportunity.
Investing.com -- Bernstein is pushing back on bearish sentiment around Microsoft, arguing that investor concerns about the technology giant's heavy capital expenditure failing to translate into revenue are misplaced and may in fact represent a buying opportunity.