Earnings Call Insights: Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (LUCD) Q4 2025 Management View CEO Lishan Aklog reported that "our EsoGuard test volume in the fourth quarter was 3,664. That exceeds our target range that we've articulated regularly of approximately 2,500 to 3,000 tests per quarter, and that represents a 29% increase from the third quarter of 2025." He stated, "revenue came in at $1.5 million for th...
Earnings Call Insights: Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (LUCD) Q4 2025 Management View CEO Lishan Aklog reported that "our EsoGuard test volume in the fourth quarter was 3,664. That exceeds our target range that we've articulated regularly of approximately 2,500 to 3,000 tests per quarter, and that represents a 29% increase from the third quarter of 2025." He stated, "revenue came in at $1.5 million for the fourth quarter. That's a 24% increase from the third quarter of 2025." Aklog highlighted the award of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contract for EsoGuard at the Medicare rate, calling it "a great accomplishment" and emphasizing the VA's large addressable market of 9 million veterans. Aklog noted positive data from a real-world study of nearly 12,000 patients, citing "excellent technical performance, rapid cell collection times...95% of procedures were completed in under 2 minutes." He described the study as confirming "the scalability and the viability of EsoGuard on sample collected with EsoCheck." Aklog said, "we remain really highly confident" about upcoming Medicare coverage, referencing continued positive engagement with MolDX and commercial payers, including UnitedHealthcare and Cigna, as well as progress with laboratory benefit managers (LBMs) and Blue Cross Blue Shield plans. Aklog explained resource reallocation to focus on VA and Medicare, stating, "we're not increasing our resources because we're very cognizant of our cash burn and our OpEx right now, but we are reallocating resources to make sure we're taking advantage of the opportunity with the VA." Aklog stated, "as we move into 2026, our focus is on converting the lessons that we've learned, converting our ability to generate that demand into revenue and the focus is on the VA and Medicare." Dennis McGrath, CFO, said, "cash at year-end December 31 was $34.7 million. The average burn rate, including cash interest on the debt for 2025 was $11.1 million per quarter, with the fourth quarter a bit ...
Earnings Call Insights: Commercial Metals Company (CMC) Q2 2026 Management View CEO Peter Matt stated that "the CMC team delivered another excellent financial performance this quarter, propelled by solid operational and commercial execution, a favorable market backdrop in most regions and the addition of our newly acquired precast platform." He highlighted net earnings of $93 million or $0.83 per ...
Earnings Call Insights: Commercial Metals Company (CMC) Q2 2026 Management View CEO Peter Matt stated that "the CMC team delivered another excellent financial performance this quarter, propelled by solid operational and commercial execution, a favorable market backdrop in most regions and the addition of our newly acquired precast platform." He highlighted net earnings of $93 million or $0.83 per diluted share, with adjusted earnings at $130.1 million or $1.16 per diluted share. Matt pointed to a 114% year-over-year increase in consolidated core EBITDA to $297.5 million and a core EBITDA margin of 14%. He emphasized that results were "impacted by abnormally disruptive weather conditions that temporarily reduced production and increased energy costs," but credited the company's strategic moves, including the launch of the TAG program and the establishment of the precast platform, for driving improvement. Matt shared that the integration of the CP&P and Foley acquisitions was "on schedule," with early wins on the commercial front and a unified go-to-market strategy being implemented. Matt reported that CMC is "confident we should reach or exceed our ambitious goal of exiting the fiscal year at an annualized run rate EBITDA benefit of $150 million" from TAG initiatives, with these benefits expanding across all business lines. CFO Paul Lawrence stated, "we reported fiscal second quarter 2026 net earnings of $93 million or $0.83 per diluted share compared to net earnings of $25.5 million or $0.22 per diluted share in the prior year period." Lawrence explained that adjusted earnings for the quarter totaled $130.1 million or $1.16 per diluted share, with consolidated core EBITDA of $297.5 million and a 14% core EBITDA margin. He highlighted the Construction Solutions Group's net sales of $314.4 million and adjusted EBITDA of $53.4 million, with the precast businesses contributing $33.6 million to segment adjusted EBITDA. Outlook Matt indicated, "We expect consolidated core...
Watch comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Katie Greifeld, Bailey Lipschultz, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Doubts that a ceasefire between the US and Iran may materialize any time soon sent stocks and bonds lower and oil higher. The S&P closed down 1.7% after President Trump told reporters that he could not comm...
Watch comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Katie Greifeld, Bailey Lipschultz, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Doubts that a ceasefire between the US and Iran may materialize any time soon sent stocks and bonds lower and oil higher. The S&P closed down 1.7% after President Trump told reporters that he could not commit to a deal with Iran. Brent rose to $108. (Source: Bloomberg)
Fliers across the US encountered some of the longest airport security lines since a partial government shutdown started in mid February, with travelers increasingly seeking out alternatives to planes such as rental cars and trains. (Source: Bloomberg)
Fliers across the US encountered some of the longest airport security lines since a partial government shutdown started in mid February, with travelers increasingly seeking out alternatives to planes such as rental cars and trains. (Source: Bloomberg)
Laird Superfood (LSF) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -183.33% and +1.90%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2025. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Laird Superfood (LSF) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -183.33% and +1.90%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2025. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Wall Street has a very short memory. That's both good and bad, since remembering the emotional and financial pain of deep bear markets would likely keep most people from ever investing again. But forgetting history means you are doomed to repeat it. With technology stocks losing so much value so far in 2026, a little historical review can help you decide if it's time to jump into tech stocks or no...
Wall Street has a very short memory. That's both good and bad, since remembering the emotional and financial pain of deep bear markets would likely keep most people from ever investing again. But forgetting history means you are doomed to repeat it. With technology stocks losing so much value so far in 2026, a little historical review can help you decide if it's time to jump into tech stocks or not. More than 25 years ago, a revolutionary technology was set to change the world: the internet. That sounds silly today, given how ubiquitous the internet is now. However, if you are old enough, you remember a time when finding information meant a trip to the library and opening a physical book. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facility A group of 18 Venezuelan men whom the US expelled a notorious Salvadorian mega-prison are demanding that Salvadorian authorities be held internationally accountable for violation of human rights – detailing new allegations of torture, sexual assault and medical neglect. A new petitio...
Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facility A group of 18 Venezuelan men whom the US expelled a notorious Salvadorian mega-prison are demanding that Salvadorian authorities be held internationally accountable for violation of human rights – detailing new allegations of torture, sexual assault and medical neglect. A new petition, filed on Thursday before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleges that El Salvador violated the human rights of these men, who were expelled to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) last year without charge. Continue reading...
magical_light/iStock via Getty Images On the surface, dividend investing looks very simple: simply buy a diversified portfolio of stocks that pay attractive dividends and then sit back, relax, and let the dividends flow. However, the reality is that dividend investing is not that simple, as there are many hidden landmines that can quickly destroy your passive income stream and your wealth if you a...
magical_light/iStock via Getty Images On the surface, dividend investing looks very simple: simply buy a diversified portfolio of stocks that pay attractive dividends and then sit back, relax, and let the dividends flow. However, the reality is that dividend investing is not that simple, as there are many hidden landmines that can quickly destroy your passive income stream and your wealth if you are not careful. In this article, I am going to detail five lessons that completely reshaped how I approach dividend investing. Today, with dividend stocks staging a comeback, as evidenced by the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF's ( SCHD ) significant outperformance year to date relative to tech stocks ( XLK ) like Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Palantir ( PLTR ), and valuations remaining frothy for the broader S&P 500 ( SPY ) while remaining attractive for many high-yielding dividend stocks across the MLP ( AMLP ), REIT ( VNQ ), BDC ( BIZD ), industrial ( XLI ), consumer ( XLP ), and asset manager ( BX ) sectors, I believe a new golden age of dividend investing may very well be upon us. Thus, I think that these lessons are more important than ever. Data by YCharts Lesson 1: High Yield Is A Warning Label, Not An Objective Probably the biggest lesson that dividend investors should keep in mind is that a high yield is a warning label rather than simply a buy signal. Sure, the higher the yield, the better, all else being equal, and, to be clear, my portfolio typically yields between 7% and 8%. However, whenever I see a stock yielding in the high single digits or low double digits, I immediately view that as presenting both opportunity and a major warning sign, unless the business model is typically priced at a very high yield due to low growth prospects. Thus, I do find occasional mispriced opportunities like these to seize upon, and I'll use extra selectivity when I come across these, because generally, in the market, a yield that high means that they are signaling concern about the di...
Arm Holdings is fundamentally transforming its business model by launching its own in-house AI chip to capture a larger share of the data center market.
Arm Holdings is fundamentally transforming its business model by launching its own in-house AI chip to capture a larger share of the data center market.
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Thursday that would require lawmakers and government employees to disclose any bets they place through prediction markets in a bid to prevent public officials from profiting on privileged information. The Public Integrity in Financial Markets Act of 2026, introduced by Democrats Elissa Slotkin and Adam Schiff and Republicans Todd Young and John...
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Thursday that would require lawmakers and government employees to disclose any bets they place through prediction markets in a bid to prevent public officials from profiting on privileged information. The Public Integrity in Financial Markets Act of 2026, introduced by Democrats Elissa Slotkin and Adam Schiff and Republicans Todd Young and John Curtis , mandates that members of Congress, executive-branch officials and staff disclose activity on prediction market platforms and establishes penalties for misconduct. “We wanted to put something in place on a bipartisan basis to say that there should be some left and right limits around insider trading,” Slotkin, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer, said Thursday in an interview alongside Young for Bloomberg This Weekend . Foreign adversaries could interpret spikes in betting as indicators of imminent military operations, Slotkin said. Prediction platforms have been under growing scrutiny for suspected manipulation and insider trading. Polymarket, for example, has been dogged by accusations stemming from contracts related to geopolitics and war, including six accounts that made around $1 million in profit by betting that US would strike Iran by Feb. 28. Read More: Polymarket, Kalshi Take On Insider Trading as Scrutiny Grows “We want to make sure that there are penalties in place and that there are procedures in place,” Young, an Indiana Republican, said, adding the goal is to ensure no one is “profiting off of their position of public trust.” House Democrat Seth Moulton on Wednesday became the first member of Congress to ban their staff from using prediction markets such as Kalshi or Polymarket. Both platforms have said they are taking additional steps to curb trades based on illegally obtained information. Read More: Johnson Expects Vote on Trump-Backed Stock-Buying Ban ‘Soon’ Young expressed optimism the bill could gain traction, calling its introduction “t...
ROUGEMONT, Québec, 26 mars 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Industries Lassonde inc. (TSX : LAS.A) (« Lassonde » ou la « Société ») a annoncé aujourd'hui ses résultats financiers pour le quatrième trimestre et l’exercice terminés le 31 décembre 2025.
ROUGEMONT, Québec, 26 mars 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Industries Lassonde inc. (TSX : LAS.A) (« Lassonde » ou la « Société ») a annoncé aujourd'hui ses résultats financiers pour le quatrième trimestre et l’exercice terminés le 31 décembre 2025.
ROUGEMONT, Quebec, March 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX: LAS.A) (“Lassonde” or the “Corporation”) today announced its financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025.
ROUGEMONT, Quebec, March 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX: LAS.A) (“Lassonde” or the “Corporation”) today announced its financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025.