"Bloomberg Markets" follows the market moves across every global asset class and discusses the biggest issues for Wall Street. Today's guests: Citi Global Head of Commodities Research Max Layton, European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas, Bloomberg's Mandeep Singh and Brett Pulley. (Source: Bloomberg)
"Bloomberg Markets" follows the market moves across every global asset class and discusses the biggest issues for Wall Street. Today's guests: Citi Global Head of Commodities Research Max Layton, European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas, Bloomberg's Mandeep Singh and Brett Pulley. (Source: Bloomberg)
(RTTNews) - After opening weak and remaining well below the flat line till around mid-afternoon on Thursday, the Swiss stock market's benchmark index moved into positive territory but swiftly retreated and eventually ended the day's session on a negative note.
(RTTNews) - After opening weak and remaining well below the flat line till around mid-afternoon on Thursday, the Swiss stock market's benchmark index moved into positive territory but swiftly retreated and eventually ended the day's session on a negative note.
Earnings Call Insights: The Lovesac Company (LOVE) Q4 2026 Management View CEO Shawn Nelson described fiscal 2026 as a year of strategic transformation, highlighting the evolution from a product-driven company into a multi-platform, multi-room lifestyle brand. He identified the launch of the Snugg seating platform, the reengineering of the Sactionals platform, and accelerated plans to onshore manu...
Earnings Call Insights: The Lovesac Company (LOVE) Q4 2026 Management View CEO Shawn Nelson described fiscal 2026 as a year of strategic transformation, highlighting the evolution from a product-driven company into a multi-platform, multi-room lifestyle brand. He identified the launch of the Snugg seating platform, the reengineering of the Sactionals platform, and accelerated plans to onshore manufacturing of core pieces as key developments. Nelson stated, “We launched a new seating platform called Snugg that will expand further in the coming months into a full sectional entry-level platform with new accessories, including the swivel armchair that we previewed at ICR.” He also noted a planned launch in 2027 of a full suite of products for a new room in the home, supported by a significant campaign in the first half of next year. Nelson emphasized strengthening the leadership team in marketing, e-commerce, and technology, and the rollout of enhanced delivery options. He reported double-digit growth in the Internet channel and cited “positive omnichannel comparable sales growth, full year profitability, positive free cash flow and a record year-end cash balance with no debt.” President Mary Fox discussed the efficiency of Lovesac’s customer acquisition engine, noting “85% of our customers evolve, add on to, or complement the Sactional they initially purchased with further purchases” and highlighted the successful Reclining Seat innovation. Fox attributed strong Q4 e-commerce growth to a digital and social-first marketing strategy, stating, “Black Friday delivered significant year-over-year growth and Cyber Monday more than doubled, making it the strongest Cyber Monday performance in our history.” She also spotlighted the expansion of the Loved by Lovesac resale platform to 29 states and the company’s exit from China for production. CFO Keith Siegner reported revenues for the year of $697.1 million, up from $680.6 million in the prior year. He stated, “Net sales increa...
⚽️ Updates from the single-leg semi-final playoffs ⚽️ Italy v Northern Ireland | Email Taha We have our first of the night. Arda Guler is the creator for Turkey, cutting in from the right to whip a delicious ball into the area. Ferdi Kadioglu, the left-back, makes an excellent run and pulls off an even better first touch before slotting in through the keeper’s legs. Turkey v Romania: The second ha...
⚽️ Updates from the single-leg semi-final playoffs ⚽️ Italy v Northern Ireland | Email Taha We have our first of the night. Arda Guler is the creator for Turkey, cutting in from the right to whip a delicious ball into the area. Ferdi Kadioglu, the left-back, makes an excellent run and pulls off an even better first touch before slotting in through the keeper’s legs. Turkey v Romania: The second half is underway in Istanbul, the game still goalless. Mircea Lucescu, who captained Romania against Brazil in 1970, is still in the hunt for another World Cup appearance. What a life. Continue reading...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Raymond James downgraded Fiserv ( FISV ) ( FISV:CA ), Global Payments ( GPN ), and Shift4 Payments ( FOUR ) as the financial services firm adjusted several stock ratings across its payments and fintech coverage. "For context, the average NTM P/E for the group is now ~11x, which is a nearly 45% decline since 2022 (~40% below 2023)," said analyst Suhr Madi...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Raymond James downgraded Fiserv ( FISV ) ( FISV:CA ), Global Payments ( GPN ), and Shift4 Payments ( FOUR ) as the financial services firm adjusted several stock ratings across its payments and fintech coverage. "For context, the average NTM P/E for the group is now ~11x, which is a nearly 45% decline since 2022 (~40% below 2023)," said analyst Suhr Madison. The analyst attributes the reset to a recalibration around the durability and absolute levels of organic growth across the industry and a greater emphasis on the quality of earnings, namely GAAP vs. non-GAAP EPS. "While it is not shocking that higher organic growth and better earnings quality should drive earnings multiples, we are often asked by investors why the space is so 'cheap'," noted Madison. "To that point, it's noteworthy that while the average P/E has compressed by ~45% since 2022, average organic revenue growth is expected to be ~55% below 2022 levels in 2026 (~40% below 2023)." "On a P/E/organic growth basis, the group is trading at ~1.6x, which is a ~25% premium to 2022, and essentially in line with 2023," said the research note. "In other words, it appears the market has simply recalibrated multiples to account for decelerating organic growth." Raymond James cut its recommendation on Fiserv and Global Payments to Market Perform from Outperform, and on Shift4 Payments to Outperform from Strong Buy. More on related tickers Global Payments: Significantly Undervalued But Affected By The Persian Gulf Conflict Fiserv, Inc. (FISV) Presents at Wells Fargo Payments/Fintech Symposium 2026 Transcript Fiserv: Hated, Cheap, And About To Turn The Corner Shift4 names new chief payments officer, new international chief Top and bottom quant-rated financial stocks above $10B market cap post-earnings
Over the very long term, the S&P 500 index has generated an average annualized total return of about 10%. More recently, the performance has been even better. The closely watched benchmark has produced a 283% total return in the last 10 years (as of March 24). This is clear evidence that the stock market can be a wonderful way to build wealth. But it can certainly be intimidating for beginners. He...
Over the very long term, the S&P 500 index has generated an average annualized total return of about 10%. More recently, the performance has been even better. The closely watched benchmark has produced a 283% total return in the last 10 years (as of March 24). This is clear evidence that the stock market can be a wonderful way to build wealth. But it can certainly be intimidating for beginners. Here's how I'd start investing in the stock market today with $10,000. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
GOOGL's AI-powered Search gains traction as Gemini upgrades boost engagement, but rising competition from Microsoft and Baidu could challenge its dominance.
GOOGL's AI-powered Search gains traction as Gemini upgrades boost engagement, but rising competition from Microsoft and Baidu could challenge its dominance.
When sifting through my usual list of charts — the "Magnificent Seven," S & P 500 , sector leaders, etc. — a recurring theme was shaping: Too many charts of the biggest U.S. companies are breaking down or are at key inflection points and don't give investors strong entries or comfortable risk/reward setups. Global events have taken over the headlines, creating a high level of uncertainty. Many tre...
When sifting through my usual list of charts — the "Magnificent Seven," S & P 500 , sector leaders, etc. — a recurring theme was shaping: Too many charts of the biggest U.S. companies are breaking down or are at key inflection points and don't give investors strong entries or comfortable risk/reward setups. Global events have taken over the headlines, creating a high level of uncertainty. Many trends are broken with several others on the ropes. There will be great opportunities in the near future, but the technician and trader in me is waiting for a better moment. While the U.S. markets are in limbo, it may be time for a vacation. So as we look for places to put money to work, one chart screams out: Mexico. The Mexican market, as tracked by the EWW ETF , has been quite the turnaround story. After a tumultuous 2024, things rebounded in 2025. In fact, their market made a full roundabout in 2025 with gains of 50%. This year it broke out and now it gives investors an opportunity to ride the wave. How we got here Let's break down the chart. After a substantial multiyear run, EWW peaked around $71 in 2024. The ETF reversed course and suffered a year long sell-off resulting in a drawdown of roughly 34%. In 2025, shares made back those losses with a 50% rally and completed the full roundabout. In 2026, it broke out. This reminds me of the S & P 500 from 2022 to 2023. A year of losses was followed by a year long rally that recouped them. In 2024, the index broke out and went on an epic run. Sure, all the fundamental reasons were different, but the price action is quite similar. Trading setup Technically, what has formed is a nice rounded bottom breakout with clear upside targets and levels to the downside that help monitor risk. In this five-year weekly chart we can see how price broke above that old resistance around $71 and pushed higher. Shares peaked at $81.64 before retreating back to the levels from which it broke above. That brings us to an actionable level where we w...
We all need a little validation now and then from friends or family, but sometimes too much validation can backfire—and the same is true of AI chatbots. There have been several recent cases of overly sycophantic AI tools leading to negative outcomes, including users harming themselves and/or others . But the harm might not be limited to these extreme cases, according to a new paper published in th...
We all need a little validation now and then from friends or family, but sometimes too much validation can backfire—and the same is true of AI chatbots. There have been several recent cases of overly sycophantic AI tools leading to negative outcomes, including users harming themselves and/or others . But the harm might not be limited to these extreme cases, according to a new paper published in the journal Science. As more people rely on AI tools for everyday advice and guidance, their tendency to overly flatter and agree with users can have harmful effects on those users' judgment, particularly in the social sphere. The study showed that such tools can reinforce maladaptive beliefs, discourage users from accepting responsibility for a situation, or discourage them from repairing damaged relationships. That said, the authors were quick to emphasize during a media briefing that their findings were not intended to feed into "doomsday sentiments" about such AI models. Rather, the objective is to further our understanding of how such AI models work and their impact on human users, in hopes of making them better while the models are still in the early-ish development stages. Co-author Myra Cheng, a graduate student at Stanford University, said she and her co-authors were inspired to study this issue after they began noticing a pronounced increase in the number of people around them who had started relying on AI chatbots for relationship advice—and often ended up receiving bad advice because the AI would take their side no matter what. Their interest was bolstered by recent surveys showing nearly half of Americans under 30 have asked an AI tool for personal advice. "Given how common this is becoming, we wanted to understand how an overly affirming AI advice might impact people's real-world relationships," said Cheng. Read full article Comments
Paul Quinn said he could not explain searches on his phone, including for Andrew Malkinson, wrongly convicted for the crime A man accused of a 2003 rape that saw an innocent person jailed for 17 years has told a jury he does not know how his DNA got on the victim’s clothes. Paul Quinn, 51, also said he could not explain searches made on his phone for “wrongly convicted cases” and “Andrew Malkinson...
Paul Quinn said he could not explain searches on his phone, including for Andrew Malkinson, wrongly convicted for the crime A man accused of a 2003 rape that saw an innocent person jailed for 17 years has told a jury he does not know how his DNA got on the victim’s clothes. Paul Quinn, 51, also said he could not explain searches made on his phone for “wrongly convicted cases” and “Andrew Malkinson”, whose rape conviction was quashed in 2023. Continue reading...