Manufacturing the world’s most advanced semiconductors demands a massive, uninterrupted supply of electricity. In Taiwan, the technology sector alone accounts for a staggering one-quarter of the economy’s total power consumption. However, the war in the Middle East is exposing deep vulnerabilities for both South Korea and Taiwan, as these vital chipmaking hubs rely heavily on oil, LNG and chemical...
Manufacturing the world’s most advanced semiconductors demands a massive, uninterrupted supply of electricity. In Taiwan, the technology sector alone accounts for a staggering one-quarter of the economy’s total power consumption. However, the war in the Middle East is exposing deep vulnerabilities for both South Korea and Taiwan, as these vital chipmaking hubs rely heavily on oil, LNG and chemical gases flowing through the region.
CALGARY, Alberta, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inventronics Limited (“Corporation”) (IVX:TSX Venture), a designer and manufacturer of enclosures for the telecommunication, cable, electric distribution, energy, and other industries in Canada and the USA, today announced its 2025 audited annual and unaudited 2025 Q4 financial results.
CALGARY, Alberta, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inventronics Limited (“Corporation”) (IVX:TSX Venture), a designer and manufacturer of enclosures for the telecommunication, cable, electric distribution, energy, and other industries in Canada and the USA, today announced its 2025 audited annual and unaudited 2025 Q4 financial results.
Pope Leo XIV Suggests Aerial Bombing Campaigns Should Be 'Banned Forever' Authored by Dave DeCamp via Antiwar.com , Pope Leo XIV suggested on Monday that aerial bombing campaigns should have been “banned forever” following the atrocities committed from the sky during the 20th century, as he continues pushing an antiwar message following the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran . “Airplanes sho...
Pope Leo XIV Suggests Aerial Bombing Campaigns Should Be 'Banned Forever' Authored by Dave DeCamp via Antiwar.com , Pope Leo XIV suggested on Monday that aerial bombing campaigns should have been “banned forever” following the atrocities committed from the sky during the 20th century, as he continues pushing an antiwar message following the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran . “Airplanes should always be carriers of peace, never of war,” Leo said while hosting executives and staff from ITA Airways, Italy’s national airline, and the Lufthansa Group, according to Vatican News. “No one should be afraid that threats of death and destruction might come from the sky.” The Vatican News report said the US-born pope recalled the bombing campaigns of the World Wars and other conflicts. “After the tragic experiences of the twentieth century, aerial bombings should have been banned forever,” he said. “Instead, they still exist, and technological development, positive in itself, is being placed at the service of war. This is not progress; it is regression.” Since World War I, the Vatican has been highly critical of modern war. “The combatants are the greatest and wealthiest nations of the earth; what wonder, then, if, well provided with the most awful weapons modern military science has devised, they strive to destroy one another with refinements of horror,” Pope Benedict XV said in an encyclical in November 1914, a few months after the outbreak of the First World War. “There is no limit to the measure of ruin and of slaughter; day by day the earth is drenched with newly-shed blood, and is covered with the bodies of the wounded and of the slain,” Benedict added. Pope Pius XII, who led the Catholic Church during World War II, was outspoken about the impact that the strategic bombing campaigns and the war in general had on civilians . “We have had to witness the harrowing scene of death leaping from the skies and stalking pitilessly through unsuspecting homes, striking down ...
JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) , a low-cost carrier across the Americas and Europe, closed Wednesday at $4.75, up 13.37%. The stock moved higher after reports it has hired advisers to explore strategic options, including a potential sale or merger, leaving investors watching whether any concrete deal discussions emerge. Trading volume reached 101.3 million shares, coming in about 353% above its thr...
JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) , a low-cost carrier across the Americas and Europe, closed Wednesday at $4.75, up 13.37%. The stock moved higher after reports it has hired advisers to explore strategic options, including a potential sale or merger, leaving investors watching whether any concrete deal discussions emerge. Trading volume reached 101.3 million shares, coming in about 353% above its three-month average of 22.4 million shares. JetBlue Airways IPO'd in 2002 and has fallen 64% since going public. S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) added 0.54% to finish Wednesday at 6,592, while the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) rose 0.77% to close at 21,930. Within airlines, peers Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) closed at $39.28, up 2.08%, and Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) finished at $40.19, gaining 0.90%, as investors assess deal and demand prospects across the group. Airline stocks in general rose today as surging oil prices took a breather, moving slightly lower. JetBlue stood out from its peers, though, after Semafor reported that the struggling airline has engaged advisors to explore the possibility of selling itself to a competitor. The international news organization cited people familiar with the situation, but didn’t comment on whether those sources felt a deal was likely. Continue reading
Four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson confirms he will refund a sum of $500,000 (£375,000) he allegedly "secretly" paid himself before his Grand Slam Track league collapsed.
Four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson confirms he will refund a sum of $500,000 (£375,000) he allegedly "secretly" paid himself before his Grand Slam Track league collapsed.
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : MillerKnoll — The furniture stock plunged 14%. MillerKnoll posted fiscal third-quarter adjusted earnings of 43 cents on revenue of $926.6 million. That reflected a year-over-year decline of 2% for adjusted earnings and an increase of 6% for revenue. The company warned of a roughly $8 million to $9 million impact in the fourth quarter tied t...
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : MillerKnoll — The furniture stock plunged 14%. MillerKnoll posted fiscal third-quarter adjusted earnings of 43 cents on revenue of $926.6 million. That reflected a year-over-year decline of 2% for adjusted earnings and an increase of 6% for revenue. The company warned of a roughly $8 million to $9 million impact in the fourth quarter tied to the Middle East conflict, stemming from minimal expected shipments to that part of the world as well as higher logistics costs. Karman — Shares slipped marginally after the aerospace and defense company posted fiscal fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of 11 cents per share, under the 12 cents analysts polled by FactSet had expected. However, Karman's $134.5 million revenue came in above the $132.6 million consensus estimate. Celcuity — The biotechnology stock shed nearly 4%. The company reported a loss of 97 cents per share in the fourth quarter, which was narrower than the expected consensus of $1.04 a share, per FactSet. Research and development expense of $37.6 million came in line with analysts' expectations. Worthington Steel — Shared plummeted 14% after the steel processing company posted fiscal third-quarter adjusted earnings of 27 cents per share, marking a decline from the 35 cents per share earned in the year-ago period.
MU Stock: FQ2 Top Line Almost Doubled YOY I last analyzed Micron Technology, Inc. ( MU ) on Feb 13 with an article titled “ Micron: Institutional Money Can End The Party Abruptly .” The article was promoted by activities disclosed by institutional investors and rated the stock as a Hold. Since then, there have been several notable changes surrounding the memory sector as a whole and also MU stock....
MU Stock: FQ2 Top Line Almost Doubled YOY I last analyzed Micron Technology, Inc. ( MU ) on Feb 13 with an article titled “ Micron: Institutional Money Can End The Party Abruptly .” The article was promoted by activities disclosed by institutional investors and rated the stock as a Hold. Since then, there have been several notable changes surrounding the memory sector as a whole and also MU stock. The rest of this article will focus on the top one change in each category. I will detail my thoughts on A) the overall status of the current DRAM sector and B) MU’s business and growth prospects judging by the updates it provided in its recent FQ2 earnings report (ER). In the end, these changes have led me to see large odds for MU to be near a cyclical peak and caused me to downgrade my rating to Sell. To better contextualize the rest of the discussion, let me start with a quick recap of Micron’s FQ2 2026 ER announced on Mar 18. As shown in the chart below, its reported revenue growth of 196% YOY in the quarter, demonstrating an accelerating upward trajectory over recent fiscal quarters. The quarter enjoyed a dramatic leap of sales to $23.86 billion, beating market expectations by a wide margin of $4.32 billion (i.e., a more than 22% beat). Such an unprecedented financial expansion is largely due to both the surge in DRAM prices and also robust orders, but it nonetheless reminds me of the notoriously volatile memory cycle, as detailed next. Seeking Alpha Long-Term DRAM Cycles Before examining the MU tree, let’s take a look at the forest first. Historically, the long-term DRAM market has exhibited deep cyclicality with roughly a four-year period, as you can see from the following figure. During these cycles, EV/Sales ratios and contract prices move in close correlation in an extreme wild – but also quite repeatable - patterns. Historical data shows the sector EV/Sales typically peaks near the 3.2x threshold, as seen during the 2014, 2018, and 2021 cycles, while troughs oft...
First responders have had to take control of Waymo vehicles and move them during emergency situations, including in at least two active crime scenes, TechCrunch found.
First responders have had to take control of Waymo vehicles and move them during emergency situations, including in at least two active crime scenes, TechCrunch found.
Wes Streeting gave a speech outlining his performance on the NHS and plans for the future. Was this his unofficial leadership pitch? Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey sit down with the health secretary to find out Continue reading...
Wes Streeting gave a speech outlining his performance on the NHS and plans for the future. Was this his unofficial leadership pitch? Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey sit down with the health secretary to find out Continue reading...
May WTI crude oil (CLK26 ) on Wednesday closed down -2.03 (-2.20%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK26 ) closed down -0.1344 (-4.34%). Crude oil and gasoline prices fell sharply on Wednesday in hopes that US-Iran diplomacy can end the war in Iran. Also, the unexpected increase in weekly EIA crude...
May WTI crude oil (CLK26 ) on Wednesday closed down -2.03 (-2.20%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK26 ) closed down -0.1344 (-4.34%). Crude oil and gasoline prices fell sharply on Wednesday in hopes that US-Iran diplomacy can end the war in Iran. Also, the unexpected increase in weekly EIA crude...
April Nymex natural gas (NGJ26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.009 (+0.31%). Nat-gas prices recovered from a 3.5-week low on Wednesday and settled slightly higher after Iran rejected a peace plan from the US, which could keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and curtail nat-gas supplies from the Middle East....
April Nymex natural gas (NGJ26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.009 (+0.31%). Nat-gas prices recovered from a 3.5-week low on Wednesday and settled slightly higher after Iran rejected a peace plan from the US, which could keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and curtail nat-gas supplies from the Middle East....
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran says he doesn't think Fed policy needs to be "slamming on the gas" to accelerate the economy but also doesn't need to be holding the economy back during remarks at the Digital Asset Summit in New York. (Source: Bloomberg)
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran says he doesn't think Fed policy needs to be "slamming on the gas" to accelerate the economy but also doesn't need to be holding the economy back during remarks at the Digital Asset Summit in New York. (Source: Bloomberg)
European Union rules requiring electronics to include easily replaceable batteries could force consumer tech makers to rethink their designs and go beyond the repairability improvements they’ve made in recent years. The EU’s Batteries Regulation will require electronics hitting the market after February 2027 to include easily replaceable batteries. The aim was to minimize pollution from discarded ...
European Union rules requiring electronics to include easily replaceable batteries could force consumer tech makers to rethink their designs and go beyond the repairability improvements they’ve made in recent years. The EU’s Batteries Regulation will require electronics hitting the market after February 2027 to include easily replaceable batteries. The aim was to minimize pollution from discarded batteries through recycling and reuse, and it was aimed at electric vehicles and micro-mobility solutions. But the regulation isn’t restricted to e-bikes. Integrated batteries found in toys, video game consoles and wearable technology from Meta Platforms Inc. and Apple Inc. could also fall afoul of the rules. Selling products that don’t meet the rules risks recalls and bans. Meta’s plans to sell the latest generation of its Ray-Ban Display glasses in the European Union are being delayed by supply constraints, the battery regulation and rules around artificial intelligence, people familiar with the matter said. Read More: Meta Glasses Withheld From EU by Battery Rules, Supply Snags Other companies are making changes ahead of the deadline. Nintendo Co. is planning to release a variant of its Switch 2 console in the EU that includes a user-replaceable battery, according to a report in Nikkei. A representative for the European Commission didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Early laptops and smartphones allowed users to replace the battery with a spare to keep their products humming along. But gradually, as hardware designs grew thinner, sleeker and more sophisticated, this flexibility faded away. Tech giants realized that battery compartments took up valuable space in their devices. Switching to non-user-replaceable batteries, they argued, would free up room for other components — and allow the battery itself to be larger. These sealed designs also helped make everyday gadgets more water resistant. But over the last decade, the Right to Repair movement has gain...
A Los Angeles jury's ruling that Meta and YouTube contributed to a teenage girl's depression marks a potential turning point in the years-long legal battle against social media giants -- one that could carry an enormous price tag.- Legislative pressure builds - The Los Angeles and Santa Fe cases are part of a broader wave of legal and regulatory action that gathered pace after Australia moved last...
A Los Angeles jury's ruling that Meta and YouTube contributed to a teenage girl's depression marks a potential turning point in the years-long legal battle against social media giants -- one that could carry an enormous price tag.- Legislative pressure builds - The Los Angeles and Santa Fe cases are part of a broader wave of legal and regulatory action that gathered pace after Australia moved last year to ban social media for people under 16.
alvarez/E+ via Getty Images My Investing Philosophy I like dividend-paying stocks that have a history of raising the dividend consistently, year after year. I also like finding stocks that are currently out of favor, either due to macro events or temporary (but reversible) mistakes by management once they have learned the lesson and are likely to avoid making the same mistake again in the future. ...
alvarez/E+ via Getty Images My Investing Philosophy I like dividend-paying stocks that have a history of raising the dividend consistently, year after year. I also like finding stocks that are currently out of favor, either due to macro events or temporary (but reversible) mistakes by management once they have learned the lesson and are likely to avoid making the same mistake again in the future. I believe today’s subject company, Perrigo ( PRGO ), fits that definition. With a 12% dividend yield and a P/E of 4.3, it looks like a bargain. So, I did some research to find out why it looks so tempting because many times a company’s yield is high and the P/E is low because it could be going out of business. But this is a stock I believe will rebound eventually, and a patient investor could reap outsized gains while collecting that rising dividend. I also tend to hold stocks until the company changes its business model (unfavorably, in my opinion), cuts its dividend, or becomes ridiculously overvalued. In each case, I sell and look for a better option. Otherwise, I like to hold stocks forever and let the miracle of compounding and reinvesting dividends do most of the heavy lifting of growing my portfolio and income for me. Company Background Perrigo is an OTC (Over-The-Counter) maker of store-brand drugs, infant formula, and animal health products. It operates with two divisions: Consumer Self-Care Americas and Consumer Self-Care International. The company sells thousands of store-branded OTC products, with Walmart accounting for almost 13% of sales. I like to find companies that have a competitive advantage within their respective industries. Perrigo is a low-cost leader, which enables it to be a valuable partner for discount retailers. Perrigo management tried to move upscale into a higher margin business and learned a difficult lesson. My expectation is that they will stick to what they know best and work on improving margins and volumes within their existing business ...