Nasa’s long-awaited moon shot with astronauts is off until at least March because of hydrogen fuel leaks that marred the dress rehearsal of its giant new rocket. It was the same problem that delayed the Space Launch System rocket’s debut three years ago. That first test flight was grounded for months because of leaking hydrogen, which is highly flammable and dangerous. “Actually, this one caught u...
Nasa’s long-awaited moon shot with astronauts is off until at least March because of hydrogen fuel leaks that marred the dress rehearsal of its giant new rocket. It was the same problem that delayed the Space Launch System rocket’s debut three years ago. That first test flight was grounded for months because of leaking hydrogen, which is highly flammable and dangerous. “Actually, this one caught us off guard,” Nasa’s John Honeycutt said on Tuesday, hours after the test came to an abrupt halt at Kennedy Space Centre. Advertisement Until the fuel leaks, the space agency had been targeting as soon as this weekend for humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than half a century. Nasa astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will now have to wait. Photo: Reuters “When you’re dealing with hydrogen, it’s a small molecule. It’s highly energetic and we like it for that reason and we do the best we can,” Honeycutt explained.
Cloud computing and online retail behemoth Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) will be announcing earnings results this Thursday afternoon. Here’s what investors should know. Amazon beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.2% last quarter, reporting revenues of $180.2 billion, up 13.4% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a narrow beat of a...
Cloud computing and online retail behemoth Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) will be announcing earnings results this Thursday afternoon. Here’s what investors should know. Amazon beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.2% last quarter, reporting revenues of $180.2 billion, up 13.4% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a narrow beat of analysts’ revenue estimates. Is Amazon a buy or sell going into earnings? Read our full analysis here, it’s free for active Edge members. This quarter, analysts are expecting Amazon’s revenue to grow 12.7% year on year to $211.6 billion, improving from the 10.5% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.95 per share. Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Amazon has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 1.1% on average. Today’s young investors won’t have read the timeless lessons in Gorilla Game: Picking Winners In High Technology because it was written more than 20 years ago when Microsoft and Apple were first establishing their supremacy. But if we apply the same principles, then enterprise software stocks leveraging their own generative AI capabilities may well be the Gorillas of the future. So, in that spirit, we are excited to present our Special Free Report on a profitable, fast-growing enterprise software stock that is already riding the automation wave and looking to catch the generative AI next.
India’s financial regulator is considering a revamp of how it supervises lenders, shifting from a traditional box-checking exercise to a deeper examination of banks’ business models, according to people familiar with the matter. The Reserve Bank of India plans to examine in greater depth how banks conduct their business instead of analyzing ratios in isolation at every inspection, said the people,...
India’s financial regulator is considering a revamp of how it supervises lenders, shifting from a traditional box-checking exercise to a deeper examination of banks’ business models, according to people familiar with the matter. The Reserve Bank of India plans to examine in greater depth how banks conduct their business instead of analyzing ratios in isolation at every inspection, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. The watchdog also seeks to add more officers to its supervision division, with hiring skewed toward specialists in cybersecurity controls as digital risks multiply across the banking system, according to the people. The overhaul is still under consideration and details could evolve, they said. The Reserve Bank of India did not reply to a Bloomberg email seeking comment. The shakeup comes as India’s banking system expands at an unprecedented pace, straining supervisory tools designed for a simpler era. Episodes of governance lapses at lenders such as IndusInd Bank and the now-defunct New India Co-operative Bank have underscored how traditional, backward-looking supervision — reliant on financial snapshots — can miss vulnerabilities masked by healthy-looking numbers. Rapid balance‑sheet growth and an expanding range of financial products across India’s system add urgency to the proposed shift. The push to build globally competitive banks is driving rapid credit expansion across the industry, raising the stakes for regulators. For the RBI, bigger lenders could potentially mean more complex risk profiles and a narrower margin for supervisory missteps. India Mulls 49% Foreign Limit in State Banks to Fund Growth High-Speed Traders Face Profit Squeeze After India Tax Hike India’s Big-Bang Financial Reforms Target Foreign Money The RBI has initiated talks with global consultants to assess how banks generate and deploy credit, rather than relying largely on periodic inspections of financial statements. The goal is ...
NVIDIA (NVDA.US) Jensen Huang made a positive prediction: AI, as the 'driver of electricity shortages,' is not to be feared and will eventually lead to a reduction in energy costs. 富途牛牛
NVIDIA (NVDA.US) Jensen Huang made a positive prediction: AI, as the 'driver of electricity shortages,' is not to be feared and will eventually lead to a reduction in energy costs. 富途牛牛
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is swinging to notable gains in mid-market moves on Wednesday, extending the gains in the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 moving above the 8,900 level, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, with gains in financial, mining and energy stocks partially offset by weakness in technology stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 In...
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is swinging to notable gains in mid-market moves on Wednesday, extending the gains in the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 moving above the 8,900 level, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, with gains in financial, mining and energy stocks partially offset by weakness in technology stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index is gaining 52.30 points or 0.59 percent to 8,909.40, after hitting a low of 8,832.60 earlier. The broader All Ordinaries Index is up 37.20 points or 0.41 percent to 9,186.50. Australian stocks ended significantly higher on Tuesday. Among major miners, BHP Group and Rio Tinto are gaining almost 4 percent each, while Fortescue is adding more than 1 percent. Mineral Resources is losing almost 1 percent. Oil stocks are mostly higher. Santos is advancing more than 2 percent, while Woodside Energy and Beach energy are adding almost 3 percent each. Origin Energy is losing more than 2 percent. In the tech space, Afterpay owner Block is slipping more than 6 percent, Zip is tumbling almost 6 percent each, Xero is plunging more than 13 percent, Appen is losing almost 2 percent and WiseTech Global is sliding more than 7 percent. Among the big four banks, Westpac and ANZ Banking are edging up 0.4 percent each, while National Australia bank and Commonwealth Bank are gaining more than 1 percent each. Among gold miners, Evolution Mining is gaining almost 3 percent, Northern Star Resources is surging almost 6 percent and Newmont is adding almost 4 percent, while Resolute Mining and Genesis Minerals are advancing more than 2 percent each. In the currency market, the Aussie dollar is trading at $0.702 on Wednesday. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
400tmax/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images By Zain Vawda Alphabet Inc. ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ) is scheduled to release its fourth quarter 2025 earnings on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, after the market close. The tech giant enters this report following a historic year in which its stock surged nearly 70%, propelling its market capitalization past the $4 trillion milestone in January. As the "Magnificent...
400tmax/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images By Zain Vawda Alphabet Inc. ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ) is scheduled to release its fourth quarter 2025 earnings on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, after the market close. The tech giant enters this report following a historic year in which its stock surged nearly 70%, propelling its market capitalization past the $4 trillion milestone in January. As the "Magnificent 7" leader in 2025 performance, Alphabet faces high expectations. Investors will be looking for proof that its massive capital investments in AI are translating into sustained revenue growth and improved margins. What to expect? Wall Street consensus points toward another robust quarter of double-digit growth. Revenue: Analysts expect approximately $111.4 billion, representing a 15.4% year-over-year increase. This follows a Q3 where Alphabet surpassed the $100 billion quarterly revenue mark for the first time. Earnings per share (EPS): Estimates are pegged at $2.64, a significant jump from the $2.15 reported in the same period last year. Growth drivers: Google Search remains the bedrock, projected to bring in roughly $61.3 billion, while Google Cloud is expected to continue its rapid ascent with an estimated $16.25 billion (up ~36% YoY). The projected contraction in free cash flow, despite rising net income, is a direct consequence of the aggressive infrastructure "land grab" necessitated by the AI race. Market participants are particularly focused on the operating margin expansion, which is expected to reach 39.1%, driven by a combination of high-margin cloud services and the internal "Project EAT" initiative, which leverages AI to streamline internal workflows and reduce headcount growth relative to revenue. Key areas for investors to watch Created by Zain Vawda AI monetization and "Gemini" integration The central narrative for 2026 is the transition from AI experimentation to monetization. Alphabet has aggressively integrated its Gemini models across its ecosystem. Inves...
400tmax/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images By Zain Vawda Alphabet Inc. ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ) is scheduled to release its fourth quarter 2025 earnings on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, after the market close. The tech giant enters this report following a historic year in which its stock surged nearly 70%, propelling its market capitalization past the $4 trillion milestone in January. As the "Magnificent...
400tmax/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images By Zain Vawda Alphabet Inc. ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ) is scheduled to release its fourth quarter 2025 earnings on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, after the market close. The tech giant enters this report following a historic year in which its stock surged nearly 70%, propelling its market capitalization past the $4 trillion milestone in January. As the "Magnificent 7" leader in 2025 performance, Alphabet faces high expectations. Investors will be looking for proof that its massive capital investments in AI are translating into sustained revenue growth and improved margins. What to expect? Wall Street consensus points toward another robust quarter of double-digit growth. Revenue: Analysts expect approximately $111.4 billion, representing a 15.4% year-over-year increase. This follows a Q3 where Alphabet surpassed the $100 billion quarterly revenue mark for the first time. Earnings per share (EPS): Estimates are pegged at $2.64, a significant jump from the $2.15 reported in the same period last year. Growth drivers: Google Search remains the bedrock, projected to bring in roughly $61.3 billion, while Google Cloud is expected to continue its rapid ascent with an estimated $16.25 billion (up ~36% YoY). The projected contraction in free cash flow, despite rising net income, is a direct consequence of the aggressive infrastructure "land grab" necessitated by the AI race. Market participants are particularly focused on the operating margin expansion, which is expected to reach 39.1%, driven by a combination of high-margin cloud services and the internal "Project EAT" initiative, which leverages AI to streamline internal workflows and reduce headcount growth relative to revenue. Key areas for investors to watch Created by Zain Vawda AI monetization and "Gemini" integration The central narrative for 2026 is the transition from AI experimentation to monetization. Alphabet has aggressively integrated its Gemini models across its ecosystem. Inves...
Feb 3 (Reuters) - Nvidia's H200 AI chip sales to China remain in limbo nearly two months after President Donald Trump approved exports, pending a U.S. national security review, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the discussions. Chinese customers are, meanwhile, not placing H200 chip orders with Nvidia until it becomes clear whether they will be able to secure the...
Feb 3 (Reuters) - Nvidia's H200 AI chip sales to China remain in limbo nearly two months after President Donald Trump approved exports, pending a U.S. national security review, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the discussions. Chinese customers are, meanwhile, not placing H200 chip orders with Nvidia until it becomes clear whether they will be able to secure the licences or what conditions will be attached, the report said. (Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
littleclie/iStock via Getty Images Summary Following my coverage on MSCI ( MSCI ), which I downgraded to a hold rating due to my belief that the business is going to see growth slowdown and that there are no strong catalysts that would turn things around in the near term, this post is to provide an update on my thoughts on the business and stock. I upgrade my rating to buy, as the Q4 2025 results ...
littleclie/iStock via Getty Images Summary Following my coverage on MSCI ( MSCI ), which I downgraded to a hold rating due to my belief that the business is going to see growth slowdown and that there are no strong catalysts that would turn things around in the near term, this post is to provide an update on my thoughts on the business and stock. I upgrade my rating to buy, as the Q4 2025 results show a re-acceleration in subscription growth and stabilization in the active manager cohort, and there is a catalyst to continue driving strong growth in the Index segment. 4Q25 Earnings Review MSCI delivered a solid set of Q4 results , printing operating revenues of $822.5 million, up 10.6% y/y on a reported basis, and 10.2% on an organic basis. By segments, the Index segment did $479.1 million, up 14% y/y driven largely by the 20.7% growth in asset-based fees. Analytics did $182.3 million in revenue, up 5.5% y/y. The Sustainability and Climate segment saw ~$90.3 million in revenue, up 5.9% y/y. And lastly, the All Other Private Assets segment saw revenue of $70.9 million, up 8.4%. In terms of profit, EBIT margin expanded to 56.4% vs. 54.5% in Q4 2024, and adj. EBITDA margin went up to 62.2% (from 60.8%). While reported net income fell 6.8% to $284.7 million, and diluted EPS fell 2.3% to $3.81, adj. EPS did went up 11.5% y/y to $4.66. Subscription Growth Engine Re-Ignites When I downgraded the stock previously, it was because of the 20.9% decline in net new recurring subscription sales, which I thought was a clear warning sign. This dynamic has turned. In Q4 2025, total new recurring subscription sales reached an all-time high, with the Index segment printing its strongest quarter ever for new sales, up 19.5% y/y. This is the proof point I was waiting for. It shows that the slowdown earlier in 2025 was a delay, not a structural downgrade in demand. Bloomberg We can now see the translation of the market rally impact into MSCI's subscription revenue. The $49 billion of ETF ...
NSW Labor backbenchers have vowed to attend a Sydney protest against a visit by Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, with one stating he will be attending because Australia should not be welcoming the head of a state engaged in an “ongoing genocide”. Another member of government said he was attending – despite the premier opposing any rallies – to show that “Bondi was not caused by such protests”. Up...
NSW Labor backbenchers have vowed to attend a Sydney protest against a visit by Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, with one stating he will be attending because Australia should not be welcoming the head of a state engaged in an “ongoing genocide”. Another member of government said he was attending – despite the premier opposing any rallies – to show that “Bondi was not caused by such protests”. Upper house Labor MLCs Cameron Murphy, Stephen Lawrence and Sarah Kaine said they would attend Monday evening’s rally organised by Palestine Action Group as part of a nationwide protest. But it was not yet clear whether they would march from Town Hall to state parliament despite an effective ban. Chris Minns’ push to prohibit marches in designated areas following the Bondi terror attack is continuing after the NSW police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, extended the restriction for a fourth time on Tuesday. Lanyon said Herzog’s visit was a factor in his decision. The restriction prevents the authorisation of protests under the form 1 system – which means protesters who march risk being arrested for obstructing traffic, for example. Organisers of the Sydney protest have said they plan to march from Town Hall to Macquarie Street despite it falling within the restriction zone. They have called on NSW police to help facilitate that peacefully. Murphy said he would attend the rally “because we should not be welcoming to Australia the head of a state engaged in an ongoing genocide”. He told Guardian Australia that Herzog had signed a bomb and had “no regard for international law as an active supporter of illegal settlements”. Sign up: AU Breaking News email Lawrence said he would go to the rally at Town Hall but would decide on Monday whether to march. He said he would comply with the law. “I will be attending the rally because I want to make the obvious but important points that peaceful protest is lawful in this country; that Bondi was not caused by such protests; and that inviting the ...