经济要闻 1.国务院国资委：编制好中央企业人工智能产业发展“十五五”规划。国务院国资委党委与中央企业党委(党组)开展理论学习中心组“人工智能+”专题联学。张玉卓表示，要强化统筹推动，编制好中央企业人工智能产业发展“十五五”规划，进一步加大投入力度，加强安全治理能力建设，统筹好发展与安全。要强化创新驱动，突破“卡脖子”难题，坚持“产业出题、科研答题”，持续提升产业链韧性，加快体制机制革新，打造安全可靠的人工智能产业底座。要强化应用示范，深化场景赋能，加强数据治理，探索平台化发展，构建跨领域大规模的人工智能产业集群，推动人工智能在中央企业规模化落地。要强化开放合作，做强国家级开源社区，充分发挥“焕新社区”作用，推动跨领域跨学科协同，建设央企“AI+”产业共同体，加快人工智能全球合作，涵养互利共赢的产业发展生态。（资料来源：同花顺） 2.国家发改委：国家发展改革委正在会同科技部、工业和信息化部、国务院国资委组织开展国家层面标志性重大应用场景项目申报工作，拟由部门、地方、中央企业等组织推荐一批综合性和高价值应用场景项目，推出100个左右具有引领带动作用的标志性场景项目，并以清单形式向社会发布。（资料来源：同花顺） 3.国家邮政局：1-2月，邮政行业寄递业务量累计完成331.4亿件，同比增长5.6%。其中，快递业务量累计完成304.9亿件，同比增长7.1%。前2个月，受假期消费升温及年货采购等因素推动，牛羊肉、海鲜、水果等生鲜产品以及电子产品寄递量增长尤为明显。（资料来源：同花顺） 4.国家医保局：按病种付费分组方案3.0版预计将于今年7月发布，并计划于2027年1月正式执行。医保按病种付费是指通过对疾病诊疗进行分组或折算分值，实行医保对医疗机构的“打包付费”。其中，分组方案是按病种付费的技术核心。此次调整将聚焦临床意见较为集中的年龄、并发症等影响因素，有针对性地完善年龄细分组、单双侧/多部位手术、产科分组、恶性肿瘤放化疗、联合手术等分组规则，按病组(DRG)主要调整核心分组和细分组，按病种分值(DIP)主要调整核心病种库，同时，还着眼DRG/DIP未来的融合发展，在相关技术基础方面做好统筹协调。（资料来源：同花顺） 5.上海：上海市经济和信息化委员会、上海市通信管理局发布通知，根据工业和信息化部要求，组织面向本市重点行业建设算力互通节点，以构建算力互通节点体系，提高公共算力...

湘财股份(600095) 投资要点 事件：湘财股份发布2025年业绩：2025年公司实现营业总收入24.2亿元，同比增长10.37%；归母净利润4.64亿元，同比增长325.1%；对应EPS为0.16元，ROE为3.86%，较上年+2.93pct。25Q4单季度公司实现营收6.2亿元，同比下降3.5%，实现归母净利润0.2亿元，同比扭亏为盈。 证券板块：经纪业务表现突出。 1）经纪业务：2025年全市场股基交易额同比增长67%至19814亿元，湘财证券交易量亦随之同比提升，驱动公司经纪业务收入同比增长37%至10.6亿元。截至2025年末，公司融出资金90.96亿元，同比增长25%，驱动公司信用交易业务收入同比增长21%至4.9亿元。2025年公司全面推动投顾综合服务能力提升，以“互联网投顾”与“智盈业务”双轮驱动，实现产品化突破与收入稳健增长。 2）自营业务：2025年公司自营业务强化长期价值投资理念，继续保持稳健的投资风格。2025年公司自营业务收入5.27亿元，同比增长17.4%。3）投行业务：2025年公司投行业务收入0.6亿元，同比下降29.5%。公司投行业务持续推进精品化、差异化发展战略，债券投行业务通过区域深耕等方式加快转型，2025年湘财证券债券承销规模103亿元，同比+16%，排名行业第65位。 4）资管业务：2025年公司资管业务收入0.4亿元，同比增长22.6%。公司通过发行外聘投顾与结构化产品、拓展三方代销渠道，进一步丰富产品线与资金来源。 实业板块：主动收缩规模，聚焦存量转型。 2025年公司营业收入（以实业板块收入为主）为2.96亿元，同比下降32.1%。公司实业板块经营主体规模较小，截至2025年末总资产在公司占比不到2%。公司2025年继续主动收缩低毛利贸易业务规模（2025年贸易业务收入2.77亿元，同比下降32.43%），同时专注于通过精细化管理手段提升存量资产竞争力。 盈利预测与投资评级：结合公司2025年经营情况，我们上调此前盈利预测，预计湘财股份2026-2027年归母净利润分别为4.96/5.21亿元，前值分别为（3.53/3.79亿元），对应同比增速分别为6.9%/4.9%。预计公司2028年归母净利润为5.42亿元，同比增长4.17%。公司当前市值对应2025-2027年PE估值分别为55x/53x/51x。我们看好公...

美国军方表示，已成功削弱伊朗打击通过霍尔木兹海峡航行船只的能力。与此同时，美国总统特朗普称考虑“逐步收缩”在波斯湾地区的军事行动。 特朗普的这番表态出现在他排除停火可能、并且仍对部署地面部队持开放态度之后不久，这凸显出这位总统在美国与以色列对伊朗战争的目标和计划上，持续释放出相互矛盾、反复不定的信号。这场冲突进入第四周，能源价格大幅上涨，促使美国财政部采取了一项非常规举措：允许出售那些已经装载在油轮上的伊朗石油和石化产品。 特朗普周五在社交媒体上表示，“在我们考虑逐步收缩我们在中东的重大军事行动之际，我们正非常接近实现我们的目标。” 但以色列国防部长卡茨周六表示，联合军事行动将显著升级。此前一天，德黑兰向位于迪戈加西亚的美英联合军事基地发射了弹道导弹 —— 该基地距离伊朗近2500英里（4000公里）。一位不愿透露姓名的知情人士称，该基地未遭受损害，但此次攻击显示出伊朗具备此前未被认知的远程打击能力。 与此同时，美国中央司令部宣布，本周早些时候已对威胁霍尔木兹海峡商业航运的伊朗设施实施打击。霍尔木兹海峡是全球约五分之一石油和液化天然气运输的关键通道。中央司令部司令Brad Cooper在X平台发布的视频中表示，美军打击了伊朗的地下设施、反舰导弹，并摧毁了其情报支持和雷达系统。 国际原子能机构周六表示，德黑兰已通知其纳坦兹核设施遭到攻击。该机构在X平台的声明中称，未发现该设施周边辐射水平上升的报告。纳坦兹是伊朗关键的铀浓缩设施之一，曾在去年6月以色列与伊朗为期12天的战争中遭轰炸，并在本轮冲突初期再次遭袭。 西方情报评估及知情人士称，尽管美以已持续轰炸数周，伊朗政权并未接近崩溃，反而正在围绕剩余的强硬派进一步凝聚。 责任编辑：李桐

格隆汇3月21日｜巴林：战争期间击落143枚导弹和242架无人机。

格隆汇3月21日｜埃及石油部称，埃及已加快此前制定的拖欠国际石油公司款项的偿还进度。埃及将在6月前结清13亿美元欠款。根据今年1月公布的原还款计划，埃及预计到6月仍将有约12亿美元欠款未还清。

格隆汇3月21日｜以色列国防部长卡茨周六警告称，未来几天以色列和美国将“大幅加强”对伊朗的空袭，并誓言将继续推进，直至消除对以色列和美国在该地区利益的所有威胁。卡茨在几位高级军官的陪同下发表讲话时表示，以色列决心“继续领导对伊朗恐怖政权的打击”，包括打击其指挥官并摧毁其战略能力。此前，以色列和伊朗周六发生了相互袭击，美国向该地区增派了数千名海军陆战队员，而特朗普总统则指责北约盟国懦弱，不愿协助重新开放霍尔木兹海峡。自2月28日美以对伊朗发动空袭以来，已有超过2000人丧生。与此同时，全球能源价格飙升，人们对地区冲突长期化的担忧日益加剧。

It doesn’t sound like Crimson Desert, the recently released prequel to Black Desert Online, will support Intel Arc GPUs anytime soon, if at all. On the game’s FAQ page, its developer Pearl Abyss advised players expecting Arc support to apply for a refund. “If you purchased the game expecting Intel Arc support, please refer to the refund policy of the platform where the game was purchased for available options,” the company wrote. Apparently, though, it’s not from lack of guidance from Intel. The chipmaker told Wccftech that it reached out to Pearl Abyss “many times” over the past several years. The Intel spokesperson said that the company has tried to help the developer “test, validate, and optimize support for Intel graphics” for years. Intel also tried to provide the developer “early hardware, drivers, and engineering resources” across several generations of GPUs, “including Alchemist, Battlemage, Meteor Lake, and Lunar Lake.” The chipmaker said it’s “hugely disappointed that players using Intel graphics hardware” can’t play the game, but that it remains “ready to assist Pearl Abyss” however it can. It also advised players to reach out directly to the developer for “details on the choice not to enable Intel support at launch.” Pearl Abyss, of course, doesn’t have the obligation to tweak the game so that it runs on PCs with Intel Arc GPUs. The good news is that since the title came out just a few days ago, it will still be easy to get a refund. Steam, where Crimson Desert is now one of the top-selling games, issues refunds within two weeks of purchase.

格隆汇3月21日｜当地时间21日，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队公告显示，伊朗已发布“真实承诺-4”第72波行动。在本轮行动中，伊朗“卡德尔”和“伊马德”导弹系统在伊中部上空成功击落以色列机群，并成功打击以色列北部、核心地带以及美第五舰队目标。

The Italian cyclist Debora Silvestri was taken to a hospital after a horrific-looking crash during the Milano-Sanremo one-day classic on Saturday. Several cyclists were caught up in the incident, with Silvestri tumbling over a guardrail as riders tried to avoid the pileup. Silvestri’s team, Laboral Kutxa, said the 27-year-old was conscious as she was transported and that it would give an update on her condition later. The incident happened on the descent of the famous Cipressa climb, less than 20km (12 miles) from the end of the 156km route. Two of the favourites for the race, Kasia Niewiadoma Phinney and Kim Le Court Pienaar, were also involved in the crash. Niewiadoma Phinney was unable to continue, while Le Court Pienaar remounted but finished 99th. Lotte Kopecky claimed victory, edging out Noemi Rüegg and Eleonora Gasparrini in a sprint involving five riders. Tadej Pogacar won the men’s race to claim a long-sought victory in the cycling season’s opening “Monument” race. View image in fullscreen Tadej Pogacar has now won four of cycling’s five Monuments races. Photograph: Massimi Paolone/LaPresse/Shutterstock Pogacar, of UAE Team Emirates XRG, pipped Britain’s Tom Pidcock in a thrilling finish despite crashing a few kilometres before the key Cipressa climb. The Slovenian, who also won Strade Bianche earlier this month, became the first man since Giuseppe Saronni in 1983 to win Milano-Sanremo as world champion. The 27-year-old has now won four of road cycling’s five Monuments, with only Paris-Roubaix remaining for the four-time Tour de France winner. Pogacar crossed the line with Pidcock right on his wheel after a brilliant battle between the pair from the final Poggio di San Remo climb, with Wout Van Aert rounding off the podium.

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Key Points Oil and gas prices have spiked, and damage to energy infrastructure could mean elevated prices are here to stay. Cyclical stocks, including industrials, have tumbled. Energy and commodity stocks have been winners. 10 stocks we like better than Cheniere Energy › The executive director of the International Energy Agency didn't mince words when he described the impact of the Iran war on the global energy market. Speaking to the Financial Times, Faith Birol called the conflict "the greatest global energy security threat in history." Birol observed that even if the war ended soon, restoring lost production is likely to take months. In other words, the event is likely to roil global markets for a long time, and the externalities are numerous. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Let's take a look at some of the stock winners and losers from the war and its impact on the energy market. Biggest losers Asian stocks: Asian markets like Japan and South Korea are highly dependent on oil and gas coming out of the Persian Gulf, so they're significantly impacted by rising prices and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz. Stocks in both those countries have fallen sharply as well, and are likely to struggle as long as the crisis endures. The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEMKT: EWY) Asian markets like Japan and South Korea are highly dependent on oil and gas coming out of the Persian Gulf, so they're significantly impacted by rising prices and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz. Stocks in both those countries have fallen sharply as well, and are likely to struggle as long as the crisis endures. The Cyclical (non-commodity) stocks: Cyclical stocks have also been hit hard by the war, as it's raised the risk of inflation and a recession. Industrials, in particularly, have tumbled as many of ...

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Starting in the summer of 2025, Pat Hurley’s home in Elgin, Illinois, became an epicenter for mistaken Amazon orders. ​Despite not having an account with the e-commerce giant, delivery drivers visited the 79-year-old’s home month after month with packages labeled with her address and an unknown name. At its peak, Hurley told ABC-7 Chicago she received 20 boxes in one day (1), and she counted over 100 parcels in total. Must Read ​For Hurley, this whole ordeal wasn't just an inconvenience. As a senior living alone with a disability, it was frightening to see all these strange packages, some of which were too heavy for her to move. “If somebody's going to show up...I'm disabled...Alone in the house. And all this is happening. I'm getting a little nervous. You know, I mean, you don't know what's going on in this world,” Hurley told ABC-7. ​Although she reported the problem to Amazon, that didn’t stop these deliveries from appearing. It wasn’t until Hurley and her son reached out to local news outlets that things began to change for the better. ​According to ABC-7 Chicago, an Amazon driver recently visited Hurley’s home to pick up all the packages. The e-commerce company also said it issued Hurley an apology as it investigates this bizarre case. Is your shipping blunder a ‘brushing scam?’ ​When customers complain about e-commerce blunders, common issues include undelivered parcels or potential theft — not receiving boatloads of unwanted boxes. ​According to SafeWise, “porch piracy” is now the most common crime in the U.S., with about 250,000 stolen packages every day (2). ​However, cases like Hurley’s aren’t a one-off phenomenon. While there’s no official data on this issue, there have been many similar local reports. ​For instance, a Massachusetts couple reported receiving one or two Amazon packages every week for five months in 2018 (3). ​More recently, a Californian family in Orange County reported receiving over 50 packages of dresses they never ordered from Amazon (...

The major indexes broke long-term support as oil prices and bond yields soar. President Trump said late Friday he's mulling "winding down" the Iran war hours after saying that was not "acceptable."

TexBr/iStock via Getty Images Prices ease, underlying strength prevails Gold prices have pulled back from end-January highs, pressured by a stronger US dollar and a rise in US Treasury yields. In addition, outflows from gold ETFs, particularly US-listed gold ETFs , – likely indicating tactical profit taking from the sharp rally in January – further weighed on prices. However, the pullback was contained, as heightened geopolitical tensions and ongoing policy uncertainty continued to reinforce gold’s role as a safe-haven asset. Moreover, Asian demand has been strong, with trading during Asian hours contributing positively to returns (1.5% v/s -4.7% during US trading hours). 1 Also, barring the US, ETF demand has been positive across other regions, and the COMEX net long positioning has continued to build. Chart 1: Prices ease, levels stay elevated Domestic gold prices diverged from international trends during February, declining 3.5%, even as international prices gained 5%. 2 This divergence was primarily driven by an appreciation in the Indian rupee against the US dollar and fewer revisions in the customs tariff value. 3 So far in March, domestic prices have realigned with international price trends: both moderating from end-February levels. However, as of 16 March, the decline in domestic prices (2.6%) has been less pronounced than the 4.4% decline in international prices, as the recent INR depreciation 4 has cushioned the downside in local prices. Despite the recent pullback, gold prices remain firm on a y-t-d basis, with international prices up 14% and domestic prices rising 16% to INR 154,395/10g, 5 underscoring that the broader uptrend remains in place. Chart 2: Discounts persist The domestic market has traded at a discount to international benchmarks since the second week of February. The discount briefly narrowed to par/slight-premium levels in early March on fears of supply tightness following geopolitical tensions involving Iran–US–Israel; disrupted flight r...

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Khadija Shaw scored the fastest hat-trick in Women’s Super League history as the leaders, Manchester City, beat Tottenham 5-2 at the Joie Stadium. The Jamaica international completed the feat in 13 first-half minutes to give the hosts a commanding lead after Olivia Holdt cancelled out Shaw’s opener. Kerolin added another and an own goal from Amanda Nildén extended City’s lead before the break, with Bethany England’s late goal a reward for Tottenham’s improved second-half performance. Melvine Malard’s stoppage-time header moved Manchester United into second as they survived late drama against Everton to win 2-1. Inma Gabarro appeared to serve a blow to United’s top-three hopes when she headed home a 90th-minute equaliser for in-form Everton. Elisabeth Terland had scored the opener in the first half. Chelsea’s hopes of qualifying for the Women’s Champions League were hit as they drew 1-1 with London City Lionesses. The visitors took the lead midway through the first half thanks to Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, but Isobel Goodwin netted a deserved equaliser eight minutes from time, meaning Chelsea slipped to third, nine points adrift of Manchester City. View image in fullscreen Chloe Kelly of Arsenal scores her team’s third goal against West Ham. Photograph: Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC/Getty Images Arsenal secured a fourth successive WSL victory with a 5-0 win over relegation-threatened West Ham. Chloe Kelly put Arsenal ahead early on and they could have had more, but for Kinga Szemik making a string of first-half saves. There was nothing she could do after the break as Arsenal ran in four more goals courtesy of Alessia Russo, two more for Kelly to complete her hat-trick and Beth Mead’s late strike.

The Private Credit Crisis Is Spreading Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance The private credit crisis is spreading to another corner of the market that I warned about back in October, when I wrote about 10 parts of the market I’d avoid. For years I’ve been warning that buy now pay later (“BNPL”) industry was built on a pretty fragile foundation. The quality of the loans was always the obvious problem. The entire business model revolves around extending instant credit with minimal underwriting to consumers making small purchases. Companies whose primary innovation is allowing consumers to split a $40 online purchase into four installment payments probably aren’t lending to the most creditworthy segment of the population. If anything, the model practically guarantees the opposite. When financial companies create products that allow consumers to finance extremely small discretionary purchases, they are effectively targeting borrowers who either don’t have the liquidity to cover those purchases outright or who have already exhausted more traditional forms of credit. When consumers are putting things like f**king Chipotle Burritos and Hostess Twinkies on layaway, the borrower pool you are dealing with is not exactly prime. It is the same dynamic that has been visible in peer to peer lending and fintech credit for years. Platforms like Affirm, along with payment ecosystems tied to firms like Block, built massive growth stories by expanding credit access to people who historically would not have qualified for traditional lending products. For a while that looked like financial innovation, especially when they could find buyers for the loans. In reality it mostly meant pushing unsecured credit deeper down the credit spectrum. That approach worked beautifully in a zero rate environment where capital was abundant and investors were desperate for yield. It worked great during a 3 year period of Covid where liquidity was unlimited from the Fed. It is slightly less impressive once ...

Guido Mieth/DigitalVision via Getty Images Introduction Sunstone Hotel Investors ( SHO ) is a hotel REIT that’s running a pretty conservative balance sheet . The LTV ratio based on the book value of the assets is just around 30%, and likely even lower if you’d use the fair value of the hotel properties instead of the book value (which includes almost $1.5B in accumulated depreciation). I already have a long position in the REIT’s preferred shares, and am looking to add to this position to lock in a 7.5% yield. Data by YCharts A decent result ensures a strong preferred dividend coverage ratio The final quarter of 2025 was better than I had expected for Sunstone Hotel Investors. As you can see below, the REIT reported a total FFO of $37.1M and an adjusted AFFO of $38.9M, mainly after adding back the amortization expense related to deferred stock compensation. This represents an AFFO/share of $0.20, and this brought the full-year AFFO per share to $0.86 . FFO and AFFO (Sunstone filing) Keep in mind the FFO and AFFO already includes the impact from the preferred dividend payments. As the image above shows, Sunstone paid $16.1M in preferred dividends in 2025, and just under $4M in the final quarter of 2025. That reduction in quarterly preferred dividend payments is entirely related to the REIT buying back its own preferred shares. I’ll get back to that when I discuss Sunstone’s balance sheet. Looking at the full-year results, the AFFO came in at $184M before taking the $16.1M in preferred dividends into consideration, which means the preferred dividends enjoy an excellent coverage ratio: Sunstone Hotel Investors needed to spend less than 10% of its AFFO and approximately 10% of its FFO on the preferred dividends. A second element that I like to keep an eye on is the asset coverage ratio. As the balance sheet below shows, the book value of the real estate assets is approximately $2.77B and the total asset base of $3.03B is mainly funded by equity, as there are less than $...

Key Points GQRE costs nearly twice as much as RWR but offers a higher dividend yield and broader global exposure. RWR has delivered a stronger five-year total return with a smaller drawdown than GQRE. GQRE holds more positions, with a global real estate tilt, while RWR focuses strictly on U.S. REITs. 10 stocks we like better than FlexShares Trust - FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund › The State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (NYSEMKT:RWR) and FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (NYSEMKT:GQRE) mainly differ on cost, yield, and geographic reach, with RWR focusing on U.S. REITs and GQRE offering a global portfolio at a higher expense ratio. Both RWR and GQRE seek to provide real estate exposure, but they approach it differently. RWR invests in U.S.-listed real estate investment trusts (REITs), while GQRE expands the playing field to include global REITs, aiming for income and diversification. This comparison explores which approach may appeal given recent returns, cost, and portfolio makeup. Snapshot (cost & size) Metric RWR GQRE Issuer SPDR FlexShares Expense ratio 0.25% 0.45% 1-yr return (as of Mar. 16, 2026) 9.6% 12.2% Dividend yield 3.4% 4.3% Beta 1.12 1.01 AUM $1.7 billion $400.6 million Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. RWR is more affordable on fees, with an expense ratio of 0.25% compared to GQRE’s 0.46%, but GQRE offers a higher dividend yield at 4.3% versus RWR’s 3.4%, which may appeal to income-focused investors. Performance & risk comparison Metric RWR GQRE Max drawdown (5 y) -32.58% -35.08% Growth of $1,000 over 5 years $1,087 $1,013 What's inside GQRE targets global REITs, holding 219 positions across developed and emerging markets, and has been operating for over 12 years. Its largest holdings include American Tower (NYSE:AMT), Prologis (NYSE:PLD), and Welltower (NYSE:WELL), with the fund...

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canart7/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images In early December 2025, I published an article on Sprout Social ( SPT ) where I rated the stock a Buy. Since then, the stock price has gone south around 50%. With this article, I want to discuss what has happened since then and what I expect for the future of the company. I maintain my Buy rating for the company because I think the market got it wrong with its opinion of the threat of AI to software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies and because I think Sprout Social can actually further improve revenue and profitability, thanks to AI. What has changed since my last article Q4 Earnings Report We got the Q4 numbers, and they turned out the way I expected. In my last article, I wrote about how revenue growth is reaccelerating again with Q3 numbers. I wrote: There is little reason to assume this is just a one-off quarter. It looks more like the beginning of a sustained turnaround. And revenue growth reaccelerated in Q4, too. We can clearly see the downward trend has stopped since multiple quarters, and in the last two quarters, it is even reaccelerating. Quarter Revenue Growth (YoY) (Google Sheets) However, the revenue guidance for 2026 was weak, with Q1 guided at $119.9 million-$120.7 million. At the midpoint of $120.3 million, this would result in a YoY growth of 10.1% (Q1 2025: $109.3 million). The full-year 2026 revenue was guided at $490.2 million-$495.2 million. At the midpoint of $492.7 million, this would result in a YoY growth of 7.7% (FY2025: $457.5 million). The revenue growth graph would look like this for next year (in red): Quarter Revenue Growth (YoY) (Google Sheets) But, we must note that Sprout did the same last year. Weak Revenue Guidance History, a beat + raise story With Q4 2024, the revenue guidance for 2025 was $443 million-$448 million. In Q1 2025, this guidance was raised. For the full year 2025, we're raising our guidance from the prior quarter and now expect revenue in the range of $448.9 million-$453.9 mi...

Key Points The geopolitical conflict in the Middle East is driving oil higher. Oil could stay at current levels, rise further, or fall. 10 stocks we like better than Devon Energy › The energy sector has been upended by the geopolitical conflict unfolding in the Middle East. News flow from the region is driving dramatic price moves in oil and natural gas. If you are looking at the sector today, you need to consider three possible oil scenarios as 2026 unfolds: prices stay the same, prices rise, or prices start to fall. Oil prices stay the same Oil prices are hovering around $100 per barrel, or a little higher. Elevated energy prices will lead to strong financial results for energy producers (upstream companies). The longer oil stays at the current level, the longer producers benefit. The most direct impact will be on pure-play producers like Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN). It further benefits from operating in the United States, far away from the Middle East conflict. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » However, integrated energy companies like Chevron (NYSE: CVX) will also benefit, but to a lesser degree. Chevron's midstream (pipeline) and downstream (chemicals and refining) assets, along with its global portfolio, will likely temper the positives of sustained high oil prices. Oil prices rise further If the conflict in the Middle East worsens, oil prices are likely to rise further. Prices as high as $200 a barrel have been mentioned. Producers like Devon Energy and Chevron would benefit even more as prices rise. That said, Chevron's exposure to the downstream, where oil and natural gas are key inputs, would likely be a material limiting factor on the extent to which it benefits. The worst impact from rising prices will likely be felt by pure-play refining businesses, such as Valero (NYSE: VL...

Police have arrested a woman on suspicion of child abuse after she allegedly hit her 12-year-old son with a rattan cane in a Hong Kong flat. The police force said it received a report at 2.48pm on Saturday from a boy in Wong Tai Sin who complained he had been beaten by his mother. The boy, whose shoulder was red and swollen, was later taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei for treatment after police arrived at the public housing flat on Tsui Fung Street. Advertisement Officers conducted an initial investigation and arrested the 41-year-old mother on suspicion of “ill-treatment or neglect by those in charge of a child or young person”. She was detained while the Wong Tai Sin district crime squad conducted further investigations. Advertisement

King Harold’s legendary 200-mile march across England to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 is a “myth” that likely never happened, according to research published on Saturday. In arguably the most famous battle in English history, the Anglo-Saxon leader was defeated by William the Conqueror, who became the first Franco-Norman king of England, at Hastings on October 14, 1066. The decisive clash, which marked the start of the Norman conquest of England, is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, set to be brought to London from France this year. Advertisement Ahead of the tapestry’s exhibition, starting in September 2026, new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) revealed that the tale of Harold’s famed march to the fight was a “misunderstanding”. The account of the march, as taught in British classrooms and museums, rests on what a UAE historian argues is a misinterpretation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a written record of medieval English history. Advertisement The Chronicle recounts that Harold’s ships “came home”.