ismagilov/iStock via Getty Images At a glance Performance The Portfolio returned -4.62% (gro S s) and the S&P 500® Index returned -4.33%. Contributors/detractors Stock selection in the consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors detracted from relative performance. Stock selection in the information technology and industrials sectors contributed. Outlook Our differentiated investment approach ai...
ismagilov/iStock via Getty Images At a glance Performance The Portfolio returned -4.62% (gro S s) and the S&P 500® Index returned -4.33%. Contributors/detractors Stock selection in the consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors detracted from relative performance. Stock selection in the information technology and industrials sectors contributed. Outlook Our differentiated investment approach aims to provide equity diversification for clients, along with returns not tied to an index or the broader economy. Portfolio review We remain excited about opportunities around AI, and our conversations with companies across the ecosystem have reinforced our view that demand for AI compute will continue to exceed supply for the foreseeable future. This should fuel ongoing capital investment and opportunities for companies, especially those operating in critical bottlenecks around infrastructure, memory, optical, and power. Such companies include Vertiv Holdings, a top relative contributor for the first quarter. Vertiv is an essential supplier of cooling, power management, and rack systems to AI data centers. It has delivered strong earnings growth, with its orders backlog more than doubling on a year-over-year basis. It has continued to expand its market reach and capabilities through strategic investments, especially in liquid cooling technologies, and it announced a new partnership with NVIDIA ( NVDA ) to develop advanced solutions to support high-density data centers. Shares rose further on news that Vertiv's stock will be added to the S&P 500 Index, which may draw additional investor attention to the stock. Lumentum ( LITE ) Holdings, another outperformer, is a leading supplier of optical components critical to AI-driven data center networking. The company has several avenues for revenue growth, including sales of optical transceivers, which support the transmission of data through optic cables by transmitting electrical signals into light. It also has a strong foothold ...
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the broader semiconductor sector recovered from a sharp selloff during the previous trading session.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the broader semiconductor sector recovered from a sharp selloff during the previous trading session.
wabeno/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Gencor Industries ( GENC ), which has been in existence for 58 years, is a US-based company that produces certain heavy machinery and equipment that is used primarily in highway construction and environmental control. To get more specific, its product portfolio (which is manufactured by different operating subsidiaries (see image above) such as Gencor, B...
wabeno/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Gencor Industries ( GENC ), which has been in existence for 58 years, is a US-based company that produces certain heavy machinery and equipment that is used primarily in highway construction and environmental control. To get more specific, its product portfolio (which is manufactured by different operating subsidiaries (see image above) such as Gencor, Bituma, Hy-Way, Blaw-Knox, etc.) includes the likes of asphalt pavers, hot mix asphalt plants, combustion systems, and fluid heat transfer systems, all of which are manufactured in the US alone (across 3 separate facilities in Iowa, Florida, and Pennsylvania) and sold primarily across North America (revenue outside the US and Canada accounted for less than 0.15% of last year’s sales). Subsidiary logos (Gencor) The GENC stock, which has a market cap of over $200M (which puts it in the micro-cap category), has experienced quite a subdued performance over the past year. For context, while other micro-caps (represented by the IWC ETF) have expanded by nearly 50% (on average), and other industrial stocks (represented by the VIS ETF) have expanded by a healthy threshold of 25% (on average), GENC has not even managed mid-single-digit returns. So should prospective investors take a cue from this damp performance over the past year and stay away, or is there potential for a comeback of sorts? Price return comparison (Seeking Alpha) Inadequate Internal Controls and Irregular Financial Reporting Serve as Uncomfortable Red Flags Before I dive into the nitty-gritty of GENC’s industrial and business landscape, it’s particularly important for prospective investors to note that this is a business that continues to face challenges in maintaining adequate internal controls over its financial reporting (linked particularly to ineffective IT general controls and inadequate risk assessment). In fact, if one peruses its latest 10K (the company subscribes to a September-ending fiscal), you’ll see ...
Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) has secured a landmark agreement with NHS England for Microsoft 365 Copilot. The rollout will cover 505,000 clinicians and support staff across the NHS England workforce. The deployment includes Copilot Studio and agent governance tools for AI-powered productivity in a regulated healthcare setting. This NHS England deal positions Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) at the center of...
Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) has secured a landmark agreement with NHS England for Microsoft 365 Copilot. The rollout will cover 505,000 clinicians and support staff across the NHS England workforce. The deployment includes Copilot Studio and agent governance tools for AI-powered productivity in a regulated healthcare setting. This NHS England deal positions Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) at the center of one of the largest real world deployments of generative AI in healthcare. For investors...
If you are wondering whether QUALCOMM's current share price still offers value after a strong run, the next sections will walk through what the numbers are really saying about the stock. The share price sits at US$217.77 after a mixed stretch, with the stock down 4.9% over the past week and 0.6% over the past month, yet still up 25.9% year to date and 43.1% over the last year. Recent coverage has ...
If you are wondering whether QUALCOMM's current share price still offers value after a strong run, the next sections will walk through what the numbers are really saying about the stock. The share price sits at US$217.77 after a mixed stretch, with the stock down 4.9% over the past week and 0.6% over the past month, yet still up 25.9% year to date and 43.1% over the last year. Recent coverage has focused on QUALCOMM's role in key technology themes and how that positions the company within...
4 In 10 American Adults Report Having 'Mental Health' Problems Over the past few years, a lot of progress has been made in accepting and understanding mental health problem s. Having long been seen as a sign of weakness, mental health issues in their many varieties and severities have become much less of a taboo. As Statista's Valentine Fourreau notes, the pandemic, which left many people feel iso...
4 In 10 American Adults Report Having 'Mental Health' Problems Over the past few years, a lot of progress has been made in accepting and understanding mental health problem s. Having long been seen as a sign of weakness, mental health issues in their many varieties and severities have become much less of a taboo. As Statista's Valentine Fourreau notes, the pandemic, which left many people feel isolated, powerless or overwhelmed, accelerated that trend, as it not only caused a spike in symptoms of anxiety or depression, but also led more people to open up about their problems. In a Statista survey from 2025-2026, the prevalence of self-reported mental health problems varies greatly across countries, suggesting that people in some countries, e.g. China or Japan, may be more hesitant to open up about mental health or simply less likely to identify certain problems as mental health issues . You will find more infographics at Statista As Statista's chart shows, more than 4 in 10 U.S. adults reported that they experienced symptoms of mental health problems , such as stress, anxiety or depression in the 12 months preceding the survey, making an open discourse about mental health issues all the more important. With that in mind, we give the last word to AOC, who exclaimed over the weekend that "we are not the crazy ones. We are sane!" ... AOC : "We are not the crazy ones. We are sane!" If you have to tell people that you're sane in public, you probably...aren't. Also, have you seen the Democrat platform policies wishlist? Pretty crazy. pic.twitter.com/oyIQ9Jk3ls — Justin Theory (@realJustATheory) February 19, 2026 Arguably, if you have to tell people that you're sane in public, you probably...aren't. Tyler Durden Mon, 06/08/2026 - 22:10
A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Monday urged President Donald Trump's administration to tighten rules on chip contract manufacturers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to prevent them from making advanced AI chips for overseas subsidiaries of Chinese companies. This comes after the Trump administration last week moved to halt a potential loophole that may have led companies to ...
A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Monday urged President Donald Trump's administration to tighten rules on chip contract manufacturers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to prevent them from making advanced AI chips for overseas subsidiaries of Chinese companies. This comes after the Trump administration last week moved to halt a potential loophole that may have led companies to export advanced chips such as those made by Nvidia to subsidiaries of Chinese companies located outside China. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the arm of the U.S. Commerce Department that oversees export control laws, has clarified that sales to Chinese company subsidiaries in third countries such as Malaysia require a license.
China and North Korea have pledged to strengthen strategic cooperation and defend each other’s sovereignty, according to a North Korean state media report covering Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two-day visit to Pyongyang. The two leaders vowed to “open a new chapter” in bilateral ties and expand exchanges and cooperation in political, economic, cultural and other fields, the official Korean Centr...
China and North Korea have pledged to strengthen strategic cooperation and defend each other’s sovereignty, according to a North Korean state media report covering Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two-day visit to Pyongyang. The two leaders vowed to “open a new chapter” in bilateral ties and expand exchanges and cooperation in political, economic, cultural and other fields, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Tuesday. It quoted North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as saying that...
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session as the broader semiconductor sector recovered from a sharp selloff during the previous trading session.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session as the broader semiconductor sector recovered from a sharp selloff during the previous trading session.