Football's Community Shield will be played in Cardiff in August because Wembley is hosting concerts by Canadian pop star The Weeknd. The match between the Premier League champions and FA Cup winners is traditionally played at Wembley, but the national stadium is unavailable for the 16 August date this year. The Weeknd, who performed at the Super Bowl in 2021, is playing five dates at the stadium b...
Football's Community Shield will be played in Cardiff in August because Wembley is hosting concerts by Canadian pop star The Weeknd. The match between the Premier League champions and FA Cup winners is traditionally played at Wembley, but the national stadium is unavailable for the 16 August date this year. The Weeknd, who performed at the Super Bowl in 2021, is playing five dates at the stadium between 14 August and 19 August. The Principality Stadium, formerly the Millennium Stadium, staged six Community Shields between 2001 and 2006 while the new-look Wembley was under construction. It will also be the host venue for the opening match of Euro 2028, which is being co-hosted by England, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Since returning to Wembley in 2007, the Community Shield has moved twice - to Villa Park in 2012 because of the Olympics, and to King Power Stadium in 2022 as the national stadium hosted the Women's European Championship final. FA Cup holders Crystal Palace won the 2025 Community Shield, beating Premier League champions Liverpool 3-2 on penalties.
(This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — We have two megacap stocks left on the list. One of them looks like it may fall off. The other is in a no man's land trend. But you probably own them both or, at a minimum, they are on your screen. Sometimes you have to look at something and conclude that it's a pass. While t...
(This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — We have two megacap stocks left on the list. One of them looks like it may fall off. The other is in a no man's land trend. But you probably own them both or, at a minimum, they are on your screen. Sometimes you have to look at something and conclude that it's a pass. While the two names we're going to show you today are currently on our list of Best Stocks in the Market, they have not been earning the right to stay on of late. Buyers are giving up at lower highs. Sellers are showing up on a regular basis and taking control. Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOG) are just not acting well at the moment, but we're going to look at them anyway. If tech investors decide to make an intra-sector shift toward quality or safety given the current market environment, both of these could catch a bid. They epitomize steady earnings, although Apple is probably seen as being more defensive than Alphabet given the current spend on data center capex at the latter versus the ecosystem lock-in of the former. Sean's got the usual high-level Best Stocks stats for you too. Let's do this. Sector leaderboard As of Mar. 23 , there are 179 names on The Best Stocks in the Market list. Top sector ranking: Top industries: Top 5 best stocks by relative strength: Sector spotlight: Megacaps Sean — Not to pat ourselves on the back here, but this column has written about one Mag 7 stock over the past year (AMZN, no longer on our list). We try to bring you all stocks that have decent setups that no one else is looking at. Today, we're switching it up and spotlighting the most important stocks in the world. We have two megacaps on the list right now, and both are in difficult situations when you look at the chart. Neither of these need much of an introduction, but I'll hit on some recent fundamentals first and Josh can go through his technical process on these two. Apple, Inc. (AAPL):...
Michael Nosek/iStock via Getty Images By Steffan Szumowski The federal government has been very focused on supporting nuclear development in the U.S. Within that framework, states are currently vying to host Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses (NLIC) and boost their economies. The potential payoff is enormous: a single campus could attract up to $50 billion in private investment while creating t...
Michael Nosek/iStock via Getty Images By Steffan Szumowski The federal government has been very focused on supporting nuclear development in the U.S. Within that framework, states are currently vying to host Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses (NLIC) and boost their economies. The potential payoff is enormous: a single campus could attract up to $50 billion in private investment while creating tens of thousands of high-paying jobs and strengthening domestic energy security. For investors, these projects represent visible, multi-year contracting pipelines across the full nuclear value chain, which is exactly the kind of catalyst that accelerates deployment for companies already active in fuel-cycle infrastructure. With the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) April 1 deadline for responses to its related Request for Information (RFI) now just days away, two states have taken clear legislative steps to position themselves as hosts. South Carolina and Tennessee are moving the fastest, each pitching integrated hubs that would co-locate uranium conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, recycling, advanced reactors, and even radioisotope production. Why These Campuses Matter The DOE envisions regional NLICs that bring together every stage of the nuclear fuel cycle under one roof. This co-location reduces logistics friction, speeds permitting, and makes it far easier to recycle used fuel, fabricate new fuel, and deploy reactors that power data centers or local/national grids. Private capital flows naturally when states offer ready infrastructure, skilled workforces, and aligned policy support. The result is faster commercialization of advanced reactors and a resilient domestic supply chain insulated from foreign dependence. South Carolina and Tennessee Step Forward South Carolina is aggressively courting the opportunity at the Savannah River Site (SRS). SRS has served as one of the DOE’s flagship nuclear complexes for more than 70 years, originally established to produce pl...
OpenAI Lures Private-Equity Firms With 17.5% Guaranteed Returns As AI Rivals Race For Enterprise Deals OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is offering private-equity firms a more generous financial package than rival Anthropic as the two artificial-intelligence companies court buyout shops to create joint ventures aimed at raising fresh capital and accelerating the rollout of enterprise AI products. To ...
OpenAI Lures Private-Equity Firms With 17.5% Guaranteed Returns As AI Rivals Race For Enterprise Deals OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is offering private-equity firms a more generous financial package than rival Anthropic as the two artificial-intelligence companies court buyout shops to create joint ventures aimed at raising fresh capital and accelerating the rollout of enterprise AI products. To lure PE firms, OpenAI is promising investors a guaranteed minimum return of 17.5% , a figure significantly above what is typical for preferred equity instruments, according to people familiar with the discussions who spoke with Reuters . The company is also providing early access to its latest AI models as it seeks commitments from firms including TPG Inc. and Advent International Corp ., the people said. OpenAI has recently intensified its focus on corporate customers, an area where Anthropic has long held an edge. Anthropic’s parallel effort offered no such guaranteed returns , the people said. The timing of these overtures is notable. Just weeks ago, both companies became embroiled in a high-profile dispute with the Pentagon - with Anthropic walking away from a potential $200 million Defense Department contract after insisting on being the final arbiter over safeguards preventing its Claude AI from being used in fully autonomous weapons systems or mass surveillance of American citizens. The Pentagon responded by labeling Anthropic a “supply chain risk” - an unprecedented move against a U.S. technology company - blacklisting it from federal agencies and posing a risk to industry partners who also work with the Pentagon. President Trump directed all government entities to cease using Anthropic’s tools. The company has sued over this. Hours after the deal fell apart on Feb 28, OpenAI announced its own agreement to supply AI tools for the Pentagon’s classified systems . The deal, initially criticized as opportunistic, triggered internal dissent at OpenAI, including the resig...
The Fear and Greed Index is worth checking in on at moments like this, when the S&P 500 is on the verge of a correction. The Index, which makes use of a number of different technical indicators, is a pretty good way to gauge the main emotion of investors. And right now, that emotion is ... Investor Fear Just Got “Extreme.” These Oversold Stocks Might Be Due for a Sharp Rebound
The Fear and Greed Index is worth checking in on at moments like this, when the S&P 500 is on the verge of a correction. The Index, which makes use of a number of different technical indicators, is a pretty good way to gauge the main emotion of investors. And right now, that emotion is ... Investor Fear Just Got “Extreme.” These Oversold Stocks Might Be Due for a Sharp Rebound
Torsten Asmus/iStock via Getty Images Prediction-market traders are now pricing an Iran ceasefire by April 30 as slightly more likely than not, with the Polymarket contract climbing to 51% in Monday midday trading. The April 30 market had been stuck in the 30%–40% range since around March 11, before surging to as high as the mid-60s on the back of U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that a ...
Torsten Asmus/iStock via Getty Images Prediction-market traders are now pricing an Iran ceasefire by April 30 as slightly more likely than not, with the Polymarket contract climbing to 51% in Monday midday trading. The April 30 market had been stuck in the 30%–40% range since around March 11, before surging to as high as the mid-60s on the back of U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that a deal with Iran could be reached in five days or sooner, sending stocks ( SP500 ) ( SPY ) soaring, Treasury yields ( US2Y ) ( US10Y ) ( TLT ) tumbling and oil prices ( CL1:COM ) ( CO1:COM ) ( USO ) ( BNO ) plunging. Odds remained better than even after pulling back from the intraday highs as Iran refuted holding any talks with Washington, although Trump pushed back and said talks happened last night. The market defines an official ceasefire as a publicly announced and mutually agreed halt in direct military engagement between the two governments. Informal understandings, backchannel communications or unilateral pauses in hostilities would not trigger a “Yes” resolution. Both the United States government and the government of Iran must publicly confirm they have agreed to halt military hostilities for the market to resolve in favor of traders betting on a deal. Outlined below are the market-implied probabilities for when a ceasefire could be reached, according to Polymarket data: December 31 — 76% By June 30 — 66% By May 31 — 61% By April 30 — 52% By March 31 — 22% Market-tracking funds: ( DIA ), ( DDM ), ( DOG ), ( DXD ), ( SDOW ), ( SPY ), ( VOO ), ( IVV ), ( RSP ), ( SSO ), ( UPRO ), ( SH ), ( SDS ), ( SPXU ), ( QQQ ), ( QQQM ), ( TQQQ ), ( QID ), and ( SQQQ ). Polymarket More on the Markets Stock Market Searches For A Bottom As War Continues S&P 500 Falls As Potential 2026 Rate Cuts Taken Away By Fed Focus On What He Does And Not What He Says Donald Trump floats joint control of Strait of Hormuz Citi's large-cap stocks with negative ROE trends
Anthropic is attracting an increasing number of supporters in its fight against the U.S. Department of Defense, which last month designated the AI lab as a supply-chain risk after it refused to make concessions on how its AI could be used by the military. In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) equated the DoD’s decision with “retaliation,” arguing that ...
Anthropic is attracting an increasing number of supporters in its fight against the U.S. Department of Defense, which last month designated the AI lab as a supply-chain risk after it refused to make concessions on how its AI could be used by the military. In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) equated the DoD’s decision with “retaliation,” arguing that the Pentagon could simply have terminated its contract with the AI lab, CNBC reports. “I am particularly concerned that the DoD is trying to strong-arm American companies into providing the Department with the tools to spy on American citizens and deploy fully autonomous weapons without adequate safeguards,” Warren wrote, per the report, adding that the barring of Anthropic “appears to be retaliation.” Warren’s words echo many other organizations that have spoken out against the Defense Department’s treatment of Anthropic. Several tech companies and employees — including from OpenAI, Google and Microsoft — as well as legal rights groups, have filed amicus briefs in support of Anthropic and denouncing the designation, which is usually applied to foreign adversaries and not U.S. firms. The dispute arose after Anthropic told the Pentagon that it did not want its AI systems to be used for mass surveillance of Americans, and that the technology wasn’t ready for use in targeting or firing decisions of lethal autonomous weapons without human intervention. The Pentagon contested that a private company shouldn’t dictate how the military uses technology, and soon after designated the company as a “supply-chain risk.” The label requires any company or agency that does work with the Pentagon to certify that it doesn’t use the designated company’s products or services — effectively barring the company from work with any company that also works with the U.S. government. The letter from Warren comes a day before a hearing in San Francisco on Tuesday, when District Judge Rita Lin will deci...
Getty Images In our previous coverage of Oracle Corporation ( ORCL ), we looked at the structure and setup of Oracle Corporation 6.5 DEP CUM SR D ( ORCL.PR.D ). Our broader view on ORCL has been that this is possibly the most vulnerable stock in the LLM madness and has a bigger existential risk than any other. We review the recent results and the key developments that likely will accelerate the co...
Getty Images In our previous coverage of Oracle Corporation ( ORCL ), we looked at the structure and setup of Oracle Corporation 6.5 DEP CUM SR D ( ORCL.PR.D ). Our broader view on ORCL has been that this is possibly the most vulnerable stock in the LLM madness and has a bigger existential risk than any other. We review the recent results and the key developments that likely will accelerate the company's downfall. Q3 Results ORCL managed a double beat with both revenues and earnings per share coming in comfortably ahead of estimates. On the actual segmental breakdown, there was nothing out of the ordinary. We will note, though, that the cloud expense side is running up at one and a half times the revenue growth rate. Q3 Press Release The company stressed the RPO numbers once again. Remaining Performance ObligationsRemaining Performance Obligations, or RPO, ended the quarter at $553 billion, up 325% from last year and up $29 billion from last quarter. Most of the increase in RPO in Q3 related to large scale AI contracts where Oracle does not expect to have to raise any incremental funds to support these contracts as most of the equipment needed is either funded upfront via customer prepayments so Oracle can purchase the GPUs, or the customer buys the GPUs and supplies them to Oracle. Source: Q3 Press Release Of course that number is no longer having the crazy impact it once did, as we saw with the Q1 results. Back then traders went ape over the idea that companies with zero profitability had committed to billions of future ORCL services. Today it is more like, "yeah but, what's your cash flow looking like?" We had the same thoughts and were the first to point out the problems with this model. And those problems are not improving as we look at the Q3 numbers. Net income was around $12.8 billion for the first nine months of this fiscal year, and capex was just a smidge ahead of $39 billion. Q3 Press Release Looking at this on a quarterly basis, as a difference between ...
Getty Images In our previous coverage of Oracle Corporation ( ORCL ), we looked at the structure and setup of Oracle Corporation 6.5 DEP CUM SR D ( ORCL.PR.D ). Our broader view on ORCL has been that this is possibly the most vulnerable stock in the LLM madness and has a bigger existential risk than any other. We review the recent results and the key developments that likely will accelerate the co...
Getty Images In our previous coverage of Oracle Corporation ( ORCL ), we looked at the structure and setup of Oracle Corporation 6.5 DEP CUM SR D ( ORCL.PR.D ). Our broader view on ORCL has been that this is possibly the most vulnerable stock in the LLM madness and has a bigger existential risk than any other. We review the recent results and the key developments that likely will accelerate the company's downfall. Q3 Results ORCL managed a double beat with both revenues and earnings per share coming in comfortably ahead of estimates. On the actual segmental breakdown, there was nothing out of the ordinary. We will note, though, that the cloud expense side is running up at one and a half times the revenue growth rate. Q3 Press Release The company stressed the RPO numbers once again. Remaining Performance ObligationsRemaining Performance Obligations, or RPO, ended the quarter at $553 billion, up 325% from last year and up $29 billion from last quarter. Most of the increase in RPO in Q3 related to large scale AI contracts where Oracle does not expect to have to raise any incremental funds to support these contracts as most of the equipment needed is either funded upfront via customer prepayments so Oracle can purchase the GPUs, or the customer buys the GPUs and supplies them to Oracle. Source: Q3 Press Release Of course that number is no longer having the crazy impact it once did, as we saw with the Q1 results. Back then traders went ape over the idea that companies with zero profitability had committed to billions of future ORCL services. Today it is more like, "yeah but, what's your cash flow looking like?" We had the same thoughts and were the first to point out the problems with this model. And those problems are not improving as we look at the Q3 numbers. Net income was around $12.8 billion for the first nine months of this fiscal year, and capex was just a smidge ahead of $39 billion. Q3 Press Release Looking at this on a quarterly basis, as a difference between ...
No matter which type of Medicare you carry -- Original or Medicare Advantage -- you may find yourself dealing with a preapproval or service denial. Claims can be denied for a variety of reasons, including coding errors, Coordination of Benefits (COB) issues, or insufficient proof of medical necessity. If you have Medicare Advantage, you may have found the past few years especially challenging. Not...
No matter which type of Medicare you carry -- Original or Medicare Advantage -- you may find yourself dealing with a preapproval or service denial. Claims can be denied for a variety of reasons, including coding errors, Coordination of Benefits (COB) issues, or insufficient proof of medical necessity. If you have Medicare Advantage, you may have found the past few years especially challenging. Not only is healthcare in retirement expensive, but the non-profit organization KFF reports that Medicare Advantage fully or partially denied 4.1 million prior-authorization requests in 2024 alone. While you probably never considered a Medicare denial as you planned for retirement, all is not lost. Appealing a Medicare denial can be highly effective. While very few Medicare recipients appeal their decisions, the majority of appeals result in Medicare fully or partially overturning the initial denial. Here are the basic steps for making an appeal: Step 1: Understand the denial Review your Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) or Medicare Advantage (MA) explanation carefully to understand why the initial claim was denied. Step 2: Act quickly You generally have 120 days to file an appeal if you have Original Medicare. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, you'll need to check with your insurer, as they often have shorter deadlines. Step 3: Get your doctor involved Ask your medical provider for a letter detailing why treatment, medication, or specific service(s) are medically necessary. Frequently, a meeting in which your doctor speaks directly with a medical reviewer can turn the tide and get the initial denial overturned. Step 4: File your first appeal If you disagree with the decision, file a Redetermination Request (form CMS-20027). Step 5: Don't take no for an answer If the first appeal doesn't help and you still believe the initial claim should have been approved, file a Medicare Reconsideration Request (form CMS-20033). Step 6: Request a hearing If the Medicare Reconsideration Req...
Oracle ORCL is intensifying its presence in the hospitality technology market, with a string of recent wins and product launches that underscore how the company is leveraging its cloud platform across a broader range of industry verticals. The momentum was on display in early March when Motel One Group completed the migration of its entire hotel portfolio to Oracle OPERA Cloud, covering more than ...
Oracle ORCL is intensifying its presence in the hospitality technology market, with a string of recent wins and product launches that underscore how the company is leveraging its cloud platform across a broader range of industry verticals. The momentum was on display in early March when Motel One Group completed the migration of its entire hotel portfolio to Oracle OPERA Cloud, covering more than 100 properties across 13 countries at a pace averaging 14 active go-lives per week. The European hotel chain gained a unified data and operational foundation through Oracle OPERA Cloud, with Oracle Managed Services providing ongoing support for the environment. Separately, Oracle OPERA Cloud was approved by IHG Hotels & Resorts as a cloud-based property management system for its estate across the Americas and EMEAA regions in late January, adding one of the world's largest hotel groups to its client roster. On the product innovation front, Oracle expanded its Simphony Cloud Point of Sale roster at the Oracle Restaurants Summit in March with new Restaurant Suites Management and Mobile Order & Pay capabilities, enabling venues to manage suite ownership, ordering, billing and guest preferences on a single cloud platform. The additions target stadiums, arenas and entertainment venues, extending Oracle's hospitality footprint beyond traditional hotel property management. These moves align with Oracle's broader cloud trajectory. In the third quarter of fiscal 2026, Oracle's cloud revenues rose 44% in USD to $8.9 billion, while total revenues climbed 22% to $17.2 billion, marking the first quarter in more than 15 years where organic revenues and non-GAAP earnings per share both grew at 20% or more. Remaining Performance Obligations were $553 billion, up 325% year over year. As Oracle deepens its hospitality verticals through OPERA Cloud and Simphony Cloud, the compounding effect of large-scale migrations and new product capabilities could contribute incrementally to its cloud appl...