Key Points Appaloosa sold 1,590,000 shares, with an estimated transaction value of $117.38 million based on quarterly average pricing. Quarter-end position value dropped by $150.23 million, reflecting both trading and price movement. The transaction represented approximately 1.7% of 13F reportable assets under management (AUM). Post-trade stake: 3,910,000 shares valued at $282.07 million. The posi...
Key Points Appaloosa sold 1,590,000 shares, with an estimated transaction value of $117.38 million based on quarterly average pricing. Quarter-end position value dropped by $150.23 million, reflecting both trading and price movement. The transaction represented approximately 1.7% of 13F reportable assets under management (AUM). Post-trade stake: 3,910,000 shares valued at $282.07 million. The position now represents 4.07% of Appaloosa's reportable AUM, placing it outside the fund's top five holdings. 10 stocks we like better than Whirlpool › What happened According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated Feb. 17, 2026, Appaloosa sold 1,590,000 shares of Whirlpool during the fourth quarter. The estimated transaction value was $117.38 million, calculated using the quarter’s average share price. The fund’s position value declined by $150.23 million over the quarter, reflecting both the share sale and market price changes. What else to know Appaloosa’s post-trade stake in Whirlpool represents 4.07% of its reportable AUM, down from 5.85% the previous quarter. Top holdings after the filing: Alibaba : $753.12 million (11.0% of AUM) Alphabet : $560.74 million (8.2% of AUM) Amazon : $503.05 million (7.3% of AUM) Micron Technology : $428.12 million (6.2% of AUM) Meta Platforms : $396.05 million (5.8% of AUM) As of March 19, 2026, shares of Whirlpool were priced at $54.04, down 42.02% over the past year and trailing the S&P 500 by 59 percentage points. Company Overview Metric Value Revenue (TTM) $15.53 billion Net Income (TTM) $340.00 million Dividend Yield 6.66% Price (as of market close 2026-03-19) $54.04 Company Snapshot Whirlpool manufactures and markets major home appliances, including refrigerators, freezers, laundry machines, dishwashers, and cooking appliances, primarily under the brands Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, and JennAir. The company generates revenue by selling appliances and related accessories through retailers, distributors, dealers, bui...
Former Minneapolis Fed president Gary Stern believes the Federal Reserve was “appropriately cautious” at its recent two-day policy meeting, endorsing the central bank’s decision to pause interest rate cuts for the second consecutive time amid growing uncertainty from the war in the Middle East and a complicated domestic economic picture. Fed funds futures now imply that interest rates will likely ...
Former Minneapolis Fed president Gary Stern believes the Federal Reserve was “appropriately cautious” at its recent two-day policy meeting, endorsing the central bank’s decision to pause interest rate cuts for the second consecutive time amid growing uncertainty from the war in the Middle East and a complicated domestic economic picture. Fed funds futures now imply that interest rates will likely remain in their current range through the end of the year. In an interview with CNBC, Stern emphasized that “uncertainty reigns supreme at the moment,” pointing to the unclear duration of the Middle East conflict and its potential economic effects. “The Fed was wise to take another stand pat approach and not to claim that they know the path forward at this point,” he said, stressing the importance of the central bank not pretending to know more than it does. Stern outlined a range of domestic economic headwinds complicating the Fed’s decision-making, including labor market stagnation even as unemployment remains low. He also cited growing concerns about private credit and the “uncertain fate of tariffs” as additional sources of uncertainty facing policymakers. The inflation picture remains particularly challenging, according to Stern, with energy prices from the Middle East conflict poised to push up both headline and core inflation. He noted the “persistent stubbornness of inflation above the Fed’s target” even before accounting for the impact of higher energy prices, creating a difficult situation for a central bank tasked with maintaining both high employment and a 2% inflation target. Regarding international monetary policy, Stern said he would be surprised if foreign central banks took dramatic action in the near term and that the Fed would be unlikely to react significantly if the Bank of England or other central banks moved rates. He characterized the situation abroad as presenting “a different policy challenge,” given that inflation has been running lower in England...
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is down 4% in Thursday trading, with shares sliding to $445 from a prior close of $461.73. That’s a head-scratcher on the surface, because last night Micron posted what CEO Sanjay Mehrotra called record results across the board. Here’s the paradox: the numbers were genuinely exceptional, the guidance was even better, and ... Micron Slips 4%: NVIDIA’s HBM Supplier Just...
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is down 4% in Thursday trading, with shares sliding to $445 from a prior close of $461.73. That’s a head-scratcher on the surface, because last night Micron posted what CEO Sanjay Mehrotra called record results across the board. Here’s the paradox: the numbers were genuinely exceptional, the guidance was even better, and ... Micron Slips 4%: NVIDIA’s HBM Supplier Just Posted Record Results, So Why Is It Falling?
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.43%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.59%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.44%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) are down -0.40%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) are down -0.41%. Global stock and bond markets are selling off today on concerns that the world’s central banks will tighten monetary polic...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.43%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.59%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.44%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) are down -0.40%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) are down -0.41%. Global stock and bond markets are selling off today on concerns that the world’s central banks will tighten monetary policy to keep inflation in check as energy prices soar amid an escalating war in Iran. Stocks added to Wednesday’s sharp losses today, with the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrials, and the Nasdaq 100 falling to 3.75-month lows. Join 200K+ Subscribers: Hawkish comments today from the BOE, ECB, and BOJ pushed bond global yields higher as they warned that the Iran war poses upside inflation risks, fueling speculation that the central banks may pursue tighter monetary policies. The 10-year German Bund yield rose to a 2.25-year high of 3.01%, the 10-year T-note yield rose to a 6.75-month high of 4.32%, and the 10-year UK Gilt yield climbed to a 14-month high of 4.91%. European natural gas prices are up more than +12% at a 3-year high after Qatar reported “extensive damage” at the world’s largest natural gas export plant at Ras Laffan Industrial City. Reuters reported today that Iran’s strikes damaged 17% of Ras Laffan’s LNG export capacity, which will take three to five years to repair. Stock losses accelerated today as bond yields rose further on stronger-than-expected US economic data from weekly jobless claims and the Mar US Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey. However, T-note yields fell back from their highs after Jan new home sales fell more than expected to a 3.25-year low. US weekly initial unemployment claims unexpectedly fell -8,000 to a 9-week low of 205,000, showing a stronger labor market than expectations of an increase to 215,000. The Mar US Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey unexpectedly rose +1.8 to a 6-month high of 18.1, stronger than expectations of a d...
Broadcom’s AVGO Semiconductor solutions revenues jumped 52% year over year to $12.52 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Semiconductor revenues accounted for 64.8% of net revenues that appreciated 29.5% year over year to $19.31 billion. The uptick in Semiconductor revenues was driven by the strong AI revenues, which surged 106% year over year. AI networking revenues grew 60% year over yea...
Broadcom’s AVGO Semiconductor solutions revenues jumped 52% year over year to $12.52 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Semiconductor revenues accounted for 64.8% of net revenues that appreciated 29.5% year over year to $19.31 billion. The uptick in Semiconductor revenues was driven by the strong AI revenues, which surged 106% year over year. AI networking revenues grew 60% year over year and represented one-third of AI revenues. AVGO’s revenues from custom accelerators (XPUs) jumped 140% year over year. The company continues to gain market share in AI networking, driven by strong adoption of Tomahawk 6 switch as well as Broadcom’s 200G SerDes, which are capturing demand from hyperscalers. Tomahawk 6 family switch series is now shipping in production volume. Tomahawk 6 doubles the throughput of its predecessor, Tomahawk 5, and is highly optimized for scale-out and scale-up AI networks used for training and inference. Tomahawk 6 delivers exceptional flexibility with support for 100G and 200G SerDes. It provides one of the industry’s most comprehensive sets of AI routing capabilities and interconnect options, built to handle the demand of AI clusters scaling beyond one million XPUs. An expanding portfolio bodes well for Broadcom’s prospects. At the ongoing 2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference, the company introduced 3.5D XPU, 102.4T Ethernet switches with co-packaged optics, 400G/lane optical DSPs, 200G/lane Ethernet retimers and AECs, and PCIe Gen6 connectivity solutions. Broadcom expects a positive second-quarter fiscal 2026 performance, with AI revenues of $10.7 billion, suggesting a 140% year-over-year upsurge. AI networking is expected to accelerate in the second quarter of fiscal 2026 and grow to 40% of the total AI revenues. Semiconductor revenues are expected to be $14.8 billion, indicating 76% year-over-year growth. Broadcom expects revenues of $22 billion, indicating 47% year-over-year growth for the second quarter of fiscal 2026. The Zacks...
Is INTC a good stock to buy? We came across a bearish thesis on Intel Corporation on Irrational Analysis’s Substack. In this article, we will summarize the bears’ thesis on INTC. Intel Corporation's share was trading at $45.76 as of March 16th. INTC’s trailing and forward P/E were 904.17 and 89.29 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. Photo by Slejven Djurakovic on Unsplash Intel Corporation de...
Is INTC a good stock to buy? We came across a bearish thesis on Intel Corporation on Irrational Analysis’s Substack. In this article, we will summarize the bears’ thesis on INTC. Intel Corporation's share was trading at $45.76 as of March 16th. INTC’s trailing and forward P/E were 904.17 and 89.29 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. Photo by Slejven Djurakovic on Unsplash Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and services computing and related end products and services in the United States, Ireland, Israel, and internationally. INTC reported a deeply disappointing earnings print and conference call, highlighting both operational missteps and strategic misalignment in its semiconductor business. Read More: 15 AI Stocks That Are Quietly Making Investors Rich Read More: Undervalued AI Stock Poised For Massive Gains: 10000% Upside Potential Despite a recent surge in demand for high-end datacenter CPUs driven by AI workloads, Intel has struggled to capitalize due to flawed chiplet designs, poor die fungibility, and supply chain inefficiencies. The company admitted to holding $11.6 billion in inventory while simultaneously failing to ship critical products to customers, underscoring severe execution issues. Intel’s leading-edge 18A and Panther Lake products are not yielding as expected, and backtracking on Emerald Rapids chiplets from four smaller dies to two larger ones further reduces flexibility and limits potential reuse across markets. These technical missteps, combined with historically bloated organizational structure, have kept margins under pressure and allowed competitors like AMD to gain a durable advantage in yield efficiency and datacenter CPU performance. While CEO Lip-Bu and CFO Zinsner are recognized for their expertise and attempts to stabilize operations, structural design choices and years of underinvestment have created a challenging environment. With the AI-driven surge in datacenter demand, Intel faces both a supply ...
Is INTC a good stock to buy? We came across a bearish thesis on Intel Corporation on Irrational Analysis’s Substack. In this article, we will summarize the bears’ thesis on INTC. Intel Corporation's share was trading at $45.76 as of March 16th. INTC’s trailing and forward P/E were 904.17 and 89.29 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. Photo by Slejven Djurakovic on Unsplash Intel Corporation de...
Is INTC a good stock to buy? We came across a bearish thesis on Intel Corporation on Irrational Analysis’s Substack. In this article, we will summarize the bears’ thesis on INTC. Intel Corporation's share was trading at $45.76 as of March 16th. INTC’s trailing and forward P/E were 904.17 and 89.29 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. Photo by Slejven Djurakovic on Unsplash Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and services computing and related end products and services in the United States, Ireland, Israel, and internationally. INTC reported a deeply disappointing earnings print and conference call, highlighting both operational missteps and strategic misalignment in its semiconductor business. Read More: 15 AI Stocks That Are Quietly Making Investors Rich Read More: Undervalued AI Stock Poised For Massive Gains: 10000% Upside Potential Despite a recent surge in demand for high-end datacenter CPUs driven by AI workloads, Intel has struggled to capitalize due to flawed chiplet designs, poor die fungibility, and supply chain inefficiencies. The company admitted to holding $11.6 billion in inventory while simultaneously failing to ship critical products to customers, underscoring severe execution issues. Intel’s leading-edge 18A and Panther Lake products are not yielding as expected, and backtracking on Emerald Rapids chiplets from four smaller dies to two larger ones further reduces flexibility and limits potential reuse across markets. These technical missteps, combined with historically bloated organizational structure, have kept margins under pressure and allowed competitors like AMD to gain a durable advantage in yield efficiency and datacenter CPU performance. While CEO Lip-Bu and CFO Zinsner are recognized for their expertise and attempts to stabilize operations, structural design choices and years of underinvestment have created a challenging environment. With the AI-driven surge in datacenter demand, Intel faces both a supply ...
The Global X PureCap MSCI Consumer Discretionary ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 942,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 70,000. Shares of GXPD were down about 1.3% on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Rivian Automotive, trading up about 3% with over 45.7 million shares changing hands so fa...
The Global X PureCap MSCI Consumer Discretionary ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 942,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 70,000. Shares of GXPD were down about 1.3% on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Rivian Automotive, trading up about 3% with over 45.7 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Tesla, off about 2.7% on volume of over 36.5 million shares. Doordash is lagging other components of the Global X PureCap MSCI Consumer Discretionary ETF Thursday, trading lower by about 4.8%. VIDEO: Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: GXPD The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) manufactures DRAM, flash memory, and SSDs. The stock closed Wednesday at $461.73, essentially flat with a 0.01% gain, as coverage and analyst previews highlight its after-the-bell fiscal Q2 earnings report. It’s a key test of AI-driven memory demand and elevated valuation expectations. Trading volume reached 46.1 million shares, coming in about 30% above its three-mon...
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) manufactures DRAM, flash memory, and SSDs. The stock closed Wednesday at $461.73, essentially flat with a 0.01% gain, as coverage and analyst previews highlight its after-the-bell fiscal Q2 earnings report. It’s a key test of AI-driven memory demand and elevated valuation expectations. Trading volume reached 46.1 million shares, coming in about 30% above its three-month average of 35.5 million shares. Micron Technology IPO'd in 1984 and has grown 32,647% since going public. How the markets moved today The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) fell 1.37% to 6,624, while the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) declined 1.46% to finish at 22,152. Within semiconductors, industry peers Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) closed at $304.9 (-2.84%) and Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) finished at $406.77 (-3.40%) as investors reassess AI hardware momentum. What this means for investors Micron stock has soared this year as investors focus on skyrocketing AI-driven memory pricing. Tech sector investors monitoring earnings didn’t move Micron shares much during the session with expectations that quickly rising sales and earnings may already be priced into Micron stock. Micron reported earnings after the market close confirming that revenue nearly tripled from the year-ago period and soared 75% just since last quarter. Income and cash flow also jumped to record levels. Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra called memory a “strategic asset” in the AI era. Shares dipped after hours on the report, though, as investors reacted with a “sell the news” mentality, even as the company predicted another sharp increase in revenue in fiscal Q3. Should you buy stock in Micron Technology right now? Before you buy stock in Micron Technology, consider this: Advertisement The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Micron Technology wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster retur...
Sayuri Inoue/iStock via Getty Images Thesis Two Harbors Investment Corp. ( TWO ) capital structure owners were ecstatic back in December 2025 when the merger between TWO and UWM Holdings Corporation ( UWMC ) was announced. The common equity jumped on the day, while the preferred shares and bonds rallied in the subsequent weeks. Things however are turning differently than expected, and in this arti...
Sayuri Inoue/iStock via Getty Images Thesis Two Harbors Investment Corp. ( TWO ) capital structure owners were ecstatic back in December 2025 when the merger between TWO and UWM Holdings Corporation ( UWMC ) was announced. The common equity jumped on the day, while the preferred shares and bonds rallied in the subsequent weeks. Things however are turning differently than expected, and in this article we are going to present readers the market signals that indicate the merger might not happen unless terms change. Furthermore we are going to highlight the impact of the binary events on the Series A Preferred Shares ( TWO.PR.A ), securities which we hold as well. Initial merger terms UWMC is a much larger corporation, with a $5.8 billion market value, and a much better credit via its unsecured funding rates. The proposed merger was a fairly standard but conservative one, with only stock for stock consideration : PONTIAC, Mich. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UWM Holdings Corporation (“UWMC”) and Two Harbors Investment Corp. (“TWO”) (NYSE: TWO), today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which UWMC will acquire TWO in an all-stock transaction for $1.3 billion in equity value, based on a fixed exchange ratio of 2.3328x. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both UWMC and TWO. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to approval of TWO’s stockholders and the satisfaction of other closing conditions, including customary regulatory approvals. Now, as we can see from the above, TWO holders would get a fixed amount of UWMC shares upon the merger completion, thus be fully subject to the equity fluctuations of the UWMC stock. Some merger transactions contain a fixed payment provision to further incentivize holders to vote for the event. Not here. Basically the selling point for the TWO common shareholders is that their equity stake is set to appreciate in value as pa...
In trading on Thursday, the First Trust Natural Gas ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Vermilion Energy, up about 15.9% and shares of Woodside Energy Group, up about 9.6% on the day. And underperforming other ETFs today is the Sprott Silver Miners & Physical Silver ETF, off about 7.5% in Thursday afternoon...
In trading on Thursday, the First Trust Natural Gas ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Vermilion Energy, up about 15.9% and shares of Woodside Energy Group, up about 9.6% on the day. And underperforming other ETFs today is the Sprott Silver Miners & Physical Silver ETF, off about 7.5% in Thursday afternoon trading. Among components of that ETF with the weakest showing on Thursday were shares of Hycroft Mining Holding, lower by about 12.8%, and shares of Avino Silver & Gold Mines, lower by about 11.8% on the day. VIDEO: Thursday's ETF Movers: FCG, SLVR The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
By Kurt Wagner, Bloomberg Meta Platforms Inc. will soon cut back on its use of third-party vendors to help with content moderation, relying instead on advanced artificial intelligence systems to detect and remove posts that violate the company’s terms of service. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has used AI for years to detect spam and abusive posts at scale on its networks, and has also p...
By Kurt Wagner, Bloomberg Meta Platforms Inc. will soon cut back on its use of third-party vendors to help with content moderation, relying instead on advanced artificial intelligence systems to detect and remove posts that violate the company’s terms of service. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has used AI for years to detect spam and abusive posts at scale on its networks, and has also paid human moderators from companies like Accenture Plc to manually review and remove inappropriate posts. The social media giant recently started testing more advanced AI tools built on large language models to help sift through posts and enforce its content rules. Those more advanced solutions have improved its enforcement efforts, the company wrote in a blog post published Thursday. The AI is better at spotting scams, identifying celebrity impersonators and catching adult sexual solicitation, among other things, Meta said, adding that the new systems “consistently perform better than our current methods of content enforcement.” Now the company plans to deploy those tools more broadly across its various apps — and will cut back on outside moderators as a result. “As we do this, we’ll reduce our reliance on third-party vendors for content enforcement and focus on strengthening our internal systems and workforce,” it said in the blog post. Meta will still use human reviewers for various nuanced cases and said that AI “doesn’t replace human judgment,” but it will instead rely more on in-house experts. “People will continue to play a key role in how we make the highest risk and most critical decisions, such as appeals of account disablement or reports to law enforcement,” the company said. The transition will take a “few years,” Meta added, though it did not name specific third-party vendors it plans to cut back on. Meta has long relied on thousands of third-party contractors for its content moderation efforts — jobs that can expose human reviewers to some of the internet’s da...
Key events 26m ago Teams! 31m ago Preamble Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature now 17.16 GMT In the studio, Peter Crouch is unchuffed with Forest’s line-up saying as a player, you want to play in all the big games, whereas Reid is more understanding. So, tangentially, a question: as a player, is a relegation struggle more enjoyable than mid-table mediocrity because a...
Key events 26m ago Teams! 31m ago Preamble Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature now 17.16 GMT In the studio, Peter Crouch is unchuffed with Forest’s line-up saying as a player, you want to play in all the big games, whereas Reid is more understanding. So, tangentially, a question: as a player, is a relegation struggle more enjoyable than mid-table mediocrity because at least there’s some excitement about it? Share 8m ago 17.08 GMT Midtjylland make two changes to the side which played last week: in come Andreasen and Osorio, with Mbabu dropping out completely and Simsir on the bench. Share 12m ago 17.05 GMT Andy Reid is a pretty good pundit, but his taste in what I believe are called overshirts leaves something to be desired. View image in fullscreen Photograph: TNT Share 15m ago 17.02 GMT I can’t help but note that McAtee and Lucca were both hooked at half-time when Fenerbahce visited Nottingham; both start tonight. I guess it’s possible Forest use the first half to stay in the game, then send on their better players to try and steal a result, but given they went close to full-strength in the home leg, it feels like the 1-0 defeat has persuaded them to abandon their hopes of winning this competition. Share 20m ago 16.56 GMT So, Mats Sels, Ola Aina, Neco Williams, Murillo, Morgan Gibbs-White, Elliot Anderson, and Igor Jesus are all left on the bench with Spurs on Sunday in mind; Stefan Ortega, Morato, Dan Ndoye, Lorenzo Lucca, Omari Hutchinson, Ryan Yates, James McAtee, Dilane Bakwa and Zach Abbott come into the XI. I don’t know, do we not think progress and a good performance would help them at the weekend? Pah, etc. Share 23m ago 16.54 GMT Er, it appears Vitor Pereira, Evengelos Marinakis or both disagree with me: they want Forest to stay up for the potential glory of a finish between eighth and 17th next season, much, much more than they want the unfathomable joy of bringing a European trophy back to the City Ground. Whatever turns yo...
Lumel recently announced it has collaborated with Microsoft to bring its enterprise performance management suite natively into Microsoft Fabric, enabling planning, budgeting, and forecasting directly on Power BI semantic models and OneLake data in a zero‑copy, governed environment. This move extends Fabric IQ into full enterprise planning and could make Microsoft’s analytics platform more central ...
Lumel recently announced it has collaborated with Microsoft to bring its enterprise performance management suite natively into Microsoft Fabric, enabling planning, budgeting, and forecasting directly on Power BI semantic models and OneLake data in a zero‑copy, governed environment. This move extends Fabric IQ into full enterprise planning and could make Microsoft’s analytics platform more central to how large organizations run financial and operational planning cycles. We’ll now examine how integrating enterprise planning directly into Fabric IQ could influence Microsoft’s long-term AI and cloud investment narrative. We've uncovered the 15 dividend fortresses yielding 5%+ that don't just survive market storms, but thrive in them. Microsoft Investment Narrative Recap To own Microsoft, you need to believe its heavy AI and cloud investments will keep turning into durable, high‑margin software and platform revenue. The Lumel integration deepens Fabric IQ’s role in enterprise planning, but it does not materially change the near term tug of war between rising AI data center CapEx and investor scrutiny of returns, nor the concentration risk around a handful of very large AI and cloud customers. Among recent developments, the new Accenture and Microsoft forward deployed engineering AI practice is particularly relevant, because it aims to put Microsoft’s frontier AI stack directly into complex enterprise workflows at scale. Paired with Fabric IQ planning, it reinforces the core catalyst that matters most here: broader, stickier AI usage on Azure and across Microsoft 365 that can help absorb higher infrastructure spend over time. Yet while AI adoption keeps broadening, investors should not ignore the growing risk that massive AI infrastructure CapEx could pressure free cash flow if revenue growth ever... Read the full narrative on Microsoft (it's free!) Microsoft's narrative projects $425.0 billion revenue and $158.4 billion earnings by 2028. Uncover how Microsoft's forecasts...
Lumel recently announced it has collaborated with Microsoft to bring its enterprise performance management suite natively into Microsoft Fabric, enabling planning, budgeting, and forecasting directly on Power BI semantic models and OneLake data in a zero‑copy, governed environment. This move extends Fabric IQ into full enterprise planning and could make Microsoft’s analytics platform more central ...
Lumel recently announced it has collaborated with Microsoft to bring its enterprise performance management suite natively into Microsoft Fabric, enabling planning, budgeting, and forecasting directly on Power BI semantic models and OneLake data in a zero‑copy, governed environment. This move extends Fabric IQ into full enterprise planning and could make Microsoft’s analytics platform more central to how large organizations run financial and operational planning cycles. We’ll now examine how integrating enterprise planning directly into Fabric IQ could influence Microsoft’s long-term AI and cloud investment narrative. We've uncovered the 15 dividend fortresses yielding 5%+ that don't just survive market storms, but thrive in them. Microsoft Investment Narrative Recap To own Microsoft, you need to believe its heavy AI and cloud investments will keep turning into durable, high‑margin software and platform revenue. The Lumel integration deepens Fabric IQ’s role in enterprise planning, but it does not materially change the near term tug of war between rising AI data center CapEx and investor scrutiny of returns, nor the concentration risk around a handful of very large AI and cloud customers. Among recent developments, the new Accenture and Microsoft forward deployed engineering AI practice is particularly relevant, because it aims to put Microsoft’s frontier AI stack directly into complex enterprise workflows at scale. Paired with Fabric IQ planning, it reinforces the core catalyst that matters most here: broader, stickier AI usage on Azure and across Microsoft 365 that can help absorb higher infrastructure spend over time. Yet while AI adoption keeps broadening, investors should not ignore the growing risk that massive AI infrastructure CapEx could pressure free cash flow if revenue growth ever... Read the full narrative on Microsoft (it's free!) Microsoft's narrative projects $425.0 billion revenue and $158.4 billion earnings by 2028. Uncover how Microsoft's forecasts...
BP ( BP ) shares clocked seven straight sessions of gains, as the stock rose 3.6% at $46.24 on Thursday. The energy giant gained over 7% in the preceding six sessions. The stock has surged 34% so far this year, compared to a 3% drop in the broader S&P 500 Index. BP is up 21% over the past one month. "BP's strategic pivot away from net zero targets towards core oil and gas growth underpins a bullis...
BP ( BP ) shares clocked seven straight sessions of gains, as the stock rose 3.6% at $46.24 on Thursday. The energy giant gained over 7% in the preceding six sessions. The stock has surged 34% so far this year, compared to a 3% drop in the broader S&P 500 Index. BP is up 21% over the past one month. "BP's strategic pivot away from net zero targets towards core oil and gas growth underpins a bullish investment thesis," pointed out a recent Seeking Alpha analysis. Earlier in the day, BP agreed to sell its Gelsenkirchen refinery in Germany to Klesch Group for an undisclosed sum and raised its cost reduction target, as the company continues to simplify its portfolio and shore up its balance sheet. Looking at Seeking Alpha's Quant Rating, BP has a Hold rating with a score of 3.4 out of 5. The company received A+ in the prospect of profitability, while it received D+ in growth factor. Turning to the Wall Street community , six analyst gave BP a Buy and above rating. Nine analysts have given the stock a Hold recommendation, while four recommended Sell or lower. Seeking Alpha analysts are cautious and see the stock as a Hold. More on BP p.l.c. 4 Reasons BP Could Correct BP: Oil At $100, Strong Buy BP p.l.c. (BP) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Prepared Remarks Transcript BP to sell German refinery, boosts cost savings target BP locks out union workers at its Indiana refinery
The Premier League is poised to amend its new spending rules before they are introduced next season to give clubs greater flexibility in the transfer market. Under squad cost ratio (SCR) rules approved last November clubs will be restricted to spending 85% of their revenue on player costs, with a levy payable to the Premier League, for distribution among the other clubs, in the event of a breach. ...
The Premier League is poised to amend its new spending rules before they are introduced next season to give clubs greater flexibility in the transfer market. Under squad cost ratio (SCR) rules approved last November clubs will be restricted to spending 85% of their revenue on player costs, with a levy payable to the Premier League, for distribution among the other clubs, in the event of a breach. A six-point deduction would also be imposed if a club’s spending reached 115% of revenue. Under the terms of an amendment introduced at a shareholders’ meeting on Thursday, clubs that do not spend their 85% allowance for two seasons will be permitted to roll over up to 10% in the third year, enabling them to breach the cap without incurring a fine. A club, for example, that spent 80% of revenue on transfers, player wages and agent fees for two successive years would be free to spend 95% in the third year. Brighton proposed amending SCR rules at a shareholders’ meeting before Christmas, and after setting up a working group the Premier League briefed clubs on its conclusions on Thursday. The Guardian has been told that none of the 20 clubs spoke out against the proposal, and it is expected to be formally approved via a postal vote before the end of the season. The clubs are not due to meet again until their AGM in June, and want the SCR rules agreed long before the summer transfer window opens. Brighton brought the amendment over concerns that SCR would in effect penalise them and other well-run clubs, who never came close to breaching profitability and sustainability rules (PSR), by removing their ability to bank PSR headroom for later use. The introduction of what the Premier League is describing as a levy offset mechanism is regarded as a small concession and is expected to be approved unanimously. The levy offset has been capped at 10% to avoid giving an advantage to clubs competing in Europe, where the SCR threshold is set at 70% of revenue. The Premier League clubs vote...