Boaz Weinstein is a name many CEF investors know. He's an activist investor who's targeted CEFs in the past, particularly those he sees as underperforming. Now, another closed-end fund (CEF) investor is adopting Weinstein's tactics--and turning them on two of the activist's own funds. This investor's goal? Wipe out the discounts to net asset value (NAV, or the value of their underlying portfolios) on these two funds, and in doing so drive their prices higher. It's a fascinating story, and one that shows how, in the small world of CEFs, skilled activists sometimes turn their attention to each other. Let's back up for a moment. In case you've missed it, Weinstein's firm, Saba Capital Management, has been in the news because, as I wrote a week ago, they've taken a break from CEFs to target private-credit funds. And as we discussed in that article, the criticism of private credit lately has been highlighting the value of our CEFs as a source of high, stable dividends. Weinstein has rightly been pointing out that private-credit funds are underdelivering and a source of rising risk. His target has been a cluster of funds managed by Blue Owl Capital, which also runs Blue Owl Capital Corporation (OBDC), a business development company (BDC) that leans toward private credit. If we compare Blue Owl's performance (in blue below) with index funds tracking the S&P 500 (in purple) and the BDC market--in the form of the VanEck BDC Income ETF (BIZD), in orange--you can see what Weinstein means: Blue Owl Lags BDCs, Stocks Saba's Approach The strategy Saba is taking toward these funds fits the culture I've observed from talking to people who work for the firm: adversarial, tough and results-driven. But it's also worth noting that Saba's own funds have underperformed, opening the door for other investors to take aim at them. Saba manages two CEFs, both of which trade at discounts far bigger than the 7.7% average discount among all CEFs tracked by my CEF Insider service. Let's start wit...

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HUNTERSVILLE, N.C., March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on conservative internal modeling, DSP360 delivers $20,000-$35,000 in annual operational value per Amazon Delivery Service Partner (DSP) through improved compliance, performance, staffing accuracy, incident management, and driver accountability. At scale, this represents more than $200 million in cumulative potential operational value across the network over a three-year period. DSP360 complements existing Amazon systems by improving execution, visibility, and consistency at the operator level. DSP360 functions as an operating system for DSPs, unifying workflows into a single platform. Operating an Amazon DSP business requires coordinating drivers, fleets, safety, compliance, and performance across multiple systems. DSP360 Inc., based in North Carolina, announced the rollout of a unified operations platform built specifically for DSPs, powered by the Agingo Platform. DSP operators face increasing pressure to meet Amazon performance standards, including work hours compliance, fleet audit readiness, and capacity reliability – all of which directly impact eligibility for performance-based bonuses. DSP360 is designed to help operators proactively manage these requirements, reducing corrective actions and operational risk. The platform centralizes roster management, attendance, inspections, fleet monitoring, incident documentation, HR workflows, messaging, and performance reporting in a single system accessible across Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. A built-in safety management system standardizes incident handling, ensuring events are consistently documented, Amazon-compliant, and supported by complete records. Structured inspection workflows allow drivers to capture mileage, document issues, and attach images, improving accountability and visibility. DSP360 also analyzes driver safety and quality trends over time, enabling operators to evaluate performance and benchmark against anonymized network data. The platfo...

U.S. prescription drug costs continue to outpace affordability. This Drug Price Savings chart shows the significant cost discounts - between 52% and 89% - U.S. residents can expect when purchasing their prescription medications from licensed online Canadian pharmacies, compared to GoodRx and Amazon. This study was conducted in March 2026 by the Campaign for Personal Prescription Importation (PersonalImportation.org), a non-profit advocate for affordable access to prescription medications. Latest CPPI Data Shows Personal Drug Importation from Canada Provides More Affordable Medication Access; Could Prevent Dangerous Non-Adherence HILLSBOROUGH, N.J., March 19, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Campaign for Personal Prescription Importation (CPPI), a non-profit advocate for affordable access to prescription medications, has released a new price comparison study highlighting the stark differences between U.S. and Canadian pharmacy prices for popular brand-name prescription drugs. Using data researched in Mar. 2026, CPPI’s analysis shows that for a sample of 10 popular, name-brand prescription medicines – all daily maintenance medications for common conditions – U.S. consumers can save 52% to 89% by purchasing from licensed Canadian online pharmacies. These results show personal importation from Canada continues to be a significant option for those facing exorbitantly high drug costs. America in a Drug "Affordability Epidemic" CPPI’s study underscores how U.S. prescription costs outpace affordability – as a great number of Americans are dangerously non-compliant with their drug therapy. For instance, a recent survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) reveals that about one in five adults (21%) have not filled a prescription due to cost. Additionally, the KFF survey finds about one in seven adults say they have cut pills in half or skipped doses of medicine in the last year because of the cost. "These results highlight the ongoing need for easily accessible alternatives to ...

Abbott Laboratories (ABT +0.92%), a medical device specialist, recently fell off a cliff after a disappointing quarterly update that missed consensus top-line estimates. The healthcare giant is roughly 22% down from its 52-week high of $139.06 as of writing. However, for investors focused on the long game, this may be a great opportunity to load up on the stock. Read on to find out why. Multiple growth avenues and an attractive dividend Abbott Laboratories' revenue in the fourth quarter increased by just 4.4% year over year to $11.5 billion. Weak performances within the company's diagnostic and nutrition businesses pulled sales growth in the wrong direction. Can Abbott Laboratories jump-start revenue growth? My view is that it can. Let's consider three reasons why. First, the company's most important segment, medical devices, continues to perform well. In the fourth quarter, Abbott's medical device revenue of $5.7 billion increased by 12.3% year over year. Second, several of the company's medical device products have excellent long-term prospects. That's particularly true of Abbott Laboratories' FreeStyle Libre franchise, a suite of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices that help diabetes patients track their blood sugar levels. There is a vast worldwide opportunity here, since the CGM market remains deeply underpenetrated. As the company noted a few years ago, only 1% of the world's diabetics use CGM. Several things should increase the adoption of CGM devices over the long run, including improved technology -- Abbott has launched several versions of its FreeStyle Libre, each better than the last -- and expanded third-party coverage. Some of Abbott's other franchises look likely to be growth drivers for a while, including its MitraClip and TriClip, which are leading products in their niches within the company's structural heart business. Third, Abbott announced that it was acquiring Exact Sciences (EXAS +0.05%), a cancer diagnostic specialist, for about $21 bi...

The scale of AI’s memory appetite is staggering. As model sizes have grown from millions to billions to trillions of parameters and context windows have grown from thousands of tokens to tens of millions of tokens, memory requirements have increased in step, and the architecture of data centers has struggled to keep pace. This is the industry’s “memory wall”: a fundamental bottleneck where memory bandwidth and capacity can’t keep up with the processors demanding it. Memory manufacturers have a limited number of wafers they can produce from each fab, or silicon factory. The same production lines that churn out commodity DRAM for the devices consumers use every day are being allocated to building HBM. It’s a rational business decision: HBM commands premium prices in a volatile industry and comes with massive guaranteed purchase orders. In fact, AI firms and their peers have already locked up HBM supply well into 2027. The result is a tightening of commodity memory supply, rising prices, and longer lead times with ripple effects that touch almost every industry. And right now, the industry’s biggest players have cornered the supply, creating the core tension driving the memory shortage. The AI industry is effectively taxing the entire economy in order to build its own. For AI training and inference, HBM has become the essential ingredient. It’s the jet fuel that powers the GPUs running today’s largest and most advanced models. Modern computing relies on several types of memory. SRAM is the fastest and most expensive; it’s used in small amounts inside processors. DRAM is the workhorse of the group: cheap, abundant, found in everything from laptops to cars to refrigerators. Then there’s High Bandwidth Memory or HBM. This is a specialized, premium form of DRAM that stacks chips die-to-die to achieve dramatically faster data transfer speeds. The cost for this premium memory is quite steep: a single silicon wafer provides 3x as much commodity DRAM as HBM. Fab processing tim...

JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Micron Technology ( MU ) CFO Mark Murphy indicated during his company's second quarter fiscal 2026 earnings call that they plan to increase capital expenditures for the year by at least 25%, which should benefit semiconductor equipment manufacturers such as Applied Materials ( AMAT ), Lam Research ( LRCX ), and ASML ( ASML ). "Yes, this FY '26, we increased our outlook on capex to over $25B, which was up from the $20B we did on the last earnings call," Murphy said. This increase is expected to go to investment in the Tongluo fab, expansion projects in the U.S., and equipment. "Now, as we look out to '27, we did say that we project approximately a $10B incremental construction cost and also for equipment spend to increase," Murphy added. "Now that '27 spend, NAND will begin to increase, but it will still be a much smaller portion of the spend compared to DRAM." Last week, Applied Materials announced a new partnership with Micron to develop and build DRAM, high-bandwidth memory, and NAND solutions to increase the performance of artificial intelligence systems. That same day, Applied Materials formed a similar partnership with another prolific memory maker, SK hynix. "We expect to grow our semiconductor equipment business more than 20% this calendar year," said Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson. "We see the demand profile weighted towards the second half of the calendar year.'' Lam Research ( LRCX ) is also poised to benefit from the increase in spending. Lam is a primary provider of advanced deposition and etch equipment used by Micron to manufacture high-capacity memory chips. Last year, Micron presented Lam with the Outstanding Front End Equipment Supplier of the Year award. Finally, ASML Holding ( ASML ) is a primary provider of advanced lithography equipment to Micron. During its latest quarterly earnings report, ASML indicated that about 56% of its net bookings were for memory systems. More on Micron and Applied Mate...

美国劳工部周四报告称，上周初请失业金人数进一步下降。 截至3月14日当周，首次申领失业救济金总人数仅为20.5万人，较此前一周未修正数据减少8000人，也低于 道琼斯 普遍预测的21.5万人。这使得四周移动平均值降至21.075万人，低雇佣低裁员的劳动力市场停滞状态仍在持续。 滞后一周的持续申领失业金人数增加1万人，达到185.7万人。 其他经济数据方面，费城联储3月份制造业指数因当前出货量激增意外升至18.1。该指数衡量报告扩张与收缩公司之间的差异，市场预期为8.4。 责任编辑：张俊 SF065

格隆汇3月19日｜卡塔尔能源公司CEO表示，在袭击中，我们14条液化天然气生产线中的2条以及两座天然气制油（GTL）设施中的1座遭到破坏。三个受损设施造成的年收入损失约为200亿美元。

四季度，阿里巴巴AI+云业务延续高增长，但受即时零售等业务投入影响，集团营业利润及非GAAP净利润同比均出现显著下滑。在财报电话会议上，阿里巴巴集团CEO吴泳铭及管理层就市场高度关注的AI变现路径、芯片业务进展以及即时零售的盈利时间表进行了详细解答。 3月19日，在阿里财报电话会上，CEO吴泳铭表示， 阿里云2026财年截至2月底的外部商业化收入正式突破1000亿元人民币。面对长期的AI市场成长动能，阿里集团AI战略的商业目标也非常明确——未来五年，包含MaaS在内的云和AI商业化年收入突破1000亿美元。 吴泳铭还表示，阿里已形成从AI Infra到应用的完整全栈AI能力，并加速推进MaaS平台建设。过去三个月，百炼MaaS平台上公共模型服务市场的Token消耗规模提升了6倍， 预计商业化MaaS收入将会成为阿里云最大的收入产品。 平头哥年营收达百亿级别，未来不排除IPO 在算力需求暴涨的当下，阿里首次对外披露了旗下芯片业务“平头哥”的详尽数据，这成为本次电话会最超预期的增量信息。 管理层透露，截至目前，平头哥已累计向实际业务部署出货超过47万颗AI芯片，年化营收规模达到百亿级别。值得注意的是，超过60%的平头哥芯片正在服务于外部商业化客户，涵盖互联网金融、智能驾驶和智能制造等多个行业。 “未来3到5年，全球的AI算力都会处于一个非常紧缺的状态，尤其是在中国市场更会紧缺。”阿里管理层在问答环节强调了自研芯片的战略定位，“总的来说，平头哥的价值对阿里巴巴不仅是成本优化，而且更是供应保障。在算力稀缺的时代，对阿里巴巴的AI战略来说至关重要。” 面对市场关于平头哥分拆上市的传闻，管理层给出了开放的明确回应：“平头哥在未来并不排除去做IPO，但是现在还没有一个明确的时间表。” 即时零售：目标2028财年交易额破万亿，2029财年整体盈利 针对本季度导致集团利润和现金流承压的“即时零售”业务，管理层并未回避，而是直接给出了明确的投资周期和盈利时间表，试图平息市场对“烧钱”的担忧。 管理层将即时零售视为电商板块的基础性业务和未来几年增长的“新引擎”。面对当前投入带来的财务表现放缓，管理层回应称：“这是我们看到的确定性的一个机会。在未来两年，我们会以实现即时零售规模破万亿的目标继续坚定投入，同时实现市场地位领先。” 对于财务改善的拐点，阿里给出了清晰的指引：“我们维持28财年即...

卡塔尔能源公司CEO：我们的14条液化天然气（LNG）生产线中有2条，以及2套气转液（GTL）装置中的1套在袭击中受损。 受损生产线的合作伙伴为美国石油巨头埃克森美孚，分别持有LNG S4生产线34%和LNG S6生产线30%的股份，卡塔尔能源持有剩余股份。 未来三到五年，我们每年将损失1280万吨LNG产能，约占卡塔尔LNG出口量的17%。 我们可能不得不对向意大利、比利时、韩国等客户的LNG长期供应合同宣布不可抗力，时间最长可达五年。 我们的凝析油出口将减少约24%，液化石油气（LPG）减少13%，石脑油和硫磺均减少6%，氦气减少14%。 三套受损设施造成的年收入损失约为200亿美元。 风险提示及免责条款 市场有风险，投资需谨慎。本文不构成个人投资建议，也未考虑到个别用户特殊的投资目标、财务状况或需要。用户应考虑本文中的任何意见、观点或结论是否符合其特定状况。据此投资，责任自负。

卡塔尔能源公司：未来三到五年，我们每年将损失1280万吨LNG产能，约占卡塔尔LNG出口量的17%。可能不得不对向意大利、比利时、韩国等客户的LNG长期供应合同宣布不可抗力，时间最长可达五年。 卡塔尔能源公司首席执行官：我们的14条液化天然气（LNG）生产线中有2条，以及2套气转液（GTL）装置中的1套在袭击中受损。 受损生产线的合作伙伴为美国石油巨头埃克森美孚，分别持有LNG S4生产线34%和LNG S6生产线30%的股份，卡塔尔能源持有剩余股份。 未来三到五年，我们每年将损失1280万吨LNG产能，约占卡塔尔LNG出口量的17%。 我们可能不得不对向意大利、比利时、韩国和中国的LNG长期供应合同宣布不可抗力，时间最长可达五年。 我们的凝析油出口将减少约24%，液化石油气（LPG）减少13%，石脑油和硫磺均减少6%，氦气减少14%。 三套受损设施造成的年收入损失约为200亿美元。 风险提示及免责条款 市场有风险，投资需谨慎。本文不构成个人投资建议，也未考虑到个别用户特殊的投资目标、财务状况或需要。用户应考虑本文中的任何意见、观点或结论是否符合其特定状况。据此投资，责任自负。

格隆汇3月19日｜中东冲突导致燃油价格飙升，德国考虑征收暴利税。

Image source: The Motley Fool. Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer — Pedro Arnt Chief Financial Officer — Guillermo Lopez Perez TAKEAWAYS Total Payment Volume (TPV) -- $41 billion for the year, up 60% year over year, with Q4 TPV of $13 billion reflecting 70% year over year and 26% sequential growth, marking the highest quarterly TPV in company history. -- $41 billion for the year, up 60% year over year, with Q4 TPV of $13 billion reflecting 70% year over year and 26% sequential growth, marking the highest quarterly TPV in company history. Revenue -- $1 billion surpassed for the first time on an annual basis, with Q4 revenue at a record $338 million, representing 65% year over year and 20% sequential growth. -- $1 billion surpassed for the first time on an annual basis, with Q4 revenue at a record $338 million, representing 65% year over year and 20% sequential growth. Gross Profit -- $116 million in Q4, up 38% year over year and 12% over Q3; full-year gross profit grew 37% year over year. -- $116 million in Q4, up 38% year over year and 12% over Q3; full-year gross profit grew 37% year over year. Adjusted EBITDA -- $78 million for Q4, reflecting 38% year over year and 9% quarter-over-quarter growth; adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of gross profit expanded by 5 percentage points annually. -- $78 million for Q4, reflecting 38% year over year and 9% quarter-over-quarter growth; adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of gross profit expanded by 5 percentage points annually. Net Income -- $197 million for the year, up 63% year over year; Q4 net income of $56 million, an 87% increase year over year and 7% sequentially, supported by a lower effective tax rate and absence of a prior year tax settlement. -- $197 million for the year, up 63% year over year; Q4 net income of $56 million, an 87% increase year over year and 7% sequentially, supported by a lower effective tax rate and absence of a prior year tax settlement. Adjusted Free Cash...

FactoryTh/iStock via Getty Images Freeport-McMoRan ( FCX ) said Thursday it submitted a request for an environmental permit for a $7.5B expansion that would quadruple output at ​its El Abra copper ​mine in Chile. Freeport ( FCX ) said the overhaul includes new concentrator and desalination plants and tailings storage, and potentially boosting annual copper production by more than 300K metric tons, with expanded operations expected to start in 2033. While a final investment decision is still pending, Freeport ( FCX ) executives briefed Chile's new Economy and Mining Minister Daniel Mas in Santiago on Thursday, Bloomberg reported. Freeport ( FCX ) operates El Abra and has a 51% stake, while state-owned Codelco holds the remaining 49%. Freeport ( FCX ) shares are down ~5% pre-market Thursday as copper futures continue to decline , with the widening Middle East war lifting energy prices and increasing the risk of damage to the global economy. Southern Copper ( SCCO ), Teck Resources ( TECK ), Taseko Mines ( TGB ) and Hudbay Minerals ( HBM ) are all indicated sharply lower. ETFs: ( CPER ), ( COPX ), (JJCTF) More on Freeport-McMoRan and copper miners Freeport-McMoRan: The Profit Surge Has Barely Started (Rating Upgrade) Freeport-McMoRan: Zero-Capital Leach Growth, Hidden Shadow Mine Advantage Commodities: Middle East Escalation Sends Energy Prices Higher

In a ruling released on Thursday, Mr Justice Thompsell said the land was "never appropriated or dedicated to the use of public recreation" and instead "was used as a private golf club", adding that the club was "unencumbered by any statutory trust".

Image source: The Motley Fool. Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer — Winifred Park Chief Financial Officer — Daniel Sullivan TAKEAWAYS Net Sales -- $1.7 billion for the quarter, growing 24%, driven by a 15.4% increase in comparable sales. -- $1.7 billion for the quarter, growing 24%, driven by a 15.4% increase in comparable sales. Comparable Sales -- Increased 15.4%, with ticket growth of 8% and transaction growth of 7%. -- Increased 15.4%, with ticket growth of 8% and transaction growth of 7%. Adjusted Operating Income -- $313 million for the quarter, up 23%; adjusted operating margin was 18.1%, a decrease of approximately 10 basis points. -- $313 million for the quarter, up 23%; adjusted operating margin was 18.1%, a decrease of approximately 10 basis points. Adjusted Net Income -- $240 million for the quarter, up 25%. -- $240 million for the quarter, up 25%. Adjusted Earnings Per Share -- $4.31, up 24%. -- $4.31, up 24%. Adjusted Gross Profit -- $697 million, up 24%, representing 40.3% of sales; gross margin rate fell by approximately 20 basis points, primarily due to transitory tariff costs of 160 basis points. -- $697 million, up 24%, representing 40.3% of sales; gross margin rate fell by approximately 20 basis points, primarily due to transitory tariff costs of 160 basis points. Shrink -- Physical inventory reduced shrink by 50 basis points year over year. -- Physical inventory reduced shrink by 50 basis points year over year. Store Count -- Ended period with 1,921 stores in 46 states, growing by 8.5% with 150 net new stores in the year, including entry into Oregon and Washington. -- Ended period with 1,921 stores in 46 states, growing by 8.5% with 150 net new stores in the year, including entry into Oregon and Washington. Inventory -- Increased 28% year over year to $847 million; per-store inventory units up 9%, reflecting supply pull-forward and tariff-related costs. -- Increased 28% year over year to $847 mill...

JHVEPhoto Consumers can now shop for Foot Locker ( DKS ) apparel and footwear on the DoorDash ( DASH ) marketplace through a new partnership between the two. With nearly 1,300 locations across Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Champs Sports in the U.S., shoppers can browse various styles and receive on-demand delivery, all without leaving the DoorDash ( DASH ) app. “Today, more than 30% of DoorDash's monthly active users in the U.S. shop across grocery and retail categories, with tens of thousands of retail stores available on the platform,” DoorDash VP of Enterprise Business Development and Partnerships said. To celebrate the launch, now through March 22, DoorDash consumers will receive $25 off eligible orders of $100 or more for Foot Locker and $20 off eligible orders of $80 or more for Kids Foot Locker & Champs Sports at participating Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Champs Sports store locations. More on DoorDash DoorDash: Growth Isn't Free DoorDash: The Netflix Of Food Is A Sneaky AI Beneficiary DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript DoorDash to end Deliveroo, Wolt services in four countries DoorDash faces questions over investment intensity and impact on margins

俄罗斯天然气（885430）工业股份公司19日在其官网发布消息说，保障“土耳其溪”和“蓝溪”天然气（885430）管道供气的基础设施再遭袭击。该公司说，袭击发生在17日至19日，且此类袭击有加剧趋势。仅其中一处天然气（885430）压缩站就受到22架无人机（885564）攻击。所有袭击均被击退，相关设施没有受损。俄罗斯和土耳其两国外长17日通话时一致表示，确保两国间能源（850101）管道安全至关重要，必须为俄土战略能源（850101）项目持续运行创造条件。俄天然气（885430）工业股份公司11日发布消息说，自2月24日以来，该公司位于俄南部的关键能源（850101）基础设施已遭到10余次袭击，这些设施为“土耳其溪”和“蓝溪”天然气（885430）管道的运行提供保障。(新华社)

规模靠渠道堆起来，信任靠什么建起来？ 曾经在公募基金版图中处于关注度偏低的FOF产品，正重新站到聚光灯下。 今年以来，FOF基金发行市场异常火爆，不仅募集金额同比暴增，更有多只产品“一日售罄”，“30亿+”小爆款频出，不到一个季度规模增加651亿元。行业规模更是迎来跨越式增长，短短一年多时间从千亿元成功突破3000亿大关。 在业内人士看来，居民存款寻求稳健出口、银行定制配置计划强力助推、多资产分散配置理念普及，共同点燃本轮行情。尽管眼下风光无限，但业内同时提醒，此轮热潮在一定程度上仍带有“销售驱动”的特征，资产配置理念普及、投资者黏性搭建仍是行业长期课题，而尚未固化的行业格局，也为中小公募带来弯道超车机遇。 这场“FOF热”，究竟是昙花一现，还是财富管理新时代的序幕？ 一场渠道与需求的双向奔赴 Wind市场数据显示，截至3月19日，按基金成立日计算，今年以来全市场已有44只FOF新品（仅计算初始基金，下同）成立，合计募集金额达到651.25亿元，较去年同期表现增加3.7倍；平均募集规模大幅提升，从8.84亿元增至14.8亿元。 整体而言，投资者认购热情持续高涨，一日售罄、提前结募的公告密集刷屏。据统计，年初至今已有10只FOF产品实现单日售罄，在全市场“日光基”中占比超过三成，爆款效应凸显。例如博时盈泰臻选6个月持有，仅用一天时间就“吸金”58.44亿元，有效认购户数超过2万户。 需要注意的是，部分显示发售时间较长的产品，实际启动时间未必严格对应募集首日。如募集规模达到51.25亿元的中欧盈欣稳健6个月持有，发行认购起始日为1月9日。但据第一财经从渠道处了解，该产品实际发行期从3月初开始，短短数日内便吸引了2.08万户投资者认购，并将原定于4月8日的截止日提前至3月11日。 “有些产品会先行推进流程，但具体启动时间主要取决于渠道的档期安排。”某公募渠道人士表示，中欧盈欣稳健6个月持有能获得如此募集表现，其中关键因素是其被纳入招商银行的“长盈计划”，获得该渠道的“流量”加持。 第一财经记者从多家机构处了解新品布局计划时，就有多家公司回应FOF产品将成为今年的重点之一。某中型基金公司相关负责人透露，将以现有FOF产品为基础，沿风险收益谱系向上延伸，布局平衡型与积极型普通FOF。 在业内普遍看来，FOF本轮的强势扩容，银行渠道功不可没。一位头部基金公司负责人表示，无论是招...

Only two of the Premier League’s last-16 teams made it to the quarter-finals while European giants are coming into form when it matters Another traumatic week for the self-worth of the Premier League, one in which Europe’s big beasts got into their stride. The defending champions, Paris Saint-Germain , put on a devastating display at Chelsea. Bradley Barcola’s goal, their second, was the highlight of a 3-0 win. Barcelona ran out 7-2 winners over Newcastle, having been level at half-time at 2-2, 3-3 on aggregate. Real Madrid continue to be Pep Guardiola’s great tormentors, with Vinícius Júnior getting both goals at Manchester City. His crybaby celebration was aimed at those City supporters who mocked him after Rodri pipped the Brazilian to the Ballon d’Or in 2024. Bayern Munich continue to look irresistible. Harry Kane scored twice, and Lennart Karl’s strike continued his trajectory as German football’s next big thing in a 4-1 win over Atalanta, a mighty 10-2 on aggregate. Continue reading...

三星目前除了是全球最大的存储芯片制造商，还是全球第二大芯片代工企业。 在全球AI狂飙猛进、存储芯片供不应求的“超级周期”里，半导体巨头三星电子“后院起火”。 据韩联社等媒体报道，3月18日，由三星电子多个工会组成的“共同斗争本部”宣布，在自本月9日起进行的罢工投票中获得压倒性支持，赞成率高达93.1%。 工会计划于5月下旬开启为期18天的总罢工。3月19日，三星电子股价一度下跌4%。在全球数据中心建设热潮不断推高半导体需求的当下，市场担忧罢工将中断生产，加剧全球半导体供应紧张。业界预计，若启动总罢工，三星电子面临的综合损失可能高达5万亿至9万亿韩元（约合人民币230亿元至414亿元）。这包括产线停产造成的晶圆报废、延迟交付的违约金，以及关键设备因停机产生的维护成本。 继成员投票通过总罢工决议后，韩媒报道称，19日下午全国三星电子工会宣布，计划于下周一在三星电子会长李在镕位于首尔的住所附近，召开一场新闻发布会——将抗议地点从厂区转移至高管私人住宅的举动，被业界视为工会在启动全面大罢工前对三星最高管理层的“极限施压”。 对于迎来业绩反弹、发力HBM4芯片的三星而言，罢工的长期负面影响或将远超财务报表上的短期损失。 第一财经记者就此事询问三星方面人士，截至19日发稿未获回应。 争议焦点：绩效奖金分配 据报道，参与本次投票的三家工会包括了会员超6万人、占全体过半的三星集团联合工会三星电子支部以及全国三星电子工会、三星电子劳动工会。三家工会在册会员约9万人，其中66019人参与投票，投票率73.5%，61456人投赞成票。 这一投票结果标志着劳资双方在薪资与福利待遇上的矛盾彻底白热化。根据公开信息，工会方面提出的核心诉求包括：绩效奖金计算方式的透明化、废除绩效奖金（OPI）的上限，以及将基本工资提高7%。 一个重要的背景是，伴随存储器超级周期到来，三星电子2025年第四季度合并销售额约93万亿韩元，合并营业利润约20万亿韩元，净利润约19万亿韩元，刷新其单季业绩历史纪录。 双方谈判的焦点在于奖金分配。此前，三星的竞争对手SK海力士取消年薪50%的奖金上限，并承诺将营业利润的10%用于员工分红。三星工会相关人士在接受采访时直言，半导体行业正在经历繁荣，但这些利润并没有流向员工。 在投票结果公布前，三星管理层曾提出增加6.2%薪资及发放20股公司股票等方案。但工会指出，在AI芯片...

(RTTNews) - Shell plc (SHEL, SHELL.AS, R6C0.DE, SHEL.L) stated that the LNG production in Qatar has been shut down since early March. On 18th March, an attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City took place. The Group said situation is under control and Pearl GTL is in a safe state. Shell plc said it is currently assessing any potential damage to Pearl GTL and working with Qatar Energy and the relevant authorities to understand the damage to the wider Ras Laffan Industrial City facilities. Shell shares are currently trading at 3,429.04 pence, down 0.94%. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

watch now VIDEO 3:34 03:34 How the Iran war, tariffs and inflation are impacting the Fed Economy All of the positive economic talk out of this week's Federal Reserve meeting had a negative impact on investors, who have now taken expectations for even one interest rate cut this year off the table. In his post-meeting news conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell took an upbeat view of current conditions, even with what he termed "zero" net job growth and inflation staying above the central bank's 2% target. Powell called economic growth "solid" and rejected any notion that stagflation was taking hold . Though the Federal Open Market Committee statement noted "uncertainty" associated with the Iran war, Powell never addressed it directly. With hostilities escalating in the Middle East and the Fed seemingly not inclined to react, investors took a dim view of the prospects of easier monetary policy. Rather than rally on the central bank's apparent optimism, stocks moved lower. Equity index futures also were negative Thursday morning. The moves coincided with another adjustment in fed funds futures markets that put the odds of even a quarter percentage point reduction in the Fed's benchmark interest rate at just 17.2% around 8:50 a.m. ET Thursday, according to the CME Group's FedWatch analysis. The probability of a hike even sneaked up, rising to 8.4%. 'Taper tantrum' Market veteran Ed Yardeni called the reaction a "taper tantrum," an allusion to earlier periods when investors revolted over the expectation of tighter Fed policy. "The combination of war and Fed news triggered a taper tantrum in the stock market as investors concluded that monetary policy may be limited in its ability to address the war's economic consequences," Yardeni wrote in a note posted late Wednesday. "Indeed, Fed Chair Jerome Powell barely mentioned the war," he added. "Notably, he opined that the economy and labor markets are in good shape and that core inflation is likely to moderate in the coming mont...

Major League Baseball has entered new agreements with Polymarket and the federal regulator that oversees prediction markets, formalizing the sports league’s involvement in the fast-growing industry. MLB said in a statement on Thursday that it has formed an exclusive partnership with Polymarket that allows the exchange to use its trademarks and logos. Polymarket will receive promotional space on the league’s website and at MLB games. The league has also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that covers information sharing and efforts to protect the integrity of the game. “The new agreements that we formed with Polymarket and the CFTC are imperative steps in proactively managing the new and rapidly growing prediction market space,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in the statement. The moves come as the CFTC seeks to solidify its claim as the sole regulator of prediction markets, which allow users to make yes-or-no wagers on the outcome of events including elections and sports games. Exchanges overseen by the CFTC, such as Kalshi, Crypto.com and the US arm of Polymarket, have faced pushback from state officials who say they amount to gambling operations. The battle over who should regulate prediction markets and how they should be policed escalated this week when Arizona’s attorney general filed criminal charges against Kalshi, accusing it of running an illegal betting platform. Kalshi’s chief executive officer Tarek Mansour and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig have both called the charges an overstep by state authorities. The CFTC released new guidance for prediction markets earlier this month, asking them to coordinate with sports leagues on insider trading investigations and questions about how to resolve contracts linked to their events. CFTC Offers First Guidance on Manipulation in Prediction Markets That came after a MLB official wrote to the CFTC in March 2025, saying they were concerned that prediction markets were not ...

美国交通部长肖恩-达菲（Sean Duffy）周四警告说，如果政府部分关门继续下去，小型机场可能很快关闭，因为有5万名机场安检人员将停薪留职。 达菲说，如果僵局持续到下周，政府可能不得不采取非常措施。 他指出，下周美国运输安全管理局的机场安检人员将在3月27日再次领不到全薪，并表示随着时间的临近，情况可能会变得更糟。 达菲说：“我相信，你会看到小型机场关闭，”他说，与未来的混乱相比，目前由于运输安全管理局人员短缺而在一些机场排起的长队可能只是“小儿科”。 责任编辑：刘明亮

Erling Haaland has become a significant investor in a new world chess championship tour that is expected to star his fellow Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, the Guardian can reveal. The deal was agreed shortly before Manchester City played at West Ham last Saturday, with Haaland shown on Sky Sports wearing a Norway Chess cap as he entered the London Stadium – without anyone noticing. Haaland said that his investment in the Total Chess World Championship Tour, which will have an annual prize pool of $2.7m (£2m), was part of his ambition to help chess become a bigger and more spectator-friendly sport. “Chess is an incredible game,” Haaland said. “It sharpens your mind, and there are clear similarities to football. You have to think quickly, trust your instincts, and think several moves ahead.” Chess has become a surprise hit among many of the Premier League’s elite, with Liverpool’s Mohammad Salah saying in 2023 that he was “addicted” to the game, while last year Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze won $20,000 in an online celebrity tournament. Haaland’s manager, Pep Guardiola, and former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca also play. However, Haaland is the first top player to invest in the sport by joining forces with the Norwegian businessman Morten Borge to form Chess Mates, which will be a significant owner of Norway Chess, the company behind the new event. “I’m investing in Norway Chess because I believe the new Total Chess World Championship Tour can turn chess into an even bigger sport for spectators around the world,” Haaland said. “The team behind Norway Chess has already done an impressive job growing the event.” The format, which has the backing of Fide, chess’s governing body, consists of four tournaments each year, hosted by four cities, and will crown a combined world champion across three disciplines – fast classic, rapid, and blitz chess. A pilot tournament is planned for autumn 2026, followed by a full championship season in 2027. Haaland’s investment has not been disclosed bu...

Wimbledon has received a major boost to its expansion plans. The All England Club’s proposals to almost triple the size of the current site are not prohibited by restrictions on how the land earmarked for development can be used, a high court judge has ruled. The plans, approved by the Greater London Authority (GLA) in 2024, could mean the construction of 38 tennis courts and an 8,000-seat stadium on the site of the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club, enabling the club to host qualifying matches for the tournament. The campaign group Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) told the High Court in January that a statutory trust exists under the Public Health Act 1875, meaning the land must be used “for the purpose of being used as public walks or pleasure grounds” and therefore the development could not go ahead. Lawyers for the club said the land was never subject to a trust and, if it was, it did not survive the club’s purchase of the freehold in 1993. In a ruling on Thursday, Mr Justice Thompsell said the land was “never appropriated or dedicated to the use of public recreation” and instead “was used as a private golf club”, adding that the club was “unencumbered by any statutory trust”. He said: “It never became the subject of a statutory trust and therefore the 1986 lease and the 1993 transfer of the freehold were each made free of such trust. Even if the above proposition is wrong, it is clear that the land was never used or laid out for public recreation.” The ruling removes an obstacle to the work going ahead, but the GLA’s decision to grant planning permission for the scheme remains the subject of legal action. SWP lost a High Court challenge over the authority’s decision to approve the scheme in July last year but has since been given the green light to challenge that ruling at the Court of Appeal, which is expected to be heard at a later date. The group said it would also seek to challenge Thursday’s ruling at the Court of Appeal, given the “nationally important issues of l...

格隆汇3月19日｜三名以色列官员表示，以色列对伊朗南帕尔斯天然气田的袭击是与美国协调进行的，但此类袭击不太可能再次发生。