Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 11 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS President and Chief Executive Officer — Neil Wilkin Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer — Tracy Smith Director of Investor Relations — Caroline Felix Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] TAKEAWAYS Net Sales -- $16.4 million, up 4.4%, attributed to increased demand across...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 11 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS President and Chief Executive Officer — Neil Wilkin Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer — Tracy Smith Director of Investor Relations — Caroline Felix Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] TAKEAWAYS Net Sales -- $16.4 million, up 4.4%, attributed to increased demand across enterprise and specialty markets. -- $16.4 million, up 4.4%, attributed to increased demand across enterprise and specialty markets. Gross Profit -- $5.4 million, increasing 16.1%, resulting in a gross profit margin of 32.7% versus 29.4% a year ago. -- $5.4 million, increasing 16.1%, resulting in a gross profit margin of 32.7% versus 29.4% a year ago. Sales Order Backlog and Forward Load -- $10.4 million, up over 50% compared to the prior-year first quarter, and increasing from $7.3 million at fiscal 2025 year-end. -- $10.4 million, up over 50% compared to the prior-year first quarter, and increasing from $7.3 million at fiscal 2025 year-end. Net Loss -- $398,000, or $0.05 per basic and diluted share—narrower than the $1.1 million, or $0.14 per share, net loss last year. -- $398,000, or $0.05 per basic and diluted share—narrower than the $1.1 million, or $0.14 per share, net loss last year. International Sales -- Net sales to customers outside the U.S. rose 18%, while domestic sales showed a slight increase. -- Net sales to customers outside the U.S. rose 18%, while domestic sales showed a slight increase. SG&A Expenses -- $5.6 million, a modest increase from $5.5 million, with employee, contracted sales personnel, and shipping costs cited as drivers; as a percentage of sales, SG&A declined to 33.8% from 34.7%. -- $5.6 million, a modest increase from $5.5 million, with employee, contracted sales personnel, and shipping costs cited as drivers; as a percentage of sales, SG&A declined to 33.8% from 34.7%. Data Center Market Activity -- Leaders indicated "significant and growi...
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It’s Mario Day, an annual celebration of Nintendo’s mascot. It falls every year on March 10th because the date spells out “MAR10,” but you probably knew that already. Even if you aren’t all that into Mario — good luck avoiding him with the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy movie — it’s an opportunity to save on all sorts of Nintendo-related games and gear throughout the week. We’ve seen deals on Nintend...
It’s Mario Day, an annual celebration of Nintendo’s mascot. It falls every year on March 10th because the date spells out “MAR10,” but you probably knew that already. Even if you aren’t all that into Mario — good luck avoiding him with the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy movie — it’s an opportunity to save on all sorts of Nintendo-related games and gear throughout the week. We’ve seen deals on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 games at Amazon , Best Buy , and GameStop (most of which will expire at the end of the day on March 15th), along with some accessories made for those systems. Below, you’ll find a smattering of eye-catching deals that are happening during Mario Day. Samsung microSD Express Card for Nintendo Switch Save $20 on a 256GB microSD Express card that will double your Switch 2’s storage. Where to Buy: $59 $39 at Amazon (256GB) $59.99 $39.99 at Best Buy (256GB) $59 $39 at Walmart (256GB) Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 bundle This bundle contains both Super Mario Galaxy games, and the bundle is eligible for a free Switch 2 update. Where to Buy: $69.99 $59 at Walmart Super Mario Party Jamboree Plus Jamboree TV The Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Party Jamboree includes system-exclusive features, like using a webcam to put your picture above characters. Where to Buy: $79.99 $59.99 at Walmart $79.99 $59.99 at Amazon $79.99 $59.99 at Best Buy EasySMX S10 Lite The S10 Lite is one of the best Switch 2 controllers, and currently the only third-party option with native software support. Where to Buy: $39.99 $34 at EasySMX (code VergeS10lite) $39.99 at Walmart Nintendo eShop gift cards If you’re planning on buying a game or two, Costco lets you save on digital gift cards ranging from $100 to $200. Where to Buy: $200 $179.99 at Costco ($200) $100 $89.99 at Costco ($100) Super Mario Odyssey If you haven’t played Super Mario Odyssey at this point, what are you waiting for? It’s one of the best Mario 3D platformers around. Where to Buy: $59.99 $39.99 at Best Buy $5...
View 2 of the trading floor of New York Stock Exchange by Lev Radin via Shutterstock The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up +0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.49%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) are up +0.40%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) are up +0.58%. Stocks are trading higher today on the -11% plunge in...
View 2 of the trading floor of New York Stock Exchange by Lev Radin via Shutterstock The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up +0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.49%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) are up +0.40%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) are up +0.58%. Stocks are trading higher today on the -11% plunge in oil prices, which is positive for the US economy and dovish for Fed policy. Oil prices are sharply lower on President Trump’s insistence that the Iran war will be over very soon, and as plans are being laid for a coordinated G-7 release of oil stockpiles. Stocks are also seeing support from today’s stronger-than-expected US Feb existing home sales report of +1.7% m/m to 4.09 million, versus expectations of a decline to 3.88 million. However, bearish factors for stocks include today’s +1.0 bp rise in the 10-year T-note yield and new Iranian attacks in the Persian Gulf. Also, the Pentagon said the US military is today conducting its most intensive day of bombing yet. An Iranian drone attack today caused the biggest refinery in the UAE at the Ruwais Industrial Complex to halt operations due to a fire in the complex. Also, Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency reported an explosion today involving a tanker near Abu Dhabi, but no further details were available. Despite those disruptions, April WTI crude oil futures prices are down -11% today, erasing part of the sharp rally seen in the past 1-1/2 weeks. Oil prices on Monday spiked to a high of $119.48 after Israel over the weekend bombed 30 Iranian fuel depots. However, WTI oil prices have since fallen to the $84-per-barrel area after President Trump said on Monday that the Iran war is “pretty much” over, and after G-7 finance ministers said on Monday that the G-7 nations stand ready to release oil stockpiles if needed. At a press conference Monday evening, President Trump was asked when the war would end, and he answered, “I t...
Polymarket hiring Palantir and TWG AI signals prediction markets’ shift from degen toy to regulated financial infrastructure, with industrial‑grade surveillance baked into the order book. Summary Polymarket will use Palantir and TWG AI to screen users against banned‑bettor lists and flag anomalous trading, starting with a new U.S.-regulated venue. The move follows CFTC pressure, insider probes and...
Polymarket hiring Palantir and TWG AI signals prediction markets’ shift from degen toy to regulated financial infrastructure, with industrial‑grade surveillance baked into the order book. Summary Polymarket will use Palantir and TWG AI to screen users against banned‑bettor lists and flag anomalous trading, starting with a new U.S.-regulated venue. The move follows CFTC pressure, insider probes and media exposés on Iran and Maduro‑linked trades, as regulators demand exchanges police event‑contract markets. For Palantir, the deal is tiny in revenue but powerful signaling that its Vergence‑style surveillance stack is becoming default compliance infrastructure for high‑risk markets. Polymarket’s move to bring in Palantir and TWG AI is an admission that prediction markets are graduating from crypto toy to regulated financial infrastructure – and that the surveillance stack will match. According to a Bloomberg report, the platform is enlisting Palantir Technologies and TWG AI “to help police its sports contracts,” with the remit to identify, prevent and report suspicious activity as regulators and leagues turn up the heat on insider trading in event markets. What the partnership actually does People familiar with the deal told Bloomberg that Palantir and TWG AI will screen Polymarket users “against existing lists of participants already banned from sports betting,” and will build systems to flag anomalous trading patterns for further review. A follow‑up report notes the tools are expected to be deployed first on a U.S.‑regulated venue Polymarket is developing, rather than the current offshore platform that blocks American users, signaling the company’s intent to move closer to the CFTC’s line of sight. Benzinga adds that the system will run on Vergence AI, a surveillance and analytics stack Palantir built with TWG Global, designed to monitor financial transactions in real time and feed potential violations into compliance workflows. The timing is not accidental. CFTC Chai...
In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal's WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 17, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia has made a "significant investment" in Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab as part of a new multi-year strategic partnersh...
In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal's WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 17, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia has made a "significant investment" in Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab as part of a new multi-year strategic partnership, the companies announced on Tuesday. Thinking Machines Lab is an artificial intelligence startup that Murati founded last year, and it aims to make AI systems that are "more widely understood, customizable and generally capable," according to its website . The company has kept its work largely under wraps and has shared few details about its long-term ambitions. Nvidia has been one of the biggest winners of the AI boom because it makes the graphics processing units that are necessary to train models and run large workloads. It's invested in a number of prominent AI startups in recent years, including OpenAI and Anthropic , which are also customers. Murati is the former CTO of OpenAI, and she served as the company's interim CEO when Sam Altman was briefly ousted in 2023. She departed OpenAI the following year and has remained largely out of the public eye since then. Read more CNBC tech news How the Iran war and rising energy prices are threatening semiconductor demand Kevin Mandia sold his cybersecurity company to Google in 2022. He has a fresh $190 million for a new venture Musk's xAI wants to build a power plant in Mississippi. Regulators planned a key meeting on Election Day, 200 miles away Oracle is building yesterday's data centers with tomorrow's debt As part of its partnership with Nvidia, Thinking Machines Lab has also agreed to deploy at least one gigawatt of Nvidia's Vera Rubin systems, the chipmaker's most advanced offering that's expected to ship in the second half of the year. The companies declined to share additional details about the size of Nvidia's inve...
Insider Brief Xanadu Quantum Technologies and AMD demonstrated hybrid quantum-classical aerospace simulations using Xanadu’s PennyLane quantum software running on AMD high-performance computing infrastructure. The demonstration compiled and executed a computational fluid dynamics model with a 256×256 matrix using 20 qubits and approximately 35 million quantum gates in a hybrid simulation environme...
Insider Brief Xanadu Quantum Technologies and AMD demonstrated hybrid quantum-classical aerospace simulations using Xanadu’s PennyLane quantum software running on AMD high-performance computing infrastructure. The demonstration compiled and executed a computational fluid dynamics model with a 256×256 matrix using 20 qubits and approximately 35 million quantum gates in a hybrid simulation environment. Researchers also accelerated the Quantum Singular Value Transformation algorithm by running simulations on an AMD GPU, reducing simulation time by 25× and compiling a 68-qubit circuit into more than 15 million optimized gates using PennyLane’s Catalyst compiler. PRESS RELEASE — Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc. (“ Xanadu ”), a leading photonic quantum computing company, today announced a major step forward in bringing quantum computing closer to real-world aerospace and engineering applications by leveraging AMD HPC and AI technologies. By combining Xanadu’s PennyLane quantum software with AMD high-performance computing solutions on the AMD DevCloud, Xanadu successfully demonstrated how advanced aerospace simulations can be prepared and run in a hybrid quantum-classical environment. Aerospace engineers rely on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to optimize design and enhance aircraft efficiency. Xanadu, powered by the AMD DevCloud, has successfully demonstrated CFD simulations within a hybrid quantum-classical program, showcasing the significant potential of quantum computing for the industry. The work centered on the compilation and execution of a CFD model with 256×256 matrix elements. This hybrid program utilized 20 qubits and approximately 35 million quantum gates, pushing the boundaries of current CFD quantum simulations. As the industry advances toward fault-tolerant quantum computing, the ability to compile and optimize programs of this scale will become a critical competitive advantage. This milestone demonstrates that Xanadu and AMD can support next-...
What happened According to a Feb. 17, 2026, SEC filing, Broad Bay Capital Management, LP established a new position in Brinker International(EAT +2.00%), acquiring 175,000 shares. The estimated transaction value was $25.12 million, based on the average closing price during the quarter. The stake’s quarter-end value was $25.12 million, reflecting the full value of the share purchase as of Dec. 31, ...
What happened According to a Feb. 17, 2026, SEC filing, Broad Bay Capital Management, LP established a new position in Brinker International(EAT +2.00%), acquiring 175,000 shares. The estimated transaction value was $25.12 million, based on the average closing price during the quarter. The stake’s quarter-end value was $25.12 million, reflecting the full value of the share purchase as of Dec. 31, 2025. What else to know This is a new position, accounting for approximately 2.63% of Broad Bay’s 13F reportable assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2025. Top five holdings after the filing: Atlanta Braves Holdings : approximately $86.90 million (about 9.9% of AUM) Rocket Companies : approximately $80.29 million (about 9.2% of AUM) Applovin : approximately $67.50 million (about 7.7% of AUM) Cavco Industries : approximately $66.93 million (about 7.6% of AUM) AAR Corp : approximately $55.01 million (about 6.3% of AUM) As of March 9, 2026, shares of Brinker International were trading at $137.57, down approximately 1.2% over the past year and underperforming the S&P 500 by 19 percentage points. Company overview Metric Value Price (as of market close March 9, 2026) $137.57 Market capitalization $6.07 billion Revenue (TTM) $5.69 billion Net income (TTM) $454.10 million Company snapshot Brinker International operates casual dining restaurants under the Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy brands, generating revenue primarily from food and beverage sales. The company earns income through company-owned restaurant operations and franchising, leveraging a mix of owned and franchised locations to scale its business model. Brinker International serves customers in the United States and select international markets, focusing on casual, affordable dining experiences. Brinker International is a leading operator and franchisor in the casual dining restaurant sector, with a significant presence through its Chili's and Maggiano's brands. The company combines operational scale wi...
Harley Seyedin, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in South China. Photo: VCG The negative impact of U.S. tariffs on companies operating in China has reached its highest level since 2018, yet firms remain committed to investing in the country, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Chamber of Commerce in South China. Some 69% of surveyed companies said U.S. tariff policy...
Harley Seyedin, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in South China. Photo: VCG The negative impact of U.S. tariffs on companies operating in China has reached its highest level since 2018, yet firms remain committed to investing in the country, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Chamber of Commerce in South China. Some 69% of surveyed companies said U.S. tariff policy had a negative impact on their business in 2025, a 15-percentage-point increase from the previous year. Despite escalating trade friction, 45% of respondents named China their top global investment destination, up 6 percentage points.
Not content with nipping at Tesla’s ( TSLA ) heels, China’s BYD Company ( BYDDF ) ( BYDDY ) is now looking to enter competitive racing including the elite Formula 1 ( FWONA ) ( FWONK ) arena. According to sources cited by Bloomberg, BYD ( BYDDF ) ( BYDDY ) is exploring several options, either acquiring a team, or taking on the exorbitant cost to develop its own racing team. Besides the substantial...
Not content with nipping at Tesla’s ( TSLA ) heels, China’s BYD Company ( BYDDF ) ( BYDDY ) is now looking to enter competitive racing including the elite Formula 1 ( FWONA ) ( FWONK ) arena. According to sources cited by Bloomberg, BYD ( BYDDF ) ( BYDDY ) is exploring several options, either acquiring a team, or taking on the exorbitant cost to develop its own racing team. Besides the substantial cost to develop a car able to compete in either high endurance events like Le Mans or in Formula 1 ( FWONA ) ( FWONK ), the cost to maintain a team can cost an additional $140M a year. If BYD ( BYDDF ) decides to take on the task, it would make the automaker the first Chinese team to enter Formula 1 ( FWONA ) ( FWONK ) and significantly raise its profile in a sport quickly gaining momentum and viewership across the globe. The 1.5M viewers of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on ESPN ( DIS ) represented a 53% increase from the previous year’s event. With new entrants to the sport – including vehicles with hybrid powertrains, six-wheeled vehicles, and new teams from Audi and Cadillac ( GM ) – a Chinese team would be a logical next step in a sport largely dominated by European and American teams. “It’s been my dream for the last two years that the big countries should have a presence in Formula 1,” FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem said when asked about a Chinese automaker. “The United States will be with General Motors, the next step is to welcome a Chinese manufacturer. We already have a driver,” Ben Sulayem added, referencing Chinese Formula 1 driver Zhou Guanyu. More on BYD Co ADR BYD: Too Cheap To Ignore, Too Unclear To Buy BYD: King Of EVs With Ambitious Overseas Expansion Plans - Reiterate Buy BYD Is A Key Part Of The World Shifting Towards BEVs China's BYD February sales tumble while Geely rides export boom BYD and Geely eye old Mercedes-Nissan plant in Mexico
In this article USO XOM MPC Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Citgo gas station stands in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., Jan. 6, 2026. Brian Snyder | Reuters Drivers are seeing the highest gas prices in more than a year and a half as the U.S.-Iran war disrupts the global oil trade. The average price per gallon of unleaded gas in the U.S. climbed to about $3.54 per gallon on Tuesday, ...
In this article USO XOM MPC Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Citgo gas station stands in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., Jan. 6, 2026. Brian Snyder | Reuters Drivers are seeing the highest gas prices in more than a year and a half as the U.S.-Iran war disrupts the global oil trade. The average price per gallon of unleaded gas in the U.S. climbed to about $3.54 per gallon on Tuesday, according to AAA . That's the highest level seen since mid 2024 and marks a 21% increase from a month ago. Gas prices began surging last week after the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran and the ensuing conflict crippled the key Strait of Hormuz passageway, leading to the biggest oil supply disruption in history. Gas prices last week saw their largest three-day jump since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, according to an analysis from Bespoke Investment Group. Before this month's surge, the national average gas price had fallen to lows going back to 2021, according to AAA. Prices are still well off highs seen in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, data shows. President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects the war to end "very soon," offering hope for consumers that their pain at the pump could ease in the near future. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday would be the "most intense day of strikes" in Iran. U.S. crude oil prices have whipsawed, last hovering around $84 per barrel after surpassing the closely watched $100 level earlier this week. Amin Nasser, chief executive of Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco, said Tuesday that the war could have "catastrophic consequences" for the global oil market. "While we have faced disruptions in the past, this one by far is the biggest crisis the region's oil and gas industry has faced," Nasser said. Affordability The rise in gas threatens to undermine Trump's focus on lowering the cost of living that was a pillar of his reelection campaign. Affordability remains a top political issue heading into the U.S. midterm elec...
panaya chittaratlert/E+ via Getty Images The NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund ( NXG ) is a closed-end fund designed to provide investors with diversified equity and debt exposure to infrastructure-related companies, spanning the energy, industrial, and telecommunications sectors. NXG also overlays a covered call strategy to enhance the income component, seeking to maximize total returns for ...
panaya chittaratlert/E+ via Getty Images The NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund ( NXG ) is a closed-end fund designed to provide investors with diversified equity and debt exposure to infrastructure-related companies, spanning the energy, industrial, and telecommunications sectors. NXG also overlays a covered call strategy to enhance the income component, seeking to maximize total returns for investors in the fund. About NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund NXG was launched by NXG Investment Management on September 28, 2012, on the NYSE Arca Exchange. NXG Investment Management was previously named Cushing Asset Management LP prior to being rebranded in 2022. NXG has a 100 bps management fee and a net expense ratio of 277 bps. NXG employs 31% leverage on top of the total net assets with $123.81 million in short-term borrowings to enhance the investment returns on the portfolio. As of December 31, 2025, NXG has $271.69 million in net assets for a total fair value of investments at $397.57 million. NXG pays out a robust monthly distribution with an annualized forward rate of $6.48/share, yielding 12.44%. A large proportion of the distribution paid out in 2025 was derived from return of capital, providing investors with a tax-deferred benefit in the distributed capital. ROC is considered a deferred tax benefit as the distribution rate will not be taxed as ordinary income, but rather, below the investment’s cost basis. When the cost basis reaches $0/share, excess ROC will be taxed as capital gains. Though taxes will not immediately be paid on the distributions, the sale of the shares may result in a higher capital gains tax as a result of the declining cost basis. Seeking Alpha NXG provides investors with diversified industry exposure with a significant focus in the energy and industrials sectors. At a high level, the fund invests in companies that participate in energy infrastructure, industrial infrastructure, sustainable infrastructure, and technology & communic...
Over the weekend, Tesla Inc. and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk fired back at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). AOC Criticism Sparks Online Debate Musk was responding to an edited video of AOC's comments from a 2025 congressional hearing, during which she called the tech mogul a "billionaire conman." The Tesla CEO replied by jokingly upgrading his title to "*trillionaire" as his net worth climbs. *trillion...
Over the weekend, Tesla Inc. and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk fired back at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). AOC Criticism Sparks Online Debate Musk was responding to an edited video of AOC's comments from a 2025 congressional hearing, during which she called the tech mogul a "billionaire conman." The Tesla CEO replied by jokingly upgrading his title to "*trillionaire" as his net worth climbs. *trillioniare Don't Miss: The remarks from AOC originally came during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Musk's role leading DOGE, where she argued he profited from government subsidies despite limited expertise. Musk, who left DOGE in May 2025, responded to an edited video juxtaposing her criticism with highlights of his Tesla and SpaceX achievements. Wealth Surge Driven By Tesla And SpaceX According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk's net worth currently sits at $662 billion, up $42.3 billion year-to-date. He is the only one in the top-five billionaires to see a gain this year. Analysts point to the anticipated SpaceX IPO, with a potential $1.75 trillion valuation, as a major driver of his wealth trajectory reaching the trillionaire status. Trending: Disney Was Built on Character IP — This Pre-IPO Company Is Using the Same Playbook Prediction market Kalshi suggests Musk could hit the $1 trillion mark before 2027, with an 88% chance before 2030. Source: Kalshi Read Next: 1.5 Million Users Are Already Working Inside This AI Platform — Investors Can Still Get In It’s no wonder Jeff Bezos holds over $250 million in art — this alternative asset has outpaced the S&P 500 since 1995, delivering an average annual return of 11.4%. Here’s how everyday investors are getting started. Photo courtesy: Frederic Legrand – COMEO from Shutterstock UNLOCKED: 5 NEW TRADES EVERY WEEK. Click now to get top trade ideas daily, plus unlimited access to cutting-edge tools and strategies to gain an edge in the markets. Get the latest stock analysis from Benzinga: This article Elon Musk ...
Prediction markets operator Polymarket has announced what it calls a “groundbreaking partnership” with Palantir Technologies and TWG AI, to develop a next-generation sports integrity platform. The parties said that this partnership combining data integration, artificial intelligence, and security is designed to promote the trust, transparency, and reliability that participants, institutions, and t...
Prediction markets operator Polymarket has announced what it calls a “groundbreaking partnership” with Palantir Technologies and TWG AI, to develop a next-generation sports integrity platform. The parties said that this partnership combining data integration, artificial intelligence, and security is designed to promote the trust, transparency, and reliability that participants, institutions, and the public deserve from prediction markets. The Vergence AI engine, created last year through a joint venture with Palantir and TWG AI, will serve as the technical infrastructure to establish a new standard for sports market integrity controls aimed at preventing, identifying, and reporting anomalous or suspicious activity. One of the arguments against allowing what amounts to sports betting on prediction markets platforms is the lack of monitoring of these platforms, by both sports leagues and regulators, to make sure that “suspicious activity” isn’t occurring. A number of sports betting scandals have rocked professional sports lately, such as those involving NBA player Terry Rozier. Shayne Coplan, Founder & CEO of Polymarket, said, “Our partnership with Palantir and TWG AI allows us to apply world-class analytics and monitoring to sports markets while building tools that can help leagues and teams maintain confidence in the games themselves. Our goal has always been to give fans new ways to engage with the sports they love while ensuring those markets can grow responsibly on a global scale.” Vergence.AI brings together advanced technical and financial services infrastructure to strengthen Polymarket’s integrity layer for sports: End to End Trade Monitoring : Pre-trade and post-trade integrity monitoring across order flow, execution data and settlement activity. : Pre-trade and post-trade integrity monitoring across order flow, execution data and settlement activity. Anomaly Detection Models: Near real-time detection to identify potential manipulation, coordinated activity,...
Shares of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio (NIO +9.41%) shot 10.5% higher at the market open and were still up by 10.1% as of 10:45 a.m. ET. Investors liked what the company had to say in its fourth-quarter report. Last month, the company surprised investors by saying it expected its first-ever adjusted profit from operations in the fourth quarter. The $100 million to $172 million range was...
Shares of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio (NIO +9.41%) shot 10.5% higher at the market open and were still up by 10.1% as of 10:45 a.m. ET. Investors liked what the company had to say in its fourth-quarter report. Last month, the company surprised investors by saying it expected its first-ever adjusted profit from operations in the fourth quarter. The $100 million to $172 million range was particularly strong, and Nio ended up beating the high end of it. Nio achieves first profit It wasn't just the $178.9 million in adjusted profit from operations that had investors excited. In fact, the company achieved a slight net profit of $40.4 million in Q4. That result was fueled by increased sales volume, an optimized product mix, and lower research and development expenses. Expand NYSE : NIO Nio Today's Change ( 9.41 %) $ 0.47 Current Price $ 5.41 Key Data Points Market Cap $10B Day's Range $ 5.08 - $ 5.50 52wk Range $ 3.02 - $ 8.02 Volume 4.3M Avg Vol 42M Gross Margin 11.25 % Nio also told investors to expect revenue to double year over year in the current quarter. Vehicle deliveries should also increase by more than 90% compared to the prior year period. The strong results led Citigroup analyst Jeff Chung to note that new models are coming soon, and future expenses can continue to drop as battery costs decline. He has a price target of $6.20 on the shares, according to Barron's. That represents 25% upside from Monday's closing price. Investors should keep an eye on executive compensation, though. The company's board of directors approved a large 2026 stock incentive plan for founder and CEO William Li. The grant of more than 248 million shares, valued at up to $1.2 billion, will depend on meeting specific performance targets related to the stock's valuation and net profits.
Experienced England defender Kyle Walker has retired from international football with immediate effect. The 35-year-old Burnley full-back has decided to call time on his career after winning 96 caps for the Three Lions and featuring at five major tournaments. Walker won the last of those caps in a friendly against Senegal at the City Ground in June 2025. "I am sad to be making this decision, but I...
Experienced England defender Kyle Walker has retired from international football with immediate effect. The 35-year-old Burnley full-back has decided to call time on his career after winning 96 caps for the Three Lions and featuring at five major tournaments. Walker won the last of those caps in a friendly against Senegal at the City Ground in June 2025. "I am sad to be making this decision, but I'm also very proud of what I've achieved with England," he said. More to follow.