Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images E-commerce logistics startup Stord has bought CEVA Logistics subsidiary Shipwire , the company said Monday. The deal, which closed Jan. 1 for a undisclosed amount, adds 12 new locations to Stord's growing logistics network and about 60 new employees. Shipwire is an AI fulfillment platform used by e-commerce firms. "This is a great network, great customers, gr...
Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images E-commerce logistics startup Stord has bought CEVA Logistics subsidiary Shipwire , the company said Monday. The deal, which closed Jan. 1 for a undisclosed amount, adds 12 new locations to Stord's growing logistics network and about 60 new employees. Shipwire is an AI fulfillment platform used by e-commerce firms. "This is a great network, great customers, great team to pull onto our technology and our combined scale," CEO Sean Henry told CNBC. "And with that scale, it spins our flywheel up." The deal also brings dozens of new large and mid-market customers and a host of AI-powered internal execution, planning and routing tools to Stord's network, he added. Stord will look to partner with CEVA's 120 million square foot network across 170 countries. This is the seventh acquisition from the Atlanta-based startup that's challenging e-commerce giants such as Amazon by building out a network of infrastructure to help lower shipping costs and speed up deliveries for smaller merchants. Stord is part of a crowded market of startups that provide logistics and fulfillment services to online businesses, including ShipBob, Flexport's Deliverr, Cart.com and Shipmonk. Demand for these services has only continued to grow as more consumers shop online, and as merchants increasingly operate storefronts on multiple platforms. Amazon has sought to capitalize on the trend by offering a competing service that lets businesses tap into its network to ship orders placed on other sites, called multi-channel fulfillment . Read more CNBC tech news China's BYD overtakes Tesla as world's top EV seller for the first time Chips, robots and fortune telling collide in China's 'Silicon Valley' AI boom Dust to data centers: The year AI tech giants, and billions in debt, began remaking the American landscape Google wraps up best year on Wall Street since 2009, beating megacap peers as AI story strengthens Stord has been on an expansion spree. In May, Stord bought...
The US has faced widespread condemnation for a “crime of aggression” in Venezuela at an emergency meeting of the United Nations security council. Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Eritrea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Spain were among countries that on Monday denounced Donald Trump’s decision to launch deadly strikes on Venezuela and snatch its leader, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, t...
The US has faced widespread condemnation for a “crime of aggression” in Venezuela at an emergency meeting of the United Nations security council. Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Eritrea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Spain were among countries that on Monday denounced Donald Trump’s decision to launch deadly strikes on Venezuela and snatch its leader, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, to stand trial in the US. “The bombings on Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president cross an unacceptable line,” Sérgio França Danese, the Brazilian ambassador to the UN, told the meeting. “These acts constitute a very serious affront to the sovereignty of Venezuela and set an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community.” Trump’s UN ambassador, Mike Waltz, defended the attack as a legitimate “law enforcement” action to execute long-standing criminal indictments against an “illegitimate” leader, not an act of war. The meeting in New York was convened just hours before Maduro was due to appear before a federal judge in Manhattan on charges including “narco-terrorism” conspiracy, cocaine importation and weapons trafficking – allegations he has long denied. António Guterres, the UN secretary general, warned that the capture of Maduro risked intensifying instability in Venezuela and across the region. He questioned whether the operation respected the rules of international law. “I am deeply concerned about the possible intensification of instability in the country, the potential impact on the region, and the precedent it may set for how relations between and among states are conducted,” Guterres said in a statement delivered to the council by UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo. He urged Venezuelan actors to engage in “inclusive and democratic dialogue” and offered UN support for a peaceful way forward. The meeting had been requested by Colombia, which delivered a carefully calibrated rebuke of Washington. The country’s ambassador, Le...
A hacktivist remotely wiped three white supremacist websites live on stage during their talk at a hacker conference last week, with the sites yet to return online. The pseudonymous hacker, who goes by Martha Root — dressed as Pink Ranger from the Power Rangers — deleted the servers of WhiteDate, WhiteChild, and WhiteDeal in real-time at the end of a talk at the annual Chaos Communication Congress ...
A hacktivist remotely wiped three white supremacist websites live on stage during their talk at a hacker conference last week, with the sites yet to return online. The pseudonymous hacker, who goes by Martha Root — dressed as Pink Ranger from the Power Rangers — deleted the servers of WhiteDate, WhiteChild, and WhiteDeal in real-time at the end of a talk at the annual Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, Germany. Root gave the talk alongside journalists Eva Hoffmann and Christian Fuchs, who wrote an article about the hacked sites for the German weekly paper Die Zeit in October. As of this writing WhiteDate, which Hoffmann described as a “Tinder for Nazis”; WhiteChild, a site that claimed to match white supremacists’ sperm and egg donors; and WhiteDeal, a sort-of Taskrabbit-esque labor marketplace for racists, are all offline. The administrator of the three websites confirmed the hack on their social media accounts. “They publicly delete all my websites while the audience rejoices. This is cyberterrorism,” the administrator wrote on X on Sunday, vowing repercussions. The administrator also claimed that Root deleted their X account before it was restored. ‼️A German hacker known as "Martha Root" dressed as a pink Power Ranger and deleted a white supremacist dating website live onstage This happened during the recent CCC conference. Martha had infiltrated the site, ran her own AI chatbot to extract as much information from users… pic.twitter.com/vpTEoFR8JR — International Cyber Digest (@IntCyberDigest) January 2, 2026 Root also published the data allegedly scraped from WhiteDate online. The hacker said that they scraped WhiteDate’s public data and found “poor cybersecurity hygiene that would make even your grandma’s AOL account blush.” Root said that users’ images included precise geolocation metadata that “practically hands out home addresses with a side of awkward selfies.” “Imagine calling yourselves the ‘master race’ but forgetting to secure your own website — ...
Hello and Happy New Year! We hope you had restful holidays and are feeling refreshed for what looks like another hectic year for dealmakers. We’re kicking it off with five things that we’ll be paying extra close attention to in M&A land in 2026. Today’s top stories Apollo leads $1.2 billion investment in Brad Jacobs’ QXO. Howden buys M&A insurance broker Atlantic in latest US expansion. Continenta...
Hello and Happy New Year! We hope you had restful holidays and are feeling refreshed for what looks like another hectic year for dealmakers. We’re kicking it off with five things that we’ll be paying extra close attention to in M&A land in 2026. Today’s top stories Apollo leads $1.2 billion investment in Brad Jacobs’ QXO. Howden buys M&A insurance broker Atlantic in latest US expansion. Continental Resources reaches deal for Argentine assets. US IPO performance lagged S&P 500 in 2025. Trend spotting You made it through 2025, you already know the preamble. Here are five of the dealmaking trends we’ll be watching in 2026: AI: everywhere, all the time Technology bankers toasted a deals milestone last year, thanks to huge sums being poured into artificial intelligence. Few expect this trend to slow, meaning plenty more AI software providers, data center operators and power utilities are sure to become M&A targets in 2026. The shift in the economy from human to machine touches every sector and you don’t have to look very hard for an AI narrative in the rationale for many tie-ups these days, whether they involve traditional tech companies or not. As Wally Cheng, Morgan Stanley’s head of global tech M&A, told us in December : “Everyone needs to be an AI banker now.” The big question is what happens if, as more people are starting to fear, this is all just a bubble waiting to burst . Mega madness Last year brought a record haul of deals valued at $30 billion or more, across a range of sectors, and we’re in for more of the same in 2026— don’t take my word for it . The conditions that drove tie-ups like Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern and Netflix-Warner Bros. remain very much in place heading into the new year. A more accommodating regulatory environment in Washington has spawned a strong desire to “get while the getting’s good” in boardrooms across America, and Wall Street is on hand and willing to bankroll transformational mergers with some big checks. Plenty of sectors are ...
Key Points Last Friday's ousting of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro could reopen Venezuela's oil reserves to U.S. companies. ConocoPhillips used to operate in the country before Hugo Chávez, the former Venezuelan leader, seized its assets in 2007 during a nationalization. It's uncertain whether Conoco will return to Venezuela, but it still has billions in outstanding claims against the country. 1...
Key Points Last Friday's ousting of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro could reopen Venezuela's oil reserves to U.S. companies. ConocoPhillips used to operate in the country before Hugo Chávez, the former Venezuelan leader, seized its assets in 2007 during a nationalization. It's uncertain whether Conoco will return to Venezuela, but it still has billions in outstanding claims against the country. 10 stocks we like better than ConocoPhillips › Shares of U.S. oil and gas major ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) rallied as much as 6.5% on Monday, before settling into a 3.2% gain as of 12:42 p.m. EDT. Conoco, along with other U.S.-based oil and gas producers, oil services companies, and refiners, rallied today in response to the U.S. ousting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last Friday night. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » This past weekend's events could open up Venezuela's vast oil and gas reserves to U.S. companies. Moreover, ConocoPhillips, in particular, is owed billions by Venezuela, which seized the company's assets back in 2007. Conoco could get back its billions U.S. oil companies have a long history of development in Venezuela, dating back approximately a hundred years. However, in 2007, then-President Hugo Chávez forcefully renegotiated contracts with international oil majors on significantly more favorable terms for the country, effectively nationalizing their assets. While Chevron (NYSE: CVX) continued operating in the country, ConocoPhillips left and took the Venezuelan government to international arbitration courts. Although the courts awarded ConocoPhillips about $10 billion in damages, Venezuela has reportedly only paid out a fraction of those claims. There is still considerable uncertainty surrounding the governance situation in Venezuela, so it's by no means a sure thing that Conoco will be able to recover those sums or ...
This digital advertising firm enables publishers to manage and monetize ad inventory across channels through its independent platform. Texas-based Kopion Asset Management reported a buy of 367,858 shares of Magnite (MGNI +4.42%) in a Monday SEC filing, representing an estimated $6.11 million transaction based on quarterly average pricing. What Happened According to an SEC filing released Monday, K...
This digital advertising firm enables publishers to manage and monetize ad inventory across channels through its independent platform. Texas-based Kopion Asset Management reported a buy of 367,858 shares of Magnite (MGNI +4.42%) in a Monday SEC filing, representing an estimated $6.11 million transaction based on quarterly average pricing. What Happened According to an SEC filing released Monday, Kopion Asset Management increased its holding in Magnite by 367,858 shares quarter-over-quarter. The estimated value of the added shares, based on the average closing price in the fourth quarter, is approximately $6.11 million. The fund ended the quarter with 614,459 shares, and the position’s total value rose by approximately $4.60 million, which includes both new purchases and price changes. What Else to Know The Magnite position represented 7.13% of Kopion's 13F reportable assets at quarter-end. Top five holdings after the filing: NASDAQ: NICE: $12.03 million (8.6% of AUM) NYSE: FTI: $11.09 million (7.9% of AUM) NASDAQ: TRUP: $10.98 million (7.8% of AUM) NASDAQ: VRNS: $10.89 million (7.8% of AUM) NYSE: TNC: $9.07 million (6.5% of AUM) As of Friday, shares of Magnite were priced at $16.06, roughly flat over the past year and underperforming the S&P 500 by 15.73 percentage points. Company Overview Metric Value Price (as of Friday) $16.06 Market Capitalization $2.42 billion Revenue (TTM) $702.57 million Net Income (TTM) $57.97 million Company Snapshot Magnite offers a sell-side advertising platform for publishers of digital media, including CTV channels, websites, and applications, enabling management and monetization of digital ad inventory. The company generates revenue primarily through technology solutions that facilitate transactions between digital content sellers and buyers, leveraging a marketplace model for digital advertising inventory. It serves publishers, advertisers, agencies, and demand-side platforms seeking to buy or sell digital advertising inventory across...
The shocking capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend by US forces is already reverberating across the oil market in the Americas, particularly Canada. Prices of Canadian heavy crude weakened on Monday to a one-year low as traders weighed the possibility that more of Venezuela’s sanctioned oil could flow to the US Gulf Coast. Canada, the largest producer of heavy crude in th...
The shocking capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend by US forces is already reverberating across the oil market in the Americas, particularly Canada. Prices of Canadian heavy crude weakened on Monday to a one-year low as traders weighed the possibility that more of Venezuela’s sanctioned oil could flow to the US Gulf Coast. Canada, the largest producer of heavy crude in the world, has benefited the most from the decline of Venezuelan output in recent years as pipeline expansions to the Gulf Coast allowed refiners there to supplant lost volumes from South America. There are millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil in floating storage and in transit with nowhere to go due to sanctions and the US blockade, and that oil may become immediately available for export, Simon Wong, portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds, said in a note. The US attack on Venezuela has stunned the global political order. President Donald Trump said the US would be running the country temporarily and needed “total access” to Venezuela’s oil supply— the biggest known crude reserves in the world. Read More: Carney Stresses Venezuela’s Sovereignty After Call With Machado Before the capture of Maduro, who pleaded not guility to drug charges in New York on Monday, the US had built up a large military presence in the Caribbean and instituted a naval blockade designed to bring Venezuela’s illicit oil trade to a halt. Most of the country’s sanctioned crude heads to China. At least four oil tankers — and maybe as many as 16 — got through a US blockade on sanctioned vessels moving oil from Venezuela since Maduro’s ouster on Saturday. Read More: How Venezuelan Oil Factored Into US Seizure of Maduro: QuickTake Canadian Cold Lake crude for February’s discount to US benchmark West Texas Intermediate widened to $7.30 a barrel at Cushing, Oklahoma, in early trading on Monday from $6.80 on Friday, according to Modern Commodities prices. That is the weakest in more than a year, according to Link...
Recent geopolitical events are creating anticipation of a benefit for this rare-earth company. Shares in USA Rare Earth (USAR +12.93%) spiked higher by as much as 11% by 2 p.m today. The move comes as the speculation mounts that a regime change in Venezuela will lead to favorable trading relationships with U.S. companies, and that could include USA Rare Earth. Why USA Rare Earth could benefit The ...
Recent geopolitical events are creating anticipation of a benefit for this rare-earth company. Shares in USA Rare Earth (USAR +12.93%) spiked higher by as much as 11% by 2 p.m today. The move comes as the speculation mounts that a regime change in Venezuela will lead to favorable trading relationships with U.S. companies, and that could include USA Rare Earth. Why USA Rare Earth could benefit The Orinoco Mining Arc in Venezuela reportedly has 300,000 metric tonnes of rare-earth deposits, including lanthanum, thorium, and neodymium. The latter of which USA Rare Earth could potentially use as a source of supply for its Stillwater, Oklahoma facility, which it plans to start producing rare-earth magnets this year. Expand NASDAQ : USAR USA Rare Earth Today's Change ( 12.93 %) $ 1.83 Current Price $ 15.98 Key Data Points Market Cap $2.1B Day's Range $ 14.35 - $ 15.98 52wk Range $ 5.56 - $ 43.98 Volume 198K Avg Vol 15M As a reminder, the company's business model involves first producing rare-earth magnets at Stillwater in 2026 and then beginning commercial development of the Round Top mining deposit in Texas in late 2028. However, to do this, it needs to secure a non-China feed source of rare-earth materials. That's where the rare-earth materials in Venezuela could come into play. Where next for USA Rare Earth The speculation is understandable, as securing a domestic supply of rare-earth magnets is a critical strategic interest for the U.S. Still, it's far too early to conclude anything from recent events, let alone incorporate a potential flow of rare-earth materials from Venezuela into USA Rare Earth's business plans. Advertisement The good news is that it may not even need Venezuela, thanks to its acquisition of Less Common Materials in late 2025. An action that significantly derisked the company's plans.
Key Points Realty Income will deliver market-beating total returns. The REIT will continue its international expansion. It will also continue to diversify its portfolio. 10 stocks we like better than Realty Income › Realty Income (NYSE: O) is one of the largest and most popular real estate investment trusts (REITs). A big driver of its popularity is its high-yielding and steadily rising monthly di...
Key Points Realty Income will deliver market-beating total returns. The REIT will continue its international expansion. It will also continue to diversify its portfolio. 10 stocks we like better than Realty Income › Realty Income (NYSE: O) is one of the largest and most popular real estate investment trusts (REITs). A big driver of its popularity is its high-yielding and steadily rising monthly dividend. The REIT enters 2026 with a 5.8% yield and a streak of 113 consecutive quarterly increases. It's a safe bet to predict the REIT will increase its dividend in 2026. Here are three predictions for Realty Income that are a bit bolder. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » Realty Income will beat the S&P 500 Realty Income underperformed the market last year. Its share price only rose 5.5% compared to a more than 16% return for the S&P 500. Even adding in the REIT's high-yielding dividend only boosted its total return to 11.7%. That continued the REIT's underperformance in more recent years. While Realty Income has underperformed the market in the short term, it has been a much stronger performer over the long term. The REIT has delivered a 13.7% average annual total return since its public market listing in 1994. It has historically paid an average dividend yield of 6% while growing its funds from operations (FFO) at a rate of around 5% annually, supporting a compound annual dividend growth rate of 4.2%. However, its growth rate has slowed in more recent years due to the impact of higher interest rates. I expect its interest rate headwind to fade in 2026. That helps drive my bold view that Realty Income will outperform the market over the coming year. Realty Income will continue its geographic expansion Realty Income is one of the largest REITs in the world with over 15,500 properties in nine countries (U.S. and Europe). The company has been steadily expanding into new geogr...
Claire's and The Original Factory Shop enter administration High street retailers Claire's and The Original Factory Shop are being put in to administration, risking 2,500 jobs. It comes after a turbulent time for Claire's, popular with tweens for its brightly coloured accessories, which was seeking a buyer after its US owner filed for bankruptcy last year. Modella Capital, which owns both chains, ...
Claire's and The Original Factory Shop enter administration High street retailers Claire's and The Original Factory Shop are being put in to administration, risking 2,500 jobs. It comes after a turbulent time for Claire's, popular with tweens for its brightly coloured accessories, which was seeking a buyer after its US owner filed for bankruptcy last year. Modella Capital, which owns both chains, said the retailers would enter insolvency proceedings across the UK and Ireland. The administration will give them breathing space to find a new buyer. Modella said tough trading conditions and "alarming" low Christmas trading left both in a "vulnerable" position.
February WTI crude oil (CLG26) today is up +0.88 (+1.54%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26) is up +0.0192 (+1.13%). Crude oil and gasoline prices recovered from early losses today and are sharply higher after OPEC+ on Sunday stuck with its plans to pause an increase in the group's oil production in Q1. Also, rising geopolitical risks in Russia, the Middle East, Nigeria, and Venezuela are support...
February WTI crude oil (CLG26) today is up +0.88 (+1.54%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26) is up +0.0192 (+1.13%). Crude oil and gasoline prices recovered from early losses today and are sharply higher after OPEC+ on Sunday stuck with its plans to pause an increase in the group's oil production in Q1. Also, rising geopolitical risks in Russia, the Middle East, Nigeria, and Venezuela are supporting crude prices. Crude prices added to their gains today after the dollar index (DXY00) fell from a 3-week high and turned lower. Also, today's sharp rally in stocks boosts confidence in the economic outlook that is supportive of energy demand and crude prices. Don’t Miss a Day: Vortexa reported today that crude oil stored on tankers that have been stationary for at least 7 days fell -3.4% w/w to 119.35 million bbl in the week ended January 2. Strength in Chinese crude demand is supportive for prices. According to Kpler data, China's crude imports in December are set to increase by 10% m/m to a record 12.2 million bpd as it rebuilds its crude inventories. Crude garnered support today after OPEC+ on Sunday said it would stick to its plan to pause production increases in Q1 of 2026. OPEC+ at its November 2 meeting announced that members would raise production by +137,000 bpd in December but will then pause the production hikes in Q1-2026 due to the emerging global oil surplus. The IEA in mid-October forecasted a record global oil surplus of 4.0 million bpd for 2026. OPEC+ is trying to restore all of the 2.2 million bpd production cut it made in early 2024, but still has another 1.2 million bpd of production left to restore. OPEC's November crude production fell by -10,000 bpd to 29.09 million bpd. Ukrainian drone and missile attacks have targeted at least 28 Russian refineries over the past four months, limiting Russia's crude oil export capabilities and reducing global oil supplies. Also, since the end of November, Ukraine has ramped up attacks on Russian tankers, with at l...
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26) today is up +181 (+3.08%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26) is up +109 (+2.57%). Cocoa prices are climbing today on signs of smaller cocoa supplies from the Ivory Coast. Today's cumulative data shows Ivory Coast farmers shipped 1.073 MMT of cocoa to ports this new marketing year (October 1 through January 4), down -3.3% from 1.11 MMT in the same period a year ago. The I...
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26) today is up +181 (+3.08%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26) is up +109 (+2.57%). Cocoa prices are climbing today on signs of smaller cocoa supplies from the Ivory Coast. Today's cumulative data shows Ivory Coast farmers shipped 1.073 MMT of cocoa to ports this new marketing year (October 1 through January 4), down -3.3% from 1.11 MMT in the same period a year ago. The Ivory Coast is the world's largest cocoa producer. Don’t Miss a Day: Cocoa prices have underlying support from expectations for index-related buying tied to the addition of cocoa futures to the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) starting this month. According to Citigroup, the inclusion of cocoa in the BCOM may lure as much as $2 billion of buying of NY cocoa futures. Last Friday, cocoa prices dropped to a 1-week low amid favorable growing conditions in West Africa. Tropical General Investments Group said last Friday that favorable growing conditions in West Africa are expected to boost the February-March cocoa harvest in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, as farmers report larger and healthier pods compared with the same period last year. Chocolate maker Mondelez recently said that the latest cocoa pod count in West Africa is 7% above the five-year average and "materially higher" than last year's crop. Harvest of the Ivory Coast's main crop has begun, and farmers are optimistic about its quality. Cocoa prices also have support after ICE-monitored cocoa inventories held in US ports fell to a 9.5-month low of 1,626,105 bags on December 26. Cocoa prices have support on a tightening global supply outlook. On November 28, the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) cut its global 2024/25 cocoa surplus estimate to 49,000 MT from a previous estimate of 142,000 MT. It also lowered its global cocoa production estimate for 2024/25 to 4.69 MMT from 4.84 MMT previously. In addition, Rabobank last Tuesday cut its 2025/26 global cocoa surplus estimate to 250,000 MT from a November forecast of 328,...
March arabica coffee (KCH26) today is up +0.60 (+0.17%). March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26) is down -100 (-2.53%). Coffee prices are mixed today, with robusta falling to a 1-week low. Below-average rainfall in Brazil is supporting arabica coffee. Somar Meteorologia reported today that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas Gerais, received 47.9 mm of rain during the week ended January 2...
March arabica coffee (KCH26) today is up +0.60 (+0.17%). March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26) is down -100 (-2.53%). Coffee prices are mixed today, with robusta falling to a 1-week low. Below-average rainfall in Brazil is supporting arabica coffee. Somar Meteorologia reported today that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas Gerais, received 47.9 mm of rain during the week ended January 2, or 67% of the historical average. Also, strength in the Brazilian real is supportive for arabica coffee. The real (^USDBRL) climbed to a 3-week high against the dollar today, discouraging export sales from Brazil's coffee producers. Don’t Miss a Day: Robusta coffee is under pressure today as soaring coffee exports from Vietnam, the world's largest robusta producer, ease supply concerns. Vietnam's National Statistics Office reported today that Vietnam's 2025 coffee exports jumped +17.5% y/ to 1.58 MMT. Shrinking ICE coffee inventories are bullish for prices. ICE-monitored arabica inventories fell to a 1.75-year low of 398,645 bags on November 20, although they recovered to a 2-month high of 456,477 bags on December 24. ICE robusta coffee inventories fell to a 1-year low of 4,012 lots on December 10 but recovered to a 4-week high of 4,278 lots on December 23 and 24. American buyers shunned Brazilian coffee purchases due to previous high tariffs on US imports from Brazil. Those US tariffs have since been cut, but US coffee inventories are still tight. US purchases of Brazilian coffee from August through October, during which President Trump's tariffs were in effect, dropped by 52% from the same period last year to 983,970 bags. The outlook for ample coffee supplies is weighing on prices. On December 4, Conab, Brazil's crop forecasting agency, raised its total Brazil 2025 coffee production estimate by 2.4% to 56.54 million bags, from a September estimate of 55.20 million bags. Increased Vietnamese coffee supplies are bearish for prices. Vietnam's 2025/26 coffee production is ...
Demand for chips isn’t likely to subside any time soon, and the Dutch semiconductor equipment company ASML Holding is poised to benefit, said analysts at Bernstein. The firm upgraded ASML to Outperform from Market Perform and boosted its price target on the stock to $1,528 from $935 in a research note Sunday. ASML is the firm’s top pick in European semiconductors for 2026.
Demand for chips isn’t likely to subside any time soon, and the Dutch semiconductor equipment company ASML Holding is poised to benefit, said analysts at Bernstein. The firm upgraded ASML to Outperform from Market Perform and boosted its price target on the stock to $1,528 from $935 in a research note Sunday. ASML is the firm’s top pick in European semiconductors for 2026.
(RTTNews) - Momentus Inc. (MNTS) shares jumped 57.67%, trading at $9.05, up $3.31, following news that the company has developed an additive-manufactured fuel tank under a strategic collaboration to support future space mission needs. The rally followed Momentus' announcement that it had successfully engineered a new fuel tank using additive manufacturing technologies, designed to enhance producti...
(RTTNews) - Momentus Inc. (MNTS) shares jumped 57.67%, trading at $9.05, up $3.31, following news that the company has developed an additive-manufactured fuel tank under a strategic collaboration to support future space mission needs. The rally followed Momentus' announcement that it had successfully engineered a new fuel tank using additive manufacturing technologies, designed to enhance production efficiency and performance for spacecraft propulsion systems. The announcement included details of a strategic agreement with an advanced manufacturing partner aimed at scaling the new technology for upcoming missions. On the day of the announcement, MNTS opened near $5.90, reached an intraday high above $9.20, and saw a low around $5.85, compared with a previous close of $5.74. The stock trades on the NYSE. Trading volume significantly exceeded the stock's average daily volume, indicating a strong investor response to the news of the development. Momentus' 52-week range is approximately $3.10 - $9.30, reflecting volatility tied to company milestones in its space services and technology programs. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Degrading images of children and women with their clothes digitally removed by Grok AI continue to be shared on Elon Musk’s X, despite the platform’s commitment to suspend users who generate them. After days of concern over use of the chatbot to alter photographs to create sexualised pictures of real women and children stripped to their underwear without their consent, the UK’s communication’s wat...
Degrading images of children and women with their clothes digitally removed by Grok AI continue to be shared on Elon Musk’s X, despite the platform’s commitment to suspend users who generate them. After days of concern over use of the chatbot to alter photographs to create sexualised pictures of real women and children stripped to their underwear without their consent, the UK’s communication’s watchdog, Ofcom, said on Monday that it had made “urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK”. Ofcom added that it would assess whether an investigation is necessary based on the company’s response. Meanwhile, politicians and women’s rights campaigners accused the UK government of “dragging its heels” by failing to enact legislation that was passed six months ago making the creation of such intimate images illegal. The trend, which went viral over the new year period, also prompted the European Commission to say on Monday that it was “very seriously” looking into complaints that Grok was being used to generate and disseminate sexually explicit childlike images. Concern began surfacing after a December update to Musk’s free AI assistant, Grok, made it easier for users to post photographs and ask for their clothing to be removed. While the site does not permit full nudification, it allows users to request images to be altered to show individuals in small, revealing items of underwear and in sexually suggestive poses. On Sunday and Monday, Grok users continued to generate sexually suggestive pictures of minors, with images of children as young as 10 created overnight. Ashley St Clair, the mother of one of Musk’s children, complained that the AI tool generated a picture of her when she was 14 years old in a bikini. A picture of Stranger Things actor Nell Fisher was manipulated by Grok on Sunday in order to put her in a banana print bikini. Fisher is 14 years old. Many women have expressed fury...
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Hegseth Censures Sen. Kelly For Participation In Video Calling On Troops To Defy Orders Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that he will issue a letter of censure to Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over the senator’s participation in a video released in November urging U.S. troops to resist “unlawful orders” made by the president. Sen. Elissa Slotkin and Reps. Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlande...
Hegseth Censures Sen. Kelly For Participation In Video Calling On Troops To Defy Orders Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that he will issue a letter of censure to Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over the senator’s participation in a video released in November urging U.S. troops to resist “unlawful orders” made by the president. Sen. Elissa Slotkin and Reps. Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander, Chrissy Houlahan, and Jason Crow, all veterans of the military and intelligence community, also participated in the video. “We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community,” Sen. Slotkin said in a post accompanying the video. “The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don’t give up the ship.” “Our laws are clear, you can refuse illegal orders,” Kelly and others state in the video, without explaining how the Trump administration had violated the Constitution. We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community. The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don’t give up the ship. pic.twitter.com/N8lW0EpQ7r — Sen. Elissa Slotkin (@SenatorSlotkin) November 18, 2025 “Six weeks ago, Senator Mark Kelly — and five other members of Congress — released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline,” Hegseth said in a post on X. “As a retired Navy Captain who is still receiving a military pension, Captain Kelly knows he is still accountable to military justice. And the Department of War — and the American people — expect justice.” The Department of War has begun retirement grade determination proceedings under 10 U.S.C. § 1370(f), which could result in a reduction of Kelly’s retired rank and corresponding pay. Hegseth also issued a formal Letter of Censure, citing Kelly’s “reckless misconduct” and placing it permanently in his military personnel file. “Captain Kelly has been provided notice of...