At least 13 hospitals and other health facilities have been hit during the US-Israel attacks on Iran, global health chiefs have said. The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was checking reports that four medics had been killed and 25 others injured. At least 1,230 people have been killed in Iran, more than 100 in Lebanon and 13 in Israel since the war began, according to official statements. Thousands more have been injured across the region. Six US troops have also been killed. The death toll includes dozens of schoolchildren killed in a strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, southern Iran on Saturday. The WHO warned that the conflict was jeopardising international humanitarian supply chains, and operations had been suspended at its global emergency logistics hub in Dubai. View image in fullscreen The aftermath of an Israeli and US strike on Gandhi hotel hospital in Tehran on 2 March. Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters At a briefing on Thursday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of WHO, said it had “verified 13 attacks on health care in Iran and one in Lebanon”. Ghebreyesus did not give further details, or attribute blame, but said: “Under international humanitarian law, healthcare must be protected and not attacked.” View image in fullscreen Inside the Gandhi hotel hospital, which was damaged on 1 March when a projectile struck a state TV communications tower and nearby buildings across the street. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO’s regional director for the eastern Mediterranean, told the same briefing that four ambulances in Iran had been affected and that hospitals and other health sites suffered minor damage due to strikes nearby, citing Iranian authorities. Hospitals and clinics in Lebanon have been forced to close because of evacuation orders, she said. WHO had previously said a hospital in Tehran, Iran’s capital, was evacuated after explosions nearby. In a letter to Ghebreyesus earlier this week, Iran’s a...

The Spell Of Woke Is Broke: Let's Keep It That Way Authored by Thomas F. Powers via American Greatness , It is too early to know with any precision what the long-term effects of the Trump administration’s anti-DEI efforts will be. We might take our bearings on that score by considering the fate of essays written by prominent law professors in the 1950s and 1960s touting this or that discrete step in the unfolding of the civil rights revolution—the latest Supreme Court decision, and so on—as if each were an all-or-nothing earth-shattering decision. What we can now say with certainty is that what the Trump administration has done on the DEI front represents the beginning of a general reorientation of our politics away from wokeness . One need only survey what prominent leaders of the Left are saying about the political price the Democratic Party has paid on that score. What they are saying indicates a large political change, even if the Dems prove incapable of unmooring themselves from woke politics for the near future. The first sign of this reorientation is a general shift in the popular mindset : the spell of woke politics has broken. This matters because it was always the way in which woke politics commanded assent in the citizens’ hearts and minds that was crucial. That assent has been questioned or denied now in a broad way, with the backing of public authority ( Supreme Court decisions , executive orders , agency directives ), and with widespread public support. Wokeness’s public hectoring, punitiveness, and censoriousness, and the extremism of many of its positions on the issues, is unpopular at the level of 70–30 or 80–20 opinion poll divides . We ought to be confident, therefore, that the broken spell of wokeness augurs a permanent shift in our public life. What that means precisely, however, depends very much on how we understand wokeness and what is done going forward to ensure that woke excess does not return. Now, if, as many say, wokeness was the produc...

Key Points Nvidia has been a dividend payer for over a decade. Chinese automaker BYD is now the world's No. 1 shipper of battery-electric vehicles. Meta Platforms distributed its first dividend payout in early 2024. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › The investing strategy of famous investor Cathie Wood and her Ark Invest exchange-traded funds (ETFs) centers around disruption and innovation. Ark states explicitly on its website that "Innovation should displace industry incumbents, increase efficiencies, and gain majority market share" -- hence the firm's approach. For the most part, such disruptive businesses plow their free cash flow back into keeping the innovation train running rather than funneling it toward shareholder remuneration. But even with Ark's emphasis on these types of companies, there are a few notable dividend payers scattered throughout its ETFs, among them Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), BYD (OTC: BYDDY), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » 1. Nvidia Nvidia is a monster tech stock these days, mainly because it produces the advanced graphics processing units (GPUs) that are the "brains" of choice for handling artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. So it's a top pick for investors who are -- justifiably, in my opinion -- bullish on the technology's future. That said, expectations are sky-high for Nvidia these days, and it hasn't been easy for it to meet them. Following the company's latest earnings release, in which it reported that its fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue had risen 73% year over year to a new record high, the stock actually sank. There are concerns in the market that the rapid rise of AI might not be a one-size-fits-all growth catalyst for every company involved in it. Nvidia's stock has also been on quite a tear over the ...

George Frey/Getty Images News Generac ( GNRC ) initially edged higher after it was disclosed that activist investor Third Point had accumulated a stake. Third Point disclosed the stake in a letter to investors that was viewed by Seeking Alpha. More on Generac Generac Holdings Inc. (GNRC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Generac: Shares Power To 52-Week Highs After A Ho-Hum Q4 From Storms To Servers: Why Generac Holdings' Moment May Be Here Generac to acquire Enercon to expand data center and switchgear capabilities Generac outlines mid-teens sales growth for 2026 while targeting $1B+ domestic capacity for data center generators

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Parichat Chaichakkham/iStock via Getty Images Key takeaways Potential to lock in yields Bond yields, though down from their highs, are still at attractive levels compared to the last 10 years, in our view. Investors can lock in these yields for years to come by investing in high grade bonds before interest rates come down further. Picking your spots We believe numerous important factors enhance the attractiveness of investment grade credit. We observe that yield spreads between Treasuries and non-Treasury sectors have been tight, which makes our credit underwriting and security selection even more important. Beating the crowd Investors have amassed large amounts in cash and money markets (Source: St. Louis Fed. Data as of 12/31/25). As US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cutting resumes and interest rates fall, cash will likely move to risk assets, pushing bond prices up and yields down. Timing a move is hard, but for now, investors are in our view being paid to wait in fixed income. Investment objective The fund seeks total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation. Fund facts Fund AUM ($M) 2,093.19 Portfolio managers Michael Hyman, Chuck Burge, Matthew Brill, Todd Schomberg Manager perspective and outlook Market sentiment during the quarter appeared mixed. The US unemployment rate rose and consumer spending growth appears to have slowed, both likely affected by the longest government shutdown in US history. Still, overall economic growth was buoyed by investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and related sectors. Corporate fundamentals remained firm following a strong earnings season and elevated capital market activity. However, a divergence of economic confidence between CEOs and consumers raised concerns about an economic divide between higher and lower income earners. AI “bubble” fears appeared to further dampen sentiment. A weakening labor market led the Fed to resume rate cuts, reducing the federal funds rate twice, for a target range of 3.50-3...

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William R. Boyd, a Director of Boyd Gaming Corporation (BYD 1.48%), reported the indirect sale of 30,000 shares for a transaction value of $2,545,200 on Feb. 18, 2026, according to a SEC Form 4 filing. Transaction summary Metric Value Shares sold (indirect) 30,000 Transaction value $2.55 million Post-transaction shares (direct) 15,188 Post-transaction shares (indirect) 2,017,481 Post-transaction value (direct ownership) $1.29 million Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 reported price ($84.84); post-transaction value based on Feb. 18, 2026 market close ($84.75). Key questions How does the transaction size compare to Mr. Boyd’s historical selling pattern? The 30,000-share sale is above Mr. Boyd's recent median sell size of 17,500 shares but within his observed range, with past transactions spanning 10,000 to 100,000 shares over the last eight sell filings since August 2023. The 30,000-share sale is above Mr. Boyd's recent median sell size of 17,500 shares but within his observed range, with past transactions spanning 10,000 to 100,000 shares over the last eight sell filings since August 2023. What was the ownership impact of this sale? The transaction involved the sale of 30,000 shares, with Mr. Boyd retaining 2,017,481 indirect shares, primarily through the William R. Boyd Gaming Properties Trust, and 15,188 shares held directly. The transaction involved the sale of 30,000 shares, with Mr. Boyd retaining 2,017,481 indirect shares, primarily through the William R. Boyd Gaming Properties Trust, and 15,188 shares held directly. What does the current transaction signal regarding remaining capacity for future sales? Following a 99% reduction in aggregate holdings over the past year, Mr. Boyd’s available capacity for similar-sized sales is now limited, and future transactions of this scale would further reduce his remaining position. Following a 99% reduction in aggregate holdings over the past year, Mr. Boyd’s available capacity for similar-sized sales is now limited, a...

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Jacob Bethell's thrilling century was not enough as India pipped England by just seven runs to seal a spot in the T20 World Cup final in a high-scoring thriller in Mumbai. Needing 254 for victory – a record in this competition - after being flogged around Wankhede Stadium, Bethell hit a scarcely believable 105 from 48 balls to threaten one of England's all-time white-ball victories. The 22-year-old, the rising star of English cricket, kept England afloat from 63-3 and 95-4 and took boundaries from the final two balls of the 17th over to leave 45 to get from the final three. The Wankhede Stadium crowd, jubilant when Sanju Samson earlier crashed 89 from 42 balls, had become increasingly nervous but the great Jasprit Bumrah remained calm through the tension, conceding only six from the next over. Sam Curran was caught for 18 in the 19th - Hardik Pandya also holding his nerve - and Bethell was unable to get 30 needed from the last alongside Jamie Overton. He was run-out attempting to keep the strike and England, despite three sixes by Jofra Archer when the game was all but done, finished on 246-7. India were also boosted by two sensational catches by Axar Patel, first to dismiss Harry Brook and then a relay effort to see off Will Jacks, but England will rue a crucial drop by Brook. In the third over he put down Samson on 15 – a mistake India punished by piling up the highest T20 score ever made against England. It means co-hosts India will play New Zealand in Sunday's final in Ahmedabad. England do not play again until the first Test of the summer against New Zealand in June but Bethell's knock ensured they do not depart completely deflated.

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Key Points Portolan Capital Management acquired 259,101 shares of Baidu in the fourth quarter; the estimated transaction value was $32.16 million based on the quarter's average share price. Meanwhile, the quarter-end position value rose by $33.85 million, reflecting both new purchases and share price changes. The post-trade stake stood at 263,681 shares valued at $34.45 million as of December 31, 2025. 10 stocks we like better than Baidu › On February 17, 2026, Portolan Capital Management disclosed a buy of Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), adding 259,101 shares in the fourth quarter for an estimated $32.16 million based on quarterly average pricing. What happened According to a SEC filing dated February 17, 2026, Portolan Capital Management increased its stake in Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) by 259,101 shares during the fourth quarter. The estimated transaction value is $32.16 million, calculated using the quarter's average closing price. The quarter-end value of the position increased by $33.85 million, reflecting both trading activity and share price appreciation. What else to know This buy brings the Baidu stake to 1.85% of reported AUM as of December 31, 2025. Top fund holdings after the filing: NASDAQ:TTMI: $79.12 million (4.2% of AUM) NYSE:MOD: $71.55 million (3.8% of AUM) NASDAQ:CSTL: $67.28 million (3.6% of AUM) NYSE:CLS: $50.93 million (2.7% of AUM) NASDAQ:AKAM: $45.75 million (2.5% of AUM) As of February 17, 2026, BIDU shares were priced at $118.38, up 36% over the past year and well outperforming the S&P 500’s roughly 16% gain in the same period. Company overview Metric Value Revenue (TTM) $18.89 billion Net income (TTM) $1.30 billion Price (as of market close February 17, 2026) $118.38 One-year price change 36% Company snapshot Baidu offers online marketing, cloud services, and video streaming platforms, with revenue primarily from Baidu Core (search, feed, AI, cloud) and iQIYI (online entertainment). The company generates income through advertising, cloud computing services...

StockPlanets/E+ via Getty Images Since I last wrote about Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ( RCL ) in December, the stock is up by 8%. This was expected. What wasn't expected, however, was that its performance would surpass peers. Consider the chart below that traces the price performance of cruise stocks YTD. RCL is not just the best performing, but besides Viking Holdings ( VIK ), it's the only one to see an uptick so far in 2026, as Carnival Corporation ( CCL ) and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings ( NCLH ) have seen a correction. While there are good reasons for RCL's rise, starting with its results for 2025 and outlook for 2026, investors should brace for pullbacks too, even as the stock's medium-to-long-term story still looks good. All of this is discussed below. Price Returns (YTD): RCL, CCL, NCLH, VIK (Source: Seeking Alpha) Why Has RCL Outperformed? A closer look at RCL's price chart reveals that the real uptick followed the release of its full-year 2025 results . On the day, the stock was up by no less than 19%, with key takeaways from the report as below: Revenues surpass trend growth: The company's revenue growth came in at 8.8%, which is a significant slowing down from last year when it grew by 18.6%. This represents a slowing down even from pre-pandemic levels, as revenues rose by 15.3% even in 2019. I wouldn't be too concerned as yet, though, since growth is still higher than trend levels, with the CAGR for the past 10 years at 8%. Net yield growth fares better than forecast: Net yields, defined as the adjusted gross margin per average passenger cruise day (APCD), grew by 3.7%, notably higher than the guidance range of 2.2-2.7%. Adjusted EPS exceeds guidance: The company also marginally exceeded the profit guidance. While the company had a guidance range of USD 15.58-15.63 for adjusted EPS, the actual number came in at USD 15.64. Guidance reflects further earnings growth: The company's guidance added to some of the strength of the results, with a 15% growth ...

Ranpak Holdings press release ( PACK ): Q4 GAAP EPS of -$0.11. Revenue of $111.9M. More on Ranpak Holdings Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Ranpak Holdings Historical earnings data for Ranpak Holdings Financial information for Ranpak Holdings

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ridham supriyanto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Shares of Chubb ( CB ) have been a solid performer over the past year, gaining about 18%. While there has been so much fear about margin compression in the insurance sector, Chubb is delivering better margins than ever, and its excellent approach to risk management should support strong results again in 2026. I last covered Chubb in October , reiterating the stock as a “ B uy.” This call has played out extremely well, with shares up 21% since then. Given the magnitude of the rally and with updated financials, now is a good time to revisit Chubb, especially with the stock above my $320 price target. Seeking Alpha In the company’s fourth quarter , reported on Feb. 3, Chubb earned $7.52 per share, which blew past estimates by $0.74. Net premiums grew just over 4% to $13.5 billion, reflecting price increases and disciplined growth. Back in October, I was targeting $23.50 of 2025 earnings; in reality, it delivered $24.79. This was aided by the lack of major hurricanes in Q4 as well as excellent core underwriting results. While I have consistently argued Chubb is a best-in-breed underwriter, its results continue to impress, and I expect that momentum to persist in 2026. P&C net premiums grew 7.7%. Within this, North America grew by 6.6%, while overseas grew 10.8%, led by strength in personal lines. Latin America and Asia led the way with 14.7% and 13% growth. The company generated $2.2 billion of underwriting income, aided by a $242 million drop in catastrophe losses to $365 million. As a result, its combined ratio was a record low 81.2%. The hurricane season was very quiet in Q4, so cat losses were unusually and unsustainably low; I view Q4 2024 losses as more in keeping with a typical hurricane season. However, even absent this, underwriting quality was pristine. Chubb reported an 80.4% ex-cat combined ratio, which was a record low. As a result, current-year underwriting income ex-cats grew a healthy 16.5% to $2.3 bill...

Earnings Call Insights: Seaport Entertainment Group Inc. (SEG) Q4 2025 Management View CEO Matthew Partridge highlighted major achievements, stating, "we made tremendous progress in 2025 and year-to-date 2026... including generating a 24% year-over-year improvement in our net loss and a 49% year-over-year improvement in our non-GAAP adjusted net loss." He emphasized the sale of 250 Water Street, resulting in "net proceeds of approximately $75 million" and eliminating "$7 million of annual cash burn related to interest expense and carry costs." The closure of the Tin Building and its repositioning through a new lease with Lux Entertainment for the Balloon Museum was described as a "fundamental repositioning" expected to transition the asset to positive free cash flow and potentially improve annual EBITDA by over $22 million. Partridge also noted the signing of a 10-year lease with a Brooklyn-based arts and hospitality concept and the upcoming opening of Sadie's, a new 400-seat, 1,000-person open container district restaurant. Partridge detailed plans to expand Pier 17 event space to "more than 40,000 square feet across 3 floors" and projected "long-term unlevered cash-on-cash returns above 20% with an estimated payback period under 5 years." The Las Vegas Aviators' championship and strong ticket sales momentum were cited, with Partridge stating, "group and season ticket sales are pacing ahead of last year." He also announced Board approval for a "$150 million shelf registration statement and a $50 million stock repurchase program," providing capital flexibility. CFO Lenah Elaiwat reported, "net loss attributable to common stockholders was $36.9 million and $116.7 million, respectively, representing a year-over-year improvement of 11% for Q4 2025 and 24% for the full year 2025." She added, "Non-GAAP adjusted net loss... was $17.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2025 and $54.1 million for the full year, representing improvements of 9% and 49%, respectively." Outlook ...

格隆汇3月6日｜据外媒援引知情人士透露，美国官员已起草法规草案，拟限制全球范围内未经美国批准的人工智能芯片发货，法案将赋予华盛顿广泛的权力，以决定其他国家是否能够以及以何种条件建设用于训练和运行人工智能模型的设施。拟议法规将要求企业向美国申请许可，才能出口几乎所有英伟达和AMD等公司生产的人工智能加速器。这将使目前覆盖约40个国家的管制措施扩展至全球范围。特朗普总统一再表示，他希望世界使用美国的人工智能，而该草案的目的并非禁止英伟达的出口。相反，这项法规将把美国政府设定为人工智能行业的“守门人”：企业（在某些情况下，也包括其所在国政府）必须获得美国商务部的批准，才能购买加速器。

Earnings Call Insights: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) Q3 2026 Management View President and CEO Matthew Kissner stated, "The third quarter was fully in line with our stated expectations. Revenue performance was impacted by unfavorable comparables in Research, which we called out in the second quarter and soft market conditions in Learning. We continue to accelerate in all major areas of focus." He highlighted that "Research Publishing continues to outpace the market with global output up 11%, revenue up 4%, excluding AI revenue and steady growth in our multiyear renewals." Kissner announced a new multiyear partnership with OpenEvidence following the quarter close and noted that $7 million of AI revenue was realized. Kissner emphasized, "We're returning more cash to shareholders with repurchases doubling in Q3 to $70 million year-to-date as part of a $100 million full year target. We've returned $126 million in dividend and repurchases in just 9 months, a 37% increase over prior year." He announced the appointment of Armughan Rafat as Chief AI and Data Services Officer, bringing "over 25 years of experience leading technology and data organizations." Executive VP & CFO Craig Albright stated, "Research Publishing is growing at the high end of the market's long-term rate. AI revenue is tracking ahead of expectations. And importantly, we're beginning to see leading indicators of recurring revenue growth in new partnerships, pilots and pipeline, which is where the real value gets built. And our balance sheet is very strong, giving us the capacity to invest in high-return growth opportunities." Outlook Albright raised fiscal 2026 guidance: "We're raising our adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted EPS guidance to the high end of the range, and we remain confident on all other metrics. Revenue growth is expected to be in the low single digits." Adjusted EBITDA margin is now expected "to finish at the high end of our 25.5% to 26.5% range, up from 24% last year." Adjusted EPS is...

Earnings Call Insights: Kura Oncology (KURA) Q4 2025 Management View Troy Wilson, Chairman, CEO & President, stated, "2025 was a defining year for Kura, marked by FDA approval of KOMZIFTI and initiation of a successful commercial launch." KOMZIFTI generated $2.1 million in net product revenue in the final weeks of 2025, and feedback from stakeholders emphasizes its "meaningful efficacy with differentiated safety, simplicity and combinability with concomitant medications in medically complex AML patients that matters." Wilson highlighted that KOMZIFTI is now listed in the FDA's Orange Book with patent protection through July 2044 and outlined a strategy to expand into frontline AML and combination settings, estimating the total U.S. opportunity at approximately $7 billion. Brian Powl, Chief Commercial Officer, emphasized the goal to "establish clear differentiation in the menin inhibitor class, deliver strong quarter-over-quarter growth and achieve leading-class share in relapsed/refractory NPM1-mutant AML." Powl noted that "prescription trends are strong and the qualitative feedback has been consistent and encouraging," with 84% of private payers establishing coverage within 90 days of approval. He also reported that some payers require step editing, mandating KOMZIFTI use before competitors, which he described as "a meaningful independent validation of KOMZIFTI's profile and competitive advantage." Mollie Leoni, Chief Medical Officer, described the development strategy as "the most comprehensive in the category" and noted that updated clinical data from frontline and relapsed/refractory settings will be presented in 2026. She emphasized the pursuit of combination strategies, including with FLT3 inhibitors, and expanding into solid tumors and resistance mechanisms via darlafarnib. Thomas Doyle, Senior Vice President of Finance & Accounting, reported, "net product revenue from KOMZIFTI sales was $2.1 million compared to none for the fourth quarter of 2024." Collabora...

Iranian officials have blamed the US and Israel for the attack, however neither country has accepted responsibility. Israel says it was not aware of any operations in the area, while US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Washington was still investigating the incident and that it would "never target, civilian targets".

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