Feds Subpoena Hasan Piker, CodePink Cofounder Over "Humanitarian" Trip To Communist Cuba Federal officials have issued " Requests for Information " via Treasury Department subpoenas to Turkish-American millionaire and far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and pro-China CodePink cofounder Susan Medea Benjamin as part of a broader probe into whether the activists violated sanctions laws during a "hum...
Feds Subpoena Hasan Piker, CodePink Cofounder Over "Humanitarian" Trip To Communist Cuba Federal officials have issued " Requests for Information " via Treasury Department subpoenas to Turkish-American millionaire and far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and pro-China CodePink cofounder Susan Medea Benjamin as part of a broader probe into whether the activists violated sanctions laws during a "humanitarian" trip to communist-run Cuba, according to a new Fox News report. Fox's Asra Q. Nomani, who leads an investigation into dark-money funded NGOs, said the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control is examining whether the activists financed, coordinated, or delivered goods to Cuba in ways that crossed legal boundaries under U.S. sanctions. 🚨 The Treasury Department has subpoenaed Hasan Piker and Medea Benjamin as part of a probe into possible Cuba sanctions violations. Between Hasan’s “wads of cash” and Medea describing thousands of pounds of goods sent to Cuba, it is not hard to see why Treasury has questions. pic.twitter.com/WRhC5PMDmw — Stu Smith (@thestustustudio) May 24, 2026 Investigators are also examining whether the two met with Cuban government-linked personnel or entities. Expanding on Nomani's report, a likely line of inquiry is whether Piker, Benjamin, or members of the broader delegation met with Cuban officials or personnel linked to the Dirección General de Inteligencia, Cuba's intelligence service, or the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples, a regime-aligned organization long used to develop foreign activist networks for overseas statecraft operations. Nomani's sources said the trip was part of the "Nuestra América Convoy," or "Our America Convoy," involving a global network of communist sympathizers, activists, and influencers who brought supplies to the island. Well well well… Marxist Hasan Piker and CodePink Cofounder Susan Medea were subpoenaed about a trip to Cuba. "Nuestra América Convoy” Investigated to see if the trip...
Salah Latreche/iStock via Getty Images Alaska’s long-struggling oil industry is attracting renewed investment as major discoveries in the Arctic and a more supportive regulatory climate revive interest in one of America’s largest untapped energy frontiers, Bloomberg News reported Sunday. The resurgence marks a dramatic reversal for the state’s North Slope, where oil production had been in steep de...
Salah Latreche/iStock via Getty Images Alaska’s long-struggling oil industry is attracting renewed investment as major discoveries in the Arctic and a more supportive regulatory climate revive interest in one of America’s largest untapped energy frontiers, Bloomberg News reported Sunday. The resurgence marks a dramatic reversal for the state’s North Slope, where oil production had been in steep decline for decades, raising fears that the Trans Alaska Pipeline System could eventually become uneconomical to operate. Today, energy companies are ramping up exploration and development activity, betting that Alaska’s vast conventional oil reserves can help meet global demand for years to come. For investors, the renewed focus on Alaska highlights a broader shift underway in global energy markets. Large oil producers are increasingly prioritizing long-life conventional assets that can generate stable production for decades, particularly as shale wells in the lower 48 tend to decline more rapidly. The trend could benefit companies with exposure to Alaska’s Arctic projects, pipeline infrastructure and long-duration reserves, while also reinforcing the strategic importance of domestic energy supply. At the same time, the push faces political and environmental risks that could affect permitting timelines and long-term development costs. The revival has been fueled by a combination of geology and politics. Recent exploration successes in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska have convinced producers that the region may contain far more recoverable crude than previously believed. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates the reserve holds roughly 8.7 billion barrels of recoverable oil. Industry enthusiasm has also been strengthened by policy changes under President Donald Trump, whose administration has sought to accelerate permitting and expand access to drilling opportunities in Alaska. Federal lease sales earlier this year drew aggressive bidding from companies including ConocoPhi...
The European Central Bank plans to press lenders to accelerate efforts to secure their IT systems after organizing a meeting on cybersecurity risks with the latest artificial intelligence models, the Financial Times reported . “There is a whole range of issues on cyber security that we have been engaging on with the banks for years which are all still valid, but given the progress in AI, they need...
The European Central Bank plans to press lenders to accelerate efforts to secure their IT systems after organizing a meeting on cybersecurity risks with the latest artificial intelligence models, the Financial Times reported . “There is a whole range of issues on cyber security that we have been engaging on with the banks for years which are all still valid, but given the progress in AI, they need to be dealt with faster,” the FT cited ECB Executive Board member Frank Elderson as saying in an interview. The ECB will warn banks at the meeting on Tuesday about potential threats to the financial system highlighted by Anthropic PBC ’s Claude Mythos Preview and similar AI systems, while asking US banks with access to the technology to share insights with European peers excluded from testing, Elderson told the FT. Read More: Mistral Developing New AI Model for Banks Lacking Mythos Access Elderson warned banks to deploy software patches more quickly because AI can uncover vulnerabilities within minutes of a fix’s release. European banks can’t use lack of access to Mythos as an excuse for inaction, because malicious actors could soon gain access to the technology, he said. Mythos, which can identify unknown flaws in IT systems, has sent a wave of anxiety across Europe as Anthropic is limiting access to it. The European Union is in talks with Anthropic about having companies and banks tested for vulnerabilities that Mythos uncovers, European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on May 4. Read More: Mythos AI Sparks Fear and Confusion Among Global Finance Elite Anthropic said last month that Mythos identified thousands of severe vulnerabilities across major operating systems and browsers. French AI startup Mistral AI is in discussions with European banks about deploying its own product to uncover security flaws.
The ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF (NYSEARCA:XOVR) sits at an awkward crossroad heading into summer 2026. Shares trade near $19.08, down 5% year-to-date even as the public-side AI mega-caps it holds have ripped higher. That disconnect matters because XOVR is the rare ETF that pairs late-stage private growth (SpaceX is the publicly known anchor) with public ... XOVR ETF: Watch Hyperscaler AI...
The ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF (NYSEARCA:XOVR) sits at an awkward crossroad heading into summer 2026. Shares trade near $19.08, down 5% year-to-date even as the public-side AI mega-caps it holds have ripped higher. That disconnect matters because XOVR is the rare ETF that pairs late-stage private growth (SpaceX is the publicly known anchor) with public ... XOVR ETF: Watch Hyperscaler AI Capex Before Summer 2026 Earnings Season
宏福苑｜宏昌、宏建閣第二輪上樓 住戶冀修復升降機助搬運 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】宏福苑居民繼續第二輪上樓執拾。 這日繼續是宏昌閣、宏建閣住戶上樓，不少居民帶上大背包，有人帶同擔挑以至紙箱上樓...
宏福苑｜宏昌、宏建閣第二輪上樓 住戶冀修復升降機助搬運 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】宏福苑居民繼續第二輪上樓執拾。 這日繼續是宏昌閣、宏建閣住戶上樓，不少居民帶上大背包，有人帶同擔挑以至紙箱上樓，兩幢大廈會開放至周二。有居民希望帶走大件、有紀念價值的傢俬，希望政府可以再研究修復升降機，並考慮再讓他們上樓。 宏建閣住戶崔先生：「應該兩次也未必可以（收拾好），我家中很多花梨傢俬，但他不開升降機，我都不知怎麼辦，那些傢俬是數十年了。我希望政府有機會幫我們重開升降機，或者安排好些也可以，找一日上樓執拾，第二日找人把東西搬下來也可以。」
While fortunes have turned favorable for many tech companies as artificial intelligence (AI) has entered the picture, not every AI stock will become a long-term winner. However, one company that I believe stands out in the rapidly growing AI infrastructure market is specialized cloud computing provider CoreWeave (CRWV). CoreWeave stock has surged roughly 47% so far this year, outperforming the bro...
While fortunes have turned favorable for many tech companies as artificial intelligence (AI) has entered the picture, not every AI stock will become a long-term winner. However, one company that I believe stands out in the rapidly growing AI infrastructure market is specialized cloud computing provider CoreWeave (CRWV). CoreWeave stock has surged roughly 47% so far this year, outperforming the broader market. The company remains in hyper-growth mode, aggressively expanding its infrastructure footprint to meet the soaring demand of high-performance computing. While that strategy comes with meaningful risks, it also positions CoreWeave as a potential winner in AI cloud infrastructure over the next decade. CoreWeave Could Become More Valuable Over Time While traditional cloud providers serve every type of customer, CoreWeave’s business focuses on high-performance AI computing, such as powerful Nvidia (NVDA) GPUs. This specialization has made CoreWeave one of the most aggressive and fastest-growing players in the AI cloud market. Nvidia and CoreWeave's strategic partnership for building AI infrastructure and data centers has also put a spotlight on the company. According to Nvidia’s recent 13F filing, the chip giant now owns 47.21 million shares of CRWV stock valued at roughly $3.6 billion. In the first quarter, CoreWeave reported 112% year-over-year (YOY) growth in revenue to $2.1 billion. Its revenue backlog also climbed to $99.4 billion, almost four times higher than the prior-year quarter. The company expects 36% of this backlog to be recognized within the next two years, with 75% potentially turning into revenue over the next four years. Encouragingly, CoreWeave is now diversifying its customer base to reduce customer concentration risk. In Q1, the company added Anthropic as a client to support the Claude family of AI models. CoreWeave also inked new orders with Meta Platforms (META) , including a massive $21 billion agreement in early April. Management stated that...
狗隻友善食肆｜黃家和：反應比預期熱烈 籲餐廳自行制定指引、清晰展示 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】截至上周五，食環署收到逾1,400宗狗隻進入食肆的申請，飲食業界指反應比預期熱烈，預計申請數字會進...
狗隻友善食肆｜黃家和：反應比預期熱烈 籲餐廳自行制定指引、清晰展示 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】截至上周五，食環署收到逾1,400宗狗隻進入食肆的申請，飲食業界指反應比預期熱烈，預計申請數字會進一步上升，認為首階段1,000個名額可作適應期。 香港餐飲聯業協會會長黃家和：「全港接近18,000間食肆有1,400宗申請，可以說最初都擔心會不會很多食肆採取觀望態度、不會太快申請，出來的結果讓我們覺得很多食肆覺得措施會帶來餐廳生意，這個數字是相當鼓舞。」 食環署早前公布作業指引，黃家和認為餐廳亦可以自行制定內部指引 ，例如容許狗隻入場時段，以及容許餐廳收取費用以處理狗隻排泄物等，條款要清晰展示在餐廳當眼處或網頁。
First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (NYSEARCA:FRI) tracks the S&P United States REIT Index and passes through rental cash flow from roughly 140 publicly traded landlords. FRI paid out $0.8155 per share across four quarterly distributions in 2025, and shareholders rely on it for a yield that meaningfully exceeds the S&P 500. With the 10-year ... FRI’s dividend fell 10% last year, but here’s why income ...
First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (NYSEARCA:FRI) tracks the S&P United States REIT Index and passes through rental cash flow from roughly 140 publicly traded landlords. FRI paid out $0.8155 per share across four quarterly distributions in 2025, and shareholders rely on it for a yield that meaningfully exceeds the S&P 500. With the 10-year ... FRI’s dividend fell 10% last year, but here’s why income investors shouldn’t panic
Interest rates have been elevated over the past few years as the Federal Reserve has tried to quash stubbornly high inflation. With inflation finally starting to moderate, the Federal Reserve has signaled that it will cut rates several times over the coming months. Higher rates have had a particularly notable impact on real estate investment trusts (REITs). They need to borrow lots of money to fun...
Interest rates have been elevated over the past few years as the Federal Reserve has tried to quash stubbornly high inflation. With inflation finally starting to moderate, the Federal Reserve has signaled that it will cut rates several times over the coming months. Higher rates have had a particularly notable impact on real estate investment trusts (REITs). They need to borrow lots of money to fund acquisitions and property development. Given their leverage to interest rates, REITS should benefit when they start falling. That makes them some of the smartest dividend stocks to buy right now for those with a little cash to put to work. Three great REIT options are Realty Income (NYSE: O), Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE: MAA), and Prologis (NYSE: PLD). A steady grower with a catalyst Shares of Realty Income currently sit more than 15% below their peak from three years ago when interest rates were lower. Because of that decline, its dividend yield is over 5% these days. That's several times higher than the sub-1.5% dividend yield of the S&P 500. At that rate, the REIT can turn a $500 investment into more than $25 of dividend income each year. Falling rates should benefit Realty Income. It will make it cheaper for the REIT to borrow money to fund acquisitions and development projects. That could enable it to invest more money in growing its portfolio in the future. The diversified REIT has a stellar record of growth. It has increased its dividend for 108 straight quarters and 127 times overall since it came public in 1994. With interest rates shifting from a headwind to a tailwind, the REIT should have no trouble continuing to expand its portfolio and payout in the future. Its headwinds will soon fade Shares of apartment REIT Mid-America Apartment Communities have lost nearly 30% of their value from a few years ago. That's partially because higher rates have weighed on the value of apartment buildings since it's more expensive to finance these properties. That s...
I survived a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, but my friend has not been found Sunil Puniya was on his first sea job when a missile struck the oil tanker Skylight at the start of the Iran war.
I survived a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, but my friend has not been found Sunil Puniya was on his first sea job when a missile struck the oil tanker Skylight at the start of the Iran war.
wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett warned that surging enthusiasm for artificial intelligence stocks and a wave of potential mega-IPO activity are pushing U.S. equity markets toward concentration levels not seen since some of history’s biggest speculative booms. In a May 22 report titled “Ground Control to Major TAM,” Hartnett said adding highly anticipat...
wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett warned that surging enthusiasm for artificial intelligence stocks and a wave of potential mega-IPO activity are pushing U.S. equity markets toward concentration levels not seen since some of history’s biggest speculative booms. In a May 22 report titled “Ground Control to Major TAM,” Hartnett said adding highly anticipated listings such as SpaceX ( SPCX ), OpenAI ( OPENAI ) and Anthropic ( ANTHRO ) to the current roster of dominant AI companies could push the sector’s share of U.S. market capitalization toward 47% to 48%. That would surpass the concentration levels seen during the dot-com bubble, Japan’s 1980s rally and the Nifty Fifty era of the 1970s, trailing only the railroad boom of the 1880s. The strategist said market conditions already show signs of speculative excess, pointing to strong price momentum, falling volatility and heavy retail investor participation. He added that rising bond yields remain the biggest threat to the rally, arguing that “bond vigilantes” are beginning to challenge the market’s optimism. Bond yields emerge as key market risk Hartnett said cracks are beginning to appear across parts of the global economy as borrowing costs rise, particularly in emerging markets, housing and private equity. He highlighted weakness in several Asian currencies, including the Indian rupee and Indonesian rupiah, as evidence that stress is building in riskier corners of the market. The report also noted a sharp rise in semiconductor pricing in Asia, with Korean semiconductor export prices up 148% year over year and DRAM prices up 223%. Hartnett argued that Asia is increasingly exporting inflationary pressures to the rest of the world. For investors, the warning is significant because it suggests the AI-driven stock boom may be approaching a late-stage phase where rising inflation and higher bond yields begin to undermine richly valued growth stocks. Hartnett said major policy tig...
You've worked long enough to qualify for Social Security retirement benefits. You're at least 62, and you haven't done anything that would lead the IRS to garnish your checks. So the idea that you could apply for benefits and get nothing probably sounds counterintuitive. But that can be the reality for some early Social Security claimers who earn a lot of money from their jobs. Here's a closer loo...
You've worked long enough to qualify for Social Security retirement benefits. You're at least 62, and you haven't done anything that would lead the IRS to garnish your checks. So the idea that you could apply for benefits and get nothing probably sounds counterintuitive. But that can be the reality for some early Social Security claimers who earn a lot of money from their jobs. Here's a closer look at how much you can earn before you lose the entire average benefit in 2026. How the earnings test could cost you Social Security benefits The Social Security earnings test is the reason you can lose some of your benefits if you earn too much from a job. This only applies while you're under your full retirement age (FRA). That's 67 for most people. The rule says that if you're under your FRA for all of 2026, you lose $1 from your checks for every $2 you earn over $24,480. If you'll reach your FRA this year, you lose $1 for every $3 you earn over $65,160. This loss isn't permanent. You'll qualify for a benefit increase once you reach your FRA. The more you have withheld due to the earnings test, the more money you'll get later. But that's not much of a consolation during the months you're losing some or all of your checks. How much you can earn before losing the average Social Security check The average Social Security benefit is $2,081 per month as of April 2026. That gives you $24,972 in annual benefits. It might seem difficult to lose that much money to the earnings test, but it's easier than it seems. If you'll be under your FRA all year, the first $24,480 you earn doesn't affect your Social Security benefits. After that, your checks start decreasing rapidly. You'd only need an annual salary of $74,424 or more to forfeit entire average benefit checks to the earnings test this year. You'll hold on to more of your benefits if you're expected to reach your FRA later this year. The income needed to lose entire checks depends somewhat on which month you were born. If we ass...
On a recent All-In Podcast episode featuring guest Gavin Baker, the roundtable looked at the exact same economic data and came away with completely different investment outlooks. David Friedberg is highly focused on building a global bond crisis and a sovereign debt spiral. Gavin Baker is far more bullish, arguing that America’s energy independence and ... Debt Spirals vs. AI Factories: The Great ...
On a recent All-In Podcast episode featuring guest Gavin Baker, the roundtable looked at the exact same economic data and came away with completely different investment outlooks. David Friedberg is highly focused on building a global bond crisis and a sovereign debt spiral. Gavin Baker is far more bullish, arguing that America’s energy independence and ... Debt Spirals vs. AI Factories: The Great Macro Divide of 2026
Never miss an important update on your stock portfolio and cut through the noise. Over 7 million investors trust Simply Wall St to stay informed where it matters for FREE. Unity Software (NYSE:U) has extended and expanded its multi year partnership with Meta to continue providing core engine support for Meta’s virtual reality platform. The renewed agreement focuses on deeper integration between Un...
Never miss an important update on your stock portfolio and cut through the noise. Over 7 million investors trust Simply Wall St to stay informed where it matters for FREE. Unity Software (NYSE:U) has extended and expanded its multi year partnership with Meta to continue providing core engine support for Meta’s virtual reality platform. The renewed agreement focuses on deeper integration between Unity’s development tools and Meta’s VR hardware, covering both gaming and enterprise use cases. This extension confirms Unity’s role as a key content creation platform for VR experiences across Meta’s ecosystem. Unity Software enters this renewed partnership with Meta after a mixed share price record. The stock is trading at $25.57, with the share price down 42.2% year to date, while showing a 23.2% gain over the past year. Over three years the stock is down 7.5% and over five years it is down 72.9%, reflecting a period of significant volatility. For investors tracking NYSE:U, the extended Meta relationship highlights Unity’s ongoing push in VR content creation and tooling. The agreement indicates that Meta continues to rely on Unity’s engine for VR experiences, which keeps Unity closely tied to one of the largest VR hardware platforms. Readers may want to watch how developer adoption and product announcements related to this partnership evolve over time. Stay updated on the most important news stories for Unity Software by adding it to your watchlist or portfolio. Alternatively, explore our Community to discover new perspectives on Unity Software. NYSE:U Earnings & Revenue Growth as at May 2026 📰 Beyond the headline: 1 risk and 3 things going right for Unity Software that every investor should see. The extended Meta agreement keeps Unity’s engine tightly linked to one of the largest VR device ecosystems, which matters for how its business model evolves. By pairing Meta’s hardware with Unity’s content tools across both gaming and enterprise use cases, the deal reinforces Uni...
The Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VOOV) distributes income four times a year from the dividend-paying half of the S&P 500, and at roughly $218 a share it has quietly compounded into a serviceable income vehicle. VOOV’s trailing four quarterly payments work out to about $3.75 per share, a payout that has ... Why Retirees Love This $5.85 Billion Value ETF (and What Could Wre...
The Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VOOV) distributes income four times a year from the dividend-paying half of the S&P 500, and at roughly $218 a share it has quietly compounded into a serviceable income vehicle. VOOV’s trailing four quarterly payments work out to about $3.75 per share, a payout that has ... Why Retirees Love This $5.85 Billion Value ETF (and What Could Wreck It)
A Virginia-based firm has now started manufacturing 1α (1-alpha) DRAM, the most advanced memory ever produced in the United States. Micron is producing these chips at its Manassas, Virginia, facility. The step can support American memory production for critical industries including automotive, defense and aerospace, industrial, networking and medical devices. The company claims that its 1α DRAM no...
A Virginia-based firm has now started manufacturing 1α (1-alpha) DRAM, the most advanced memory ever produced in the United States. Micron is producing these chips at its Manassas, Virginia, facility. The step can support American memory production for critical industries including automotive, defense and aerospace, industrial, networking and medical devices. The company claims that its 1α DRAM node is well suited to long-lifecycle memory for critical applications, including DDR4 and LP4 products. Advanced 1α DRAM manufacturing “Today’s achievement is an important step in Micron’s $200 billion investment plan to expand memory manufacturing and R&D in the U.S.,” said Sanjay Mehrotra, chairman, president and CEO of Micron Technology. “It reflects Micron’s enduring commitment to the customers and industries that depend on long-lifecycle memory for critical applications. We are proud to bring advanced 1α DRAM manufacturing to American soil, strengthening domestic supply for U.S. customers and the global markets we serve. As the only United States manufacturer of memory, Micron is uniquely positioned to strengthen America’s domestic memory supply. Micron’s 1α technology will support long-lifecycle product needs in parallel with the ramp of the company’s leading-edge memory technologies in Boise, Idaho, and Clay, New York, in the years ahead. Micron expects qualified 1α DRAM production from the Manassas fab by the end of calendar year 2026. The more than $2 billion investment will quadruple Micron’s DDR4 wafer supply in Manassas, providing strong support for U.S. automotive, defense and aerospace, and industrial customers, according to a press release. Memory solutions at the heart of the AI revolution “We are grateful to President Trump, U.S. Secretary Lutnick, Ambassador Greer, Governor Spanberger, U.S. Senators Warner and Kaine, Virginia Speaker of the House of Delegates Scott, the Commonwealth of Virginia, General Assembly, Mayor Davis and the City of Manassas, our cu...
Just over six months ago, Microsoft Corp. NASDAQ: MSFT was trading at an all-time high of over $542. At that time, many analysts were whispering that many technology stocks were overvalued. Microsoft Today MSFT Microsoft $418.57 0.00 (0.00%) 52-Week Range $356.28 ▼ $555.45 Dividend Yield 0.87% P/E Ratio 24.91 Price Target $560.88 Add to Watchlist So, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that MS...
Just over six months ago, Microsoft Corp. NASDAQ: MSFT was trading at an all-time high of over $542. At that time, many analysts were whispering that many technology stocks were overvalued. Microsoft Today MSFT Microsoft $418.57 0.00 (0.00%) 52-Week Range $356.28 ▼ $555.45 Dividend Yield 0.87% P/E Ratio 24.91 Price Target $560.88 Add to Watchlist So, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that MSFT is down from those lofty heights. However, there weren’t many analysts who expected to get this kind of discount on MSFT. In fact, at the beginning of April, the stock was trading at around $357, erasing all its gains over a 12-month period. Get Microsoft alerts: Sign Up Although MSFT is up nearly 5% in the last three months, even a strong earnings report wasn't enough to sustain upward momentum. Included in that report was the announcement that Microsoft's AI business has reached an annual revenue run rate of $37 billion, up 123% from a year ago. It was the first time the company had updated the figure since reporting a $13 billion run rate in January 2025. The News May Be Turning in Microsoft’s Favor With earnings season in the rearview mirror, investors are left with a rare disconnect between a company that’s performing well based on fundamentals and a stock price that may offer a compelling entry point. However, that means that investors still can get MSFT at an attractive valuation. The stock is trading at around 25x forward earnings. That’s about 30% below its five-year median average of 34x. Here are three catalysts that could make that happen. First, the OpenAI deal restructure, which was announced days before earnings, ended Microsoft's revenue share payments to OpenAI while locking in IP rights through 2032 and allowed OpenAI to serve customers across any cloud provider. Wedbush's Daniel Ives called the restructure a "net positive," raising his price target to $575, and flagged that Microsoft will now receive roughly $6 billion from OpenAI in 2026, compared to ...
Security was tightened in South Africa’s Kruger National Park nature reserve after two tourists were found killed there, authorities said on Sunday. The two South African victims, a 71-year-old man and a woman whose age was not disclosed, failed to return to their lodge on Wednesday evening, prompting a search operation. Other tourists eventually found them in a river on Friday afternoon. Police s...
Security was tightened in South Africa’s Kruger National Park nature reserve after two tourists were found killed there, authorities said on Sunday. The two South African victims, a 71-year-old man and a woman whose age was not disclosed, failed to return to their lodge on Wednesday evening, prompting a search operation. Other tourists eventually found them in a river on Friday afternoon. Police said the man had stab wounds and the woman’s body was bruised. Their car was missing. Advertisement South Africa National Parks said it was “deploying additional monitoring and ranger resources in specific areas of concern” in response. It added that it was “enhancing technology systems to strengthen surveillance and early warning capabilities”. Advertisement It said it was the first time in the park’s 100-year history that visitors had been killed there.
Ministers are expanding youth work experience and training schemes, after Alan Milburn warned Britain is spending £25 keeping young people on benefits for every £1 spent helping them into work. Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary will announce plans for 300,000 extra work experience placements over the next three years as Labour attempts to tackle what the minister described as a “quiet ...
Ministers are expanding youth work experience and training schemes, after Alan Milburn warned Britain is spending £25 keeping young people on benefits for every £1 spent helping them into work. Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary will announce plans for 300,000 extra work experience placements over the next three years as Labour attempts to tackle what the minister described as a “quiet crisis” in youth employment. Nearly 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds are not in education, employment or training (Neet), with McFadden warning that almost 60% have never had a job at all. “It’s a quiet crisis, a ticking timebomb, which risks their future working lives,” he said, adding: “It’s hardest for young people without family connections. No job because they have no experience and no experience because they don’t have a job.” McFadden told the Guardian that many traditional “first rung” jobs had disappeared as retail employment declined and the pandemic disrupted workplace experience for younger people. “Talent is spread evenly across the country, but opportunity is not,” he said. New analysis for the DWP suggests young people taking part in this scheme are 13% more likely to be in work two years later than their counterparts who did not take part, while four in 10 people move into sustained employment within six months. Around half the placements will come through sector-based work academy programmes known as Swaps, which are six-week training schemes with guaranteed job interviews at the end. Nearly 100,000 Swaps took place in 2025-26, according to DWP figures, with 25,000 young people aged 16-24 – a record number – starting one this year. Ministers are targeting 115,000 placements next year. McFadden’s remarks and the expansion of the scheme comes as Milburn warned that the country had become “neglectful” of a generation struggling to access work and training opportunities. “This is really shameful,” Milburn told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme. “We ...
Key Points Working past full retirement age allows you more time to contribute to your retirement fund. Spending more time on the job can help offset the impact inflation has on your budget. Working past full retirement age appears to offer both mental and physical benefits. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › An estimated 55% of Americans don't feel prepared for ...
Key Points Working past full retirement age allows you more time to contribute to your retirement fund. Spending more time on the job can help offset the impact inflation has on your budget. Working past full retirement age appears to offer both mental and physical benefits. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › An estimated 55% of Americans don't feel prepared for retirement. That may be one of the reasons so many older individuals have chosen to remain in the workforce. Whether they work for someone else or run their own business, staying on the job longer has its perks. For most Americans, full retirement age (FRA) is around 67, and that's the point at which you've earned full Social Security benefits. As long as you still have the physical, mental, and emotional stamina to stay on the job, here are some of the advantages of working beyond your FRA. 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 » No earnings limit The earliest you can claim Social Security benefits is age 62. While it works out for many people, it's important to remember that making a claim that early permanently reduces your monthly benefits by 30%. In addition, if you continue to work between 62 and FRA, there's a limit on how much you can earn before the Social Security Administration (SSA) begins withholding part of your Social Security checks. While you'll get that money back once you reach FRA, not having access to it when it's earned can be a hassle. Continuing to work once you've reached FRA means you can earn as much as you'd like without anything being withheld from your checks. Additional benefits Consider just a few of the benefits associated with working past FRA: You have extra income to help offset inflation's impact on your budget. Whether you work for a company that offers an emp...
Twenty minutes into her time at the 2026 French Open, Emma Raducanu already appeared to be on her way out. Trailing 0-4, 30-40 on her serve, the games falling from her at warp speed, this was the moment for Raducanu to fight, to claw her way back into the first set, at least try to keep herself in contention. She responded by shanking a backhand, which flew high into the sky before bouncing far ou...
Twenty minutes into her time at the 2026 French Open, Emma Raducanu already appeared to be on her way out. Trailing 0-4, 30-40 on her serve, the games falling from her at warp speed, this was the moment for Raducanu to fight, to claw her way back into the first set, at least try to keep herself in contention. She responded by shanking a backhand, which flew high into the sky before bouncing far out. This point epitomised a miserable day on court for Emma Raducanu, whose last-ditch fight was not enough to turn the match around as she lost 6-0, 7-6 (4) at Roland Garros, beaten by the unseeded Argentinian, Solana Sierra. At the same time that Raducanu endured a miserable day on court 13, 20 metres away on court 14, her close friend Fran Jones engineered one of the most meaningful wins of her career. Despite trailing 1-6, 0-2 against Beatriz Haddad Maia, Jones offered an unforgettable demonstration of her supreme fighting spirit as she fought back to close out her first grand slam main-draw win with a stellar 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory against the Brazilian. Expectations were already low for Raducanu before the tournament due to her poor preparation. Her first-round loss in Strasbourg a few days earlier marked her first match in over two months after being sidelined due to post-viral illness. Considering her frailty, the oppressive heatwave that overwhelmed the city, with temperatures scaling 30C for most of the day, only lessened her chances of victory. Sierra is a solid young player who arrived in Paris after enjoying a decent clay-court season that catapulted her to a new ranking high of No 62. The 21-year-old showed her confidence from the beginning, pulverising Raducanu’s weak second serve and punishing her poor depth by forcing herself inside the baseline. Across the net, though, she faced absolutely no pressure from her opponent. After starting the match passively, Raducanu tried to step inside the baseline and take the initiative but errors flowed freely from her...
Key Points GlobalFoundries is building a new business unit to focus on quantum computing technologies. The company is on track to receive a $375 million investment from the U.S. Department of Commerce. 10 stocks we like better than GlobalFoundries › GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ: GFS) stock rocketed higher in this week's trading. The semiconductor company's share price gained 20.6% across the period. Me...
Key Points GlobalFoundries is building a new business unit to focus on quantum computing technologies. The company is on track to receive a $375 million investment from the U.S. Department of Commerce. 10 stocks we like better than GlobalFoundries › GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ: GFS) stock rocketed higher in this week's trading. The semiconductor company's share price gained 20.6% across the period. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index's level increased 0.9%, and the Nasdaq Composite's level was up 0.5%. GlobalFoundries stock saw big gains this week in conjunction with the announcement of new quantum computing initiatives and the announcement of major new support for the quantum industry from the U.S. government. The company's stock is now up 145% in 2026. 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 » GlobalFoundries soars on big quantum news On May 21, GlobalFoundries published a press release announcing the launch of Quantum Technology Solutions -- a new business unit within the company focusing on manufacturing tech for the quantum computing industry. Along with the announcement, the company revealed that it had secured a letter of intent for a $375 million investment from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The partnership will see the Department of Commerce investing directly in GlobalFoundries, and the company will use the investment capital to bolster its manufacturing capabilities for quantum tech. What's next for GlobalFoundries? GlobalFoundries is gearing up to increase its ability to manufacture full-stack quantum computing solutions. The company is making moves to ensure that it can produce quantum processor units, cryogenic read-out and control integrated circuits, and packaging and superconducting solutions. In response to the Quantum Technology Solutions announcement and Department of Commerce In...
Melpomenem/iStock via Getty Images Even if oil prices cool and tensions in the Middle East ease, bond investors are increasingly betting that long-term borrowing costs will remain stubbornly high, Bloomberg News reported Sunday. A growing number of strategists and economists argue that the recent rise in Treasury yields is being driven less by short-term inflation fears and more by deeper structur...
Melpomenem/iStock via Getty Images Even if oil prices cool and tensions in the Middle East ease, bond investors are increasingly betting that long-term borrowing costs will remain stubbornly high, Bloomberg News reported Sunday. A growing number of strategists and economists argue that the recent rise in Treasury yields is being driven less by short-term inflation fears and more by deeper structural concerns. Those include swelling government debt, persistent fiscal deficits, heavy Treasury issuance and the economic ripple effects of the AI investment boom. That distinction matters because it suggests yields may not quickly retreat once the immediate shock from the Iran conflict fades. Higher long-term rates can weigh on stocks, raise financing costs for companies and governments and pressure interest-rate-sensitive sectors such as housing and commercial real estate. Analysts at Barclays, ING and Goldman Sachs say so-called “real yields,” which strip out inflation expectations, have accounted for much of the recent increase in U.S. Treasury yields. Inflation expectations themselves have risen far less dramatically than headline rates, signaling investors are focused on broader economic risks rather than just oil-driven price spikes. Strategists point to several forces behind the move. Investors are increasingly concerned that Washington’s fiscal trajectory will require significantly more debt issuance in coming years. At the same time, expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts have faded, with some traders now pricing in the possibility of future hikes instead. The AI boom is also complicating the outlook. While artificial intelligence could improve productivity over time, the near-term buildout of data centers and semiconductor infrastructure is fueling capital spending and adding pressure to financing markets. Stronger growth expectations tied to AI may also encourage investors to demand higher yields from bonds as they shift toward equities. Several market obser...
On 24 May each year, Iranians celebrate a historic victory in the war with Iraq: the liberation of Khorramshahr in 1982. This year, some were hoping a peace deal looking likely to be signed with the US might mark a similar turning point in their country’s history. Last minute disagreements meant it looked unlikely a final Pakistani memorandum would be signed as hoped for on Sunday, but what seems ...
On 24 May each year, Iranians celebrate a historic victory in the war with Iraq: the liberation of Khorramshahr in 1982. This year, some were hoping a peace deal looking likely to be signed with the US might mark a similar turning point in their country’s history. Last minute disagreements meant it looked unlikely a final Pakistani memorandum would be signed as hoped for on Sunday, but what seems clear is that the US has accepted it cannot achieve through war what it set out to do when it began the conflict on 28 February in terms of forcing Iran to make concessions over its nuclear programme. Instead, the US has apparently had to promise to unfreeze billions of Iranian assets upfront, handing them over to a regime that is more hardline than the one that entered the war. In return, the strait of Hormuz will gradually be reopened and commercial traffic will return to prewar levels, releasing the chokehold on the world economy. So, Iran receives its assets in return for restoring the prewar status quo. The amount of assets and the timing of their dispersal may turn on the concessions it gives on the nuclear file, especially its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. It was disagreement on this that triggered one of the last-minute hitches that held up a deal on Sunday, since Iran is insisting the nuclear talks cannot start with such inbuilt commitments. Donald Trump insists he does not make bad deals, and says this is not one. But both Democrats and Republican hawks have spent 48 hours challenging that assessment. Ben Rhodes, the Obama-era foreign policy adviser, put it pithily: “Nothing was accomplished by Operation Epic Fury [the US-Israeli war on Iran] except putting the IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] in charge of Iran and the strait of Hormuz”. Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at the Crisis Group, said: “DC’s Iran hawks got two wars, nearly every conceivable sanction designation, a blockade, threw a wrench in the global economy and will still claim ...