This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Entergy Corp (NYSE: ETR), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, what is a "Dividend Run" anyway? This i
This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Entergy Corp (NYSE: ETR), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, what is a "Dividend Run" anyway? This i
This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corpo (NYSE: NRUC), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, w
This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corpo (NYSE: NRUC), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, w
Anthropic PBC is introducing an updated version of its most powerful, widely available AI model, barely a week after it limited the release of a more advanced offering called Mythos. Anthropic said Thursday that Opus 4.7 is meant to be better at software engineering, including fielding some of the hardest coding tasks that previously required greater supervision. However, the new model is less bro...
Anthropic PBC is introducing an updated version of its most powerful, widely available AI model, barely a week after it limited the release of a more advanced offering called Mythos. Anthropic said Thursday that Opus 4.7 is meant to be better at software engineering, including fielding some of the hardest coding tasks that previously required greater supervision. However, the new model is less broadly capable than Mythos, including for cybersecurity uses, Anthropic said. During the training process for Opus 4.7, Anthropic went so far as to experiment with ways to “differentially reduce” the model’s cyber capabilities, according to a company blog post. Last week, Anthropic warned that its Mythos system was able to identify and then exploit vulnerabilities “in every major operating system and every major web browser when directed by a user to do so.” The company decided to only make a version of the model available to select businesses to help them safeguard their software. “We are releasing Opus 4.7 with safeguards that automatically detect and block requests that indicate prohibited or high-risk cybersecurity uses,” the company said in the blog post. “What we learn from the real-world deployment of these safeguards will help us work towards our eventual goal of a broad release of Mythos-class models.” The Claude maker is locked in a heated rivalry with OpenAI to deploy better artificial intelligence models and convince more business customers to pay for them. In recent months, Anthropic has seen strong momentum for its AI coding offerings as well as growing traction with consumers amid a standoff with the Pentagon over AI safeguards. Anthropic was most recently valued at $380 billion. The company is now fielding offers from investors for a new round of funding that could value it at about $800 billion or higher.
straga/iStock via Getty Images Stocks for the week ended April 10 were 1,970 Bcf vs. 1,911 Bcf for the week ended April 3. Net change: +59 Bcf vs. +50 Bcf for the week ended April 3. Consensus: +55B Natural Gas Futures ( NG1:COM ) +1.1% to $ 2.64 /MMBtu. ETFs: ( UNG ), ( BOIL ), ( KOLD ), ( FCG ), ( UNL ), ( HNU:CA ) Click here to read the full EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report. More on Natura...
straga/iStock via Getty Images Stocks for the week ended April 10 were 1,970 Bcf vs. 1,911 Bcf for the week ended April 3. Net change: +59 Bcf vs. +50 Bcf for the week ended April 3. Consensus: +55B Natural Gas Futures ( NG1:COM ) +1.1% to $ 2.64 /MMBtu. ETFs: ( UNG ), ( BOIL ), ( KOLD ), ( FCG ), ( UNL ), ( HNU:CA ) Click here to read the full EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report. More on Natural Gas Futures, United States Natural Gas Fund LP ETF, etc. BOIL: Strong Sell On A Structurally Broken Vehicle Commodities: Oil Climbs On Trump Escalation Threat Weather Drops U.S. January Oil Production Gas price shock will only partly offset tax refunds - JPMorgan Only 50/50 odds that the Strait of Hormuz normalizes by July according to prediction markets
cveltri/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Introduction Utz Brands ( UTZ ) is down significantly since their 2021 peak, as a result of a significant slowdown in the consumer environment that affected their expansion plans, with potential to see even more slowdowns now due to the developing macro headwinds. However, the current price seems to already account for high levels of risk, while the compa...
cveltri/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Introduction Utz Brands ( UTZ ) is down significantly since their 2021 peak, as a result of a significant slowdown in the consumer environment that affected their expansion plans, with potential to see even more slowdowns now due to the developing macro headwinds. However, the current price seems to already account for high levels of risk, while the company’s long-term potential remains solid, standing to benefit significantly from a potential recovery in the consumer environment once the Iran-driven inflationary pressure passes, while their portfolio and potential expansion can also make it attractive for a buyer given the current prices. Pivotal Year Ahead Utz Brands IR UTZ’s Q4 report was solid overall, marked by continued significant growth especially in their bottom-line, with a strong 16% increase in Adj. Net Income and 18.2% growth in Adj. EPS despite organic sales being up only 0.4% - 0.5% of which came from pricing - while the branded salty snacks organic net sales grew by 2.5%. Utz Brands IR UTZ considers 2026 as their inflection point, aiming at delivering better results than the category as they’re interesting the Californian market and benefitting from their expansion in the other regions, finishing their supply chain investment cycle and expecting between $60 million and $65 million in CAPEX in 2026 (20% of which would go to maintenance and 80% to productivity/cost savings and growth), a steep decrease compared to the $102.8 million seen in 2025 and $98.6 million from 2024. As a result, they expect the Adj. FCF to reach between $60 million to $80 million, while the net leverage would drop to 3.0x to 3.2x, potentially improving their credit rating by quite a bit in the near future, while cost savings advance. The Adj. EPS is expected to be negative at -3% to -6% throughout the year as a result of higher D&A, higher interest and taxes, although they expect this to grow in the long-term at a rate similar to the A...
Elon Musk's staff working on his envisioned Terafab joint venture between Tesla Inc. and SpaceX have reached out to chip industry suppliers seeking price quotes and delivery times for chipmaking gear. Ed Ludlow reports on Bloomberg Television.
Elon Musk's staff working on his envisioned Terafab joint venture between Tesla Inc. and SpaceX have reached out to chip industry suppliers seeking price quotes and delivery times for chipmaking gear. Ed Ludlow reports on Bloomberg Television.
akinbostanci/E+ via Getty Images Q1 2026: Beats, misses, and what matters most I think that the Q1 2026 results of JPMorgan Chase & Co. ( JPM ) were very good. In the middle of market volatility, the Middle East conflict, and fears of a financial crisis, JPM surpassed consensus expectations both in revenue and earnings per share. Revenue was $50.5 billion (+10% YoY) versus the consensus of $48.9 b...
akinbostanci/E+ via Getty Images Q1 2026: Beats, misses, and what matters most I think that the Q1 2026 results of JPMorgan Chase & Co. ( JPM ) were very good. In the middle of market volatility, the Middle East conflict, and fears of a financial crisis, JPM surpassed consensus expectations both in revenue and earnings per share. Revenue was $50.5 billion (+10% YoY) versus the consensus of $48.9 billion. EPS was $5.94 (+17% YoY) versus the expected $5.51, a 7.78% surprise . This is important because it reinforces my view that JPM can easily outperform the consensus EPS. In this case, it surpassed the midpoint by $0.43. Q1 2026 JPM Regarding revenues, NII was $25.5 billion (+9% YoY) and NIR was $25.1 billion (+11% YoY). Meanwhile, net income was $16.5 billion, a 13% year-over year increase and $3.5 billion above the $13 billion of the previous quarter. I believe that a big part of the solidity of JPM is based on its earnings and its profitability, which allow it to have a good liquidity performance. That's why I checked the LCR, and I found that it had improved compared to the previous quarter, from 111% to 112%. I believe these are strong positions for times of volatility. Regarding profitability, the metrics came in strong. And this is important to me because the ROTCE forecast for 2026 had dropped to 17% in the presentation on February 23rd . The last time JPM had an ROTCE of 17% was in 2017. However, the good news is that the ROTCE improved in Q1 2026 compared to the previous quarter, from 18% to 23%, and also improved compared to the 21% of Q1 2025. In terms of profitability, ROE also improved: it was 19% compared to 15% in the previous quarter and 18% in Q1 2025. This raises the possibility that JPM could potentially surpass the estimated ROTCE of 17% for 2026 after these good results. JPM Firm Overview ROTCE Q1 2026 Expectations for 2026 also remain stable, with the exception of NII, which is estimated at $103 billion, market-dependent, compared to the Visible...
Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Investors Title Company ( ITIC ) is a North Carolina-based title insurance company that underwrites title insurance for owners and mortgagees. This is a pretty robust business, as historically, there have been barely any losses or claims related to title issues. In 2025, for instance, ITIC generated over $200M in insurance premium revenue but...
Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Investors Title Company ( ITIC ) is a North Carolina-based title insurance company that underwrites title insurance for owners and mortgagees. This is a pretty robust business, as historically, there have been barely any losses or claims related to title issues. In 2025, for instance, ITIC generated over $200M in insurance premium revenue but only had to record less than $5M in provision expenses. So, as long as title insurance is required in the US, ITIC should do well, although its financial results will largely depend on the real estate market and the sales volumes in the housing sector. Data by YCharts Strong results in 2025 The vast majority of the company’s revenue is, of course, related to the insurance business, and Investors Title reported a total revenue of $213M from the net premiums it collected. But as you can see below, ITIC also makes money on fees and other services, while it recorded almost $10M in dividend and interest income during 2025. ITIC Investor Relations Meanwhile, the operating expenses remained under control. The higher amount of commissions paid to agents is, of course, directly related to the higher amount of net premiums written. All other operating expenses remained quite flat, with a very small decrease in personnel expenses and a very small increase in provisions for claims. This helped ITIC report a pre-tax income of $44.5M and a net profit of $35.2M. This represented $18.64 per share, an increase of 13% compared to the preceding year. And that was, of course, the main reason to pay a special dividend of $8.72 per share in the fourth quarter of last year. The “normal” dividend per share is just $0.46 on a quarterly basis , and Investors Title “tops up” those dividends with a special dividend once per year. Looking at the balance sheet, ITIC ended the year with $21M in cash and about $230M in total investments. ITIC Investor Relations As you can see above, the balance sheet doe...
In the span of a few years, age verification went from an idea to standard practice on large parts of the internet. Seeking to prevent kids from accessing porn, other inappropriate content, or social media altogether, laws mandating age-gating have spread rapidly across the globe, reaching the UK, the US, Australia, France, Brazil, and many more countries. The problem comes in with exactly how to ...
In the span of a few years, age verification went from an idea to standard practice on large parts of the internet. Seeking to prevent kids from accessing porn, other inappropriate content, or social media altogether, laws mandating age-gating have spread rapidly across the globe, reaching the UK, the US, Australia, France, Brazil, and many more countries. The problem comes in with exactly how to check that a user isn't lying about their stated age. Unfortunately, every method politicians have settled on has significant flaws - and though experts have ideas to improve on them, these remain just concepts for now. One popular method is age i … Read the full story at The Verge.
Charles Schwab’s stock was leading the S&P 500’s decliners Thursday. Revenue rose to a quarterly record amid record trading activity, but missed expectations.
Charles Schwab’s stock was leading the S&P 500’s decliners Thursday. Revenue rose to a quarterly record amid record trading activity, but missed expectations.
Expo, the open-source platform powering React Native development for millions of developers, today announced $45 million in Series B funding led by Georgian. The funding round, which also includes participation from Leadout Capital, A.Capital Ventures and Red Swan Ventures will accelerate Expo's vision of shortening the path from idea to production. Alongside the raise, Expo launched Expo Agent, a...
Expo, the open-source platform powering React Native development for millions of developers, today announced $45 million in Series B funding led by Georgian. The funding round, which also includes participation from Leadout Capital, A.Capital Ventures and Red Swan Ventures will accelerate Expo's vision of shortening the path from idea to production. Alongside the raise, Expo launched Expo Agent, a forward deployed mobile expert that gives enterprise teams the equivalent of an embedded solutions
Shares of chip giant Nvidia (NVDA) are on a tear in the month of April after a wobbly March. Great Hill Capital chairman Thomas Hayes joins Yahoo Finance Senior Reporters Brooke DiPalma and Ines Ferré to examine Nvidia's current position in the AI semiconductor space.
Shares of chip giant Nvidia (NVDA) are on a tear in the month of April after a wobbly March. Great Hill Capital chairman Thomas Hayes joins Yahoo Finance Senior Reporters Brooke DiPalma and Ines Ferré to examine Nvidia's current position in the AI semiconductor space.
The Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ: QQQ) hasn't just been a top performer over the past few years. The exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been an elite performer for almost two decades (as of the end of the 2008-09 financial crisis). Over the past 15 years, the fund has returned an average of 18.3% annually, putting it in the top 2% of Morningstar's Large Growth category. As much as investors love to s...
The Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ: QQQ) hasn't just been a top performer over the past few years. The exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been an elite performer for almost two decades (as of the end of the 2008-09 financial crisis). Over the past 15 years, the fund has returned an average of 18.3% annually, putting it in the top 2% of Morningstar's Large Growth category. As much as investors love to see performance numbers like that, it's important to remember that this performance happened in the past. What happens going forward is unknown. But we can look at Wall Street analysts' forecasts of the fund's individual holdings to get a sense of where the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF might be headed in the next 12 months. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Retired Lt. General Karen Gibson and former US Central Command director of intelligence, says President Donald Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a "bold move." She says this could force Iran to make additional concessions to the US during peace talks. (Source: Bloomberg)
Retired Lt. General Karen Gibson and former US Central Command director of intelligence, says President Donald Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a "bold move." She says this could force Iran to make additional concessions to the US during peace talks. (Source: Bloomberg)
Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) stock is facing fresh Wall Street pressure after JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee downgraded the chipmaker to Neutral from Overweight, cutting his price target to $140 from $185. The firm also placed QCOM shares on “negative catalyst watch,” a signal that JPMorgan sees meaningful near-term risk and no obvious catalyst to reverse it. For ... JPMorgan Downgrades Qualcomm and ...
Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) stock is facing fresh Wall Street pressure after JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee downgraded the chipmaker to Neutral from Overweight, cutting his price target to $140 from $185. The firm also placed QCOM shares on “negative catalyst watch,” a signal that JPMorgan sees meaningful near-term risk and no obvious catalyst to reverse it. For ... JPMorgan Downgrades Qualcomm and Puts It on Negative Watch: Is the Smartphone Giant’s Best Days Behind It?