Stellantis, the global car company that owns brands from Alfa Romeo to Vauxhall (including Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram), has begun a five-year partnership with Microsoft. The tech company will use its expertise to help the automaker improve its digital services, beef up its cybersecurity, and enhance its engineering capabilities. And yes, it will do that with the hype-iest of tech trends, AI. W...
Stellantis, the global car company that owns brands from Alfa Romeo to Vauxhall (including Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram), has begun a five-year partnership with Microsoft. The tech company will use its expertise to help the automaker improve its digital services, beef up its cybersecurity, and enhance its engineering capabilities. And yes, it will do that with the hype-iest of tech trends, AI. When Ars Technica started covering the auto industry, it was because technology had begun to infiltrate our vehicles. More than a decade later, the impact of that trend is impossible to ignore. Almost every new vehicle has at least one modem embedded somewhere, connected to some cloud or other. Active safety systems perceive other road users and intervene to prevent collisions. Touchscreens are ubiquitous—and a necessity for the smartphone-like services we're told make Chinese cars so much better than anything we can buy here. It's difficult to say that all this innovation has been good, at least for the end user. Connected services can be very useful—ironically, one of the harder things to test with press cars—but only if those services are provided securely. Advanced driver assistance systems aren't always that safe, as Tesla's many federal investigations and recalls remind us. Touchscreens and capacitive panels might save automakers a few bucks, but they're unquestionably worse in terms of human-machine interactions than real buttons or switches. And I don't need to tell the Ars audience about the possible privacy implications of in-car apps. Read full article Comments
peshkov Crypto-linked stocks just pulled back sharply, and it’s not as random as it looks. The move reflects a mix of profit booking, company-level signals, and a cooling Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) trend. Riot Platforms ( RIOT ) is down ~5% to $16.58 Bitdeer Technologies ( BTDR ) slipped ~3% to $12.23. Cipher Mining ( CIFR ) fell ~3.28% to $17.41, marking a broad pullback across crypto-linked equities. R...
peshkov Crypto-linked stocks just pulled back sharply, and it’s not as random as it looks. The move reflects a mix of profit booking, company-level signals, and a cooling Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) trend. Riot Platforms ( RIOT ) is down ~5% to $16.58 Bitdeer Technologies ( BTDR ) slipped ~3% to $12.23. Cipher Mining ( CIFR ) fell ~3.28% to $17.41, marking a broad pullback across crypto-linked equities. Riot Platform's ( RIOT ) decline isn’t just technical—it’s also fundamental pressure. As per its press release , the company sold ~3.78K BTC for ~$289.5M in Q1 at ~$76.6K per coin and another ~500 BTC in early April, reducing holdings to ~15.68K BTC (down ~18% YoY). This signals higher profit booking. Technically, price got rejected near $18.5 after a sharp rally. RSI cooled to ~39, and MACD turned bearish, which means momentum cooled while selling pressure increased. What's next: If $16 support holds, a bounce toward $20 is possible, while a break could push it to ~$14 levels. On the other hand, Bitdeer Technologies ( BTDR ) fall is more technical despite strong fundamentals. As per its press release , its March 2026 Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) production jumped ~480% YoY to ~661—but price didn’t follow. After a rally from ~$8.5 to ~$12.8, the stock showed exhaustion. The RSI eased to ~56, the MACD flipped bearish, and volumes weakened. What's next: As long as ~11 support holds, the uptrend remains intact, with a potential retest of $15, but if it breaks, ~$9.5 might be the next stop. At the same time, Cipher Mining’s ( CIFR ) drop also reflects a classic pullback. After rising from ~$13 to ~$19, the stock failed to break resistance and formed lower highs. RSI at ~45 and bearish MACD confirm short-term weakness. What's next: Holding ~$17 support could lead to a bounce towards ~$20.5, while a breakdown may drag it toward ~$15. Overall, the bigger picture ties back to Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ). According to the TradingView chart , the asset is cooling after rejection near ~$76K, now rangin...
In this article APO BLK Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO 5:46 05:46 Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan: The scale of what's happening in this country is totally under appreciated News Videos Alternative investments giant Apollo Global Management has seen its stock swoon this year as a result of fears in the private credit market. At CNBC's Invest in America Foru...
In this article APO BLK Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO 5:46 05:46 Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan: The scale of what's happening in this country is totally under appreciated News Videos Alternative investments giant Apollo Global Management has seen its stock swoon this year as a result of fears in the private credit market. At CNBC's Invest in America Forum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, its billionaire CEO Marc Rowan offered the latest defense of its book of business, and latest attempt to distance the firm from the riskiest edge of the private credit market. Apollo has faced scrutiny for its decision to limit quarterly redemptions in a private credit fund to 5% — other firms in the space have relaxed their redemption limits , though 5% is a generally accepted standard in the industry. Apollo has also been vocal in saying that many software valuations, the sector at the center of the private credit default fears as a result of the potential for rapid AI disruption, are "wrong." At the CNBC event, Rowan had even harsher words for some of Apollo's peers and investors in the private credit space as redemption requests have risen. "We have a situation where investors do not actually know what they own. Maybe they should have known," he told CNBC's Sara Eisen. "If you discovered eight weeks ago that enterprise software was vulnerable to AI, you kinda weren't doing your job," Rowan said. "This is knowable." Its private credit fund, which received redemption requests representing 11% of assets, has roughly 12% of loans in software, the single biggest sector in Apollo Debt Solutions BDC. The redemption requests which Apollo did meet equaled $750 million. "We are a trillion-dollar manager," Rowan said. With $750 billion in credit investments, and $16 billion in retail investor assets, 5% quarterly redemptions of $750 million "rounds to zero," Rowan added. BlackRock drew a similar line in the sand at the stated 5% limit , with it...
Maoz Inon's parents were killed by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks. Aziz Abu Sarah's brother died after being tortured in an Israeli military prison. Their new book is The Future Is Peace .
Maoz Inon's parents were killed by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks. Aziz Abu Sarah's brother died after being tortured in an Israeli military prison. Their new book is The Future Is Peace .
In this article MYSE Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Myseum shares more than doubled on Thursday after the social media platform provider became the latest company to unexpectedly refocus efforts on artificial intelligence . The penny stock surged more than 150% in midday trading to above $3 a share. Myseum — which surpassed ...
In this article MYSE Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Myseum shares more than doubled on Thursday after the social media platform provider became the latest company to unexpectedly refocus efforts on artificial intelligence . The penny stock surged more than 150% in midday trading to above $3 a share. Myseum — which surpassed the $5 mark at one point in the trading day — climbed to its highest levels in more than a year and is on track for its best day since early 2025. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Myseum, 1-day The New Jersey-based company announced Wednesday that it would change its name to Myseum.AI amid a concentration on integrating AI into its platforms like Picture Party and DatChat . Myseum will use AI agents to manage personal media in a way that adapts to users' preferences while also maintaining privacy, the company said. "Our new name, Myseum.AI, identifies our core AI-based technology that secures our multi-tiered social media ecosystem," Myseum CEO Darin Myman said in a Wednesday statement . Myseum shares will still trade under the MYSE ticker. The stock has a market cap of about $14 million as of midday Thursday, according to FactSet. Museum's Thursday surge follows the more than 500% jump in Allbirds shares during the previous session after the struggling shoemaker announced a pivot to AI. Allbirds closed stores and said it was selling its intellectual property earlier this year. Retail traders snapped up Allbirds' shares on Wednesday amid the rally, data from Vanda Research shows. But market participants warn that the crush of such speculative buying has historically ended poorly after the excitement fizzles out. Shares of Allbirds pulled back nearly 30% in Thursday's session. Get Morning Squawk directly to your inbox The Morning Squawk newsletter by Alex Harring is your rundown of five things to know before the stock market opens. Subscribe here to get access today. Choose...
Venezuela’s government is on track to regain formal relations with the International Monetary Fund this week, according to Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo . “I think we will be able to reach the required majority and we will know the result in the next days,” he said on Washington on Thursday, where he’s attending the IMF and World Bank’s spring meetings. The IMF last week sent out a poll t...
Venezuela’s government is on track to regain formal relations with the International Monetary Fund this week, according to Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo . “I think we will be able to reach the required majority and we will know the result in the next days,” he said on Washington on Thursday, where he’s attending the IMF and World Bank’s spring meetings. The IMF last week sent out a poll to members asking about their relations with Venezuela, a key step for the institution to potentially resume engagement with the oil-producing South American nation for the first time in decades. Under IMF rules the Venezuelan government is barred from having formal contact, discussions or access to financing from the institution until acting President Delcy Rodriguez is recognized as the official government by a majority of the fund’s members. Cuerpo stressed that Spain was on the vanguard of pushing for a restoring Venezuela’s relations with the IMF. Venezuela’s Neighbors Want IMF Engagement, Chief Georgieva Says IMF Moves Toward Resuming Venezuela Ties With Members’ Poll US Eases Venezuela Central Bank Sanctions to Aid Oil Revival
UNH heads into Q1 2026 earnings with costs rising and membership slipping, but growing services revenue and steady insurance operating income could keep a beat alive.
UNH heads into Q1 2026 earnings with costs rising and membership slipping, but growing services revenue and steady insurance operating income could keep a beat alive.
Andrii Dodonov/iStock via Getty Images Thesis The big story this year has been the Iran war, which has spiked oil prices and brought back the specter of inflation . The rates markets have responded handily, pricing out any Fed cuts this year and moving the entire yield curve higher. This move has helped the battered floating rate leveraged loan asset class, which had seen significant outflows in t...
Andrii Dodonov/iStock via Getty Images Thesis The big story this year has been the Iran war, which has spiked oil prices and brought back the specter of inflation . The rates markets have responded handily, pricing out any Fed cuts this year and moving the entire yield curve higher. This move has helped the battered floating rate leveraged loan asset class, which had seen significant outflows in the past year. One of our holdings, the Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund ( JFR ), falls into this category. We added this name last year, after a massive evisceration of leveraged loan CEFs when market participants started pricing in Fed cuts: Prior Rating (Seeking Alpha) The trade did really well initially as the market rebounded from oversold conditions but has produced a more neutral result long-term given the actual cuts implemented by the Fed. We can see the vicious rebound after our rating (which marked an interim bottom) and the total return of roughly 7.7% since we assigned the prior Seeking Alpha rating. In today's article we are going to show readers why we are downgrading the CEF now given peak fear regarding rates. As the Iran war gets solved (one way or another), the market will start repricing Fed cuts, and outflows from leveraged loans will resume. We are now moving the fund to 'Hold' since we do not find the name presenting an attractive entry point anymore, but we will continue to hold it as a building block of our portfolio. What Does JFR Do? It Holds Leveraged Loans While investors are reading about the travails of private credit every day, nobody mentions leveraged loans. Private credit and leveraged loans are siblings, with private credit representing direct lending to a client (often floating rate), while leveraged loans are the syndicated version of the same lending action. 'Syndicated' simply means there are several banks that do the lending and then sell the debt in the secondary markets. This translates into better visibility into the respective cre...