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laddawan punna/iStock via Getty Images Market Overview The March quarter started off well as January and February were strong opening months for the U.S. equity market. Key drivers of the market were favorable, including: strong economic growth, robust earnings (especially for small caps), the Federal Reserve's rate cutting cycle, tax cuts (as the so called Big Beautiful Bill became effective in 2026), expanded deregulation, the ISM PMI Manufacturing index entering expansion territory (above 50), and inflation gradually easing along with long-term interest rates. These positives outweighed negatives such as the stalled labor market and growing concerns about private credit. As a result, through February, equities were up for the year, market breadth expanded and small caps outperformed large caps. Then on February 28th, the US & Israel launched strikes on Iran, initiating the Iran War. This was in response to growing potential threats by the Iranian regime and the recent brutal attacks on its own people. The Iran War The Iran War has dramatically changed the equity market environment for the time being. Equities fell sharply in the month of March as the price of crude oil nearly doubled, interest rates rose, the US dollar rallied, economic uncertainty spiked and investor sentiment plunged. WTI crude oil increased from $65 two days before the war to over $100 by the end of March just over a month later. Other key global crude oil benchmarks, such as, Brent, Oman, and Dubai were even higher. On most individual trading days in March, the price of crude oil was the critical factor. Favorable war headlines caused the price of crude oil to fall and equities to rally in an inverse relationship. However, the opposite was true on most days, where negative war headlines and higher crude prices caused equity multiples to compress. Overall, the fog of war remains thick. As of one week into April, the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire. The ceasefire is a clear posi...

Toronto-Dominion Bank ( TD ) is exploring the use of a rare kind of significant risk transfer (SRT) to hedge current and future data center exposure as tech companies' investments in artificial intelligence surge. The reference portfolio would start at ~$1B but could then increase the SRT over time through a forward-flow arrangement, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The bank would be able to add data center debt it originates over a predetermined period instead of in a one-shot deal. The tentative transaction is still in its early stages, and terms could change significantly in the issuance process, the people told Bloomberg. The rush to build data centers has some investors worried that an AI bubble will eventually pop, casting doubt on whether loans used to finance the expansion will be paid back. Four of the biggest U.S. tech companies plan ~$650B of capital spending this year for new data centers and related infrastructure, the article said. Other banks that are weighing risk transfers to hedge data center financing are Société Générale ( SCGLF ) and Morgan Stanley ( MS ), Bloomberg said. More on Toronto-Dominion Bank The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD:CA) Shareholder/Analyst Call Transcript The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD:CA) Presents at 24th Annual Financial Services Conference Transcript Toronto-Dominion Bank Is Still Fundamentally Resilient But Almost Fully Priced Toronto Dominion Bank Q1 earnings driven by Canadian P&C, Wholesale Banking fee growth

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On The Investor’s Podcast (formerly known as We Study Billionaires), investor Daniel Mahncke made a claim worth stopping on: MercadoLibre has achieved “the longest ever streak of quarters with over 30% year over year revenue growth to 28 consecutive quarters. And at Meli’s size, that’s an insane number. And Meli’s actually the only company ever ... MercadoLibre Just Did What No Company Ever Has: 28 Consecutive Quarters of 30%+ Revenue Growth

Jetlinerimages/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images American Airlines is scheduled to report its Q1 earnings on April 22, before market open, with analysts expecting a 22% rise in the company’s profits. The consensus EPS estimate is -$0.46, while revenue is expected to jump 9% to $13.75B. Over the last 3 months, EPS estimates have seen 17 downward moves but no upward revisions . Revenue estimates have seen 10 upward revisions and 1 downward move. The firm had guided Q1 CASM (excluding fuel, excluding profit sharing, and net special items) to be up between 3% and 5%. For the full year, adjusted earnings per diluted share were projected in the range of $1.70 to $2.70, while capacity for the period is seen rising 3% to 5% year-over-year. However, investors will be keenly looking out for the management’s comments on United Airlines’ ( UAL ) merger bid. The company had earlier denied merger talks, saying it was not interested. Earlier this month, United CEO Scott Kirby discussed with senior government officials a possible merger with American Airlines ( AAL ), as per Bloomberg. American Airlines has shown consistent underperformance and is characterized by high debt and limited strategic flexibility. Analysts are not optimistic about the merger, arguing that despite operational gains, the deal faces complex antitrust issues, unattractive financials, and disproportionate risk, making the combination inadvisable. “Looking at the financial metrics, there can be synergies once combined, but American Airlines brings an extremely high debt load with it. The subpar cash flow and margin performance is likely why United Airlines would be interested in American Airlines in the first place, but it brings a lot of execution risk,” Seeking Alpha analyst Dhierin Bechai said. Over the last 2 years, AAL has beaten EPS estimates 75% of the time and has beaten revenue estimates 75% of the time. The stock has declined by over 23% in the year so far. More on American Airlines United Airlines ...

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核心要点 谷歌 将推出一款专门运行人工智能模型的芯片，同时推出另一款独立处理器用于模型训练。 亚马逊 也在采取类似策略，两家科技巨头均通过推出定制化芯片，作为图形处理器的替代品，以此对抗英伟达。 谷歌新款芯片搭载大容量静态随机存取存储器，这一点与英伟达即将推出的芯片相似。 过去数年，谷歌一直生产可同时兼顾人工智能模型训练与推理工作的芯片，如今该公司将这两项任务拆分至不同处理器，这是其在 AI 硬件领域对抗英伟达的最新举措。 谷歌周三宣布，将在第八代张量处理单元（TPU）上实施这一调整。两款芯片均将于今年晚些时候面市。 谷歌高级副总裁兼 AI 与基础设施首席技术官阿明・瓦赫达特在博客文章中表示：“随着 AI 智能体的兴起，我们认为，市场将从分别针对训练与部署需求进行专项优化的芯片中受益。” 今年 3 月，英伟达曾大力宣传其即将推出的新款芯片，借助以 200 亿美元收购芯片初创企业 Groq 所获得的技术，该芯片可让模型快速响应用户提问。谷歌是英伟达的大客户，但同时也向使用其云服务的企业提供 TPU 作为替代方案。 全球多数顶尖科技企业均在自研人工智能专用半导体，以实现效率最大化，并满足特定场景需求。 苹果 多年来一直在自研 iPhone 芯片中集成神经网络引擎 AI 组件； 微软 于今年 1 月发布第二代 AI 芯片；上周，Meta 宣布将与博通合作开发多款 AI 处理器。 谷歌是这一趋势的先行者。2015 年，谷歌开始使用自研处理器运行 AI 模型，并于 2018 年向云服务客户开放租赁。亚马逊云科技 2018 年推出用于处理 AI 请求的 Inferentia 芯片，2020 年又发布用于 AI 模型训练的 Trainium 处理器。 戴维森分析师去年 9 月估算，TPU 业务加上谷歌 DeepMind AI 部门，总价值约 9000 亿美元。 目前没有任何一家科技巨头能够取代英伟达，谷歌甚至没有将自家新芯片的性能与这位 AI 芯片龙头的产品进行对标。不过谷歌表示，其训练芯片在同等成本下，性能是去年 11 月发布的第七代艾恩伍德 TPU 的 2.8 倍，推理处理器性能则提升 80%。 英伟达称，即将推出的 Groq 3 LPU 硬件将搭载大容量静态随机存取存储器（SRAM），本月早些时候提交上市申请的 AI 芯片制造商 Cerebras 也采用该技术。谷歌代号为 ...

Meta employees' activity at work is now being used to train the company's AI agents. As reported by Reuters , Meta is installing a tool it calls Model Capability Initiative (MCI) on US-based employees' computers that runs in work-related apps and websites, recording mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and occasional screenshots. The data from this tool will be used to train the company's AI models to get better at interacting with computers the way humans do, including automating work tasks like those Meta's employees perform on the job. According to Reuters , the data from MCI won't be "used for performance assessments." "If we're buildin … Read the full story at The Verge.

An index tracking semiconductor stocks is on track for its all-time longest streak of daily gains, as investors anticipate strong growth for the sector driven by demand related to artificial intelligence. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index rose as much as 1.9% on Wednesday. If it closes higher, that would mark its 16th straight positive session — its longest such streak on record — based on data that goes back to 1994. Over the course of the rally, the index has climbed 37%, putting April on track for the biggest one-month percentage gain since February 2000. The rally is just the latest example of chips leading the broader market. The introduction of ChatGPT, which ignited the modern AI era, spurred the years-long trend. Major companies are spending aggressively on AI-related infrastructure, fueling growth for chips in particular. “There’s a huge amount of demand because of artificial intelligence, and I think we can expect the heavy spending on AI to continue for the foreseeable future,” said Mark Grant , chief global strategist at Alliance Global Partners. “I think the sector still looks attractive in terms of both valuation and growth, and that should be positive for both semiconductor stocks broadly, but also the market overall.” The semiconductor sector is expected to grow revenue by about 57% in 2026, according to Bloomberg Intelligence data , which is twice the pace of the overall tech sector, and well above the 9.3% growth expected for the S&P 500 Index. Nvidia Corp. in particular has emerged as not only the poster child for both the sector and AI, but arguably the economy overall. The chip-maker has soared more than 1,200% over the past five years, becoming the world’s largest company in the process, with a market capitalization near $5 trillion. Other major winners of the AI era include Broadcom Inc. , up nearly 800% over the past five years; Micron Technology Inc. , up more than 400%; and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , which has gained ab...

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Infosys said the integration will be used to help its clients modernize software development, automate workflows and deploy AI systems, initially focusing software engineering, legacy modernization, and DevOps.

格隆汇4月22日｜华西证券(002926.SZ)公告称，公司发布2025年年度报告，实现营业收入46.15亿元，同比增长17.75%；归属于上市公司股东的净利润为14.70亿元，同比增长101.98%。拟向全体股东每10股派发现金红利1.69元(含税)，不送红股，不以公积金转增股本。

peshkov/iStock via Getty Images It is “very hard to not be bullish right now” across U.S. stocks, crypto, and artificial intelligence, according to Anthony Pompliano, chairman and CEO of ProCap Financial. In an interview with CNBC, Pompliano dismissed concerns about inflation and geopolitical tensions, arguing that data points to an American economy experiencing a “manufacturing renaissance” and economic boom that should benefit stocks ( SP500 ), ( COMP:IND ), ( DJI ), crypto ( BTC-USD ), ( ETH-USD ), and related assets over the next 12 months. He spoke about the launch of an AI-first financial research product on prediction markets in partnership with Kalshi ( KALSHI ). Pompliano explained that his firm’s AI system has uncovered a rare historical market pattern that suggests significant gains ahead. The AI system, according to Pompliano, excels at sifting through “mountains and mountains of data” to find undiscovered insights. He pointed to one striking finding: the stock market has posted three consecutive weeks of gains of 3% or more, something that has only happened three times in the past 76 years. Following those previous instances, the market returned an average of 33% over the subsequent 12 months. On Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) specifically, Pompliano made the case that the cryptocurrency has established itself as the “king of safe haven assets.” He cited research showing that in every financial crisis since 2020—including the banking crisis, COVID, tariffs, and geopolitical conflicts—Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) outperformed stocks, gold, cash, and treasuries within 60 days of each crisis beginning. “I think that the market is saying that something like Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) is an asset that they want to hold during times of uncertainty,” he said. Acknowledging Bitcoin’s ( BTC-USD ) volatility, Pompliano expressed confidence that the cryptocurrency likely bottomed at $60,000 and will reach new all-time highs within the next two to three years. He revealed that both he person...

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财联社4月22日讯（编辑 史正丞） 俄罗斯政府周三在一份官网声明中宣布，该国对化肥出口的配额管理制度将延长至今年12月初。 根据最新政策， 俄罗斯生产商被允许在6月1日至11月30日期间出口2000万吨化肥 。 俄罗斯政府表示， 新限额将包括870万吨氮肥、超过420万吨硝酸铵以及约700万吨复合肥 。该配额不适用于国际过境运输和作为对外人道主义援助提供的交付。 此前为了确保春季播种需求，俄罗斯曾 暂停3月21日至4月21日期间的硝酸铵出口 。 作为背景，由于中东战事导致霍尔木兹海峡几乎处于关闭状态，切断了全球约三分之一的海运化肥贸易。因此，这场美国、以色列和伊朗之间的地缘博弈，已经引发潜在“粮食危机”的担忧。各国为确保“碗中有粮”正在竞争有限的替代供应，导致化肥价格激增。 俄罗斯是全球第二大化肥生产国， 其化肥贸易量约占全球总量的20% 。该国现行的化肥出口配额为1870万吨，涵盖去年12月至今年5月底的周期。 声明表示，延续出口配额只在确保农业生产者、饲料生产商及其他使用者的持续供应，保障国内市场肥料供应充足。 需要说明的是，俄罗斯的化肥出口配额政策从2021年12月就已经启动，此后形成“半年滚动配额 + 农时临时禁运”的长期管控体系，并延续至今。去年6月至11月期间的配额也是2000万吨，不过配比是氮肥近1230 万吨，复合肥约760万吨。 随着中东战争爆发， 氮肥价格已经较2月时翻了一倍 ，随着霍尔木兹海峡关闭的时间越长，价格失控上涨的风险也会进一步增加。 化肥供应的冲击对氮素类产品尤为严重，如尿素和氨，这类产品必须每年施用以维持作物产量。以磷和钾为基础的养分可以留在土壤中，允许农户跳过一两年的施用。 全球主要化肥出口商阿联酋Fertiglobe本周早些时候介绍称，今年3月，海湾地区的尿素出口从典型的每月170万吨降至约30万吨。 与此同时， 农作物的价格上涨尚未追上燃料和化肥的涨幅，这意味着农民可能无法抵消费用激增 。2022年俄乌战争爆发时，由于两国都是主要谷物生产国，全球粮食价格曾出现迅猛跳涨。 Fertiglobe首席执行官Ahmed El-Hoshy介绍称，伊朗战争初期谷物价格确实一度上涨，但随后又回落，这增加了处境艰难的农户停止施肥或放弃玉米、水稻和小麦等需氮量大的作物，转而种植需氮量较低作物的风险。 同时由于农业播种有时间限制，因此即便中东航运...

Orrstown Financial ( ORRF ) declares $0.30/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 3.17% Payable May 12; for shareholders of record May 5; ex-div May 5. See ORRF Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Orrstown Financial Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. (ORRF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Orrstown Financial GAAP EPS of $1.12 beats by $0.11, revenue of $64.58M beats by $14.18M Orrstown outlines 5% loan growth target for 2026 while expanding fee income and capital investments Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Orrstown Financial

财联社4月22日讯（编辑 赵昊） 在订单激增的推动下，美国能源设备制造及服务商GE Vernova业绩超出市场预期，并上调全年指引，其股价也不断刷新纪录。 周三（4月22日）美股盘前，GE Vernova在官网发布了第一季度财报和前景展望。在截至3月31日的三个月里，公司营收录得93.39亿美元，同比上升16%，强于市场预期的92亿美元。 利润方面，公司第一季度非GAAP下调整后息税折旧摊销前利润（EBITDA）为8.96亿美元，去年同期为4.57亿美元，几乎翻倍，折合每股收益17.44美元，市场原先认为会是1.97美元。 分析指出，GE Vernova第一季度每股收益大幅超出预期是因为其中包含了一项与公司收购Prolec GE相关的40亿美元收益。 报告还显示，GE Vernova第一季度的订单金额达到183亿美元，同比大增71%，这一数字已经达到了公司第一季度营收的两倍。 展望2026年，GE Vernova预计全年营收将在445-455亿美元之间，EBITDA约为59亿美元，高于公司此前约53亿美元的指引和华尔街预测的58亿美元。 受这些利好提振，GE Vernova股价早盘涨逾11%，续刷新高。截至周二收盘，该股年内已累计上涨51.88%。之前两年（2024年和2025年），该股分别累涨186.24%和99.02%。 两年前，通用电气分拆出公司的发电相关业务成立GE Vernova，以股票代码“GEV”在美股进行交易。剩下的通用电气改名为GE航空航天公司，并保留原本的股票代码“GE”。 随着全球电力需求的急剧上升，尤其是与人工智能相关的耗电需求，正在推动燃气轮机和电网设备的订单，从而加强了该公司的核心业务，尽管其风电部门仍在承压。 目前，GE Vernova已签下约100吉瓦的燃气轮机订单，第一季度交付了4吉瓦。其中，约20%来自人工智能数据中心，其余来自包括公用事业在内的传统客户。 GE Vernova首席执行官Scott Strazik在接受采访时表示：“这是一个独特的机会……所有迹象表明，我们仍处于这一周期的早期阶段。” Strazik认为，投资者或许需要在二战之后的经济繁荣时期才能找到类似的例子。 华尔街整体对该公司持乐观态度，覆盖该股的分析师中，近80%给予“买入”评级。 摩根大通分析师Mark Strouse在一份报告中写道：“我们认为，GE V...