Similar to every other high-end GPU on the market, the AMD Radeon 9070 XT graphics card is selling for more than its $599 MSRP this year. Fortunately, it's nowhere near as egregiously marked up as Nvidia cards. As part of its Memorial Day Sale, Amazon is offering the PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon 9070 XT GPU for just $669.99 with free shipping. This is the best price I've seen all year long for AMD...
Similar to every other high-end GPU on the market, the AMD Radeon 9070 XT graphics card is selling for more than its $599 MSRP this year. Fortunately, it's nowhere near as egregiously marked up as Nvidia cards. As part of its Memorial Day Sale, Amazon is offering the PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon 9070 XT GPU for just $669.99 with free shipping. This is the best price I've seen all year long for AMD's best new GPU, which performs nearly as well as Nvidia's now-$1,000 RTX 5070 Ti. Powercolor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB Graphics Card 6 $799.99 save 16% $669.99 at Amazon The Radeon RX 9070 XT Received a 10/10 at IGN The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is the only 2025-released GPU that we gave a 10/10 score. Even though it costs $150 less than the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, the 9070 XT beats it out in several of the games we tested. In a few benchmarks, the results aren't even close. The 9070 XT approaches the performance of the $1,000 RX 7900 XTX but with better ray tracing and upscaling performance than its predecessor. This is the least expensive graphics card from either AMD or Nvidia that I would comfortably recommend for playing the latest and most demanding games in 4K at 60fps or higher framerates. Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
England achieved a straightforward win against New Zealand, bowling the visitors out for 80 before chasing down the runs with 37 balls to spare to secure the series 2-1. The win was set up by a catastrophic batting collapse from New Zealand, who sunk to 33 for six in the first nine overs. A Thomas Becket-esque miracle had saved them at Canterbury, but a second one was unlikely to materialise, espe...
England achieved a straightforward win against New Zealand, bowling the visitors out for 80 before chasing down the runs with 37 balls to spare to secure the series 2-1. The win was set up by a catastrophic batting collapse from New Zealand, who sunk to 33 for six in the first nine overs. A Thomas Becket-esque miracle had saved them at Canterbury, but a second one was unlikely to materialise, especially as the in-form Sophie Devine was dismissed for a duck. The win came in the absence of England’s main strike bowler, Lauren Bell, rested in anticipation of a big workload over the coming weeks. Dani Gibson stepped up with figures of three for 14, including the big wickets of Devine and Melie Kerr in the same over. Kerr once again chipped up an easy catch on the ring and her form going into the World Cup must now be something of a concern after scores of 1, 8 and 0 in this series. The England captain, Charlie Dean, also shouldered some of the bowling load, both in the powerplay and at the death, picking up three wickets. Her astute use of DRS again came in handy: she chose to send a denied lbw appeal against Brooke Halliday upstairs and reviews showed the ball was drifting in to leg stump. With such a low target England could afford to be sensible and wickets fell only whenever they deviated from that strategy: Capsey was trapped leg-before by Nensi Pateland Sophia Dunkley was caught at mid-on trying to loft the ball down the ground. View image in fullscreen Dani Gibson shows her delight at dismissing New Zealand’s Maddy Green. Photograph: Alex Davidson/ECB/Getty Images New Zealand could have made even further inroads had Halliday clung on to a tricky catch in the deep when Heather Knight was in single figures. Instead, a painstaking partnership for the third wicket between Maia Bouchier and Knight of 35 off 39 balls took England within 10 runs of their target. Knight reverse-swept Kerr to backward point leaving Freya Kemp to finish things off. Having chosen to bat fir...
Citigroup Inc. C plans to allocate a significant portion of its global wealth management hiring to Asia, according to a GlobalData report, which was published in Yahoo Finance. The hiring expansion is part of C’s broader strategy to strengthen its wealth management franchise and improve profitability. The company plans to hire around 100 private bankers globally, along with nearly 400 additional s...
Citigroup Inc. C plans to allocate a significant portion of its global wealth management hiring to Asia, according to a GlobalData report, which was published in Yahoo Finance. The hiring expansion is part of C’s broader strategy to strengthen its wealth management franchise and improve profitability. The company plans to hire around 100 private bankers globally, along with nearly 400 additional specialists. Andy Sieg, Head of Wealth at Citigroup, stated that a substantial percentage of the recruitment will be concentrated in Asia, reflecting the region’s growing contribution to C’s global wealth operations. Sieg further stated that Asia remains the fastest-growing and most productive segment within the private bank. Per the report, the company’s Asia wealth business, which includes Japan, Asia North, Australia and Asia South, generated nearly $3 billion in revenues in 2025, accounting for almost 35% of C’s global wealth revenues. Citigroup Bets on Asia’s Wealth Expansion Opportunity Citigroup’s hiring push aligns with the company’s broader strategy outlined during its 2026 Investor Day presentation. The bank expects the wealth unit’s return on tangible common equity to reach 15-20% in 2027 and 2028 and exceed 20% over the medium term. RoTCE 2027 & 2028 Target Image Source: Citigroup Inc. In 2025, the company’s wealth unit net income climbed nearly 50% year over year to $1.5 billion, reflecting stronger operating leverage, rising investment activity and improved client engagement. The growth trend continued in the first quarter of 2026, with the metric surging 126% year over year. At the 2026 Investor Day presentation, management also highlighted that the Asia-Pacific region already contributes nearly 30% of Citigroup’s wealth revenues and continues to offer strong opportunities to increase business from existing clients. The company also reiterated plans to expand its banker and advisor base across Citi Private Bank and Citigold to support long-term growth objectiv...
Key Points The government plans to give incentives and make equity investments in nine quantum computing companies. However, it may have missed the best one in IonQ. 10 stocks we like better than IonQ › The U.S. government announced plans to provide over $2 billion in incentives and investments to quantum computing companies under the CHIPS and Science Act, with the Commerce Department also set to...
Key Points The government plans to give incentives and make equity investments in nine quantum computing companies. However, it may have missed the best one in IonQ. 10 stocks we like better than IonQ › The U.S. government announced plans to provide over $2 billion in incentives and investments to quantum computing companies under the CHIPS and Science Act, with the Commerce Department also set to take equity stakes in several of them. The Trump administration has been very keen on increasing domestic chip manufacturing, and many of the incentives will go toward quantum computing manufacturing. The largest check will be written to a new IBM (NYSE: IBM) start-up called Anderon, which IBM said would be the country's first pure-play quantum foundry. The government will provide $1 billion in incentives, while IBM contributes another $1 billion, along with intellectual property and other assets. GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ: GFS) also signed a letter of intent to receive $375 million in incentives to help expand domestic quantum manufacturing with its new Quantum Technology Solutions business. The Commerce Department will also take about a 1% equity stake in GlobalFoundries. 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 » Seven other quantum computing companies will also receive equity investments, including Rigetti, D-Wave Quantum, and Infleqtion. Conspicuously absent from the list, though, is IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), and the government may just have missed out on investing in the best quantum company out there. The case for IonQ It's quite surprising that the government didn't include IonQ among its investments, especially considering that the company is in the process of acquiring quantum foundry SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT). With the deal, the company is set to become the country's only vertically integ...
The UK is experiencing record-breaking temperatures in an unprecedented May heatwave, while large parts of Europe are also facing blistering conditions. As the climate crisis makes extreme heat more likely, are we prepared? Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian reporter Helena Horton. Continue reading...
The UK is experiencing record-breaking temperatures in an unprecedented May heatwave, while large parts of Europe are also facing blistering conditions. As the climate crisis makes extreme heat more likely, are we prepared? Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian reporter Helena Horton. Continue reading...
One of Régis Le Bris’s first acts as Sunderland’s head coach was to preside over a pre-season training camp near Alicante. It was July 2024 and, according to those present, the Breton sometimes cut a slightly isolated figure. “I arrived alone, without any collaborators,” Le Bris has said, reflecting on his leap of faith that involved exchanging the familiarity of Lorient for a job that, initially,...
One of Régis Le Bris’s first acts as Sunderland’s head coach was to preside over a pre-season training camp near Alicante. It was July 2024 and, according to those present, the Breton sometimes cut a slightly isolated figure. “I arrived alone, without any collaborators,” Le Bris has said, reflecting on his leap of faith that involved exchanging the familiarity of Lorient for a job that, initially, meant working with Sunderland’s existing backroom team rather than bringing hand-picked assistants. The coach who ended last season with a Championship playoff final victory and, a year to the day later, led Sunderland into the Europa League was playing a longer game. “Step by step I started to express my ideas and my concepts,” Le Bris said. Slowly but surely he also began to establisha power base on Wearside. Le Bris went unrecognised when, shortly before taking charge at the Stadium of Light, he slipped into the back of a lecture room where Sunderland’s club historian, Rob Mason, was recounting the team’s sometimes illustrious past. But within six months Le Bris would be serving as a magnet, his unshowy pulling power attracting some of football’s brightest emerging talents. Everything changed in January 2025. Sunderland’s young, inexperienced side were pushing for automatic promotion and, unusually, the owner, Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, allowed Le Bris rather than the then sporting director, Kristjaan Speakman, to take the lead on pursuing a statement signing. Le Bris had first coached Enzo Le Fée as a 12-year-old in Lorient’s academy and knew the playmaker’s recent transfer, to Roma, was not working out. With Le Fée receptive to a loan, Louis-Dreyfus and Speakman began talking to Florent Ghisolfi, then Roma’s sporting director. Ghisolfi was gaining a reputation as a shrewd, well-connected recruitment specialist, with his work at Lens and Nice seen as highly impressive. What went under the radar was that Ghisolfi had worked with Le Bris at Lorient and had tried to lure him to...
(RTTNews) - The Canadian market is up firmly in positive territory on Monday with stocks from across several sectors moving higher on strong buying amid rising optimism Iran and the United States will agree on a peace deal that could results in the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Worries about inflation and growth have eased a bit following a sharp drop in oil prices. West Texas Intermediate Cr...
(RTTNews) - The Canadian market is up firmly in positive territory on Monday with stocks from across several sectors moving higher on strong buying amid rising optimism Iran and the United States will agree on a peace deal that could results in the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Worries about inflation and growth have eased a bit following a sharp drop in oil prices. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures are down as much as 5.2% at $91.55 a barrel. Canada's benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index, which climbed to 34,846.40 earlier, was up 322.53 points or 0.94% at 34,793.89 about half an hour past noon. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that an agreement with Iran has been "largely negotiated" and details will be announced soon. However, later on Sunday, Trump told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran. A U.S. official reportedly said that both the sides have in principle agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and that Tehran has agreed to dispose highly enriched uranium. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted on X that any final agreement would require dismantling Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities and removing enriched nuclear material from its territory. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday said that Tehran is "ready to reassure the world that we are not seeking nuclear weapons." The Materials Capped Index is up 3.75%. First Quantum Minerals, Hudbay Minearls, Capstone Copper, Montage Gold Corp., Ngex Minerals, Aya Gold & Silver, Taseko Mines, Americas Gold & Silver Corporation, Lundin Mining and Teck Resources are up 5%-8%. Among tech stocks, Coveo Solutions is soaring 8.75%. Firan Technology Group, Lightspeed Commerce, Tecsys, Docebo, Descartes Systems Group, BlackBerry, Constellation Software and Celestica are up 2%-5%. Industrials stocks Cae Inc., Finning International, WSP Global, Nfi Group, Air Canada, AtkinsRealis Group and Badger Infrastructure are up 2%-4.3%. Among consumer discretionary stocks, Aritzia i...
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Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Chinese streaming platform iQIYI, Inc. ( IQ ), did not submit the best of earnings reports for its first fiscal quarter last week, as revenues and membership metrics continued to trend down amid a challenged advertiser market in China. The profitability situation is also strained for the Chinese streaming platform, as GAAP losses widened significantly c...
Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Chinese streaming platform iQIYI, Inc. ( IQ ), did not submit the best of earnings reports for its first fiscal quarter last week, as revenues and membership metrics continued to trend down amid a challenged advertiser market in China. The profitability situation is also strained for the Chinese streaming platform, as GAAP losses widened significantly compared to the year-earlier period, but the streaming enterprise presented a plan to debut over 100 new short-form dramas in the next twelve months, which could reinvigorate the company’s subscriber and revenue growth. The global streaming market is also set for prolonged growth as consumer behaviors are shifting and are benefiting video-on-demand platforms. With shares of iQIYI trading at a depressed valuation ratio of only 0.27X forward revenues, I believe investors are overall still dealing with a risk profile that is skewed to the upside. Data by YCharts Previous Rating I rated iQIYI a ‘Buy’ back in August 2025 -- A Seriously Discounted Streaming Play -- because I felt the low valuation based off of revenues compensated investors for the pressure on the company’s streaming numbers. Management continues to pivot the business towards short-form drama content and focus specifically on overseas expansion, such as in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. While the turnaround may take a little longer than initially expected, I believe it is worth staying the course here for now. Weak Q1 Earnings Report Card Amid Subscriber Headwinds The Chinese streaming platform met expectations for first-quarter earnings on May 18, 2026, while missing slightly on the top line: iQIYI reported a non-GAAP loss of $0.04 per share, which met expectations exactly. Revenues came in at $915.2M, missing the consensus prediction slightly, by $5.3M. Seeking Alpha iQIYI continued to see top-line pressure in the most recent quarter, with all of its core metrics -- membership services reven...
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Target (TGT 0.44%) has been struggling to win over investors in recent years. Many have opted for its larger rival, Walmart, instead, with its grocery business offering greater stability. With consumers pulling back on discretionary spending, Target's stock hasn't made for a compelling investing. Recently, however, that may have changed. Not only did the company release some strong earnings number...
Target (TGT 0.44%) has been struggling to win over investors in recent years. Many have opted for its larger rival, Walmart, instead, with its grocery business offering greater stability. With consumers pulling back on discretionary spending, Target's stock hasn't made for a compelling investing. Recently, however, that may have changed. Not only did the company release some strong earnings numbers, but it also boosted its guidance. Here's what you need to know about the business and the retail stock right now. Target may be due for some much stronger growth ahead Last week, Target released its first-quarter earnings for the period ending May 2. Net sales totaled $25.4 billion and were up nearly 7% year over year. It was a strong showing for the company as it said the growth was broad across many categories, a positive sign that consumer demand is strengthening. For investors, the encouraging sign was that the business beat on both the top and bottom lines. Revenue was only projected to the $24.6 billion. On the bottom line, Target did particularly well as its earnings per share of $1.71 was well ahead of the $1.46 in per-share profit that analysts were projecting. The great news for investors came with the company raising its guidance while also being cautious. It's not often that you see a company doing both, as being cautious can often reflect a fairly timid guidance. The company now expects its net sales growth for the year to be around 4%, which is a couple of percentage points higher than its previous forecast. The outlook may have been even stronger, however, if not for the uncertainty in the economy, with CEO Michael Fiddelke saying that the company is "maintaining a cautious outlook given the work we know we have in front of us." Expand NYSE : TGT Target Today's Change ( -0.44 %) $ -0.55 Current Price $ 125.60 Key Data Points Market Cap $57B Day's Range $ 125.11 - $ 127.98 52wk Range $ 83.44 - $ 133.10 Volume 4.9M Avg Vol 5.9M Gross Margin 25.65 % Dividend ...
Most investors chasing consumer goods stocks gravitate toward big dividend payers or big names like Procter & Gamble and Church & Dwight. Those are fine businesses. They're also some of the most-analyzed, most-held, most-talked-about names in any retail portfolio. Central Garden & Pet (CENTA +0.00%) is none of those things, and that may be exactly why it could be a good place to start a long-term ...
Most investors chasing consumer goods stocks gravitate toward big dividend payers or big names like Procter & Gamble and Church & Dwight. Those are fine businesses. They're also some of the most-analyzed, most-held, most-talked-about names in any retail portfolio. Central Garden & Pet (CENTA +0.00%) is none of those things, and that may be exactly why it could be a good place to start a long-term $1,000 investment. Central Garden & Pet is a portfolio company hiding in plain sight. It owns roughly 65 brands across the pet care and lawn and garden categories. These include Nylabone, Kaytee, Aqueon, Pennington, and Amdro, sold through mass retail, e-commerce, and independent channels across the United States. These aren't trendy start-up brands. They are the dog chews sitting on the shelf at PetSmart, the birdseed hanging in the garden center at Home Depot, and the fish tank accessories in thousands of first-time pet owner homes. Expand NASDAQ : CENTA Central Garden & Pet Today's Change ( 0.00 %) $ 0.00 Current Price $ 34.57 Key Data Points Market Cap $2.2B Day's Range $ 34.25 - $ 35.56 52wk Range $ 25.97 - $ 37.71 Volume 313.8K Avg Vol 299.6K Gross Margin 31.40 % What the company just did makes it a buy In April 2026, Central announced a joint venture with Phillips Pet Food & Supplies to spin out its pet distribution operations into a stand-alone national platform. This is more interesting than it sounds. For years, Central ran its own distribution business alongside its branded products business -- a structure that worked but kept margins lower and management attention divided. By folding distribution into a joint venture, Central walks away with cash proceeds, retains a 20% stake in the new entity, and can now concentrate entirely on building and growing its branded portfolio. Stripping out a lower-margin logistics operation to sharpen focus on higher-margin branded consumer goods is the kind of strategic clarity that tends to get rewarded over time. It also means C...
Many tech stocks have been surging in recent years due to strong results stemming from investments in artificial intelligence (AI). Palantir Technologies (PLTR 0.41%), Nvidia, and Broadcom have all rallied more than 500% in just the past three years. Companies involved with AI have been benefiting from robust demand for their products and services, which has led to investors also being extremely b...
Many tech stocks have been surging in recent years due to strong results stemming from investments in artificial intelligence (AI). Palantir Technologies (PLTR 0.41%), Nvidia, and Broadcom have all rallied more than 500% in just the past three years. Companies involved with AI have been benefiting from robust demand for their products and services, which has led to investors also being extremely bullish on these types of stocks. But as hot as the AI trade has been of late, I've stayed away from it, as the valuations have gotten out of control. And that can be vital to ensure you don't violate Warren Buffett's first rule when it comes to investing: "never lose money." Ignoring valuations can make you vulnerable to losses Many AI stocks are incredibly overvalued today, and one of the best examples of that is Palantir Technologies. Strong growth and ties to the U.S. government have made this a bit of a safe haven stock for tech investors in recent years. The company is involved in data analytics, and its AI platform has provided companies with significant opportunities for enhancing their businesses and improving efficiency. The problem with Palantir is that although its shares are down 23% this year, the stock still isn't cheap; it trades at a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of more than 150. Buying a stock at that kind of valuation, regardless of how promising its growth prospects are, can open you up to some considerable downside risk. While not all AI stocks are as expensive as Palantir, many are, and they're priced on rosy expectations ahead, which is why I've avoided them. Expand NASDAQ : PLTR Palantir Technologies Today's Change ( -0.41 %) $ -0.56 Current Price $ 136.85 Key Data Points Market Cap $328B Day's Range $ 134.30 - $ 139.02 52wk Range $ 118.93 - $ 207.52 Volume 1.1M Avg Vol 46.8M Gross Margin 84.07 % Following Buffett's advice can help protect your portfolio Taking a cautious approach may result in you missing out on gains and sitting on the sidelines...
Veeva Systems VEEV continues to benefit from strong momentum across its Vault platform and growing adoption of Vault CRM, positioning the company well for sustained long-term growth. Vault CRM is part of the Vault CRM Suite of applications that provide the technology foundation for commercial execution for biopharma companies of all sizes in all regions. Vault CRM Suite also includes Events Manage...
Veeva Systems VEEV continues to benefit from strong momentum across its Vault platform and growing adoption of Vault CRM, positioning the company well for sustained long-term growth. Vault CRM is part of the Vault CRM Suite of applications that provide the technology foundation for commercial execution for biopharma companies of all sizes in all regions. Vault CRM Suite also includes Events Management, Service Center, Campaign Manager and Patient CRM. The company recently announced that more than 125 customers worldwide are now live on Vault CRM, including multiple top-20 biopharma companies across the United States, Europe and Japan. Management noted that growing adoption of Vault CRM alongside Veeva AI is accelerating the industry’s transition toward agentic CRM and AI-powered commercial engagement. Veeva Systems’ momentum has also been supported by several large pharmaceutical companies committing to Vault CRM in recent months. In January 2026, Novo Nordisk announced that its International Operations business unit selected Vault CRM to strengthen commercial execution and support AI-driven customer engagement. Earlier, Roche expanded its partnership with Veeva Systems by adopting Vault CRM across its global pharma organization, while Merck & Co. committed to the platform to support one of its largest upcoming launch cycles. These customer wins highlight increasing confidence in Veeva Systems’ cloud ecosystem, data integration capabilities and AI-enabled workflow tools. Apart from innovation-led growth, the company’s healthy margins, recurring revenue base and strong cash-generation capabilities remain additional positives for investors. Peers Updates Salesforce CRM continues to strengthen its enterprise AI portfolio through expanding Agentforce capabilities and strategic partnerships. The company recently collaborated with HealthEx, Verily and Viz.ai to launch AI-powered healthcare agents aimed at improving clinical and administrative workflow efficiency. Salesfor...
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Despite being just a few upticks away from topping $3 trillion in market cap for the first time, Amazon (AMZN 0.70%) still has a long runway for growth. The company that started out three decades ago billing itself as Earth's Biggest Bookstore has somehow overachieved with that goal. Amazon is a consumer, tech, and consumer tech company. There's a good chance you've been a recent customer. But let...
Despite being just a few upticks away from topping $3 trillion in market cap for the first time, Amazon (AMZN 0.70%) still has a long runway for growth. The company that started out three decades ago billing itself as Earth's Biggest Bookstore has somehow overachieved with that goal. Amazon is a consumer, tech, and consumer tech company. There's a good chance you've been a recent customer. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. I'm going to give you three reasons Amazon could be the best growth stock to buy this month. 1. AWS isn't moving the needle; it is the needle Net sales rose 17% in Amazon's latest quarter. That's not a lot, but it is the e-commerce bellwether's strongest top-line jump in more than four years. The driver pushing hard on the accelerator is Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud hosting platform whose net sales climbed 28%, the segment's strongest move in more than three years. Most people consider Amazon's primary business to be e-commerce, but check out AWS. It contributes just a fifth of the company's revenue, but unlike the weak markups Amazon gets in online retail, the web services business consistently generates an operating margin above 35%. More than half of Amazon's overall operating profit is the handiwork of AWS. Expand NASDAQ : AMZN Amazon Today's Change ( -0.70 %) $ -1.89 Current Price $ 266.57 Key Data Points Market Cap $2.9T Day's Range $ 266.36 - $ 269.77 52wk Range $ 196.00 - $ 278.56 Volume 1.2M Avg Vol 45.2M Gross Margin 50.60 % 2. Chips ahoy Amazon took a hit earlier this year, when it announced it would earmark $200 billion in capital expenditures to build out its AI capabilities. Now, the market's starting to get it. AWS is the top dog among hyperscalers, commanding almost a third of the global market. The leading AI platforms are leaning harder on Amazon, and it's making sure it's not at the mercy of others on the hardware end by creating its own AI chips. CEO Andy Jassy said last month that Amazon may eventually start sellin...
Key Points Amazon's high-margin AWS business now accounts for more than half of its total operating income. Successful with its AI chips internally for years, Amazon is starting to open up to the possibility of selling its hardware solutions. With a year-ahead multiple in the high 20s, Amazon isn't cheap. It's also not expensive. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › Despite b...
Key Points Amazon's high-margin AWS business now accounts for more than half of its total operating income. Successful with its AI chips internally for years, Amazon is starting to open up to the possibility of selling its hardware solutions. With a year-ahead multiple in the high 20s, Amazon isn't cheap. It's also not expensive. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › Despite being just a few upticks away from topping $3 trillion in market cap for the first time, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) still has a long runway for growth. The company that started out three decades ago billing itself as Earth's Biggest Bookstore has somehow overachieved with that goal. Amazon is a consumer, tech, and consumer tech company. There's a good chance you've been a recent customer. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. I'm going to give you three reasons Amazon could be the best growth stock to buy this month. 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. AWS isn't moving the needle; it is the needle Net sales rose 17% in Amazon's latest quarter. That's not a lot, but it is the e-commerce bellwether's strongest top-line jump in more than four years. The driver pushing hard on the accelerator is Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud hosting platform whose net sales climbed 28%, the segment's strongest move in more than three years. Most people consider Amazon's primary business to be e-commerce, but check out AWS. It contributes just a fifth of the company's revenue, but unlike the weak markups Amazon gets in online retail, the web services business consistently generates an operating margin above 35%. More than half of Amazon's overall operating profit is the handiwork of AWS. 2. Chips ahoy Amazon took a hit earlier this year, when it announced it would earmark $200 billion in capital expenditures to...
Snowflake SNOW is set to release first-quarter fiscal 2027 results on May 27. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings has remained steady at 32 cents per share over the past 30 days, indicating a year-over-year increase of 33.33%. The consensus mark for first-quarter revenues is pegged at $1.32 billion, indicating an increase of 26.85% from the year-ago quarter’s report...
Snowflake SNOW is set to release first-quarter fiscal 2027 results on May 27. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings has remained steady at 32 cents per share over the past 30 days, indicating a year-over-year increase of 33.33%. The consensus mark for first-quarter revenues is pegged at $1.32 billion, indicating an increase of 26.85% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. SNOW’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the trailing four quarters, with the average earnings surprise being 18.78%. Let’s see how things have shaped up for SNOW prior to this announcement: Snowflake Inc. Price and EPS Surprise Snowflake Inc. Price and EPS Surprise Snowflake Inc. price-eps-surprise | Snowflake Inc. Quote Factors to Note for SNOW’s Q1 Snowflake’s fiscal first-quarter performance is expected to have reflected an expanding clientele, driven by strong AI capabilities and a rich partner base. SNOW continues to benefit from strong adoption and increasing usage of its platform, as reflected by the net revenue retention rate of 125% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026. In the same quarter, Snowflake added 740 net new customers, up 40% year over year. The company now has 733 customers spending more than $1 million annually, up 27% year over year, and 56 customers spending more than $10 million annually, up 56% year over year. This trend is expected to have continued in the to-be-reported quarter as well. Expanding clientele is expected to have benefited the top-line growth. For the first quarter of fiscal 2027, Snowflake expects product revenues in the range of $1.262-$1.267 billion. The projection range indicates year-over-year growth of 27%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal first-quarter 2027 product revenues is pegged at $1.26 billion, indicating 26.88% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for customers with trailing 12-month product revenues greater than $1 million is currently ...
Snowflake SNOW is set to release first-quarter fiscal 2027 results on May 27. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings has remained steady at 32 cents per share over the past 30 days, indicating a year-over-year increase of 33.33%. The consensus mark for first-quarter revenues is pegged at $1.32 billion, indicating an increase of 26.85% from the year-ago quarter’s report...
Snowflake SNOW is set to release first-quarter fiscal 2027 results on May 27. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings has remained steady at 32 cents per share over the past 30 days, indicating a year-over-year increase of 33.33%. The consensus mark for first-quarter revenues is pegged at $1.32 billion, indicating an increase of 26.85% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. SNOW’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the trailing four quarters, with the average earnings surprise being 18.78%. Let’s see how things have shaped up for SNOW prior to this announcement: Snowflake Inc. Price and EPS Surprise Snowflake Inc. price-eps-surprise | Snowflake Inc. Quote Factors to Note for SNOW’s Q1 Snowflake’s fiscal first-quarter performance is expected to have reflected an expanding clientele, driven by strong AI capabilities and a rich partner base. SNOW continues to benefit from strong adoption and increasing usage of its platform, as reflected by the net revenue retention rate of 125% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026. In the same quarter, Snowflake added 740 net new customers, up 40% year over year. The company now has 733 customers spending more than $1 million annually, up 27% year over year, and 56 customers spending more than $10 million annually, up 56% year over year. This trend is expected to have continued in the to-be-reported quarter as well. Expanding clientele is expected to have benefited the top-line growth. For the first quarter of fiscal 2027, Snowflake expects product revenues in the range of $1.262-$1.267 billion. The projection range indicates year-over-year growth of 27%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal first-quarter 2027 product revenues is pegged at $1.26 billion, indicating 26.88% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for customers with trailing 12-month product revenues greater than $1 million is currently pegged at 758, indicating a 25.08% inc...
Ryanair RYAAY is facing mounting pressure from increased expenses, hindering the company’s prospects. A challenging macro-environment scenario is another major headwind significantly impacting the company’s operations, making it an unattractive choice for investors’ portfolios. Let’s delve deeper RYAAY: Key Risks to Watch Southward Earnings Estimate Revision: The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fisca...
Ryanair RYAAY is facing mounting pressure from increased expenses, hindering the company’s prospects. A challenging macro-environment scenario is another major headwind significantly impacting the company’s operations, making it an unattractive choice for investors’ portfolios. Let’s delve deeper RYAAY: Key Risks to Watch Southward Earnings Estimate Revision: The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2027 earnings has been revised 20.2% downward over the past 60 days. For fiscal 2028, the consensus mark for earnings has been revised 13.4% downward over the same time frame. The unfavorable estimate revision indicates brokers’ lack of confidence in the stock. Dim Price Performance: The company’s price trend reveals that its shares have declined 11.3% over the past three months, underperforming the Transportation - Airline industry’s 10.1% decline. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Weak Zacks Rank: RYAAY currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell). Bearish Industry Rank: The industry to which Ryanair belongs currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 217 (out of 243). Such an unfavorable rank places it in the bottom 15% of Zacks Industries. Studies show that 50% of a stock’s price movement is directly related to the performance of the industry group to which it belongs. A mediocre stock within a strong group is likely to outperform a robust stock in a weak industry. Hence, reckoning the industry’s performance becomes imperative. Headwinds: Ryanair is grappling with increased operating expenses, as its total operating costs rose steadily from approximately $2.7 billion in fiscal 2021 to $5.6 billion in fiscal 2022, $10.1 billion in fiscal 2023, $12.3 billion in fiscal 2024 and $13.4 billion in fiscal 2025. The increase was driven by business expansion, inflationary pressures, higher fuel and labor costs, and broader operational spending. The persistent rise in expenses continues to pressure the company’s profitability and financial flexibility, reflecting the growing bu...
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes firmly defended his character and achievements as he accused Roy Keane of telling a "lie" about his pursuit of the Premier League assists record. Fernandes said Keane had put untrue "words in my mouth" on a recent podcast appearance and he hopes to contact the United legend to set him straight. Keane described Fernandes as being at the centre of a "circus ...
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes firmly defended his character and achievements as he accused Roy Keane of telling a "lie" about his pursuit of the Premier League assists record. Fernandes said Keane had put untrue "words in my mouth" on a recent podcast appearance and he hopes to contact the United legend to set him straight. Keane described Fernandes as being at the centre of a "circus act" following United's 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest on the penultimate weekend of the season. He suggested the Portugal international was prioritising individual assists glory over the team's interests in his eagerness to set the single-season record. Speaking on podcast The Overlap, Keane had said: "After the [Forest] game he got interviewed and he said, the captain of Manchester United said: 'A few times, I probably should have shot but I made them passes.' Wow. How can your mindset of a footballer be going into a match to be about an individual record? "He won't be winning trophies, not with that mindset of the team." Fernandes' actual post-match comments were: "There were probably moments today when I should have passed instead of shot. I'm very happy for the assist, but more than that, I'm happy for the win and to finish the season on a high." Former Republic of Ireland and United captain Keane appeared to have misinterpreted Fernandes' comments rather than sought to distort the truth. Fernandes registered a record-equalling 20th assist of the season in United's win against Forest, and then took the record outright on the final day in the victory at Brighton. That took Fernandes past the mark previously set by Thierry Henry and Kevin de Bruyne. His anger over Keane's comments was clear as he told podcast The Diary of a CEO: "Like I've always said, I don't mind criticism. I've always taken criticism from everyone and anyone and I never reply to anything or whatsoever. "People have an opinion; they think it's good, bad, whatever. What I don't like is when people l...
Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, said on Monday her government agreed to allow the Iranian national football team to stay in Mexico during the World Cup, adding that the United States did not want to host the team. Sheinbaum said football’s governing body Fifa approached her government after the US said it did not want Iran’s squad to stay in the country throughout the tournament, despite Ir...
Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, said on Monday her government agreed to allow the Iranian national football team to stay in Mexico during the World Cup, adding that the United States did not want to host the team. Sheinbaum said football’s governing body Fifa approached her government after the US said it did not want Iran’s squad to stay in the country throughout the tournament, despite Iran playing all three of its group matches there. “We have no reason to deny them the possibility of staying in Mexico,” Sheinbaum said during her daily press conference. The US and Israel first launched strikes on Iran on 28 February. The bombing killed thousands of people in Iran before a tenuous ceasefire was agreed in early April amid protracted peace talks on Iran’s closure of the vital straits of Hormuz waterway and the fate of its nuclear ambitions. The White House and the state department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mehdi Taj, head of Iran’s football federation, said on Saturday the team’s base would be moved from Arizona to the Mexican border city of Tijuana during the tournament. Taj added that the move would help avoid visa-related complications and that the squad would be able to travel directly to Mexico aboard Iran Air flights. The Iranian team’s participation in the 11 June- 19 July tournament had been in question since the US and Israel attacked Iran in late February. Iran will play its first two Group G matches in Los Angeles against New Zealand on 15 June and Belgium on 21 June, before facing Egypt in Seattle on 26 June.