(RTTNews) - After opening marginally up and moving further ahead, Canadian stocks slipped into negative territory on Tuesday, dragged down by losses in energy, materials and technology sectors.
(RTTNews) - After opening marginally up and moving further ahead, Canadian stocks slipped into negative territory on Tuesday, dragged down by losses in energy, materials and technology sectors.
Apple Inc. unveiled a new artificial intelligence strategy on Monday at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, aiming to provide practical improvements and features that the company believes everyday consumers will actually use. At its headquarters in Cupertino, California, the iPhone maker delivered an information-packed keynote in just about an hour and 20 minutes — a relatively short prese...
Apple Inc. unveiled a new artificial intelligence strategy on Monday at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, aiming to provide practical improvements and features that the company believes everyday consumers will actually use. At its headquarters in Cupertino, California, the iPhone maker delivered an information-packed keynote in just about an hour and 20 minutes — a relatively short presentation by Apple’s standards. At the center of its pitch was a much-anticipated Siri digital assistant and a handful of new AI capabilities. The announcement marks a do-over moment for the company after its unveiling of Apple Intelligence two years ago, when the technology failed to fully live up to the initial promises. Although none of the new technology is revolutionary, Apple has rebuilt the foundation of its platforms around more functional AI, a more capable Siri and improved performance. That will set the stage for fresh hardware that will run these operating systems, including a first-ever foldable iPhone due this fall. Siri Overhaul The biggest change is a new version of Siri called Siri AI. The company described this software as a “more capable assistant” that can handle natural, back-and-forth conversations. Siri now has a dedicated app and appears through the iPhone’s Dynamic Island on-screen interface. The app is also coming to the Mac, iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro, and will be synchronized across the devices. The new assistant is powered by Apple Intelligence and a new AI architecture developed with Google’s Gemini models. It’s designed to provide deeper contextual understanding and help users find what they need, whether that means answering questions from the web or surfacing information from emails, photos and other on-device sources. In a demo, Apple showed Siri looking up concert information, setting reminders, answering questions about content on an iPhone screen and playing music. There’s “Write with Siri,” which lets users draft emails from scratch...
SpaceX just announced the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) shares at $135, and there's a lot of investor excitement building ahead of the stock's Nasdaq debut on June 12. But that price means the company and its CEO, Elon Musk, are valuing SpaceX at a whopping $1.75 trillion. Isn't that a bit overoptimistic? What is SpaceX actually worth as a company, anyway? Image source: Getty Images...
SpaceX just announced the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) shares at $135, and there's a lot of investor excitement building ahead of the stock's Nasdaq debut on June 12. But that price means the company and its CEO, Elon Musk, are valuing SpaceX at a whopping $1.75 trillion. Isn't that a bit overoptimistic? What is SpaceX actually worth as a company, anyway? Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs ( YMAG ) announces weekly distribution of $0.1006, -10.10% lower from the prior week's distribution of $0.1119. The annual distribution rate is 43.09%, with an SEC yield of 60.14%. The return of capital is 69.38%. Payable June 11; for shareholders of record June 10; ex-div June 10. Source: Press Release More on YieldMax® Magnificent 7 Fund of Optio...
YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs ( YMAG ) announces weekly distribution of $0.1006, -10.10% lower from the prior week's distribution of $0.1119. The annual distribution rate is 43.09%, with an SEC yield of 60.14%. The return of capital is 69.38%. Payable June 11; for shareholders of record June 10; ex-div June 10. Source: Press Release More on YieldMax® Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs Magnificent Seven Isn't Leading Anymore, And That Could Help YMAG, Less So MAGY YMAG: Don't Trade Away The Mag 7 Upside Now YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs announces weekly distribution of $0.1119 YieldMax® Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs declares $0.1525 dividend Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on YieldMax® Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs
NASA announced the four astronauts who will fly to space as soon as next year to test out moon landers built by SpaceX and Blue Origin — the next stage in the agency’s ambitious Artemis program to ultimately send humans back to the lunar surface. The newly assigned crew includes NASA astronauts Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio, who will serve as mission specialists. They’ll be joined by Italian astro...
NASA announced the four astronauts who will fly to space as soon as next year to test out moon landers built by SpaceX and Blue Origin — the next stage in the agency’s ambitious Artemis program to ultimately send humans back to the lunar surface. The newly assigned crew includes NASA astronauts Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio, who will serve as mission specialists. They’ll be joined by Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, the mission’s pilot, and NASA’s Randy Bresnik, the flight’s commander. The upcoming Artemis III mission is slated to fly as early as 2027. The crew will not be heading to the moon’s vicinity. Instead, they’ll fly into orbit around the Earth on a roughly two-week trip to test the landers, which eventually will be used to take humans to the lunar surface as soon as 2028. Working landers are critical to the long-term success of the Artemis program, which aims to eventually establish a base on the moon where humans can live and work. NASA has also said the lessons learned will help prepare the agency for future missions to Mars. “To the Artemis III crew, we wish you Godspeed on the journey ahead,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Tuesday during a ceremony introducing the crew. “You carry the fire of exploration from generations past, the confidence of this agency and the support of this nation.” Artemis III is slated to occur about a year after the Artemis II launch, which sent four astronauts around the moon in April. That mission tested the prowess and safety of the Boeing Co. -built Space Launch System rocket and the Lockheed Martin Corp. -manufactured Orion crew capsule. Artemis III was originally intended to be the first mission to land US astronauts on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. But in February, Isaacman changed it to a test mission to make the upcoming moon landing safer. The agency now aims to send humans back to the lunar surface in Artemis IV. NASA’s tentative plan for Artemis III is to first send Blue Origin’s lunar lander into orbit...
Jajah-sireenut/E+ via Getty Images I’ve been cautious on Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( PHAT ) in the past. This company markets Voquezna in the U.S. for erosive esophagitis, non-erosive GERD, and H. pylori infection. Outside of severe erosive esophagitis, I’ve noted that Voquezna faces an uphill battle in regards to market share due to dirt-cheap and broadly used proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) li...
Jajah-sireenut/E+ via Getty Images I’ve been cautious on Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( PHAT ) in the past. This company markets Voquezna in the U.S. for erosive esophagitis, non-erosive GERD, and H. pylori infection. Outside of severe erosive esophagitis, I’ve noted that Voquezna faces an uphill battle in regards to market share due to dirt-cheap and broadly used proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) like Protonix. My analysis in January followed Phathom’s preliminary Q4 report. The company was growing Voquezna ~15% sequentially (Q/Q) while cutting down on expenses. I performed a DCF model on PHAT and ascertained that it was priced for 18.7% CAGR and 20% FCF margins, which seemed optimistic despite management’s operating profitability goal in 2H 2026. I ended a hold pending “clearer evidence of durable GTN, a steadier path to free cash flow, reducing financing overhang, and better long-term prospects (that support terminal value assumptions).” Phathom has since announced Q1 earnings, so I wanted to take another look. Recent Developments Image 1: PHAT Q1 2026 income statement visualization (Author's Compilation) Management narrowed its profitability goal to Q3 2026, but this is excluding stock-based compensation. So, as I alluded to in January, and this is particularly relevant for my DCF model, “operating profitability” does not automatically translate into actual cash generation. Management did point out that cash generation is expected next year. How are they going to achieve this? Expense discipline. The business is showing signs of operating leverage. Q1 revenues climbed 104% Y/Y, outpacing SG&A (down 43% Y/Y) and R&D (down 15% Y/Y). Stock-based compensation in recent quarters has dipped under 10% of revenue. And cash from operations is clearly trending in the right direction now that the commercial infrastructure is largely in place. Image 2: PHAT's operating cash flow (Seeking Alpha) Taking a closer look at Q1, sequential growth was just 1%. Management cited a “wint...
The biggest World Cup ever starts this week. Laura Williamson, editor in chief of The Athletic, describes how sky-high prices, travel restrictions, politics and the Ebola outbreak are impacting fans.
The biggest World Cup ever starts this week. Laura Williamson, editor in chief of The Athletic, describes how sky-high prices, travel restrictions, politics and the Ebola outbreak are impacting fans.
核心要点 苹果 在全球开发者大会上公布全新人工智能软件后，公司股价走低。 分析师整体对苹果本次发布内容持正面评价，称赞 Siri 迎来大幅升级。 但部分分析师认为本次发布会缺少重磅惊喜，难以在短期提振股价；尤其苹果并未给出新版 Siri 人工智能功能的正式上线日期，仅向开发者开放测试版。 苹果于昨日全球开发者大会上发布多款全新人工智能产品，受消息兑现 “卖事实” 情绪影响，该股周二下跌 3%，有望...
核心要点 苹果 在全球开发者大会上公布全新人工智能软件后，公司股价走低。 分析师整体对苹果本次发布内容持正面评价，称赞 Siri 迎来大幅升级。 但部分分析师认为本次发布会缺少重磅惊喜，难以在短期提振股价；尤其苹果并未给出新版 Siri 人工智能功能的正式上线日期，仅向开发者开放测试版。 苹果于昨日全球开发者大会上发布多款全新人工智能产品，受消息兑现 “卖事实” 情绪影响，该股周二下跌 3%，有望创下今年 2 月以来单日最大跌幅。 苹果推出名为 “苹果智能（Apple Intelligence）” 的全新开发框架，可供应用开发者在 iPhone 与 Mac 设备上调用苹果自研 AI 能力；同时发布基于大语言模型重构的全新 Siri——Siri AI。苹果还透露，公司正联合 谷歌 、英伟达，搭建性能对标前沿大模型的云端 AI 模型。 但资本市场上演 “利好落地即抛售” 行情，苹果股价创下 2 月以来最差单日表现。 分析师普遍认可本次发布会内容，高度肯定 Siri 的升级优化。但不少机构观点指出，整场发布会缺乏超预期重磅创新，无法短期拉动股价；尽管开发者现已可在测试版系统体验 Siri AI，苹果仍未敲定正式上线时间。 贝尔德证券分析师威廉・鲍尔在研报中写道：“苹果虽然描绘了完整的 AI 发展蓝图，展示了早期个性化、场景化 AI 应用场景，但仅计划于今年晚些时候推出 Siri AI 测试版，完整版上线时间尚无明确时间表，这也是今日盘中股价下跌的核心诱因。” 高盛 分析师表示，苹果将 AI 深度嵌入硬件生态有望带动新一轮设备换机周期，同时苹果可通过调用次数限制、订阅服务实现 AI 商业化变现。 高盛分析师吴迈克尔写道：“图像生成等功能依托高性能云端大模型运行，因此设置每日使用上限；用户升级 iCloud + 订阅套餐即可解锁更高使用额度，这将为苹果智能业务带来直接收入。” 摩根大通 分析师萨米克・查特吉指出，受各地监管政策约束，苹果 AI 功能在中国、欧洲市场上线将延后，且初期仅支持英文语种。 他在研报中称：“美国市场今年秋季上线 Siri AI，将有效拉动年末假日季电子产品销量；但后续产品向全球其他地区、多语种市场落地的进度，是投资者后续需要重点跟踪的关键指标。” 瑞银 分析师戴维・沃格特认为，当前消费者可选 AI 产品繁多，苹果智能很难给用户带来颠覆性体验；他判断这批...
Over the past decade, passive investing has reshaped much of the investment landscape, but fixed income presents a different set of challenges and opportunities. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active-management analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, spoke with Noah Wise, senior portfolio manager and head of global macro strategy for the Plus Fixed Income team at Al...
Over the past decade, passive investing has reshaped much of the investment landscape, but fixed income presents a different set of challenges and opportunities. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active-management analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, spoke with Noah Wise, senior portfolio manager and head of global macro strategy for the Plus Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Investments about why active management may have a stronger case in bonds than in equ
Meta Platforms计划利用其从商家处收集的数据，来进一步个性化用户在其社交媒体平台上看到的内容。 Meta周二表示，将利用商家已发送给它的数据，例如用户玩的游戏或在其他网站上进行的购买，来个性化用户在社交媒体信息流中看到的内容以及由人工智能生成的回应。例如，一位最近在网上购买了帐篷的用户，可能会看到更多关于露营的短视频。 这家长期以来一直利用其他商家数据投放定向广告的公司表示，此次更新不...
Meta Platforms计划利用其从商家处收集的数据，来进一步个性化用户在其社交媒体平台上看到的内容。 Meta周二表示，将利用商家已发送给它的数据，例如用户玩的游戏或在其他网站上进行的购买，来个性化用户在社交媒体信息流中看到的内容以及由人工智能生成的回应。例如，一位最近在网上购买了帐篷的用户，可能会看到更多关于露营的短视频。 这家长期以来一直利用其他商家数据投放定向广告的公司表示，此次更新不会收集任何新的数据。 该公司在一篇博客文章中表示：“此举旨在利用商家已发送给我们的信息，进一步改善您的体验。” 作为此次更新的一部分，Meta表示还将精简其设置选项，以便用户控制该公司如何获取和使用其他商家分享的数据。 Meta表示将停止提供“Meta平台外动态”设置，该设置允许用户将商家与公司分享的动态与自己的账户解除关联。该公司表示，将转而扩展“来自其他商家的动态”设置，允许用户选择是否允许Meta使用这些数据来展示更个性化的内容和广告。 Facebook和Instagram的母公司Meta表示，这些控制和数据使用方面的调整将于下月在美国和其他一些国家生效，之后会推广到更多国家。 责任编辑：李桐
TOULON, France, June 09, 2026--Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computer Technology (ECT), today announces the VX33211, a high-performance 3U VPX GPU board designed to deliver advanced graphics, AI inference, sensor processing, and GPGPU acceleration in rugged embedded environments.
TOULON, France, June 09, 2026--Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computer Technology (ECT), today announces the VX33211, a high-performance 3U VPX GPU board designed to deliver advanced graphics, AI inference, sensor processing, and GPGPU acceleration in rugged embedded environments.
Just months after temporarily shuttering all its retail stores in the United Arab Emirates amid escalating geopolitical tensions, Apple is making another significant adjustment to its retail footprint, this time in the U.S. The technology giant has confirmed plans to permanently close three Apple ...
Just months after temporarily shuttering all its retail stores in the United Arab Emirates amid escalating geopolitical tensions, Apple is making another significant adjustment to its retail footprint, this time in the U.S. The technology giant has confirmed plans to permanently close three Apple ...
Revlon Group Holdings LLC didn’t properly test products for cancer-causing chemicals or mold, US regulators warned the beauty giant in a letter posted Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration called one Revlon product higher risk because of its potential to be contaminated with a known human carcinogen in the letter dated June 2. The details of the product and the potential contaminant were redac...
Revlon Group Holdings LLC didn’t properly test products for cancer-causing chemicals or mold, US regulators warned the beauty giant in a letter posted Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration called one Revlon product higher risk because of its potential to be contaminated with a known human carcinogen in the letter dated June 2. The details of the product and the potential contaminant were redacted from the public version of the letter. Revlon didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Revlon told the FDA that its supplier analyzed product components, though the agency said Revlon had not verified the suppliers’ test methods were reliable, according to the letter. In recent years, personal-care products such as spray-on sunscreens and antiperspirants, hand sanitizers and acne treatments have been recalled. The recalls were triggered by contamination with a carcinogen called benzene , which is linked to leukemia. The redacted FDA letter doesn’t indicate whether benzene was the carcinogen the agency was concerned about. Revlon’s quality unit also failed to test for multiple impurities and permitted more yeast and mold than standard tests allow, the letter states. The agency asked for “a comprehensive assessment and remediation plan” to ensure Revlon’s quality unit can effectively function. “As a manufacturer, you have a responsibility to sample, test, and examine, as appropriate, drug components before use in production,” the FDA wrote. It’s the latest setback for closely held Revlon. The company was taken over by creditors three years ago as part of a bankruptcy process that capped years of creditor infighting. An earlier debt deal didn’t solve its struggles . Revlon and several other beauty product makers faced allegations from consumers in recent years linking hair relaxers to some types of cancer. An attorney representing Revlon when many claims were made said in 2023 the company disputed any link between its hair relaxers and cancer. The litigation is ...
Treasuries rose as benchmark oil prices declined to the lowest levels in more than a month, alleviating concern about elevated inflation ahead of Wednesday’s release of the May consumer price index. The advance on Tuesday pushed yields across maturities lower by three to five basis points at around 12:20 p.m. New York time, near session lows. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures ...
Treasuries rose as benchmark oil prices declined to the lowest levels in more than a month, alleviating concern about elevated inflation ahead of Wednesday’s release of the May consumer price index. The advance on Tuesday pushed yields across maturities lower by three to five basis points at around 12:20 p.m. New York time, near session lows. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures fell more than 5%, global benchmark Brent crude more than 4%, both to the lowest level in more than a month. Oil’s retreat from multiyear highs reached in April has eased concern that US inflation gauges will remain elevated. A key gauge of price pressures scheduled to be released Wednesday is expected to show further acceleration from the highest levels since 2023. The consumer price index in April rose 3.8% from a year earlier, 2.8% excluding food and energy. Rates of 4.2% and 2.9% are seen for May, the median estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists. While oil prices since late February have mainly been guided by developments in the US war on Iran, which has curtailed Middle East supply, Tuesday’s drop was sparked by data showing that the surge in prices eroded Chinese demand in May. The Treasury market rally trimmed the expected yield for the first of this week’s three longer-term debt auctions at 1 p.m. New York time, a $58 billion three-year new issue. The indicated yield declined to about 4.17%. In trading since the auction was announced on June 4, the yield has been as high as 4.25%.