Investors are betting that optical components and photonic networks will become essential for moving massive amounts of data between AI chips, servers, and racks.
Investors are betting that optical components and photonic networks will become essential for moving massive amounts of data between AI chips, servers, and racks.
Feds Seize Over A Ton Of Cocaine At Massive US-Mexico Drug-Smuggling Tunnel Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Authorities charged four suspects on June 1 with felony drug distribution violations after finding a hidden tunnel used by drug runners inside a retail store in San Diego County that led into Tijuana, Mexico. Investigators also seized more than a ton of cocaine worth about $...
Feds Seize Over A Ton Of Cocaine At Massive US-Mexico Drug-Smuggling Tunnel Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Authorities charged four suspects on June 1 with felony drug distribution violations after finding a hidden tunnel used by drug runners inside a retail store in San Diego County that led into Tijuana, Mexico. Investigators also seized more than a ton of cocaine worth about $45 million in connection with the subterranean tunnel, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Homeland Security’s Tunnel Task Force in charge of the operation. “For these defendants, it wasn’t a light at the end of the tunnel. It was lights and sirens,” said U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon. Federal agents with the tunnel task force started surveilling a Buy 4 Less warehouse on the 2400 block of Roll Drive in San Diego in late December 2025 after they became alerted to suspicious activity at the location, according to prosecutors. A group of seven or eight “employees” at the Buy 4 Less showed up regularly at the store, but very few customers were seen coming in and out of the location, investigators said. The supposed employees were seen taking multiple suitcases out of the store and into vehicles or walking the suitcases, which appeared to be empty, across the border into Mexico, according to the court complaint. Investigators say that on May 29, a man loaded three large, heavy items into a white van that left the warehouse and parked on a street near a mechanic shop. Another man on a bicycle was seen looking around and into parked cars, allegedly conducting counter-surveillance for the van, investigators said. Federal agents watched as people removed three deep freezers from the first van and placed them into the bed of another truck, then load the deep freezers with packages, according to court documents. After the vans were loaded onto a truck, the truck left and parked a short distance away. Another man took the truck keys and drove away. San Diego County Sherif...
PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images In this continuous series, I will screen for high-quality dividend growth stocks based on Seeking Alpha's Quant rating system. Beginning with the Industrials sector, I applied the following filters to screen for the highest-rated stocks, but also for certain metrics I believe would help focus on the quality of the stock as well. The filters are as follows: ...
PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images In this continuous series, I will screen for high-quality dividend growth stocks based on Seeking Alpha's Quant rating system. Beginning with the Industrials sector, I applied the following filters to screen for the highest-rated stocks, but also for certain metrics I believe would help focus on the quality of the stock as well. The filters are as follows: A Market Cap of at least $2B A Quant Rating of Strong Buy or Buy A Dividend Yield above 0.00% As a dividend-focused investor who tends to concentrate on high-quality companies, I expect using these filters will help my readers, and me, target established businesses with reliable dividend growth. Below I will highlight 5 of the highest-rated Industrial stocks by Quant score, as well as share my thoughts on the company's recent performance, dividend growth, and try to ascertain whether the stock is over or undervalued based on my custom free cash flow valuation model. So without further ado, let's dig into the Industrials sector. Fedex Corporation ( FDX ) - Quant Rating 4.86/5.00 The first company that screened well is Fedex Corporation which everyone knows as one of the leading shipping companies in the world. The stock has performed well year-to-date up about 17%, and slightly outpacing the S&P 500 Index ( SP500 ), which has risen just under 11% in 2026. The company boasts a decent forward yield of 1.41%, which is basically in-line with the sector median which sits at 1.45%, giving the dividend yield a C+ rating via the Quant rating system. Dividend growth is really where FDX shines, thanks to the 3-year dividend growth rate which is a tick above 8%, and the 5 & 10-year CAGRs which sit closer to 18%. This earns a Quant rating of B, which I actually believe is low given those numbers I just referenced. And lastly, before we move on to the valuation part of the write-up the payout ratio comes in with an A rating, as the payout ratio has consistently been at or below 30% over ...
Signet Jewelers (NYSE: SIG) is the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry. The company competes in a mature industry, but the stock offers a chance to get exposure to the jewelry segment from an industry leader trading at a value price. Over the last five years, Signet has traded sideways as the company dealt with a post-pandemic hangover, high inflation, and a sluggish consumer spending envi...
Signet Jewelers (NYSE: SIG) is the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry. The company competes in a mature industry, but the stock offers a chance to get exposure to the jewelry segment from an industry leader trading at a value price. Over the last five years, Signet has traded sideways as the company dealt with a post-pandemic hangover, high inflation, and a sluggish consumer spending environment. However, after bringing in a new CEO and organizing around its Grow Brand Love transformation strategy, the business is looking as healthy as it has in a long time, with comparable sales up in four out of the last five quarters and a solid guidance hike in its first-quarter report. Continue reading