The S&P 500 has soared over the past three years amid expectations that artificial intelligence (AI) will represent the next big moment in technology. Investors rushed to get in on these stocks and other growth players, and that helped the index climb 78% over the three calendar years. The first quarter marked a pause in this momentum as investors worried about turmoil in Iran as well as the rapid...
The S&P 500 has soared over the past three years amid expectations that artificial intelligence (AI) will represent the next big moment in technology. Investors rushed to get in on these stocks and other growth players, and that helped the index climb 78% over the three calendar years. The first quarter marked a pause in this momentum as investors worried about turmoil in Iran as well as the rapidity and depth of tech companies' AI spending -- but in recent weeks, the positive movement has returned. Investors are optimistic that a resolution in Iran is on the way, and strong earnings reports from tech companies and comments about high demand for AI have eased concerns about the long-term AI story. All of this has boosted the performance of stocks and the major indexes. In fact, the S&P 500 just did something for the first time in nearly 30 years. And history says this may happen next. AI stocks drive gains Before we take a look at the S&P 500's move, though, let's dive deeper into the index's ups and downs over the past year or so. As mentioned, AI stocks have driven much of the gain. Investors rushed to get in on these players during the early days of the AI story to fully benefit as the technology developed. During this stage, customers turned to AI companies such as chip giant Nvidia and cloud player Alphabet to access the capacity needed to train their large language models. These companies were among the first winners of the AI boom, as they very quickly generated revenue from their AI investments. Meanwhile, this boom has also required significant investment to keep up with demand and bring AI to the next level of real-world use. Companies have spent billions of dollars on AI as part of this. For example, this year alone, tech giants aim to fork over nearly $700 billion to build out infrastructure. This, along with high valuations of many AI stocks, worried investors late last year and in the early part of this year -- the concern was that demand and the reven...
Goldman Sachs is sounding the alarm on what it sees as a dangerous concentration in the artificial intelligence-driven stock market rally. In a May 15 report, Goldman Sachs strategist Ben Snider said the S&P 500 has climbed 10% this year, but the gains have become heavily concentrated in ...
Goldman Sachs is sounding the alarm on what it sees as a dangerous concentration in the artificial intelligence-driven stock market rally. In a May 15 report, Goldman Sachs strategist Ben Snider said the S&P 500 has climbed 10% this year, but the gains have become heavily concentrated in ...
사진 확대 Micron Technology, Inc. [Newsis] Micron Technology, Inc., a U.S. memory semiconductor company, joined the $1 trillion market cap club on the 26th local time. Surging demand for memory chips used in artificial intelligence and a series of target price upgrades from brokerages drove the stock higher. Micron's stock jumped 19% that day, pushing its market capitalization above $1 trillion for th...
사진 확대 Micron Technology, Inc. [Newsis] Micron Technology, Inc., a U.S. memory semiconductor company, joined the $1 trillion market cap club on the 26th local time. Surging demand for memory chips used in artificial intelligence and a series of target price upgrades from brokerages drove the stock higher. Micron's stock jumped 19% that day, pushing its market capitalization above $1 trillion for the first time. Micron closed at $895.88 per share on the New York stock market, up 19.29% from the previous session. Its market cap reached $1.1 trillion. The rally was driven by UBS AG (UBS), which raised its target price from $535 to $1,625, nearly tripling it. UBS said, "The market will begin assigning Micron stock a more 'normal' multiple." It added, "As more details emerge about the structural changes AI has brought to the memory industry as a whole, Micron's valuation will continue to be reassessed." Micron is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the next-generation AI race. Explosive demand for AI has led to a global shortage of memory chips. As a result, prices for products from Micron, SK hynix, and Samsung Electronics have risen sharply. Micron's stock has more than tripled so far this year. Intel, which joined the AI rally later, has seen its stock rise more than sixfold as a full-scale turnaround, or earnings recovery, has been underway thanks to massive U.S. government investment last summer. Other semiconductor companies, including Qualcomm, AMD, and Marvell Technology, are also hitting record highs.
(RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market has finished higher in seven straight sessions, rallying almost 150 points or 5.7 percent along the way. The KOSPI now sits just above the 2,670-point plateau and it's expected too at least open higher on Thursday. The global forecast for the Asian markets murky on an uncertain outlook for interest rates. The European markets were down and the U.S. bourses ...
(RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market has finished higher in seven straight sessions, rallying almost 150 points or 5.7 percent along the way. The KOSPI now sits just above the 2,670-point plateau and it's expected too at least open higher on Thursday. The global forecast for the Asian markets murky on an uncertain outlook for interest rates. The European markets were down and the U.S. bourses were slightly up and the Asian markets figure to split the difference. The KOSPI finished sharply higher on Wednesday following gains from the financial shares, technology stocks, chemical companies and industrials. For the day, the index spiked 44.71 points or 1.70 percent to finish at 2,671.52. Volume was 519.07 million shares worth 14.68 trillion won. There were 573 gainers and 303 decliners. Among the actives, KB Financial perked 0.12 percent, while Hana Financial collected 1.47 percent, Samsung Electronics spiked 3.16 percent, Samsung SDI rallied 3.91 percent, LG Electronics jumped 2.26 percent, SK Hynix soared 4.05 percent, Naver dipped 0.22 percent, LG Chem improved 2.72 percent, Lotte Chemical surged 4.87 percent, SK Innovation rose 0.25 percent, POSCO Holdings strengthened 4.02 percent, Samsung Heavy skyrocketed 13.92 percent, SK Telecom advanced 3.04 percent, KEPCO was up 0.24 percent, Hyundai Mobis gained 3.02 percent, Hyundai Motor accelerated 1.75 percent, Kia Motors climbed 1.17 percent and Shinhan Financial was unchanged. The lead from Wall Street is positive as the major averages opened lower on Wednesday but trended upward throughout the day, finally ending mildly to the upside. The Dow gained 71.25 points or 0.16 percent to finish at 44,627.59, while the NASDAQ rose 14.99 points or 0.07 percent to close at 20,056.25 and the S&P 500 perked 14.57 points or 0.24 percent to end at 6,144.15. The rebound also came even though the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting revealed that officials want to see further progress on inflation before they consider r...
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Prospero is reimagined as a conductor in this superbly orchestrated version of Shakespeare’s tragicomedy Kenneth Branagh is said to have played 35 Shakespearean parts, albeit back in the day. Seeing him speaking in verse these days is something of an event, all the more so when he is making a return to the Royal Shakespeare Company after more than 30 ...
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Prospero is reimagined as a conductor in this superbly orchestrated version of Shakespeare’s tragicomedy Kenneth Branagh is said to have played 35 Shakespearean parts, albeit back in the day. Seeing him speaking in verse these days is something of an event, all the more so when he is making a return to the Royal Shakespeare Company after more than 30 years to take on, for the first time, Shakespeare’s magician, deposed duke and tyrant occupier. Even the king turned up for it some days ago. Branagh’s Prospero initially follows in the vein of his fast and feverish King Lear , performed in the West End in 2023. He seems to be speeding through the part rather than inhabiting it, too Puckish, almost larky, rather underwhelming. It is the show itself that casts its spell through its enchanting sights, sounds and ensemble accomplishments. Richard Eyre, directing his first Shakespeare play at Stratford, does a stupendous job of bringing an overt sense of performance to the production. Continue reading...
BOX (NYSE:BOX) reported a stronger-than-expected start to fiscal 2027, with management pointing to growing adoption of its Enterprise Advanced offering and AI-driven content workflow products as key drivers of its results. On the company’s first-quarterearnings call Box Co-founder and CFO Dylan Smith said revenue rose 11% year over year to $306 million, or 10% in constant currency. He said the qua...
BOX (NYSE:BOX) reported a stronger-than-expected start to fiscal 2027, with management pointing to growing adoption of its Enterprise Advanced offering and AI-driven content workflow products as key drivers of its results. On the company’s first-quarterearnings call Box Co-founder and CFO Dylan Smith said revenue rose 11% year over year to $306 million, or 10% in constant currency. He said the quarter marked Box’s fourth consecutive quarter of accelerating revenue growth and its first double-digit growth rate since fiscal 2023. Billings totaled $255 million, up 5% year over year, or 13% in constant currency, exceeding the company’s expectations for low single-digit growth. “Q1 was a very strong start to the year, highlighted by record Q1 bookings,” Smith said. He added that customers paying Box at least $100,000 annually grew 11% year over year, while suites customers accounted for 67% of revenue, up from 61% a year earlier. Enterprise Advanced Gains Traction Co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie said Box is seeing continued adoption of its intelligent workflow solutions, particularly Enterprise Advanced and the Box AI platform. Enterprise Advanced combines capabilities including Box Agent, Box Extract, Box Automate and Box Apps. Levie said Enterprise Advanced has now been in the market for a full year and is showing favorable customer trends. Its net retention rate was higher than Box’s overall net retention rate of 105%, and the offering continues to capture a 30% to 40% price premium over Enterprise Plus, according to the company. Levie highlighted several customer examples, including a lending and financial services solutions provider that upgraded from Enterprise Plus to Enterprise Advanced to centralize trust and estate-related documents and use Box AI to extract metadata from legal documents. He also cited a new customer win in Europe, where a manufacturing company adopted Enterprise Advanced to manage and share documents, streamline collaboration and move away from...
Russia is relentlessly targeting Britain’s infrastructure and democracy while there is only a narrowing technological window to stay ahead of a fast-developing China, the head of the spy agency GCHQ will warn in a lecture on Wednesday. Anne Keast-Butler, giving an inaugural annual lecture, will say that the UK is caught in a “new era of radical uncertainty” and that “the risk of miscalculation” is...
Russia is relentlessly targeting Britain’s infrastructure and democracy while there is only a narrowing technological window to stay ahead of a fast-developing China, the head of the spy agency GCHQ will warn in a lecture on Wednesday. Anne Keast-Butler, giving an inaugural annual lecture, will say that the UK is caught in a “new era of radical uncertainty” and that “the risk of miscalculation” is as high as she has ever seen it as hacker attacks from the two states continue. The spy chief will particularly emphasise the wide-ranging threats posed by Russia, saying that Moscow is “relentlessly targeting critical infrastructure, democratic processes, supply chains and public trust” in the UK. This requires GCHQ, which specialises in electronic intelligence, to fend off cyber-attacks and counter “reckless sabotage and assassination attempts” in its efforts to protect the UK and support western allies and Ukraine. During the Ukraine war, Russia has also targeted the UK and other allies with sabotage and disruption campaigns, she will say. In one instance, firebombs were placed in DHL parcels, with one catching light in Leipzig, Germany and a second at a warehouse in Birmingham, having travelled from the continent by plane. The language around China is notably more muted, despite several espionage scandals over the past year, reflecting broader government efforts to maintain a positive trade and economic relationship after a visit by the prime minister, Keir Starmer, in January. “China is now a science and tech superpower – with sophisticated capabilities across their intelligence, cyber and military agencies,” Keast-Butler will say, and its growing development of artificial intelligence means there is a “narrowing window for the UK and allies to stay ahead”. Britain has to deal with four major cybersecurity incidents a week, with China, Russia and Iran behind most the serious attacks, according to figures issued last month by Richard Horne, the chief executive of the N...
This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June. The plan The role of the underdog has historically suited Czechia and perhaps they will be able to surprise pe...
This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June. The plan The role of the underdog has historically suited Czechia and perhaps they will be able to surprise people again – but they do not have many tools to do so. For a long time the team have lacked technical players and rely too heavily on physicality, work-rate, aggression, and set pieces. That was evident in the World Cup playoffs against the Republic of Ireland and Denmark, winning both ties on penalties after two battling performances. At the World Cup long-distance travel, time-zone changes and altitude will play a major role and there are question marks over how the team will cope with playing two matches in Mexico at about 2,000 metres above sea level. Especially as the team base is in Dallas. The spine of the team is experienced. Tomas Soucek remains the leader in midfield despite being stripped of the captaincy after the players failed to thank the fans after a 6-0 win against Gibraltar. “The fans have a full right to express their disagreement with the unsatisfactory performance in the recent games,” the FA said. “The reaction of the players should have been quite the contrary. They should have thanked the active fans.” Quick Guide Czechia: Group A fixtures Show 11 June v South Korea, Guadalajara (8pm local, 3am 12 Jun BST) 18 June v South Africa, Atlanta (12pm local, 5pm BST) 24 June v Mexico, Mexico City (7pm local, 2am 25 Jun BST) Was this helpful? Thank you for your feedback. Ladislav Krejci, the hard-tackling Wolves centre-back, stepped in as captain and scored in both playoff matches and drove the team forward. In attack Patrik Schick is expected to be the main weapon again and his fitness improved for Bayer Leverkusen towards the end of the 2025-26 season. Ther...
Women’s faces are rated as more attractive than men’s, even by other women, but the perceived gap declines with age and all but vanishes by the time people reach their 80s, researchers have said. The work appears to confirm the existence of a “gender attractiveness gap”, an observation reflected in centuries of language that present women as “the fairer sex”, “das schöne Geschlecht”, “le beau sexe...
Women’s faces are rated as more attractive than men’s, even by other women, but the perceived gap declines with age and all but vanishes by the time people reach their 80s, researchers have said. The work appears to confirm the existence of a “gender attractiveness gap”, an observation reflected in centuries of language that present women as “the fairer sex”, “das schöne Geschlecht”, “le beau sexe”, and far more beyond Europe. “This is a super robust effect and we see it across cultures. Female faces are evaluated as more attractive than male faces regardless of all the other factors,” said Dr Eugen Wassiliwizky, a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Germany. “What is most surprising is that women give other women the highest ratings and give the lowest ratings to men.” When Charles Darwin, the Victorian naturalist and father of evolution, looked across the animal kingdom, he saw males adorned with dark manes, brightly coloured faces and fancy plumage. These were, he said, products of sexual selection, where those with the fanciest adornments got to sire the most offspring. But Darwin saw humans as bucking the trend. Rather than female preferences driving sexual selection, he believed men fought men for the most desirable women or found that wealth and power achieved similar ends. Evolutionary biologists have debated the peculiarity ever since. “They took it for granted that women are the fairer sex and theorised about what evolutionary principle could have led to this phenomenon, but the existence of the gap itself was never actually tested,” said Wassiliwizky. For the latest study, Wassiliwizky and his colleagues compiled the world’s largest dataset on facial attractiveness ratings from 52 studies in 76 countries. The final dataset contained more than 1.5 million ratings of 17,000 faces from nearly 30,000 raters. Their analysis found that the average female face is rated more attractive than about 60% of male faces. The size of ...
Explore the exciting world of Deckers Outdoor (NYSE: DECK) with our contributing expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and potential investment opportunities! *Stock prices used were the prices of April 8, 2026. The video was published on May 26, 2026. Continue reading
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Earnings Call Insights: Transcat (TRNS) Q4 fiscal 2026 Management view CEO Jaime Irick said, "The strategy is working, and we are going to keep executing and accelerating against our 4 clear strategic imperatives: high single-digit service organic revenue growth, service gross margin expansion, strategic M&A and rentals growth." Irick highlighted Q4 growth and profitability, saying, "Consolidated ...
Earnings Call Insights: Transcat (TRNS) Q4 fiscal 2026 Management view CEO Jaime Irick said, "The strategy is working, and we are going to keep executing and accelerating against our 4 clear strategic imperatives: high single-digit service organic revenue growth, service gross margin expansion, strategic M&A and rentals growth." Irick highlighted Q4 growth and profitability, saying, "Consolidated revenue was up 16% to $89.3 million" and "adjusted EBITDA grew 16% in the fiscal fourth quarter," adding that "we believe Transcat gained market share in the calibration services market during fiscal 2026." Irick tied M&A to geographic expansion, saying, "The recent acquisition of SCM Metrology and Laboratories... establishes Transcat's first operational presence in Latin America," and added, "You can expect us to continue to complement our Service's organic growth with strategic M&A." CFO Thomas Barbato emphasized segment drivers, saying, "Fourth quarter consolidated revenue of $89.3 million was up 16%" and "Service revenue in the fourth quarter grew 18% with organic growth of 7%," while "Distribution... grew 11%, driven by strong performance in our rental channel and also strong product sales." Barbato detailed profitability and mix, saying, "consolidated gross margin expanding 50 basis points to 34.1%," "Service gross margins of 35.5%... improved sequentially by 670 basis points," and "Distribution segment gross margins of 31% expanded 280 basis points... driven by the favorable mix shift of our higher-margin rental offerings." Outlook Irick provided an early fiscal 2027 demand view, saying, "Given increased customer activity levels, solid retention and realization of new business wins, we expect to deliver a sequentially higher level of Service organic growth for fiscal first quarter," and added, "Strong first quarter performance will position us well to execute on high single-digit organic growth for the full year." In Q&A, Barbato addressed demand timing, saying, "it'...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or “WRLG” or the “Company”) (TSXV: WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) announces its financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (“Q1 2026”). The Company also provides an operational update for Q1 2026 on the post commercial ramp up of the Madsen Mine (“Madsen”) located ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or “WRLG” or the “Company”) (TSXV: WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) announces its financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (“Q1 2026”). The Company also provides an operational update for Q1 2026 on the post commercial ramp up of the Madsen Mine (“Madsen”) located in the Red Lake mining district of Ontario. The Company will hold a webcast to discuss the results. Please refer to the webcast details provided near the end of this release for information on how to attend. All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars (‘C$), unless otherwise indicated. Q1 2026 Highlights Produced 5,667 ounces of gold Sold 6,165 ounces of gold at an average realized gold price ( 2) of US$4,938 ( 1 ) of US$4,938 Revenue of $41.8 million generating $15.3 million of income from mine operations Adjusted net earnings ( 2) of $6.4 million, or $0.02 per basic share of $6.4 million, or $0.02 per basic share EBITDA ( 2) of $3.3 million and adjusted EBITDA ( 2) of $14.4 million was generated of $3.3 million and adjusted EBITDA of $14.4 million was generated Cash cost ( 2) US$2,594 (1 ) and all-in sustaining cost (“ AISC ”) ( 2) US$ 4,678 (1) US$2,594 and all-in sustaining cost (“ ”) US$ 4,678 Quarter end cash balance of approximately $35.9 million Financial key results for three months ended March 31, 2026 (expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated) Operating Statistics Units For the three months ended, March 31, 2026 Gold produced ounces 5,667 Gold sold ounces 6,165 Average realized gold price(1) US$/ounce 4,938 Financial Information Gold revenue $ 41,755 Income from mining operations $ 15,289 Operating margin % 37% EBITDA(2) $ 3,285 Adjusted EBITDA(2) $ 14,398 Adjusted net earnings(2) $ 6,376 Adjusted earnings per share – basic(2) $ 0.02 Sustaining capital(2) $ 15,365 Growth capital(2) $ 3,612 Cash cost per gold ounce sold(1),(2) US$/ounc...