Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers are opening a new front in their battle with Tesla: humanoid robots. After spending years competing on electric cars and autonomous driving technology, leading Chinese manufacturers including BYD and Xpeng are now accelerating plans to mass-produce humanoid robots, betting that advances in artificial intelligence will unlock a vast new market beyond transportat...
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers are opening a new front in their battle with Tesla: humanoid robots. After spending years competing on electric cars and autonomous driving technology, leading Chinese manufacturers including BYD and Xpeng are now accelerating plans to mass-produce humanoid robots, betting that advances in artificial intelligence will unlock a vast new market beyond transportation. The push is expected to strengthen China’s position as a global manufacturing powerhouse for...
As part of its decades-old “multi-vector” foreign policy, based on balancing relations between major powers such as China, Russia, the United States and the European Union, Kazakhstan – Central Asia’s largest country – is now actively diversifying its economic and financial policies. While in the past, Astana sought to strengthen cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the leading interna...
As part of its decades-old “multi-vector” foreign policy, based on balancing relations between major powers such as China, Russia, the United States and the European Union, Kazakhstan – Central Asia’s largest country – is now actively diversifying its economic and financial policies. While in the past, Astana sought to strengthen cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, today, Hong Kong seems to be becoming a key partner for...
The collaboration builds the first digital twin of a stellarator fusion power plant and leverages world leading AI, physics, and engineering for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission KEARNY, N.J., June 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thea Energy, Inc., a technology company advancing the stellarator for the commercialization of an abundant source of baseload fusion power, today announced col...
The collaboration builds the first digital twin of a stellarator fusion power plant and leverages world leading AI, physics, and engineering for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission KEARNY, N.J., June 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thea Energy, Inc., a technology company advancing the stellarator for the commercialization of an abundant source of baseload fusion power, today announced collaborations to develop a digital twin model for its “Helios” fusion power plant. Using the latest in
PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images Last week was a brutal week in the markets as the Nasdaq fell -4.18% (-1,121.53) on Friday to close the week down -4.8%. The S&P 500 didn’t fare much better as the -2.65% (-200.63) decline on Friday took the index down -2.6% for the week. Some people are blaming the hot jobs report after nonfarm payrolls came in at 172,000 against expectations of 88,000. Th...
PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images Last week was a brutal week in the markets as the Nasdaq fell -4.18% (-1,121.53) on Friday to close the week down -4.8%. The S&P 500 didn’t fare much better as the -2.65% (-200.63) decline on Friday took the index down -2.6% for the week. Some people are blaming the hot jobs report after nonfarm payrolls came in at 172,000 against expectations of 88,000. There is an old methodology that strong jobs mean a hot economy, a hot economy means inflation, and inflation means the Fed can’t cut. The fear comes straight out of the Phillips curve, which is the old framework that says when growth and employment go up, inflation follows. The problem with that line of thinking is that jobs don’t show up in the CPI report; labor costs do. The 1970s wage-price spiral that many people refer to had labor costs in the double digits, oil kept rising, unions struck, and workers quit for higher pay. These mechanics are non-existent today considering oil is up due to a war premium, not OPEC restricting barrels, and workers are worried about AI, and they’re tempering wage demands as a result. I believe that the economy is running well and that the problem this week was people taking profits to raise capital for the SpaceX IPO, which probably caused algos to trade stocks lower. This may have caused a lot of stop losses to be triggered and margin calls to be implemented. I think weeks like this are great opportunities for long-term investors because these are the types of dips that get bought. After allocating $27,400 to the Dividend Harvesting Portfolio, the account balance finished week 275 at $38,837.35. The account's profitability declined (-1.18%) to $11,337.35, which is a return on invested capital of 41.23%. Over the past week, I added to VICI Properties and the PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund ( PDI ). The combination of reinvesting the generated dividend income and making these investments increased the forward projected annualized dividend income b...
A weaker dollar means international revenue can have a bigger impact, and these companies might be positioned to take advantage of an otherwise tough situation.
A weaker dollar means international revenue can have a bigger impact, and these companies might be positioned to take advantage of an otherwise tough situation.
Sportradar Group AG ( SRAD ) announced on Monday that it struck a landmark multi-year global agreement with Kalshi ( KALSHI ). The sports data company said the agreement positions it as an official data and solutions provider for Kalshi ( KALSHI ), delivering a broad portfolio of premium sports content and services across major sports properties including Major League Baseball, the National Hockey...
Sportradar Group AG ( SRAD ) announced on Monday that it struck a landmark multi-year global agreement with Kalshi ( KALSHI ). The sports data company said the agreement positions it as an official data and solutions provider for Kalshi ( KALSHI ), delivering a broad portfolio of premium sports content and services across major sports properties including Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, Ultimate Fighting Championship, among others. Sportradar ( SRAD ) now sees itself as positioned to play a foundational role in enabling the growth of prediction markets and facilitating a framework for integrity. This agreement also establishes the ability for Sportradar ( SRAD ) to enter into agreements directly with Kalshi's ( KALSHI ) key partners, including brokers and market makers, with real-time official data and scalable solutions across the value chain. Sportradar will provide Kalshi with a range of solutions from Sportradar Prediction Services. The company highlighted that it will provide products and services to Kalshi ( KALSHI ) and other licensed prediction market entities that operate in compliance with applicable regulations and legal requirements. "Prediction markets represent a compelling growth engine for the global sports ecosystem, and Sportradar is uniquely positioned to shape and power this emerging sector," highlighted Sportradar ( SRAD ) CEO Carsten Koerl. "Our partnership with Kalshi extends the reach of our premium sports data and services into a rapidly evolving landscape, fostering collaboration with market makers and the broader marketplace. This partnership with Kalshi marks a critical first step," he added. Shares of Sportradar ( SRAD ) jumped 6.8% in premarket action following the announcement. More on Sportradar Sportradar Group AG (SRAD) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Sportradar Group AG 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Sportradar Group AG: Both The Moat And Growth Outlook Have Improved Sportrad...
Andrzej Rostek/iStock via Getty Images Introduction The last time I covered Realty Income ( O ), I initiated coverage with a Buy rating, highlighting their sustainable and attractive monthly dividend yield and potential coming from their European expansion, while the fundamentals and valuation looked attractive despite the macro pressure. Following a strong first quarter that beat the market’s exp...
Andrzej Rostek/iStock via Getty Images Introduction The last time I covered Realty Income ( O ), I initiated coverage with a Buy rating, highlighting their sustainable and attractive monthly dividend yield and potential coming from their European expansion, while the fundamentals and valuation looked attractive despite the macro pressure. Following a strong first quarter that beat the market’s expectations, O remains a Buy, as the valuation and monthly dividend are now even more attractive following the recent decline in price, with plenty of room to continue compounding over the long-term as they expand into Europe. Strong Quarter Despite Pressure Realty Income IR Realty Income reported a solid Q1 report overall, beating the market’s FFO and revenue estimates , with the AFFO growing by about 11.36% to $1.06 billion, for a very solid increase of ~6.60% on a per share basis, highlighting their strength even during a tough macro setting, with occupancy at a very solid 98.9% for another quarter. Realty Income IR On the back of this strong report, Realty Income also boosted its guidance for 2026, expecting the AFFO per share to be in the range of $4.41 to $4.44 now compared to the previous $4.38 to $4.42, for a decent increase at the midpoint of ~3.39% compared to the $4.28 per share seen in 2025 (and $4.19 in 2024), which is not bad for a REIT in this environment, expecting the occupancy to remain at a solid ~98.5% throughout the year. Not only that, but O also announced a major boost in their investment volume, expecting $9.5 billion now compared to $8 billion previously, with the CEO highlighting their strong potential in Europe during the Q1 Earnings Call , as mentioned before: Look, we are -- obviously, we feel very confident of what our pipeline looks like. It is largely a function of the pipeline and our ability to forecast out what that's going to translate into for the entire year. That's what's helped us raise our number from $8 billion to $9.5 billion. And wh...
RonFullHD/iStock via Getty Images An Experienced REIT with a Recent Rebranding My REIT pick of the week to initiate coverage on is AH Realty Trust ( AHRT ), which was formerly known as Armada-Hoffler before its huge rebranding this year, and back in early May it beat Q1 earnings estimates, the third quarter in a row to do so. With its rebrand came a new strategy : to focus on diversified retail an...
RonFullHD/iStock via Getty Images An Experienced REIT with a Recent Rebranding My REIT pick of the week to initiate coverage on is AH Realty Trust ( AHRT ), which was formerly known as Armada-Hoffler before its huge rebranding this year, and back in early May it beat Q1 earnings estimates, the third quarter in a row to do so. With its rebrand came a new strategy : to focus on diversified retail and office properties while shifting away from multi-family and construction. This company, with around $675MM in market cap, says its portfolio focuses on "a diversified portfolio of high-quality properties, including walkable mixed-use communities and grocery-anchored retail centers, located in amenity-rich neighborhoods and high-growth markets." Trading at just under $7 as of this writing, this stock will be reviewed across 7 rating categories of both fundamental and technical analysis. A Bullish First Thesis For my initial thesis on this stock, I am calling it a buy. From the rating worksheet I made below to summarize my findings, key strengths of this REIT come from the growth side and portfolio quality, but also the upside forecasts and recent return to market momentum again. AHRT - rating worksheet (author) Amidst Portfolio Optimization, Lease Growth Still Achieved For my first topic, I focused on top-line growth, and I gave the stock a buy rating, driven by the return-to-office trend, southeast US population growth, new lease growth in Q1, and a proven 5-year revenue growth trend, but also acknowledging some recent consumer confidence headwinds. Before talking about what macro factors could impact growth, I wanted to highlight one of their mixed-use office/retail properties in Atlanta, from the investor deck (pg. 24) , so readers get a flavor of what this REIT invests in, since I think no two REITs are alike: AHRT - sample property (investor deck) So, I think a macro factor we could focus on is demand for premium office and retail property, particularly in the southea...
(RTTNews) - Monday, Standard BioTools Inc. (LAB) announced an agreement with Treeline Biosciences, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharma company, to combine in an all-stock transaction.
(RTTNews) - Monday, Standard BioTools Inc. (LAB) announced an agreement with Treeline Biosciences, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharma company, to combine in an all-stock transaction.
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images I've been following MetLife, Inc. ( MET ) and its prеferrеd stоcks closely for the past few months. After the compаny reported its first-quаrter 2026 rеsults and the stock trаdеd around $84, I dеcided to take a closer look at its financial instruments. I recоmmend the compаny's prefеrred shares over the cоmmon ones—prefеrreds have a current yield of clos...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images I've been following MetLife, Inc. ( MET ) and its prеferrеd stоcks closely for the past few months. After the compаny reported its first-quаrter 2026 rеsults and the stock trаdеd around $84, I dеcided to take a closer look at its financial instruments. I recоmmend the compаny's prefеrred shares over the cоmmon ones—prefеrreds have a current yield of close to 6.5%, trаde below par, and have an investmеnt-grade crеdit rating, bаcked by one of the most stable insurance companiеs in the wоrld. Common stоck is reasonably valued, but its price appreciatiоn depends on market sentiment. Preferred incоme, on the other hаnd, is mпre secure. Let's tаke a closer lоok at the fоllowing lines. MetLife is one of the largеst insurаnce cоmpanies in the world. Its current market capitalization is clоse to $54.3 billion. At the end of 2025, MetLife complеted the acquisition of PineBridge Investments, bringing MetLife Investmеnt Management's assets undеr manаgement to $742 billion. At the end of the first quarter of 2026, the company's totаl assets were about $743.2 billiоn, and the total dеbt was close to $49.5 billion. Metlife Q1 (metlife2022rd.q4web.com) The adjustеd earnings pеr share are $2.42, 23% more from $1.96 in 1Q 2025, and the adjusted return on equity is 17.0%. The dirеct expеnse ratio is 11.9%. The adjustеd prоfit for the quartеr wаs $1.586 billiоn, and the net income was $1.140 billion — lowеr duе to invеstment lossеs, but this is completеly nоrmal for an insurancе business and is not indicаtive of actual perfоrmance. The portfolio of privаte debt instrumеnts is abоut $85 billion, with 95% of it being investment grade. MET's portfolio (metlife2022rd.q4web.com) Bоth the cоmpany and its finаncial instrumеnts are ratеd with investment-grade credit ratings by the mаjor credit companies, as yоu can see for yourself in the picturе belоw. MetLife credit ratings (metlife2022rd.q4web.com) Alternative Investment Income strong private equi...
Anton Vierietin/iStock via Getty Images A top-tier Spanish soccer club reportedly used prediction marketplace Kalshi ( KALSHI ) to hedge one of the sport’s biggest financial risks: relegation. The unnamed La Liga team placed a multimillion-dollar bet against itself before the final game of the season, Semafor recently reported, citing people familiar. The club was at risk of dropping to a lower di...
Anton Vierietin/iStock via Getty Images A top-tier Spanish soccer club reportedly used prediction marketplace Kalshi ( KALSHI ) to hedge one of the sport’s biggest financial risks: relegation. The unnamed La Liga team placed a multimillion-dollar bet against itself before the final game of the season, Semafor recently reported, citing people familiar. The club was at risk of dropping to a lower division, a move that would have cost millions in ticket and broadcast revenue. It ultimately survived, losing 1-0 by a narrow enough margin to stay in La Liga. The other side of the trade was Susquehanna, which took home more than $1M, according to the report. More on the Markets Nuvation Bio: Buy The Ibtrozi Launch (Rating Upgrade) Centrus: Falling Earnings Outlook Makes It Hard To Buy The Dip Broadcom: The Market Overreacted To Great Earnings, And I Started A Position Blackstone is seeking to offload $2B of private fund stakes - report Crypto stocks in focus as Bitcoin steadies after deep selloff
New Fed chair Kevin Warsh has a very difficult job ahead of him, as the man looks to maintain a balance between taming inflation and maintaining healthy employment while also avoiding any criticisms like those placed on Jay Powell for not cutting interest rates. Of course, the independence of the Fed is of critical importance, ... Kevin Warsh Might Have the Worst Possible News for Those Hoping for...
New Fed chair Kevin Warsh has a very difficult job ahead of him, as the man looks to maintain a balance between taming inflation and maintaining healthy employment while also avoiding any criticisms like those placed on Jay Powell for not cutting interest rates. Of course, the independence of the Fed is of critical importance, ... Kevin Warsh Might Have the Worst Possible News for Those Hoping for an Interest Rate Cut
VelhoJunior Shares of The Campbell’s Company ( CPB ) are modestly higher as the company’s fiscal third quarter profit was better than feared despite sluggish sales for snacks. The company also maintained its profit guidance for the year with a midpoint that is slightly better than analysts estimates. "Our third quarter results were generally in line with our expectations but remained under pressur...
VelhoJunior Shares of The Campbell’s Company ( CPB ) are modestly higher as the company’s fiscal third quarter profit was better than feared despite sluggish sales for snacks. The company also maintained its profit guidance for the year with a midpoint that is slightly better than analysts estimates. "Our third quarter results were generally in line with our expectations but remained under pressure, reflecting top-line softness and inflation-driven margin headwinds,” said Mick Beekhuizen, Campbell’s President and Chief Executive Officer. At-home cooking trends continued to prop up the Meals and Beverages segment, although sales were down 4% as the unfavorable volume/mix of 5% was only partially offset by increased prices. In Snacks, declines from third-party partner brands, contract manufacturing sales, and softness in its salty, crackers, and bakery portfolio all contributed to a 4% decline in sales in the segment. As a result, overall sales were down 4% to $2.37B, below $2.38B estimates, while inflation and supply chain costs continued to compress Campbell’s ( CPB ) margins, resulting in a gross margin of 27.5%, down 190 basis points year-over-year. A $150M impairment charge drove adjusted EBIT down 24% to $274M and pressured the company’s profitability as adjusted earnings fell 32% to $0.50 per share but beat expectations by 2 cents. In the third quarter, Campbell's ( CPB ) delivered approximately $20M in savings, bringing total cost savings achieved to $200M towards its fiscal 2028 target of $375M. The company intends to use these savings as one of several levers to help offset tariff and broader inflationary headwinds. Looking ahead to FY26, Campbell’s ( CPB ) maintained its previously lowered outlook for the year and continues to expect organic net sales to decline by 1% to 2% and adjusted EPS to be within a range of $2.15 to $2.25 per share. This reflects a decline of 23% to 26% from the same quarter last year but with a midpoint of $2.20 that is 3 cents bett...