Shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) tumbled more than 14% at one point today, wiping out nearly $300 billion in market value, following the company's fiscal second-quarter earnings report after the market closed yesterday. The fallout reverberated across the semiconductor space, with chip stocks Advanced Micro Devices , Intel , and Micron Technology all falling as the market reevaluated its expe...
Shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) tumbled more than 14% at one point today, wiping out nearly $300 billion in market value, following the company's fiscal second-quarter earnings report after the market closed yesterday. The fallout reverberated across the semiconductor space, with chip stocks Advanced Micro Devices , Intel , and Micron Technology all falling as the market reevaluated its expectations for AI semiconductor growth. Yet the scale of the sell-off obscures an important detail. Just over a week ago, Broadcom shares were trading at roughly the same level as they are at today’s close. In effect, the stock merely surrendered gains accumulated during a five-session rally (excluding today, of course). Continue reading
Earnings Call Insights: Argan, Inc. (AGX) Q1 fiscal 2027 Management View “Our strong first quarter fiscal 2027 results reflect exceptional execution across our business with all 3 of our operating segments achieving significant revenue growth and maintained healthy backlog.” (CEO, President & Director David Watson) “We have an active and opportunistic buyback program in place, which we increased d...
Earnings Call Insights: Argan, Inc. (AGX) Q1 fiscal 2027 Management View “Our strong first quarter fiscal 2027 results reflect exceptional execution across our business with all 3 of our operating segments achieving significant revenue growth and maintained healthy backlog.” (CEO, President & Director David Watson) “We have an active and opportunistic buyback program in place, which we increased during the first quarter to $200 million from $150 million, while also extending the program's expiration date through January 31, 2030.” (CEO, President & Director Watson) “Backlog of $2.8 billion decreased slightly from $2.9 billion at the end of the last quarter.” (CEO, President & Director Watson) “First quarter revenues increased 50% to $291 million as compared to $194 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, primarily due to the timing of certain projects in our Power segment as activity began to ramp at certain recently awarded projects.” (Senior VP, CFO & Treasurer Joshua Baugher) “We're estimating that the investment is in the 10-plus -- $10 million to $13 million range or so.” (CEO, President & Director Watson) Outlook “As I discussed on our last call, we expect to add a handful of new projects over the next 10 to 18 months.” (CEO, President & Director Watson) Management’s timing language shortened versus the prior quarter, when leadership said, “we expect to add a handful of new projects over the next 12 to 20 months.” (CEO, President & Director Watson) On margin visibility, management did not issue formal guidance and emphasized project-phase uncertainty: “we're in the early phases of a number of major jobs with a lot of outstanding risks to account for. So visibility into where ultimate margins end up is dependent on a lot of factors.” (CEO, President & Director Watson) Financial Results Argan reported $291 million of revenue, $46.1 million of net income, and $3.24 per diluted share in Q1 fiscal 2027, alongside “gross margin of 21%” and “adjusted EBITDA of ...
Visa (NYSE: V) is getting more deeply involved in one aspect of next-generation finance, and on Thursday, investors rewarded the company for the effort. They traded its stock up by more than 2%, which easily topped the 0.4% rise of the benchmark S&P 500 index. Visa announced it was teaming up with a peer to advance the usefulness of such products. It is collaborating with Brale, the developer of t...
Visa (NYSE: V) is getting more deeply involved in one aspect of next-generation finance, and on Thursday, investors rewarded the company for the effort. They traded its stock up by more than 2%, which easily topped the 0.4% rise of the benchmark S&P 500 index. Visa announced it was teaming up with a peer to advance the usefulness of such products. It is collaborating with Brale, the developer of the very appropriately named Stable Coin , to explore stablecoin settlement using the cryptocurrency . Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Key PointsCo-founder Ichiro Aoki sold 729,900 Class A shares for a total consideration of approximately ~$3.79 million across three trading days ending May 29, 2026.
Key PointsCo-founder Ichiro Aoki sold 729,900 Class A shares for a total consideration of approximately ~$3.79 million across three trading days ending May 29, 2026.
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images A massive drop in Chinese crude oil imports has become one of the main reasons the world is not suffering a greater energy crisis from the Middle East war, with crude still below $100/bbl, the Financial Times reported Thursday, citing a range of traders and analysts. "China’s low imports have shielded the rest of the oil market," Morgan Stanley chief commodity ...
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images A massive drop in Chinese crude oil imports has become one of the main reasons the world is not suffering a greater energy crisis from the Middle East war, with crude still below $100/bbl, the Financial Times reported Thursday, citing a range of traders and analysts. "China’s low imports have shielded the rest of the oil market," Morgan Stanley chief commodity strategist Martijn Rats said, estimating the amount of seaborne oil arriving in China in the past 30 days has plunged to 7.5M bbl/day from ~13M bbl/day at this time last year. China's total crude oil imports in April fell by more than 2M bbl/day from their 2025 average, to 9.4M bbl/day, S&P Global Energy said, forecasting a further decline to ~8M bbl/day for May, with imports down 3M bbl/day in this year's Q2 compared with the year-earlier quarter. The country's seaborne imports in May sank to 6.4M bbl/day, according to Kpler data, down from 8.1M bbl/day for April and 10.1M bbl/day for March. China's "calculated response" to the Middle East crisis had included forcing refiners to cut production rates, often under the guise of maintenance, while also directing a switch from inventory accumulation to destocking, Hu Min Min, lead analyst for China crude oil fuels and refining at S&P Global Energy, told FT . Investments in electric vehicles, electrified rail, and renewable power generation have provided a"strategic buffer" to help China navigate the crisis with "far less pain" than its dependence on oilimports would suggest, Rystad Energy oil market analyst Ye Lin said. But low Chinese crude imports cannot continue indefinitely, Vitol senior executive Tom Baker said. "At some point, when they need those barrels, the price needs to go higher and the only solver is to kill demand," he said. Crude oil futures turned lower Thursday after three straight sessions of gains, as a tentative ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon was seen as possibly removing an obstacle in U.S.-...
Chief Executive Officer James S. Iii Mahan reported the sale of 10,000 shares of Live Oak Bancshares (NYSE:LOB) on May 14, 2026, for a transaction value of approximately $362,000, according to a SEC Form 4 filing . Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average purchase price ($36.23); post-transaction value based on May 14, 2026 market close ($36.19). * 1-year performance calculated using...
Chief Executive Officer James S. Iii Mahan reported the sale of 10,000 shares of Live Oak Bancshares (NYSE:LOB) on May 14, 2026, for a transaction value of approximately $362,000, according to a SEC Form 4 filing . Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average purchase price ($36.23); post-transaction value based on May 14, 2026 market close ($36.19). * 1-year performance calculated using June 4, 2026 as the reference date. Continue reading