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William J. Pulte, Director of US Federal Housing FHFA, speaks to the press at The White House on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Sarah L. Voisin | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump 's appointment of Bill Pulte to be the acting director of national intelligence will place the president's housing agency attack dog in possession of the country's most prized secrets, a move that analy...
William J. Pulte, Director of US Federal Housing FHFA, speaks to the press at The White House on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Sarah L. Voisin | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump 's appointment of Bill Pulte to be the acting director of national intelligence will place the president's housing agency attack dog in possession of the country's most prized secrets, a move that analysts fear could further politicize the office and erode U.S. intelligence gathering. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, who oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, was tapped by Trump on Tuesday morning to replace the outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard . Pulte is not experienced in national intelligence and was an investor and executive of the home building firm PulteGroup before serving in government. As DNI, Pulte will be placed at the top of the U.S.' sprawling intelligence community and have access to the country's most sensitive national secrets. That lack of experience and Pulte's penchant for using information from the housing agencies to gin up prosecutions of Trump's political rivals has alarmed intelligence analysts and federal lawmakers alike, who warn Pulte could weaponize the office against the president's domestic political rivals and erode trust in U.S. intelligence. "It's the latest example of some of the amateurish, absurd assignments that Trump has made in the second term," said Brett Bruen, a former diplomat and National Security Council official under the Obama administration who now runs the firm Global Situation Room. "It opens up the very real possibility we could see our intelligence structures and systems further eroded, and the role of intelligence used in more inappropriate and even illegal ways." Bruen said the move will elevate Pulte from receiving "cafeteria-type sensitive information to the crown jewels of our most protected secrets." That includes access to highly sensitive intelligence collection efforts and information about human inte...
The new MSI Claw with Intel Arc G3 Extreme. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Intel couldn't catch a break. Layoffs . Shakedowns . Crashing CPUs torpedoing its reputation, sending desktop gamers fleeing to AMD. Apple and Qualcomm pushing Intel out of multiple flagship laptops. A gaming graphics card going MIA . But its Panther Lake laptop chip, the first on its all-important 18A process, turne...
The new MSI Claw with Intel Arc G3 Extreme. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Intel couldn't catch a break. Layoffs . Shakedowns . Crashing CPUs torpedoing its reputation, sending desktop gamers fleeing to AMD. Apple and Qualcomm pushing Intel out of multiple flagship laptops. A gaming graphics card going MIA . But its Panther Lake laptop chip, the first on its all-important 18A process, turned out excellent - and a handheld version might make Intel the leader in portable gaming chips. On Monday, I spent two hours with an MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus handheld atop Intel's new Arc G3 Extreme . I walked away thinking that next-gen handhelds have finally arrived. The true leap in performance and battery life we've been waiting for … Read the full story at The Verge.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (L) and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt. Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Los Angeles voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to elect their next mayor, a race that has put all eyes on the nation's second-largest city . But if no one reaches more than 50% of the vote after all the ballots are counted, the top-two vote getters will head to a November runoff....
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (L) and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt. Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Los Angeles voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to elect their next mayor, a race that has put all eyes on the nation's second-largest city . But if no one reaches more than 50% of the vote after all the ballots are counted, the top-two vote getters will head to a November runoff. Traders on prediction market platform Kalshi think the incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and insurgent former reality TV star Spencer Pratt are most likely to advance to the second round. Traders are fairly certain Bass will make it to the second round, giving her 93% odds. Bass has consistently led in public polls of the race, though has been well short of the 50% mark for an outright win in the first round. Pratt has about a three-in-four chance of advancing, according to traders. City Councilmember Nithya Raman is also challenging the incumbent. Raman has a 28% chance of advancing to the second round. Los Angeles mayoral elections are nonpartisan, though Pratt is a registered Republican, while Raman and Bass are Democrats. Traders once viewed Raman as the favorite to win the mayor's office, with nearly a 60% chance of victory at one point, though her odds collapsed on Kalshi after a May debate. Her chances of winning the whole race are now at just 11%. The fall was so notable that Pratt has made several comments about it on the campaign trail. "She went from 64% on Kalshi, to 8%," he said on Bill Maher's " Club Random " podcast. "So she got bombed, she's done." Pratt, though, only has a 25% chance of winning the mayor's office. Traders place 65% odds that Bass is re-elected. While Bass was seen as vulnerable after her approval ratings fell following her handling of wildfires that swept the city and surrounding region in 2025, Pratt's conservative-leaning politics could be a barrier to earning support from a majority of voters in a very blue city. Former Vice President Kamala H...
Bank First (NASDAQ: BFC ), Eagle Bancorp (NASDAQ: EGBN ), and Esquire Financial Holdings (NASDAQ: ESQ ) rank among the least attractive U.S. small-cap financial stocks based on Seeking Alpha's valuation grades. Seeking Alpha's valuation grade measures how expensive or cheap a stock is relative to its sector peers, using a combination of metrics such as P/E, PEG, EV/Sales, EV/EBITDA, EV/EBIT, Price...
Bank First (NASDAQ: BFC ), Eagle Bancorp (NASDAQ: EGBN ), and Esquire Financial Holdings (NASDAQ: ESQ ) rank among the least attractive U.S. small-cap financial stocks based on Seeking Alpha's valuation grades. Seeking Alpha's valuation grade measures how expensive or cheap a stock is relative to its sector peers, using a combination of metrics such as P/E, PEG, EV/Sales, EV/EBITDA, EV/EBIT, Price/Sales, Price/Book, Price/Cash Flow, and dividend yield, based on both current and forward estimates. The overall valuation grade is derived from a comparison of all underlying metrics and reflects how attractively a stock is priced relative to its sector peers. Least attractively valued U.S. small-cap financial stocks by valuation grade: Bank First Corporation (NASDAQ: BFC ), Valuation Grade F Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGBN ), Valuation Grade F Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESQ ), Valuation Grade F Northeast Bank (NASDAQ: NBN ), Valuation Grade F Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: PGC ), Valuation Grade F Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ: PWP ), Valuation Grade F Red River Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRBI ), Valuation Grade F SmartFinancial, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMBK ), Valuation Grade F Amalgamated Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: AMAL ), Valuation Grade D- Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR ), Valuation Grade D- More on Bank First, Eagle, etc. Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcript Better Home & Finance Holding Company 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Better Home & Finance Holding Company (BETR) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Perella Weinberg plans to cut 10% of its workforce - report Small-cap financial stocks ranked by quant ratings after earnings season
SK bioscience周二宣布，已获得联合国儿童基金会2026年流感疫苗供应商资格，并开始向南半球国家发货。这是该公司首次获得UNICEF的疫苗采购合同，标志着其在全球公共采购市场的布局迈出重要一步。 根据合同，SK bioscience将在年内供应约64万剂流感疫苗。南半球发货已启动，目的地包括老挝、缅甸和斐济；北半球供应将于9月开始，覆盖埃塞俄比亚、黎巴嫩、阿尔巴尼亚和巴勒斯坦等地区。值得...
SK bioscience周二宣布，已获得联合国儿童基金会2026年流感疫苗供应商资格，并开始向南半球国家发货。这是该公司首次获得UNICEF的疫苗采购合同，标志着其在全球公共采购市场的布局迈出重要一步。 根据合同，SK bioscience将在年内供应约64万剂流感疫苗。南半球发货已启动，目的地包括老挝、缅甸和斐济；北半球供应将于9月开始，覆盖埃塞俄比亚、黎巴嫩、阿尔巴尼亚和巴勒斯坦等地区。值得关注的是，该公司被选为UNICEF南半球流感疫苗项目的独家供应商，将提供该季节全部所需剂量；同时作为北半球项目的主要供应商，提供相当规模的疫苗剂量。 此次合同的特别之处在于，它既是SK bioscience首次与UNICEF合作，也是其首个覆盖南北半球的采购项目。此前，公司已与泛美卫生组织建立供应关系，如今将UNICEF纳入其供应版图，成功打通了全球两大最重要的国际疫苗采购渠道。公司表示，这将使其生产设施实现全年运转，并积累应对不同季节和接种需求的运营经验。 本次供应的SKYCellflu疫苗是基于细胞培养技术的四价流感疫苗。该疫苗在III期临床试验中展现出良好的免疫原性和安全性，成为全球首个获得世界卫生组织预认证的细胞培养流感疫苗。细胞培养技术在生产过程中发生病毒变异的可能性较低，更能匹配流行毒株，且生产周期更短，在疫情大流行等紧急情况下可快速响应。 SK bioscience首席执行官安宰 Yong表示：“获得首个UNICEF采购合同，是我们在全球公共采购市场拓展中具有里程碑意义的成果。我们将继续加强与各国际组织的合作，在兼顾商业可持续性与公共卫生价值的商业模式基础上，为全球传染病应对和公共卫生事业作出贡献。” 责任编辑：张俊 SF065
One way archaeologists learn how ancient people, including Neanderthals, did things is to attempt to do those things themselves, a process called experimental archaeology. Normally, that involves making stone tools, butchering deer, or distilling birch tar. But in a new study, it meant doing very destructive things to teeth from one of the world’s most carefully protected animals. That's because t...
One way archaeologists learn how ancient people, including Neanderthals, did things is to attempt to do those things themselves, a process called experimental archaeology. Normally, that involves making stone tools, butchering deer, or distilling birch tar. But in a new study, it meant doing very destructive things to teeth from one of the world’s most carefully protected animals. That's because the archeologists suspected that Neanderthals once used rhino teeth as tools. By using the teeth to make stone tools, the researchers demonstrated that Neanderthals probably did the same thing, adding to what we know about the wide range of items in their toolkits. We need to hit some rhino teeth with rocks for science Some Neanderthal archaeological sites in Europe and Asia seem to have many more rhinoceros teeth lying around than you’d expect. We know Neanderthals hunted a now-extinct species of rhinoceros in Europe and eastern Asia, but the people who had inhabited these sites looked like they had been collecting rhino teeth for some reason. Read full article Comments
Dow ( DOW ) is using the Computex Taipei 2026 technology conference to showcase materials designed to address one of the biggest infrastructure challenges facing artificial intelligence computing: heat management, according to an announcement Tuesday. The company said it will present a range of cooling fluids, thermal interface materials and semiconductor packaging technologies aimed at improving ...
Dow ( DOW ) is using the Computex Taipei 2026 technology conference to showcase materials designed to address one of the biggest infrastructure challenges facing artificial intelligence computing: heat management, according to an announcement Tuesday. The company said it will present a range of cooling fluids, thermal interface materials and semiconductor packaging technologies aimed at improving heat dissipation in AI servers, data centers and advanced chip packaging systems. The products are part of Dow's broader effort to position itself as a supplier of specialty materials supporting the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure. The focus on thermal management is increasingly relevant for investors as AI adoption drives demand for more powerful processors, denser server configurations and larger data centers. While much investor attention has centered on chipmakers and cloud providers, suppliers of specialty materials that improve reliability, efficiency and performance of AI systems stand to benefit from the industry's continued growth. For Dow, AI-related cooling and packaging technologies represent a potential avenue for expanding higher-value specialty materials sales beyond its traditional chemical markets. At the event, Dow plans to feature liquid cooling and immersion cooling technologies designed for high-performance computing environments. The company said its cooling fluids are intended to support thermal stability, corrosion protection and long-term operation in data center cooling systems. The company is also highlighting thermal interface materials used in AI servers, power modules and optical transceivers operating at increasingly high data transmission speeds. Effective thermal management has become more important as processors consume greater amounts of power and generate more heat. In addition to cooling technologies, Dow will showcase silicone-based materials used in advanced semiconductor packaging. These materials are designed to support heat tra...
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the VanEck Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF (Symbol: NLR) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $137.06, changing hands as high as $138.24 per share. VanEck Uranium+Nuclear Energy shares are currently trading up about 4.4% on the day. The cha
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the VanEck Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF (Symbol: NLR) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $137.06, changing hands as high as $138.24 per share. VanEck Uranium+Nuclear Energy shares are currently trading up about 4.4% on the day. The cha
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the VNM ETF (Symbol: VNM) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $18.30, changing hands as low as $18.15 per share. VNM shares are currently trading down about 1.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of VNM shares
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the VNM ETF (Symbol: VNM) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $18.30, changing hands as low as $18.15 per share. VNM shares are currently trading down about 1.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of VNM shares
According to an SEC filing dated May 14, 2026, Alpha Wave Global, LP reduced its RadNet (NASDAQ:RDNT) position by 63,147 shares in the first quarter. The estimated value of this trade is approximately $4.31 million based on the period’s average closing price. The fund’s quarter-end stake was 478,304 shares, with a reported value of $26.73 million. Alpha Wave Global, LP reduced its exposure to RadN...
According to an SEC filing dated May 14, 2026, Alpha Wave Global, LP reduced its RadNet (NASDAQ:RDNT) position by 63,147 shares in the first quarter. The estimated value of this trade is approximately $4.31 million based on the period’s average closing price. The fund’s quarter-end stake was 478,304 shares, with a reported value of $26.73 million. Alpha Wave Global, LP reduced its exposure to RadNet and the position now represents 3.38% of its 13F AUM. Top holding after the filing: Continue reading
Venezuela’s National Assembly will debate a reform that would open the country’s electricity sector to private investment, allowing companies to generate, distribute and sell power under government concessions after more than 15 years of state control. The proposal would permit private firms, mixed enterprises and companies with minority state ownership to operate in the sector alongside the state...
Venezuela’s National Assembly will debate a reform that would open the country’s electricity sector to private investment, allowing companies to generate, distribute and sell power under government concessions after more than 15 years of state control. The proposal would permit private firms, mixed enterprises and companies with minority state ownership to operate in the sector alongside the state, according to draft legislation seen by Bloomberg. The bill also says it would establish tariffs designed to reflect the cost of providing service and allow operators a reasonable return on investment. Venezuela’s Information Ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the draft. The power-sector overhaul follows a similar opening of Venezuela’s oil industry and underscores President Delcy Rodríguez’s effort to draw foreign investment into strategic industries after the US eased restrictions on the country. It also reflects growing concern that chronic electricity shortages have become a constraint on plans to increase oil and gas production. Also Read: Venezuela Wants Oil Firms to Supply Their Own Power for Projects Authorities are already moving to require energy companies to provide their own electricity generation for new oil and gas projects because the grid lacks the capacity and reliability needed to support increased production. Frequent outages have affected fields in the Orinoco Belt and the Lake Maracaibo region, contributing to production losses. Under the bill, the Energy Ministry would be able to grant concessions for as long as 25 years, with extensions of up to 15 additional years. The ministry would retain authority to revoke concessions or intervene in operators under certain circumstances. The draft legislation amends a law that established a state monopoly under utility Corp. Electrica Nacional , known as Corpoelec.
Avalon_Studio/iStock via Getty Images Eagle Materials ( EXP ) down 0.9% in Tuesday's trading, even as J.P. Morgan upgrades the building materials producer to Neutral from Underweight with a $225 price target, saying it now sees potential upside to cement demand as the year progresses while wallboard demand weakness likely troughed in Q4 2025. While JPM analyst Adrian Huerta says he expects continu...
Avalon_Studio/iStock via Getty Images Eagle Materials ( EXP ) down 0.9% in Tuesday's trading, even as J.P. Morgan upgrades the building materials producer to Neutral from Underweight with a $225 price target, saying it now sees potential upside to cement demand as the year progresses while wallboard demand weakness likely troughed in Q4 2025. While JPM analyst Adrian Huerta says he expects continued weakness in wallboard volumes as residential demand remains subdued, he sees limited downside to earnings given an improving demand environment for cement and potential upside to pricing for materials. With Eagle Materials ( EXP ) shares currently trading at 10.8x estimated 2026 EV/EBITDA, compared to its historical average of 9.5x, the analyst sees valuation as fairly reasonable with limited downside to the share price. Overall in the Americas construction materials segment, Huerta says he is now optimistic about demand trend acceleration headed into the back half of the year, with demand trends to be supported by healthy infrastructure spending, robust data center growth, and improving demand for warehouses, distribution, and energy projects, even though a recovery in residential demand is not anticipated until 2027. In the group, Huerta's top picks are Cemex ( CX ), CRH ( CRH ), and Amrize ( AMRZ ). More on Eagle Materials Eagle Materials Is Finally Deserving Of An Upgrade Eagle Materials: Heavy Materials Strength Offsets Wallboard Weakness Eagle Materials Q4 2026 Earnings Call Presentation
Aziz Shamuratov /iStock Editorial via Getty Images Emerson ( EMR ) on Tuesday said its Ovation Green supervisory control and data acquisition software is being used by Holy Cross Energy to monitor and manage renewable power generation across four facilities in western Colorado, highlighting growing demand for digital tools that support grid operations as renewable energy capacity expands. The High...
Aziz Shamuratov /iStock Editorial via Getty Images Emerson ( EMR ) on Tuesday said its Ovation Green supervisory control and data acquisition software is being used by Holy Cross Energy to monitor and manage renewable power generation across four facilities in western Colorado, highlighting growing demand for digital tools that support grid operations as renewable energy capacity expands. The High Mesa solar and battery energy storage system operates alongside Mamm Creek, Hunter, and Bronco Plains II facilities as part of Holy Cross Energy's digitally unified renewable network powered by Emerson's Ovation Green SCADA software. (Emerson) Holy Cross Energy, a member-owned electric cooperative serving parts of Colorado's mountain region, uses the software to oversee solar, wind and battery storage assets that help provide electricity to more than 45,000 members, roughly 52,000 households and 60,000 active meters. The cooperative's system has a peak load of approximately 300 megawatts. The deployment underscores a broader investment theme for Emerson ( EMR ) investors: utilities are increasingly spending on software, automation and grid management technologies to handle more complex energy systems that incorporate renewable generation and energy storage. As power providers add intermittent resources such as solar and wind, demand for monitoring, forecasting and control platforms could create recurring software and services opportunities for industrial technology companies like Emerson. According to the company, the software is used at the Mamm Creek, High Mesa, Hunter and Bronco Plains II facilities. Operators can monitor plant performance in real time and create schedules that manage power generation and battery storage output on an hourly basis. Holy Cross Energy relies on power purchase agreements with renewable energy providers to supply electricity to its members. Emerson said its platform consolidates operational data from multiple generation assets into a single ...