In trading on Tuesday, shares of Dynex Capital Inc's 6.90% Series C Fix/Float Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (Symbol: DX.PRC) were yielding above the 9% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.3484), with shares changing hands as low as $25.93 on the day.
In trading on Tuesday, shares of Dynex Capital Inc's 6.90% Series C Fix/Float Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (Symbol: DX.PRC) were yielding above the 9% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.3484), with shares changing hands as low as $25.93 on the day.
A screen of U.S. industrial stocks with market capitalizations less than $2B highlights Royalty Management Holding ( RMCO ), Allient ( ALNT ) and Preformed Line Products ( PLPC ) among the market's most expensive valued companies relative to their sector peers. Seeking Alpha's valuation grade compares how expensive or cheap a stock is relative to others in its sector. It is based on a combination ...
A screen of U.S. industrial stocks with market capitalizations less than $2B highlights Royalty Management Holding ( RMCO ), Allient ( ALNT ) and Preformed Line Products ( PLPC ) among the market's most expensive valued companies relative to their sector peers. Seeking Alpha's valuation grade compares how expensive or cheap a stock is relative to others in its sector. It is based on a combination of valuation metrics such as P/E, PEG, EV/Sales, EV/EBITDA, EV/EBIT, Price/Sales, Price/Book, Price/Cash Flow, and dividend yield, using both current and forward estimates. Most expensive U.S. stocks by valuation grade (market cap less than $2B): LSI Industries ( LYTS ): Valuation D+. Tennant ( TNC ): Valuation D+. The Gorman-Rupp ( GRC ): Valuation D. Interface ( TILE ): Valuation D. Cadre Holdings ( CDRE ): Valuation D-. Eve Holding ( EVEX ): Valuation D-. Heartland Express ( HTLD ): Valuation D-. Preformed Line Products ( PLPC ): Valuation D-. Allient ( ALNT ): Valuation F. Royalty Management Holding ( RMCO ): Valuation F. More on industrial stocks Cadre Holdings, Inc. (CDRE) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcript Allient Inc.: Recovery Is Still Not Clean Enough Cadre Holdings, Inc. (CDRE) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Timken hits record high as J.P. Morgan upgrades industrial automation stocks Eve Air mobility advances air taxi testing toward transition flights
Pentagon Restricts Press Office Access Over Privacy Concerns Via American Greatness, The Pentagon announced Monday that reporters will no longer have open access to the War Department’s public affairs office after the space was redesignated as a classified facility to accommodate staff handling sensitive material. The announcement marks the latest effort by the Pete Hegseth-led War Department to t...
Pentagon Restricts Press Office Access Over Privacy Concerns Via American Greatness, The Pentagon announced Monday that reporters will no longer have open access to the War Department’s public affairs office after the space was redesignated as a classified facility to accommodate staff handling sensitive material. The announcement marks the latest effort by the Pete Hegseth-led War Department to tighten operational security and reshape longstanding media access practices inside the Pentagon. Under the new policy, the Pentagon’s public affairs office has been converted into a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, commonly known as a SCIF. The office had previously allowed journalists to enter without escorts and directly approach military public affairs officials with questions. Pentagon spokesman Joel Valdez said the change was necessary because speechwriters working in the office routinely handle classified material and require access to secure government systems. “This is the most transparent War Department in history. No amount of spin from the Fake News media will change that,” Valdez wrote in a post on X . This is the most transparent War Department in history. No amount of spin from the Fake News media will change that. The Pentagon Press Office has been redesignated as a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility due to speechwriters from the Office of the Secretary of War… https://t.co/tlWb1XIeOk — Acting Press Sec Joel Valdez (@JoelValdezDOW) June 1, 2026 “These speechwriters routinely handle classified material and require SIPRNet access. As a result, journalists will no longer be permitted to enter the office space. There’s nothing controversial about that,” he added. Valdez said reporters will still have access to the Pentagon press secretary and the Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs through scheduled appointments. The policy change comes months after War Secretary Pete Hegseth imposed additional restrictions on media operati...
Mark Wilson/Getty Images News Blue Origin ( BORGN ) plans to resume flights of its New Glenn rocket before the end of the year, Reuters reported Monday, citing Chief Executive Dave Limp, following last week's explosion that damaged the company's launch infrastructure at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The company has begun assessing the extent of the damage at its sole New Glenn launch complex but has no...
Mark Wilson/Getty Images News Blue Origin ( BORGN ) plans to resume flights of its New Glenn rocket before the end of the year, Reuters reported Monday, citing Chief Executive Dave Limp, following last week's explosion that damaged the company's launch infrastructure at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The company has begun assessing the extent of the damage at its sole New Glenn launch complex but has not disclosed a likely cause of the accident, which occurred during a pre-launch engine test known as a hot-fire. No injuries were reported and no payload was aboard the rocket at the time. According to Limp, several critical pieces of infrastructure escaped major damage. Fuel storage systems at the launch site remain intact, while booster hardware intended for future missions also appears to have avoided significant harm. However, repairs will be required to the launch tower and other ground support equipment before operations can resume, Reuters reported. Why it matters for investors The setback underscores the growing competitive divide in the commercial launch market as Blue Origin seeks to challenge SpaceX's ( SPCX ) dominance. The accident threatens to delay launches for key customers, including Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite broadband network, while highlighting the execution risks facing Blue Origin as SpaceX prepares for a widely anticipated public offering. Investors are increasingly focused on launch cadence, reliability and infrastructure resilience as competition intensifies across the space sector. The explosion marks one of the most serious setbacks in Blue Origin's 26-year history, affecting both its flagship orbital rocket and the only launch pad currently capable of supporting New Glenn missions. The incident follows an unsuccessful New Glenn mission earlier this year and comes as Blue Origin faces pressure to increase launch frequency amid strong demand for satellite deployment services. The company had been preparing to launch 48 Project Kuiper satellit...
imaginima Blackstone Digital Infrastructure ( BXDC ) went public last month with a clear focus — to run data centers for investment-grade hyperscalers with long-term leases in tier 1 markets. As yet, it has no assets. Before its initial public offering, it was in active discussions for ~$25B of data center acquisitions. At Nareit's REITweek conference on Tuesday, BXDC President and CEO Nick Pell p...
imaginima Blackstone Digital Infrastructure ( BXDC ) went public last month with a clear focus — to run data centers for investment-grade hyperscalers with long-term leases in tier 1 markets. As yet, it has no assets. Before its initial public offering, it was in active discussions for ~$25B of data center acquisitions. At Nareit's REITweek conference on Tuesday, BXDC President and CEO Nick Pell points out that the company will not build the data centers it operates. That contrasts with the overall data center real estate business, where most of the capital goes into development. Blackstone Group ( BX ), which it's affiliated with, grew its data center investments through a build-to-own strategy. One of the advantages of Blackstone Digital Infrastructure's ( BXDC ) strategy is the duration of the assets, which are an almost permanent infrastructure for its tenants. Leases generally run for 10 to 20 years. "The runway of growth for this company is massive," Pell said. Furthermore, the REIT is designed to be lower risk and stable by focusing on investment-grade tenants in tier 1 markets. CFO Tony Marone says public, externally managed REITs don't have a great record. "If you set up an externally managed REIT the right way, it can work," he said. The fee structure for BXDC is based on capital and the return to shareholders. The company has "set up the structure the right way to have strong alignment with our shareholders," he added. Blackstone's ( BX ) knowledge of the data center space as the largest data center developer in the world led to the formation of BXDC. Marone said the firm saw the opportunity for buying data centers coming, and "we wanted to get in very quickly." Pell sees BXDC having an edge over net lease REITs, saying it has better credit profiles and enough cash to move quickly on acquisitions. "We think we have a much better growth profile than net lease REITs," Pell said. CFO Marone points to the numbers. "We think we can buy assets at a ~6% cap rate...
In trading on Tuesday, shares of DigitalBridge Group Inc's 7.15% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (Symbol: DBRG.PRI) were yielding above the 12% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.7875), with shares changing hands as low as $14.28 on
In trading on Tuesday, shares of DigitalBridge Group Inc's 7.15% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (Symbol: DBRG.PRI) were yielding above the 12% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.7875), with shares changing hands as low as $14.28 on
Cotton futures are up 55 to 70 points in most contracts at midday. The US dollar index is up $0.058 at $99.205. Crude Oil is up $1.13 higher to $93.02. The weekly NASS Crop Progress report showed 66% of the US cotton crop planted as of 5/31, 1% below normal....
Cotton futures are up 55 to 70 points in most contracts at midday. The US dollar index is up $0.058 at $99.205. Crude Oil is up $1.13 higher to $93.02. The weekly NASS Crop Progress report showed 66% of the US cotton crop planted as of 5/31, 1% below normal....
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said “significant irritants” remained in the US-China relationship but that Washington and Beijing needed to keep talking to stop flashpoints from erupting. At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Tuesday, Rubio said both countries – the world’s two largest economies and most powerful militaries – must communicate to “de-escalate potential points of con...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said “significant irritants” remained in the US-China relationship but that Washington and Beijing needed to keep talking to stop flashpoints from erupting. At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Tuesday, Rubio said both countries – the world’s two largest economies and most powerful militaries – must communicate to “de-escalate potential points of conflict that could lead to something broader”. “The Chinese government and the US government have to...
Shares of Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) are up 4% at midday Tuesday, trading near $304, while NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock is down 1% near $222. The intraday divergence is small, but the year-to-date gap is wide. Texas Instruments stock is up 76% year to date, while NVIDIA stock has climbed 19%. That spread, with the analog veteran ... Texas Instruments Is Smashing NVIDIA in 2026: Rotational Fluke,...
Shares of Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) are up 4% at midday Tuesday, trading near $304, while NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock is down 1% near $222. The intraday divergence is small, but the year-to-date gap is wide. Texas Instruments stock is up 76% year to date, while NVIDIA stock has climbed 19%. That spread, with the analog veteran ... Texas Instruments Is Smashing NVIDIA in 2026: Rotational Fluke, or Paradigm Shift
In December, the Trump administration abruptly announced it would shut down the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a Boulder, Colorado-based facility that helps researchers perform studies of weather, climate, atmospheric chemistry, and more. The news came as a shock, given that the government had never identified serious deficiencies in the management of NCAR and its associated supe...
In December, the Trump administration abruptly announced it would shut down the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a Boulder, Colorado-based facility that helps researchers perform studies of weather, climate, atmospheric chemistry, and more. The news came as a shock, given that the government had never identified serious deficiencies in the management of NCAR and its associated supercomputing center in Wyoming. Nevertheless, the government ordered the University Consortium for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), which manages NCAR on behalf of the National Science Foundation, to help it prepare to transfer the Wyoming to a different operator. UCAR sued the government and, on Monday, won a preliminary injunction that places the transfer of the facility on hold. Is that your final decision? NCAR is what is termed a "Federally-Funded Research and Development Center" meant to support researchers in the academic community. Rather than having its own research agenda, it provides facilities, equipment, and expertise to support projects that are too large or complex for researchers to pursue on their own. NCAR has been around since the early 1960s and has become a critical resource for the global atmospheric science community. Read full article Comments
Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off Adaptive Spec-driven Scoring for Evaluation and Regression Testing, an open-source framework for spinning up AI evaluations.
Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off Adaptive Spec-driven Scoring for Evaluation and Regression Testing, an open-source framework for spinning up AI evaluations.
400tmax/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Google's ( GOOG )( GOOGL ) intent to raise $80B for AI investments has prompted shares to rise for a range of data center infrastructure firms and companies in the TPU-related supply chain. By afternoon trading on Tuesday, Broadcom ( AVGO ) bumped up 2.7%, Celestica ( CLS ) climbed 10%, Lumentum ( LITE ) leaped 13%, Coherent ( COHR ) catapulted 17%, and M...
400tmax/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Google's ( GOOG )( GOOGL ) intent to raise $80B for AI investments has prompted shares to rise for a range of data center infrastructure firms and companies in the TPU-related supply chain. By afternoon trading on Tuesday, Broadcom ( AVGO ) bumped up 2.7%, Celestica ( CLS ) climbed 10%, Lumentum ( LITE ) leaped 13%, Coherent ( COHR ) catapulted 17%, and Marvell ( MRVL ) launched to the moon with a 30% gain. Arista Networks ( ANET ) was up 2%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ( SOX ) surged 5%. "This capital raise is as loud a sign as we will get regarding demand for AI," said Julian Lin , Investing Group Leader for Best Of Breed Growth Stocks. "Besides the obvious winners in the company's supply chain including Broadcom, I expect Nvidia ( NVDA ) to also be a key winner given the overall growing demand for compute." Surprisingly, Nvidia was one of the few semiconductor stocks not going up on Tuesday. It had inched down less than 1%. As the world's most prolific manufacturer of semiconductors, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ) also looks to benefit and edged up 2% on Tuesday. "TSMC remains one of the clearest beneficiaries of Google's rising capital spending, being perhaps the only player that's agnostic regarding which model provider wins or which chip player wins," said Seeking Alpha analyst YR Research . "Even though I believe the AI story is overheated, I don't think cloud hyperscalers will regret spending on AI," said Seeking Alpha analyst Julia Ostian . "Even if the frenzy calms down and companies cut down on token usage, cloud providers would still utilize that capacity for different client needs, lease it out partially, or use it internally to increase efficiency and cut costs. So, I'm not surprised they are making these decisions so easily." "As for the beneficiaries of this enormous CapEx spending, Broadcom and TSMC are the most obvious ones, together with Nvidia, which still captures the majority of th...