PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images War and Peace Following tense negotiations about Iran's nuclear program amid widespread street protests and brutal government repression, the United States launched Operation Epic Fury on February 28. In conjunction with Israel, the U.S. used a barrage of Tomahawk missiles, B-2 stealth bombers, and other weapons and aircraft to strike Iran's fortified balli...
PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images War and Peace Following tense negotiations about Iran's nuclear program amid widespread street protests and brutal government repression, the United States launched Operation Epic Fury on February 28. In conjunction with Israel, the U.S. used a barrage of Tomahawk missiles, B-2 stealth bombers, and other weapons and aircraft to strike Iran's fortified ballistic missile facilities. At the same time, a regime "decapitation" strike was launched, killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and many other high-ranking officials. While leadership in Iran is somewhat unclear, the country responded with attacks against both Israel and many of its Arab Persian Gulf neighbor states. Travel in and out of the region ground to a halt, as did nearly all transportation of oil, natural gas, and other products through the Strait of Hormuz. With this backdrop, the S&P 500 Index declined 4.3% in the first quarter, though the Russell 3000 Value increased 2.2%. Small cap stocks were mixed, with the Russell 2000 up 0.9% and the Russell 2000 Value gaining 4.9%. Day-to-day movements in stock prices have been driven almost completely by war developments. Oil The Strait of Hormuz is extremely important to global energy markets, with 20 million barrels of oil per day, or roughly 20% of global supply (and 20% of global LNG supply), flowing through the Strait. With the conflict raging, oil prices rose dramatically, causing Brent crude to climb from $61 per barrel at the beginning of the year to $127 at the end of the quarter (and $102 as of the writing of this letter). Other commodities also soared, with LNG prices rising from under $10 to $16 MMBtu, urea (an important agricultural chemical) increasing from ~$400 to ~$700 per metric ton, and gold rising to over $4,700 per ounce. How sustainable these price moves will be is presently unclear; when President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire to engage in negotiations on April 7, oil declined nearly 20%,...
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News Nvidia ( NVDA ) and several PC-related stocks moved higher in premarket trading Monday after the company said it’s entering the PC market with a new product, intensifying competition with established chipmakers. Nvidia shares rose +1.9% before the bell after announcing its new RTX Spark Superchip will begin shipping in laptops and desktop PCs this fall through maj...
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News Nvidia ( NVDA ) and several PC-related stocks moved higher in premarket trading Monday after the company said it’s entering the PC market with a new product, intensifying competition with established chipmakers. Nvidia shares rose +1.9% before the bell after announcing its new RTX Spark Superchip will begin shipping in laptops and desktop PCs this fall through major manufacturers including Dell Technologies (Dell), HP Inc. ( HPQ ), and Lenovo ( LNVGY ) ( LNVGF ). As a result, PC makers rose premarket, with Dell Technologies ( DELL ) +2.9%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise ( HPE ) +6.3%, and HP Inc. ( HPQ ) +4.1%. In Asia, Lenovo gained +5.1% in Hong Kong trading. Unveiled by CEO Jensen Huang at the Computex trade show in Taipei, the product is a combination of microprocessor and graphics chip, built with help from Taiwan’s MediaTek, that will run Microsoft’s ( MSFT ) Windows for Arm ( ARM ) operating system. MediaTek shares rose 5% in Taipei, while Nasdaq-listed shares of Arm Holdings ( ARM ) soared nearly 15% premarket. MSFT also rose 3%. Meanwhile, traditional PC processor leaders also came under pressure. Intel ( INTC ) slipped -6%, and Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) fell -5.2%, as Nvidia's entry adds a new competitor to a market long dominated by the two companies' x86-based processors. Nvidia’s ( NVDA ) new chip may also intensify competition for Qualcomm’s ( QCOM ) Snapdragon products that are used in Windows AI PCs. QCOM shares fell -7.8% premarket. More on Nvidia Nvidia: Subsidization Of Sovereign AI Backed By Washington And CPU Edge Nvidia: Data Centers Made It Great, Physical AI Could Make It Generational Nvidia At $5 Trillion Requires A Grid That Doesn't Exist Nvidia highlights agentic and physical AI, key partnerships at Computex Biggest stock movers Monday: TMHC, NVDA, and more
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News Nvidia ( NVDA ) and several PC-related stocks moved higher in premarket trading Monday after the company said it’s entering the PC market with a new product, intensifying competition with established chipmakers. Nvidia shares rose +1.9% before the bell after announcing its new RTX Spark Superchip will begin shipping in laptops and desktop PCs this fall through maj...
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News Nvidia ( NVDA ) and several PC-related stocks moved higher in premarket trading Monday after the company said it’s entering the PC market with a new product, intensifying competition with established chipmakers. Nvidia shares rose +1.9% before the bell after announcing its new RTX Spark Superchip will begin shipping in laptops and desktop PCs this fall through major manufacturers including Dell Technologies (Dell), HP Inc. ( HPQ ), and Lenovo ( LNVGY ) ( LNVGF ). As a result, PC makers rose premarket, with Dell Technologies ( DELL ) +2.9%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise ( HPE ) +6.3%, and HP Inc. ( HPQ ) +4.1%. In Asia, Lenovo gained +5.1% in Hong Kong trading. Unveiled by CEO Jensen Huang at the Computex trade show in Taipei, the product is a combination of microprocessor and graphics chip, built with help from Taiwan’s MediaTek, that will run Microsoft’s ( MSFT ) Windows for Arm ( ARM ) operating system. MediaTek shares rose 5% in Taipei, while Nasdaq-listed shares of Arm Holdings ( ARM ) soared nearly 15% premarket. MSFT also rose 3%. Meanwhile, traditional PC processor leaders also came under pressure. Intel ( INTC ) slipped -6%, and Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) fell -5.2%, as Nvidia's entry adds a new competitor to a market long dominated by the two companies' x86-based processors. Nvidia’s ( NVDA ) new chip may also intensify competition for Qualcomm’s ( QCOM ) Snapdragon products that are used in Windows AI PCs. QCOM shares fell -7.8% premarket. More on Nvidia Nvidia: Subsidization Of Sovereign AI Backed By Washington And CPU Edge Nvidia: Data Centers Made It Great, Physical AI Could Make It Generational Nvidia At $5 Trillion Requires A Grid That Doesn't Exist Nvidia highlights agentic and physical AI, key partnerships at Computex Biggest stock movers Monday: TMHC, NVDA, and more
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Girl pulled from River Wharfe in Burnsall, Yorkshire, on Sunday, with temperatures dropping down to average on Monday A 13-year-old girl has died after going into a river and a boy is missing as the water-related death toll reached at least 15 amid a heatwave. The girl was pulled from the River Wharfe in Burnsall, near Skipton, North Yorkshire, on Sunday evening. She was airlifted to hospital wher...
Girl pulled from River Wharfe in Burnsall, Yorkshire, on Sunday, with temperatures dropping down to average on Monday A 13-year-old girl has died after going into a river and a boy is missing as the water-related death toll reached at least 15 amid a heatwave. The girl was pulled from the River Wharfe in Burnsall, near Skipton, North Yorkshire, on Sunday evening. She was airlifted to hospital where she was pronounced dead, North Yorkshire police said. Continue reading...
sitox/E+ via Getty Images I first invested in ASML Holding ( ASML ) in late 2022. I have to admit, I had to be patient with ASML to see some actual results. Because the stock price wasn't increasing too much for quite some time. But I see that everything has changed recently. Data by YCharts I see that Mr. Market finally appreciates ASML. I'm sure you are aware of broad supply shortages in the sem...
sitox/E+ via Getty Images I first invested in ASML Holding ( ASML ) in late 2022. I have to admit, I had to be patient with ASML to see some actual results. Because the stock price wasn't increasing too much for quite some time. But I see that everything has changed recently. Data by YCharts I see that Mr. Market finally appreciates ASML. I'm sure you are aware of broad supply shortages in the semiconductor field. Especially the likes of Micron Technology ( MU ) benefit from that. Memory shortages are significant. And Micron has a favorable supply-to-demand going for itself. And the same thing applies to ASML. But I think it applies in an even better way. If you've read some of my articles before, you probably remember how I like to call the likes of Nvidia ( NVDA ). I see NVDA as a shovel-maker in the gold rush. And I've always realized that this saying works even better for ASML. Why is that? It makes equipment so shovel-makers can make shovels. I like how ASML described its business . I agree with them. I often heard from my friends or some investors in comments that they like ASML because it produces chips. But it's not the case. In my eyes, their market position is even more attractive: ASML is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment. It’s a common misconception that we make chips, also called microchips or integrated circuits (ICs), but we actually design and manufacture the lithography machines that are an essential component in chip manufacturing. Our customers are companies such as Intel, who use our machines in ‘fabs’ – microchip manufacturing plants – to create microchips that are eventually used in many electronic devices, including smartphones, laptops and much more. Business Looks Better Than Ever I'm happy to say that ASML scored revenue in line with its guidance. That means a 13%+ revenue increase on a y/o/y basis. Is that a lot? Well, I don't like sugarcoating. It was a great quarter by ASML's standards - by its history, I ...
(RTTNews) - Lanvin Group Holdings Limited (LANV), a luxury fashion company, said on Monday that it has appointed Xi Luo as chief financial officer, with effect from June 1.
(RTTNews) - Lanvin Group Holdings Limited (LANV), a luxury fashion company, said on Monday that it has appointed Xi Luo as chief financial officer, with effect from June 1.