格隆汇5月28日｜瑞典私募股权公司EQT宣布，已与Alphabet旗下的谷歌云达成合作，旨在帮助这家投资组合中的300多家企业加速采用人工智能技术。根据协议，EQT的投资组合公司——涵盖从企业软件到医疗保健等多个领域——将获得包括Gemini Enterprise Agent平台在内的AI工具以开发应用程序，并可使用网络安全服务。双方在声明中表示，这些企业未来还将优先获得部分谷歌云人工智能产品的使用权。

格隆汇5月28日｜CoinGlass的数据显示，周三比特币ETF的资金流出量攀升至7.334亿美元。该流出量较前一天增长逾一倍，成为今日比特币价格下跌的推手。Arbeat Group的Khaled Guerbouz在一份报告中表示，这也是今年以来比特币ETF出现的第二大资金流出。“随着宏观环境的变化，投资者情绪已经恶化，”Guerbouz说。伦敦证券交易所集团的数据显示，比特币下跌3.1%，至72,834美元。

通用再保险董事长查理・沙米耶将在阿吉特・贾恩退休后，接手伯克希尔的保险业务 查理・沙米耶于 2018 年加入伯克希尔旗下再保险子公司通用再保险。 内容速览 伯克希尔・哈撒韦已选定查理・沙米耶，作为保险业务负责人阿吉特・贾恩的继任者。 数十年来，保险业务始终是沃伦・巴菲特旗下这家综合集团的核心支柱。如今，查理・沙米耶被确定为该板块未来的掌舵人，他未来将直面各类重大灾害与风险挑战。 而过往经历，早已让他积累了丰富的应对经验。 21 世纪初，沙米耶任职慕尼黑再保险期间，协助公司渡过评级遭大幅下调的危机。2008 至 2009 年金融危机前夕，他加入 美国国际集团 （AIG），见证并参与了这家险企濒临破产后的全面复苏。沙米耶出生于黎巴嫩，年少时还亲身经历过战乱与社会动荡。 据《华尔街曰报》本月早些时候报道，现年 59 岁的通用再保险董事长沙米耶，被伯克希尔选定为 74 岁的保险业传奇人物阿吉特・贾恩的接班人，待贾恩宣布退休后正式接棒。目前贾恩尚未透露退休时间表，也不排除未来伯克希尔会另择人选。 无论由谁接任，这份工作都责任重大。究其原因，不仅是该保险板块管理着 逾 5000 亿美元 资产。 每年，保险业务都会产生数十亿美元现金流，支撑集团开展企业并购与股票投资。可以说，保险业务成就了如今的伯克希尔。但当下行业挑战重重：财产险市场正经历历史性变革，不确定性加剧。2025 年，野火、强风暴、洪水引发的理赔金额创下新高；与此同时，普通家庭也愈发难以承受不断上涨的房屋保险费用。 正因如此，关注伯克希尔的各界人士乃至巴菲特本人都认为，选好贾恩的继任者，其重要性不亚于敲定集团首席执行官人选。 在保险行业内部，沙米耶早已声名在外，但对于广大伯克希尔粉丝和股东而言，他并不算家喻户晓。每当人们提起 “查理的看法”，首先想到的往往是巴菲特相伴多年的商业伙伴 —— 已于 2023 年离世的查理・芒格。 贾恩在 2018 年力邀沙米耶加盟伯克希尔旗下再保险板块通用再保险。罗伯特・迈尔斯所著《沃伦・巴菲特麾下的首席执行官》最新版本中提到，贾恩当时还曾打趣：沙米耶职业生涯里多次在企业遭遇生存危机时临危受命，自己也曾斟酌，这位新高管的到来是否会预示麻烦将至。 谈及入职通用再保险，沙米耶在书中写道：“当时公司并未陷入危机。我早已习惯应对混乱，而这里一切平稳有序。” 过去八年，通用再保险的发展整体顺风顺水。...

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEI +0.06%) provides low-cost exposure to intermediate Treasuries, while Fidelity Investment Grade Bond ETF (FIGB 0.21%) offers a broader, higher-yielding mix of investment-grade debt. Investors seeking stability often look to fixed income, yet they must choose between the safety of government debt and the higher potential income of investment-grade corporate bonds. The iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF focuses strictly on intermediate U.S. Treasuries, while the Fidelity Investment Grade Bond ETF acts as a core bond solution, diversifying across various high-grade sectors. Snapshot (cost & size) Metric IEI FIGB Issuer iShares Fidelity Expense ratio 0.15% 0.36% 1-yr return (as of May 18, 2026) 3.20% 4.20% Dividend yield 3.60% 4.20% Beta 0.14 0.26 AUM $18.4 billion $0.5 billion Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield. The iShares fund is the more affordable option with an expense ratio of 0.15%, compared to 0.36% for the Fidelity fund. However, income seekers may find the Fidelity fund more attractive, as it offers a higher dividend yield of 4.20% compared to the Treasury-focused fund’s 3.60%. Performance & risk comparison Metric IEI FIGB Max drawdown (5 yr) (13.90%) (18.10%) Growth of $1,000 over 5 years (total return) $1,012 $1,012 What's inside The Fidelity Investment Grade Bond ETF (FIGB) manages a diverse portfolio of 180 holdings, focusing on high-grade bonds across several sectors to provide core fixed-income exposure. Launched in 2021, the fund has a trailing-12-month dividend of $1.77 per share. Its portfolio is currently 100% cash and other assets, reflecting its liquid, investment-grade nature, and it manages ~$464.9 million in assets under management (AUM). In contrast, the iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEI) was launched i...

Man found with AI-generated child pornographic material fined €400 Stephen Buckley, whose case was heard at the district court in Tralee, County Kerry, is believed to be the first person in the Republic of Ireland to be convicted of possession of AI-generated child pornographic material.

Key Points Raymond James raised its price target on AeroVironment stock this morning. Last week, Defiance created a new drones ETF and added AV stock to it. AeroVironment stock costs 200x last year's earnings and will lose money this year. 10 stocks we like better than AeroVironment › AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) stock jumped 4.6% through 10:45 a.m. ET Monday after Raymond James analyst Brian Gesuale raised his price target on the military drones manufacturer to $348 per share. The Fly reported the price target hike. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » Gesuale notes AeroVironment will hold an "investor day" tomorrow, at which it will "unveil the new AV," and may give new guidance. RJ expects the company will promise to double its revenue by 2030. Everybody loves AeroVironment As an added bonus for investors, we just learned that the Defiance family of ETFs has created a new Defiance Drone & Modern Warfare ETF (NYSEMKT: JEDI), and that AV will make up about 6.1% of that fund's portfolio. The buying necessary to acquire shares for the ETF is probably a second tailwind lifting AV stock higher today. Regarding the "doubling" prediction, most analysts who follow AeroVironment already expect AV to more than double its revenue this year. S&P Global Market Intelligence cites analysts forecasting fiscal 2025 sales of $820 million, climbing toward $2 billion in fiscal 2026 (that's this year for AV). Looking out toward 2030, the forecast is for revenue to keep on climbing to $3.5 billion -- almost another double. Is AeroVironment stock a buy? Revenues are great, of course, but it's profits that have been AeroVironment's bigger problem of late. Last year, the company earned only $1.55 per share (not a lot for a stock valued at more than $316 -- it actually works out to a P/E ratio of 200!). This year, analysts have AV pegged for a loss. Granted, 2030 earnings are forecast at $7.70...

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Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF, where 10,250,000 units were destroyed, or a 2.0% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of XLU, in morning trading today Nextera Energy is up about 0.7%, and Southern Company is up by about 0.1%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the Tradr 2X Long FLY Daily ETF, which lost 195,000 of its units, representing a 39.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: XLU, FLYT: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF, which added 27,450,000 units, or a 12.2% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the Leverage Shares 2X Long NIO Daily ETF, which added 80,000 units, for a 39.0% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SOXS, NIOG: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

In this article KTOS JEDI Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images Drone stocks surged Thursday on a report the Trump administration is in talks to fund several companies including one in which Donald Trump Jr. is a shareholder. The Pentagon has held months of discussions with a group of drone companies about potential funding deals, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal . The deals could include equity stakes that give the federal government some ownership, the Journal reported. Shares of Unusual Machines surged nearly 50% after the Journal reported it is one of the companies in talks with the Pentagon. A deal would likely invite congressional scrutiny and raise conflict of interest concerns due to the company's relationship with Donald Trump Jr. The eldest son of President Donald Trump is a shareholder and advisory board member . Shares of dronemakers Kratos Defense & Security and AeroVironment surged 14% and 17%, respectively. The Drone & Modern Warfare ETF (JEDI) rallied 8%. If they were to happen, the Pentagon deals could aim to ramp up domestic production and lower the costs of drones, weapons that are viewed as critical in modern warfare. "While not official, we believe this type of funding support makes particular sense for Unusual Machines given the critical and supply-constrained nature of drone components and domestic manufacturing capabilities," Needham analyst Austin Bohlig told clients in a Thursday note. The Trump administration has taken direct equity stakes in companies on a scale unseen in the U.S. outside times of economic crisis, war or other calamities. The administration has focused mostly on industries viewed as important to U.S. national defense such a critical minerals and semiconductors. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.

Earnings Call Insights: Photronics (PLAB) Q2 2026 Management view “In Q2, global photomask dynamics reflected a mix of supportive long-term drivers alongside temporary headwinds,” said (CEO & Executive Chairman George Macricostas), adding that “industry demand for leading-edge memory and logic chips for AI applications remains exceptionally strong” and that this “creates a compelling multiyear growth opportunity for Photronics.” (CEO & Executive Chairman Macricostas) said “several factors have delayed design releases, including elevated fab utilization rates, memory supply constraints and geopolitical uncertainty,” and added, “given these unexpected near-term headwinds for certain chip design releases, the seasonal recovery following Chinese New Year has not occurred to the extent anticipated.” (CEO & Executive Chairman Macricostas) said “both expansion projects remain on track” on U.S. and Korea investments, with the Korea facility “preparing our clean room for the arrival of key equipment to extend our capabilities down to 8-nanometer and below,” and the Allen, Texas site “beginning production of qualification masks” while “target[ing] initial revenue late in the fiscal year.” “Second quarter revenue came in at $210 million,” said (CFO & President Eric Rivera), and he described the design-release backdrop: “the semiconductor industry is currently experiencing higher-than-normal fab utilization rates,” “the recent surge in memory prices and related supply constraints have contributed to delays,” and “geopolitical developments, including the U.S.-Iran conflict, … have increased macroeconomic uncertainty.” (CFO & President Rivera) linked the investment plan to mix and geography, saying that as capacity ramps, “we expect our revenue mix in fiscal 2027 and 2028 to shift in 2 ways: by node towards high-end IC and geographically towards the U.S. and Korea.” Outlook (CFO & President Rivera) said “visibility remains limited with a typical backlog of only 1 to 3 weeks,” and...

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Qualys delivers cloud-based security and compliance solutions to enterprises and public sector clients across multiple industries.

Amazon (AMZN 0.83%) is one of the strongest overall players in artificial intelligence (AI), and the AI revolution has played a huge role in powering the overall stock market's gains over the last half-decade. The company has recently surged higher thanks to AI-related developments, and its share price is up roughly 28% over the last three months. On the other hand, the tech giant has actually significantly underperformed the broader market over the last five years. While the S&P 500's level has risen roughly 78% over the stretch and delivered a dividend-adjusted total return of 91%, Amazon stock has climbed only 64% over the same period. Even though some solid growth is already priced into the company's valuation, there are good reasons to think the market is significantly underestimating Amazon's opportunities in artificial intelligence. With that in mind, read on for a look at three ways Amazon has to win with AI over the next decade and beyond. 1. AI chips Amazon has been working on its own custom AI semiconductor designs for years, and there are clear signs that the company's big bet on custom semiconductors is on track to yield a powerful new growth driver for the tech giant. In April, Meta Platforms announced that it had entered into a partnership to secure access to millions of Amazon's Graviton5 cores. Meta's move to heavily use Amazon's Graviton5 processors is particularly notable, given that the social media giant has also been pursuing its own custom chip development. The partnership looks like a huge win for Amazon's chip design business and paints a promising picture for the future. In addition to inviting further sales opportunities with third-party customers, the strength of Amazon's custom chips bodes well for its internal tech stack. 2. Cloud infrastructure services While Microsoft and Alphabet have gained significant market share in the cloud infrastructure services market, Amazon Web Services (AWS) remains the overall industry leader. Revenue for...

Key Points Amazon's recent wins in custom chip designs point to huge long-term potential. Its cloud computing unit is strongly positioned to benefit from AI-related demand. AI should help power performance of its e-commerce and digital advertising ecosystem. 10 stocks we like better than Amazon › Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is one of the strongest overall players in artificial intelligence (AI), and the AI revolution has played a huge role in powering the overall stock market's gains over the last half-decade. The company has recently surged higher thanks to AI-related developments, and its share price is up roughly 28% over the last three months. On the other hand, the tech giant has actually significantly underperformed the broader market over the last five years. While the S&P 500's level has risen roughly 78% over the stretch and delivered a dividend-adjusted total return of 91%, Amazon stock has climbed only 64% over the same period. Even though some solid growth is already priced into the company's valuation, there are good reasons to think the market is significantly underestimating Amazon's opportunities in artificial intelligence. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » With that in mind, read on for a look at three ways Amazon has to win with AI over the next decade and beyond. 1. AI chips Amazon has been working on its own custom AI semiconductor designs for years, and there are clear signs that the company's big bet on custom semiconductors is on track to yield a powerful new growth driver for the tech giant. In April, Meta Platforms announced that it had entered into a partnership to secure access to millions of Amazon's Graviton5 cores. Meta's move to heavily use Amazon's Graviton5 processors is particularly notable, given that the social media giant has also been pursuing its own ...

Key Points Acquired 88,641 Qualys shares; estimated transaction value of $9.82 million (based on mean unadjusted close for the quarter). Quarter-end position value rose by $7.79 million, reflecting both share accumulation and stock price movements. Transaction represented a 2.83% increase in 13F reportable assets under management. Post-trade, Winmill & Co. Inc. held 88,641 shares valued at $7.79 million The Qualys stake constitutes 2.25% of the fund’s 13F AUM, which places it outside the fund's top five holdings. 10 stocks we like better than Qualys › WINMILL & CO. INC initiated a new position in Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) during the first quarter. What happened According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated May 14, 2026, Winmill & Co. Inc. reported a new stake in Qualys, purchasing 88,641 shares. The estimated value of the trade was $9.82 million based on the mean unadjusted closing price for the first quarter. The fund ended the quarter with a Qualys position valued at $7.79 million. What else to know This new position makes up 2.2464% of Winmill’s 13F reportable assets under management as of March 31, 2026. Top holdings after the filing include: NASDAQ:GOOGL: $31.25 million (9.0% of AUM) NASDAQ:STLD: $30.22 million (8.7% of AUM) NASDAQ:LRCX: $23.29 million (6.7% of AUM) NYSE:IAG: $22.40 million (6.5% of AUM) NASDAQ:IBKR: $21.95 million (6.3% of AUM) As of May 13, 2026, Qualys shares were priced at $86.50, down 36.75% over the past year, underperforming the S&P 500 by 63.21 percentage points. Company Overview Metric Value Price (as of market close 2026-05-13) $86.50 Market Capitalization $3.05 billion Revenue (TTM) $684.86 million Net Income (TTM) $201.43 million Company Snapshot Qualys offers a comprehensive suite of cloud-based IT, security, and compliance solutions, including vulnerability management, endpoint detection and response, threat protection, and web application security. The company operates a subscription-based SaaS model, generating...

Oklo COO Says Nuclear Waste Could Power America For 150 Years Earlier this week, we covered Oklo’s approval by Chris Wright’s DOE to convert plutonium previously set for disposal into new fuel. “Fuel supply constraints are a key throttle to advanced reactor development,” Oklo CEO Jacob DeWitte said following the announcement. Jacob’s wife and Oklo’s COO Caroline DeWitte joined ZeroHedge and Radiant Energy Group’s Madison Hilly. Caroline laid out Oklo’s ambitious vision: recycle spent nuclear fuel, build fleets of reactors for AI hyperscalers like Meta, and turn what the industry currently treats as a liability (nuclear waste) into a strategic asset. And unlike many of the “PowerPoint reactor” startups flooding the space, she says they are already building. Nuclear Waste And A New Energy Order One of the company’s core theses is that the U.S. is sitting on a massive untapped energy reserve in the form of spent nuclear fuel already stockpiled around the country. “It has enough energy in it to power the entire country for 150 years. So let’s use it.” Unlike conventional light-water reactors, Oklo’s fast reactors are designed to utilize fuel currently treated as waste, potentially bypassing future uranium bottlenecks while lowering long-term fuel costs. The company is also pushing aggressively into isotope production, a market DeWitte suggested remains critically undersupplied after years of Western dependence on Russian supply chains. “Some of these isotopes… if you had a kilogram, it might be a trillion dollars.” Oklo is now racing to bring an isotope test reactor online in Texas and DeWitte says they hope to hit criticality around July 4th. pic.twitter.com/fNjQsmgIoR — ZeroHedge Debates (@zerohedgeDebate) May 27, 2026 Silicon Valley’s AI Boom Fast-Tracking Nuclear Energy The AI infrastructure arms race has abruptly transformed advanced nuclear energy from a niche policy idea into a strategic national priority. DeWitte said the current policy environment, under Trump’...

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In early trading on Thursday, shares of Arm Holdings topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 5.9%. Year to date, Arm Holdings registers a 193.3% gain. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Strategy, trading down 5.6%. Strategy is lower by about 4.2% looking at the year to date performance. Two other components making moves today are Synopsys, trading down 4.7%, and Axon Enterprise, trading up 2.7% on the day. VIDEO: Nasdaq 100 Movers: MSTR, ARM The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

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Just last year, private credit firms were falling over themselves to lend to software borrowers like Sophos . Now, AI anxiety has snarled up the market so much that Thoma Bravo ’s $2.5 billion refinancing for the cybersecurity firm is facing hesitant lenders. Despite the company dangling a steep increase in yield, several private credit firms are passing on the deal, according to people familiar with the matter. That’s prompted Thoma Bravo to consider an alternative plan, tapping Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to run a parallel process aimed at extending maturities with current lenders before a looming debt deadline next year, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private information. Once the industry’s darling, software’s concentration in private credit portfolios had triggered market-wide concern as lenders contend with the fact that billions in loans may be over leveraged and vulnerable to AI disruption. Sophos, which offers services to protect business networks from cyber threats, is among a raft of firms — many owned by private equity — whose debt was hit earlier this year amid those fears. Sophos has a $2.1 billion loan that matures in March 2027. That’s posing mounting refinancing risks, according to S&P Global Ratings , which lowered its outlook on an entity of the company to negative last week. The ratings agency said it could downgrade Sophos’ credit grade if it’s “unable to refinance its upcoming maturities in the next two months.” Representatives for Thoma Bravo and Goldman Sachs declined to comment. Steep Premium The financial ramifications of the sentiment shift are stark. Sophos’s current debt pays 3.5 percentage points above the benchmark rate, while the potential private credit refinancing would have paid firms nearly 6 percentage points based on early discussions, according to the people. The gap marks reversal to last year, when private credit firms cleared deals at razor-thin pricing. Existing lenders being asked to amend and extend ...

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Networking revenue surged 199% to $14.9B, fueled by integrated AI factory infrastructure and growth in NVLink, InfiniBand, and Spectrum-X. Spectrum-X Ethernet was engineered for AI workloads, eliminating jitter and supporting multiple routing protocols. Co-packaged optics are being adopted to optimize power in large-scale deployments. Based on NVIDIA Corporation [NVDA] TD Cowen's 54th Annual Technology, Media & Telecom Conference Audio Transcript — May. 28 2026

Iran and the US have reached a deal to extend a truce and work toward an agreement to end the war, Axios reported, sending oil prices lower. Tyler Kendall reports on "Bloomberg Open Interest." (Source: Bloomberg)

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 5/29/26, Ellington Financial Inc (Symbol: EFC) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.13, payable on 6/30/26. As a percentage of EFC's recent stock price of $13.55, this dividend works out to approximately 0.96%, so look for shares of Ellington Financial Inc to trade 0.96% lower — all else being equal — when EFC shares open for trading on 5/29/26. In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from EFC is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 11.51% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward. The chart below shows the one year performance of EFC shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, EFC's low point in its 52 week range is $11.275 per share, with $14.12 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $13.54. According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, EFC makes up 4.57% of the Vaneck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (Symbol: MORT) which is trading lower by about 0.3% on the day Thursday. (see other ETFs holding EFC). According to Preferred Stock Channel, there are 5 series of preferred stock that are senior to EFC — find out what they are ». Ellington Financial Inc is in our coverage universe of monthly dividend paying stocks. In Thursday trading, Ellington Financial Inc shares are currently off about 0.3% on the day. Click here to learn which S.A.F.E. dividend stocks also have preferred shares that should be on your radar screen » Further EFC Research: The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

One of the alleged bets was on singer D4vd being the most searched person - Scott Dudelson A Google worker has been charged after allegedly using insider information about the tech giant’s search engine to win $1.2m (£900,000) betting on the US prediction market Polymarket. Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York said Michele Spagnuolo, an Italian software engineer living in Switzerland, used confidential company information to place bets on who would be the most searched-for person on Google in 2025. This included placing a bet that American singer D4vd would be the “#1 searched person on Google” last year at a time when his odds were “assigned a near-zero probability”, according to FBI investigators. Mr Spagnuolo also allegedly made a series of bets against other celebrities and public figures being the most searched person. He placed wagers against Bianca Censori – the wife of rapper Kanye West – and a bet against Pope Leo being the most searched. US officials said the Google engineer accessed confidential search data from the internet giant on November 27, before placing a bet on D4vd three hours later under the account name “AlphaRaccoon”. The Google employee wagered a total of $2.7m across a series of trades on the annual ranking. Jay Clayton, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, said: “Today’s charges reinforce a decades-old message: corporate insiders cannot use confidential business information to turn a profit in our markets. “Insider trading compromises the integrity of our markets, and the American people want this greed-driven conduct investigated and prosecuted.” Mr Spagnuolo has been released on a $2.2m bail. A Google spokesman said it was “working with law enforcement on their investigation”. A spokesman for Polymarket said that it was the “only prediction platform to date whose cooperation has led to insider trading charges”. They added: “We are committed to maintaining accurate, fair, and transparent markets as well as en...

In early trading on Thursday, shares of International Business Machines topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.1%. Year to date, International Business Machines has lost about 11.2% of its value. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is MMM, trading down 2.1%. MMM is lower by about 5.2% looking at the year to date performance. Two other components making moves today are Caterpillar, trading down 1.8%, and Microsoft, trading up 1.1% on the day. VIDEO: Dow Movers: MMM, IBM The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.