NeoVolta ( NEOV ) on Thursday announced the pricing of a public offering of 12.19M shares of its common stock at $2.05 per share for gross proceeds of ~$25M. NEOV -7.36% to $2.39. Source: Press Release More on NeoVolta NeoVolta Inc. (NEOV) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript NeoVolta announces proposed public stock offering NeoVolta expects Georgia equipment installation in June with initial producti...
NeoVolta ( NEOV ) on Thursday announced the pricing of a public offering of 12.19M shares of its common stock at $2.05 per share for gross proceeds of ~$25M. NEOV -7.36% to $2.39. Source: Press Release More on NeoVolta NeoVolta Inc. (NEOV) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript NeoVolta announces proposed public stock offering NeoVolta expects Georgia equipment installation in June with initial production ramp in Q3 as it targets May 31 $8M JV contribution Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on NeoVolta Historical earnings data for NeoVolta
Married at First Sight UK had an “unhealthy” focus on whether cast members were having sex, former and current workers on the show have said. One former crew member said the culture on the hit Channel 4 show was “toxic from the top down”. The claims from crew members were reported by the BBC, which previously broadcast allegations from two female cast members that they were raped by their on-scree...
Married at First Sight UK had an “unhealthy” focus on whether cast members were having sex, former and current workers on the show have said. One former crew member said the culture on the hit Channel 4 show was “toxic from the top down”. The claims from crew members were reported by the BBC, which previously broadcast allegations from two female cast members that they were raped by their on-screen partners. A third woman said she had been the victim of a nonconsensual sexual act by her on-screen partner. All three on-screen partners have denied the allegations against them. CPL, the production company behind the show, said it had gold standard welfare policies in place. Channel 4 has already launched two investigations into the show. One is focused on its handling of the complaints it received, while a second is looking at whether welfare protocols have to be changed for the future. The allegations have provoked debate within the TV industry about whether the show’s current format , and its expectation of intimacy, is able to guarantee the safety and wellbeing of those involved in the show. Several former contributors and staff told the Guardian they did not believe it could. Under the current Married at First Sight (MAFS) UK format, cast members meet their on-screen partner at a mock wedding at the start of the show. Soraya Spiers, a former worker on the show, told the BBC she had concerns about a “toxic” culture. She said the emphasis on sex was “unhealthy”. “You could argue that’s the same in real life, but if you meet someone on a date, you can leave if you need,” she said. “Putting it in the framework of a TV show makes it much harder to just walk away. “On the wedding night, there’s an expectation, for those of us who were working on the show, that you should get some sort of hint if the couples are going to sleep together … Even though they’ve only known each other for two seconds by that point.” Another former staff member, who has chosen to remain anonymou...
Eight days ago, I told you that Mark Zuckerberg’s smartest move was sitting in plain sight: rent out Meta’s excess AI compute the way SpaceX is renting its to Anthropic. My May 20 piece argued that SpaceX’s $1.25 billion per month Cloud Services Agreement with Anthropic, running through May 2029 with a 90-day termination clause, ... Mark Zuckerberg Just Revealed Meta’s “Break In Case of Emergency”...
Eight days ago, I told you that Mark Zuckerberg’s smartest move was sitting in plain sight: rent out Meta’s excess AI compute the way SpaceX is renting its to Anthropic. My May 20 piece argued that SpaceX’s $1.25 billion per month Cloud Services Agreement with Anthropic, running through May 2029 with a 90-day termination clause, ... Mark Zuckerberg Just Revealed Meta’s “Break In Case of Emergency” AI Plan
Denis Shevchuk/iStock via Getty Images By Anton Kharitonov Natural gas ( NG1:COM ) has re-entered a phase of active growth after several weeks of correction. The main driver is increasing expectations of summer demand in the U.S. and ongoing tightness in the global LNG market. The June Henry Hub contract has climbed above $3/mmBtu, while July futures continue to hold near local highs. A breakout a...
Denis Shevchuk/iStock via Getty Images By Anton Kharitonov Natural gas ( NG1:COM ) has re-entered a phase of active growth after several weeks of correction. The main driver is increasing expectations of summer demand in the U.S. and ongoing tightness in the global LNG market. The June Henry Hub contract has climbed above $3/mmBtu, while July futures continue to hold near local highs. A breakout above $2.84 suggests a potential move toward $3.25-3.50 in the coming weeks, supported by heat-driven demand, recovery of U.S. LNG export flows, and rising electricity consumption. Europe remains the key risk factor Despite short-term price pullbacks driven by diplomatic signals around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, the European gas market remains structurally tight. EU gas storage is currently around 38%, compared to the seasonal average of 52%, while injection rates have slowed significantly. Additional pressure comes from seasonal maintenance in Norway and strong competition with Asia for LNG cargoes. Analysts at Rabobank and ING warn that the market may be underestimating the risk of another price spike heading into the winter of 2026/27. LNG becomes the main global driver The market is increasingly driven not by the U.S. domestic balance, but by the global LNG deficit. Europe continues to aggressively expand long-term gas supply contracts with North America, and dependence on U.S. LNG has exceeded 60% by some estimates. At the same time, the EIA expects further growth in U.S. LNG exports in 2026-2027, reinforcing a bullish outlook for Henry Hub even amid rising domestic production. The export factor is now becoming the key driver of upward repricing in U.S. gas. Base scenario: Volatility with upside risks Market consensus is gradually shifting toward higher average gas prices in 2026. Even with increased production in the Permian and Haynesville, analysts expect LNG demand to absorb a significant portion of new supply. Any intensification of heat in the U.S., disruption...
J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images Investment Thesis Snowflake Inc. (NASDAQ: SNOW ) absolutely shattered earnings and revenue expectations in the Q1 FY27 earnings report yesterday. The AI data cloud platform company delivered revenue growth of 33%, its fastest ever revenue growth since July 2023. Snowflake’s top-line numbers beat analysts' expectations by a magnitude of 530 bp, one of the hi...
J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images Investment Thesis Snowflake Inc. (NASDAQ: SNOW ) absolutely shattered earnings and revenue expectations in the Q1 FY27 earnings report yesterday. The AI data cloud platform company delivered revenue growth of 33%, its fastest ever revenue growth since July 2023. Snowflake’s top-line numbers beat analysts' expectations by a magnitude of 530 bp, one of the highest revenue beats since 2023. Snowflake’s shares are up 36-37% pre-market because markets realized that viewing the company through the broader SaaSpocalypse lens was most likely flawed, given just how monumental the data cloud company’s Q1 ER was. This was exactly what I was arguing against when I upgraded Snowflake’s shares in my previous coverage in February. In my updated thesis below, I explain my reasons for staying bullish on Snowflake despite the stock's parabolic pre-market price action. Snowflake Obliterated The SaaSpocalypse Stigma Before I break down Snowflake’s Q1 ER, allow me to summarize the volatile confusion that has plagued software stocks since the start of the year. This context is important because it sets a strong background for Snowflake’s superb Q1 performance. This concept of SaaSpocalypse signaled the impending disruption of the software industry. Markets feared that the rapid rise of AI agents would compete for the traditional seat-based license revenues of cloud software companies, thereby constraining growth but, more importantly, pressuring the software industry's gross margins. In my February post, I argued why markets were being unreasonably “dramatic” by grouping Snowflake in the same SaaSpocalypse bucket and upgraded my view on the company at the time. Investors can see that the acceleration that I called for in February showed up in all forms in the Q1 FY27 ER . Snowflake’s Q1 revenues of $1.39B accelerated by 33.4% versus 25.8% growth in the same quarter last year. Snowflake’s Q1 revenues also beat analyst expectations by 5.3%, one of i...
Key Points Vanguard Health Care ETF offers a significantly lower expense ratio and higher dividend yield compared to State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF The focus on biotechnology at State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF has led to higher 1-year total returns but also higher volatility and a deeper historical drawdown Vanguard Health Care ETF provides broader exposure across the healthcare sector with 4...
Key Points Vanguard Health Care ETF offers a significantly lower expense ratio and higher dividend yield compared to State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF The focus on biotechnology at State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF has led to higher 1-year total returns but also higher volatility and a deeper historical drawdown Vanguard Health Care ETF provides broader exposure across the healthcare sector with 411 holdings while State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF concentrates on 151 biotechnology stocks 10 stocks we like better than Vanguard World Fund - Vanguard Health Care ETF › The Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEMKT:VHT) offers broad, low-cost exposure to the full healthcare sector, whereas the State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (NYSEMKT:XBI) provides a targeted, more volatile bet on biotechnology firms. Both funds serve as primary vehicles for gaining healthcare exposure, yet they employ distinct strategies. Investors may choose between a comprehensive sector-wide approach or a specific sub-industry focus that utilizes a modified equal-weighting methodology to capture the growth potential of smaller biotechnology companies. Snapshot (cost & size) Metric XBI VHT Issuer SPDR Vanguard Expense ratio 0.35% 0.09% 1-yr return (as of May 18, 2026) 62.20% 13.00% Dividend yield 0.33% 1.69% Beta 0.85 0.62 AUM $8.2 billion $16.5 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 Vanguard fund is noticeably more affordable with an expense ratio of 0.09%, compared to 0.35% for the SPDR fund. It also offers a higher payout, yielding 1.70% compared to XBI’s 0.30%. Performance & risk comparison Metric XBI VHT Max drawdown (5 yr) (54.70%) (17.70%) Growth of $1,000 over five years (total return) $1,027 $1,231 What's inside The Vanguard Health Care ETF provides exposure to 411 holdings across the healthcar...
EU regulators have fined the Chinese shopping website Temu €200m (£173m) for failing to stop the sale of illegal and dangerous products. The European Commission imposed the penalty after a 19-month investigation that found consumers were very likely to encounter illegal or unsafe products including baby toys and electronics on the firm’s website. An unpublished mystery shopping exercise carried ou...
EU regulators have fined the Chinese shopping website Temu €200m (£173m) for failing to stop the sale of illegal and dangerous products. The European Commission imposed the penalty after a 19-month investigation that found consumers were very likely to encounter illegal or unsafe products including baby toys and electronics on the firm’s website. An unpublished mystery shopping exercise carried out for the commission found a “high percentage” of unsafe baby products and a “very high percentage” of dangerous chargers for sale on the platform, as well as unsafe clothes and jewellery. Consumer groups across Europe have previously reported baby toys with loose parts presenting choking hazards, dummy chains long enough that they could strangle a child, jewellery laced with dangerous metals including lead, clothes made with banned chemicals and chargers that posed risks of burns, electric shocks or fire. The commission also criticised Temu over inadequate controls on the design of its website. Recommender systems and influencers’ promotions by influencers “could amplify dissemination risks of illegal products” it said. The €200m fine is the second and highest-ever imposed under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), which has applied to the world’s biggest tech companies since February 2024. It follows a €120m penalty issued to Elon Musk’s X last December for “deceptive” verification badges and lack of transparency over advertising. A senior EU official said the commission had found a particularly serious breach of the act related to an inadequate risk assessment on unsafe products that Temu carried out in 2024. The fine represents only a fraction of Temu’s fast-growing revenues. Its parent company, PDD Holdings, reported global revenues of $54bn (£40bn) in 2024, although this included income from another popular Chinese e-commerce site, Pinduoduo. Under the DSA a company can be fined up to 6% of global turnover. The senior EU official said the fine was proportionate and th...
Ravitaliy/iStock via Getty Images The CME Comex is the exchange where futures are traded for gold, silver, and other commodities. The CME also allows futures buyers to turn their contracts into physical metal through delivery. You can find more detail on the CME here (e.g., vault types, major/minor months, delivery explanation, historical data, etc.). The data below looks at contract delivery wher...
Ravitaliy/iStock via Getty Images The CME Comex is the exchange where futures are traded for gold, silver, and other commodities. The CME also allows futures buyers to turn their contracts into physical metal through delivery. You can find more detail on the CME here (e.g., vault types, major/minor months, delivery explanation, historical data, etc.). The data below looks at contract delivery where the ownership of physical metal changes hands within CME vaults. It also shows data that details the movement of metal in and out of CME vaults. It is very possible that if there is a run on the dollar and a flight into gold, this is the data that will show early warning signs. Gold Gold continues to consolidate in a range between $4400 and $4800. This is a healthy consolidation pattern given the big move seen last year. When looking at Comex delivery volume, the numbers are below trend for the last year but well above where delivery volumes stood prior to 2025. May is a minor month and saw deliveries of 8,428 contracts delivered. Figure 1: Recent like-month delivery volume When looked at from a dollar amount perspective (rather than raw ounces), you can see that the amount delivered is about half the amount last year despite much higher prices. Looking back over the last several years shows a much higher amount delivered. Figure 2: Notional Deliveries Net new contracts (contracts that open and settle for immediate delivery) were very low this month, accounting for 4,556 contracts. This is on the lower side, but the late surge is interesting. Typically the net new contracts come in throughout the month, where for this May, volume did not pick up until about halfway through the delivery window. Figure 3: Cumulative Net New Contracts While deliveries at the Comex have slowed, metal leaving the vault has not. A delivery at the CME is really just a warrant moving from one owner to another. But the physical bar of gold actually stays within the vault. So to get a better perspe...
Michael Vi/iStock Editorial via Getty Images The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration updated on Thursday that it has opened a preliminary probe into 114,922 Rivian ( RIVN ) vehicles due to a potential issue with the rear toe link. The Office of Defects Investigation received two owner reports concerning left rear toe link separation in certain 2023-2024 Rivian R1S and R1T vehicles....
Michael Vi/iStock Editorial via Getty Images The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration updated on Thursday that it has opened a preliminary probe into 114,922 Rivian ( RIVN ) vehicles due to a potential issue with the rear toe link. The Office of Defects Investigation received two owner reports concerning left rear toe link separation in certain 2023-2024 Rivian R1S and R1T vehicles. Both reports cited component separation while driving, causing the vehicles to swerve across multiple lanes of traffic. One incident resulted in a collision with an adjacent vehicle and roadside barrier. In both separations, the bolt that maintains the integrity of the toe link fractured. Evidence collected from the complaint vehicles included repair histories, onboard video, imagery of the damaged components, and a police accident report. The two vehicles with reported separation have different vehicle histories. One vehicle received prior service, and the other was involved in a previous collision. In both instances, the vehicles operated for multiple months and thousands of miles of usage with no apparent problems between the previous service or the previous collision and the failures that prompted this investigation. Rivian ( RIVN ) recognized the subject toe link joint’s sensitivity to service procedures in March of 2025 in its updated service procedures. In January 2026, Rivian ( RIVN ) extended the improved repair procedure to vehicles that received toe link service before the March 2025 improvement. The NHTSA is assessing the sensitivity of the rear toe link joint to foreseeable road and service conditions, comparing the physical failure evidence from the two owner reports to identify apparent similarities and potential differences, evaluating Rivian's ( RIVN ) current toe link repair procedure, and assessing the in-field subject population's toe link conditions. More on Rivian Rivian: A Reality Check Is Coming (Rating Downgrade) Rivian: High Growth At A Cheap Pric...
Aegis Brands ( AEG:CA ) said on Thursday that Steven Pelton will be stepping down as president and chief executive officer and director . The board has initiated a formal search process for the company's next CEO. Source: Press Release More on Aegis Brands Historical earnings data for Aegis Brands Financial information for Aegis Brands
Aegis Brands ( AEG:CA ) said on Thursday that Steven Pelton will be stepping down as president and chief executive officer and director . The board has initiated a formal search process for the company's next CEO. Source: Press Release More on Aegis Brands Historical earnings data for Aegis Brands Financial information for Aegis Brands
Albemarle Corporation ALB remains committed to driving shareholder value by leveraging solid liquidity and healthy cash flows. At the end of the first quarter of 2026, ALB had liquidity of around $2.7 billion, including cash and cash equivalents of around $1.1 billion. It generated an operating cash flow of $346 million and free cash flow of $248 million in the quarter. ALB generated free cash flo...
Albemarle Corporation ALB remains committed to driving shareholder value by leveraging solid liquidity and healthy cash flows. At the end of the first quarter of 2026, ALB had liquidity of around $2.7 billion, including cash and cash equivalents of around $1.1 billion. It generated an operating cash flow of $346 million and free cash flow of $248 million in the quarter. ALB generated free cash flow of $692 million for full-year 2025, driven by strong cash conversion, lower capital spending and productivity measures. Free cash flow in 2026 is expected to be supported by the recent uptick in lithium prices, strong cash conversion and productivity. Its ability to convert improving operating performance into free cash is likely to result in incremental returns to shareholders. ALB expected full-year 2026 operating cash flow conversion to be within its long-term target range of 60-70% at the average lithium market price of $20 per kilogram. The company remains focused on maintaining its dividend payout. It has raised its quarterly dividend for the 30th straight year. ALB offers a dividend yield of 0.9% at the current stock price. Backed by healthy cash flows and sound financial health, the company's dividend is perceived to be safe and reliable. Among its peers, Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. SQM exited the first quarter with strong liquidity, with cash and cash equivalents being around $2.8 billion. Sociedad Quimica’s solid cash position supports its capital investment in growth projects and shareholder-friendly actions. Sociedad Quimica projects total capital expenditure of $2.7 billion for the 2025-2027 period, which includes the expansion of lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide capacity in Chile. ICL Group Ltd. ICL ended the first quarter with cash and cash equivalents, and short-term investments and deposits of $581 million. Including unutilized revolving credit facility and securitization, ICL Group had cash resources of $1,491 million at the end of the...
Wall Street has remained volatile for most of the year despite all three major indexes hitting multiple all-time closing highs. High inflation, geopolitical tensions and labor market concerns have dented consumer confidence and have time and again unsettled markets. Hopes of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve anytime soon are fast fading, and uncertainty over an end to the Iran war, which has resul...
Wall Street has remained volatile for most of the year despite all three major indexes hitting multiple all-time closing highs. High inflation, geopolitical tensions and labor market concerns have dented consumer confidence and have time and again unsettled markets. Hopes of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve anytime soon are fast fading, and uncertainty over an end to the Iran war, which has resulted in a surge in global oil prices, continues to raise concerns. Given the uncertainty, cautious investors looking for steady income and ways to protect their capital may consider holding or investing in dividend-paying stocks. Such stocks provide steady earnings through regular dividend payouts and can help mitigate the effects of market volatility. Three such stocks are: Alerus Financial Corporation ALRS, Lennon International Inc. LII and Euroseas Ltd. ESEA. High Inflation, Geopolitical Tensions Dent Investors’ Confidence Inflation has been on the rise over the past couple of months after easing in the first few months of the year. Inflation increased for the second consecutive month in April. The consumer price index (CPI) jumped 0.6% in April following a 0.9% rise in March, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Compared to the same period last year, CPI rose 3.8% in April, reaching its highest annual level since May 2023. Core CPI, which excludes the volatile food and energy categories, gained 0.4% from the previous month and increased 2.8% year over year. Much of April’s inflation growth was fueled by a 3.8% jump in energy costs, which accounted for nearly 40% of the total increase. Oil prices have surged nearly 40% since the beginning of the Iran war. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire last month, but there has been little progress on a peace deal after the first round of talks between the two warring nations failed. On Wednesday night, the United States reportedly resumed its attack on Iran, raising fresh concerns over renewed tensi...
(RTTNews) - Despite hopes of a possible agreement, Iran and the U.S. are engaged in new 'defensive' strikes. Early cues from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open lower. Oil prices rebounded in the Asian trading sesssion. Brent crude futures for August delivery were up 2.2 percent at $94.29 a barrel. Gold prices were sharply lower. Spot gold tumbled 1.4 percent to $4,395.53 an...
(RTTNews) - Despite hopes of a possible agreement, Iran and the U.S. are engaged in new 'defensive' strikes. Early cues from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open lower. Oil prices rebounded in the Asian trading sesssion. Brent crude futures for August delivery were up 2.2 percent at $94.29 a barrel. Gold prices were sharply lower. Spot gold tumbled 1.4 percent to $4,395.53 an ounce while U.S. gold futures for August delivery were down 1.3 percent at $4,424.75. The dollar firmed to a one-week high. As of 7.55 am ET, the Dow futures were down 92.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were declining 18.25 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were falling 122.50 points. The U.S. major averages ended Wednesday in positive territory. The Dow climbed 182.60 points or 0.4 percent to 60,644.28, the Nasdaq inched up 18.55 points or 0.1 percent to 26,674.73 and the S&P 500 crept up 1.24 points or less than a tenth of a percent to 7,520.36. On the economic front, the Durable Goods Orders for April will be issued at 8.30 am ET. The consensus for new orders is 2.8 percent, while it was up 0.8 percent in the prior month. The Gross Domestic Product or GDP for the first quarter is scheduled at 8.30 am ET. The consensus for an increase of 2.1 percent, while it was up 2.0 percent in the prior quarter. The Jobless Claims for the week will be released at 8.30 am ET. The consensus is 213K while it was up 209K in the prior week. The personal Income and Outlays for April is scheduled at 8.30 am ET. The consensus is for an increase of 0.4 percent, while it was up 0.6 percent in the prior month. The Corporate Profits for the first quarter is scheduled at 8.30 am ET. In the prior quarter, the year profits were up 5.7 percent. New Home Sales for April will be issued at 10.00 am ET. The consensus is 662K, while it was up 682K in the prior month. The Energy Information Administration or EIA's Natural Gas Report for the week will be published at 10.30 am ET. In the prior week, the gas ...