Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images News President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that negotiations with Iran could take place “over the next two days” in Pakistan, signaling a potential breakthrough in efforts to resolve the ongoing Middle East conflict. In a call with a New York Post reporter, Trump credited Pakistan Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir for facilitating the potential talks. “You should stay t...
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images News President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that negotiations with Iran could take place “over the next two days” in Pakistan, signaling a potential breakthrough in efforts to resolve the ongoing Middle East conflict. In a call with a New York Post reporter, Trump credited Pakistan Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir for facilitating the potential talks. “You should stay there, really, because something could be happening over the next two days, and we’re more inclined to go there,” Trump said. “It’s more likely, you know why? Because the field marshal is doing a great job.” Trump described Munir as “fantastic,” noting the strong relationship the two leaders developed during last year’s brief India-Pakistan conflict. The U.S. helped broker a peace deal that ended that four-day war. “He’s fantastic, and therefore it’s more likely that we go back there,” Trump said. “Why should we go to some country that has nothing to do with it?” Trump recently indicated that Iran had reached out for potential negotiations for a longer-term ceasefire, even as the U.S. moved forward with a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Previous talks in Islamabad led by Vice President JD Vance failed to produce a breakthrough. Dear readers: We recognize that politics often intersects with the financial news of the day, so we invite you to click here to join the separate political discussion. More on the Markets Why The U.S. Blockade May Be The Move That Ends The War Can Trump Actually Blockade The Strait Of Hormuz? Oil Crisis Shifts Players, Prices, And Security Quest Weekly ETF flows: Four of 11 sectors record outflows; the technology sector leads inflows Oil tanker linked to China made U-turn as ships test U.S. naval blockade of Iran - report
I went to a soccer game over the weekend. Trust me, there's an investing angle here -- I'm not offsides. I caught the hometown Inter Miami CF team taking on the visiting New York Red Bulls. It was the second game at the brand-new, freshly christened Nu Stadium. I'm guessing that most of my fellow 26,000 soccer fans in the stadium on Saturday night aren't entirely sure what Nu is or does. Unless th...
I went to a soccer game over the weekend. Trust me, there's an investing angle here -- I'm not offsides. I caught the hometown Inter Miami CF team taking on the visiting New York Red Bulls. It was the second game at the brand-new, freshly christened Nu Stadium. I'm guessing that most of my fellow 26,000 soccer fans in the stadium on Saturday night aren't entirely sure what Nu is or does. Unless they're investors -- or Brazilian -- that's understandable. Beyond the shiny Nu Stadium sign on the outside of the stadium or the steady stream of LED branding ribbons inside, there is not a lot that someone in Miami can do with parent company Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU) . But all of this could change sooner rather than later. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images Genuine Parts Genuine Parts currently has a dividend high yield easily beats its competitors, as shown in the chart below $Pr/Sh Current = US $ Price/ share currently for April 12, 2026 E Divi 2026 = Estimated yearly dividend payment for 2026 Div % Yield = % dividend yield / current price and estimated dividend. Stock Company $Pr/Sh E Div Div % Ticker Name ...
PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images Genuine Parts Genuine Parts currently has a dividend high yield easily beats its competitors, as shown in the chart below $Pr/Sh Current = US $ Price/ share currently for April 12, 2026 E Divi 2026 = Estimated yearly dividend payment for 2026 Div % Yield = % dividend yield / current price and estimated dividend. Stock Company $Pr/Sh E Div Div % Ticker Name Current 2026 Yield ( GPC ) Genuine Parts 109.79 4.25 3.87% ( ORLY ) OReilly 94 0.00 0.00% ( AZO ) AutoZone 3514.47 0.00 0.00% ( AAP ) Adv Auto Parts 56 1.00 1.77% Click to enlarge I have written previous articles about Genuine Parts ( GPC ) over the past two years. In both cases, I liked the company and suggested waiting for a better yield and just holding on if you own it. I have held on, and now this update is to indicate that with the high historic 4%+ yield, it is time to buy. Genuine Parts Company Description Genuine Parts distributes automotive and industrial replacement parts, operating in 3 segments: North America Automotive Parts Group, International Automotive Parts Group, and Industrial Parts Group. The company was incorporated in 1928 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Much of the following information comes from Yahoo Finance, April 14, 2026. The company distributes automotive replacement parts, accessories, tools, equipment, and related solutions for hybrid and electric vehicles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, farm equipment, and heavy-duty equipment along with specialized services, such as paint mixing, hydraulic hose assembly, battery testing, and key cutting. In addition, it provides independent repair shops and auto care centers under the NAPA brand while offering technical expertise and training programs to customers. It also offers a wide range of bearings, seals, and gaskets; hose, fittings, hydraulics, and pneumatic components; abrasives, adhesives, sealants, and tape; pumps and power transmission; tools and testing equipment; electrical supplies a...
Bills usually come with an end date. This one doesn't. Cost Plus Drugs co-founder Mark Cuban used an appearance at the American Medical Association National Advocacy Conference in February to call out what he sees as a financial blind spot...
Bills usually come with an end date. This one doesn't. Cost Plus Drugs co-founder Mark Cuban used an appearance at the American Medical Association National Advocacy Conference in February to call out what he sees as a financial blind spot...
imaginima/iStock via Getty Images Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. ( AAOI ) has already forged multi-fold gains this year, up more than 286% year-to-date. At its current price, the stock already exceeds my previous upside price target of $97 per share discussed in my initial coverage from February. Instead of entering overpriced territory, I believe the estimates to my previous price target had under...
imaginima/iStock via Getty Images Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. ( AAOI ) has already forged multi-fold gains this year, up more than 286% year-to-date. At its current price, the stock already exceeds my previous upside price target of $97 per share discussed in my initial coverage from February. Instead of entering overpriced territory, I believe the estimates to my previous price target had underappreciated both the impending market opportunity as well as AAOI’s execution consistency on its capacity expansion and customer qualification efforts. This is evident in AAOI’s 8K disclosure filed on April 14 th after market close, which disclosed the company’s entering into an agreement to acquire a 388,133-square-foot property in Pearland, Texas. The transaction is expected to reinforce visibility into AAOI’s capacity needed to capitalize on impending demand, which management expects to remain a function of supply availability over the near- to medium-term given the accelerating transition to optical interconnects in AI data centers. In the following analysis, I will provide an overview of AAOI’s current expansion efforts, including the most recently disclosed Pearland facility acquisition, and gauge the anticipated upside from the related investment. Taken together, I expect AAOI to remain well positioned for further upside, especially as visibility into its capacity expansion roadmap and growth trajectory improves. This is expected to make AAOI’s upcoming Q1 earnings update on or about May 7th a key catalyst as well, since that’s when management is expected to share details on the full-year 2026 capex plan. Revisiting the Sugar Land Expansion AAOI’s Sugar Land expansion currently represents its most prominent onshoring effort in the U.S. Specifically, the company entered into an agreement with the City of Sugar Land Office of Economic Development in October 2025 to lease a 210,000-square-foot facility in the region for 10 years. The facility, dedicated to domestic manu...
Benjamin Fanjoy Nvidia ( NVDA ) continues to expand its portfolio of open artificial intelligence models, with the latest, Ising, developed for quantum computing capabilities. The Jensen Huang-led firm said it is the first family of open-source AI models for quantum computing. "AI is essential to making quantum computing practical," said Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia. "With Ising, AI becomes th...
Benjamin Fanjoy Nvidia ( NVDA ) continues to expand its portfolio of open artificial intelligence models, with the latest, Ising, developed for quantum computing capabilities. The Jensen Huang-led firm said it is the first family of open-source AI models for quantum computing. "AI is essential to making quantum computing practical," said Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia. "With Ising, AI becomes the control plane—the operating system of quantum machines—transforming fragile qubits to scalable and reliable quantum-GPU systems." The new models include Ising Calibration, a vision language model that can rapidly interpret and react to measurements from quantum processors. This enables AI agents to automate continuous calibration, reducing the time needed from days to hours. The second is Ising Decoding, a 3D convolutional neural network model optimized for either speed or accuracy to perform real-time decoding for quantum error correction. These new models are already being adopted by enterprises, academic institutions, and research labs for quantum computing development, Nvidia said. These range from IonQ ( IONQ ) to Cornell and Harvard to the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. They also join Nvidia's open model portfolio, which includes Nemotron for agentic systems, Cosmos for physical AI, Alpamayo for autonomous vehicles, GROOT for robotics, and BioNeMo for biomedical research. Nvidia expects the quantum computing market to surpass $11B by 2030. More on Nvidia Nvidia: The Rerating Is Over, The Growth Story Isn't AI Capex Surge, Bottlenecks, And The Race For ROI Nvidia: Why 2026 Could Be A Game Changer PC stocks fall after Nvidia denies report in talks to buy a PC-focused company (update) Dell, HP fall after Nvidia says not in talks to buy a PC maker
Ron Prosor says verbal attack on Friedrich Merz referencing Nazi regime ‘erodes the memory of the Holocaust’ Israel’s envoy to Germany has criticised a far-right Israeli cabinet member who made historically charged accusations against the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, saying the attack “[eroded] the memory of the Holocaust”. In a rare rebuke of a top Israeli official by an active ambassador, ...
Ron Prosor says verbal attack on Friedrich Merz referencing Nazi regime ‘erodes the memory of the Holocaust’ Israel’s envoy to Germany has criticised a far-right Israeli cabinet member who made historically charged accusations against the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, saying the attack “[eroded] the memory of the Holocaust”. In a rare rebuke of a top Israeli official by an active ambassador, Ron Prosor said he wished to “unequivocally condemn” Bezalel Smotrich ’s tirade against Merz, in which he made reference to the Nazi regime and said: “You will not force us into ghettos again.” Continue reading...
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated April 13, 2026, Reinhart Partners increased its stake in AdaptHealth (NASDAQ:AHCO) by 1,981,198 shares during the first quarter. The estimated transaction value was $20.2 million, calculated from the average closing price over the period. The fund’s quarter-end position value in AdaptHealth rose by $39.3 million, a figure that...
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated April 13, 2026, Reinhart Partners increased its stake in AdaptHealth (NASDAQ:AHCO) by 1,981,198 shares during the first quarter. The estimated transaction value was $20.2 million, calculated from the average closing price over the period. The fund’s quarter-end position value in AdaptHealth rose by $39.3 million, a figure that includes both stock accumulation and price changes. Reinhart Partners' decision to add nearly 2 million shares of AdaptHealth -- roughly $20 million worth -- is a meaningful incremental purchase from a fund that has been building conviction in this name. This wasn't a new position: Reinhart already held more than 8 million shares heading into Q1, so this latest buy represents a roughly 24% increase to an already sizable stake. AdaptHealth operates in a space that has real structural tailwinds. An aging U.S. population means growing demand for home-based care solutions -- exactly the kind of recurring, insurance-reimbursed revenue stream that long-term institutional investors tend to find attractive. The company's mix of sleep therapy equipment, oxygen therapy, and diabetes management tools keeps it plugged into some of the most common chronic conditions Americans face. Continue reading
Luis Alvarez The International Monetary Fund trimmed its global growth outlook for 2026, cautioning that the Middle East conflict has sparked a sharp oil shock that is beginning to weigh on economic activity. In its April 2026 World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund said global growth is expected to slow to 3.1%, reflecting the impact of higher energy prices and rising geopolitical...
Luis Alvarez The International Monetary Fund trimmed its global growth outlook for 2026, cautioning that the Middle East conflict has sparked a sharp oil shock that is beginning to weigh on economic activity. In its April 2026 World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund said global growth is expected to slow to 3.1%, reflecting the impact of higher energy prices and rising geopolitical uncertainty. The Fund described the shock as a negative supply disruption, with surging oil costs feeding into inflation and weakening demand across economies. The report noted that the baseline scenario assumes the conflict remains contained and that energy markets gradually stabilize. Even under this assumption, however, the IMF sees weaker momentum as households face higher costs and businesses contend with tighter financial conditions. Risks, the Fund stressed, are tilted firmly to the downside. A prolonged conflict could lead to more severe consequences, particularly if energy infrastructure is significantly damaged or supply routes are disrupted. In such a scenario, oil prices could rise further, intensifying inflationary pressures and dampening global activity more sharply. The IMF warned that a deeper and longer-lasting shock could push the global economy closer to a downturn, especially for energy-importing and more vulnerable economies. The report highlighted the growing strain on policymakers, who must balance the need to contain inflation while supporting growth in an increasingly uncertain environment. Here is a chart posted by the IMF: IMF More related stories Q1 2026 Earnings Preview: Double-Digit Growth And The Visibility Gap The Market Doesn't Seem To Care About The Naval Blockade This Rally On Rhetoric Is Long In The Tooth Brace for World Cup '26 inflation Weekly ETF flows: Four of 11 sectors record outflows; the technology sector leads inflows
Amazon.com, Inc. entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Globalstar, Inc. from Thermo Funding II LLC and others for $10.9 billion. marketscreener.com
Amazon.com, Inc. entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Globalstar, Inc. from Thermo Funding II LLC and others for $10.9 billion. marketscreener.com
Amazon has had an impressive run over the past six months as its shares have beaten the S&P 500 by 8.2%. The stock now trades at $239.82, marking a 10.8% gain. This performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Amazon has had an impressive run over the past six months as its shares have beaten the S&P 500 by 8.2%. The stock now trades at $239.82, marking a 10.8% gain. This performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.