BOCA RATON, Fla., June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Q.E.P. CO., INC. (OTCQX: QEPC) (the “Company” or “QEP”) today reported financial results for its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026.
BOCA RATON, Fla., June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Q.E.P. CO., INC. (OTCQX: QEPC) (the “Company” or “QEP”) today reported financial results for its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026.
LONDON and NEW YORK, June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OpenPayd (“OpenPayd” or the “Company”), a global financial infrastructure platform for programmable money movement, and Titan Acquisition Corp. (“Titan”) (Nasdaq: TACHU), a special purpose acquisition company focused on high-growth fintechs, today announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement. Upon completio...
LONDON and NEW YORK, June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OpenPayd (“OpenPayd” or the “Company”), a global financial infrastructure platform for programmable money movement, and Titan Acquisition Corp. (“Titan”) (Nasdaq: TACHU), a special purpose acquisition company focused on high-growth fintechs, today announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement. Upon completion of the transaction, OpenPayd will become a publicly listed company on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “OP.”
Our comparable sales over the last six years are a reflection of the brand, menu and execution of the concept by our team, Piada Italian Street Food’s founder and CEO Chris Doody tells Bloomberg Intelligence. In this episode of the Choppin’ It Up podcast, Doody sits down with BI senior restaurant and foodservice analyst Michael Halen to discuss the chain’s sales-growth outperformance versus fast c...
Our comparable sales over the last six years are a reflection of the brand, menu and execution of the concept by our team, Piada Italian Street Food’s founder and CEO Chris Doody tells Bloomberg Intelligence. In this episode of the Choppin’ It Up podcast, Doody sits down with BI senior restaurant and foodservice analyst Michael Halen to discuss the chain’s sales-growth outperformance versus fast casual peers. He also comments on the health of the fast-casual industry and the company’s discipline
Nota AI (CEO Myungsu Chae), a company specializing in AI model compression and optimization, announced that it is advancing its video monitoring solution NVA (Nota Vision Agent) based on Generative AI-based video search and summarization technology, NVIDIA VSS (Video Search and Summarization), and expanding its actual field applications such as industrial safety and traffic control.
Nota AI (CEO Myungsu Chae), a company specializing in AI model compression and optimization, announced that it is advancing its video monitoring solution NVA (Nota Vision Agent) based on Generative AI-based video search and summarization technology, NVIDIA VSS (Video Search and Summarization), and expanding its actual field applications such as industrial safety and traffic control.
adventtr/E+ via Getty Images Introduction There are many themes investors might adopt looking to add Alpha to their portfolio compared to what a standard ETF provides. One of those is known as momentum investing where the ETF actively picks stocks that they believe will outperform the market or other stocks in the same industry or sector. This article will compare an international developed market...
adventtr/E+ via Getty Images Introduction There are many themes investors might adopt looking to add Alpha to their portfolio compared to what a standard ETF provides. One of those is known as momentum investing where the ETF actively picks stocks that they believe will outperform the market or other stocks in the same industry or sector. This article will compare an international developed market indexed ETF, the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF ( EFA ) against the Invesco S&P Intl Developed Momentum ETF ( IDMO ) which as the name states, uses an active momentum strategy against the same universe of stocks. After doing this comparison, as International Developed Market ETFs go, I would rate IDMO as a Strong Buy. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF review Data by YCharts Seeking Alpha describes this ETF as (edited): The iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. The fund invests in public equity markets of global ex-US/Canada region. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. The fund seeks to track the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index, by using a representative sampling technique. iShares Trust - iShares MSCI EAFE ETF was formed on August 14, 2001. The ETF has $77B in AUM and costs investors 32 basis points [bps] in fees. The TTM yield is shown as 3.1%. Index review Having some understanding of the index used by a passively invested ETF is a good starting point in the due diligence process. MSCI describes their index as: The MSCI EAFE Index is an equity index which captures large and mid cap representation across 21 Developed Markets countries around the world, excluding the US and Canada. With 690 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. Source: MSCI Note that MSCI does not classify South Korea as Developed. Holdings review Starting with sectors, we see that Techno...
A study finds that an mRNA vaccine is highly effective at preventing recurrence of this dangerous skin cancer, when used in combination with Keytruda, an immunotherapy drug.
A study finds that an mRNA vaccine is highly effective at preventing recurrence of this dangerous skin cancer, when used in combination with Keytruda, an immunotherapy drug.
As Washington inches closer to a deal with Iran, Chilean investors are moving back into short-term peso bonds, wagering that inflation fears sparked by the Middle East conflict are a thing of the past. Of the 24 analysts and traders surveyed by Bloomberg last week, a third said they now favor peso-denominated notes with maturities of one to five years. That is the highest share since the poll of i...
As Washington inches closer to a deal with Iran, Chilean investors are moving back into short-term peso bonds, wagering that inflation fears sparked by the Middle East conflict are a thing of the past. Of the 24 analysts and traders surveyed by Bloomberg last week, a third said they now favor peso-denominated notes with maturities of one to five years. That is the highest share since the poll of investor preferences for March, which was conducted just days before the war in Iran erupted. And in many other respects, it’s as if the war never happened. Long-term inflation expectations — as measured by breakevens — are almost back to where they were in February. Meanwhile, the cost of insuring against default on Chilean sovereign debt and the extra yield investors demand to hold the country’s bonds over their US counterparts are back at pre-war levels. That helps explain why the appeal of peso debt is growing compared to inflation-linked notes. “If we see a rapid adjustment in oil prices, the trend from this past week toward more short-term peso-denominated bonds should strengthen,” said Alexis Vega , head of market making at Banco de Credito e Inversiones. “The drop in international oil prices will be quickly passed on to consumer prices.” The percentage of analysts and traders favoring instruments denominated in Unidades de Fomento — an inflation-linked accounting unit — with one-year to five-year tenors fell to almost 54% from 72% the month before. Edging Closer The shift in investor preferences comes as US and Iran neared a preliminary deal to extend a ceasefire by 60 days and discuss the future of Tehran’s nuclear program. Reports the deal was effectively ready sent crude prices tumbling in the second half of last week, even though President Donald Trump has failed to sign off on the accord as yet. Trump told people late on Sunday to “just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end.” Investors are betting that weeks of geopolitical turmoil that rattle...
Salt Security, the leader in API and Agentic Security, today announced the launch of Salt Code, a new component of its Agentic Security Platform that enforces security policies across the full development lifecycle for AI-generated code. As enterprises standardize on AI coding assistants from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, GitHub, Cursor, Codeium, and a growing field of new entrants, Salt Code ensures...
Salt Security, the leader in API and Agentic Security, today announced the launch of Salt Code, a new component of its Agentic Security Platform that enforces security policies across the full development lifecycle for AI-generated code. As enterprises standardize on AI coding assistants from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, GitHub, Cursor, Codeium, and a growing field of new entrants, Salt Code ensures that every line of generated code, regardless of which assistant produced it, is compliant with int
LIVINGSTON, N.J., June 01, 2026--CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV), The Essential Cloud for AI™, today announced its bring up of NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 on CoreWeave Cloud. Leveraging its purpose-built software and engineering solutions, CoreWeave is the first AI cloud provider to bring up Vera Rubin, extending the CoreWeave platform’s support for NVIDIA hardware. The milestone achievement includes t...
LIVINGSTON, N.J., June 01, 2026--CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV), The Essential Cloud for AI™, today announced its bring up of NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 on CoreWeave Cloud. Leveraging its purpose-built software and engineering solutions, CoreWeave is the first AI cloud provider to bring up Vera Rubin, extending the CoreWeave platform’s support for NVIDIA hardware. The milestone achievement includes the completion of rigorous system-level validation for the entire rack scale architecture.
Family were enjoying a waterside barbecue in Bochum before members ended up in jeopardy in river A cyclist has been praised for having “stepped in decisively” and rescuing four members of a family who nearly drowned in the Ruhr River in Germany during a waterside barbecue that nearly ended in tragedy. The family of eight had set themselves up on the riverbank in the western city of Bochum, the loc...
Family were enjoying a waterside barbecue in Bochum before members ended up in jeopardy in river A cyclist has been praised for having “stepped in decisively” and rescuing four members of a family who nearly drowned in the Ruhr River in Germany during a waterside barbecue that nearly ended in tragedy. The family of eight had set themselves up on the riverbank in the western city of Bochum, the local fire brigade reported, but the gathering took a panicked turn when one woman got too close to the water’s edge and toppled down into the current, police told local media. Continue reading...
Torsten Asmus/iStock via Getty Images Welcome to another installment of our BDC Market Weekly Review, where we discuss market activity in the Business Development Company [BDC] sector from both the bottom-up, highlighting individual news and events, as well as the top-down, providing an overview of the broader market. We also try to add some historical context as well as relevant themes that look ...
Torsten Asmus/iStock via Getty Images Welcome to another installment of our BDC Market Weekly Review, where we discuss market activity in the Business Development Company [BDC] sector from both the bottom-up, highlighting individual news and events, as well as the top-down, providing an overview of the broader market. We also try to add some historical context as well as relevant themes that look to be driving the market or that investors ought to be mindful of. This update covers the period through the fourth week of May. Market Action BDCs were lower this week with an average return of -2.5%. PSEC caught a bid after performing poorly during the month while TCPC led to the downside, under pressure from credit issues and a potential investor lawsuit. Systematic Income The sector is yet to break out of its downward channel, despite putting up decent underlying performance in Q1 in the context of public credit market dynamics. Systematic Income The median valuation in our coverage is closer to its recent low than its recent top. Systematic Income A number of names are trading at their 1-year lows (you can find these in the BDC Tool as well). Out of these we continue to like OTF , CGBD , NCDL and BXSL . Systematic Income Market Themes With the BDC earnings season mostly at an end, what can we say? Well, the key metrics are kinda fine. NII is down quite a bit - by nearly 6% on a median basis. This is due to the combination of 1) Fed rate cut pass-through which is now fully done, 2) portfolio turnover to tighter spread loans, 3) low deal environment, largely due to seasonality, resulting in low fee levels and 4) refinancing of lower-coupon bonds issued in the post-COVID low-rate environment into higher-coupon bonds. We don't expect the downward NII trend to continue, at least not at the same velocity as over the past year. Spreads have widened somewhat, particularly in the software sector and fees should increase as deal activity comes back to life. In terms of other key...
Community groups say some fear they could lose homes, jobs and access to healthcare if the new law is ratified by President John Dramani Mahama Ghana’s LGBTQ community is living in fear after the country’s parliament approved a sweeping bill that criminalises the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities and identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, rights groups have warned. The legislati...
Community groups say some fear they could lose homes, jobs and access to healthcare if the new law is ratified by President John Dramani Mahama Ghana’s LGBTQ community is living in fear after the country’s parliament approved a sweeping bill that criminalises the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities and identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, rights groups have warned. The legislation, which was passed on Friday, mandates prison sentences of three to 10 years. Continue reading...
Wall Street begins June with the major US indices sitting at record highs after a strong May rally, though investors are closely watching developments in the Middle East and their impact on oil and other markets. Dow Jones futures were up 0.5%, while contracts for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq...
Wall Street begins June with the major US indices sitting at record highs after a strong May rally, though investors are closely watching developments in the Middle East and their impact on oil and other markets. Dow Jones futures were up 0.5%, while contracts for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq...
Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Sometimes a stock is beaten down beyond belief for reasons that boggle the mind. A true turnaround story can be sold at a discount, and savvy investors can step in and load up on shares while they are still cheap. Then, there are cases like what is happening at Brookdale Senior Living Inc. ( BKD ), where a stock seems to defy the laws of gravity simply on...
Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Sometimes a stock is beaten down beyond belief for reasons that boggle the mind. A true turnaround story can be sold at a discount, and savvy investors can step in and load up on shares while they are still cheap. Then, there are cases like what is happening at Brookdale Senior Living Inc. ( BKD ), where a stock seems to defy the laws of gravity simply on the unbridled hope and optimism of its loyal backers. I am concerned that the real-world economics of this particular company don't justify the price that shares trade at today, and it is beginning to look like a shorting opportunity after shares have roughly doubled in a year's time. Data by YCharts Now, with the Q1 2026 earnings results out, I find even more troubling potential signals of an overvalued stock, and I think it is worth digging into a bit deeper. Revenues Declined Despite a Supposedly Favorable Demographic Setup Much of the public has heard of the concept of the "graying of America". The idea behind this concept is that the country is experiencing a demographic shift whereby a larger percentage of the population is aged 65 or older. Census.gov explains just how quickly and dramatically this change is set to take place: Now, boomers will expand the number of older adults as they age. Starting in 2030, when all boomers will be older than 65, older Americans will make up 21 percent of the population, up from 15 percent today. That is a major change from where the situation stands today. This fact should play right into Brookdale's hands, but even as this change is taking place, the company reported a decline in revenues in Q1 2026 . Revenue was $764.86M or $10M below analysts' expectations. It also represented a 6.02% decline from the year prior. That alone is troubling to me. Why should any business with those kinds of headwinds post declining revenues? If they did, why should the stock still be hovering as high as it is? What perplexes me the most about where...
More than a dozen rescue and charity groups used excavation machinery on Monday to recover bodies following a massive blast from stored mining explosives in northeastern Myanmar. The explosion occurred on Sunday at noon in Kaungtup village, Namhkam township in Shan State near the Chinese border. Initial reports had suggested there were at least 45 deaths, but local rescue volunteers now put the nu...
More than a dozen rescue and charity groups used excavation machinery on Monday to recover bodies following a massive blast from stored mining explosives in northeastern Myanmar. The explosion occurred on Sunday at noon in Kaungtup village, Namhkam township in Shan State near the Chinese border. Initial reports had suggested there were at least 45 deaths, but local rescue volunteers now put the number of dead at 38-40. Determining the exact death toll has been complicated because several bodies...
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company ( NYSE: GT ) on Monday said it launched a public offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of six-year senior unsecured notes, subject to market and customary closing conditions. The company said it intends to use the net proceeds primarily to repay, redeem, or repurchase its outstanding 4.875% senior notes due in 2027. As of March 31, 2026, Goodyear ha...
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company ( NYSE: GT ) on Monday said it launched a public offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of six-year senior unsecured notes, subject to market and customary closing conditions. The company said it intends to use the net proceeds primarily to repay, redeem, or repurchase its outstanding 4.875% senior notes due in 2027. As of March 31, 2026, Goodyear had $700 million of the 2027 notes outstanding. Any remaining proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, the company said. Pending repayment, redemption, or repurchase of the 2027 notes, Goodyear said it plans to temporarily use a portion of the proceeds to repay outstanding balances under certain credit facilities. Source: Press Release More on Goodyear Tire & Rubber Goodyear: A Depressed Stock Is Not Always A Bargain The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Notable analyst calls this week: Dell, J&J and AMD stocks among top picks SA analyst upgrades/downgrades: AAPL, GT, CORZ, PLUG
Teleflex ( TFX ) on Monday announced the commencement of a private offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2032. The interest rate and other terms of the notes will be determined at pricing. The notes will be guaranteed by each of Teleflex’s existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries that is a guarantor or other obligor under its credit agreement and cer...
Teleflex ( TFX ) on Monday announced the commencement of a private offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2032. The interest rate and other terms of the notes will be determined at pricing. The notes will be guaranteed by each of Teleflex’s existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries that is a guarantor or other obligor under its credit agreement and certain other indebtedness. Teleflex intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand, to redeem all of its outstanding 4.625% Senior Notes due 2027 More on Teleflex Teleflex declares $0.34 dividend Teleflex expects 4.5%-5.5% 2026 pro forma revenue growth while starting $1B buyback in Q2 ahead of divestiture closings Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Teleflex
AlexSecret Suja Life ( SUJA ) landed a clean sweep of bull ratings on Wall Street so far after the IPO quiet period expired. Firms with a positive view of the better-for-you beverage stock included Goldman Sachs (Buy rating, price target $31), Jefferies (Buy rating, price target $25), Evercore ISI (Outperform rating, price target $24), and William Blair (Outperform rating). Jefferies analyst Kaumi...
AlexSecret Suja Life ( SUJA ) landed a clean sweep of bull ratings on Wall Street so far after the IPO quiet period expired. Firms with a positive view of the better-for-you beverage stock included Goldman Sachs (Buy rating, price target $31), Jefferies (Buy rating, price target $25), Evercore ISI (Outperform rating, price target $24), and William Blair (Outperform rating). Jefferies analyst Kaumil Gajrawala noted that juice is being reframed around functional benefits and convenient formats, creating a new growth vector within a $19B category. The firm sees Suja Life ( SUJA ) in a good position as distribution expands, multipacks grow, and capacity scales. In terms of valuation, Gajrawala highlighted that Suja Life ( SUJA ) trades at a discount to high-growth peers at 13X the 2027 EBITDA estimate. Suja Life ( SUJA ) started in 2012 in Southern California, as its founders looked to offer accessible organic, cold-pressed juices using high-pressure processing technology. The brand quickly gained traction through Whole Foods and other natural retailers, celebrity investors, and a mission to democratize premium organic juice, rapidly becoming a leading U.S. organic, cold-pressed beverage line. In 2015, The Coca-Cola Company ( KO ) and Goldman Sachs ( GS ) took significant minority stakes, providing capital and national chilled distribution while Suja maintained its recipes and brand positioning. In 2021, private equity firm Paine Schwartz Partners acquired those stakes, and Suja evolved into Suja Life, a multi-brand functional wellness platform that now includes Suja Organic juices, Vive Organic wellness shots, and a revived better-for-you Slice soda brand. Shares of Suja Life ( SUJA ) jumped 6.9% in premarket trading on Monday to $16.50 vs. the post-IPO range of $13.00 to $21.00. The IPO was priced at $21 per share. More on Suja Life, Inc. Suja Life: A Bad Taste Post IPO Suja Life Prepares For IPO To Pay Down Debt Suja Life launches IPO roadshow, targets $21–$24 per sh...
Dzmitry Dzemidovich OpenPayd, a financial infrastructure platform based in London, agreed to merge with Titan Acquisition Corp. ( TACHU ), a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, making it a publicly listed company on the Nasdaq, the companies said Monday. Upon closing, OpenPayd is expected to get up to $276M in gross proceeds from Titan's trust account, assuming no redemptions by Titan's ...
Dzmitry Dzemidovich OpenPayd, a financial infrastructure platform based in London, agreed to merge with Titan Acquisition Corp. ( TACHU ), a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, making it a publicly listed company on the Nasdaq, the companies said Monday. Upon closing, OpenPayd is expected to get up to $276M in gross proceeds from Titan's trust account, assuming no redemptions by Titan's public shareholders. The capital is expected to strengthen the company's balance sheet and accelerate its expansion of its financial infrastructure capabilities. The transaction values OpenPayd at an equity value of $1.145B on a pro forma basis. Titan Acquisition ( TACHU ) stock rose 5.3% in Monday premarket trading. OpenPayd's integrations into global payment rails, banks, and stablecoin issuers enable customers to move money across markets, rails, and assets through a single platform. It serves more than 1,100 customers across 180 countries worldwide, including clients such as eToro and Kraken. With the capital infusion, the company plans to expand geographically, with a near-term focus on scaling operations in the U.S. and on boosting its product and regulatory capabilities. As of March 2026, OpenPayd generated more than $85M in annualized recurring revenue. It processes more than $240B in annualized transaction volume. "We believe the next decade of finance will not be defined by faster cards or cheaper wires — it will be defined by money that moves on its own," said OpenPayd founder Ozan Ozerk. "Autonomous agents are already making decisions; the infrastructure beneath them must keep pace. OpenPayd exists to be that infrastructure — the operating system connecting traditional financial rails with programmable, blockchain-native networks so that intelligent systems can transact as fluently as humans do today." The merged company plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "OP." More on M&A Motorola Solutions bets on counter-drone technology with $1.5B D-Fend Solutio...
Things may be turning around for Kohl's , and investors should scoop up shares while they're still cheap, according to Citi. The bank upgraded the retailer to buy from neutral. It also raised its price target on shares to $22 from $14, implying 53% upside from Friday's close "This is an 'everything has a price' call for a company that (despite its operational challenges and difficult competitive l...
Things may be turning around for Kohl's , and investors should scoop up shares while they're still cheap, according to Citi. The bank upgraded the retailer to buy from neutral. It also raised its price target on shares to $22 from $14, implying 53% upside from Friday's close "This is an 'everything has a price' call for a company that (despite its operational challenges and difficult competitive landscape) is achieving attractive [free cash flow], resulting in a favorable risk/reward," analyst Paul Lejuez said in a note to clients. Kohl's has contended with declining sales for years, largely due to consumer shopping trend shifts and macroeconomic pressures. The company's top line fell in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Over the past five years, its stock has lost roughly three-quarters of its value. KSS 5Y mountain Shares have fallen more than 70% over the past five years. The company unveiled a turnaround strategy about three years ago that may be yielding fruit. Last week, the retailer posted its best quarterly comparable sales in four years, causing its shares to rise 20% in the trading session following its first-quarter earnings report. Citi's LeJuez expects the firm to continue demonstrating its growing financial strength, despite its outstanding debts — a fact that should prompt investors to reward the retail stock. Cash flow "can't be ignored," Lejuez wrote. "While they have seen some ups and downs over the past several years, last year they achieved [free cash flow] of $1BN." Citi projects that Kohl's will produce free cash flow nearly equal to its current market capitalization of roughly $1.6 billion in 2026 and 2027. The bank's call goes against consensus on Wall Street. Of the 14 analysts covering Kohl's, just two have a strong buy on the stock. Seven analysts have a hold rating on the retail name, while five have a sell on it, LSEG data shows.