HOUSTON, April 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PrimeEnergy Resources (the “Company”) today reported financial and operating results for the year ended December 31, 2025, highlighting strong operational performance in natural gas and natural gas liquids (“NGL”), continued balance sheet strength, and disciplined capital allocation.
HOUSTON, April 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PrimeEnergy Resources (the “Company”) today reported financial and operating results for the year ended December 31, 2025, highlighting strong operational performance in natural gas and natural gas liquids (“NGL”), continued balance sheet strength, and disciplined capital allocation.
Trump Urges Extending Foreign Surveillance Program As Some Lawmakers Push For US Privacy Protections Via Headline USA , Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails, with supporters like President Donald Trump saying it has saved lives while critics point to longstanding concerns about warrantless sur...
Trump Urges Extending Foreign Surveillance Program As Some Lawmakers Push For US Privacy Protections Via Headline USA , Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails, with supporters like President Donald Trump saying it has saved lives while critics point to longstanding concerns about warrantless surveillance of Americans . (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin) A key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act permits the CIA, National Security Agency, FBI and other agencies to collect and analyze vast amounts of overseas communications without a warrant. It incidentally sweeps up the conversations of any Americans who interact with those foreigners targeted for surveillance. The program expires Monday, and critics want changes, including a requirement for warrants before authorities can access the emails, phone calls or text messages of Americans. They also want limits on the government’s use of internet data brokers, who sell large volumes of personal information gleaned online, offering the government what critics say amounts to an end-run around the Constitution. Despite bipartisan criticism, the chances of significant reforms dropped when Trump announced his support for the program’s renewal, saying it had proven its worth in supplying information vital to recent U.S. actions in Venezuela and Iran . “ The fact is, whether you like FISA or not, it is extremely important to our military, ” Trump said on Truth Social Tuesday. U.S. authorities say the program, known as Section 702 of the law, is vital to national security and has saved lives by uncovering terror plots. Critics question what they call a dangerous infringement on civil liberties and privacy. In a Truth Social post, Trump said a different FISA provision was used to spy on his 2016 campaign but that he supported Section 702’s renewal despite misgivings that political adversaries could use parts of the...
Gins Wang Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ) raised its revenue outlook for 2026, driven by AI chip demand, after the global foundry's first quarter net income surged 58% year-over-year. Shares of TSM fell about 3% on Thursday. Q1 Metrics TSMC — which produces chips for some of the world's largest tech companies, including Apple ( AAPL ), Nvidia ( NVDA ) and AMD ( AMD ) — saw first quarter...
Gins Wang Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ) raised its revenue outlook for 2026, driven by AI chip demand, after the global foundry's first quarter net income surged 58% year-over-year. Shares of TSM fell about 3% on Thursday. Q1 Metrics TSMC — which produces chips for some of the world's largest tech companies, including Apple ( AAPL ), Nvidia ( NVDA ) and AMD ( AMD ) — saw first quarter 2026 net revenue grow 40.6% year-over-year to $35.9B (NT$1.134T, +35.1% Y/Y). “Our business in the first quarter was supported by strong demand for our leading-edge process technologies,” said Wendell Huang, senior vice president and CFO of TSM. The company's net income attributable to shareholders of the company soared 58.3% year-over-year to NT$572.48B, beating analysts estimates of NT$542.4B, according to a report from Bloomberg News. "AI-related demand continues to be extremely robust," said TSM's CEO C.C. Wei on the earnings call. TSM noted that its capital spending this year would be at the high end of earlier guidance of $52B to $56B. Huang said on the call that TSM's first quarter capital expenditures totaled $11.1B. "At TSMC, a higher level of capital expenditures is always correlated with higher growth opportunities in the following years. With our strong technology leadership and differentiation, we are well-positioned to capture the multi-year structural demand from the industry megatrends of 5G, AI, and HPC," said Huang on the call. Fabs and Capacity TSM said it is stepping up capex investment to increase its 3 nm technology capacity, which is used by smartphone, high-performance computing AI, automotive, and IoT customers. Wei said on the call that in Taiwan, TSM is adding a new 3 nm fab to its GIGAFAB cluster in Tainan Science Park, and volume production is scheduled for the first half of 2027. In Arizona, TSM's second fab will also use 3 nm technologies. Construction is already complete, and volume production will begin in the second half of 2027, accordi...
In this article HIMS Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Piotr Swat | Lightrocket | Getty Images As its high-margin compounded GLP-1 business evolves, Hims & Hers Health may be finding a new opportunity in peptides. Shares of the telehealth company jumped Thursday after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday that the FDA plans to convene a Pharmacy Compounding Advisory...
In this article HIMS Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Piotr Swat | Lightrocket | Getty Images As its high-margin compounded GLP-1 business evolves, Hims & Hers Health may be finding a new opportunity in peptides. Shares of the telehealth company jumped Thursday after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday that the FDA plans to convene a Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee meeting to review peptides for potential inclusion on the 503A bulk list, a designation that allows drugs to be compounded on an individual prescribed basis rather than mass producing. For Hims, the bigger story is how expanding compounding for peptides could unlock new revenue streams as it directs members toward branded rather than more profitable compounded GLP-1 drugs. The telehealth company has been building toward a peptide business for years. Peptides are short chains of amino acids — think of them as small building blocks of proteins — that are being explored for a wide range of health and wellness uses. They're controversial because scientific evidence on their long-term safety and effectiveness is limited, and their production remains largely unregulated. Hims & Hers made a significant move into the space in February 2025 when it acquired a California-based peptide facility. At the time, CEO Andrew Dudum called peptide demand "future-facing innovation." "Many use cases have yet to be launched," said Dudum. "Peptide innovation is at the forefront of so many categories we're excited to start offering." Following Kennedy's announcement on Wednesday, Hims Chief Medical Officer Dr. Patrick Carroll applauded the news as a move away from the "gray market," saying the goal is to bring peptide therapy into regulated, physician-led care. "Our medical team believes certain peptide therapies hold meaningful potential in helping Americans live healthier lives, and we are actively exploring how to expand access in a way that will be aligned with FDA guidance," Carrol...
Bics fix accepts nose-bleed energy bills are a structural problem but pretends they are an issue for a narrow section of industry It is “bold action” to boost UK competitiveness, claimed the government. Not everybody shared that assessment of the British industrial competitiveness scheme (Bics) , the long-awaited plan to cut electricity bills for UK manufacturers by up to 25% – or, at least, to cu...
Bics fix accepts nose-bleed energy bills are a structural problem but pretends they are an issue for a narrow section of industry It is “bold action” to boost UK competitiveness, claimed the government. Not everybody shared that assessment of the British industrial competitiveness scheme (Bics) , the long-awaited plan to cut electricity bills for UK manufacturers by up to 25% – or, at least, to cut them for a subset of firms that are aligned with the eight chosen sectors of the “modern” industrial strategy. “Gas intensive industries in the UK have been shamefully ignored by the government in this announcement – it’s a total disgrace,” said Gary Smith, the general secretary of the GMB union, banging the drum for the likes of ceramics-makers and brickmakers that aren’t deemed modern enough for support. Employer bodies mostly did the polite thing of welcoming government assistance of any form before using phases such as “drop in the ocean”. Continue reading...
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) today is down -116 (-3.34%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26 ) is down -62 (-2.43%). Cocoa prices are sliding today amid concerns about global demand. The European Cocoa Association reported today that Q1 European cocoa grindings fell -7.8% y/y to 325,895 MT,...
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) today is down -116 (-3.34%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26 ) is down -62 (-2.43%). Cocoa prices are sliding today amid concerns about global demand. The European Cocoa Association reported today that Q1 European cocoa grindings fell -7.8% y/y to 325,895 MT,...
Mpower Financing ’s bet on the American Dream — bundling the future earnings of international students into bonds for Wall Street — is now being squeezed by America First . The firm, which counts asset managers Tilden Park Capital Management and King Street Capital Management among its backers, provides loans to global students mostly studying STEM and business programs. It’s expanded using a clas...
Mpower Financing ’s bet on the American Dream — bundling the future earnings of international students into bonds for Wall Street — is now being squeezed by America First . The firm, which counts asset managers Tilden Park Capital Management and King Street Capital Management among its backers, provides loans to global students mostly studying STEM and business programs. It’s expanded using a classic Wall Street playbook: securitizing those loans into bonds, betting the high earnings power of its graduates will guarantee investor returns. That model is now under scrutiny as President Donald Trump ’s immigration policies stifle student arrivals from regions like China, India and Africa. Late last month, the firm postponed an effort to sell asset-backed securities being led by Goldman Sachs Group Inc . on muted demand and concerns about the deal’s underlying loans, which included thousands of Zimbabwean borrowers, according to people familiar with the matter. Mpower’s borrower pipeline has shrunk amid the immigration crackdown, some of the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private information. About 92% of Mpower’s students come from the global south, it said in a 2024 report , a region encompassing Africa and Asia that’s been impacted by the restrictive mandates. Representatives for Washington DC-based Mpower, Tilden and Goldman Sachs declined to comment. Representatives for King Street didn’t respond to requests for comment. Securitization Strategy Mpower had made securitization a recent funding cornerstone , helping grow its lending to more than 25,000 borrowers from 150 plus countries, according to its website . At the end of last year, it had facilitated more than $900 million of loans since its 2014 inception, according to a report from ratings firm Morningstar DBRS. But its plan to sell nearly $250 million of bonds hit a hurdle after some potential investors spooked by Trump’s policy shifts balked during the effort’s early pitches. The downfal...
Capital’s schools hardest hit in England and Wales by rising housing costs and falling birthrate, with further falls predicted in coming years Schools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing costs and the falling birthrate. Further closures and mergers of primary schools are expected after a sharp fall in the number of children entering reception classes in the capital. London’s boroughs w...
Capital’s schools hardest hit in England and Wales by rising housing costs and falling birthrate, with further falls predicted in coming years Schools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing costs and the falling birthrate. Further closures and mergers of primary schools are expected after a sharp fall in the number of children entering reception classes in the capital. London’s boroughs will have nearly 3,000 fewer infants aged four enrolling at the start of the next school year in September, according to school place offers announced by local authorities across England. Continue reading...
John Gosden’s three-year-old was among those catching the eye at the Craven meeting, which has been attracting dreamers and optimists since 1771 Captain Cook was a few months away from landfall after his first circumnavigation of the earth when the first Craven meeting was held on Newmarket heath in the spring of 1771. It is older than any of the Classics, and old enough too to have the great Poto...
John Gosden’s three-year-old was among those catching the eye at the Craven meeting, which has been attracting dreamers and optimists since 1771 Captain Cook was a few months away from landfall after his first circumnavigation of the earth when the first Craven meeting was held on Newmarket heath in the spring of 1771. It is older than any of the Classics, and old enough too to have the great Potoooooooo – who got his name when a stable lad was unsure how to spell potatoes – on the Craven Stakes’s roll of honour in 1782. For a quarter of a millennium, the first meeting of the year on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket has been Flat racing’s first rite of spring. “It’s what keeps everybody going,” Jason Singh, the marketing director of the famous bloodstock auction house Tattersalls said here on Thursday, “and I speak as a breeder and racehorse owner myself as well as a sales company employee. Continue reading...
Exclusive: Opinions split on ‘unprecedented’ release of files, despite demand for ‘all papers’ related to ex-US ambassador’s appointment Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision Five key questions: who overruled decision to deny Mandelson security clearance? Senior government officials have been considering whether to withhold from parliament sensitive documents tha...
Exclusive: Opinions split on ‘unprecedented’ release of files, despite demand for ‘all papers’ related to ex-US ambassador’s appointment Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision Five key questions: who overruled decision to deny Mandelson security clearance? Senior government officials have been considering whether to withhold from parliament sensitive documents that show Peter Mandelson failed security vetting before he assumed the role of US ambassador, the Guardian can reveal. Any such decision could amount to an extraordinary breach of a parliamentary vote, known as a humble address, that ordered the release of “all papers” relevant to Mandelson’s appointment. Continue reading...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks during a briefing on the Iran war, with a map in the background showing a blockade line on the Strait of Hormuz, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at a near standstill Thursday, as tensions between the U.S. and Iran remain high. Just tw...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks during a briefing on the Iran war, with a map in the background showing a blockade line on the Strait of Hormuz, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at a near standstill Thursday, as tensions between the U.S. and Iran remain high. Just two vessels were observed transiting the sea lane, according to data from LSEG. The tanker Race exited the strait into the Gulf of Oman bound for India, the data showed. The cargo ship Neshat crossed the strait and appeared destined for Iran. The U.S. blockade of Iran's ports began Monday. As it enters its fourth day, the Navy has forced 14 vessels to reverse course so far, according to U.S. Central Command. Iran, meanwhile, has threatened to shut down traffic in the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea in retaliation. At least two very large crude carriers , the RHN and the Alicia, crossed the strait into the Persian Gulf earlier this week. VLCCs are huge tankers that can carry about 2 million barrels of oil. Tanker traffic through the strait has plunged during the war, triggering the largest oil supply disruption in history. About 20% of global oil supplies passed through the sea lane before the war. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.
Developing countries will be given extra time to meet debt payments when hit by natural or economic disasters under plans drawn up by the UK government and a group of international bondholders. The arrangements, first floated last October, are designed to prevent emerging markets sinking into a debt spiral when disaster strikes. Under the proposals by the London Coalition on Sustainable Sovereign ...
Developing countries will be given extra time to meet debt payments when hit by natural or economic disasters under plans drawn up by the UK government and a group of international bondholders. The arrangements, first floated last October, are designed to prevent emerging markets sinking into a debt spiral when disaster strikes. Under the proposals by the London Coalition on Sustainable Sovereign Debt and driven by the UK government, developing countries will be able to trigger a “pause clause” to defer debt payments in a crisis such as an armed conflict, hurricane or pandemic. The parties involved, including private sector creditors like T Rowe Price and Aberdeen Asset Management, hope the arrangement will improve restructuring outcomes for emerging markets and provide continued access to debt finance. Bondholders in return will have more clarity during the negotiations and better transparency to price risk under an “implementation guide for restructuring private sector sovereign loans” that accompanies the “pause clause.” The UK government said the proposals reflected Chancellor Rachel Reeves ’ “securonomics” principles by building a more resilient global economy. “We’re tackling the increasing number of worldwide economic shocks by strengthening the global financial system, safeguarding development gains, and protecting British business,” said Lucy Rigby , economic secretary to the Treasury . The London Coalition was formed last year to bring together banking representatives, lawyers, asset managers and organizations like the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the African Union. Jose Vinals, the former chairman of Standard Chartered and a former IMF financial counselor, is leading the group with Rigby. The arrangement builds on the Bridgetown Initiative developed by Barbados in 2021 and the debt pause used by Grenada in the Caribbean in 2015 after the country was devastated by storms. Last year, Barbados became the first country to sell bonds that give t...
Chris Sutton takes on boxer Molly McCann and The Boo Radley's frontman Sice Rowbottom plus the BBC readers and AI with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.
Chris Sutton takes on boxer Molly McCann and The Boo Radley's frontman Sice Rowbottom plus the BBC readers and AI with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.
Leapmotor T03. Value oriented model that could provide base for Opel or other European brands owned by Stellantis. Emirhan Karamuk/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Stellantis N.V., following a dreadful 2025 that included a $26.3 billion annual net loss, faces a long, steep and difficult recovery to remain viable in the face of rising competition from the Chinese automotive industry and uncertaint...
Leapmotor T03. Value oriented model that could provide base for Opel or other European brands owned by Stellantis. Emirhan Karamuk/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Stellantis N.V., following a dreadful 2025 that included a $26.3 billion annual net loss, faces a long, steep and difficult recovery to remain viable in the face of rising competition from the Chinese automotive industry and uncertainty over regulation governing electrification in major markets. The automaker’s guidance for 2026, issued in late February, is relatively vague: “a mid-single-digit percent increase in net revenues, a low-single-digit AOI margin, and improved industrial free cash flow generation year over year. Sequential improvement is also expected from the first half to the second half of the year.” Data by YCharts An early green shoot – not yet indicative of too much – is Stellantis’ 4% first-quarter increase in its U.S. unit sales against the backdrop of a domestic industry that reported an approximate 6% market decline. Following a business reset in the U.S. with new leadership and a pivot favoring the company’s strongest nameplates, sales were boosted by the Ram pickup truck and the Jeep division. Production bump On April 15, Stellantis announced a 12% YOY global shipment increase of vehicles to dealers, a total of about 1.36 million units. Shipments were up significantly across all major regions. In the U.S., the increase was driven by demand for Ram 1500 Hemi V8, refreshed Jeep Grand Wagoneer and the all-new Jeep Cherokee, Stellantis said. General Motors Company ( GM ) and Ford Motor Company ( F ), which had invested heavily into battery electric vehicles (BEVs), both saw significant unit declines for the quarter in the U.S., evidence that Stellantis has the ability to claw back lost market share against its domestic rivals. Stellantis had been developing BEVs at a slower pace than its U.S. rivals. Following the exit of previous CEO Carlos Tavares and promotion of Antonio Filosa to t...
lcva2/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Microsoft ( MSFT ) continued its multi-day rally on Thursday as CEO Satya Nadella revealed their Fairweather data center in Wisconsin has gone online ahead of schedule. Shares were up nearly 2% by early afternoon trading. "Our Fairwater datacenter in Wisconsin is going live, ahead of schedule," Nadella said in a post on X on Thursday morning. "As the world's...
lcva2/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Microsoft ( MSFT ) continued its multi-day rally on Thursday as CEO Satya Nadella revealed their Fairweather data center in Wisconsin has gone online ahead of schedule. Shares were up nearly 2% by early afternoon trading. "Our Fairwater datacenter in Wisconsin is going live, ahead of schedule," Nadella said in a post on X on Thursday morning. "As the world's most powerful AI datacenter, it will bring together hundreds of thousands of GB200s into a single seamless cluster. Congrats to all the teams who made this possible!" The Fairweather data center is located on more than 300 acres in Mt. Pleasant, Wisc. It is projected to reach 3.3 GW of capacity by late 2027. Last October, Microsoft brought its Fairweather data center in Atlanta online. These sites are directly connected to each other and eventually to others under construction throughout the US. They operate under a new type of dedicated network, allowing for faster data flows between them. Microsoft shares have gained 12.5% over the past five trading sessions, which marks its strongest streak since 2020. More on Microsoft Microsoft: Cheap For All The Wrong Reasons Microsoft: Claude Just Threatened Copilot Adoption Microsoft: The New Standard Oil - Why 'Intelligence Refinery' Is Future Of Global Profit Microsoft stock climbs in historic multi-day rally Snapshot of Quant and Wall St. ratings for quantum computing stocks after Nvidia's latest push
Nkarta ( NKTX ) added ~13% on Thursday after the cell therapy developer said that the company reached an agreement with the U.S. FDA to change the protocol of a clinical program that allows outpatient dosing of its lead asset, NKX019. The ongoing Ntrust-1 and Ntrust-2 clinical trials are designed to evaluate NKX019 in patients living with autoimmune diseases such as lupus nephritis and primary mem...
Nkarta ( NKTX ) added ~13% on Thursday after the cell therapy developer said that the company reached an agreement with the U.S. FDA to change the protocol of a clinical program that allows outpatient dosing of its lead asset, NKX019. The ongoing Ntrust-1 and Ntrust-2 clinical trials are designed to evaluate NKX019 in patients living with autoimmune diseases such as lupus nephritis and primary membranous nephropathy. As part of the amended trial protocol, a requirement for overnight stays will no longer be in force, the South San Francisco, California-based biotech said. It will also reduce the overall treatment burden on trial subjects, as community research centers and rheumatologists will be allowed to administer NKX019 in outpatient settings. “Reaching agreement with the FDA on outpatient dosing—reducing the need for patient monitoring from 24 hours to 2 hours—will reduce patient burden and expand access,” CEO Paul Hastings remarked. The company is on track to present initial data from Ntrust-1 and Ntrust-2 at a medical conference this year. More on Nkarta Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Nkarta Historical earnings data for Nkarta Financial information for Nkarta