We Are Stock index futures edged higher Thursday, a day after the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 ended higher, helped by a rally in tech stocks. Here are the four stocks to watch on the day: 3M ( MMM ) fell 1.1% in premarket trading after the Australian government filed legal action against the company over contamination linked to firefighting foam containing PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals.” Authorities are seeking more than A$2 billion ($1.43 billion) in damages, marking the largest claim ever brought by Australia. The lawsuit against the Minnesota-based chemicals maker and its local unit reflects the past and future environmental, economic, and cultural costs of the contamination, according to the government. Meta Platforms ( META ) rose 0.65% in early action as the company announced it will begin selling subscriptions to its AI chatbot to consumers. The chatbot is currently available for free but will eventually face usage restrictions. Meta One Plus, priced at $7.99 per month, allows users to generate images and videos or use extended reasoning, while Meta One Premium costs $19.99 per month and includes expanded functionality. IBM ( IBM ) was up 1.5% in premarket trading after the company disclosed it will invest $10 billion into quantum computing over the next five years. The company also announced a $5 billion commitment to an artificial intelligence-linked open-source software project. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the $10 billion investment will support R&D, capital expenditures, ecosystem partnerships, manufacturing scaling, and M&A. Kohl’s ( KSS ) surged more than 8% in early action after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter results that included a top- and bottom-line beat and the strongest comparable sales performance in four years. Disciplined cost management helped mitigate the impact of a 2% drop in sales, resulting in a loss of $0.13 per share, unchanged from a year prior but $0.09 better than analyst exp...

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Cava Group (CAVA) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock. Over the past month, shares of this Mediterranean restaurant chain have returned -9.8%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Retail - Restaurants industry, which Cava falls in, has lost 1.1%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction? While media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making. Earnings Estimate Revisions Here at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock. We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. For the current quarter, Cava is expected to post earnings of $0.17 per share, indicating a change of +6.3% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +9.3% over the last 30 days. The consensus earnings estimate of $0.54 for the current fiscal year indicates no change from the prior year. This estimate has changed +5.3% over the last 30 days. For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $0.71 i...

McDonald's (MCD) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock. Shares of this world's biggest hamburger chain have returned -5.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The Zacks Retail - Restaurants industry, to which McDonald's belongs, has lost 1.9% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term? Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision. Revisions to Earnings Estimates Rather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements. McDonald's is expected to post earnings of $3.10 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -2.2%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +0.2%. For the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $12.19 points to a change of +2.1% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has changed +0.1%. For the next fiscal year,...

Pinterest (PINS) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock. Over the past month, shares of this digital pinboard and shopping tool company have returned -2.6%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Internet - Software industry, which Pinterest falls in, has gained 2.9%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction? While media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making. Revisions to Earnings Estimates Rather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements. For the current quarter, Pinterest is expected to post earnings of $0.28 per share, indicating a change of +33.3% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate remained unchanged over the last 30 days. The consensus earnings estimate of $1.46 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +33.9%. This estimate has changed +0.5% over the last 30 days. For t...

Merck (MRK) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock. Over the past month, shares of this pharmaceutical company have returned -7.5%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.9% change. During this period, the Zacks Large Cap Pharmaceuticals industry, which Merck falls in, has lost 7.1%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction? While media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making. Earnings Estimate Revisions Here at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock. We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. Merck is expected to post earnings of $1.90 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +6,233.3%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -1.8%. The consensus earnings estimate of $7.74 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +412.6%. This estimate has changed -1.6% over the last 30 days. For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $9.43 indicate...

Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future. Over the past month, shares of this company have returned +0.5%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Internet - Content industry, which Airbnb falls in, has lost 0.5%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction? While media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making. Earnings Estimate Revisions Here at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements. Airbnb is expected to post earnings of $0.91 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -7.1%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -0.1%. The consensus earnings estimate of $4.65 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of -35.8%. This estimate has changed -0.1% over the last 30 days. For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnin...

Enbridge (ENB) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock. Shares of this oil and natural gas transportation and power transmission company have returned +3.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.8% change. The Zacks Oil and Gas - Production and Pipelines industry, to which Enbridge belongs, has gained 6.4% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term? Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision. Revisions to Earnings Estimates Rather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements. Enbridge is expected to post earnings of $0.43 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -6.5%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -0.4%. For the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $2.08 points to a change of +0.5% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estima...

SkyWater Technology, Inc. (SKYT) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock. Over the past month, shares of this company have returned -15.8%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Electronics - Semiconductors industry, which SkyWater Technology falls in, has lost 4.1%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction? While media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making. Earnings Estimate Revisions Rather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings. We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. SkyWater Technology is expected to post a loss of $0.02 per share for the current quarter, representing no change from the year-ago quarter. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate remained unchanged. The consensus earnings estimate of -$0.10 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +41.2%. This estimate has changed -9.4% over the last 30 days. For the next fiscal year, the consensus ...

GE Aerospace (GE) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future. Shares of this industrial conglomerate have returned +1.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3% change. The Zacks Aerospace - Defense industry, to which GE belongs, has gained 2.2% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term? Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision. Earnings Estimate Revisions Rather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements. GE is expected to post earnings of $1.45 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +26.1%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate remained unchanged. For the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $5.87 points to a change of +27.6% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has remained unchanged. For the next fiscal year, the co...

A new Chinese artificial intelligence agent platform is looking to replicate the “lobster craze” sparked by AI agent tool OpenClaw earlier this year, while avoiding some of the privacy and security risks associated with the open-source software. MuleRun , developed by Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding, offers a one-stop service for users to access a range of different AI agents. The platform, showcased at the Alibaba Cloud summit on May 20, has been billed as an “always-on AI workforce” that can help users easily tap AI agents for research, reports, coding and other complex tasks. Who is behind MuleRun? The platform was developed by a team led by Chen Yusen, a vice-president at Alibaba Cloud and a graduate of the prestigious Zhejiang University, the alma mater of many other Chinese AI heavyweights including DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng. Advertisement According to his LinkedIn profile, Chen joined Alibaba in 2023, first as a researcher in the CEO’s office before overseeing the global expansion of the Hangzhou-based company, including a stint in Mexico City. Alibaba says MuleRun serves businesses and users in 43 countries including China, Brazil and Mexico. Photo: AP What can MuleRun do?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future. Over the past month, shares of this maker of stun guns and body cameras have returned +1.8%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.4% change. During this period, the Zacks Security and Safety Services industry, which Axon falls in, has gained 6.5%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction? Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision. Revisions to Earnings Estimates Here at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements. For the current quarter, Axon is expected to post earnings of $1.21 per share, indicating a change of +18.6% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -31.1% over the last 30 days. For the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $4.91 points to a change of +18.6% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has chan...

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term. Over the past month, shares of this mining company have returned -10%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.4% change. During this period, the Zacks Mining - Non Ferrous industry, which Freeport-McMoRan falls in, has lost 7.6%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction? Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision. Earnings Estimate Revisions Here at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements. Freeport-McMoRan is expected to post earnings of $0.46 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +18%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +1.8%. The consensus earnings estimate of $1.67 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +8.4%. This estimate has changed -4.4% over the last 30 days. For the next fiscal year, the consensus ea...

Veeva Systems (VEEV) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future. Shares of this provider of cloud-based software services for the life sciences industry have returned +10.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.6% change. The Zacks Internet - Software industry, to which Veeva belongs, has gained 2% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term? Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision. Earnings Estimate Revisions Rather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements. Veeva is expected to post earnings of $1.57 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +17.2%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +0.5%. For the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.22 points to a change of +28.5% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimat...

TJX (TJX) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock. Over the past month, shares of this parent of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and other stores have returned +4%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.6% change. During this period, the Zacks Retail - Discount Stores industry, which TJX falls in, has gained 1.5%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction? While media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making. Earnings Estimate Revisions Here at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock. We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. TJX is expected to post earnings of $1.09 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +5.8%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +0.9%. The consensus earnings estimate of $4.15 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +10.4%. This estimate has changed +0.7% over the last 30 days. For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $...

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Welcome to the Brussels Edition. I’m Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg’s Brussels bureau chief, bringing you the latest from the EU each weekday. Make sure you’re signed up . Europe risks playing into Russia’s hands by discussing the possible appointment of a special envoy to negotiate with President Vladimir Putin, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said . “It’s a trap that Russia wants us to walk into, that we discuss who talks to them,” the bloc’s top diplomat said as she arrived at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Limassol, Cyprus, today. “They are already picking who is suitable, who is not — let’s not walk into that trap.” Some EU countries — most recently Bulgaria’s newly-elected prime minister, Rumen Radev, this week — have floated the idea of a special envoy to negotiate with Russia, but the idea remains controversial. Still, the issue was under discussion at today’s meeting of EU foreign ministers. Several ministers said it was too early to discuss names, though others backed the idea in principle. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna warned that Putin was trying to play for time, and wanted Europe to move into a position of mediator, which would mean neutrality. Kallas later said that Europe would never be a neutral mediator between Russia and Ukraine because it’s on Ukraine’s side. Austria’s Beate Meinl-Reisinger said that while she acknowledged others’ concerns, Austria supported the idea. “We need to get ready to sit at the table to discuss our European and Austrian interests.” Italy and Spain indicated they were open to it, but noted that many EU institutions already existed, a view that was echoed in the room. Kallas also backed the recent call by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for associate membership for Ukraine. “It’s clear that the idea behind this is very good,” she said. “We need to move faster with Ukraine, they have to be in the European Union.” Her comments came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the suggestion against ass...

The raging demand for computers to run AI models has only accelerated, but there are two major obstacles that anyone in the business needs to overcome: getting the right chips, and getting them into data centers where they can start generating revenue. General Compute, a new inference neocloud — a company that rents out AI processing power, specializing in the phase when models are running and responding to users rather than being trained — has answers to those questions that illuminate where the AI ecosystem is headed. Those answers helped it raise a $15 million seed round at a $60 million post-money valuation, led by FUSE VC with participation from Carya Venture Partners and Village Global Ventures. First, what is the right chip? The demand for GPUs has gone through the roof, but it’s becoming conventional wisdom that they aren’t the best-suited chips for running AI models once they have been trained. The phase of AI where a model is actively generating responses has different computational requirements than training, and a new class of chips is being designed specifically for it. Nvidia’s $20 billion Groq transaction in December and Cerebras’ $57 billion IPO last week point the way. With capacity strained at both those companies, the co-founders of General Compute, CEO Finn Puklowski and CTO Jason Goodison, found another option. They’re turning to specialized chips built by SambaNova, an Intel-backed chipmaker focused on inference that has fallen a bit out of the Silicon Valley conversation. That may change when SambaNova releases its new chips this year. The architecture is more flexible and uses more memory to store context during inference calculations, and SambaNova claims that it outperforms not just GPUs but also other specialized chips built by the likes of Groq or Cerebras. Puklowski says the new chips will generate 600 to 700 tokens per second, versus about 250 tokens per second for GPUs. General Compute has $300 million of the company’s SN50 chips on or...

The stock market has, through geopolitical conflicts and jittery bubble-fearing uncertainties, once more proven its tenacity and resilience. 2026 has been anything but stable, yet the S&P 500 has clocked an almost 9% gain thus far. Once again, artificial intelligence (AI) stocks are crushing it, with AI spending expected to hit $2.5 trillion -- roughly the GDP of Canada. The enthusiasm for AI has helped companies even remotely peripheral to the technology, from nuclear stocks supplying the energy to industrial stocks mining for the metals. Looking ahead over the next 10 or so years, these trends suggest that the following two growth stocks have significant upside potential. 1. A company with enough metals to make 280 million electric vehicle batteries TMC The Metals Company (TMC +1.42%) is on the cusp of unlocking a multi-billion opportunity in the deep sea. The metal company and deep-sea miner has exploratory rights to the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific Ocean, where a lode of roughly $24 billion sits in the form of polymetallic nodules. Expand NASDAQ : TMC TMC The Metals Company Today's Change ( 1.42 %) $ 0.08 Current Price $ 5.71 Key Data Points Market Cap $2.5B Day's Range $ 5.42 - $ 5.78 52wk Range $ 3.93 - $ 11.35 Volume 94.5K Avg Vol 5.6M Nodules -- rocks, bones, fragments of shells that have accumulated the ocean's natural elements over millions of years -- contain four metals crucial for making batteries, including nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese. Although the company has historically positioned itself as a metal supplier for electric vehicles, copper found in these nodules could be used for cables, transformers, and other parts in data center infrastructure. TMC doesn't have regulatory approval to mine the nodules, but that may change soon. The U.S. government has been supportive of deep-sea mining, and it recently determined TMC's application was in full compliance. The company estimates it will begin operations in late 2027 -- a major ...

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. They started at $1,000. Then $700. Then $600 budget machines. Now, Qualcomm says the price of its Arm-based Windows laptops will hit $300 this year. Even though RAMageddon has yet to subside and PC prices keep climbing, the company says it’s built a new budget laptop platform called Snapdragon C — “C” as in “Compute” — to keep entry-level laptops affordable. “With Snapdragon C, we are raising the bar for what budget-conscious laptop buyers should expect,” Qualcomm senior director of product management Mandar Deshpande told journalists on a conference call. “You get the benefits of a responsive system, lag-free performance, browsing, video calls, streaming, multitasking, everything.” Up until now, getting everything has been a tall order even at $600. Would these laptops really undercut the MacBook Neo by up to half? The new laptops should also have “all-day battery life,” “not a lot of fan noise,” and be “a laptop that just works,” added Deshpande. Qualcomm and partners are assuredly cutting some corners to get to $300. The new platform doesn’t use Qualcomm’s Oryon CPU cores that underpin all its latest Windows laptop and smartphone chips, for instance, but are instead based on the older Kryo cores found in older phones and Chromebooks. And while “even the slowest tier” will now have an NPU for local AI compute, they won’t meet Microsoft’s Copilot Plus PC requirements for its full suite of AI tools, the company admits. The Acer Aspire Go 15 AG15-Q31P, the first confirmed machine with Snapdragon C. Image: Acer Acer, HP, and Lenovo are the first partners. Acer is lightly announcing its system today: the Acer Aspire Go 15 AG15-Q31P. It’s a 15.6-inch 1080p laptop with “up to” 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, with two “full-functi...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Xiaomi has announced the 17T and 17T Pro, two cheaper spins on its 17 series flagships. As is usual for the T-series, the focus is more on performance than photography, with the biggest batteries Xiaomi has included on any of its phones outside China yet. The 17T includes a 6,500mAh silicon-carbon battery, while the 17T Pro goes even bigger with 7,000mAh, which I found to be enough to keep the phone running for up to two days. Xiaomi has included bigger batteries than these on previous China-only phones — the recent 17 Max has an 8,000mAh capacity — but never its international models, except those released under subsidiary Poco. Both phones are powered by MediaTek Dimensity chipsets — the 8500-Ultra in the 17T, and the 9500 in the 17T Pro — with 12GB of RAM. The Pro model is bigger, with a 6.83-inch display rather than 6.59-inch, and also benefits from a 144Hz refresh rate, wireless charging, and faster 100W wired charging. Previous Next 1 / 4 The 17T Pro has a roomy 6.83-inch, 144Hz OLED display. The camera setups are almost identical, apart from a slightly larger main camera sensor on the 17T Pro — both phones have the same 50-megapixel, 5x telephoto camera; 12-megapixel ultrawide; and 32-megapixel selfie shooter. I tested the 17T Pro for a few days and mostly enjoyed the camera, but it’s pretty clearly a step down from the regular Xiaomi 17, which uses the same main camera but is superior across the other three lenses. The 17T phones are for those who want bigger versions of the Xiaomi flagship, with better battery life, and don’t mind compromising a little on the cameras to get it. Previous Next 1 / 8 Both 17T phones are launching across Europe. The 17T starts from €749 (about $870), while the 17T Pro begins at €899 ($1,045), keeping them comfortably cheaper than the €999 Xiaomi 17. Photography by Dominic Preston / The Verge

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and more: all the news about the handheld PC gaming revolution Intel is barely in the handheld gaming PC space — but that might be about to change. After the embarrassment that was the first MSI Claw and the excellent MSI Claw 8 AI Plus that followed it, Intel announced it would create custom handheld gaming chips. Today, it’s formally announcing them as the Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme. There’s a lot we don’t know about the chips, which are rumored to have two fewer CPU cores than Intel’s Panther Lake laptop chips, but feature a full compliment of Xe3 GPU cores to run games. (We’ve heard we may get more details from Intel shortly, and I’ll add them to this story if so.) But we do already know that they’ll feature in the just-announced Acer Predator Atlas 8 — which just might wind up being Acer’s first handheld after the Acer Nitro Blaze 7, 8, and gigantic 11 went MIA. The Predator Atlas 8, with dedicated Xbox Game Bar and “PredatorSense” buttons. Image: Acer The new Atlas 8 will come in at least two variants, one with an Intel Arc G3 Extreme and its Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe3 GPU cores, and one with an Intel Arc G3 and the Arc B370 with 10 Xe3 cores instead. Each is paired with 24GB of LPDDR5x RAM at 7467 MT/s, and cooled by “the first metal fan in a handheld” with 89 blades and a claimed 10 percent airflow increase over the competition. The handheld will weigh around 810 grams (1.79lb) with a large 80Wh battery, or 770 grams (1.7lb) with an above-average 60Wh battery — presumably the higher end model comes with the bigger battery, like competing handhelds do. All the ports are up on top. Image: Acer The 8-inch screen sounds above average, too. It’s a 1920 x 1200 IPS panel at 16:10 aspect ratio, in a na...

In all my time testing Panther Lake, it’s been clear that Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips are huge for gaming — packing a beasty internal GPU with all that XeSS 3 AI trickery to boost frame rates to unseen levels in anything outside of a dedicated Nvidia RTX 50-series gaming laptop. Team Blue knew they were onto something, and confirmed a different version of this chip with that same GPU will be coming to gaming handhelds. And now at Computex 2026, it’s finally happening. Meet the Intel Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme processors — you can expect full testing and a deep dive from me soon, but for now, here’s everything you need to know. Intel Arc G3: Specs comparison Swipe to scroll horizontally Spec Intel Arc G3 Intel Arc G3 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme Cores 14 14 8 cores / 16 threads Core mix 2 performance, 8 efficiency, 4 LP-efficiency 2 performance, 8 efficiency, 4 LP-efficiency 3 Zen 5, 5 Zen 5c GPU cores Arc B370 (10 Xe3 cores) Arc B390 (12 Xe3 cores) RDNA 3.5 (16 cores) Max GPU clock speed 2.2 GHz 2.3 GHz 2.9 GHz The deep dive (Image credit: Intel) A lot more details (and hands-on time) will be shared at Computex, and you'll see these handhelds start to roll out in June, with broader availability "throughout the year." Latest Videos From Translation: expect to see Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme handhelds launch sometime in August. These chips take that breakthrough integrated GPU from the Core Ultra X series chips — the 10-core Arc B370 for the G3, and the 12-core Arc B390 for the G3 Extreme — and stuff them into a handheld with a lower wattage. The result? I predict shockingly good gameplay on the go with power efficiency at its heart (thanks to that improved power management and the new efficiency cores being able to take on more of the load). But the advantages over AMD keep coming. Intel is able to precompile in-game shaders using cloud servers (no more waiting ages for your cloud shaders). Tom's Guide: Direct to Your Inbox Get instant access to breaking news, the h...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ConnectM Technology Solutions, Inc. (OTCQX: CNTM) (“ConnectM” or the “Company”), a constellation of technology-driven businesses powering the modern energy economy, today reported first quarter 2026 results, highlighted by a year-over-year narrowing of Net Loss and Adjusted EBITDA loss, a 19% reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses, and the activation of Keen Labs Operations, Inc. (“Keen Labs”) as the Company’s U.S. product revenue platform. The quarter marks a deliberate inflection in the Company’s portfolio. ConnectM divested or wound down four sub-units of its Owned Service Network and Managed Solutions segments, activated Keen Labs with $1.9 million of first-quarter product revenue, grew Logistics 23% year-over-year to $3.1 million, and reduced SG&A by 19%—a 4% reduction in Net Loss and narrowing Adjusted EBITDA loss to $2.7 million from $3.0 million in the prior-year quarter, even as the Company absorbed $2.9 million of non-cash divestiture losses. Subsequent to quarter end, ConnectM signed the Blue Cloud India Share Swap, closed the Harry Kahn Associates defense acquisition, and effected a 1-for-32 reverse stock split in support of a planned national exchange uplisting. First Quarter 2026 Highlights Net loss of $6.7 million, down 4% from $7.0 million in the prior-year quarter, despite absorbing $2.9 million of non-cash losses on the dispositions of Air Temp Service Co. and Green Energy Gains. down 4% from $7.0 million in the prior-year quarter, despite absorbing $2.9 million of non-cash losses on the dispositions of Air Temp Service Co. and Green Energy Gains. Adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed to $(2.7) million from $(3.0) million, a $0.3 million year-over-year improvement absorbed against meaningful transition-related costs. from $(3.0) million, a $0.3 million year-over-year improvement absorbed against meaningful transition-related costs. SG&A declined 19.0% to $5.1 million (approximately $1....

Miami, Florida, May 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canals, the leader in AI for wholesale distribution, today announced the company raised $35M in funding. The financing was led by Base10 Partners, a leading venture capital firm investing in automation for the real economy. The investment will accelerate product development to eliminate friction from the thousands of daily interactions between distributors and their customers and suppliers, unlocking a new era of growth for the $8.2T wholesale distribution industry. With customers seeing results like doubling quote conversion rates and 96% touchless invoice processing, demand to automate additional operations with AI is surging. “From conversations with many Canals customers as well as our own contacts in wholesale distribution, we kept hearing the same thing over and over again: Canals is customer-obsessed and delivers outstanding ROI. Its technology and team are clearly the best in the market,” said Jason Kong, General Partner at Base10 Partners. “They’re outperforming, by orders of magnitude, others marketing similar solutions, so it was an easy decision to partner with Michael and this incredible team. We could not be more grateful for their trust in us.” “Our customers operate in the real world, with messy inputs, imperfect data, and constant change, which made automation difficult to impossible before AI,” said Michael Delgado, CEO and Co-Founder of Canals. “We’ve built the most accurate AI for wholesale distribution to finally free teams from manual data entry and enable stronger relationships across the supply chain.” Canals is a proven partner to over 100 distributors, including DSG, The Kendall Group, Locke Supply, and some of the largest distributors in the world. It has already processed over 8 million sales orders and $5 billion in payables, with sales growth surpassing best-in-class tech benchmarks—all without venture capital. “As DSG has expanded to serve customers across electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and...

Declares $0.20 Per Share Cash Dividend – 18th Consecutive Quarterly Distribution Adds Capesize Newbuilding for 2027 - Fleet Renewal Program Expands to $460 Million Across Six Modern Eco-Design Capesizes/Newcastlemax Highlights (in million USD, except EPS and TCE) Q1 2026 Q1 2025 YoY Growth (%) Net Revenues $42.9 $24.2 +77% Net income / (loss) $9.7 ($6.8) Adjusted net income / (loss)1 $13.4 ($5.5) EBITDA1 $23.6 $6.6 +258% Adjusted EBITDA1 $28.1 $8.0 +251% Fleet TCE2 $24,219 $13,403 +81% Earnings / (loss) per share Basic & Diluted $0.45 ($0.34) Adjusted earnings / (loss) per share Basic & Diluted1 $0.63 ($0.27) ________________ 1 Adjusted earnings / (loss) per share, Adjusted Net Income / (loss), EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. Please see the reconciliation below of Adjusted earnings per share, Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure. 2 Time Charter Equivalent (“TCE”) rate is a non-GAAP measure. Please see the reconciliation below of TCE rate to net revenues from vessels, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure. Highlights and Developments: Financial performance & Shareholder Returns EPS of $0.45 and Net income of $9.7 million Adjusted EPS of $0.63 and Adjusted EBITDA of $28.1 million, up 251% year-over-year, reflecting the earnings power of Seanergy's pure-play Capesize platform 18th consecutive quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share; cumulative distributions of $2.84 per share ( ~ $55.6 million) since program inception Fleet renewal program: $460 Million Program - Six Modern Eco-Design Vessels Contracted six scrubber-fitted newbuildings at leading Japanese and Chinese shipyards: five 181,500 dwt Capesizes (four delivering Q2–Q4 2027, one Q1 2029) and one 211,000 dwt Newcastlemax (Q2 2028) — securing delivery slots that are increasingly scarce globally Agreed the sale of a 2010-built Capesize vessel for $29.5 million, expected to generate approximately $13.4 million in ...

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, May 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toro Corp. (NASDAQ: TORO), (“Toro”, or the “Company”), a global energy transportation provider, today announced its results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Highlights of the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2026: Total vessel revenues from continuing operations: $6.0 million, as compared to $5.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, or a 9.1% increase; Net income from continuing operations: $0.5 million, as compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, or a 66.7% decrease; Net income: $0.5 million, as compared to $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, or a 68.8% decrease; (Loss)/Earnings per common share, basic, from continuing operations: $(0.023) per share, as compared to $0.019 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2025; EBITDA (1) from continuing operations: $1.3 million, as compared to $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025; Cash of $81.6 million as of March 31, 2026, as compared to $87.4 million as of December 31, 2025; On December 5, 2025, we declared a special dividend of $1.75 per common share, consisting of either cash or our common shares. The dividend was payable to our shareholders of record at the close of business on December 16, 2025 and was paid on January 16, 2026 in the form of $9.3 million in cash and 7,378,575 shares of our common stock. On March 30, 2026, we entered into an up to $60.0 million revolving credit facility with a leading European financial institution which was partially drawn down on April 2, 2026. (1) EBITDA is not a recognized measure under United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Please refer to Appendix B for the definition and reconciliation of this measure to Net income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Management Commentary: Mr. Petros Panagiotidis, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, comme...

This designation recognizes Leah for delivering software solutions built on the Microsoft Cloud that demonstrate interoperability and meet program requirements. LONDON, May 28, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leah, the AI-native agentic platform powering legal, procurement, finance and shared services for the world's largest enterprises on one connected system, a Microsoft partner, today announced it has earned the Solutions Partner* with certified software** designation for Financial Services within the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program. This designation recognizes software that demonstrates interoperability with the Microsoft Cloud and meets program requirements. The certified software designation reflects Leah’s capabilities meeting the program’s requirements. The certified software solution demonstrates interoperability with Microsoft platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, or Dynamics 365. "In financial services, commercial complexity keeps mounting. Regulatory exposure, supplier obligations, contract risk—it all compounds. This designation means enterprises can now bring Leah’s full autonomous execution capabilities into the Microsoft ecosystem they already trust, transforming that complexity into commercial intelligence they can actually act on." said Sarvarth Misra, CEO and Co-Founder of Leah. "Attaining a Solutions Partner* with certified software** designation is an important way for partners to stand out in the market and demonstrate their proven capabilities in areas of high customer demand. Earning a certified software designation for your solution can help position you to meet the growing demand for cloud-based solutions. We’re pleased to welcome Leah to Microsoft's exclusive growing network of partners with certified software designations," said Andrew Smith, GM, Partner Programs & Experiences. About Leah Leah is an AI-native enterprise Agentic Operating System designed to autonomously run complex workflows across legal, contracting, procurement, fi...

Veteran technology executive and AI infrastructure leader brings deep expertise in enterprise AI, data infrastructure and cloud computing SAN JOSE, Calif., May 28, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: WDC), the storage foundation of the AI-driven data economy, today announced the appointment of Manuvir Das to its board of directors, effective May 26, 2026. Das previously held senior leadership roles at NVIDIA, Dell EMC, and Microsoft, and brings deep expertise in enterprise AI, data infrastructure, and cloud computing. He currently serves as an Operating Partner in the Digital Infrastructure group at Stonepeak Partners LP, a position he assumed in April 2025. "Manuvir is a highly respected technology leader with a strong track record of driving innovation across some of the world’s leading AI, cloud, and enterprise infrastructure companies," said Marty Cole, chairman, WD. "His experience helping enterprises operationalize AI at scale, combined with his deep understanding of data infrastructure and storage, will be invaluable as WD continues building the infrastructure that makes AI possible. We are excited to welcome Manuvir to the board." "I am honored to join WD’s board at such an important moment for the industry," said Manuvir Das. "AI is reshaping the technology landscape and driving extraordinary growth in data creation and infrastructure investment. WD's storage infrastructure is foundational to enabling AI at scale. I look forward to working with the board and leadership team as the company continues helping customers build for the future." Das most recently served as Head of Enterprise Computing at NVIDIA, where he led the company’s enterprise AI strategy, launched the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software suite, and worked to make AI more accessible and production-ready for enterprise customers worldwide. Prior to NVIDIA, Das led Dell EMC’s unstructured data storage business, overseeing the scale-out Isilon NAS platform and the scale-out ECS...