I first realized there was an issue with Kia’s flagship EV9 when I tried to unlock my car last year. The hulking three-row SUV was sitting on my driveway completely dead. The key didn’t work, the app connection to the car was gone, and I was already late to an appointment. Luckily, I had prepared for such a scenario, after reading about widespread 12-volt battery issues with the EV9. I managed to ...
I first realized there was an issue with Kia’s flagship EV9 when I tried to unlock my car last year. The hulking three-row SUV was sitting on my driveway completely dead. The key didn’t work, the app connection to the car was gone, and I was already late to an appointment. Luckily, I had prepared for such a scenario, after reading about widespread 12-volt battery issues with the EV9. I managed to open the car with the manual key that Kia supplies and access the frunk to reach the 12V battery and use a booster I had purchased to jolt it back to life. Like many ICE cars, a 12V battery powers most of the low-voltage electrical systems in a vehicle, so when it dies, the vehicle is rendered useless. I called my local Kia dealership to report the problem. I was prepared for the 12V battery issues, but I wasn’t prepared for what happened next. A few weeks after Kia had run software updates to address the 12V battery issue, I started to notice weird charging issues with my EV9. Every time I tried to charge past 80 percent, the car would jump from 82 percent to 100 percent on my home AC charger, as if it had miraculously instantly charged that last 18 percent. I also noticed the range of the car had gone down significantly at 100 percent charge, making it difficult to complete some longer journeys without having to charge again. It seemed like a battery problem, the type of issue I’ve read so many people posting about on EV9 owner groups on Facebook. I reported the problem to Kia and they weren’t able to initially replicate it until I was able to record the issue on my phone while charging on a fast DC charger. The car would drop to a 0kW charge rate at 82 percent and take about 10 minutes to fake its way to 100 percent without the estimated range of the car ever changing. After watching a variety of YouTube videos, I purchased an On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) scanner to plug into the car to retrieve more information about the battery. OBD II scanners let you see the amount of ...
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed last November scrutinizing the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh said artificial intelligence (AI) would be a "significant disinflationary force." Many experts took this to mean that Warsh was suggesting the benefits of AI could pave a path for the Fed to further cut interest rates. A lot has happened since then -- including Warsh's installation as the Fed's new chairman....
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed last November scrutinizing the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh said artificial intelligence (AI) would be a "significant disinflationary force." Many experts took this to mean that Warsh was suggesting the benefits of AI could pave a path for the Fed to further cut interest rates. A lot has happened since then -- including Warsh's installation as the Fed's new chairman. But right now, AI is having the opposite effect and is likely contributing to elevated inflation. In fact, it could be the very thing that forces the Fed to raise interest rates later this year. Significant AI capex may be driving yields higher Many have assumed that the Iran war has led to the recent significant rise in bond yields. There's no doubt that it could be a significant contributor. Conflict in the Middle East has driven oil and gas prices higher. While energy is stripped out of core inflation, it tends to have a trickle-down effect on all aspects of the economy. Although many strategists and investors are banking on a clearer agreement between the U.S. and Iran, it still seems too soon to suggest that such an agreement, if made, will definitely hold up. Furthermore, oil and gas prices are unlikely to return to pre-war levels. But even if the agreement does hold, some experts still don't think the war is having the largest effect on inflation and bond yields right now. Brian McCarthy, a managing principal at the macroeconomic strategy firm Macrolens, actually attributes this recent climb in bond yields to AI capital expenditures (capex), which have soared this year. In 2025, the "Magnificent Seven" spent an estimated $400 billion on capex, largely for AI infrastructure, such as data centers, chips, and servers. Most of this is driven by the hyperscalers, huge cloud companies like Amazon and Microsoft whose infrastructure needs require more and more investment. The "Magnificent Seven" entered the year guiding for a 70% increase in AI capex, which would bring 2026...
Y Combinator is “investigating” opening an office in Cambridge, Chief Executive Officer Garry Tan said in an interview. While Austin, another hotspot for startups, is great, “we want to go where the engineering talent is,” he said, referring to MIT in particular. “It’s not like we don’t believe in taxes or something like that,” he said. “Having the taxes based on income and not unrealized gains is...
Y Combinator is “investigating” opening an office in Cambridge, Chief Executive Officer Garry Tan said in an interview. While Austin, another hotspot for startups, is great, “we want to go where the engineering talent is,” he said, referring to MIT in particular. “It’s not like we don’t believe in taxes or something like that,” he said. “Having the taxes based on income and not unrealized gains is sane.” “There are startup founders that can just straight-up go bankrupt from this,” Gupta said. He was hired last fall as the first general partner for the startup accelerator in the Greater Boston area in more than a decade. While Massachusetts voters backed a 4% surtax on annual personal income exceeding $1 million in 2022, that’s much more manageable, Gupta said. That calculus could change if California moves ahead with a proposed one-time 5% wealth tax on individual assets of more than $1 billion, mainly to fund healthcare. The measure, headed for the November ballot, would be especially painful for startup founders who have yet to realize the value of their businesses through an acquisition or a public offering, said Ankit Gupta of Y Combinator. Firms can be worth billions on paper, potentially leaving founders with huge tax bills and limited liquidity, he said. The higher concentration of investors in California, particularly those focused on early-stage funding, is a major motivator to go west, founders say. The gulf between VC funding raised in California and Massachusetts more than quintupled between 2005 and 2025, according to National Venture Capital Association data. Of the 20 most valuable venture-backed US AI companies, half have co-founders who attended MIT or Harvard, according to PitchBook data. None of them are headquartered in Massachusetts. Home to Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and scores of biotechnology startups, Massachusetts has struggled to date to leverage what should be a built-in advantage when it comes to the AI...
The talent at some of America’s hottest artificial intelligence companies often passes through Boston-area universities before heading west to build billion-dollar businesses in Silicon Valley. Massachusetts business and political leaders say California ’s proposed tax on billionaires is an opportunity to change that. Home to Harvard University , the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and score...
The talent at some of America’s hottest artificial intelligence companies often passes through Boston-area universities before heading west to build billion-dollar businesses in Silicon Valley. Massachusetts business and political leaders say California ’s proposed tax on billionaires is an opportunity to change that. Home to Harvard University , the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and scores of biotechnology startups, Massachusetts has struggled to date to leverage what should be a built-in advantage when it comes to the AI boom that’s powering much of the nation’s economic growth. Of the 20 most valuable venture-backed US AI companies, half have co-founders who attended MIT or Harvard, according to PitchBook data. None of them are headquartered in Massachusetts. The higher concentration of investors in California, particularly those focused on early-stage funding, is a major motivator to go west, founders say. The gulf between VC funding raised in California and Massachusetts more than quintupled between 2005 and 2025, according to National Venture Capital Association data. That calculus could change if California moves ahead with a proposed one-time 5% wealth tax on individual assets of more than $1 billion, mainly to fund healthcare. The measure, headed for the November ballot, would be especially painful for startup founders who have yet to realize the value of their businesses through an acquisition or a public offering, said Ankit Gupta of Y Combinator. Firms can be worth billions on paper, potentially leaving founders with huge tax bills and limited liquidity, he said. “There are startup founders that can just straight-up go bankrupt from this,” Gupta said. He was hired last fall as the first general partner for the startup accelerator in the Greater Boston area in more than a decade. While Massachusetts voters backed a 4% surtax on annual personal income exceeding $1 million in 2022, that’s much more manageable, Gupta said. “It’s not like we don’t bel...
Stock-market bulls in the US may have an unlikely ally to thank for the next leg up: Short sellers. Total bearish positions across US and Canadian equities surged by nearly $100 billion from late April to reach $2.13 trillion, an all-time high in data tracked by S3 Partners LLC going back to 2010. The median short interest in S&P 500 Index stocks has climbed to 3% of market capitalization, the hig...
Stock-market bulls in the US may have an unlikely ally to thank for the next leg up: Short sellers. Total bearish positions across US and Canadian equities surged by nearly $100 billion from late April to reach $2.13 trillion, an all-time high in data tracked by S3 Partners LLC going back to 2010. The median short interest in S&P 500 Index stocks has climbed to 3% of market capitalization, the highest since late 2011, according to data from Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s prime brokerage. Goldman’s trading desk sees the current setup as a pivot point. The next leg higher for US equities is more likely to be fueled by short-squeezes that force buying in pockets of the market outside of the megacap technology names that have led a two-month rally. “We do see the potential to move higher from here, but the next leg is more likely to be fueled by squeezes in the unloved pockets of the market and risks to the momentum mania,” wrote the team led by Gail Hafif , Brian Garrett and Lee Coppersmith . Bearish bets remain the most elevated in defensive sectors, according to the Goldman traders. The median short interest in healthcare stocks is at a 30-year high, and it ranks close to a record in the utilities and consumer-staples groups, they wrote, adding: “The right tail risk in these sectors continues to grow.” While information technology remains the sector carrying the largest absolute short interest, bearish positioning has been spreading broadly, with industrials, financials and energy all seeing notable increases, S3 Partners data show. The concentration of bearish bets could create a mechanical tailwind for equities. When investors are forced to unwind short positions, they must buy back equities to repay shares borrowed from their brokers. That tends to amplify upside moves, particularly in sectors where negative sentiment has built most aggressively. The uptick in bearish bets occurred “even though shorts were being squeezed earlier this spring because we’re seeing sector...
Judge 'very firm' on wanting Donaldson trial to go ahead in three weeks Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Lady Eleanor Donaldson deny a combined total of 23 charges related to alleged historical sex abuse.
Judge 'very firm' on wanting Donaldson trial to go ahead in three weeks Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Lady Eleanor Donaldson deny a combined total of 23 charges related to alleged historical sex abuse.
20. Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) John Cusack plays a hitman attending his high school reunion, where a kickboxing assassin attacks him in the corridor. The film is dark comedy, but the fight is deadly serious. Fun fact: Cusack’s trainer/opponent is the legendary Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, who memorably took on Jackie Chan at the climax of Wheels on Meals (1984). 19. The Thing (1982) John Carpenter fu...
20. Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) John Cusack plays a hitman attending his high school reunion, where a kickboxing assassin attacks him in the corridor. The film is dark comedy, but the fight is deadly serious. Fun fact: Cusack’s trainer/opponent is the legendary Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, who memorably took on Jackie Chan at the climax of Wheels on Meals (1984). 19. The Thing (1982) John Carpenter fully exploits the tension-building properties of the Outpost 31 corridors in his sci-fi-horror classic. Nowhere more so than when the infected sled-dog prowls along one of the passageways before entering a room. The only clue to the occupant’s identity is a shadow on the wall, sparking a never-ending debate about which character is about to get Thingified. 18. Brazil (1985) Jonathan Pryce takes the lift up to “Information Retrieval” and finds himself in an endless grey passageway with concrete pillars. Forced perspective helped turn a disused flour mill into “the longest corridor in the world” in Terry Gilliam’s dystopic satire. Also of note, next floor up: a white-tiled corridor with blood on the floor. 17. Phantasm (1979) View image in fullscreen Stuff of nightmares … Photograph: Collection Christophel/Alamy For weeks after my first encounter with Don Coscarelli’s bonkers eldritch nightmare, I worried about the possibility of finding myself in the marble corridor of a mausoleum where a flying metal sphere would clamp itself to my skull and drill into my brain. It could happen! 16. Last Year at Marienbad (1961) Director Alain Resnais conjures a uniquely spooky ambience in the baroque corridors of a luxury hotel in a story that might or might not involve adultery and murder. A ghostly arthouse meditation on time and memory or, in the words of Albert Steptoe, “a load of old boots”? Hey, why not both. 15. The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) The emblematic image of this murder mystery, shot in Germany, is of a figure in a long red cloak and white mask running down a disconce...
10am: Dow leads early fall, Dollar Tree and Best Buy biggest S&P risers Early Wall Street trading sees the major indexes slip into the red, as predicted. The Dow Jones was down the most, but only falling 0.2%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both fell less than 0.1%. Post-In notes...
10am: Dow leads early fall, Dollar Tree and Best Buy biggest S&P risers Early Wall Street trading sees the major indexes slip into the red, as predicted. The Dow Jones was down the most, but only falling 0.2%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both fell less than 0.1%. Post-In notes...
Aritzia ( ATZ:CA ) has entered into an automatic share purchase plan tied to its previously announced normal course issuer bid. The NCIB allows Aritzia to repurchase up to 4.31M subordinate voting shares between May 13, 2026, and May 12, 2027. The ASPP takes effect immediately and will remain active until the NCIB expires or is terminated earlier under its terms. More on Aritzia Aritzia: Premium V...
Aritzia ( ATZ:CA ) has entered into an automatic share purchase plan tied to its previously announced normal course issuer bid. The NCIB allows Aritzia to repurchase up to 4.31M subordinate voting shares between May 13, 2026, and May 12, 2027. The ASPP takes effect immediately and will remain active until the NCIB expires or is terminated earlier under its terms. More on Aritzia Aritzia: Premium Valuation, Premium Execution Aritzia: Threading The Needle On Hypergrowth And U.S. Expansion Aritzia Inc. (ATZ:CA) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Historical earnings data for Aritzia Financial information for Aritzia
A Hong Kong secondary school principal filmed swearing at security guards during a student trip to Singapore has resigned, days after being suspended from the position. Lee Cheuk‑hing tendered his resignation on Thursday as principal of San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School in Tuen Mun, school manager Edmund Wong Chun‑sek confirmed. Wong, a former lawmaker, said the school’s board of directo...
A Hong Kong secondary school principal filmed swearing at security guards during a student trip to Singapore has resigned, days after being suspended from the position. Lee Cheuk‑hing tendered his resignation on Thursday as principal of San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School in Tuen Mun, school manager Edmund Wong Chun‑sek confirmed. Wong, a former lawmaker, said the school’s board of directors would have to meet to decide whether to accept the resignation, given the many factors involved. 01:22 Singapore investigates Hong Kong school principal for swearing at security guards Lee’s confrontation with security guards over a parking dispute during the school trip in Singapore last Friday was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, sparking heated discussion in both cities. Advertisement Footage shows a security guard telling Lee, who is standing in the doorway of a coach, to move the vehicle, but he becomes irate and rudely rebuffs her instructions. “Shut up,” Lee is heard telling her before swearing at her in Cantonese. Advertisement When another guard intervenes, Lee turns to her and shouts: “You shut up!”
Build-A-Bear (BBW) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.03 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.76 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.17 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +36.42%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this toy retailer would post earnings of $1.27 per share whe...
Build-A-Bear (BBW) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.03 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.76 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.17 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +36.42%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this toy retailer would post earnings of $1.27 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.26, delivering a surprise of -0.79%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. Build-A-Bear, which belongs to the Zacks Retail - Miscellaneous industry, posted revenues of $125.27 million for the quarter ended April 2026, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.72%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $128.4 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates just once over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Build-A-Bear shares have lost about 38.3% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 9.9%. What's Next for Build-A-Bear? While Build-A-Bear has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions....
Burlington Stores (BURL) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.01 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.77 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.6 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +13.42%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this discount retailer would post earnings of $4.7 per ...
Burlington Stores (BURL) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.01 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.77 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.6 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +13.42%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this discount retailer would post earnings of $4.7 per share when it actually produced earnings of $4.89, delivering a surprise of +4.04%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. Burlington Stores, which belongs to the Zacks Retail - Discount Stores industry, posted revenues of $2.86 billion for the quarter ended April 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.83%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $2.5 billion. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Burlington Stores shares have added about 12.9% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 9.9%. What's Next for Burlington Stores? While Burlington Stores has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power o...