Key Points The Trade Desk maintains a dominant buy-side position in digital advertising with strong profitability and double-digit revenue growth. Magnite holds a leading supply-side role with a focus on connected television and generates significant net margins. Which advertising technology powerhouse is the better choice for your growth portfolio? 10 stocks we like better than The Trade Desk › A...
Key Points The Trade Desk maintains a dominant buy-side position in digital advertising with strong profitability and double-digit revenue growth. Magnite holds a leading supply-side role with a focus on connected television and generates significant net margins. Which advertising technology powerhouse is the better choice for your growth portfolio? 10 stocks we like better than The Trade Desk › As digital advertising moves away from walled gardens, deciding between The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) and Magnite (NASDAQ:MGNI) involves weighing the merits of the buy side versus the sell side of the industry. The Trade Desk operates as a demand-side platform, helping agencies buy ad space efficiently across various digital channels. Magnite serves the opposite side as a supply-side platform, helping publishers sell their inventory to the highest bidder. Both companies capitalize on the growth of connected television, but they occupy different seats at the same table. The case for The Trade Desk The Trade Desk provides a technology platform for ad buyers, allowing them to manage data-driven campaigns across the open internet. By focusing on the demand side, the company serves advertising agencies and brands looking for space on video, audio, and connected television. Within the communication stocks sector, The Trade Desk is a prominent player. Two holding companies each represented more than 10% of gross billings in 2025. Customer concentration like this adds a layer of risk to the business. In its 2025 fiscal year, revenue reached nearly $2.9 billion, representing growth of approximately 18% compared to the previous year. This expansion was accompanied by net income of $443.3 million. The company has maintained a positive net margin of close to 15.3%, showing its ability to generate profit from its top-line sales. As of its December 2025 balance sheet, the debt-to-equity ratio is approximately 0.2x. This ratio, which compares total debt to shareholder equity, helps investors...
Key Points Costco has raised its dividend every year for more than two decades, including a roughly 13% bump last month. The retailer also sends shareholders a large special dividend every few years, most recently $15 per share in January 2024. A renewal rate near 90% and rising membership income give the payout a durable foundation. 10 stocks we like better than Costco Wholesale › With major U.S....
Key Points Costco has raised its dividend every year for more than two decades, including a roughly 13% bump last month. The retailer also sends shareholders a large special dividend every few years, most recently $15 per share in January 2024. A renewal rate near 90% and rising membership income give the payout a durable foundation. 10 stocks we like better than Costco Wholesale › With major U.S. indexes near record highs, dividend stocks are a great way to get paid now instead of simply speculating that stocks that have already soared will soar even more. That said, it may be tempting to chase dividend stocks with the highest dividend yield in this market to counter some of the high valuations in the market, but this is arguably a flawed approach to picking dividend stocks. Instead, the best dividend stocks to hold for a decade aren't usually the ones with the fattest yields today -- they're the ones whose payouts keep climbing, backed by a business likely to still be thriving 10 years out. One name fits that bill almost too well: Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST). The membership-based retailer's dividend yields only about 0.6% as of this writing -- a number most income investors would shrug at. But fixating on it misses the point. The real story is a payout that has grown relentlessly for more than two decades, backed by one of the steadiest business models in retail. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » But the problem is valuation. Shares command a high premium. So, is a stock this expensive still worth owning for the long haul? Let's take a look. Two decades of raises -- and the occasional bonus Last month, Costco lifted its quarterly dividend by about 13%, to $1.47 per share, or $5.88 a year. It was the warehouse retailer's 22nd straight annual increase, a streak that reaches back ...
Shurk: Prominent Democrats Must Go To Prison Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker , Until then, it’s open season on all of us... Reports last week confirmed that former special counsel Jack Smith “secretly arranged” to preserve evidence in his criminal cases against President Trump in order to maintain the threat of future prosecution once the president leaves office. This is not a big surp...
Shurk: Prominent Democrats Must Go To Prison Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker , Until then, it’s open season on all of us... Reports last week confirmed that former special counsel Jack Smith “secretly arranged” to preserve evidence in his criminal cases against President Trump in order to maintain the threat of future prosecution once the president leaves office. This is not a big surprise. Democrats have thrown every civic norm out the window in their ruthless efforts to target Trump’s businesses and send him to prison for life. In his quest to imprison an American president, Jack Smith accused Trump of engaging in a conspiracy to “overthrow” the 2020 election, as well as retaining possession of classified documents after leaving the White House. Both allegations are ridiculous, and Smith’s own words make him sound like a lawfare hitman and anti-MAGA zealot. He told members of Congress in January, “Our investigation revealed that Donald Trump is the person who caused Jan. 6, it was foreseeable to him, and that he sought to exploit the violence.” Smith stated emphatically that Trump committed “serious crimes.” Serious crimes? You mean like using the FBI to spy on all the Republican presidential primary candidates in 2015 and 2016? Oh right, that was President Obama. Or fabricating intelligence in order to justify a counterintelligence operation against candidate Trump? Oh, that was Obama’s corrupt CIA director, John Brennan . Or paying British Intelligence operatives to manufacture a fake “Russia collusion” dossier implicating Trump? Oh, that was Hillary Clinton . Or using the FBI and CIA to frame President Trump as a Russian spy? Oh, that was Obama and Clinton , too. Or sabotaging President Trump’s administration by using a Democrat spy on the National Intelligence Council to construct a false story about an innocuous phone call in order to trigger a bogus impeachment ? Oh, that was Intelligence Community Democrats attempting to hide Joe Biden’s corrupt...
Three people were killed and one was injured in an accident during lifeboat maintenance work at a floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel operated by Malaysian state energy firm Petronas on Sunday, the firm said. Petronas , or Petroliam Nasional Berhad, said in a statement on Monday the incident occurred around 12.50pm at FSO Sepat off Terengganu state on the east coast of Peninsular Mala...
Three people were killed and one was injured in an accident during lifeboat maintenance work at a floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel operated by Malaysian state energy firm Petronas on Sunday, the firm said. Petronas , or Petroliam Nasional Berhad, said in a statement on Monday the incident occurred around 12.50pm at FSO Sepat off Terengganu state on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Three workers were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, while the injured staff member was evacuated for medical treatment and remains under observation, Petronas said. Advertisement “Investigations into the cause of the incident are ongoing in coordination with the relevant authorities,” it said. The victims were believed to have boarded a lifeboat on the platform to descend to the sea for maintenance work. However, a rope or hook attached to the boat is believed to have come loose, causing them to fall into the sea. Advertisement Those who died were Ahmad Fiqri Zakaria, 38, Muhammad Faezuan Hakim Mohammad Bustamam, 28, and Nik Muhammad Hafifi Asri Ab Majid, 38. Another victim, Mohd Taufik Mohd Ruslan, 37, was reported to have been seriously injured. He is still receiving treatment at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital (HSNZ).
Alexander Kuzmin /iStock via Getty Images Overview The Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund ( NZF ) is a closed-end fund that has been designed for investors seeking a high current income, while being protected against federal income taxes. The fund has a very particular use case so it may not be the best fit for all investors. However, I believe that the fund's unique structure can provide a strai...
Alexander Kuzmin /iStock via Getty Images Overview The Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund ( NZF ) is a closed-end fund that has been designed for investors seeking a high current income, while being protected against federal income taxes. The fund has a very particular use case so it may not be the best fit for all investors. However, I believe that the fund's unique structure can provide a straightforward buy-and-hold income position within a diversified portfolio. The fund would be best utilized by retirees that rely on the income generated within their portfolios. Looking at the performance over the last twelve months, we can see that NZF's share price has increased by about 5.2%. When including all distributions paid out to shareholders, the total return jumps up to 13.6% over the same time frame. The fund now offers investors a starting dividend yield of 7.7%, while issuing those payouts on a monthly basis. However, the most updated reporting does reveal some weakness surrounding its dividend coverage. Despite this, the fund has kept payouts consistent over the last year. Data by YCharts The fund's valuation is a bit tricky at this time. For instance, NZF trades at the highest end of its price to NAV range, which would indicate that it may not be the best time to accumulate shares. At the same time, the actual share price has been suppressed by high interest rates over the last few years. Once those interest rates start to decline, this could boost NZF's share price and earnings in the future. So in order to get more clarity on the fund's internal health, I assessed the most updated annual report. So let's start by taking a look at the underlying strategy that NZF implements to generate its earnings. Fund Strategy According to the latest fund overview , NZF now has total managed assets of $3.76B that are spread across 669 different positions. The primary appeal of the fund is that it provides investors with income that is exempt from regular federal income tax...
武契奇首度國事訪華晤習近平 冀此行帶來新協議、新投資 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】塞爾維亞總統武契奇首次國事訪問中國，國家主席習近平在人民大會堂歡迎他到訪，並與他會晤。 習近平和武契奇在一眾小朋...
武契奇首度國事訪華晤習近平 冀此行帶來新協議、新投資 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】塞爾維亞總統武契奇首次國事訪問中國，國家主席習近平在人民大會堂歡迎他到訪，並與他會晤。 習近平和武契奇在一眾小朋友熱烈歡迎、揮舞兩國國旗下進場，並與雙方官員寒暄問候。其後一同登上主禮台，奏起雙方國歌。再並肩而行，檢閱儀仗隊。 在會晤時，習近平提到兩年前到訪塞爾維亞時，雙方發表聯合聲明，推動建構命運共同體，開啟雙邊關係新篇章，並取得積極成果，既造福了兩國人民，亦樹立了國與國關係的典範。 習近平：「世界愈是動盪不安，中塞兩國愈要加強交往，鞏固互信、深化合作、相互支持，攜手走出一條命運與共，共同繁榮的光明大道。」 武契奇指習近平是塞爾維亞的摯友，雙方建立了深厚信任、尊重和理解，相信這次歷史性訪華之旅將帶來實際成果、新合作協議和投資。 武契奇日前遊覽了萬里長城，觀賞塞爾維亞民族舞蹈表演，又提到長城建築體現了中國人民堅韌不拔、捍衛主權與獨立的決心，修築長城的民族是不可戰勝的民族，十分欽佩中國人民的勤勞和奉獻。
estt/iStock via Getty Images Eagle Point Income Company ( EIC ) reported q1’26 earnings on May 19, 2026 with mixed results due to the challenges faced in the leveraged loan market. The biggest driver for performance in recent months was the result of what is dubbed the SaaSpocalypse , or the fear of software-as-a-service companies becoming obsolete due to the emergence of AI inferencing, agentic A...
estt/iStock via Getty Images Eagle Point Income Company ( EIC ) reported q1’26 earnings on May 19, 2026 with mixed results due to the challenges faced in the leveraged loan market. The biggest driver for performance in recent months was the result of what is dubbed the SaaSpocalypse , or the fear of software-as-a-service companies becoming obsolete due to the emergence of AI inferencing, agentic AI, and AI code development. While I believe that the sell-off of software companies and the emerging fears in the market are widely overblown, there will be a select number of SaaS companies that will be overtaken by AI in time. As a result of the sell-off, CLOs with a significant concentration in SaaS loans faced substantial pricing headwinds, inadvertently impacting the performance of EIC. As of q1’26, EIC had significant exposure to the software market, making up 12.5% of the total portfolio weight. Corporate Filings With the CLO market pullback, EIC took an opportunistic approach to building up the portfolio, allocating $56mm in new investments with a weighted average effective yield of 16%, which may turn out to be a strong growth strategy going forward if the market normalizes. From a macroeconomic perspective, EIC may be entering a market that can prop up the value of floating rate debt driven by a higher rate of inflation. With the ongoing war in Iran, energy prices have added substantial pressure to the Consumer Price Index in April 2026 with headline inflation printing 3.8%; core inflation came in at 2.8%. With both headline and core facing pressure in the early months of the war, I believe there may be further inflationary pressure over the coming months underpinned by higher energy and transportation costs which may trickle into other measured items in the CPI. For example, higher natural gas prices may result in higher urea prices and may, in turn, impact food prices in time. More directly, higher fuel prices may naturally impact transportation costs in the nea...