The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, CrowdStrike Holdings is now the #41 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot. This rank is formed by averaging the analyst opinions for each component from each broker, and then ranking the 500 components by those average opinion values. Looking at the stock price movement year to da...
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, CrowdStrike Holdings is now the #41 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot. This rank is formed by averaging the analyst opinions for each component from each broker, and then ranking the 500 components by those average opinion values. Looking at the stock price movement year to date, CrowdStrike Holdings is showing a gain of 4.4%. VIDEO: S&P 500 Analyst Moves: CRWD The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Shares of BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) are up 18% in midday trading Friday, leading a sharp rotation into automotive AI software names. Mobileye (NASDAQ:MBLY) stock is higher by 4%, Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR) stock is climbing 2%, and NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) is down 1%. The dispersion is striking. Year to date, BlackBerry stock has surged 107% and Aurora Innovation ... BlackBerry Soars 18%, Mobileye Clim...
Shares of BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) are up 18% in midday trading Friday, leading a sharp rotation into automotive AI software names. Mobileye (NASDAQ:MBLY) stock is higher by 4%, Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR) stock is climbing 2%, and NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) is down 1%. The dispersion is striking. Year to date, BlackBerry stock has surged 107% and Aurora Innovation ... BlackBerry Soars 18%, Mobileye Climbs 4%, Aurora Innovation Rises 2% While NVIDIA Drifts: Automotive AI Trade Picks a New Leader
Shares of Inovio Pharmaceuticals ( INO ) traded higher on Friday after its partner in China, ApolloBio, succeeded in a Phase 3 pivotal trial for its therapeutic DNA vaccine, VGX-3100, against cervical dysplasia. Based on topline data, the Chinese biomedical company announced that the China-based trial met its predefined primary efficacy endpoint and indicated a favorable safety and tolerability pr...
Shares of Inovio Pharmaceuticals ( INO ) traded higher on Friday after its partner in China, ApolloBio, succeeded in a Phase 3 pivotal trial for its therapeutic DNA vaccine, VGX-3100, against cervical dysplasia. Based on topline data, the Chinese biomedical company announced that the China-based trial met its predefined primary efficacy endpoint and indicated a favorable safety and tolerability profile for VGX-3100 with no new safety concerns. The trial, which ran across 22 leading tertiary hospitals, is expected to provide a basis for ApolloBio's plans to seek regulatory approval for the drug in China. Licensed by ApolloBio for marketing in Greater China, VGX-3100 is designed to target human papillomavirus, the microbe responsible for the most common sexually transmitted infection. Inovio ( INO ) is entitled to receive up to $20M in milestone payments in addition to tiered royalties on net sales if ApolloBio secures approval for VGX-3100 in the specified territories. More on Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Inovio: All Eyes On INO-3107 As Binary FDA Decision Looms Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (INO) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Inovio outlines cash runway into Q1 2027 as INO-3107 targets October 30, 2026 PDUFA date Inovio Pharmaceuticals GAAP EPS of -$0.28 beats by $0.07
Key Points Swiss banks were once proposed as the most discreet and private way to do banking. Zcash is now being proposed as the most private way to hold value in crypto. For investors, the coin's supply policy is just as important to understand as its privacy features. 10 stocks we like better than Zcash › The argument that a cryptocurrency is like having a "Swiss bank account in your pocket" has...
Key Points Swiss banks were once proposed as the most discreet and private way to do banking. Zcash is now being proposed as the most private way to hold value in crypto. For investors, the coin's supply policy is just as important to understand as its privacy features. 10 stocks we like better than Zcash › The argument that a cryptocurrency is like having a "Swiss bank account in your pocket" has been kicking around crypto for more than a decade now, first as a pitch for Bitcoin, and more recently, as a pitch for Zcash (CRYPTO: ZEC). It's certainly a catchy phrase, alluding to the supposedly higher standards of privacy afforded to individuals who use notoriously tight-lipped Swiss banks for wealth management. At its core, Zcash has much of the same supply policy as Bitcoin, and an additional set of optional privacy features. So does that mean it really could deliver on the concept of being a private bank at investors' fingertips? 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 » Privacy reinforces the scarcity thesis with this asset Actual Swiss banks haven't been fully anonymous for years, and the era of accounts with no paper trail is long gone. Plus, as Zcash is presently only accessible to most non-crypto native investors as an asset to purchase from a centralized crypto exchange, the utility of its privacy features is easy to overstate. If you buy $100 of Zcash on an exchange and then transfer it to an off-exchange wallet that keeps your transactions and balances private, there is still no hiding the fact that you initially bought the coin and transferred it. Nonetheless, if we let go of the Swiss banking narrative as being a poor fit to reality, there's an important wrinkle about the coin's supply policy here. Zcash's optional shielded (private) transactions hide the sender, receiver, and amo...
AMD has introduced the Ryzen AI Max 400 series of processors for local AI development platforms. Serving as an architecture refresh to the previous Ryzen AI Max (PRO) 300 series Strix Halo hardware, the new silicon combines Zen 5 CPU cores, RDNA 3.5 integrated graphics, a dedicated NPU, and AMD PRO enterprise management features. Consumer-targeted iterations of these processors are scheduled to de...
AMD has introduced the Ryzen AI Max 400 series of processors for local AI development platforms. Serving as an architecture refresh to the previous Ryzen AI Max (PRO) 300 series Strix Halo hardware, the new silicon combines Zen 5 CPU cores, RDNA 3.5 integrated graphics, a dedicated NPU, and AMD PRO enterprise management features. Consumer-targeted iterations of these processors are scheduled to debut later this year. The primary update centres on the integrated memory controllers, which have been modified to support up to 192GB of LPDDR5X unified memory via a 4-channel, 256-bit interface. Users can manually partition this pool to allocate up to 160GB directly to the integrated graphics subsystem, providing the capacity needed to run LLMs with more than 300 billion parameters. Performance modifications include a maximum GPU boost frequency increase to 3.00GHz, a maximum CPU boost clock increase to 5.20GHz, and a 10% performance uplift for the built-in NPU to reach 55 TOPS. The product stack consists of three distinct processor designs. The top-tier Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 features 16 cores and 32 threads, boosting up to 5.20GHz, a fully enabled 40-compute-unit iGPU (Radeon 8065S), 80MB of cache, and a 55 TOPS NPU. The mid-range Ryzen AI Max PRO 490 scales back to a 12-core, 24-thread configuration, clocking up to 5.00GHz, paired with a 32-compute-unit iGPU (Radeon 8050S), 76MB of cache, and a 50 TOPS NPU. The entry-level Ryzen AI Max PRO 485 maintains the 32-compute-unit iGPU (Radeon 8050S) and 50 TOPS NPU, but uses an 8-core, 16-thread CPU layout, boosting up to 5.00GHz and accompanied by 40MB of cache. KitGuru says: These aren't for the general consumer yet, but consumer versions of these chips are expected at a later date. Become a Patron!
Zscaler ( ZS ) will report its results for the third quarter on Tuesday, after markets close. Wall Street expects the company to post earnings of $1.01 per share, implying a 20.2% increase, on revenue of $835.66M, representing a year-over-year rise of 23.2%. Zscaler heads into the quarter with continued momentum in its Zero Trust and AI-security strategy, highlighted by the acquisition of SquareX ...
Zscaler ( ZS ) will report its results for the third quarter on Tuesday, after markets close. Wall Street expects the company to post earnings of $1.01 per share, implying a 20.2% increase, on revenue of $835.66M, representing a year-over-year rise of 23.2%. Zscaler heads into the quarter with continued momentum in its Zero Trust and AI-security strategy, highlighted by the acquisition of SquareX to extend Zero Trust security into standard browsers and further expansion of its Zero Trust Exchange platform, including efforts around global sovereignty. The company also strengthened its AI security positioning through a partnership with OpenAI and earned recognition as the 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year in the security category. However, the backdrop has been mixed, with the cybersecurity sector facing volatility amid AI-related disruption concerns and intensifying competition, reflected in both bullish long-term demand commentary and selective analyst caution . According to Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating system, ZS is rated Hold with an overall score of 3.21 out of 5, reflecting an A- in profitability and momentum, but it has a D- in terms of valuation. A recent Seeking Alpha analysis said Zscaler is emerging as an AI-driven winner in cloud security heading into earnings, initiating the stock with a “Buy” rating on attractive valuation and improving technical momentum, noting that “ZS trades with very high implied volatility of 87%, and shares of the $26 billion software name feature elevated short interest of 6.3%.” The note also pointed to strong underlying execution and cash generation, adding that “non-GAAP income from operations grew to $181.0 million (a 22% operating margin), while non-GAAP net income tagged $168.7 million,” while highlighting continued demand strength and expansion trends driven by AI and Zero Trust adoption. Over the past two years, ZS has beaten EPS estimates 100% of the time and has beaten revenue estimates 100% of the time. Over the la...
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel , one standout is the Capital Group Growth ETF (Symbol: CGGR) where we have detected an approximate $169.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 273,500,000 to 278,000,000). Among the largest underlying components of CGGR, in trading today...
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel , one standout is the Capital Group Growth ETF (Symbol: CGGR) where we have detected an approximate $169.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 273,500,000 to 278,000,000). Among the largest underlying components of CGGR, in trading today Shopify Inc (Symbol: SHOP) is off about 0.5%, CloudFlare Inc (Symbol: NET) is up about 1.5%, and Royal Caribbean Group (Symbol: RCL) is higher by about 0.5%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the CGGR Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of CGGR, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, CGGR's low point in its 52 week range is $29.70 per share, with $39.96 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $37.50. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ». Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs. Click here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows » Also see: The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ: NVTS) has moved away from its previous core market of power chips for mobile and consumer products toward potentially more lucrative high-power markets. The latter includes AI data centers, high-performance computing, grid and energy, and electrification. It's an Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) partner too, and set to play a major role in the next generation of data centers se...
Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ: NVTS) has moved away from its previous core market of power chips for mobile and consumer products toward potentially more lucrative high-power markets. The latter includes AI data centers, high-performance computing, grid and energy, and electrification. It's an Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) partner too, and set to play a major role in the next generation of data centers set to hit the market next year. That fact has a major role to play in the stock's 16.7% rise by 12 p.m. today. Traders like to take speculative positions in stocks around events that drive high volatility, and one such event is Nvidia's earnings this week. What Nvidia's management says about the AI data center end markets is obviously critical to Navitas, because the latter is developing power chips that are integral to the new 800V high-voltage direct current (HVDC) data centers Nvidia is building. As previously outlined , Navitas' stock soared last month as the company announced the development of its latest power delivery board, and short sellers were forced to close positions amid continued positive updates on the AI data center market. Continue reading
Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic did not hold back when asked about his feelings on where the furore surrounding Southampton's activities left his own side. "We can say everything is unfair in this last two weeks. You don't know what's going on," he told BBC Radio Humberside. "We are collateral damage because we are waiting on [an] opponent and you don't know what's going on, what's happening." The...
Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic did not hold back when asked about his feelings on where the furore surrounding Southampton's activities left his own side. "We can say everything is unfair in this last two weeks. You don't know what's going on," he told BBC Radio Humberside. "We are collateral damage because we are waiting on [an] opponent and you don't know what's going on, what's happening." The Tigers, who beat third-placed Millwall to secure their place in the play-off final last Monday, have been the division's surprise package this season. The East Yorkshire side survived relegation to League One on goal difference last May before appointing former Bosnia international Jakirovic as their new boss. They were then hit with a three-window transfer embargo, which was later reduced to two after a successful appeal, and few had them down as promotion contenders. However, they confounded those expectations and spent the vast majority of the season in the top six. The Tigers were still in automatic contention at the end of March only for a six-game stretch in April to leave them seventh going into the final day. Victory at home over Norwich City and Boro's draw at Wrexham meant they climbed back into the play-off spots when it mattered most and they overcame the Lions, who had finished three places and 10 points above them, to reach Wembley. Hull, who are looking for a third win in their third Championship play-off final, will be without forward Kyle Joseph with an injury picked up in the win at Millwall.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that Alberta was “essential” to the country’s future, hours after the province’s leader moved the oil-rich region closer towards a referendum on independence. Separatists in the western province spent months collecting signatures seeking to trigger a binding October vote on seceding from the nation. On May 4, they delivered their petition to provi...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that Alberta was “essential” to the country’s future, hours after the province’s leader moved the oil-rich region closer towards a referendum on independence. Separatists in the western province spent months collecting signatures seeking to trigger a binding October vote on seceding from the nation. On May 4, they delivered their petition to provincial officials, insisting they had collected more than enough names to force a vote under Alberta law. Advertisement But an Alberta judge shut down the process, saying the citizens’ initiative was invalid because the separatists had failed to consult indigenous groups whose rights could be threatened if the province separated from Canada. In an address late Thursday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called the judge’s decision “erroneous”, charging that it “interferes with the democratic rights of hundreds of thousands of Albertans”. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith acknowledge the crowd before signing an energy agreement in Calgary, Alberta, on May 15. Photo: Reuters Smith, a conservative whose political coalition includes separatists, said she supports “Alberta remaining in Canada”.
They say that Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. I have my doubts given the less-than-balmy weather in many parts of the US this weekend, though that doesn’t mean it’s not an appropriate time to pick up some summer essentials — including a portable speaker / smart lamp like Govee’s Table Lamp 2 Pro . Right now, it’s matching its all-time low of $134.99 ($45 off) at Amazon , Best Bu...
They say that Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. I have my doubts given the less-than-balmy weather in many parts of the US this weekend, though that doesn’t mean it’s not an appropriate time to pick up some summer essentials — including a portable speaker / smart lamp like Govee’s Table Lamp 2 Pro . Right now, it’s matching its all-time low of $134.99 ($45 off) at Amazon , Best Buy , and Govee’s online storefront ahead of the holiday on May 25th. Govee Table Lamp 2 Pro X Sound by JBL Where to Buy: $179.99 $134.99 at Amazon $179.99 $134.99 at Best Buy $179.99 $134.99 at Govee Govee currently has several color-changing table lamps in its stable, with the Lamp 2 Pro being the most capable of the bunch. It essentially combines a color-changing smart lamp with a capable JBL Bluetooth speaker, resulting in a device that can blanket your home with glitzy RGB lighting effects while playing your favorite T-Swift or Bad Bunny cuts (or whatever the kids are into these days). It’s not waterproof, sadly, but it is relatively portable at just 5 pounds; it also features a 5,200mAh battery, which delivers around 4.5 hours of runtime per charge. For its 360-degree lighting array, the Lamp 2 Pro uses 210 LED beads, each individually controllable and capable of displaying both color and up to 600 lumens of tunable white light. There are a staggering 100 presents to choose from — all of which are strikingly vivid, 16 of which sync with music — and you can quickly swap between them using the Govee app over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth (it also works with Amazon Alexa and Google Home). The Matter-equipped lamp also offers a slew of ambient sounds, from chirping birds and waves to a crackling fireplace, just in case you’d rather wind down than rave at the end of the night. As for the integrated JBL speaker, it’s good enough. It produces clear highs and decent mids, making it well-suited for listening to the radio or your favorite podcast. The bass response is pretty limited, though...
Iren (IREN 0.74%) just landed a strategic partnership with Nvidia (NVDA 1.04%), which could accelerate its efforts to build data centers optimized for advanced artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. The deal gives Iren a $3.4 billion AI cloud contract over five years to run Nvidia's internal workloads. It also supports Iren's plans to deploy up to 5 gigawatts of data center capacity powered by Nv...
Iren (IREN 0.74%) just landed a strategic partnership with Nvidia (NVDA 1.04%), which could accelerate its efforts to build data centers optimized for advanced artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. The deal gives Iren a $3.4 billion AI cloud contract over five years to run Nvidia's internal workloads. It also supports Iren's plans to deploy up to 5 gigawatts of data center capacity powered by Nvidia hardware. For a business transitioning from Bitcoin mining to a leading AI cloud infrastructure provider, this deal validates that opportunity and could change Iren's growth trajectory forever. Nvidia has incentive to help Iren win Iren is tackling key constraints in AI's physical infrastructure. As co-CEO Daniel Roberts said, "Power, land, data center construction -- the pieces that cause delays for others are the pieces we own and control." These assets become increasingly valuable in a compute-constrained world. Goldman Sachs estimates there will be a 45-gigawatt power shortfall for U.S. data centers by 2028, requiring 72 gigawatts of new capacity through 2030. This power shortage could lead to higher contract prices for Iren, which owns grid-connected power ready to energize new data centers as they are completed. Goldman Sachs estimates the cost to build new AI data centers at $15 million to $20 million per megawatt, which implies a substantial sum for Iren's 5-gigawatt power portfolio. The structure of the Nvidia deal enhances Iren's ability to meet this shortfall. Nvidia secured a five-year option to invest up to $2.1 billion in Iren at $70 per share. The catch is that the investment is tied to execution. The option is only exercisable as Iren deploys graphics processing units in its data centers. This gives Nvidia, the leading AI chip supplier, a financial incentive to help Iren build its data center pipeline as quickly as possible and sign more contracts with hyperscalers. Iren is going global Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made it clear in the press release why the ...
Rising Interest Rates: Why The Narrative Fails Against The Data Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Last Friday closed with the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.60%, a one-year high, and the doom commentary about rising interest rates was waiting before the bell even rang. Hyperinflation. Bond market breakdown. Paradigm shift. A 1981 fair-value retest. The Fed is about to “push the ...
Rising Interest Rates: Why The Narrative Fails Against The Data Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Last Friday closed with the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.60%, a one-year high, and the doom commentary about rising interest rates was waiting before the bell even rang. Hyperinflation. Bond market breakdown. Paradigm shift. A 1981 fair-value retest. The Fed is about to “push the brrrr button” or pop “the everything bubble.” If you spent any time on social media over the weekend that followed, you saw a version of every one of those. So I posted a short thread that Friday, making a simple point. Over time, yields track growth and inflation. The chart that drew the strongest pushback roughly showed that relationship, and a wave of responses argued that the framework is broken, debt is about to break the bond market, supply-side inflation has changed everything, and rates have nowhere to go but higher. However, let’s slow down and look at what the data actually says. Some of those critiques are weak. A few are partially right. And one of them deserves a serious answer. I’ll work through them in order. After 30 years of watching market cycles, the pattern in this setup is more familiar than most commentary suggests. Rising Interest Rates Follow A Framework That Has Held For Six Decades Start with the basic identity behind rising interest rates. Of course, a bond yield is what an investor demands to hold a piece of paper for ten years. That demand has two main inputs: the opportunity cost of economic growth and the inflation rate that erodes the dollars being repaid. If real growth is 2.5% and inflation is 3.5%, then a 6% nominal yield breaks even before any term premium . The investor isn’t going to lend at 2% in a 6% nominal economy because that’s a guaranteed loss of purchasing power and a worse return than the broader economy offers. Importantly, that isn’t a theory I invented. It’s the framework Wicksell wrote about more than a century ago, and it ...
Shares of Infleqtion (INFQ +13.88%) have soared 41% this week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The quantum research firm is receiving $100 million in funding from the United States government to further its research into the exciting new technology. The stock went public earlier this year, but is already catching the eye of Wall Street. Should you follow and buy some Infleqt...
Shares of Infleqtion (INFQ +13.88%) have soared 41% this week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The quantum research firm is receiving $100 million in funding from the United States government to further its research into the exciting new technology. The stock went public earlier this year, but is already catching the eye of Wall Street. Should you follow and buy some Infleqtion stock for your portfolio? Expand NYSE : INFQ Infleqtion Today's Change ( 13.88 %) $ 2.04 Current Price $ 16.74 Key Data Points Market Cap $3.2B Day's Range $ 15.75 - $ 18.20 52wk Range $ 8.52 - $ 21.28 Volume 1.7M Avg Vol 7.8M Gross Margin 21.04 % New funds for research Infleqtion is a publicly traded quantum research lab with technologies spanning both hardware and software across its "single neutral atom" platform. The United States government has deemed quantum computing a strategic interest and has therefore invested $2 billion across the sector, including $100 million into Infleqtion. Looking at the business, it is clear that the company is still well in the research stage. It generated just $9.5 million in revenue last quarter and had an operating loss of $33.5 million. Expect losses like these for many years to come. Time to buy? Quantum technologies are exciting. However, it is meaningless that the U.S. government has invested in them. The technology has never been commercialized, even though hundreds of research labs have invested in it over the last few decades. Don't think Infleqtion is the magic quantum stock that will take you to the moon.
BalkansCat The ghosts of the smartphone era are turning into Wall Street’s latest AI trades. Nokia Ojy ( NOK ) surged ~10% to ~$15.72 on Friday, extending its one-month rally to over ~55%, while Blackberry ( BB) jumped nearly ~17% to ~$7.75, taking its monthly gain close to ~40%. The rally comes as investors increasingly connect both former mobile-phone giants to the fast-growing AI infrastructure...
BalkansCat The ghosts of the smartphone era are turning into Wall Street’s latest AI trades. Nokia Ojy ( NOK ) surged ~10% to ~$15.72 on Friday, extending its one-month rally to over ~55%, while Blackberry ( BB) jumped nearly ~17% to ~$7.75, taking its monthly gain close to ~40%. The rally comes as investors increasingly connect both former mobile-phone giants to the fast-growing AI infrastructure and physical AI boom. Nokia recently expanded its AI push by launching an AI Networking Innovation Lab in California with partners including Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ), Supermicro ( SMCI ), Lenovo Group ( LNVGY ), Keysight Technologies ( KEYS ), Viavi Solutions ( VIAV ), Weka, Everpure, and Nscale. The lab will focus on AI-native networking , switching, telemetry, and automation technologies for AI training and inference workloads. Moreover, last year, NVIDIA ( NVDA ) invested nearly $1B for a 3% stake in Nokia Oyj, strengthening ties around AI networking and next-generation data-center infrastructure. Nokia recently launched its AI Networking Innovation Lab in California with partners including AMD, Supermicro, Lenovo, Keysight, Viavi, Weka, Everpure, and Nscale. The lab will focus on AI-native networking, switching, telemetry, and automation technologies for AI training and inference workloads. Meanwhile, Yahoo Finance reported that BlackBerry is entering a new growth phase after years of restructuring and cost cuts. CFO Tim Foote said the company has transformed from a “cash-burning business” into a profitable software company with eight straight quarters of improving GAAP net income. BlackBerry’s QNX platform , already running in over 275M vehicles, is now seeing growing demand in robotics, industrial automation, medical devices, and physical AI systems. The company also renewed a key U.S. government cybersecurity certification for its AtHoc emergency communications platform this week. Year to date, Nokia Oyj stock has surged 119.17%, and BlackBerry stock has surge...
Celtic - beaten finalists last season - started this campaign with a 2-0 win over sixth-tier Auchinleck Talbot, thanks to goals from Johnny Kenny and Sebastian Tounekti. They were then drawn against Dundee in the fifth round and were moments away from elimination after Ethan Hamilton's superb strike gave the visitors the lead. However, Junior Adamu scored a 97th-minute equaliser on his debut to fo...
Celtic - beaten finalists last season - started this campaign with a 2-0 win over sixth-tier Auchinleck Talbot, thanks to goals from Johnny Kenny and Sebastian Tounekti. They were then drawn against Dundee in the fifth round and were moments away from elimination after Ethan Hamilton's superb strike gave the visitors the lead. However, Junior Adamu scored a 97th-minute equaliser on his debut to force extra time before Tounekti won it. Celtic were again made to dig deep in the quarter-final as they needed penalties to beat rivals Rangers at Ibrox. O'Neill's side had just one shot in 120 minutes, but won the shootout 4-2 to make it to Hampden. And there was more drama in the semi-final as St Mirren's Mikael Mandron made it 2-2 late on to take it to extra time. Celtic's quality shone through though as four goals in six minutes blew the Paisley side away. Dunfermline meanwhile started with a 2-1 win over Queen of the South thanks to a Chris Kane double. They then secured the first of three victories against top-flight opposition as an own-goal from Hibernian midfielder Miguel Chaiwa proved the difference. Kelty Hearts were dispatched 2-0 in the fifth round, before Matty Todd's early strike and a double from Olly Thomas earned a superb 3-0 win over Aberdeen. That booked their place at Hampden, where they beat Falkirk 4-2 on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes.
Donald Trump is disappointed that Nato allies refused to become more actively involved in attacking Iran, the US secretary of state has said, setting up what could become a fraught summit of the alliance in July. Marco Rubio, meeting with foreign ministers of the military alliance, emphasised that he expected the rift would be discussed at the July meeting in Ankara, making the summit “one of the ...
Donald Trump is disappointed that Nato allies refused to become more actively involved in attacking Iran, the US secretary of state has said, setting up what could become a fraught summit of the alliance in July. Marco Rubio, meeting with foreign ministers of the military alliance, emphasised that he expected the rift would be discussed at the July meeting in Ankara, making the summit “one of the more important” in Nato’s 77-year history. “The president’s views – frankly, disappointment – at some of our Nato allies and their response to our operations in the Middle East, they are well documented,” Rubio said as he arrived for the start of the meeting in Helsingborg. “That will have to be addressed. That won’t be solved or addressed today. That’s something for the leaders level to discuss,” he said, amid fresh US demands for help in forcing open the strait of Hormuz if peace talks with Iran fail to progress. After the meeting, Rubio said he discussed the possibility with his counterparts of Nato countries helping militarily. “We have to have a plan B for if someone is shooting, then how do you reopen the straits?” Rubio said. “I don’t know if that would be a Nato mission necessarily, but it would certainly be Nato countries that can contribute to it.” The UK and France have offered to lead a multinational air and naval force to maintain security for merchant shipping in the strait of Hormuz once the US and Iran have reached a peace deal, or there is a well-established ceasefire. US troop numbers in Europe are also expected to drop from 80,000 after a review reflecting wider commitments, Rubio emphasised, although the exact cut remains unclear amid contradictory statements from the White House. “I think it’s well understood in the alliance that the United States’ troop presence in Europe is going to be adjusted,” Rubio said after the foreign ministers’ meeting, stressing that the US had been talking to European Nato members about it. “I’m not saying they’re going to b...
is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google officially filed its appeal of the federal ruling deeming it an illegal search monopolis...
is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google officially filed its appeal of the federal ruling deeming it an illegal search monopolist, arguing the decision “crashed” through legal guardrails. “Google just prevailed in the marketplace fair and square,” it writes in its legal filing. Google had already said it would appeal the ruling, which includes both the August 2024 decision about its illegal monopolization and the September 2025 remedies decision that ordered it to share some search data with competitors. The appeal brief filed Friday gives more insight into how the company plans to fight Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling. “We are asking the court to overturn this flawed decision – partners and users have many options and choose Google because it provides the best, most helpful results,” Google VP of regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland said in a statement. “Google just prevailed in the marketplace fair and square” Google argues that Mehta erred in finding that its search distribution agreements with browser and device makers were anticompetitive. Instead, it argues, other market players simply preferred its services over rivals’. Mehta also “egregiously exceeded” his judicial discretion in the remedies he ordered, according to Google, which included the “extraordinary step of ordering Google to boost its competitors through data-transfer and syndication.” The company also takes issue with how the remedies require data sharing with generative AI players that it says “could not have been affected by Google’s conduct because they did not even exist during the relevant period, and that are already succeeding as wildly as any technology in human history without any need to free-ride on Google’s success.” The U...
Stocks trading under $20 often get dismissed as lottery tickets, but every so often a genuine compounder slips into that bucket because sentiment has cracked while fundamentals remain intact. Right now, one fintech that formerly counted Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) as a holder is sitting roughly 30% below its highs, and the pullback looks more like ... Down 30% From Its Highs, This Warren Buffe...
Stocks trading under $20 often get dismissed as lottery tickets, but every so often a genuine compounder slips into that bucket because sentiment has cracked while fundamentals remain intact. Right now, one fintech that formerly counted Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) as a holder is sitting roughly 30% below its highs, and the pullback looks more like ... Down 30% From Its Highs, This Warren Buffett Favorite Is Trading Under $20
sshepard The deal spread in Union Pacific's ( UNP ) $85 billion purchase of Norfolk Southern ( NSC ) narrowed amid some comments from President Donald Trump about the planned railroad combination. "I make one of those deals every day that no normal person would make,” Trum p told Fortune in an interview published on Monday that was circulating on Friday among traders. Trump talked about a possible...
sshepard The deal spread in Union Pacific's ( UNP ) $85 billion purchase of Norfolk Southern ( NSC ) narrowed amid some comments from President Donald Trump about the planned railroad combination. "I make one of those deals every day that no normal person would make,” Trum p told Fortune in an interview published on Monday that was circulating on Friday among traders. Trump talked about a possible railroad merger that he would want the government to have equity in, while discussing similar recent government stakes in Intel ( INTC ) and US Steel. Union Pacific ( UNP ) and Norfolk Southern ( NSC ) formally resubmitted their merger filing to the Surface Transportation Board late last month. The companies noted that the deal would create America's first transcontinental railroad and deliver bigger-than-expected benefits for shippers and consumers. The companies expect regulatory approval in early 2027 if their revised application addresses the STB's concerns. The deal spread narrowed to $40.63 from $42.82 on Friday. More on Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) Presents at RBC Capital Markets Canadian Industrials Conference - Slideshow Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) Presents at RBC Capital Markets Canadian Industrials Conference Transcript Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) Presents at Wolfe Research 19th Annual Global Transportation & Industrials Conference - Slideshow The golden spike 2.0: Union Pacific bets $85B to finish what it started in 1869 Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern say a transcontinental rail deal would cut trucks on the road
Bence Bezeredy At Investor Day, Spotify ( SPOT ) set ambitious financial targets for 2030 and introduced new product initiatives, fueling a two-day rally in the stock that put SPOT at a four-week high. Spotify ( SPOT ) sees a compounded annual growth rate in the mid-teens and a gross margin between 35% and 40% through 2030, while its operating margin is expected to remain above 20% over the next f...
Bence Bezeredy At Investor Day, Spotify ( SPOT ) set ambitious financial targets for 2030 and introduced new product initiatives, fueling a two-day rally in the stock that put SPOT at a four-week high. Spotify ( SPOT ) sees a compounded annual growth rate in the mid-teens and a gross margin between 35% and 40% through 2030, while its operating margin is expected to remain above 20% over the next four years. The company expects engagement to be up double digits on its free tier and reach 1B monthly average users before 2030. Management also sees advertising revenue growing by double digits beginning in the second half of this year. In addition to financial targets, Spotify ( SPOT ) introduced a new Remix add-on in partnership with Universal Music Group ( UMGNF ) ( UNVGY ). UBS analyst Batyi Levi views these developments providing “greater clarity on the monetization path ahead of new product announcements” while also expanding creator tools that will layer “incremental monetization onto its base.” “With its scaled global platform and growing engagement, management framed the next phase to focus on monetization through pricing, add-ons, and AI tools, powered by its proprietary ‘large taste model,’ which enables differentiated personalization and interactivity.” Taking the opposing view of Spotify ( SPOT ), Seeking Alpha analyst Gary Alexander sees the post-Investor Day bounce as an opportunity to exit positions. “While I don't necessarily see a major downside for Spotify either, I'm no longer as confident in this company's growth narrative,” Alexander said in his report for subscribers. Despite new initiatives, Alexander believes it is tougher to justify Spotify’s 23x forward adjusted EBITDA multiple “which is now more expensive than Netflix, when its pace of growth is also slowing, amid a weaker gross margin profile that limits its long-term economies of scale.” More on Spotify Spotify: Weaker Advertising Trends Are Becoming A Concern (Downgrade) Spotify: The Sell-Of...
In Brief The merchandise website of FBI director Kash Patel was taken offline on Friday after reports that it had been hijacked by hackers trying to infect visitors with malware, as first reported by Straight Arrow News. As of this writing, the website of Based Apparel is offline. On Thursday, an X user who goes by Debbie posted that the brand’s website apparently had malware on it, in particular ...
In Brief The merchandise website of FBI director Kash Patel was taken offline on Friday after reports that it had been hijacked by hackers trying to infect visitors with malware, as first reported by Straight Arrow News. As of this writing, the website of Based Apparel is offline. On Thursday, an X user who goes by Debbie posted that the brand’s website apparently had malware on it, in particular an infostealer, a type of malicious software designed to infect victims and steal their credentials and passwords. A security researcher later analyzed the malware. Brand Apparel could not be reached for comment. TechCrunch emailed a Gmail address previously associated with Patel, but we have not received an answer. This was not a good week for security for MAGA-associated business ventures. On Friday, President Trump’s cellphone provider and maker of Trump Mobile confirmed that the company left customers’ personal information exposed online, including names, email addresses, mailing addresses, cell numbers, and order identifiers. The confirmation came days after a researcher alerted two YouTubers who had purchased Trump Mobile’s phone, that their personal data was exposed on the internet.
In Apple’s seemingly never-ending lawsuit with Fortnite maker Epic Games over App Store commissions, the iPhone maker is once again fighting a court’s ruling. Its latest tactic? Saying that Epic Games’ beef with Apple over its fee structure shouldn’t lead to an injunction that applies to all developers that publish on the U.S. App Store, including other tech giants like Microsoft and Spotify, whic...
In Apple’s seemingly never-ending lawsuit with Fortnite maker Epic Games over App Store commissions, the iPhone maker is once again fighting a court’s ruling. Its latest tactic? Saying that Epic Games’ beef with Apple over its fee structure shouldn’t lead to an injunction that applies to all developers that publish on the U.S. App Store, including other tech giants like Microsoft and Spotify, which weren’t a part of this particular litigation. “…Epic never brought a class action and never attempted to show that enjoining Apple’s conduct against all other developers—like Microsoft or Spotify, who have nothing to do with Epic—was somehow necessary to provide relief to Epic,” reads Apple’s new petition, which asks the U.S. Supreme Court to review the lower court ruling. In the same document, Apple also argues against the Ninth Circuit’s civil contempt order over Apple’s compliance with the injunction. The court had ruled that Apple must give developers the right to include links in their apps — links that could direct users to alternative payment options outside of Apple’s own system — if they chose to do so. Apple did permit this as required, but charged fees on those outside purchases, leading to the contempt order. The Ninth Circuit said that charging fees of 27% on external payments defeated the purpose of allowing them — which, well, it did. But Apple is pushing back on specific legal grounds. Its new argument focuses on whether a federal court can hold a party in civil contempt for violating the “spirit” of an injunction when the injunction itself was written in a way that left room for interpretation and said nothing about commissions. (That is, it didn’t specifically prohibit fees on external purchases, so technically, Apple believes it did nothing wrong.) Apple has seemingly infinite money to fund its legal battles. The company has been fighting Epic’s original 2020 lawsuit for over five years now with no end in sight. Epic Games criticized Apple’s latest move...
Target (NYSE:TGT | TGT Price Prediction) delivered the quarter bears said it couldn’t. Comparable sales jumped 5.6% on 4.4% traffic growth, digital comps rose 8.9%, and management raised full-year guidance to the high end of the $7.50 to $8.50 EPS range. Shares are up 31.56% year to date and sitting at $126.15. Can this turnaround ... Prediction: Can Target Stock Reach $175 by 2027?
Target (NYSE:TGT | TGT Price Prediction) delivered the quarter bears said it couldn’t. Comparable sales jumped 5.6% on 4.4% traffic growth, digital comps rose 8.9%, and management raised full-year guidance to the high end of the $7.50 to $8.50 EPS range. Shares are up 31.56% year to date and sitting at $126.15. Can this turnaround ... Prediction: Can Target Stock Reach $175 by 2027?