Waymo has now paused service in four cities because its robotaxis are struggling to deal with heavy rain and flooded roads, a problem that already prompted the company to issue a recall last week. One of Waymo’s robotaxis was spotted driving through a flooded street in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday before it ultimately got stuck for about an hour, according to local news reports. The vehicle was ...
Waymo has now paused service in four cities because its robotaxis are struggling to deal with heavy rain and flooded roads, a problem that already prompted the company to issue a recall last week. One of Waymo’s robotaxis was spotted driving through a flooded street in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday before it ultimately got stuck for about an hour, according to local news reports. The vehicle was recovered and removed from the scene, Waymo told TechCrunch. Waymo says it paused service in the city, just like it has in San Antonio, Texas, while it figures out a solution. “Safety is Waymo’s top priority, both for our riders and everyone we share the road with. During a period of intense rain yesterday in Atlanta, an unoccupied Waymo vehicle encountered a flooded road and stopped,” the company said in a statement. Waymo also halted service in Dallas and Houston because of severe weather across Texas this week, the company told Bloomberg News late Thursday. Waymo admitted that it hadn’t finished developing a “final remedy” for avoiding flooded areas when it issued its software recall last week. Instead, the company said that it shipped an update to its fleet that placed “restrictions at times and in locations where there is an elevated risk of encountering a flooded, higher-speed roadway,” according to documents released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). But even those precautions apparently were not enough to stop the Waymo robotaxi from entering a flooded intersection in Atlanta. Waymo told TechCrunch on Thursday that the storm in Atlanta produced so much rainfall that flooding was happening before the National Weather Service had issued a flash flood warning, watch, or advisory. The company said those alerts are part of a larger set of signals it relies on to prepare the vehicles for poor weather. “NHTSA is aware of this incident, is in communication with Waymo, and will take appropriate action if necessary,” a spokesperson for the safety ...
GummyBone/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Nvidia ( NVDA ) handily exceeded analyst expectations for the first fiscal quarter on Wednesday after the bell, showing continued outperformance in the increasingly crucial data center segment. Nvidia is, in fact, seeing a growth acceleration in its core business as both enterprise customers and hyperscalers race to get their hands on the newest, highest...
GummyBone/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Nvidia ( NVDA ) handily exceeded analyst expectations for the first fiscal quarter on Wednesday after the bell, showing continued outperformance in the increasingly crucial data center segment. Nvidia is, in fact, seeing a growth acceleration in its core business as both enterprise customers and hyperscalers race to get their hands on the newest, highest-performing GPUs. As a direct result of this persistent demand, Nvidia reported record revenues in its data center business, as well as on a consolidated basis. The core investment thesis with respect to Nvidia is supported by immense free cash flow strength as well as a more aggressive stance on buybacks and, potentially, acquisitions. I expect Nvidia to keep returning more cash in the future in the form of stock buybacks—the newest stock buyback authorization calls for $80B in share repurchase—and expect a significant widening of the TAM, which is set to help Nvidia's growth prospects as well. Seeking Alpha Previous rating I recommended both Nvidia and Marvell Technology ( MRVL ) in March of this year, both as 'Strong Buys,' as these two AI companies announced a major collaboration and investment partnership: A Match Made In Heaven . In the most recent quarter, Nvidia generated a record amount of revenues and free cash flow yet again and guided for a massive $80B stock buyback, while the AI GPU maker also increased its quarterly dividend from a symbolic $0.01 to $0.25 per share quarterly. I like Nvidia, given the dominance of the data center market and the enormous free cash flow power that is set to give the company significant firepower for strategic investments, acquisitions, and buybacks in the years ahead. Growth acceleration, massive outperformance of key rival in the data center segment For the first fiscal quarter, Nvidia delivered a sizable beat on both earnings and revenues: the GPU maker reported $1.87 per share in normalized earnings, beating the average predi...
GummyBone/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Nvidia ( NVDA ) handily exceeded analyst expectations for the first fiscal quarter on Wednesday after the bell, showing continued outperformance in the increasingly crucial data center segment. Nvidia is, in fact, seeing a growth acceleration in its core business as both enterprise customers and hyperscalers race to get their hands on the newest, highest...
GummyBone/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Nvidia ( NVDA ) handily exceeded analyst expectations for the first fiscal quarter on Wednesday after the bell, showing continued outperformance in the increasingly crucial data center segment. Nvidia is, in fact, seeing a growth acceleration in its core business as both enterprise customers and hyperscalers race to get their hands on the newest, highest-performing GPUs. As a direct result of this persistent demand, Nvidia reported record revenues in its data center business, as well as on a consolidated basis. The core investment thesis with respect to Nvidia is supported by immense free cash flow strength as well as a more aggressive stance on buybacks and, potentially, acquisitions. I expect Nvidia to keep returning more cash in the future in the form of stock buybacks—the newest stock buyback authorization calls for $80B in share repurchase—and expect a significant widening of the TAM, which is set to help Nvidia's growth prospects as well. Seeking Alpha Previous rating I recommended both Nvidia and Marvell Technology ( MRVL ) in March of this year, both as 'Strong Buys,' as these two AI companies announced a major collaboration and investment partnership: A Match Made In Heaven . In the most recent quarter, Nvidia generated a record amount of revenues and free cash flow yet again and guided for a massive $80B stock buyback, while the AI GPU maker also increased its quarterly dividend from a symbolic $0.01 to $0.25 per share quarterly. I like Nvidia, given the dominance of the data center market and the enormous free cash flow power that is set to give the company significant firepower for strategic investments, acquisitions, and buybacks in the years ahead. Growth acceleration, massive outperformance of key rival in the data center segment For the first fiscal quarter, Nvidia delivered a sizable beat on both earnings and revenues: the GPU maker reported $1.87 per share in normalized earnings, beating the average predi...
China’s so-called National Team is poised to cut its holdings of exchange-traded funds that track domestic equities by about 90% during the first half of 2026, according to an analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence. The group of state-backed investors led by a unit of China’s sovereign wealth fund has already sold about $170 billion of such ETFs for 2026, including $30 billion since the start of April...
China’s so-called National Team is poised to cut its holdings of exchange-traded funds that track domestic equities by about 90% during the first half of 2026, according to an analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence. The group of state-backed investors led by a unit of China’s sovereign wealth fund has already sold about $170 billion of such ETFs for 2026, including $30 billion since the start of April, the analysis found. The stream of sell orders suggests continued effort to temper perceived market froth, a move that may have added pressure to the CSI 300 Index . The fact that the wealth fund, Central Huijin Investment Ltd., and the other members of the National Team have cut their ETF stakes can be seen as a longer-term positive as it reduces the prospect of further selling, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts including Rebecca Sin wrote in a note. The sales have cut the group’s stakes in a number of ETFs below the 20% threshold , meaning they no longer need to be disclosed. Read: China National Team’s ETF Exit Might Be Near End, Aiding CSI 300 “Full liquidation could take at least eight weeks, but we expect a roughly 90% reduction, allowing them to keep holdings below disclosure thresholds, which is critical,” the analysts said. “They don’t want to be on the shareholders’ list in 1H filings as most sovereign funds don’t like making their actions visible.” The benchmark CSI 300 Index is currently up by 3.3% this year, compared with a gain of 17% in the MSCI Asia Pacific Index. In contrast to the broader market’s muted moves, tech-focused indexes have done well, with the ChiNext Index hitting a record earlier this month. The National Team has slashed its stake in of some of the nation’s largest ETFs. The CSI 300 remains the only major index where the team still holds meaningful inventory, meaning unwinding has been more prolonged, the analysis found. The National Team’s selling is being offset by increased purchases from a number of other sources. Stocks account openings b...
NataKor/iStock via Getty Images Overview Stellus Capital Investment Corporation ( SCM ) has struggled alongside the rest of the business development sector because of growing concerns around the debt markets. When I previously covered SCM, I issued a sell rating due to the continued NAV erosion and higher operating expenses. Since then, the share price has remained range-bound, but the performance...
NataKor/iStock via Getty Images Overview Stellus Capital Investment Corporation ( SCM ) has struggled alongside the rest of the business development sector because of growing concerns around the debt markets. When I previously covered SCM, I issued a sell rating due to the continued NAV erosion and higher operating expenses. Since then, the share price has remained range-bound, but the performance hasn't substantially improved. SCM reported its Q1 earnings recently, so I wanted to reassess the BDC's performance, outlook, and ongoing risks for the remainder of 2026. Looking at the performance over the last twelve months, we can see that SCM's share price has declined by nearly 34%. Even when including all distributions paid out to shareholders, the total return sits at a loss of 24.4% over the same time frame. Following the decline in share price, SCM now offers investors a starting dividend yield around 14.9%. However, it is very likely that the distributions will be reduced in the next quarter or two. The underlying earnings and NAV continue to decline, which demonstrates that SCM is still facing challenges. Data by YCharts Furthermore, management struggles to allocate capital towards new investment activity. With no momentum to grow its base earnings, I do not have confidence that the NAV erosion will slow down in the near term. Even after SCM cuts its payouts at some point, I don't think this will automatically improve performance. An improvement in core net investment income may take several quarters to materialize, and therefore the current discount to NAV valuation isn't that enticing. Q1 Earnings Unfortunately, management does not provide any updated insights into the specific breakdown of its portfolio by industry. However, CEF Data estimates that SCM's portfolio is most heavily allocated to business services investments at roughly 28.76% of assets. This is followed by an allocation to healthcare & pharmaceuticals and other products & services, which account...
(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market has moved higher in back-to-back sessions, gathering more than 325 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 23,100-point plateau and it's expected open to the upside again on Wednesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat thanks to optimism over the U.S. presidential election. The European markets we...
(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market has moved higher in back-to-back sessions, gathering more than 325 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 23,100-point plateau and it's expected open to the upside again on Wednesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat thanks to optimism over the U.S. presidential election. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. markets were up and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead. The TSE finished modestly higher on Tuesday following gains from the cement and plastics companies, while the financials and technology stocks were mixed. For the day, the index advanced 141.40 points or 0.62 percent to finish at 23,106.79 after trading between 22,849.83 and 23,178.80. Among the actives, Cathay Financial perked 0.17 percent, while Mega Financial was up 0.13 percent, E Sun Financial dipped 0.18 percent, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Nan Ya Plastics both advanced 0.96 percent, United Microelectronics Corporation retreated 1.41 percent, Largan Precision dropped 0.85 percent, Catcher Technology climbed 1.07 percent, MediaTek fell 0.39 percent, Delta Electronics improved 0.89 percent, Novatek Microelectronics shed 0.61 percent, Formosa Plastics gained 0.85 percent, Asia Cement rallied 1.06 percent and CTBC Financial, First Financial, Fubon Financial and Hon Hai Precision were unchanged. The lead from Wall Street is broadly positive as the major averages opened higher on Tuesday and picked up steam as the day progressed, ending near session highs. The Dow rallied 427.28 points or 1.02 percent to finish at 42,221.88, while the NASDAQ surged 259.19 points or 1.43 percent to close at 18,439.17 and the S&P 500 jumped 70.07 points or 1.23 percent to end at 5.782.76. The rally on Wall Street reflected optimism the stock market and the U.S. economy in general will continue to perform well regardless of the results of the elections. Polls show an extremely tight...
In this article @CL.1 @LCO.1 Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Vessels are seen off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on May 21, 2026. - | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices resumed their rally Friday after declining for three straight sessions as investors weighed mixed messaging on Iran peace deal negotiations. While statements from the U.S. had signaled the peace deal wa...
In this article @CL.1 @LCO.1 Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Vessels are seen off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on May 21, 2026. - | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices resumed their rally Friday after declining for three straight sessions as investors weighed mixed messaging on Iran peace deal negotiations. While statements from the U.S. had signaled the peace deal was imminent, Iranian leadership's reported stance of keeping enriched uranium within their country has raised worries of an extended conflict, keeping oil supplies disrupted for longer. July futures for international benchmark, Brent crude , gained 1.9% to $104.52 a barrel in early Asia trading, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures for June advanced 1.5% at $97.81 per barrel. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued a directive that near-weapons-grade uranium in the country should not be sent abroad, Reuters reported, citing Iranian sources. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump said that Washington was in the "final stages" of negotiations with Iran, according to a pool report . Worries over oil supplies continue to linger with the International Energy Agency warning that as travel demand grows during the summer season, oil markets could enter a " red zone " soon as global stocks deplete. The most important solution to the energy shock caused by the Iran war would be the Strait of Hormuz's full and unconditional reopening, IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said, adding that developing Asian and African countries will feel the "biggest pain of this crisis." "Energy executives warned that full normalization of Middle East oil supply may not occur until 2027 due to the scale of disruptions caused by the conflict," according to a recent note by MUFG. The Iran war, which started in late February, has been disrupting the traffic via the crucial Strait of Hormuz, that saw about a fifth of the global oil and liquefied natural gas passes through it prior...
peshkov/iStock via Getty Images Summary Following my previous coverage on RXO, Inc. ( RXO ), in which I recommended a hold rating as I was afraid of the near-term earnings, given that margins may be hit by higher buy rates and that contract repricing hadn’t started yet, this post is to provide an update on my thoughts on the business and stock. Overall, my view has turned slightly more positive on...
peshkov/iStock via Getty Images Summary Following my previous coverage on RXO, Inc. ( RXO ), in which I recommended a hold rating as I was afraid of the near-term earnings, given that margins may be hit by higher buy rates and that contract repricing hadn’t started yet, this post is to provide an update on my thoughts on the business and stock. Overall, my view has turned slightly more positive on the operating setup, but I am still giving RXO a hold rating. Contract rates are now moving higher, spot mix is improving, and the Q2 EBITDA guide points to a better sequential path. But Q1 earnings were still weak, demand has not recovered, and the stock valuation has seemingly already priced in a lot of the improvement. Business Description For newer readers, I have covered RXO since June 2023, so I will keep the business description short here. RXO is an asset-light freight broker. In simple terms, it connects shippers that need freight moved with carriers that have truck capacity. The core business is brokerage, especially truckload, but RXO also has exposure to LTL, managed transportation, and last-mile services. This is a competitive and fragmented industry, so scale, customer relationships, carrier access, pricing data, and technology matter a lot. The key thing to understand is that RXO does not own the trucks in the same way an asset-based carrier does. It earns money by matching freight with capacity and capturing the spread between what customers pay and what RXO pays carriers. That is why the freight cycle matters so much. When demand is weak and capacity is loose, pricing power is limited. When capacity tightens or demand improves, brokers like RXO can benefit through better pricing, more spot freight, and stronger gross profit per load. Hence, I focus a lot on contract repricing, spot mix, and truckload gross profit per load in this update. Latest Earnings Recap RXO’s Q1 2026 results still did not give me enough confidence to upgrade to a buy rating. Revenue ...
Last week, Nvidia stock climbed to a fresh all-time high above $236, pushing its market capitalization toward $5.7 trillion. The stock recently surged 3.7% in a single session and has now posted multiple consecutive gains, reflecting renewed investor confidence ahead of earnings. The current Nvidia stock forecast hinges on two competing forces: accelerating global AI demand, particularly from Chin...
Last week, Nvidia stock climbed to a fresh all-time high above $236, pushing its market capitalization toward $5.7 trillion. The stock recently surged 3.7% in a single session and has now posted multiple consecutive gains, reflecting renewed investor confidence ahead of earnings. The current Nvidia stock forecast hinges on two competing forces: accelerating global AI demand, particularly from China, and rising geopolitical and valuation risks. With NVDA trading above key technical levels but approaching short-term overbought conditions, the next move may depend on earnings guidance and regulatory clarity. China Demand Reignites AI Momentum One of the primary drivers behind Nvidia’s latest breakout is renewed demand for AI chips from China. Major technology firms, including Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, and JD.com are reportedly preparing to purchase Nvidia’s H200 processors, pending regulatory approvals. THIS IS INSANE. Jensen Huang will now earn nearly $870 million every year just from $NVDA dividends. NVIDIA just raised its quarterly dividend from $0.01 to $0.25, a massive 25x increase. Because Huang owns 871.7 million NVIDIA shares, his annual dividend income jumps from… pic.twitter.com/gZN8s5gBaj — Bull Theory (@BullTheoryio) May 21, 2026 Although US export restrictions remain in place and some Chinese approvals have slowed, investors appear to be pricing in a partial shift in demand. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s presence in China as part of a US delegation further suggests ongoing negotiations to unlock that pipeline. Even with China’s revenue under pressure from export controls, Nvidia continues to benefit from surging global AI infrastructure spending. Demand for high-performance GPUs used in model training, inference, and AI server deployment remains structurally strong. The broader semiconductor sector has rallied alongside Nvidia, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index reaching record levels. Year-to-date, NVDA is up more than 25%, and over the past 12 mont...
The new industrial park under the Northern Metropolis megaproject has attracted strong global interest from companies in environmental and AI sectors, its chairman has said, with plans to provide international education and accommodation facilities. Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung, the newly appointed chairman of the Hung Shui Kiu Industry Park Company, also aims to have the park operational by July next yea...
The new industrial park under the Northern Metropolis megaproject has attracted strong global interest from companies in environmental and AI sectors, its chairman has said, with plans to provide international education and accommodation facilities. Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung, the newly appointed chairman of the Hung Shui Kiu Industry Park Company, also aims to have the park operational by July next year, describing it as a “nice gift” for Hong Kong’s 30th anniversary of its return to Chinese sovereignty. “I have received many inquiries. They are from all different industries AI, hi-tech food, you name it. They are all so interested in coming in. What I am concerned about is that we might run out of land very, very soon. I hope these plans come true,” he said in an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post. Advertisement However, he declined to say how many companies had expressed interest, adding that details would be announced at a later stage. “They are coming from the United States, Europe, Asean countries and even the Middle East. There is a lot of money coming this way.” Advertisement The 10 Asean member states are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.