Walter Cicchetti/iStock Editorial via Getty Images The market is preparing for Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s ( SPCX ), commonly known as SpaceX, massive IPO. SpaceX filed its S-1 SEC filing on the 20 th of May ahead of the anticipated listing, revealing a massive amount of information about the company and its financials. The main prospectus spans over 277 pages, and the filing includes a...
Walter Cicchetti/iStock Editorial via Getty Images The market is preparing for Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s ( SPCX ), commonly known as SpaceX, massive IPO. SpaceX filed its S-1 SEC filing on the 20 th of May ahead of the anticipated listing, revealing a massive amount of information about the company and its financials. The main prospectus spans over 277 pages, and the filing includes an additional 96 pages related to financial statements. The company's three reportable segments have wildly different financial profiles and future prospects and provide a very interesting view of the company. Currently, SpaceX's business is based on Starlink’s strong financial trajectory, but resources are primarily being put on AI. The IPO is expected to be completed by mid-June already, according to trading market odds . SpaceX's Financials Finally Got Revealed SpaceX revealed a lot in the recent S-1 filing. The filing included discussion about SpaceX’s strengths, industry projections, risk factors, planned use of IPO proceeds, and other aspects. In my opinion, the most important disclosed information was SpaceX’s financial performance from 2023 to Q1’2026. The company separates the business into three reportable segments—Space, Connectivity, and AI. The Space segment is responsible for what SpaceX is traditionally known for: designing, manufacturing, and launching reusable rockets, namely including the Falcon family. Connectivity includes the Starlink service, which provides high-speed internet service through satellites to governments, enterprises, and broadband & mobile consumers. The AI segment includes SpaceX’s data center infrastructure for AI training, namely COLOSSUS and COLOSSUS II, the proprietary Grok AI model, and the X social media platform. The filing revealed that SpaceX’s revenue is largely based on Connectivity, generating the majority of the total current topline. Total revenues over the past twelve months stand at $3.8 billion for Space, $12.2 billion f...
Jeremy Edwards The Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes revealed their most hawkish stance since July 2023, reinforcing a market shift away from expectations for rate cuts. According to SoFi Chief Market Strategist Liz Thomas, most Fed officials now view a rate hike as possible if inflation remains elevated. She added that many also favored removing the easing bias from the policy statement—a ...
Jeremy Edwards The Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes revealed their most hawkish stance since July 2023, reinforcing a market shift away from expectations for rate cuts. According to SoFi Chief Market Strategist Liz Thomas, most Fed officials now view a rate hike as possible if inflation remains elevated. She added that many also favored removing the easing bias from the policy statement—a notable development suggesting the hawkish push extended beyond the three officials who formally dissented to include broad agreement among non-voters as well. The minutes arrive as markets already grapple with sticky inflation, higher energy prices and rising sensitivity to any sign the Fed may need to harden its stance. What had appeared to be a debate over when to cut is increasingly becoming a debate over whether the easing bias survives at all. Liz Thomas More on the U.S. Economy A Turning Point: Sovereign Bond Yields Soaring Treasury Yields Take The Wheel The Surging U.S. Treasury Yield: Can Stablecoins Help? Over half in BofA survey see Fed hike conditions met or near Is the next Fed chair a true QT threat?
watch now VIDEO 2:09 02:09 Options traders take quantum leap Options Action If there're two things traders love right now, they are cutting-edge tech and an all-American comeback story. Throw in some help from the U.S. government, and it's been a recipe for success. That could explain why traders are pouring into options on IBM after news the Armonk, New York-based juggernaut stands to receive $1 ...
watch now VIDEO 2:09 02:09 Options traders take quantum leap Options Action If there're two things traders love right now, they are cutting-edge tech and an all-American comeback story. Throw in some help from the U.S. government, and it's been a recipe for success. That could explain why traders are pouring into options on IBM after news the Armonk, New York-based juggernaut stands to receive $1 billion from the U.S. Commerce Department, the biggest recipient of a series of grants to support quantum computing. Options traders stormed into the stock, trading almost 200,000 contracts, on pace for 15 times the daily average of the past 30 days, according to data from Cboe's LiveVol. Calls outpaced puts nearly 8:1. More than 42,000 calls were bought, compared to 27,500 sold and less than 4,000 puts bought. It's not hard to see the similarities in the story of the government's endorsement of IBM as its investment in sidelined semiconductor giant Intel, whose shares were in a multiyear, 70% decline before turning around last year as the government took a 10% stake in the stock. Intel's up 500% since its low last year, rewarding options traders who took outsized bets on a rally. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon IBM 5yr chart IBM was in a multiyear bull run on its transformation to cloud and hybrid services but dropped 30% since November in sympathy with the broader selloff in cloud-centric businesses. The biggest options trader in the stock Thursday seems to believe this deal could be the catalyst for a multi-year run. They spent $2.7 million buying more than 500 contracts of the 260-strike call expiring Dec. 15, 2028. That's the longest-dated contract available to trade in the stock and carries a juicy time premium that means the trader actually needs IBM to get across $312 by expiry, or roughly 30% higher from here. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.
Shares of International Business Machines (IBM +11.50%) rallied 11.3% on Thursday, as of 2:35 p.m. EDT. IBM, as a large-cap stock, doesn't tend to move this much without quarterly earnings. But today, "Big Blue" was at the center of big quantum computing news, which also included the very newsworthy Trump administration. Expand NYSE : IBM International Business Machines Today's Change ( 11.50 %) $...
Shares of International Business Machines (IBM +11.50%) rallied 11.3% on Thursday, as of 2:35 p.m. EDT. IBM, as a large-cap stock, doesn't tend to move this much without quarterly earnings. But today, "Big Blue" was at the center of big quantum computing news, which also included the very newsworthy Trump administration. Expand NYSE : IBM International Business Machines Today's Change ( 11.50 %) $ 25.87 Current Price $ 250.87 Key Data Points Market Cap $211B Day's Range $ 230.96 - $ 252.20 52wk Range $ 212.34 - $ 324.90 Volume 935K Avg Vol 6.3M Gross Margin 57.80 % Dividend Yield 2.99 % IBM unveils Anderon, the country's first quantum foundry Today, the U.S. Commerce Department announced its intention to fund roughly a dozen U.S. quantum computing companies to accelerate the development of the technology. Among the awardees was IBM, which announced Anderon, what it calls, "America's first pure-play quantum foundry." According to the news release, IBM and the Commerce Department have signed a letter of intent to build Anderon in Albany, N.Y., to which IBM will contribute $1 billion, with an additional $1 billion coming from the Commerce Department via the 2022 CHIPS Act funding. While IBM has its own proprietary quantum computing technology under its corporate umbrella and is thus a competitor in some ways to the other "pure-play" quantum computing stocks being funded today, it appears that IBM will also aim to be the foundry for these competitors, producing their quantum chips in addition to IBM's own. In the announcement, IBM said it would use its 300mm wafer process, along with other advanced manufacturing technologies it has cultivated over many years. CEO Arvind Krishna said: IBM has pioneered quantum computing for decades. Our work in silicon wafer fabrication has been a key to IBM's success and will be critical to enable a broader quantum technology landscape that will reshape global innovation and economic competitiveness. With the support of the U.S. Departm...
In this article GRMN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Oura smart ring and charging case at MWC Barcelona 2026 in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oura, the maker of the eponymous smart ring that tracks the health and sleep of wearers, has confidentially filed a draft of its IPO prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commiss...
In this article GRMN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Oura smart ring and charging case at MWC Barcelona 2026 in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oura, the maker of the eponymous smart ring that tracks the health and sleep of wearers, has confidentially filed a draft of its IPO prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company announced on Thursday. Oura did not specify the timeline for an IPO, saying it would take place after the SEC completes its review process, subject to market and other conditions. Launched in 2015, Oura's smart ring product has evolved well beyond sleep tracking and now features a variety of features focused on broader health and wellness. In recent years, it has increasingly focused on advancing preventative health through new capabilities, AI, analytics and other features. The company recently reported it is on track to surpass five million paid members this quarter, a fourfold increase over the past two years. That has led to a 4x increase in total revenue over the past two fiscal years, it said. Oura, which has been named to the CNBC Disruptor 50 list four times, including No. 14 in 2026 , was valued at $11 billion in October following a $900 million Series E funding round. The company has raised more than $1.5 billion in total. More coverage of the 2026 CNBC Disruptor 50 2026 CNBC Disruptor 50: See the full list of companies The latest trends shaping Disruptor success stories Inside the research process for this year's list How Armada is building data centers on the edge, and around the globe Shield AI, and the Pentagon's race to build cheaper drone fighters Watch: Waabi CEO on when the self-driving big rigs will be here Watch: Replit's CEO on vibe-coding era's solopreneur billionaires Last September, Oura announced that it had sold over 5.5 million Oura Rings since the product's launch, up from 2.5 million rings the company said it had sold as of June...
SCARSDALE, N.Y., May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- With three decades of experience, Michael E. Kounavis, PhD, has solidified himself as a senior industry leader whose achievements Marquis Who's Who is proud to recognize. Specializing in computer science, particularly cryptography and machine learning, Dr. Kounavis has made numerous contributions to these areas as well as microprocessor innovation. Tod...
SCARSDALE, N.Y., May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- With three decades of experience, Michael E. Kounavis, PhD, has solidified himself as a senior industry leader whose achievements Marquis Who's Who is proud to recognize. Specializing in computer science, particularly cryptography and machine learning, Dr. Kounavis has made numerous contributions to these areas as well as microprocessor innovation. Today, he aims to continue protecting data while advancing new fields of technology. Michael E. Kounavis (PRNewsfoto/Marquis Who's Who) Before beginning his professional career, Dr. Kounavis established his academic foundations. He first earned a bachelor's degree in Athens, Greece, before pursuing a master's degree at Columbia University in New York. From 1996 to 2003, he served as a graduate research assistant at the university. In 2003, he graduated with a doctorate from the same institution. Contributions at Intel Corp In 2004, Dr. Kounavis joined Intel Corp., where he worked as a senior staff research scientist. In this role, he developed computer architecture extensions to protect the confidentiality and integrity of data. This involved extending microprocessor circuits to prevent the malicious alteration or theft of data. While cyberattacks persist, this development in microprocessor architecture was significant for the field. At Intel, Dr. Kounavis became familiar with artificial intelligence. While focusing on his work in microprocessor architecture, he approached the new technology from an academic standpoint, building new skills from the ground up. He contributed to innovations in the field of artificial intelligence, developed patents and published research papers. Becoming Involved at Meta During this time, Dr. Kounavis also became involved with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the field of adversarial machine learning. By 2021, this involvement had paved the way for him to become an expert in the field, and he was eventually hired as a software engineer at ...
Klaus Vedfelt Shareholders of Pacira BioSciences (PCRA) have been told by two individuals backed by DOMA Perpetual Capital Management to join the biopharma's board to ignore criticisms of them by management and elect them "to bring fresh perspective and rigorous questioning to the Company boardroom." Christopher Dennis and Oliver Benton Curtis III say that despite management attacking their credib...
Klaus Vedfelt Shareholders of Pacira BioSciences (PCRA) have been told by two individuals backed by DOMA Perpetual Capital Management to join the biopharma's board to ignore criticisms of them by management and elect them "to bring fresh perspective and rigorous questioning to the Company boardroom." Christopher Dennis and Oliver Benton Curtis III say that despite management attacking their credibility in a letter to shareholders earlier this month, they are qualified and independent. "We each conducted our own diligence on the Company before agreeing to stand for election," Dennis and Curtis wrote in their shareholder letter. "What we found is a business with real assets and a worthy non-opioid pain mission, operating inside a governance structure that has not produced the returns or developed the strategic discipline that shareholders deserve." Dennis is a physician executive, while Curtis is a lawyer. The duo also challenged management's May 5 letter, writing , "With a federal reimbursement catalyst now fully active and commercial coverage expanded to 110 million lives, shareholders should ask whether 5% topline growth is the success story management is presenting, or the early ceiling of what the existing strategy can produce." DOMA Perpetual owns ~7.5% of Pacira common stock. More on Pacira BioSciences Pacira BioSciences: Exparel Still Supports My Original Bull Case Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (PCRX) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Pacira BioSciences, Inc. 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Pacira outlines 2026 revenue guidance of $745M-$770M while advancing PCRX-201 Phase II milestones Pacira BioSciences Q1 2026 Earnings Preview
Andranik Hakobyan/iStock via Getty Images Fund Overview Through its multi-sector fixed-income strategy, the fund invests predominantly in US issuers with the goal of generating high current income and total return in excess of the benchmark over market cycles. Market Overview The US short-duration, investment-grade bond market, as represented by the Bloomberg 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index, retu...
Andranik Hakobyan/iStock via Getty Images Fund Overview Through its multi-sector fixed-income strategy, the fund invests predominantly in US issuers with the goal of generating high current income and total return in excess of the benchmark over market cycles. Market Overview The US short-duration, investment-grade bond market, as represented by the Bloomberg 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index, returned 0.28% during the first quarter of 2026. Credit markets entered 2026 on a solid footing, extending the constructive environment that characterized much of 2025. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act provided fiscal tailwinds to the economy, the labor market held unemployment steady despite immigration-driven supply constraints, and the Federal Reserve cut rates in December. Markets were expecting two or three additional cuts during the year. Ten-year Treasury yields were drifting lower, and credit spreads were near cycle tights. Then, on February 28, the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, and the calculus changed. The most direct impact has been on energy markets. Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20% of global fossil fuels flow, removed critical supply from the market. Brent crude, which traded near $60 per barrel at the start of the quarter, surged well above $100 in March. Gasoline and diesel prices in the US rose sharply as a result. Secondary impacts quickly spread to fertilizer, helium, and carbon-dependent markets. While the US remains in a strong supply position, shortages and rationing are spreading to Europe and emerging markets. The Treasury market no longer expects the Fed to cut rates this year. Yields rose across the curve as bonds sold off in response to the geopolitical shock and its inflationary implications. Even so, corporate credit entered the conflict on solid footing. Defaults through February remained well below long-term averages at 2.1%. Investment-grade leverage held near recent averages, and interest coverage had stab...
Watch 1996 reports of the fatal plane attack at the heart of Castro's indictment The US government has charged the former Cuban president with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes over the downing of the two planes.
Watch 1996 reports of the fatal plane attack at the heart of Castro's indictment The US government has charged the former Cuban president with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes over the downing of the two planes.
Marcus Lemonis Fires Back On X Over Claims Camping World Spiraling Toward Bankruptcy America's largest RV dealer and service chain, selling new and used motorhomes, travel trailers, and more for outdoor living, has been under pressure over the past several years as high interest rates have crushed RV demand . An X user with the handle " Roger " laid out his thesis on why Camping World is next on t...
Marcus Lemonis Fires Back On X Over Claims Camping World Spiraling Toward Bankruptcy America's largest RV dealer and service chain, selling new and used motorhomes, travel trailers, and more for outdoor living, has been under pressure over the past several years as high interest rates have crushed RV demand . An X user with the handle " Roger " laid out his thesis on why Camping World is next on the list to "file Chapter 11 bankruptcy with $3.5 billion of unpayable debt," adding, "West Marine (one of the largest boat suppliers in the US) just filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy today, holding over $1 billion in debt." Camping World $CWH expected to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy with $3.5 billion of unpayable debt. West Marine (one of largest boat suppliers in US) just filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy today holding over $1 billion in debt. RV and Boat Bankruptcies. The signs are clear. pic.twitter.com/hBUvxQ5sWJ — Roger (@rdd147) May 21, 2026 Camping World Revenues and Liabilities Roger added, "RV and Boat Bankruptcies. The signs are clear." Same boat as West Marine. Camping World is in Final stages of screwing the landlord to pay the debt holders. pic.twitter.com/25KTtPlZcq — Roger (@rdd147) May 21, 2026 Shares of Camping World have been locked in a brutal bear market since peaking near $45 in late 2021, with the stock now down about 86% as of Thursday. The sell-off has pushed shares back toward Covid-era lows, as high interest rates continue to choke off RV demand and corporate America as a whole warns that consumers have significantly dialed back on big-ticket items ( read here ). Responding on X to Roger's bear thesis on Camping World was none other than Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond, co-founder of Camping World, and TV personality. Lemonis said Roger's view that Camping World was sliding toward bankruptcy was " totally false ." Totally false — Marcus Lemonis (@marcuslemonis) May 21, 2026 Roger then responded to Lemonis : "Explain. Why are liabilities rising, in parti...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Alphabet's Google (GOOG, Financials) is making a big AI infrastructure bet in Missouri. The company announced plans to invest $15 billion in a new data center in New Florence, one of the largest technology projects the state has seen. The reason is simple: AI needs a huge amount of computing power. As more companies use AI tools in search, cloud services, ...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Alphabet's Google (GOOG, Financials) is making a big AI infrastructure bet in Missouri. The company announced plans to invest $15 billion in a new data center in New Florence, one of the largest technology projects the state has seen. The reason is simple: AI needs a huge amount of computing power. As more companies use AI tools in search, cloud services, software and business operations, Google needs more data center capacity to support that demand. The project also shows how quickly the AI race is turning into a real estate, power and infrastructure race. Big tech companies are now competing not only on models and software, but also on who can build enough capacity to run them. For investors, the Missouri project is another sign that Google is still spending heavily to defend its place in cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
The Domestic Abuse Act fails to fully recognise the danger of technology-facilitated abuse, such as location tracking or hidden stalkerware, a Lords select committee has heard. Tech abuse has become “increasingly prevalent” and “very commonplace now within a domestic abuse context”, said Jen Reed, the head of policy at University College London’s Gender and Tech Research Lab, during an evidence se...
The Domestic Abuse Act fails to fully recognise the danger of technology-facilitated abuse, such as location tracking or hidden stalkerware, a Lords select committee has heard. Tech abuse has become “increasingly prevalent” and “very commonplace now within a domestic abuse context”, said Jen Reed, the head of policy at University College London’s Gender and Tech Research Lab, during an evidence session. Technology-facilitated abuse, or tech abuse, is the use of digital devices and platforms to harass, stalk, monitor, control and abuse an individual. Reed called for the inclusion of tech abuse in the statutory definition of domestic abuse. She said: “Tech abuse is just as devastating as physical abuse. The effects that we see on individuals, I cannot overstate enough how horrendous some of the cases are that we see. “We see stalkerware and spyware installed on people’s phones. We see a lot of [Apple] AirTags and tracking devices being sewn into children’s belongings or clothes during visitation orders, so that the child can be tracked back to their refuge. “We’ve seen smart fridges used to stop people from being able to eat or to access food while they’re at home. We’ve seen smart speakers – when a perpetrator has gone to work – accessed remotely to blast a wedding song or something else triggering through every speaker in the home.” The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 created a statutory definition of domestic abuse that encompassed physical or sexual abuse, violent or threatening behaviour, coercive and controlling behaviour, economic abuse, and psychological or emotional abuse. While tech abuse is not mentioned, cases would typically fall under the category of coercive and controlling behaviour – although there is room for cases to fall between the cracks. The cybersecurity company Kaspersky released a report into tech abuse on Tuesday, which found 45% of its respondents globally had experienced tech abuse in the past 12 months. Tech abuse was explicitly included in the s...
Kintarapong/iStock via Getty Images The last time I spoke about Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. ( DYN ), it was with a Seeking Alpha article entitled " Dyne: Accelerated Approval Established Endpoint Sets Stage For DM1 Data In Mid-2026 ." With respect to this article, I mentioned that the company was in the process of recruiting patients for its phase 1/2 ACHIEVE REC study [registrational cohort study] us...
Kintarapong/iStock via Getty Images The last time I spoke about Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. ( DYN ), it was with a Seeking Alpha article entitled " Dyne: Accelerated Approval Established Endpoint Sets Stage For DM1 Data In Mid-2026 ." With respect to this article, I mentioned that the company was in the process of recruiting patients for its phase 1/2 ACHIEVE REC study [registrational cohort study] using its drug zeleciment basivarsen [z-basivarsen] for the treatment of patients with myotonic dystrophy Type 1 [DM1]. The latest update for this program is that there is an expectation to complete enrollment of 60 patients for this study in Q2 of 2026. The downside is that this ACHIEVE REC study, using z-basivarsen to treat these DM1 patients, is not expected to release top-line data until Q1 of 2027. Positive data from this registration cohort study, plus from the multiple-ascending dose [MAD] and extension study ACHIEVE, could end up allowing this company to then file for FDA Accelerated Approval of z-basivarsen for these patients in Q3 of 2027. Lastly, Dyne has aligned with the FDA for the confirmatory phase 3 HARMONIA study using this drug to treat these DM1 patients. I had a Strong Buy rating on this stock the last time around, and I believe that it is important to keep this rating as it is. The advancement of the DM1 drug development program is one reason for it, but the other reason is because of the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy [DMD] treatment program. As an update for this particular program, the company was able to achieve the primary endpoint in the Registrational Expansion Cohort [REC] of the phase 1/2 DELIVER study using zeleciment rostudirsen [z-rostudirsen] for the treatment of DMD patients amenable to exon 51 skipping. Plus, it also provided an update on long-term clinical data as well from this very same study. Based on this data, it is going to allow the company to file a Biologics License Application [BLA] of z-rostudirsen [formerly DYNE-101] for the treat...
Shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) are trading near $119 in Thursday afternoon action, essentially flat on the session, while Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock hovers near $446, down only slightly. The headline today isn’t the tape; it’s the scoreboard year-to-date. Intel stock has returned 222% in 2026 so far, roughly twice AMD stock’s 108% gain. That’s ... Intel Has Doubled AMD’s 2026 Gains. ...
Shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) are trading near $119 in Thursday afternoon action, essentially flat on the session, while Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock hovers near $446, down only slightly. The headline today isn’t the tape; it’s the scoreboard year-to-date. Intel stock has returned 222% in 2026 so far, roughly twice AMD stock’s 108% gain. That’s ... Intel Has Doubled AMD’s 2026 Gains. Is It Time to Rebalance Your Chip Stocks?
Democrats wanted answers for what went wrong in 2024. Now, there are more questions toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images The Democratic National Committee has finally released an outside review of 2024 campaign losses that the party says was delivered unfinished and full of unverified claims about problems and solutions. DNC Chairman Ken Martin, facing internal criticism f...
Democrats wanted answers for what went wrong in 2024. Now, there are more questions toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images The Democratic National Committee has finally released an outside review of 2024 campaign losses that the party says was delivered unfinished and full of unverified claims about problems and solutions. DNC Chairman Ken Martin, facing internal criticism for a decision to shelve the report after he received it late last year, apologized in a Substack post accompanying the report for withholding the document until now. "When I received the report late last year, it wasn't ready for primetime," Martin wrote. "Not even close. And because no source material was provided, fixing it would have meant starting over, from the beginning – every conversation, every interview, every data set." The 192-page document , written by Paul Rivera, a Democratic consultant unaffiliated with the Biden and Harris campaigns, is missing key sections like a conclusion, an executive summary and even "Notes for the reader." Sponsor Message "While we extensively fact-check DNC After Action Report in order to ensure accuracy, it is always possible that mistakes remain," the draft reads. "We encourage any readers who notice factual errors to reach out to use at XXXX@dnc.org. Mistakes will be corrected as quickly as possible, and any changes will be noted in the text. All numbers and figures are accurate as of xx/xx/2025." The report's tentative title, "BUILD TO WIN. BUILD TO LAST" was constructed on shaky foundational data, the DNC asserts in numerous annotations throughout the draft document. A disclaimer notes that the party "was not provided with the underlying sourcing, interviews, or supporting data for many of the assertions contained herein and therefore cannot independently verify the claims presented." The unfinished autopsy was delivered to Martin in late 2025, as the party was celebrating major victories in Virginia, New Jersey and across the c...
On Wednesday, Zillow abruptly lost access to thousands of property listings in the Chicago area after filing a lawsuit accusing a private listing network owner of colluding with the nation's largest brokerage to harm consumers by hiding homes. According to the Chicago Sun-Times , hopeful Chicagoland home buyers browsing Zillow and Trulia suddenly saw significantly fewer listings. On Zillow, a near...
On Wednesday, Zillow abruptly lost access to thousands of property listings in the Chicago area after filing a lawsuit accusing a private listing network owner of colluding with the nation's largest brokerage to harm consumers by hiding homes. According to the Chicago Sun-Times , hopeful Chicagoland home buyers browsing Zillow and Trulia suddenly saw significantly fewer listings. On Zillow, a nearly 5,000-home market dropped to about 1,700. Thorough home buyers diligently checking every possible resource can still turn to other platforms, like Redfin and Realtor.com, which currently host between 5,000 and 8,000 listings, the Sun-Times noted. Read full article Comments
Cannes film festival: Threading together three stories from distinct eras of Spanish life, this narrative triptych is superlatively acted and beautifully shot The Black Ball is a narrative triptych about the lives of three different Spanish men at various times: a meditation derived from Lorca about the secret history of gay men’s sexuality, which has been erased, excluded or denied – sexuality tr...
Cannes film festival: Threading together three stories from distinct eras of Spanish life, this narrative triptych is superlatively acted and beautifully shot The Black Ball is a narrative triptych about the lives of three different Spanish men at various times: a meditation derived from Lorca about the secret history of gay men’s sexuality, which has been erased, excluded or denied – sexuality transfigured into a mysterious, restorative poetry of the soul. In Lorca’s words, “only mystery keeps us alive” and in fact the small regret I have about this superlatively acted and beautifully shot film is that once the connection between the three narrative strands is explained, some of the mystery and poetry is lost. In 1932, Carlos (Milo Quifes) is a young man of a good family in Granada, who applies for membership of the elite “Casino” club but is turned down on the grounds of his rumoured homosexuality, blackballed in an oppressively elaborate ceremony presided over by politicians and clergymen, in which the white and black balls are solemnly rolled down a special chute. In 1939, Sebastián (played by the actor and musician Álvaro Lafuente Calvo) finds himself chaotically enlisted into the pro-Franco nationalist army during the civil war and falls in love with the wounded Republican prisoner-of-war that he is supposed to be guarding. This is Rafael (Miguel Bernardeau), an actor and footballer with Atlético Madrid, an impossibly handsome, captivatingly vulnerable man whose bandages ooze blood like the tears of a miraculous statue. Continue reading...
Key Points SOXX offers a more concentrated focus on chipmakers, while IYW focuses on the broader tech sector. SOXX has delivered significantly higher total returns over the past year and five years despite carrying higher volatility and a deeper historical drawdown. IYW provides broader sector exposure across 139 holdings compared to SOXX's narrow 30-stock portfolio. 10 stocks we like better than ...
Key Points SOXX offers a more concentrated focus on chipmakers, while IYW focuses on the broader tech sector. SOXX has delivered significantly higher total returns over the past year and five years despite carrying higher volatility and a deeper historical drawdown. IYW provides broader sector exposure across 139 holdings compared to SOXX's narrow 30-stock portfolio. 10 stocks we like better than iShares Trust - iShares Semiconductor ETF › Investors choosing between the iShares U.S. Technology ETF (NYSEMKT:IYW) and the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) are essentially weighing broad software and hardware exposure against a hyper-focused, high-volatility bet on the semiconductor industry. Both funds are seasoned products from the iShares lineup, designed to capture the rapid growth of the digital economy through different lenses. While IYW casts a wide net across the domestic tech landscape, SOXX targets the specific companies that manufacture the hardware and circuitry powering modern computing. Here’s how they stack up. Snapshot (cost & size) Metric IYW SOXX Issuer iShares iShares Expense ratio 0.38% 0.34% 1-yr return (as of May 21, 2026) 50.51% 147.5% Dividend yield 0.12% 0.36% Beta (5Y monthly) 1.30 2.06 Assets under management (AUM) $21.5 billion $29.6 billion SOXX offers a slight advantage on both fees and income, with a lower expense ratio and higher dividend yield. While the difference is minor on both fronts, it could make a difference over time. Performance & risk comparison Metric IYW SOXX Max drawdown (5 yr) -39.4% -45.8% Growth of $1,000 over 5 years (total return) $2,674 $3,904 What's inside SOXX focuses specifically on semiconductor stocks, with just 30 holdings. Its largest positions include Micron Technology, Advanced Micro Devices, and Broadcom, and it has paid $1.67 per share in dividends over the trailing 12 months. IYW provides broader exposure with 139 holdings from across the tech sector. Its top holdings include Nvidia, Apple, and Alphab...