At the same time an open-top bus rolls through Birmingham with Unai Emery's Europa League-winning side on board, a minibus full of Aston Villa fans will be cruising through a village in Ghana to celebrate. Villa ended a 30-year trophy drought on Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over Freiburg at Istanbul's Besiktas Park. Their success will be celebrated on their return from Turkey with an open-top bus ...
At the same time an open-top bus rolls through Birmingham with Unai Emery's Europa League-winning side on board, a minibus full of Aston Villa fans will be cruising through a village in Ghana to celebrate. Villa ended a 30-year trophy drought on Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over Freiburg at Istanbul's Besiktas Park. Their success will be celebrated on their return from Turkey with an open-top bus victory procession through the streets of Birmingham on Thursday. More than 5,000km away a makeshift parade of 30 motorcycles and a minibus will be travelling through the Ghanaian village of Juaben. The village is home to about 1,000 Villa fans and the Ghana Lions, a supporters' club headed up by Owusu Boakye. "Yesterday was one of our best moments in life and what a time to support Aston Villa," Boakye, a lifelong Villa fan, told the BBC. "We have hired 30 motorcycles so we can go around the whole community. We will go there to see how everybody is chanting, how everybody is feeling. "Today we are going to use our minibus like what Aston Villa will be doing today."
With major indexes near record highs and AI-linked names trading at premium multiples, the hunt for reasonably priced AI exposure has shifted toward fintech. Stocks under $15 with real earnings, beyond just an AI pitch deck, are scarce. One name fits that profile right now: an AI-driven consumer credit platform that just raised full-year guidance ... Got $1,000? This Blockbuster AI Fintech Stock U...
With major indexes near record highs and AI-linked names trading at premium multiples, the hunt for reasonably priced AI exposure has shifted toward fintech. Stocks under $15 with real earnings, beyond just an AI pitch deck, are scarce. One name fits that profile right now: an AI-driven consumer credit platform that just raised full-year guidance ... Got $1,000? This Blockbuster AI Fintech Stock Under $15 Is a Screaming Buy
Micron Technology has posted permanent Seoul-based positions for senior high-bandwidth memory design architects — roles targeting Korean engineers who design the memory chips powering Nvidia's AI accelerators — on the same day Samsung Electronics and its labor union reached a tentative wage agreement that had threatened to send 47,000 workers on strike. The timing crystallizes a strategic contest ...
Micron Technology has posted permanent Seoul-based positions for senior high-bandwidth memory design architects — roles targeting Korean engineers who design the memory chips powering Nvidia's AI accelerators — on the same day Samsung Electronics and its labor union reached a tentative wage agreement that had threatened to send 47,000 workers on strike. The timing crystallizes a strategic contest that has been building for months: a U.S. chipmaker deploying a new playbook in the home territory of its two primary rivals at the precise moment one of them is most distracted. New Playbook: Design Work in Seoul, Not Taiwan Micron's most recent Korean job listings depart significantly from earlier rounds of hiring. In previous campaigns — hotel-based interview events in Pangyo in late 2024 and LinkedIn outreach throughout 2025 — the company offered premium packages for positions in Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, or the United States, asking engineers to uproot their lives in exchange for a 10 to 20 percent salary increase and relocation support. Industry reporting from BusinessKorea confirms the new postings represent a strategic escalation beyond those earlier efforts. The new listings, for titles including "Staff HBM Design Architect" and "Principal HBM Design Architect," list Seoul as the work location. The distinction matters: by bringing the job to the engineer rather than the engineer to the job, Micron removes what industry observers consistently identify as the single largest barrier to job-switching among Korean semiconductor professionals — moving abroad and leaving family networks behind. The roles require engineers to design and analyze digital and analog DRAM circuits for next-generation HBM products, with responsibilities spanning power, area, and speed optimization of high-speed mixed-signal circuits, through-silicon via-based 3D stacking, and architectural review for future HBM generations. Micron states the primary objective in its postings as developing next-...
Aaron Hawkins/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Cerebras ( CBRS ) has been all over the news recently after the biggest IPO of 2026 with its valuation rising to $70B. Its stock initially surged 70% after the IPO meaning that they left tens of billions on the table and on Friday it tumbled to a price of $280 from its peak of $302. It is being portrayed as an Nvidia ( NVDA ) competitor making chi...
Aaron Hawkins/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Cerebras ( CBRS ) has been all over the news recently after the biggest IPO of 2026 with its valuation rising to $70B. Its stock initially surged 70% after the IPO meaning that they left tens of billions on the table and on Friday it tumbled to a price of $280 from its peak of $302. It is being portrayed as an Nvidia ( NVDA ) competitor making chips “58 times larger than any chip previously built” and claiming to have solved some issues that smaller GPUs have. The five founding members sold SeaMicro to AMD and three years later founded Cerebras with the idea that a wafer-sized semiconductor brings many benefits. Cerebras started selling to educational institutions and life-sciences companies that were building supercomputers for drug discovery and research like AstraZeneca and the National Energy Technology Laboratory. After a few years of selling to customers in research labs and the government, Cerebras landed a big deal with the Abu Dhabi AI conglomerate G42 and in 2024 it accounted for 85% of its revenue. It then ventured into offering fast AI inference as a service and powered Meta’s Llama API, Perplexity and Mistral among others. Although Cerebras initially started as a chip provider for AI training, OpenAI ( OPENAI ) is betting on Cerebras’ inference potential by committing to buy $20B worth of computing capacity over the next three years. I say computing capacity and not chips because it is buying inference-as-a-service, just as Cerebras already provides to Llama, Mistral, Perplexity and AlphaSense. In March, Amazon struck a deal with Cerebras to make its chip, the WSE-3, available to cloud customers through Amazon Bedrock. It is basically letting AWS customers access Cerebras’ hardware without dealing with Cerebras ’directly. These deals are important but why are these companies betting billions of dollars on its computing capacity when Nvidia and AMD dominate the market? What distinguishes Cerebras’ chips?...
(RTTNews) - Zscaler, Inc. (ZS) announced the intent to acquire Symmetry Systems. The transaction is expected to close in the coming days. Zscaler said Symmetry Systems gives it the foundational visibility required to govern AI agent communication at scale and unlock the next phase of Zero Trust. Jay Chaudhry, Chairman and CEO of Zscaler, said: "With Symmetry Systems, we are adding the access graph...
(RTTNews) - Zscaler, Inc. (ZS) announced the intent to acquire Symmetry Systems. The transaction is expected to close in the coming days. Zscaler said Symmetry Systems gives it the foundational visibility required to govern AI agent communication at scale and unlock the next phase of Zero Trust. Jay Chaudhry, Chairman and CEO of Zscaler, said: "With Symmetry Systems, we are adding the access graph that maps how every identity, application, and data source connects across the enterprise. This foundational visibility is what Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange will use to govern agentto-application and agent-to-agent communication at scale, giving customers the actionable control they need to safely embrace AI." In pre-market trading on NasdaqGS, Zscaler shares are down 1.19 percent to $172.37. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
News that Samsung management had managed to negotiate successfully with labor unions prompted a rally in South Korean stocks, augmented by the bullish comments from Nvidia’s CEO about the AI industry and chip demand.
News that Samsung management had managed to negotiate successfully with labor unions prompted a rally in South Korean stocks, augmented by the bullish comments from Nvidia’s CEO about the AI industry and chip demand.
AMD announced more than $10 billion in investments across Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem on Thursday, targeting advanced chip packaging and manufacturing partnerships needed to support its next-generation AI infrastructure. The investments center on expanding capabilities in 2.5D chip interconnect packaging technology, which links chips together to improve performance and power efficiency, the c...
AMD announced more than $10 billion in investments across Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem on Thursday, targeting advanced chip packaging and manufacturing partnerships needed to support its next-generation AI infrastructure. The investments center on expanding capabilities in 2.5D chip interconnect packaging technology, which links chips together to improve performance and power efficiency, the company said. AMD is collaborating with Taiwan-based packaging and testing firms ASE and its unit SPIL to develop and qualify what it calls Elevated Fanout Bridge, or EFB, technology. That technology will support AMD's sixth-generation EPYC processors, codenamed "Venice," according to AMD. The company said it also reached a milestone with Taiwanese firm PTI by qualifying the first 2.5D panel-based EFB interconnect. The announcement extends to the deployment of AMD's Helios rack-scale AI server platform, which the company said is on track for production in the second half of 2026. Manufacturing partners for Helios include Sanmina, Wiwynn, Wistron, and Inventec. The platform pairs AMD Instinct MI450X GPUs with Venice CPUs and runs on AMD's ROCm open software stack, the company said. "As AI adoption accelerates, our global customers are rapidly scaling AI infrastructure to meet growing compute demand," AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su said in a statement. "By combining AMD leadership in high-performance computing with the Taiwan ecosystem and our strategic global partners, we are enabling integrated, rack-scale AI infrastructure that helps customers accelerate deployment of next-generation AI systems." TSMC's cutting-edge 2-nanometer fabrication process is being used to manufacture the Venice CPUs, Reuters reported. AMD has been building momentum heading into this announcement. The company reported first-quarter revenue of $10.25 billion, a 38% increase from the prior year, driven by surging demand for AI infrastructure. Its data center segment generated $5.78 billion in revenue, up 5...
Oklo Inc. OKLO is making fuel recycling the centerpiece of its long-term nuclear fuel strategy. The Sam Altman-backed company is building the nation’s first privately funded nuclear fuel recycling facility in Oak Ridge, TN, backed by a planned $1.68 billion investment and expected creation of more than 800 jobs. The move targets a major industry inefficiency: conventional reactors use only about 5...
Oklo Inc. OKLO is making fuel recycling the centerpiece of its long-term nuclear fuel strategy. The Sam Altman-backed company is building the nation’s first privately funded nuclear fuel recycling facility in Oak Ridge, TN, backed by a planned $1.68 billion investment and expected creation of more than 800 jobs. The move targets a major industry inefficiency: conventional reactors use only about 5% of a fuel’s energy content, leaving roughly 95% unused. OKLO aims to recover that remaining energy and use it in advanced reactors like Aurora. This strategy is now moving from concept to execution. At its Tennessee Advanced Fuel Center, OKLO is continuing site-preparation work while advancing the facility’s technology design and regulatory readiness. The company has also said that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) application readiness review is progressing, which is an important step toward eventual licensing. For OKLO, the fuel recycling facility is not just a separate infrastructure project; it is intended to support long-term fuel availability for its advanced reactor deployments. In that sense, the fuel segment could become a key strategic enabler for the company’s broader reactor business. Financially, OKLO’s $2.5 billion in cash and marketable securities gives it a stronger base to fund development and deployment, although its $33.1 million first-quarter net loss shows that the company remains in an investment-heavy phase. The broader industry backdrop makes this effort more significant. The United States has accumulated nearly 100,000 metric tons of used nuclear fuel, and OKLO estimates that this material contains energy equivalent to about 1.2 trillion barrels of oil. Recent DOE requests for applications to support privately funded used-fuel recycling further highlight the growing view that used nuclear fuel can be treated as a strategic domestic energy resource rather than only as waste. Beyond the financial opportunity, OKLO’s approach could help re...
ISerg/iStock via Getty Images Now is a great time to be a high yield investor, especially as the market continues to chase growth at all costs. There are plenty of names in the REIT and BDC spaces that trade at below average valuations with a strong margin of safety. This, combined with a high yield provides downside protection against a volatile market. This brings me to Carlyle Secured Lending (...
ISerg/iStock via Getty Images Now is a great time to be a high yield investor, especially as the market continues to chase growth at all costs. There are plenty of names in the REIT and BDC spaces that trade at below average valuations with a strong margin of safety. This, combined with a high yield provides downside protection against a volatile market. This brings me to Carlyle Secured Lending ( CGBD ). At the current price of $10.93, CGBD trades close to its 52-week low with a 13% dividend yield, as shown below. CGBD Stock 1-Yr Trend (Seeking Alpha) In this article, I highlight CGBD and including recent business results , and discuss why this stock is a worthy ‘Buy’ at present for high income and value, so let’s dive in! Why CGBD? Carlyle Secured Lending is a BDC that’s externally managed by Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management, a subsidiary of The Carlyle Group ( CG ). CGBD lends to U.S. middle market companies. It currently has a $2.3 billion portfolio at fair value invested in 171 companies in 25 industries. Most of CGBD’s investments are senior secured debt, representing 87% of the portfolio total. Specifically, 83% of the portfolio is first-lien and 4% is second lien. Top sectors include Healthcare, Software, Financial Services, Business and Consumer services, comprising 54% of the portfolio total, as shown below. Investor Presentation Most of CGBD’s investments have sizable revenue streams, with the median company EBITDA being $100 million. Moreover, 95% of investments are backed by private equity sponsors. This helps to ensure another level of due diligence while also providing the borrowers with strategic guidance from the VC sponsor. CGBD delivered a healthy quarter of originations during Q1 2026 with $217 million of fundings. Originations across the platform rose 14% YoY despite a 25% drop in U.S. private equity deal activity. This means that CGBD is taking market share even as the broader market remains subdued. Net asset value per share decline...
For all the hype over those two IPOs, South Korea’s SK Hynix could be the hottest new AI story for American investors in the coming weeks. The memory-chip maker has already filed an application to list American depositary receipts with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The size and pricing of the listing haven’t been decided, but SK Hynix could raise up to $10 billion according to local Kore...
For all the hype over those two IPOs, South Korea’s SK Hynix could be the hottest new AI story for American investors in the coming weeks. The memory-chip maker has already filed an application to list American depositary receipts with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The size and pricing of the listing haven’t been decided, but SK Hynix could raise up to $10 billion according to local Korean media reports.
Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) is growing like a software company. Q1 2026 revenue hit $19.80B, up 55.5% year over year, with Mounjaro at $8.66B (+125%) and Zepbound at $4.16B (+80%). CEO David Ricks told investors “2026 is off to a strong start, we delivered 56% revenue growth in the first quarter and raised our full-year revenue ... Can Eli Lilly Stock Reach $1800 by 2030? Here Is the Bull Case
Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) is growing like a software company. Q1 2026 revenue hit $19.80B, up 55.5% year over year, with Mounjaro at $8.66B (+125%) and Zepbound at $4.16B (+80%). CEO David Ricks told investors “2026 is off to a strong start, we delivered 56% revenue growth in the first quarter and raised our full-year revenue ... Can Eli Lilly Stock Reach $1800 by 2030? Here Is the Bull Case
Quantum X Labs Inc. The milestone adds a layer that brings a publicly accessible experimental surface-code dataset from Google Quantum AI, Tel Aviv, Israel, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quantum X Labs Inc. (Nasdaq: QXL) (“Quantum X” or the “Company”), an advanced technologies company, today announces that its sublicensee,30%-owned subsidiary, has successfully delivered a working integration la...
Quantum X Labs Inc. The milestone adds a layer that brings a publicly accessible experimental surface-code dataset from Google Quantum AI, Tel Aviv, Israel, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quantum X Labs Inc. (Nasdaq: QXL) (“Quantum X” or the “Company”), an advanced technologies company, today announces that its sublicensee,30%-owned subsidiary, has successfully delivered a working integration layer that brings a publicly accessible experimental surface-code dataset from Google Quantum AI, into its Error Correction (QECC) IP (patent pending) transformer pipeline. In this phase, the team implemented a standardized data adapter to ingest dense binary syndrome measurements from selected experimental configurations, engineered dynamic attention masking that adapts to code distances and layouts, and established an end-to-end training loop capable of processing mixed batches of real experimental shots. This milestone reduces technical risk by advancing QECC beyond controlled internal data formats and lays the foundation required for scalable training and repeatable benchmarking on a credible external testbed. The transformer-based quantum decoder technology has been developed for advanced quantum error correction, including cloud-deployed neural decoders. The decoder’s IP (patent pending) is licensed from Ramot at Tel Aviv University, with applications in various potential industries and end users. It was previously announced by the company that it has successfully implemented its transformer-based neural decoder on the AWS cloud, marking a significant milestone toward real-world quantum. Building on the recent unveiling of its transformer neural decoder, which outperformed classical quantum error correction (QEC) algorithms in simulations, and the delivery of its first prototype for universal error correction, the technology’s cloud deployment now provides the scalable infrastructure needed to process complex quantum data efficiently. Quantum X Labs Inc. Quantum X Labs ...