Huxe, an app developed by former NotebookLM developers that let users put in a prompt and generate a podcast or a podcast series about a topic, is shutting down. The announcement comes a day after Spotify released a personal podcast feature that works similarly. The company said that it is removing the app from App Store and Play Store, and if users already have the app installed, it will work for...
Huxe, an app developed by former NotebookLM developers that let users put in a prompt and generate a podcast or a podcast series about a topic, is shutting down. The announcement comes a day after Spotify released a personal podcast feature that works similarly. The company said that it is removing the app from App Store and Play Store, and if users already have the app installed, it will work for seven days. After that, the company will delete all data related to users. The startup didn’t specify the reason behind the shutdown. “We’ve made the decision to wind down Huxe. The team is moving on to new things, and we won’t be continuing development of the product,” according to an email sent to customers. The consumer AI market is highly competitive, as often core products of startups turn into commoditized features of large companies. Podcast creation for knowledge is on a similar trajectory. After NotebookLM popularized the feature, other big companies like Adobe, Amazon, ElevenLabs, Meta, and now Spotify emulated the feature in a way. Google also released a separate feature to create podcasts based on your Discover feed. Huxe was started in late 2024 by former Google employees Raiza Martin, along with Jason Spielman and Stephen Hughes. The startup had raised $4.6 million in funding from Conviction, Genius Ventures, Figma CEO Dylan Field, and Google Research’s chief scientist Jeff Dean. Other startups, Achor co-founders and former Spotify execs’ app Oboe, and Sun, which is part of an a16z speedrun cohort, are attempting to build an audience for audio-focused learning. As AI models get better, they are able to convert one format to another, from text to audio, and audio to video. Companies that focus on only one kind of conversion modality for consumers might find it difficult to bring long-term usage and revenue to their apps. Because of AI, companies are shipping features fast and bringing their products to feature parity, which might affect some startups. In Huxe’...
Sundry Photography GF Securities (Hong Kong) said Nvidia ( NVDA ) is expected to focus on Vera Central Processing Units, or CPUs, while Intel ( INTC ) is anticipated to highlight its entry-level CPU Wildcat Lake at the COMPUTEX 2026 trade show in Taiwan from June 2. Analysts led by Evan Lee said that the rising Arm ( ARM )-based penetration will not cannibalize the x86 camp, as the overall Total A...
Sundry Photography GF Securities (Hong Kong) said Nvidia ( NVDA ) is expected to focus on Vera Central Processing Units, or CPUs, while Intel ( INTC ) is anticipated to highlight its entry-level CPU Wildcat Lake at the COMPUTEX 2026 trade show in Taiwan from June 2. Analysts led by Evan Lee said that the rising Arm ( ARM )-based penetration will not cannibalize the x86 camp, as the overall Total Addressable Market, or TAM, is expanding rapidly enough. Therefore, the analysts expect Intel ( INTC ) (rated Buy), Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) (rated Buy), and Arm to all benefit from this agentic AI-driven growth. On the supply chain front, ABF substrates continue to be the key bottleneck, and the analysts view Kinsus as the main beneficiary due to its likely major share in Vera CPU’s substrate. On the other hand, the analysts expect IBIDEN and Unimicron to benefit from Intel’s expanding CPU volume. Nvidia "At the upcoming Nvidia’s Keynote on June 1st, we expect the company to highlight the Vera CPU systems purpose-built for Agentic AI, showcasing its superior inference capabilities by delivering up to 1.5x faster, 2x performance, and 4x density per rack vs x86 alternatives. For now, per our NVDA’s review report on May 21, based on OSATs’ CoWoS-R build estimates, we conservatively forecast Vera CPU shipments of 1.2m/4.2m units in FY27E/FY28E. That said, we expect its standalone rack solution to gain traction moving forward," said Lee and his team. The analysts noted that according to the Rubin Pod layout debuted at GTC, pairing two Vera CPU racks (256 CPUs) with 16 Rubin NVL72 racks (1152 GPUs and 576 CPUs) yields a nearly 1:1 GPU-to-CPU ratio (1152 Graphics Processing Units, or GPUs, and 1088 GPUs). The analysts added that Intel's CEO Li-Bu Tan said on May 19 that agentic/reinforced learning workflows could even drive this ratio to 1:4. Therefore, considering frontier models’ deployments (Claude Opus 4.7, Gemini 3.5, GPT-5.5, etc.) amid surging agentic applications, th...
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) experienced significant positive share price movement today, largely driven by strategic company announcements and robust industry trends related to artificial intelligence. The company's CEO, Lisa Su, highlighted a substantial increase in demand for central processing units (CPUs), particularly fueled by AI inferencing and agentic AI workloads, which is positioning CP...
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) experienced significant positive share price movement today, largely driven by strategic company announcements and robust industry trends related to artificial intelligence. The company's CEO, Lisa Su, highlighted a substantial increase in demand for central processing units (CPUs), particularly fueled by AI inferencing and agentic AI workloads, which is positioning CPUs as critical components in data center computing once again. This unexpected surge in demand has led AMD to accelerate production and anticipate continued supply expansion throughout the current year and significantly into 2027 and beyond. Further bolstering investor confidence, AMD announced plans for a significant investment exceeding $10 billion within Taiwan's AI supply chain ecosystem. This strategic capital deployment aims to expand advanced chip manufacturing and packaging capabilities, alongside co-investments with partners to secure long-term production capacity extending at least through 2029. Concurrently, AMD confirmed that it has initiated the ramp-up of production for its next-generation Venice CPUs, utilizing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) advanced 2-nanometer process technology. The positive sentiment is also reflected in recent analyst forecasts, with multiple firms issuing increased price targets for AMD. The consensus among analysts indicates a "Buy" rating for the stock, with a strong proportion recommending a "Strong Buy," underscoring optimism regarding the company's long-term server CPU opportunities driven by AI. Moreover, AMD demonstrated strong market share gains in the server CPU segment during the first quarter of 2026, further solidifying its competitive position. These combined factors contribute to the positive intraday performance of the company's shares.
Atlanta, May 22, 2026 – The Central Libary of the Fulton County Public Library buzzed with anticipation as a capacity audience gathered for a special screening of A Chip Odyssey, presented by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Atlanta. At the film screening, Georgia Asian Times speaks with Director Hsiao Chu-Chen, who had flown in from New York en route from Taipei, for a wide-rangi...
Atlanta, May 22, 2026 – The Central Libary of the Fulton County Public Library buzzed with anticipation as a capacity audience gathered for a special screening of A Chip Odyssey, presented by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Atlanta. At the film screening, Georgia Asian Times speaks with Director Hsiao Chu-Chen, who had flown in from New York en route from Taipei, for a wide-ranging conversation about the documentary, Taiwan's improbable technological rise. The film is Taiwan's first documentary to chronicle its five-decade ascent in the semiconductor industry. It had its genesis not in a boardroom pitch, but at a memorial service. In 2019, Director Hsiao was deeply moved by eulogies honoring semiconductor pioneer Hu Ding-Hwa, whose early engineers had traveled overseas on a national mission to acquire the technical knowledge that would ignite Taiwan's chip revolution. “I kept asking myself: what is the spirit at the core of this story?” Hsiao shared with Georgia Asian Times. That question drove five years of production and interviews with nearly 80 figures from across the industry. The answer, she concluded, was rooted in existential crisis. In the early 1970s, Taiwan found itself in a precarious position on the world stage. Taiwan was expelled from the United Nations and facing profound diplomatic isolation. It was in this climate of uncertainty that government ministers convened and made a bold, almost audacious decision: to wager Taiwan's economic future on the semiconductor industry, a field the island had virtually no experience in. “Taiwan had to find a way to keep existing in this world,” Hsiao said, recalling how official meeting minutes from the era used words like “betting” and “gambling” to describe the strategy. “That decision is why we have this story to tell fifty years later.” “Taiwan's semiconductor success wasn't stolen from anyone. It came from sacrifice, resolve, and a willingness to bet everything on an uncertain future,” Direct...
Google is many things, but most of the time it’s a verb: It is what it is to search the internet for information. But what if it’s an AI agent doing the searching? And it’s doing it proactively? Without even telling you about it? In the world Google imagines, in which so much of the actual googling happens without your prompting, involvement, or even knowledge, can you even call Google a search en...
Google is many things, but most of the time it’s a verb: It is what it is to search the internet for information. But what if it’s an AI agent doing the searching? And it’s doing it proactively? Without even telling you about it? In the world Google imagines, in which so much of the actual googling happens without your prompting, involvement, or even knowledge, can you even call Google a search engine anymore? Verge subscribers, don’t forget you get exclusive access to ad-free Vergecast wherever you get your podcasts. Head here. Not a subscriber? You can sign up here. These are the heady questions we get to in this episode of The Vergecast. But first, we have some news to talk about. There’s the corporate news — which really boils down to “nothing that matters is changing” — and there’s some exciting podcast news. The Vergecast is going daily! Starting June 1st, we’ll be in your feeds five days a week. We’d love to hear all your thoughts, story ideas, feedback, deep-seated fears, and qualms about all of this, so give us a call at 866-VERGE11 or email us at vergecast@theverge.com. Then it’s on to the news of the week. Which is mostly from Google I/O, where Nilay went both to cover the event and to chat with Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Nilay and David discuss all the ways search is changing, why Google seems so confident in its place in the AI ecosystem, and what this all means for the future of the web. And, frankly, whether the web even still has a future. If you want to know more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are some links to get you started:
Key Points Fund sold 70,437 shares of Photronics in Q1 2026; estimated trade size was $2.55 million based on quarterly average pricing. Quarter-end value of the PLAB position decreased by $1.94 million, reflecting both share sales and price movement over the period. Trade represented a 1.1% change in the fund’s 13F reportable assets under management (AUM). Post-trade, the fund held 37,567 shares v...
Key Points Fund sold 70,437 shares of Photronics in Q1 2026; estimated trade size was $2.55 million based on quarterly average pricing. Quarter-end value of the PLAB position decreased by $1.94 million, reflecting both share sales and price movement over the period. Trade represented a 1.1% change in the fund’s 13F reportable assets under management (AUM). Post-trade, the fund held 37,567 shares valued at $1.52 million as of March 31, 2026. The position now accounts for 0.66% of AUM, placing it outside the fund’s top five holdings. 10 stocks we like better than Photronics › Meros Investment Management, LP disclosed on May 14, 2026, that it sold 70,437 shares of Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB), an estimated $2.55 million trade based on the quarterly average price. What happened According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated May 14, 2026, Meros Investment Management, LP reduced its holdings in Photronics by 70,437 shares during the first quarter of 2026. The estimated value of the shares sold was $2.55 million, based on the average quarterly closing price. The net value of the position declined by $1.94 million over the period, reflecting both trading activity and stock price changes. What else to know Meros trimmed its PLAB stake, which now represents 0.66% of 13F AUM after the filing. Top holdings after the filing: NYSE: DCO: $15.64 million (6.8% of AUM) NYSE: WTTR: $13.98 million (6.1% of AUM) NYSE: NVRI: $12.28 million (5.3% of AUM) NYSE: THR: $12.17 million (5.3% of AUM) NASDAQ: MGNI: $11.79 million (5.1% of AUM) As of May 13, 2026, Photronics shares were priced at $51.86, up 147.8% over the past year, outperforming the S&P 500 by 121.32 percentage points. Company Overview Metric Value Price (as of market close 2026-05-13) $51.86 Market Capitalization $3.05 billion Revenue (TTM) $862.22 million Net Income (TTM) $192.15 million Company Snapshot Manufactures and sells photomask products used in the production of integrated circuits and flat panel dis...
Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) today is celebrating the start of 1α (1-alpha) DRAM manufacturing at its Manassas, Virginia, fab, an important step in the company's efforts to significantly expand U.S. memory manufacturing. As the only United States manufacturer of memory, Micron is uniquely positioned to strengthen America's domestic memory supply. The 1α DRAM node, the most advanced memory ...
Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) today is celebrating the start of 1α (1-alpha) DRAM manufacturing at its Manassas, Virginia, fab, an important step in the company's efforts to significantly expand U.S. memory manufacturing. As the only United States manufacturer of memory, Micron is uniquely positioned to strengthen America's domestic memory supply. The 1α DRAM node, the most advanced memory technology ever produced in the United States, is well suited to long-lifecycle memory for critical applications, including DDR4 and LP4 products. Micron's Virginia manufacturing expansion serves the automotive, defense and aerospace, industrial, networking and medical device sectors that depend on this kind of memory.Micron Chairman, President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra and other executives will host the event, with remarks delivered by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and Virginia Speaker of the House Don Scott. They will be joined by other distinguished guests from the Trump Administration, Congress, the Commonwealth of Virginia and local governments, customers, suppliers, the business community and partners from area academic institutions, nonprofits and other community groups.Micron's more than $2 billion investment in the expansion and modernization of its Manassas fab, which supports more than 3,100 direct manufacturing and community jobs, is supported by federal, state and local incentives."Today's achievement is an important step in Micron's $200 billion investment plan to expand memory manufacturing and R&D in the U.S.," said Sanjay Mehrotra, Chairman, President and CEO of Micron Technology. "It reflects Micron's enduring commitment to the customers and industries that depend on long-lifecycle memory for critical applications. We are proud to bring advanced 1α DRAM manufacturing to American soil, strengthening domestic supply for U.S. customers and the global mar...
NVIDIA and AMD have made consecutive purchases, prompting investment banks to raise their target price! AI chip and optical interconnect leader Marvell Technology (MRVL.US) could ignite another AI rally with its upcoming earnings report. 富途牛牛
NVIDIA and AMD have made consecutive purchases, prompting investment banks to raise their target price! AI chip and optical interconnect leader Marvell Technology (MRVL.US) could ignite another AI rally with its upcoming earnings report. 富途牛牛
NVIDIA and AMD have made consecutive purchases, prompting investment banks to raise their target prices! AI chip and optical interconnect leader Marvell Technology's earnings report could ignite another wave of AI frenzy. 富途牛牛
NVIDIA and AMD have made consecutive purchases, prompting investment banks to raise their target prices! AI chip and optical interconnect leader Marvell Technology's earnings report could ignite another wave of AI frenzy. 富途牛牛
Palantir has accused Sadiq Khan of “putting politics above public safety” after the London mayor blocked its £50m contract with the Metropolitan police in a move that has also led to tensions inside Labour over its involvement with the US tech company. Louis Mosley, who heads Palantir in the UK and Europe, accused Khan of politicising procurement after he rejected a two-year deal for Scotland Yard...
Palantir has accused Sadiq Khan of “putting politics above public safety” after the London mayor blocked its £50m contract with the Metropolitan police in a move that has also led to tensions inside Labour over its involvement with the US tech company. Louis Mosley, who heads Palantir in the UK and Europe, accused Khan of politicising procurement after he rejected a two-year deal for Scotland Yard to use AI to process intelligence in criminal investigations, as first revealed by the Guardian. Mosley said: “What Londoners value is not being mugged, not being raped by a serving police officer.” The Met had planned to hire Palantir, which was co-founded by the Trump-supporting tech billionaire Peter Thiel, to automate aspects of investigations. But the mayor’s office, which oversees large Scotland Yard contracts, said there had been a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules. Palantir also works for the Israeli military and the Trump administration in its immigration crackdown. Khan has previously said Londoners only wanted to see public money being paid to companies that “share the values of our city”. Last year, when the company’s chief executive, Alex Karp, was challenged that “Palantir kills Palestinians” in Gaza, he said: “Mostly terrorists, that’s true.” Khan’s stance puts him at odds with the UK government which has a £330m NHS England deal with Palantir and a £240m deal with the Ministry of Defence. Scotland Yard said Khan’s move was “disappointing”, adding that without new technology it would have to cut officer numbers which would in turn affect the force’s ability to keep London safe. On Friday, Mosley told Times Radio: “What Londoners value is not being mugged, not being raped by a serving police officer and that’s really what the focus here should be … If we are going to politicise procurement in that way then we are going to compromise public safety”. His response drew an angry response from the Labour MP Stella Creasy, who said Mosley “should be a...
Key Points Start working toward a balanced portfolio. Take advantage of catch-up contributions while you can. Create an income and withdrawal plan. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › If you're aiming to retire in 2035, you may be in an interesting place right now. It's too soon to begin the final countdown toward your workforce exit. And you don't want to prematu...
Key Points Start working toward a balanced portfolio. Take advantage of catch-up contributions while you can. Create an income and withdrawal plan. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › If you're aiming to retire in 2035, you may be in an interesting place right now. It's too soon to begin the final countdown toward your workforce exit. And you don't want to prematurely check out mentally on the job. But it's also not too soon to start imagining what retired life looks like -- and how you'll pay for it. To that end, now's a good time to assess your retirement savings and make strategic portfolio decisions. With a little under a decade to go, you have opportunities to make meaningful changes that could set you up for success. Here are some key moves to consider if you're about nine years away from retirement. 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 » 1. Shift your focus from growth to balance When you're in the process of accumulating retirement wealth, it's important to invest somewhat aggressively to grow your IRA or 401(k). But as retirement gets closer, your focus should be less growth-oriented and more centered on striking a good balance in your portfolio. That doesn't mean you should start dumping stocks left and right. What it means is that in the coming years, it's wise to start shifting away from stocks and leaning toward stable assets like bonds that can generate returns for your portfolio without exposing you to undue risk. That shift can be gradual, though. And with nine years, you have plenty of time to do it slowly and mindfully. 2. Take advantage of catch-up contributions Once you turn 50, you're eligible to make catch-up contributions in an IRA or 401(k) plan. These could be an easy way to boost your retirement savings and shield a bit more inco...
Norway’s $2.3 trillion wealth fund expressed dissatisfaction with the reappointment of John Elkann , chairman of Stellantis NV and chief executive of investor Exor NV, on the board of directors at Meta Platforms Inc . The Norwegian investor withheld a vote on Elkann’s appointment, indicating it believes the executive won’t have enough time to devote to matters at Meta, according to voting intentio...
Norway’s $2.3 trillion wealth fund expressed dissatisfaction with the reappointment of John Elkann , chairman of Stellantis NV and chief executive of investor Exor NV, on the board of directors at Meta Platforms Inc . The Norwegian investor withheld a vote on Elkann’s appointment, indicating it believes the executive won’t have enough time to devote to matters at Meta, according to voting intentions posted on its website on Friday ahead of Meta’s annual general meeting on May 27. Elkann, 50, attended at least 70% of board meetings at Meta in 2025, with his absences “due to unavoidable conflicts,” Meta said in the shareholder meeting documents. All other board members attended at least 75% of meetings, with the exception of Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White , whose attendance matched Elkann’s, according to Meta. “Board members should devote sufficient time to fulfill their responsibilities effectively,” Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages the fund, said. “Board members should contribute to effective discussions and decision-making by attending all meetings.” NBIM declined to comment beyond its published voting intentions. Meta representatives and Elkann were not immediately available for comment. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund owns shares in about 7,200 companies and votes on 110,000 resolutions at more than 11,000 annual shareholder meetings annually, according to its website . At the end of last year, it held 1.2% of shares and 0.5% of votes in Meta, controlled by founder Mark Zuckerberg . The Norwegian fund supported five of 10 shareholder proposals, an unusually high number as the fund generally tends to back the management. Last year, it followed the board’s recommendation in 94% of all resolutions, and voted for 23% of sustainability-related shareholder proposals . This year, one topic on which it voted with Meta’s shareholders includes having the company draw up a data protection impact assessment on its collection of user i...
In a follow-up post, he said while he had received "a lot of support" in response to the first post, people still had questions - and he was sharing a transcript of the comments he made so they could better understand the "important point I was raising".
In a follow-up post, he said while he had received "a lot of support" in response to the first post, people still had questions - and he was sharing a transcript of the comments he made so they could better understand the "important point I was raising".
Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Technology sector with new ratings on Salesforce (CRM), Nvidia (NVDA) and Applied Digital Corporation (APLD). Start a conversation with TipRanks’ trusted, data-backed investment intelligence Ask Samuel about stocks, your portfolio, or the market and get instant, personalized insights in seconds Salesforce (CRM) In a report released today, Brian White fro...
Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Technology sector with new ratings on Salesforce (CRM), Nvidia (NVDA) and Applied Digital Corporation (APLD). Start a conversation with TipRanks’ trusted, data-backed investment intelligence Ask Samuel about stocks, your portfolio, or the market and get instant, personalized insights in seconds Salesforce (CRM) In a report released today, Brian White from Monness maintained a Hold rating on Salesforce. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $175.26. According to TipRanks.com, White is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 15.8% and a 66.6% success rate. White covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Snowflake, PagerDuty, and Workday. ;'> Salesforce has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $255.42, which is a 41.8% upside from current levels. In a report issued on May 14, TipRanks – Anthropic also downgraded the stock to Hold with a $187.00 price target. See Insiders’ Hot Stocks on TipRanks >> Nvidia (NVDA) In a report released today, Richard Shannon from Craig-Hallum maintained a Buy rating on Nvidia, with a price target of $275.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $221.96. According to TipRanks.com, Shannon is a top 25 analyst with an average return of 91.9% and a 65.2% success rate. Shannon covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd, and Lightpath Technologies. ;'> Currently, the analyst consensus on Nvidia is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $299.97, which is a 34.2% upside from current levels. In a report issued on May 7, Goldman Sachs also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $250.00 price target. Applied Digital Corporation (APLD) In a report released today, George Sutton from Craig-Hallum reiterated a Buy rating on Applied Digital Corporation, with a price target of $51.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $42.76. According to Ti...
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Key Points CoreWeave delivers high-scale computing infrastructure to massive AI builders including Microsoft and OpenAI. Nebius Group also provides data center capacity for AI hyperscalers. One specialized cloud infrastructure stock appears to be the better investment in 2026. 10 stocks we like better than CoreWeave › As artificial intelligence workloads demand massive computing power, choosing be...
Key Points CoreWeave delivers high-scale computing infrastructure to massive AI builders including Microsoft and OpenAI. Nebius Group also provides data center capacity for AI hyperscalers. One specialized cloud infrastructure stock appears to be the better investment in 2026. 10 stocks we like better than CoreWeave › As artificial intelligence workloads demand massive computing power, choosing between CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) and Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) highlights the choice between scale and flexibility. These companies provide the specialized infrastructure needed to train and run modern AI models. CoreWeave focuses on massive-scale GPU clusters housed in data centers for the world's largest tech firms. Nebius also operates global data centers targeting the needs of AI hyperscalers as well as smaller businesses across a range of industries. The case for CoreWeave Stock CoreWeave operates as a cloud provider purpose-built for specialized tech stocks that require massive computing power for artificial intelligence. The company manages 43 data centers across North America and Europe, providing more than 850 megawatts of power to enterprise customers and AI builders. Its strategy relies heavily on large-scale partnerships, particularly with Microsoft, which accounted for approximately 67% of 2025 revenue. Customer concentration like this adds a layer of risk to the business. In its 2025 fiscal year, revenue reached $5.1 billion, representing a 167.9% growth rate compared to the previous fiscal year. Despite the surge in top-line results, the company reported a net loss of approximately $1.2 billion. This resulted in a negative net margin of 22.7%, a metric that shows what percentage of revenue remains as profit after all expenses are paid. While the net margin improved from the prior year, the business continues to prioritize rapid infrastructure expansion over immediate profitability. As of the December 2025 balance sheet, the debt-to-equity ratio was 4.5x, m...
Hope And Reality By Teeuwe Mevissen, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank Since the start of the Iran war the market has had a tendency to view the likelihood of a peace agreement with a ‘glass half full’ attitude. Once again, markets have found some comfort in encouraging remarks from both the US and Iran, even though both sides are making it clear that there are still major sticking points on cri...
Hope And Reality By Teeuwe Mevissen, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank Since the start of the Iran war the market has had a tendency to view the likelihood of a peace agreement with a ‘glass half full’ attitude. Once again, markets have found some comfort in encouraging remarks from both the US and Iran, even though both sides are making it clear that there are still major sticking points on critical issues. US Secretary of State Rubio has suggested that there are “some goods signs” towards finding a resolution. This is despite Iran’s Supreme leader ordering that the country’s enriched uranium must not be sent abroad, which is a key objective of both the US and Israel. Rubio has also stated that any deal that involved Iran imposing tolls on shipping passing through the Strait of Hormuz would be unacceptable. This statement comes on the heels of this week’s news that Iran is looking to set up a new “Persian Gulf Strait Authority” to exert control over a maritime zone in the area and that the country’s authorities are also discussing with Oman how to set up a permanent toll system. Amid the confusion over the degree of progress towards peace, Brent crude prices have ticked higher this morning, though they remain in the lower part of this week’s range. Reflecting movements in oil prices , US treasury yields are also trading in the lower part of this week’s range , though they remain at elevated levels. While asset prices continue to take their cue from speculation regarding the length of time that the Strait of Hormuz may be closed, economic data are increasingly reflecting the impact that the supply shock is already having. Yesterday’s release of French preliminary May PMI data showed a plunge in the composite number to 43.5 from 47.6 the previous month, with weakness evident in both the manufacturing and the services sectors. The composite number, which is a 66-month low, would usually be associated with recession. According to S&P Global, firms cited higher fuel a...
Unless you've been completely off the grid for the past few years, you probably know that semiconductor stocks have been some of Wall Street's hottest investments. Over just the past three years, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH +1.71%) has returned an astonishing 327%. That far outpaces the 117% return of the Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ +0.41%) and the 85% return of the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO +0.40%...
Unless you've been completely off the grid for the past few years, you probably know that semiconductor stocks have been some of Wall Street's hottest investments. Over just the past three years, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH +1.71%) has returned an astonishing 327%. That far outpaces the 117% return of the Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ +0.41%) and the 85% return of the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO +0.40%). Now, semiconductors are facing competing forces. On one side, the tailwind of the artificial intelligence (AI) buildout is still very much in play. On the flip side, high inflation, slowing GDP growth and a Fed that may soon need to hike rates adds several complications to the outlook. Plus, the portfolio trades at 26 times next 12 month earnings estimates. Should investors keep buying the chip demand story or start dialing back their expectations? The chip demand picture through June and beyond The demand for semiconductor chips isn't in question. Pretty much every major name in the sector is struggling to keep up with demand. The big question is whether shares are fairly priced based on growth conditions, or are they overdue for a breather. The global semiconductor industry is forecast to reach $975 billion in sales in 2026, a 26% increase from 2025. Sales could hit the $2 trillion mark within the next decade. Semiconductor manufacturers are going to need to spend substantial amounts of money on their own AI infrastructure, but the return on investment should be strong for the foreseeable future. Given that so many companies are still in the very early stages of their own buildouts, there's little question that chip demand will remain durable for years, if not decades. Expand NASDAQ : SMH VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Semiconductor ETF Today's Change ( 1.71 %) $ 9.70 Current Price $ 577.58 Key Data Points Day's Range $ 572.86 - $ 578.47 52wk Range $ 234.59 - $ 581.17 Volume 78.9K Should investors keep buying SMH? There are a couple of things to consider before jumping into...
High-bracket retirees face a math problem that taxable bond funds cannot solve: every dollar of interest income gets taxed at the federal marginal rate, often layered with a state tax bite. The iShares National Muni Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:MUB) sits at the center of a three-fund solution that turns roughly $500,000 into about $1,750 a month ... $500,000 in These 3 Tax Free Bond ETFs Pays $1,750 a Month...
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Evgeny Gromov/iStock via Getty Images A healthcare technology company that uses AI as the basis for its solutions Tempus AI ( TEM ) is probably not the best-known company in the AI space at this stage of its evolution although it was named by Time Magazine as one of the 10 most influential software companies in a recent article. The company was started in 2015 by Eric Lefkofsky with the objective ...
Evgeny Gromov/iStock via Getty Images A healthcare technology company that uses AI as the basis for its solutions Tempus AI ( TEM ) is probably not the best-known company in the AI space at this stage of its evolution although it was named by Time Magazine as one of the 10 most influential software companies in a recent article. The company was started in 2015 by Eric Lefkofsky with the objective of using technologies called Genomic Sequencing and Molecular Profiling coupled with AI to create precision medicine services. Genomic sequencing is a laboratory process that determines the DNA sequence of an organism in a single test. It is the use of this technology coupled with an enormous data capability that enables the use of precision medicine. Precision medicine services are, as the name implies, a healthcare approach that uses a patient’s genetic profile, lifestyle and environment to predict, prevent, and treat disease. It differs from “the one size fits all approach” most common today in current medical practice. Why buy shares now? The shares have fallen noticeably, both because of market conditions (regardless of the facts, the company is another SaaSpocalypse victim) and because of its latest earnings release that some found wanting in terms of a guidance increase. The SaaSpocalypse issue is very far removed for this company. Claude Code continues to gain customers at a rapid pace. But it doesn’t jump tall buildings at a single bound (it almost does if the $30 billion revenue run rate being suggested in the company’s latest private documents in connection with its $30 billion capital raise is credible), and it lacks domain expertise with regard to oncology testing and an unparalleled data estate. I’ll cover the guidance issue later in this article, but suffice to say, context and commentary are really more important than headlines which in this case do not really provide the basis for a realistic CAGR assumption. Competition within the Genomic Sequencing testin...