The planet is warming faster than ever, and as it does, extreme weather is intensifying. Of those often dangerous events, almost half involve flooding. So to protect the world’s coastal cities and the hundreds of millions who live in them, engineers are creating some unique—and in many cases colossal—solutions. Everything from space shuttle-sized flood tunnels to a seawall hundreds of miles long ....
The planet is warming faster than ever, and as it does, extreme weather is intensifying. Of those often dangerous events, almost half involve flooding. So to protect the world’s coastal cities and the hundreds of millions who live in them, engineers are creating some unique—and in many cases colossal—solutions. Everything from space shuttle-sized flood tunnels to a seawall hundreds of miles long . “If you look at a river in a dry period, it’s gentle, it’s nice. But overnight, it becomes like this monster,” said Victor Coenen, a project manager with engineering firm Witteveen + Bos. “This huge deluge of water destroying houses, killing people; how do you control this? How do you tame this monster?” On this episode of Bloomberg Primer , we reveal some of the answers, which are as surprising as they are innovative. The business of adaptation—investing in climate resilience—is projected to be a $1.3 trillion market. In “Flood-Proof Cities,” Bloomberg Primer explores the ways in which urban centers are adapting to meet this moment. In Saitama, just outside Tokyo, Japan has built the world’s largest underground flood tunnel system. Called the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, it protects the surrounding area from floods by diverting water underground and pushing it out into a nearby river. The $2 billion project has been estimated to reduce flood damage by 90%. Jakarta, the fastest sinking megacity in the world, is no stranger to adaptation. Its seawalls absorb and deflect waves, but there are downsides: they can harm nature and local communities. Those climate defenses have not been the solution Indonesia’s leaders hoped for, so now the government is working on a new, $80 billion seawall project. Additionally, the Southeast Asian nation is designing a brand new capital city, Nusantara, that will be free of Jakarta’s coastal flooding challenges. Smaller, more affordable projects can help mitigate flooding as well. In Nairobi, trash-eating flies are he...
With markets choppy and growth names getting hammered into May, the sub-$20 corner of the market is suddenly worth a second look. Two of the most talked-about fintech and travel tech names have been beaten down well below their highs, but the underlying businesses keep posting numbers that argue the sell-off is overdone. For retail ... 2 High-Growth Stocks Under $20 That Make for Screaming Buys Ri...
With markets choppy and growth names getting hammered into May, the sub-$20 corner of the market is suddenly worth a second look. Two of the most talked-about fintech and travel tech names have been beaten down well below their highs, but the underlying businesses keep posting numbers that argue the sell-off is overdone. For retail ... 2 High-Growth Stocks Under $20 That Make for Screaming Buys Right Now
Barclays CEO CS Venkatakrishnan discusses the use of artificial intelligence in the banking industry, saying the technology is having a "creeping" impact on the UK lender. "We are seeing things getting on the margin a little more efficient in certain parts," he says. "Fundamental impact — I think it's coming, but I don't see it yet," he adds during a conversation with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua a...
Barclays CEO CS Venkatakrishnan discusses the use of artificial intelligence in the banking industry, saying the technology is having a "creeping" impact on the UK lender. "We are seeing things getting on the margin a little more efficient in certain parts," he says. "Fundamental impact — I think it's coming, but I don't see it yet," he adds during a conversation with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua at the Global Markets and Banking Summit 2026 in London. (Source: Bloomberg)
BING-JHEN HONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Retired institutional market analyst Walter Deemer used a 1960s stock-market story to draw an implicit parallel with one of today’s biggest AI winners. In a recent social media post, Deemer recounted the rise and fall of National Video, a manufacturer of color television picture tubes that once seemed indispensable to the industry. According to Deem...
BING-JHEN HONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Retired institutional market analyst Walter Deemer used a 1960s stock-market story to draw an implicit parallel with one of today’s biggest AI winners. In a recent social media post, Deemer recounted the rise and fall of National Video, a manufacturer of color television picture tubes that once seemed indispensable to the industry. According to Deemer, the company was first to mass-produce a 23-inch rectangular tube that became the industry standard, prompting every major TV maker to scramble for supply. The stock surged from 15 in 1964 to 120 by October 1965, with the final 70 points gained in just a few months. But the story changed when major customers including Motorola and Zenith began producing their own tubes. National Video shares collapsed to 40 in 1966, 15 in 1967, and zero in 1968 when the company filed for bankruptcy. Deemer labeled the stock “a fundamental short” and concluded his post by revealing the ticker: “NVD.A.” His post does not mention Nvidia ( NVDA ) directly, but the comparison lands at a moment when investors are debating how durable Nvidia’s edge will be as some of its biggest cloud customers expand their own AI chips and infrastructure. The company is set to post quarterly earnings results after Wednesday's market close. More on Nvidia Nvidia Technical: Potential Mean Reversion Decline Below 236.54 As Earnings Loom Wall Street Lunch: Ex-OpenAI Researcher's Fund Shorts Nvidia, AI Chip Stocks Nvidia Q1 Preview: Data Center Backlash Over 800 ETFs brace for Nvidia earnings as Wall Street awaits the AI giant’s results China banned Nvidia gaming chip during Trump-Xi summit: report
BING-JHEN HONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Retired institutional market analyst Walter Deemer used a 1960s stock-market story to draw an implicit parallel with one of today’s biggest AI winners. In a recent social media post, Deemer recounted the rise and fall of National Video, a manufacturer of color television picture tubes that once seemed indispensable to the industry. According to Deem...
BING-JHEN HONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Retired institutional market analyst Walter Deemer used a 1960s stock-market story to draw an implicit parallel with one of today’s biggest AI winners. In a recent social media post, Deemer recounted the rise and fall of National Video, a manufacturer of color television picture tubes that once seemed indispensable to the industry. According to Deemer, the company was first to mass-produce a 23-inch rectangular tube that became the industry standard, prompting every major TV maker to scramble for supply. The stock surged from 15 in 1964 to 120 by October 1965, with the final 70 points gained in just a few months. But the story changed when major customers including Motorola and Zenith began producing their own tubes. National Video shares collapsed to 40 in 1966, 15 in 1967, and zero in 1968 when the company filed for bankruptcy. Deemer labeled the stock “a fundamental short” and concluded his post by revealing the ticker: “NVD.A.” His post does not mention Nvidia ( NVDA ) directly, but the comparison lands at a moment when investors are debating how durable Nvidia’s edge will be as some of its biggest cloud customers expand their own AI chips and infrastructure. The company is set to post quarterly earnings results after Wednesday's market close. More on Nvidia Nvidia Technical: Potential Mean Reversion Decline Below 236.54 As Earnings Loom Wall Street Lunch: Ex-OpenAI Researcher's Fund Shorts Nvidia, AI Chip Stocks Nvidia Q1 Preview: Data Center Backlash Over 800 ETFs brace for Nvidia earnings as Wall Street awaits the AI giant’s results China banned Nvidia gaming chip during Trump-Xi summit: report
(RTTNews) - Travel marketplace Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) announced Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire CarTrawler, an Ireland-based B2B platform powering car rental, ground transport and Insurtech solutions for the global travel industry. CarTrawler's platform brings exceptional depth, breadth and expertise across these areas, connecting more than 550 car rental suppliers a...
(RTTNews) - Travel marketplace Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) announced Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire CarTrawler, an Ireland-based B2B platform powering car rental, ground transport and Insurtech solutions for the global travel industry. CarTrawler's platform brings exceptional depth, breadth and expertise across these areas, connecting more than 550 car rental suppliers and over 500 mobility suppliers to more than 300 leading travel brands around the world, including more than 70 airlines. CarTrawler's capabilities, combined with Expedia Group's extensive scale, technology and partner network, unlock several new growth opportunities. Supply partners get access to incremental demand through a much larger distribution base B2B demand partners get richer, more comprehensive access to car rental, ground transport and Insurtech supply at highly competitive rates as well as customized technology for seamlessly integrating these solutions into their existing platforms. Travelers in turn get unrivaled choice and superior value, whether booking through Expedia Group brands or via B2B partners. The transaction, which remains subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the second half of 2026. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Scharfsinn86/iStock via Getty Images Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. ( EOSE ) sits in an interesting position in long duration energy storage (LDES) systems after Ford Motor ( F ) soared last week due to entering the space. Eos Energy now trades closer to the yearly lows after some disappointing short-term financial metrics. My investment thesis is bullish on the stock after the big sell off due to g...
Scharfsinn86/iStock via Getty Images Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. ( EOSE ) sits in an interesting position in long duration energy storage (LDES) systems after Ford Motor ( F ) soared last week due to entering the space. Eos Energy now trades closer to the yearly lows after some disappointing short-term financial metrics. My investment thesis is bullish on the stock after the big sell off due to growing AI data center-related demand. Source: Finviz Stuck In Neutral Eos Energy has all of the check marks for a strong growth story. The company plays in a major growth area, revenues are soaring, and the pipeline is massive and expanding. The stock hasn't kept up with the potential due to missing Q4'25 estimates by a wide margin and guiding to disappointing 2026 numbers. Eos Energy grew Q4 revenues by 700% to reach $58 million, but the company missed estimates by $36 million due to supply chain issues and problems ramping battery system production. Eos Energy just reported that Q1'26 revenues grew by 445% YoY, but numbers were down sequentially to only $57 million. The company maintained revenue guidance of the year at $300 to $400 million after original consensus estimates expected revenue far higher at $471 million. Eos Energy has an orders backlog of $645 million for ~ 2.6 GWh with an opportunity pipeline soaring to $24 billion for ~107 GWh. Naturally, the question is how much the company can produce in the future to capture this order pipeline. Source: Eos Entergy Q1'26 presentation Ford has soared on announcing Ford Energy with plans to produce 20 GWh of battery storage. The auto company won't have first customer deliveries until late 2027. The company lists the flagship product as the Ford Energy DC block, a standardized containerized battery energy storage system designed with two configurations: the FE-250 (two-hour system) and the FE-450 (a four-hour system). Eos Energy spent a lot of time on the Q1'26 earnings call discussing their prime market being the eight-...
Grandbrothers/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Shares of Guardant Health ( GH ) traded higher on Wednesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its blood-based cancer test, Guardant360 Liquid CDx. Designed to integrate genomic and epigenomic signals from a single blood draw, Guardant360 Liquid CDx is several times more sensitive compared to Guardant360 CDx, which is also approved ...
Grandbrothers/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Shares of Guardant Health ( GH ) traded higher on Wednesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its blood-based cancer test, Guardant360 Liquid CDx. Designed to integrate genomic and epigenomic signals from a single blood draw, Guardant360 Liquid CDx is several times more sensitive compared to Guardant360 CDx, which is also approved in the U.S. as a companion diagnostic. The California-based maker of the Shield colorectal cancer screening test stated that with the FDA approval of Guardant360 Liquid CDx, clinicians will be able to make better-informed decisions when selecting treatments for patients with advanced cancer. The seven previously approved companion diagnostic indications for Guardant360 CDx will be transferred to the new test, the company added. “This approval moves us closer to a future where every physician has the right information at the right time to make the right decision,” Guardant’s ( GH ) co-CEO Helmy Eltoukhy remarked. More on Guardant Health Guardant Health: Reveal And Shield Driving The Next Growth Phase Guardant Health, Inc. (GH) Presents at Bank of America Global Healthcare Conference 2026 Transcript Guardant Health, Inc. (GH) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Guardant Health CMO resigns Guardant Health raises 2026 revenue outlook to $1.30B-$1.32B as Shield targets 230,000-245,000 tests
New autocallable notes from Bank of Montreal linked to Palantir Technologies Inc highlight how strongly the data analytics specialist is embedded in structured products — and how investors are seeking leveraged exposure to the volatile PLTR share. Bank of Montreal has launched new autocallable contingent risk notes linked to the Class A common stock of Palantir Technologies Inc, underscoring how m...
New autocallable notes from Bank of Montreal linked to Palantir Technologies Inc highlight how strongly the data analytics specialist is embedded in structured products — and how investors are seeking leveraged exposure to the volatile PLTR share. Bank of Montreal has launched new autocallable contingent risk notes linked to the Class A common stock of Palantir Technologies Inc, underscoring how much demand there is for leveraged, structured exposure to the data analytics company’s volatile share, according to a prospectus supplement filed on May 20, 2026, and reported by StockTitan on the same date StockTitan as of 05/20/2026. The notes, with a total size of about 5.78 million US dollars and a scheduled maturity in May 2029, offer 125% leveraged upside participation in Palantir’s share price under specific conditions but pay no regular interest and expose investors to both equity downside and the issuer’s credit risk, according to the same filing StockTitan as of 05/20/2026. As of: 20.05.2026 By the editorial team – specialized in equity coverage. At a glance Name: Palantir Palantir Sector/industry: Software – data analytics / infrastructure Software – data analytics / infrastructure Headquarters/country: Denver, United States Denver, United States Core markets: Government and commercial data analytics clients Government and commercial data analytics clients Key revenue drivers: Gotham and Foundry software platforms, long-term contracts Gotham and Foundry software platforms, long-term contracts Home exchange/listing venue: NYSE (ticker: PLTR) NYSE (ticker: PLTR) Trading currency: US dollar (USD) Palantir Technologies Inc: core business model Palantir Technologies Inc is a US software company that focuses on data integration and analytics for government agencies and commercial clients. The group’s platforms are designed to aggregate data from many different sources and enable users to derive operational insights, according to a company description on Morningstar tha...
Kidoz ( KDOZF ) announced on Wednesday the appointment of Tarrnie Williams Jr. as chief operating officer, formalizing his leadership of the company's product, technology, and operational functions since joining Kidoz in 2019. Since joining Kidoz, Tarrnie Jr. has led the transformation of the company's technology platform, rebuilding it to compete in programmatic advertising and helping drive reve...
Kidoz ( KDOZF ) announced on Wednesday the appointment of Tarrnie Williams Jr. as chief operating officer, formalizing his leadership of the company's product, technology, and operational functions since joining Kidoz in 2019. Since joining Kidoz, Tarrnie Jr. has led the transformation of the company's technology platform, rebuilding it to compete in programmatic advertising and helping drive revenue growth from $4.5M in fiscal 2019 to $18.4M in fiscal 2025, the company highlighted. Williams Jr. is responsible as COO for the company's technology development, product management and roadmap, infrastructure and DevOps, program management, quality assurance, human resources, and organizational design, the company added. More on Kidoz Kidoz reports FY results Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Kidoz Historical earnings data for Kidoz Financial information for Kidoz
Welcome back to Bloomberg’s Real Estate Monitor , a weekly breakdown of emerging trends, strategic challenges and blockbuster deals shaping the industry. Sign up now if you’re not already on the list. This week, we’ll take a look at the long-awaited end of an era for the US commercial-property market, a type of contract that’s giving investors a way to tap into homeowner wealth , and a new tax pro...
Welcome back to Bloomberg’s Real Estate Monitor , a weekly breakdown of emerging trends, strategic challenges and blockbuster deals shaping the industry. Sign up now if you’re not already on the list. This week, we’ll take a look at the long-awaited end of an era for the US commercial-property market, a type of contract that’s giving investors a way to tap into homeowner wealth , and a new tax proposal for buyers in New York City . Also, find out about a California city’s green initiative , and one way some Italians are coping with high housing costs . There’s more, so let’s get into it. — Christine Maurus Market Snapshot Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The $928.74 -1.9% Deutsche Bank AG $27.26 +2.1% New World Development Co Ltd $8.40 -0.5% Zillow Group Inc $36.42 -3.2% Market data as of 09:09 AM ET. Data is subject to provider delays. The big story The “extend and pretend” era is coming to an end. Commercial real estate lenders in the US are finally moving on from soured loans , finding buyers for the debts, forcing sales of the buildings that back them or filing to foreclose. It’s a shift in strategy after years of sitting tight, lengthening terms and looking the other way while property values tumbled, in hopes of better times to come. That’s important for the market because it gets deals moving again after the Covid-era freeze. Exiting a bad investment also frees up cash for new, potentially more lucrative opportunities. Lenders seem eager to move on even if that comes with a price — and the losses can be heavy. In one extreme example, the loan on a stalled Manhattan condo conversion was sold at an 85% discount to the debt’s payoff amount. Some of the biggest banks are among those forging ahead: Deutsche Bank filed to foreclose on a New York movie and TV production studio and has recruited brokers to market entertainment properties around Los Angeles. Netflix is in talks to buy a historic LA studio for a fraction of its $1.85 billion 2021 sale price after lenders led by...
Beijing banned an Nvidia gaming chip while the company’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, was visiting China with Donald Trump last week, the latest salvo in the superpowers’ battle to dominate AI. The chip was added to a list of banned goods at China’s customs checkpoints last Friday, according to a copy of the document seen by the FT and two people with knowledge of the matter. The move highlights...
Beijing banned an Nvidia gaming chip while the company’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, was visiting China with Donald Trump last week, the latest salvo in the superpowers’ battle to dominate AI. The chip was added to a list of banned goods at China’s customs checkpoints last Friday, according to a copy of the document seen by the FT and two people with knowledge of the matter. The move highlights Beijing’s determination to keep out Nvidia’s chips, especially the degraded versions made to comply with US export controls. The Chinese government wants to support domestic chipmakers such as Huawei and Cambricon as they catch up to their US rivals. Read full article Comments
Abstract Aerial Art/DigitalVision via Getty Images A hidden set of byproduct materials powers modern life, and their supply depends entirely on decisions made for other industries. Meet the hitchhiker commodities and why they matter now. The Strait of Hormuz crisis has been treated primarily as an oil story. Brent surged past $125 a barrel. Headlines tracked tanker movements. Governments debated s...
Abstract Aerial Art/DigitalVision via Getty Images A hidden set of byproduct materials powers modern life, and their supply depends entirely on decisions made for other industries. Meet the hitchhiker commodities and why they matter now. The Strait of Hormuz crisis has been treated primarily as an oil story. Brent surged past $125 a barrel. Headlines tracked tanker movements. Governments debated strategic petroleum reserves. That framing misses the bigger picture. Beneath the oil headlines, something else is breaking. There is a category of materials that underpins modern life but has no supply chain of its own. These materials do not have their own markets, their own price benchmarks, or their own logistics networks. They exist only because someone, somewhere, decided to process natural gas or refine crude oil, and they happened to come along for the ride. They are byproducts. Hitchhikers. Their availability is not determined by their own supply and demand. It is determined by production decisions made for an entirely different commodity. When the host process runs, they appear. When it stops, they vanish. And right now, across multiple industries, the host processes have all stopped at once. The Commodities Hidden Inside Modern Life Most people have never thought about industrial gases. But they are everywhere. Helium cools MRI magnets to near absolute zero. Hydrogen powers the light sources inside the most advanced chip-making machines. Oxygen is blown through molten iron at over 1,700°C to make steel. Nitrogen blankets semiconductor clean rooms to prevent contamination at the atomic scale. Neon fires the lasers that etch transistors onto silicon. These gases reach their customers through dedicated pipelines built into factory floors on contracts running 15 to 30 years, as cryogenic liquids in vacuum-insulated tanker trucks, or compressed into high-pressure cylinders for thousands of smaller users. The infrastructure is vast and invisible, and almost none of the ...
Envirotech Vehicles ( NASDAQ: EVTV ) on Wednesday said it signed a definitive merger agreement with AZIO AI in a transaction valuing AZIO AI at $750 million, supported by an independent third-party fairness opinion. The transaction consideration will consist of 100 million shares of EVTV common stock and has been approved by the boards of both companies. Envirotech said the deal marks a strategic ...
Envirotech Vehicles ( NASDAQ: EVTV ) on Wednesday said it signed a definitive merger agreement with AZIO AI in a transaction valuing AZIO AI at $750 million, supported by an independent third-party fairness opinion. The transaction consideration will consist of 100 million shares of EVTV common stock and has been approved by the boards of both companies. Envirotech said the deal marks a strategic shift toward artificial intelligence infrastructure, data center operations, and compute capacity expansion. The company said AZIO AI has received about $118 million in customer deposits tied to an initial infrastructure order and has delivered the first eight server racks under the program. Envirotech also said about 11 megawatts of power capacity has been secured at its existing site, with discussions ongoing for access to up to 500 MW of additional capacity. The transaction remains subject to SEC review, effectiveness of a Form S-4 registration statement, and shareholder approval. Source: Press Release More on Envirotech Vehicles Historical earnings data for Envirotech Vehicles Financial information for Envirotech Vehicles