Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty Images The Breaking Point? April’s Energy Spike Erodes Purchasing Power Last week, macro data revealed a US consumer that continues to be pinched. April CPI rose 3.7% YoY, marking a nearly three-year high, 1 while PPI surged 6.0% YoY 2 , largely driven by an energy shock that has kept retail gasoline above $4.50 a gallon and crude prices stuck north of $100 a ...
Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty Images The Breaking Point? April’s Energy Spike Erodes Purchasing Power Last week, macro data revealed a US consumer that continues to be pinched. April CPI rose 3.7% YoY, marking a nearly three-year high, 1 while PPI surged 6.0% YoY 2 , largely driven by an energy shock that has kept retail gasoline above $4.50 a gallon and crude prices stuck north of $100 a barrel. This sting at the pump directly eroded consumer spending power, as April Retail Sales slowed to 0.5%, below expectations for 0.6% and down from March’s 1.6%. This has raised fears among economists that the consumer has reached a breaking point and that stagflationary pressures are threatening a soft landing. 3 Because core inflation remains so sticky, the Federal Reserve is now widely expected to keep interest rates at current levels for longer. According to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool, there is now a greater probability of a rate hike at the December meeting than there is a rate cut. 4 Next Week’s Watchlist: The Retail Earnings Parade and the AI Infrastructure Play Against this challenging macro backdrop, a stark divergence is expected as major retailers report earnings next week. Discounters are projected to perform well, with Walmart ( WMT ) expected to outpace Target ( TGT ) by gaining market share from high-income households trading down for groceries, while Target remains more vulnerable due to its heavier mix of discretionary goods. Meanwhile, home improvement giants Home Depot ( HD ) and Lowe’s ( LOW ) continue to battle a frozen housing market weighed down by high mortgage rates, leaving them reliant on spring seasonality and "pro" contractor sales to stabilize revenue. Conversely, off-price darlings TJX Companies ( TJX ) and Ross Stores ( ROST ) remain the bright spots of this high-inflation environment as shoppers hunt for bargains. The high-stakes AI infrastructure trade hits a critical juncture next week as market bellwether Nvidia ( NVDA ) reports ea...
Home Depot press release ( HD ): Q1 Non-GAAP EPS of $3.43 beats by $0.02 . Revenue of $41.8B (+4.9% Y/Y) beats by $290M . Comparable sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 increased 0.6%, and comparable sales in the U.S. increased 0.4%. The company reaffirms its fiscal 2026 guidance: Total sales growth of approximately 2.5% to 4.5% vs 3.92% consensus Comparable sales growth of approximately fl...
Home Depot press release ( HD ): Q1 Non-GAAP EPS of $3.43 beats by $0.02 . Revenue of $41.8B (+4.9% Y/Y) beats by $290M . Comparable sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 increased 0.6%, and comparable sales in the U.S. increased 0.4%. The company reaffirms its fiscal 2026 guidance: Total sales growth of approximately 2.5% to 4.5% vs 3.92% consensus Comparable sales growth of approximately flat to 2.0% Approximately 15 new stores Gross margin of approximately 33.1% Operating margin of approximately 12.4% to 12.6% Adjusted operating margin of approximately 12.8% to 13.0% Effective tax rate of approximately 24.3% Net interest expense of approximately $2.3 billion Diluted earnings-per-share to grow approximately flat to 4.0% from $14.23 in fiscal 2025 Adjusted diluted earnings-per-share to grow approximately flat to 4.0% vs 2.40% consensus from $14.69 in fiscal 2025 Capital expenditures of approximately 2.5% of total sales Shares +1.4% PM. More on Home Depot Home Depot: The Bull Case Could Hardly Survive After The Print (Q1 Earnings Preview) Home Depot: In This Economy, We Can Kiss Remodeling And Construction Goodbye Home Depot: Market Headwinds Rattle Short-Term Views, But Long-Term Prospects Are Well-Founded Home Depot Q1 Preview: What to expect Quant snapshot: Baozun, Sohu among top-rated names as Sol Strategies, Arqit Quantum lag
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ’s international co-heads are visiting the investment bank’s offices around the world in a bid to reassure staff and clients navigating uncertainty following the outbreak of the Iran war. “Our clients want us to be on the ground to give them the advice and support they need,” Anthony Gutman , who runs the international business with Kunal Shah , said in an interview with B...
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ’s international co-heads are visiting the investment bank’s offices around the world in a bid to reassure staff and clients navigating uncertainty following the outbreak of the Iran war. “Our clients want us to be on the ground to give them the advice and support they need,” Anthony Gutman , who runs the international business with Kunal Shah , said in an interview with Bloomberg TV, adding the bank sees “huge opportunity” despite the ongoing conflict. “Even though our clients don’t have clarity I think the good thing here is that that hasn’t actually held up activity,” Shah said in the interview. The two London-based bankers were appointed as co-chief executive officers of Goldman Sachs International in early 2025 and have faced an array of global shocks since then, including stemming from the US administration’s tariff policies, the capture of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela and the conflict in Iran. For Goldman Sachs, the bank is emphasizing a message that it’s doing business as usual in the Middle East. The US investment firm, which has five offices there with 100 staffers, is committed to the region, Gutman said, citing recent deals with the Qatar Investment Authority and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund . The two said capital deployment levels are relatively stable, though clients are adapting to a “new environment.” The sentiment echoed Moelis & Co. Chief Executive Officer Navid Mahmoodzadegan , who described a “return to normal” in the Middle East in a separate interview with Bloomberg TV on Tuesday. “There’s a real opportunity when we get on the other side of this to get to a new Middle East,” he said. Companies in the region including in energy, telecommunications and leisure sectors are investing heavily, though some deals have been delayed in the short-term, he said. Read More: Iran War Tests Wall Street Firms’ Addiction to Mideast Money The Goldman Sachs executives also stressed the need for political stability in Europe and a...
据知情人士透露,芯片厂商 ADI > 亚德诺 半导体 已进入深度谈判阶段,计划斥资约 15 亿美元收购初创企业赋能半导体,这笔交易凸显出市场对适配高功耗 AI 芯片供电管理技术的旺盛需求。 这家成立已有 12 年的企业若成功被收购,将进一步丰富亚德诺的 AI 配套芯片产品线。人工智能运算任务繁杂,耗电量巨大,而亚德诺这类芯片企业一直致力于实现芯片供电低损耗化,赋能半导体的产品能够优化 AI 芯片供...
据知情人士透露,芯片厂商 ADI > 亚德诺 半导体 已进入深度谈判阶段,计划斥资约 15 亿美元收购初创企业赋能半导体,这笔交易凸显出市场对适配高功耗 AI 芯片供电管理技术的旺盛需求。 这家成立已有 12 年的企业若成功被收购,将进一步丰富亚德诺的 AI 配套芯片产品线。人工智能运算任务繁杂,耗电量巨大,而亚德诺这类芯片企业一直致力于实现芯片供电低损耗化,赋能半导体的产品能够优化 AI 芯片供电模式,大幅提升用电效率。 对于这家营收规模尚小的初创公司而言,15 亿美元的收购价已然不菲。交易最快有望在本周三官宣,恰逢市值达 2000 亿美元的亚德诺半导体发布季度财报。目前双方谈判仍在进行中,交易仍存在告吹可能性。 亚德诺半导体与赋能半导体双方发言人暂未对此置评。 亚德诺半导体主营电源管理类半导体芯片,产品广泛应用于 AI 数据中心,同时也研发制造可将现实物理信号转化为数字信号的芯片产品。 亚德诺首席执行官文森特・罗奇在今年 2 月财报电话会议上表示:“人工智能产业发展伴随着诸多棘手难题,电源系统层面的技术难题正变得愈发严峻。” 完成此次收购后,亚德诺将进一步缩小与 芯源系统 的行业差距。芯源系统是英伟达霍珀架构、布莱克韦尔架构芯片的核心电源管理芯片供应商。今年以来,芯源系统股价累计上涨约 60%,而同行业规模偏小的纳维塔斯半导体股价涨幅更是翻倍。 传统芯片供电设计方式,是将电源管理芯片布置在电路板处理器旁,通过板面横向线路输电,依靠这类芯片统一监测、调配电力。 而赋能半导体采用全新技术路线,其集成式稳压器可直接将电力输送至 AI 芯片底部及内部的微型芯片区域。该设计缩短电力传输路径,有效减少输电过程中的电能损耗。 此外,该企业芯片电压调节速度远超传统电源芯片,能够保障 AI 芯片在算力峰值运行阶段保持稳定运转。 去年,赋能半导体已与芯片厂商迈威尔科技达成合作,共同为迈威尔定制芯片研发一体化供电解决方案。 据创投数据平台 PitchBook 数据显示,总部位于加州米尔皮塔斯的赋能半导体,累计融资规模超 2.15 亿美元,投资方包括富达投资、马弗里克硅业、 谷歌 风投、阿特雷德斯资本等机构,其去年 9 月最新一轮融资后的估值暂未对外披露。 受益于数据中心相关技术需求激增,亚德诺半导体业绩持续向好。该企业称,今年 1 月季度财报中,来自数据中心客户的订单助力季度营收大涨...
chameleonseye/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Performance assessment Newmont Corporation ( NEM ) has generated a decent returns since my 'Buy' view near the end of last year. It initially started to outperform the broader market as per my anticipations, but recently, that lead has eroded: Performance since Last Article on NEM (Seeking Alpha, Hunting Alphas) Elevator Pitch My earlier bullish view...
chameleonseye/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Performance assessment Newmont Corporation ( NEM ) has generated a decent returns since my 'Buy' view near the end of last year. It initially started to outperform the broader market as per my anticipations, but recently, that lead has eroded: Performance since Last Article on NEM (Seeking Alpha, Hunting Alphas) Elevator Pitch My earlier bullish view on NEM banked on a rising gold prices ( XAUUSD:CUR ) outlook and cost efficiencies. But now I see these factors moving in the opposite direction: An elevated rates environment is a headwind for gold miners There are cost pressures due to higher oil prices and higher royalty taxes NEM's valuations seem acceptable It's hard to have a directional view when NEM stock is stuck in a big range An Elevated Rates Environment is a Headwind for Gold Miners Since the onset of the Iran conflict in the Middle East, the Fed funds futures curve has shifted the narrative dramatically from expecting an easing rates environment to a higher-for-longer scenario: Fed Funds Futures Curve (World Gold Council) I expect this to be a big headwind for Newmont's average realized prices for gold, which I believe will see a dip in future quarters: Gold Average Realized Price ($/oz) (Company Filings, Hunting Alphas) There Are Cost Pressures Due to Higher Oil Prices and Higher Royalty Taxes Newmont's operational costs are rather sensitive to oil prices: For every $10 per barrel change in oil prices, we expect approximate $60 million impact on cost, which equates to roughly, a $12 per ounce impact on all-in sustaining costs. - Chief Legal Officer & Interim CFO Peter Wexler in the Q1 FY26 earnings call Now, as of 30 Apr'26, the oil futures markets were pricing in a net-higher-for-longer scenario compared to what it was before the Middle East crisis: Brent Crude Futures Curve (World Gold Council) Another headwind hitting Newmont Corporation is the impact of higher royalty taxes on its Ghana operations, which...
Artificial intelligence has become Wall Street’s favorite growth story. Investors have poured money into companies tied to AI chips, cloud infrastructure, utilities, and data centers as businesses race to build the computing backbone needed for the next generation of software. The opportunity is massive — and so is the spending. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet ... The $1 Tr...
Artificial intelligence has become Wall Street’s favorite growth story. Investors have poured money into companies tied to AI chips, cloud infrastructure, utilities, and data centers as businesses race to build the computing backbone needed for the next generation of software. The opportunity is massive — and so is the spending. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet ... The $1 Trillion AI Data Center Buildout Is Fueling a Cost Consumers Can’t Escape
Valley National Bancorp ( VLY ) declares $0.11/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 3.37% Payable June 30; for shareholders of record June 15; ex-div June 15. See VLY Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Valley National Bancorp Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Valley National Bancorp 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call P...
Valley National Bancorp ( VLY ) declares $0.11/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 3.37% Payable June 30; for shareholders of record June 15; ex-div June 15. See VLY Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Valley National Bancorp Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Valley National Bancorp 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Valley National Bancorp Has Risen Nicely And That Trend Should Continue Valley National prices $500M subordinated notes due 2036 Valley National signals efficiency ratio trending towards 50% by end of 2026 as NII growth shifts to high end of range
The VanEck Retail ETF (NASDAQ:RTH) and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) both sit in the retail bucket, yet the year-to-date gap between them tells a different story. RTH is up 5.79% in 2026 while XRT is down 6.25%. Same sector label, two very different bets, and the difference comes down to one decision: who ... RTH Owns Amazon and Walmart. XRT Owns Everything Else. That 12% Gap in 2026 Is N...
The VanEck Retail ETF (NASDAQ:RTH) and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) both sit in the retail bucket, yet the year-to-date gap between them tells a different story. RTH is up 5.79% in 2026 while XRT is down 6.25%. Same sector label, two very different bets, and the difference comes down to one decision: who ... RTH Owns Amazon and Walmart. XRT Owns Everything Else. That 12% Gap in 2026 Is No Accident
A prominent American business group in China has called for expanded energy trade between the world’s two largest economies – a move first floated by US President Donald Trump during his state visit to Beijing last week. Analysts, however, warn that uncompetitive pricing could limit Chinese demand. “Energy remains a centrepiece of the bilateral relationship,” said Markel Hubinette, who sits on the...
A prominent American business group in China has called for expanded energy trade between the world’s two largest economies – a move first floated by US President Donald Trump during his state visit to Beijing last week. Analysts, however, warn that uncompetitive pricing could limit Chinese demand. “Energy remains a centrepiece of the bilateral relationship,” said Markel Hubinette, who sits on the American Chamber of Commerce in China’s board of governors. Speaking at the Global Trade and...
Prestigious universities in China carry a rich tradition of showcasing their names on entrance gates, inscribed in calligraphy by renowned political leaders, reflecting both political history and academic prestige. Calligraphy, the art of writing, is a revered traditional Chinese art form that was historically valued above all others. In ancient China, calligraphy was an elite art, its aesthetics ...
Prestigious universities in China carry a rich tradition of showcasing their names on entrance gates, inscribed in calligraphy by renowned political leaders, reflecting both political history and academic prestige. Calligraphy, the art of writing, is a revered traditional Chinese art form that was historically valued above all others. In ancient China, calligraphy was an elite art, its aesthetics meticulously regulated by imperial authority. For instance, during the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC), the...
Researchers found over 1,600 primates listed for sale on Facebook, TikTok and more over a six-week period in 2025 A new report from leading wildlife and conservation organizations has revealed a sharp rise in the online sale of primates across major social media platforms in the US, raising concerns about wildlife trafficking, public safety and animal welfare. The report, titled Primates for Purch...
Researchers found over 1,600 primates listed for sale on Facebook, TikTok and more over a six-week period in 2025 A new report from leading wildlife and conservation organizations has revealed a sharp rise in the online sale of primates across major social media platforms in the US, raising concerns about wildlife trafficking, public safety and animal welfare. The report, titled Primates for Purchase: The Surge in Sales on Social Media in the US, was released Tuesday by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Continue reading...
Set against the 2028 Olympics, Charlotte Zhang’s beautifully attentive debut follows two Latino men as they game the system of state-sanctioned racial violence Brimming with indelible images, Charlotte Zhang’s brilliant debut locates the roots of a dystopian future in the here and now. Set around the 2028 Summer Olympics, the film imagines a Los Angeles gripped by paranoia and conspiracies; and a ...
Set against the 2028 Olympics, Charlotte Zhang’s beautifully attentive debut follows two Latino men as they game the system of state-sanctioned racial violence Brimming with indelible images, Charlotte Zhang’s brilliant debut locates the roots of a dystopian future in the here and now. Set around the 2028 Summer Olympics, the film imagines a Los Angeles gripped by paranoia and conspiracies; and a livestock disease has led to a ban on all meat production, leaving the main source of protein distribution – powdered insects – in the control of a megacorporation called Ootheca Inc. Ironically enough, a cockroach infestation has taken over several local neighbourhoods, making Ootheca’s monopolising greed even more insidious. All of this might sound pretty out there, yet the heart of Tycoon is a deeply human story of survival. Both hustlers up for any challenge, Lito (Miguel Padilla-Juarez) and Jay (Jon Lawrence Reyes) take advantage of the widespread chaos to embark on a series of petty crimes, including breaking into an Ootheca trailer to steal boxes of the precious protein powder. Their escapades are dynamically rendered on a variety of formats including handheld DV camera and Super 8, as well as Xerox art. But compared to other film-makers who favour this DIY style, Zhang is beautifully attentive to blocking and composition. Scenes of house parties, twilight rides against the setting sun, or high-rev street drifting harmonise into a stunning city symphony, in which a visual rhythm gradually emerges from disorder. Continue reading...
CNBC | Igor Gnedo, Antonina Lepore & Adrianne Paerels There's a big change at the top of the CNBC Disruptor 50 with Anthropic rising to No. 1 in 2026. Companies across the economy raced to embrace AI over the past year rather than risk being left behind by it, and that's put the generative AI enterprise leader on the verge of surpassing OpenAI in valuation and above its rival on our annual list. T...
CNBC | Igor Gnedo, Antonina Lepore & Adrianne Paerels There's a big change at the top of the CNBC Disruptor 50 with Anthropic rising to No. 1 in 2026. Companies across the economy raced to embrace AI over the past year rather than risk being left behind by it, and that's put the generative AI enterprise leader on the verge of surpassing OpenAI in valuation and above its rival on our annual list. The domination of AI as a theme has not changed, but it has intensified and it is increasingly being reflected in the top-heavy nature of the Disruptor 50. Forty-three of the 50 companies in the 2026 list class say AI is essential to their disruptive business models. Total funding across the 2026 Disruptors rose to $337 billion, up from $127 billion in 2025 — an increase of more than 2.5x. Total implied valuation, skewed by the massive sums being raised by the top AI firms, climbed to $2.4 trillion from $798 billion, roughly tripling year over year. In the new AI era, with the technology critical to so many business models , Silicon Valley dominates on the Disruptor map. Fourteen companies on this year's list are based in San Francisco, with 18 in the Bay Area, and nearly half overall (23) based in California. That includes all but one of the top five companies, with the exception of Ramp . But there are new companies (22 in all) and new themes, led by rapid successes in vibe coding and prediction markets . A major European AI player also makes its first appearance. And in 2026, AI continues its infrastructure-level remaking of the U.S., from the Hollywood movie to the military , from the American farm to the law firm . 1 Anthropic AI's new No. 1 2 OpenAI Less chat, more work 3 Databricks The infrastructure of the AI enterprise 4 Anduril Hawk-eyed on defense spend 5 Ramp Simplicity for the spend that stings 6 Sierra Customer service, escalated 7 Mistral AI Europe's open-source AI alternative 8 Whatnot Retail therapy: LIVE 9 Cyera Military grade cybersecurity 10 Notion One pa...
Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Ruhani Kaur | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in Anthropic's lawsuit over its blacklisting by the Department of Defense, the latest faceoff in the months-long clash between the Pentagon and one of the ...
Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Ruhani Kaur | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in Anthropic's lawsuit over its blacklisting by the Department of Defense, the latest faceoff in the months-long clash between the Pentagon and one of the country's leading AI companies. The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the DOD, and Anthropic will each have 15 minutes to present their case to a panel of three circuit judges, according to an order earlier this month. Judge Karen Henderson, Judge Gregory Katsas and Judge Neomi Rao will then take the matter under advisement and issue a written opinion. Proceedings will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Anthropic sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the DOD in March after the agency declared the AI startup a supply chain risk , meaning it purportedly threatens U.S. national security. The label has historically been reserved for foreign adversaries, and requires defense contractors to certify that they will not use Anthropic's Claude models in their work with the military. The designation landed after months of tense negotiations between Anthropic and the DOD collapsed. The DOD wanted Anthropic to grant the Pentagon unfettered access to its models across all lawful purposes, while Anthropic wanted assurance that its technology would not be used for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance. The two sides failed to reach an agreement, and Hegseth blacklisted Anthropic and bashed the company on social media. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the company had " no choice " but to challenge the supply chain risk designation in court. The DOD continued to use Anthropic's models to support its military operations Iran, and President Donald Trump told CNBC last month that a deal between the DOD and the startup is "possible." Read more CNBC tech news Meta layoffs ...
Mattias Balk | Picture Alliance | Getty Images This year's Disruptor 50 list , with Anthropic at No. 1 , followed by OpenAI , features companies that are using technology — primarily AI — to challenge existing industries and build new ones. With explosive growth — CEO Dario Amodei says revenue grew 80 times in the first quarter — Anthropic has had one of the fastest ramps in enterprise software hi...
Mattias Balk | Picture Alliance | Getty Images This year's Disruptor 50 list , with Anthropic at No. 1 , followed by OpenAI , features companies that are using technology — primarily AI — to challenge existing industries and build new ones. With explosive growth — CEO Dario Amodei says revenue grew 80 times in the first quarter — Anthropic has had one of the fastest ramps in enterprise software history. In addition to its consumer-facing products, Claude Code has revolutionized software development and been embraced for its reliability and strong performance on complex tasks. The company is also in talks to raise even more capital at a sky-high valuation of as much as $900 billion . What puts Anthropic at No. 1 is not just its growth, but its positioning: a focus on building powerful AI systems that enterprises trust. Its emphasis on safety and "constitutional AI," combined with rapid gains in model capability, has helped it emerge as one of the clearest challengers to OpenAI, while attracting major partners and customers looking for reliable, enterprise-grade AI. It was just about three years ago that Anthropic launched its first product, and "really out of the gate, we said, 'We're prioritizing building for businesses for a variety of reasons,'" co-founder Daniela Amodei recalled. Within the past year, it's the rate of acceleration that has changed, she says, not the focus. "Particularly over the past three to six months … I think what we're seeing is the combination of the models getting smarter, the products getting better, and that really sort of generating a huge amount of value for businesses," she said. In a sign of how massive and powerful the tech ecosystem is, this year's list has a total valuation of $2.4 trillion, nearly $2 trillion of that from the top five companies on the list — and most of that from the top two, Anthropic and OpenAI. The list's implied valuation has grown by three times year over year. The amount of money that's been invested has sc...
President Trump made 94 different trades of 'Magnificent 7' stocks in the first quarter of 2026, a new ethics disclosure shows, executing millions of dollars in transactions even as he was meeting with and often promoting these top tech companies.
President Trump made 94 different trades of 'Magnificent 7' stocks in the first quarter of 2026, a new ethics disclosure shows, executing millions of dollars in transactions even as he was meeting with and often promoting these top tech companies.
Vital Signals, a health innovation company founded by technology veteran Tom Moss, today announced that it has raised over $15M in investments, led by XYZ Ventures, to support its mission to improve how people understand, engage with and manage their blood pressure and long‑term heart health.
Vital Signals, a health innovation company founded by technology veteran Tom Moss, today announced that it has raised over $15M in investments, led by XYZ Ventures, to support its mission to improve how people understand, engage with and manage their blood pressure and long‑term heart health.