Koppers ( KOP ) announced on Friday that it plans to shut down distillation and chemical manufacturing operations at its Stickney, Illinois, facility, subject to union talks. The move may impact around 85 employees and is driven by weak market conditions, rising costs, aging infrastructure, and lower raw material supplies. The production is expected to fully wind down by Dec. 31, 2026, and shift t...
Koppers ( KOP ) announced on Friday that it plans to shut down distillation and chemical manufacturing operations at its Stickney, Illinois, facility, subject to union talks. The move may impact around 85 employees and is driven by weak market conditions, rising costs, aging infrastructure, and lower raw material supplies. The production is expected to fully wind down by Dec. 31, 2026, and shift to the Nyborg, Denmark, plant by Q4 2026. The company expects pre-tax charges of $227M-$262M through 2029, including $170M-$195M in non-cash charges in Q2 and Q3 of 2026. The company expects annual free cash flow improvement of $15M-$25M and adjusted EBITDA savings of $15M-$20M from 2027 onward. Moreover, adjusted EPS is expected to benefit by $1.00-$1.20 per share after the transition. The stock is trading 4% higher at ~$42.56. Source: Press Release More on Koppers Holdings Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP) Presents at Sidoti March Small-Cap Virtual Conference - Slideshow Koppers Guides For A Good Year Again Despite Not Meeting Guidance This Year Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Koppers Holdings Non-GAAP EPS of $0.57 beats by $0.19, revenue of $455.3M beats by $65.2M Koppers targets $300M free cash flow over three years as Catalyst initiatives accelerate
narvo vexar/iStock via Getty Images U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose 115,000 in April, above the 63,000-consensus estimate, though down from March’s revised 185,000 gain. Still, it was the first set of back-to-back employment increases since last May. Revisions to February and March payrolls were -18,000. The unemployment rate rose from 4.256% in March to 4.337% in April, with a notable decline in emplo...
narvo vexar/iStock via Getty Images U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose 115,000 in April, above the 63,000-consensus estimate, though down from March’s revised 185,000 gain. Still, it was the first set of back-to-back employment increases since last May. Revisions to February and March payrolls were -18,000. The unemployment rate rose from 4.256% in March to 4.337% in April, with a notable decline in employment in the household survey. To that note, the U-6 underemployment rate rose to 8.2% from 8.0%. Average hourly earnings came in a touch light. The April rise was 0.2%, well below the prevailing inflation rate, bringing the year-on-year increase to 3.6%, below the 3.8% forecast. While average hourly earnings were below estimates, average weekly hours worked were above what economists were expecting at 34.2 hours. Within the report, manufacturing payrolls declined by 2,000, reversing a surprisingly strong March climb. Government jobs kept falling, down 8,000 last month. Equity futures rallied to session highs following the solid April jobs report, while Treasury yields were not much changed. All eyes remain on the conflict in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, the Q1 earnings season has been nothing short of gangbusters. Solid 115k April jobs, first back-to-back payrolls gain since last May Trading Economics Nearly the best 2-month private payrolls increase since mid-2023 Trading Economics Average Hourly Earnings growth YoY not much above the 3.6% inflation rate Trading Economics Manufacturing job losses in April Trading Economics Education & Health Services continue to lead employment gains Liz Ann Sonders U-6 underemployment rate up for a second straight month at 8.2% Trading Economics Equity futures on the highs following the jobs report Bloomberg Yields not much changed after payrolls Bloomberg Dollar dips post-NFP Bloomberg Looking ahead, a pair of macro data points highlight next week. First, April CPI will likely offer another rather grim inflation ...
We just covered Cathie Wood’s 11 Biggest AI and Data Center Stock Picks. Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) ranks #7 (see Cathie Wood’s 5 Biggest AI and Data Center Stock Picks). Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) is up about 15% so far this year, but bulls believe the stock has more upside potential. Its gains have been capped amid the […]
We just covered Cathie Wood’s 11 Biggest AI and Data Center Stock Picks. Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) ranks #7 (see Cathie Wood’s 5 Biggest AI and Data Center Stock Picks). Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) is up about 15% so far this year, but bulls believe the stock has more upside potential. Its gains have been capped amid the […]
格隆汇5月8日｜据外媒，本周卫星图像显示，伊朗主要石油枢纽哈尔克岛附近海域出现疑似漏油，覆盖面积达数十平方公里。卫星于5月6日至8日拍摄的图像显示，这片疑似漏油带呈灰白色油膜状，覆盖了岛屿西侧海域。冲突与环境观察组织（Conflict and Environment Observatory）研究员Leon Moreland表示：“从视觉上看，这片油膜与原油泄漏特征一致。”他估计受影响面积约为45平...
格隆汇5月8日｜据外媒，本周卫星图像显示，伊朗主要石油枢纽哈尔克岛附近海域出现疑似漏油，覆盖面积达数十平方公里。卫星于5月6日至8日拍摄的图像显示，这片疑似漏油带呈灰白色油膜状，覆盖了岛屿西侧海域。冲突与环境观察组织（Conflict and Environment Observatory）研究员Leon Moreland表示：“从视觉上看，这片油膜与原油泄漏特征一致。”他估计受影响面积约为45平方公里。Moreland补充称，目前尚不清楚此次疑似漏油的原因以及泄漏源头，不过5月8日的图像未显示存在新的持续泄漏迹象。气候与大宗商品领域咨询公司Data Desk联合创始人Louis Goddard也认同这些图像很可能显示的是漏油事件。他表示，这可能是美以对伊战争爆发70天以来规模最大的一次漏油事故。
Key PointsThe iShares Russell 2000 ETF tracks small-cap stocks while the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF focuses on the largest growth companies in the U.S. market.
Key PointsThe iShares Russell 2000 ETF tracks small-cap stocks while the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF focuses on the largest growth companies in the U.S. market.
Gargolas/iStock via Getty Images Seeking Alpha's latest rankings of foreign utility stocks reveal a list dominated by European and Latin American names that score well on valuation, growth, momentum, and profitability, with six of the top ten earning Strong Buy ratings. At the top sits Brazil's SABESP ( SBS ) with a score of 4.80, a water utility giant that has quietly become one of the most compe...
Gargolas/iStock via Getty Images Seeking Alpha's latest rankings of foreign utility stocks reveal a list dominated by European and Latin American names that score well on valuation, growth, momentum, and profitability, with six of the top ten earning Strong Buy ratings. At the top sits Brazil's SABESP ( SBS ) with a score of 4.80, a water utility giant that has quietly become one of the most compelling infrastructure plays in emerging markets. It leads a geographically diverse field spanning nine countries, from Spain and Germany to Chile, Finland, Israel, and France, reflecting the broad-based strength in international utility fundamentals at a time when energy security and infrastructure investment are commanding renewed investor attention. The top of the list is stacked. Spanish renewable energy powerhouse Iberdrola (IBDRY, 4.72) takes the second spot, backed by one of the most aggressive green energy buildouts in the world, while Enel Chile (ENIC, 4.66) and Germany's RWE (RWEOY, 4.65) follow closely behind. UK grid operator National Grid (NGG, 4.64) and Finnish utility Fortum (FOJCY, 4.50) round out the Strong Buy tier, completing a top six that cuts across water, electric, multi-utility, and renewable power sectors. The back half of the list tells a more cautious story. Enel SpA (ENLAY, 3.45), Israeli renewable developer Enlight (ENLT, 3.44), France's Veolia (VEOEY, 3.42), and Germany's E.ON (EONGY, 3.41) all carry Hold ratings, each sitting just below the 3.50 threshold that separates bullish from neutral territory in the Quant system. The narrow gap between the Strong Buy and Hold names on this list is notable, it suggests that the tailwinds lifting global utilities are broadly felt, but stock selection within the sector still matters considerably. Here is the list: Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP ( SBS ), Quant Rating: 4.80 Iberdrola, S.A. ( IBDRY ), Quant Rating: 4.72 Enel Chile S.A. ( ENIC ), Quant Rating: 4.66 RWE Aktiengese...
As summer travel ramps up, consumers are bracing for high gas prices, airport security mayhem, airlines going under and a raft of cancelled flights, while prices of hotels, car rentals and just about everything else seem to be steadily marching skyward. The Points Guy founder Brian Kelly tells Stacey Vanek Smith and Max Chafkin to fear not. He joins a special Everybody's Business podcast recorded ...
As summer travel ramps up, consumers are bracing for high gas prices, airport security mayhem, airlines going under and a raft of cancelled flights, while prices of hotels, car rentals and just about everything else seem to be steadily marching skyward. The Points Guy founder Brian Kelly tells Stacey Vanek Smith and Max Chafkin to fear not. He joins a special Everybody's Business podcast recorded at an On Air Fest event to share a few tips for navigating this summer travel season. (Source: Bloomberg)
imaginima/iStock via Getty Images Nebius Group N.V. ( NBIS ) stock has more than doubled this year, benefiting from resilient AI infrastructure capex that’s been reinforced by the recent agentic shift. The stock’s recent upsurge has also gained an incremental uplift last week following Nebius’ announcement of its agreement to acquire Eigen AI – an inference and model optimization company synergist...
imaginima/iStock via Getty Images Nebius Group N.V. ( NBIS ) stock has more than doubled this year, benefiting from resilient AI infrastructure capex that’s been reinforced by the recent agentic shift. The stock’s recent upsurge has also gained an incremental uplift last week following Nebius’ announcement of its agreement to acquire Eigen AI – an inference and model optimization company synergistic to the neocloud operator’s AI Token Factory platform. Yet visibility remains limited into when Nebius can scale towards durable, profitable growth. This has become an increasingly urgent matter, as recent market reactions to industry earnings highlight a focus on emerging headwinds, including challenges in addressing increased end-market demand for optimized token economics, surging component costs and intensifying competition. And Nebius remains prone to these looming downside risks, given its persistent losses yet elevated capex requirements in the near term. In the following analysis, I examine how its neocloud peer CoreWeave’s ( CRWV ) latest earnings highlight two key execution risks for Nebius – namely, the limited visibility into scalable GAAP profitability and financial self-sufficiency and emerging ROI compression risk as infrastructure costs increase amid intensifying supply chain constraints. Taken together, the bar of expectations has been raised for Nebius heading into its upcoming earnings, potentially leaving the stock’s recent upsurge vulnerable to downside volatility. 1. Persistent Losses Could Get Worse Nebius Context Despite a positive inflection in adjusted EBITDA in Q4 driven by robust demand in its core cloud business, Nebius remains exposed to widening losses. This is consistent with management’s caution of persistent EBIT losses in the current year, given continued cost pressures as the company executes against its capacity expansion plans and ongoing R&D to “enhance [its] technology stack and [its] future AI product.” Compared against management’...
A Hong Kong court has convicted two footballers and a betting agent of bribing fellow players to rig game outcomes in the city’s largest match-fixing case in recent years. Former Hong Kong Under-23 player Brian Fok was convicted on Friday of five charges, including three counts of offering an advantage to an agent in violation of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance. The 32-year-old Nigerian-born d...
A Hong Kong court has convicted two footballers and a betting agent of bribing fellow players to rig game outcomes in the city’s largest match-fixing case in recent years. Former Hong Kong Under-23 player Brian Fok was convicted on Friday of five charges, including three counts of offering an advantage to an agent in violation of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance. The 32-year-old Nigerian-born defender, together with fellow player Luciano Silva da Silva, 38, and betting agent Waheed Mohammad,...