Key Points Investors have been both bullish and bearish on Oracle over the past year. The stock had been in a bit of a tailspin of late, but its recent earnings report has given it a boost. Oracle beat analyst expectations in its most recent quarter for both revenue and earnings. 10 stocks we like better than Oracle › Shares of Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) have been on a bit of a roller coaster over the pa...
Key Points Investors have been both bullish and bearish on Oracle over the past year. The stock had been in a bit of a tailspin of late, but its recent earnings report has given it a boost. Oracle beat analyst expectations in its most recent quarter for both revenue and earnings. 10 stocks we like better than Oracle › Shares of Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) have been on a bit of a roller coaster over the past year. The stock has gone from being a promising company to invest in due to its importance in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution to one that has perhaps too much debt and exposure to OpenAI. That's evident in the stock's 52-week range, with it being as low as $118 and as high as $345 over the past 12 months. The company recently reported strong earnings numbers, which showed significant growth on both its top and bottom lines. Its guidance was also looking promising. Have bearish investors gotten things all wrong about Oracle, and is the tech stock actually a good buy right now? 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 » Oracle shows strong growth in Q3, particularly in its cloud business Earlier this week, Oracle released its third-quarter earnings numbers, covering the three-month period ending Feb. 28. Its revenue for Q3 totaled $17.2 billion, which was an increase of 22% from the same period a year ago. Analysts were expecting revenue to be around just $16.9 billion. In its cloud business, the growth rate was even more impressive at 44%, as that segment of its operations generated $8.9 billion. What was also important was that on the bottom line, the company's financials also looked good as Oracle's adjusted earnings per share (EPS) totaled $1.79, surpassing expectations of $1.70. Looking ahead, the company continues to expect revenue growth of around 19% to 20% for the final quarter ...
Technology stocks have been powering the market higher in recent years, led by powerful trends such as artificial intelligence (AI). Let's look at three of these tech stocks and discuss the reasons why they might be good options to buy and hold for the long term. 1. Nvidia No company has been a bigger winner from AI than chipmaker Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and there is good reason to believe that the...
Technology stocks have been powering the market higher in recent years, led by powerful trends such as artificial intelligence (AI). Let's look at three of these tech stocks and discuss the reasons why they might be good options to buy and hold for the long term. 1. Nvidia No company has been a bigger winner from AI than chipmaker Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and there is good reason to believe that the company and its shareholders will continue to benefit from current AI trends well into the future. Nvidia's graphic processing units (GPUs) are the main force powering AI training and inference needed to power AI applications. While not the only GPU maker, the company's chips have become the industry standard as programmers are generally trained using its CUDA software platform. This in turn has helped create a wide moat for the company, as it would be time-consuming and thus costly to have programmers learn other platforms. With AI still in the early innings and demand for its chips booming, Nvidia is well-positioned to continue riding the AI wave well into the future. The company is seeing huge demand from data center customers, although the technology is likely to move to other areas as well, such as automotive. Tesla CEO Elon Musk proposed that his company's vehicles could be used as a distributed computing network given how much computing power will go into them. On top of that, the company is innovating quickly, pushing out new and improved GPU architecture designs such as its recently introduced Blackwell while already announcing its next-generation GPU architecture Rubin slated for next year. Trading at a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of around 48, the stock looks inexpensive given its current growth and future prospects, making it a great stock to buy and hold for the long term. 2. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Another company set to ride the boom in AI chips is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), or TSMC for short. The company is a leadin...
Judge Halts Construction Of ICE Detention Center In Maryland Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Federal authorities must stop construction of an immigration detention center in Maryland, a judge said on March 11. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, left, speaks as Gov. Wes Moore listens during a news conference in Baltimore, MD., on Sept. 24, 2024. Stephanie Scar...
Judge Halts Construction Of ICE Detention Center In Maryland Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Federal authorities must stop construction of an immigration detention center in Maryland, a judge said on March 11. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, left, speaks as Gov. Wes Moore listens during a news conference in Baltimore, MD., on Sept. 24, 2024. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Photo U.S. District Judge Brendan Hurson imposed a temporary restraining order halting construction of the center near Williamsport in Washington County. Maryland officials recently sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the facility, alleging authorities did not perform required steps under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), such as an environmental review. “ The State has shown that Defendants likely failed to comply with their obligations under NEPA ,” Hurson said. “ Defendants do not appear to have taken a ‘hard look’ at the potential environmental consequences of their plans for the Williamsport Warehouse .” Hurson said that there is no evidence that authorities completed an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment, as is generally required under federal law. He said that the “slight inconvenience of a delay in construction” was outweighed by “ongoing and possible future irreparable harms” that the state faced absent a restraining order. DHS did not respond to a request for comment by publication time. The temporary restraining order is in place for two weeks. Such orders can be rescinded by judges, allowed to expire, or upgraded to preliminary injunctions or blocks that remain in place as litigation proceeds. DHS purchased a 54-acre warehouse in Williamsport for $102 million in January and was set to begin converting it into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on March 6 as the government ramps up efforts on immigration enforcement, including deportations. Planned work included installing perimeter ...
(RTTNews) - Treasuries showed a notable move to the downside during trading on Thursday, extending the slump seen in the previous session. Bond prices moved modestly lower early in the session and slid more firmly into negative territory as the day progressed. Subsequently, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, shot up 6.5 basis points to 4.273 percent. The t...
(RTTNews) - Treasuries showed a notable move to the downside during trading on Thursday, extending the slump seen in the previous session. Bond prices moved modestly lower early in the session and slid more firmly into negative territory as the day progressed. Subsequently, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, shot up 6.5 basis points to 4.273 percent. The ten-year added to the 7.2 basis point surge seen during Wednesday's session, reaching its highest closing level in over a month. The extended slump by treasuries came as the price of crude oil moved sharply higher, continuing to recover from the nosedive seen on Tuesday. U.S. crude oil for April delivery has spiked by nearly 11 percent to $96.70 a barrel but remains well off Monday's highs near $120 a barrel. International benchmark Brent crude futures for May delivery also shot up by 9.2 percent, surging back above $100 a barrel The extended rebound by the price of crude oil comes amid reports three more foreign ships were struck in the Persian Gulf overnight, adding to concerns about transit through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNBC in an interview this morning that the U.S. Navy is "not ready" to escort oil tankers through the strait. Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei also said the Strait of Hormuz must remain closed as a "tool to pressure enemy." In U.S. economic news, the Labor Department released a report showing first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly edged slightly lower in the week ended March 7th. The Labor Department said initial jobless claims slipped to 213,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level of 214,000. Economists had expected jobless claims to inch up to 215,000 from the 213,000 originally reported for the previous week. Readings on consumer prices, durable goods orders and consumer sentiment may attract some attention on Friday but are likely to be overs...
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reacts during a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on interest rate policy, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 28, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters As both energy prices and inflation fears pop, expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts are sliding. Traders in recent days have abandoned hopes of an ...
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reacts during a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on interest rate policy, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 28, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters As both energy prices and inflation fears pop, expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts are sliding. Traders in recent days have abandoned hopes of an early summer easing from the central bank, a change in thinking that coincided with the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran and a burst in oil prices to around $100 a barrel . Prior to the conflict, the market anticipation had been for a quarter percentage point rate reduction in June, likely another one in September, and on outside chance of even three depending on how the economics played out, according to the CME Group's FedWatch calculations. Much of the thinking behind that approach was that a softening labor market , moderating inflation and a new dovish chair coming on board in May would push the Fed into an easing posture. But at least as long as the Iran drama plays out the expectations now is that fighting inflation will remain paramount. "A higher inflation path will make it harder for the Fed to start cutting soon," Goldman Sachs economists said in a Wednesday note. watch now VIDEO 4:19 04:19 Fed's next rate decision almost certainly a pause, says former Fed vice chair Roger Ferguson Closing Bell The firm officially adjusted its rate forecast pushing back the next cut to September from June. However, Goldman's economists still think the Fed could lower once more before the end of 2026. "If the labor market weakens sooner and more substantially than we expect, we do not think that concern about the impact of higher oil prices on inflation and inflation expectations would be an obstacle to earlier rate cuts," they wrote. An elusive second cut Other market players aren't so sure. Traders in the fed funds futures market have taken even a September cut off the table and now ...
据弗吉尼亚州诺福克的欧道明大学(Old Dominion University)称,美东时间周四上午,一名枪手在该校开枪,造成两人受伤,随后被击毙。 该校发布警报称,两名伤者已被送往医院,当天剩余时间的课程和校园活动均已取消。 根据该校的警报,枪手在上午10点49分前不久在该校斯特罗姆商学院(Strome College of Business) 的核心教学楼Constant Hall开始射击。这...
据弗吉尼亚州诺福克的欧道明大学(Old Dominion University)称,美东时间周四上午,一名枪手在该校开枪,造成两人受伤,随后被击毙。 该校发布警报称,两名伤者已被送往医院,当天剩余时间的课程和校园活动均已取消。 根据该校的警报,枪手在上午10点49分前不久在该校斯特罗姆商学院(Strome College of Business) 的核心教学楼Constant Hall开始射击。这里是该校商学院的中心地带。 周四中午,闪着警灯的警车封锁了诺福克校区周围的街道。根据学校网站,该校有24000名学生。 责任编辑:张俊 SF065
Dividend-paying exchange traded funds are outperforming the broader market, and investors who are feeling flush have an enviable question to address: What are they doing with that extra income? The S & P 500 is down more than 2% on the year as higher oil prices, war in Iran and artificial intelligence disruption fears drag down stocks. At the same time, today's volatility is rewarding steady divid...
Dividend-paying exchange traded funds are outperforming the broader market, and investors who are feeling flush have an enviable question to address: What are they doing with that extra income? The S & P 500 is down more than 2% on the year as higher oil prices, war in Iran and artificial intelligence disruption fears drag down stocks. At the same time, today's volatility is rewarding steady dividend payers, with the ProShares S & P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) and the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) each up about 4% in 2026 – and that's just on a price basis. NOBL .SPX YTD mountain ProShares S & P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF vs. the S & P 500 in 2026 "Dividend-focused ETFs have quietly reasserted their relevance in periods like this year when volatility reminds investors that total return isn't only about price appreciation," said Mike Casey, certified financial planner and president of American Executive Advisors in McLean, Va. "When markets become choppy, the consistency of cash flow tends to change investor behavior in a very tangible way." While dividend investors have the option of spending or pocketing the income they're receiving from their stocks, there are a few steps they can take to use the money to shore up their portfolios and prepare for further volatility. Reinvest the dividends Depending on your time horizon, your asset allocation plan and your conviction in your dividend payer, you might use the income to buy more shares, which can help you compound returns over the years. Consider that Coca-Cola has seen its shares gain nearly 265% over the past 20 years on a price basis, but the total return – what you'd get if you were to reinvest dividends – is nearly 570% over that time. KO 5Y mountain Coca-Cola shares in the past five years The beverage giant continues to reward investors who stick around. Coca-Cola raised its quarterly dividend last month to 53 cents from 51 cents per share, the 64th straight year of dividend hikes. Dividend r...
According to a Feb. 17 SEC filing, Condire Management, LP increased its position in Endeavour Silver (EXK 2.46%) by 1,503,543 shares during the fourth quarter. The fund’s position at quarter-end stood at 4,503,543 shares, with a reported value of $42.3 million. Post-trade position: 4.5 million shares worth $42.3 million. The stake now accounts for 4.4% of the fund’s assets. What else to know Top h...
According to a Feb. 17 SEC filing, Condire Management, LP increased its position in Endeavour Silver (EXK 2.46%) by 1,503,543 shares during the fourth quarter. The fund’s position at quarter-end stood at 4,503,543 shares, with a reported value of $42.3 million. Post-trade position: 4.5 million shares worth $42.3 million. The stake now accounts for 4.4% of the fund’s assets. What else to know Top holdings after the filing: NYSEMKT:NGD: $239.0 million (24.9% of AUM) NYSEMKT:IAUX: $117.2 million (12.2% of AUM) NYSE:ODV: $80.7 million (8.4% of AUM) NYSE:SBSW: $74.7 million (7.8% of AUM) NYSE:VAL: $58.4 million (6.1% of AUM) Company overview Metric Value Price (as of market close Feb. 17) $11.24 Market capitalization $3.4 billion Company snapshot Endeavour Silver is a mid-tier precious metals producer focused on silver and gold mining, with a primary operational footprint in Mexico and exploration assets in Chile. The company leverages a portfolio of producing mines and development-stage projects to drive growth and maintain resource sustainability. Its integrated approach to mining and exploration supports a competitive position within the global precious metals sector. Produces silver and gold through mining operations in Mexico, with additional exploration projects in Chile; main revenue sources are the Guanaceví and Bolañitos mines. Operates an integrated mining business model, generating revenue from the extraction, processing, and sale of precious metals. Serves a global customer base of industrial buyers and metal traders seeking silver and gold supply. What this transaction means for investors Condire Management made an aggressive purchase in the fourth quarter. It added 1.5 million shares of Endeavour Silver, 50% of its previous 3 million share total. With the investment management firm’s concentrated equity portfolio of 22 positions and $958 million in assets under management (AUM), the transaction stands out even further. The firm’s Endeavour Silver holding ha...
Key Points Greenvale bought 2,350,000 shares of Enphase Energy in the fourth quarter. The quarter-end position value rose by $75.32 million, reflecting the new purchase. The new position places Enphase Energy as Greenvale's fifth largest holding by market value. 10 stocks we like better than Enphase Energy › On February 17, 2026, Greenvale Capital LLP disclosed a new position in Enphase Energy (NA...
Key Points Greenvale bought 2,350,000 shares of Enphase Energy in the fourth quarter. The quarter-end position value rose by $75.32 million, reflecting the new purchase. The new position places Enphase Energy as Greenvale's fifth largest holding by market value. 10 stocks we like better than Enphase Energy › On February 17, 2026, Greenvale Capital LLP disclosed a new position in Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH), acquiring 2,350,000 shares in the fourth quarter for an estimated $75.32 million based on quarter-end pricing. What happened According to an SEC filing dated February 17, 2026, Greenvale Capital LLP reported initiating a new holding of 2,350,000 shares in Enphase Energy. The quarter-end position value increased by $75.32 million, reflecting the new purchase. What else to know This is a new position; the stake accounts for 7% of Greenvale’s $1.10 billion in reportable U.S. equity assets as of December 31, 2025. Top holdings after the filing: NASDAQ:RUN: $197.23 million (18.5% of AUM) NYSE:ZETA: $142.91 million (13.4% of AUM) NYSE:SN: $116.57 million (10.9% of AUM) NASDAQ:OKTA: $81.71 million (7.7% of AUM) NASDAQ:ENPH: $75.32 million (7% of AUM) As of February 13, 2026, Enphase Energy shares were priced at $43.49, down 30% over the past year and well underperforming the S&P 500, which is instead up about 20% in the same period. Company overview Metric Value Price (as of market close 2/13/26) $43.49 Market Capitalization $5.83 billion Revenue (TTM) $1.47 billion Net Income (TTM) $172.13 million Company snapshot Enphase Energy offers semiconductor-based microinverters, AC battery storage systems, communications gateways, and cloud-based energy monitoring solutions for the solar photovoltaic industry. The firm generates revenue by selling integrated solar and energy storage solutions to distributors, large installers, OEMs, strategic partners, and directly to homeowners. It serves residential and small commercial customers in the United States and internationally, ta...
Century Therapeutics press release ( IPSC ): FY GAAP EPS of -$0.14. Revenue of $109.2M. Net Loss: Net loss was $9.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to net loss of $126.6 million for the same period in 2024. Cash Position: Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $117.1 million as of December 31, 2025, as compared to $220.1 million as of December 31, 2024. Net c...
Century Therapeutics press release ( IPSC ): FY GAAP EPS of -$0.14. Revenue of $109.2M. Net Loss: Net loss was $9.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to net loss of $126.6 million for the same period in 2024. Cash Position: Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $117.1 million as of December 31, 2025, as compared to $220.1 million as of December 31, 2024. Net cash used in operations was $103.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to net cash used in operations of $110.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The company estimates its cash, cash equivalents, and investments as of December 31, 2025, together with the net proceeds raised after year end, will support operations into the first quarter of 2029. More on Century Therapeutics Century Therapeutics: A Very Promising Contender In The Type I Diabetes Mellitus Functional Cure Race Century Therapeutics gains on $135M private placement Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Century Therapeutics Historical earnings data for Century Therapeutics Financial information for Century Therapeutics