At the same time, investor Michael Burry is keeping the pressure on Palantir, reiterating his bearish stance on the stock and warning of more downside after a steep pullback. PLTR stock is moving. See the chart and price action here. Karp Says Claude is Still Live In an interview at Palantir's AIPcon 9 event, Karp said Palantir's systems remain integrated with Anthropic's Claude even after the Def...
At the same time, investor Michael Burry is keeping the pressure on Palantir, reiterating his bearish stance on the stock and warning of more downside after a steep pullback. PLTR stock is moving. See the chart and price action here. Karp Says Claude is Still Live In an interview at Palantir's AIPcon 9 event, Karp said Palantir's systems remain integrated with Anthropic's Claude even after the Defense Department designated the startup a "supply‑chain risk" last week. "The Department of War is planning to phase out Anthropic; currently, it's not phased out," Karp told CNBC, adding that Palantir expects to plug in additional large language models alongside Claude over time. Pentagon's 6‑Month Unwind President Donald Trump has ordered all federal agencies to "immediately cease" use of Anthropic's technology, but the directive gives the Pentagon roughly six months to unwind existing deployments of Claude across classified and operational systems. Agencies including State, Treasury and Health and Human Services have already begun shifting from Claude to rivals like OpenAI under the same White House directive, underscoring the broader federal push away from Anthropic. Claude was the first frontier model deployed on U.S. classified networks through partnerships with Palantir and other contractors, and it remains in use supporting U.S. military operations in Iran even as the phase‑out clock starts. Palantir's Maven Smart Systems framework, used for intelligence and targeting, incorporates prompts and workflows originally built on top of Claude, complicating efforts to rip Anthropic out quickly. Burry Keeps Firing at PLTR Separately, Burry has been using Substack posts and X to renew his criticism of Palantir's valuation and chart setup, highlighting a head‑and‑shoulders pattern and predicting more than 40% downside in the shares. The investor has also resurfaced past reports and controversial comments from Karp — including a viral "fentanyl‑laced urine drone" quip about hos...
There's an exchange-traded fund for just about any purpose you can imagine. Some ETFs concentrate solely on producing the largest possible share-price gains, choosing stocks entirely based on their future prospects and not at all on whether they pay current income in the form of dividends to shareholders. Other ETFs seek out certain types of stocks, specializing by using factors such as industry, ...
There's an exchange-traded fund for just about any purpose you can imagine. Some ETFs concentrate solely on producing the largest possible share-price gains, choosing stocks entirely based on their future prospects and not at all on whether they pay current income in the form of dividends to shareholders. Other ETFs seek out certain types of stocks, specializing by using factors such as industry, company size, or location. For investors whose most important consideration is income, the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSEMKT: JEPI) looks highly appealing. Its dividend yields are consistently higher than what you'll find from just about any other type of ETF. It's also actively managed, so there are professional stock pickers trying to separate the most successful prospects from the rest. But to get those high yields, the JEPI ETF has to give something up in return. And unfortunately, what it trades for that income can have a downward impact on the fund's total returns. In this second article of a three-part series on JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF for the Voyager Portfolio , you'll find out exactly how this fund's managers generate all that income and what it means for your total returns as a shareholder. Continue reading
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms (META, Financials) wants to deploy four generations of internally built AI processors by 2027.Meta's Meta Training and Inference Accelerator (MTIA) initiative includes the new chips, MTIA 300, 400, 450, and 500. The chips, built by Broadcom, will meet Meta's platforms' AI systems' rising computational needs.According to the business, the MTI...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms (META, Financials) wants to deploy four generations of internally built AI processors by 2027.Meta's Meta Training and Inference Accelerator (MTIA) initiative includes the new chips, MTIA 300, 400, 450, and 500. The chips, built by Broadcom, will meet Meta's platforms' AI systems' rising computational needs.According to the business, the MTIA 300 chip is in production and utilized for ranking and suggestion training. MTIA 400 has finished testing and will shortly be implemented in data centers.Future CPUs can handle more complicated generative AI tasks. Meta stated MTIA 450 will optimize GenAI inference, while MTIA 500 will boost AI processing speed by expanding high-bandwidth memory capacity.As processing power rises, Meta wants to control more of its AI infrastructure. The business invests extensively in AI hardware from Nvidia, AMD, and Alphabet, but its in-house processors are likely to play a greater role.Meta intends to enhance productivity, decrease costs, and maintain its hardware compatible with fast growing AI models by creating chips internally.
Four undercover police officers spied on the justice campaign run by the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, the innocent man shot dead by police on the tube in 2005, the spycops public inquiry has heard. The surveillance took place while the grieving family was seeking to hold the Metropolitan police to account and uncover the truth of why officers had mistaken him for a suicide bomber when they s...
Four undercover police officers spied on the justice campaign run by the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, the innocent man shot dead by police on the tube in 2005, the spycops public inquiry has heard. The surveillance took place while the grieving family was seeking to hold the Metropolitan police to account and uncover the truth of why officers had mistaken him for a suicide bomber when they shot him seven times in the head. The catastrophic mistake caused a huge crisis for Scotland Yard and its reputation. Among the surveillance reports is one recording that the family was going to lay flowers at an event to commemorate his death. View image in fullscreen Jean Charles de Menezes was shot seven times in the head by the Met police after they mistook him for a suicide bomber. Composite: Metropolitan Police/PA Giving evidence to the inquiry on Thursday, Patricia Armani da Silva, the cousin of de Menezes, said she was “deeply shocked we were spied on”. She said the family conducted their campaign peacefully. “At no point did I or the people within our campaign ever advocate or condone public disorder, breaking the law or subversion of any kind.” Scotland Yard kept a secret file on the family’s campaign, logging details of meetings they were involved in and identifying important supporters and their email addresses. The Met has admitted that its covert monitoring of the family’s campaign was “wholly unjustifiable”. In July 2005, police firearms officers killed de Menezes, a Brazilian electrician, at Stockwell tube station in London. He was wrongly identified as one of the fugitives involved in a failed bombing two weeks after the 7/7 attack in London, which killed 52 people. No police officers were prosecuted, although the Met was fined for breaking health and safety laws. Da Silva said the family had to spend much of its time correcting the repeated lies that the police had spread about de Menezes. The lies, she said, started soon after he was killed and originated ...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 9 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer — Todd Vasos Chief Financial Officer — Donny Lau Chief Operating Officer — Emily Taylor TAKEAWAYS Net Sales -- $10.9 billion, up 5.9% year over year, reflecting growth in both consumable and nonconsumable categories. -- $10.9 billion, up 5.9% year over year, reflecting growth in both cons...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 9 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer — Todd Vasos Chief Financial Officer — Donny Lau Chief Operating Officer — Emily Taylor TAKEAWAYS Net Sales -- $10.9 billion, up 5.9% year over year, reflecting growth in both consumable and nonconsumable categories. -- $10.9 billion, up 5.9% year over year, reflecting growth in both consumable and nonconsumable categories. Same-Store Sales -- Increased 4.3% with growth in both customer traffic and average basket size; every month of the quarter was above 3.5% comp sales growth. -- Increased 4.3% with growth in both customer traffic and average basket size; every month of the quarter was above 3.5% comp sales growth. Gross Margin -- 30.4%, an increase of 105 basis points, primarily due to a 62 basis point reduction in shrink, higher inventory markups, and lower damages, offset by higher LIFO provision. -- 30.4%, an increase of 105 basis points, primarily due to a 62 basis point reduction in shrink, higher inventory markups, and lower damages, offset by higher LIFO provision. SG&A as Percentage of Sales -- 24.9%, a decrease of 165 basis points, mainly from fewer impairment charges and lower retail salaries, partially offset by higher incentive compensation. -- 24.9%, a decrease of 165 basis points, mainly from fewer impairment charges and lower retail salaries, partially offset by higher incentive compensation. Operating Profit -- $606 million, up 106%, with margin up 270 basis points to 5.6%; prior year included $232 million in impairment charges. -- $606 million, up 106%, with margin up 270 basis points to 5.6%; prior year included $232 million in impairment charges. EPS -- $1.93, up 122%, with prior year negatively impacted by $0.81 from impairment charges. -- $1.93, up 122%, with prior year negatively impacted by $0.81 from impairment charges. Merchandise Inventories -- $6.3 billion, down 5.7% year over year and 7% per store, supporting improved in-stock...
Award recognizes exceptional performance, innovation and emphasis on superior customer outcomes FAIRFIELD, N.J., March 12, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--11:11 Systems ("11:11"), a leading managed infrastructure solutions provider, today announced it has been named Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Service Provider Partner of the Year 2025 for the Americas. This prestigious award recognizes 11:11 Systems for its ex...
Award recognizes exceptional performance, innovation and emphasis on superior customer outcomes FAIRFIELD, N.J., March 12, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--11:11 Systems ("11:11"), a leading managed infrastructure solutions provider, today announced it has been named Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Service Provider Partner of the Year 2025 for the Americas. This prestigious award recognizes 11:11 Systems for its exceptional go-to-market execution, significant investment in technical excellence and commitment to helping customers achieve strong business outcomes. Broadcom honored 11:11 Systems for its pivotal role in helping customers unlock the full value of its solutions. The award highlights 11:11's success in advancing Broadcom’s vision for a unified, modern private cloud platform. It further underscores the strength of the strategic partnership between the two companies, which is focused on providing customers with a clear, low-risk path forward for their VMware workloads. "We are proud to partner with an organization that views customer success as essential to long-term innovation and growth," said Brett Diamond, CEO of 11:11 Systems. "That philosophy is closely aligned with our own and reflects 11:11 Systems’ long history of helping customers achieve measurable business value through trusted partnership, operational rigor and the expertise required to navigate change with confidence." This achievement comes during a period of significant growth for 11:11 Systems, fueled by ten acquisitions, including Digital Sense and Ntirety in early 2026. These moves have established 11:11 as the world’s largest, privately held VMware Cloud Service Provider. "We are honored to receive this recognition from Broadcom," said Dante Orsini, chief revenue officer at 11:11 Systems. "It reflects the caliber of our team, the power of our platform and the trust customers place in 11:11 Systems to help them modernize infrastructure, strengthen resilience and advance their cloud strategy." About 11:11 Sy...
Realty Income Corporation O, widely recognized as “The Monthly Dividend Company,” has once again raised its dividend, increasing the monthly payment to 27.05 cents per share from 27.00 cents. This latest adjustment represents the REIT’s 134th dividend increase since its debut on the New York Stock Exchange in 1994, highlighting a long record of rewarding shareholders with steadily growing payouts....
Realty Income Corporation O, widely recognized as “The Monthly Dividend Company,” has once again raised its dividend, increasing the monthly payment to 27.05 cents per share from 27.00 cents. This latest adjustment represents the REIT’s 134th dividend increase since its debut on the New York Stock Exchange in 1994, highlighting a long record of rewarding shareholders with steadily growing payouts. The new dividend will be paid on April 15 to shareholders on record as of March 31, 2026. On an annualized basis, the revised distribution equals $3.246 per share and implies a dividend yield of roughly 5.02% based on the March 11 closing price of $64.71. Reliable monthly income has long been a key attraction for investors considering Realty Income. Its membership in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats reflects more than three decades of consistent dividend growth, supported by 114 straight quarterly increases, demonstrating resilience across different economic environments. A significant contributor to this stability is Realty Income’s vast global portfolio of 15,511 properties. The REIT’s net-lease structure and focus on tenants in non-discretionary, service-based retail or low-price-point businesses provide resilience during economic downturns. As of Dec. 31, 2025, about 91% of annualized retail base rent came from such tenants, limiting the impact of recession pressures and online competition. Meanwhile, an expanding presence in Europe and rising exposure to gaming, industrial and data center assets offer additional long-term growth opportunities. Strong financial fundamentals further underpin dividend reliability, supported by $4.1 billion in available liquidity, investment-grade credit ratings and a fixed-charge coverage ratio of 4.7. Shifts in retail demand and broader economic conditions could still create headwinds. Dividend Appeal of Other Net Lease REITs VICI Properties VICI continues to shine in the triple-net lease REIT space with 6.6% annual dividend growth sinc...
The major averages were lower near noon, with the Dow dropping over 400 points as traders weigh shifting oil prices and a key inflation report. Markets are trading cautiously amid volatile energy prices and ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Oil prices, which spiked above $100 and briefly approached $120 earlier in the week amid fears of disruptions to shipping through the Strait of...
The major averages were lower near noon, with the Dow dropping over 400 points as traders weigh shifting oil prices and a key inflation report. Markets are trading cautiously amid volatile energy prices and ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Oil prices, which spiked above $100 and briefly approached $120 earlier in the week amid fears of disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, have retreated significantly and are now trading below $90 after a coordinated release of emergency reserves. The International Energy Agency has agreed to release roughly 400M barrels from global strategic stockpiles in an effort to stabilize energy markets following the conflict-driven supply shock. U.S. forces sunk a number of Iranian ships, including 16 minelayers, on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, while the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said that a bulk carrier reported their vessel being hit by an unknown projectile near the Strait of Hormuz and two other incidents were also reported on Wednesday morning. Such developments have reinforced the fragility of global energy supply routes and kept risk sentiment unstable. Traders are also reacting to inflation data that showed consumer prices rising in February. The consumer price index was up 0.3% on a month-over-month basis and up 2.4% compared to last year, both of which matched consensus. Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists. 1. STOCK NEWS: 2. WALL STREET CALLS: Nike (NKE) upgraded to Overweight at Barclays on operational progress JPMorgan upgraded Oracle (ORCL), sees better risk/reward post selloff Optimum Communications (OPTU) downgraded to Market Perform at Raymond James Yext (YEXT) downgraded to Neutral at Roth Capital Wells Fargo sees “too much risk,”(HOG) with an Underweight rating 3. AROUND THE WEB:
Palantir CEO Alex Karp thinks that his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the “power of vocationally-trained, working class, often male voters.” “This technology disrupts humanity’s train—largely Democratic voters—and makes their economic power less. And increases the economic power of vocationally-trained, worki...
Palantir CEO Alex Karp thinks that his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the “power of vocationally-trained, working class, often male voters.” “This technology disrupts humanity’s train—largely Democratic voters—and makes their economic power less. And increases the economic power of vocationally-trained, working class, often male, working class voters,” he said in a CNBC interview Thursday. “And so these disruptions are gonna disrupt every aspect of our society. And to make this work, we have to come to an agreement of what it is we’re going to do with the technology, how are we gonna explain to people who are likely gonna have less good, and less interesting jobs.” This sounds like a direct, long-term pitch to the GOP from a CEO whose tech firm already has numerous government contracts and is deeply embedded in the Pentagon. Karp’s message is loud and clear: My technology will take political capital away from one of your greatest enemies—liberal women with degrees—and give one of your favorite demographics to patronize—working class men—more political power to transfer to you. He’s aligning his technology with both GOP political strategy and the larger male-centered culture war that the right has been waging for the better part of a decade now. And how exactly would his technology only hurt Democrat women? Advertisement Advertisement Karp also made a Patriot Act-era argument, justifying his admittedly “dangerous” technology by claiming that Palantir will allow us to “be American” in the future. “These technologies are dangerous societally,” Karp continued. “The only justification you could possibly have would be that if we don’t do it, our adversaries will do it. And we will be subject to their rule of law.... Why is it that we’re absorbing the risk of disrupting the very fabric of our society, including the most powerful parts of our society, if it’s not because it’s about mai...
Sadler’s Wells East, London Russell Maliphant Dance Company’s arresting evening of three solos includes a spiritual offering performed by the choreographer himself Watching Daniel Proietto dance Afterlight must be one of the best ways you could spend 15 minutes. This beautifully arresting piece of dance is the antidote to stimulation overload: one single smooth thread of movement finely spun acros...
Sadler’s Wells East, London Russell Maliphant Dance Company’s arresting evening of three solos includes a spiritual offering performed by the choreographer himself Watching Daniel Proietto dance Afterlight must be one of the best ways you could spend 15 minutes. This beautifully arresting piece of dance is the antidote to stimulation overload: one single smooth thread of movement finely spun across the spare piano chords of Erik Satie’s Gnossiennes. As Proietto circles into deep backbends bathed in a pool of light, it’s like a 21st-century Dying Swan. This evening of work by choreographer Russell Maliphant comprises only three solos. With Maliphant, nothing is in excess, everything is deliberate: every motion, every pause, every flicker of light; never more than is needed. Maliphant is a Royal Ballet-trained dancer who also studied martial arts and creates meditative, mesmeric works of dance and light in synthesis (lighting designers Michael Hulls and Panagiotis Tomaras are key parts of the creative process). For fans, this programme comes with a wave of nostalgia. Afterlight was made for a Diaghilev-inspired evening at Sadler’s Wells in 2009. Another solo dates further back, Two, created in 1997 originally for Maliphant’s wife, Dana Fouras, here performed by Alina Cojocaru. Continue reading...
What makes your life meaningful? If you don’t really know, you’re far from alone. “We’re in the middle of a meaning crisis,” says Bill Burnett, executive director of the Life Design Lab at Stanford University. Many traditional sources of meaning, such as religious faith and community, have been in decline for decades, creating a vacuum. Then the Covid-19 pandemic triggered a mass shift in prioriti...
What makes your life meaningful? If you don’t really know, you’re far from alone. “We’re in the middle of a meaning crisis,” says Bill Burnett, executive director of the Life Design Lab at Stanford University. Many traditional sources of meaning, such as religious faith and community, have been in decline for decades, creating a vacuum. Then the Covid-19 pandemic triggered a mass shift in priorities: “People were kind of adrift,” says Burnett. Now an economic downturn, threats of AI-driven redundancy and future uncertainty may prompt you to wonder: what’s the point? But finding meaning doesn’t have to be a lofty quest, Burnett says – you can start making your life feel more meaningful today. Burnett and Life Design Lab co-founder Dave Evans, both mechanical engineers and former Apple employees, apply pragmatic “design thinking” to common life problems. Their new book, How to Live a Meaningful Life, contains strategies for getting more out of your everyday experience, and finding purpose without upending your life. View image in fullscreen Composite: The Guardian/Simon & Schuster/Bill Burnett & Dave Evans “The meaning of life is a big, philosophical question, and we’re not philosophers,” says Burnett. “But getting more meaning out of life, or living more fully – that, we can help you with.” Lower the bar – and reframe the question If you’re struggling to find meaning, you might be aiming too high. The concepts of finding your purpose (implying there is only one) and self-actualising (or becoming “everything that one is capable of becoming”, identified by pioneering psychologist Abraham Maslow as the peak of human experience) are not just daunting, but broadly unattainable. Instead, cultivate more meaning moment by moment. “Set the bar low, and accumulate small changes over time,” Burnett says. In their book, Burnett and Evans identify four key components to “meaning-making”: wonder, flow, coherence and community. It can be quite straightforward to improve upon these,...
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Anchors Academy, recognised as one of Hong Kong's leading private schools for kindergarten and primary education, is taking a significant leap forward. The school has announced the extension of its educational offering to include Junior Secondary (Years 7 to 9)*, alongside a strategic partnership with the UK's historic St ...
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Motorola (MSI) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This rating change essentially reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from th...
Motorola (MSI) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This rating change essentially reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years is tracked by the system. Individual investors often find it hard to make decisions based on rating upgrades by Wall Street analysts, since these are mostly driven by subjective factors that are hard to see and measure in real time. In these situations, the Zacks rating system comes in handy because of the power of a changing earnings picture in determining near-term stock price movements. As such, the Zacks rating upgrade for Motorola is essentially a positive comment on its earnings outlook that could have a favorable impact on its stock price. Most Powerful Force Impacting Stock Prices The change in a company's future earnings potential, as reflected in earnings estimate revisions, and the near-term price movement of its stock are proven to be strongly correlated. That's partly because of the influence of institutional investors that use earnings and earnings estimates for calculating the fair value of a company's shares. An increase or decrease in earnings estimates in their valuation models simply results in higher or lower fair value for a stock, and institutional investors typically buy or sell it. Their bulk investment action then leads to price movement for the stock. For Motorola, rising earnings estimates and the consequent rating upgrade fundamentally mean an improvement in the company's underlying business. And investors' appreciation of this improving business trend should push the stock higher. Harnessing the Power of Earnings Estimate Revisions Empirical research shows a strong co...
Investors might want to bet on Fortis (FTS), as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. The Zacks rating relies solely on a company's changing earnings picture. It tracks EPS estimates for the current and following years from the sell-side analysts...
Investors might want to bet on Fortis (FTS), as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. The Zacks rating relies solely on a company's changing earnings picture. It tracks EPS estimates for the current and following years from the sell-side analysts covering the stock through a consensus measure -- the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Since a changing earnings picture is a powerful factor influencing near-term stock price movements, the Zacks rating system is very useful for individual investors. They may find it difficult to make decisions based on rating upgrades by Wall Street analysts, as these are mostly driven by subjective factors that are hard to see and measure in real time. As such, the Zacks rating upgrade for Fortis is essentially a positive comment on its earnings outlook that could have a favorable impact on its stock price. Most Powerful Force Impacting Stock Prices The change in a company's future earnings potential, as reflected in earnings estimate revisions, has proven to be strongly correlated with the near-term price movement of its stock. That's partly because of the influence of institutional investors that use earnings and earnings estimates for calculating the fair value of a company's shares. An increase or decrease in earnings estimates in their valuation models simply results in higher or lower fair value for a stock, and institutional investors typically buy or sell it. Their bulk investment action then leads to price movement for the stock. For Fortis, rising earnings estimates and the consequent rating upgrade fundamentally mean an improvement in the company's underlying business. And investors' appreciation of this improving business trend should push the stock higher. Harnessing the Power of Earnings Estimate Revisions As empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earning...
Envista (NVST) appears an attractive pick, as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the ...
Envista (NVST) appears an attractive pick, as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years is tracked by the system. The power of a changing earnings picture in determining near-term stock price movements makes the Zacks rating system highly useful for individual investors, since it can be difficult to make decisions based on rating upgrades by Wall Street analysts. These are mostly driven by subjective factors that are hard to see and measure in real time. Therefore, the Zacks rating upgrade for Envista basically reflects positivity about its earnings outlook that could translate into buying pressure and an increase in its stock price. Most Powerful Force Impacting Stock Prices The change in a company's future earnings potential, as reflected in earnings estimate revisions, and the near-term price movement of its stock are proven to be strongly correlated. That's partly because of the influence of institutional investors that use earnings and earnings estimates for calculating the fair value of a company's shares. An increase or decrease in earnings estimates in their valuation models simply results in higher or lower fair value for a stock, and institutional investors typically buy or sell it. Their transaction of large amounts of shares then leads to price movement for the stock. For Envista, rising earnings estimates and the consequent rating upgrade fundamentally mean an improvement in the company's underlying business. And investors' appreciation of this improving business trend should push the stock higher. Harnessing the Power of Earnings Estimate Revisions Empirical research sho...
West Coast Community Bancorp (WCCB) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade is essentially a reflection of an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. The Zacks rating relies solely on a company's changing earnings picture. It tracks EPS estimates for the current and following y...
West Coast Community Bancorp (WCCB) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade is essentially a reflection of an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. The Zacks rating relies solely on a company's changing earnings picture. It tracks EPS estimates for the current and following years from the sell-side analysts covering the stock through a consensus measure -- the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The power of a changing earnings picture in determining near-term stock price movements makes the Zacks rating system highly useful for individual investors, since it can be difficult to make decisions based on rating upgrades by Wall Street analysts. These are mostly driven by subjective factors that are hard to see and measure in real time. As such, the Zacks rating upgrade for WEST COAST BCP is essentially a positive comment on its earnings outlook that could have a favorable impact on its stock price. Most Powerful Force Impacting Stock Prices The change in a company's future earnings potential, as reflected in earnings estimate revisions, and the near-term price movement of its stock are proven to be strongly correlated. That's partly because of the influence of institutional investors that use earnings and earnings estimates for calculating the fair value of a company's shares. An increase or decrease in earnings estimates in their valuation models simply results in higher or lower fair value for a stock, and institutional investors typically buy or sell it. Their bulk investment action then leads to price movement for the stock. For WEST COAST BCP, rising earnings estimates and the consequent rating upgrade fundamentally mean an improvement in the company's underlying business. And investors' appreciation of this improving business trend should push the stock higher. Harnessing the Power of Earnings Estimate Revisions Empirical research shows a strong corr...
Hershey (HSY) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. A company's changing earnings picture is at the core of the Zacks rating. The system tracks the Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus measure of...
Hershey (HSY) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. A company's changing earnings picture is at the core of the Zacks rating. The system tracks the Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus measure of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years. The power of a changing earnings picture in determining near-term stock price movements makes the Zacks rating system highly useful for individual investors, since it can be difficult to make decisions based on rating upgrades by Wall Street analysts. These are mostly driven by subjective factors that are hard to see and measure in real time. As such, the Zacks rating upgrade for Hershey is essentially a positive comment on its earnings outlook that could have a favorable impact on its stock price. Most Powerful Force Impacting Stock Prices The change in a company's future earnings potential, as reflected in earnings estimate revisions, and the near-term price movement of its stock are proven to be strongly correlated. The influence of institutional investors has a partial contribution to this relationship, as these big professionals use earnings and earnings estimates to calculate the fair value of a company's shares. An increase or decrease in earnings estimates in their valuation models simply results in higher or lower fair value for a stock, and institutional investors typically buy or sell it. Their transaction of large amounts of shares then leads to price movement for the stock. For Hershey, rising earnings estimates and the consequent rating upgrade fundamentally mean an improvement in the company's underlying business. And investors' appreciation of this improving business trend should push the stock higher. Harnessing the Power of Earnings Estimate Revisions Empi...
Investors might want to bet on Howden Joinery (HWDJY), as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade is essentially a reflection of an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. The Zacks rating relies solely on a company's changing earnings picture. It tracks EPS estimates for the current and following years from the sel...
Investors might want to bet on Howden Joinery (HWDJY), as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade is essentially a reflection of an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. The Zacks rating relies solely on a company's changing earnings picture. It tracks EPS estimates for the current and following years from the sell-side analysts covering the stock through a consensus measure -- the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Individual investors often find it hard to make decisions based on rating upgrades by Wall Street analysts, since these are mostly driven by subjective factors that are hard to see and measure in real time. In these situations, the Zacks rating system comes in handy because of the power of a changing earnings picture in determining near-term stock price movements. As such, the Zacks rating upgrade for Howden Joinery is essentially a positive comment on its earnings outlook that could have a favorable impact on its stock price. Most Powerful Force Impacting Stock Prices The change in a company's future earnings potential, as reflected in earnings estimate revisions, and the near-term price movement of its stock are proven to be strongly correlated. That's partly because of the influence of institutional investors that use earnings and earnings estimates for calculating the fair value of a company's shares. An increase or decrease in earnings estimates in their valuation models simply results in higher or lower fair value for a stock, and institutional investors typically buy or sell it. Their bulk investment action then leads to price movement for the stock. Fundamentally speaking, rising earnings estimates and the consequent rating upgrade for Howden Joinery imply an improvement in the company's underlying business. Investors should show their appreciation for this improving business trend by pushing the stock higher. Harnessing the Power of Earnings Estimate Revisions Empirical ...
FSR Diamond starts the next chapter of AMD's upscaling tech journey, combining next-gen features for Windows PC and Game Consoles. The technology has now been announced and will launch next year, so here's the full explainer of what FSR Diamond is, and how it compares to its predecessor, FSR Redstone. FSR Diamond: AMD's Continued Journey To Accelerate & Innovate Next-Gen Gaming Experiences With Fe...
FSR Diamond starts the next chapter of AMD's upscaling tech journey, combining next-gen features for Windows PC and Game Consoles. The technology has now been announced and will launch next year, so here's the full explainer of what FSR Diamond is, and how it compares to its predecessor, FSR Redstone. FSR Diamond: AMD's Continued Journey To Accelerate & Innovate Next-Gen Gaming Experiences With Feature-Rich Technologies AMD's FSR, or FidelityFX Super Resolution as it used to be called, is an upscaling technology that was first introduced in June 2021. The technology was meant to counter NVIDIA's DLSS and was designed with a very open nature in the beginning, offering support across both Radeon and GeForce GPUs. AMD went on to release newer versions of FSR, such as FSR 2 in May 2022, FSR 3 in September 2023, and finally, FSR 4 in December 2025. FSR 2, FSR 3, and FSR 4 also had various sub-versions, which added feature updates and optimizations. While FSR was initially designed for Radeon GPUs, the company would go on to form closer relations with its partners at Microsoft and Sony, who were already using custom AMD SoCs to power their consoles. At first, AMD worked closely with Sony to develop its own upscaling solution for the PS5 Pro console called PSSR or PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution. The first version of this technology fell between FSR 2 and FSR 3, and after some time, Sony recently provided an enhanced version called PSSR 2.0, which is similar to AMD's FSR 4 in terms of image quality and fidelity. The move raised some questions by the PC community since the Viola silicon used by PS5 Pro utilizes the older RDNA 3 architecture, and yet, it can leverage the same level of features as AMD's newest RDNA 4 GPUs. Furthermore, the leaked source code of AMD's FSR 4.1 enabled the new technology on RDNA 3 with INT8 support. So while the technology is officially limited to Radeon RX 9000 GPUs, it does seem to work on older architectures, and AMD can enable them if ...
is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Anthropic’s latest update to Claude will allow the AI chatbot to generate custom charts, diagrams, and other visualizations during your conversation. If Claude dete...
is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Anthropic’s latest update to Claude will allow the AI chatbot to generate custom charts, diagrams, and other visualizations during your conversation. If Claude determines a visual is useful based on the context of your chat, it will insert the image in-line, rather than in its side panel. As an example, Anthropic says a conversation about the periodic table could lead Claude to generate a visualization of it, featuring interactive elements that let you click inside the table for more information. Another example shows how Claude can generate a visual related to a question about how weight travels through a building. An interactive periodic table generated by Claude. GIF: Anthropic Though Claude will automatically determine whether it should generate a visualization in your chat, Anthropic notes that you can also ask the chatbot to generate a diagram, table, or chart directly. Earlier this week, OpenAI launched a new feature in ChatGPT that can generate interactive visualizations of math and science concepts, while Google Gemini can create educational images you can interact with, too. The visuals will appear directly in your conversation. Image: Anthropic Anthropic already allows you to create charts, documents, tools, and apps through Claude’s “artifacts” feature, which opens in a side panel where you can interact, share, and download the AI-generated creation. But, as noted by Anthropic, artifacts are persistent, while the visualizations created within Claude’s conversations will change or disappear as the conversation progresses. You can also ask Claude to make changes to the visualizations it creates. Claude’s new visualizations are rolling out now to all users and will be turned on by default.
Deutsche Bank Dumps After Flagging $30 Billion Exposure To Private Credit Yet another canary in the ever growing coalmine that is private credit appeared this morning as Deustche Bank's annual report flagged a significant €26 billion ($30 billion) exposure to private credit, an asset class that’s grappling with fund redemptions, scrutiny of underwriting standards and the impact of AI on some borro...
Deutsche Bank Dumps After Flagging $30 Billion Exposure To Private Credit Yet another canary in the ever growing coalmine that is private credit appeared this morning as Deustche Bank's annual report flagged a significant €26 billion ($30 billion) exposure to private credit, an asset class that’s grappling with fund redemptions, scrutiny of underwriting standards and the impact of AI on some borrowers such as software makers. As the slow-motion train-wreck gathers steam ( most recently with Morgan Stanley, Cliffwater, and BlackRock gating investors in their private credit funds ), investors are searching various financial entities balance sheets for exposures with the giant German lender itself warning: "Failures of a select number of sub-prime lenders in the U.S. increased investor focus on risks associated with private credit and raised wider concerns around underwriting standards and fraud risk ." The report showed the private credit portfolio increased to €25.9 billion of loans at amortized cost, from €24.5 billion in 2024. Its loan exposure to the technology sector, including software, accounts for €15.8 billion at amortized cost, up from €11.7 billion. Bloomberg reports that the lender said it is not exposed to "significant risks" related to non-bank financial institutions, but that it could face potential indirect risks through interconnected portfolios and counterparties. While identifying private credit as a "key risk", the report did not mention any losses or provisions tied to the private credit exposure, which represents about 5% of its loan book. Bloomberg reports that, according to people familiar with the matter, the German firm is part of a group of lenders who, since last month, have been unable to sell about $1.2 billion of loans backing the acquisition of a software provider in a rare hung deal. Deutsche Bank shares are down 8% on the day (the biggest drop since Liberation Day , last April) to their lowest since July 2025... Finally, to really com...