On the sidelines of a meeting this week of Asia’s largest loan association, private conversations were dominated by a single theme: how the Iran war has rattled enthusiasm for the Middle East. That mood marked a sharp reversal from just weeks earlier. In late January, the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association held its first-ever conference in Dubai, with some 300 people in attendance, nearly half o...
On the sidelines of a meeting this week of Asia’s largest loan association, private conversations were dominated by a single theme: how the Iran war has rattled enthusiasm for the Middle East. That mood marked a sharp reversal from just weeks earlier. In late January, the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association held its first-ever conference in Dubai, with some 300 people in attendance, nearly half of whom flew in from outside the region. The talk then was all about rapidly expanding financing links between Asia and the Middle East. Even some Chinese banks without a physical presence in the region were eager to lend , helping push loan commitments to record levels last year. For many Asian lenders, the region had emerged as the key growth engine for 2026, offering relief from slowing deal flow and intensifying price competition at home. That optimism quickly faded as the hostilities in the region weighed on sentiment. At the APLMA gathering in Hong Kong this week, the conflict in the Middle East loomed large in hallway conversations, even as it barely featured in formal panel discussions. In private, bankers spoke of reassessing their ambitions in the Gulf and weighing a growing list of risks triggered by the conflict. That added to signs of concerns that had already been emerging in recent days. Several global lenders, including HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc — both major arrangers in Asia’s loan markets — have told some Middle East clients that some transactions involving Asian balance sheets will need to be put on hold, according to people familiar with the matter. Some banks from Japan, Greater China and Singapore are also reviewing their pipelines and existing exposures. Several are considering a shift in focus toward other markets, including South Korea and Australia, where risks are more stable for now. Elsewhere, a major Singaporean bank has shelved its Middle East expansion plans for 2026, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Its H...
On February 17, 2026, Clifford Capital Partners disclosed a buy of 414,006 shares of Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) , an estimated $13.59 million trade based on quarterly average pricing. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated February 17, 2026, Clifford Capital Partners increased its stake in Thermon Group Holdings by 414,006 shares. The estimated value of the tra...
On February 17, 2026, Clifford Capital Partners disclosed a buy of 414,006 shares of Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) , an estimated $13.59 million trade based on quarterly average pricing. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated February 17, 2026, Clifford Capital Partners increased its stake in Thermon Group Holdings by 414,006 shares. The estimated value of the trade was $13.59 million, based on the average closing price for the quarter. The fund’s quarter-end position value in the company rose by $15.55 million, a figure that includes both the impact of new purchases and stock price changes. Thermon Group Holdings is a leading provider of industrial process heating solutions with a global footprint and a diversified customer base. The company leverages its engineering expertise and proprietary technologies to deliver comprehensive heating systems and services tailored to mission-critical industrial environments. With a focus on reliability, energy efficiency, and technical support, Thermon offers solutions for industrial process heating in the industrial machinery sector. Continue reading
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By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, March 12 (Reuters) - The CEO of Samsung Display, a supplier for Apple and Samsung Electronics, said on Thursday the Iran war and surging oil prices threaten to drive up costs of energy and raw materials. Samsung Display President & CEO Chung Yi said rapidly rising oil prices are adding to the tech industry's challenges at a time when it is already grappling with soaring...
By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, March 12 (Reuters) - The CEO of Samsung Display, a supplier for Apple and Samsung Electronics, said on Thursday the Iran war and surging oil prices threaten to drive up costs of energy and raw materials. Samsung Display President & CEO Chung Yi said rapidly rising oil prices are adding to the tech industry's challenges at a time when it is already grappling with soaring chip prices that are inflating the costs of phones, PCs and other electronics devices. "When oil prices rise, the prices of these raw materials will also rise," he told Reuters, noting that many raw materials such as films are made from crude oil. "When this becomes a reality, I expect the cost burden to become significantly greater," he said. Samsung Display is a unit of Samsung Electronics. It makes flat-screens used in Apple's iPhones and MacBooks, as well as mobile phones for Samsung Electronics. (Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Clarence Fernandez and Shri Navaratnam)
In this article USO Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Oil prices surged more than 8% with Brent crude hitting $100 per barrel Thursday, as traders remain unconvinced that release of government stockpiles could offset the massive supply shock triggered by the war in the Middle East. ...
In this article USO Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Oil prices surged more than 8% with Brent crude hitting $100 per barrel Thursday, as traders remain unconvinced that release of government stockpiles could offset the massive supply shock triggered by the war in the Middle East. The West Texas Intermediate jumped 8.8% to $95 per barrel, while global benchmark Brent was trading around 8.88% higher at $100, even after the International Energy Agency announced its largest emergency release of crude reserves in history. The IEA said Wednesday that its 32 member countries would release 400 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves, marking the biggest coordinated drawdown since the agency was created in the aftermath of the 1973 oil embargo. The United States announced that it would release 172 million barrels from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve, with Energy Secretary Chris Wright saying shipments could begin next week and take roughly 120 days to complete. The IEA decision also signals how acute the oil shortage risk is, suggests the IEA does not believe the war is unlikely to end soon. Saul Kavonic MST Marquee The oil market has shrugged off those announcements as prices continue to rise, highlighting traders' skepticism that the measures will help bridge what analysts said could the supply gap if flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain disrupted. "Prices right now are still in panic mode. There is a lot of emotion, fear, uncertainty built into the price that we see," said Pavel Molchanov, senior investment strategist at Raymond James. The record IEA strategic stock release will add some much needed volumes to the market, albeit only closing up to a quarter of the 20 million barrels per day supply gap posed by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, said Saul Kavonic, energy analyst at MST Marquee. "But the IEA decision also signals how acute the...
Singaporean man who claimed he drove off with his lover’s husband on the bonnet of his car because he was scared of the other man was convicted on Tuesday, after District Judge Ong Luan Tze called his actions an unreasonable response, despite the situation. Chia Hiok Seah, 50, was in his car at a multi-storey car park in Sengkang in the wee hours of June 29, 2024, with a married woman. The pair wa...
Singaporean man who claimed he drove off with his lover’s husband on the bonnet of his car because he was scared of the other man was convicted on Tuesday, after District Judge Ong Luan Tze called his actions an unreasonable response, despite the situation. Chia Hiok Seah, 50, was in his car at a multi-storey car park in Sengkang in the wee hours of June 29, 2024, with a married woman. The pair was nude when the woman’s husband at the time, Goh Yong Sern, appeared at the car park at Block 278, Compassvale Bow at about 2am. Advertisement Laying out their case, the prosecution said Goh found the car and tried to open its doors but failed, then later climbed onto the bonnet to prevent Chia and his then-wife from leaving. District Judge Ong said she appreciated that Chia and the woman would have wanted to get out of the situation as quickly as possible but added that “this did not give them leeway to do whatever they wanted”. Advertisement Pointing out that the car doors were locked, the judge said there was no immediate danger of the victim gaining access to the car.
More than three years after the launch of ChatGPT, the AI trade is well-established. Plenty of money has been made in stocks like Nvidia, which alone has added about $4 trillion in market value since OpenAI debuted its chatbot. However, there is still plenty of potential growth out there in the AI boom, and, despite some fears of bubble, the technology still appears to be early in its evolution. O...
More than three years after the launch of ChatGPT, the AI trade is well-established. Plenty of money has been made in stocks like Nvidia, which alone has added about $4 trillion in market value since OpenAI debuted its chatbot. However, there is still plenty of potential growth out there in the AI boom, and, despite some fears of bubble, the technology still appears to be early in its evolution. On that note, here is an AI stock that has the potential to help you become a millionaire. Axon Enterprise Few companies dominate their niche the way Axon Enterprise (AXON 2.40%) does. After a series of product innovations and acquisitions, Axon is the clear leader in the law enforcement technology industry. It makes TASER electrical stun guns, body and dashboard cameras, and it offers a suite of software to help agencies manage evidence, records, investigations, and more. That formula has made Axon a big winner on the stock market, and shares are up 2,570% over the last decade, but the stock is also down more than 40% from its recent peak as software stocks have faced pressure over fears of AI disruption. However, Axon is both putting up strong growth numbers and rolling out a slew of new AI innovations. In 2025, the company reported 33% revenue growth to $2.8 billion, and the top line jumped 39% in the fourth quarter to $797 million, showing its momentum is building. It made $124.5 million in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). Expand NASDAQ : AXON Axon Enterprise Today's Change ( -2.40 %) $ -12.73 Current Price $ 517.24 Key Data Points Market Cap $43B Day's Range $ 512.92 - $ 535.00 52wk Range $ 396.41 - $ 885.91 Volume 28K Avg Vol 1M Gross Margin 59.65 % What Axon is doing with AI What's more exciting than Axon's numbers is what the company is doing with AI. In 2024, it introduced Draft One, a generative AI tool that writes first drafts of police reports using Axon camera footage. It's a unique tool that saves officers time ...
denphumi/iStock via Getty Images Fund Performance Royce Small-Cap Total Return Fund ( RYTRX ) advanced 2.4% in 2025, lagging its benchmark, Russell 2000 Value Index, which was up 12.6% for the same period. Longer-term relative performance was better. The Fund beat the Russell 2000 Value for the 3-, 10-, 20-, 25-, 30-year, and since inception (12/15/93) periods ended 12/31/25. What Worked… and What...
denphumi/iStock via Getty Images Fund Performance Royce Small-Cap Total Return Fund ( RYTRX ) advanced 2.4% in 2025, lagging its benchmark, Russell 2000 Value Index, which was up 12.6% for the same period. Longer-term relative performance was better. The Fund beat the Russell 2000 Value for the 3-, 10-, 20-, 25-, 30-year, and since inception (12/15/93) periods ended 12/31/25. What Worked… and What Didn’t Three of the portfolio’s 10 equity sectors made positive contributions to calendar-year period performance: Health Care and Financials led by wide margins, followed by Information Technology. Of the seven sectors that detracted, Energy, Real Estate, and Consumer Staples had the biggest negative effects. At the industry level, trading companies & distributors (Industrials), health care providers & services (Health Care), and banks (Financials) contributed most in 2025, while professional services (Industrials), financial services (Financials), and IT services (Information Technology) were the largest detractors. The Fund’s top contributor at the position level was PACS Group ( PACS ), a skilled nursing facility operator that has more than 300 affiliated post-acute facilities. The company operates by acquiring underperforming facilities and then applying their localized management approach and strong operating culture to drive better care outcomes for patients and improved profitability. PACS had been unable to publish timely financials since late 2024 as they conducted an internal investigation into some accusations around billing practices. The company was then able to report not only stronger-than-expected fiscal 2024 and year-to-date fiscal 2025 results in November of 2025 but also provided a list of the outcomes from the investigation. These results signaled to the market that PACS’s acquisition and operating models remained on track, creating the catalyst that boosted the stock’s outperformance. FTAI Aviation ( FTAI ) is an aircraft leasing and aerospace engine ...
Key Points AI stocks have soared since ChatGPT was launched. Software stocks have tumbled on fears of disruption. Axon is rolling out some exciting new AI products. 10 stocks we like better than Axon Enterprise › More than three years after the launch of ChatGPT, the AI trade is well-established. Plenty of money has been made in stocks like Nvidia, which alone has added about $4 trillion in market...
Key Points AI stocks have soared since ChatGPT was launched. Software stocks have tumbled on fears of disruption. Axon is rolling out some exciting new AI products. 10 stocks we like better than Axon Enterprise › More than three years after the launch of ChatGPT, the AI trade is well-established. Plenty of money has been made in stocks like Nvidia, which alone has added about $4 trillion in market value since OpenAI debuted its chatbot. However, there is still plenty of potential growth out there in the AI boom, and, despite some fears of bubble, the technology still appears to be early in its evolution. On that note, here is an AI stock that has the potential to help you become a millionaire. 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 » Axon Enterprise Few companies dominate their niche the way Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON) does. After a series of product innovations and acquisitions, Axon is the clear leader in the law enforcement technology industry. It makes TASER electrical stun guns, body and dashboard cameras, and it offers a suite of software to help agencies manage evidence, records, investigations, and more. That formula has made Axon a big winner on the stock market, and shares are up 2,570% over the last decade, but the stock is also down more than 40% from its recent peak as software stocks have faced pressure over fears of AI disruption. However, Axon is both putting up strong growth numbers and rolling out a slew of new AI innovations. In 2025, the company reported 33% revenue growth to $2.8 billion, and the top line jumped 39% in the fourth quarter to $797 million, showing its momentum is building. It made $124.5 million in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). What Axon is doing with AI What's more exciting than Axon's numbers is wh...
(RTTNews) - Descartes Systems Group Inc (DSGX) released a profit for its full year that Increased, from the same period last year The company's earnings totaled $163.77 million, or $1.87 per share. This compares with $143.27 million, or $1.64 per share, last year. The company's revenue for the period rose 12.0% to $728.99 million from $651.00 million last year. Descartes Systems Group Inc earnings...
(RTTNews) - Descartes Systems Group Inc (DSGX) released a profit for its full year that Increased, from the same period last year The company's earnings totaled $163.77 million, or $1.87 per share. This compares with $143.27 million, or $1.64 per share, last year. The company's revenue for the period rose 12.0% to $728.99 million from $651.00 million last year. Descartes Systems Group Inc earnings at a glance (GAAP) : -Earnings: $163.77 Mln. vs. $143.27 Mln. last year. -EPS: $1.87 vs. $1.64 last year. -Revenue: $728.99 Mln vs. $651.00 Mln last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
蔡若蓮：年內發布中小學數字教育藍圖 AI將納入核心課程 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】教育局局長蔡若蓮在一個人工智能教育活動上說，當局會持續加強中小學數字教育，今年內發布藍圖。 蔡若蓮：「今年我們...
蔡若蓮：年內發布中小學數字教育藍圖 AI將納入核心課程 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】教育局局長蔡若蓮在一個人工智能教育活動上說，當局會持續加強中小學數字教育，今年內發布藍圖。 蔡若蓮：「今年我們將會發布中小學數字教育發展藍圖，包括優化中小學銜接的資訊及創新科技教育課程，訂定中小學人工智能素養的學習架構，將人工智能納入核心課程，加強老師認識人工智能發展及應用的專業培訓，優化對學校的支援服務，並且凝聚相關界別的資源，全面提升教育水平。」