Software shares continue to feel the impact of AI uncertainty, with news coming out about job cuts at PayPal and Coinbase as well as disappointing commercial sales from Palantir. Lauren Webster, managing director in the technology investment banking group at Piper Sandler, discusses the market moves with Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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British No 1 pulls out at short notice with post-viral illness Raducanu has been absent from circuit since March Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of her continued difficulties with post-viral illness, less than 30 minutes after positively discussing her presence in Rome during her pre-tournament media interviews. Raducanu has spent the last few days competing at the Foro Italico, playing practice sets with other competitors and, having received a bye as a seeded player, she was scheduled to contest her second-round match against Solana Sierra or a qualifier. Continue reading...

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US gasoline inventories are on pace to drop to historical seasonal lows by late summer, further straining a tight fuel market upended by the war in Iran. Stockpiles are expected to fall below 200 million barrels by the end of August, Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a Monday note. The projections for record seasonal low fuel inventories are the latest indication that the global energy supply crunch appears set to continue for months to come. “The US gasoline market is genuinely tight and tightening further into summer,” Morgan Stanley analyst Martijn Rats and strategists Charlotte Firkins and Amy Gower wrote. Total gasoline inventories stood at 222 million barrels as of late April — the lowest for that time of year since 2014, according to the Energy Information Administration. In Morgan Stanley’s base case projection, in which current market trends “partially normalize,” inventories will fall to 198 million barrels by the end of August. That’s less than levels for the period at any time in modern data, according to the note. The decrease would push total gasoline stockpiles to the lowest at any time since October 2012, according to the EIA. Inventory levels trending that low would widen the margin between gasoline futures and Brent crude futures — a price difference known as the gasoline crack spread — to $40 a barrel in July, according to the note. Gasoline inventories in the US have been lower before. But seasonal lows in gasoline supplies during the summer — when demand typically picks up as Americans hit the road — could raise prices at a time when consumers are already grappling with higher fuel costs. On average, US drivers paid $4.48 a gallon at the pump as of Monday, according to the American Automobile Association. Falling US stockpiles are likely the result of a “collapse” in gasoline imports into the East Coast as the global market scrambles to secure fuel, Morgan Stanley said. “The traditional resupply mechanism from Europe and the Middle East has effec...

Earnings Call Insights: Integra LifeSciences (IART) Q1 2026 Management View "I have stepped back into the role as President and CEO and will retain my current role as Chairman." (Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Stuart Essig) "Mojdeh's decision to step down was mutual between her and the Board." (President and CEO Essig) "We had differences in certain strategic topics, but the transformation initiatives that we put in place remain the right ones and they're going to continue." (President and CEO Essig) "Mike McBreen has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer." (President and CEO Essig) "This newly created role is an important part of how we move forward." (President and CEO Essig) "This is not about changing direction in the commercial organization." (President and CEO Essig) "It is about raising its profile, strengthening leadership support around it and better positioning us to succeed." (President and CEO Essig) "We had a very strong first quarter" (President and CEO Essig) and "we delivered total revenue of $392 million and adjusted earnings per share of $0.54, both above the high end of our guidance ranges." (President and CEO Essig) "Based on our first quarter performance... we are maintaining our 2026 revenue guidance of $1.66 billion to $1.7 billion and updating our adjusted earnings per share guidance to a range of $2.40 to $2.50." (President and CEO Essig) "We delivered strong revenue and adjusted earnings per share in the quarter, reflecting solid product demand, improving supply execution and remediation and the continued positive impact of our transformation." (Executive VP & CFO Lea Knight) "We also saw a $0.02 net tariff benefit driven by the anticipated IEPA refund, partially offset by non-IEPA tariffs expensed in the period." (Executive VP & CFO Knight) "We are looking forward to starting production at our Braintree facility by the end of June and relaunching SurgiMend by the end of the year" (President and CEO Essig) and "advance th...

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欧盟能源委员丹·约根森5日警告说，由于伊朗战事以及霍尔木兹海峡遭封锁所引发的能源成本上升，欧盟正承担额外经济成本。 约根森当天接受记者采访时说，自中东冲突爆发以来， 欧盟成员国在化石燃料进口上的支出已经额外增加了逾300亿欧元，却没有获得任何额外供应。 他说：“世界正面临有史以来最严重的能源危机，这场危机正在考验欧盟的经济、社会以及伙伴关系的韧性。” 就多个海湾国家的能源生产设施遭到打击，约根森警告说，这些破坏将带来长期后果，该地区的天然气生产“可能需要数年时间才能恢复”。 欧盟委员会负责气候行动的委员沃普克·胡克斯特拉当天也表示， 即使中东冲突今天就停止，欧盟在未来数月仍将面临能源和经济困难，因此欧盟应为“更糟糕”的局面做好准备。 “没有人知道经济未来会是什么样子，但可能将面临更多动荡。”胡克斯特拉说，“在我看来，我们确实需要系好安全带，并认真考虑这种局势将持续下去、甚至可能变得严重得多的可能性。” 责任编辑：丁文武

Earnings Call Insights: Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR) Q1 2026 Management view "Now we have been active on the debt and equity capital raising front, raising $128 million of gross proceeds year-to-date" and the company said it is pursuing "several secured and unsecured financing transactions that have not yet closed totaling nearly $130 million," including "a $56.5 million financing at a rate of 8.75%" expected to fund "today" (Executive Chairman Alan Gold). "We generated total revenues of $69 million and AFFO of $53.4 million or $1.88 per share" and management highlighted leasing traction: "we signed new leases at 4 properties totaling approximately 331,000 square feet" (Executive Chairman Gold). "Last month, the DOJ and acting Attorney General issued a final order moving FDA-approved cannabis products and cannabis produced by state licensed medical operators to Schedule III" and management said the DEA "has now restarted the broader hearing process" with a hearing "set to begin on June 29 under an expedited time line" (President, CEO & Director Paul Smithers). "We reached a resolution with PharmaCann on all pending litigation related to its lease defaults" and management said it is "actively working to retenant the properties being returned to us later this month," while also stating it has "reached tentative agreements with prospective new tenants for all 4 former 4Front properties" (CEO Smithers). "Year-to-date, we have executed new leases totaling 389,000 square feet across 5 properties" and management detailed lease actions across distressed assets, including: "All 3 former Gold Flora properties comprising 330,000 square feet are now leased" and "we have reached tentative agreements with prospective new tenants for all 4 properties, representing approximately 488,000 square feet" tied to 4Front (Chief Investment Officer Ben Regin). "During and subsequent to quarter end, we have undertaken a series of capital raising actions" and "based on the terms cu...

Earnings Call Insights: Ocugen (OCGN) Q1 2026 Management View “Before I walk through the quarter, I want to discuss the $115 million offering of convertible senior notes that we announced yesterday,” said CEO Shankar Musunuri, adding that Ocugen “is expected to have cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $112.1 million at closing, which includes the Avenue debt payoff,” and “expect to extend cash runway into 2028.” He also said that “if the remaining Janus Henderson warrants are exercised, the company will receive an additional $15 million in gross proceeds, increasing expected cash, cash equivalent and restricted cash to $127.1 million.” Musunuri emphasized a platform strategy, saying, “Ocugen is not building 3 separate drugs, we're advancing platform across 3 late-stage programs,” and said the company has “treated more than 250 patients across multiple doses and indications, and we have not observed a drug-related serious adverse event.” On OCU400 (retinitis pigmentosa), Musunuri said enrollment “is now complete with 140 patients randomized 2:1,” and that Ocugen “plan[s] to initiate the rolling BLA submission for OCU400 in the third quarter of 2026 and complete BLA submission by the second quarter of 2027,” with “Phase III top line data… expected in the first quarter of 2027 with a potential FDA approval targeted for the fourth quarter of 2027.” On OCU410ST (Stargardt disease), Musunuri said Ocugen “announced the completion of enrolment and dosing” in GARDian3 and that “the interim analysis is planned for the third quarter of 2026 with the top line Phase II/III data expected in the second quarter of 2027 and BLA submission to follow by mid-2027.” On OCU410 (geographic atrophy), Musunuri highlighted Phase II ArMADa results and said the “optimal dose… demonstrated a 31% reduction in lesion growth relative to control at 12 months with a p-value of less than 0.05,” and that Ocugen is “incorporating these results into an optimized Phase III trial design.” “Total...

△美国总统特朗普（资料图） 美国总统特朗普5日在白宫参加活动期间被问及“伊朗的什么行为算违反停火”时，回答称：“他们（伊朗）知道什么不该做。”（央视记者 许弢） ©2026中央广播电视总台版权所有。未经许可，请勿转载使用。 责任编辑：丁文武

LeClair Wealth Partners initiated a new stake in the Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF (NASDAQ:EVSD) , acquiring 329,166 shares in the first quarter, an estimated $16.92 million trade based on quarterly average pricing, according to a May 5, 2026 SEC filing. According to a SEC filing dated May 5, 2026, LeClair Wealth Partners initiated a new position in the Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF by purchasing 329,166 shares. The estimated transaction value was $16.92 million, based on the average closing price during the first quarter of 2026. The value of the stake at quarter-end was $16.77 million, reflecting valuation changes from both the purchase and market price movements. The Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF (EVSD) offers institutional investors access to an actively managed, diversified portfolio of short-duration fixed income assets. The fund leverages proprietary top-down and bottom-up analysis to optimize sector and security selection, aiming to balance yield and risk within a three-year average duration framework. Continue reading

Earnings Call Insights: Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Q1 2026 Management View Jean-Marc Gilson (President, CEO & Director Jean-Marc Gilson) said the partnership “reported Westlake Partners' first quarter 2026 net income of $14 million or $0.40 per unit,” adding that results versus Q4 were helped by “a higher third-party average sales price that was offset by slightly lower production and sales volume.” Gilson reiterated the operating model’s emphasis on contracted economics: “The stability of Westlake Partners' business model is consistently demonstrated through our fixed margin ethylene sales agreement, which minimizes market volatility and other production risks.” Gilson flagged a management change, stating, “on June 15, Jon Baksht will join Westlake Corporation and Westlake Partners LP as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,” and “Steve Bender will transition to the role of Special Adviser.” Steven Bender (Executive VP, CFO & Director Steven Bender) detailed cash generation and capital position: “Consolidated net income, including OpCo's earnings, was $82 million on consolidated net sales of $306 million,” and “The Partnership had distributable cash flow for the quarter of $18 million or $0.51 per unit.” Bender emphasized leverage and liquidity: “At the end of the first quarter, we had consolidated cash and cash investments with Westlake through our investment management agreement totaling $81 million,” and “Long-term debt at the end of the quarter was $400 million.” Outlook Gilson linked near-term market conditions to third-party ethylene pricing, saying, “The conflict in the Middle East has significantly disrupted the global supply of oil, chemical feedstocks and polymers,” and that this is “supporting higher demand and prices for North American ethylene.” Gilson highlighted that contract structure limits exposure while leaving some upside: “While most of OpCo's ethylene volume is contracted to Westlake at a fixed margin of $0.10 per pound, ma...

△美国总统特朗普（资料图） 美国总统特朗普5月5日在白宫回答记者提问时拒绝谈论伊朗方面究竟何种行为将被视为违反美伊停火协议。 特朗普：伊朗“知道该做什么，也知道不该做什么” 特朗普在白宫参加一场活动期间被媒体问到“伊朗的什么行为算违反停火”，含糊地回答说：“你们会知道的，因为我会告诉你们……他们（伊朗）知道该做什么，也知道不该做什么。”他还称，伊朗在“玩把戏”，但“他们想要达成协议”。 美国国防部长赫格塞思当天早些时候在一场新闻发布会上称美伊停火尚未结束，敦促伊方行为“保持审慎，确保事态不越界”。至于事态是否会升级至破坏停火协议的程度，赫格塞思说：“最终将由总统（特朗普）作出裁决。” 美军参谋长联席会议主席凯恩在同一场发布会上说，自美国首次宣布停火以来，伊朗已对商船开火9次，并扣押两艘集装箱船。伊朗还对美军发动“超过10次攻击”，但“均未达到美方重启重大作战行动的门槛”。 美国于中东当地时间4日上午在霍尔木兹海峡开始疏导行动，“引导”被困船只驶离海峡。美国军方称，伊朗当天向美海军舰艇以及受美军“保护”商船发射多枚巡航导弹、无人机等，美军击沉6艘试图阻挠商船航行的伊朗小型船只。同日，阿联酋国防部4日宣布，该国防空系统当天成功拦截来自伊朗方向的12枚弹道导弹、3枚巡航导弹以及4架无人机，袭击造成3人中度受伤。 特朗普4日接受采访时，似乎有意淡化伊朗当天袭击商船和阿联酋的后果，并未明确说明这些行为违反美伊停火协议，称“那并非猛烈的交火……当时没有发生交火。我想最新确实发生了一些交火事件，我正在对此进行调查”。（央视记者 许弢） 责任编辑：丁文武

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Earnings Call Insights: Boise Cascade (BCC) Q1 2026 Management View “As I step into the role of CEO, I want to express my deep confidence in our company and talented people and our established direction.” (Chief Executive Officer Jeff Strom) Strom said Q1 reflected “continued demand uncertainty resulting from geopolitical events, volatile mortgage rates and severe weather,” and called out “consumer sentiment and home affordability” as “the most significant headwinds for residential construction activity.” Strom updated a previously disclosed compliance/legal matter, saying it “was resolved last week,” tied to “certain hardwood plywood purchases made at a single distribution facility in Pompano, Florida between 2017 and 2021,” adding, “We were not involved in creating or operating the supplier scheme, but we did not follow some of our own internal processes... We’ve taken responsibility for that and have strengthened our processes to prevent this from happening again.” (Chief Executive Officer Strom) “BMD sales for the quarter were $1.4 billion, down 1% from first quarter 2025,” and “BMD reported segment EBITDA of $48.2 million.” (Senior VP, CFO Kelly Hibbs) Hibbs attributed pressure to “selling and distribution expenses... up $8.2 million” and gross margin dollars that “decreased $6.5 million... reflecting lower gross margins on all product lines, particularly EWP.” “In Wood Products, our sales in the first quarter... were $398.2 million,” and “Wood Products segment EBITDA was $32 million.” (Senior VP, CFO Hibbs) He said the decline was “due primarily to lower EWP sales prices as well as higher per unit EWP conversion costs,” partially offset by “higher plywood sales volumes and prices.” Outlook Management said it is “uncertain” on near-term demand and guided to Q2 segment EBITDA ranges of “between $65 million and $80 million” for BMD and “between $32 million and $47 million” for Wood Products. (Senior VP, CFO Hibbs) In BMD, Hibbs said “BMD’s current daily sales pac...

Earnings Call Insights: Sunoco LP (SUN) Q1 2026 Management View Scott Grischow said, "The partnership started off 2026 with a strong quarter, delivering adjusted EBITDA of $867 million, excluding approximately $9 million of onetime transaction expenses," and added, "The first quarter benefited from a onetime gain on a sale of inventory of approximately $102 million." Scott Grischow highlighted the Europe expansion, saying, "We continued our growth efforts in the first quarter with the closing of the TanQuid acquisition on January 16," and, "Following the acquisition, Sunoco is Germany's largest independent terminal operator with a network of 16 assets across Germany and Poland." Scott Grischow tied cash returns to coverage and leverage, saying, "On April 21, we declared a distribution of $0.9899 per common unit," and, "Our trailing 12-month coverage ratio was 1.9x, and we continue to target a multiyear distribution growth rate of at least 5%." He also said, "Leverage at the end of the quarter was approximately 4x, in line with our long-term target." Karl Fails said, "Each of our segments delivered strong performance in the first quarter," and described the inventory action in Fuel Distribution: "This quarter, as a result of inventory reductions we delivered a $92 million benefit in this segment, unlocking additional cash to reinvest in future growth." Joseph Kim framed the quarter around volatility and integration, saying, "Every quarter presents a new set of challenges. This first quarter provided more than most," and added, "More importantly, we're confident that we'll deliver on our full year EBITDA guidance even without the onetime gain from optimizing our inventory." Outlook Joseph Kim emphasized full-year execution while holding the line on Q1 updates: "The 1 key message that I hope that you and the rest of the people on this call take away from today is that we're going to have an outstanding year and deliver on guidance," and, "Our established practice is no...

Earnings Call Insights: ADTRAN Holdings (ADTN) Q1 2026 Management View ADTRAN reported Q1 execution and margin expansion, with CEO Thomas Stanton highlighting: "ADTRAN delivered solid first quarter results with revenue of $286.1 million, up 15.5% year-over-year, and non-GAAP operating margin of 6.9%, up 3% year-over-year." He tied demand to U.S. broadband programs and Europe’s security-driven replacement cycle, saying "broadband expansion is gaining traction and BEAD deployment funds are beginning to reach operators" and "high-risk vendor displacement continues to progress." Stanton framed Q1 as an AI/connectivity portfolio expansion, citing "the introduction of the LiteWave800, a solution purpose-built for high-performance and low-power intra-data center connectivity." He also pointed to subscriber-side positioning from regulatory progress: "our award-winning SDG Wi-Fi 7 portfolio received conditional FCC approval, exempting our platforms from covered list restrictions. We are among the first vendors to achieve this designation." CFO Timothy Santo emphasized operating discipline and results consistency: "We delivered solid results for Q1 2026 led by continued and consistent execution. We had operating margin expansion to a new level despite a seasonal reduction in revenues that remained above the midpoint of our previously issued guidance." Outlook Management guided Q2 2026 revenue to "between $283 million and $303 million, and non-GAAP operating margin within a range of 5% to 9%," per CFO Timothy Santo. On the key swing factors embedded in the Q2 margin range, Santo said the company is "assuming a similar freight environment in this quarter as last quarter and a similar memory impact in this quarter as last quarter." Relative to last quarter’s Q1 guide of $275 million to $295 million revenue and 4% to 8% operating margin (Q4 2025 call), the Q2 ranges shifted upward. Financial Results ADTRAN reported Q1 2026 revenue of $286.1 million, with non-GAAP net income attri...

Earnings Call Insights: Golub Capital BDC (GBDC) Q2 2026 Management View CEO David B. Golub said, "GBDC had a small loss for the quarter, about 1% of NAV, and that was primarily because of mark-to-market fair value write-downs," adding that "adjusted NII per share for the quarter was $0.34" and that "nonaccruals remain low in both absolute terms and relative to BDC industry peers." He framed the quarter’s loss as accounting-driven, stating, "we mark our loans to fair value every accounting period" and "this last quarter saw meaningful spread widening and that caused us to write down fair values even on our well-performing credits." Golub emphasized potential reversals in marks, saying, "The good news is that we currently think that most of this quarter's fair value write-down will reverse in future quarters," and characterized market conditions as shifting, stating, "We've moved from a market that for years was becoming more borrower-friendly to one that's now becoming more lender-friendly" with "wider spreads and more attractive deal terms." COO Timothy Topicz detailed the quarter’s earnings drivers and portfolio quality, saying, "approximately 89% of GBDC's investment portfolio at fair value remains in our highest performing internal rating categories" and "investments on nonaccrual status remained very low at just 1.4% of the total investment portfolio at fair value." He also said, "credit spread widening drove the majority of the $0.52 per share of net realized and unrealized losses, resulting in a $0.18 per share loss in the quarter." CFO Christopher Ericson described yield and funding dynamics, stating, "GBDC's investment income yield fell approximately 30 basis points sequentially to 9.7% annualized" and "our cost of debt ... decreased approximately 20 basis points to 5.2%, reflecting our approximately 80% floating rate debt funding structure," adding, "net-net, GBDC's weighted average net investment spread ... declined slightly." Outlook Management did not p...

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伊朗电视台报道称，伊朗联合军事指挥部发言人在声明中表示，伊朗否认“近日对阿联酋发动过任何导弹或无人机行动”。 这位发言人称：“如果确有此类行动，我们会明确且果断地宣布”。 发言人表示：“阿联酋国防部的报告遭到断然否认，完全不实”。 警告称，如果从阿联酋境内对伊朗采取任何行动，将予以“毁灭性的、令人遗憾的回应”。 责任编辑：丁文武

半官方的法尔斯通讯社报道，伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽希齐扬在与伊拉克候任总理阿里·扎伊迪通电话时表示：“问题在于，尽管美国对我国奉行极限施压政策，但它还期望伊朗回到谈判桌前，并最终屈从于其单边要求。这是一个不可能成立的等式。” 佩泽希齐扬补充说，他寻求与该地区伊斯兰国家达成谅解，建立共同框架，并通过对话解决波斯湾和其他地区舞台上的争端。 责任编辑：丁文武

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据半官方的塔斯尼姆通讯社报道，伊朗针对通过霍尔木兹海峡的船只启动了一项新规程，要求船只接收来自官方地址的一封电子邮件，其中列明通行规则。 报道称，船只“必须遵守这一框架，才能获得通行许可”。 责任编辑：丁文武

In this article NVDA AMD HXSCL HXSCL SSNLF SSNLF SNDK MU Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sanjay Mehrotra, president and chief executive officer of Micron Technology Inc., during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Micron Technology Inc. semiconductor manufacturing facility in Clay, New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Heather Ainsworth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron's historic rally continued on Tuesday, with shares of the memory maker surging 12%, lifting the company's market cap past $700 billion for the first time. The stock is now up 125% this year and 700% in the past 12 months, pushing Micron into the top 10 most valuable U.S. tech companies. Demand for memory has surged as the artificial intelligence boom has created insatiable demand that's led to a global shortage. Chipmakers like Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices require large amounts of memory to power their high-performance AI processors. Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung make up almost the entire memory market. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Micron one-day stock chart. Sandisk , a maker of solid-state drives that rely on what's known as NAND memory, also spiked on Tuesday, jumping 12%. The stock is up about sixfold this year. Micron announced Tuesday that it's started shipping its largest commercially available solid-state drive . Compared to traditional hard disk drives, SSDs allow more memory to be stored with lower power demands. Jeremy Werner, Micron's senior vice president of its core data center unit, said in the press release that the "breakthrough capacity gives data center operators a critical new lever to improve rack-level total cost of ownership, especially as power availability becomes a defining constraint for AI infrastructure scale." Memory makers have been unable to meet demand during the AI frenzy that began in late 2022 with the launch of ChatGPT. After Micron's second-quarter earnings report in March, CEO Sanjay Mehotra told CNBC that key customers are only gett...

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