One of the trickiest financial decisions you might ever have to make is figuring out when to claim Social Security. Although your monthly benefit payment is based on your personal wage history, your filing age also dictates how much money Social Security pays you each month. If you claim Social Security at full retirement age , you'll get your monthly benefits in full. But if you file early, which...
One of the trickiest financial decisions you might ever have to make is figuring out when to claim Social Security. Although your monthly benefit payment is based on your personal wage history, your filing age also dictates how much money Social Security pays you each month. If you claim Social Security at full retirement age , you'll get your monthly benefits in full. But if you file early, which you can do starting at age 62, your benefits will be reduced. And the earlier you claim, the more of a hit you'll face (meaning filing at 62 will reduce your monthly checks more than filing at 65). Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Morning, I’m Louise Moon from Bloomberg UK’s breaking news team, bringing you up to speed on today’s top business stories. HSBC seems to have missed out on the first-quarter bonanza earnings reported by some of its peers. Profits at the bank missed estimates , falling to $9.4 billion after a surprise UK fraud-related charge. That’s despite strength in HSBC’s wealth business and Hong Kong units. Th...
Morning, I’m Louise Moon from Bloomberg UK’s breaking news team, bringing you up to speed on today’s top business stories. HSBC seems to have missed out on the first-quarter bonanza earnings reported by some of its peers. Profits at the bank missed estimates , falling to $9.4 billion after a surprise UK fraud-related charge. That’s despite strength in HSBC’s wealth business and Hong Kong units. The London-based, dual-listed lender booked a total $1.3 billion in credit losses, largely driven by a $400 million charge linked to a “fraud-related, secondary, securitisation exposure with a financial sponsor in the UK”. It also sidelined $300 million as buffer against impairments linked to the war in the Middle East. Shares fell in Hong Kong and London. Still, analysts point to an underlying picture of relative health and wealth. HSBC has been on a major restructuring drive since CEO Georges Elhedery took over, which investors have largely welcomed. Elhedery said he’s “confident” in hitting targets. What’s your take? Ping me on X , LinkedIn or drop me an email at lmoon13@bloomberg.net. Oh, and do subscribe to Bloomberg.com for unlimited access to trusted business journalism on the UK, and beyond. What We’re Watching Vodafone has bought out the remaining 49% stake in VodafoneThree from CK Hutchinson for £4.3 billion . The Hong Kong conglomerate is reshaping its portfolio, shedding some major global assets, while Vodafone becomes full owner of the UK’s largest mobile operator. Shares rose. Intertek has just received an improved takeover proposal from private equity firm EQT , after it rebuffed two previous attempts for undervaluing the blue chip product-testing company. Intertek is also separately exploring a break up. In the world of politics, Keir Starmer is convening leaders from all walks of society today to tackle antisemitism . It follows two men being stabbed in north London last week — the latest attack targeting British jews. Plus, it’s the week of local elections i...
The data analytics company has raised its full-year revenue guidance by nearly $500 million, with US commercial growth running at its fastest rate on record. Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR) had spent the opening months of 2026 in the doghouse. The stock had fallen 18% year to date, a...
The data analytics company has raised its full-year revenue guidance by nearly $500 million, with US commercial growth running at its fastest rate on record. Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR) had spent the opening months of 2026 in the doghouse. The stock had fallen 18% year to date, a...
ADEIA ( ADEA ) declares $0.05/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 0.59% Payable June 15; for shareholders of record May 26; ex-div May 26. See ADEA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on ADEIA Adeia Inc. (ADEA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Adeia Inc. 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Adeia: How The Company Is Turning Into The Secret...
ADEIA ( ADEA ) declares $0.05/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 0.59% Payable June 15; for shareholders of record May 26; ex-div May 26. See ADEA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on ADEIA Adeia Inc. (ADEA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Adeia Inc. 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Adeia: How The Company Is Turning Into The Secret Engine Of HBM Chips Adeia reiterates $395M-$435M 2026 revenue outlook amid CEO transition plan targeting Q4 successor Adeia CEO Paul Davis to step down, board begins search
In this article UCG-IT CBK-DE Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Andrea Orcel, chief executive officer of Unicredit, in London, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel told CNBC Tuesday that he does not foresee a future where the Italian lender fully controls Commerzbank . Orcel's comments came as the Italian lender's tender offe...
In this article UCG-IT CBK-DE Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Andrea Orcel, chief executive officer of Unicredit, in London, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel told CNBC Tuesday that he does not foresee a future where the Italian lender fully controls Commerzbank . Orcel's comments came as the Italian lender's tender offer to raise its stake in the German bank kicks off. "If we get to control, which is not the expected scenario at the moment, what we would do is very clear, and the returns on that would be … very positive for our shareholders, and also for the shareholders of Commerzbank, but it's up to them," he told CNBC's Carolin Roth . "We're not really fretting it. We are just focusing on delivering, and we've done all we could to engage, and now we are just looking at what shareholders will do." watch now VIDEO 8:48 08:48 UniCredit CEO: Taking control of Commerzbank is 'not the expected scenario' Europe Early Edition Last month, UniCredit announced an offer to build more shares in Commerzbank, structured as a share exchange. The move aims to increase UniCredit's holding in Commerzbank to more than 30%, a key regulatory threshold. It already holds a 28% stake in Commerzbank, after steadily increasing its investment in the German lender since taking a minority stake in 2024. The tender offer for Commerzbank begins on Tuesday. On Monday, UniCredit shareholders voted to approve the issuance of 470 million new shares which could be exchanged for Commerzbank shares tendered in the offer. Orcel's interview with CNBC came after UniCredit published its first-quarter earnings, which were touted as the bank's 21st quarter of profitable growth and its best quarter on record. Quarterly net profit grew 16.1% year-on-year to 3.2 billion euros ($3.74 billion), well above the 2.8 billion euros expected by analysts polled by LSEG. Shares of UniCredit were up by around 3% in early trade on Tuesday. This...
peshkov/iStock via Getty Images Editor's Note: Originally published at tsi-blog.com on May 4, 2026 [This blog post is an excerpt from a commentary posted at www.speculative-investor.com last week.] Despite all the AI hype, general mining stocks, as represented by XME , have massively outperformed the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 ETF ( QQQ ) since late 2024. In fact, the first of the following daily chart...
peshkov/iStock via Getty Images Editor's Note: Originally published at tsi-blog.com on May 4, 2026 [This blog post is an excerpt from a commentary posted at www.speculative-investor.com last week.] Despite all the AI hype, general mining stocks, as represented by XME , have massively outperformed the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 ETF ( QQQ ) since late 2024. In fact, the first of the following daily charts shows that XME approximately doubled relative to QQQ from its December 2024 low to its January 2026 high, while the second chart covers a longer period and puts XME’s recent relative strength into perspective. The message of the longer-term chart is that the rally in the XME/QQQ ratio from its December 2024 low potentially is the final part of a major base that began to form in 2020. This interpretation suggests that XME could double again relative to QQQ over the coming 1-2 years. The above interpretation of the long-term chart pattern makes sense for these four reasons: First, the monetary inflation moonshot of 2020-2021, the trend towards on-shoring prompted by security-of-supply concerns, and the long-term acceleration in government spending set in motion by the COVID lockdowns have created an economic backdrop that should continue to favor the producers of physical commodities. Second, the companies that supply the materials needed to construct the physical AI infrastructure stand to benefit more than most software creators from the AI boom. This is because for these companies (the suppliers of the materials) the barriers to entry are relatively high and, due to physical limitations and regulations, it usually takes a long time to increase supply in response to growth in demand. During the time between growth in demand and supply catching up, there tend to be large gains in prices and profit margins. Third, three of the past four cyclical upswings in the XME/QQQ ratio have lasted at least 2.5 years, suggesting that the current upswing won’t end any sooner than mid-20...
Cogent Communications ( CCOI ) declares $0.02/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 0.49% Payable June 2; for shareholders of record May 18; ex-div May 18. See CCOI Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Cogent Communications Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Cogent Communications Q1: Not That Bad Of A Report...
Cogent Communications ( CCOI ) declares $0.02/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 0.49% Payable June 2; for shareholders of record May 18; ex-div May 18. See CCOI Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Cogent Communications Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Cogent Communications Q1: Not That Bad Of A Report, But Execution Risks Remain High Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Cogent targets 6% to 8% long-term revenue growth amid plan to close sale of 10 Sprint data centers in early summer Cogent Communications GAAP EPS of -$0.83 beats by $0.16, revenue of $239.13M misses by $2.32M
Viper Energy ( VNOM ) declares $0.38/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 2.98% Payable May 21; for shareholders of record May 14; ex-div May 14. The Board also declared a variable cash dividend of $0.30 per Class A common share for the first quarter of 2026, payable on May 21, 2026 to Class A common stockholders of record at the close of business on May 14, 2026. See VN...
Viper Energy ( VNOM ) declares $0.38/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 2.98% Payable May 21; for shareholders of record May 14; ex-div May 14. The Board also declared a variable cash dividend of $0.30 per Class A common share for the first quarter of 2026, payable on May 21, 2026 to Class A common stockholders of record at the close of business on May 14, 2026. See VNOM Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Viper Energy Viper Energy: A High-Margin Royalty Machine With 10% Yield Potential Viper Energy: Oil Spike Reinforces The Case For This High-Yield Permian Royalty Play Viper Energy: A Lot Of Catching Up Needed Viper Energy Non-GAAP EPS of $1.22 beats by $0.69 Viper Energy hiked to Buy at Jefferies as valuation primed for upside
A Malaysian minister urged the country’s police chief to clarify the status of investigations into allegations that a network of businessmen was colluding with anti-corruption agency officials to oust executives. The government has ordered law enforcement agencies, including the Malaysian Anti‑Corruption Commission (MACC), to look into the allegations involving the businessmen, nicknamed the “corp...
A Malaysian minister urged the country’s police chief to clarify the status of investigations into allegations that a network of businessmen was colluding with anti-corruption agency officials to oust executives. The government has ordered law enforcement agencies, including the Malaysian Anti‑Corruption Commission (MACC), to look into the allegations involving the businessmen, nicknamed the “corporate mafia”. So far, the police say they have found no evidence of the MACC’s involvement. “It is...