ewg3D/E+ via Getty Images Consider for a minute, South Korea. The country’s current economic prosperity is nothing short of a miracle. Korea spent most of the first half of the 20 th century under Japanese occupation. After World War II it was split in half; a communist north, and a capitalist south. Then the north invaded the south, kicking off a war that would last for years and see the now capital of Seoul leveled as it changed hands several times between the American and Chinese forces fighting in the peninsula. Despite that adversity, South Korea, half of what once had been a united country, transformed into an economic powerhouse over the next 70-odd years. Companies like Samsung ( SSNLF ), Hyundai, SK Hynix, and LG Electronics (066570.KS) are household names worldwide. By every measure, South Korea was one of the 20 th century’s greatest economic success stories. I think Poland will be the South Korea of the 21 st century. And the only easy way for Americans to play Europe’s most dynamic economy is the iShares MSCI Poland ETF ( EPOL ). But first a bit of history, because I’m willing to bet Poland seems a pretty random choice. The Opportunity: Poland is Not Yet Lost The Polish national anthem begins with the line “Poland is not yet lost.” It speaks to the incredibly rough 219 years Poland experienced between 1772 and 1991. In the 18 th century, Poland was sandwiched between Prussia (the precursor to today’s Germany), Russia, and the Hapsburg Empire of Austria. Starting in 1772, Poland’s neighbors waged three wars of partition which saw Poland’s territory totally absorbed by the three of them by 1795. And, except for a brief stint of independence during the Napoleonic Wars, Poland disappeared from the map until 1918. Encyclopedia Britannica The new Polish state’s territory was where a lot of the fighting on the Eastern Front of World War I had taken place. And while the country was still getting its footing, it was invaded on both sides by Germany and the Sovie...

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Stryker Corp (Symbol: SYK) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $373.12, changing hands as low as $371.90 per share. Stryker Corp shares are currently trading down about 1.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of SYK shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SYK's low point in its 52 week range is $314.93 per share, with $406.19 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $373.01. The SYK DMA information above was sourced from TechnicalAnalysisChannel.com Click here to find out which 9 other dividend stocks recently crossed below their 200 day moving average » Also see: The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.67%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -1.46%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.36%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) are down -0.70%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) are down -0.45%. Stock indexes are under pressure today amid concerns about inflation, as oil prices rose amid mounting disruptions to energy markets from the war in Iran. WTI crude (CLJ26) is up more than +6% at a 13.5-month high, fueling inflation concerns and sending bond yields higher. The 10-year T-note yield rose to a 3-week high today of 4.15%. Stocks have underlying support from some positive economic and corporate news. Weekly US jobless claims rose less than expected, and Q4 nonfarm productivity rose more than expected. Also, Broadcom is up by more than 5% after CEO Tan said the company expects AI chip sales to top $100 billion next year. In addition, strength in software stocks today is limiting losses in the broader market. The US-Israeli war on Iran entered a sixth day with Iran pledging to escalate its retaliation. Arab states across the Persian Gulf reported interceptions of Iranian missiles and drones overnight and into today. Crude prices continued to climb and posted a 13.5-month high today as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, halting most energy shipments from the Persian Gulf. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned ships not to sail through the passageway, saying that vessels "could be at risk from missiles or rogue drones." The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which handles a fifth of the world's oil, has curbed exports and forced Gulf producers to stockpile the crude locally in storage tanks. Iraq, OPEC's second-largest producer, shut down oil production at its largest oil fields in Rumalia as local storage tanks filled up. Also, Kayrros reported on Wednesday that four of six tanks at Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura refinery were full, and the Ju'aymah terminal on the country's ...

Nikada/E+ via Getty Images China’s decision to lower its 2026 GDP growth target to a 4.5%–5% range, the weakest official goal since the early 1990s, has underscored just how difficult the macro environment has become for its equity market. Against that backdrop, many of China’s best-known internet and consumer-tech champions have continued to lag, leaving some of the market’s biggest names technically oversold. That dynamic is visible in a screen of major large-cap Chinese stocks ranked by their Relative Strength Index, a momentum gauge that measures the speed and magnitude of recent price moves on a 0–100 scale. At the top of the list is Alibaba Group ( BABA ), with an RSI of 22, followed by Baidu ( BIDU ) at 24 and JD.com ( JD ) at 25, levels typically associated with heavily sold, out-of-favor names. Tencent Holdings ( TCEHY ) and Tencent Music ( TME ) round out the top five with RSIs of 29 and 30, suggesting persistent selling pressure across China’s leading platform and entertainment companies. Further down, DiDi ( DIDIY ), XPeng ( XPEV ), Xiaomi ( XIACY ), NetEase ( NTES ), Bilibili ( BILI ), and ZTO Express ( ZTO ) all sit below or around the 40 mark, still reflecting subdued momentum, while H World Group ( HTHT ) is the “least” oversold of the group with an RSI of 50. In technical terms, RSI readings at or below 30 are often interpreted as potential oversold conditions that may precede a rebound if fundamentals stabilize, whereas levels above 70 are typically seen as overbought and vulnerable to pullbacks. Here, none of the names approach the overbought threshold Below is the list: Alibaba Group ( BABA ), RSI: 22 Baidu ( BIDU ), RSI: 24 JD.com ( JD ), RSI: 25 Tencent Holdings ( TCEHY ), RSI: 29 Tencent Music Entertainment ( TME ), RSI: 30 DiDi Global ( DIDIY ), RSI: 32 XPeng ( XPEV ), RSI: 36 Xiaomi ( XIACY ), RSI: 36 NetEase ( NTES ), RSI: 37 Bilibili ( BILI ), RSI: 38 ZTO Express ( ZTO ), RSI: 39 Baidu ( BAIDF ), RSI: 41 Kuaishou Technology ( KUASF ), RSI:...

Investors in American Airlines Group Inc (Symbol: AAL) saw new options become available today, for the April 24th expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAL options chain for the new April 24th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $11.00 strike price has a current bid of 63 cents. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $11.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $10.37 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of AAL, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $11.89/share today. Because the $11.00 strike represents an approximate 7% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 68%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 5.73% return on the cash commitment, or 41.84% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for American Airlines Group Inc, and highlighting in green where the $11.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $12.00 strike price has a current bid of $1.00. If an investor was to purchase shares of AAL stock at the current price level of $11.89/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $12.00. Considerin...

Investors in Amgen Inc (Symbol: AMGN) saw new options become available today, for the April 24th expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AMGN options chain for the new April 24th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $365.00 strike price has a current bid of $10.60. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $365.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $354.40 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of AMGN, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $371.69/share today. Because the $365.00 strike represents an approximate 2% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 58%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.90% return on the cash commitment, or 21.22% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Amgen Inc, and highlighting in green where the $365.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $375.00 strike price has a current bid of $12.95. If an investor was to purchase shares of AMGN stock at the current price level of $371.69/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $375.00. Considering the call seller will a...

由于担心原油价格上涨将引发通胀，美国国债连续第四天下跌，收益率升至数周以来最高水平。 随着基准原油期货合约自去年6月以来首次突破每桶78美元，各期限美债收益率上涨2至5个基点。自2月28日美国袭击伊朗以来，油价本周从70美元下方一路飙升，交易员押注美联储今年将推迟降息。 在美国政府公布的上周初申失业金人数略低于经济学家预期后，美国国债收益率保持高位。尽管预计周五公布的2月就业数据将显示就业增长放缓，但劳动力市场整体的强劲表现对降息构成阻力。 “市场今天不会根据经济数据进行交易，”RJ O’Brien董事总经理John Brady表示，“现在焦点仍在中东冲突和能源市场。” 与美联储利率变化关系更紧密的两年期国债收益率上涨近5个基点，逼近3.60%，创下1月28日以来的最高水平。本周该收益率已累计上涨约20个基点，创下4月以来的最大单周涨幅。10年期国债收益率约为4.14%，为2月12日以来最高。 里士满联储行长Tom Barkin周四表示，能源价格上涨引发的通胀风险具有政策影响，消费者价格上行趋势“无疑给‘抗通胀已经结束’的结论按下了暂停键”。 由于企业债新债发行预计在周四再次放量，美债收益率面临进一步上行压力。 “油价上涨，尤其是持续上涨，将给名义收益率带来上行压力，”澳大利亚国民银行高级固定收益策略师Kenneth Crompton表示，“而且在我们看来，战事开始之前美债收益率本身就定得太低了。” 责任编辑：丁文武

Airline stocks traded weaker on Thursday amid rising concerns jet fuel prices could be elevated for a longer period of time than anticipated after the U.S.-Israel war on Iran entered its sixth day. The biggest threat for the sector is that global oil supply could be threatened by attacks against critical infrastructure, and shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz could be almost fully stopped. There is also some concern that airline bookings for the Middle East in general will fall back. Global oil prices likely will hit $100 per barrel if exports through Hormuz remain subdued for several weeks, warned Goldman Sachs earlier on Thursday. Higher oil tends to raise costs, squeeze margins, and pressure earnings unless airlines can pass costs through to fares or hedge effectively. The drag on the broad economy can also impact airline booking demand if consumers are squeezed. Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu also reminded investors that higher oil prices have historically led to a higher rate of aircraft retirements. Notable decliners in late morning trading included Alaska Air Group ( ALK ) -7.8%, Allegiant Travel ( ALGT ) -7.3%, Frontier Group ( ULCC ) -6.5%, Sun Country Airlines ( SNCY ) -6.1%, United Airlines ( UAL ) -5.8%, and Delta Air Lines ( DAL ) -5.7%. More on the airline sector Iran War Pressures Airline Stocks Through Oil And Demand Risks Airline Stocks Hit By Record Cancellations: Why This Isn't As Bad As It Looks JETS: Don't Underestimate The Long Term Risks Associated With Owning Airline Stocks Lowest Quant-rated stocks from JPM's 'conflict laggards' list amid the U.S.-Israel-Iran War Airline, hotel, and cruise line stocks fall on Middle East and oil concerns

It took only a few hours for Sam Altman ’s timing to go from bad to worse. On Friday evening, the chief executive officer of OpenAI announced the company would step into the role at the Department of Defense vacated earlier that day by Anthropic PBC , which had angered Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth by refusing to allow its artificial intelligence models to be used for “all lawful purposes.” In particular, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wanted assurances its technology wouldn’t be used for conducting mass surveillance of Americans or controlling fully autonomous weapons. That same night, US and Israeli forces launched the first salvo in an ongoing bombing attack on Iran. Among other things, a girls school was destroyed and more than 160 people killed, according to local authorities. The backlash online was immediate—OpenAI, according to a growing chorus of critics, had sold out regular Americans and foreign civilians alike. QuitGPT , an existing campaign to encourage people to stop using and paying for OpenAI’s popular ChatGPT service because of its potential impact on users’ mental health, swiftly picked up steam. Altman spent some time in the following days trying to explain himself and the company he leads, including in a statement posted to X on Monday in which he promised to amend the company’s agreement to prevent its use for domestic surveillance of Americans. Although the company’s intentions were good, he wrote, the Pentagon deal “just looked opportunistic and sloppy.” The attempt at damage control was warranted. In the days between OpenAI’s announcement and Altman’s X statement, app store downloads of Anthropic’s Claude surged ahead of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, with a spike so big on Monday morning that it briefly crashed the company’s services. Social media users—including Katy Perry , for some reason—made a show of canceling their paid ChatGPT subscriptions and switching to Claude, which had up to that point lagged far behind ChatGPT in awareness and usage among ...

Investors in Adobe Inc (Symbol: ADBE) saw new options become available today, for the April 24th expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the ADBE options chain for the new April 24th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $205.00 strike price has a current bid of $1.61. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $205.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $203.39 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of ADBE, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $280.04/share today. Because the $205.00 strike represents an approximate 27% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 92%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 0.79% return on the cash commitment, or 5.74% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Adobe Inc, and highlighting in green where the $205.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $290.00 strike price has a current bid of $15.15. If an investor was to purchase shares of ADBE stock at the current price level of $280.04/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $290.00. Considering the call seller will al...

Investors in Micron Technology Inc. (Symbol: MU) saw new options begin trading today, for the April 24th expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the MU options chain for the new April 24th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $395.00 strike price has a current bid of $38.15. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $395.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $356.85 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of MU, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $397.21/share today. Because the $395.00 strike represents an approximate 1% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 58%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 9.66% return on the cash commitment, or 70.56% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Micron Technology Inc., and highlighting in green where the $395.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $410.00 strike price has a current bid of $38.90. If an investor was to purchase shares of MU stock at the current price level of $397.21/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $410.00. Considering the cal...

Investors in Canadian Solar Inc (Symbol: CSIQ) saw new options begin trading today, for the April 24th expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the CSIQ options chain for the new April 24th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $14.00 strike price has a current bid of 70 cents. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $14.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $13.30 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of CSIQ, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $16.56/share today. Because the $14.00 strike represents an approximate 15% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 73%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 5.00% return on the cash commitment, or 36.53% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Canadian Solar Inc, and highlighting in green where the $14.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $20.00 strike price has a current bid of 70 cents. If an investor was to purchase shares of CSIQ stock at the current price level of $16.56/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $20.00. Considering the call se...

In trading on Thursday, shares of Comstock Resources Inc (Symbol: CRK) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $21.30, changing hands as high as $21.73 per share. Comstock Resources Inc shares are currently trading up about 1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of CRK shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, CRK's low point in its 52 week range is $14.65 per share, with $31.1737 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $21.24. Click here to find out which 9 other energy stocks recently crossed above their 200 day moving average » Also see: The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

Jamie Siminoff, Ring founder and chief inventor, discusses the growing role of AI in home security, highlighting Ring's new Super Bowl ad that features AI technology to help find lost pets. He speaks on "Bloomberg Open Interest." (Source: Bloomberg)

Investors in United Airlines Holdings Inc (Symbol: UAL) saw new options begin trading today, for the April 24th expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the UAL options chain for the new April 24th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $94.00 strike price has a current bid of $5.50. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $94.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $88.50 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of UAL, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $94.61/share today. Because the $94.00 strike represents an approximate 1% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 59%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 5.85% return on the cash commitment, or 42.75% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for United Airlines Holdings Inc, and highlighting in green where the $94.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $101.00 strike price has a current bid of $5.90. If an investor was to purchase shares of UAL stock at the current price level of $94.61/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $101.00. Considering ...

Investors in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Symbol: KTOS) saw new options begin trading today, for the April 24th expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the KTOS options chain for the new April 24th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $85.00 strike price has a current bid of $6.60. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $85.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $78.40 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of KTOS, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $85.77/share today. Because the $85.00 strike represents an approximate 1% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 61%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 7.76% return on the cash commitment, or 56.73% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., and highlighting in green where the $85.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $92.00 strike price has a current bid of $6.90. If an investor was to purchase shares of KTOS stock at the current price level of $85.77/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the s...

Investors in AeroVironment, Inc. (Symbol: AVAV) saw new options become available today, for the April 24th expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AVAV options chain for the new April 24th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $215.00 strike price has a current bid of $17.30. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $215.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $197.70 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of AVAV, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $219.49/share today. Because the $215.00 strike represents an approximate 2% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 68%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 8.05% return on the cash commitment, or 58.79% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for AeroVironment, Inc., and highlighting in green where the $215.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $250.00 strike price has a current bid of $19.70. If an investor was to purchase shares of AVAV stock at the current price level of $219.49/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $250.00. Considering th...

The US-Israeli war with Iran enters its sixth day and shows no sign of ending. US officials say we're about to enter a new phase of the conflict and launch strikes deeper into Iran. Tyler Kendall has the latest from Washington. (Source: Bloomberg)

aapsky/iStock Editorial via Getty Images My Investment Thesis Caterpillar ( CAT ) is a high-quality leading manufacturing company with a dealer network moat, a strong aftermarket/services segment, and a financing arm that strengthens the ecosystem. The company started the new year with a record backlog (~$51 billion) , and the top management is forecasting a sales growth of 5–7% CAGR for 2030 . However, the “tariff tax” will continue to represent a headwind. That said, the stock has reached a high-premium valuation—it is trading around ~39x TTM earnings , and after a 180% price surge over the last 10 months alone, I think the risk/reward is no longer attractive for new money. Even my optimistic valuation analysis does not come close to the current market price—my estimate has given a +40% overvaluation. For this reason I rate the company a Sell. Good Fundamentals With Some Attention Points The consolidated results for 2025 show an increase in sales & revenues but also a contraction of profits and margins: Sales & revenues $67.589 billion, up 4% YoY EBIT $11.151 billion, down 15% YoY Net Income (GAAP): $8.884 billion, down 18% YoY EPS (GAAP) $18.81, down 15% YoY FCF ~$9 billion, down 11% YoY My interpretation of this trend is that demand is solid, but margin compression shows CAT is not immune to cost shocks, especially tariffs. The company, however, is outperforming its industry peers in every single margin parameter and in the returns on investments, as shown in the table below: StockRover In addition, CAT’s top management has done an excellent job in terms of significantly improving the ROE and ROIC in the last 10 years: TIKR CAT operates through four business segments (Power & Energy, Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Financial Products), and the following chart and table show the respective revenues and profits for 2025: TIKR Segment profit (2025): Construction Industries: $4.675B (down vs. 2024) Resource Industries: $1.988B (down vs. 2024) Power...

Image source: The Motley Fool. Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET Call participants Chief Executive Officer — Ryan Hummer Chief Financial Officer — Mike Morrison Takeaways Total Revenue -- $183.6 million for 2025, a 13% increase, with 10% growth excluding the $5.2 million contribution from the ResMetrics acquisition. -- $183.6 million for 2025, a 13% increase, with 10% growth excluding the $5.2 million contribution from the ResMetrics acquisition. Fourth Quarter Revenue -- $50.6 million, up 13% from the prior year’s quarter, including a $2.9 million addition from ResMetrics and led by a 69% increase in U.S. revenue, a 5% international rise, and a 7% Canadian decline. -- $50.6 million, up 13% from the prior year’s quarter, including a $2.9 million addition from ResMetrics and led by a 69% increase in U.S. revenue, a 5% international rise, and a 7% Canadian decline. Adjusted EBITDA -- $26.7 million for 2025, representing 20% year-over-year growth and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 14.5%. -- $26.7 million for 2025, representing 20% year-over-year growth and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 14.5%. Free Cash Flow (after distributions to noncontrolling interest) -- $18.9 million for 2025, converting over 70% of adjusted EBITDA to free cash flow. -- $18.9 million for 2025, converting over 70% of adjusted EBITDA to free cash flow. Net Cash Position -- $29.1 million at year end, based on year-end cash of $36.7 million and total finance lease debt of $7.6 million. -- $29.1 million at year end, based on year-end cash of $36.7 million and total finance lease debt of $7.6 million. Liquidity -- $61 million in total liquidity, combining year-end cash and $24.4 million of available credit under an undrawn asset-based revolver. -- $61 million in total liquidity, combining year-end cash and $24.4 million of available credit under an undrawn asset-based revolver. Adjusted Gross Margin -- 41% for the full year and 42% in the fourth quarter, with a slight decline from 43% in the prior ye...

Investors in Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) saw new options begin trading today, for the April 24th expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the MSFT options chain for the new April 24th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $405.00 strike price has a current bid of $12.35. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $405.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $392.65 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of MSFT, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $407.17/share today. Because the $405.00 strike represents an approximate 1% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 59%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 3.05% return on the cash commitment, or 22.28% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Microsoft Corporation, and highlighting in green where the $405.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $415.00 strike price has a current bid of $14.70. If an investor was to purchase shares of MSFT stock at the current price level of $407.17/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $415.00. Considering t...

QuantumScape (QS 1.64%), a developer of solid-state batteries, went public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Nov. 27, 2020. Its stock opened at $24.80 on its first day, but it now trades at about $7. Like many other SPAC-backed start-ups, it disappointed its investors by overpromising and underdelivering. QuantumScape's lithium-metal batteries, which use solid electrolytes rather than liquid ones, offer better thermal stability, shorter charging times, and higher charging capacities than their lithium-ion counterparts. Its QSE-5 battery, which it co-developed with Volkswagen (OTC:VWAP.Y), has an energy density of 844 Wh/L (watt hours per liter) and can be rapidly charged from 10% to 80% in 12.2 minutes. Most lithium-ion batteries for EVs have an average energy density of 300-700 Wh/L with a fast-charging time of 20 minutes to an hour. That sounds like a huge leap forward for EVs, but those solid-state batteries are also more challenging to manufacture and more expensive to produce. Before its public debut, QuantumScape claimed it could commercialize its first batteries in 2024. But as of this writing, it's only shipped some samples and hasn't commercialized any of those batteries yet. That's why QuantumScape is a difficult stock to value. The bulls claim it will grow into that valuation as it finally commercializes its first solid-state batteries, but the bears believe its business will fizzle out before that happens. Let's see which scenario is more likely to occur and where its stock might head over the next three years. Expand NASDAQ : QS QuantumScape Today's Change ( -1.64 %) $ -0.12 Current Price $ 6.88 Key Data Points Market Cap $4.2B Day's Range $ 6.74 - $ 6.96 52wk Range $ 3.40 - $ 19.07 Volume 170K Avg Vol 15M What's QuantumScape's current strategy? QuantumScape originally planned to manufacture its own batteries via a joint venture with Volkswagen. But in 2024, it abandoned that capital-intensive strategy and licensed it...

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Netflix on Thursday morning said it is acquiring InterPositive, a filmmaking technology company founded in 2022 by actor Ben Affleck. The acquisition aligns with Netflix’s approach to the use of generative AI in filmmaking: The company has already used generative AI for special effects in some original content, and has assured investors that it is “very well positioned to effectively leverage ongoing advances in AI.” Affleck wrote in a statement that he began thinking about how AI would impact the future of filmmaking in 2022. He says he wanted to “preserve what makes human storytelling human, which is judgement,” and sought to “protect the power of human creativity.” InterPositive isn’t trying to make AI actors or synthetic performances. Rather, the company has created a model that helps production teams work with footage from their own productions to help make edits in post-production, like addressing continuity issues, making lightning adjustments, or enhancements to the environment. “Intensive research and development led to our first model, trained to understand visual logic and editorial consistency, while preserving cinematic rules under real-world production challenges such as missing shots, background replacements or incorrect lighting,” Affleck wrote. “We also built in restraints to protect creative intent, so the tools are designed for responsible exploration while keeping creative decisions in the hands of artists — and ensuring that the benefits of this technology flow directly back to the story they’re trying to tell.” Affleck is joining Netflix as a senior advisor as part of the deal. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Techcrunch event Disrupt 2026: The tech ecosystem, all in one room Your next round. Your next hire. Your next breakout opportunity. Find it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, where 10,000+ founders, investors, and tech leaders gather for three days of 250+ tactical sessions, powerful introductions, and market-defining innovation. ...

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