CALGARY, Alberta, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Questor Technology Inc. (“Questor” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: QST) announced today its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Questor’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, are available on the Company’s website at www.questortech.com/investors and at www.sedarplus.ca. Unless otherwise noted, all financial figures are presented in Canadian dollars, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and are unaudited for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025. FIRST QUARTER 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS For the three months ending March 31, 2026 2025 (Stated in CDN $) Revenue 499,308 2,359,287 Gross profit 55,952 1,179,892 Adjusted EBITDA(1) 177,861 475,652 Profit (loss) for the period (114,704 ) 350,179 Profit (loss) per share – basic and diluted(2) (0.004 ) 0.013 As at March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 (Stated in CDN $) Working capital(3) 3,899,550 3,877,399 Total assets 22,219,441 22,726,153 Total equity 19,689,314 19,717,988 (1) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income or loss for the period less interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, foreign exchange losses (gains), non-cash stock-based compensation, impairment charges and gains and losses that are extraordinary or non-recurring. (2) Effective March 31, 2026, the Company increased the precision of its earnings per share presentation to three decimal places from two, to provide greater transparency. (3) Working capital is defined as total current assets less total current liabilities. Total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026 has decreased by $1.9 million compared to the same period in 2025. The overall decrease in revenue was primarily driven by longer sales cycles for international projects and low utilization of the rental units. Commissioning of clean combustion units deliver...

– Gross profit turns positive; Company executes significant debt reduction – -- Responds to NYSE American continued listing notice - TUCSON, Ariz., May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Picard Medical, Inc. (NYSE American: PMI) (“Picard Medical” or the “Company”), parent company of SynCardia Systems, LLC, (“SynCardia”) maker of the world’s first total artificial heart approved by both the U.S. FDA and Health Canada, reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. “We continue to make progress across both our commercial and strategic priorities,” said Patrick NJ Schnegelsberg, Chief Executive Officer of Picard Medical Inc. “During and the quarter, we improved gross margin performance, reduced outstanding debt obligations, strengthened our capital structure, and continued advancing development of the Emperor Total Artificial Heart alongside expansion of our SynCardia commercial activities.” Mr. Schnegelsberg added, “The quarter was highlighted by year-over-year revenue growth, a return to positive gross profit, and strengthening the Company’s balance sheet through significant debt reduction, while the Company continued to invest in research and development, manufacturing, and clinical support initiatives across its Total Artificial Heart platform.” First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights Revenue grew 85% to $1.2 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting increased utilization of the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart and continued growth in U.S. commercial activity. Product revenue increased 54% to $0.9 million, while Freedom Driver rental revenue grew to $0.2 million from $7,000 in the prior year period. Gross profit improved to $0.3 million, reflecting a gross margin of 24%, compared to a gross loss of $0.4 million and a negative 58% margin in Q1 2025. Net loss was $7.6 million, including significant non-cash charges related to debt settlement and fair value adjustments. Balance Sheet and C...

Completed Initial Public Offering in May 2026, raising gross proceeds of $346.7 million and listing on Nasdaq Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for sutacimig in Glanzmann thrombasthenia CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hemab Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies that reimagine the treatment of blood coagulation disorders to sustain life and human resilience, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 and noted recent business highlights. “As a public company we continue our journey to accelerate progress and broaden impact for people living with serious coagulation disorders with strong momentum across our clinical programs,” said Benny Sørensen, Chief Executive Officer of Hemab Therapeutics. “The Breakthrough Therapy Designation for sutacimig in Glanzmann thrombasthenia recognizes both the potential for sutacimig to address a significant unmet need, and the urgency of bringing new treatment options to people living with Glanzmann thrombasthenia. With the successful completion of our IPO, our team remains focused on advancing sutacimig toward pivotal trials, advancing HMB-002, while continuing to expand our pipeline with the goal of bringing new therapies to those living with high unmet need coagulation disorders.” Corporate Highlights In May 2026, the Company completed an upsized IPO of 19,262,500 shares of its common stock, including the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 2,512,500 shares, at a public offering price of $18.00 per share. The offering raised gross proceeds of $346.7 million before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company’s common stock is now trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “COAG”. Recent Business Highlights and Anticipated Milestones Sutacimig: Sutacimig, a bispecific antibody, is t...

Building on the success of the EY-Microsoft Alliance, the organizations are jointly investing US$1b+ in a new initiative to accelerate enterprise AI transformation Integrated team of EY practitioners and Microsoft "forward deployed engineers" will help clients deploy AI solutions in core business functions at scale As "Client Zero", EY was one of the first organizations to adopt Microsoft 365 E7: The Frontier Suite, and is now scaling Copilot across its more than 400,000 people LONDON, May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The EY organization and Microsoft today announce a significant evolution of their Alliance, investing US$1b+ over five years and launching a new initiative to help organizations as they scale AI and deliver measurable, enterprise-wide outcomes at scale. The initiative brings together Microsoft's "Forward Deployed Engineers" (FDE) and EY industry professionals to accelerate AI adoption across change management delivery models, powered by Microsoft's FDE AI-native Hypervelocity Engineering approach. The initiative represents an important milestone in the long-standing EY-Microsoft Alliance, demonstrating a shared commitment to client-centric AI-powered transformation across Tax, Assurance, Consulting and EY-Parthenon. Clients will be empowered to become "Frontier Firms" that scale and generate value, through workforce upskilling, embedded change management, and continuous optimization of agentic AI transformation. EY and Microsoft will deploy integrated teams of engineers and business consultants aligned by industry. Together, they will co-develop and provide secure, industry-specific AI solutions focused on clients' highest value business opportunities. Through this approach, organizations can accelerate AI adoption and continuously optimize operations to drive sustained business value. Janet Truncale, EY Global Chair and CEO, says: "Together with Microsoft, EY is supporting clients to unlock value through rapid deployment of AI at scale. With access to a s...

Technology giant Microsoft Corp. and consulting firm EY are partnering to spend more than $1 billion to encourage their clients to launch major artificial intelligence projects. The initiative is designed to help companies grow AI projects from the pilot stage into large-scale efforts, EY Global Vice Chair of Consulting Errol Gardner said in an interview. That’s when clients can “really receive a return on investment.” Initially, the companies will focus on finance, tax, human resources and supply chain work, according to an emailed statement. That’ll be within the financial services, industrials, energy, consumer and retail, government and healthcare sectors. There’s been a series of tie-ups between companies developing AI and consulting firms in recent months as they push to encourage clients to adopt such technology at scale. Alphabet Inc. ’s Google launched a $750 million fund in April to help consultancy firms such as McKinsey & Co. and Deloitte deliver AI for their clients. KPMG and Anthropic PBC said this month that the consulting firm would make its AI model Claude available for its staff, as well as embedding the technology across some of its own tools. “There’s an intensity and urgency right now that we’re all feeling,” said Deb Cupp , Microsoft’s chief revenue officer for its global enterprise sales business. “We want to align ourselves in a way that we can create outcomes more effectively for customers.” The initiative aims to marry Microsoft’s AI products and its engineering expertise with EY’s industry knowledge and change management skills, according to Cupp. Microsoft will also provide engineers to work alongside EY consultants to help clients with agentic AI projects. The billions of dollars spent by companies on AI has not always led to profitable growth. A 2025 study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that 95% of corporate AI projects had failed to deliver a return. This has put pressure on many AI companies to deliver greater im...

After eight years, a new leader of the Federal Reserve has taken the reins from Jerome Powell. On May 15, Kevin Warsh stepped into the role leading the largest central bank in the world amid promises to bring changes to its philosophy, greasing the wheels of the financial system. But what will that mean for big banks like JPMorgan Chase (JPM +2.15%), Bank of America (BAC +1.09%), and Wells Fargo (WFC +1.69%)? The answer lies in Warsh's philosophy toward banking regulations. Expand NYSE : JPM JPMorgan Chase Today's Change ( 2.15 %) $ 6.35 Current Price $ 302.05 Key Data Points Market Cap $809B Day's Range $ 293.73 - $ 302.92 52wk Range $ 256.00 - $ 337.25 Volume 22 Avg Vol 9.5M Dividend Yield 1.95 % Low interest rates matter less than quantitative tightening The first thing investors think about regarding the Federal Reserve is interest rates. The federal funds rate set by the Fed seeps through to the rest of the economy, affecting how much big banks can earn from loans. If JPMorgan Chase's cost of loans rises, it will be forced to lend at much higher rates to maintain profitability, reducing demand. The Fed's interest rate policy is generally dictated by inflation. Low inflation means low interest rates, while high inflation means rising interest rates to cool the economy and halt price increases for consumers and businesses. His stated interest rate policy is not much different from Jerome Powell's or other Fed leaders, and managing prices and rates has been one of the core mandates of the Fed since it was established in 1913. Where Warsh may hurt the big banks is his philosophy on the Fed's balance sheet. He is opposed to the central bank holding on to assets such as short-term Treasury securities and mortgage loans, which add liquidity to the banking system and make it easier for big banks to pay customers less on deposits. If Warsh starts offloading the Fed's balance sheet, it could pull liquidity out of the financial system. That could increase the interest big...

The company’s San Jose facility is scheduled to open by end of year. The office will serve as an “integrated operational hub” providing technical support for other semiconductor companies’ fabs, Hanmi said.

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格隆汇5月21日｜鹏翎股份在业绩说明会上表示，。公司已与国外整车厂有少量订单交付，但并没有直接出口，而是通过向整车厂国内公司交付，再由其国内公司向海外销售。算力方面，公司正在与国内的数据中心相关公司联合开发数据中心用的流体管路。目前，公司已完成部分技术对接，公司流体管路产品已确认可满足技术标准，目前该领域暂未形成销售额，短期内也难以实现规模销售。关于储能业务，目前公司已有相关研发项目且已完成结项，实现量产并形成少量销售额，公司通过参股的合肥威翎为储能企业提供储能模组中的液冷流体管路，尽管当前储能业务占公司整体收入比例不高，但已成为公司除汽车业务外新的销售额和利润增长点。

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Quantum computing shares popped in premarket trading on Thursday, following reports that the U.S. government will award $2 billion in grants to nine firms operating in the space. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the deals, which will see the U.S. government take equity stakes in the companies. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.

在战争引发的能源危机进入第三个月期间，全球经济显现出增长动能减弱、通胀压力加剧的迹象。 从澳大利亚到欧洲公布的采购经理调查显示，5月制造业和服务业企业面临的困境正在加深。尤其是标普全球发布的制造业指标显示，除英国外，周四早间公布的各项工厂活动指数全面放缓，部分甚至陷入萎缩。 调查结果一方面显示，此前企业大规模补库存热潮的影响仍在持续，另一方面也凸显成本飙升正迫使企业自行消化压力，或将部分负担转嫁给消费者。 与4月一样，欧元区受到的冲击最为严重，其中法国相关指标暴跌尤为出人意料。法国以及欧元区最大经济体德国的制造业如今均已陷入萎缩区间。 总体来看，这些数据进一步表明，中东危机对全球经济造成的增长与通胀冲击正在扩散，也令各国央行面临更复杂的政策挑战。鉴于物价上涨存在进一步加速的风险，各国央行最终可能不得不加息，即便代价是本已疲弱的经济增长进一步承压。 对通胀以及随之而来的加息前景的担忧，已在过去一周主导市场情绪。投资者对财政影响的忧虑引发政府债券抛售，推动长期国债收益率升至二十多年来最高水平。 但央行提高借贷成本带来的风险在于，一些经济体的增长可能陷入停滞，甚至出现负增长。 Royal London Asset Management经济学家Melanie Baker表示，“考虑到欧洲增长如此疲弱，经济出现技术性衰退的可能性相当高。当前已经明显能嗅到一丝‘滞胀’的味道。” 责任编辑：刘明亮

格隆汇5月21日｜伯恩斯坦：将戴尔科技公司目标价从220美元上调至280美元。

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格隆汇5月21日｜近期，广西壮族自治区柳州市柳南区连续发生5.2级地震灾害，造成人员伤亡和财产损失。5月21日，国家防灾减灾救灾委员会启动国家四级救灾应急响应。根据《国家自然灾害救助应急预案》和广西灾害损失情况，国家发展改革委安排中央预算内投资5000万元，支持广西做好地震灾害灾后应急恢复，重点用于灾区受损道路、桥梁、供水等基础设施和学校、医院等公共服务设施灾后应急恢复建设，推动尽快恢复正常生产生活秩序。

欧盟委员会表示，受伊朗战争引发的能源成本飙升冲击，欧元区经济增长将明显放缓，同时通胀将录得自2023年以来最快步伐。 在最新发布的经济预测中，该欧盟执行机构预计，欧元区经济今年将增长0.9%，明显低于去年的1.4%，也较去年11月的预测下调0.3个百分点。对于2027年，欧盟委员会将增长预期下调至1.2%。 通胀方面，欧盟委员会预计欧元区2026年平均通胀率将达到3%，远高于上一轮预测的1.9%，也显著高于欧洲央行2%的目标水平；预计到明年将回落至2.3%。 布鲁塞尔官员警告称，在另一种假设伊朗危机导致局势长期动荡的情景下，通胀将难以回落，经济活动也无法在2027年实现反弹。 欧盟经济事务专员Valdis Dombrovskis表示，“中东冲突引发了重大能源冲击，在本已充满地缘政治和贸易不确定性的环境下，欧洲正面临进一步考验。” 上述预测发布之前，Dombrovskis已多次警告称，欧洲正面临陷入“滞胀冲击”的现实风险，即低增长与高通胀并存。不过，欧洲央行行长拉加德对此说法予以淡化。 责任编辑：刘明亮

格隆汇5月21日｜据伊朗伊斯兰共和国通讯社(IRNA)，伊朗外长阿拉格齐与巴基斯坦内政部长会晤，讨论间接的伊朗-美国谈判。

China condemned the US on Thursday for charging former Cuban leader Raul Castro as the Trump administration escalates pressure on the island’s socialist government. The remarks follow US announcements on Wednesday of criminal charges against Castro regarding the 1996 downing of two civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles which killed four people, including three Americans. China “firmly opposes” illegal unilateral sanctions that lack a basis in international law and are not authorised by the UN Security Council, foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said. 00:58 Trump vows to ‘take’ Cuba as island reels from total power cut linked to oil embargo Guo said China was against the “abuse of judicial proceedings” and opposed external forces pressuring Cuba under any excuse. Advertisement “The United States needs to stop wielding the big stick of sanctions and judicial measures against Cuba, and stop threatening Cuba with force at every turn. China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding its national sovereignty and national dignity, and opposes external interference,” he said. The indictment accuses Castro of ordering two small planes operated by the exile group Brothers to the Rescue to be shot down. Five Cuban military pilots were also charged by the US. Advertisement Castro, now 94, was then head of the country’s armed forces and faced international condemnation over the crash. The US has sought to exert increasing pressure on Cuba’s communist rule in recent months. The announcement of the charges marks a major escalation in tensions between the two countries, which were long-time Cold War rivals.

近期，广西壮族自治区柳州市柳南区连续发生5.2级地震灾害，造成人员伤亡和财产损失。5月21日，国家防灾减灾救灾委员会启动国家四级救灾应急响应。根据《国家自然灾害救助应急预案》和广西灾害损失情况，国家发展改革委安排中央预算内投资5000万元，支持广西做好地震灾害灾后应急恢复，重点用于灾区受损道路、桥梁、供水等基础设施和学校、医院等公共服务设施灾后应急恢复建设，推动尽快恢复正常生产生活秩序。(央视新闻)

The European Union will propose temporarily lifting sanctions on a Chinese semiconductor supplier after automakers warned of impending supply chain chaos if the ban isn’t removed. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, will propose the derogation as early as this week, according to people familiar with the matter. Implementation of such a move would require approval by the bloc’s 27 member states. A spokesperson from the commission didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The Chinese semiconductor firm was included in the EU’s 20th sanctions package, which listed entities based in China that the bloc says provided dual-use goods or weapons systems to Russia. European automakers lobbied the EU to delay the ban, saying they haven’t had time to diversify their supply chains and that the measures would cause stocks to be depleted in weeks, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The auto industry felt severe supply strains late last year, when an internal corporate feud at Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia spilled into the public domain. The Dutch government took control of operations located in the Netherlands, invoking a Cold War-era law designed to protect national security. Beijing hit back by blocking exports from Nexperia’s China unit, which led to chip shortages and hampered production at several automotive companies, even though Nexperia makes so-called legacy chips — low-tech semiconductors that control power supplies. Since then, a demand surge for memory chips led by artificial intelligence applications has also crimped supplies and pushed prices sharply higher.

Getty Images The latest U.S. conflict in the Middle East will hit its three -month mark late next week. While the ceasefire continues to hold for the most part, tensions are again rising between the two main belligerents. Most importantly, the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed. This is taking an increasing and cumulative impact on the global economy. This has triggered a huge surge in prices for myriad energy, commodity products and fuels. Creative Planning - 05/18/2026 I have believed from the beginning that investors have been way too complacent about the biggest energy shock to the global economy since the OPEC embargo of 1973. And these impacts are cumulative, which is an underappreciated factoid. Global strategic petroleum reserves continue to be drained. This means if this situation is not resolved soon, the headwinds to the global economy will get worse from here. Maersk - May 2026 Company Presentation Last week, the CEO of giant container shipping firm Maersk stated on CNBC there is a ' new wake-up call for global trade amid the ongoing disruption of the Strait of Hormuz and a deepening energy crisis that could intensify further in June .' He further stated that this regional war is adding $500 million a month to the company's costs. Bloomberg, UBS, Haver UBS just reactivated their Global Supply Chain Stress Index which has lied dormant since early 2023 after the huge supply chain issues from Covid finally became largely resolved. UBS noted this Index had jumped by 1.2 deviations over March and April. This was the second largest two -month jump since the early summer of 2020 when the Covid pandemic was in full force. JP Morgan, IEA, EIA, JODI, PAJ JP Morgan recently warned that global trade will face material impacts if the Strait of Hormuz does not open over the next month. Bank of America now sees Brent ending the year at roughly $90/barrel (and that might be the best-case scenario) and noted that the closure is resulting in a 14-to-15-million-ba...

Harmony Asset Management LLC reduced its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 16.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 18,866 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 3,748 shares during the period. Oracle comprises about 1.2% of Harmony Asset Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 16th largest position. Harmony Asset Management LLC's holdings in Oracle were worth $3,677,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Oracle by 290.9% in the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new position in Oracle in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Investors Research Corp increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 465.5% during the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 164 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 76.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Get Oracle alerts: Sign Up Oracle Stock Performance Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $187.90 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $164.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.42. The firm has a market cap...

Getty Images Arafura Rare Earths ( ARAFF ) said Thursday it made a final investment decision to develop the $1.6B Nolans project in Australia's Northern Territory, which is set to be the country's third-biggest rare earths operation by the end of the decade. The project is designed to deliver 4,440 metric tons/year of NdPr oxide, supplying ~4% of the world's neodymium and praseodymium, critical minerals used in permanent magnets for electric vehicles, wind turbines and fighter jets. Construction on the project, which has been planned since the deposit was discovered three decades ago, will begin in September, with first production expected in mid-2029. The company has secured a $1.6B funding package including a significant buffer and is backed by Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, whose Hancock Prospecting owns a 15.5% stake. Arafura ( ARAFF ) would become Australia's third-biggest rare earths producer after Lynas Rare Earths ( LYSCF ) ( LYSDY ), the world's largest producer outside China, which produced 6,600 tons of NdPr in the last financial year, and Iluka Resources ( ILKAF ) ( ILKAY ), which is expected to start production next year. More on Arafura Rare Earths Arafura Rare Earths Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Financial information for Arafura Rare Earths

Surveys indicate that investors are piling into stocks even as they see rising inflation. That’s likely to backfire as equities aren’t the hedge against price growth they are often taken to be. It’s time to pay much more attention to real quantities again. Inflation is resurgent as the energy shock ripples through the global economy. Investors are rightly concerned: the net percentage of respondents in Bank of America’s Fund Manager Survey expecting higher inflation is back at its highest level since the pandemic. Yet the very same survey showed a record monthly jump in equity allocation among fund managers, going back over 25 years. The two are incompatible. Equities are real assets. Corporate revenues and earnings are expected to rise with inflation, as stocks are claims on real productive assets such as intellectual property, land, factories, etc. That’s why equities are typically seen as an inflation hedge. But this neglects one crucial feature: duration . All financial assets have some sort of duration, the average time taken to receive future cash flows, weighted by their present values. Stocks have the highest duration. They are effectively a call option on the solvency of a firm in perpetuity. Cash flows are thus expected long into the future, but as the discounting rate is assumed to be larger than the long-run growth rate on income streams, they sum to a finite value, what is taken to be the fair value of the stock. That’s all good and well, but there is a problem the theory doesn’t account for: when inflation is elevated, investors don’t want duration. Indeed they repudiate it. Why? The higher duration of an asset, the longer you must wait to reinvest your outlay at a new coupon rate. Take a regular bond for example. It has a finite maturity after which you get your principal back and can negotiate a higher coupon if inflation has risen. With stocks, however, you are locked in. The coupon is effectively the return on equity, which is fairly steady over th...

美股反弹势头戛然而止，油价走高，债券收益率陷入震荡——投资者再度陷入等待，观望中东和平谈判能否从预期落地为实质进展。 周四，美股期指小幅走低，纳斯达克100期货跌0.3%。美股量子计算股盘前拉升，Quantum Computing涨超13%。消息面上，据华尔街日报报道，美国商务部表示，特朗普政府将向九家量子计算公司提供20亿美元的拨款，交易包括美国政府获得股权。英伟达盘前涨0.5%，公司Q1营收超预期增85%，新增回购800亿且大幅上调股息。欧洲斯托克50指数开盘跌0.3%，德国DAX指数跌0.2%。 油价攀升，布伦特原油5分钟内上涨1.67美元/桶，报106.12美元/桶；WTI原油5分钟内上涨1.46美元/桶，报99.53美元/桶。据央视新闻，有消息人士表示， 伊朗最高领袖已经下令，接近武器级的铀必须留在伊朗 。 美债方面，经历前一交易日的大幅回调后，市场趋于平静。摩根大通首席执行官Jamie Dimon警告称，利率水平可能较当前基础进一步大幅攀升。近日来，全球长债收益率普遍测试多年高点，市场担忧油价上涨可能推动通胀走高，政府支出问题也令投资者心存顾虑。 纳斯达克100期货跌0.3%，标普500指数期货跌0.4% 美股量子计算股盘前拉升，Quantum Computing涨超13%，Rigetti Computing涨超17%，D-Wave Quantum涨超12%。 欧洲斯托克50指数开盘跌0.3%，德国DAX指数跌0.2%，英国富时100指数跌0.6%，法国CAC 40指数跌0.1%。 日韩股市大幅收涨，日经225指数收涨3.1%，韩国首尔综指收涨8.4%。三星电子涨8.5%、SK海力士涨超11%。 美国10年期国债收益率变化不大，为4.59%。 日本30年期国债收益率下行8.5个基点至4.015%，10年期收益率亦下行4个基点至2.745%。 美元指数微跌0.05%，持稳于99美元上方。澳元兑美元跌0.25%，此前澳大利亚发布4月疲弱就业数据。 现货黄金下跌0.2%，至每盎司4,537.01美元。 现货白银涨0.71%，报76.36美元。 布伦特原油5分钟内上涨1.67美元/桶，报106.12美元/桶；WTI原油5分钟内上涨1.46美元/桶，报99.53美元/桶。 英伟达业绩超预期，纳指100期货仍走低 英伟达Q1营收超预期增长85%，指引再创新高，同时宣...

Stocks were on track to fall Thursday as investors shrugged off strong results from artificial intelligence chip maker Nvidia and hoped for progress in the peace talks between the U.S. and Iran. The three major indexes snapped a three-session losing streak on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. was in the final stage of negotiations with Iran to end the war in the Middle East. Futures were swinging early Thursday, suggesting that the market doesn’t quite know what to make of Nvidia’s first-quarter earnings.

Investing.com -- Kroger Co. is preparing significant price reductions across its stores as new Chief Executive Officer Greg Foran seeks to regain market share from competitors including his former employer, Walmart Inc. The largest U.S. grocery company, which operates 21 chains, is developing plans to test and implement lower prices across product categories, Foran told Bloomberg News in his first interview since assuming the role in February. "I think about our business a bit like a Formula One race. There's a lead group of cars that are doing a very good job," Foran said. "Our objective is to get out of the midfield and start lapping faster, make up the gap on the first-group cars and then ideally pass them." The 64-year-old executive pointed to Walmart, Costco Wholesale Corp., Trader Joe's, Aldi and Amazon.com Inc. as competitors that have gained ground by emphasizing value. Kroger plans to fund the price cuts by importing merchandise directly and using technology more effectively to reduce expenses. "The reality is, the basket has to come down. And not everyone's basket is the same," Foran said. "It needs to be across thousands of products, and it has to be something that passes the commonsense piece with customers." The strategy comes as Kroger faces increasingly cautious consumers amid rising inflation and tighter government benefits. Foran noted that shoppers are concerned about fuel prices following conflict in Iran and uncertainty about potential price increases ahead. Beyond pricing, Kroger is working to improve in-store service and accelerate expansion. The company plans to open 70 to 80 new stores next year, double the number opening in 2026. While some locations will close, Kroger said its overall store count is growing. Foran outlined what the company calls the five Fs: fresh, fast, affordable, friendly and for you, with the last element referring to store personalization for specific neighborhoods. "Our objective is to execute what we think is a very ...

Tippapatt/iStock via Getty Images Fund performance The abrdn National Municipal Income Fund returned -0.76% for the first quarter on a net asset value basis, compared with -0.18% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index. ¹ The Fund's exposure to education and hospital bonds detracted from relative performance, while lifecare and leasing bonds added to returns. The Fund also benefited from lower leverage costs versus the previous quarter, with the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) rate averaging 1.99% during the first quarter of 2026, compared with an average of 2.01% in the prior quarter. By credit quality, AA and A-rated bonds detracted, while non-rated bonds contributed positively. Market review The overall municipal ( MUNI ) bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, returned -0.18% in the first quarter of 2026. The front end outperformed the intermediate and long portions of the curve: the Bloomberg Municipal 1-2 Year Index returned 0.64%, the Bloomberg Municipal 4-6 Year Index returned 0.01%, and the Bloomberg Municipal 17-22 Year Index returned 0.37%. Taxable munis also posted positive performance, with the Bloomberg Taxable Municipal Bond Index returning 0.43%, compared with -0.05% for the Bloomberg US Aggregate Index. High-yield muni bonds outperformed high-yield corporates, with the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield Index returning 0.71% versus -0.50% for the Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Bond Index. Annualized GDP grew by a lower-than-expected 0.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the second estimate, below the preliminary estimate of 1.4% and the 4.4% expansion recorded in the third quarter. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) held the federal funds target range at 3.50%–3.75% amid an uncertain macroeconomic backdrop. The yield spread between two- and 10-year Treasuries narrowed as the curve modestly flattened, starting the quarter at 69 basis points and ending at 52 bps. Activity During the...