My top 10 things to watch Friday, March 10 1. Oil prices are sliding this morning on the heels of wild session yesterday that briefly sent crude to four-year highs before coming way off the boil. President Donald Trump saying the with Iran may be over soon is being taken in stride. We're back below $90 a barrel on U.S. benchmark WTI, but prices are still up over 50% for the year. Stock futures are...
My top 10 things to watch Friday, March 10 1. Oil prices are sliding this morning on the heels of wild session yesterday that briefly sent crude to four-year highs before coming way off the boil. President Donald Trump saying the with Iran may be over soon is being taken in stride. We're back below $90 a barrel on U.S. benchmark WTI, but prices are still up over 50% for the year. Stock futures are little changed this morning. 2. Is the war "very complete, pretty much," as Trump told CBS News yesterday? Or are we looking at a longer conflict if we can't get ships through the Strait of Hormuz? The speaker of Iran's parliament said Iran isn't looking for a cease-fire, and state media reported Iran won't let oil out of the Strait if American and Israeli attacks continue. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said this morning that today will be "our most intense" day of strikes. 3. Intuit was upgraded to buy from hold at Rothschild & Co Redburn. The TurboTax and QuickBooks owner has transcended the fears of possible software destruction from Anthropic. The stock has had a massive move of its late February low, up over 30%. Granted, it's still down 28.5% for the year. 4. Another software upgrade, this time in cyber: Morgan Stanley took Club name CrowdStrike to buy from hold. This stock also has had a big bounce after facing heat from Anthropic the Destroyer, up over 20% from last month's low. As CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz says, AI is a tailwind for cyber. 5. TD Cowen downgraded Novo Nordisk to hold from buy. Novo's Wegovy pill is giving its obesity business a much-needed boost right now, but analysts said its GLP-1 pipeline is not as compelling as it needs to be. Club name Eli Lilly is the leader in obesity, with exciting next-generation assets and its own obesity pill likely launching soon. 6. Qualcomm's growth prospects are lukewarm and its efforts to diversify into areas like automotive and data center may be insufficient to offsets headwinds in its core mobile busine...
is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Roomba Mini was originally developed for smaller Japanese homes, but iRobot is expanding its availability to the United Kingdom where it’s now available for ...
is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Roomba Mini was originally developed for smaller Japanese homes, but iRobot is expanding its availability to the United Kingdom where it’s now available for £379, and the rest of Europe for €399. Color options include back, pink, white, and mint. The company also plans to make the Roomba Mini available to US customers through its TikTok Shop in the summer, but pricing and a specific launch date haven’t been announced yet. The Roomba Mini is available in mint, white, pink, and black color options. Image: iRobot Despite its smaller size, the Roomba Mini still features a LiDAR-based navigation system to avoid obstacles like people, furniture, and rugs, depending what mode it’s in. It can be used as a robot vacuum, sucking up dust and dirt on hard floors and carpets using a spinning brush on the underside. Or you can switch to mopping mode by attaching a disposable wet pad that instead traps dirt and absorbs wet spills. The robot is compatible with iRobot’s Roomba Home app that can be used to schedule cleaning routines, but you can also activate it by voice using separate Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant-enabled smart devices. If you want to skip online connectivity altogether or don’t have access to Wi-Fi, the Roomba Mini can be manually started with a button press. The Roomba Mini comes with a dock matching its smaller footprint that both charges the robovac and empties its dirt bin. The dock does rely on bags which you’ll have to remember to keep stocked, but with enough capacity for up to three months of dust and debris. Although it’s the first small robovac from iRobot, other companies already offer autonomous cleaners designed for smaller spaces. Dyson’s first robovac, the 360 Eye, was much smaller than the other options alr...
BlackLine ( BL ) on Tuesday said it reached a cooperation agreement with activist investor Engaged Capital and appointed Storm Duncan and Megan Prichard as independent directors to its board. Duncan will also join the company’s strategic committee alongside current Director Scott Davidson, BlackLine said. The agreement follows discussions with Engaged Capital regarding governance and board composi...
BlackLine ( BL ) on Tuesday said it reached a cooperation agreement with activist investor Engaged Capital and appointed Storm Duncan and Megan Prichard as independent directors to its board. Duncan will also join the company’s strategic committee alongside current Director Scott Davidson, BlackLine said. The agreement follows discussions with Engaged Capital regarding governance and board composition. BlackLine said the strategic committee remains tasked with evaluating potential strategic transactions involving the company. Source: Press Release More on BlackLine BlackLine: RPO Growth And Margin Lifts (Rating Upgrade) BlackLine, Inc. (BL) Presents at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2026 Transcript BlackLine, Inc. (BL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript BlackLine targets 9–9.6% revenue growth for 2026 as platform adoption accelerates BlackLine Non-GAAP EPS of $0.63 beats by $0.04, revenue of $183.18M beats by $0.2M
NuScale Power (SMR +4.33%) and its shareholders just got some very good news. However, investors need to take the news with a grain of salt. Here's what you need to know about Europe's first nuclear power plant set to use NuScale Power's small modular reactors (SMRs). What does NuScale Power do? To date, NuScale Power's revenues have been tied to services it is providing to Fluor (FLR +1.72%). Flu...
NuScale Power (SMR +4.33%) and its shareholders just got some very good news. However, investors need to take the news with a grain of salt. Here's what you need to know about Europe's first nuclear power plant set to use NuScale Power's small modular reactors (SMRs). What does NuScale Power do? To date, NuScale Power's revenues have been tied to services it is providing to Fluor (FLR +1.72%). Fluor is a construction company working with RoPower, a Romanian power company, on a nuclear power plant. NuScale is acting as a consultant, basically helping RoPower prove that the plant it wants to build is a good idea. NuScale's real business, however, is building small modular nuclear reactors. It has approved plans for an SMR, but it hasn't actually built and sold one for commercial use. RoPower's plan is to link six of NuScale's SMRs to create one large nuclear power plant. The good news is that RoPower has decided to move forward with its power plant. That means that NuScale could finally have its first customer. NuScale Power still hasn't sold any SMRs The fly in the ointment, and one that has been known from the start, is that RoPower's investment decision is just the first step. RoPower now has to find the money to build the power plant it envisions. If it can't do that, then NuScale's good news will be a bust. It could take six months or more to line up financing. Expand NYSE : SMR NuScale Power Today's Change ( 4.33 %) $ 0.51 Current Price $ 12.18 Key Data Points Market Cap $3.9B Day's Range $ 11.23 - $ 12.33 52wk Range $ 11.08 - $ 57.42 Volume 44K Avg Vol 26M Gross Margin 33.84 % Until RoPower actually has the financing, NuScale Power's business model remains up in the air. Even if you assume RoPower can raise the funds it needs, NuScale Power's ability to scale up and deliver an SMR remains untested. Moreover, the company will likely remain unprofitable for much longer, given the investment that will likely be needed to start the manufacturing process. At the end...
The world's energy needs are only going up, thanks in large part to the growing demand for all things related to artificial intelligence (AI), including chatbots, models, and next-gen products and services. Growth-oriented investors have been targeting energy stocks in anticipation of the demand. One polarizing stock to own in recent years has been Plug Power (PLUG +2.35%). The hydrogen fuel cell ...
The world's energy needs are only going up, thanks in large part to the growing demand for all things related to artificial intelligence (AI), including chatbots, models, and next-gen products and services. Growth-oriented investors have been targeting energy stocks in anticipation of the demand. One polarizing stock to own in recent years has been Plug Power (PLUG +2.35%). The hydrogen fuel cell company can help offer solutions to rising energy needs. However, with poor financial results in the past, investors have been worried about its long-term viability. It has cratered a whopping 95% in just five years. But with the company recently reporting some impressive quarterly results, has Plug Power shown that it's on the right track, and that it's safe to buy the energy stock? Plug Power delivers solid numbers in Q4 On March 2, Plug Power reported its quarterly results for the last three months of 2025. The company's sales came in at $225.2 million, which was better than analyst expectations of $217 million. And on the bottom line, its adjusted per-share loss was $0.06 was not as bad as the $0.10 loss that Wall Street was anticipating. It was a strong performance for the company, which gave shares of Plug Power a boost, as they went from $1.81 before earnings to as high as $2.50 a couple of days later. While the energy stock has given back some gains since then, it is on a much more positive trajectory nonetheless. Expand NASDAQ : PLUG Plug Power Today's Change ( 2.35 %) $ 0.05 Current Price $ 2.18 Key Data Points Market Cap $3.0B Day's Range $ 2.01 - $ 2.21 52wk Range $ 0.69 - $ 4.58 Volume 882K Avg Vol 100M Gross Margin -3409.40 % Why the stock is still a highly risky option for investors An earnings beat, especially on both the top and bottom lines, is a great result for Plug Power, and it has certainly helped move the stock. But when it comes to long-term investing, it's the big picture that matters most, not how a company does from one quarter to the next. And t...
Key Points NuScale Power is attempting to build a business that makes small-scale modular nuclear reactors. RoPower, a Romanian power company, has just agreed to use six NuScale Power reactors. 10 stocks we like better than NuScale Power › NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) and its shareholders just got some very good news. However, investors need to take the news with a grain of salt. Here's what you need...
Key Points NuScale Power is attempting to build a business that makes small-scale modular nuclear reactors. RoPower, a Romanian power company, has just agreed to use six NuScale Power reactors. 10 stocks we like better than NuScale Power › NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) and its shareholders just got some very good news. However, investors need to take the news with a grain of salt. Here's what you need to know about Europe's first nuclear power plant set to use NuScale Power's small modular reactors (SMRs). What does NuScale Power do? To date, NuScale Power's revenues have been tied to services it is providing to Fluor (NYSE: FLR). Fluor is a construction company working with RoPower, a Romanian power company, on a nuclear power plant. NuScale is acting as a consultant, basically helping RoPower prove that the plant it wants to build is a good idea. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » NuScale's real business, however, is building small modular nuclear reactors. It has approved plans for an SMR, but it hasn't actually built and sold one for commercial use. RoPower's plan is to link six of NuScale's SMRs to create one large nuclear power plant. The good news is that RoPower has decided to move forward with its power plant. That means that NuScale could finally have its first customer. NuScale Power still hasn't sold any SMRs The fly in the ointment, and one that has been known from the start, is that RoPower's investment decision is just the first step. RoPower now has to find the money to build the power plant it envisions. If it can't do that, then NuScale's good news will be a bust. It could take six months or more to line up financing. Until RoPower actually has the financing, NuScale Power's business model remains up in the air. Even if you assume RoPower can raise the funds it needs, Nu...
Key Points Plug Power generated a top-and-bottom-line beat in its most recent quarterly results. It reached a milestone in 2025, with its top line eclipsing $700 million for the first time. Questions about long-term profitability, however, are likely to weigh on the stock. 10 stocks we like better than Plug Power › The world's energy needs are only going up, thanks in large part to the growing dem...
Key Points Plug Power generated a top-and-bottom-line beat in its most recent quarterly results. It reached a milestone in 2025, with its top line eclipsing $700 million for the first time. Questions about long-term profitability, however, are likely to weigh on the stock. 10 stocks we like better than Plug Power › The world's energy needs are only going up, thanks in large part to the growing demand for all things related to artificial intelligence (AI), including chatbots, models, and next-gen products and services. Growth-oriented investors have been targeting energy stocks in anticipation of the demand. One polarizing stock to own in recent years has been Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG). The hydrogen fuel cell company can help offer solutions to rising energy needs. However, with poor financial results in the past, investors have been worried about its long-term viability. It has cratered a whopping 95% in just five years. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » But with the company recently reporting some impressive quarterly results, has Plug Power shown that it's on the right track, and that it's safe to buy the energy stock? Plug Power delivers solid numbers in Q4 On March 2, Plug Power reported its quarterly results for the last three months of 2025. The company's sales came in at $225.2 million, which was better than analyst expectations of $217 million. And on the bottom line, its adjusted per-share loss was $0.06 was not as bad as the $0.10 loss that Wall Street was anticipating. It was a strong performance for the company, which gave shares of Plug Power a boost, as they went from $1.81 before earnings to as high as $2.50 a couple of days later. While the energy stock has given back some gains since then, it is on a much more positive trajectory nonetheless. Why the stock is still a...
89 Arrested In Florida Human Trafficking Operation, Sheriff's Office Says Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A sheriff’s office in Florida announced this week that an undercover operation led to 89 human and sex trafficking-related arrests, resulting in more than 1,200 separate felony charges. A Hillsborough County Sheriff vehicle as seen in a file photo. Google Maps vi...
89 Arrested In Florida Human Trafficking Operation, Sheriff's Office Says Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A sheriff’s office in Florida announced this week that an undercover operation led to 89 human and sex trafficking-related arrests, resulting in more than 1,200 separate felony charges. A Hillsborough County Sheriff vehicle as seen in a file photo. Google Maps via The Epoch Times The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, which includes the Tampa metropolitan area, said tha t the operation was carried out over several weeks and targeted individuals “seeking to sexually exploit children and purchase sex.” The suspects arrested allegedly believed they were communicating with underage victims and showed up at agreed upon locations but were instead met by undercover sheriff’s detectives , according to a news release issued by the department. They also located a missing 17-year-old girl who was being exploited, the news release said, adding that she was rescued, and her trafficker, identified by officials as 23-year-old Armani Hopkins, was arrested and charged in connection with the incident. It’s not clear if Hopkins has legal representation. Authorities gave more details about other suspects who were arrested by sheriff’s officials. Stephen Fabic, 41, a math teacher at Hillsborough High School, was arrested after he allegedly “offered to pick up a teenager and bring them to his home to engage in sexual activity during conversations with someone he believed to be a minor,” the office stated. Fabic was arrested and made a court appearance last month. An attorney speaking on his behalf, Daniel Fischetti, was quoted by local media outlet Fox 13 as saying that “it’s unknown what exactly happened the day of, or what the meeting was going to be, so I ask the court to take that into consideration when setting bond.” The Epoch Times has contacted his attorney for comment. John Altieri, 69, was also arrested in the operation after he allegedly “...
A leading supplier of materials that are essential for the manufacturing of semiconductor chips and related electronics, Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) has shed about 11% over the past week, pulling back from a recent high near $372 to around $328 as of Monday morning. Retail sentiment, measured on a 0-to-100 scale from Reddit activity, sits at ... Applied Materials Q1 2026 Free Cash Flow Hit $1....
A leading supplier of materials that are essential for the manufacturing of semiconductor chips and related electronics, Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) has shed about 11% over the past week, pulling back from a recent high near $372 to around $328 as of Monday morning. Retail sentiment, measured on a 0-to-100 scale from Reddit activity, sits at ... Applied Materials Q1 2026 Free Cash Flow Hit $1.04 Billion, So Why Is the Stock Sliding
Laser1987 Spirit Airlines ( FLYYQ ) is bringing back all of its furloughed pilots in an effort to “strengthen the foundation” of the carrier’s post-bankruptcy future and “meet the evolving needs of the business.” Shares of Spirit Aviation Holdings ( FLYYQ ), the parent company of the airline, rallied more than 30% on Monday. The beleaguered carrier, which entered bankruptcy twice in 2025, confirme...
Laser1987 Spirit Airlines ( FLYYQ ) is bringing back all of its furloughed pilots in an effort to “strengthen the foundation” of the carrier’s post-bankruptcy future and “meet the evolving needs of the business.” Shares of Spirit Aviation Holdings ( FLYYQ ), the parent company of the airline, rallied more than 30% on Monday. The beleaguered carrier, which entered bankruptcy twice in 2025, confirmed to CNBC that it sent notices to ~500 involuntarily furloughed pilots to return to work. The pilots were furloughed between September 2024 and November 2025 to achieve $100M in labor cost reductions. Another round of pilot furloughs scheduled for January 2026 was canceled due to a high attrition rate. Last year’s furloughs—which included flight attendants—were an attempt to right-size staffing with the ability to operate flights while in bankruptcy. But as most of the pilots left for other carriers, Spirit ( FLYYQ ) found that it had a depleted staff and was forced to further adjust its flight schedule. In December 2025, Spirit pilots approved a restructuring deal that temporarily reduced pay and retirement contributions. In return, the agreement limited the airline’s ability to seek further bankruptcy relief and gave pilots a $278 million unsecured claim tied to Spirit’s ( FLYYQ ) recovery. “Pilot attrition has been higher than forecast, making precise alignment between staffing and the reduced schedule more challenging,” the airline told employees in a memo last week cited by CNBC. “While these recalls won’t arrive in time to support the spring break—Easter period, they strengthen the foundation of our post-bankruptcy future.” The company also sent notices to bring its furloughed flight attendants back to work to “ease some of the operational issues since the furlough,” the union representing Spirit flight attendants said in a message to members. More on Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc. Spirit Airlines reaches deal to emerge from bankruptcy—Wall Street Journal Winter storm...
Amazon’s ecommerce business has summoned a large group of engineers to a meeting on Tuesday for a “deep dive” into a spate of outages, including incidents tied to the use of AI coding tools. The online retail giant said there had been a “trend of incidents” in recent months, characterized by a “high blast radius” and “Gen-AI assisted changes” among other factors, according to a briefing note for t...
Amazon’s ecommerce business has summoned a large group of engineers to a meeting on Tuesday for a “deep dive” into a spate of outages, including incidents tied to the use of AI coding tools. The online retail giant said there had been a “trend of incidents” in recent months, characterized by a “high blast radius” and “Gen-AI assisted changes” among other factors, according to a briefing note for the meeting seen by the FT. Under “contributing factors” the note included “novel GenAI usage for which best practices and safeguards are not yet fully established.” Read full article Comments