A countdown of the greatest literature published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read? Continue reading...
A countdown of the greatest literature published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read? Continue reading...
Find out how we compiled our list of the 100 best novels published in English – and nominate your favourites See 100-81 on the list here This week, we reveal our list of the 100 greatest novels published in English, as voted for by authors and critics around the world. We polled 172 authors, critics and academics for their top 10 novels of all time, published in English, and asked them to rank the...
Find out how we compiled our list of the 100 best novels published in English – and nominate your favourites See 100-81 on the list here This week, we reveal our list of the 100 greatest novels published in English, as voted for by authors and critics around the world. We polled 172 authors, critics and academics for their top 10 novels of all time, published in English, and asked them to rank their choices in order of preference. We scored the titles according to how often they were voted for, and then added a weighting based on individual rankings to produce the overall list of 100 greatest books. What would be at the top of your list? Which authors do you think should be there? What are your favourite novels of all time? Continue reading...
Willard/iStock Editorial via Getty Images It's been many years - 5 in fact - since I covered Archer-Daniels Midland ( ADM ). I made a case all the way back in 2021, and there was very little comparative upside available in the company. At this time, compared and relative to the market, this thesis that I gave has outperformed. By this I mean that if you had invested in accordance with my rating at...
Willard/iStock Editorial via Getty Images It's been many years - 5 in fact - since I covered Archer-Daniels Midland ( ADM ). I made a case all the way back in 2021, and there was very little comparative upside available in the company. At this time, compared and relative to the market, this thesis that I gave has outperformed. By this I mean that if you had invested in accordance with my rating at the time (meaning in this case not invested in the company), you would have done well for yourself. Seeking Alpha ADM RoR But problems may last only so long. At the very least, I believe it to be a good time to update on the company and why it perhaps may be an investment that can be a good idea for some investors at the right price. In this article, i'll determine the price that we should be paying for the company given everything that's going on here. First, though, let me summarize what's been going on with the company since I reviewed it last. I briefly and indirectly covered ADM when the accounting scandal broke that sapped investor confidence, but I reached a conclusion only relatively recently. It's therefore no strange thing that I choose to update the company at this particular time - it's the perfect time to once again view what's going on here. ADM has been through a period where it's gone from very high profits, which it had when I last covered it, to when it went into scandal. At the time that the company was seeing massive profits, those profits came from its ag services and oilseeds. The reason for this by the way, was not just macro, but the russian invasion of Ukraine. Because both Russia and Ukraine are such significant suppliers of various types of grains and oilseeds, this sent the prices for these commodities flying. We were close to a share price of $100/share before it fell. In 2024, ADM, however, announced an internal investigation that led to the company's CFO departing . This led to some allegations against the company, which in turn led to a mass...
CME Group Inc. , the largest US derivatives exchange, and Silicon Data are teaming up to create a futures market for computing power, a key factor needed to help power the AI boom. The futures will help traders, financial firms, AI builders and cloud providers manage volatility and price risk, according to a statement Tuesday. Market-intelligence firm Silicon Data’s indexes will help underpin the ...
CME Group Inc. , the largest US derivatives exchange, and Silicon Data are teaming up to create a futures market for computing power, a key factor needed to help power the AI boom. The futures will help traders, financial firms, AI builders and cloud providers manage volatility and price risk, according to a statement Tuesday. Market-intelligence firm Silicon Data’s indexes will help underpin the products, and the project is still pending regulatory review. Computing power, also known as compute, has been in high demand as AI companies use it to power their systems. BlackRock Inc. CEO Larry Fink said last week that a new asset class will likely be buying futures of compute given the shortage and high demand. Silicon Data, which was founded by former DRW trader Carmen Li, created daily graphics processing unit benchmarks for on-demand rental rates, giving customers insight into the cost of goods for those building AI products or in need of GPU computing power. “As the backbone of the digital economy, compute is the new oil of the 21st century,” CME Chief Executive Officer Terry Duffy said in the statement. “Every AI model trained, every transaction cleared, and every byte of data processed runs on compute, which is becoming a fast-emerging asset class in its own right.”
BING-JHEN HONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Nvidia Has Been A YTD Laggard I updated my bullish thesis on Nvidia Corporation ( NVDA ) stock in mid-March 2026 , seeing a 53% upside potential back then (a 12-month horizon), not buying the market's skepticism after the GTC event because the demand environment looked strong, with a lot of new offerings and catalysts hitting the market shortly. Sin...
BING-JHEN HONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Nvidia Has Been A YTD Laggard I updated my bullish thesis on Nvidia Corporation ( NVDA ) stock in mid-March 2026 , seeing a 53% upside potential back then (a 12-month horizon), not buying the market's skepticism after the GTC event because the demand environment looked strong, with a lot of new offerings and catalysts hitting the market shortly. Since my update, NVDA soared by 18.58% while the S&P 500 closed slightly over 10% for the same time. The stock is still far from my previously given price target, and it's been massively lagging all of its peers on a YTD basis: Data by YCharts Don't get me wrong - that 17%+ return in less than five full months is still a lot for any investment assest. But I believe NVDA is capable of getting more as a tech leader given the rise of its smaller peers like AMD ( AMD ) or Intel ( INTC ). Market cap matters - the larger the entity, the harder it is for its stock price to increase, in most cases. But based on the latest valuation reset we see in NVDA stock, and the rise in its forward EPS growth estimate, the upside I saw previously has started to look more obvious to me. The firm is going to report Q1 numbers next week ( 05/20/2026, after market ), and I believe it is going to catalyze the price to the upside with yet another likely double beat and strong projections/guidance from the management. Nvidia will likely turn the flip next week, showing who's the actual AI leader, and how they're accelerating their evolution from just a hardware vendor into an end-to-end AI factory platform. That's why I think the lagging performance should stop. Nvidia's Q1 2027 Preview In the weeks before the upcoming Q1 earnings release, we saw NVDA's largest hyperscaler customers - Microsoft ( MSFT ), Alphabet ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ), Meta PLatforms ( META ), and Amazon ( AMZN ) - collectively raising their FY2026 CAPEX guidance by ~$51 billion (now it's at $725 billion, +77% YoY). From this, we can colcl...
BING-JHEN HONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Nvidia Has Been A YTD Laggard I updated my bullish thesis on Nvidia Corporation ( NVDA ) stock in mid-March 2026 , seeing a 53% upside potential back then (a 12-month horizon), not buying the market's skepticism after the GTC event because the demand environment looked strong, with a lot of new offerings and catalysts hitting the market shortly. Sin...
BING-JHEN HONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Nvidia Has Been A YTD Laggard I updated my bullish thesis on Nvidia Corporation ( NVDA ) stock in mid-March 2026 , seeing a 53% upside potential back then (a 12-month horizon), not buying the market's skepticism after the GTC event because the demand environment looked strong, with a lot of new offerings and catalysts hitting the market shortly. Since my update, NVDA soared by 18.58% while the S&P 500 closed slightly over 10% for the same time. The stock is still far from my previously given price target, and it's been massively lagging all of its peers on a YTD basis: Data by YCharts Don't get me wrong - that 17%+ return in less than five full months is still a lot for any investment assest. But I believe NVDA is capable of getting more as a tech leader given the rise of its smaller peers like AMD ( AMD ) or Intel ( INTC ). Market cap matters - the larger the entity, the harder it is for its stock price to increase, in most cases. But based on the latest valuation reset we see in NVDA stock, and the rise in its forward EPS growth estimate, the upside I saw previously has started to look more obvious to me. The firm is going to report Q1 numbers next week ( 05/20/2026, after market ), and I believe it is going to catalyze the price to the upside with yet another likely double beat and strong projections/guidance from the management. Nvidia will likely turn the flip next week, showing who's the actual AI leader, and how they're accelerating their evolution from just a hardware vendor into an end-to-end AI factory platform. That's why I think the lagging performance should stop. Nvidia's Q1 2027 Preview In the weeks before the upcoming Q1 earnings release, we saw NVDA's largest hyperscaler customers - Microsoft ( MSFT ), Alphabet ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ), Meta PLatforms ( META ), and Amazon ( AMZN ) - collectively raising their FY2026 CAPEX guidance by ~$51 billion (now it's at $725 billion, +77% YoY). From this, we can colcl...
It took almost a minute for the 5,000 video-game fans crammed into the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles in December to realize what they were watching. Above their heads, a jumbo screen was showing off the first trailer for a new game. With each additional shot — a metallic space ship landing on a barren world, a caped figure stepping outside — the excitement ratcheted higher. Then came the unmistak...
It took almost a minute for the 5,000 video-game fans crammed into the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles in December to realize what they were watching. Above their heads, a jumbo screen was showing off the first trailer for a new game. With each additional shot — a metallic space ship landing on a barren world, a caped figure stepping outside — the excitement ratcheted higher. Then came the unmistakable whooshing sound of a lightsaber, along with the words: Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic . Attendees at the Game Awards jumped out of their seats, cheering. Several rows in, an unasuming, 40-year-old gaming executive was reveling in the moment too. Teary-eyed and emotional, Simon Zhu was watching intensely alongside his wife and daughter. Several months earlier, Zhu had quit his job as president of global investments and partnerships at NetEase Inc. after the Chinese tech giant decided to slash its investments in new games amid a broader pullback in the industry. Though hardly anybody knew it yet, the new Star Wars title was a key piece in Zhu’s comeback strategy. For now, if anybody asked him why he was in attendance, he’d tell them he was there on vacation with his family. On Tuesday, Zhu revealed what he couldn’t say in December — namely, that he’s launching an ambitious new holding company, GreaterThan Group, to invest in and operate studios and video games around the world, including the new Star Wars title. The company, Zhu said in an interview with Bloomberg, has been working in secret since late last year when it secured its initial funding. Abbreviated G2G, it now has $40 million in the bank and funding commitments for roughly $60 million. Citing privacy concerns, Zhu declined to name specific investors. “They’re all very successful individuals — gaming and tech entrepreneurs,” he said. The past several years have been a particularly tumultuous time for the video-game industry, which has suffered through widespread layoffs, studio closures and game cancellat...
– Phase 2 Seabreeze STAT studies for acute exacerbations in asthma and COPD continuing as planned based on independent DMC review of pre-specified interim analysis –
– Phase 2 Seabreeze STAT studies for acute exacerbations in asthma and COPD continuing as planned based on independent DMC review of pre-specified interim analysis –
GREENWICH, Conn., May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leverage Shares by Themes is pleased to announce the launch of nine new 2X single-stock leveraged ETFs , available for trading beginning May 12, 2026. Built for active traders seeking dynamic ways to engage with potentially high-growth innovators, these products are designed with the goal of helping investors amplify returns (up & down) while acti...
GREENWICH, Conn., May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leverage Shares by Themes is pleased to announce the launch of nine new 2X single-stock leveraged ETFs , available for trading beginning May 12, 2026. Built for active traders seeking dynamic ways to engage with potentially high-growth innovators, these products are designed with the goal of helping investors amplify returns (up & down) while actively participating in the daily performance of their underlying stocks.
designer491/iStock via Getty Images Thesis The most recent earnings reported by most of the “Mag 7” not only confirmed that AI demand remains strong, but also verified that these firms are forming one large, interrelated AI ecosystem. Good news for the market, bad news for anyone pretending risk isn’t off the table. Given that the Mag 7 make up roughly one-third of the S&P 500 ( SP500 ), a major p...
designer491/iStock via Getty Images Thesis The most recent earnings reported by most of the “Mag 7” not only confirmed that AI demand remains strong, but also verified that these firms are forming one large, interrelated AI ecosystem. Good news for the market, bad news for anyone pretending risk isn’t off the table. Given that the Mag 7 make up roughly one-third of the S&P 500 ( SP500 ), a major problem in the AI supply chain would not just hurt tech stocks. It could hit the whole market. My view is that the AI expansion cycle is still intact. However, that market concentration means a realistic Black Swan could turn a Mag 7 problem into an index-level event. Welcome to the AI Matrix The first step is to stop looking at the Mag 7 as separate companies and start looking at them as one connected system. Once that happens, the lines between each company begin to blur, turning into a shared AI economy where the success of one company helps fuel the others. The Mag 7 now account for about a third of the S&P 500 by index weight, with NVIDIA Corporation ( NVDA ), Apple Inc. ( AAPL ), Microsoft Corporation ( MSFT ), Amazon.com, Inc. ( AMZN ), Alphabet Inc. ( GOOG ), Meta Platforms, Inc. ( META ), and Tesla, Inc. ( TSLA ) collectively making up more than 35% when Alphabet’s two share classes are included. NVDA 5Y vs. SP500 (Seeking Alpha) And Nvidia holds the keys. AI doesn’t do anything for free. Every answer, image, or line of code costs compute. In other words, according to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, “ compute equals revenues ,” and that summarily describes the entire concept of this new AI ecosystem. SP500 vs MSFT, AMZN, GOOG 5Y (Seeking Alpha) The funds then flow to Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet, the companies selling AI to businesses. Microsoft has reported $37 billion in AI business revenue and 123% growth over the last year; Amazon’s Amazon Web Services has over $15 billion in AI revenue , and Sundar Pichai says that enterprise AI solutions are now the primary growth...
Krot Studio/iStock via Getty Images By Samara Cohen What is tokenization? “Tokenization” is one of the most talked-about concepts in finance today, but it can mean different things depending on how it's used. At a high level, tokenization is a way to record ownership of, or exposure to, assets as digital tokens, allowing them to be programmed, traded, settled, and recorded on a blockchain. Tokeniz...
Krot Studio/iStock via Getty Images By Samara Cohen What is tokenization? “Tokenization” is one of the most talked-about concepts in finance today, but it can mean different things depending on how it's used. At a high level, tokenization is a way to record ownership of, or exposure to, assets as digital tokens, allowing them to be programmed, traded, settled, and recorded on a blockchain. Tokenization aims to expand how financial assets are accessed and exchanged. By placing assets on blockchain infrastructure, tokens can potentially enable 24/7 trading, faster settlement, and access to more investments for more investors. But all tokenized assets are not the same. What are the different types of tokens? Ownership vs. Exposure When it comes to tokenized assets – including stocks, bonds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) – investors should understand the important differences between different types of tokens, which can impact the performance of the investment and the investor’s experience. Today, tokens are designed to provide either economic exposure to an underlying asset (i.e., participation in the price movements and distributions) or actual asset ownership (i.e., economic exposure and beneficial ownership rights, like voting) and can be grouped into two broad categories: Tokenized price representations (TPRs), which provide economic exposure, Tokenized ownership, which conveys ownership rights as well as economic exposure. We believe understanding the different types of tokens is key for investors considering tokenized assets. Tokenized price representations: Digital access to economic exposure Some tokens are created to allow investors to gain exposure to the price movements of an underlying asset, such as a stock, bond, or an ETF, without actually owning that asset. In other words, you own the token , but not the underlying asset that the token provides exposure to. These tokenized price representations (TPRs) can offer investors a convenient way to access ec...
TikTok is systematically converting its discovery engine into a transaction layer, which both deepens user retention and opens entirely new revenue streams for its new owners.
TikTok is systematically converting its discovery engine into a transaction layer, which both deepens user retention and opens entirely new revenue streams for its new owners.
Recast, a leader in modern application and endpoint management, today announced that Shanmugam Senthil has joined the company as Senior Director of Engineering and India Site Leader. Based in Bangalore, Senthil will help establish Recast's India presence and strengthen the company's engineering organization to support continued growth. His combination of Microsoft platform expertise and technology...
Recast, a leader in modern application and endpoint management, today announced that Shanmugam Senthil has joined the company as Senior Director of Engineering and India Site Leader. Based in Bangalore, Senthil will help establish Recast's India presence and strengthen the company's engineering organization to support continued growth. His combination of Microsoft platform expertise and technology leadership experience gives Recast added depth as it evolves its capabilities to help customers man
Amazon, New York Life, Intuit and others use Vapi’s API-native enterprise voice AI platform for building, deploying, and managing voice agents at scale.San Francisco, CA, May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, voice AI startup Vapi announced a $50 million funding round to make all calls extraordinary. When a customer calls a business, they aren’t looking for another channel. They’re looking for a...
Amazon, New York Life, Intuit and others use Vapi’s API-native enterprise voice AI platform for building, deploying, and managing voice agents at scale.San Francisco, CA, May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, voice AI startup Vapi announced a $50 million funding round to make all calls extraordinary. When a customer calls a business, they aren’t looking for another channel. They’re looking for an outcome. But most phone experiences still run on rigid phone trees, scripts, and deterministic sys