The Massachusetts Institute of Technology reported major declines in federal research funding and graduate-school enrollment after the Trump administration targeted elite colleges across the US. Campus research funded by federal money is down by more than 20% compared with this time last year, MIT President Sally Kornbluth said in a message Thursday. New awards are down by a similar amount, she sa...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology reported major declines in federal research funding and graduate-school enrollment after the Trump administration targeted elite colleges across the US. Campus research funded by federal money is down by more than 20% compared with this time last year, MIT President Sally Kornbluth said in a message Thursday. New awards are down by a similar amount, she said. “Counting federal and non-federal sources together, our campus sponsored-research activity is now 10% smaller than it was a year ago,” Kornbluth said. “That is a striking loss for one of the most influential and productive research communities in the world.” President Donald Trump and the White House have targeted some of the most prestigious schools in the US in his second term, cutting off federal research funding and other streams of revenue. The school is aggressively pursuing other sources of funding, including corporate partnerships and new educational offerings like master’s-only programs, according to Kornbluth. Graduate-school enrollment across most programs has also dropped materially, excluding the Sloan School of Management and another program that are still enrolling new students, Kornbluth said. She detailed that new entrants for next year are down close to 20%, meaning that outside of Sloan — the university has 500 fewer graduate students. “The fact is that we’re looking at a real drop in research being done by the people of MIT. It’s a loss of momentum for faculty and students,” said Kornbluth, who called the challenges a “loss for the nation” given the potential decline in the supply of future scientists.
Alexey_Fedoren Jefferies started coverage of AI data center developers Cipher Digital ( CIFR ), Hut 8 ( HUT ), Riot Platforms ( RIOT ), and TeraWulf ( WULF ) on AI data center pivot from Bitcoin mining roots. "These companies are converting large power footprints (originally secured for BTC mining) into AI data center capacity. While neoclouds like CRWV were early partners, many have since signed ...
Alexey_Fedoren Jefferies started coverage of AI data center developers Cipher Digital ( CIFR ), Hut 8 ( HUT ), Riot Platforms ( RIOT ), and TeraWulf ( WULF ) on AI data center pivot from Bitcoin mining roots. "These companies are converting large power footprints (originally secured for BTC mining) into AI data center capacity. While neoclouds like CRWV were early partners, many have since signed deals with IG [Investment Grade]-rated hyperscalers or secured parent guarantees. We see material upside on leasing and development execution. Buy: CIFR, HUT, & WULF; Hold: RIOT," said analysts led by Jonathan Petersen. The analysts said that these companies have access to the scarcest input in today's AI data center market: deliverable power. AI data centers are materially more power-dense than legacy cloud infrastructure, and as hyperscalers race to train and deploy models, time to delivery has become the binding constraint. Demand is flowing to wherever power can be mobilized quickly, and this group, having secured large power footprints originally built for Bitcoin mining, is uniquely positioned to capitalize, according to the analysts. But owning power is only the starting point. These stocks still trade with some correlation to Bitcoin sentiment, and the path to infrastructure multiples runs through delivery credibility, tenant credit quality, and financing execution, none of which are fully proven at scale across this group. The 2026-to-2027 period is the first window in which contracted MW should translate into reported AI cash flows, and we see that inflection as the primary re-rating mechanism. Tenant credit quality, location durability, and development execution will determine the pace and magnitude of that rerating across the group," said Petersen and his team. Cipher Digital ( CIFR ) Jefferies initiated coverage of Cipher with a Buy rating and a $32 price target. The analysts said that they have rated Cipher a Buy given its ability to secure commitments from a ...
Torsten Asmus Fixed income investors should focus on income rather than broad spread compression as the macro backdrop remains clouded by supply-side inflation, policy uncertainty and geopolitical risk, according to BlackRock. In its Q2 fixed income outlook, BlackRock said the market is caught between elevated uncertainty and the most attractive yield opportunity in more than a decade. The firm’s ...
Torsten Asmus Fixed income investors should focus on income rather than broad spread compression as the macro backdrop remains clouded by supply-side inflation, policy uncertainty and geopolitical risk, according to BlackRock. In its Q2 fixed income outlook, BlackRock said the market is caught between elevated uncertainty and the most attractive yield opportunity in more than a decade. The firm’s preferred approach is what it calls dynamic patience: building income deliberately, staying tactical on duration and deploying capital when volatility creates better entry points. The key distinction is between yield and spread. BlackRock said credit spreads are near the 5th percentile of the past eight years, leaving little room for investors to rely on spread compression as a major source of return. But all-in yields have risen alongside rates, creating more attractive income opportunities across securitized assets, European credit, emerging markets and other parts of the fixed income universe. A diversified income-oriented approach can potentially generate yields north of 6% today, compared with roughly 4.6% for the U.S. Aggregate, BlackRock said. The firm added that high-quality, carry-focused portfolios can deliver five times the real income of a cash allocation. That makes carry more important as the market absorbs an energy-driven supply shock. BlackRock said the escalation in Middle East tensions drove large moves in front-end rates and oil prices, while widening in U.S. investment-grade and high-yield spreads remained relatively contained. That resilience underscores solid credit fundamentals, but also shows that investors are receiving narrow compensation for taking broad spread risk. BlackRock’s conclusion is that fixed income remains attractive, but only with more precision. The firm favors carry, securitized credit, selective high yield, mortgages and cross-market relative value, while avoiding large directional duration bets. Treasury ETFs: ( TLT ), ( TLH ), (...
AI 圈现在招人,连岗位名字都透着点不寻常。 最近,Claude 母公司 Anthropic 挂出了一个让人一头雾水的职位: 应用 AI Claude 布道师(Applied AI Claude Evangelist)。 从职位描述看,这份工作的待遇相当可观: 年薪 24 万到 31.5 万美元 ,折合人民币最高大约 210 万元。要求也不低,至少 7 年工作经验,最好有技术型创始人,或者初创公司...
AI 圈现在招人,连岗位名字都透着点不寻常。 最近,Claude 母公司 Anthropic 挂出了一个让人一头雾水的职位: 应用 AI Claude 布道师(Applied AI Claude Evangelist)。 从职位描述看,这份工作的待遇相当可观: 年薪 24 万到 31.5 万美元 ,折合人民币最高大约 210 万元。要求也不低,至少 7 年工作经验,最好有技术型创始人,或者初创公司核心员工的背景。 这个岗位的日常工作,主要是代表 Anthropic 出现在风险投资机构、初创公司创始人和加速器面前, 承担公司门面的角色。同时,它还要负责开发者入门引导、产品演示和教程制作,并把外部反馈传回内部团队。 其中一项职责写得很具体:设计并开展动手技术课程,让开发者在一场活动中,从好奇 Claude 到真正开始用 Claude 构建产品。 由于这份工作涉及大量线下活动,Anthropic 对候选人的现场表达能力要求很高。招聘信息里甚至明确写道, 优秀候选人需要具备「掌控全场的能力」。 普通吃瓜群众看到「布道师」三个字,第一反应可能是:这也太中二了。都什么年代了,用个 AI 模型,怎么还搞得像要去罗马教廷一样? 但这事儿,还真不是 Anthropic 在故弄玄虚。在科技圈,「布道师」某种程度上还是有其存在的意义,甚至可以简单粗暴地理解为战功最显赫的「销冠」。 把时钟往回拨四十年前,1983 年,苹果还在被 IBM 按在地上摩擦,第一代 Macintosh 电脑可怜巴巴地只有 128K RAM,连个硬盘都没有,第三方软件生态基本是一片荒漠。 苹果临时市场总监 Mike Murray 在 Macintosh 部门 率先创造了「软件布道师」 (Software Evangelist)这个称谓,并指派 Mike Boich 担任第一位 Macintosh 软件布道师。 Boich 是 Macintosh 128K 原始开发团队成员,他的签名甚至被铸入了第一代 Macintosh 的机箱内侧。Boich 随后将盖伊·川崎(Guy Kawasaki)引荐进苹果,那时乔布斯对 Boich 说:「你可以雇 Guy,但你要用你自己的工作来担保。」就这样,川崎成了苹果的第二位软件布道师。 Guy Kawasaki 川崎穿着一件写着「每周工作 90 小时,乐此不疲」的卫衣,日常工作是说服...
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is the ticker dominating every memory-cycle headline right now, with traders piling into the assumption that DRAM and NAND pricing will ride the AI buildout straight up. But here’s what you should actually be watching. Memory is, and always has been, a commodity. DRAM and NAND pricing is set by global supply, ... Everyone’s Talking About Micron. Smart Money Is Watchin...
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is the ticker dominating every memory-cycle headline right now, with traders piling into the assumption that DRAM and NAND pricing will ride the AI buildout straight up. But here’s what you should actually be watching. Memory is, and always has been, a commodity. DRAM and NAND pricing is set by global supply, ... Everyone’s Talking About Micron. Smart Money Is Watching This Stock Instead
Formula Systems ( FORTY ) declares $13.045/share special dividend . Payable June 4; for shareholders of record May 25; ex-div May 25. See FORTY Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Formula Systems Financial information for Formula Systems
Formula Systems ( FORTY ) declares $13.045/share special dividend . Payable June 4; for shareholders of record May 25; ex-div May 25. See FORTY Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Formula Systems Financial information for Formula Systems
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I am opening with the verdict because the setup matters. Credo Technology (NASDAQ:CRDO) has staged one of the most explosive rallies in the AI infrastructure complex, but our proprietary model suggests the run has gotten ahead of fundamentals. Our 24/7 Wall St. price target for Credo is $174.53, against a current price of $198.57. That ... Price Prediction: This Is Where Credo Could Move This Year
I am opening with the verdict because the setup matters. Credo Technology (NASDAQ:CRDO) has staged one of the most explosive rallies in the AI infrastructure complex, but our proprietary model suggests the run has gotten ahead of fundamentals. Our 24/7 Wall St. price target for Credo is $174.53, against a current price of $198.57. That ... Price Prediction: This Is Where Credo Could Move This Year
Florida & Texas Lead Jobless Claims Rebound From Near Record Lows The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time rose last week to 211k (more than the 205k expected), but remain well within the range of the last five years, near record lows... Source: Bloomberg Florida and Texas saw the biggest rise in initial claims while California and Michigan saw the largest declin...
Florida & Texas Lead Jobless Claims Rebound From Near Record Lows The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time rose last week to 211k (more than the 205k expected), but remain well within the range of the last five years, near record lows... Source: Bloomberg Florida and Texas saw the biggest rise in initial claims while California and Michigan saw the largest declines... Continuing jobless claims also rose modestly last week, up to 1.782mm Americans (but still well below the 1.9mm Maginot Line)... Source: Bloomberg Combined with last week's positive payrolls print (and this week's surging inflation data), expectations for Warsh rate-cuts have now evaporated (market expects 10bps of hikes in 2026). Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2026 - 08:54
phakphum patjangkata/iStock via Getty Images If you follow me on Seeking Alpha, you probably already know that I like investing for passive income, especially now that I am retired from a 42-year career in information technology. I call my approach my Income Compounder portfolio due to the strategy that I like to employ that includes buying stocks and funds “on sale” that offer steady, mostly mont...
phakphum patjangkata/iStock via Getty Images If you follow me on Seeking Alpha, you probably already know that I like investing for passive income, especially now that I am retired from a 42-year career in information technology. I call my approach my Income Compounder portfolio due to the strategy that I like to employ that includes buying stocks and funds “on sale” that offer steady, mostly monthly distributions, and then reinvesting those distributions to grow my future income stream. With the US stock market setting all-time highs in 2026, one category of investments that is often overlooked by US investors is the asset class that includes global equities and/or emerging markets fixed income. I believe that a well-rounded income portfolio should include at least a small allocation to global securities. In that vein, I would like to suggest that a position in the Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund ( LGI ) might be worth considering. This CEF (closed-end fund) from Lazard offers a current yield of 10.3% and typically trades at a discount to NAV (net asset value). With an inception date of April 2004, LGI has delivered an annual average total return of over 8% for 22 years and over 28% return in the last one year (as of April 30, 2026), as shown on the fund website. Lazard Even though the fund currently trades at a very small discount, the potential for some capital appreciation remains along with a steady, monthly distribution as long-term capital gains support the payout along with NAV growth. With ongoing uncertainty in the US market and rising inflation due to higher oil prices, the opportunity to acquire shares of LGI at a relatively low price makes this fund a Buy in my opinion. I own some shares of LGI in my personal Income Compounder portfolio and have been accumulating during market dips. The Bull Thesis for Global Securities in 2026 According to JP Morgan in their mid-year outlook , the recent fragmentation in global economies offers an opportunity ...
(RTTNews) - Stocks may move to the upside in early trading on Thursday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq poised to add to the strong gain posted in the previous session. The major index futures are currently pointing to a higher open for the markets, as the S&P 500 futures are up by 0.
(RTTNews) - Stocks may move to the upside in early trading on Thursday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq poised to add to the strong gain posted in the previous session. The major index futures are currently pointing to a higher open for the markets, as the S&P 500 futures are up by 0.
Phunware ( PHUN ) announced on Thursday a leadership transition and appointed Dmitry Kroshka, who has served as a senior advisor to the company since October 2025, as chief executive officer, or CEO, effective immediately. The company stated that he will now lead the company’s 2.0 strategy, with a focus on converting Phunware’s mobile, location-aware, and customer engagement capabilities into a un...
Phunware ( PHUN ) announced on Thursday a leadership transition and appointed Dmitry Kroshka, who has served as a senior advisor to the company since October 2025, as chief executive officer, or CEO, effective immediately. The company stated that he will now lead the company’s 2.0 strategy, with a focus on converting Phunware’s mobile, location-aware, and customer engagement capabilities into a unified, AI-enabled platform for complex physical environments. The company added that Jeremy Krol, who has served as interim CEO, will return to his chief operating officer role. Additionally, Phunware has engaged Build Something Product Group, or BSPG, to help lead the company’s product strategy and product 2.0 rollout. Michael Cerdá , founder of BSPG, would serve as Phunware’s senior product leader through the BSPG engagement. BSPG will also embed additional proven AI product and engineering leadership alongside the Phunware team to accelerate product development and commercial rollout. More on Phunware Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Phunware Historical earnings data for Phunware Financial information for Phunware
Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images Not many investors had sky-high gas prices on their bingo card at the start of 2026, less than 5 months ago. But here we are. And while the ongoing game of Twister playing out in and around the Strait of Hormuz is bound to have more than a temporary lift to the price of, well, many things, there are some more likely winners. Electric vehicles is one ...
Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images Not many investors had sky-high gas prices on their bingo card at the start of 2026, less than 5 months ago. But here we are. And while the ongoing game of Twister playing out in and around the Strait of Hormuz is bound to have more than a temporary lift to the price of, well, many things, there are some more likely winners. Electric vehicles is one such area. And two popular ETFs which cater to that theme are worth a closer look. Higher gas prices are starting to impact the consumer psyche. For investors, the question isn't whether to play the electrification trend, but how. The Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF ( DRIV ) and the KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility ETF ( KARS ) have both caught a bid, but their performance gap is telling. DRIV has surged 38% year to date. KARS has been a relative laggard, but nominal return standout, up 24% through Wednesday. Data by YCharts That said, they are highly-correlated, with KARS being the higher-beta name amongst the pair. In other words, it will often make more in upswings and lose more in downturns for these types of stocks. Data by YCharts Let’s look under the hood (my last automobile pun for this article, promise) to see why DRIV is winning this recent battle. As is the case with comparing ETFs, determining which one is “better” is, in my view, only a fraction of the analysis. Because ETFs like these are simply baskets of stocks based on a screening, allocation, rebalancing and reconstitution process. And that means in addition to looking at them as investments in their own right, if diving into the holdings helps to uncover some isolated stock opportunities, whether for a multi-week or multi-month target holding period, that’s another reason to size these up. I remind investors to consider that in analyzing any equity ETF, especially one based on an index and not actively managed, that they also think of them as what they are: indifferent stock b...