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格隆汇3月3日｜美股芯片股跌幅扩大，其中，闪迪跌超9%，英特尔跌超7%，阿斯麦、应用材料、台积电跌超6%，ARM、AMD跌超5%，高通跌超3%，英伟达、博通跌超2%。

欧元斯托克波动率指数自 2025 年 4 月关税风波以来首次飙升至 30 上方 2026-03-03 23:30:54 来源： 同花顺7x24快讯 分享 欧元斯托克波动率指数自2025年4月关税风波以来首次飙升至30上方。

当地时间3月3日，以色列国防军表示，不久前，以色列空军对伊朗首都德黑兰和中部伊斯法罕的目标发动空袭。以色列国防军表示，在针对伊朗多地开展的行动中，以军打击了伊朗用于生产武器，尤其是弹道导弹的工业设施。在对伊斯法罕同步进行的打击中，以军袭击了数十个与弹道导弹相关的目标。（央视新闻）

Nick Mohammed has been named as the host for this year’s Olivier awards, which take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London next month. The comedian, writer and actor, who recently found a new fanbase as a Celebrity Traitors finalist, will follow in the footsteps of his Ted Lasso co-star Hannah Waddingham, who presented the Oliviers in 2023 and 2024. Last year, they were co-hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the awards, which recognise achievements in theatre, dance and opera. “To host the Oliviers in its 50th year is not only a dream come true but an absolute honour and privilege,” said Mohammed. “I love it not only for the breadth of theatrical talent it celebrates, but also for the extraordinary variety of live performances it showcases on the night itself. While I will try to remain in the wings during these, I can’t promise I won’t be singing along (in full voice). But at least I won’t be on roller skates this time.” It was on roller skates (and in a sparkly dinner jacket) that Mohammed performed, in character as his squeaky-voiced alter ego Mr Swallow, at the 2024 Bafta awards. He also skated on stage in his show The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow. Established in 1976, the Olivier awards are overseen by the Society of London Theatre. The winners are chosen by a team of industry figures, stage luminaries and theatre-loving members of the public. Nominations will be revealed on Thursday. Last month it was announced that special awards will be given to choreographer Wayne McGregor (outstanding contribution to dance) and soprano Danielle De Niese (outstanding contribution to opera). Industry recognition awards will go to children’s playwright David Wood; Betty Laine, founder of Laine Theatre Arts college; and Linda Tolhurst, stagedoor keeper at the National Theatre for almost half a century. The Oliviers ceremony will take place on 12 April. Highlights will be broadcast that evening by the BBC, which is embroile...

Apple (AAPL) continued its March product rollout on Tuesday with the debut of its latest MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, alongside more powerful M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. The MacBook Air, Apple's volume seller, now starts at $1,099, a $100 price jump over last year's model, and comes with the company's M5 processor and more storage, 512GB rather than 256GB. The Air is still available with 13-inch and 15-inch displays and sports Apple's N1 wireless chip with improved Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. As with last year's model, the latest Airs get Apple's Center Stage webcam that keeps you in the frame even if you move during your chats, as well as 18 hours of battery life. Memory starts at 16GB and can be upgraded to as much as 32GB. Apple debuted its latest MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros on Tuesday as part of its March product rollout. (Image: Apple) · Apple In addition to the Air, Apple announced its M5 Pro and M5 Max processors. The company says the chips use what Apple calls its Fusion Architecture, which combines two dies into a single processor. Both the M5 Pro and M5 Max can be outfitted with 18-core CPUs that include 6 "super cores" and 12 new "performance cores." The M5 Pro also gets a 20-core GPU for games and 3D animation workloads, while the M5 Max gets a 40-core GPU for further enhanced performance. Apple is framing the M5 Pro as the chip for, well, pro users, and the Max for people who need even more horsepower. Both processors slot into Apple's new MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch. Apple is leaning into the laptops' AI capabilities, saying that the MacBook Pro with the M5 Pro chip gets up to 6.9x faster LLM prompt processing than the M1 Pro, while the MacBook Pro with the M5 Max offers 8x faster AI image generation than the MacBook Pro with the M1 Max. Apple also showed off its new MacBook Pros, which can be outfitted with the company's latest M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. (Image: Apple) · Apple The company is also touting the MacBook Pro with M5 Pro'...

In this article GLD IAU SLV NEM EWY Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT TOPSHOT - A saleswoman adjusts gold jewellery for sale at a shop in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on December 24, 2025. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT Str | Afp | Getty Images This year's hottest trades — gold, silver and South Korea — are down big amid fears the war in Iran could go on for longer than expected. Here are the moves. Gold prices slide: Spot gold was last down more than 5% to $5,041.81 per ounce, with gold futures dropping 5% to $5,049. They're still up more than 16% this year. Silver prices tumble: Futures tied to the commodity fell more than 8% to $81.23 per ounce. They remain higher by 15% year to date. South Korea down huge: The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) plunged 14%, though it remains higher by nearly 30% year to date. Each of these trades were huge momentum plays in 2026, catching a bid as investors nervous about their exposure to U.S. large-cap tech sought out asset classes that could better perform the market. After all, the S&P 500 shot up 64% on a cumulative basis over the last three years; it's down 1% this year. Gold, silver and South Korea each have their own appeal. Investors are optimistic that gold's upward trajectory remains intact as central banks around the world diversify away from the U.S. dollar, with many confident bullion could soon top $6,000 an ounce. Silver is expected to benefit from tight supply-demand dynamics, and has big industrial use cases around AI. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon EWY, 1-day South Korea's outperformance this year largely has to do with the worldwide demand for memory, which has especially lifted the shares of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix that account for a huge part of the country's Kospi index. The two memory powerhouses are up more than 50% and 44% year to date, respectively. Yet all three trades unwound alongside the broader market Tuesday as the prospect of a deepening ...

flyzone/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Last summer, I argued in a previous article that SECURE Waste Infrastructure ( SES:CA ) ( SECYF ) was still cheap . Although the share price has moved up by about 20% since that article was published, the recently published FY 2025 results and the official outlook for 2026 indicate the stock is currently trading at a sustaining free cash flow yield of around 6.5%-7%, which is still acceptable for a company focusing on recycling and energy infrastructure. The anticipated strong EBITDA and cash flow will allow the company to continue to invest in its own future. Data by YCharts A Strong Free Cash Flow Result in 2025 Looking at the 2025 results, the company reported a total revenue of C$1.47 billion, resulting in a gross margin of C$421 million and an operating profit of C$278 million, with the latter representing a 3.5% increase compared to the operating profit reported in FY 2024. While the net interest and finance expenses increased (the other expenses also increased), the company didn’t record the large non-recurring gain on a divestiture, which really boosted the 2024 results, but with a pre-tax income of C$164 million and a net profit of C$123 million, the financial performance remained strong. SES Investor Relations The EPS came in at C$0.55. A bit low, but keep in mind the results included a C$55 million hit for an "onerous contract" at its crude oil storage capacity. That’s another reason why I prefer to judge SECURE Waste Infrastructure based on its (sustaining) free cash flow result rather than its net income. And as you can see below, SES reported a C$378 million operating cash flow. We should still deduct the C$34 million in lease payments and financing fees, resulting in a net operating cash flow of approximately C$344 million. SES Investor Relations The total amount of capex was C$225 million, which results in a net free cash flow of C$119 million. Pretty close to the reported net income, but keep in mind a ve...

Regime Change Will Not Be Easy: Tehran's Goal Is To Survive By Any Means Necessary By Molly Schwartz, cross-asset macro strategist at Rabobank My Circus! My Monkeys! Europe was hit with the first strike to its energy supply chain after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and had to start diversifying its inflows from elsewhere. Now that Middle Eastern LNG is losing reliability, Europe might have to get involved just to keep the lights on. While the EU and UK would probably be more than happy to spectate from the proverbial “monitoring chair,” they may not have a choice. TTF prices reached highs of - €48.95/MWh yesterday—the highest since February of 2025- and are up more than 20% today. QatarEnergy announced that it has ceased production of LNG and associated products due to the recent escalation. Our Energy Strategists, Florence Schmit and Joe DeLaura, note that we could see prices return to 2022 levels should Qatar be taken out of the LNG equation entirely (easily back to €100/MWh). Read more here . This puts the entire European energy complex at risk and might be just the incentive needed for Europe to get out of the monitoring chair and into the ring. France24 reports that “ France, Germany, UK ready to take ‘defensive action’ against Iran .” As the EU touts commitments to increase defense spending and build up its military capabilities, Rabobank Global Strategist Michael Every has mused, “why have all these war planes sitting on the tarmac not doing anything?” A little farther south, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is considering its own involvement. Omani foreign minister Badr Albusaidi said on X that “neither the interests of the United States nor the cause of global peace are well served by this. I urge the United States not to get sucked in further. This is not your war.” But the GCC has made it clear that they don’t want it to be their war either. Threats to the economies of the Gulf are not just about energy—this also impacts their budding tourism and hosp...

Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 9 a.m. ET Call participants President and Chief Executive Officer — Michael McCann Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer — Jayme Brooks Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] Risks Michael McCann said, "we anticipate a softer start in 2026 with revenue building throughout the year," citing delayed healthcare spending and seasonality in industrial manufacturing, which will result in first-quarter revenue similar to last year and lower adjusted EBITDA due to higher SG&A. Jayme Brooks noted, "we do not expect 2026 to have the same gross margin write-ups of $900,000 that we had in 2025," potentially impacting reported margins compared to prior year. Ongoing integration of Pioneer Power remains a margin drag, with management explicitly stating gross margin is below legacy levels; improvement is anticipated to be realized "throughout 2026" and not immediate. Takeaways Total Q4 revenue -- Limbach Holdings LMB +5.17% ) -- Q4 GCR revenue -- $41.9 million, down 13%, reflecting a 26.1% decline in organic revenue offset by 13.1% growth from acquisitions. -- $41.9 million, down 13%, reflecting a 26.1% decline in organic revenue offset by 13.1% growth from acquisitions. Q4 total gross margin -- 25.7%, down from 30.3%, primarily due to lower margins from Pioneer Power. -- 25.7%, down from 30.3%, primarily due to lower margins from Pioneer Power. Q4 adjusted EBITDA -- $27.2 million, up 30%, with adjusted EBITDA margin at 14.6% versus 14.5% a year ago. -- $27.2 million, up 30%, with adjusted EBITDA margin at 14.6% versus 14.5% a year ago. Q4 net income -- $12.3 million, increasing 25%; diluted EPS grew 24.4% to $1.20; adjusted EPS rose 21.7% to $1.40. -- $12.3 million, increasing 25%; diluted EPS grew 24.4% to $1.20; adjusted EPS rose 21.7% to $1.40. Q4 operating cash flow -- $28.1 million, up from $19.3 million; free cash flow at $21.1 million, a $4.5 million increase. -- $28.1 million...

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) had its price objective boosted by research analysts at Wedbush from $230.00 to $300.00 in a report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an "outperform" rating on the computer hardware maker's stock. Wedbush's target price points to a potential upside of 68.37% from the stock's current price. A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday. Melius Research boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $273.41. Get NVIDIA alerts: Sign Up Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on NVIDIA NVIDIA Stock Down 2.4% Shares of NVDA traded down $4.30 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $178.18. The stock had a trading volume of 38,595,396 shares, compared to its average volume of 177,008,844. The firm has a market cap of $4.33 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $186.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $183.88. NVIDIA has a twelve month low of...

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Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET Call participants President and Chief Executive Officer — Sean Bagan Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer — Jeremy Evans Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications — Tania Almond Takeaways Quarterly net sales -- $211 million, up 17% with sales growth reported in both Hydraulics and Electronics segments. -- $211 million, up 17% with sales growth reported in both Hydraulics and Electronics segments. Pro forma sales growth -- 29% increase excluding the Custom Fluid Power (CFP) divestiture, clarifying year-over-year performance. -- 29% increase excluding the Custom Fluid Power (CFP) divestiture, clarifying year-over-year performance. Full-year sales -- $839 million, reflecting 4% growth, or 6% on a pro forma basis when excluding CFP revenue. -- $839 million, reflecting 4% growth, or 6% on a pro forma basis when excluding CFP revenue. Segment sales -- Hydraulics up 10% and Electronics up 31% in the quarter; pro forma Hydraulics segment showed 27% growth. -- Hydraulics up 10% and Electronics up 31% in the quarter; pro forma Hydraulics segment showed 27% growth. Gross profit -- $71 million this quarter, increasing 31% year over year and leading to a gross margin of 33.6%, up 350 basis points. -- $71 million this quarter, increasing 31% year over year and leading to a gross margin of 33.6%, up 350 basis points. Operating margin -- Operating margin expanded to 12.2%, up 480 basis points, while non-GAAP adjusted operating margin rose to 16.4%, 310 basis points higher. -- Operating margin expanded to 12.2%, up 480 basis points, while non-GAAP adjusted operating margin rose to 16.4%, 310 basis points higher. Diluted EPS (GAAP) -- $0.58, over 4x last year’s comparable period, boosted by a $5.4 million one-time net interest benefit from an interest rate swap. -- $0.58, over 4x last year’s comparable period, boosted by a $5.4 million one-time net interest benefit from an interes...

Israel begins another wave of attacks on Iran as President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that it's too late for negotiations. Tyler Kendall reports from the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)

Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 9 a.m. ET Call participants Chief Executive Officer — Todd Seyfert Chief Financial Officer — Thomas Dineen Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] Takeaways Quarterly Net Sales -- $151 million, reflecting a 3.6% increase compared with the prior-year period. -- $151 million, reflecting a 3.6% increase compared with the prior-year period. Full-Year Net Sales -- $546 million, up 1.9% versus 2024. -- $546 million, up 1.9% versus 2024. Quarterly Diluted Earnings Per Share -- $0.21, a decrease from $0.62 in the corresponding period of 2024. -- $0.21, a decrease from $0.62 in the corresponding period of 2024. Full-Year Net Loss Per Share -- $0.27, compared to diluted earnings of $1.77 per share in 2024. -- $0.27, compared to diluted earnings of $1.77 per share in 2024. Adjusted Quarterly Diluted Earnings -- $0.26 per share, excluding expenses for the shareholder rights issue and leadership transition. -- $0.26 per share, excluding expenses for the shareholder rights issue and leadership transition. Adjusted Full-Year Diluted Earnings -- $0.84 per share, after removing nonrecurring expenses from product rationalization and organizational realignment. -- $0.84 per share, after removing nonrecurring expenses from product rationalization and organizational realignment. Cash and Short-Term Investments -- $93 million as of year-end, entirely invested in U.S. Treasury bills and a money market fund with Treasury instruments maturing within 1 year. -- $93 million as of year-end, entirely invested in U.S. Treasury bills and a money market fund with Treasury instruments maturing within 1 year. Current Ratio -- 3.9:1, with zero debt. -- 3.9:1, with zero debt. Cash Generated from Operations -- $16 million in the quarter and $54 million for the full year. -- $16 million in the quarter and $54 million for the full year. Capital Expenditures -- $31 million in 2025, including $15 million for the Anderson acqu...

Summary: During a recent episode of The AI Investor Podcast, co-host Eric Bleeker cited Onto Innovation as a smart investment play in 2026. Onto is an American semiconductor company which was formed in 2019, and has recently began getting more attention from investors after a period of strong multi year total returns. Bleeker discussed ... Why Onto (ONTO) Should Be Considered A Semiconductor Play In 2026

格隆汇3月3日｜巴克莱将苹果的目标价从239美元上调至248美元，仍维持“减持”评级。(格隆汇)

Strive Pharmacy, an Arizona-based pharmacy partner for Hims & Hers ( HIMS ), is planning to introduce a compounded version of Novo Nordisk’s ( NVO ) newly launched oral obesity therapy, the Wegovy pill, Endpoints News reported on Tuesday. According to Matt Montes de Oca, Strive’s chief compliance and clinical officer, the decision came after Hims & Hers ( HIMS ) pulled its Wegovy pill version from the market last month, forcing the company to destroy the pills it had manufactured for the telehealth firm. Days after launching a low-cost compounded version of the Wegovy pill in early February, Hims ( HIMS ) said that it would no longer market the product, which drew regulatory scrutiny and prompted the Danish pharma giant to sue the company. HIMS’ launch of its Wegovy pill version came weeks after the U.S. FDA approved the brand-name product, which is made up of the GLP-1 active ingredient, semaglutide. “We’re trying to see how everything settles out before we reintroduce it,” de Oca said. While de Oca didn’t indicate a timeline for the launch, he noted that his company had already set up operations to meet the demand for the semaglutide pill as forecast by Hims & Hers ( HIMS ). Now, “we have to reverse course and reset our own operations,” de Oca said. More on Hims & Hers Health, Novo Nordisk A/S Pricing Pressure And Panic: What The Market May Be Missing In Novo Nordisk Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS) Presents at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2026 Transcript Eli Lilly Vs. Novo Nordisk: The Valuation Gap Is Unreasonable Novo’s China obesity drug posts positive mid-stage trial results Hims & Hers Health discloses SEC investigation over copycat GLP-1s; stock falls

美元即期指数周二上涨逾1%，创2025年5月以来最佳表现。由于伊朗局势风险持续，推动油价飙升，交易员削减对美联储降息的押注。 该指数本周上涨近1.8%，为2023年2月以来最大两日涨幅。 G-10货币日内全线下跌，多数欧洲货币跌幅超过1%；日元和加元在主要货币中跌幅最小。 责任编辑：李桐

据知情人士透露，特朗普政府 暂无计划 动用国家应急石油储备，以应对伊朗冲突后原油与汽油价格的飙升。 动用能源部 战略石油储备（SPR） 至少可暂时抑制油价暴涨。该储备当前储量约为 4.15 亿桶 ，略高于其约 7 亿桶总容量的一半。 白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳・莱维特在声明中表示：“特朗普政府的政策推动美国石油产量创下历史新高，我们还通过新开拓的市场及与委内瑞拉达成的协议获得更多石油。能源部与财政部将持续监控石油市场，并尽一切努力稳定价格。” 国务卿马尔科・鲁比奥称，一项旨在缓解冲突引发能源成本上涨的计划将于周二启动。他在国会大厦对记者表示，已与财政部长斯科特・贝森特、能源部长克里斯・赖特讨论过该计划，但未透露具体细节。 据美国国务院发言实录，鲁比奥称：“我们将分阶段推出相关举措，以缓解能源成本压力。我们已预见到这一问题。” 任何释放战略石油储备的举措，都可能与 国际能源署（IEA） 成员国协调。但 ClearView 能源咨询公司在报告中指出，若霍尔木兹海峡爆发 “全面危机”，美国及其他 IEA 成员国的应急石油供应可能不足以应对。 美国总统唐纳德・特朗普承诺，将补充前任拜登政府多次释放后的战略石油储备。拜登政府曾创纪录地向全球市场投放 1.8 亿桶石油，以平抑 2022 年俄乌冲突后的汽油价格。 责任编辑：郭明煜

以色列军队在伊朗专家会议（Assembly of Experts）开会时袭击了他们所在大楼。 伊朗媒体证实这栋位于库姆市的大楼遭到袭击，但坚称当时大楼并未投入使用。 专家会议是一个由神职人员组成的机构，其职责是选举产生最高领袖以接替空袭中丧生的哈梅内伊。 责任编辑：李桐

格隆汇3月3日｜韩元兑美元汇率自2009年3月以来首次跌破1500大关。

苹果 公司更新了旗下两大笔记本电脑产品线，为MacBook Air和MacBook Pro配备更快处理器，并在行业范围内存储芯片供应紧张的背景下上调售价。 苹果周二发布新款机型，MacBook Air搭载M5芯片，MacBook Pro首次配备M5 Pro和M5 Max芯片。公司还更新了外接显示器产品线，推出两款分别面向消费者和专业用户的新型号。 新款MacBook Air和MacBook Pro在外观上与前代产品相同，但配备更快的处理器、新的存储配置、更强的图形性能，并首次支持WiFi 7标准以及苹果自研的N1无线芯片。 13英寸MacBook Air起售价为1099美元，高于此前的999美元；15英寸版本起售价从1199美元上调至1299美元，高于此前的1199美元。为缓解涨价影响，苹果首次将该系列的基础存储容量翻倍至512GB。 搭载M5 Pro芯片的14英寸MacBook Pro售价从1999美元上调至2199美元，16英寸版本从2499美元涨至2699美元。配备更高端M5 Max芯片的14英寸版本起售价从3199美元上调至3599美元，16英寸版本起售价从3499美元上调至3899美元。 MacBook Pro系列的基础存储容量也提高到至少1TB。苹果还为通过教育商店购买的用户提供数百美元的折扣。 新款外接显示器包括标准版Studio Display和Studio Display XDR两种型号，均配备27英寸屏幕、1200万像素FaceTime摄像头和高品质扬声器。其中XDR版本具备增强动态范围屏幕，面向照片和视频编辑等专业用户。 标准版显示器起售价为1599美元，XDR版本起售价为3299美元。 责任编辑：李桐

外長王毅近日與多國外長通電話，在北京，外交部表示，中方積極勸和阻戰。 外交部發言人毛寧說：「近日王毅外長先後和俄羅斯，伊朗、法國和阿曼外交部長通話，闡明中方立場，積極勸和阻戰。王毅外長指出，美國和以色列在伊美談判進程中，對伊朗發動襲擊，不可接受，公然擊殺一個主權國家領導人，鼓動政權更迭不可接受，這些行為都違反了國際法和國際關係基本準則。中方的立場是，第一立即停止軍事行動；第二盡快重回對話談判；第三共同反對單邊行徑。」 毛寧指出：「王毅外長強調，中方支持伊朗捍衛主權安全、領土完整和民族尊嚴，維護自身正當合法權益。中方重視海灣各國正當訴求，支持海灣國家維護好自身主權和國家安全。」 毛寧表示：「大國不能憑藉軍事優勢，任意攻擊他國，世界不能退回到叢林法則，國際社會對任何違反國際法的行為，都應予以抵制，要共同捍衛國際關係基本準則。中方將繼續發揮建設性作用，包括在聯合國安理會平台主持公道、爭取和平、制止戰爭。」

To break into Fleet Street’s national newspapers, the top tier of journalism, by the age of 21, without nepotism, patronage or a web of personal contacts, was remarkable in the 1940s, and it was downright astonishing for the upstart to be female. But Drusilla Beyfus, who has died aged 98, made it on to the Daily Express in 1948, game for anything, such as charming her way on to an RAF plane airlifting coal to the Soviet-blockaded city of Berlin. She landed smudged but triumphant. She had been in print since 17, and remained in it almost to her death. That foreign assignment was a 40s “plucky girl reporter” stunt, but Beyfus’s jobs became both more domestic and more glamorous after, tracking women’s roles in newspapers and magazines. They gave her access to observe modes and manners in a Britain that changed ever faster in the postwar period; the books on how women should behave, which she wrote and revised from 1957 to 1996, were meant as helpfully prescriptive, but now read as historically descriptive of a society year by year more class-mobile and experience-curious, less deferent to authorities, and sexually freer. Beyfus’s view, developed over decades, was that courtesy was less about being correct – after about 1990, who made and monitored rules of rude? – than being considerate, easily putting others at their ease. In a democracy, people could be levelled up by a shared understanding of what were good manners in everything, including, as in her 1992 book Modern Manners, truthfulness about sexual health and competence. She made herself the accepted dowager of etiquette, a funnier, defrosted Emily Post, appealed to as a referee, usually by other journalists in want of quotes. They boiled down to: “be kind, be interested in and careful of others, including employees, and always apologise, in writing where the offence is great”. It helped that her own social status had been subject to shock. Born in London, she was the elder daughter of Norman Beyfus, a City wool ...

Vodafone Group Public Limited CompanyVOD has inked a deal with Amazon.com, Inc.’s AMZN subsidiary Amazon Leo to connect 4G and 5G mobile masts in remote areas in Europe and Africa. The agreement aims to leverage Amazon’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network to strengthen Vodafone’s network reach while potentially lowering infrastructure costs. Per the agreement, Amazon Leo will provide satellite backhaul connectivity of up to 1 Gbps download speeds and 400 Mbps upload speeds to link Vodafone’s 4G and 5G mobile masts in hard-to-reach regions. Rather than deploying expensive fiber infrastructure to remote base stations, Vodafone will use LEO satellite connections to bridge the digital divide. The rollout will begin this year in Germany and other European markets, followed by a phased expansion across Africa through Vodacom, Vodafone’s African subsidiary. Amazon Leo currently has more than 200 satellites in orbit, with hundreds more built and ready for launch — signaling rapid scaling potential. Vodafone is striving hard to improve network efficiency to meet the exponential growth in data traffic. The company had earlier joined forces with Meta Platforms Inc. META to optimize the delivery of short-form videos and ensure efficient utilization of existing network infrastructure. Meta has made improvements to its video engineering and infrastructure deployment systems for more efficient video delivery. Vodafone has freed up network capacity at key 4G and 5G sites in high-traffic areas like shopping centers and transport hubs. Implementing these optimizations across Vodafone has boosted network efficiency in the European markets without compromising the viewing experience. Vodafone had also partnered with Nokia CorporationNOK to run a commercial 5G Open RAN pilot study in Italy. This offered a platform for more independent software providers, start-ups and local firms to collaborate for innovation. By unlocking network efficiencies with common operability, software deli...

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. CRDO recently partnered with TensorWave to build reliable, production-grade AI infrastructure at scale. TensorWave, an AMD-exclusive AI cloud provider, is focused on delivering high-performance infrastructure optimized for large-scale training and inference. As cluster sizes grow, network stability becomes just as important as raw GPU performance. That is where Credo’s ZeroFlap (ZF) portfolio comes in. TensorWave will deploy CRDO’s ZF family of Active Electrical Cables (AECs) and optical transceivers across future AI cluster builds, aiming for faster time to first token, higher cluster utilization and improved reliability in large-scale AMD-powered AI clouds. ZF AECs and optics are designed specifically for scale-out AI networks. The company has already deployed millions of ZeroFlap AECs in large AI clusters, achieving an industry-leading 100 million hours MTBF, with no link-flap events induced by soft errors. Credo claims its ZeroFlap technology delivers reliability up to 1,000 times better than legacy interconnect solutions. If sustained in production, this kind of improvement directly enhances uptime and reduces operational friction. Beyond electrical cables, Credo’s ZeroFlap optical transceivers feature hardened optical designs, advanced telemetry capabilities and in-band messaging for remote infrastructure management. This allows operators to monitor and manage bare-metal infrastructure remotely, reducing the need for manual intervention and improving operational efficiency. A key differentiator is integration with Credo’s PILOT telemetry management system. Deep, real-time telemetry enables proactive monitoring, faster fault isolation and predictive reliability management. For TensorWave, this strengthens its value proposition to AI labs and enterprise customers demanding production-grade reliability. For Credo, this collaboration reinforces its positioning as a key enabler of AI infrastructure rather than just a component su...

ImagePixel/iStock via Getty Images The greenback ( DXY ) further strengthened on Tuesday, paring its sizable year-over-year drop, as a widening war in Iran continued to drive up oil prices and stoke inflation fears. The U.S. Dollar Index ( DXY ) jumped 1% in late morning trading to the highest level since mid-January, leaving it up nearly 2% since the start of the week and on pace for its strongest two-day rally in roughly a year. Most G10 currencies weakened 1% or more against the dollar ( DXY ), which also crossed back above its 200-day moving average. The move reflects a swift market repricing. Higher oil prices induced by the conflict in the Middle East are seen complicating the Federal Reserve's monetary easing path—especially if energy costs stay higher for longer -- boosting U.S. Treasury yields ( US10Y ) ( US2Y ) ( TLT ) and reinforcing the dollar's ( DXY ) appeal as a haven. Speaking of safe-haven assets, even gold ( XAUUSD:CUR ) ( GLD ) prices are tanking intraday, testing the key $5K technical level at press time. As such, rate cut bets are dropping, with the chances of a 25-basis-point reduction in June falling to 32.2% from 40% a day earlier, according to CME's FedWatch tool . Meanwhile, traders on prediction market Kalshi now see just one rate cut this year in the face of higher inflation expectations. Still, even after the latest jump, DXY is down over 7% from a year ago, as softer U.S. growth data had helped fuel expectations of multiple Fed rate cuts. More on US Dollar Index, Invesco DB USD Bullish ETF, etc. The Dollar Is The Only Game In Town Donald Trump's War On Iran May Have Just Saved America's Oil Industry Iran, The Strait Of Hormuz, And 21 Miles Of Water That Could Shake Wall Street Greenback ticks higher as markets assess geopolitical tensions, steady yields: Currency Recap Swiss franc, yen gain as Iran strikes rattle currency markets

Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer — David A. Peacock Chief Financial Officer — Christopher Robert Growe Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] TAKEAWAYS Debt Refinancing -- Planned refinancing later in March extends maturities to 2030, with over 99% lender acceptance and an expected $90,000,000 debt paydown. -- Planned refinancing later in March extends maturities to 2030, with over 99% lender acceptance and an expected $90,000,000 debt paydown. Divestitures -- Three noncore businesses were sold, resulting in about $55,000,000 in proceeds, and streamlining future revenue and EBITDA baselines; major divested assets contributed $20,000,000 in revenue and over $10,000,000 in adjusted EBITDA during 2025. -- Three noncore businesses were sold, resulting in about $55,000,000 in proceeds, and streamlining future revenue and EBITDA baselines; major divested assets contributed $20,000,000 in revenue and over $10,000,000 in adjusted EBITDA during 2025. Cash Position -- Ended the quarter with $241,000,000 in cash, up roughly $40,000,000 sequentially, aided by asset sales, working capital improvements, and partial litigation settlement. -- Ended the quarter with $241,000,000 in cash, up roughly $40,000,000 sequentially, aided by asset sales, working capital improvements, and partial litigation settlement. Net Revenues -- $785,000,000 in Q4, up approximately 3% year over year, reflecting Experiential Services growth, ongoing Branded Services headwinds, and Retailer Services timing shifts. -- $785,000,000 in Q4, up approximately 3% year over year, reflecting Experiential Services growth, ongoing Branded Services headwinds, and Retailer Services timing shifts. Adjusted EBITDA -- $88,000,000 in Q4, as segment mix shifted towards labor-intensive, lower-margin services. -- $88,000,000 in Q4, as segment mix shifted towards labor-intensive, lower-margin services. Unlevered Free Cash ...