Former US Energy Secretary and CEO of the EFI Foundation Ernest Moniz discusses the potential impact of ongoing tensions in the Middle East on global energy markets. Moniz sees multiple options on the table to ease the financial burden on consumers, including releasing oil. He talks with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on "The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)

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JaysonPhotography U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday as investors assessed renewed geopolitical tensions in the U.S.-Israel vs. Iran conflict that led to oil price surges. WTI Crude Oil ( CL1:COM ) rose as much as 8% in the day’s session to top $80 per barrel after the IRGC said it would intensify and expand strikes in the coming days, and the U.S. confirmed it had sunk an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka. The benchmark S&P 500 ( SP500 ) closed -0.6%, while the Nasdaq Composite ( COMP:IND ) ended -0.3%, and the Dow ( DJI ) finished -1.6%. U.S. Treasury yields, on the other hand, moved higher across the curve, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield ( US10Y ) rising 4 basis points to 4.14% and the 2-year Treasury yield ( US2Y ) gaining 3 basis points to 3.59%. Now, here are three things to look out for on Friday: Crude Oil ( CL1:COM ) has risen more than 18% in the past five days, and investors expect it to continue rising as war escalations linger. Fears of stagflation or even renewed inflation are present on Wall Street and could dictate the Federal Reserve’s response in terms of interest rate cuts. The materials sector ( XLB ) has been negatively affected by the war in the Middle East, the increase in oil prices, and the fears of reignited inflation. The conflict is rising prices for metals like aluminum and gold and has threatened supply chains due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. The index ( XLB ) ended -2.1% on Thursday and was the second worst performing among the 11 S&P groups. Friday brings several jobs reports, starting with the U.S. Employment Situation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as well as the unemployment rate report from the U.S. Department of Labor—which consensus estimates to be at 4.3%—data on wages, and U.S. retail sales and business inventories. More on the markets I'm Betting With Put Options On A 10% Correction - Ceasefire In Iran Or Not Is It A Market Correction Or A Reallocation? The Conflict In Iran...

Community Health Systems ( CYH ) on Thursday said a subsidiary of the company has signed an agreement to sell four Arkansas hospitals to Freeman Health System for $112 million. The hospitals are 128-bed Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville , 222-bed Northwest Medical Center – Springdale , 64-bed Northwest Medical Center – Willow Creek Women’s Hospital in Johnson, and 73-bed Siloam Springs Regional Hospital in Siloam Springs. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026. Source: Press Release More on Community Health Systems Community Health Systems outlines $11.6B–$12.0B 2026 revenue guidance as divestitures reshape portfolio Community Health Systems Q4 2025 Earnings Preview

Greenidge Generation Holdings ( GREE ) on Thursday reported preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, highlighting progress in debt reduction, power capacity expansion, and regulatory clarity for its Dresden facility. For Q4, the company reported revenue of $11.5 million, net income of $1.9 to $2.9 million, and EBITDA of $4.5 to $5.5 million. Adjusted EBITDA showed a loss of $6.2 to $5.2 million, with 53 Bitcoins produced in the quarter and held 74 Bitcoins valued at $6.5 million. Full-year 2025 revenue was $58.8 million, with net income of $4.2 to $5.2 million and EBITDA of $19.9 to $20.9 million, with adjusted EBITDA loss at $3.1 to $2.1 million, and produced 371 Bitcoins, down from 941 in 2024. Operational highlights include securing 100 MW of future power for datacenters, completing the sale of a South Carolina property for $18 million with up to $18 million in potential earnouts, and reducing senior unsecured debt from $68.5 million to $36.7 million. Greenidge also reached an agreement with New York State for a five-year Title V Air Permit renewal for its Dresden facility. The company ended the year with $19.6 million in cash, $6.5 million in Bitcoin, and $39 million in total senior unsecured debt. Source: Press Release More on Greenidge Generation Holdings Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Greenidge Generation Holdings Financial information for Greenidge Generation Holdings

随着油价再度大涨，彭博美元指数重拾升势，本周第三天走强，G-10货币兑美元普跌，其中加元跌幅相对较小，而市场对于欧元的看跌情绪居高不下。 WTI原油期货盘中一度大涨10%，升破每桶82美元，触及2024年7月以来最高水平，投资者愈发担忧中东战争可能拖长。 油价尾盘缩小涨幅，有报道称美国财政部将宣布旨在应对能源价格上涨的措施，财长贝森特还考虑要求中国减少购买伊朗石油。 伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队表示未来几天将加大报复行动，特朗普则称赞美国在战争前线推进顺利。 彭博美元指数上涨近0.4%，盘中一度上涨0.63%；基准10年期美国国债收益率上涨4个基点至4.1363%，连续第四个交易日走高。 加元兑美元下跌约0.2%，在G-10货币中表现相对较好，得益于加元与油价的正相关性。 欧元/美元下跌0.21%，至1.1609，盘中一度下跌0.64%，仍低于200日移动均线所在的1.1672。 欧洲央行副行长Luis de Guindos表示，中东冲突若长期持续，恐将推 高通 胀预期。 欧元/美元一周期风险逆转指标进一步深入负值区域，显示看跌欧元的情绪升至2022年7月以来最高。 欧元/英镑下跌0.1%，报0.86887，本周第三天下跌；欧元/瑞郎录得三连跌。 尽管交易员押注多数主要货币兑美元走弱，但从DTCC资金流向看，市场仍偏好瑞郎，视其为首选避险货币。 美元/日元升至157.48，盘中最高触及157.85。 澳元/美元下跌0.9%，至0.7010，一度下跌1.4%，在G-10货币中表现最差。 责任编辑：李肇孚

Key Points Fiserv is a major financial technology company, facilitating thousands of financial transactions per second. It's a Fortune 500 company, too, and it's growing - albeit slowly, lately. Wall Street may not be paying attention, but you might want to. 10 stocks we like better than Fiserv › When you think of big financial companies, you might think of many listed in The Motley Fool's Largest Financial Companies by Market Cap research -- companies such as Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, with respective market values of $1 trillion and $800 billion. But some smaller businesses deserve attention, too. 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 » Consider, for example, Fiserv (NASDAQ: FISV), with a recent market value near $34 billion. It may not be on many people's radar because of lackluster or downright poor returns in recent years. Check it out: Time Period Average Annual Return Past 1 year (73.76%) Past 3 years (19.16%) Past 5 years (11.77%) Past 10 years 2.43% Past 15 years 9.69% Ouch, right? But these kinds of stocks often represent great values -- unless they're value traps, of course. I suspect Fiserv is more of a value than a trap. Meet Fiserv If you're not familiar with it, Fiserv is a fintech (financial technology) company. It's a component of the S&P 500 index and the Fortune 500, and it describes itself, "As a global leader in payments and financial technology, the company helps clients ... in areas including account processing and digital banking solutions; card issuer processing and network services; payments; e-commerce; merchant acquiring and processing; and Clover®, the world's smartest point-of-sale system and business management platform." It boasts more than: 6 million merchant locations globally. 1.6 billion issuing accounts. 25,000 financial transactions per sec...

【有線新聞】政府工作報告首次提出打造「智能經濟新形態」，目標是要推動重點行業領域人工智能規模化應用。 政府工作報告提出加大培育壯大新功能，因地制宜發展新質生產力，其中「人工智能+」是連續三年寫入報告，今年亦首次提出打造「智能經濟新形態」。政府工作報告起草組成員陳昌盛：「一是拓展規模化應用，努力使『人工智能+』，得更快速，要繼續實施以舊換新方面的支持政策，要加快智能體的發展、要加快垂直領域的應用，要建一批中式應用基地，使得AI跟工業、農業、教育、醫療、科技等垂直領域去深度結合，快速推進。」 政府將更著力推動重點行業領域人工智能商業化、規模化應用。發改委國家信息中心人工智能處處長劉枝：「一直以來我們強調，人工智能要與製造優勢、市場優勢更好結合起來，今年則是在這個基礎上進一步要求，推動重點行業領域人工智能商業化規模化應用，從新表述中可以看出，人工智能與經濟社會融合的深度和廣度，還將進一步增強。」 當局將通過以舊換新，推動AI電話、AI電腦、智能網聯汽車等，進一步走進民眾日常生活，培育優質開源項目，降低中小企使用大模型的成本，亦會建設超大規模的算力設施。 「十五五」規劃有109項重大工程項目，為更大規模投入預算，激活投資，有一系列新興場景包括近年發展迅速的低空經濟。政府工作報告起草組成員陳昌盛：「下一步要加快這種空域資源的開放和低空經濟飛行審批程序的優化簡化，去打開場景，所以使得很多地方，比如說低空物流、城市治理，這些場景都可以打開，這樣的新場景還有很多，包括服務機器人等，我想這些也可以為民間投資打開新的空間。」 「十五五」時期，數字經濟核心產業增加值佔國內生產總值比重達到12.5%，分析認為未來5年數字經濟將真正成為拉動經濟增長的「主引擎」。

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3月5日周四，美国和以色列对伊朗发动军事打击进入第六天，中东冲突局势持续升级，各方表态趋于强硬。 伊朗外长阿拉格齐周四接受媒体专访时称，伊朗已做好应对美国地面部队侵袭国内的准备，并明确拒绝与美方重启谈判。与此同时，伊朗军方宣称在多个方向对美以展开反击，包括声称以无人机击中美军“林肯”号航母、以导弹击中一艘美国油轮。据央视新闻，伊朗常驻联合国代表团在社交媒体驳斥所谓伊朗封锁霍尔木兹海峡的说法，称其毫无根据，荒谬至极。 美以方面，以色列军方宣布对德黑兰发动第13轮空袭，据央视，以军周四晚称正进入行动的下一阶段，将加大对伊朗政权根基和军事能力的破坏力度。特朗普周四对媒体表示，他必须参与确定伊朗下一任最高领袖的人选，此言论遭伊朗方面强烈驳斥。据新华社，美国据称正追加资源、以求支持战争持续“至少100天甚至到9月”。 伊朗外长：不惧地面入侵 对美方是巨大灾难 周四在德黑兰通过视频接受媒体专访时，伊朗外长阿拉格齐对美国可能采取地面侵袭摆出强硬姿态。他说：“我们在等他们（来），因为我们有信心能够抵御，那对他们将是一场巨大的灾难。” 阿拉格齐同时表示，伊朗并未寻求停火。他援引去年6月美以打击伊朗核设施的12天战争为例称，“上一次也是以色列主动要求无条件停火”，言辞间流露出不妥协的立场。 在谈判问题上，阿拉格齐明确表示，此次遭受攻击已令伊朗对任何未来对话彻底失去信心。就在上周四，他还身处日内瓦，与美国总统特使威特科夫及特朗普的女婿库什纳就可能达成的协议进行措施。据报道，袭击发生后，他与两位美方谈判代表之间已完全断绝联系。 阿拉格齐说：“我们没有任何与美国谈判的积极经验，尤其是这届政府。我们去年和今年谈判了两次，然后在谈判进行中途，他们袭击了我们。” 他接着表示，伊方没有理由同美方进一步谈判，“我们没有理由再次与那些在谈判中不诚实、不抱诚意的人接触。” 伊朗军方：反击升级，驳斥封锁海峡指控 据央视新闻报道，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队宣称，当地时间3月5日清晨，一艘美国油轮在波斯湾北部被其海军发射的导弹击中，目前仍在起火燃烧。革命卫队同时声明，美国、以色列及欧洲国家的军用和商用船只均严禁在该海域通行，一旦被发现将遭到打击。 伊朗武装部队哈塔姆·安比亚中央司令部发言人则宣布，美国"亚伯拉罕·林肯"号航母在阿曼海距伊朗水域约340公里处遭革命卫队海军无人机击中，随后与其驱逐舰迅速撤离，目前已远离该区...

美国内政部长道格·伯格姆表示，特朗普政府正权衡一系列选项，以应对伊朗战争期间石油和汽油价格飙升。 伯格姆周四在接受采访时说，“所有选项都在考虑之中”，并补充说，选项清单既包括可能产生立竿见影影响的行动，也包括更长期、更加复杂的方案。 美国总统特朗普周二与伯格姆及其他高级顾问举行闭门会议，讨论了一系列选项，随后宣布计划提供保险担保并派遣海军护航，以确保油轮及其他船只安全通过霍尔木兹海峡。 其他可能性包括从美国紧急石油储备中释放原油，并可能与其他国家协调行动以最大化效果。不过，到目前为止，政府官员尚未采取动用战略石油储备的措施。 道格·伯格姆 分析师和华盛顿的其他一些人士还提到了特朗普政府可以考虑的其他选项，包括豁免燃料掺混要求，甚至由美国财政部交易原油期货。 如果这个全球最大经济体的政府亲自入市交易原油，将是前所未有之举。美国在全球原油市场拥有独特地位：既是全球最大的原油生产国，也是最大的消费国之一。但尚不清楚这类计划将如何运作、以及如何降低原油和汽油价格。 与此同时，伯格姆表示，美国国际开发金融公司向油轮提供保险的计划细节仍在制定中。“团队正在努力工作，”他说，并提到财政部长斯科特·贝森特和能源部长克里斯·赖特也参与其中。 “作为联邦政府，我们有机会介入并建立某种我称之为‘常态’的局面，” 伯格姆说。“美国可以承担一部分风险，帮助确保我们的盟友获得充足供应，而且只有我们能够做到这一点，因为我们拥有实现这一目标所需的金融实力和海军力量。” 责任编辑：丁文武

On February 17, 2026, Ophir Asset Management disclosed a new position in Marex Group plc (MRX 3.55%), acquiring 1,087,160 shares worth $41.70 million in the fourth quarter. What happened According to a February 17, 2026, SEC filing, Ophir Asset Management disclosed a new position in Marex Group plc, buying 1,087,160 shares. The position’s quarter-end value stood at $41.70 million. What else to know This new position represents 4.68% of the fund’s 13F reportable assets under management. Top holdings after the filing: NYSE:VVX: $49.76 million (5.6% of AUM) NYSE:AIR: $45.49 million (5.1% of AUM) NASDAQ:SIMO: $43.34 million (4.9% of AUM) NASDAQ:HURN: $42.24 million (4.7% of AUM) NASDAQ:MRX: $41.70 million (4.7% of AUM) As of Thursday, shares of Marex Group were priced at $38.69, up 7% over the past year and underperforming the S&P 500’s 16% gain in the same period. Company overview Metric Value Price (as of Thursday) $38.69 Market Capitalization $3 billion Revenue (TTM) $3.2 billion Net Income (TTM) $265.8 million Company snapshot Marex Group offers liquidity, market access, and infrastructure services across energy, commodities, and financial markets, including execution and clearing, market making, and risk management solutions. The company generates revenue primarily through trading fees, clearing services, market making, and customized derivatives and hedging solutions for institutional clients. It serves trading houses, producers, consumers, banks, distributors, private banks, asset managers, pension funds, and corporates globally, with a strong presence in the UK, US, and international markets. Marex Group is a diversified financial services provider with a focus on capital markets, commodities, and risk management solutions. The company leverages its technology platforms and broad product offering to deliver liquidity and execution services to a global institutional client base. Marex's integrated approach and expertise in both listed and OTC markets position it ...

Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Costco Wholesale — Shares of the big-box retailer dipped less than 1% in the after-hours session. Costco reported $4.58 cents per share in earnings on revenue of $69.6 billion in the fiscal second quarter, while analysts polled by LSEG expected $4.56 cents per share in earnings on revenue of $69.29 billion. Membership fees totaled $1.36 billion, reflecting a 13.6% gain year over year. Marvell Technology — The company, which makes integrated circuits and semiconductor products, saw shares jump nearly 9% on the back of strong quarterly results led by artificial intelligence demand. For its fourth quarter, Marvell reported adjusted earnings of 80 cents per share on revenue of $2.22 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG were expecting earnings of 79 cents per share and revenue of $2.21 billion. Management said Marvell expects its year-over-year revenue growth to increase each quarter in fiscal 2027. Gap — The apparel maker's stock slid almost 8% after Gap reported fourth-quarter earnings of 45 cents per share, just shy of analysts' forecast of 46 cents a share, per LSEG. Gap's revenue came in line with expectations at $4.24 billion. Samsara — Shares jumped more than 11% after the telematics software company reported rosy guidance. Samsara sees full-year adjusted earnings ranging from 65 cents to 69 cents per share and revenue between $1.97 billion and $1.98 billion. The LSEG consensus called for 59 cents per share in earnings and $1.92 billion in revenue. The company also said in a press release it's now using AI to automate workflows and enhance operations. Guidewire Software — Shares jumped about 5% after the software company for property and casualty insurers posted second quarter results that exceeded expectations. Guidewire Software posted earnings of $1.17 per share, on an adjusted basis, on revenue of $359.1 million. Analysts polled by LSEG anticipated earnings of 77 cents on revenue of $342 million. Coo...

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Earnings Call Insights: Evogene Ltd. (EVGN) Q4 2025 Management View CEO Ofer Haviv emphasized a strategic transformation, stating Evogene "made deliberate choice to sharpen our focus and execution" by concentrating resources on designing small molecules for drug development and agricultural chemicals via the ChemPass AI engine. Haviv explained, "we focused our technology development on a single computational engine, ChemPass AI... to concentrate exclusively on 2 high-impact markets where ChemPass AI offers strong differentiation, human health centered on small molecule drugs and agriculture focused on novel ag chemicals." He highlighted proprietary advancements, including a partnership with Google Cloud: "We tripled our benchmarks for accuracy, delivering 90% design precision," and announced a new collaboration to integrate advanced AI agents for enhanced automation and workflow. In human health, Haviv reported multiple partnered drug discovery programs and four disclosed collaborations, with scaling expected. In agriculture, the AgPlenus subsidiary continues collaborations with Bayer and Corteva, and an internal pipeline of novel herbicides and fungicides. CFO Yaron Eldad stated, "operating expenses net... declined to approximately $13.8 million for the year ended 2025 compared to approximately $22 million in 2024." He added, "total operating expenses net of approximately $3.2 million compared to approximately $4.3 million in the corresponding period of 2024." Eldad reported the sale of Lavie Bio operations to ICL, the winding down of Biomica, and the integration of AgPlenus into core operations. He also noted the exercise of Series A and B warrants for $3.4 million in gross proceeds. Outlook Management expects the reduced expense level to be sustained, and anticipates cash from Lavie Bio and Biomica will "satisfy our need for at least mid next year, maybe even more." Haviv indicated, "even without additional financial transaction, we have sufficient cash for a lit...

格隆汇3月6日｜美国众议院为219票反对、212票赞成的结果，否决了旨在“停止对伊朗空袭并要求对伊朗采取任何敌对行动须经国会授权”的决议。

Loma Negra press release ( LOMA ): Q4 Net sales revenues stood at Ps. 225,233 million (US$ 152 million), and decreased by 1.7% YoY, mainly explained by a decrease of 4.4% in in the top line of the Cement segment. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA reached Ps. 44,293 million, decreasing by 33.4% YoY in pesos, while in dollars it reached 37 million, down 26.9% from 4Q24. The Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margin stood at 19.7%, decreasing by 938 basis points YoY from 29.0%. Net Profit of Ps. 5,895 million, compared to a net profit of Ps. 29,096 million in the same period of the previous year, mainly driven by a lower operational performance, coupled with a loss in net financial results. Net Debt stood at Ps. 266,492 million (US$183 million), representing a Net Debt/LTM Adjusted EBITDA ratio of 1.47x, compared to 0.89x in FY24. More on Loma Negra Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Loma Negra Historical earnings data for Loma Negra Financial information for Loma Negra

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