Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management and Elon Musk biographer Walter Isaacson have floated the idea that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX could combine within the next decade. This remains speculation rather than a deal. For Boeing (NYSE: BA), the hypothetical lands harder than for any other company. Boeing: A Fragile Recovery Meets a Hypothetical ... Why Boeing Has the Most to Lose If Tesla ...
Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management and Elon Musk biographer Walter Isaacson have floated the idea that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX could combine within the next decade. This remains speculation rather than a deal. For Boeing (NYSE: BA), the hypothetical lands harder than for any other company. Boeing: A Fragile Recovery Meets a Hypothetical ... Why Boeing Has the Most to Lose If Tesla and SpaceX Ever Combine
Key Points This artificial intelligence leader is showing strong growth across multiple business segments thanks to AI. It announced a big step up in spending coming in the back half of 2026, scaring off some investors. That provides a great opportunity for long-term thinkers right now. 10 stocks we like better than Microsoft › The current bull market has been dominated by just a handful of megaca...
Key Points This artificial intelligence leader is showing strong growth across multiple business segments thanks to AI. It announced a big step up in spending coming in the back half of 2026, scaring off some investors. That provides a great opportunity for long-term thinkers right now. 10 stocks we like better than Microsoft › The current bull market has been dominated by just a handful of megacap tech stocks. These massive tech companies have been the driving force behind the most significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) in recent history, providing key infrastructure for developers, developing large language models, and using AI to drive significant revenue growth for key products and business segments. While many of the largest companies have seen their stock prices continue to climb in 2026, a few haven't kept up with the rest of the market. That's creating buying opportunities for some, and analysts see one of 2026's laggards climbing more than 30% over the next year. 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 » With a median analyst price target of $550, Wall Street sees the most upside for Microsoft(NASDAQ: MSFT) over the next 12 months among megacap stocks. Microsoft is an undervalued AI leader Microsoft's early and ongoing investments in AI have more than paid off for the business. It was an early investor in OpenAI, positioning its Azure cloud computing business as the top choice among AI developers looking to gain access to the leading AI lab's models. While it no longer has an exclusive relationship with OpenAI, it still holds a 27% stake in the company, providing significant exposure to the leading AI lab. What's more, the momentum at Azure remains intact, and it's investing heavily to maintain it. Azure revenue climbed 40% in Microsoft's most recent quarter, drive...
Wetour Robotics Limited As Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon describes a shift from smartphone-centric computing toward agent-centric experiences across devices, two Orchestra demonstrations show Conductor sEMG wristband enabling local, touchless control across smart devices, computer screens and AR interfaces — with no cloud dependency. Austin, TX, May 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wetour Robotics Limit...
Wetour Robotics Limited As Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon describes a shift from smartphone-centric computing toward agent-centric experiences across devices, two Orchestra demonstrations show Conductor sEMG wristband enabling local, touchless control across smart devices, computer screens and AR interfaces — with no cloud dependency. Austin, TX, May 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wetour Robotics Limited (NASDAQ: WETO), a Physical AI infrastructure and wearable robotics company headquartered in Austin, Texas, today summarized two working demonstrations of Spatial Intent Fusion on its Orchestra Physical AI platform. Together, the demonstrations show a single Conductor sEMG wristband — running through one portable Orchestra edge AI hub — controlling smart home IoT devices, personal computer screens and AR glasses through wrist-worn gestures and pointing direction. Two Demonstrations, One Wearable, Multiple Devices In the first demonstration, a user wearing the Conductor wristband points toward a smart lamp, then a speaker. Orchestra identifies each target device in sequence. Wrist gestures turn the lamp on, change its color, start audio playback and switch tracks — without camera-based input. In the second demonstration, the same Conductor wristband, paired with AR glasses, controls a laptop and AR interface. The user scrolls a webpage, click the video and move into AR space and manipulates it with hands gestures. No touch. No voice. No keyboard. Across both demonstrations, every command is processed locally on a single Orchestra edge AI hub. No cloud connection is required for core command processing. Demonstration videos are available at www.wetourrobotics.com and on the Company’s LinkedIn and X channels under Wetour Robotics and @WETO_IR_TEAM. The Interface Layer for the AI Agent Era In a May 2026 Fortune interview, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon described a shift from a smartphone-centric digital world toward an agent-centric experience across phones, PCs and other device...
The current bull market has been dominated by just a handful of megacap tech stocks. These massive tech companies have been the driving force behind the most significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) in recent history, providing key infrastructure for developers, developing large language models, and using AI to drive significant revenue growth for key products and business segments...
The current bull market has been dominated by just a handful of megacap tech stocks. These massive tech companies have been the driving force behind the most significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) in recent history, providing key infrastructure for developers, developing large language models, and using AI to drive significant revenue growth for key products and business segments. While many of the largest companies have seen their stock prices continue to climb in 2026, a few haven't kept up with the rest of the market. That's creating buying opportunities for some, and analysts see one of 2026's laggards climbing more than 30% over the next year. With a median analyst price target of $550, Wall Street sees the most upside for Microsoft (MSFT 1.45%) over the next 12 months among megacap stocks. Microsoft is an undervalued AI leader Microsoft's early and ongoing investments in AI have more than paid off for the business. It was an early investor in OpenAI, positioning its Azure cloud computing business as the top choice among AI developers looking to gain access to the leading AI lab's models. While it no longer has an exclusive relationship with OpenAI, it still holds a 27% stake in the company, providing significant exposure to the leading AI lab. What's more, the momentum at Azure remains intact, and it's investing heavily to maintain it. Azure revenue climbed 40% in Microsoft's most recent quarter, driven by both AI and non-AI services. However, capital expenditures climbed 46% year over year, and management guided for a significant step up in spending through the rest of the year. Its calendar 2026 capex budget now sits at $190 billion. That massive spending has put pressure on the stock price. But Microsoft has consistently shown strong returns on its invested capital that should provide confidence in the spending plans. Plus, Microsoft faces the challenging task of determining the proper allocation of its resources for its own AI training an...
franckreporter/iStock via Getty Images Credo: Momentum failure sparks new concerns Is the moment of reckoning arriving for companies that have been plugged in deeply into the semiconductor value chain? We were given a wake-up call just this week as Seagate Technology CEO's ( STX ) commentary at a JP Morgan conference triggered an intense sell-off, which also marked its “worst one-day drop in nearl...
franckreporter/iStock via Getty Images Credo: Momentum failure sparks new concerns Is the moment of reckoning arriving for companies that have been plugged in deeply into the semiconductor value chain? We were given a wake-up call just this week as Seagate Technology CEO's ( STX ) commentary at a JP Morgan conference triggered an intense sell-off, which also marked its “worst one-day drop in nearly two months.” Seagate stock decline on supply chain fears (Bloomberg) For those of you who have been following this hiccup, you will probably understand that the market is now getting increasingly concerned whether the elongated supply chain could delay the capacity needed to realize that revenue potential linked to the unprecedented AI capital outlays. And the Seagate CEO mentioned building these factories might take longer than expected and may even cause us to go into an oversupply situation, given the timing mismatch. Hence, I think it has once again brought back mounting worries about whether the current supply chain could keep up with the demand factor. I don't think we need another reminder why realizing that potential is crucial, given how quickly the market has priced in the semiconductor value chain stocks. Recall those vertical surges that we saw in the stocks across networking, memory, storage, and even recently the CPU vendors. They have all benefited from this mad rush to partake in the AI agentic revolution. For Credo ( CRDO ), the timing couldn't have come worse. After a momentous April, which saw the stock nearly break its all-time highs at the $200 level, selling pressure has intensified lately. In fact, since the momentum has abruptly halted at the $210 zone, CRDO has not managed to mount another attempt to break out from the critical resistance level. Although I kept my buy rating back in March as CRDO delivered a stupendous fiscal Q3 earnings scorecard, I also observed that it had gone up far too fast within a few weeks, which likely triggered this ris...
coffeekai/iStock via Getty Images By Carsten Brzeski and Franziska Biehl The war in the Middle East has been going on for almost three months, and disruptions to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have pushed prices sharply higher. While oil traded at around USD 70 per barrel at the end of February, prices have averaged roughly USD 110 since early March. The oil price shock has quickly filtere...
coffeekai/iStock via Getty Images By Carsten Brzeski and Franziska Biehl The war in the Middle East has been going on for almost three months, and disruptions to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have pushed prices sharply higher. While oil traded at around USD 70 per barrel at the end of February, prices have averaged roughly USD 110 since early March. The oil price shock has quickly filtered through to households. Filling up has become noticeably more expensive across the eurozone, albeit to very different degrees. Compared with the week before the joint US-Israeli strike on Iran, the price of a 50-litre tank of unleaded petrol has risen by an average of between €5.00 in Spain and €13.50 in Germany. For diesel, the average increase has been even steeper, ranging from €15.65 in Italy to €23.00 in the Netherlands. The biggest differences across eurozone countries were seen in late March and early April, coinciding with the spike in oil prices. Some of these gaps have since narrowed, partly due to temporary fiscal measures in several eurozone countries. A slow burn for household budgets If fuel prices were to remain at current levels for the rest of the year, annual fuel expenses would rise by roughly €70 in Italy and up to €280 for petrol in the Netherlands compared to last year. For diesel, the additional burden would range from €190 to €430. And for those still remembering the 2022 energy price shock: annual fuel expenses (in nominal terms) in the eurozone would be between 2% (Austria) and 15% (the Netherlands) higher than in 2022. While this increase in fuel prices alone could undermine private consumption, it will do so more unevenly than many might think. Across the eurozone, the share of disposable income spent on fuel differs markedly. Last year, households in Italy spent around 4.0% of their disposable income on fuel, compared with 6.2% in Portugal. Interestingly, this gap does not reflect cheaper fuel in Italy. On the contrary, with higher taxes, fuel ...
Key Points This artificial intelligence leader is showing strong growth across multiple business segments thanks to AI. It announced a big step up in spending coming in the back half of 2026, scaring off some investors. That provides a great opportunity for long-term thinkers right now. 10 stocks we like better than Microsoft › The current bull market has been dominated by just a handful of megaca...
Key Points This artificial intelligence leader is showing strong growth across multiple business segments thanks to AI. It announced a big step up in spending coming in the back half of 2026, scaring off some investors. That provides a great opportunity for long-term thinkers right now. 10 stocks we like better than Microsoft › The current bull market has been dominated by just a handful of megacap tech stocks. These massive tech companies have been the driving force behind the most significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) in recent history, providing key infrastructure for developers, developing large language models, and using AI to drive significant revenue growth for key products and business segments. While many of the largest companies have seen their stock prices continue to climb in 2026, a few haven't kept up with the rest of the market. That's creating buying opportunities for some, and analysts see one of 2026's laggards climbing more than 30% over the next year. 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 » With a median analyst price target of $550, Wall Street sees the most upside for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) over the next 12 months among megacap stocks. Microsoft is an undervalued AI leader Microsoft's early and ongoing investments in AI have more than paid off for the business. It was an early investor in OpenAI, positioning its Azure cloud computing business as the top choice among AI developers looking to gain access to the leading AI lab's models. While it no longer has an exclusive relationship with OpenAI, it still holds a 27% stake in the company, providing significant exposure to the leading AI lab. What's more, the momentum at Azure remains intact, and it's investing heavily to maintain it. Azure revenue climbed 40% in Microsoft's most recent quarter, driv...
Key Points Oklo may not begin commercial activities until 2028. Profitability is likely to come much later. At around $10 billion, its valuation remains fairly high. 10 stocks we like better than Oklo › Oklo (NYSE: OKLO) is a company that has tremendous long-term growth potential, as its small fission power plants can be a key part of the energy solution. At a time when investments in artificial i...
Key Points Oklo may not begin commercial activities until 2028. Profitability is likely to come much later. At around $10 billion, its valuation remains fairly high. 10 stocks we like better than Oklo › Oklo (NYSE: OKLO) is a company that has tremendous long-term growth potential, as its small fission power plants can be a key part of the energy solution. At a time when investments in artificial intelligence (AI) are creating a need for more energy and data centers, many retail investors see Oklo's powerhouses as being integral to AI's long-term growth. And while the stock can be seen as an intriguing long-term investment with significant upside, there's still significant uncertainty ahead. Before you even consider buying Oklo stock, you need to ask yourself: Can you handle seeing significant losses from the company for several 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 » Commercialization may not happen until 2028, and profitability likely much later than that While Oklo has a design in place for its Aurora powerhouse, the company doesn't expect to begin commercial operations until 2028. And while it'll try to generate some revenue before then, it'll likely be fairly minimal at best. Even once it has its first powerhouse up and running, it may take even longer than that for the business to turn a profit. This is a capital-intensive operation as building these power plants will take a considerable amount of time and money, especially to scale them. The company's operating expenses have been north of $50 million in each of the past two quarters, and that's only going to increase as it begins operations and starts expanding. This means that, while the company may generate revenue by 2028, it'll take far longer than that to turn a profit and generate positive free cash flow. That means you'...
The artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout is entering its consolidation phase. In a decisive move that reshapes the competitive landscape, private equity giant Blackstone NYSE: BX and hyperscaler Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL announced a $5 billion joint venture to create a new AI cloud platform. This alliance directly targets the operational moats of high-flying, pure-play infrastructure provi...
The artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout is entering its consolidation phase. In a decisive move that reshapes the competitive landscape, private equity giant Blackstone NYSE: BX and hyperscaler Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL announced a $5 billion joint venture to create a new AI cloud platform. This alliance directly targets the operational moats of high-flying, pure-play infrastructure providers, signaling a fundamental market rotation toward mega-cap players with unmatched access to capital. For investors, this catalyst clarifies the board. The era of speculative premiums for companies with GPU capacity appears to be closing, replaced by a new reality in which balance sheet strength and cost of capital are paramount. This shift creates a compelling opportunity for a classic pairs trade, favoring the unlevered scale of institutional giants over the debt-fueled growth of their mid-tier rivals. Get Alphabet alerts: Sign Up Forging a Debt-Free Weapon With Capital and Silicon The partnership between Blackstone and Google is more than just another data center deal; it's a vertically integrated assault on the AI compute market. Blackstone is making an initial $5 billion equity commitment to bring 500 megawatts of capacity online by 2027, with plans to scale significantly. The new, U.S.-based entity will offer Google's proprietary Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) as a compute-as-a-service offering. The deal structure presents two immediate and formidable advantages. First, by using pure equity, the venture completely bypasses the increasingly expensive debt markets that competitors rely on for expansion, creating a superior unit economics model from its inception. Second, it fuses Blackstone's global expertise in real estate, energy, and digital infrastructure with Google's decade-plus of experience developing and deploying its custom-built AI accelerators. TPUs already power Google's entire suite of AI products, including Gemini, giving the new platform a foundation o...
Hong Kong accounted for the largest share of losses uncovered in a cross-border scam crackdown spanning 10 jurisdictions, making up more than 40 per cent of the US$752 million total. The single largest loss involved a Singaporean firm whose funds were transferred to multiple bank accounts in the city and Hong Kong. Hong Kong police said on Wednesday that it worked with law enforcement agencies in ...
Hong Kong accounted for the largest share of losses uncovered in a cross-border scam crackdown spanning 10 jurisdictions, making up more than 40 per cent of the US$752 million total. The single largest loss involved a Singaporean firm whose funds were transferred to multiple bank accounts in the city and Hong Kong. Hong Kong police said on Wednesday that it worked with law enforcement agencies in Brunei, Canada, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, the Maldives, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand between March 10 and May 7. Advertisement The operation targeted fraud and money-laundering cases and involved 3,200 officers. In total, 3,018 people were arrested in connection with 138,000 cases, including online shopping scams, employment fraud, investment scams, and telephone deception, with total losses amounting to US$752 million. Officers from the Frontier+ initiative at a press briefing in the Maldives. Photo: ISD In Hong Kong, police arrested 870 individuals aged between 13 and 83 for their roles in various scams and intercepted about HK$539 million in criminal proceeds.
Technical analysis has a dubious reputation, and it's easy to understand why. Many analysts mindlessly look for patterns on charts without understanding the trading dynamics and price action that makes the pattern form. The names of the patterns aren't important. Understanding why the patterns form is. Yesterday, Tesla opened at $403.16. During the day, it traded down to $393.63. Then there was a ...
Technical analysis has a dubious reputation, and it's easy to understand why. Many analysts mindlessly look for patterns on charts without understanding the trading dynamics and price action that makes the pattern form. The names of the patterns aren't important. Understanding why the patterns form is. Yesterday, Tesla opened at $403.16. During the day, it traded down to $393.63. Then there was a reversal, and the shares closed higher than they opened. The reversal action appears on the chart as a hammer. The pattern is a graphical illustration of a powerful intraday reversal. There is a chance the move higher continues. It isn't a surprise that the shares found support around the $402 level. As you can see on the chart below, this level was a resistance in April. Tesla Chart Stocks that sell off can find support at prices that had previously been resistance. This common action results from remorseful or aggressive sellers. Many of the people who sold around $402 thought they made a good move when the price dropped after they did. But when the resistance broke, and the price moved higher, a number of them decided selling was a mistake. They also decided that if they could eventually do so, they would repurchase their shares at the same price they were sold for. So, when the price dropped back to this level yesterday, they placed buy orders. There were so many of these orders that it resulted in support forming at the level. The best traders don't mindlessly try to identify patterns. They try to understand the price action that makes the markets move. This is why they are able to profit. Image: Shutterstock
The Czech Republic is expanding the sale of state retail bonds as the public’s appetite for the debt exceeded the equivalent of $1 billion in less than a week since the launch of the program. The government took orders for 22.4 billion koruna ($1.1 billion) of the bonds as of Wednesday, more than the initial planned volume, according to Finance Minister Alena Schillerova . The strongest demand was...
The Czech Republic is expanding the sale of state retail bonds as the public’s appetite for the debt exceeded the equivalent of $1 billion in less than a week since the launch of the program. The government took orders for 22.4 billion koruna ($1.1 billion) of the bonds as of Wednesday, more than the initial planned volume, according to Finance Minister Alena Schillerova . The strongest demand was for the fixed five-year note, which was “particularly good news” for the state, she said, adding that orders could be placed until further notice. “I decided on a significant increase in the sale size from the original 20 billion koruna,” Schillerova said in a post on X. The state is appealing to the conservative nature of Czech savers with a plan to tap into 1.3 trillion koruna of deposits lying on current accounts that earn little or no interest. Retail bonds are popular among the public because the country has one of the lowest debts in the European Union and a functioning economy, Schillerova said last week. The three types of the new retail issue include five-year notes carrying a coupon that’s gradually rising over the years to amount to an effective 4.5% if people hold the bond until maturity. The other two notes are a floating-rate paper with interest linked to inflation and a short-term security paying the equivalent of the Prague-based central bank’s benchmark interest rate. Read more: Czechs Sell Most Debt in Biggest Auction Day Since Iran War The last sale of retail bonds, launched during Schillerova’s previous term in office in 2018, raised about 80 billion koruna for the state. Those owners benefited mainly from the inflation-linked note when consumer price growth peaked at 18% four years ago. Households currently hold about 60 billion koruna worth of state bonds, representing 1.6% of the entire debt, Schillerova said last week. The minister said then that raising this portion to the 3% level would be a “very nice” result.
Micron Technology Inc. stocks have been trading up by 4.82 percent amid optimism over strengthening AI memory demand. Live Update At 09:18:10 EDT: On Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Micron Technology Inc. stock [NASDAQ: MU] is trending up by 4.82%! Discover the key drivers behind this movement as well as our expert analysis in the detailed breakdown below. Quick Financial Overview Micron Technology, ticke...
Micron Technology Inc. stocks have been trading up by 4.82 percent amid optimism over strengthening AI memory demand. Live Update At 09:18:10 EDT: On Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Micron Technology Inc. stock [NASDAQ: MU] is trending up by 4.82%! Discover the key drivers behind this movement as well as our expert analysis in the detailed breakdown below. Quick Financial Overview Micron Technology, ticker MU, is trading like a classic high‑beta AI leader. The daily chart shows MU ripping from about $542 on 2026/05/01 to near $699 on 2026/05/19, with several huge range days above $750 before a sharp shakeout. That kind of volatility screams momentum name, not sleepy value play. Under the hood, MU’s fundamentals look loaded for a big cycle. Revenue over the last year sits around $37.38B, with gross margin near 46.7% and EBIT margin at 39%. Those are not “bottom of the cycle” numbers; that is what strong pricing looks like. A P/E around 34.2 and price‑to‑sales near 14 tell traders the market is already paying up for that AI memory story. Financial strength backs the move. MU’s current ratio is 2.9, total debt‑to‑equity just 0.15, and interest coverage about 105 times. Return on equity above 39% and very high recent ROIC figures confirm this is not just revenue growth; Micron is converting demand into serious profits and cash flow. For active traders, MU is a high‑quality balance sheet riding a hot narrative, which often keeps dip buyers interested during pullbacks. Why Traders Are Watching MU’s AI Memory Story For short‑term and swing traders, MU has become one of the cleanest ways to play the AI hardware bottleneck. Practically every major Wall Street shop is racing to reprice Micron Technology higher, and that steady drumbeat often fuels big moves on headlines. CFRA’s decision on 2026/05/15 to reiterate a Buy on MU and lift its 12‑month target from $500 to $900 is a key trigger. The firm did not just bump the target; it materially raised FY26‑27 earnings and free cash flow ...
RoboStrategy ( BOT ) announced on Wednesday Andrew Kang as chief executive officer. The company said that Kang co-founded the fund with the mission to give public market investors exposure to the most promising private, pre-IPO, and public robotics companies. Kang is also the founding partner of Mechanism Capital, his family office, which is focused on investing in frontier technologies. Throughou...
RoboStrategy ( BOT ) announced on Wednesday Andrew Kang as chief executive officer. The company said that Kang co-founded the fund with the mission to give public market investors exposure to the most promising private, pre-IPO, and public robotics companies. Kang is also the founding partner of Mechanism Capital, his family office, which is focused on investing in frontier technologies. Throughout his investment career, Kang has led early-stage investments across artificial intelligence, crypto, and robotics, including investments in humanoid robotics companies. “Robotics and physical AI are not just emerging technologies - they are the foundation of the next industrial revolution,” said Andrew Kang , Chief Executive Officer of RoboStrategy. “RoboStrategy was built to connect public markets with frontier companies, to provide broader investment participation in technologies that will redefine any industry that involves physical labor.” RoboStrategy listed on the Nasdaq on Monday, May 11, 2026, and recently entered into a committed equity facility of up to $2B from Roth Principal Investments, an affiliate of Roth Capital Partners, which will further enable Kang and his leadership team to make new investments in category-defining robotics and physical artificial intelligence companies and drive shareholder value. More on Robostrategy, Inc. RoboStrategy secures up to $2B equity facility from Roth affiliate RoboStrategy begins trading on Nasdaq under ticker BOT Financial information for Robostrategy, Inc.
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO 3:00 03:00 Jeff Bezos: I don't want to reduce taxes for the working class, I want to eliminate it Squawk Box Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos on Wednesday called for zero federal income taxes on the bottom half of earners. The top 1% of taxpayers pay 40% of all the tax revenue, and the bottom half pay 3%, Bezo...
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO 3:00 03:00 Jeff Bezos: I don't want to reduce taxes for the working class, I want to eliminate it Squawk Box Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos on Wednesday called for zero federal income taxes on the bottom half of earners. The top 1% of taxpayers pay 40% of all the tax revenue, and the bottom half pay 3%, Bezos told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin. "I don't think it should be 3%," Bezos said. "I think it should be zero." Bezos' comments come as a number of Democratic states explore higher taxes on the wealthy . The average income tax rate in 2023 was 14.1%, according to a Tax Foundation analysis of the latest IRS data. The top 1% of taxpayers paid a 26.3% average rate, seven times higher than the 3.7% average rate paid by the bottom half of taxpayers. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. press release ( SMA ): Q1 GAAP EPS of -$0.45 misses by $0.55 . Revenue of $7.8M (+6.1% Y/Y). More on SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript SmartStop Self Storage: Upgrading On North America Portfolio Growth SmartStop narrows 2026 same-store revenue guide to (-0.25%) to 1.75% while projecting $1.9...
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. press release ( SMA ): Q1 GAAP EPS of -$0.45 misses by $0.55 . Revenue of $7.8M (+6.1% Y/Y). More on SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript SmartStop Self Storage: Upgrading On North America Portfolio Growth SmartStop narrows 2026 same-store revenue guide to (-0.25%) to 1.75% while projecting $1.94 to $2.04 in FFO as adjusted per share Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. Historical earnings data for SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
Anthropic may soon become one of the most valuable private companies in history. The Financial Times recently reported that the company could seek a valuation approaching $1 trillion in an upcoming funding round, despite a revenue run rate that was barely above $1 billion at the start of 2025. For a traditional software company, the valuation would look absurd. Software revenue is typically constr...
Anthropic may soon become one of the most valuable private companies in history. The Financial Times recently reported that the company could seek a valuation approaching $1 trillion in an upcoming funding round, despite a revenue run rate that was barely above $1 billion at the start of 2025. For a traditional software company, the valuation would look absurd. Software revenue is typically constrained by employee counts and enterprise IT budgets, after all. However, Anthropic’s investors are betting this is not a traditional software company, and they may well be right. The real opportunity is much larger than the roughly $1 trillion global software market. AI models are increasingly performing tasks previously handled by lawyers, analysts, engineers, consultants, and support staff. Anthropic is competing for a share of the multi-trillion-dollar global knowledge labor market, and recent enterprise adoption trends suggest it is emerging as one of the dominant players. Similar valuation debates are emerging across frontier technology leaders. What’s Better: SpaceX At $2T Or Google At $5T? The Revenue Trajectory Anthropic’s annualized revenue run-rate was roughly $1 billion at the start of 2025. By early 2026 it had reached $14 billion. As of May 2026, estimates place it at near $45 billion. If the company exits the year at that run-rate, reaching $100 billion in 2027 may not be out of reach. The mechanics behind the numbers are worth understanding. Traditional software is sold by the seat, making revenue largely tied to employee counts. Anthropic’s primary revenue unit is the token – the volume of data its models process. Its flagship product Claude Code, which helps engineering teams write, debug, and manage code autonomously, does not operate on a human schedule. It runs continuously. A single deployment can scale an organization’s consumption by several multiples in a month, with no change in headcount. In SaaS, revenue scales with employees. In AI, revenue scales...