Key PointsSmall and medium-sized businesses are a UPS core target market, and Amazon is going after them.

【有線新聞】美國總統特朗普在白宮的小型企業峰會致辭，宣稱如果不是自己當總統就可能爆發第三次世界大戰，又形容伊朗戰事是一場小型戰爭。 特朗普：「如果你們選錯總統，就會捲入第三次世界大戰，即使你們的企業很厲害，也要有平台，即是國家，亦即是正確的原則，正確的一切。美國正在蓬勃發展，儘管我們處於一場我稱之為小型戰爭，它本質上就是小型戰爭。」 他又指有人批評美國對伊朗的軍事行動至今持續六星期是過長，但美國近代戰爭包括越戰、韓戰等均是持續多年。

The 44-year-old will avoid jail time after her arrest in California earlier this year.

The First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 264,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 66,000. Shares of FAN were down about 0.9% on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest volume

Cigna To Exit Obamacare In 2027 Amid Rising Costs Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times, The Cigna Group, one of the country’s largest health services and insurance firms, is joining others , including Aetna and UnitedHealthcare, in divesting its individual health exchange business. By the end of 2026, Cigna Group will no longer offer insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” the company said during its April 30 earnings call. According to its first-quarter earnings report, as of March 31, the company’s individual exchange business had 369,000 members in individual and family plans. “We did not make this decision lightly, and appreciate the importance of ensuring patients have continuity through the transition,” Brian Evanko, Cigna Group’s president, chief operating officer, and incoming CEO, said during the earnings call. “Looking to the future, there’s no question that the status quo in healthcare is unsustainable. Costs continue to rise, as does demand for healthcare services, an untenable equation,” he said. “We will support members through their open enrollment transitions into 2027.” Cigna’s decision comes after other health insurance companies, such as CVS Health and UnitedHealthcare, divested insurance business under the ACA. In its first-quarter 2025 earnings report, released on Feb. 10, CVS Health announced that it was exiting its individual exchange business, where its health insurance arm, Aetna, independently operates ACA plans, beginning in 2026. Years earlier, UnitedHealthcare said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 2016 that its Employer and Individual program would participate in individual public exchanges in only three states in 2017, a sharp reduction from 34 states in 2016. At the beginning of this year, the Alliance of Safety-net Hospitals predicted that expiring tax credits for buying health insurance under ACA exchanges could affect nearly 4.8 million people in 2026, as th...

We recently published Jim Cramer Commented On Big Market Confusion & Discussed These 20 Stocks. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) made quite a splash as April closed after its shares closed 9.9% higher on April 30th. Raymond James discussed the firm on the 30th, as […]

In trading on Monday, the iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Sailpoint, up about 4.3% and shares of Onespan, up about 3.5% on the day. And underperformin

Swiss lawmakers postponed a preliminary vote on a law that will determine UBS Group AG ’s future capital needs, creating a delay of several months just as the legislative process gets started. The first hearing of the bill in the Upper House’s Economic Affairs and Taxation Committee on Monday concluded without a recommendation on whether lawmakers of the chamber should support or reject the proposal, according to people familiar with the talks who declined to be identified discussing closed-door meetings. That means the Upper House will likely only vote on the legislation — which could ultimately impose roughly $20 billion in additional capital requirements on UBS’s Swiss unit — in its September session, and not in June, the people said. A spokesperson for the committee declined to comment. The entire legislative process, which also includes the Lower House, is expected to take at least until next year. UBS Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti was among attendees of the meeting in Bern, alongside Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter , Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel and Stefan Walter , head of financial regulator Finma. Switzerland’s government has been driving the reform that intends to force UBS to fully back its foreign units with capital at the parent bank. The lender calls the proposal extreme and out of step with international standards. The dispute stems from UBS’s Bern-brokered rescue of Credit Suisse in 2023. The bank’s increased size has raised concerns that Switzerland may be unable to bail it out in a future crisis, prompting the proposed reforms. UBS CEO Attends Swiss Parliament as Capital Debate Kicks Off Swiss Minister Says Lawmakers Fear UBS Will Cut Party Funding UBS Standoff With Switzerland Escalates as Reforms Shape Up

In this article UPS FDX AMZN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A UPS Boeing 767 airplane departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to Louisville on January 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Shares of logistics giants UPS and FedEx sank on Monday after Amazon announced a new initiative to open up its supply chain networks to other businesses. Both stocks were down 10% in midday trading. The companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Shares of Amazon remained largely unchanged. The tech company's " Amazon Supply Chain Services " will allow companies spanning multiple industries to use Amazon's supply chain and logistics to move and deliver products and raw materials. It's part of Amazon's ongoing growth in services. The announcement could set up Amazon as a major player next to UPS and FedEx, opening up its fleet of more than 100 cargo plans and a massive network of warehouses. Amazon said major retailers including Procter & Gamble , 3M , Lands' End and American Eagle Outfitters have already signed up for the new program. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.

Andrii Dodonov/iStock via Getty Images Six years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic was raging, markets had plunged, and no one knew when there would be a vaccine or what the long-term effects upon the economy would be. At the time, a friend could not understand why his safe rainy-day fund had suddenly sold off by 30% , the same amount as the equity markets had. I am a firm believer that people should understand what they are buying, and I thought others might be in the same position, so I wrote the article, Never Buy Preferred Shares, A Lesson From Baseball, The NBA, And The CDO Market . Graph 1: Downside Protection? What Downside Protection? Data by YCharts Five subsequent articles gave similar, though more nuanced advice - i.e. as a rule, preferred shares issued by utilities are better than ones issued by financials; there are tax considerations; a few preferred shares have covenants that stop payment of debt in a restructuring until their dividends are paid, etc. In general, though, the advice to avoid this asset class has been sound. The ETFs I analyzed, and the S&P US Preferred Stock Index , have performed abysmally, comparable to or even worse than cash, and all have lagged the S&P 500 . Notably, the best performer has been the VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financial ETF ( PFXF ). Graph 2: A Five-Year Bull Market But Minimal Returns For ETFs That Invest In Preferred Shares Data by YCharts Despite its outperformance of other ETFs that invest in preferred shares, I am placing a rating of Sell on PFXF. Many of the securities that it invests in are Mandatory Convertible Preferred Shares. These are more similar to common equity positions with complex equity options overlay strategies than they are to a deeply subordinated fixed income bond, which is how preferred shares are usually thought of. In my opinion, they are unsuitable for traditional retail investors who are looking for stable income and capital preservation. For those investors who are comfortable taking this ...

【有線新聞】為幫助殘障人士融入社區、實現無障礙出行，內地大力推動「科技助殘」，多款高科技輔助器具先後亮相。 這款機械狗外觀和其他機械狗相差不大，但其實它是一款智能導盲犬，內置了人工智能算法和多個傳感器，不但能「聽得懂」主人的口頭指令，更懂得自主規劃最佳路線。科技公司負責人臧麗娜：「它會給盲人提供路徑規劃，兩點之間怎麽走是最短的，然後最優路線，同時它還可以避障。」 比起傳統導盲犬，智能導盲犬其中一項優勢是專注度更高。雖然受過專業訓練，但導盲犬在帶路途中難免受其他事物影響，智能導盲犬則可避免這情況。而在成本上，智能導盲犬亦有優勢。臧麗娜：「一隻導盲犬牠的培訓成本是在20萬到30萬之間，然後客人拿到了這隻導盲犬，牠日常還有一些飼養。但我們的這隻『狗』，它完全沒有這些費用。」 除了智能導盲犬，這款懂得爬樓梯的智能輪椅亦是「黑科技」之一。別看它造型獨特，只要切換履帶模式，不論是26厘米的台階抑或40厘米寬的溝坎，一樣如履平地。醫療器械企業負責人劉易安：「假如遇到台階、溝坎，還有就是我們有些公園都會有幾步台階，當遇到這個時候，我們就可以切換為履帶模式，它可以隨心所欲地過去。」 在去年殘特奧會期間多款高科技輔助器具獲廣泛應用，得到用家一致好評。

(RTTNews) - European stocks closed mostly weak on Monday as Middle East tensions and fresh tariff threats by U.S. President Donald Trump weighed on investor sentiment.

导航环球将向斯塔布尔资产管理，收购 17 家另类资管公司的收益分成权益组合 蓝猫头鹰在导航环球的持股比例将从 49% 降至 37%。 这家澳大利亚另类投资管理公司首席执行官表示，凭借最新一笔 1.95 亿美元 收购所达成的战略合作关系，导航环球投资（Navigator Global Investments）未来每年有望 加快并购交易频次 。 导航环球于周一宣布，将向总部位于纽约的 斯塔布尔资产管理（Stable Asset Management） 支付 1.03 亿美元现金 ，收购其持有的 17 家另类资产管理公司收益分成权益组合 。 这家美国机构同时还将获得导航环球的股份，拿下后者 9.6% 股权。 背靠蓝猫头鹰资本的导航环球表示，这笔交易估值为该资产组合 2025 年分红收益的 7.6 倍 。交易同时附带战略合作协议，双方未来可 联合出资 开展收购项目。 公司首席执行官斯蒂芬・达克周一称，这类 混合型交易模式 ，有望让导航环球每年落地的投资交易数量进一步提升。过去几年公司每年仅目标完成 1—2 笔交易，未来有望增至每年 2—3 笔。 达克表示：“未来每年有望达成 2 至 3 笔交易。这种混合型合作模式，能让我们拿下原本无力完成、或是会被竞争对手抢走的项目。” 此次收购是导航环球 2026 年公布的第二笔交易。今年 3 月，公司同意 三年内出资 1 亿美元 ，收购专注人工智能赛道的投资机构 格鲁吉亚合伙公司（Georgian Partners）4.5% 股份。 待 2027 年初完成本次最新收购后，在澳交所上市的导航环球，将在 29 家合作机构 中持有少数股权。 公司采用 普通合伙人（GP）股权投资策略 ：向各类资管普通合伙人注入流动性，部分情况下还提供战略咨询，以此换取管理费及利润分成权益。 达克透露，斯塔布尔将继续受托管理此次出售的权益资产；双方签订永久协议，前六年每年收取 156 万美元 管理费。 达克自 2006 年起便与斯塔布尔 CEO 埃里克・塞拉诺・伯恩森相识，而双方正式启动交易谈判，始于约一年前两家公司首席投资官的一次会面。 他表示：“有些标的股权规模太小，我们并不感兴趣；还有一些优质股权我们非常看好，但卖方不愿整体出售。过去一年我们持续协商、筛选，最终敲定这组资产组合，整个落地过程耗时整整一年。” 斯塔布尔完成股份认购后，将成为导航环球 第二大股...

Filing adds new tension to high-stakes AI trial

Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.B ) B shares rose 0.6% in Monday midday trading after the conglomerate's annual meeting on Saturday assured investors that the investing behemoth will continue to embrace the unique culture that legendary investor Warren Buffett imbued in the company. The meeting clearly demonstrated that new CEO Greg Abel is leading the show, both in terms of managing Berkshire's sprawling businesses and in confidently emceeing the annual meeting, demonstrating his deep operational knowledge of the company. Furthermore, he discussed the importance of leveraging technology, particularly AI, into its businesses to make them more efficient, a topic that 95-year-old Buffett wasn't particularly well-versed in. Before Monday's open, KBW analyst Meyer Shields, who rates the stock Underperform, expected Berkshire Hathaway's ( BRK.A ) ( BRK.B ) stock to trade up on the Q1 earnings beat vs. consensus tempered by lower-than-expected share buybacks and cautious near-term commentary. "We think CEO Greg Abel did a very strong job of communicating a detailed understanding of the nuances of many of the wide array of businesses, including near-term challenges," Shields wrote in a note to clients. And while investors received more detailed information about Berkshire's operating businesses, there was little illumination on capital deployment opportunities, he said. "We didn’t really learn much about the presumed eventual investment opportunities that (as we understand it) keep BRK.A from paying even a modest regular dividend despite its cash holdings now exceeding $380B," Shields said. Abel's performance was adept enough to convince Seeking Alpha analyst Gary Gambino to upgrade his rating on the stock to Buy. " Greg Abel upgraded the content of the 2026 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting with his detailed review of the business segments," the analyst wrote. "He also gave more visibility to the next levels of leadership at Berkshire, showed how the company is using technology ...

伊朗国家电视台报道，一名伊朗高级军事官员表示，伊朗没有计划将阿联酋作为打击目标。 责任编辑：李桐

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Microsoft is the #3 analyst pick. Microsoft is also a top tier analyst pick among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming t

Eurasia Group's Ian Bremmer says President Donald Trump doesn't have the ability to reopen the Strait of Hormuz right now. But he does say Iran is desperate. He speaks to Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar at the Milken Global Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

A £500m AI fund set up to back “home-grown” technology has handed funding to a start-up based in Silicon Valley.

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Pop star did not appear in court after being arrested in March for allegedly driving erratically Britney Spears pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of reckless driving in the driving under the influence case against her, sparing the 44-year-old from any jail time. The pop star, who had been accused of driving while under the combined influence of alcohol and at least one drug, did not appear in court in Ventura county. Because she faced a misdemeanor, she was not required to attend proceedings. Continue reading...

In early trading on Monday, shares of Micron Technology topped the list of the day's best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 7.9%. Year to date, Micron Technology registers a 104.9% gain. And the worst performing S&P 500 component thus far on the da

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here's a recap of Monday's key moments. 1. The S & P 500 was lower Monday after Friday's fresh record highs driven by artificial intelligence and data center buildouts. Even with an uptick in oil, Jim Cramer said that AI is what's carrying the market. Our big four hyperscalers — Amazon , Alphabet , Meta Platforms , and Microsoft — boosted their combined AI spending commitments by over 14% to $695 billion alongside their reports last week. It's why Jim explained in his Sunday Column that talks of an AI spending bubble have been proven wrong this quarter. "[Investors] have to look at the vast web of business that is created by the data centers to realize that this is not by any means a small sector that's driving the market," Cramer added. 2. Eaton shares were up modestly ahead of earnings due out Tuesday morning. The Club holding benefits from the data center buildout through its electrical and liquid cooling solutions, hence why the stock hit a record high last Thursday. "If you sell it, it's only because you want to take a profit, not because anything's going wrong," Jim said, adding that Eaton is a well-positioned company. DuPont also reports Tuesday morning. The Street will be paying most attention to the impact of Middle East and high oil prices on the business, but also to continued operational improvements following the Qnity spin off. 3. Corning shares were modestly higher ahead of its Analyst Day on Wednesday. The stock has recovered a big chunk from last week's post-earnings drop and is still up over 80% year to date. Investors are anticipating updates on long-term targets and details on the two new (but yet to be named) hyperscaler deals that Corning announced last week. "Like Eaton, don't sell this stock," Jim said. "These are companies that are going to be in the data center, bigger and bigger and bigger each year." 4. Stocks covered in Monday's ...

Musk texted OpenAI's president and co-founder saying that he and CEO Sam Altman "will be the most hated men in America."

专题：巴菲特2026年股东大会重磅来袭 阿贝尔首度执掌奥马哈伯克希尔年会，整体风格务实、聚焦业务 如今，正式进入 阿贝尔时代 。 本周末，格雷格・阿贝尔首度以集团首席执行官身份，在奥马哈主持伯克希尔・哈撒韦年度股东大会。他于今年 1 月接替沃伦・巴菲特，同时兼任公司 CEO 与年会主持人。 这场被巴菲特称作 “资本家的伍德斯托克盛会” 的股东大会，依旧吸引数千名投资者齐聚内布拉斯加州奥马哈，盛况一如巴菲特长期掌舵时期。 巴菲特本人也亲临现场，只是此次坐在第一排，与伯克希尔其他董事同席；整场年会由阿贝尔主导，他梳理集团核心业务，并与高管团队核心成员一同现场回答股东提问。与会者早已预料，今年年会风格与往年截然不同。 以下为本次年会五大核心看点： 1． 巴菲特与芒格精神遗产延续 整场周六年会中，阿贝尔多次向巴菲特致敬，肯定这位前任 CEO 塑造了伯克希尔的企业格局与独特商业模式。 本届股东大会主题定为 “传奇仍在延续” ，宣传物料同步刊登巴菲特与阿贝尔的插画形象。阿贝尔在舞台上摆放了一罐樱桃可乐、一份花生脆糖，都是巴菲特与已故副董事长 查理・芒格 的标志性最爱（芒格于 2023 年离世）。 年会现场还售卖印有巴菲特、阿贝尔形象的周边商品，包括波普艺术风格的阿贝尔纪念 T 恤。 开幕环节，阿贝尔献上惊喜：一件巨大的印有 “巴菲特” 名字的运动球衣被升至会场穹顶，球衣印有数字 60 ，纪念其执掌伯克希尔整整六十年；一旁同时升起芒格纪念球衣。 巴菲特球衣标注 “首席执行官”，芒格球衣标注 “副董事长”，并印有数字 45 ，代表他在伯克希尔任职的 45 年。 阿贝尔表示：“这两件球衣将永久悬挂在会场穹顶，未来常年留存。” 2． 风格更严谨务实，少了随性闲聊 接棒巴菲特后，年会风格明显转向 专业、严谨、聚焦业务 ，这也是众多股东早已预料到的变化。 新任 CEO 开篇便详细拆解伯克希尔各板块业务，时长比原定计划多出约半小时。 整场年会告别巴菲特、芒格时代轻松随性、闲谈式的风格。现场提问更多聚焦集团运营细节，不再热衷于漫谈人生、哲理、泛泛智慧等无关业务的话题。 举办场馆奇健康中心的到场人数，也不及去年爆满盛况。 股东心态也更趋严肃，重点追问三大问题：阿贝尔将如何延续巴菲特经营理念、如何管理伯克希尔庞大股票投资组合、是否已经敲定自己的继任人选。而巴菲特与芒格往年常会被问及生活、政治等与公...

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(PRO Views are exclusive to PRO subscribers, giving them insight on the news of the day direct from a real investing pro. See the full discussion above.) New York Stock Exchange insider Jay Woods is keeping an eye on an earnings report from Uber Technologies this week, which could possibly spark a share price rally. Uber will report first-quarter results before Wednesday's opening bell. Shares closed at $75.12 on Friday afternoon. Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, believes that the stock will find strong support around the $70 to $72 level, and investors should buy shares if the ride-hailing service trades in that area. "Uber's been stuck in neutral, but it's broken a recent downtrend," said Woods "$70, $72 is support. It looks like it's strong support." He added: "So any dip, we believe Uber should be bought. And then on a rally, if you can get back above $78 it should be smooth sailing to $85 — the 200-day moving average — as this stock does try to make that U-turn." Uber had fallen for six straight months until April, when it rebounded almost 4%. (Watch full video above.) Woods also goes over the following in the exclusive video: How he's watching if the S & P 500 can continue rallying in May despite slight turbulence ahead. Why he's also keeping an eye on Palantir Technologies , with the stock "in the crosshairs" right now. (This weekly Monday video is exclusively for CNBC PRO subscribers.)

尖沙咀發生搶劫案，一名男子報稱被劫走價值約50萬的金器。 警方在漢口道5至15號漢口中心附近調查。 當局指昨晚近10時半，接獲一名男子報案，指自己被兩名歹徒劫走載有價值約50萬金器的袋子，兩人之後登上車輛逃走，報案男子報稱頸痛送院治理。

【有線新聞】元朗一名男子搶走的士駛至長青隧道失事撞壆，涉嫌偷車及無牌駕駛被捕。 43歲疑犯在警車上協助調查。凌晨一時許，疑犯在港鐵元朗站登上的士，將司機趕下車後駕車逃去，的士沿大欖隧道出九龍駛至長青隧道時逆線行車，期間失控撞向石壆停下。的士右邊車身損毀，他無受傷，被接報趕至的警員拘捕。

State seeks major platform changes and more damages