French President Emmanuel Macron said that energy companies aren’t making undue profits as a result of the crisis in the Hormuz strait, even as he warned that European Union members could react if that changed. “Today, there aren’t producers — whether in the financial sector or elsewhere — who are deliberately driving prices up,” Macron told reporters after a summit in Armenia, in response to a qu...
French President Emmanuel Macron said that energy companies aren’t making undue profits as a result of the crisis in the Hormuz strait, even as he warned that European Union members could react if that changed. “Today, there aren’t producers — whether in the financial sector or elsewhere — who are deliberately driving prices up,” Macron told reporters after a summit in Armenia, in response to a question about profits reported by France’s TotalEnergies SE . “We must not forget the root cause of all this. The cause is that today we have a bottleneck that is blocking our energy; our priority must be to reopen the strait to the world.” Last week, TotalEnergies increased its planned share buybacks and dividends after first-quarter net income rebounded on the back of soaring oil and gas prices. The company’s results have been a renewed focus of political debate in France since then, with some left-wing parties advocating for a special tax on them. Marine Le Pen , the leader of the far-right National Rally party in the National Assembly, backed the idea while also calling for lower taxes on fuel. “If there were excessive profits or somewhat predatory or speculatory behaviors, then indeed European countries would have to respond,” Macron said. Last month, finance ministers from five member states including Germany, Italy and Spain called on the EU to tax windfall profits that energy companies are reaping from the conflict.
Heidi Alexander says part of answer to strait of Hormuz crisis is importing more fuel from US and west Africa A refinery in Nigeria accused of dismissing workers for joining a union has emerged as key to the UK government’s hopes of saving the summer holiday amid a jet fuel shortage. Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, said at the weekend that part of the answer to the strait of Hormuz crisi...
Heidi Alexander says part of answer to strait of Hormuz crisis is importing more fuel from US and west Africa A refinery in Nigeria accused of dismissing workers for joining a union has emerged as key to the UK government’s hopes of saving the summer holiday amid a jet fuel shortage. Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, said at the weekend that part of the answer to the strait of Hormuz crisis was to import more fuel from the US and west Africa. Continue reading...
Danielle Hamm on the important perspectives that emerged from England’s first citizens’ jury. Plus letters from Libby Sallnow and Richard Smith , and Dr Pamela Fisher The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is an independent research and policy centre that aims to put ethics at the centre of decision-making about bioscience and health so that we all benefit. We agree that public views should be central ...
Danielle Hamm on the important perspectives that emerged from England’s first citizens’ jury. Plus letters from Libby Sallnow and Richard Smith , and Dr Pamela Fisher The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is an independent research and policy centre that aims to put ethics at the centre of decision-making about bioscience and health so that we all benefit. We agree that public views should be central to the debate on assisted dying ( Editorial, 29 April ). This is why we commissioned England’s first citizens’ jury on assisted dying in 2024, which produced rich and independent evidence about what the English public think about assisted dying, and the ethical, social and practical considerations that underpin their views. Over eight weeks, 30 jurors – who were reflective of the demographic makeup of the English population – spent a total of 24 hours hearing evidence from experts, engaging with perspectives from all sides of the debate, and deliberating in groups. Continue reading...
Screening at the six-week check and signposting to services could prevent suffering and save lives, write Fiona Challacombe, Diana Wilson and Maria Bavetta We were glad that the story of Kimberley Nixon was highlighted in your article and commend her openness about the devastating nature of perinatal OCD ( ‘This is so taboo’: Kimberley Nixon on the hell of perinatal OCD – and how she survived it, ...
Screening at the six-week check and signposting to services could prevent suffering and save lives, write Fiona Challacombe, Diana Wilson and Maria Bavetta We were glad that the story of Kimberley Nixon was highlighted in your article and commend her openness about the devastating nature of perinatal OCD ( ‘This is so taboo’: Kimberley Nixon on the hell of perinatal OCD – and how she survived it, 28 April ). Experiencing vivid unwanted intrusive thoughts, images and urges of accidentally or deliberately harming your infant can be hugely distressing, isolating and often misunderstood. Intrusions and compulsions can take, or indeed steal, hours a day, and can make women feel as if they are the worst mothers possible. In severe cases, women can feel that ending their lives is the only course of action. We have been activists and researchers in perinatal OCD for 20 years and are aware of the issues of lack of recognition, misdiagnosis, inappropriate safeguarding procedures being activated and difficulties in accessing effective therapy. Continue reading...
energyy/E+ via Getty Images Radcom Ltd. ( RDCM ) is due to report its Q1 ’26 numbers on the 13 th of May, so I thought it would be a good time to take a look at what the company is expected to do, what I will be looking out for, and whether I think it is not a bad time to start a position. What To Expect The company is expected to make $0.27 in adjusted EPS on $18.61m in revenues. That translates ...
energyy/E+ via Getty Images Radcom Ltd. ( RDCM ) is due to report its Q1 ’26 numbers on the 13 th of May, so I thought it would be a good time to take a look at what the company is expected to do, what I will be looking out for, and whether I think it is not a bad time to start a position. What To Expect The company is expected to make $0.27 in adjusted EPS on $18.61m in revenues. That translates to -1% growth sequentially and around 12% y/y, which is respectable. It is, however, a slight slowdown from the previous quarter, which grew 16% y/y. I do feel like the management is lowballing its projections, or at least analysts are underestimating the company’s potential, because RDCM has consistently beaten analysts’ expectations for a while now. Over the last ten quarters, and actually even more than that, RDCM beat 100% of revenue and EPS expectations. Seeking Alpha So, I wouldn’t be surprised to see another double beat on the next earnings report. Unfortunately, we didn’t get any concrete guidance for the upcoming quarter from the management, but we did get a full-year 2026 guidance, which assumes 10% revenue growth at the midpoint. This seems to be another slowdown in sales, going from a quite strong 16% y/y growth to 12%, and now to 10%. However, I am expecting the company to update its outlook over the next quarter or two, as I believe the demand is going to pick up on the back of AI-enabled investments and other contract wins related to AI. What I'm Looking For I think what I am going to be looking out for is the company’s ability to win more Tier-1 operators to expand its revenue base and ultimately re-accelerate the growth, which seems to be coming down, and if it continues that way, it will soon go into single digits, and that is not what a small cap like RDCM should be proud of. The management mentioned in the last quarter that they left the guidance at 8%-12% because they were being conservative, but they do expect to close some meaningful strategic opportu...
HOLMDEL, N.J., May 04, 2026--Eyelit Technologies (Eyelit), a leader in optimized planning, scheduling, and execution systems for manufacturers, today announced its joint presentation with Microsoft at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo in Orlando, Florida. The session, titled "AI Assisted MES Integration with Microsoft and Copilot," features Salil Jain, Chief Technology Officer at Eyelit Techn...
HOLMDEL, N.J., May 04, 2026--Eyelit Technologies (Eyelit), a leader in optimized planning, scheduling, and execution systems for manufacturers, today announced its joint presentation with Microsoft at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo in Orlando, Florida. The session, titled "AI Assisted MES Integration with Microsoft and Copilot," features Salil Jain, Chief Technology Officer at Eyelit Technologies, and Morten Hannibal Madsen, Senior Quantum Engineer at Microsoft. The presentation highligh
Big tech spending on artificial intelligence is set to soar past $1 trillion next year as companies race to secure their place in the queue of the world’s hottest technology. The upshot of all that spending, however, is a likely boost to inflation prospects, which are already rising from oil and energy prices tied to the U.S. war with Iran and the on again, off again nature of tariffs put in place...
Big tech spending on artificial intelligence is set to soar past $1 trillion next year as companies race to secure their place in the queue of the world’s hottest technology. The upshot of all that spending, however, is a likely boost to inflation prospects, which are already rising from oil and energy prices tied to the U.S. war with Iran and the on again, off again nature of tariffs put in place by President Donald Trump. “There is a regime shift underway in technology goods inflation,” said Stifel research analyst Thomas Carroll, who notes that 2026 “marks the first time in 65 years that tech goods prices are rising faster than wages.”
Dr Sean Hanley responds to an editorial on the collapse of social democratic parties as rightwing nationalism flourishes Your editorial on the politics of central Europe ( 28 April ) rightly notes the collapse of many traditional centre-left parties. But its explanation is incomplete and oddly exceptionalist. Much of what you describe – the erosion of social democratic parties after market liberal...
Dr Sean Hanley responds to an editorial on the collapse of social democratic parties as rightwing nationalism flourishes Your editorial on the politics of central Europe ( 28 April ) rightly notes the collapse of many traditional centre-left parties. But its explanation is incomplete and oddly exceptionalist. Much of what you describe – the erosion of social democratic parties after market liberalisation, the political aftershocks of the financial crisis, migration-driven cultural conflict and the drift of older and less metropolitan voters towards variegated forms of populism – is visible across much of western Europe. These are not uniquely eastern pathologies. Continue reading...
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is in some ways a seemingly predictable stock. Every year, the market assumes that this will be the year that the company's revenue growth will slow down and the stock will come back down to Earth. As a result, the stock looks a bit undervalued at the start of the year and delivers ho-hum returns. But then, artificial intelligence investing fever tends to make an appearance a...
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is in some ways a seemingly predictable stock. Every year, the market assumes that this will be the year that the company's revenue growth will slow down and the stock will come back down to Earth. As a result, the stock looks a bit undervalued at the start of the year and delivers ho-hum returns. But then, artificial intelligence investing fever tends to make an appearance around the start of the Q1 earnings season, and Nvidia's stock booms as a result. Last year, it rose 20% in May. In 2024, it rose 32% in May. This year, it had a strong April, rising by around 20%. However, if history is any guide, Nvidia stock could continue its run well into May. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading