Dubai’s Emirates suspended flights again on Saturday after another round of interceptions further disrupted operations at the world’s largest airline. Its planes were avoiding the airspace over the United Arab Emirates in the early hours of Saturday after the country intercepted projectiles in its airspace and experienced a “minor incident” resulting from debris. Dubai’s flag carrier said on Frida...
Dubai’s Emirates suspended flights again on Saturday after another round of interceptions further disrupted operations at the world’s largest airline. Its planes were avoiding the airspace over the United Arab Emirates in the early hours of Saturday after the country intercepted projectiles in its airspace and experienced a “minor incident” resulting from debris. Dubai’s flag carrier said on Friday that it will operate its full network within the coming days but the persistent attacks show the scale of challenges the carrier has to deal with to resume operations. Abu Dhabi’s Etihad had also said Friday it planned to resume operations on some routes.
Wirestock/iStock via Getty Images By Christopher Gannatti, CFA | Dovile Silenskyte | Nitesh Shah February 20, 2026, was supposed to be a quiet Friday. Then, the long-awaited Supreme Court tariff ruling hit . 1 A decision that many had assumed would grind through procedural limbo instead arrived abruptly, reshaping at least perceptions of the near-term economic outlook in real time. It’s important ...
Wirestock/iStock via Getty Images By Christopher Gannatti, CFA | Dovile Silenskyte | Nitesh Shah February 20, 2026, was supposed to be a quiet Friday. Then, the long-awaited Supreme Court tariff ruling hit . 1 A decision that many had assumed would grind through procedural limbo instead arrived abruptly, reshaping at least perceptions of the near-term economic outlook in real time. It’s important to consider that we are operating in a regime where policy risk is no longer episodic; rather, it feels more structural. Trade policy can reverse. Fiscal priorities can expand. Central banks can appear to be pressured. Elections loom. Geopolitics can intrude. And markets, which might prefer gradualism, are increasingly forced to digest discontinuity. Why is this important? Because when the world feels unpredictable, investors reach for assets that feel anchored. And that’s where gold, bitcoin and commodities could re-enter the conversation. The Quiet Force Behind Gold’s Surge In 2025, gold had its strongest calendar year performance since 1979 . 2 That’s not a typo. For roughly a decade, gold behaved in ways that many macroeconomic models could reasonably explain. Such variables as the U.S. dollar, real bond yields, 3 inflation expectations and investor positioning accounted for much of the year-to-year price movement. 4 But 2025 looked different . Two forces stand out as possible drivers bringing us to a different sort of regime. First: geopolitics. When currencies are weaponized, sanctions expand and cross-border capital becomes political, reserve assets are reconsidered. The freezing of Russia’s sovereign reserves in 2022 was not just a headline; it was a signal. If fiat reserves can be restricted, then more neutral reserves gain appeal. 5 Second: fiscal dominance. Fiscal dominance is the idea that fiscal policy begins to dictate monetary policy. When debt levels rise high enough and deficits remain persistent, central banks face constraints. Their mandate may still incl...
Dan Totilca/iStock Editorial via Getty Images It's time for another anniversary article, so I'll be following up on Goldman Sachs ( GS ), which is up around +33% since I called it a buy in Feb. 2025 and is up a stunning +156% since my very first coverage in May 2023 , in my early days on Seeking Alpha, putting it among my best-performing bullish ratings of the last few years. I've always liked the...
Dan Totilca/iStock Editorial via Getty Images It's time for another anniversary article, so I'll be following up on Goldman Sachs ( GS ), which is up around +33% since I called it a buy in Feb. 2025 and is up a stunning +156% since my very first coverage in May 2023 , in my early days on Seeking Alpha, putting it among my best-performing bullish ratings of the last few years. I've always liked their strong capital position and investment-grade rating, its diversification beyond just investment banking, and its continual listing as a global systemically important bank by the Financial Stability Board . This storied and longstanding NYC-based bank has three key segments: Global Banking & Markets, Asset & Wealth Management, and Platform Solutions. Because of this, I also pointed out in prior articles the intense competition in the banking space for winning some of this client money. In today's follow-up around a year since my last coverage of Goldman, I considered this stock across 8 rating categories and also the latest earnings results from mid-January, and here are my findings. Thesis Summary Based on my updated research, I am actually pulling back slightly on prior buy ratings and called this stock a hold this time, with the following worksheet showing what factors contributed to this holistic score: GS - rating worksheet (author) Goldman just missed a bullish rating again as technical chart patterns hurt the bullish view, as did some macroeconomic/market concerns I had in the wake of recent global events, and considering the major impact a drop in equity markets could have on this type of bank. The firm continues to show strength in its balance sheet risk profile, its dividend profile, share price forecasts, profit margins and EPS forecasts, and having the biggest potential upside driven by 2 key business acquisitions recently. Macro & Sector Outlook To get a sense for the potential macroeconomic and sector impacts on this stock, let's first consider Goldman's key...
If Jessie Buckley fails to win the Oscar for best actress next week it will be a sign that cat lovers have got their claws out. The Irish actor is the runaway favourite for her performance in Hamnet, but in recent days has stumbled into a controversy over a stated antipathy to cats. She has said she once gave her husband an ultimatum to banish his two cats because they would defecate on pillows, t...
If Jessie Buckley fails to win the Oscar for best actress next week it will be a sign that cat lovers have got their claws out. The Irish actor is the runaway favourite for her performance in Hamnet, but in recent days has stumbled into a controversy over a stated antipathy to cats. She has said she once gave her husband an ultimatum to banish his two cats because they would defecate on pillows, telling a podcast: “I was like, ‘it’s me or the cats.’” Cat-lovers have responded with indignation and condemnation, sparking a wave of headlines and warnings that “kitty karma” could deny Buckley, 36, her first Academy award. She attempted to repair the damage on Jimmy Fallon’s chatshow on Thursday, saying it was a “misconception” that she loathed cats. “I am a lover of cats. I woke up this morning [thinking]: does the world think that I really don’t love cats? And it’s really weighed on me all day. I felt sick.” Buckley said she had auditioned in vain for the 2019 musical Cats. “I gave the worst audition of my life. It was so hot. I was sweating. I was like, licking my paws, like trying to leap. I was just like a hoof of an Irish woman leaping across and licking her paws.” Earlier this week, the Grammy-winning rapper Doechii also drew an online backlash after declaring cats to be unfriendly and unlikeable. Buckley’s performance as Agnes Shakespeare in Hamnet has secured multiple awards, including the Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe, Bafta and the Actor awards, and she is favoured to win an Oscar at Los Angeles on 15 March. However, in the past week the clip from the Happy Sad Confused podcast, recorded last November with her co-star Paul Mescal, resurfaced. Asked if they preferred cats or dogs, both opted for the latter. “Fuck cats, honestly. Fuck them,” said Mescal. Buckley said that when she was dating her now-husband, one of his two cats was a “pedigree model bitch” who staged a “coup” against her. “I’d come home and there’d just be, like, poo on the pillow.” Buckley prev...
The United Arab Emirates has asked South Korea to accelerate deliveries of Cheongung-II surface-to-air missile batteries to help intercept incoming attacks, officials familiar with the matter said. The request comes as Iranian forces have launched retaliatory strikes across the Middle East following continued attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel. The system, sold to the UAE in recent ye...
The United Arab Emirates has asked South Korea to accelerate deliveries of Cheongung-II surface-to-air missile batteries to help intercept incoming attacks, officials familiar with the matter said. The request comes as Iranian forces have launched retaliatory strikes across the Middle East following continued attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel. The system, sold to the UAE in recent years as part of Seoul’s expanding defence exports, has been integrated into the country’s broader air defence network. Advertisement Defence industry sources said Cheongung-II’s strong performance in combat conditions could strengthen its export prospects in the Middle East and beyond, especially if the conflict is prolonged and involved countries move to replenish depleted air defence stockpiles. US and Israeli strikes on Iran have continued since last Saturday, when Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the initial barrage. Tehran responded with missile and drone attacks on US bases in Middle Eastern countries, damaging civilian facilities, including airports and hotels. Advertisement South Korean media, citing military officials, reported that the UAE has requested Cheongung-II batteries to be delivered earlier than scheduled under the contract, but South Korea said speeding up the timeline would be difficult because of existing commitments. The UAE has reportedly asked that interceptor missiles be supplied first if early delivery of the batteries proves impossible, a request the South Korean government is reviewing.
MaxFrost/iStock via Getty Images Artificial intelligence has already reshaped equity markets, but its influence is now spreading forcefully into corporate credit. As technology giants accelerate spending on data centers, advanced chips, and AI infrastructure, they are turning to bond markets on an unprecedented scale. The result is one of the most significant shifts in U.S. investment-grade credit...
MaxFrost/iStock via Getty Images Artificial intelligence has already reshaped equity markets, but its influence is now spreading forcefully into corporate credit. As technology giants accelerate spending on data centers, advanced chips, and AI infrastructure, they are turning to bond markets on an unprecedented scale. The result is one of the most significant shifts in U.S. investment-grade credit composition in decades, with Big Tech emerging as a dominant issuer rather than a peripheral participant.¹ Big Tech’s Strategic Turn Toward Debt Historically, major technology firms relied on internal cash generation rather than leverage. That model is changing rapidly. In 2025, leading hyperscalers issued more than $100 billion in U.S. corporate bonds, a dramatic increase from prior years when issuance was sporadic and modest. The motivation is straightforward: AI infrastructure requires massive upfront capital, and even the most cash-rich companies prefer to preserve liquidity while funding long-duration projects through fixed-rate borrowing.¹ Credit markets have embraced this shift. Investor demand has been exceptionally strong, reflecting confidence in the durability of Big Tech business models and the appeal of participating in the AI buildout without equity-market volatility. Oversubscription levels on large bond deals suggest that institutions view these issuers as among the most reliable borrowers in the corporate universe.² A Structural Change in Credit Markets The scale of AI-driven issuance is beginning to reshape the structure of investment-grade credit indices. AI-related borrowing now accounts for a significant share of net new bond supply, and projections suggest it could rival or surpass traditional heavyweight sectors such as financials in the coming years. This shift has implications for portfolio construction, benchmark composition, and sector concentration during future market cycles.² Greater supply has also altered pricing dynamics. Credit spreads for...
TLDRs; Oracle stock edged slightly lower after plans to expand a major Texas AI data center with OpenAI were scrapped. The Abilene campus remains active, but negotiations over financing and changing infrastructure needs halted the proposed expansion phase. Meta Platforms is reportedly considering leasing the unused capacity as competition for AI infrastructure intensifies globally. Nvidia has take...
TLDRs; Oracle stock edged slightly lower after plans to expand a major Texas AI data center with OpenAI were scrapped. The Abilene campus remains active, but negotiations over financing and changing infrastructure needs halted the proposed expansion phase. Meta Platforms is reportedly considering leasing the unused capacity as competition for AI infrastructure intensifies globally. Nvidia has taken a strategic role in the project, pushing for its chips to power the large-scale facility. 💥 Find the Next KnockoutStock! Get live prices, charts, and KO Scores from KnockoutStocks.com , the data-driven platform ranking every stock by quality and breakout potential. Shares of Oracle (ORCL) moved slightly lower after reports revealed that the company and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a massive artificial intelligence data center located in Abilene, Texas. The proposed expansion had been part of a broader effort to scale AI infrastructure capable of supporting the rapidly increasing computational demands of advanced models. According to people familiar with the matter, negotiations between the companies stalled after disagreements over financing structures and shifting forecasts around OpenAI’s computing capacity requirements. As a result, the expansion plan for the facility was dropped, though the broader partnership between the two firms remains intact. Despite the halted expansion, Oracle continues to work on previously agreed infrastructure commitments. The company signed a deal last year to develop approximately 4.5 gigawatts of capacity for OpenAI, and that project remains underway as both companies pursue other AI computing initiatives. The Abilene site itself is owned by infrastructure developer Crusoe Energy Systems, which has been transitioning from cryptocurrency mining operations toward building large-scale AI data centers. Massive Stargate Infrastructure Vision The Texas campus is widely viewed as a flagship location tied to the ambitious Stargate AI inf...
"He's the one person I look up to. I felt like he was speaking to me. I felt like all these isolated incidents were speaking to me to act up. He was me. He is the black version of me'."
"He's the one person I look up to. I felt like he was speaking to me. I felt like all these isolated incidents were speaking to me to act up. He was me. He is the black version of me'."
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Onlookers captured footage of the moment a tornado swept through Union City in the US state of Michigan, destroying homes and uprooting trees. A separate video shows people seeking shelter indoors as another tornado in the city of Three Rivers sent large chunks of debris and dust flying across a car park. Authorities reported at least four people were killed and numerous others injured when stormy...
Onlookers captured footage of the moment a tornado swept through Union City in the US state of Michigan, destroying homes and uprooting trees. A separate video shows people seeking shelter indoors as another tornado in the city of Three Rivers sent large chunks of debris and dust flying across a car park. Authorities reported at least four people were killed and numerous others injured when stormy weather struck, with severe damage reported across several cities.
Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Applied Digital (NasdaqGS:APLD) completed a secured note offering of about US$2.15b to fund its Polaris Forge 2 AI data center campus in North Dakota. The Polaris Forge 2 facility is planned as a 200MW AI data center, pre-leased to Oracle under a long-term agreement. The company ...
Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Applied Digital (NasdaqGS:APLD) completed a secured note offering of about US$2.15b to fund its Polaris Forge 2 AI data center campus in North Dakota. The Polaris Forge 2 facility is planned as a 200MW AI data center, pre-leased to Oracle under a long-term agreement. The company also entered into a separate US$2.4b, 1.2 GW power supply agreement to support its broader AI and high performance computing buildout. For you as an investor, this positions Applied Digital as a focused infrastructure provider to large cloud and enterprise customers that need AI and high performance computing capacity. The Oracle pre-lease gives Polaris Forge 2 an anchor tenant from the outset, while the long term power deal is intended to secure a key input for data center operations. These moves place NasdaqGS:APLD more firmly in the group of companies building the physical backbone for AI workloads. The key questions to watch are execution on construction, timing of capacity coming online, and how effectively the company manages financing costs alongside long term customer commitments. Stay updated on the most important news stories for Applied Digital by adding it to your watchlist or portfolio. Alternatively, explore our Community to discover new perspectives on Applied Digital. NasdaqGS:APLD Earnings & Revenue Growth as at Mar 2026 📰 Beyond the headline: 3 risks and 1 thing going right for Applied Digital that every investor should see. This funding and infrastructure move ties Applied Digital even more closely to large, investment grade customers that need AI and high performance computing capacity. The US$2.15b, 6.750% senior secured notes due 2031 are sized directly to build out 200MW at Polaris Forge 2, with Oracle already lined up as the long term tenant. That structure gives you a clearer link between a specific asset, its financing and a contracted cash flow so...