Mark Sowerby battles bad feelings by tackling brutal channel crossings – the Oceans Seven – around the world The title of this invigorating documentary about open-water swimming seems at first to be a wry note-to-self regarding something competitors essentially have no control over: the possibility of becoming shark food. But, as practised by Australian waterman Mark Sowerby, it turns out to a sur...
Mark Sowerby battles bad feelings by tackling brutal channel crossings – the Oceans Seven – around the world The title of this invigorating documentary about open-water swimming seems at first to be a wry note-to-self regarding something competitors essentially have no control over: the possibility of becoming shark food. But, as practised by Australian waterman Mark Sowerby, it turns out to a surprisingly deep and empowering maxim about choosing to accept apprehensions and fears, and not being picked off by one’s inner vulnerabilities. Sowerby is that oft-spotted species: the investment banker seeking redemption. Adrift among the 1%, he pivots to long-distance swimming and makes a traumatic crossing of the English Channel in 2015. Then his company becomes chum for short-sellers. His self-esteem in tatters, depression swallows him up. Realising he can process the trauma with intensive pool time, Sowerby decides that completing the other six stages of the “Oceans Seven” – a set of brutal channel crossings around the globe – is the tonic he needs. Continue reading...
While shares of Berkshire and Broadcom struggle, their buyback actions point toward opportunity. Meanwhile, NUE's buyback chest just got a whole lot bigger.
While shares of Berkshire and Broadcom struggle, their buyback actions point toward opportunity. Meanwhile, NUE's buyback chest just got a whole lot bigger.
wdstock/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Salesforce ( CRM ) on Monday commenced the prepayment and initial delivery of about 103M shares under its previously announced $25B accelerated share repurchase agreements that it entered into on March 11, 2026, with certain financial institutions, sending shares up 2.2% in early trading. This transaction, the largest ASR in history, represents the immedia...
wdstock/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Salesforce ( CRM ) on Monday commenced the prepayment and initial delivery of about 103M shares under its previously announced $25B accelerated share repurchase agreements that it entered into on March 11, 2026, with certain financial institutions, sending shares up 2.2% in early trading. This transaction, the largest ASR in history, represents the immediate execution of half of the $50B aggregate share repurchase program authorized by Salesforce’s Board in February 2026. “We are aggressively repurchasing shares because we are so confident in the future of Salesforce,” Salesforce ( CRM ) CEO Marc Benioff said. The initial delivery of 103M shares represents approximately 80% of the total shares anticipated to be repurchased, based on the closing price of Salesforce’s common stock on March 11, 2026. The final number of shares to be repurchased will be determined generally by the volume-weighted average price of Salesforce’s common stock during the term of the transaction. Final settlement is expected to occur in the third or fourth quarter of Salesforce’s ( CRM ) FY27. More on Salesforce Salesforce: The SaaSpocalypse Created A Rare Buying Opportunity Salesforce: AI Disruption Fears Create Mispricing Salesforce, Inc. (CRM) Presents at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2026 Transcript BNP highlights bullish takeaways on agentic AI, growth in meetings with Salesforce, Workday, Snowflake Salesforce prices $25 billion senior notes offering
A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it’s the oldest such recording known. The song is that of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers for its docile nature and spectacular leaps from the water, and was recorded by scientists in March 1949 in Bermuda...
A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it’s the oldest such recording known. The song is that of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers for its docile nature and spectacular leaps from the water, and was recorded by scientists in March 1949 in Bermuda, said researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Just as significant is the sound of the surrounding ocean itself, said Peter Tyack, a marine bioacoustician and emeritus research scholar at Woods Hole. The ocean of the late 1940s was much quieter than the ocean of today, providing a different backdrop than scientists are used to hearing for whale song, he said. The recovered recordings “not only allow us to follow whale sounds, but they also tell us what the ocean soundscape was like in the late 1940s”, Tyack said. “That’s very difficult to reconstruct otherwise.” A preserved recording from the 1940s can also help scientists better understand how new human-made sounds, such as increased shipping noise, affect the way whales communicate, Tyack said. Research published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) states that whales can vary their calling behavior depending on noises in their environment. The recording predates scientist Roger Payne’s discovery of whale song by nearly 20 years. Woods Hole scientists on a research vessel at the time were testing sonar systems and performing acoustic experiments along with the US office of naval research when they captured the sound, said Ashley Jester, director of research data and library services at Woods Hole. The scientists didn’t know what they were hearing, but they decided to record and save the sounds anyway, Jester said. “And they were curious. And so they kept this recorder running, and they even made time to make recordings where they weren’t making any noise fro...
Key Points Vanguard's Capital Markets Model shows two notable segments outperforming over the next decade. The valuation gap is sending a clear signal for investors. Vanguard's best ETFs to invest in undervalued market segments are effective and inexpensive. 10 stocks we like better than Vanguard Value ETF › The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has been dominated by a handful of megacap growth stocks ove...
Key Points Vanguard's Capital Markets Model shows two notable segments outperforming over the next decade. The valuation gap is sending a clear signal for investors. Vanguard's best ETFs to invest in undervalued market segments are effective and inexpensive. 10 stocks we like better than Vanguard Value ETF › The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has been dominated by a handful of megacap growth stocks over the last few years. Their strong performance of these select stocks has led to the benchmark index posting total returns of 26%, 25%, and 18% in 2023, 2024, and 2025, respectively. Those returns are well above average, and it's reasonable to expect a reversion to the mean going forward. But while the growth stock-led S&P 500 has hit new all-time highs, many other stocks have been left in the dust. Analysts at Vanguard expect a couple of key groups of stocks to outperform over the next decade as a result. And the good news for investors is that it offers simple, inexpensive ETFs you can buy to invest in market segments poised to outperform the large-cap index. 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 » The two market segments set to beat the S&P 500 over the next 10 years Vanguard analysts provide quarterly updates for investors on its Capital Markets Model forecasts. The model uses valuations to project long-term prospects for equities, bonds, and other asset classes as well as inflation. Vanguard notes that valuations tend to be poor predictors of short-term returns but can be useful for longer-term predictions. As such, it doesn't recommend using these predictions as the primary reason for changing portfolio allocations. That said, long-term outlooks can offer ideas for investors thinking about the markets going forward. The most recent update from Vanguard's model shows two segments of the marke...
2026 could be a blockbuster year for initial public offerings, with several artificial intelligence companies looking to raise capital on public markets. Spending on AI computing is set to soar this year, as evidenced by the massive capital spending plans from all the cloud giants. After its merger with xAI, SpaceX is apparently joining the fray. The satellite and space travel giant has just hired...
2026 could be a blockbuster year for initial public offerings, with several artificial intelligence companies looking to raise capital on public markets. Spending on AI computing is set to soar this year, as evidenced by the massive capital spending plans from all the cloud giants. After its merger with xAI, SpaceX is apparently joining the fray. The satellite and space travel giant has just hired two law firms to work on the upcoming IPO. Want to buy SpaceX shares but don't want to wait for the IPO? There's a way to gain exposure to SpaceX right now: satellite telecom EchoStar (SATS +0.58%), which sold a large block of wireless spectrum to SpaceX in exchange for SpaceX shares last summer. The company's SpaceX stake makes up the majority of EchoStar's current value, making EchoStar stock a "proxy" for SpaceX. Still, there are also several risks investors need to be aware of before diving in. Expand NASDAQ : SATS EchoStar Today's Change ( 0.58 %) $ 0.63 Current Price $ 108.34 Key Data Points Market Cap $31B Day's Range $ 105.57 - $ 109.50 52wk Range $ 14.90 - $ 132.25 Volume 19K Avg Vol 5.1M Gross Margin 15.71 % 1. EchoStar doesn't have the shares yet It should be noted that although EchoStar's 357% gain in 2025 reflected not only the benefits of its spectrum sales to SpaceX but also an all-cash $22 billion sale to AT&T (T +1.21%), those transactions have not yet closed. Now, these spectrum sales were "forcefully encouraged" by the Federal Communications Commission. In May of 2025, the FCC informed EchoStar that it was putting its licenses under review. The complaint was that EchoStar hadn't been utilizing the massive amount of spectrum it had purchased, even though EchoStar insisted that it was in the process of building out a 5G wireless network with it. Given that the FCC basically forced EchoStar into the sales to others, it seems highly unlikely that the spectrum sales would be blocked. Yet until EchoStar actually has possession of the shares and cash, that's al...
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – March 16, 2026 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Nebius NBIS, IREN IREN, Sandisk SNDK, Micron MU and Bloom Energy BE. Price & Sentiment Dislocate: 3 Rare Buy Signals Emerge Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful Every major stock market bottom has been marked by extremes. Volatility hits a fever pitch, sentiment sours to extreme fear among investors,...
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – March 16, 2026 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Nebius NBIS, IREN IREN, Sandisk SNDK, Micron MU and Bloom Energy BE. Price & Sentiment Dislocate: 3 Rare Buy Signals Emerge Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful Every major stock market bottom has been marked by extremes. Volatility hits a fever pitch, sentiment sours to extreme fear among investors, and market breadth (participation) becomes feeble. Most recently, major volatility spikes and end-of-world sentiment marked the lows of the 'Liberation Day' and COVID-19-induced bear markets. However, in rare instances, extreme readings in technical and market indicators can occur during "garden variety corrections", where the S&P 500 Index and the other major indices are still within shouting distance of all-time highs. Currently, this is exactly what is occurring in the stock market. Although the S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq are each within 6% of all-time highs, investors are extremely fearful. Below are 3 extreme market readings that signal a bottom is nearby. The McClellan Oscillator is Extremely Oversold Market breadth, or participation, is one way to gauge how extreme market selling is. When the number of advancers reaches a very low level, it can signal to savvy investors that panic selling is underway, and sellers are likely to be exhausted soon. The McClellan Oscillator measures the Net Advances (Advances-Declines) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or S&P 500 (SPX). According to data from X user Subu Trade (@SubuTrade), "despite being within 5% of an all-time high, the SPX McClellan Oscillator is extremely oversold." "This setup has occurred 10 times previously, and SPX was higher every single time one month later with an average gain of 3.2%." Meanwhile, yesterday, the NYSE McClellan Oscillator reached its lowest level since the 'Liberation Day' market bottom in April 2025. Fear/Greed Index Hits "Extreme Fear The CNN "Fear & Greed" Index combines seven different ...
Meta Platforms股价周一盘前上涨3.2%，追随大型科技股的普遍涨势，市场在近期波动和美伊持续地缘政治紧张后趋于稳定。 这家社交媒体公司表示，计划将其全球员工队伍缩减多达20%，作为简化运营并将资源重新导向人工智能计划的一部分。此举正值Meta增加在定制AI芯片、数据中心扩建和相关基础设施上的支出之际。 此次重组旨在使人员配置水平与长期AI发展重点保持一致，并提高运营效率。Meta一直在...
Meta Platforms股价周一盘前上涨3.2%，追随大型科技股的普遍涨势，市场在近期波动和美伊持续地缘政治紧张后趋于稳定。 这家社交媒体公司表示，计划将其全球员工队伍缩减多达20%，作为简化运营并将资源重新导向人工智能计划的一部分。此举正值Meta增加在定制AI芯片、数据中心扩建和相关基础设施上的支出之际。 此次重组旨在使人员配置水平与长期AI发展重点保持一致，并提高运营效率。Meta一直在大力投资内部半导体设计和大型计算系统，以支持先进模型和AI赋能产品。 投资者正在权衡成本削减计划与持续的AI资本投资相结合能否支撑未来的盈利能力。股价上涨反映了谨慎乐观情绪，尽管市场参与者仍在关注与公司更广泛技术路线图相关的执行风险。 责任编辑：张俊 SF065
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Shares of Edwards Lifesciences Corp. ( EW ) have found themselves in a stable rhythm after the company delivered a solid year in 2025. After the business has focused on the heart in recent years, the question is if this can win over the hearts of investors going forward. I like what I see, given a strong track record and potential for growth to continue ...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Shares of Edwards Lifesciences Corp. ( EW ) have found themselves in a stable rhythm after the company delivered a solid year in 2025. After the business has focused on the heart in recent years, the question is if this can win over the hearts of investors going forward. I like what I see, given a strong track record and potential for growth to continue in the years to come, making me upbeat here, and willing to buy shares on dips. Similar strong secular growth players are covered in greater detail at Value In Corporate Events. A Solid End To 2025 Edwards Lifesciences recently reported a 13% increase in fourth-quarter sales, with full-year revenues up just over 11% to nearly $6.1 billion, including a tiny currency tailwind (given that about 60% of sales are generated in the US). Constant currency growth is reported near 11% for the year. Growth continues and is very interesting. The core transcatheter aortic valve replacement business grew significantly, up high-single digits, reaching $4.5 billion in sales, making up three-quarters of revenue. Surgical structural heart revenues of $1.0 billion were up in the mid-single digits, as the real growth driver is the transcatheter mitral and tricuspid therapies business, or TMTT. Full-year revenues rose as much as 56% to $550 million, now making up nearly 10% of sales. Fourth-quarter revenue growth slowed down to 40%, as quarterly revenues of $156 million suggest a >$600 million revenue run rate. Despite the solid pace of growth, adjusted earnings of $2.56 per share advanced by just thirteen cents over the year before, with adjusted earnings reported at $1.50 billion in dollar terms. This number looks quite clean, as Edwards operates with a strong net cash position of around $2.4 billion. With a share count of 582 million shares outstanding, these holdings are equal to about $4 per share. Looking Ahead The company guided for continued growth in 2026, with sales seen up 8-10% on t...
Architect whose cultural projects included the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester and the remodelling of St Luke’s church for the LSO When men first walked on the moon in 1969, “space age” design began to percolate into mainstream architecture. One of the most literal and dramatic interpretations of this futuristic trend was the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester, a heptagonal theatre-in-the-r...
Architect whose cultural projects included the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester and the remodelling of St Luke’s church for the LSO When men first walked on the moon in 1969, “space age” design began to percolate into mainstream architecture. One of the most literal and dramatic interpretations of this futuristic trend was the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester, a heptagonal theatre-in-the-round contained in an ultra-modern structure of tubular steel and glass inspired by Nasa’s lunar lander. A key member of its design team was Axel Burrough, of Levitt Bernstein Architects, who has died aged 79. The theatre module, which Burrough designed with David Levitt and Malcolm Brown, squats within the imposing neo-classical confines of the historic Royal Exchange . When the Exchange finally ceased trading in 1968, its grade two listed status ruled out conventional uses and refurbishment strategies, but it could be made to accommodate a building-within-a-building, conjuring a compelling visual and experiential contrast between old and new. Continue reading...
Walter Cicchetti/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Intuit's ( INTU ) executive leadership team and company founder are terminating all outstanding prescheduled 10b5-1 stock sale plans to underscore their belief that the company's stock is "misaligned with the company's fundamental value," the company said on Monday. Intuit stock rose 1.8% in premarket trading. In the past three months, the company...
Walter Cicchetti/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Intuit's ( INTU ) executive leadership team and company founder are terminating all outstanding prescheduled 10b5-1 stock sale plans to underscore their belief that the company's stock is "misaligned with the company's fundamental value," the company said on Monday. Intuit stock rose 1.8% in premarket trading. In the past three months, the company's stock has declined 34% as investors fear that AI will supplant the need for older software companies' products and services. The move also comes after the firm bought $961M of its stock in its fiscal Q2, with $3.5B remaining in its repurchase authorization. The company's fiscal year ends on July 31. "With the combination of data, AI, and human intelligence, we are expanding our addressable market beyond the software category and becoming the AI-fueled human interface that customers demand to have complete confidence, all while scaling ARPC (average revenue per customer) and expanding margin, resulting in accelerated growth," said Intuit chairman and CEO Sasan Goodarzi in a blog post . "We are more confident than ever in our game plan to win the interface layer that matters most to our customers." Under current market conditions, repurchasing the stock remaining in its authorization would approximately double its H1 repurchase pace and nearly double full-year buybacks compared with the previous year. "Repurchases under the remaining authorization, together with expected dividends, would represent a substantial increase in capital returned to shareholders in fiscal year 2026," the company said. More on Intuit Intuit Inc. (INTU) Presents at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2026 Transcript Intuit Inc. (INTU) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Intuit's $100B Panic: Premature AI Death Call Baron Durable Advantage Fund adds PWR; cuts stake in AVGO, MA, INTU among Q4 moves Intuit reaffirms 12–13% revenue growth guidance for 2026 while expanding AI-driven platf...
SoundHound AI Booth #1844 to feature live demos of the company’s groundbreaking multimodal, multilingual Agentic+ platform running entirely on-device – including context aware Vision AI SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoundHound AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOUN), a global leader in voice and conversational AI, today announced its participation in NVIDIA GTC 2026. At Booth #1844, Soun...
SoundHound AI Booth #1844 to feature live demos of the company’s groundbreaking multimodal, multilingual Agentic+ platform running entirely on-device – including context aware Vision AI SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoundHound AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOUN), a global leader in voice and conversational AI, today announced its participation in NVIDIA GTC 2026. At Booth #1844, SoundHound will showcase the world’s first multimodal, multilingual, fully Agentic+ AI platform running entirely on the edge, opening up incredible new possibilities for OEMs. While complex agentic AI requests have typically relied on cloud connectivity, SoundHound’s platform is capable of localizing the agentic stack within the vehicle’s architecture. This breakthrough allows the vehicle to move beyond simple voice commands to become a proactive partner that can see, hear, and reason locally – ensuring 100% uptime, fast responses, and enhanced user privacy. What Attendees Can Expect at Booth #1844: World’s First Multimodal Agentic+ Platform On the Edge: Delegates will experience how fast and easy it is for automakers and developers to build and deploy AI agents on the edge. The Agentic+ platform is compatible with multiple protocols (including MCP and A2A), allowing for a mix of self-built, pre-built, and external agents to work together locally and within a single interface. Attendees are invited to get hands-on with a fully conversational technology designed to control vehicle functions, provide full navigational capabilities, and answer vehicle-related questions without having to access a remote server. Voice AI on the Edge, with NVIDIA: Powered by SoundHound’s agentic platform and the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin platform, this edge solution delivers in-vehicle generative AI responses. SoundHound’s platform ensures that even in areas with zero connectivity, the driver has access to a sophisticated, human-like digital assistant capable of complex reasoning and real-time problem so...
Kinross Gold Corporation’s KGC shares have gained 36.1% over the past six months, thanks to an unprecedented rally in gold prices and its solid earnings performance, buoyed by higher realized prices. KGC has outperformed the Zacks Mining – Gold industry’s growth of 34.7% and the S&P 500’s rise of 1.3%. Its gold mining peers, Barrick Mining Corporation B, Newmont Corporation NEM and Agnico Eagle Mi...
Kinross Gold Corporation’s KGC shares have gained 36.1% over the past six months, thanks to an unprecedented rally in gold prices and its solid earnings performance, buoyed by higher realized prices. KGC has outperformed the Zacks Mining – Gold industry’s growth of 34.7% and the S&P 500’s rise of 1.3%. Its gold mining peers, Barrick Mining Corporation B, Newmont Corporation NEM and Agnico Eagle Mines Limited AEM, have rallied 43.6%, 39.2% and 35.4%, respectively, over the same period. KGC’s 6-month Price Performance Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Technical indicators show that KGC has been trading above the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) since March 6, 2024. It slipped below its 50-day SMA on March 5, 2026, amid a retreat in gold prices on inflation concerns triggered by the ongoing Middle East war. Nevertheless, the 50-day SMA continues to read higher than the 200-day SMA, indicating a bullish trend. Kinross Trades Below 50-Day SMA Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Let’s take a look at KGC’s fundamentals to better analyze how to play the stock. Key Development Projects to Boost KGC’s Growth Kinross has a strong production profile and boasts a promising pipeline of exploration and development projects. Its key development projects and exploration programs remain on track. These projects are expected to boost production and cash flow, and deliver significant value. The successful execution of these projects will position the company for a new wave of low-cost, long-life production. KGC, in January 2026, said that it is progressing with the construction of three organic growth projects to expand its U.S. portfolio. This is aimed at extending mine life and cost optimization. The projects are Round Mountain Phase X and Bald Mountain Redbird 2 in Nevada, and the Kettle River–Curlew project in Washington. Together, these projects are expected to contribute significantly to Kinross’ U.S. production profile and add a strong value proposition with a combi...
Eurazeo Co-CEO William Kadouch-Chassaing says he doesn't see the same issues in the private credit space in Europe that are seen in the US. Speaking to Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie and Lizzy Burden, he says "in our credit business, which represents 5% of our AUM, we have less than 9% exposure to software." This interview occurred on Friday, March 13. (Source: Bloomberg)
Eurazeo Co-CEO William Kadouch-Chassaing says he doesn't see the same issues in the private credit space in Europe that are seen in the US. Speaking to Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie and Lizzy Burden, he says "in our credit business, which represents 5% of our AUM, we have less than 9% exposure to software." This interview occurred on Friday, March 13. (Source: Bloomberg)