LOS ANGELES, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of purchasers or acquirers of senior notes issued by Oracle Corporation (“Oracle” or “the Company”) (NYSE: ORCL) pursuant and/or traceable to the Shelf Registration Statement filed with the SEC on March 15, 2024, and as supplemented...
LOS ANGELES, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of purchasers or acquirers of senior notes issued by Oracle Corporation (“Oracle” or “the Company”) (NYSE: ORCL) pursuant and/or traceable to the Shelf Registration Statement filed with the SEC on March 15, 2024, and as supplemented on September 25, 2025 (together, the “Offering Documents”), for violations of the securities laws. The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. Oracle failed to disclose at the time of its bond offering that it would require a significantly higher level of debt to built out its AI infrastructure. The Company was preparing to raise additional debt which could damage the creditworthiness of these bonds. If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate. We also encourage you to contact Brian Schall of the Schall Law Firm, 2049 Century Park East, Suite 2460, Los Angeles, CA 90067, at 310-301-3335, to discuss your rights free of charge. You can also reach us through the firm's website at www.schallfirm.com, or by email at bschall@schallfirm.com. The Schall Law Firm represents investors around the world and specializes in securities class action lawsuits and shareholder rights litigation. This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and rules of ethics. CONTACT: The Schall Law Firm Brian Schall, Esq. 310-301-3335 info@schallfirm.com www.schallfirm.com
Earnings Call Insights: Lifeward Ltd. (LFWD) Q4 2025 Management View William Grant, President & CEO, described Lifeward's strategy as focused on becoming a "leading, diversified, biomedical innovation company with multiple technology platforms and strong clinical foundations." He highlighted a strategic transaction with Oramed as providing "meaningful access to capital to support our growth initia...
Earnings Call Insights: Lifeward Ltd. (LFWD) Q4 2025 Management View William Grant, President & CEO, described Lifeward's strategy as focused on becoming a "leading, diversified, biomedical innovation company with multiple technology platforms and strong clinical foundations." He highlighted a strategic transaction with Oramed as providing "meaningful access to capital to support our growth initiatives" and driving the business toward cash flow positive operations while investing in future-defining innovations. Grant announced the pending close of the Oramed partnership, stating, "This partnership significantly strengthens our financial foundation and expands our strategic scope." He emphasized the clinical-stage oral insulin candidate, ORMP-0801, as having "the potential to fundamentally change how insulin therapy is delivered." The acquisition of intellectual property and technology from Skelable was characterized as "structured in a very capital-efficient way," enabling development of a powered upper extremity orthotic system with AI features. Grant noted, "The core skeletal engineering group will be joining live for bringing more than 60 years of combined experience." Grant discussed ongoing commercial restructuring, including transitioning to a hybrid sales model integrating direct and external channels. He cited expanded reimbursement coverage, "Recently, we achieved reimbursement for coverage of ReWalk in the three largest Medicare Advantage insurers in the U.S., Aetna, Humana and United Healthcare." Almog Adar, Chief Financial Officer, shared, "Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025, was $22 million compared to $25.7 million in 2024, a decrease of approximately 14%." He highlighted a 22% increase in ReWalk units sold year-over-year, driven by growing adoption and reimbursement demand. Outlook Management stated, "given the significant transformation Lifeward has recently undergone and the pending close of our agreement with Oramed, we will not be provid...
Traders are fully pricing two interest-rate hikes from the European Central Bank this year, as an attack on Iranian energy assets revived fears of an inflation spike. Euro swap markets indicate 50 basis points of monetary tightening in 2026, for the first time since March 9. The ECB’s next policy announcement is on Thursday, where both economists and money markets expect officials to hold the depo...
Traders are fully pricing two interest-rate hikes from the European Central Bank this year, as an attack on Iranian energy assets revived fears of an inflation spike. Euro swap markets indicate 50 basis points of monetary tightening in 2026, for the first time since March 9. The ECB’s next policy announcement is on Thursday, where both economists and money markets expect officials to hold the deposit rate steady at 2%, leaving the focus on their outlook for the rest of the year. The latest repricing follows a spike in oil and European natural gas prices on Wednesday after Iran said US and Israeli airstrikes hit its giant South Pars gas field. European government debt reversed an earlier rally, with the yield on two-year German notes up nine basis points at 2.47%, the highest since August 2024. The euro also erased a rise, falling 0.2% to $1.1512.
mmg1design/iStock via Getty Images The Fund advanced 14.0% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 11.6% on a market price basis in 2025 versus respective returns of 12.8% and 6.0% for its small-cap benchmarks, the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, for the same period. The Fund outperformed the Russell 2000 on both an NAV and market price basis for the 3-, 5-, 10-, 15-, 25-, 30-, 35-...
mmg1design/iStock via Getty Images The Fund advanced 14.0% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 11.6% on a market price basis in 2025 versus respective returns of 12.8% and 6.0% for its small-cap benchmarks, the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, for the same period. The Fund outperformed the Russell 2000 on both an NAV and market price basis for the 3-, 5-, 10-, 15-, 25-, 30-, 35-year, and since inception (11/26/86) periods ended 12/31/25. Fund Performance Royce Small-Cap Trust ( RVT ) advanced 14.0% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 11.6% on a market price basis in 2025 versus respective returns of 12.8% and 6.0% for its small-cap benchmarks, the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, for the same period. The Fund also outperformed the Russell 2000 on both an NAV and market price basis for the 3-, 5-, 10-, 15-, 25-, 30-, 35-year, and since inception (11/26/86) periods ended 12/31/25 (while also beating it on an NAV basis for the 20-year period). What Worked… and What Didn’t Eight of RVT’s 11 equity sectors finished 2025 in the black, with the biggest positive contributions coming from Industrials, Financials, and Materials, while Communication Services, Real Estate, and Energy detracted, albeit quite modestly. At the industry level, the top contributors were construction & engineering (Industrials), metals & mining (Materials), and capital markets (Financials). Professional services (Industrials), life sciences tools & services (Health Care), and IT services (Information Technology) detracted the most. Our top contributor in 2025 was IES Holdings ( IESC ) , which was also the top contributor in 2024. IES designs and installs electrical and technology systems into numerous infrastructure segments. Through a thoughtful growth strategy focused on both internal and external opportunities, IES has been building scale in each of its four business segments, which has resulted in rapidly improving operating profitability. The company reporte...
Government’s first published land use framework maps how land is used and how it can be adapted to meet changing needs About 7% of England’s land – an area roughly two-and-a-half times the size of Cornwall – will need to be given over to nature, forests and renewable energy, to meet the UK’s environmental targets, new data shows. But there will still be enough land to grow the food needed, and to ...
Government’s first published land use framework maps how land is used and how it can be adapted to meet changing needs About 7% of England’s land – an area roughly two-and-a-half times the size of Cornwall – will need to be given over to nature, forests and renewable energy, to meet the UK’s environmental targets, new data shows. But there will still be enough land to grow the food needed, and to house a growing population, according to the government’s first “land use framework” , published on Wednesday. Placing a high priority on restoring peatland, all but 13% of which is degraded across England, but this will not include an outright ban on development such as wind or solar farms. Encouraging the “multi use” of land, for instance with livestock grazing alongside wind and solar farms, and wildlife protection and nature restoration on arable land. Encouraging local authorities to put nature reserves in urban areas as well as in the countryside. Grouse moors to come under closer scrutiny and tighter regulation, which will go further than EU rules. No new “right to roam” is included in the framework, but there will be a consultation on “making landowner liability more proportionate”, which could open up areas for public access. A national soil map will be published. A new “land use unit” will be established. Government planning for changes to the UK’s landscape under global heating of 2C above preindustrial levels, and of much higher heating of 4C. Continue reading...
Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned cash to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today we look at two noteworthy recent insider buys. At Reddit, a filing with the SEC revealed that on Friday, Director Sarah E. Fa...
Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned cash to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today we look at two noteworthy recent insider buys. At Reddit, a filing with the SEC revealed that on Friday, Director Sarah E. Farrell purchased 10,500 shares of RDDT, at a cost of $132.26 each, for a total investment of $1.39M. So far Farrell is in the green, up about 11.0% on their buy based on today's trading high of $146.75. Reddit is trading up about 0.2% on the day Wednesday. Before this latest buy, Farrell made one other purchase in the past twelve months, buying $7.48M shares at a cost of $148.16 each. And on Tuesday, Director Erik D. Ragatz bought $702,618 worth of Grocery Outlet Holding, buying 116,003 shares at a cost of $6.06 each. Before this latest buy, Ragatz purchased GO at 2 other times during the past year, for a total investment of $1.02M at an average of $7.12 per share. Grocery Outlet Holding is trading up about 2.5% on the day Wednesday. VIDEO: Wednesday 3/18 Insider Buying Report: RDDT, GO The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Nigeria, which only recently cooled inflation from 31.5%, is back on alert as the Iran war drives up gasoline and diesel prices. We have been “extremely vigilant,” Olayemi Cardoso , governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria said in an interview in London, while speaking on the possible inflationary impact of the Iran war. “We’re monitoring it on a daily basis and we will respond appropriately to ens...
Nigeria, which only recently cooled inflation from 31.5%, is back on alert as the Iran war drives up gasoline and diesel prices. We have been “extremely vigilant,” Olayemi Cardoso , governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria said in an interview in London, while speaking on the possible inflationary impact of the Iran war. “We’re monitoring it on a daily basis and we will respond appropriately to ensure that at least we minimize the dysfunctional impact.” While Nigeria’s status as an oil producer has partially shielded it from the fallout of the war, a jump in the prices of gasoline and diesel, would drive up costs for both households and businesses. That threatens to reverse the downward trend in inflation rate which fell for the 11th straight month in February to 15.06% just before the Iran conflict. The central bank began cutting rates in September 2025, following a steep tightening cycle that saw it raise rates to a record high of 27.5% in an effort to curb inflation. Nigerian Inflation Eases Before Fallout From Iran War Hit Nigeria Central Bank Readies Naira Defense as War Shakes Markets Oil at $85 Makes Nigeria a Winner, While Congo Has Most to Lose The nation’s mega-refinery owned by billionaire Aliko Dangote , which supplies more than half of the gasoline and diesel consumed in the country has raised prices several times since the war began, driving up transport costs for commuters and businesses. “At a time like this, everybody would be cautious about the impact of the existing situation,” Cardoso said.
US Crude Stockpile Hits Highest Since June 2024, Exports Surge Oil prices are ripping higher this morning (rebounding aggressively of overnight lows) after US and Israel attacked upstream Iranian energy assets for the first time since the war (While the US struck oil export hub Kharg Island late last week, it limited that attack to military targets began). Iran’s IRGC responded by publishing a lis...
US Crude Stockpile Hits Highest Since June 2024, Exports Surge Oil prices are ripping higher this morning (rebounding aggressively of overnight lows) after US and Israel attacked upstream Iranian energy assets for the first time since the war (While the US struck oil export hub Kharg Island late last week, it limited that attack to military targets began). Iran’s IRGC responded by publishing a list of Gulf energy sites in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar that “have become direct and legitimate targets” following the attack on South Pars, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. “New attacks bring the attention back to the physical supply reality of the war - curtailments in energy tighten every day,” said Rabobank’s energy strategist Florence Schmit. Trump has waived The Jones Act in the hopes of easing domestic prices. Of course, geopolitical chaos is driving the price of oil more than domestic supply and demand. Nevertheless, overnight saw API report crude stocks rising while refined product inventories declined. API Crude +6.56mm Cushing Gasoline -4.56mm Distillates -1.39mm DOE Crude +6.16mm Cushing +944k Gasoline -5.44mm - biggest draw since Oct Distillates -2.53mm The official data confirmed API's reporting overnight with a big crude build and big refined product draws. Source: Bloomberg This is the 4th weekly build in US crude, pushing the total stockpile had surged to its highest since June 2024 headed into the war. Source: Bloomberg There was no draw or addition to the SPR last week, according to the official data (the fourth week of no change). Exports for oil and fuels remain the key factors to watch to see if the US is backstopping global markets that have seen millions of barrels of supply curtailed by the conflict in Iran. On the fuels side, distillates and jet fuel will be the most important ones to keep an eye on given how prices for those two products have rocketed. US crude production remains just off record highs. WTI was trad...
Investors in iShares Trust - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (Symbol: EEM) saw new options become available today, for the March 2027 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 366 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher...
Investors in iShares Trust - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (Symbol: EEM) saw new options become available today, for the March 2027 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 366 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the EEM options chain for the new March 2027 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $58.00 strike price has a current bid of $3.00. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $58.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $55.00 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of EEM, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $58.35/share today. Because the $58.00 strike represents an approximate 1% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 59%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 5.17% return on the cash commitment, or 5.16% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for iShares Trust - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and highlighting in green where the $58.00 strike is l...
Investors in Select Sector SPDR Trust - State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLF) saw new options become available today, for the March 2027 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 366 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or ca...
Investors in Select Sector SPDR Trust - State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLF) saw new options become available today, for the March 2027 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 366 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the XLF options chain for the new March 2027 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $43.00 strike price has a current bid of $1.88. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $43.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $41.12 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of XLF, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $49.30/share today. Because the $43.00 strike represents an approximate 13% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 74%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 4.37% return on the cash commitment, or 4.36% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Select Sector SPDR Trust - State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, and hig...
Investors in iShares Trust - iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (Symbol: EFA) saw new options begin trading today, for the March 2027 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 366 days until expiration the newly trading contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be...
Investors in iShares Trust - iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (Symbol: EFA) saw new options begin trading today, for the March 2027 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 366 days until expiration the newly trading contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the EFA options chain for the new March 2027 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $92.00 strike price has a current bid of $2.50. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $92.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $89.50 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of EFA, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $97.68/share today. Because the $92.00 strike represents an approximate 6% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 67%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.72% return on the cash commitment, or 2.71% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for iShares Trust - iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, and highlighting in green where the $92.00 strike is located relative to that history: T...
In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Monolithic Power Systems topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 1.9%. Year to date, Monolithic Power Systems registers a 19.9% gain. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Western Digital, trading down 3.1%. Western Digital is showing a gain of 76.4% looking at the year to da...
In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Monolithic Power Systems topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 1.9%. Year to date, Monolithic Power Systems registers a 19.9% gain. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Western Digital, trading down 3.1%. Western Digital is showing a gain of 76.4% looking at the year to date performance. Two other components making moves today are Seagate Technology Holdings, trading down 2.9%, and Arm Holdings, trading up 1.7% on the day. VIDEO: Nasdaq 100 Movers: WDC, MPWR The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Investors in iShares Inc - MSCI Brazil ETF (Symbol: EWZ) saw new options become available today, for the March 2027 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 366 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be av...
Investors in iShares Inc - MSCI Brazil ETF (Symbol: EWZ) saw new options become available today, for the March 2027 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 366 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the EWZ options chain for the new March 2027 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $36.00 strike price has a current bid of $2.40. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $36.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $33.60 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of EWZ, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $36.71/share today. Because the $36.00 strike represents an approximate 2% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 61%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 6.67% return on the cash commitment, or 6.65% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for iShares Inc - MSCI Brazil ETF, and highlighting in green where the $36.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to t...
Investors in Select Sector SPDR Trust - State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLI) saw new options become available today, for the March 2027 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 366 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls ...
Investors in Select Sector SPDR Trust - State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLI) saw new options become available today, for the March 2027 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 366 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the XLI options chain for the new March 2027 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $160.00 strike price has a current bid of $9.75. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $160.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $150.25 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of XLI, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $166.55/share today. Because the $160.00 strike represents an approximate 4% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 66%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 6.09% return on the cash commitment, or 6.08% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Select Sector SPDR Trust - State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF, and hi...
Investors in Select Sector SPDR Trust - State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLE) saw new options become available today, for the March 2027 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 366 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to a...
Investors in Select Sector SPDR Trust - State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLE) saw new options become available today, for the March 2027 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 366 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the XLE options chain for the new March 2027 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $45.00 strike price has a current bid of $1.29. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $45.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $43.71 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of XLE, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $58.69/share today. Because the $45.00 strike represents an approximate 23% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 83%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.87% return on the cash commitment, or 2.86% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Select Sector SPDR Trust - State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, and highlighting i...
Takako Hatayama-Phillips/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis Charles Schwab ( SCHW ) is a good business. But let's be real. It is a bit expensive. Seeking Alpha's Quant grades the integrated brokerage firm an F on valuation as of the time of this writing. The 56% YoY diluted EPS growth in FY'25? That's probably not going to happen again in 2026. That's because FY'24 EPS growth was ...
Takako Hatayama-Phillips/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis Charles Schwab ( SCHW ) is a good business. But let's be real. It is a bit expensive. Seeking Alpha's Quant grades the integrated brokerage firm an F on valuation as of the time of this writing. The 56% YoY diluted EPS growth in FY'25? That's probably not going to happen again in 2026. That's because FY'24 EPS growth was suppressed by a huge Supplement Funding balance used to fill a gap created by a deposit shift from low-rate accounts to high-yielding accounts. By 2025 year-end, SCHW held roughly $5 billion in high-cost Supplement Funding, compared to $50 billion in FY'24 year-end. An article by Ruane Cunniff LP gives a deeper analysis of these dynamics. The point here is that the decline in interest cost made 2025 look really good in comparison to FY'24. FY'26 has a higher bar to meet because most of this accommodative tailwind is behind SCHW now. The expected deceleration in growth is one reason why I'm rating SCHW a "Hold", but this article isn't about the common equity. It's about SCHW's preferreds, namely Series D ( SCHW.PR.D ). I think the preferreds offer a better alternative for income-oriented investors. At the same time, they suffer from multiple drawbacks, including unfavorable covenants, such as the absence of a mandatory redemption date and a relatively high valuation. These competing dynamics underpin the "Hold" rating on the Series D preferreds. Non-Cumulative, But Not Unprotected SCHW common shares offer about 1.4% dividend, much less than the dividend offered by Series D preferreds, which now stands at about 6% based on today's trading price of $24.83/preferred unit. If you're an income-oriented investor, the preferreds are a compelling alternative. With a P/E ratio of 15x, SCHW will need to distribute almost all of its adjusted net income to match the Series D preferreds' yield. (SCHW's P/E ratio of 15x translates to an earnings yield of 6.7%). The preferreds are also saf...
nd3000/iStock via Getty Images LiveOne ( LVO ) said Wednesday it has increased its projected 2026 cost savings target to more than $7.5M, driven by continued operational efficiencies and workforce optimization initiatives. The company said it also expanded its payables conversion initiative to more than $13M at $7.50 per share, further strengthening its balance sheet. Source: Press Release More on...
nd3000/iStock via Getty Images LiveOne ( LVO ) said Wednesday it has increased its projected 2026 cost savings target to more than $7.5M, driven by continued operational efficiencies and workforce optimization initiatives. The company said it also expanded its payables conversion initiative to more than $13M at $7.50 per share, further strengthening its balance sheet. Source: Press Release More on LiveOne LiveOne, Inc. (LVO) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript LiveOne targets $85M–$95M revenue for fiscal 2027 as B2B pipeline and AI-driven efficiency accelerate growth LiveOne forecasts preliminary fiscal 2026 revenue Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on LiveOne Historical earnings data for LiveOne
da-kuk/E+ via Getty Images India’s cabinet has cleared a proposal to spend 336.6 billion rupees, about $3.63 billion, to establish 100 industrial parks as part of efforts to strengthen domestic manufacturing, Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Wednesday. The projects will be developed through partnerships involving state governments and a government-backed company, according to Vaishnaw. I...
da-kuk/E+ via Getty Images India’s cabinet has cleared a proposal to spend 336.6 billion rupees, about $3.63 billion, to establish 100 industrial parks as part of efforts to strengthen domestic manufacturing, Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Wednesday. The projects will be developed through partnerships involving state governments and a government-backed company, according to Vaishnaw. Industry Secretary Amardeep Singh Bhatia said the initiative is expected to cover roughly 33,000 acres of land over a six-year period. Individual parks will range in size from about 100 acres to 1,000 acres, with the government providing financial support of up to 10 million rupees per acre to fund essential infrastructure and related services. Separately, the cabinet also approved spending of 117 billion rupees to support minimum prices for cotton purchases for the 2023-24 crop season, Vaishnaw said. More on iShares MSCI India ETF Why India Is The Must-Own Emerging Market And How To Play It INDA And MCHI: Trading The India-China Pair India’s economy may be 22% smaller than reported, paper says Hormuz blockade: How countries are responding to the global energy crisis Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on iShares MSCI India ETF