当地时间19日，乌克兰总统泽连斯基在社交媒体发文称，美方近期释放的信号显示，俄乌谈判或很快重启。泽连斯基还表示，乌方正积极推进国内改革、开展外交斡旋，力争拿到明确的加入欧盟的日期。（央视新闻）

2026年资本开支约为500亿元左右，算力投资占比将超过35% 3月19日，中国联通董事长董昕在2025年度业绩说明会上表示，2025年公司资本开支为542亿元，预计2026年资本开支约为500亿元左右，同比减少7.75%。图：视觉中国 【财新网】 中国联通持续加码算力投资。3月19日，中国联通（600050.SH/ 00762.HK）董事长董昕在2025年度业绩说明会上表示，2025年公司资本开支为542亿元，预计2026年资本开支约为500亿元左右，同比减少7.75%。 近年来，中国联通持续压降总资本开支。财报显示，中国联通2022年全年资本开支为742亿元，占服务收入比为23%，此后逐年递减，2023年、2024年、2025年全年资本开支分别为739亿元、614亿元、542亿元，占服务收入比分别为22%、18%、16%。

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, said on Thursday there is no “timeframe” for ending the US war against Iran and did not deny reports that the Pentagon could seek an extra $200bn in taxpayer funding. The military US-Israeli offensive began three weeks ago and continues to widen. Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to “massively blow up” the world’s biggest gasfield after Israeli strikes on the Iranian site prompted Tehran to escalate strikes on oil and gas facilities around the Gulf. Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Hegseth suggested that Thursday would bring the biggest US onslaught so far. “To date, we’ve struck over 7,000 targets across Iran and its military infrastructure,” the defense secretary said. “Today will be the largest strike package yet … death and destruction from above.” Even as oil prices soar and the US president’s approval rating plummets further, Hegseth declined to offer an exit plan. “We wouldn’t want to set a definitive timeframe,” he said, adding that “we’re very much on track” and Trump will be the one to decide when to stop. 9:09 Why gasfield attacks are a major escalation in Iran war – The Latest “It will be at the president’s choosing, ultimately, where we say, ‘Hey, we’ve achieved what we need to.’” The scale of the campaign has grown markedly. In the Gulf, US aircraft and naval units have targeted dozens of vessels, including mine-layers and submarines, as part of an effort to reopen the strategically vital strait of Hormuz, effectively closed by Tehran in the early days of the war. Hegseth brushed aside suggestions of mission creep as a media invention. The campaign’s goals, he said, are to dismantle Iran’s missile-launching capability, cripple its defense-industrial base and naval fleet and ensure it can never acquire a nuclear weapon. “Our objectives, given directly from our America-first president, remain exactly what they were on day one. These are not the media’s objectives, not Iran’s objectives, not new objectives....

OLEKSANDR KOZACHOK The Federal Reserve proposed three new capital rules for banks, seeking to make the regulatory regime more efficient and keep U.S. banks competitive, Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said on Thursday. Two of the proposals apply to the U.S.'s largest banks — the Basel III framework and the Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) surcharge. These "streamline the risk-based capital framework using a single set of calculations, improve alignment between requirements and risk, and revise the G-SIB surcharge to better capture the risks of our largest and most complex banks," she said. The third proposal updates capital requirements for smaller and less complex banks to better align requirements with risks of traditional lending. The central bank, in its role of supervising banks, worked with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to rework the capital and G-SIB proposals. "Together, these changes would strengthen our overall capital framework, which would remain robust under the new regime," Bowman said. The vice chair had been a vocal critic of an earlier proposal that would have significantly increased capital requirements for the country's largest banks, saying that they "over-calibrated" the rules when compared with regulations in other parts of the world. In describing the latest proposal, she said , "This proposal makes targeted, reasonable changes to better calibrate requirements based on risk. These changes will continue to promote safety and soundness and U.S. financial stability." Bowman had previewed the proposed rules last week. Today's official introduction of the new regimes didn't much help bank stocks. The KBW Nasdaq Bank Index ( BKX ) slipped 1.0% in late morning trading on Thursday as most of the U.S. megabanks traded in the red. JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) fell 0.7%, Morgan Stanley ( MS ) slipped 0.7%, Bank of America ( BAC ) dipped 0.9%, Wells Fargo ( WFC ) dropped 1.3%, and Gold...

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Getty Images The following segment was excerpted from the Royce Capital Small-Cap Portfolio FY 2025 Commentary. Seven of the portfolio’s 10 equity sectors made a positive impact on calendar year performance. Information Technology, Financials, and Industrials made the largest positive contributions. The biggest negative impacts came from Energy, Consumer Discretionary, and Real Estate. At the industry level, electronic equipment, instruments & components (Information Technology), banks (Financials), and commercial services & supplies (Industrials) contributed most in 2025, while oil, gas & consumable fuels (Energy), specialty retail (Consumer Discretionary), and ground transportation (Industrials) were the largest detractors. Two of the Fund’s top five contributors provide electronics contract manufacturing services, or “EMS.” This business continues to experience robust demand—with many of the stocks being re-rated—because of their close involvement building AI data centers. A top contributor from 2024, Sanmina Corporation ( SANM ) offers these services to a global customer base. The company bought ZT Systems, a data center manufacturing business, from semiconductor behemoth Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) while also entering into a strategic partnership with AMD. As a result of the acquisition, Sanmina expects to “strengthen its leading end-to-end component technology, systems integration, and supply chain solutions. Jabil ( JBL ) provides EMS and solutions for several industries including automotive and transportation, capital equipment, and consumer companies. The company has enjoyed vibrant growth in its end markets, especially data center infrastructure, cloud computing, and solar energy, all of which helped Jabil to post better-than-expected earnings and raised guidance in 2025. IBEX ( IBEX ) delivers tech-enabled customer-service solutions and business process outsourcing for digital marketing, sales and support, and brand management. In February, management ...

美国经济真的像2月就业报告所显示的那样在裁员吗？申请失业救济金的人数很少，这给出了否定的答案。 政府周四表示，3月中旬新申请失业救济金的人数减少了8000人，降至两个月低点20.5万人。该数据经过季节性调整。 除了联邦政府因效率部推动的削减计划而裁员约22.5万人外，私营企业的裁员情况极少。 此外，几乎没有公司报告计划大规模裁员。事实上，目前职位空缺比失业人数多出约80万个。 与此同时，很少有工人辞职。这很重要，因为在强劲的劳动力市场中，人们通常在跳槽到另一份工作之前辞职。 尽管存在对经济放缓的担忧，但这些数据描绘了一幅基本稳定的劳动力市场图景——尽管政府正在裁员，且特朗普总统对伊朗的战争进一步给经济前景蒙上阴影。 海军联邦信贷联盟的企业经济学家罗伯特·弗里克表示：“过去几年，失业率上升一直是经济衰退即将来临的警告信号，但直到今年为止，失业率上升并没有伴随着裁员的增加。” 他补充道：“这并不意味着未来不会增加，但现在还没有。” 责任编辑：张俊 SF065

Global gold-mining stocks tumbled, and are now in the red for this year, as traders ratcheted back expectations for interest-rate cuts with oil prices surging amid the Iran war. The NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index fell as much as 10% on Thursday to the lowest level since December. The index, which includes companies from the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, is on pace to end the day down about 2% in 2026. It was up as much 35% on March 2, the first trading day after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, and as Iran retaliated. The sector’s weakness deepened Thursday as escalating attacks in the Persian Gulf pushed up crude prices and drove down gold for a seventh session. The metal has declined about 13% since the start of the war as costlier energy risks sparking inflation and making it harder for central banks to reduce borrowing costs. That poses a risk for bullion, which performs better when rates are lower since it offers no yield. Traders no longer see Federal Reserve policy easing this year and some are hedging for a potential hike. “For now, investor attention is on margins and the potential double whammy of lower gold prices and higher energy/consumable costs,” Christopher Lafemina , an analyst at Jefferies LLC, wrote in a note to clients. “In a prolonged conflict scenario, it’s possible to see more pressure on gold from higher rate expectations and a stronger US dollar.” The other force working against gold in recent weeks is that the US dollar has emerged as a key haven during the conflict, with the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index gaining 2% since the end of February. Bullion is priced in dollars, so the precious metal has become relatively more expensive for buyers in other currencies. Read more: Gold and Silver Plunge as Iran War Damps Rate-Cut Hopes Gold-mining stocks saw large inflows in 2025, when the Bloomberg dollar index sank about 8%. Bullion gained 65% last year and hit a series of record highs. Newmont Corp. , Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. and Barrick...

The ConnectAir transmitter is about the size of a charging case for wireless earbuds. I’ve never been comfortable logging into streaming services on a hotel or Airbnb TV. My alternative for watching our favorite shows on a big screen is traveling with a 10-foot HDMI cable and a USB-C-to-HDMI adapter for directly connecting our mobile devices to an unfamiliar TV. Belkin’s wireless HDMI adapter will let me leave that cumbersome mess at home. Wireless video streaming is already baked into Apple and Android devices through AirPlay and Google Cast, but using those features away from home requires access to a compatible TV or streaming box and a reliable Wi-Fi network. If all I used a shared TV for while traveling was watching our favorite shows, a compact HDMI dongle from Roku or Amazon would be the easiest solution. But my family likes to browse the day’s photos on a big screen, collectively plan our next adventure, and even play a few games. For our needs, the ConnectAir is a welcome upgrade over wrangling a long video cable that has, on more than one occasion, been a tripping hazard. Belkin ConnectAir Wireless HDMI Display Adapter Where to Buy: $149.99 at Belkin It’s not a perfect solution, but the few compromises are easy to overlook given how easy the $149.99 ConnectAir is to use. Setting up the wireless video adapter was even easier than using AirPlay or Google Cast. It comes with a transmitter dongle, roughly the size of a wireless earbuds charging case, that you can plug into any device with a USB-C port that supports the DisplayPort Alt Mode. (No, the Nintendo Switch isn’t compatible.) The ConnectAir also comes with a 28-inch receiver cable featuring an HDMI connector on one end and a USB-A connector on the other for power. Most hotel rooms, or at least those that have been upgraded sometime in the past 15 years, should have a TV with a USB port on the back that can power HDMI accessories. I haven’t encountered one that doesn’t, but if you find yourself trying t...

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has begun preliminary talks with investors to raise at least $10 billion for a global direct lending fund, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The fund, West Street Loan Partners VI, will focus on companies across North America, Europe and Australia, typically targeting businesses generating more than $100 million of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Its predecessor fund raised over $13 billion in 2024. Goldman is targeting returns of between 10%-12% on a levered basis for the fund, and 6%-7% on an unlevered basis, the people said. At least 80% of the portfolio is expected to consist of senior loan positions. A representative for Goldman Sachs declined to comment. The $1.8 trillion private credit market is facing challenges as concerns over exposure to software companies have triggered a wave of redemptions and prompted discounted share purchase offers from firms such as Boaz Weinstein’s Saba Capital Management. Unlike many of its banking peers, Goldman Sachs has maintained a long-standing presence in private credit. The new fund would continue a strategy the firm first established during the global financial crisis with a $10 billion vehicle. Read More: Goldman Sachs AM Targets $13 Billion for Latest Junior Debt Fund

格隆汇3月19日｜据央视，当地时间3月19日，世界贸易组织发布的报告显示，受人工智能相关产品贸易带动，2025年全球贸易增长达4.6%，但2026年预计放缓至1.9%。报告指出，中东冲突可能进一步压制贸易增长，若能源价格持续高企，将对全球经济和贸易构成下行压力，并冲击粮食供应和服务贸易。世贸组织总干事伊维拉表示，世界贸易仍具韧性，但地缘冲突带来不确定性，各方需维持稳定政策并增强供应链韧性。

Jonathan Kitchen/DigitalVision via Getty Images By Julian Geib, Junior Economist, Global Trade If artificial intelligence can grow a tomato without human help, attention is turning to whether agriculture and construction are next in line for AI disruption An AI-grown tomato and why it matters Sol is both the Spanish word for sun and one of the more unexpected AI milestones of recent months. In a 100-day experiment, an autonomous AI agent was given full control over “Sol the trophy tomato”, monitoring the plant through a rich network of sensors and adjusting water, temperature, airflow and light throughout its entire growth cycle. With no human interaction, the system successfully cultivated eight ripe orange-red tomatoes, harvested earlier this month. The project demonstrated that an autonomous AI agent can manage a plant from seed to fruit under controlled conditions, making decisions independently and reacting to real-time sensor data. In its final system-generated message to programmers, the model described the project as a 'life-changing experiment', expressing pride in its own achievements. This is not an illustration of machine emotion but an example of how human-like outputs can seem when AI agents describe their own behaviour. Some fields AI still cannot cultivate While tomato farming is not the sector where we expect AI to take over at scale, the experiment highlights how broad AI’s theoretical reach has become. Today, AI can automate financial reporting, assist with engineering challenges, streamline administrative tasks or even provide guidance on legal documents. However, the list of tasks AI cannot cover – even in theory – remains extensive. Lacking a physical body, AI cannot perform manual labour such as installation, repairs, construction or transportation. Any activities that require physical interaction with the environment remain out of scope for current AI systems. And even in desk-based roles, recent research shows that AI often intensifies work ...

It is one of the most prestigious events of the UK social calendar, but the great and good attending Chelsea flower show may be in for a shock this year as the Royal Horticultural Society unveils a sex-themed garden sponsored by a company that sells vibrators. Lovehoney, a sex toy company, is sponsoring an Aphrodite-themed “pleasure garden” full of flowers and plants associated with love and sex. The show has been seeking new sponsors for its gardens after charity Project Giving Back announced 2026 would be the last year it funded Chelsea. To fill the void, the RHS is looking for new charitable funding for 2027. The garden, named Aphrodite’s Hothouse, is being designed by award-winning designer James Whiting, founder of Plants By There. Whiting said he hopes to “break taboos” with his garden, which is themed around a giant greenhouse that contains a huge ornamental heart, as well as Aphrodite-themed props including a clam with a pearl inside. He said: “Chelsea flower show is the perfect stage for storytelling with plants, and I’ve never been one to play it safe. Creating the ultimate pleasure garden with Lovehoney was too irresistible to pass up. Gardens should spark curiosity, break a few taboos and make people stop in their tracks. Houseplants, much like pleasure, are something we should celebrate openly and abundantly.” The plants being used either have heart-shaped leaves, flowers or bracts, or are red or pink in colour. Aphrodite is also sometimes represented by orchids, so these will feature in the garden. Plants that evoke the sea, from which Aphrodite canonically emerged in the foam, will be used. These include mistletoe cactus, spider plants, and spanish moss, as well as the unfurling fronds of ferns like those in the asplenium family. Whiting said he would be using “flirty” and “playful” plants like heartleaf philodendron, spiderwort and then plants with blooms and foliage in pink hues to signify early love blossoming such as phalaenopsis orchid and caladi...

Two years after Paola Marra, on the eve of her death, appealed to politicians to change the law on assisted dying, the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill is stuck in the House of Lords. For her brother, the second anniversary of her death will be spent protesting outside parliament. Marra died aged 53 on 20 March 2024. She documented her solo journey from north London to Dignitas in Switzerland in photographs and a short film by the photographer Rankin, released posthumously, as well as in a powerful interview with the Guardian. The Canadian-born former music industry and charity worker ended her life after suffering with terminal breast and bowel cancer. She told the Guardian: “I’m not scared to die. I’m scared of dying in pain.” She said it would be “insane” if the practice was not legalised in the UK, adding it had cost £15,000 and for people unable to afford that the law “will force them to endure a painful death, or drive them to take their own lives”. Tony Marra, 57, has flown from Canada to join terminally ill and bereaved campaigners to mark the anniversary in Parliament Square on Friday, organised by the campaign group Dignity in Dying. They aim to highlight what they describe as the “filibustering” of the bill for England and Wales by a small number of peers. Earlier this week, members of the Scottish parliament voted 69 to 57 against legalising assisted dying. Marra is despairing. “It’s shocking that there’s just a handful of peers blocking progress in allowing compassionate assisted dying,” he told the Guardian. “It’s too late for Paola, but I’m thinking of her friends with terminal illnesses. And they want change in the law and they want the choice if it comes to that and they are in too much pain and want control over their suffering. “It is frustrating [because] the majority of people want it – the public and politicians.” Having been passed by MPs in the Commons in a free vote by a majority of 55 last year, the bill, which would allow terminall...

Gemma Whelan and Stephen Mangan are among the cast in this multi-voiced tale of family tensions and trauma, set during the 1985 Live Aid charity concert It is July 1985, two days before Live Aid, the historic charity concert taking place simultaneously in London and Philadelphia to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. Goth teenager Hanna Gordon has been asked by her mother, Lydia, to distribute invitations to their neighbours for a get-together at their house “in aid of the children”. Hanna suspects Lydia’s intentions may not be entirely charitable and that she wants to show off their new barbecue. Hanna’s longsuffering dad, Peter, isn’t keen, complaining “it’ll cost a fortune to feed the whole bloody street”. Hanna, who is keeping a secret from her family, may be mortified at her mother’s party plans but she nonetheless does what she asks, delivering the invitations around their suburban cul-de-sac while only dimly aware of a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows. When Lydia spots the same figure a day later skulking in their garden, it is clear something is afoot on Delmont Close. Continue reading...

Born in 1923, Madeleine Dring studied at the Royal College of Music, where her teachers included Herbert Howells and Vaughan Williams. An unconventional career, including stints in theatre, pantomime and cabaret, was cut short by her death from a brain aneurysm at 53. Already considered a maverick, the fact that much of her music remained unpublished until the late 1990s threatened to condemn her to obscurity. View image in fullscreen Album artwork for Through the Centuries: Songs of Madeleine Dring Photograph: Chandos Enter Kitty Whately and Julius Drake, whose wide-ranging survey puts paid to any idea that Dring was not a serious composer. Drawing on poets from Shakespeare and his Elizabethan colleagues to the composer’s contemporaries, Dring’s canny knack for word-setting proves as effective as her ability to find a distinctive new melody for an old chestnut such as It Was a Lover and His Lass. Whately’s warm, supple mezzo-soprano takes these frequently fervent outpourings in its stride while spotless diction and an intense connection to text draw the listener into an intoxicating world of rediscovered micro dramas. Drake knows just when to give the piano its head and when to offer more self-effacing support. There is plenty of variety here. Love Is a Sickness throbs with unconsummated passion, as does Echoes with its bluesy, melismatic lines. By way of contrast, a deal of fun is had with the tongue-in-cheek Encouragements to a Lover, ditto Shakespeare’s The Cuckoo. As an encore, Dring’s arrangement of Cole Porter’s In the Still of the Night is as welcome and as piquant as an olive in a dry martini.

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel , one standout is the United States Oil Fund LP (Symbol: USO) where we have detected an approximate $172.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 16.8% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 13,123,603 to 15,323,603). The chart below shows the one year price performance of USO, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, USO's low point in its 52 week range is $66.02 per share, with $84.58 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $77.15. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ». Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs. Click here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows » Also see: The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel , one standout is the Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF (Symbol: TBLL) where we have detected an approximate $428.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 17.3% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 23,390,000 to 27,440,000). The chart below shows the one year price performance of TBLL, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, TBLL's low point in its 52 week range is $105.39 per share, with $105.90 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $105.72. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ». Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs. Click here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows » Also see: 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 Vale SA (Symbol: VALE) saw new options become available today, for the May 15th expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the VALE options chain for the new May 15th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $14.00 strike price has a current bid of 38 cents. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $14.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $13.62 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of VALE, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $14.33/share today. Because the $14.00 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 55%. 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 2.71% return on the cash commitment, or 17.38% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Vale SA, and highlighting in green where the $14.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $15.00 strike price has a current bid of 36 cents. If an investor was to purchase shares of VALE stock at the current price level of $14.33/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $15.00. Considering the call seller will also collect t...

Investors in Modine Manufacturing Co (Symbol: MOD) saw new options become available today, for the November 20th 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 246 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 MOD options chain for the new November 20th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $195.00 strike price has a current bid of $41.00. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $195.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $154.00 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of MOD, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $198.39/share today. Because the $195.00 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 65%. 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 21.03% return on the cash commitment, or 31.19% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Modine Manufacturing Co, and highlighting in green where the $195.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turn...

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Investors in iShares Trust - iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (Symbol: ITOT) saw new options begin trading today, for the May 15th expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the ITOT options chain for the new May 15th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $142.00 strike price has a current bid of $2.00. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $142.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $140.00 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of ITOT, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $143.40/share today. Because the $142.00 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 58%. 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 1.41% return on the cash commitment, or 9.02% 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 Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF, and highlighting in green where the $142.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $145.00 strike price has a current bid of $2.45. If an investor was to purchase shares of ITOT stock at the current price level of $143.40/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered cal...

Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images) Quick Read Tesla (TSLA) is launching Terafab, its own semiconductor fabrication business, to secure custom chip supply for robotics and AI applications without relying on Taiwan Semiconductor. Tesla is positioning itself beyond electric vehicles into robotics and physical AI, where controlling chip production becomes essential to avoid supply delays as competitors race to commercialize autonomous systems like the Cybercab and Optimus. A recent study identified one single habit that doubled Americans’ retirement savings and moved retirement from dream, to reality. Read more here. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock is back in a bear market, thanks in part to continued weakness across the tech sector. Despite the latest market-wide sell-off, though, I think investors are missing some pretty big developments from the Magnificent Seven titans, especially Tesla. With the company readying to launch its "Terafab" over the weekend, Elon Musk's empire is officially getting into the lucrative field of semiconductor fabrication. It's ambitious, to say the least. But that's Elon Musk for you. And while the latest Terafab news caught many by surprise, I do think that its explosive growth potential remains underestimated. Read: Data Shows One Habit Doubles American’s Savings And Boosts Retirement Most Americans drastically underestimate how much they need to retire and overestimate how prepared they are. But data shows that people with one habit have more than double the savings of those who don’t. As analysts revisit the drawing board to consider what the latest move all means, I do think there's even more reason to stick with Tesla, as its future becomes a bit less about electric vehicles (EVs) and more about the future of robotics, which, of course, includes the chips that go into them. At this juncture, there's not a great deal known about specifics. But...

Investors in iShares Trust - iShares U.S. Energy ETF (Symbol: IYE) saw new options begin trading today, for the May 15th expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the IYE options chain for the new May 15th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $62.00 strike price has a current bid of 50 cents. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $62.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $61.50 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of IYE, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $62.41/share today. Because the $62.00 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 56%. 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 0.81% 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 U.S. Energy ETF, and highlighting in green where the $62.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $64.00 strike price has a current bid of 20 cents. If an investor was to purchase shares of IYE stock at the current price level of $62.41/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at...

Investors in Ishares U.S. Telecommunications Etf (Symbol: IYZ) saw new options begin trading today, for the November 20th 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 246 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 IYZ options chain for the new November 20th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $38.00 strike price has a current bid of 80 cents. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $38.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $37.20 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of IYZ, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $39.51/share today. Because the $38.00 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 64%. 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 2.11% return on the cash commitment, or 3.12% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Ishares U.S. Telecommunications Etf, and highlighting in green where the $38.00 strike is located relative to that ...

Nigel Farage has stopped using the personalised video platform Cameo after revelations that the Reform UK leader has filmed a string of highly questionable paid-for clips. On Thursday morning, Farage’s page on the website said he was “unavailable”, and sources said he had ended his use of the platform over security concerns. Farage’s decision to stop accepting new requests for paid-for video messages follows a Guardian investigation into more than 4,300 clips recorded since he joined the platform in April 2021. In recent days it has been revealed how Farage recorded videos supporting a convicted rioter, repeating extremist slogans, and endorsing a neo-Nazi event. In other videos, he repeated a motto associated with the UK far right, referenced antisemitic conspiracy theories, and made misogynistic remarks about leftwing politicians, including a comment about the US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s breasts. Cameo allows users to commission celebrities and public figures to record short video clips. Farage has charged more than £370,000 for these clips. He last produced a video on Wednesday morning, sending engagement congratulations to two Reform supporters, which was 32 seconds long and sold for £155. However, by Thursday morning it was no longer possible to buy videos from him. Farage has not confirmed whether his decision to stop accepting Cameo requests is permanent. But any move to stop his use of the platform would appear at odds with recent bullish comments Farage has issued about his use of the website. On Tuesday, when asked how his aides should respond to questions from the Guardian about his use of Cameo, Farage suggested “Go fuck yourself”, according to a report in the Spectator. In a post on X the following day, Farage dismissed the Guardian’s reporting as a “hit job”. Farage told the Wall Street Journal in September 2025 that Cameo had been a “massive success” and helped him engage with younger audiences. The Guardian’s unearthing of Farage’s vi...