Astera Labs faces investor caution as execs sell stock, despite strong AI hardware demand. Upcoming May earnings are a crucial test for the company's high-growth trajectory. While the company is operationally positioned as a critical component within the global AI infrastructure build-out, significant equity sales by its top executives are introducing a note of caution. Investors are now weighing whether the firm's robust growth metrics can counterbalance the apparent skepticism signaled by its own management team. Leadership Cashing Out Raises Eyebrows The stock came under notable selling pressure recently, shedding over seven percent to trade at 102.00 euros. This decline is largely attributed to reports of substantial insider selling activity. Over the past three months, senior leaders, including the Chief Executive Officer, have disposed of sizable portions of their holdings. The market frequently interprets such transactions as a potential indicator that near-term valuations may have become stretched. With this latest drop, the equity has now declined by almost 34 percent since the start of the year. Strong Fundamentals and Analyst Support Fundamentally, Astera Labs continues to benefit from unrelenting demand for specialized hardware that networks AI chips. Its latest quarterly report showcased this strength, with revenue reaching approximately $270.6 million. This performance demonstrates the company's ability to capitalize on the industry-wide data center upgrade cycle, even alongside giants like NVIDIA. Market researchers continue to back this positive trajectory with buy ratings, highlighting the firm's connectivity solutions as an essential enabler for cloud providers engaged in massive capacity expansion. Should investors sell immediately? Or is it worth buying Astera Labs? The Crucial Test Ahead in May The long-term corporate strategy remains firmly focused on growth and market consolidation. Initiatives such as the new UALink platform aim to strengthen...

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知名披萨连锁、披萨蘸酱的发明者棒约翰要被中东土豪买下了。 3月11日，卡塔尔王室的关联投资基金Irth Capital，已提出以每股47美元的价格收购棒约翰国际公司，较棒约翰前一日的股价溢价50%。消息公布当天，棒约翰股价大涨19%，盘中一度触发熔断。 棒约翰是世界第三大披萨连锁品牌，目前在全球50多个国家拥有超过6000家餐厅。不过，自疫情以来棒约翰的业绩持续下滑，股价一路走低，与三年前的高点相比已经跌去了70%。这种情况下，棒约翰勾起了各路资本前来“捡漏”的兴趣。 2025年上半年，Irth Capital曾联合知名PE巨头阿波罗环球，共同发起对棒约翰的要约收购。后来双方在运营控制权、财务条款上产生分歧，合作告吹。随后阿波罗环球又在2025年10月独自发起了一份收购提议，但在经过短暂的尽职调查后又宣布撤回。 这一次Irth Capital再吃“回头草”，将是棒约翰在一年之内第三次收到收购提议。这也是这个经典老品牌完成“咸鱼翻身”的一次大好机会。最新披露的财报显示，棒约翰在2025年净利润暴跌了62%，急需“白衣骑士”来拯救。 棒约翰不“棒”了 曾经风靡全球的棒约翰，这两年正深陷闭店泥潭。 棒约翰创立于1986年，最初只是一家社区小店，短短几年内就凭借一句“更好的原料，更好的披萨”广告语迅速蹿红美国。1990年代，棒约翰掀起了与必胜客的“披萨大战”，并最终在美国最高法院打赢了与必胜客的广告侵权官司。这场官司让棒约翰更加名声大噪，牢牢树立起“高品质披萨”的品牌形象。 早期的棒约翰曾创造了一系列奇迹，是被写入商学院教科书的经典案例。它在成立仅8年之后就成功在纳斯达克上市，成立10年后门店突破1000家，成立12年后开始国际化扩张。成立仅15年后，棒约翰门店数突破3000家，成为继必胜客、达美乐之后的美国第三大披萨连锁。 但在最近这十年，棒约翰却波折不断，一再闹出负面新闻。 2017年，棒约翰的创始人约翰·施纳德先是在NFL抗议事件中发表了争议性言论，随后又在媒体培训中使用种族歧视性词汇，造成了一场后果极为严重的公关危机。这一事件不仅导致公司股价暴跌，同店销售额更是连续数个季度录得负增长。 棒约翰在2017年的总收入达17.8亿美元，2018年下滑了8%至16.3亿美元，2019继续下滑至16.1亿美元。 面对销售下滑，棒约翰不得不进行痛苦的去创始人化。约翰·施纳德本人...

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Automakers near and far are dipping their figurative toes into new frontiers such as artificial intelligence (AI), humanoid robotics, and driverless vehicles. Some automakers, such as Tesla (TSLA 3.25%) are exploring all three areas. For auto investors, owning a company that one day thrives with driverless vehicles, or perhaps vehicles-as-a-service, could be a portfolio-transforming win -- or it could be a disappointment if the company falls short of ambitions. That raises the question: Does Lucid's (LCID 2.28%) recent announcement with Uber Technologies (UBER 1.95%) make the young EV maker a buy now? Lucid's major announcements At Lucid's recent investor day in New York, the young electric vehicle (EV) maker highlighted its strategic near-term plans that included elements of its upcoming midsize platform, its next-generation electric drive unit, and the evolution of its strategic driverless vehicle partnership with Uber. It's really the combination of Lucid's upcoming midsize platform and the partnership with Uber that should have investors intrigued. A brief recap: In January, Lucid, Nuro, Inc. and Uber, unveiled the production intent vehicles to be used in the partnership's global robotaxi service, with limited autonomous on-road testing beginning in the month prior. It's a significant milestone and partnership, to be sure, but delivering this with commercial scale will be a massive challenge for not just this partnership, but the entire industry. For Lucid specifically, the partnership featured a $300 million investment from Uber and called for integrating Nuro's autonomous technology into 20,000 or more Lucid Gravity SUVs for exclusive use with Uber's platform over the next six years. That original partnership has now evolved and investors should take note because it could be the key to unlocking real driverless vehicle scale down the road. Meet the Lunar concept Now the companies are finalizing an agreement to deploy Lucid's upcoming midsize EV platform as rob...

Key Points Lucid's Investor Day highlighted its near-term strategy including its driverless vehicle partnership with Uber. Uber and Lucid recently expanded their partnership to include the latter's midsize platform and double the vehicles. Lucid's Lunar concept is a robotaxi concept designed for improved unit economics. 10 stocks we like better than Lucid Group › Automakers near and far are dipping their figurative toes into new frontiers such as artificial intelligence (AI), humanoid robotics, and driverless vehicles. Some automakers, such as Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) are exploring all three areas. For auto investors, owning a company that one day thrives with driverless vehicles, or perhaps vehicles-as-a-service, could be a portfolio-transforming win -- or it could be a disappointment if the company falls short of ambitions. That raises the question: Does Lucid's (NASDAQ: LCID) recent announcement with Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) make the young EV maker a buy now? 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 » Lucid's major announcements At Lucid's recent investor day in New York, the young electric vehicle (EV) maker highlighted its strategic near-term plans that included elements of its upcoming midsize platform, its next-generation electric drive unit, and the evolution of its strategic driverless vehicle partnership with Uber. It's really the combination of Lucid's upcoming midsize platform and the partnership with Uber that should have investors intrigued. A brief recap: In January, Lucid, Nuro, Inc. and Uber, unveiled the production intent vehicles to be used in the partnership's global robotaxi service, with limited autonomous on-road testing beginning in the month prior. It's a significant milestone and partnership, to be sure, but delivering this with commercial scale will be a massive c...

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华泰证券（601688）研报表示，全球硫酸约60%来自硫磺，30%来自金属冶炼副产，10%产自硫铁矿制酸，而原油炼制及天然气（885430）加工副产是全球硫磺生产的主要途径。据Kepler，2025年经霍尔木兹海峡出口的硫磺占全球近半，叠加原油供给受限导致东亚炼厂负荷存下降预期，且北美页岩油气含硫量偏低，中东硫磺减供后全球供给缺口凸显，华泰证券（601688）认为硫磺供需矛盾中期或难以扭转。据S&P Global，全球硫酸约58%用于磷肥，其余包括镍、铜、铀等金属加工，以及钛白粉（884209）、尼龙、染料（885633）、锂电正极等制造，伴随硫磺供应趋紧以及价格高位，磷石膏制酸、草酸亚铁制磷酸铁、氯化法钛白粉（884209）等差异化生产路径的化工（850102）项目有望受益。(人民财讯)

By David Jeans NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - Palantir (PLTR)’s Maven artificial intelligence system will become an official program of record, Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg said in a letter to Pentagon leaders, a move that locks in long-term use of Palantir’s weapons-targeting ‌technology across the U.S. military. In the March 9 letter to senior Pentagon leaders and U.S. military commanders, Feinberg said embedding Palantir’s Maven ‌Smart System would provide warfighters “with the latest tools necessary to detect, deter, and dominate our adversaries in all domains”. The decision is expected to go into effect by the close of the ​current fiscal year, which ends in September, according to the letter, which was reviewed by Reuters and has not been previously reported. Maven is a command-and-control software platform that analyzes battlefield data and identifies targets. It is already the primary AI operating system for the U.S. military, which has carried out thousands of targeted strikes against Iran over the last three weeks. Designating Maven as a program of record will streamline its adoption across all arms of the military and provide ‌stable, long-term funding, Feinberg said. The memo ordered oversight of ⁠Maven be moved from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency to the Pentagon’s Chief Digital Artificial Intelligence Office within 30 days. Future contracting with Palantir will be handled by the Army, the letter said. “It is imperative that we invest now ⁠and with focus to deepen the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) across the Joint Force and establish AI-enabled decision-making as the cornerstone of our strategy,” Feinberg wrote. Palantir and the Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Palantir rises further at the Pentagon Feinberg’s order is a significant win for Palantir, which has landed a growing ​stream ​of contracts with the U.S. government, including a deal announced last summer with the ​U.S. Army wo...

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Micron Technology ((MU)) has held its Q2 earnings call. Read on for the main highlights of the call. Micron Technology’s latest earnings call struck a decidedly upbeat tone, as management highlighted record-breaking results across revenue, margins, and free cash flow alongside a steeply higher outlook for the coming quarters. Executives balanced this enthusiasm with candid warnings about structural supply constraints, elevated capital spending, and pockets of demand risk that could test execution over the next several years. Record-Breaking Quarterly Revenue Micron reported fiscal Q2 revenue of $23.9 billion, its fourth straight quarterly record and the largest sequential jump in its history. Sales surged 75% from the prior quarter and 196% year over year, with management emphasizing that the $10.2 billion sequential increase underscores extraordinary demand for advanced memory in data center and AI workloads. DRAM Revenue Surges on Pricing Power DRAM remained the engine of growth, generating a record $18.8 billion and accounting for 79% of total revenue. Bit shipments grew in the mid‑single digits, but pricing did the heavy lifting, with DRAM prices rising by the mid‑60% range thanks to tight supply and a richer mix tied to AI‑driven server demand. NAND Strength and Data Center Mix NAND revenue also hit a record at $5.0 billion, up 169% year over year and 82% sequentially, as higher prices and mix offset only low‑single‑digit bit growth. Management cited a record QLC bit mix and noted that data center NAND revenue more than doubled sequentially, underscoring a shift toward high‑value storage for cloud and AI infrastructure. Margins and Earnings Hit New Highs Profitability followed revenue higher, with consolidated gross margin reaching a record 75%, up 18 percentage points quarter over quarter and nearly double year‑ago levels. Operating margin climbed to 69%, while non‑GAAP EPS jumped to $12.20, up 155% sequentially and 682% from a year earlier as operating levera...

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman won dismissal of a lawsuit by his sister claiming that he sexually abused her for almost a decade. US District Judge Zachary Bluestone in Missouri ruled Friday that the claims were “untimely” because the alleged abuse was so long ago. But Bluestone said Ann Altman can revise and refile her complaint. “The court’s ruling relates to procedural matters, which have no bearing on the substance of Ann Altman’s claims,” Ryan Mahoney, one of her lawyers, said in a statement. “The court granted leave for Ms. Altman to file an amended complaint, which we will do promptly. We will also continue with discovery as scheduled.” Legal representatives for Sam Altman declined to comment. In January 2025, Ann Altman alleged that Sam Altman abused and manipulated her while they were growing up in Missouri in the late 1990s to early 2000s. She claimed the abuse began when she was 3 years old and the last instance allegedly occurred when he was an adult but she was still a minor. At the time, Sam Altman posted a statement on behalf of himself, his mother and brothers, calling the claims “utterly untrue.” In March 2025, while denying Ann’s claims, Sam sued her for defamation, claiming her “false statements” had tarnished his reputation and caused emotional pain. His attorneys also claimed Ann Altman sued him “for the improper purpose of pressuring him to accede to her demands for unrestricted financial support.” In Friday’s ruling, Bluestone said Sam Altman can proceed with his defamation claim.

Never miss an important update on your stock portfolio and cut through the noise. Over 7 million investors trust Simply Wall St to stay informed where it matters for FREE. Amazon.com (NasdaqGS: AMZN) has acquired Zurich based robotics startup Rivr, which focuses on autonomous stair climbing delivery robots, to accelerate doorstep delivery automation. The company is also developing an AI integrated smartphone, reportedly codenamed "Transformer", with deep links to Alexa and Prime services. Amazon.com, trading at $205.37, operates at the center of e commerce and cloud infrastructure, and these moves relate directly to its logistics and consumer technology ambitions. The share price is up 4.7% over the past year and more than 100% over the past three years, which highlights how closely investors track shifts in its core business model. For you as an investor, Rivr's stair climbing robots indicate a push to automate some of the most complex parts of last mile delivery, while the new smartphone targets tighter customer engagement within Amazon's ecosystem. Both developments may influence how often customers interact with Amazon services and how Amazon allocates capital across logistics, devices, and AI infrastructure over time. Stay updated on the most important news stories for Amazon.com by adding it to your watchlist or portfolio. Alternatively, explore our Community to discover new perspectives on Amazon.com. NasdaqGS:AMZN Earnings & Revenue Growth as at Mar 2026 We've flagged 1 risk for Amazon.com. See which could impact your investment. Quick Assessment ✅ Price vs Analyst Target : At $205.37, the share price is about 27% below the $280.47 analyst target range midpoint. ✅ Simply Wall St Valuation : Shares are flagged as trading 41.2% below estimated fair value. ✅ Recent Momentum: The 30 day return of 0.28% is flat but positive, suggesting no sharp short term reversal around this news. There is only one way to know the right time to buy, sell or hold Amazon.com. Head...

格隆汇3月21日｜哥伦比亚总统佩特罗20日通过社交媒体表示，坚决否认关于他本人及其总统竞选团队与贩毒集团存在任何联系的指控。佩特罗说，哥伦比亚司法部门目前没有任何一项关于他与贩毒分子有牵连的调查，他称自己“从未与任何贩毒分子有过交谈”。佩特罗还说，自己曾明确指示其竞选团队负责人，绝不接受来自银行家或贩毒分子的任何政治捐款。围绕他总统竞选活动所进行的全面调查，也未发现任何“涉毒”资金。

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英国虽已于2015年将B型脑膜炎疫苗纳入婴儿常规免疫接种计划，但目前在校大学生早年间并未接种，这被认为可能是此次疫情暴发的重要原因之一 【财新网】 英国近日爆发一起罕见的B型脑膜炎（MenB）群聚感染事件，疫情中心位于英格兰东南部肯特郡坎特伯雷市，伦敦已出现病例，疫情并已蔓延至法国。截至当地时间3月20日，英国卫生安全局（UKHSA）已累计通报29例感染，其中2人不治身亡。 本次疫情最早于2026年3月13日被通报，疫情的震源地被认定为坎特伯雷一家名为“化学俱乐部”（Club Chemistry）的夜店，多名确诊患者曾于3月5日至7日期间到访该场所。

哥伦比亚总统佩特罗20日通过社交媒体表示，坚决否认关于他本人及其总统竞选团队与贩毒集团存在任何联系的指控。佩特罗还说，自己曾明确指示其竞选团队负责人，绝不接受来自银行家或贩毒分子的任何政治捐款。据美国方面20日消息，佩特罗面临美国联邦检察官办公室有关其“涉毒”的刑事调查。（央视新闻）

Manchester United were left furious about "astonishing" and "baffling" refereeing decisions as two penalties were awarded and one was not in their thrilling 2-2 draw at Bournemouth. Harry Maguire's special day - following his England recall - was spoiled by his sending off at Vitality Stadium, but it was the performance of the officials that had United fuming. Maguire, who will return to the England squad for the first time in almost two years for upcoming friendlies with Uruguay and Japan, was sent off for pulling back Evanilson inside the box as Manchester United led 2-1 with 10 minutes to go. Junior Kroupi subsequently scored the penalty but the decision not to award Manchester United an earlier spot-kick left interim manager Michael Carrick furious - especially after his side had been awarded a penalty for what he deemed to be a similar challenge earlier in the match. The penalty the visitors were not given came when Amad Diallo appeared to be pulled back inside the box by Adrien Truffert, with Manchester United leading 1-0 after Bruno Fernandes' penalty. Carrick, who described the decisions made as "baffling", said: "My first [thought] is he definitely got one of them wrong, because he's given one penalty for the same thing that he's not given one as a two-armed grab. "So the Matheus Cunha one, he gives, the second one on Amad he doesn't, which is, I think, almost identical, really, two hands on someone in the box, and they go over and they're in control of the ball. "Massive moment and I don't understand how you can give one and not the other - it's crazy. It's as obvious as you can get. "It's clear, if that's what he believes is a penalty to start with then the second one has to be. I don't understand how you can't give that. And then the goal and after that it was chaos. It's astonishing." Manchester United captain Fernandes, meanwhile, felt that if Bournemouth's penalty was given for a foul by Maguire, then so should one for the Diallo incident. "I think we...

散弹枪式的做法，有其一定合理性，可以打破理性决策下的拖沓和议而不决，甚至偶尔取得不世之功。但过于离散的目标，也有失焦误判的可能，进而妨碍整体目标的推进 当地时间2026年3月17日，伊朗德黑兰，一处体育场馆遭美军和以军空袭后的损毁景象。图：视觉中国 【财新网】 自2月28日美以与伊朗两年内的第二次战争开打以来，因中东在全球油气供应链中举足轻重的作用，加上伊朗对重要能源通道霍尔木兹海峡的封锁，使得第二次伊朗战争近乎笃定可以成为本年度最大的地缘政治危机。 无论是四年前的俄乌冲突，还是三年前的以色列─哈马斯战争，抑或是也门胡塞武装的袭击和2026年年初的委内瑞拉危机，战争与冲突似乎已经成为21世纪第三个十年出现频次最高的名词。那么，自然而然地，紧接着的问题：下一次冲突或者危机发生在哪？

Musk acquired Twitter in October 2022 after months of back and forth with the social media company's board (Josh Edelson) · Josh Edelson/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's share price as he was poised to buy it in a $44 billion deal. The verdict in the class action securities lawsuit means the world's richest person could be ordered to pay billions of dollars, according to damages calculated by jurors. Minutes after the judgment was announced, the entrepreneur's lawyers informed AFP that their client will appeal the decision, characterizing it as a "setback." After a three-week trial in a San Francisco federal court -- which included in-person testimony from Musk -- the jury found that two tweets posted in May 2022 by the Tesla and SpaceX CEO contained false statements responsible for a plunge in Twitter's share price. Investor Giuseppe Pampena had filed the suit on behalf of people who sold Twitter shares between mid-May and early October 2022. Musk acquired the social media platform in late October 2022 and later renamed it X. Jurors agreed that Musk violated a securities rule that bars false and misleading statements that sink a stock price, in this case that of Twitter, the verdict form showed. Musk, who has a near-constant presence on X, did not immediately react to the verdict. - Teflon tycoon? - The judgment marks a rare legal defeat for Musk, often dubbed "Teflon Elon" for his ability to emerge unscathed from lawsuits he is expected to lose. His lawyers, in fact, reminded AFP of this track record, noting that a Texas court cleared him just that same day in a separate defamation case. In 2023, a jury in the same San Francisco federal court cleared him within hours of similar charges brought by Tesla shareholders, following his 2018 tweets claiming he had the funding to take the automaker private. The civil complaint in Cali...