Leaders cannot ignore support for reparations resolution this November, says St Vincent and Grenadines ex-PM What are reparations for slavery and colonialism – and will the UK pay? It is “inconceivable” that reparatory justice from Britain for the transatlantic trade of enslaved Africans will not be “front and centre” of the next Commonwealth leaders meeting, the former prime minister of St Vincen...
Leaders cannot ignore support for reparations resolution this November, says St Vincent and Grenadines ex-PM What are reparations for slavery and colonialism – and will the UK pay? It is “inconceivable” that reparatory justice from Britain for the transatlantic trade of enslaved Africans will not be “front and centre” of the next Commonwealth leaders meeting, the former prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines has said. Ralph Gonsalves was in Jamaica to discuss the next steps of the “alive and growing” movement to advocate for reparations for hundreds of years of chattel slavery. Continue reading...
"You Just Can't Earn A Billion Dollars": AOC Declares Billionaires To Be A Capitalist Myth Authored by Jonathan Turley, This week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) came up with the best reason to tax billionaires: They do not actually exist. On a podcast, Ocasio-Cortez declared with all the certainty of a freshman in a Smith College political science course that the notion of a self-made bil...
"You Just Can't Earn A Billion Dollars": AOC Declares Billionaires To Be A Capitalist Myth Authored by Jonathan Turley, This week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) came up with the best reason to tax billionaires: They do not actually exist. On a podcast, Ocasio-Cortez declared with all the certainty of a freshman in a Smith College political science course that the notion of a self-made billionaire is simply a fantasy, because “you just can’t earn” a billion dollars . It is only the latest in a series of socialist fables that are being dressed up as economic facts. The difference is that this fable, if told often enough, could become true. In suggesting that true billionaires are a capitalist myth, Ocasio-Cortez is suggesting that people like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos really did not earn their wealth and, therefore, it is really not their money. “There’s a certain level of wealth and accumulation that is unearned. You can’t earn a billion dollars. You just can’t earn that. You can get market power, you can break rules, you can abuse labor laws, you can pay people less than what they’re worth, but you can’t earn that.” In other words, you can only make a billion dollars through theft and exploitation rather than actual entrepreneurial enterprise. This statement comes as support builds for the California billionaires’ tax which, even before it has a chance to pass in November, has already cost the state trillions due to an exodus of these billionaires. In my book, “ Rage and the Republic, ” I discuss common myths spread by the left to fuel economic factionalism. One common myth is that the “wealthy do not pay their fair share of taxes.” In truth, the top ten percent of taxpayers pay the vast majority of taxes in the U.S. In the book, I also dispel the claim that most millionaires inherited their wealth or came from privileged backgrounds. These myths are designed to make redistribution schemes more palatable. And Democrats are ramping up the “eat-the-rich” rheto...
Jamie J. Palfrey, Senior VP and Chief Human Resources Officer at Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ:UCTT) , reported the sale of 8,691 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction valued at approximately $693,000, according to a SEC Form 4 filing . Transaction and post-transaction values based on SEC Form 4 reported price ($79.72). * 1-year performance metrics are calculated using May 5, 2026 as...
Jamie J. Palfrey, Senior VP and Chief Human Resources Officer at Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ:UCTT) , reported the sale of 8,691 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction valued at approximately $693,000, according to a SEC Form 4 filing . Transaction and post-transaction values based on SEC Form 4 reported price ($79.72). * 1-year performance metrics are calculated using May 5, 2026 as the reference date. Continue reading
Jonathan Kitchen/DigitalVision via Getty Images Thesis Brookfield Asset Management ( BAM ) is a fundamentally strong alternative asset manager, with 87% of its fee-bearing capital (FBC) in long-term to perpetual investment vehicles. This enables a durability of recurring fees, and capital stickiness. FBC growth will primarily be led by the growth of the credit segment which has a lower base manage...
Jonathan Kitchen/DigitalVision via Getty Images Thesis Brookfield Asset Management ( BAM ) is a fundamentally strong alternative asset manager, with 87% of its fee-bearing capital (FBC) in long-term to perpetual investment vehicles. This enables a durability of recurring fees, and capital stickiness. FBC growth will primarily be led by the growth of the credit segment which has a lower base management fee structure compared to other segments, however, operating leverage should negate the effects of this on fee-related earnings (FRE). The company has positioned itself to benefit from secular infrastructure tailwinds, the themes of AI demand growth and decarbonization. Its owner-operator philosophy of being focused on operational excellence instead of financial engineering makes it stand out, as compared to peers. Applying forward multiples on BAM's recurring FRE and distributable earnings (DE), my target price for the stock is $55.83. The forward dividend of $2.01 brings the total upside to 16.3%. This could be further driven up if share repurchases are continued. About the Company BAM is a global alternative asset manager, with $1.2 trillion in assets under management (AUM). $614 billion of the total AUM is FBC, of which $282 billion, almost half, is in credit. The remainder FBC is allocated in infrastructure, real estate, energy, and private equity. Segmental Share of FBC (BAM Q1 2026 Supplemental Information; Personal Analysis) The company's products comprise long-term private funds, permanent capital strategies, and private perpetual strategies. These provide longer earnings visibility, as compared to other asset management peers, due to strategies that are minimally prone to redemption. FBC Flows and Composition (BAM Q1 2026 Supplemental Information) Additionally, BAM also differentiates itself from peers by having a high proportion of its FBC within real infrastructure. Through this, the company has positioned itself to benefit from the global trends of decarbo...