Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) shares are skyrocketing Wednesday. Morgan Stanley released new research arguing that the company's energy storage ambitions are far more valuable than the market currently recognizes, putting the stock on pace for its best session since March 2020. Here’s what you should know. Ford Motor stock is among today’s top performers. What’s behind F gains? What’s Pushing Ford Higher...
Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) shares are skyrocketing Wednesday. Morgan Stanley released new research arguing that the company's energy storage ambitions are far more valuable than the market currently recognizes, putting the stock on pace for its best session since March 2020. Here’s what you should know. Ford Motor stock is among today’s top performers. What’s behind F gains? What’s Pushing Ford Higher? Morgan Stanley analyst Andrew Percoco reiterated an Equal‑weight rating and kept a $14 price targe
A paediatrician at a hospital near Berlin has been charged with sex offences in 130 cases, many of which are said to have taken place at the hospital, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The extent of the offences, which include serious sexual abuse of children and rape, had previously been unknown. The paediatrician has been in pre-trial custody since November, with prosecutors citing a risk of reoffe...
A paediatrician at a hospital near Berlin has been charged with sex offences in 130 cases, many of which are said to have taken place at the hospital, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The extent of the offences, which include serious sexual abuse of children and rape, had previously been unknown. The paediatrician has been in pre-trial custody since November, with prosecutors citing a risk of reoffending as a reason for the man’s continued detention. In January, it became known that the doctor was...
Tech stocks ripped higher on Wednesday despite a sharply hotter-than-expected April Producer Price Index reading that rekindled inflation anxieties and rate-hike fears, as strength in semiconductors fueled investor sentiment. Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) rallied for the sixth straight session to above $226 per share, with the company’s market cap soaring above $5.5 trillion ahead of next week’s high...
Tech stocks ripped higher on Wednesday despite a sharply hotter-than-expected April Producer Price Index reading that rekindled inflation anxieties and rate-hike fears, as strength in semiconductors fueled investor sentiment. Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) rallied for the sixth straight session to above $226 per share, with the company’s market cap soaring above $5.5 trillion ahead of next week’s highly awaited earnings report. Speaking via Truth Social shortly before landing in Beijing, Trump told
afterday/iStock via Getty Images For many years now, I've watched analysts on Bloomberg, CNBC, and even on Seeking Alpha caution investors about how semiconductors are "cyclical," the boom cycle is nearly over, and the bust is near upon us. And all of them have missed what has been one of the biggest bull markets of their lives (see chart below). Today I'll explain why the boom in semiconductors i...
afterday/iStock via Getty Images For many years now, I've watched analysts on Bloomberg, CNBC, and even on Seeking Alpha caution investors about how semiconductors are "cyclical," the boom cycle is nearly over, and the bust is near upon us. And all of them have missed what has been one of the biggest bull markets of their lives (see chart below). Today I'll explain why the boom in semiconductors is far, far from over and why they're an essential component within the well-diversified portfolio I have advised investors to build and hold throughout the market's up-and-down cycles. Data by YCharts As you can see from the chart above, over the past five years, the broad semiconductor sector - as represented by the VanEck Semiconductor ETF ( SMH ) - has outperformed the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ( VOO ) by more than 4x. Investment Thesis Back in late 2021, I wrote a Seeking Alpha article which questioned the common perception that the semiconductor sector is a very cyclical industry - see "SMH: Why Semiconductors Are A Must Own." In that piece I wrote the following: Believe it or not, many investors still seem to view the semiconductor as a highly cyclical industry that's exposed to boom-n-bust cycles. That may have been true back in the day when the semi industry was dominated by the highly cyclical PC and automotive markets - but that simply is no longer the case today. Semiconductor demand is very strong across multiple, and very fast growing, technology sub-sectors. These include EVs, high-performance computing ("HPC"), networking, 5G smartphones and infrastructure, IoT, data centers, and application specific hardware to run specialized and highly tailored AI/ML algorithms. Oh, and yes - semiconductors are still needed for traditional desktop and mobile PCs. Since that article was released, the SMH ETF has outperformed the S&P500 by 215%-plus (see the Seeking Alpha scoreboard in the upper right-hand corner of that article). Five years later, I was just about to write the s...
State department grants waiver for ticket holders Trump administration has cracked down on immigration The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that would have required visitors from five World Cup-qualified countries to pay a bond of up to $15,000 in order to enter the United States for the tournament. The US state department imposed the bond requirement last year for countries that i...
State department grants waiver for ticket holders Trump administration has cracked down on immigration The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that would have required visitors from five World Cup-qualified countries to pay a bond of up to $15,000 in order to enter the United States for the tournament. The US state department imposed the bond requirement last year for countries that it said had high rates of people overstaying their visas and other security issues as part of a broader crackdown on immigration. Travelers to the US from 50 countries are required to pay the bond, and five of those countries have qualified for the World Cup – Algeria, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Tunisia. Continue reading...
Ugly, Tailing 30Y Auction Makes History With First 5%+ Yield Since The Great Quant Crash Of Aug 2007 Moments ago, the last refunding auction of the week, the sale of $25BN in 30Y paper, made history: it was the first 30Y auction to print with a high yield above 5%, and a coupon of 5%, since August 2007... which as veteran traders will recall was the month of the historic quant crash which marked t...
Ugly, Tailing 30Y Auction Makes History With First 5%+ Yield Since The Great Quant Crash Of Aug 2007 Moments ago, the last refunding auction of the week, the sale of $25BN in 30Y paper, made history: it was the first 30Y auction to print with a high yield above 5%, and a coupon of 5%, since August 2007... which as veteran traders will recall was the month of the historic quant crash which marked the S&P highs at the time and eventually culminated in the global financial crisis. The auction priced at a high yield of 5.046%, up sharply from 4.876% in April, and tailed the 5.041% When Issued by 0.5bps, the second consecutive tail following 4 stop-throughs. But, as noted above, what is more notable was that this was the first 5% interest rate coupon 30Y auction, and the the first 30Y auction with a high yield above 5% since... August 2007 when surging rates sparked a quant crash. Come to think of it, unlike retail momentum chasers, quants have had a terrible month. How much longer can they last? But we digress... Going back to the auction, the uglyness was all around: the bid to cover was 2.303, down from 2.385, below the 2.43 six auction average and the lowest since Nob 2025. Internals were not quite as bad, with Indirects taking down 66.6%, up from 64.1% in April and just below the 66.8% recent average. And with Directs awarded 21.74%, Dealers were left with 11.7%. Overall, this was an ugly, tailing auction, but the question on everyone's lips is whether today's quction will - like in August 2007 - be the VaR shock equivalent of a bond auction that pops this particular bubble. For the answer keep a close eye on quants who are suffering badly. Tyler Durden Wed, 05/13/2026 - 13:35
This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities. Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner. Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or ...
This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities. Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner. Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels. Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session: Symbol PUT/
This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities. Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner. Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or u...
This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities. Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner. Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels. Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Tec
The post Missed Nvidia? Missed Tesla? The ‘ChatGPT of Marketing’ Is Available at $0.91/Share by Benzinga Contributors appeared first on Benzinga . Visit Benzinga to get more great content like this. Benzinga Money is a reader-supported publication. We may earn a commission from the advertisers associated with this article. Read our Advertiser Discloser . In 1999, $1,000 at Nvidia’s IPO would be wo...
The post Missed Nvidia? Missed Tesla? The ‘ChatGPT of Marketing’ Is Available at $0.91/Share by Benzinga Contributors appeared first on Benzinga . Visit Benzinga to get more great content like this. Benzinga Money is a reader-supported publication. We may earn a commission from the advertisers associated with this article. Read our Advertiser Discloser . In 1999, $1,000 at Nvidia’s IPO would be worth over $2.5M today. In 2010, that same amount invested in Tesla’s 2010 IPO would be worth over $300,000 today. RAD Intel could be the next early-stage story investors talk about, and right now it’s available at $0.91/share. RAD Intel pairs its AI driven platform with AIBO — Artificial Intelligence Buyout Strategy — to scale performance across an entire portfolio of Fortune 1000 brands and tier 1 acquisitions. They plug each into the platform, and their performance scales quickly. RAD Intel comes to market with: An executive team with experience across more than 225 M&A transactions Over $75M raised to date and reported 4,900% valuation growth over four years* Marketing division has delivered up to 4X ROI for direct clients like Hasbro, MGM, and Skechers. Agency partners leveraging our award-winning AI across brands like F1, Porsche, L’Oréal, Sephora, the World Cup, Nissan, and more.** Backing from Adobe, along with 20,000+ investors, including insiders from Google, Meta, Amazon, and YouTube.** Capitalizing On a 14-Year AI Head Start Global advertising holding companies like WPP, IPG, and Publicis are actively buying into the AI infrastructure that guides reach, relevance, and ROI. RAD Intel already operates on that layer with a fourteen-year head start and a platform that is scaling across direct enterprise clients and agency partner activations. Fast Company called RAD Intel “a groundbreaking step for the Creator Economy.” Sales contracts in 2025 have already more than doubled 2024 levels. What the platform solves: Audience: A real-time look into conversations happening ...
Imminent Supreme Court Rulings To Watch For Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Birthright citizenship, girls sports, the definition of Election Day, and other hot-button topics are on the line in upcoming Supreme Court decisions. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The court’s 2025–2026 term is expected to end in June with a series of rulings t...
Imminent Supreme Court Rulings To Watch For Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Birthright citizenship, girls sports, the definition of Election Day, and other hot-button topics are on the line in upcoming Supreme Court decisions. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The court’s 2025–2026 term is expected to end in June with a series of rulings that could impact social issues and President Donald Trump’s agenda. The last scheduled oral argument was held on April 29; the justices considered whether Trump wrongfully terminated deportation protections for thousands of Haitian and Syrian nationals. That decision and a ruling on Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship could influence immigration policy for decades to come. So far, the court has already issued opinions on Trump’s tariffs and redistricting. Its remaining decisions could change how elections are conducted, as well as alter the balance of power between Congress and the president. Here are the main decisions expected before the end of June. Birthright Citizenship A key part of Trump’s immigration agenda has been his attempt to limit who receives American citizenship. The 14th Amendment states that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” Historically, the executive branch interpreted this amendment to grant citizenship to babies born to illegal immigrants . Trump changed this interpretation on his first day in office, passing an executive order stating that the amendment only applied to children who had at least one parent with citizenship or lawful permanent residency. In Trump v. Barbara, the president asked the Supreme Court to intervene after a federal judge blocked his executive order. During oral argument on April 1, the Justice Department said that parents should be legal residents or have some kind of allegiance to ...
On 5/15/26, Bridgewater Bancshares Inc's 5.875% Dep Shares Non Cumul Preferred Stock Ser A (Symbol: BWBBP) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.3672, payable on 6/1/26. As a percentage of BWBBP's recent share price of $20.02, this dividend works out to appro
On 5/15/26, Bridgewater Bancshares Inc's 5.875% Dep Shares Non Cumul Preferred Stock Ser A (Symbol: BWBBP) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.3672, payable on 6/1/26. As a percentage of BWBBP's recent share price of $20.02, this dividend works out to appro
BlackJack3D/E+ via Getty Images A Biotech Stock with a Q1 Earnings Miss, But Also a New Drug Approval While many stocks I covered recently beat Q1 earnings estimates, this time I'll be covering a stock that actually missed EPS estimates by $0.13 when it reported earnings on May 6th, its second miss in a row. Vanda Pharmaceuticals ( VNDA ) is listed by Seeking Alpha as a biotech firm from Washingto...
BlackJack3D/E+ via Getty Images A Biotech Stock with a Q1 Earnings Miss, But Also a New Drug Approval While many stocks I covered recently beat Q1 earnings estimates, this time I'll be covering a stock that actually missed EPS estimates by $0.13 when it reported earnings on May 6th, its second miss in a row. Vanda Pharmaceuticals ( VNDA ) is listed by Seeking Alpha as a biotech firm from Washington, DC, with about $377MM in market cap and focuses on the development and commercialization of therapies to address high unmet medical needs worldwide. For instance, it announced on May 1st the commercial availability of motion sickness medicine Nereus, which it says is "the first new prescription medicine approved for this condition in more than 40 years." In this article, which is my initial coverage of Vanda, I'll be exploring this stock across 7 rating categories that span both fundamental and technical analysis. Betting on The Long Horizon, Despite Near-Term Cashflow Headwinds My initial thesis for Vanda is a buy, agreeing with the latest bullish consensus from SA analysts and Wall St. as of Tuesday (buy and strong buy), and from my rating worksheet below, we can see that even though there are weak spots in earnings and cashflow trends, what sets Vanda apart is a strong top-line growth case, upside forecasts, and low balance sheet risk. The two key risks that are impeding the stock from being a strong buy are the cashflow runway and the lack of steady profitability, but I think its growth potential and lower balance sheet provide some risk mitigation. Vanda - rating worksheet (author) New Drug Approvals and Clinical Diversity Could Drive Upside In this first section focusing on growth, I gave the stock a buy rating due to its diversified clinical portfolio across niches that have seen demand, new drug launches/approvals, and an improvement trend in quarterly revenue since taking a dip in 2023, despite overall 5-year revenue steady growth trends lacking. I believe the m...
On 5/15/26, Enbridge Inc's Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series 3 (TSX: ENB-PRY.TO) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.3305, payable on 6/1/26. As a percentage of ENB.PRY's recent share price of $23.30, this dividend works out to approximately 1
On 5/15/26, Enbridge Inc's Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series 3 (TSX: ENB-PRY.TO) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.3305, payable on 6/1/26. As a percentage of ENB.PRY's recent share price of $23.30, this dividend works out to approximately 1
On 5/15/26, The Charles Schwab Corporation's 5.95% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D (Symbol: SCHW.PRD) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.372, payable on 6/1/26. As a percentage of SCHW.PRD's recent share price of $24.90, this dividend wo
On 5/15/26, The Charles Schwab Corporation's 5.95% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D (Symbol: SCHW.PRD) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.372, payable on 6/1/26. As a percentage of SCHW.PRD's recent share price of $24.90, this dividend wo