hxyume/E+ via Getty Images Overview The abrdn Healthcare Investors ( HQH ) offers investors a way to get diversified exposure across the healthcare sector, while collecting a high dividend yield. During my last coverage of the fund, I issued a sell rating due to the fund's underperformance against peers and the inconsistent earnings growth over time. Since then, the fund has released an updated an...
hxyume/E+ via Getty Images Overview The abrdn Healthcare Investors ( HQH ) offers investors a way to get diversified exposure across the healthcare sector, while collecting a high dividend yield. During my last coverage of the fund, I issued a sell rating due to the fund's underperformance against peers and the inconsistent earnings growth over time. Since then, the fund has released an updated annual report that provides transparency into its earnings. Therefore, I wanted to revisit the fund to take a more concentrated look at its efficiency and overall value proposition for long-term income investors. When I previously covered HQH, the fund traded at a discount to NAV of 10.22%. Following the increase in share price since then, HQH now trades at a much smaller discount to NAV of 3.24%. Referring to the red line on the graph below, we can see that HQH currently sits at the least attractive end of its historical price to NAV range. For reference, HQH has traded at an average discount to NAV of 8.68% over the last five years. CEF Data It seems that I timed my last sell rating poorly as the stock experienced rapid growth since then and positive total returns. However, I believe that the fund's flaws are being masked by the market's prior rotation out of technology companies and into other areas of the market. The latest reporting indicates that the underlying NAV still has some structural vulnerabilities that can disrupt its future growth potential, even if the healthcare sector continues to expand. Fund Strategy According to the latest fund fact sheet , HQH has total assets of $1.1B that are spread across a diverse range of equities. The fund has the primary goal of providing a high current income and long-term capital appreciation. In order to achieve this goal, HQH allocates most of its investments into equities that have the potential to provide earnings growth. However, the fund is unique because it also offers some small exposure to venture capital investments. ...
Shares of Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY, the world’s most valuable pharmaceutical stock, started 2026 in a bad way. Near the end of April, LLY shares had fallen as much as 20%. However, the stock has rebounded mightily since then. Eli Lilly and Company Today LLY Eli Lilly and Company $1,008.46 -12.95 (-1.27%) 52-Week Range $623.78 ▼ $1,133.95 Dividend Yield 0.69% P/E Ratio 35.79 Price Target $1,...
Shares of Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY, the world’s most valuable pharmaceutical stock, started 2026 in a bad way. Near the end of April, LLY shares had fallen as much as 20%. However, the stock has rebounded mightily since then. Eli Lilly and Company Today LLY Eli Lilly and Company $1,008.46 -12.95 (-1.27%) 52-Week Range $623.78 ▼ $1,133.95 Dividend Yield 0.69% P/E Ratio 35.79 Price Target $1,218.33 Add to Watchlist Lilly’s highly impressive earnings report kicked off the rally, with shares surging nearly 10% in one day. Lilly has continued to trudge higher, now down only around 5% in 2026. Get Eli Lilly and Company alerts: Sign Up One event that recently helped Lilly's stock move up was the latest results surrounding its oral GLP-1 medication Foundayo. While Foundayo is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the need to continue testing does not stop there. By generating more robust and a wider variety of data on the medication, Lilly can improve the chances of doctors prescribing it. Lilly’s latest results support this all-important goal. Foundayo’s 2-Pronged Attack: Needle Fear Patients and Maintenance Patients The trial in question focuses on weight-loss maintenance—helping patients keep lost weight off after they stop taking high-dose GLP-1s. For Lilly, this is part of a two-pronged strategy to generate demand for Foundayo. The first part is based on attracting completely new patients. Researchers estimate that up to 25% of U.S. adults have a fear of needles, preventing certain patients who want to lose weight from taking injectable GLP-1s. Through pill-based medications, Lilly can unlock demand from this patient group. However, Lilly is falling behind Novo Nordisk A/S NYSE: NVO on oral uptake, as Novo received approval for its oral weight-loss drug several months earlier. Novo’s pill has also demonstrated efficacy that moderately surpasses Foundayo. Novo notes an average weight loss of 14% after 64 weeks among patients taking the Wegovy pill...
Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML’s ( ASML ) chief executive Christophe Fouquet reportedly said the booming global semiconductor market will be "tense" with tight supply for the foreseeable future. In an interview with Reuters on Wednesday, Fouquet said that there would likely be sporadic bottlenecks throughout the supply chain of the chip market, which could hit $1.5 trillion by 2030. Fo...
Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML’s ( ASML ) chief executive Christophe Fouquet reportedly said the booming global semiconductor market will be "tense" with tight supply for the foreseeable future. In an interview with Reuters on Wednesday, Fouquet said that there would likely be sporadic bottlenecks throughout the supply chain of the chip market, which could hit $1.5 trillion by 2030. Fouquet cited plans like Elon Musk's huge proposed large-scale chip plant "TeraFab" AI plan and Starlink satellites for potentially driving strong demand from AI, as per Reuters. He told Reuters that Musk's TeraFab, xAI, and SpaceX would stretch toolmakers' capacity over the coming years and it may materialize. As per the article, Fouquet also added that the EU should ease AI regulation to keep pace with the U.S. and Asia and called for more consistent rules around exports of chipmaking equipment to China. The comment from Fouquet comes at a time when tech firms are spending billions to build data centers, leading to chipmakers including Nvidia ( NVDA ), Micron ( MU ), and Intel ( INTC ), as well as chip equipment makers like ASML, to ramp up production. ASML, which makes extreme ultraviolet lithography, or EUV, and Deep Ultraviolet, or DUV, lithography system , caters to customers including leading chip manufacturers, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ) and Intel ( INTC ). The company has reportedly taken multiple measures to increase the production of its semiconductor manufacturing equipment to prevent any bottlenecks for customers during the breakneck buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure. ASML is also developing a new advanced-packaging tool, its second, that will help manufacture physically large AI chips, Reuters said. More on ASML Holding ASML: The Question Is Whether Its Monopoly Can Outrun Its Premium Valuation ASML: Potential Bull Trap As AI Super Cycle Continues - Reiterate Hold ASML: Strong Play On The AI Boom ASML in focus as UBS ups ...
Venezuela is seeking to kick off one of the biggest debt restructurings in modern financial history, as the government attempts to revive the economy after years of turmoil. If successful, the renegotiation of the terms of $170 billion of bonds, loans and other claims that are in default could reopen the country’s access to international markets and fresh investment. The South American nation, hom...
Venezuela is seeking to kick off one of the biggest debt restructurings in modern financial history, as the government attempts to revive the economy after years of turmoil. If successful, the renegotiation of the terms of $170 billion of bonds, loans and other claims that are in default could reopen the country’s access to international markets and fresh investment. The South American nation, home to the world’s largest petroleum reserves, has been largely isolated from global financial markets while corruption and mismanagement decimated the economy. Investors view a restructuring as a necessary first step toward re-engaging with Venezuela’s business and financial interests. There has been growing anticipation of a restructuring since the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in January, and backed the country’s vice president, Delcy Rodriguez , to become interim president. Major hurdles remain, however. Bondholders still lack US authorization to formally negotiate with Venezuela, even after the Trump administration began easing some of the sanctions that had contributed to cutting off the country from international financing. Here’s what to know about the anticipated debt restructuring and how it might affect Venezuela’s economic well-being. What is sovereign debt restructuring, and why does Venezuela want to do it? In a sovereign debt restructuring, a country that has stopped paying its debt renegotiates the terms of its obligations with creditors. The aim is typically to reduce a country’s debt load and rebuild ties with investors. The process usually involves a combination of slashing the total amount owed, extending maturities and exchanging old bonds for new ones. Venezuela slipped into a gradual default beginning in 2017, about two years before the US severed ties with Maduro’s government and barred American investors from purchasing the country’s debt. Read more: How Venezuela Is Changing Under US Pressure Why does the US have so much sway over Vene...
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD +4.70%) and Nvidia (NVDA +0.33%) are two stocks that are often compared. Each makes computing devices, although AMD's product catalog is a lot larger. Both are also heavily involved in the artificial intelligence (AI) build-out, leading to massive growth rates. However, there can be only one top buy. So which stock is the better buy between the two? AMD's business is mo...
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD +4.70%) and Nvidia (NVDA +0.33%) are two stocks that are often compared. Each makes computing devices, although AMD's product catalog is a lot larger. Both are also heavily involved in the artificial intelligence (AI) build-out, leading to massive growth rates. However, there can be only one top buy. So which stock is the better buy between the two? AMD's business is more diversified AMD makes graphics processing units (GPUs) like Nvidia, but also makes central processing units (CPUs), embedded processors, and other data center components. In the first quarter of 2026, about 56% of revenue came from its data center division. That makes AMD a lot more diversified than Nvidia, which is basically a data center build-out boom-or-bust investment. Expand NASDAQ : AMD Advanced Micro Devices Today's Change ( 4.70 %) $ 19.47 Current Price $ 433.52 Key Data Points Market Cap $675B Day's Range $ 426.75 - $ 435.82 52wk Range $ 107.67 - $ 469.21 Volume 163K Avg Vol 39M Gross Margin 47.09 % In Nvidia's latest quarter, over 90% of revenue came from its data center division. That's an extreme concentration, and if the AI build-out were to suddenly cease, Nvidia's business would collapse. While that sounds scary, the reality is that the data center build-out is ramping up and will be going on for several more years. Nvidia, being highly concentrated in this area, will have better growth rates than AMD. However, being a more diversified business is usually a better thing over the long haul, so I'm going to give this category to AMD. Winner: AMD Nvidia is capitalizing on its data center concentration As mentioned above, the data center build-out is booming, which is boosting Nvidia. For Q1, Wall Street analysts expect nearly 80% revenue growth. Next quarter, they expect 86%. That's an incredible figure considering Nvidia's size, and it showcases how much demand there is for Nvidia's products. Expand NASDAQ : NVDA Nvidia Today's Change ( 0.33 %) $ 0.73 Curre...
Sucro press release ( SUGR:CA ): Q1 GAAP EPS of $0.22. Revenue of $149.2M (-4.2% Y/Y). Net income of $5.4 million, down 55% from 2025. Adjusted gross profit of $9.8 million versus $13.9 million in 2025, and adjusted gross profit margin percentage of 6.6% versus 8.9% last year EBITDA of $16.7 million and adjusted EBITDA of $5.2 million versus $22.9 million and $10.0 million, respectively, last year...
Sucro press release ( SUGR:CA ): Q1 GAAP EPS of $0.22. Revenue of $149.2M (-4.2% Y/Y). Net income of $5.4 million, down 55% from 2025. Adjusted gross profit of $9.8 million versus $13.9 million in 2025, and adjusted gross profit margin percentage of 6.6% versus 8.9% last year EBITDA of $16.7 million and adjusted EBITDA of $5.2 million versus $22.9 million and $10.0 million, respectively, last year Adjusted gross profit per metric ton delivered of $54.64 /MT versus $78.95/MT last year For our refineries, adjusted gross profit per metric ton delivered of $90.77 compared to $169.25/MT last year. More on Sucro Sucro Limited (SUGR:CA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Prepared Remarks Transcript Sucro GAAP EPS of $0.48, revenue of $149.4M Historical earnings data for Sucro Financial information for Sucro
Once a year, the results of “The 2026 Axios Harris Poll 100 reputation rankings” are released in May. It is based on a poll of 6,226 Americans to pick the 100 most visible brands in America. Then, more people are surveyed on issues “related to brands and politics.” One thing that is clear from the ... America’s Best Brand Has One Of America’s Worst Stocks
Once a year, the results of “The 2026 Axios Harris Poll 100 reputation rankings” are released in May. It is based on a poll of 6,226 Americans to pick the 100 most visible brands in America. Then, more people are surveyed on issues “related to brands and politics.” One thing that is clear from the ... America’s Best Brand Has One Of America’s Worst Stocks
Nvidia stock opened in the green on Wednesday as Wall Street waited for the chip maker’s earnings to arrive after the stock market close. Shares were rising 0.7% to $222.05 in Wednesday morning trading, while the S&P 500 was up 0.
Nvidia stock opened in the green on Wednesday as Wall Street waited for the chip maker’s earnings to arrive after the stock market close. Shares were rising 0.7% to $222.05 in Wednesday morning trading, while the S&P 500 was up 0.
Cambodian police recently raided Phnom Penh’s Prince Plaza over suspected telecom fraud operations, detaining more than 100 people, including 82 Chinese nationals. Photo: The Phnom Penh Post Authorities are intensifying their crackdown on an alleged multibillion-dollar online scam empire, with Cambodian police raiding a Phnom Penh complex linked to Prince Group and a Hong Kong court freezing asset...
Cambodian police recently raided Phnom Penh’s Prince Plaza over suspected telecom fraud operations, detaining more than 100 people, including 82 Chinese nationals. Photo: The Phnom Penh Post Authorities are intensifying their crackdown on an alleged multibillion-dollar online scam empire, with Cambodian police raiding a Phnom Penh complex linked to Prince Group and a Hong Kong court freezing assets tied to its founder, Chen Zhi. On May 16, Cambodian police and anti-cybercrime authorities raided two buildings at Phnom Penh’s Prince Plaza, The Phnom Penh Post reported. The operation detained 104 people from seven countries — including 82 Chinese and one Vietnamese national — on suspicion of directing telecom fraud. Another 21 individuals were held on suspicion of illegal detention.
Douglas Rissing AI has the potential to support the financial health of U.S. consumers, according to Federal Reserve Board Governor Michael Barr. "It seems to me that businesses using AI have the potential to help support financial health. Better understanding of customers' behavior can lead to offering targeted financial advice and identifying vulnerable customers before they fall into a crisis,"...
Douglas Rissing AI has the potential to support the financial health of U.S. consumers, according to Federal Reserve Board Governor Michael Barr. "It seems to me that businesses using AI have the potential to help support financial health. Better understanding of customers' behavior can lead to offering targeted financial advice and identifying vulnerable customers before they fall into a crisis," said the Fed governor. "AI can also help businesses provide services that are targeted to what consumers really need, potentially at lower costs as well," added Barr. Barr was speaking on "Consumer Financial Health Metrics" before the Financial Health Network EMERGE Financial Health 2026 Conference. He identified certain challenges in financial health metrics realizing their full potential. The challenges include developing measurement standards, tension between data access and privacy, the need to maintain methodological rigor, and helping consumers use financial health data. "Focusing on metrics alone is not enough," he said. "To be effective, financial health metrics must be paired with products that meet the needs of lower-income households." "We have the data infrastructure, analytical tools, and behavioral insights to measure and meaningfully improve financial health at scale. The question is not whether to embrace these tools, but how to ensure they deliver on their promise," noted Barr. " Consumer protection plays a vital role in promoting financial health by ensuring that individuals are treated fairly, transparently, and ethically in the marketplace," said Barr. "Strong protections help prevent deceptive practices, hidden fees, and predatory lending, all of which can undermine personal financial stability," he noted, adding that consumer protection is part of the Fed's mission. Related ETFs: ( XLP ), ( XLY ), ( VDC ), ( VCR ), ( FDIS ), ( CHIQ ), ( FSTA ), ( IYK ), ( MILN ), ( IYC ), ( KXI ), ( WANT ), ( FXG ), ( RXI ), ( FXD ), ( SCC ), ( PSCC ), ( UCC ), ( PSL ...
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. press release ( FO:CA ): Q1 GAAP EPS of $0.00. More on Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. Historical earnings data for Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. Financial information for Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. press release ( FO:CA ): Q1 GAAP EPS of $0.00. More on Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. Historical earnings data for Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. Financial information for Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.
Andrii Dodonov/iStock via Getty Images Welcome to The Muni Brief, a series on municipal credit and markets. In each installment, Senior Municipal Strategist James Colby examines current events, policy developments, and fiscal trends through the lens of the muni investor — covering topics both local and national. This is the first edition. NYC's Pied-à-Terre Tax: A Signal Worth Watching, Not a Solu...
Andrii Dodonov/iStock via Getty Images Welcome to The Muni Brief, a series on municipal credit and markets. In each installment, Senior Municipal Strategist James Colby examines current events, policy developments, and fiscal trends through the lens of the muni investor — covering topics both local and national. This is the first edition. NYC's Pied-à-Terre Tax: A Signal Worth Watching, Not a Solution New York City is facing one of the most significant fiscal challenges in recent memory. The NYC Comptroller has projected a $2.2 billion budget shortfall for FY2026, growing to a $10.4 billion gap in FY2027 (Source: New York City Comptroller, January 2026). That is a two-year deficit of roughly $12.6 billion. Into that context steps the pied-à-terre tax. What Is The Pied-à-Terre Tax? The proposal would levy an annual surcharge on condos, co-ops, and 1-3 family homes valued above $5 million where the owner maintains a primary residence outside New York City. Governor Hochul estimates approximately 13,000 properties would qualify. The city projects $500 million in annual revenue (Source: New York State Government, April 2026). Even at the $500 million headline figure, the pied-à-terre tax covers less than 5% of the projected two-year gap. At the more realistic $340 to $380 million range, the contribution is smaller still. NYC Budget Gap: Potential Revenue Falls Short Source: NYC Comptroller Office as of 01/16/26. What The Pied-à-Terre Tax Tells Muni Investors This is not a deficit solution. It is an incremental revenue measure in a city that is reaching for every available lever. For muni investors, NYC remains one of the largest and most liquid issuers in the market, with GO bonds and agency paper touching virtually every corner of the muni universe. The incremental yield delivered by NYC issues remains valuable as a portfolio building block. Final Thoughts Since this commentary was drafted, Mayor Mamdani has released his FY2027 executive budget, closing the near-term g...