NuScale Power (SMR +0.34%) just got some very good news, but investors haven't seemed to notice. To be fair, that's probably the right response. Here's why only the most aggressive investors should buy NuScale Power despite the huge opportunity that could lie ahead for the company. What is NuScale Power's business opportunity? NuScale Power is attempting to build a business selling small modular n...
NuScale Power (SMR +0.34%) just got some very good news, but investors haven't seemed to notice. To be fair, that's probably the right response. Here's why only the most aggressive investors should buy NuScale Power despite the huge opportunity that could lie ahead for the company. What is NuScale Power's business opportunity? NuScale Power is attempting to build a business selling small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs. SMRs are an exciting technological advance in the nuclear power industry. Reactors today are massive and built on site, further complicating an already complex technology. SMRs are expected to be built in a factory setting, enabling assembly line-style manufacturing processes. That standardization should help to keep costs down and improve quality. Moreover, the small size of SMRs would allow them to be transported to where they are needed and placed closer to population centers. Modern safety technology, coupled with the small size of an SMR, should also enhance nuclear power's safety. And NuScale Power has designed its units to be modular, so they can even be linked together to create a larger power plant. If SMRs gain traction, NuScale Power could have a material market opportunity ahead of it. NuScale's big win and big problem The problem is that NuScale Power has yet to manufacture and sell its first SMR for commercial use. At this point, it is just a money-losing nuclear power start-up. That said, it has its first customer all lined up. RoPower, a Romanian power company, has given the green light to a project that is expected to link together six of NuScale Power's SMRs. However, NuScale's stock barely moved on the news because RoPower still has a big hurdle ahead of it. RoPower's ability to buy NuScale's SMRs depends on securing the funding it needs for the nuclear power plant it wants to build. Expand NYSE : SMR NuScale Power Today's Change ( 0.34 %) $ 0.04 Current Price $ 11.80 Key Data Points Market Cap $3.8B Day's Range $ 11.54 - $ 12.26...
Key Points NuScale Power's first customer just gave the green light to a nuclear power project. NuScale's customer still needs to find funding for the project. 10 stocks we like better than NuScale Power › NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) just got some very good news, but investors haven't seemed to notice. To be fair, that's probably the right response. Here's why only the most aggressive investors shou...
Key Points NuScale Power's first customer just gave the green light to a nuclear power project. NuScale's customer still needs to find funding for the project. 10 stocks we like better than NuScale Power › NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) just got some very good news, but investors haven't seemed to notice. To be fair, that's probably the right response. Here's why only the most aggressive investors should buy NuScale Power despite the huge opportunity that could lie ahead for the company. What is NuScale Power's business opportunity? NuScale Power is attempting to build a business selling small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs. SMRs are an exciting technological advance in the nuclear power industry. Reactors today are massive and built on site, further complicating an already complex technology. SMRs are expected to be built in a factory setting, enabling assembly line-style manufacturing processes. That standardization should help to keep costs down and improve quality. 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 » Moreover, the small size of SMRs would allow them to be transported to where they are needed and placed closer to population centers. Modern safety technology, coupled with the small size of an SMR, should also enhance nuclear power's safety. And NuScale Power has designed its units to be modular, so they can even be linked together to create a larger power plant. If SMRs gain traction, NuScale Power could have a material market opportunity ahead of it. NuScale's big win and big problem The problem is that NuScale Power has yet to manufacture and sell its first SMR for commercial use. At this point, it is just a money-losing nuclear power start-up. That said, it has its first customer all lined up. RoPower, a Romanian power company, has given the green light to a project that is expected...
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Republican lawmakers in multiple states and Congress are advancing proposals to shield polluters from climate accountability and prevent any type of liability for climate change harms—even as these harms and their associated costs continue to mount. It’s the latest in a counter-offensive that has unfolded on multiple fronts , from the halls of Congress and the White House to courts and state attor...
Republican lawmakers in multiple states and Congress are advancing proposals to shield polluters from climate accountability and prevent any type of liability for climate change harms—even as these harms and their associated costs continue to mount. It’s the latest in a counter-offensive that has unfolded on multiple fronts , from the halls of Congress and the White House to courts and state attorneys general offices across the country. Dozens of local communities, states, and individuals are suing major oil and gas companies and their trade associations over rising climate costs and for allegedly lying to consumers about climate change risks and solutions. At the same time, some states are enacting or considering laws modeled after the federal Superfund program that would impose retroactive liability on large fossil fuel producers and levy a one-time charge on them to help fund climate adaptation and resiliency measures. Read full article Comments
Today, March 16, 2026, the tech world converges on San Jose for NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC). What was once a niche gathering for graphics enthusiasts has transformed into the "Woodstock of AI," a global summit determining the direction of the fourth industrial revolution. With a market capitalization now hovering near $4.5 trillion, NVIDIA has surpassed the statu...
Today, March 16, 2026, the tech world converges on San Jose for NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC). What was once a niche gathering for graphics enthusiasts has transformed into the "Woodstock of AI," a global summit determining the direction of the fourth industrial revolution. With a market capitalization now hovering near $4.5 trillion, NVIDIA has surpassed the status of a mere semiconductor firm; it is the fundamental architect of the global intelligence economy. This article explores NVIDIA’s current dominance, its ambitious new hardware roadmap, and the shifting risks as the company enters the era of "Agentic AI." Historical Background Founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA’s journey began with a focus on PC graphics and gaming. The company’s invention of the GPU in 1999 revolutionized the industry, but the pivotal moment came in 2006 with the launch of CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture). By allowing researchers to use GPUs for general-purpose computing, NVIDIA unwittingly planted the seeds for the modern AI era. Over the next two decades, the company survived the "dot-com" bubble and the mobile phone era (where its Tegra chips struggled) to emerge as the undisputed king of the data center following the "AlexNet" breakthrough in deep learning. Business Model NVIDIA’s business model has undergone a radical transformation from selling discrete hardware components to delivering "full-stack" AI factories. Its revenue is primarily segmented into: Data Center (85%+ of revenue): Selling integrated systems like the GB300 NVL72, InfiniBand networking, and the software layers required to run massive Large Language Models (LLMs). Selling integrated systems like the GB300 NVL72, InfiniBand networking, and the software layers required to run massive Large Language Models (LLMs). Gaming and Pro Visualization: Still a multi-billion dollar business, now increasingly used for high-end workstations and sy...
Tramino/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Shares of Mazda ( MZDAY , MZDAF ) have declined 9% since I initiated coverage with a buy rating. The share prices went as high as $9.10 just $0.47 below my price target. However, following the war in Iran we have seen a broader sell off in industrial stocks which offset all gains that Mazda stock had booked. In this report, I will discuss the company’s Q3...
Tramino/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Shares of Mazda ( MZDAY , MZDAF ) have declined 9% since I initiated coverage with a buy rating. The share prices went as high as $9.10 just $0.47 below my price target. However, following the war in Iran we have seen a broader sell off in industrial stocks which offset all gains that Mazda stock had booked. In this report, I will discuss the company’s Q3 2026 earnings and update my rating from buy to hold on war risk driving the macro outlook and car sales. The Risks For Mazda Shift To Macro Impact From The War Previously, the main risk for Mazda were the tariffs. The Supreme Court ruling found the tariffs under IEEPA to be unconstitutional. For Mazda, however, that does not provide any tailwinds. The reason is that the tariffs that are applied to cars are imposed under Section 232 used for steel, aluminium, automobiles and automobile parts. Those tariffs have remained unaffected. In the meantime, the war in Iran could potentially have additional adverse impact from car manufacturers including Mazda. Spiking oil prices may reduce automobile demand while rising energy costs for factories and shipping and transport costs could further erode the relatively positive picture I saw for Mazda. Investors have also positioned accordingly as Mazda stock has declined over 19% since the war broke out. Tariffs Remain The Big Pressure Item For Mazda In the first nine months of the year, production declined 6%. Global sales volumes declined 5%. In the U.S. growth in sales of the CX-50 could not offset lower production of the CX-30, which is imported from Mexico and subject to tariffs. This led to a 7% reduction in sales. In Australia, sales declined due to intense competition in the compact car market. In Japan, volumes were down while North American sales were down 4% including USA. In Europe, sales tumbled 12% driven by planned discontinuation of the Mazda2 Internal Combustion Engine model and Mazda 6, while the CX-5 sales are down in ...
PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images At a glance Performance The Portfolio returned 2.82% (gross) and the MSCI ACWI Net returned 3.29%. Contributors/detractors Positioning in the equity market detracted from relative performance. Outlook A shifting economic and market environment presents a profound opportunity set for active investors. Investment environment Global equities rose on signs of s...
PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images At a glance Performance The Portfolio returned 2.82% (gross) and the MSCI ACWI Net returned 3.29%. Contributors/detractors Positioning in the equity market detracted from relative performance. Outlook A shifting economic and market environment presents a profound opportunity set for active investors. Investment environment Global equities rose on signs of stable economic growth, positive corporate earnings, and hopes for central-bank rate cuts outside of Japan. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) reduced rates twice during the quarter. Global fixed income securities declined in U.S. dollar terms. The yield on U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasuries ended the quarter relatively unchanged, as investors tried to assess the outlook for the U.S. economy and Fed policy. UK benchmark yields fell on hopes that easing inflation and a weaker economy may lead to rate cuts. Japan's 10-year yield rose to the highest level in 25 years on expectations for continued cautious tightening by the Bank of Japan. Portfolio review The fund held an underweight position in international stocks, and this allocation detracted from relative performance. A modest overweight position in U.S. equities also detracted, due in part to stock selection. The portfolio's equity and fixed income exposures during the period averaged 98.11% and 0.00%, respectively. Manager outlook This economic and market environment is one of profound change and therefore presents a profound opportunity set for active investors. Sources of the change include the revolution in artificial intelligence (AI), the possibility of Europe undertaking a generational shift toward pro-growth reforms, and geopolitical realignment and global monetary policy continuing to diverge, with the resumption of U.S. rate cuts potentially extending the economic cycle. The outcomes of these developments are far from settled. So, while there are many reasons for optimism, we believe that investors should maintain a b...
For once the TV cameras at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia had not picked out a Hollywood A-lister in the stands but a celebrity of calcio instead. Gennaro Gattuso, the Italy manager, not to mention a World Cup and Champions League winner, had come to watch Como play Roma. A crucial game in the race for Europe, the two teams having started the weekend level in fourth place. And still a slightly sur...
For once the TV cameras at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia had not picked out a Hollywood A-lister in the stands but a celebrity of calcio instead. Gennaro Gattuso, the Italy manager, not to mention a World Cup and Champions League winner, had come to watch Como play Roma. A crucial game in the race for Europe, the two teams having started the weekend level in fourth place. And still a slightly surprising one for Gattuso to pick. Not because it lacked the history and traditional importance of Lazio’s game against Milan later that evening, but because Como don’t have any Italian players for him to watch. Only two are named in the first-team squad on the club’s website – the centre-back Edoardo Goldaniga and goalkeeper Mauro Vigorito, who have played one minute of Serie A football between them this season. If Gattuso chose to catch a game by the lake this weekend, it can only be because he wanted to check in on some of Roma’s players – Gianluca Mancini, Bryan Cristante, Lorenzo Pellegrini and perhaps the emerging talent of Niccolò Pisilli. Unless, that is, he went to Como for something different: a chance to see a team that has played some of the best football in Italy this year and ask if there are lessons worth taking. Saturday’s game was a duel of tactical concepts between two of Serie A’s most highly regarded coaches, from which Cesc Fàbregas emerged the clear winner. Roma played the way Gian Piero Gasperini’s teams most often do, taking on man-to-man assignments and pressing with ferocious intensity. That approach yielded results almost immediately, with Stephan El Shaarawy intercepting a pass by Sergi Roberto and drawing a foul inside the box from Diego Carlos. A small Italian triumph to celebrate? It was a Dutchman, Donyell Malen, who stepped up to convert the penalty. Como could have felt undermined by such an early misstep. Instead, they carried on with conviction: playing out from the back, passing through the press until the ball reached the feet of Martin B...
STORY: Taiwan’s Foxconn said Monday it expected strong revenue growth in Q1 and the whole of this year. That’s even after the world’s largest contract electronics maker posted a 2% fall in quarterly profit at $1.42 billion, lagging estimates. The top iPhone assembler and maker of Nvidia servers blamed a rise in its tax rate for this drop. Which came despite robust global demand for AI products and...
STORY: Taiwan’s Foxconn said Monday it expected strong revenue growth in Q1 and the whole of this year. That’s even after the world’s largest contract electronics maker posted a 2% fall in quarterly profit at $1.42 billion, lagging estimates. The top iPhone assembler and maker of Nvidia servers blamed a rise in its tax rate for this drop. Which came despite robust global demand for AI products and a jump of 22% in Q4 revenue. The tech giant forecast that 2026 growth would be driven by a sustained and robust demand for AI servers - in which its market share would reach 40%. Foxconn’s chairman Young Liu predicted that this strong growth would last through the next two to three years. He added that major customers expect that over this time, the size of the AI industry will hit $1 trillion. Despite predicting a good 2026, Foxconn said the escalating Middle East conflict posed a challenge and fueled concerns over supply chain risk. The electronics maker has been riding a data center boom. That’s as cloud computing firms like Amazon and Microsoft spend billions of dollars to expand AI infrastructure and research capacity.
USA-TARO/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction PayPay Corporation ( PAYP ) just recently IPO'd, and as I’ve just recently covered PayPal, I want to take the opportunity to initiate coverage on the dominant Japanese fintech platform. As of the latest data, the digital payment company currently boasts around 64% of the country’s QR payment market, as well as serving 72MM registered users. W...
USA-TARO/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction PayPay Corporation ( PAYP ) just recently IPO'd, and as I’ve just recently covered PayPal, I want to take the opportunity to initiate coverage on the dominant Japanese fintech platform. As of the latest data, the digital payment company currently boasts around 64% of the country’s QR payment market, as well as serving 72MM registered users. With that in mind, I will assess if it is an opportunity for investors to invest in a Japanese firm that is discounted to its traditional peers. Current Dynamics In order to understand the IPO story , I believe that it is important to understand the backdrop in which PayPay is operating. Right now, Japan is undergoing a massive regulatory and cultural shift , as the country was historically an outlier in terms of reliance on physical currency, as cash transactions are deeply embedded in the population. The government has a plan to make the economy more modern by using less cash. They call it the Cashless Vision . It's working really well, with over 42% of people using it by 2024. The COVID pandemic helped make this happen faster. People started to worry about getting sick from handling money, and the government gave small businesses money to help them switch to digital payments. Many might believe that this is the ceiling; I believe that it is the floor, as the government has set a definitive LT target of 80% cashless penetration, meaning that Japan is only at the halfway mark of this generational shift. The QR code payments are now the bread and butter for PAYP and are why the business is growing so fast. This part of the market got much bigger, with the value of transactions going up 48 times between 2018 and 2024. The QR payment segment will also get a boost because people are starting to use their phones to pay with credit cards. This is especially true for people who are used to doing everything on their smartphones, including making payments. More so, the most immediat...
Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF 2.49%) just posted its first profitable year since 2022, and the stock surged 34.6% in a single session. The stock is up over 52% in the last week, so the question now is, "Is the dip already over, or is there still meat on this bone?" Let's start with the numbers that matter. In fiscal 2025 (ended Jan. 31, 2026), Petco swung from a $101.8 million net loss to a $9.1...
Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF 2.49%) just posted its first profitable year since 2022, and the stock surged 34.6% in a single session. The stock is up over 52% in the last week, so the question now is, "Is the dip already over, or is there still meat on this bone?" Let's start with the numbers that matter. In fiscal 2025 (ended Jan. 31, 2026), Petco swung from a $101.8 million net loss to a $9.1 million net profit. Operating cash flow surged 77% to $314.1 million. The company voluntarily paid down $95 million in debt and ended the year with $256.7 million in cash, up $91 million from the prior year. Inventory fell 9.7% while sales declined just 2.5%, which means Petco is selling leaner, not just selling less. Debt refinancing helps return the company to profitability The leverage ratio improved from 4.2 to 3.0. That's the number that changes the risk profile entirely. A year ago, the market priced Petco like a company headed for a liquidity crisis. The stock dropped 30% over 120 days. But the balance sheet now tells a different story: debt refinanced to 2031, no near-term maturities, and enough cash flow to keep chipping away at the $1.5 billion in long-term debt. In other, simpler words, Petco improved its financial health in 2025, returning to profitability, boosting cash flow, reducing debt and inventory, and lowering leverage, thereby reducing the company's financial risk. CEO Joel Anderson calls the new phase "Reach for the Sky," and the name is less important than the substance behind it. The company spent two years cutting unprofitable sales, closing underperforming stores (seven net closures in fiscal 2025, with 15-20 more planned for 2026), and rebuilding margins. Gross margin expanded 66 basis points to 38.7%. Selling, general, and administrative leverage improved by 124 basis points. Operating margin expanded 190 basis points. All of this happened while the top line was shrinking. Expand NASDAQ : WOOF Petco Health and Wellness Today's Change ( -2.49 %) ...
Peloton ( PTON ) launched its first commercial-grade bike and connected treadmill for fitness centers as the company seeks to expand its offerings to new markets and members. The equipment comes from Peloton’s ( PTON ) new Commercial Business Unit (CBU), a merger between Precor and Peloton for Business developed to meet the needs of the multi-billion-dollar global commercial fitness market. "Pelot...
Peloton ( PTON ) launched its first commercial-grade bike and connected treadmill for fitness centers as the company seeks to expand its offerings to new markets and members. The equipment comes from Peloton’s ( PTON ) new Commercial Business Unit (CBU), a merger between Precor and Peloton for Business developed to meet the needs of the multi-billion-dollar global commercial fitness market. "Peloton is going to the gym,” said Peloton CEO Peter Stern. “We are bridging the gap between the home and the gym by pairing our world-class digital experience and design with some of the most durable hardware on the market.” The equipment pairs Precor’s industrial-grade equipment made for durability with Peloton’s connected cardio equipment. Gym operators will be able to partner with Peloton’s ( PTON ) CBU to outfit their entire facilities with cardio, strength, and recovery equipment. The commercial series will begin shipping in late 2026 and initially be available in the UK, the U.S., Canada, Germany, Australia, and Austria. More on Peloton Peloton: Quarterly Recap And Current Musings Peloton Interactive: This Is Still A Show-Me Story Peloton: Price Increases Pave The Path To Profit Jump Peloton sales erosion offsets cost-cutting progress; CFO to depart - update Peloton raises 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to $450M-$500M as company expands AI-driven wellness and commercial segments