France is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations but there are still plenty of hidden corners where you can go to escape the crowds. We’d love to hear about your favourite under-the-radar places in France, whether it’s an underrated city break destination, a little-known museum, gallery or cultural attraction, a beautiful village, national park or stretch of coastline. The best tip o...
France is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations but there are still plenty of hidden corners where you can go to escape the crowds. We’d love to hear about your favourite under-the-radar places in France, whether it’s an underrated city break destination, a little-known museum, gallery or cultural attraction, a beautiful village, national park or stretch of coastline. The best tip of the week, chosen by Tom Hall of Lonely Planet wins a £200 voucher to stay at a Coolstays property – the company has more than 3,000 worldwide. The best tips will appear in the Guardian Travel section and website. Keep your tip to about 100 words If you have a relevant photo, do send it in – but it’s your words we will be judging for the competition. We’re sorry, but for legal reasons you must be a UK resident to enter this competition. The competition closes on Monday 23 March at 10am GMT Have a look at our past winners and other tips Read the terms and conditions here Share your tip Share your travel tip using the form below. Please share your story if you are 18 or over, anonymously if you wish. For more information please see our terms of service and privacy policy Tell us here Your responses, which can be anonymous, are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions. We will only use the data you provide us for the purpose of the feature and we will delete any personal data when we no longer require it for this purpose. For alternative ways to get in touch securely please see our tips guide Enter your tip (maximum 100 words), including details of location, price and website Add a photograph if you wish (but it's the words we'll be judging) Optional Please note, the maximum file size is 5.7 MB . Choose file Your name First name only if you prefer Where do you live? This competition is only open to UK-based readers Email address By submitting your response, you are agreeing to share your details with us for this feature. Submit If...
As big tech continues to dominate the film industry, Video StoreAge is a uniquely crafted company that works with film-makers to sell independent films on USB drives The streaming-skeptical cinephile faces a dilemma in 2026, especially when it comes to watching movies at home. Increasingly, movies are available via rentals that funnel money to mega-corporations including Amazon or Apple; digital “...
As big tech continues to dominate the film industry, Video StoreAge is a uniquely crafted company that works with film-makers to sell independent films on USB drives The streaming-skeptical cinephile faces a dilemma in 2026, especially when it comes to watching movies at home. Increasingly, movies are available via rentals that funnel money to mega-corporations including Amazon or Apple; digital “purchases” from those same companies that can actually be revoked at any moment; or, most enticingly but still somewhat inconveniently, well-curated physical media special editions that treat films with the respect they deserve (sometimes even respect they don’t, depending on the title) while taking up a lot of shelf space and hitting your wallet hard. Plus, as vinyl aficionados know, bespoke physical media can also be severely limited in terms of where you can actually play it. Basically, almost everyone in the home-video space is trying to either be Amazon or the Criterion Collection. Ash Cook, the former Sundance programmer who founded the new distributor Video StoreAge (pronounced like “storage”), is trying to figure out a third way. He described Video StoreAge ’s products – indie movies sold on USB drives – as “like a DVD in the present tense. It’s a way to have a physical copy of a movie, but in this case you can play it on your computer. It has digital utility.” Like almost anything else these days, Video StoreAge is available as a subscription, with quarterly collections of five features and five shorts. The first drop includes Vera Drew ’s buzzed-about The People’s Joker, a homemade superhero comedy that reappropriates many elements of the Batman mythos into a trans coming-out story. (Honestly, it’s more fun than those Joaquin Phoenix movies and might understand the Joker character better, too.) But they also sell single films, including Drew’s, or any combinations of available films as a sort of digital indie-movie mix tape on those format-flexible USB drives. (Th...
As the war in the Middle East stretches into a third week, the global semiconductor industry is facing mounting threats the conflict will choke off key supplies vital for chipmaking and spike the cost of power in Taiwan — the foundation of today’s technology industry. While Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and government officials have offered reassurances, investors, analysts and executives...
As the war in the Middle East stretches into a third week, the global semiconductor industry is facing mounting threats the conflict will choke off key supplies vital for chipmaking and spike the cost of power in Taiwan — the foundation of today’s technology industry. While Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and government officials have offered reassurances, investors, analysts and executives in the industry warn the risks are increasing as the fighting drags on. The island’s vast chipmaking sector — which drives about a fifth of the economy — depends on a sweeping array of chemicals, components, machinery and other materials from abroad to support the global semiconductor market, which is projected to hit about $1 trillion in sales this year. Those include helium — a third of which is processed in Qatar — and sulfur, which is made through oil and gas refining. Any severe interruptions to either of those inputs or to Taiwan’s electrical grid, which draws a third of its fuel from the Middle East, would affect TSMC. The company is the sole chipmaker for Nvidia Corp. ’s advanced AI accelerators and Apple Inc. ’s iPhone processors, and it makes roughly 90% of the world’s most advanced logic chips. Demand already outstrips its capacity to manufacture AI chips, meaning any production snarls would complicate Big Tech firms’ $650 billion in planned AI spending this year. Interruptions would also spill into industries beyond tech, from consumer electronics to car-making — at a time those companies are grappling with the soaring price of the memory chips needed in most modern devices. “A disruption in the Strait of Hormuz wouldn’t automatically halt chip production, but it could ripple through power costs, materials supply, and the economics of building AI infrastructure,” Shawn Kim , head of Asia technology research at Morgan Stanley, said on a podcast last week. He added those constructing energy-intensive facilities like large-scale data centers may face higher operat...
jewhyte/iStock Editorial via Getty Images CoreWeave ( CRWV ) and Cerebras ( CBRS ) have partnered with BCE ( BCE ) to develop and operate Canada's largest "purpose-built AI data center." The 300 MW data center will be located in Sherwood, Saskatchewan, located just northwest of Regina. Hyperscaler Coreweave and the AI chip company Cerebras have been secured as tenants for the planned facility. Cer...
jewhyte/iStock Editorial via Getty Images CoreWeave ( CRWV ) and Cerebras ( CBRS ) have partnered with BCE ( BCE ) to develop and operate Canada's largest "purpose-built AI data center." The 300 MW data center will be located in Sherwood, Saskatchewan, located just northwest of Regina. Hyperscaler Coreweave and the AI chip company Cerebras have been secured as tenants for the planned facility. Cerebras will provide chips for AI inference and training. CoreWeave will also deploy Nvidia's ( NVDA ) GPU systems for AI computing power. "Bell is drawing on its historic roots as a Canadian technology leader and nation builder through ambitious projects like Bell AI Fabric by building a digital backbone to power the future of the Canadian economy," said BCE and Bell Canada CEO Mirko Bibic. "Today's announcement is an exciting illustration of the impact of Bell's strategic priority to lead in enterprise with AI-powered solutions." Construction is slated to begin this spring, with the initial stage coming online during the first half of 2027. It will utilize a closed-loop cooling system that will not draw from municipal water sources, BCE said. They are also working on a system to reuse waste heat at nearby universities and in a development project north of the facility. "AI is becoming foundational national infrastructure," said Cerebras co-founder and CEO Andrew Feldman. " Countries want AI systems that are fast, energy-efficient, and sovereign by design, and partnering with Bell allows us to bring industry-leading AI compute to Canada in a way that aligns with these national priorities." More on CoreWeave, Cerebras and BCE CoreWeave's $66B Backlog Meets A $30B Reality CoreWeave's CapEx Shock Spooks The Market CoreWeave, Inc. (CRWV) Presents at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2026 Transcript Amazon collabs with Cerebras to deploy AI inference solutions in data centers Oppenheimer initiates CoreWeave at Outperform as it eyes long-term potential
Key Points Broadcom's custom AI chip business is growing as inference workloads increase. Wall Street is bullish on Broadcom's prospects. 10 stocks we like better than Broadcom › While Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has dominated the conversation as the top artificial intelligence (AI) computing unit provider for years, Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) is becoming a force to be reckoned with. Broadcom's approach to...
Key Points Broadcom's custom AI chip business is growing as inference workloads increase. Wall Street is bullish on Broadcom's prospects. 10 stocks we like better than Broadcom › While Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has dominated the conversation as the top artificial intelligence (AI) computing unit provider for years, Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) is becoming a force to be reckoned with. Broadcom's approach to AI computing is more specialized than Nvidia's, but with AI workloads starting to become more mature, this specialized approach is gaining momentum. Although Broadcom has been an excellent performer over the past few years, I think it could deliver additional impressive gains over the next two. If you're not a Broadcom shareholder already, it's not too late to scoop up shares. 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 » Broadcom's custom AI chips are growing in popularity Nvidia makes graphics processing units (GPUs) -- versatile parallel processors that can handle a wide array of computationally heavy workloads. Broadcom makes custom chips called application-specific integrated circuits, which are designed in collaboration with its data center clients to run just one style of workload. What Broadcom's chip customers give up in flexibility, they gain in performance and cost. Its custom AI chips can outperform Nvidia's GPUs in some applications. Google's Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) is an excellent example of what a properly designed custom AI chip can do. Broadcom and Alphabet collaborated for over a decade to develop it, and when used to handle AI inference tasks, it delivers far better cost performance than a GPU. Several more AI hyperscalers are working with Broadcom to develop their own ASICs, and its AI chip revenue is skyrocketing. In its fiscal 2026 first quarter (which ended Feb. 1), Broadcom...
While Nvidia (NVDA 1.56%) has dominated the conversation as the top artificial intelligence (AI) computing unit provider for years, Broadcom (AVGO 4.11%) is becoming a force to be reckoned with. Broadcom's approach to AI computing is more specialized than Nvidia's, but with AI workloads starting to become more mature, this specialized approach is gaining momentum. Although Broadcom has been an exc...
While Nvidia (NVDA 1.56%) has dominated the conversation as the top artificial intelligence (AI) computing unit provider for years, Broadcom (AVGO 4.11%) is becoming a force to be reckoned with. Broadcom's approach to AI computing is more specialized than Nvidia's, but with AI workloads starting to become more mature, this specialized approach is gaining momentum. Although Broadcom has been an excellent performer over the past few years, I think it could deliver additional impressive gains over the next two. If you're not a Broadcom shareholder already, it's not too late to scoop up shares. Broadcom's custom AI chips are growing in popularity Nvidia makes graphics processing units (GPUs) -- versatile parallel processors that can handle a wide array of computationally heavy workloads. Broadcom makes custom chips called application-specific integrated circuits, which are designed in collaboration with its data center clients to run just one style of workload. What Broadcom's chip customers give up in flexibility, they gain in performance and cost. Its custom AI chips can outperform Nvidia's GPUs in some applications. Google's Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) is an excellent example of what a properly designed custom AI chip can do. Broadcom and Alphabet collaborated for over a decade to develop it, and when used to handle AI inference tasks, it delivers far better cost performance than a GPU. Expand NASDAQ : AVGO Broadcom Today's Change ( -4.11 %) $ -13.81 Current Price $ 322.16 Key Data Points Market Cap $1.5T Day's Range $ 321.43 - $ 338.28 52wk Range $ 138.10 - $ 414.61 Volume 6.6K Avg Vol 30M Gross Margin 64.96 % Dividend Yield 0.75 % Several more AI hyperscalers are working with Broadcom to develop their own ASICs, and its AI chip revenue is skyrocketing. In its fiscal 2026 first quarter (which ended Feb. 1), Broadcom's AI semiconductor revenue reached $8.4 billion, up 106% year over year. In the current quarter, its AI semiconductor revenue is expected to rise 140% ...
While Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has dominated the conversation as the top artificial intelligence (AI) computing unit provider for years, Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) is becoming a force to be reckoned with. Broadcom's approach to AI computing is more specialized than Nvidia's, but with AI workloads starting to become more mature, this specialized approach is gaining momentum. Although Broadcom has been an...
While Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has dominated the conversation as the top artificial intelligence (AI) computing unit provider for years, Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) is becoming a force to be reckoned with. Broadcom's approach to AI computing is more specialized than Nvidia's, but with AI workloads starting to become more mature, this specialized approach is gaining momentum. Although Broadcom has been an excellent performer over the past few years, I think it could deliver additional impressive gains over the next two. If you're not a Broadcom shareholder already, it's not too late to scoop up shares. 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 » Image source: Getty Images. Broadcom's custom AI chips are growing in popularity Nvidia makes graphics processing units (GPUs) -- versatile parallel processors that can handle a wide array of computationally heavy workloads. Broadcom makes custom chips called application-specific integrated circuits, which are designed in collaboration with its data center clients to run just one style of workload. What Broadcom's chip customers give up in flexibility, they gain in performance and cost. Its custom AI chips can outperform Nvidia's GPUs in some applications. Google's Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) is an excellent example of what a properly designed custom AI chip can do. Broadcom and Alphabet collaborated for over a decade to develop it, and when used to handle AI inference tasks, it delivers far better cost performance than a GPU. Several more AI hyperscalers are working with Broadcom to develop their own ASICs, and its AI chip revenue is skyrocketing. In its fiscal 2026 first quarter (which ended Feb. 1), Broadcom's AI semiconductor revenue reached $8.4 billion, up 106% year over year. In the current quarter, its AI semiconductor revenue is expected to rise 140%...
Vivakor ( VIVK ) on Monday said that a Nasdaq hearings panel granted the company a path to maintain its listing, provided it regains compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement by April 30, 2026. The company must maintain a closing bid price of at least $1.00 for 10 consecutive trading days to meet the requirement. Upon compliance, its common stock will be reinstated for trading on the...
Vivakor ( VIVK ) on Monday said that a Nasdaq hearings panel granted the company a path to maintain its listing, provided it regains compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement by April 30, 2026. The company must maintain a closing bid price of at least $1.00 for 10 consecutive trading days to meet the requirement. Upon compliance, its common stock will be reinstated for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market . Following reinstatement, the company will be subject to a one-year mandatory panel monitor under Nasdaq procedures. The panel’s decision also served as a public reprimand letter for the company’s failure to obtain shareholder approval before issuing shares exceeding 19.99% of its common stock in certain financings, in violation of Nasdaq listing rules. VIVK closed -3.44% at $0.0112. Source: Press Release More on Vivakor Vivakor signs non-binding letter of intent to buy Coyote Oilfield Services Financial information for Vivakor
Futures Jump, Oil Slides On Fresh Hormuz Hopes Stock futures are higher AS energy prices dip modestly even as the war in the Middle East enters a third week, with Trump’s endgame unclear amid requests for international help to reopen the SoH. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.8% and and Nasdaq futures gain 1.0% with all Mag 7 names higher in premarket trading led by Meta which is reportedly pl...
Futures Jump, Oil Slides On Fresh Hormuz Hopes Stock futures are higher AS energy prices dip modestly even as the war in the Middle East enters a third week, with Trump’s endgame unclear amid requests for international help to reopen the SoH. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.8% and and Nasdaq futures gain 1.0% with all Mag 7 names higher in premarket trading led by Meta which is reportedly planning layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company. The bounce in futs and the slide in oil coincided with comments from the Iranian Foreign Minister that the US has already learned a good lesson. However, he did also note that the nation is not requesting a ceasefire and has not messaged the US. Cyclicals outperform Defensives in what appears to be a relief rally. As JPM writes this morning, " it is unclear if futures are following the recent trend of a higher Monday into a sell off for the balance of the week, or if the market is pricing a pivot despite the likelihood that oil production curtailments will approximately double this week." Bond yields are lower by 1-2bp as the curve bull steepens, and USD is lower. Commodities are weaker ex-Energy. Initially oil jumped at the start of futures trading on Sunday night following a second attack in three days on Fujairah, a vital port in the UAE that’s just outside the Strait of Hormuz, but has since turned red. And while shipping through the Strait has been all but halted since the war started, several Iranian tankers as well as a vessel controlled by have made the journey. Today’s macro data focus is on Industrial Production, home prices, and regional activity indicators. The Fed meeting (plus other major CBs) and PPI are the other major releases this week. In premarket trading, Mag 7 names are all higher: Meta rises 2% after Reuters reported that the social media giant is planning layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company ( Nvidia +1%, Tesla +0.9%, Apple +0.3%, Microsoft +0.6%, Amazon +0.5%, Alphabet +0.1...
Copa Holdings ( CPA ) on Monday said for February 2026, capacity (ASMs) increased by 15.6%, while system-wide passenger traffic (RPMs) increased by 16.2% compared to 2025. As a result, the system load factor for the month was 87.1%, 0.4 percentage points higher than in February 2025. Source: Press Release More on Copa Holdings Copa Holdings: 20 Years Of Widening The Moat Copa projects 11%-13% capa...
Copa Holdings ( CPA ) on Monday said for February 2026, capacity (ASMs) increased by 15.6%, while system-wide passenger traffic (RPMs) increased by 16.2% compared to 2025. As a result, the system load factor for the month was 87.1%, 0.4 percentage points higher than in February 2025. Source: Press Release More on Copa Holdings Copa Holdings: 20 Years Of Widening The Moat Copa projects 11%-13% capacity growth and 22%-24% operating margin for 2026 as network expands Copa Holdings Q4 2025 Earnings Preview Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Copa Holdings
(RTTNews) - New York manufacturing activity was little changed in the month of March, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Monday. The New York Fed said its general business conditions index fell to a negative 0.2 in March from a positive 7.1 in February, with a negative reading indicating contraction. Economists had expected the index to decrease to 3.2. Looki...
(RTTNews) - New York manufacturing activity was little changed in the month of March, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Monday. The New York Fed said its general business conditions index fell to a negative 0.2 in March from a positive 7.1 in February, with a negative reading indicating contraction. Economists had expected the index to decrease to 3.2. Looking ahead, the New York Fed said firms remained optimistic conditions would improve in the months ahead, although the index for future business conditions dropped to 31.0 in March from 34.7 in February. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Energy analysts and traders said Monday that they wouldn't be surprised if oil prices climb to as high as $200 per barrel as the sprawling Middle East crisis drags on. It comes as the U.S. and Israeli-led war on Iran continues to disrupt oil production and shipping in the region , with traffic through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz effectively grinding to a halt in recent weeks. The Stra...
Energy analysts and traders said Monday that they wouldn't be surprised if oil prices climb to as high as $200 per barrel as the sprawling Middle East crisis drags on. It comes as the U.S. and Israeli-led war on Iran continues to disrupt oil production and shipping in the region , with traffic through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz effectively grinding to a halt in recent weeks. The Strait of Hormuz is a key narrow maritime corridor that connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Roughly 20% of global oil and gas typically passes through it. Iran, as well as pledging to continue blocking the waterway as a "tool to pressure the enemy," has issued a stark warning about what this could mean for oil prices. "Get ready for oil to be $200 a barrel, because the oil price depends on regional security, which you have destabilised," Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperson for Iran's military command, said on March 11, according to Reuters. Greg Newman, group CEO of Onyx Capital Group, said Monday that the fallout from the ongoing supply shock means oil prices could soon climb to much higher levels. "Brent is just one proxy. We've got hundreds and hundreds of contracts reflecting all of the physical prices around the world. The Middle Eastern benchmark...just reached $150 per barrel," Newman told CNBC's Ben Boulos from the trading floor. "So, it is already there. Can Brent crude catch up from an investor's perspective? That's what we would expect," Newman said. "We're very much in the $150 range but I don't think it's ridiculous at all to [suggest] $200. It would be very fair given we are basically having a crisis-a-day right now equivalent to supply outages," he added. International benchmark Brent crude futures with May delivery traded flat at $103.16 per barrel on Monday morning, paring earlier gains. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures with April delivery, meanwhile, dipped 1.7% to $96.95, having surpassed $100 earlier in the session. Both contracts have surged mor...