Artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most disruptive technologies in recent years, delivering productivity gains across several industries. Consulting giant PwC forecasts that AI adoption could add 15 percentage points to global gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035. According to another estimate, the AI market's revenue could surge to a whopping $5.3 trillion in 2035 from just $274 b...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most disruptive technologies in recent years, delivering productivity gains across several industries. Consulting giant PwC forecasts that AI adoption could add 15 percentage points to global gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035. According to another estimate, the AI market's revenue could surge to a whopping $5.3 trillion in 2035 from just $274 billion in 2023. There are several ways for investors to take advantage of the massive growth of the AI market. Let's take a closer look at the prospects of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM +0.42%) and Palantir Technologies (PLTR 1.65%), two companies that play a central role in key niches of the AI market. These may be the only two AI stocks you may need to buy and hold for the next decade. TSMC is the kingpin of AI chips All kinds of AI hardware, from data centers to smartphones, personal computers, robots, and autonomous cars, need semiconductors to function. After all, the chips used in these applications enable them to perform the calculations required to run AI models and inference solutions. In simple terms, no AI device can function without semiconductors, which are now considered to be the new oil. Expand NYSE : TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Today's Change ( 0.42 %) $ 1.40 Current Price $ 338.11 Key Data Points Market Cap $1.8T Day's Range $ 336.23 - $ 344.47 52wk Range $ 134.25 - $ 390.20 Volume 562K Avg Vol 13M Gross Margin 58.73 % Dividend Yield 0.91 % The proliferation of AI explains why the global semiconductor market's revenue is projected to more than triple over the next decade to just under $2.8 trillion. TSMC is one of the best semiconductor stocks you can buy to capitalize on this massive opportunity. That's because the company is the go-to manufacturer of chips that power AI applications. It manufactures chips for AI data center giants such as Nvidia and Broadcom, for personal computer chip designers such as AMD and Intel, and smartphone-...
Iran War Exposes America's Unfixed Supply Chains Authored by David Dayen via The American Prospect , One of the more fascinating sidelights of our war of choice in Iran is how it has reinforced the devastating consequences of our hollowed-out industrial base, consolidated commercial sector, and overreliance on long intermediated supply chains. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank...
Iran War Exposes America's Unfixed Supply Chains Authored by David Dayen via The American Prospect , One of the more fascinating sidelights of our war of choice in Iran is how it has reinforced the devastating consequences of our hollowed-out industrial base, consolidated commercial sector, and overreliance on long intermediated supply chains. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile during operations in support of Operation Epic Fury, February 28, 2026. Credit: U.S. Central Command Public Affairs/Cover Images via AP Images For example, the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz carries implications for not only oil but also fertilizer, right at the height of the spring planting season . About one-third of the world’s fertilizer ships through the strait, and without access, prices have jumped and farmers are anxious. Yet there are enough natural resources in the United States—nitrogen, phosphate, potash—to serve all our fertilizer needs; in fact, in the 1930s and ’40s one of the largest fertilizer producers in the world was the Tennessee Valley Authority . This production was wound down in the 1970s; today the industry is dominated by two to four firms, and that may end up having existential implications for hungry people the world over. A more comically shortsighted example concerns our depleted stock of munitions , one of the few industrial capacities America has retained but which still is imperiled by concentration and outsourcing. These are of course the basic materials necessary to prosecute a war, and you’d think it would be the one item countries would retain the ability to produce themselves. But our trillion-dollar military operates more like a welfare program to help underprivileged Northern Virginia contractors buy second homes and luxury yachts, not as a force that has what it needs when it needs it. Pacifists should rejoice; stupidity in military supply chains puts a bindin...
According to a report from the charity Scope, for the year 2024-5, disabled households need on average an additional £1,095 a month to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households. Here, the standard of living refers to the ability to afford goods and services as well as carry out household tasks and manage finances.
According to a report from the charity Scope, for the year 2024-5, disabled households need on average an additional £1,095 a month to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households. Here, the standard of living refers to the ability to afford goods and services as well as carry out household tasks and manage finances.
鄧炳強指本港恐襲威脅維持中度 籲市民見疑即報 警隊推項目助未被檢控青年更生 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】保安局局長鄧炳強稱本港恐襲威脅維持「中度」，會繼續維護國家安全、完備反恐系統，呼籲市民見疑...
鄧炳強指本港恐襲威脅維持中度 籲市民見疑即報 警隊推項目助未被檢控青年更生 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】保安局局長鄧炳強稱本港恐襲威脅維持「中度」，會繼續維護國家安全、完備反恐系統，呼籲市民見疑即報。 保安局局長鄧炳強稱，香港罪案數字是世界其中一個最低的地方，近年加裝閉路電視鏡頭亦有助防止罪案；作為國際都市，目前評估恐襲威脅風險仍然維持「中度」。鄧炳強：「俄烏戰爭未完，中東又有戰爭，其實香港都是相對很安全地方，事實上也是，但仍要居安思危。香港受恐襲級別其實仍在中度，甚麼是中度？即有受襲風險，但沒有確實情報。」 過去五、六年，鄧炳強形容香港相對穩定，會繼續維護國家安全。至於反修例運動期間被定罪的年輕人，他說都已感到後悔，警隊亦正協助部分被捕又未被檢控的年輕人。鄧炳強：「確實有被捕但未被檢控，就這些年輕人，警隊過往一、兩年有特別項目聯絡這些年輕人，透過正向活動，在法律規限底下給予他們一個更生機會，希望他能重新做人。（甚麼是更生機會？）行動細節不太方便說太多。」 政府明年換屆，被問到有沒有信心更上一層樓，鄧炳強只說做好目前工作，「永遠支持行政長官李家超繼續帶領團隊服務市民」。
Optimism around BYD Company Ltd (BYDDY 0.89%) often centers on scale, exports, and technological ambition. But scale alone doesn't guarantee shareholder returns. Since we have looked at the base and bull cases for BYD, let's now consider the final scenario. The bear case for the next three years isn't a dramatic collapse -- it's something quieter and potentially more damaging: structural margin co...
Optimism around BYD Company Ltd (BYDDY 0.89%) often centers on scale, exports, and technological ambition. But scale alone doesn't guarantee shareholder returns. Since we have looked at the base and bull cases for BYD, let's now consider the final scenario. The bear case for the next three years isn't a dramatic collapse -- it's something quieter and potentially more damaging: structural margin compression, underwhelming overseas execution, and optionality that fails to translate into profits. Price wars become structural, not temporary. The most significant risk to BYD isn't declining demand. It's persistent margin pressure. If China's EV market remains oversupplied and competitive -- new entrants continue to undercut on price and established players fight for market share, BYD will have no choice but to follow suit. Worse, if such environment persist, consumers may grow accustomed to discounts, making future price raising decisions difficult. In that environment, BYD's cost leadership -- due to economies of scale -- may protect it from losses, but not from margin erosion. Consequently, net profit margin could remain at low single digits or fall even lower if competition worsen. In the latter scenario, even higher sales volume may fail to grow profits since margin compression will offset revenue growth. While it may be overly pessimistic to imagine an environment of ongoing brutal competition, investors should be reminded that the Chinese market is extremely competitive, so there is a possibility for that to happen. Expand OTC : BYDDY BYD Company Today's Change ( -0.89 %) $ -0.11 Current Price $ 12.28 Key Data Points Market Cap $136B Day's Range $ 12.25 - $ 12.45 52wk Range $ 11.20 - $ 20.05 Volume 976K Avg Vol 1.8M Gross Margin 23.15 % Dividend Yield 1.50 % Overseas expansion proves more challenging than expected Global expansion looks compelling on paper. But in the bear case, BYD's execution fails to keep up with ambition -- a possible scenario since the company...
Key Points Margin compression is the biggest structural risk. Global expansion could dilute returns if execution falters. Optionality must translate into revenue and profits, not just headline news. 10 stocks we like better than BYD Company › Optimism around BYD Company Ltd (OTC: BYDDY) often centers on scale, exports, and technological ambition. But scale alone doesn't guarantee shareholder retur...
Key Points Margin compression is the biggest structural risk. Global expansion could dilute returns if execution falters. Optionality must translate into revenue and profits, not just headline news. 10 stocks we like better than BYD Company › Optimism around BYD Company Ltd (OTC: BYDDY) often centers on scale, exports, and technological ambition. But scale alone doesn't guarantee shareholder returns. Since we have looked at the base and bull cases for BYD, let's now consider the final scenario. The bear case for the next three years isn't a dramatic collapse -- it's something quieter and potentially more damaging: structural margin compression, underwhelming overseas execution, and optionality that fails to translate into profits. 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 » Price wars become structural, not temporary. The most significant risk to BYD isn't declining demand. It's persistent margin pressure. If China's EV market remains oversupplied and competitive -- new entrants continue to undercut on price and established players fight for market share, BYD will have no choice but to follow suit. Worse, if such environment persist, consumers may grow accustomed to discounts, making future price raising decisions difficult. In that environment, BYD's cost leadership -- due to economies of scale -- may protect it from losses, but not from margin erosion. Consequently, net profit margin could remain at low single digits or fall even lower if competition worsen. In the latter scenario, even higher sales volume may fail to grow profits since margin compression will offset revenue growth. While it may be overly pessimistic to imagine an environment of ongoing brutal competition, investors should be reminded that the Chinese market is extremely competitive, so there is a possibility for that to hap...
The company, which is headquartered in New York but operates on a limited basis in the US, eventually removed that market after it drew scrutiny on social media but users can still submit bets on questions like when US forces will enter Iran. It did not respond to the BBC's request for comment.
The company, which is headquartered in New York but operates on a limited basis in the US, eventually removed that market after it drew scrutiny on social media but users can still submit bets on questions like when US forces will enter Iran. It did not respond to the BBC's request for comment.
The Oscars date tends to bounce around a bit anyway, but one of the reasons it's a bit later this year is the Academy usually tries to avoid being too close to the Winter Olympics. (The ceremony was even later in 2022, although the impact of the Covid pandemic was also a factor then.)
The Oscars date tends to bounce around a bit anyway, but one of the reasons it's a bit later this year is the Academy usually tries to avoid being too close to the Winter Olympics. (The ceremony was even later in 2022, although the impact of the Covid pandemic was also a factor then.)
New farming arrangements are being made in Zimbabwe. This white farmer is leasing his land from its black owner... The two are neighbours on an estate near Kwekwe in central Zimbabwe...
New farming arrangements are being made in Zimbabwe. This white farmer is leasing his land from its black owner... The two are neighbours on an estate near Kwekwe in central Zimbabwe...
The higher your SMV, he explains, the more likely you are to have sex with a woman. Looksmaxxing, to a certain degree, becomes a way to climb the attractiveness ladder. If a woman doesn't want you after all that then either you haven't done enough self-improvement or it's their fault, as the logic goes.
The higher your SMV, he explains, the more likely you are to have sex with a woman. Looksmaxxing, to a certain degree, becomes a way to climb the attractiveness ladder. If a woman doesn't want you after all that then either you haven't done enough self-improvement or it's their fault, as the logic goes.
For many of those rescued from Southeast Asia’s scam compounds , escape is not the end of the ordeal. They leave behind the locked gates, surveillance and violence, but often return home carrying injuries, trauma and the stigma of having been forced to scam others. Just as difficult is what comes next: trying to explain the experience to the people waiting for them. Advertisement “Some of them are...
For many of those rescued from Southeast Asia’s scam compounds , escape is not the end of the ordeal. They leave behind the locked gates, surveillance and violence, but often return home carrying injuries, trauma and the stigma of having been forced to scam others. Just as difficult is what comes next: trying to explain the experience to the people waiting for them. Advertisement “Some of them are not able to tell their family members or their community what has happened,” said human rights advocate Andrey Sawchenko, International Justice Mission’s vice-president for programme impact in the Asia-Pacific. “So they’re also facing isolation and a lack of connection with other people around them because of their inability to connect about these experiences.” Advertisement That silence reflects a deeper problem described in a recent United Nations human rights report on trafficking and abuse inside Southeast Asia’s online scam compounds: rescue does not always mean safety, recognition or support.