NetEase press release ( NTES ): Q1 Non-GAAP EPADS of $2.56 beats by $0.30 . Revenue of $4.43B (+6.1% Y/Y) beats by $70M . Games and related value-added services net revenues were RMB25.7 billion (US$3.7 billion), an increase of 6.9% compared with the same quarter of 2025. Youdao net revenues were RMB1.3 billion (US$195.4 million), an increase of 3.8% compared with the same quarter of 2025. NetEase...
NetEase press release ( NTES ): Q1 Non-GAAP EPADS of $2.56 beats by $0.30 . Revenue of $4.43B (+6.1% Y/Y) beats by $70M . Games and related value-added services net revenues were RMB25.7 billion (US$3.7 billion), an increase of 6.9% compared with the same quarter of 2025. Youdao net revenues were RMB1.3 billion (US$195.4 million), an increase of 3.8% compared with the same quarter of 2025. NetEase Cloud Music net revenues were RMB2.0 billion (US$287.2 million), an increase of 6.6% compared with the same quarter of 2025. Innovative businesses and others net revenues were RMB1.5 billion (US$224.6 million), a decrease of 4.6% compared with the same quarter of 2025. The board of directors approved a dividend of US$0.144 per share (US$0.720 per ADS) for the first quarter of 2026 to holders of ordinary shares and holders of ADSs as of the close of business on June 5, 2026 More on NetEase NetEase Is Finally Unlocking Its Potential For A New Era Global recorded music revenue hit $31.7B in 2025 as paid streaming surged Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on NetEase Historical earnings data for NetEase Dividend scorecard for NetEase
The co-founders of Manus are exploring options to fulfill Beijing’s demand to unwind a controversial takeover by Meta Platforms Inc. , including raising about $1 billion from external investors to buy back the Chinese-founded AI operation. Manus’s three founders — Xiao Hong, Ji Yichao and Zhang Tao — are in discussions about a round of funding at a valuation that would at least match the $2 billio...
The co-founders of Manus are exploring options to fulfill Beijing’s demand to unwind a controversial takeover by Meta Platforms Inc. , including raising about $1 billion from external investors to buy back the Chinese-founded AI operation. Manus’s three founders — Xiao Hong, Ji Yichao and Zhang Tao — are in discussions about a round of funding at a valuation that would at least match the $2 billion Meta paid to acquire the agentic AI outfit, according to people familiar with the matter. The founders may chip in with their own money to finance the rest of the transaction, the people said. If they go ahead, the next step would entail setting Manus up as a Chinese joint venture with those backers, ahead of a Hong Kong initial public offering, one of the people said, requesting not to be named discussing private deliberations. The discussions underscore the controversy surrounding Meta’s acquisition of the Chinese-founded AI startup, which triggered concerns about a loss of valuable technology and talent to an American company. Critics pointed to how the once-celebrated agentic AI pioneer was created in China but moved to Singapore shortly after to facilitate an acquisition. Beijing in April demanded the cancellation of the deal — months after Meta’s announcement, and with much of the transaction completed. Reversing a major deal within months of completion is virtually unheard-of. Some investors though have expressed interest in joining a repurchase because Manus was projected to generate about $1 billion in revenue this year, the people said. But those plans remain preliminary, the discussions around Manus’s valuation remain fluid, and the three founders may ultimately decide against proceeding, the people said. There remain hurdles to address, the people said. It’s unclear how new owners would carve out Manus’s agentic AI technology, much of which has been integrated into Meta’s systems. Meta representatives didn’t have immediate comment when contacted by Bloomberg N...
(Bloomberg) -- The co-founders of Manus are exploring options to fulfill Beijing’s demand to unwind a controversial takeover by Meta Platforms Inc., including raising about $1 billion from external investors to buy back the Chinese-founded AI operation. Most Read from Bloomberg Manus’s three founders — Xiao Hong, Ji Yichao and Zhang Tao — are in discussions about a round of funding at a valuation ...
(Bloomberg) -- The co-founders of Manus are exploring options to fulfill Beijing’s demand to unwind a controversial takeover by Meta Platforms Inc., including raising about $1 billion from external investors to buy back the Chinese-founded AI operation. Most Read from Bloomberg Manus’s three founders — Xiao Hong, Ji Yichao and Zhang Tao — are in discussions about a round of funding at a valuation that would at least match the $2 billion Meta paid to acquire the agentic AI outfit, according to people familiar with the matter. The founders may chip in with their own money to finance the rest of the transaction, the people said. If they go ahead, the next step would entail setting Manus up as a Chinese joint venture with those backers, ahead of a Hong Kong initial public offering, one of the people said, requesting not to be named discussing private deliberations. The discussions underscore the controversy surrounding Meta’s acquisition of the Chinese-founded AI startup, which triggered concerns about a loss of valuable technology and talent to an American company. Critics pointed to how the once-celebrated agentic AI pioneer was created in China but moved to Singapore shortly after to facilitate an acquisition. Beijing in April demanded the cancellation of the deal — months after Meta’s announcement, and with much of the transaction completed. Reversing a major deal within months of completion is virtually unheard-of. Some investors though have expressed interest in joining a repurchase because Manus was projected to generate about $1 billion in revenue this year, the people said. But those plans remain preliminary, the discussions around Manus’s valuation remain fluid, and the three founders may ultimately decide against proceeding, the people said. There remain hurdles to address, the people said. It’s unclear how new owners would carve out Manus’s agentic AI technology, much of which has been integrated into Meta’s systems. Meta representatives didn’t have immediat...
Rachel Reeves surprised onlookers when she gave a stern rebuke to a foul-mouthed heckler who shouted at her from his van as she conducted a broadcast interview. However, the chancellor has won support from unlikely sources, with Conservative politicians backing her response. As Reeves answered questions from the media at a petrol station in Leeds after announcing she would scrap a planned fuel dut...
Rachel Reeves surprised onlookers when she gave a stern rebuke to a foul-mouthed heckler who shouted at her from his van as she conducted a broadcast interview. However, the chancellor has won support from unlikely sources, with Conservative politicians backing her response. As Reeves answered questions from the media at a petrol station in Leeds after announcing she would scrap a planned fuel duty rise, she was heckled by a man who appeared to be a Reform UK supporter. As he walked into the station to pay, he shouted: “Get Keir Starmer fucking out.” When he left in his van, he continued to yell at the chancellor: “Get Labour out. Get Keir Starmer out. Nigel Farage, Come on, Nigel.” Driving off in his van, St George’s flags flying, he continued: “Am I going to get arrested? We’ve got English flags on here, Rachel. Are we going to be arrested? You’re ruining the country. Get Keir Starmer out. Look, England flags. Yous are useless. Labour party is useless.” View image in fullscreen The man shouting at Rachel Reeves as he leaves the petrol station. Photograph: Jacob King/PA Reeves responded by saying: “I love our country, and one of the things about our country is good manners. Not very British.” She then joked that he appeared not to have heard her announcement about freezing fuel duty. View image in fullscreen Rachel Reeves joked that the man appeared not to have heard her announcement about freezing fuel duty. Photograph: Jacob King/PA The shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, defended Reeves’s comeback to the heckler. He told Sky’s Sophy Ridge: “On the point of good manners, she is right ... our discourse around politics should be civil and polite and that’s part of being British and that’s something we should fight for.” He added, however, that some people were right to feel “disappointed by decisions this government has taken” and said Reeves had made a “mess” of the economy. The Tory peer Daniel Hannan said: “I sense that this is out of temper with the times but, for o...
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The Football Association has confirmed it has launched an investigation into Southampton's conduct after the club admitted to spying on three clubs in the Championship season.
The Football Association has confirmed it has launched an investigation into Southampton's conduct after the club admitted to spying on three clubs in the Championship season.
Morocco will provide financial backing to local gaming startups, part of a state-sponsored push to generate more skilled jobs in the creative industries, diversify the economy and boost export revenue. Tamwilcom, the state-controlled national credit-guarantee agency, will this week sign agreements with three gaming studios that will provide each with backing worth “millions of dirhams,” according ...
Morocco will provide financial backing to local gaming startups, part of a state-sponsored push to generate more skilled jobs in the creative industries, diversify the economy and boost export revenue. Tamwilcom, the state-controlled national credit-guarantee agency, will this week sign agreements with three gaming studios that will provide each with backing worth “millions of dirhams,” according to Communication, Youth and Culture Minister Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid. “Our capital is not courageous and typically expects quick profit,” Bensaid said an interview on the sidelines of a gaming exhibition in the capital, Rabat, on Wednesday. “That’s where Tamwilcom comes in, as it allows us to de-risk funding by banks for gaming startups.” The authorities expect one or two of the firms to become unicorns — defined as companies worth at least $1 billion — by 2032. Read More: Morocco Launches Game Hub to Lure Developers, Boost Industry “Gaming startups are now eligible for Tamwilcom support just like other Moroccan firms,” Bensaid said. “Gaming is what will allow Morocco to have its first unicorns.” The kingdom has set a target of raising the local gaming industry’s annual revenue to $3 billion by 2032, from $200 million currently. “This is a sector that moves extremely fast. We only need two or three unicorns to attain that target,” Bensaid said. “There is already one firm slated to become a unicorn, which is June Studio.” Founded in 2023 by Ilias Belabed, June Studio is working on two games and needs 7 million dirhams ($757,400) to bring them to fruition. It has already obtained a $33,000 subsidy from the French government under a partnership with Morocco to boost the local gaming industry. One of the games, which is titled Exploitation: Corporate Greed and sees fictional enterprises battle for control of mineral resources in outer space, won praise from Morocco’s Crown Prince El Hassan at the conference’s opening ceremony on Tuesday, Belabed said.
Taiyou Nomachi/DigitalVision via Getty Images Overview Business development companies continue to face challenging conditions with elevated concerns around the health of the debt market. However, the SLR Investment Corp. ( SLRC ) has held up a bit better than some of its peers. Despite SLRC's ability to navigate these conditions, I believe that there are still some downside risks to consider. When...
Taiyou Nomachi/DigitalVision via Getty Images Overview Business development companies continue to face challenging conditions with elevated concerns around the health of the debt market. However, the SLR Investment Corp. ( SLRC ) has held up a bit better than some of its peers. Despite SLRC's ability to navigate these conditions, I believe that there are still some downside risks to consider. When I previously covered SLRC, I issued a hold rating due to the weak earnings and thin dividend coverage. It seems like those concerns were warranted because the dividend has been reduced over the last quarter. SLRC just reported its Q1 earnings to kick off its fiscal year 2026, so I wanted to reassess its current value proposition. Looking at the performance over the last twelve months, we can see that SLRC's share price has suffered from a large decline of about 22.7%. Even when including all distributions that were paid out to shareholders, the total return sits at a loss of roughly 14.1% over the same time frame. Following the decline in share price, SLRC now offers investors a starting dividend yield of about 9.5%, while issuing those payouts on a quarterly basis. Despite the reduced payout, the dividend coverage still remains quite thin. Data by YCharts Furthermore, the portfolio seems to be struggling to allocate capital towards new investments that can eventually materialize into higher net investment income. If this trend continues, the underlying NAV is likely to continue its descent through the remainder of the year. While SLRC appears to have a very low-risk profile since there are no active non-accruals within its portfolio, the underlying level of PIK interest income has substantially increased year-over-year. So let's start by reviewing the most notable changes for SLRC from its last earnings report. Q1 Earnings According to the latest earnings release , SLRC now has investments at a fair value of $1.06B, which is a slight decline from the prior quarter's fair ...
Key Points Jerome Powell's second term as Fed chair ended on May 15, with President Donald Trump's nominee, Kevin Warsh, succeeding him. Although Kevin Warsh is inheriting two price shocks and a rapid rise in inflation, higher prices aren't his biggest dilemma as Fed chair. There's nothing more important to sustaining the Trump bull market than getting all FOMC members on the same page and maintai...
Key Points Jerome Powell's second term as Fed chair ended on May 15, with President Donald Trump's nominee, Kevin Warsh, succeeding him. Although Kevin Warsh is inheriting two price shocks and a rapid rise in inflation, higher prices aren't his biggest dilemma as Fed chair. There's nothing more important to sustaining the Trump bull market than getting all FOMC members on the same page and maintaining Federal Reserve credibility in the eyes of investors. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › The well-telegraphed change at America's foremost financial institution that Wall Street has been waiting for has occurred. May 15 marked the final day of Jerome Powell's second term as Fed chair, paving the way for President Donald Trump's nominee, Kevin Warsh, to begin his term as head of the central bank. It also marks the start of a period of heightened uncertainty for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC), which all reached record highs this year. 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 » Warsh can expect to be challenged immediately. But while most of Wall Street anticipates his biggest stumbling block will be a rapid increase in inflation, something far more sinister looms large. Two price shocks have U.S. inflation at a three-year high There's little question that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) -- the 12-person body, including the Fed chair, responsible for setting the nation's monetary policy -- is in a tough position with regard to inflation. Warsh is beginning his term at the tail-end of one price shock, President Trump's tariffs, and in the potential early stages of another, the Iran war. Trailing 12-month (TTM) inflation clocked in at 2.4% in February, before the effects of the Iran war began...