Hull KR face Leeds in Sin City on Saturday, with the supporters they bring in tow illustrating the league’s value to the global game Rugby league’s greatest ride returns to Las Vegas this weekend with Super League nestled firmly in the sidecar. Two NRL fixtures kick off the Australian season while Hull KR and Leeds Rhinos open up the Allegiant Stadium action on Saturday. More than 12,000 English f...
Hull KR face Leeds in Sin City on Saturday, with the supporters they bring in tow illustrating the league’s value to the global game Rugby league’s greatest ride returns to Las Vegas this weekend with Super League nestled firmly in the sidecar. Two NRL fixtures kick off the Australian season while Hull KR and Leeds Rhinos open up the Allegiant Stadium action on Saturday. More than 12,000 English fans are expected to make the trip and add plenty of colour, flair and, most importantly, value. This has been a strong start to 2026 for the game in England, evidenced last week by Hull KR’s triumph over Brisbane Broncos in the World Club Challenge. It is handy for Super League that the Robins are one of two clubs in Vegas representing the competition this week and they have even flown the trophy over to hammer home the point that Super League holds the cards when it comes to the best club side in the game. Continue reading...
Here are Friday's biggest calls on Wall Street. Deutsche Bank reiterates CoreWeave as buy Deutsche lowered its price target on the stock to $125 per share from $140 but said it's sticking with the stock following earnings. " CoreWeave reported 4Q results that were a bit of a mixed bag and we suspect unfortunately probably adds to confusion around what remains a very dynamic near-term financial mod...
Here are Friday's biggest calls on Wall Street. Deutsche Bank reiterates CoreWeave as buy Deutsche lowered its price target on the stock to $125 per share from $140 but said it's sticking with the stock following earnings. " CoreWeave reported 4Q results that were a bit of a mixed bag and we suspect unfortunately probably adds to confusion around what remains a very dynamic near-term financial model as the business rapidly scales." TD Cowen upgrades Southwest Airlines to buy from hold TD Cowen said it sees robust airline demand. "We upgrade LUV to Buy with $66 target as 2026 airline demand strengthens against disciplined supply." Rosenblatt initiates Palantir as buy Rosenblatt said the stock is "uniquely positioned." "We are initiating coverage of Palantir with a Buy rating and $150 price target. We think this market-disrupting, uniquely positioned AI software leader has a sustainable growth trajectory, good margin leverage, and an attractive entry point after a 33% decline from its high in October." UBS upgrades Palantir to buy from neutral UBS said investors should buy the dip. "At 50x our 2027 FCF estimates, Palantir shares are now very attractive given our estimate for 70% revs growth in 2026 and stable mid-50% margins. We're hosting an investor call on Fri Feb 27th at 10:30am ET to recap our views." Read more. Bank of America reiterates Dell as buy Bank of America raised its price target on Dell to $155 per share from $135 following earnings. "Our Buy rating is based on broad product portfolio, upside from AI, growth faster than the market, continuing share gains, and opportunity to grow margins over the next several years on higher mix of storage and mix shift to premium configurations in PCs and servers, which offset risks including a slow global economy, and high financial leverage." Morgan Stanley upgrades Block to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley upgraded the payment company following earnings. "Upgrading XYZ to OW ($93 PT) as XYZ's faster growt...
It’s that time of year: a whole bunch of Pokémon news is incoming. February 27th is the date the franchise first debuted, and The Pokémon Company uses it as a chance to outline its plans in a Pokémon Presents showcase . Last year’s event included the announcement of Pokémon Champions , and the 2026 edition should be particularly big, as this year represents the franchise’s 30th anniversary. TCPi s...
It’s that time of year: a whole bunch of Pokémon news is incoming. February 27th is the date the franchise first debuted, and The Pokémon Company uses it as a chance to outline its plans in a Pokémon Presents showcase . Last year’s event included the announcement of Pokémon Champions , and the 2026 edition should be particularly big, as this year represents the franchise’s 30th anniversary. TCPi says simply that it will feature “the latest news and updates from the world of Pokémon,” without getting into any specifics. But there’s a good chance we’ll hear about the next mainline entry in the series given that Scarlet and Violet launched back in 2022 . Personally I’m hoping for an unexpected spinoff along the lines of Pokémon Sleep . One thing we do know is that after the show ends, both Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen are getting a re-release on the Switch. The showcase airs at 9AM ET, and you can keep up with the most important news right here. Gotta watch it all. Nintendo’s next big Pokémon presentation is on February 27th
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OneMedNet Corporation (Nasdaq: ONMD) (the “OneMedNet,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), a leading provider of regulatory-grade, AI-ready Real-World Data (RWD), today announced the next phase of commercial launch with its RWD Platform powered by Palantir Foundry. Following the successful November 10, 2025, demonstration of live feeds, subscription ...
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OneMedNet Corporation (Nasdaq: ONMD) (the “OneMedNet,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), a leading provider of regulatory-grade, AI-ready Real-World Data (RWD), today announced the next phase of commercial launch with its RWD Platform powered by Palantir Foundry. Following the successful November 10, 2025, demonstration of live feeds, subscription access, and AI-driven search at major tradeshows, the Company is actively converting customer evalua
US Begins Evacuating Some Embassy Staff In Israel 'While Flights Still Available' "Persons may wish to consider leaving Israel while commercial flights are available ," the US State Department announced Friday, signaling that US strikes on Iran could be imminent,. It provided confirmation the US government has begun evacuating "non-emergency" personnel from the embassy in Israel and their family m...
US Begins Evacuating Some Embassy Staff In Israel 'While Flights Still Available' "Persons may wish to consider leaving Israel while commercial flights are available ," the US State Department announced Friday, signaling that US strikes on Iran could be imminent,. It provided confirmation the US government has begun evacuating "non-emergency" personnel from the embassy in Israel and their family members , citing "safety risks" amid growing tensions with Iran. via AFP The new urgent announcement also strongly suggests that whatever military action ensues, it will mostly likely involve a joint operation between the US and Israel. Some have warned that Washington is essentially about to go to war on behalf of what are fundamentally Israel's interests in the region. People in Israel would further be at risk given the potential for Hezbollah to renew strikes on the country's north, and then there's the threat of Houthi attacks from the south - as happened in the last conflict in June and prior. Fox correspondent Lucas Tomlinson has noted that the last time the embassy issued such an evacuation notice it occurred just eight days before Operation Midnight Hammer (the June strikes). Another regional journalist, Idrees Ali, as observed: "Many of the things that happened before the United States and Israel struck Iran last year are happening now." But this time around the military build-up by the United States is much, much bigger - and days ago hit levels not seen since the 2003 Bush-ordered invasion of Iraq. On February 27, 2026, the Department of State authorized the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members of U.S. government personnel from Mission Israel due to safety risks. In response to security incidents and without advance notice, the U.S.… pic.twitter.com/aWzX6Gk36x — U.S. Embassy Jerusalem (@usembassyjlm) February 27, 2026 Axios also confirms that while the US Embassy is still operating for now, "US ambassador Mike Huckabee wrote in a...
lixu/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Although Alphabet’s ( GOOG )( GOOGL ) stock has depreciated by ~9% since I published my earnings preview article on the company at the beginning of this month, I remain optimistic about the company’s ability to create additional shareholder value in the long run. Alphabet’s business continues to grow at an aggressive rate, the company remains a dominant forc...
lixu/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Although Alphabet’s ( GOOG )( GOOGL ) stock has depreciated by ~9% since I published my earnings preview article on the company at the beginning of this month, I remain optimistic about the company’s ability to create additional shareholder value in the long run. Alphabet’s business continues to grow at an aggressive rate, the company remains a dominant force in the search market, and its cloud offerings reached new records in Q4 thanks to the rising demand for computing power. While the market is questioning the company’s massive capital spending plans to expand its AI capabilities, I view the recent depreciation of the stock as a buying opportunity since Alphabet has plenty of resources to weather any incoming crisis and thrive in the years to come. The AI Trade Isn’t Ending Anytime Soon Alphabet’s Q4 earnings report was certainly good, given that its revenues increased by 17.9% Y/Y to $113.82 billion and were above the estimates by over $2 billion. As expected, the search business continues to be one of the main drivers of growth as its revenues during the quarter were $63.08 billion, up from $54.03 billion a year ago. With a nearly 90% share of the global search engine market, Alphabet will likely continue to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the rising ad spending within the global advertising market. More importantly, as users pivot to AI chatbots and AI-powered search engines, Alphabet has everything going for it to also benefit from this development. During the earnings call, Alphabet’s management said that their AI Overviews product, which has been integrated into Google’s search engine, is performing well, while another product, AI Mode, has experienced a rise in daily queries in the United States. It was also stated that users are now engaging in longer sessions on AI Mode, which indicates that the fears of Alphabet falling behind in the AI race were overblown. In addition to that, the Gemini chatbot itself has...
lixu/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Although Alphabet’s ( GOOG )( GOOGL ) stock has depreciated by ~9% since I published my earnings preview article on the company at the beginning of this month, I remain optimistic about the company’s ability to create additional shareholder value in the long run. Alphabet’s business continues to grow at an aggressive rate, the company remains a dominant forc...
lixu/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Although Alphabet’s ( GOOG )( GOOGL ) stock has depreciated by ~9% since I published my earnings preview article on the company at the beginning of this month, I remain optimistic about the company’s ability to create additional shareholder value in the long run. Alphabet’s business continues to grow at an aggressive rate, the company remains a dominant force in the search market, and its cloud offerings reached new records in Q4 thanks to the rising demand for computing power. While the market is questioning the company’s massive capital spending plans to expand its AI capabilities, I view the recent depreciation of the stock as a buying opportunity since Alphabet has plenty of resources to weather any incoming crisis and thrive in the years to come. The AI Trade Isn’t Ending Anytime Soon Alphabet’s Q4 earnings report was certainly good, given that its revenues increased by 17.9% Y/Y to $113.82 billion and were above the estimates by over $2 billion. As expected, the search business continues to be one of the main drivers of growth as its revenues during the quarter were $63.08 billion, up from $54.03 billion a year ago. With a nearly 90% share of the global search engine market, Alphabet will likely continue to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the rising ad spending within the global advertising market. More importantly, as users pivot to AI chatbots and AI-powered search engines, Alphabet has everything going for it to also benefit from this development. During the earnings call, Alphabet’s management said that their AI Overviews product, which has been integrated into Google’s search engine, is performing well, while another product, AI Mode, has experienced a rise in daily queries in the United States. It was also stated that users are now engaging in longer sessions on AI Mode, which indicates that the fears of Alphabet falling behind in the AI race were overblown. In addition to that, the Gemini chatbot itself has...
Earnings Call Insights: Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP) Q4 2025 Management View CEO Leroy M. Ball stated the company achieved adjusted EBITDA of $256.7 million and a 13.7% adjusted EBITDA margin for 2025, describing it as the second highest year on record, and highlighted $4.07 in adjusted EPS, marking the sixth consecutive year above $4. Ball emphasized, “operating cash flow of $122.5 million for the...
Earnings Call Insights: Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP) Q4 2025 Management View CEO Leroy M. Ball stated the company achieved adjusted EBITDA of $256.7 million and a 13.7% adjusted EBITDA margin for 2025, describing it as the second highest year on record, and highlighted $4.07 in adjusted EPS, marking the sixth consecutive year above $4. Ball emphasized, “operating cash flow of $122.5 million for the seventh straight year of more than $100 million in that category.” He noted capital expenditures had returned to a normalized $55 million, enabling $38.2 million in share repurchases and $6.4 million in dividends. Ball reported, “In early 2025, we launched our transformation process named Catalyst, which delivered $46 million in benefits during the year.” He outlined the exit from the phthalic anhydride business and the sale of the railroad structures business as major strategic moves, as well as reducing adjusted SG&A by 15% and employee count by 11%. Ball shared that the Board approved a long-term incentive program aligned with goals such as double-digit adjusted EPS growth over three years, $300 million of cumulative free cash flow, and a mid-teens margin run rate by 2028. Ball also announced the retirement of CFO Jimmi Sue Smith, commending her role in capital deployment and share repurchases. Bradley Pearce is serving as Interim CFO during the search for a successor. Interim CFO Bradley Pearce reported, “we reported consolidated fourth quarter sales of $433 million, down $44 million or 9% from the prior year.” He detailed segment decreases: RUPS down $7 million, PC down $20 million, CM&C down $17 million. Pearce noted, “adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $53 million, which represents a 12.3% EBITDA margin on sales.” Pearce highlighted share buybacks totaling $38 million in 2025, and an increased quarterly dividend to $0.09 per share for 2026, a 13% rise. Outlook Ball projected, “a top line increase of approximately 11% in 2026, driven entirely by market share ...
Richard Drury Stock index futures were lower on Friday as the January wholesale inflation report came in hotter than expected. Here are the four stocks to watch on the day: Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ) rose 4.96% in premarket trade after Netflix (NFLX) announced it will not raise its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Warner Bros. Discovery’s board deemed a sweetened, all-company takeover offer ...
Richard Drury Stock index futures were lower on Friday as the January wholesale inflation report came in hotter than expected. Here are the four stocks to watch on the day: Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ) rose 4.96% in premarket trade after Netflix (NFLX) announced it will not raise its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Warner Bros. Discovery’s board deemed a sweetened, all-company takeover offer from Paramount Skydance as “superior.” The revised Paramount Skydance offer stands at $31.00 per share in cash, a one-dollar increase from its earlier bid, valuing the company at approximately $108 billion. Meta Platforms ( META ) fell 1.37% before the opening bell on reports the company is facing difficulties with internally developed AI chips. According to The Information, Meta has scrapped its most advanced chip designed for training AI models after struggling with the chip’s design. The company has shifted its focus to a less complicated version within its AI infrastructure division. Amazon ( AMZN ) declined 0.97% in premarket trade following a report that the company plans to use its proprietary Trainium and Inferentia processors to develop AI models. “If we can build our models on our chips, we can build them at a fraction of the cost of a pure-play AI model provider,” Amazon’s artificial intelligence head Peter DeSantis told The Wall Street Journal. The move is part of a broader effort by the e-commerce giant to achieve cost advantages in the competitive AI landscape. Costco ( COST ) traded flat in premarket trade after Bank of America reinstated coverage with a Buy rating. Analyst Christopher Nardone highlighted the retailer’s strong appeal to higher-income consumers and 9% to 10% growth in executive memberships. The shift toward $130-per-year executive tiers is viewed as a sign that consumers are rewarding Costco for its expanding list of perks. More related stories Paramount Skydance: Not Worth Pursuing Warner Bros. Discovery Costco's 2x P/E Over Amazon Is Not Irr...
Richard Drury Stock index futures were lower on Friday as the January wholesale inflation report came in hotter than expected. Here are the four stocks to watch on the day: Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ) rose 4.96% in premarket trade after Netflix (NFLX) announced it will not raise its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Warner Bros. Discovery’s board deemed a sweetened, all-company takeover offer ...
Richard Drury Stock index futures were lower on Friday as the January wholesale inflation report came in hotter than expected. Here are the four stocks to watch on the day: Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ) rose 4.96% in premarket trade after Netflix (NFLX) announced it will not raise its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Warner Bros. Discovery’s board deemed a sweetened, all-company takeover offer from Paramount Skydance as “superior.” The revised Paramount Skydance offer stands at $31.00 per share in cash, a one-dollar increase from its earlier bid, valuing the company at approximately $108 billion. Meta Platforms ( META ) fell 1.37% before the opening bell on reports the company is facing difficulties with internally developed AI chips. According to The Information, Meta has scrapped its most advanced chip designed for training AI models after struggling with the chip’s design. The company has shifted its focus to a less complicated version within its AI infrastructure division. Amazon ( AMZN ) declined 0.97% in premarket trade following a report that the company plans to use its proprietary Trainium and Inferentia processors to develop AI models. “If we can build our models on our chips, we can build them at a fraction of the cost of a pure-play AI model provider,” Amazon’s artificial intelligence head Peter DeSantis told The Wall Street Journal. The move is part of a broader effort by the e-commerce giant to achieve cost advantages in the competitive AI landscape. Costco ( COST ) traded flat in premarket trade after Bank of America reinstated coverage with a Buy rating. Analyst Christopher Nardone highlighted the retailer’s strong appeal to higher-income consumers and 9% to 10% growth in executive memberships. The shift toward $130-per-year executive tiers is viewed as a sign that consumers are rewarding Costco for its expanding list of perks. More related stories Paramount Skydance: Not Worth Pursuing Warner Bros. Discovery Costco's 2x P/E Over Amazon Is Not Irr...
Dougal Waters/DigitalVision via Getty Images Last September, I wrote an article about the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF ( ICLN ) at a time when the fund had already achieved an impressive 25% return YTD. The paradoxical aspect was that this was occurring in the first year of the Trump presidency. The rationale was based upon three main pillars: monetary easing that would decrease the cost of bor...
Dougal Waters/DigitalVision via Getty Images Last September, I wrote an article about the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF ( ICLN ) at a time when the fund had already achieved an impressive 25% return YTD. The paradoxical aspect was that this was occurring in the first year of the Trump presidency. The rationale was based upon three main pillars: monetary easing that would decrease the cost of borrowing for capital-intensive renewable energy companies, the growing demand for clean energy driven by AI that would provide a long-term tailwind for clean energy companies, and a relatively attractive valuation discount compared to the broader market as well as the US Energy sector. Data by YCharts The recommendation was a BUY with a cautionary note regarding emerging regulatory headwinds. The recommendation has been proven to be in the right direction, with the fund rising a further 25%. The Fund ICLN aims to provide exposure to the renewable energy trend, investing in solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources. The fund is diversified in terms of geographic exposure, with the largest region being the US. It is meant to track the performance of the S&P Global Clean Energy Transition Index, which consists of around 100 companies with at least $300 million in market cap, $100 million in float-adjusted market cap, and $3 million median value traded over a six-month horizon. Since the writing of the initial article, ICLN has continued to build on its momentum in a substantive way. The fund’s assets under management have reflected this with its growth from $1.56 billion to over $2.23 billion up until mid-February of 2026. Seeking Alpha Grading-wise, the fund has maintained or improved its grades as per the Seeking Alpha grading system. Improving in categories such as Risk and Momentum. Regarding the Risk category, ICLN has a top-tier Tracking Error, drastically lower than the median ETF. Liquidity is high, with over $70 million traded daily over a 3- month time range. The...