peshkov/iStock via Getty Images Index Composition The Terranova U.S. Quality Momentum Index filters securities based on positive technical momentum and then ranks them by measures of fundamental quality. This results in an equally weighted portfolio of 125 well-established U.S. securities. The Index is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly, based on technical factors. Market Review The fourth qua...
peshkov/iStock via Getty Images Index Composition The Terranova U.S. Quality Momentum Index filters securities based on positive technical momentum and then ranks them by measures of fundamental quality. This results in an equally weighted portfolio of 125 well-established U.S. securities. The Index is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly, based on technical factors. Market Review The fourth quarter of 2025 continued the prevailing bullish trend that had been in place for U.S. equities since October 2022. However, and more importantly for investors, the fourth quarter provided continued evidence of a healthier investing environment relative to the narrower market opportunities of the prior two years. Often underappreciated is the calmness on display in the U.S. corporate and government debt markets. During the fourth quarter, the U.S. 10-year Treasury traded neatly in a range between 3.93% and 4.20%, despite a U.S. government shutdown. Supported by two 25 basis point rate cuts from the Federal Reserve (the Fed), the cost of capital continued trending lower with a modest improvement in the availability of credit. Emerging markets debt, municipal bonds, high yield, and investment grade debt all posted gains in the fourth quarter. For the emerging markets and developed international equity markets, the fourth quarter of 2025 was the exclamation point on a year of relative outperformance to the U.S. The Nikkei 225 Index advanced 12% in the fourth quarter, contributing to developed international equities outperforming the U.S. Strong equity performance in Korea, Taiwan, and China contributed to similar outperformance, relative to the U.S., for emerging markets equities. Corporate earnings continued to anchor the secular bull market for U.S. equities. During the fourth quarter, the S&P 500® Index ('SPX') posted 13.2% earnings growth and 8.3% revenue growth. Ten of the 11 major SPX sectors witnessed positive earnings growth, with only energy down a modest 1.7%. Technolog...
Jack Dorsey的金融科技公司Block宣布裁员约4000人,削减近半数员工 ,以人工智能驱动效率提升为由完成一次彻底的组织重构。 2月26日周四,Block在一封致股东信中宣布裁员计划。 CEO Jack Dorsey在股东信中坦言,员工当天才获悉裁员消息, 并预判大多数企业将在未来一年内被迫作出类似的结构性调整。 他写道: 我认为我们意识到这一点并不算早,我认为大多数公司都反应迟钝。我相...
Jack Dorsey的金融科技公司Block宣布裁员约4000人,削减近半数员工 ,以人工智能驱动效率提升为由完成一次彻底的组织重构。 2月26日周四,Block在一封致股东信中宣布裁员计划。 CEO Jack Dorsey在股东信中坦言,员工当天才获悉裁员消息, 并预判大多数企业将在未来一年内被迫作出类似的结构性调整。 他写道: 我认为我们意识到这一点并不算早,我认为大多数公司都反应迟钝。我相信在未来一年内,大多数公司都会得出同样的结论,并做出类似的结构性调整。 我宁愿主动、坦诚地走到这一步,也不愿被动应对。 随后Block首席财务官Amrita Ahuja在接受彭博采访时表示: 我们正在采取大胆果断的行动,但我们是建立在实力基础上的。我们相信,这种做法能够让我们更快地为客户提供服务。 自2024年以来,由于公司股价表现不佳,Block一直在重组其商业模式和人员配置。与此同时,该公司还大力投资人工智能工具以提高运营效率,包括开发名为Goose的自有工具。 公告发布后,Block股价在盘后交易中一度上涨逾24%。 强劲增长为重组提供底气 Ahuja所称的"实力基础"有业绩数据支撑。 Block在股东信中披露,2025年全年毛利润达103.6亿美元,同比增长17%,且毛利润增速从第一季度至第四季度实现翻倍以上。 Dorsey在信中列举了多项增长亮点:旗下点对点支付应用Cash App的用户增长重获动力,贷款产品规模持续扩大,Square的总支付量亦保持加速势头。强劲的财务表现,为公司在此时推进大规模重组提供了相对充裕的缓冲空间。 Dorsey他在股东信中明确表示,相信多数企业将在未来一年内得出相同结论,并作出类似的结构性调整。 本次裁员是多轮滚动式岗位削减的延续,此前的裁员往往与年度绩效评估挂钩。本次集中公告将这一过程推向高点,一次性落地近半数员工的削减。 分析认为盘后股价大幅跳升,表明资本市场正在积极评价企业主动以AI重构效率的战略取向,即便代价是大规模的员工削减。 Jack Dorsey的全员信全文如下: 今天,我们正在缩减 @blocks 的规模。以下是我发给全公司的内部信。 今天,我们做出了公司历史上最艰难的决定之一:我们将把公司规模缩减近一半,从10,000多人裁减至不到6,000人。这意味着你们当中有超过4,000人将被要求离职或进入离职协商阶段。我会向...
OpenAI-powered assistant will help to ‘understand overall service patterns’, company says, as move sparks backlash From hospitality workers to retail employees, the exaggerated “customer service voice”, often mocked in internet memes as wildly different from someone’s real voice, has long been a cultural trope. Fast-food giant Burger King is now taking that voice one step further, saying it will d...
OpenAI-powered assistant will help to ‘understand overall service patterns’, company says, as move sparks backlash From hospitality workers to retail employees, the exaggerated “customer service voice”, often mocked in internet memes as wildly different from someone’s real voice, has long been a cultural trope. Fast-food giant Burger King is now taking that voice one step further, saying it will detect whether employees are using words like “please” and “thank you” through the assistance of artificial intelligence. On Thursday, Burger King announced it is rolling out a new AI chatbot connected to employee headsets at hundreds of locations in the US as part of a platform called BK Assistant, powered by OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. Continue reading...
Futures fell as AI disruption fears revived. Block, Netflix, Applied Opto were winners late. Earlier, the S&P 500 held key support despite Nvidia's tumble.
Futures fell as AI disruption fears revived. Block, Netflix, Applied Opto were winners late. Earlier, the S&P 500 held key support despite Nvidia's tumble.
Explore the exciting world of Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) with our contributing expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and potential investment opportunities!*Stock prices used were th
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