Earnings Call Insights: ICU Medical (ICUI) Q4 2025 Management View Vivek Jain, CEO & Chairman of the Board, highlighted that, "Revenue for Q4 was $536 million for total company growth of 2% on an organic basis or minus 14% reported, and we finished with 5% organic growth for the company for full year 2025." He noted record revenue quarters for both consumables and systems businesses, strong cash g...
Earnings Call Insights: ICU Medical (ICUI) Q4 2025 Management View Vivek Jain, CEO & Chairman of the Board, highlighted that, "Revenue for Q4 was $536 million for total company growth of 2% on an organic basis or minus 14% reported, and we finished with 5% organic growth for the company for full year 2025." He noted record revenue quarters for both consumables and systems businesses, strong cash generation, and further net debt reduction to just below $1 billion. Jain emphasized, "Both our consumables and systems businesses delivered record revenue quarters operationally," and flagged the deconsolidation of IV solutions following the Otsuka ICU Medical JV as impacting reported results. He also reported completion of major integration milestones, including the closure of the FDA warning letter for Smiths Medical and manufacturing site integrations, stating, "We should have more strategic choices available to us." Jain confirmed ongoing FDA 510(k) pursuits for new pump lines and progress on ERP unification, and reiterated a focus on achieving long-term innovation and operational synergies. Brian Bonnell, CFO & Treasurer, stated, "Adjusted gross margin for the fourth quarter was 40.5%, which was in line with the guidance we provided on the Q3 call of 40% to 41%." He noted, "Adjusted SG&A expense was $113 million in Q4 and adjusted R&D was $21 million," and that total adjusted operating expenses represented 25% of revenue. Bonnell added, "Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 was $98 million, a decrease of 7% from $106 million last year," attributing declines to IV Solutions deconsolidation and tariffs. He reported free cash flow of $44 million for the quarter and $100 million for the year, and outlined a continued priority on debt paydown, with a long-term leverage target of 2x. Outlook Bonnell provided 2026 guidance: "We expect full year 2026 consolidated organic revenue growth in the low to mid-single-digit range, and we expect the organic growth rates for each of the underlying bu...
Western Alliance Bank ( WAL ) ( WAL.PR.A) on Friday said it has provided OnQ with a $7.5 million asset-based line of credit through its Asset-Based Lending Group. The facility includes a $7.5 million asset-based revolving line of credit and treasury management services to support the retail display company’s growth. OnQ provides retail display and systems solutions to global brands and retailers, ...
Western Alliance Bank ( WAL ) ( WAL.PR.A) on Friday said it has provided OnQ with a $7.5 million asset-based line of credit through its Asset-Based Lending Group. The facility includes a $7.5 million asset-based revolving line of credit and treasury management services to support the retail display company’s growth. OnQ provides retail display and systems solutions to global brands and retailers, with installations in more than 10,000 stores worldwide. WAL +0.33% after hours to $91.0532. Source: Press Release More on Western Alliance Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Western Alliance Bancorporation 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Western Alliance: Solid Q4 With Growth Momentum Building (Upgrade) Western Alliance downgraded at J.P. Morgan over earnings credit rate deposit costs Western Alliance outlines $6B loan and $8B deposit growth targets for 2026 amid strong fee momentum
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Europe's Civilizational War Will Be Bloody Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker , It seems as if every month a new story comes out of Britain warning about the likelihood of future civil war. Retired colonel Richard Kemp recently gave a television interview during which he warned that the “Islamification” of the United Kingdom would lead to “inevitable conflict.” Several British academics s...
Europe's Civilizational War Will Be Bloody Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker , It seems as if every month a new story comes out of Britain warning about the likelihood of future civil war. Retired colonel Richard Kemp recently gave a television interview during which he warned that the “Islamification” of the United Kingdom would lead to “inevitable conflict.” Several British academics specializing in the preconditions for civil conflict, including professors David Betz and Michael Rainsborough , have argued the same point. Kemp’s point of view carries the added weight of someone who has witnessed insurgent fighting firsthand. A former commander who carried out counter-insurgency operations in Northern Ireland, led British forces in Afghanistan, and held intelligence roles in Westminster, Kemp says Islamic immigrants’ refusal to integrate into British society means that things in the U.K. are “getting bad” and about to “get worse.” Among other provocative comments that will no doubt ruffle the feathers of Britain’s “ruling class,” Kemp notes, “There were more British Muslims with the Taliban than in the British Army.” The combat veteran argues that Britain’s political class has failed citizens by putting them in harm’s way and is simultaneously incapable of mitigating its failures due to suffocating concerns for what can be said out loud. “No government,” Kemp argues, “has the guts to stop…the Islamification of the U.K.” Consequently, ordinary Brits now need to prepare for the likelihood of “civil war in Europe.” Describing the looming conflict in the U.K. as a far more serious and deadly situation than what gripped Northern Ireland for decades, Kemp predicts that the coming civil war will involve “indigenous British and some of the immigrant population and the British government all on three different sides fighting against each other.” Drawing on his experience with insurgent forces, the retired colonel blames disenfranchisement in Britain for the future...
In this article META AAPL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Meta CEO. Mark Zuckerberg and Apple Inc. CEO, Tim Cook. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech's child safety record is under a microscope. In legal proceedings spanning California, New Mexico and West Virginia this week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook are facing questions about priv...
In this article META AAPL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Meta CEO. Mark Zuckerberg and Apple Inc. CEO, Tim Cook. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech's child safety record is under a microscope. In legal proceedings spanning California, New Mexico and West Virginia this week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook are facing questions about privacy, free expression and safety — issues that tech's biggest companies weigh in every feature release. If the companies are found liable in their respective cases, the courts could force unprecedented product changes affecting billions of people. Zuckerberg defended his decision-making in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday as lawyers pressured him on why he allowed beauty filters on Instagram and if the company's efforts to grow its business trumped youth mental-health concerns. Internal messages from Meta's case in New Mexico show employees discussing some 7.5 million child sexual abuse material reports annually that would no longer be disclosed after Zuckerberg's decision, announced in 2019, to make Facebook Messenger end-to-end encrypted by default. The messages were revealed in a newly unsealed legal filing submitted by the state of New Mexico that was released this week. "There goes our CSER [Community Standards Enforcement Report] numbers next year," an employee wrote in a message dated Dec. 14, 2023, according to the filing. It was the same month that Meta said in a public blog post that it would begin "rolling out default end-to-end encryption for personal messages and calls on Messenger and Facebook." The employee added that it was as if the company "put a big rug down to cover the rocks" and said it was sending fewer child exploitation reports, the filing shows. "I care about the wellbeing of teens and kids who are using our services," Zuckerberg said Wednesday in LA, when he was asked about an email exchange with Cook. West Virginia filed a lawsuit against the ...
Jonathan Kitchen/DigitalVision via Getty Images Overview If you're a follower of mine, you'll know that I almost exclusively publish analyses related to dividend stocks and high-yield funds. I previously published an article titled ' A Warning To Young Dividend Investors ', which highlighted some of the mistakes I made along my investing journey from a decade ago. As a dividend investor, you may d...
Jonathan Kitchen/DigitalVision via Getty Images Overview If you're a follower of mine, you'll know that I almost exclusively publish analyses related to dividend stocks and high-yield funds. I previously published an article titled ' A Warning To Young Dividend Investors ', which highlighted some of the mistakes I made along my investing journey from a decade ago. As a dividend investor, you may dismiss many high-quality companies that don't offer the best dividend value. However, I believe that ignoring the potential growth of the technology sector in this era of AI would be a mistake. Therefore, I wanted to cover the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF ( QQQM ), which I believe is one of the most straightforward ways to participate in the expansion of AI. Looking at the performance of the ETF, we can see that QQQM has delivered a total return of more than 12.3% over the last twelve months. The fund offers a small dividend yield of 0.5% while providing exposure to many of the highest-quality companies in the world. However, QQQM is the younger sibling to the more popular Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 ETF ( QQQ ). Despite this, I believe that QQQM is the better holding for long-term investors who want to implement a buy-and-hold strategy. Data by YCharts Sentiment in the technology sector can shift quickly, so my approach has always been to exclusively remain exposed to the large-cap players in the space. These tend to be businesses with diversified revenue streams that can produce consistent cash flows to help navigate any headwinds that AI faces. This reduces the speculative nature of the sector and makes it a lot less stressful for investors. Although I am bullish on technology, I believe the path forward will be filled with uncertainty and periods of elevated volatility, like we are currently experiencing. However, QQQM is a great way to navigate potential risks since it provides a healthy level of diversity across the Nasdaq-100 index. Fund Strategy According to the latest fu...
Taking inspiration from Chile’s traditional borgoña , this red-wine cocktail makes for a great aperitif A Chilean twist on a wine cocktail: elegant, vibrant and built on the balance between the depth of pinot noir and the bright sweetness of cherries. It takes inspiration from Chile’s traditional borgoña , a drink where red wine meets fruit (usually strawberries), but layers in cherry liqueur and ...
Taking inspiration from Chile’s traditional borgoña , this red-wine cocktail makes for a great aperitif A Chilean twist on a wine cocktail: elegant, vibrant and built on the balance between the depth of pinot noir and the bright sweetness of cherries. It takes inspiration from Chile’s traditional borgoña , a drink where red wine meets fruit (usually strawberries), but layers in cherry liqueur and soda for a modern, effervescent edge. I sometimes add a few drops of fresh lime juice to sharpen the sweetness and make the fruit flavours really pop. It’s refreshing yet sophisticated, and a great aperitif. Nico Einersen, head chef, Mareida , London W1 Continue reading...
She might have the same producer as Graham Norton, but will Claudia Winkleman’s new series succeed? Seasoned pros from Esther Rantzen to Kirsty Wark for the tips and tricks of creating interview gold Claudia Winkleman’s new chatshow will land next month, and its enthusiast army are already excited. Winkleman herself, who doesn’t come off at all breathy, said: “I can’t quite believe it and I’m incr...
She might have the same producer as Graham Norton, but will Claudia Winkleman’s new series succeed? Seasoned pros from Esther Rantzen to Kirsty Wark for the tips and tricks of creating interview gold Claudia Winkleman’s new chatshow will land next month, and its enthusiast army are already excited. Winkleman herself, who doesn’t come off at all breathy, said: “I can’t quite believe it and I’m incredibly grateful to the BBC for this amazing opportunity.” Kalpna Patel-Knight, who commissioned The Claudia Winkleman Show, observed: “Claudia is a true national treasure – warm, witty and endlessly entertaining.” Graham Stuart, long-term producer/buddy of Graham Norton, who runs So Television, which produces both, said of his new venture: “How can you possibly follow [Graham Norton]? By booking a host equally as brilliant. So we have.” And if anything proves how hard it is to create great chat, it’s those quotes. If anyone was ever that bland and blow-hard on one of their chatshow sofas, most TV people would punch themselves in the head. No wonder so many chatshows struggle when they first come out – it’s not that the expectation is too high, exactly, so much as the fanfare is too boasty. Brilliant as she is, then, the success of Claudia’s new series is far from given. But how exactly do you go about creating chatshow magic? Continue reading...
In a university ecosystem that breeds hunger for status, Epstein made scholars feel like celebrities The Jeffrey Epstein story is often told as the intersection of two obsessions: sexual abuse and money. The recently released emails certainly contain significant evidence of both. But after more than two decades as a professor at Harvard, Cornell, and Cambridge, I am most struck by the limitation o...
In a university ecosystem that breeds hunger for status, Epstein made scholars feel like celebrities The Jeffrey Epstein story is often told as the intersection of two obsessions: sexual abuse and money. The recently released emails certainly contain significant evidence of both. But after more than two decades as a professor at Harvard, Cornell, and Cambridge, I am most struck by the limitation of that frame – in part because it fails to explain why academics show up so consistently in these files. Certainly, money played a role in Epstein’s university connections. A rich man using donations and access to burnish his ego and legitimacy is a well-worn script, from Andrew Carnegie’s libraries more than a century ago to Bill Gates ’s more recent global health philanthropy. As a college drop-out, Epstein clearly craved “respect” from high-profile academics. Universities, meanwhile, are perpetually fundraising and institutions that rely on donations often avoid asking hard questions about where the money came from. As the Bard College president, Leon Botstein, put it when defending his Epstein connections: “Among the very rich is a higher percentage of unpleasant and not very attractive people.” Institutions sometimes learn to stop asking hard questions about where the money came from. Christopher Marquis is the Sinyi professor of management at the University of Cambridge and author of The Profiteers: How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs Continue reading...
Former Manchester United, Spurs, Everton and Arsenal players are preparing for AS Trencin’s clash with Zemplin Michalovce “I wish I’d done it a bit younger,” says the former Manchester United midfielder Sean Goss of moving abroad. He is one of six Britons who could do battle when AS Trencin host Zemplin Michalovce on Saturday in a battle of eighth v sixth in the Slovakian top flight. Trencin have ...
Former Manchester United, Spurs, Everton and Arsenal players are preparing for AS Trencin’s clash with Zemplin Michalovce “I wish I’d done it a bit younger,” says the former Manchester United midfielder Sean Goss of moving abroad. He is one of six Britons who could do battle when AS Trencin host Zemplin Michalovce on Saturday in a battle of eighth v sixth in the Slovakian top flight. Trencin have Goss, Roshaun Mathurin, a graduate of Tottenham’s academy, and Cody David, who went through the ranks at Everton. Zemplin’s squad includes two players who started at Arsenal, Kido Taylor-Hart and Ben Cottrell, and Kai Brosnan, who had played non-league football until joining them last summer. There are further British links at Trencin because Markus Poom, the son of the former Estonia goalkeeper Mart, was born in Derby. Continue reading...
Yin Xiuzhen builds cities from donated clothing while Chiharu Shiota weaves found objects into vast webs of thread. Now the two are exhibiting their massive, moving installations in two parallel exhibitions These clothes are not “secondhand”, says Yin Xiuzhen, the Beijing-born artist known for creating large-scale installations out of found garments and keepsakes. “I prefer to call them ‘used’ or ...
Yin Xiuzhen builds cities from donated clothing while Chiharu Shiota weaves found objects into vast webs of thread. Now the two are exhibiting their massive, moving installations in two parallel exhibitions These clothes are not “secondhand”, says Yin Xiuzhen, the Beijing-born artist known for creating large-scale installations out of found garments and keepsakes. “I prefer to call them ‘used’ or ‘worn’,” she explains. “Clothes that have been ‘worn’ carry a lot of information … like a second skin, imprinted with social meaning.” In some of Yin’s works the clothes are her own, telling a personal story. In others, the clothes are collected, stained and stretched across towering steel frames resembling planes, trains or organic forms. Yin is showing a selection of these works in Heart to Heart , an exhibition occupying the lower floor of London’s Hayward Gallery. “Worn clothing acts as a narrator in my work … the lived experience is embedded in the fabric,” she says. Continue reading...
China has defended the World Trade Organization’s non-discrimination principle after the United States and the European Union recently proposed reforms that could weaken it – though analysts say the rule would likely remain despite deepening divisions within the global trading system. Beijing called for “most-favoured nation treatment” to remain the “bedrock” of the WTO, in a new position paper on...
China has defended the World Trade Organization’s non-discrimination principle after the United States and the European Union recently proposed reforms that could weaken it – though analysts say the rule would likely remain despite deepening divisions within the global trading system. Beijing called for “most-favoured nation treatment” to remain the “bedrock” of the WTO, in a new position paper on reforming the international body. The rule mandates that any trade advantage granted to one country...
Customers near a Ford Maverick pickup truck at a Ford dealership in Richmond, California, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT – The strength of the U.S. automotive industry will face an early test this spring that has nothing to do with cars or trucks. With tax season starting, industry experts are projecting that some Americans, many of whom have...
Customers near a Ford Maverick pickup truck at a Ford dealership in Richmond, California, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT – The strength of the U.S. automotive industry will face an early test this spring that has nothing to do with cars or trucks. With tax season starting, industry experts are projecting that some Americans, many of whom have been priced out of the new vehicle market, will use anticipated higher tax returns to purchase a new or used vehicle. Extra cash on hand could lend a needed boost to an industry that's suffering from slowing vehicle sales — or it could reveal continued problems for the automotive industry with inflated prices and consumers still reluctant to spend on big-ticket items. "Their new tax bill is actually going to be less, and they're going to be getting more in their tax return. It's going to be a little bit of a surprise, we think, for a lot of potential buyers out there," said Cox Automotive senior economist Charlie Chesbrough at a recent auto analyst conference. The average IRS tax refund is up 10.9% so far this season, compared to the same point in 2025, according to early filing data. As of Feb. 6, the average refund amount was $2,290, compared with $2,065 reported about one year prior. The increases were expected under tax changes by the Trump administration, including the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act signed in July. That legislation removed taxes on overtime and tips and allowed eligible taxpayers to deduct up to $10,000 in annual interest paid on loans for new, U.S.-assembled vehicles purchased, among other adjustments. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Auto dealer stocks Many of the tax changes were made retroactive to January 2025, which means taxpayers may have withheld more than they will ultimately owe. "Although it's a bit of an unknown, it feels like it could be really beneficial to vehicle sales, particularly in that sort of Q1-Q2 timeframe," said David Oakley, G...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pulmonx Corporation (Nasdaq: LUNG) (“Pulmonx”), a global leader in minimally invasive treatments for lung disease, today announced that it will release financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025 after the close of trading on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Company management will host a conference call to discuss financial resul...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pulmonx Corporation (Nasdaq: LUNG) (“Pulmonx”), a global leader in minimally invasive treatments for lung disease, today announced that it will release financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025 after the close of trading on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Company management will host a conference call to discuss financial results beginning at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National Healthcare Properties, Inc. (Nasdaq: NHPAP / NHPBP) (the “Company”), a self-managed diversified healthcare real estate investment trust focusing on senior housing and outpatient medical facilities, today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National Healthcare Properties, Inc. (Nasdaq: NHPAP / NHPBP) (the “Company”), a self-managed diversified healthcare real estate investment trust focusing on senior housing and outpatient medical facilities, today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.
Facial recognition has been a requested feature for smart glasses, but the risks are high. Whenever I write about Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, I already know the comments I'm going to get. Cool hardware, but hard pass on anything Meta makes; will wait for someone else to come along. It's hard to imagine that sentiment changing anytime soon after The New York Times reported that Meta mulled launch...
Facial recognition has been a requested feature for smart glasses, but the risks are high. Whenever I write about Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, I already know the comments I'm going to get. Cool hardware, but hard pass on anything Meta makes; will wait for someone else to come along. It's hard to imagine that sentiment changing anytime soon after The New York Times reported that Meta mulled launching facial recognition software "during a dynamic political environment" precisely because privacy advocates would be distracted. Smart glasses evangelists often tell me this fear is somewhat overblown. After all, the phone in your pocket also has a camera. The government already uses facial recognition tech, and CCTV feeds are everywher … Read the full story at The Verge.