The SonicShares Global Shipping ETF (NASDAQ:BOAT) pays one of the more unpredictable distributions in the ETF universe, and shareholders pulling income from BOAT need to understand why. The fund holds container, dry bulk, and tanker operators whose dividends rise and fall with global freight rates, and BOAT’s quarterly payouts have ranged from pennies to multiple ... BOAT’s Unpredictable Dividends...
The SonicShares Global Shipping ETF (NASDAQ:BOAT) pays one of the more unpredictable distributions in the ETF universe, and shareholders pulling income from BOAT need to understand why. The fund holds container, dry bulk, and tanker operators whose dividends rise and fall with global freight rates, and BOAT’s quarterly payouts have ranged from pennies to multiple ... BOAT’s Unpredictable Dividends Returned 51% in One Year, But Income Comes With a Catch
Beijing is increasingly seen as key to securing international stability and economic opportunities, a status which both Washington and Moscow are converging on. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent foreign policy interactions with the leaders of the United States and Russia highlight China’s rising strategic position – acting as a significant player in global affairs, from the conflict in Ukraine...
Beijing is increasingly seen as key to securing international stability and economic opportunities, a status which both Washington and Moscow are converging on. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent foreign policy interactions with the leaders of the United States and Russia highlight China’s rising strategic position – acting as a significant player in global affairs, from the conflict in Ukraine to the volatile situation with Iran. Xi’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin has become one of the defining geopolitical dynamics of the modern era, especially in the context of the Ukraine war and the broader reconfiguration of global power. Putin’s comments earlier this month that the war in Ukraine may be “ coming to an end ” marked a notable rhetorical shift after years of grinding conflict and escalating geopolitical confrontation. Advertisement The statement may have been influenced by Beijing’s quiet behind-the-scenes diplomacy, consistently arguing for ceasefires and negotiations. More notably, Putin’s comments came before this week’s summit with Xi , held in Beijing, a major outcome of which was their joint declaration on the establishment of a multipolar world and a “new type” of international relations. In this context, their declaration included criticism aimed at the US for attacks on Venezuela and Iran, as well as its proposed “ Golden Dome”. They jointly called for countries to stop impeding international trade and threatening supply chains in an indirect reference to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and also shared concerns over Japan’s rearmament , which they say “poses a serious threat” to regional peace and stability. Russian President Vladimir Putin (centre) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his meeting with President Xi Jinping (right) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on May 20. Photo: Reuters The summit also highlighted the economic prosperity dimension of the relationship. Russia and China signed...
How much a stock's price changes over time is a significant driver for most investors. Not only can price performance impact your portfolio, but it can help you compare investment results across sectors and industries as well. The fear of missing out, or FOMO, also plays a factor in investing, especially with particular tech giants, as well as popular consumer-facing stocks. What if you'd invested...
How much a stock's price changes over time is a significant driver for most investors. Not only can price performance impact your portfolio, but it can help you compare investment results across sectors and industries as well. The fear of missing out, or FOMO, also plays a factor in investing, especially with particular tech giants, as well as popular consumer-facing stocks. What if you'd invested in Quanta Services (PWR) ten years ago? It may not have been easy to hold on to PWR for all that time, but if you did, how much would your investment be worth today? Quanta Services' Business In-Depth With that in mind, let's take a look at Quanta Services' main business drivers. Quanta is a leading national provider of specialty contracting services, and one of the largest contractors serving the transmission and distribution sector of the North American electric utility industry. Quanta has operations in the United States, Canada, Australia and other selected international markets. Starting from fourth-quarter 2021, Quanta reports results under three reportable segments: Electric Power Infrastructure Solutions, Underground Utility and Infrastructure Solutions, and Renewable Energy Infrastructure Solutions. The Electric Power Infrastructure Solutions segment (which accounted for 46.5% of 2023 revenues) provides network solutions to customers in the electric power industry. Services performed include design, installation, upgrade, repair and maintenance of electric power transmission and distribution networks, and sub-station facilities; emergency restoration services; installation of “smart grid” technology on electric power networks; and communications infrastructure services. Renewable Energy Infrastructure Solutions segment (29.5%) provides infrastructure solutions to clients involved in the renewable energy and/or related infrastructure. This segment provides services related to engineering, procurement, new construction, upgrade, and repair and maintenance of utility...
matejmo/iStock via Getty Images Baron First Principles ETF (BFPE) is among the first six Active Baron ETFs. " First Principles Thinking , " according to GROK, is a physics term used by Aristotle. It means first breaking down an idea or problem to its most basic and undeniable truths. Those concepts, grounded in physics, logic or observable facts, then become the starting point that everything else...
matejmo/iStock via Getty Images Baron First Principles ETF (BFPE) is among the first six Active Baron ETFs. " First Principles Thinking , " according to GROK, is a physics term used by Aristotle. It means first breaking down an idea or problem to its most basic and undeniable truths. Those concepts, grounded in physics, logic or observable facts, then become the starting point that everything else builds upon. Aristotle treatises and lecture notes. (350-322 BCE) NYSE Bell Ringing Ceremony. Ron and the Baron Capital team rang the opening bell to mark the launch of the first of our Firm's six new ACTIVE ETFs. We considered this a notable event for our Firm that measures time in decades, not trading days. Baron was joined by Lynn Martin, President of the NYSE. The ETFs use the same investment managers, analysts, and process that have produced outstanding performance for our mutual funds. . . private clients. . . institutions. . . and proprietary accounts. My wife was "blown away" by the massive banners hanging outside the exchange welcoming us! ! ! Thanks, Lynn. December 15, 2025. Click to enlarge Elon Musk explains that "first principles" is "a physics way of looking at the world. . . . " According to GROK, that means Elon disregards "that's how it's always been done" thinking. GROK is an LLM, Large Language Model, owned by xAI ( X.AI ), a Musk business that was acquired by SpaceX (SPACE). David, Michael and I are sooo excited about Baron's first ACTIVE ETF, Baron First Principles ETF that the three of us manage. We are also excited about the five other Baron Active ETFs. Baron's "moat" is our Firm's 44-year, exceptional track record. Since their respective inceptions as mutual funds, 15 funds, representing 96.2% of Baron Funds' AUM have outperformed their benchmarks and 13 Funds, representing 95.4% of Baron Funds' AUM, rank in the top 20% of their respective Morningstar ( MORN ) categories. Six funds, representing 53.9% of Baron Funds' AUM, rank in the top 5% of thei...
Blockchain.com Group Holdings Inc. , one of the oldest crypto exchanges, has filed confidentially with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering, joining the spate of digital asset companies seeking to go public amid one of the most turbulent periods for the sector. The number of shares to be offered and the price range haven’t yet been determined, the Dallas-based c...
Blockchain.com Group Holdings Inc. , one of the oldest crypto exchanges, has filed confidentially with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering, joining the spate of digital asset companies seeking to go public amid one of the most turbulent periods for the sector. The number of shares to be offered and the price range haven’t yet been determined, the Dallas-based company said Thursday in a press release about its draft registration statement, known as an S-1 form. The IPO will be subject to market and other conditions, and the completion of the SEC’s review. Blockchain.com expects to go public this year, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked for anonymity because the plans haven’t yet been made public. The firm employs 500 people and has been profitable on an adjusted basis for three years, the person said. Last year, Bullish and the Winklevoss brothers’ Gemini Space Station Inc. were among the digital asset platforms to go public, capitalizing on the exuberance that swept through the sector after the return of a now crypto-friendly Trump administration. Kraken parent Payward Inc. filed confidentially to for an IPO last year. After reaching all-time highs, token prices tumbled at the end of last year, prompting exchanges such as Gemini to fire staff to help reduce costs after trading volumes sank. In 2023, Blockchain.com raised $110 million led by UK-based Kingsway Capital. The Series E strategic financing left the company valued at less than half its $14 billion valuation in the spring of 2022. The company initially considered going public as soon as 2022, Bloomberg reported earlier. Blockchain.com was founded in 2011 by three members of the first Bitcoin online forum, BitcoinTalk.org. They initially tracked activity on the Bitcoin blockchain, and then built a wallet and an exchange. The company, which now offers a slew of other services for institutions, said it supports more than 95 million wallets and has more ...
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) still looks like one of the strongest ways to invest in AI infrastructure, even after delivering explosive growth. Nebius (NASDAQ: NBIS) may offer major upside if everything goes right, but Nvidia's scale, cash flow, and ecosystem position make the risk-reward comparison far more complicated. Stock prices used were the market prices of May 15, 2026. The video was published on...
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) still looks like one of the strongest ways to invest in AI infrastructure, even after delivering explosive growth. Nebius (NASDAQ: NBIS) may offer major upside if everything goes right, but Nvidia's scale, cash flow, and ecosystem position make the risk-reward comparison far more complicated. Stock prices used were the market prices of May 15, 2026. The video was published on May 19, 2026. Continue reading
Key Points Eli Lilly dominates the weight loss drug market and competes with fellow pharma giant Novo Nordisk. Viking is studying promising weight loss candidates in late-stage trials. 10 stocks we like better than Viking Therapeutics › Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) wasn't the first to conquer the weight loss drug market. Novo Nordisk started the ball rolling back in 2017, when it won approval for its GLP...
Key Points Eli Lilly dominates the weight loss drug market and competes with fellow pharma giant Novo Nordisk. Viking is studying promising weight loss candidates in late-stage trials. 10 stocks we like better than Viking Therapeutics › Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) wasn't the first to conquer the weight loss drug market. Novo Nordisk started the ball rolling back in 2017, when it won approval for its GLP-1 drug, Ozempic. Though Ozempic gained approval for type 2 diabetes, doctors prescribed it off-label for weight loss, and Novo soon achieved a regulatory nod for the drug under the brand name of Wegovy, specifically for weight loss. Though Novo continues as a giant in this market, over the past year, newer entrant Lilly has slipped into the top spot. Lilly now holds 60% of the U.S. GLP-1 weight loss drug market. But remaining the leader isn't a sure thing, as other healthcare companies, from biotechs to pharma giants, are working to enter this valuable market and potentially dominate it. 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 » With this in mind, could Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) be the next Eli Lilly? Let's find out. Injectable and oral weight loss candidates So first, let's consider Viking's story so far. The company is working on a dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist in injectable and oral formats. Injectable VK2735 is involved in a phase 3 trial right now, and the oral VK2735 is set to enter phase 3 in the fourth quarter of this year. These candidates work similarly to Lilly's injectable weight loss drugs, which are also dual GLP-1/GIP products, as they interact with two hormonal pathways involved in the digestive process -- they control things like appetite and blood sugar levels. (Novo's GLP-1 drugs stimulate one hormonal pathway, but operate in about the same way.) Individuals aiming to ...
Investors in Amkor Technology, Inc. AMKR need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the June 18, 2026 $24.00 Call had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today. What is Implied Volatility? Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatilit...
Investors in Amkor Technology, Inc. AMKR need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the June 18, 2026 $24.00 Call had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today. What is Implied Volatility? Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other. It could also mean there is an event coming up soon that may cause a big rally or a huge sell-off. However, implied volatility is only one piece of the puzzle when putting together an options trading strategy. What do the Analysts Think? Clearly, options traders are pricing in a big move for Amkor Technology, but what is the fundamental picture for the company? Currently, Amkor Technology is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) in the Electronics - Semiconductors industry that ranks in the Top 18% of our Zacks Industry Rank. Over the last 60 days, two analysts have increased their earnings estimate for the current quarter, while none have dropped their estimates. The net effect has taken our Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current quarter from 28 cents per share to 47 cents in that period. Given the way analysts feel about Amkor Technology right now, this huge implied volatility could mean there’s a trade developing. Oftentimes, options traders look for options with high levels of implied volatility to sell premium. This is a strategy many seasoned traders use because it captures decay. At expiration, the hope for these traders is that the underlying stock does not move as much as originally expected. Looking to Trade Options? Check out the simple yet high-powered approach that Zacks Executive VP Kevin Matras has used to close recent double and triple-digit winners. In addition to impressive profit potential, these trades can actually reduce your risk. Want the latest recommendation...
At the same time an open-top bus rolls through Birmingham with Unai Emery's Europa League-winning side on board, a minibus full of Aston Villa fans will be cruising through a village in Ghana to celebrate. Villa ended a 30-year trophy drought on Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over Freiburg at Istanbul's Besiktas Park. Their success will be celebrated on their return from Turkey with an open-top bus ...
At the same time an open-top bus rolls through Birmingham with Unai Emery's Europa League-winning side on board, a minibus full of Aston Villa fans will be cruising through a village in Ghana to celebrate. Villa ended a 30-year trophy drought on Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over Freiburg at Istanbul's Besiktas Park. Their success will be celebrated on their return from Turkey with an open-top bus victory procession through the streets of Birmingham on Thursday. More than 5,000km away a makeshift parade of 30 motorcycles and a minibus will be travelling through the Ghanaian village of Juaben. The village is home to about 1,000 Villa fans and the Ghana Lions, a supporters' club headed up by Owusu Boakye. "Yesterday was one of our best moments in life and what a time to support Aston Villa," Boakye, a lifelong Villa fan, told the BBC. "We have hired 30 motorcycles so we can go around the whole community. We will go there to see how everybody is chanting, how everybody is feeling. "Today we are going to use our minibus like what Aston Villa will be doing today."
With major indexes near record highs and AI-linked names trading at premium multiples, the hunt for reasonably priced AI exposure has shifted toward fintech. Stocks under $15 with real earnings, beyond just an AI pitch deck, are scarce. One name fits that profile right now: an AI-driven consumer credit platform that just raised full-year guidance ... Got $1,000? This Blockbuster AI Fintech Stock U...
With major indexes near record highs and AI-linked names trading at premium multiples, the hunt for reasonably priced AI exposure has shifted toward fintech. Stocks under $15 with real earnings, beyond just an AI pitch deck, are scarce. One name fits that profile right now: an AI-driven consumer credit platform that just raised full-year guidance ... Got $1,000? This Blockbuster AI Fintech Stock Under $15 Is a Screaming Buy
Micron Technology has posted permanent Seoul-based positions for senior high-bandwidth memory design architects — roles targeting Korean engineers who design the memory chips powering Nvidia's AI accelerators — on the same day Samsung Electronics and its labor union reached a tentative wage agreement that had threatened to send 47,000 workers on strike. The timing crystallizes a strategic contest ...
Micron Technology has posted permanent Seoul-based positions for senior high-bandwidth memory design architects — roles targeting Korean engineers who design the memory chips powering Nvidia's AI accelerators — on the same day Samsung Electronics and its labor union reached a tentative wage agreement that had threatened to send 47,000 workers on strike. The timing crystallizes a strategic contest that has been building for months: a U.S. chipmaker deploying a new playbook in the home territory of its two primary rivals at the precise moment one of them is most distracted. New Playbook: Design Work in Seoul, Not Taiwan Micron's most recent Korean job listings depart significantly from earlier rounds of hiring. In previous campaigns — hotel-based interview events in Pangyo in late 2024 and LinkedIn outreach throughout 2025 — the company offered premium packages for positions in Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, or the United States, asking engineers to uproot their lives in exchange for a 10 to 20 percent salary increase and relocation support. Industry reporting from BusinessKorea confirms the new postings represent a strategic escalation beyond those earlier efforts. The new listings, for titles including "Staff HBM Design Architect" and "Principal HBM Design Architect," list Seoul as the work location. The distinction matters: by bringing the job to the engineer rather than the engineer to the job, Micron removes what industry observers consistently identify as the single largest barrier to job-switching among Korean semiconductor professionals — moving abroad and leaving family networks behind. The roles require engineers to design and analyze digital and analog DRAM circuits for next-generation HBM products, with responsibilities spanning power, area, and speed optimization of high-speed mixed-signal circuits, through-silicon via-based 3D stacking, and architectural review for future HBM generations. Micron states the primary objective in its postings as developing next-...
Aaron Hawkins/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Cerebras ( CBRS ) has been all over the news recently after the biggest IPO of 2026 with its valuation rising to $70B. Its stock initially surged 70% after the IPO meaning that they left tens of billions on the table and on Friday it tumbled to a price of $280 from its peak of $302. It is being portrayed as an Nvidia ( NVDA ) competitor making chi...
Aaron Hawkins/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Cerebras ( CBRS ) has been all over the news recently after the biggest IPO of 2026 with its valuation rising to $70B. Its stock initially surged 70% after the IPO meaning that they left tens of billions on the table and on Friday it tumbled to a price of $280 from its peak of $302. It is being portrayed as an Nvidia ( NVDA ) competitor making chips “58 times larger than any chip previously built” and claiming to have solved some issues that smaller GPUs have. The five founding members sold SeaMicro to AMD and three years later founded Cerebras with the idea that a wafer-sized semiconductor brings many benefits. Cerebras started selling to educational institutions and life-sciences companies that were building supercomputers for drug discovery and research like AstraZeneca and the National Energy Technology Laboratory. After a few years of selling to customers in research labs and the government, Cerebras landed a big deal with the Abu Dhabi AI conglomerate G42 and in 2024 it accounted for 85% of its revenue. It then ventured into offering fast AI inference as a service and powered Meta’s Llama API, Perplexity and Mistral among others. Although Cerebras initially started as a chip provider for AI training, OpenAI ( OPENAI ) is betting on Cerebras’ inference potential by committing to buy $20B worth of computing capacity over the next three years. I say computing capacity and not chips because it is buying inference-as-a-service, just as Cerebras already provides to Llama, Mistral, Perplexity and AlphaSense. In March, Amazon struck a deal with Cerebras to make its chip, the WSE-3, available to cloud customers through Amazon Bedrock. It is basically letting AWS customers access Cerebras’ hardware without dealing with Cerebras ’directly. These deals are important but why are these companies betting billions of dollars on its computing capacity when Nvidia and AMD dominate the market? What distinguishes Cerebras’ chips?...
(RTTNews) - Zscaler, Inc. (ZS) announced the intent to acquire Symmetry Systems. The transaction is expected to close in the coming days. Zscaler said Symmetry Systems gives it the foundational visibility required to govern AI agent communication at scale and unlock the next phase of Zero Trust. Jay Chaudhry, Chairman and CEO of Zscaler, said: "With Symmetry Systems, we are adding the access graph...
(RTTNews) - Zscaler, Inc. (ZS) announced the intent to acquire Symmetry Systems. The transaction is expected to close in the coming days. Zscaler said Symmetry Systems gives it the foundational visibility required to govern AI agent communication at scale and unlock the next phase of Zero Trust. Jay Chaudhry, Chairman and CEO of Zscaler, said: "With Symmetry Systems, we are adding the access graph that maps how every identity, application, and data source connects across the enterprise. This foundational visibility is what Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange will use to govern agentto-application and agent-to-agent communication at scale, giving customers the actionable control they need to safely embrace AI." In pre-market trading on NasdaqGS, Zscaler shares are down 1.19 percent to $172.37. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
News that Samsung management had managed to negotiate successfully with labor unions prompted a rally in South Korean stocks, augmented by the bullish comments from Nvidia’s CEO about the AI industry and chip demand.
News that Samsung management had managed to negotiate successfully with labor unions prompted a rally in South Korean stocks, augmented by the bullish comments from Nvidia’s CEO about the AI industry and chip demand.
AMD announced more than $10 billion in investments across Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem on Thursday, targeting advanced chip packaging and manufacturing partnerships needed to support its next-generation AI infrastructure. The investments center on expanding capabilities in 2.5D chip interconnect packaging technology, which links chips together to improve performance and power efficiency, the c...
AMD announced more than $10 billion in investments across Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem on Thursday, targeting advanced chip packaging and manufacturing partnerships needed to support its next-generation AI infrastructure. The investments center on expanding capabilities in 2.5D chip interconnect packaging technology, which links chips together to improve performance and power efficiency, the company said. AMD is collaborating with Taiwan-based packaging and testing firms ASE and its unit SPIL to develop and qualify what it calls Elevated Fanout Bridge, or EFB, technology. That technology will support AMD's sixth-generation EPYC processors, codenamed "Venice," according to AMD. The company said it also reached a milestone with Taiwanese firm PTI by qualifying the first 2.5D panel-based EFB interconnect. The announcement extends to the deployment of AMD's Helios rack-scale AI server platform, which the company said is on track for production in the second half of 2026. Manufacturing partners for Helios include Sanmina, Wiwynn, Wistron, and Inventec. The platform pairs AMD Instinct MI450X GPUs with Venice CPUs and runs on AMD's ROCm open software stack, the company said. "As AI adoption accelerates, our global customers are rapidly scaling AI infrastructure to meet growing compute demand," AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su said in a statement. "By combining AMD leadership in high-performance computing with the Taiwan ecosystem and our strategic global partners, we are enabling integrated, rack-scale AI infrastructure that helps customers accelerate deployment of next-generation AI systems." TSMC's cutting-edge 2-nanometer fabrication process is being used to manufacture the Venice CPUs, Reuters reported. AMD has been building momentum heading into this announcement. The company reported first-quarter revenue of $10.25 billion, a 38% increase from the prior year, driven by surging demand for AI infrastructure. Its data center segment generated $5.78 billion in revenue, up 5...