After blowing a two-goal lead to draw against the Premier League's bottom club Wolves, there will be no dodging the questions on whether Arsenal are mentally ready to end their 22-year wait to become champions.
After blowing a two-goal lead to draw against the Premier League's bottom club Wolves, there will be no dodging the questions on whether Arsenal are mentally ready to end their 22-year wait to become champions.
Explore the exciting world of T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS) 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 the prices
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SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures rallied for their biggest daily gain since October on Wednesday, as traders weighed potential supply disruptions from any conflict between the U.S. and Iran, with a report warning that American military intervention in Iran could come sooner than expected. Front-month Nymex crude ( CL1:COM ) for March delivery closed +4.6% to $65.19/bbl, and f...
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures rallied for their biggest daily gain since October on Wednesday, as traders weighed potential supply disruptions from any conflict between the U.S. and Iran, with a report warning that American military intervention in Iran could come sooner than expected. Front-month Nymex crude ( CL1:COM ) for March delivery closed +4.6% to $65.19/bbl, and front-month Brent crude ( CO1:COM ) for April delivery ended +4.3% to $70.35/bbl; both benchmarks posted their biggest one-day gains since October 23 and highest settlements since January 30, rebounding a day after sinking to two-week lows. Both contracts rallied near the end of the session following reports that Israel had raised its alert level due to increased indications of a possible attack on Iran by the U.S. and Israel, according to Price Futures Group analyst Phil Flynn. Axios reported earlier that a U.S. military campaign against Iran likely would be "a massive, weeks-long campaign that would look more like a full-fledged war," and the Trump administration is "closer to a major war in the Middle East than most Americans realize." A war could put flows at risk from a region that pumps about a third of the world's oil, but President Trump would risk angering voters ahead of November's midterm elections if a spike in crude prices makes gasoline more expensive at the pump. "Iran has leverage over the oil price via the Strait of Hormuz," SEB chief commodities analyst Bjarne Schieldrop said in a note. "That is a pain-point directed towards U.S. consumers who will deliver their votes in the U.S. midterm elections later this year." Meanwhile, peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Geneva ended after only two hours, with Ukraine's President Zelenskiy accusing Russia of stalling. "There has been a renewed effort to clamp down on Russian exports, so if these talks do go off the rails as Zelenskiy suggested they are, then we could finally see a material drop in the amount of...
Earnings Call Insights: Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK) Q1 2026 Management View CEO Lance Tucker highlighted a strategic shift, stating, "We remain focused on simplifying the business, and we've made visible progress since the last quarter." He noted the completion of the Del Taco sale in December and a significant paydown on debt, adding, "We are doing exactly what we committed to do by simplifying t...
Earnings Call Insights: Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK) Q1 2026 Management View CEO Lance Tucker highlighted a strategic shift, stating, "We remain focused on simplifying the business, and we've made visible progress since the last quarter." He noted the completion of the Del Taco sale in December and a significant paydown on debt, adding, "We are doing exactly what we committed to do by simplifying the business and bringing down debt levels, and I'm really pleased with the progress to date." The CEO emphasized the launch of the 75th anniversary marketing calendar, which drove higher sales of Munchie Meals and a positive customer response to new promotions. Tucker also pointed to operational improvements, saying, "Last quarter, we identified a gap in field support and restructured that team... meaning we have a greatly increased presence in the restaurants to give more real-time support to our franchisees and team members." Tucker explained the company’s ongoing focus: "We are beginning to see early results that reinforce that we are on the right path. But as a reminder, this is a multistep process, and the benefits of this work will take time to fully materialize." CFO Dawn Hooper reported, "The first quarter same-store sales for Jack in the Box decreased 6.7%, comprised of franchise restaurant same-store sales decrease of 7% and a company-owned same-store sales decrease of 4.7%." Hooper added, "Jack's restaurant level margin percentage in the quarter decreased to 16.1%, down from 23.2%. Food and packaging costs as a percentage of sales were 29.7% for the quarter, increasing 380 basis points from the prior year." Outlook Management reaffirmed previous guidance, with Tucker stating, "as the reaffirmation of our guidance reflects, we expect to see steady improvement on the top line as we move through 2026." Hooper confirmed, "we are reiterating our guidance from November 2025." Hooper maintained expectations for commodity inflation: "our guidance still stands. We had gui...
Shinsei Motions/iStock via Getty Images By Zeno Mercer The current earnings season cycle is delivering a consistent message across the ROBO Index universe: the sector is moving at two speeds, and both are heading in the right direction. A first cohort of companies with exposure to AI-driven data centers and vision, battery manufacturing, and e-commerce logistics is already reporting strong growth....
Shinsei Motions/iStock via Getty Images By Zeno Mercer The current earnings season cycle is delivering a consistent message across the ROBO Index universe: the sector is moving at two speeds, and both are heading in the right direction. A first cohort of companies with exposure to AI-driven data centers and vision, battery manufacturing, and e-commerce logistics is already reporting strong growth. A second cohort, still digesting softer general industrial and automotive demand, is doing so with impressive financial discipline and is now positioned to accelerate as those end markets recover. Buying the Ticket to Recovery Jenoptik ( JNPKF ), a German precision photonics and optical systems group, reported preliminary revenue down roughly 6% on semiconductor and automotive weakness, yet held EBITDA margins at 18.4% and grew free cash flow 48% year over year. Management guided a return to growth on the back of improving semiconductor and life science demand. CFO Dr. Prisca Havranek-Kosicek pointed to “strong growth platforms in semiconductors, life science and medical technology” as the foundation for the recovery. Meanwhile, Rockwell Automation ( ROK ), a US industrial automation systems integrator leader, capped its fiscal year with Q4 organic sales growth of 13% and adjusted EPS up 32%, with forward guidance of 3-7% sales growth as AMR production ramps up in Milwaukee. “With our differentiated portfolio and relentless focus on execution, we are well positioned for continued profitable growth,” said Chairman and CEO Blake Moret. Further evidence that discipline is paying off: Cognex ( CGNX ), the Massachusetts-based global leader in industrial machine vision, closed the year with adjusted EPS growth of 38%, free cash flow at a multi-year high, and six consecutive quarters of year-over-year EBITDA margin expansion, which is the direct result of a salesforce transformation and AI product investment that accelerated new customer acquisition threefold and the beginning of...
Iran Leans On Russia To Develop Oilfields By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com , Iran and Russia are strengthening their economic and energy cooperation and consider joint development of another Iranian oilfield, top officials from the countries said on Wednesday. Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev led a high-level Russian delegation on a visit to Tehran this week during which Tsivilev and I...
Iran Leans On Russia To Develop Oilfields By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com , Iran and Russia are strengthening their economic and energy cooperation and consider joint development of another Iranian oilfield, top officials from the countries said on Wednesday. Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev led a high-level Russian delegation on a visit to Tehran this week during which Tsivilev and Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad discussed deepening the economic and energy cooperation. In the face of increased pressure from U.S. sanctions, Iran and Russia have boosted their bilateral relations to strategic cooperation and Russian companies help develop oilfields in Iran. “Within the framework of four contracts and in the field of development of oil and gas fields, we are jointly implementing the development of seven oil fields with Russian companies, and fortunately some of these projects have led to production, which is considered a valuable achievement,” Paknejad said on Wednesday, as carried by Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA. Some of these oil and gas fields have started up production, the officials said. Commenting on this week’s Iran-Russia talks, a senior official at the Iranian Oil Ministry said that the share of Russia-developed fields in Iran’s oil production is set to double in the coming years. Russia is currently investing in seven Iranian oil fields, which account for about 6% of Iran’s total oil production, said Mostafa Barzegar, Director General for Europe, America and the Commonwealth of Independent States at the Ministry of Oil’s International Affairs Department. Expectations are that the share could jump to 12% over the next few years, Barzegar said. In the energy sector, the official said that cooperation in oil and gas is one of the pillars of Iran–Russia relations, Iran News Daily reports. Iran and Russia have also signed a $25-billion memorandum of understanding for the construction of new large-scale and small-scale nuclear power p...
Next-generation medical device company Tactile Systems Technology (NASDAQ: TCMD) was the very picture of health on Wednesday, at least as far as its stock was concerned. Investors bid up the company's shares robustly, by nearly 18%, thanks to an impressive earnings report. Just after market close on Tuesday, Tactile published its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 figures. The company's total reven...
Next-generation medical device company Tactile Systems Technology (NASDAQ: TCMD) was the very picture of health on Wednesday, at least as far as its stock was concerned. Investors bid up the company's shares robustly, by nearly 18%, thanks to an impressive earnings report. Just after market close on Tuesday, Tactile published its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 figures. The company's total revenue rose by a sturdy 21% to $103.6 million, and net income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) increased by 9% to $10.6 million ($0.46 per share). Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Police arrest four after incident in the Briar Hill area that left a man in his 20s dead A man is dead and a teenage boy is in a critical condition in hospital after they were stabbed at a Northampton skate park. Northamptonshire police launched a murder investigation after emergency services were called to the park in Ringway in the Briar Hill area on Wednesday following reports that two people h...
Police arrest four after incident in the Briar Hill area that left a man in his 20s dead A man is dead and a teenage boy is in a critical condition in hospital after they were stabbed at a Northampton skate park. Northamptonshire police launched a murder investigation after emergency services were called to the park in Ringway in the Briar Hill area on Wednesday following reports that two people had been stabbed “during an altercation”. Continue reading...
Mike Wilson, Chief US Equity Strategist and Chief Investment Officer for Morgan Stanley, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss his 2026 market outlook, saying that market broadening is happening now as the US economy and market begins a new cycle. "There have been many parts of the economy that have been sort of mired in a recession for the last three years or so, and they're just now star...
Mike Wilson, Chief US Equity Strategist and Chief Investment Officer for Morgan Stanley, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss his 2026 market outlook, saying that market broadening is happening now as the US economy and market begins a new cycle. "There have been many parts of the economy that have been sort of mired in a recession for the last three years or so, and they're just now starting to emerge," Wilson says. "That broadening out is the real story." Wilson also reiterates his 7,800 S&P 500 year-end target. Wilson speaks with Carol Massar, Tim Stenovec, and Bloomberg News Equities Reporter Alexandra Semenova. (Source: Bloomberg)