Investor Ross Gerber, co-founder of Gerber Kawasaki, thinks that Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) brand value has declined significantly as CEO Elon Musk pivots away from the EV business to autonomy and robotics. Negative Brand Value In a post on the social media platform X on Monday, the investor shared that the EV giant's brand value had deteriorated. "Unfortunately the value of Tesla's brand has been reduced to a negative," he said. Commenting on the automaker's lackluster sales figures, the invest

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The PencilWash is designed to be lightweight and maneuverable. | Image: Dyson Dyson has announced an alternate version of its skinny PencilVac that's designed to clean spills and stains on hard floors instead of sucking up dirt and debris. Like the PencilVac, which Dyson called "world's slimmest vacuum cleaner" when it was announced nine months ago , the new PencilWash squeezes a battery, motor, and other electronics into its 1.5-inch-diameter handle. But it trades a dust bin for a water reservoir located in its larger cleaning head featuring a single floor-scrubbing roller. At 4.9 pounds without water or a low foaming cleaning solution in its tank, the PencilWash is slightly heavier than the four-pound PencilVac, but … Read the full story at The Verge.

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Ole_CNX/iStock via Getty Images Technology is Advancing Very Quickly When ChatGPT was released at the end of 2022, I believe that few people would have projected 800 million weekly active users by early 2026; Gemini passed 750 million active users. Often, investors tend to compare the current technological phase to the dotcom era, but there is a crucial aspect that is typically put on the back burner: AI is spreading much faster across the globe. It took decades to get a widespread adoption of the internet; for AI, it is taking much less. A couple of weeks ago, as a joke, I showed Gemini to my father (the least tech-savvy person in the world) just to prove to him that AI knows the answer to almost every question. I thought that conversation would have ended there, but surprisingly, he decided to download the app. To date, he still doesn’t know how to send an email, but he uses Gemini on a daily basis. It took him a couple of decades to start using the internet for the first time since its invention, but just three years to start using AI. Would I have ever thought this back in 2022? Absolutely not. This is just an anecdote, but I think it is very useful to summarize my main vision about the current technological landscape: we don’t know what the world will look like in a couple of years. What we are living through has no precedent, and this statement is supported by objective data. Just 4 companies combined (Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet), through their huge CapEx, are supporting the entire US GDP growth. In 2026, they are expected to spend $700 billion on AI investments. To put this figure in perspective, it would be comparable to the entire GDP of countries like Singapore (AAA rated), Austria, and the United Arab Emirates. Not small economies. Seeking Alpha They all generate a huge amount of cash flow from operations, yet they are issuing bonds worth tens of billions of dollars. No amount of money seems enough to match the demand for this new technology. O...

一份最新發布的國際民調結果顯示，美國現屆特朗普政府出台的一系列政策，令越來越多西方國家及新興經濟體民眾，將美國視為威脅。幾乎所有受訪國家的國民，對美國印象轉差，視美國為盟友的人數減少了， 七國集團及新興國家受訪 視美為盟友人數淨下滑 據英國《金融時報》報道，美國凱克斯特CNC諮詢公司在七國集團成員國，以及巴西、印度、南非等新興經濟體國家，對超過一萬人進行民意調查，為「慕尼黑安全指數」收集數據。 結果顯示，在幾乎所有受訪國家的民眾中，將美國視作盟友的人數均出現淨下滑。將美國視作威脅的人數增幅最大的國家是加拿大。美國總統特朗普不僅對這一個鄰國兼傳統盟友揮舞關稅大棒，甚至公開表示要讓加拿大成為美國「第51州」。 《金融時報》分析指出，這項民調結果凸顯特朗普政府損害美國與傳統盟友的關係，同時在大型新興經濟體國家中留下不佳的輿論認知印象。 歐洲五國民調：對美「負評」創新高 此外，英國輿觀調查公司本月較早前發布的調查結果亦顯示，特朗普政府對丹麥自治領土格陵蘭的覬覦和威脅，令歐洲民眾對美國的印象變得更差。該項調查在英國、丹麥、法國、德國、意大利和西班牙進行。 調查顯示，丹麥民眾對美國的印象最差，「差評」佔比從2025年11月的70%，升至此次民調的84%。這是自2016年有同類民調以來的最高紀錄。 調查同時顯示，將美國視為盟友或友好國家、乃至「友好的對手」的歐洲民眾大幅減少。僅26%的丹麥人認為美國是盟友或友好國家，而2023年這一比例為80%。西班牙、德國和英國視美國為盟友或友好國家的民眾不及半數，意大利和法國則勉強過半。

Japan's Top Toilet Maker Is 'Undervalued, Overlooked' AI Play Over 'Cryogenic Etching' Technology, Activist Investor Says Japan's top toilet maker, Toto, is an undervalued AI play according to activist investment fund Palliser Capital. Employees bond a toilet bowl with a rim. The work is demanding, requiring muscles to lift bowls and tanks, as well as a delicate touch to smooth surfaces. David Walter Banks for The Wall Street Journal The UK-based fund sent a letter to Toto's board asking for more disclosure over its advanced ceramics segment, which produces electrostatic chucks used in NAND manufacturing - specifically for a process called cryogenic etching. Toto's chuck technology uses ceramics designed to remain stable at very low temperatures , which can help firmly secure silicon wafers during chip production. According to Palliser, Toto is "the most undervalued and overlooked AI memory beneficiary," and says that the Japanese company has a five-year competitive "moat" before other companies can catch up, adding that the advanced ceramics segment could deliver 30% or more revenue growth over the next few years, "driven by Nand upgrade cycle and stable replacement demand." Palliser also says that Toto is doing a terrible job of explaining the importance of electrostatic chucks to shareholders, and too little of the company's planned investment was devoted to growing the highly profitable segment. The activist investor began its involvement with Toto roughly six months ago and is a top-20 shareholder in the business, according to the Financial Times . The fund's other investments include holdings in property company Tokyo Tatemono, Keisei Electric Railway, which runs trains in Tokyo, and Japan Post Holdings. Toto has set up an automated production line at its ceramics factory in Japan's Oita prefecture. (Toto) Palliser thinks Toto shares could rise over 55% if it expands its advanced ceramics business , sold cross-shareholdings, and used its $496 million (¥76bn) i...

Barclays estimates software now makes up about 20% of all loans held by BDCs, making it their largest sector exposure. This week's investment committee on "Bloomberg Deals" discusses the possible pain points in software. Guests include: Nenad Milicevic-Helac, Americas co-leader of TMT Alixpartners, Songyee Yoon, founder and managing partner of Principal Venture Partners, and Anura Rana, Bloomberg Intelligence. (Source: Bloomberg)

Ivanhoe Mines press release ( IVPAF ): FY GAAP EPS of $0.19 in-line. Revenue of $441.61M misses by $37.97M . More on Ivanhoe Mines Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Ivanhoe Mines Historical earnings data for Ivanhoe Mines Financial information for Ivanhoe Mines

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Key PointsPalo Alto Networks reported sales and earnings beats for fiscal Q2.

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B2Gold press release ( BTG ): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.11 misses by $0.07 . Revenue of $1.05B (+110.1% Y/Y) misses by $50M . 2026 Production and Cost Guidance 2026 Guidance (100% Basis) (1) Fekola Complex (2) Masbate Otjikoto Goose Other Operations and Projects Total Gold Production (koz) 410 - 460 170 - 190 70 - 90 170 - 230 — 820 - 970 Cash Operating Costs ($/oz produced) (3) 1,060 - 1,160 900 -1,000 1,200 -1,300 1,610 - 1,810 — 1,155 - 1,280 Royalties and Production Taxes ($/oz sold) 910 240 200 75 — 525 Sustaining Capital Expenditures ($M) 122 38 13 103 — 276 Deferred Stripping / Underground Development ($M) 156 11 13 85 — 265 Sustaining Mine Exploration Expenditures ($M) 3 — — 24 — 27 General & Administrative (incl. Stock Based Compensation) ($M) 14 8 3 — 63 88 All-In Sustaining Costs ($/oz sold) (3) 2,670 - 2,820 1,430 - 1,580 1,830 - 1,980 2,670 - 2,970 — 2,400 - 2,580 Growth / Construction Capital Expenditures ($M) 2 12 31 14 61 120 Growth Exploration Expenditures ($M) 1 3 6 — 36 46 Total Growth / Non-Sustaining Capital Expenditures ($M) 3 15 37 14 97 166 Click to enlarge Shares -4.83% AH.

Auckland International Airport ( AUKNY ): 1H Revenue was up 4% to NZ$519.6M. Reported profit after tax of NZ$177.0 million. Operating EBITDAFI was down 6% to NZ$371.3 million. Net underlying profit was up 6% to NZ$157.1 million. More on Auckland International Airport Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Auckland International Airport Historical earnings data for Auckland International Airport Dividend scorecard for Auckland International Airport Financial information for Auckland International Airport

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Donald Trump has spent his second term pushing for Federal Reserve rate cuts he hopes will reignite an economy that a few years ago boasted unemployment lower than at any time since the Nixon administration. A lot of that effort has focused on trying to push out the central bank’s current members with insults, threats, attempted firings and even an unprecedented criminal probe by his Justice Department. But even now, Fed officials are signaling renewed worries over inflation, with “several” policymakers suggesting the central bank may need to raise interest rates again. “Several participants” said they would have preferred a statement that surfaced the possibility of raising the funds rate “if inflation remains at above-target levels,” minutes of the central bank’s Jan. 27-28 policy meeting showed. That could put the Fed on a collision course not only with Trump, but his handpicked successor to be the next Fed chair. “The minutes carry a distinctly more hawkish tilt,” Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon, wrote in a note to clients. “This sets up an interesting dynamic if and when Kevin Warsh is confirmed as Fed chair.” What You Need to Know Today Strangely enough, traders in US interest-rate options have piled into positions that would profit from the Fed actually cutting rates sooner and more aggressively than investors currently expect. As trading resumed Tuesday after the long Presidents Day weekend, there was heavy buying of call options on futures on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate—an overnight interest rate tied to the Fed’s short-term benchmark—as well as options on Treasury note and bond futures, market data shows. The options would profit from a rally. “My personal interpretation,” said Alex Manzara, a derivatives broker at R.J. O’Brien & Associates, “is that someone who is pretty smart is inhaling calls because they think a problem could be on the horizon that causes the Fed to be much more aggressive in terms of rate cuts than the market is...

The deal comes nearly five years after Etsy purchased Depop for $1.62 billion, at a time when secondhand clothing apps were gaining traction during the pandemic.

monsitj/iStock via Getty Images Gold and silver futures rebounded Wednesday as investors bought the dip after a two-day decline, but prices remain well below the respective record-high settlements of $5,318.40/oz and $115.08/oz that were reached earlier this year. Front-month Comex gold ( XAUUSD:CUR ) for February delivery closed +2.1% to $4,986.50/oz, and front-month Comex February silver ( XAGUSD:CUR ) finished +5.5% to $77.509/oz. On the geopolitical front, the first day of Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Geneva ended after just two hours, with Ukraine's President Zelenskiy describing the discussions as "difficult" and accusing the Russians of stalling. A day after Iran's foreign minister said nuclear talks were "constructive," Vice President Vance said Iran has not addressed U.S. red lines in the discussions and that President Trump reserves the right to use military force. Axios reported the Trump administration is "closer to a major war in the Middle East than most Americans realize," which "could begin very soon." Iran and Russia reportedly will conduct navy drills in the Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean on Thursday, after Iran's Revolutionary Guards conducted drills in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week. "There is some nervousness about the existing geopolitical tensions, [but] we've been in a very tight trading range for much of February," Marex analyst Edward Meir said in a note. "You can't really say there’s a clear direction at this point." After regular Comex trading ended for the day, the Federal Reserve released the minutes of its January 27-28 policy meeting, which indicated Fed officials showed little inclination to reduce interest rates, with most members preferring to see more progress on inflation before considering any further cuts. Even as two officials opposed the decision to hold the benchmark short-term rate steady in a 3.5%-3.75% range and favored a cut, the minutes showed that other officials would have supported more neutral la...

Key PointsInvestors have rotated out of big tech and artificial intelligence and into lagging sectors like financials.

Wendy Stewart, president of Global Commercial Banking at Bank of America, discusses how international investors and middle-market companies are adapting their strategies in response to geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty. She speaks with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on “The Close.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Meta is planning to launch a smartwatch with health tracking and AI features later this year, along with an updated version of its Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, The Information reports. The smartwatch would arrive ahead of a pair of mixed reality glasses, code-named Phoenix, that Meta has reportedly delayed until 2027 amidst efforts to streamline the company's AR and MR roadmap. Meta previously scrapped plans for an earlier smartwatch in 2022 due to technical challenges and cost-cutting measures. If the new watch, code-named Malibu 2, comes to fruition, it would intensify competition with Apple, which is rumored to be working on a pa … Read the full story at The Verge.