If you're like me, you would love a portfolio chock-full of terrific growth stocks. But achieving that is easier said than done, because you'll need some time and skill to study the universe of stocks, deciding which ones have the most promise and when you should buy -- and/or sell -- them. Thus, it can be smart to stick with one or two great growth exchange-traded funds (ETFs) . (An ETF is a fund...
If you're like me, you would love a portfolio chock-full of terrific growth stocks. But achieving that is easier said than done, because you'll need some time and skill to study the universe of stocks, deciding which ones have the most promise and when you should buy -- and/or sell -- them. Thus, it can be smart to stick with one or two great growth exchange-traded funds (ETFs) . (An ETF is a fund that trades like a stock, making it easy to get in and out of.) Here's a look at one of my favorites -- the Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VUG) Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Group A: India, 175-7, bt Pakistan, 114, by 61 runs Opener’s 77 proves decisive on tricky pitch A day of no handshakes, and for Pakistan many head shakes. India coasted to victory in what became global cricket’s most lucrative mismatch after a superlative innings from the opener Ishan Kishan skewed it definitively in their favour. In its second half a game that was dramatically off and then on aga...
Group A: India, 175-7, bt Pakistan, 114, by 61 runs Opener’s 77 proves decisive on tricky pitch A day of no handshakes, and for Pakistan many head shakes. India coasted to victory in what became global cricket’s most lucrative mismatch after a superlative innings from the opener Ishan Kishan skewed it definitively in their favour. In its second half a game that was dramatically off and then on again became one where a parade of Pakistan batters were dramatically in and then out again. Chasing a target of 176 they were seven down before they even got halfway, and were eventually skittled for 114 to lose by 61 runs. Kishan’s innings was a glorious anomaly, the 27-year-old thriving on a surface that few came to terms with. Only one other player struck more than three fours; Kishan hit 10. Nobody else produced more than a single six; Kishan managed three. In all he hit 77 runs off 40 balls, the extent to which he stood out illustrated by the fact that when he was dismissed he had scored 88.5% of his team’s runs. Continue reading...
All hail Anthropic, the destroyer of everything. What an amazing service. It can wipe out Adobe by allowing you to design something better that has a much simpler commerce system, designed personally for you. That one is child's play. ServiceNow may call itself the "AI Control Tower" to signify who is in charge, but the cognoscenti doesn't regard CEO Bill McDermott as anything other than a salesma...
All hail Anthropic, the destroyer of everything. What an amazing service. It can wipe out Adobe by allowing you to design something better that has a much simpler commerce system, designed personally for you. That one is child's play. ServiceNow may call itself the "AI Control Tower" to signify who is in charge, but the cognoscenti doesn't regard CEO Bill McDermott as anything other than a salesman – even as he has won more business than anyone else from the pre-AI school and I don't hear many complaints. Aneel Bhusri is coming back to Workday , the software giant he co-founded, to be its CEO. That must mean that there's not much to the old Workday, formerly run by Carl Eschenbach, who wasn't able to articulate why you should use Workday when any fool can code with Anthropic to do better than the expensive Workday, which is best known for its HR and finance software, two deadweight areas better staffed by Anthropicans, or whatever God – oops CEO Dario Amodei – says to be the case. Atlassian ? I can use AI to code an alternative to Atlassian's collaboration software. Anything they can do I can do better. Oh and Salesforce , with its Agentforce that has so many customers who, unlike the others, cheer for them? Ones like Stuart Miller from Lennar , Ramon Laguarta from PepsiCo , Richard Smith, the COO of FedEx International, which has pulled away from the transport pack. Ones like Michael Dell, from the eponymous hardware company, and Laura Alber, CEO of Williams-Sonoma , and David Joyner from CVS Health , where the kind agentic robots replace the unkind robots who tell you which number to press and please don't forget the #. Those are the stocks that have been crushed and are presumed to be the Digital Equipment Corporations, or the Bings, the AltaVistas and the Prodigys. They are like shooting fish in a barrel because we know that Anthropic is the king of business-to-business AI, which is much better than business-to-consumer. They just landed a $380 billion post-mone...
"This Alliance Has To Look Different Because The World Looks Different": Rubio Expands On Historic Speech In Munich Authored by 'sundance' via The Last Refuge, Marco Rubio appears for an interview with John Micklethwait of Bloomberg News. The interview was pre-scheduled as a follow up to the rather historic speech in Munich at the security conference. Within the interview { video and transcript be...
"This Alliance Has To Look Different Because The World Looks Different": Rubio Expands On Historic Speech In Munich Authored by 'sundance' via The Last Refuge, Marco Rubio appears for an interview with John Micklethwait of Bloomberg News. The interview was pre-scheduled as a follow up to the rather historic speech in Munich at the security conference. Within the interview { video and transcript below } Rubio expands on the baseline of the speech, the ‘ why ‘ is the U.S-EU alliance important. Beginning with the end in mind, Rubio reminds the interviewer that an alliance must first accept the purpose of the assembly. There are common values and common social components to the relationship that sit at the core of the decision to be allies. We have a shared civilization based on shared values, and within that central component the Trump administration is staring at the Europeans and saying they have lost focus on these values. Europe is diminishing itself; it is fracturing its culture and has lost its sovereign identity. The United States wants to stay partnered with Europe, but we are not going to be a partner anchored to a collective mindset that has lost its identity. This culturally Marxist status, a gathering of nations infected with political correctness, pontificating wokeness and apologetic self-flagellation, is the core problem the Europeans are not willing to face. President Trump and Marco Rubio are essentially telling the EU to shake it off, quit being woke, get proud of your heritage, institute political systems that give benefit to the population and regain pride in themselves and their identity. The process begins with national security, but that is not just about military spending. Their energy industry needs to support economic independence; they cannot outsource component manufacturing; they need to reestablish economic baselines that are not dependent on Russia, China, India or any other risk vector that could be used to manipulate. Key Quotes: These ...
Renaissance Technologies just made a major statement with its latest 13F release, with a massive bet on red-hot Micron (MU) stock. The quant powerhouse founded by the late Jim Simons raised its stake in the memory giant by more than 50%, adding nearly 1.81 million shares, at about $520 ...
Renaissance Technologies just made a major statement with its latest 13F release, with a massive bet on red-hot Micron (MU) stock. The quant powerhouse founded by the late Jim Simons raised its stake in the memory giant by more than 50%, adding nearly 1.81 million shares, at about $520 ...
Berlin film festival Sophie Heldman’s drama about two teachers accused of lesbianism by a pupil is exhilaratingly candid Lillian Hellman’s stage play The Children’s Hour – filmed by William Wyler in 1961 with Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn – is the well-known, earnest story of two women teaching at a private girls’ school whose lives are ruined by a pupil’s malicious accusation of homosexuali...
Berlin film festival Sophie Heldman’s drama about two teachers accused of lesbianism by a pupil is exhilaratingly candid Lillian Hellman’s stage play The Children’s Hour – filmed by William Wyler in 1961 with Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn – is the well-known, earnest story of two women teaching at a private girls’ school whose lives are ruined by a pupil’s malicious accusation of homosexuality: it’s one of the earliest Hollywood movies to tiptoe around the existence of gay people, albeit clearly permitted to exist on the understanding that the people involved are really not gay. But until this moment I knew nothing about the real-life libel case from 19th-century Scotland on which it was based, which in 2013 was the subject of a study by LGBT scholar Lillian Faderman entitled Scotch Verdict: The Real-Life Story That Inspired The Children’s Hour. Continue reading...
Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) went public in 2020 with the quirky mission of creating a more "beloved" insurance experience, which is unusual in a category most people view as a commodity. It aimed to do so with a digital-first model that used artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up and simplify the processes of buying policies and making claims. For much of the time since its July 2, 2020, IPO, its purs...
Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) went public in 2020 with the quirky mission of creating a more "beloved" insurance experience, which is unusual in a category most people view as a commodity. It aimed to do so with a digital-first model that used artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up and simplify the processes of buying policies and making claims. For much of the time since its July 2, 2020, IPO, its pursuit of that goal has been accompanied by weak share price performance. From Feb. 12, 2021, to Feb. 12, 2025, the stock shed 80% of its value. However, over the past year or so, the story has started to look different, with Lemonade reporting improving loss ratios, a near-tripled claims handling efficiency, and its eighth consecutive quarter of in‑force premium growth in Q3 2025. After about doubling in the past 12 months, it's trading at around $60 today -- though that's still below its first-day close of $69.41. Continue reading
Snow forecast for far north as Environment Agency predicts further flooding across England Anyone hoping for relief from the wet weather may be disappointed next week, with more flooding expected in the UK and patches of snow forecast. The Environment Agency has issued 73 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, mainly in areas of the south-west of England and the Midlands. There are also 177...
Snow forecast for far north as Environment Agency predicts further flooding across England Anyone hoping for relief from the wet weather may be disappointed next week, with more flooding expected in the UK and patches of snow forecast. The Environment Agency has issued 73 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, mainly in areas of the south-west of England and the Midlands. There are also 177 flood alerts – which indicate possible flooding – in place across England. Continue reading...
Tragedy has prompted a wave of support for town from neighbouring communities and across country When Jim Caruso heard the news of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, he knew immediately he needed to be there. He packed his bags and boarded a plane for the community 700 miles away. “I wanted to be here to bring some level of comfort,” he said. “I wanted to hug people, pray for them and, most imp...
Tragedy has prompted a wave of support for town from neighbouring communities and across country When Jim Caruso heard the news of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, he knew immediately he needed to be there. He packed his bags and boarded a plane for the community 700 miles away. “I wanted to be here to bring some level of comfort,” he said. “I wanted to hug people, pray for them and, most importantly, to cry with them.” On Tuesday, a shooter opened fire in the town’s secondary school, killing eight people , most of them young children. It was one of the deadliest attacks in Canada’s history and has left the country reeling. Continue reading...
The president’s destructive policies enrich fossil fuel billionaires, while Beijing has bet big on the green transition Devastating wildfires, flooding and winter storms were among the 23 extreme weather and climate-related disasters in the US which cost more than a billion dollars last year – at an estimated total loss of $115bn . The last three years have shattered previous records for such even...
The president’s destructive policies enrich fossil fuel billionaires, while Beijing has bet big on the green transition Devastating wildfires, flooding and winter storms were among the 23 extreme weather and climate-related disasters in the US which cost more than a billion dollars last year – at an estimated total loss of $115bn . The last three years have shattered previous records for such events. Last Wednesday, scientists said that we are closer than ever to the point after which global heating cannot be stopped. Just one day later, Donald Trump and Lee Zeldin, the head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, announced the elimination of the Obama-era endangerment finding which underpins federal climate regulations. Scrapping it is just one part of Mr Trump’s assault on environmental controls and promotion of fossil fuels. But it may be his most consequential. Any fragment of hope may lie in the fact that a president who has called global heating a “hoax” framed this primarily as about deregulation – perhaps because the science is now so widely accepted even in the US . Continue reading...
This isn’t one for the squeamish. | Image: Metrograph Pictures Let me just say that I highly recommend you go into Possession blind. Don't watch a trailer. Don't even finish reading this. Go watch it now over on Shudder , Criterion , or Metrograph . It's also available through Kanopy or Hoopla if your library provides access. Then come back so we can talk about it in the comments. Though this prob...
This isn’t one for the squeamish. | Image: Metrograph Pictures Let me just say that I highly recommend you go into Possession blind. Don't watch a trailer. Don't even finish reading this. Go watch it now over on Shudder , Criterion , or Metrograph . It's also available through Kanopy or Hoopla if your library provides access. Then come back so we can talk about it in the comments. Though this probably isn't one for the squeamish. Warning: Spoilers ahead. Possession is the sort of film that, even if you've had the whole plot spoiled for you, can be difficult to follow. After watching it twice, listening to three different podcasts, and reading multiple articles about it, I'm still not 100 percent sure wha … Read the full story at The Verge.
In this week's episode of the Equity podcast, Glean CEO Arvind Jain explains the company's shift from enterprise search tool to middleware layer for enterprise AI.
In this week's episode of the Equity podcast, Glean CEO Arvind Jain explains the company's shift from enterprise search tool to middleware layer for enterprise AI.
Cloud computing platforms give businesses access to the tools they need to thrive in the digital age, from simple data storage to complex software development solutions. But over the last couple of years, cloud providers have also started offering new products and services to help businesses develop and deploy artificial intelligence (AI). The cloud industry is dominated by trillion-dollar technol...
Cloud computing platforms give businesses access to the tools they need to thrive in the digital age, from simple data storage to complex software development solutions. But over the last couple of years, cloud providers have also started offering new products and services to help businesses develop and deploy artificial intelligence (AI). The cloud industry is dominated by trillion-dollar technology giants like Amazon and Microsoft , but another company called DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) -- which is valued at just $5.7 billion -- is making a real splash. It exclusively serves small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), providing not only cloud services, but an expanding portfolio of AI services, too. DigitalOcean's AI revenue doubled in each of its last five reported quarters, and on Feb. 24, the company will release its operating results for the fourth quarter of 2025 (ended Dec. 31). Its stock is already up 27% in 2026, and here's why I think the upcoming report will drive even further gains. Continue reading
Wales 12-54 France Wales slump to 13th consecutive Six Nations defeat We are running out of ways to describe this. Another match in what used to be rugby’s most passionate cauldron, another dismantling, another humiliation. France are good, really good, but we might as well have been in Paris, so loud was the travelling support, so gaping the rows of empty seats. The official attendance was just s...
Wales 12-54 France Wales slump to 13th consecutive Six Nations defeat We are running out of ways to describe this. Another match in what used to be rugby’s most passionate cauldron, another dismantling, another humiliation. France are good, really good, but we might as well have been in Paris, so loud was the travelling support, so gaping the rows of empty seats. The official attendance was just shy of 60,000. Maybe, but it looked and felt a good deal less than that. Continue reading...
Cash-hungry Silicon Valley firms are scrambling for revenue. Regulate them now before the tech becomes too big to fail Hardly a month passes without an AI grandee cautioning that the technology poses an existential threat to humanity. Many of these warnings might be hazy or naive. Others may be self-interested. Calm, level-headed scrutiny is needed. Some warnings, though, are worth taking seriousl...
Cash-hungry Silicon Valley firms are scrambling for revenue. Regulate them now before the tech becomes too big to fail Hardly a month passes without an AI grandee cautioning that the technology poses an existential threat to humanity. Many of these warnings might be hazy or naive. Others may be self-interested. Calm, level-headed scrutiny is needed. Some warnings, though, are worth taking seriously. Last week, some notable ground-level AI safety researchers quit, warning that firms chasing profits are sidelining safety and pushing risky products. In the near term, this suggests a rapid “enshittification” in pursuit of short-term revenue . Without regulation, public purpose gives way to profit. Surely AI’s expanding role in government and daily life – as well as billionaire owners’ desire for profits – demand accountability. Continue reading...
Authorities ask neighbors within two-mile radius to send in any home video footage as search draws national attention The search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC’s Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, has entered its third week, as investigators ask neighbors within a two-mile radius to send in any home video footage. Nancy Guthrie was last seen on the evening of 31 January, when sh...
Authorities ask neighbors within two-mile radius to send in any home video footage as search draws national attention The search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC’s Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, has entered its third week, as investigators ask neighbors within a two-mile radius to send in any home video footage. Nancy Guthrie was last seen on the evening of 31 January, when she was dropped off at her home in the Catalina foothills north of Tucson, Arizona, after having dinner with her older daughter and son-in-law. She was reported missing the following day, after she failed to arrive at a friend’s house to watch a church service. Continue reading...
It was the image that launched a cultural icon. In 1967, in the Northern California woods, a 7-foot-tall, ape-like creature covered in black fur and walking upright was captured on camera, at one point turning around to look straight down the lens. The image is endlessly copied in popular culture—it’s even become an emoji. But what was it? A hoax? A bear? Or a real-life example of a mysterious spe...
It was the image that launched a cultural icon. In 1967, in the Northern California woods, a 7-foot-tall, ape-like creature covered in black fur and walking upright was captured on camera, at one point turning around to look straight down the lens. The image is endlessly copied in popular culture—it’s even become an emoji. But what was it? A hoax? A bear? Or a real-life example of a mysterious species called the Bigfoot? The film has been analysed and re-analysed countless times . Although most people believe it was some sort of hoax, there are some who argue that it’s never been definitively debunked. One group of people, dubbed Bigfooters, is so intrigued that they have taken to the forests of Washington, California, Oregon, Ohio, Florida, and beyond to look for evidence of the mythical creature. But why? That’s what sociologists Jamie Lewis and Andrew Bartlett wanted to uncover. They were itching to understand what prompts this community to spend valuable time and resources looking for a beast that is highly unlikely to even exist. During lockdown, Lewis started interviewing more than 130 Bigfooters (and a few academics) about their views, experiences, and practices, culminating in the duo’s recent book "Bigfooters and Scientific Inquiry: On the Borderlands of Legitimate Science." Read full article Comments