Teleste Improves Profitability in Q1
Teleste Corporation posted stronger Q1 2026 profitability despite flat revenue, with adjusted EBITDA up 12.8% to €3.1 million ($3.4 million) and adjusted operating profit climbing 29% to €1.9 million ($2.1 million). Net sales held steady at €32.2 million ($35 million) year‑on‑year, while earnings per share more than doubled to €0.07. The gains stem from gross‑margin protection, a favorable revenue mix and disciplined cost control across its Networks and Public Safety & Mobility units. Teleste kept its full‑year sales guidance of €140‑160 million ($152‑174 million) and profit outlook of €7‑10 million ($7.6‑10.9 million).
Active US Equity Exposure Hits Highest Since January
Active manager exposure to US equities continues to creep higher, now at its highest since the first week of January.
US Treasury’s “Economic Fury” Targets Iraqi Oil Official, Iran-Backed Terrorist Militias in Iraq
On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Iraq’s Deputy Minister of Oil, Ali Maarij Al‑Bahadly, and senior leaders of Iran‑aligned militias for facilitating oil smuggling that funds Tehran’s terror networks. The sanctions also...
Kalyan Jewellers Q4 Results: Cons PAT Soars 118% YoY to Rs 409 Crore; Revenue Jumps 66%
Kalyan Jewellers India posted a net profit of ₹409.5 crore (≈$49 million) in Q4 FY26, a 118% YoY increase. Revenue surged 66% to ₹10,274.9 crore (≈$1.24 billion), while EBITDA rose 84% to ₹735.7 crore, lifting the margin to 7.2%. International operations grew 43% to ₹1,157 crore...
State Action: AGs Warn Credit Rating Agencies on ESG-Related Fossil Fuel Company Downgrades
Twenty-three state attorneys general have sent a joint letter to Fitch, Moody’s and S&P Global demanding that the agencies stop using ESG criteria to downgrade fossil‑fuel companies and related state economies. The AGs allege the rating firms rely on undisclosed...
Asian Stocks Rack Up One of Biggest Weekly Gains Since 2024
Asian equities posted a 5.6% weekly gain, the strongest since September 2024, as investors refocused on artificial‑intelligence opportunities and the easing of Middle‑East tensions. South Korea’s Kospi led the rally with a 14% jump, while Taiwan’s index rose about 7%...
Scatec Shares Fall After Results – Global Group Advances Ipp Strategy Shift
Scatec posted a 31% drop in Q1 2026 revenue to NOK 1.64 bn (≈$180 m) and a 44% decline in EBITDA to NOK 774 m (≈$85 m) as it pivots from one‑off project sales to an integrated independent power producer (IPP) model. Despite weaker earnings, electricity...
Lenzing Revenues Slide 10.8 per Cent Year on Year
Lenzing Group reported first‑quarter revenue of €615.7 million (about $671 million), a 10.8% year‑on‑year decline from €690.2 million ($752 million) a year earlier. The drop was driven by weaker sales of its cellulosic fibres and by lower pulp prices that squeezed margins. The Austrian...
Gold Gains As Dollar Dips Ahead Of Jobs Report
Gold prices climbed above $4,700 an ounce on Friday as the dollar index lingered around the 98 level, reflecting a softer greenback ahead of the U.S. non‑farm payrolls and upcoming CPI data. Spot gold jumped 0.7% to $4,721 per ounce,...
SBI Shares Plunge 7% After Q4 Operating Profit Falls 16% YoY, NIMs Contract 21 Bps
State Bank of India (SBI) reported a 16% YoY drop in Q4 operating profit to ₹27,704 crore (≈$3.3 bn) and a 21‑basis‑point contraction in net interest margin (NIM) to 2.93%, triggering a 7% share decline to ₹1,017.10. Despite the quarter’s weakness, the...
Want to Make Better Investment Decisions? Use This 8-Question Checklist, From a Financial Planner
Financial planner advocates swapping certainty for probability in investment decisions. Citing Kahneman’s System 1/System 2 model, the article shows how biases like confirmation, anchoring and overconfidence lead to fragile choices. By assigning odds to multiple scenarios, investors can better manage risk and...
New Partnership Delivers ‘Most Expansive’ Nature Positive Initiative Pilot Globally
New Forests, a Sydney‑based investment manager, partnered with biodiversity‑intelligence platform NatureHelm to deliver the world’s most expansive Nature Positive Initiative pilot. The six‑month project applied seven state‑of‑nature metrics to over 400,000 hectares across Australia, the United States, Tanzania, Mozambique and...
Is the Silver Bull Back?
Silver futures on the COMEX experienced a rapid 13.7% rally this week, climbing from $72.21 to $82.12. At the same time, open interest fell to levels not seen in decades, signaling a near‑absence of speculative buyers. The combination of soaring...
I'm a Financial Pro: This 5-Step Plan Can Help High Earners Pay Off Significant Student Loan Debt in 5 Years
The article presents a five‑year, percentage‑based plan for high‑earning professionals—especially lawyers and MBA graduates—to aggressively retire student loans. It advises living on 80% or less of gross income, maxing retirement and HSA contributions, allocating 20‑30% of income and 50‑70% of...
The USMCA Review Is Coming: 3 Border-Sensitive Stocks to Watch
The United States‑Mexico‑Canada Agreement (USMCA) enters its first six‑year review in 2026, reopening negotiations that could reshape trade rules. Analysts see low odds of a status‑quo outcome, warning that tighter rules of origin or labor content could hit sectors with...
TSMC’s Sales Grow Slowest in Months Even as AI Buildout Persists
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported April sales up 17.5% to NT$410.7 billion (about $13.1 billion), the slowest monthly growth since October. The modest rise reflects a plateau in smartphone and consumer‑electronics demand, even as AI‑driven chip orders stay robust. Analysts expect...
Wealthy Homeowners Want Frictionless Ways to Tap Into Home Equity — and the Market Is Providing Them
Homeowners in the mass‑affluent segment sit on a historic $35 trillion of equity, yet traditional loans burden them with lengthy underwriting and income verification. Recent data show the average mortgaged homeowner holds about $299,000 in equity, and nearly half of mortgaged...
Fastmarkets Clarifies Inclusion of Government-Set Benchmark Pricing in Indonesia Nickel Ore Assessment
Fastmarkets clarified its pricing methodology for Indonesian nickel ore after the government revised the HPM benchmark formula. The new decree, effective April 15, raised the corrective factor for 1.6% nickel ore to 30%, added cobalt, iron and chromium, and switched...
China’s City Stimulus May Bottom Top‑tier Housing Markets
China Daily: "A new wave of stimulus policies launched in the past week by key Chinese cities, including Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Tianjin and Wuhan, is expected to lower homebuying costs and boost market confidence, paving the way for the housing market...
Trump Says U.S. Oil Exports Need No Restrictions
President Donald Trump said there’s no need for any US export restrictions on oil or jet fuel to address US price increases sparked by the war with Iran. “We don’t need them,” he told reporters Thursday in Washington. “And we have...
Continental Increases Profitability in Q1
Continental reported a strong start to 2026, with first‑quarter adjusted EBIT rising 6.1% to €522 million (about $570 million) and the EBIT margin expanding to 11.9% versus 10.7% a year earlier. Net income jumped 197% to €200 million (roughly $218 million) despite a 10.4%...
Broad Market Gains, Oil and Bitcoin ETF Slip
$SPY +0.4% $QQQ +0.6% $SMH +1.3% $EEM +0.7% $IWM +0.3% $TLT +0.3% $USO -1.0% $GLD +0.2% $IBIT -0.5% @finviz_com https://t.co/7LAW5uQ5Ur
Long-Term Success Demands Short-Term Humility
To be right in the long-term, you must be willing to look wrong in the short-term.
Sony Targets Double-Digit Profit Growth Despite Slowdown in PlayStation 5 Sales Amid Memory Price Crunch
Sony announced it expects a 13% rise in net profit to ¥1.16 trillion ($7.4 billion) for the fiscal year ending March 2027, despite a sharp slowdown in PlayStation 5 sales. Fourth‑quarter revenue beat forecasts at ¥3.036 trillion ($19.4 billion), helped by strong image‑sensor and music divisions,...
Free Guide to Master 6 Fibonacci Patterns
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Small Chinese Banks Squeezed by Real‑estate Exposure, Limiting Credit
1/2 Good Caixin article on the acute problems faced by Chinese banks as they are forced to pile into real estate assets that backed defaulted property loans: "The problem is most acute for smaller lenders", draining their capacity to lend to...
Standard Chartered Lends £250m for London Student Accommodation Scheme
Standard Chartered has committed a £250 million (approximately $317 million) development loan to convert a vacant London office building into a large‑scale student accommodation project. The financing will support the retrofit, creating over 800 beds aimed at meeting rising demand from domestic...
RMV Holds Guidance Amid AI Fears, Dividend Rises
#RMV "in line" and reiterates FY guidance. ShareScope has fwd p/e 14 falling to 12.7 and fwd Divvy 2.7% rising to 2.9%; I guess this has been mainly hit by AI fears but it remains the portal of choice for...
Indonesia Stocks Tumble 2.9% Overnight, Short Positions Held
INDONESIA: stocks smoked for another -2.9% loss overnight and we remain short of them https://t.co/phrY7BQxit
Midcaps Outperform Nifty, Smallcap Stocks in Q4, Deliver 29% Earnings Growth: Motilal Oswal
Mid‑cap companies led India’s Q4 FY26 earnings season, posting a 29% year‑on‑year profit surge that outpaced Motilal Oswal’s 22% forecast and eclipsed large‑cap growth of 14%. The gains were anchored by BFSI, technology, utilities, real estate and oil‑&‑gas sectors, which together...
India Short Drops 0.7%, Outperforms China Longs
INDIA: our biggest Country Short was down -0.7% overnight and has been a great short relative to Country Longs like China https://t.co/SElzQfM9dG
South Korea's Market Surges to New All‑Time High
SOUTH KOREA: unlike in the US, no correction overnight = another epic all-time high = #Quad2 https://t.co/TUuVV2sRGu
The Missing Linchpin of European Hard Power
Europe is accelerating its rearmament by building financial and industrial capacity after the Ukraine war and perceived U.S. disengagement. The article warns that without a unified political authority to command this new power, the continent could become more vulnerable. Recent...
Accelerating Africa’s Energy Access Through Green Finance Partnerships
Together with @ONU_CIV Resident Coordinator and @FemiAkinyelure, I met @AfDBPresident to discuss accelerating #energyaccess across #Africa. We also discussed #Mission300 as well as fostering green industrialisation and innovative finance models to achieve development at scale. https://t.co/WnEE80ghZo
Prioritize Consumer Surplus When Valuing Consumer Companies
Great discussion on how to look at consumer companies. Consumer surplus should be the focus. https://t.co/KhD3hQQJJK
10 Warren Buffett Rules to Help the Middle Class Become Rich
Warren Buffett’s ten wealth‑building rules target middle‑class investors by emphasizing disciplined habits over market timing. He urges saving first, investing in one’s own skills, leveraging compounding, avoiding high‑interest debt, and using low‑cost index funds. The advice also stresses staying within...
Rising Spreads, Falling
US Corporate Spread "risk" is the inverse of Profit Growth - we remain long High Yield https://t.co/IbOVfjy8fw
5 Common Things Working-Class People Shouldn’t Buy Right Now Due to Inflation
Inflation in 2026 is uneven, hitting working‑class households hardest in specific categories. Prices for new cars, premium beef, food‑delivery apps, brand‑new electronics, and full‑price streaming subscriptions have surged well above the 3.3% CPI. Switching to used vehicles, cheaper proteins, home...
Taiwan Shares End Down Amid Renewed Middle East Concerns
Taiwan’s benchmark Taiex slipped 0.79% to 41,603.94 on Friday as renewed Middle East tensions rattled investor sentiment. The index fell 329.84 points amid a NT$1.25 trillion (US$39.3 billion) turnover, with large‑cap tech stocks leading the decline. TSMC, which makes up over 40%...
Brent Oil Price Futures Understating Physical Market Stress
Analysts at BMI, a Fitch Solutions unit, warn that Brent futures are masking acute physical‑market stress. The Dated Brent contract, which reflects prompt‑delivery crude, has surged above $130 per barrel, far outpacing the front‑month futures hovering near $98. A widening...
Iran Uncertainty, Credit Costs in Focus for UOB as Analysts Stay Cautious with ‘Hold’ Ratings
UOB posted Q1 net profit of S$1.44 billion (≈US$1.07 billion), beating consensus by about 3% while revenue fell 3% short of expectations. The bank’s net interest margin slipped to 1.82% from 2% a year earlier and credit costs edged up to 26 bps,...
Hormuz Closure Could Add 0.6% to 2026 Inflation
Even under a cautiously optimistic scenario in which the closure of the Strait of Hormuz lasts for 1 quarter, the surge in oil prices is expected to raise US headline inflation by 0.6 percentage points and core inflation by 0.2...
Janus Henderson Lists Seven New Active ETFs on the London Stock Exchange
Janus Henderson has listed seven new active UCITS ETFs on the London Stock Exchange, expanding its European active ETF platform beyond the $1 billion assets‑under‑management milestone. The offerings cover short‑duration high‑yield bonds, AI‑focused growth equities, long‑dated Mexican sovereigns, mortgage‑backed securities, a...
Franklin Templeton Lists New Emerging Markets Distribution ETF on the London Stock Exchange: TER 0.11% and Physically Replicated
Franklin Templeton has listed a new euro‑denominated, income‑distribution class ETF tracking the FTSE Emerging Index NR on the London Stock Exchange. The fund, launched on Deutsche Börse Xetra on May 7, 2026, carries a 0.11% total expense ratio and uses physical replication...
Sterling's Resilience and China’s Tactical Game
In this episode of the Currency Exchange podcast, NatWest Markets’ G10FX strategist Paul Robson explains why sterling has remained surprisingly resilient despite Middle‑East turmoil, citing safe‑haven flows, historic UK‑GCC links, and limited fast‑money pressure. He then assesses the impact of...
‘The S&P 500 Seems to Be Doing Particularly Well’: I’m 66. Is This a Good Time to Invest $100,000 in...
A 66‑year‑old investor with a debt‑free home asks if $100,000 should be placed in S&P 500 index funds for a 5‑7‑year horizon. She already holds 50% of her portfolio in the index and worries about a potential 40% market decline, which...
Food Prices Rise to Highest in Three Years on Iran War Costs
Global food‑commodity prices hit their highest level in over three years, with the UN food index rising 1.6% in April. The surge is driven by the Iran‑Israel conflict that has closed the Strait of Hormuz, choking diesel and fertilizer supplies....
Diversified Energy: A Good Deal in More Ways Than One
Diversified Energy (DEC) posted a $161 million net loss for Q1 2026, a figure heavily skewed by a $398 million non‑cash derivative charge. Underlying operating cash flow remains strong, and the company leveraged a $1.18 billion Camino acquisition through a Carlyle‑backed SPV that keeps...
IEA Chief, Canada Leaders Address Oil Market Turmoil Tied to Iran Conflict
International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and senior officials in Ottawa to address oil market turmoil linked to the Iran‑related conflict. The discussions centered on disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and...
The Leadership Factor
Indiggo has built a ReturnOnLeadership framework that quantifies collective leadership execution and launched the Indiggo ReturnOnLeadership Index, which outperforms the S&P 500 with a 157% cumulative return since 2020. Wedbush’s new ETF issuer introduced the Wedbush ReturnOnLeadership U.S. Large‑Cap ETF (EXEQ)...