High Liner Foods Reports Financial Results for Q4 and 2025
High Liner Foods reported Q4 2025 and full‑year 2025 results ending January 3 2026. Sales grew 15% in the quarter to $270.2 million and 7% for the year to $1.03 billion, while volume increased modestly. Adjusted EBITDA fell 19% in Q4 and 11% year‑over‑year, pushing the margin to 7.1% and 8.9% respectively, and the debt‑to‑EBITDA ratio rose to 3.5×. CEO Paul Jewer highlighted margin‑improvement initiatives, new fully cooked seafood products, and strengthened financing as drivers for future profitability.
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ Profit up 19%, Group Net Income Jumps
Swiss Re’s Corporate Solutions unit posted a net income of $988 million for 2025, a 19 % increase despite a 5 % drop in insurance rates on a risk‑adjusted basis. The broader Swiss Re group saw net income surge 47 % to $4.76 billion, driven...
TD Cowen Turns Bullish on Southwest Air as Passenger Demand Strengthens
TD Cowen upgraded Southwest Airlines to a Buy rating, raising its 12‑month price target 32% to $66. The firm cites strengthening passenger demand against disciplined capacity as a catalyst, expecting earnings to outpace consensus by 20% in 2026 and 30% in...
SeaWorld, Busch Gardens Report Lower Attendance, Revenue in Q4 and Full-Year Results
United Parks & Resorts, operator of SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, reported declines in both attendance and revenue for fiscal 2025. Full‑year attendance slipped 1.8% to 21.2 million guests, while revenue fell 3.6% to $1.7 billion and net income dropped 26% to $168.4 million....
Which European Stocks Pay Dividends in March 2026?
Morningstar’s March 2026 European dividend screen identifies nine large‑cap companies slated to distribute cash to shareholders. Novo Nordisk tops the list with the highest yield, while DSV posts the lowest payout ratio, prioritizing debt repayment. Only one of the nine stocks...
Global Stocks: Barclays Shares Fall as Collapse of UK Specialist Mortgage Lender Revives Wider Worries
Barclays shares slipped 1.6% after reports it faces roughly £600 million exposure to the collapsed UK specialist mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS). The fallout also highlighted potential losses for Santander and Jefferies, underscoring broader concerns about the fast‑growing private‑credit market....
No, AI Is Not About to Kill the Software Industry
The article argues that fears of an AI‑driven "SaaSpocalypse" are overstated. While large‑language models can generate code, software companies still rely on sales, contracts, and support that AI alone can’t replace. Recent stock declines at firms like Workday and Adobe...
Hiltzik: U.S Stocks Rose in 2025, but Thanks to Trump, Foreign Stocks Did Much Better
U.S. equities posted a solid 17.9% gain in 2025, but the MSCI World ex‑USA index surged over 32%, outpacing the S&P 500 by nearly double. The United States slipped to 21st place among 23 developed markets, while Austria and Spain...
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Achieves a Record Performance in 2025
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding posted a record FY 2025, with revenue climbing 7.4% to RMB 28.5 billion and gross profit jumping 28.3% to RMB 9.8 billion. The core shipbuilding division generated RMB 26.8 billion, up 6.4%, while the orderbook swelled to $22.4 billion for 245 vessels. Shipping‑related revenue slipped 8.1%...
AI Panic Hits Wall Street: 3 Financial Stocks on Sale
Wall Street experienced a sharp AI‑related sell‑off after Altruist unveiled its Hazel tax‑planning tool and a speculative Citrini Research report warned of a 2028 intelligence crisis. The panic erased roughly $300 billion in equity value, hitting major financial names such as...
Matador’s Results Were Better Than Feared, But 2026 Headwinds Still Matter
Matador Resources reported Q4 2025 revenue of $850 million, down 12.6% YoY but beating consensus by 475 bps. Adjusted EPS reached $0.87, roughly 1,500 bps above forecasts, while production rose and midstream cash flow stayed strong. The company guided 2026 to 3% production...
Atresmedia Defies TV Ad Downturn with €1bn FY Revenues
Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia posted €1 billion in net revenues for FY 2025, a marginal decline from €1.01 billion in 2024, despite a 4.4 percent contraction in the domestic TV advertising market. EBITDA fell sharply to €87.7 million, but the company noted that, excluding redundancy‑related provisions,...
Virgin Australia Flags Boost to Velocity Loyalty Program, Profit Jumps
Virgin Australia reported an 11.7% rise in half‑year pre‑tax earnings to $490 million, driven by strong leisure demand and a $200 million boost from its transformation programme. The airline’s underlying pre‑tax margin expanded to 14.8%, up 40 basis points, as fuel savings...
Carter's Inc (CRI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Carter's Inc. reported flat Q3 net sales of $758 million but saw adjusted operating income plunge to $39 million as tariffs pushed effective duty rates into the high‑30% range, adding $200‑250 million of pre‑mitigation costs. The company announced a strategic rightsizing plan that...
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Northwest Natural Holding Co. reported fourth‑quarter 2024 adjusted earnings of $2.33 per share, slightly below the prior year due to regulatory lag, and set 2025 adjusted EPS guidance at $2.75‑$2.95. The company completed its largest Oregon gas utility rate case,...
Delek Logistics Partners LP (DKL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
MPLX reported Q4 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $1.8 billion, a 2% year‑over‑year increase, and a full‑year adjusted EBITDA exceeding $7 billion, reflecting a 6.7% three‑year CAGR. The company raised its quarterly distribution by 12.5%, returning $4.4 billion to unitholders in 2025. A $2.4 billion...
Autodesk Tops Earnings Estimates as Billings Surge 33%
Autodesk reported fiscal 2026 Q4 earnings that topped estimates, posting adjusted earnings per share of $2.85 and revenue of $1.957 billion, both above analyst forecasts. Billings surged 33% year‑over‑year to $2.804 billion, driven by strong performance across its Design, Make and other...
AI Adoption Drives Investment Shift Beyond Chipmakers
Investors are widening AI exposure beyond chipmakers as generative AI reaches half of U.S. households within three years, a pace unmatched by prior technologies. Alger’s research splits the market into “enablers” that build hardware and software and “adopters” that embed...
Low-Cost Active ETFs Post Higher Success Rates, Morningstar Finds
Morningstar’s 2025 Active/Passive Barometer shows low‑cost active ETFs outperformed expensive peers, with 31% of the cheapest quintile beating passive averages over ten years versus 17% for the costliest funds. The data suggests fees, not manager skill, drive active success, especially...
WBD Sees Revenues Drop 7 Percent in Q4
Warner Bros. Discovery reported a 7% year‑over‑year drop in Q4 total revenues, falling to $9.5 billion. All three core segments—distribution, advertising and content—declined, with advertising down 9% and content down 10%. The company posted a net loss of $252 million after accounting...
Software Stocks Bounce as Nvidia Shares Falter. Is a New Rotation Trade in Store?
Nvidia posted a "phenomenal" earnings beat, yet its shares failed to spark a broader chip rally. On Thursday, investors pivoted sharply toward software names, lifting stocks such as Salesforce and Workday. The shift represents one of the most pronounced sector...
Decoding Realty Income's Options Activity: What's the Big Picture?
Benzinga identified eight uncommon options trades on Realty Income (NYSE: O), indicating heightened activity from capital‑rich participants. The trades split 50% bullish and 25% bearish, with calls totaling about $176,000 and puts $180,000, all clustered between $60 and $75 strike...
Josh Brown Likes This Trash and Recycling Management Giant That's Within Striking Distance of a Record
Waste Management (WM) is entering a "year of harvest" after a $11.6 billion capex program that included a $7.5 billion Stericycle acquisition and extensive automation upgrades. Management projects 29% free‑cash‑flow growth in 2026, the strongest jump since the pandemic, and expects capex...
Munich Re Posts 12% Drop in Fourth-Quarter Profit as Weak Dollar Weighs
Munich Re reported a 12% decline in fourth‑quarter net profit, posting €945 million versus €1.068 billion a year earlier, missing analyst expectations of €1.030 billion. The drop was primarily driven by adverse currency effects from a weaker U.S. dollar. Despite the quarterly dip,...
Megaworld Profit Hits All-Time High in 2025
Megaworld Corp. posted a record P24 billion net income in 2025, an 11% increase from 2024. Revenue climbed to nearly P86 billion, driven by an 11% rise in leasing revenues and strong residential sales. Office leasing, especially through Megaworld Premier Offices, contributed...
Can Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy Launch Boost QCOM Shares?
Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, a custom‑tuned version of its flagship mobile processor designed for Samsung’s upcoming S26 Ultra worldwide and the S26+ and S26 in select markets. The chip integrates a third‑generation Oryon CPU, next‑gen Adreno GPU, Hexagon...
Top Cloud Providers to Outspend Ireland's GDP on AI in 2026
Eight of the world’s largest cloud providers will collectively invest about $710 billion in AI servers and data‑center infrastructure in 2026, a spend that eclipses Ireland’s entire GDP. The capex represents a 61 percent year‑over‑year increase, underscoring the rapid scaling of AI...
What’s Next For Nexstar? More Growth For The CW, NewsNation
Nexstar Media Group posted its fourth‑quarter 2025 results, beating Wall Street revenue forecasts while slipping into a net loss. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted free cash flow fell sharply compared with the prior year. CEO Perry Sook highlighted the company’s aggressive...
VEON to Release FY25 Earnings Update on March 13, 2026
VEON Ltd. announced that it will publish its FY 2025 fourth‑quarter and full‑year financial results on March 13, 2026 at 8:00 GST (00:00 EST). A results conference call with senior management is set for 16:00 GST (08:00 EST) the same day. The company will stream the presentation...
Golden Agri-Resources Sustains Strong Performance for Full Year 2025
Golden Agri-Resources reported a record FY 2025 revenue of US$12.95 billion, up 19% year‑on‑year, and EBITDA of US$1.26 billion, a 14% increase, maintaining a 9.7% margin. Net profit rose 10% to US$400 million despite a sharp drop in foreign‑exchange gains. The Board proposed...
Melco Included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2026
Melco Resorts & Entertainment has been named to the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2026 after ranking in the 96th percentile of the 2025 Corporate Sustainability Assessment, up from the 92nd percentile last year. Inclusion requires a top‑15% industry score and...
Wall Street Says the Stock Market's Return in 2026 Will Crush the 30-Year Average
Wall Street analysts project the S&P 500 will close 2026 near 7,650 points, delivering roughly a 12% annual return. That outpaces the index’s 30‑year historical average of 8.1% and the 20‑year average, though it trails the 10‑year pace. The median forecast...
Billionaire Stephen Mandel Dumped His Fund's Entire Stake in Meta Platforms -- Meaning This AI Stock Is Lone Pine's New...
Billionaire Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital sold its entire Meta Platforms stake—about $971 million, representing 7.1% of the fund—by the end of Q4 2025. The hedge fund’s exit appears driven by profit‑taking and concerns over Meta’s aggressive AI capital‑expenditure. In its...
Drax Earned Less in 2025
British power producer Drax reported lower 2025 earnings, with adjusted EBITDA falling to £947 million from £1.064 billion, driven by weaker power prices. The company improved its balance sheet, cutting net debt to £784 million and raising earnings per share to 137.7 p, enabling...
Gains Fade as Bears Take Hold: Sensex Slips 225 Points by Midday
Indian equity benchmarks reversed early gains, with the BSE Sensex slipping 225 points to 82,050 and the NSE Nifty 50 falling 0.26% to 25,415 by midday. Selling pressure was concentrated in power, energy and consumer stocks, while auto and healthcare names...
Stocks to Buy: Nagaraj Shetti Recommends Aurobindo Pharma, NMDC Shares to Buy
Indian equities opened with modest gains but reversed by early afternoon, as the Sensex fell 0.34% to 81,994 and the Nifty slipped 0.25% to 25,421. Profit‑taking, a seven‑month peak in crude‑oil prices, and renewed US‑Iran nuclear tensions pressured sentiment despite...
IT Sector Valuations Turn Attractive After AI Sell-Off: Emkay; Adds Infosys, HCL Tech; Exits Mphasis in Portfolio Reset
Emkay Global has turned marginally overweight on the Indian IT sector after an AI‑driven sell‑off made valuations appear attractive. The brokerage cites price‑to‑earnings multiples of 14‑18× and free‑cash‑flow yields of 4‑6% as evidence of value. It projects a potential total...
Better Collective Posts Record EBITDA Amid Revenue Headwinds
Better Collective reported Q4 2025 revenue of €94.3 million, a 2% YoY decline but flat in constant currencies, while achieving a record quarterly EBITDA before special items of €37 million (39% margin), beating consensus. Full‑year revenue fell 9% to €337 million and EBITDA...
Waste Not, Want Not: DRDGold’s R2.7bn Bonanza
DRDGold has surged from a marginal waste‑dump miner to a R47.6bn market‑cap company, driven by soaring gold prices and a shift to unhedged cash flow. In the six months to December 2025 the firm posted R2.7bn operating profit on R5bn...
SBI Life Declares Interim Dividend of ₹2.7, Stock Rises Around 1.5% - Check Record Date Here
SBI Life Insurance announced an interim dividend of ₹2.7 per share for FY26, with a record date of March 6 and payout scheduled by March 27. The declaration lifted the stock about 1.5% in early trade, trading near ₹2,094. In Q3 FY26...
HKEX 2025 Full Year Results
HKEX reported record 2025 results, with revenue of HK$29.2bn, a 30% increase year‑on‑year, and profit of HK$17.8bn, up 36%. The exchange reclaimed its position as the world’s top IPO venue, raising HK$286.9bn from 119 listings, and posted record trading volumes...
Bloomberg Daybreak Asia: Nvidia Outlook Tops Estimates (Podcast)
Nvidia projected fiscal Q1 revenue of about $78 billion, topping the average Wall Street forecast of $72.8 billion and approaching the high‑end $80 billion outlook. CEO Jensen Huang highlighted a surge in enterprise adoption of AI agents, indicating that corporate customers are joining...
Middleby Corp (MIDD) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Middleby Corp completed the sale of a 51% stake in its Residential Kitchen segment, generating $565 million in cash and retaining a 49% interest. The company accelerated share repurchases, buying back $960 million of stock and cutting the share count by roughly...
Playtika Holding Corp (PLTK) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Playtika reported $604.6 million revenue for Q3 2025, with GAAP net income of $39.1 million and adjusted EBITDA up 30% sequentially. Direct‑to‑consumer (D2C) revenue reached a record $209.3 million, representing 31% of total revenue and moving toward a 40% target within two years. Disney Solitaire,...
Viatris Inc (VTRS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Viatris reported Q4 2025 revenue of $3.76 billion, a 1% decline year‑over‑year, but achieved 1% operational revenue growth when the indoor‑facility impact is excluded. Strong commercial performance drove double‑digit sales gains in Greater China (+9%), emerging markets (+7%) and Europe (+1%)....
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc (HGV) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Hilton Grand Vacations reported fourth‑quarter 2020 revenue of $233 million, a 5% sequential increase, and adjusted EBITDA of $35 million (excluding a $3 million CARES Act credit). The company posted a net loss of $143 million, driven by a $209 million non‑cash land impairment. Contract...
Brinks Co (BCO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN) announced a CEO transition, with board member Amit Banati taking over from Nicholas Fink in May, while Chair Susan Kilsby will act as interim CEO. 2025 total sales slipped 3% to $4.5 billion and operating income fell...
Nexstar Media Group Inc (NXST) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
News Corp reported Q4 2025 revenue of $2.4 billion, a 6% year‑over‑year increase, and total segment EBITDA of $521 million, up 9% despite a $16 million one‑time charge at HarperCollins. Adjusted earnings per share rose to $0.40 and profitability margin improved to 22.1%,...
Vipshop Holdings Ltd (VIPS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Vipshop Holdings reported Q4 2025 net revenue of RMB 21.4 billion, a 3.4% year‑over‑year increase, driven by an 11% rise in active Super VIP members who now account for 51% of online spend. Gross margin slipped to 23% as higher incentives pressured profitability,...
Vital Farms Inc (VITL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Vital Farms reported a record $198.9 million Q4 2025 revenue, up 37 percent YoY, driven by 19 percent volume growth and a favorable price mix. Gross margin rose to 37.7 percent, surpassing its 35 percent target, while adjusted EBITDA jumped 81 percent to $27.4 million. The company...