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PriceSmart plans to open four new warehouse clubs in 2026. The expansion would bring the total footprint to 60 locations. The announcement highlights a material shift in the company’s future operating scale. For investors watching NasdaqGS:PSMT, the expansion plans land on top of a share price of $145.16 and a long run of positive returns, including 17.7% year to date and 65.1% over the past year. Over three years, the stock is up 125.6%, while the five year return stands at 58.1%. This...

In late February 2026, Applied Materials presented at the SPIE Advanced Lithography and Patterning Conference, while investor sentiment turned cautious amid an Erste Group hold rating, renewed geopolitical tensions, and fresh scrutiny over potential global AI-chip export controls. These developments arrived just as Applied Materials was being added to the S&P 100 and highlighting its central role in supplying equipment for AI chip manufacturing, underscoring how index inclusion and industry...

Newmont (NYSE:NEM) has reported record free cash flow and a higher dividend in its latest quarter, coinciding with a strong move in gold prices. The company’s financial performance comes during a period of heightened geopolitical tensions that have supported demand for gold. Multiple analysts have issued upgrades on Newmont alongside renewed bullish sentiment toward the gold sector. Newmont, one of the world’s largest gold producers, sits at the center of a market where geopolitical risks...

JCDecaux (ENXTPA:DEC) is back on investor radars after its latest reported annual figures, with revenue of €3.7b and net income of €240.4m, prompting fresh questions about how the stock is currently priced. See our latest analysis for JCDecaux. The latest figures land after a softer patch for the share price, with a 7 day share price return of 5.36% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 0.95%. This suggests recent momentum has cooled compared with the longer trend. If JCDecaux’s recent...

If you are wondering whether LyondellBasell Industries is still attractively priced after recent moves in the share price, you are not alone. The stock last closed at US$67.11, with returns of 16.7% over the past 7 days, 17.5% over 30 days and 51.2% year to date, while the 1 year, 3 year and 5 year returns stand at a 3.7% decline, 7.6% decline and 13.0% decline respectively. Recent news around LyondellBasell has focused on the business and the broader chemicals sector, offering useful...

Zimmer Biomet Holdings recently announced that at the now-completed AAOS 2026 Annual Meeting it showcased a broad lineup of orthopedic innovations, including its “Magnificent Seven” robotics and AI-driven systems, while naming Arnold Schwarzenegger as Chief Movement Officer and featuring him as the conference’s Presidential Guest Speaker. At the same time, the company faces a securities fraud investigation following disappointing third quarter 2025 results and lowered growth forecasts,...

In early March 2026, Life360 reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of US$145.98 million and full-year revenue of US$489.48 million, delivering its first full-year net income of US$150.83 million after a prior-year net loss. The company coupled this profitability milestone with 2026 revenue guidance of US$640 million to US$680 million and an AI-first, subscription- and advertising-focused roadmap, highlighting how new offerings like Pet GPS and the Nativo acquisition fit into its broader...

If you are wondering whether AeroVironment's current share price reflects its true worth, you are not alone. Many investors are asking the same question as the stock has become more widely followed. The shares recently closed at US$229.80, after a 7 day return of an 8.9% decline, a 30 day return of a 10.7% decline and a year to date return of a 10.3% decline. This is set against a 1 year return of 73.7% and a 3 year return of 153.8%. Recent headlines around AeroVironment have focused on its...

US lawmakers are pressing Intel (NasdaqGS:INTC) over its testing of ACM Research chipmaking tools, flagging national security and export control risks. Questions center on whether collaboration with ACM, which has links to China, could expose advanced US semiconductor manufacturing processes. At MWC 2026, Intel announced new alliances with Viettel High Tech, Infosys, and Ericsson focused on 6G, AI-optimized networks, quantum-safe cryptography, and secure cloud-native connectivity. For you...

IAMGOLD (TSX:IMG) has reached full production at its Côté Gold mine. The company reports record financial performance supported by strong margins and free cash flow. Management has announced a share buyback program and continued debt repayment. Institutional investors have increased their holdings in the company. IAMGOLD, trading at around CA$29.55, has seen very strong share price moves, with the stock up 12.5% over the past month and 32.9% year to date. The 1 year return is 274.1%, and...

If you are wondering whether NVIDIA's current share price still makes sense, you are not alone. This article looks at what you are really paying for when you buy the stock. NVIDIA shares last closed at US$177.82, with returns of 0.4% over 7 days, 3.5% over 30 days, a 5.8% decline year to date, and a 57.8% gain over 1 year, while the 3 year return is very large and over 7x over 5 years. Recent headlines have focused heavily on NVIDIA's role in graphics chips and data center hardware for high...

AppLovin (NasdaqGS:APP) is expanding into AI driven marketing with new generative AI advertising tools and a self service e commerce platform. The company has confirmed an active SEC investigation related to its activities. AppLovin also plans to build its own social networking platform after its unsuccessful attempt to acquire TikTok assets. For you as an investor, these moves signal a company pushing beyond its roots in mobile gaming ads and app monetization. AI powered ad products, e...

Union Tool Co. recently announced that its Board of Directors will propose a year-end ordinary dividend of ¥65 per share, totaling ¥1.22 billions, for the year ended December 31, 2025, with an effective date of March 27, 2026. In addition, the company plans a commemorative dividend of ¥5 per share, highlighting a focus on returning more cash to shareholders alongside its regular payout. We will now consider how this combination of higher ordinary and commemorative dividends shapes Union...

Battalion Oil Corporation recently completed a private placement with a new institutional investor, raising US$15,000,000 at US$5.50 per share or prefunded warrant, with Roth Capital Partners acting as the sole placement agent. This funding, alongside recent asset sales and increased gas processing capacity, highlights how Battalion Oil is reshaping its balance sheet amid heightened geopolitical risks to global oil supply. With this fresh US$15,000,000 capital injection as a backdrop, we’ll...

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) has completed its leadership handover to Greg Abel following Warren Buffett’s retirement. The company has resumed share buybacks and Abel has made a major personal investment in Berkshire stock. Berkshire has fully exited its position in Kraft Heinz and added new holdings including Domino's Pizza and The New York Times. Berkshire Hathaway enters this new chapter with Greg Abel at the helm while shares recently closed at $498.98. Over the past 3 years the...

KKR (NYSE:KKR) has launched its first private equity fund aimed at individual investors in partnership with Capital Group. The firm has also completed its acquisition of sports investing specialist Arctos Partners. Both moves expand KKR's reach beyond traditional institutional clients and add new fee sources tied to private wealth and sports related assets. For you as an investor, these steps show how KKR is broadening what it does and who it serves. The firm has long been known for...

Baker Hughes has priced senior unsecured notes totaling $6.5b and €3b to support its proposed acquisition of Chart Industries. The multi currency offerings mark a key financing step tied directly to the planned transaction. The deal is structured as senior unsecured debt, indicating lenders do not have specific collateral backing the notes. Baker Hughes, traded as NasdaqGS:BKR, is moving ahead with funding plans while its shares recently closed at $59.81. The company has seen sizeable...

In recent weeks, Shift4 Payments reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, completed its US$500 million share repurchase of 7,700,000 shares, filed an US$83.78 million shelf registration for 1,730,632 Class A shares tied to an ESOP, closed the Bambora North America acquisition, and saw major shareholder Jared Isaacman buy additional stock. Together, insider buying, large-scale capital returns, and the addition of roughly 140,000 Bambora merchants in the US and Canada materially...

In February 2026, Hims & Hers Health and Novo Nordisk entered into a partnership allowing Hims to offer branded obesity drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic through its telehealth platform, resolving their earlier legal dispute over compounded semaglutide products. This agreement reshapes Hims & Hers Health’s weight-loss offering by shifting from compounded alternatives to branded therapies, potentially reducing legal overhang while introducing new supply and regulatory dependencies. Next, we’ll...

In the past quarter, RPC reported fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of US$0.04 per share, missing estimates as higher costs and reduced customer activity weighed on results, partly offset by contributions from the Pintail Completions acquisition. This combination of cost pressure, softer demand, and early benefits from Pintail offers investors a clearer view of how RPC’s evolving service mix is affecting profitability. We’ll now explore how weaker adjusted earnings amid higher costs may...

Copa Holdings has completed its share repurchase program announced on November 16, 2023, buying back 1,031,654 shares, or 2.46% of its share count, for a total of US$96.01 million through various tranches that concluded in 2025. This buyback, alongside the company’s recently reported FY2025 results and updated sentiment signals, highlights management’s focus on capital returns while investors reassess near- and mid-term risks. With sentiment indicators turning cautious even as Copa reports...

If you are trying to figure out whether Brink's current share price lines up with its underlying value, you are in the right place. This article will break that question down step by step. Brink's shares last closed at US$117.66, with returns of 0.8% over 7 days, an 8.5% decline over 30 days, 1.0% year to date, 33.0% over 1 year, 89.3% over 3 years and 51.6% over 5 years. These figures raise fair questions about what is already priced in and how much risk the market sees. Recent coverage...

Western Digital (NasdaqGS:WDC) has completed its shift into a pure-play hard disk drive company following the separation of its Flash business. The company sold a US$3.1b stake as part of the Flash separation, leaving the remaining business focused on mass data storage. Western Digital reports its entire 2026 hard drive production capacity is already committed and has secured multi-year supply agreements that run through 2028. For you as an investor, this puts the spotlight squarely on...

If you are wondering whether National Vision Holdings is still offering value at its current share price, you are not alone. The stock last closed at US$27.90, with returns of 3.4% over the past week, 1.8% over the past month, 7.5% year to date, 129.4% over one year, 39.0% over three years, and a 41.6% decline over five years. Recent headlines have focused on National Vision Holdings as investors reassess its long term prospects. This helps explain why the share price has been so active over...