Key Takeaways RGA's new business volumes and favorable longevity experience position it well for sustained long-term growth. Free cash flow conversion has remained above 85% in recent quarters, reflecting solid underlying earnings. RGA remains active in deploying capital into growth opportunities while returning excess to shareholders.Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) shares are trading at a discount to the Zacks Life Insurance industry. Its forward price-to-book value of 1.14X is lower than the industry ...

Key Takeaways JPM shares hit an all-time high on rate cut optimism despite the Fed's cautious stance. The bank projects 2025 NII to potentially exceed guidance by $1B amid expansion efforts. IB outlook weakens near term, but markets revenue and long-term deal pipeline remain strong.JPMorgan’s (JPM) shares touched an all-time high of $289.41 on Thursday as incoming economic data, including jobless claims and the third estimate for gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter, indicate interest rate c ...

Market Trends - Prediction markets are currently very popular, attracting significant venture capital investment [1] - Polymarket and Kalshi are reportedly raising nearly $400 million in funding [1] Company Valuation - Polymarket is reportedly securing a $1 billion valuation [1] - Kalshi is reportedly securing a $2 billion valuation [1] Key Players - Leading venture capital firms including Founders Fund and Paradigm are involved [1]

Core Insights - Energy Transfer LP's systematic capital-expenditure strategy significantly enhances its long-term growth outlook through investments in high-return projects across its midstream network [1] - The company is focusing on pipeline expansions, fractionation units, and export terminals to improve asset integration and drive volume growth [2] - Disciplined capital deployment supports long-term cost efficiencies and margin expansion, with a planned investment of $5 billion in 2025 [3][8] - The capital expenditure strategy underpins the ability to generate resilient cash flows and sustain distributions to unitholders [4] Capital Expenditure Strategy - Energy Transfer's capital expenditure enhances midstream operations by expanding pipeline infrastructure, increasing storage capacity, and boosting system reliability [5] - The company invested $955 million in the first quarter of 2025 and plans to invest $5 billion for the full year to strengthen its infrastructure [3][8] Earnings Estimates - The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Energy Transfer's earnings per unit indicates an increase of 2.86% for 2025 and 4.26% for 2026 over the past 60 days [7][8] Price Performance - Energy Transfer's trailing 12-month return on equity (ROE) is 11.47%, lower than the industry average of 13.95% [9] - Units of Energy Transfer have risen 2.3% in the past month, contrasting with a decline of 0.5% in the Zacks Oil and Gas - Production Pipeline - MLB industry [10]

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Japan executes Takahiro Shiraishi, a man dubbed the "Twitter killer," in its first use of capital punishment since 2022 https://t.co/kbFuTs5m02 ...

The Supervisory Board of AS Harju Elekter Group decided to increase the share capital of the company by 17,010 euros by issuing new ordinary shares. The increase in the share capital is due to the need to issue new shares to the management board members and key personnel of Harju Elekter and its subsidiaries participating in the option program approved with the resolution of the general meeting on 29 April 2021. A total of 4 current and former employees of Harju Elekter participated in the share issue relat ...

RT Tyler Winklevoss (@tyler)A lot of people have asked me if I will get involved in the NYC mayor race by supporting a candidate that can defeat Zohran Mamdani. TBH, I’m torn and undecided. Like every other city run by democrats, NYC is a broken kleptocracy. Taxes are astronomical and services are pathetic to nonexistent. Anarchy and socialism are the next logical steps in this story arc. It's what the people of NYC have been asking for for years and it looks like it's what they are about to get. Trying to ...

Genius Act. We know all the things we're talking about. I think JP morgan's going to be right there.>> All right. For more on the strength in banks, I had a stress test in the start of earnings season. Let's bring in RBC Capital Markets.Co-Head of Global financials Research Gerard Cassidy. Gerard, great to see you. Are you expecting any surprises tomorrow.>> We're really not. I think tomorrow we should all expect is that the banks will all pass and flying colors like they have for a number of years of, you ...

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