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Mid-cap stock opportunities, Stew Leonard's CEO on grocery savings, students loans under Trump
Yahoo Finance· 2025-06-11 17:24
Wealth anchor Brad Smith breaks down the latest financial news for June 11, 2025. Alger Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager Amy Zhang discusses how to play the small and mid-cap stock trades and why she believes there are opportunities here. Food prices rose in May. Stew Leonard's CEO joins Brad to discuss how to save money on groceries this summer. Author and student loan expert Mark Kantrowitz speaks with Brad about how President Trump's "Big, Beautiful" tax and spending bill could impact stude ...
Conditions for ICE detainees are ‘horrific’: Attorney shines light on lack of food & necessities
MSNBC· 2025-06-11 17:00
Tensions remain high in Los Angeles amid the demonstrations against President Trump's massive immigration crackdown. And we're hearing from people on the ground now about why they're taking a stand. I'm not okay with this. I'm not okay with people getting taken from their jobs and being taken from when they're going into the federal building for their appointments to do this the right way.We don't feel safe. We're standing up for the children that can't stand up for themselves or their parents. We need immi ...
PNC Bank Launches PNC Mobile Accept®, A New Pay-As-You-Go Payment Processing Solution for Micro Businesses
Prnewswire· 2025-06-11 13:05
New solution enables small businesses to securely accept card payments via the PNC Mobile Banking AppPITTSBURGH, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PNC Bank today announced the launch of PNC Mobile Accept®, a fully integrated payment solution that provides its micro business clients with the ability to accept in-person credit and debit card payments directly within the PNC Mobile app.Designed for businesses processing less than $300,000 in credit and debit card transactions annually, PNC Mobile Accept is a self- ...
EnviroGold Global Engages Hatch to Advance Commercialisation of NVRO Process™
Globenewswire· 2025-06-11 11:04
TORONTO, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EnviroGold Global Limited (CSE: NVRO | OTCQB: ESGLF | FSE: YTK), (“EnviroGold,” or the “Company”), a clean technology company focused on reprocessing mine waste to recover precious, base, and critical metals, is pleased to announce the appointment of Hatch Pty Ltd. (“Hatch”), a leading global professional services company, to deliver a high-level process review and engineering study in support of the commercialisation of EnviroGold’s proprietary NVRO Process™. The ...
Should Trump Have Sent Troops to Los Angeles?
Bloomberg Television· 2025-06-10 19:44
You know, the deployment itself is the problem. We have very specific guardrails in the United States to make sure that we live under a civilian authority, not military rule. And so if the president wants to deploy the military, the president wants to deploy the National Guard without the consent of state and local leaders.There are only extremely specific rare circumstances under which you can do that. That's invasion. There's no invasion.That's rebellion. There's no rebellion. And if the state and local a ...
SS&C (SSNC) 2025 Conference Transcript
2025-06-10 18:20
Summary of SS&C (SSNC) 2025 Conference Call Company Overview - **Company**: SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (SSNC) - **Industry**: Financial Services, specifically focusing on fund administration, IT services, and healthcare technology Key Points and Arguments Business Performance and Demand - SS&C has a strong position in fund administration, being the largest provider globally, which is essential for clients regardless of macroeconomic conditions [3][4] - The company experiences macroeconomic effects primarily in transaction-oriented businesses, such as order management systems, which are influenced by market volatility [4][10] - Demand remains healthy across most markets, with a full pipeline of opportunities and a competitive edge in technology and service offerings [11][12] Revenue and Growth Insights - Organic growth for Q1 was reported at 5.1%, with recurring financials at 5.9%, while Q2 guidance is around 2.5% [20][22] - The slowdown in Q2 is attributed to seasonal factors, with expectations for stronger performance in the latter half of the year due to previously sold deals and acquisitions [22][23] - The private markets segment within fund administration is growing over 10%, indicating a robust appetite for private equity and credit [29][31] Competitive Landscape - SS&C competes with large custodian banks and smaller fintech startups, leveraging its ability to innovate rapidly compared to heavily regulated organizations [13][15] - The company is well-positioned to displace outdated systems within client organizations, as many clients are reluctant to change from long-standing internal systems [16][19] Healthcare Segment - The healthcare business is expected to show flattish to slightly positive growth, with a focus on new platforms like DomaneRx, which has processed over 200 million claims [47][48] - The healthcare segment is seen as a smaller part of SS&C's overall business but with significant growth potential [56] Margin Expansion and Efficiency - SS&C has historically achieved margin expansion and continues to identify opportunities for improvement through technology deployment [57][59] - The acquisition of Blue Prism has allowed the company to enhance operational efficiency, saving approximately 2,500 positions, which is about 10% of the workforce [58][59] M&A Activity and Future Outlook - SS&C is actively looking for acquisition opportunities that align with its growth strategy, particularly in areas that can enhance its service offerings [79] - The company has announced a stock buyback program, indicating confidence in its stock and future performance [79] Market Opportunities - SS&C sees potential in underserved markets like Australia and the Middle East, where there is a demand for sophisticated technology and services [34][43] - The company is optimistic about expanding its presence in these regions, leveraging its existing expertise and client relationships [35][39] Additional Important Insights - The competitive environment in Australia includes custodial banks and independent firms, with SS&C's combined service and technology offering being a key differentiator [42] - The healthcare technology landscape is characterized by outdated systems, providing SS&C with an opportunity to introduce modern solutions [53][55] - The company emphasizes the importance of providing high-value, mission-critical services, which are less sensitive to pricing pressures from clients [71][72]
Beyond Conversation: Why Documents Transform Natural Language into Code - Filip Kozera
AI Engineer· 2025-06-10 17:30
Hi, I'm Philip and I'm the CEO at Wordware. Today I want to talk to you about what sucks about chatbased interfaces, how documents can actually solve those issues and how do they lead to um background agents that do tasks for you in the or in the background. So firstly, let's start with what are the problems with chatbased systems.When I interact with um cla or open AI, it all seems very affirmal. um I end up often creating workflows for myself using projects or just copy pasting stuff and in that way when ...
Can Snowflake's Gen2 Launch Drive Strong Product Revenue Growth?
ZACKS· 2025-06-10 17:26
Core Insights - Snowflake's data warehouse platform is increasingly adopted by enterprises for scalable, cloud-native infrastructure to manage large data volumes [2] - The launch of Standard Warehouse – Generation 2 (Gen2) enhances analytics performance significantly, with improvements in speed and execution [4] - The company added 451 new customers in Q1 FY26, reflecting a 19% year-over-year increase in total customers [5] Company Performance - Snowflake's product revenues reached $997 million in Q1 FY26, marking a 26% year-over-year growth and surpassing Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.71% [6][12] - Remaining performance obligations increased to $6.7 billion, up 34% year-over-year, indicating strong future revenue potential [12] - The net revenue retention rate stood at 124%, showcasing robust expansion within the existing customer base [5] Competitive Landscape - Snowflake faces significant competition from Amazon and Microsoft, both enhancing their cloud data infrastructure and analytics capabilities [7] - Amazon's advancements through Amazon Redshift and Redshift Serverless cater to the demand for scalable analytics without cluster management [8] - Microsoft's Microsoft Fabric integrates various analytics tools and AI capabilities, positioning it as a strong competitor in the data infrastructure space [9] Stock Performance and Valuation - Snowflake's shares have appreciated 36.5% year-to-date, outperforming the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector and the Zacks Internet Software industry [10] - The stock is trading at a forward 12-month Price/Sales ratio of 14.48X, significantly higher than the industry average of 5.69X [13] - The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2026 earnings is $1.06 per share, reflecting a 27.71% year-over-year increase despite a recent decline of 8.5% over the past 30 days [16]
Giving New Life to Unstructured Data with LLMs and Agents
a16z· 2025-06-10 14:00
So robot body process automation is literally if human had to do something you basically open some browser or whatever take some data put into some other system click some button and all that stuff. So it records that human clicks on that desktop and tries to keep repeating it. So you kind of like get that automated and the hard part that they had is you can't do robotic process for unstructured data because it's not fixed they change it.So anything will be very very brutal. The bet that we are taking is th ...
Virtu Financial and Limina Team Up to Streamline Post-Trade Operations
ZACKS· 2025-06-10 13:51
Key Takeaways VIRT teams up with Limina to enhance post-trade processing via TradeOPS and cloud-based integration. The partnership targets reduced errors, lower compliance costs and broader market reach for VIRT. VIRT saw 39.6% and 23.5% YOY gains in net trading income for market-making and execution services.A global trading technology firm, Virtu Financial Inc. (VIRT) , recently announced a partnership with Limina to provide a smooth, end-to-end trade processing experience to reshape post-trade workflow ...