3 days ago
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Macy's said its "A Bold New Chapter" strategy is driving results, with Reimagine stores posting sales growth in nine of the past 10 quarters, five consecutive quarters of Macy's banner growth and a 10-point improvement in store customer-satisfaction scores.
The Reimagine program now covers about 60% of Macy's stores and 75% of its store business, while Bloomingdale's remains a major growth engine after delivering double-digit growth in each of the final two quarters of 2025.
Macy's raised its full-year EPS outlook to $2.15–$2.35 from $1.90–$2.10, but executives expect a choppy consumer environment and moderating price growth as tariff-related inflation effects fade.
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Macy's said its "A Bold New Chapter" strategy is driving results, with Reimagine stores posting sales growth in nine of the past 10 quarters, five consecutive quarters of Macy's banner growth and a 10-point improvement in store customer-satisfaction scores.
The Reimagine program now covers about 60% of Macy's stores and 75% of its store business, while Bloomingdale's remains a major growth engine after delivering double-digit growth in each of the final two quarters of 2025.
Macy's raised its full-year EPS outlook to $2.15–$2.35 from $1.90–$2.10, but executives expect a choppy consumer environment and moderating price growth as tariff-related inflation effects fade.
SM Energy's Civitas Merger Is Paying Off, But the Stock's Run Raises the Bar
#interested #chapter
4 days ago
GameStop (GME) is a Grapevine, Texas-based specialty retailer operating stores and e-commerce platforms under the GameStop, EB Games, and Micromania banners across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Europe. Once known primarily as a video game and electronics retailer, GameStop has diversified aggressively under Executive Chairman Ryan Cohen, expanding into collectibles, trading cards, pop culture merchandise, and even cryptocurrency and equity investments. The company has become a prominent "meme stock," attracting substantial retail investor attention while pursuing an unconventional capital allocation strategy that includes bitcoin holdings and a sizable equity stake in eBay (EBAY), positioning GameStop as much an investment vehicle as a traditional retailer.
GameStop stock recently traded around $21.15, near the bottom of its 52-week range of $17.79 to $28.10 and below its 200-day moving average. Shares have pulled back significantly from their 2025 meme-stock highs, weighed down by declining video game sales, ongoing store closures, and investor skepticism toward the company's diversification into digital ***** ets and equity investments. The stock did see brief bursts of retail-trader enthusiasm this year, including renewed meme-stock speculation tied to its proposed eBay acquisition, though shares have remained volatile and range-bound as GameStop's core retail business continues shrinking alongside its growing collectibles and investment segments.
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GameStop stock recently traded around $21.15, near the bottom of its 52-week range of $17.79 to $28.10 and below its 200-day moving average. Shares have pulled back significantly from their 2025 meme-stock highs, weighed down by declining video game sales, ongoing store closures, and investor skepticism toward the company's diversification into digital ***** ets and equity investments. The stock did see brief bursts of retail-trader enthusiasm this year, including renewed meme-stock speculation tied to its proposed eBay acquisition, though shares have remained volatile and range-bound as GameStop's core retail business continues shrinking alongside its growing collectibles and investment segments.
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#shares
4 days ago
GameStop (GME) is a Grapevine, Texas-based specialty retailer operating stores and e-commerce platforms under the GameStop, EB Games, and Micromania banners across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Europe. Once known primarily as a video game and electronics retailer, GameStop has diversified aggressively under Executive Chairman Ryan Cohen, expanding into collectibles, trading cards, pop culture merchandise, and even cryptocurrency and equity investments. The company has become a prominent "meme stock," attracting substantial retail investor attention while pursuing an unconventional capital allocation strategy that includes bitcoin holdings and a sizable equity stake in eBay (EBAY), positioning GameStop as much an investment vehicle as a traditional retailer.
GameStop stock recently traded around $21.15, near the bottom of its 52-week range of $17.79 to $28.10 and below its 200-day moving average. Shares have pulled back significantly from their 2025 meme-stock highs, weighed down by declining video game sales, ongoing store closures, and investor skepticism toward the company's diversification into digital **** ets and equity investments. The stock did see brief bursts of retail-trader enthusiasm this year, including renewed meme-stock speculation tied to its proposed eBay acquisition, though shares have remained volatile and range-bound as GameStop's core retail business continues shrinking alongside its growing collectibles and investment segments.
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#Equity
GameStop stock recently traded around $21.15, near the bottom of its 52-week range of $17.79 to $28.10 and below its 200-day moving average. Shares have pulled back significantly from their 2025 meme-stock highs, weighed down by declining video game sales, ongoing store closures, and investor skepticism toward the company's diversification into digital **** ets and equity investments. The stock did see brief bursts of retail-trader enthusiasm this year, including renewed meme-stock speculation tied to its proposed eBay acquisition, though shares have remained volatile and range-bound as GameStop's core retail business continues shrinking alongside its growing collectibles and investment segments.
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#Equity
6 days ago
The Jacksonville Jaguars are hosting a month-long celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month throughout September, launching community outreach programs and student-athlete recognition under the banner "Somos DUUUVAL."
The initiative addresses the growth of the Hispanic and Latino community in Northeast Florida through youth sports, literacy outreach, and leadership initiatives.
Adriel Rocha, the Jaguars vice president of community impact and youth development, emphasized the initiative's focus on community service and culture. "Hispanic Heritage Month is a reminder of the rich culture, contributions and leadership of the Hispanic community and through Somos DUUUVAL, the Jaguars strive to celebrate and strengthen that spirit in Jacksonville," Rocha said. "Through a month-long series of initiatives for the Hispanic community, we are harnessing the power of service to strengthen connections and make a lasting difference in this community."
As part of the initiative, Jaguars PREP, the foundation's youth programming branch, partnered with Ticketmaster and Farah & Farah to host two youth football camps focused on athletics and leadership skills.
Nearly 350 students in third through fifth grades at BridgePrep Academy and Englewood Elementary School are participating.
#hispanic #month #heritage #somos
The initiative addresses the growth of the Hispanic and Latino community in Northeast Florida through youth sports, literacy outreach, and leadership initiatives.
Adriel Rocha, the Jaguars vice president of community impact and youth development, emphasized the initiative's focus on community service and culture. "Hispanic Heritage Month is a reminder of the rich culture, contributions and leadership of the Hispanic community and through Somos DUUUVAL, the Jaguars strive to celebrate and strengthen that spirit in Jacksonville," Rocha said. "Through a month-long series of initiatives for the Hispanic community, we are harnessing the power of service to strengthen connections and make a lasting difference in this community."
As part of the initiative, Jaguars PREP, the foundation's youth programming branch, partnered with Ticketmaster and Farah & Farah to host two youth football camps focused on athletics and leadership skills.
Nearly 350 students in third through fifth grades at BridgePrep Academy and Englewood Elementary School are participating.
#hispanic #month #heritage #somos
6 days ago
On September 10, Shoe Station Group (NASDAQ:SHOE) held its first earnings call under its new name, and the numbers told a story of a company still finding its footing. Second quarter net sales fell 7.2% to $284.3 million from $306.4 million a year earlier, with comparable sales down 7.1%. But buried in the report was a sharper signal: August comparable sales improved to a 2.7% decline, a real jump from the second quarter's pace, and management is pointing to store-by-store product changes as the reason why.
Shoe Station's turnaround argument rests on giving up the idea that every store should look the same. Interim CEO Clifton Sifford said the company had been running nearly identical ***** ortments across its stores even though its two banners serve very different customers, and that approach stopped working. The shift already shows up in the numbers. Once the company localized its athletic ***** ortments ahead of back-to-school, adult athletic sales moved from a low single-digit decline in the second quarter to a low single-digit increase in August.
Running shoes comped positive in both men's and women's categories, and men's work boots, a replenishment category with loyal repeat buyers, grew 2%. Management believes this fall's boot lineup is the best it has fielded in years, heading into what Sifford expects to be a bigger nonathletic fashion cycle. E-commerce sales grew 18.8% even as store traffic fell, and in-store conversion actually improved, evidence that customers who show up are buying; they just are not showing up in the same numbers yet. The company also ended the quarter debt-free with $131.6 million in cash, up $39.7 million from a year ago, giving it room to fund the localized rollout without straining the balance sheet.
The flip side is that the entire second quarter was ugly across the board. Shoe Carnival branded stores, still 63% of revenue, saw sales fall 6.5%, while the newly converted Shoe Station banner dropped 8.4%. Gross profit margin fell 690 basis points to 31.9%, a mix of a promotional footwear market and management's decision to accelerate liquidation of aged inventory, trading margin for cash. That combination cut net income to $6.3 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, down from $19.2 million and $0.70 a year earlier.
Management is not projecting relief anytime soon. Sifford said plainly, "We are not ***** uming the environment improves," and CFO Kerry Jackson noted that gross margins in fiscal August were still running below last year's levels at a pace comparable to the second quarter. Full-year gross margin guidance of 32.5% to 32.7% implies 390 to 410 basis points of compression for the year. Store impairment charges reached $6.7 million on 11 stores year to date, and management has already conceded that the core problem is not price, since conversion rates rose while total customer visits kept falling. That points to a marketing and trust problem rather than a demand problem, and fixing it will take more tha
Shoe Station's turnaround argument rests on giving up the idea that every store should look the same. Interim CEO Clifton Sifford said the company had been running nearly identical ***** ortments across its stores even though its two banners serve very different customers, and that approach stopped working. The shift already shows up in the numbers. Once the company localized its athletic ***** ortments ahead of back-to-school, adult athletic sales moved from a low single-digit decline in the second quarter to a low single-digit increase in August.
Running shoes comped positive in both men's and women's categories, and men's work boots, a replenishment category with loyal repeat buyers, grew 2%. Management believes this fall's boot lineup is the best it has fielded in years, heading into what Sifford expects to be a bigger nonathletic fashion cycle. E-commerce sales grew 18.8% even as store traffic fell, and in-store conversion actually improved, evidence that customers who show up are buying; they just are not showing up in the same numbers yet. The company also ended the quarter debt-free with $131.6 million in cash, up $39.7 million from a year ago, giving it room to fund the localized rollout without straining the balance sheet.
The flip side is that the entire second quarter was ugly across the board. Shoe Carnival branded stores, still 63% of revenue, saw sales fall 6.5%, while the newly converted Shoe Station banner dropped 8.4%. Gross profit margin fell 690 basis points to 31.9%, a mix of a promotional footwear market and management's decision to accelerate liquidation of aged inventory, trading margin for cash. That combination cut net income to $6.3 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, down from $19.2 million and $0.70 a year earlier.
Management is not projecting relief anytime soon. Sifford said plainly, "We are not ***** uming the environment improves," and CFO Kerry Jackson noted that gross margins in fiscal August were still running below last year's levels at a pace comparable to the second quarter. Full-year gross margin guidance of 32.5% to 32.7% implies 390 to 410 basis points of compression for the year. Store impairment charges reached $6.7 million on 11 stores year to date, and management has already conceded that the core problem is not price, since conversion rates rose while total customer visits kept falling. That points to a marketing and trust problem rather than a demand problem, and fixing it will take more tha
8 days ago
The New York Knicks season-opener for the 2026-27 NBA season is proving to be one of the most valuable regular-season games in recent memory.
The Knicks brought the city its first NBA ****** le in 53 years and re-established basketball as a city-wide passion. With a ****** le-defense campaign ahead in the 2026-27 season, the energy is still high.
The Knicks will open the season on October 20 against the Philadelphia 76ers, receiving their championship rings and raising their championship banner into the rafters.
The Knicks opened their season against the Cleveland Cavaliers last season, but this season opener is proving to be more significant, as prices are reportedly up 526% on secondary markets from last season.
"The cheapest seats on the secondary market for the Oct. 20 opening night game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Madison Square Garden cost $1,346 a piece, including fees, according to data company TicketIQ. That is a massive 526% increase from the 2025 home opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers, which had a final get-in price of $215."
#city
The Knicks brought the city its first NBA ****** le in 53 years and re-established basketball as a city-wide passion. With a ****** le-defense campaign ahead in the 2026-27 season, the energy is still high.
The Knicks will open the season on October 20 against the Philadelphia 76ers, receiving their championship rings and raising their championship banner into the rafters.
The Knicks opened their season against the Cleveland Cavaliers last season, but this season opener is proving to be more significant, as prices are reportedly up 526% on secondary markets from last season.
"The cheapest seats on the secondary market for the Oct. 20 opening night game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Madison Square Garden cost $1,346 a piece, including fees, according to data company TicketIQ. That is a massive 526% increase from the 2025 home opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers, which had a final get-in price of $215."
#city
8 days ago
Jai Opetaia put on a clinic on Saturday night.
Heading into his second bout under the Zuffa Boxing banner, Opetaia showed out. The undefeated star defended his Ring Magazine **** le and Zuffa Boxing **** les in a dominating display against a tough veteran. Noel Mikaelyan, his opponent, had his moments and made the fight somewhat competitive, but the Australian upped his gear and was strolling to a decisive victory before landing big in the ninth.
A crafty vet of the boxing world, Mikaelyan was using all of the tools at his disposal to frustrate the champion, but it would be his downfall.
#mikaelyan #saturday #noel
Heading into his second bout under the Zuffa Boxing banner, Opetaia showed out. The undefeated star defended his Ring Magazine **** le and Zuffa Boxing **** les in a dominating display against a tough veteran. Noel Mikaelyan, his opponent, had his moments and made the fight somewhat competitive, but the Australian upped his gear and was strolling to a decisive victory before landing big in the ninth.
A crafty vet of the boxing world, Mikaelyan was using all of the tools at his disposal to frustrate the champion, but it would be his downfall.
#mikaelyan #saturday #noel
8 days ago
Back in the late 70s and early 1980s, my small town had a mom-and-pop convenience store, Paul's Market, as well as one location of a regional chain, Richdale's. It later added a store from a larger chain, White Hen Pantry.
7-Eleven and other large chains existed, but local stores, even one-offs, were common. Now, just over the past few years, a number of bigger players have swallowed up some smaller chains.
The banner retirements are real and named, according to data from NACS Magazine.
GetGo was sold to Circle K, Redwood Markets went to Jacksons (24 stores, California), and Maverick bought the ****** & Go Brand, which included about 400 locations. In all three cases, the name changes were gradual as stores got remodeled, but in the end, the classic names disappeared.
Now, the same thing has happened again as Casey's has begun the process of removing the CEFCO name from the 198 stores it added when it bought the rival chain in 2024.
#store
7-Eleven and other large chains existed, but local stores, even one-offs, were common. Now, just over the past few years, a number of bigger players have swallowed up some smaller chains.
The banner retirements are real and named, according to data from NACS Magazine.
GetGo was sold to Circle K, Redwood Markets went to Jacksons (24 stores, California), and Maverick bought the ****** & Go Brand, which included about 400 locations. In all three cases, the name changes were gradual as stores got remodeled, but in the end, the classic names disappeared.
Now, the same thing has happened again as Casey's has begun the process of removing the CEFCO name from the 198 stores it added when it bought the rival chain in 2024.
#store
9 days ago
Manchester United supporters' group have revealed how they will protest during Sunday's Manchester derby.
The Red Army said there will be no flag display ahead of the game as part of a protest which follows the club's investigation into ticket touting.
United revealed they had banned 685 season tickets following a contentious probe which had been condemned by many, with protests already planned for Sunday afternoon.
The Red Army said they will make their own views known by removing their regular flag display in the Stretford End and replacing it with a single banner above the players' tunnel. It will read: "The way you treat us is a disgrace."
In a statement, the group said: "This isn't a 'TRA' message, it's a message on behalf of every genuine fan group, match-going supporter, supporters' club and fan representative who has either contacted us directly or been negatively impacted by the recent behaviour of the club.
#flag
The Red Army said there will be no flag display ahead of the game as part of a protest which follows the club's investigation into ticket touting.
United revealed they had banned 685 season tickets following a contentious probe which had been condemned by many, with protests already planned for Sunday afternoon.
The Red Army said they will make their own views known by removing their regular flag display in the Stretford End and replacing it with a single banner above the players' tunnel. It will read: "The way you treat us is a disgrace."
In a statement, the group said: "This isn't a 'TRA' message, it's a message on behalf of every genuine fan group, match-going supporter, supporters' club and fan representative who has either contacted us directly or been negatively impacted by the recent behaviour of the club.
#flag
9 days ago
For 23 years, it has been the world's most annoying sports trivia question: Who's the last American man to win a Grand Slam singles ****** le?
Ben Shelton has always been the one with the ability to change it.
No disrespect to any of the others who have carried the red, white and blue banner for more than two decades across the men's tennis tour since Andy Roddick won his US Open ****** le in 2003. John Isner served his way to millions of dollars and a few nice tournament wins. The likes of Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey did the best they could in the Roger Federer/Rafael Nadal/Novak Djokovic era. Taylor Fritz has worked tirelessly to improve his game and continues to be a factor among the best players in the world.
But there is no divine right for any country, even one as big and athletically successful as the USA, to produce Grand Slam champions in a global sport where only a select few are going to rise to the top. It takes everything: Talent, development, the right set of circumstances and maybe a little bit of luck.
And for Shelton, the 23-year old who was born in Atlanta, raised to be an NCAA champion in Gainesville, Fla., and unleashed onto the world stage by a meticulously patient father/coach, only one more match stands in his way of the ultimate American story.
#grand #slam #best #andy
Ben Shelton has always been the one with the ability to change it.
No disrespect to any of the others who have carried the red, white and blue banner for more than two decades across the men's tennis tour since Andy Roddick won his US Open ****** le in 2003. John Isner served his way to millions of dollars and a few nice tournament wins. The likes of Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey did the best they could in the Roger Federer/Rafael Nadal/Novak Djokovic era. Taylor Fritz has worked tirelessly to improve his game and continues to be a factor among the best players in the world.
But there is no divine right for any country, even one as big and athletically successful as the USA, to produce Grand Slam champions in a global sport where only a select few are going to rise to the top. It takes everything: Talent, development, the right set of circumstances and maybe a little bit of luck.
And for Shelton, the 23-year old who was born in Atlanta, raised to be an NCAA champion in Gainesville, Fla., and unleashed onto the world stage by a meticulously patient father/coach, only one more match stands in his way of the ultimate American story.
#grand #slam #best #andy
9 days ago
After a banner week throwing the football, Pieper senior Chase Lyons has been voted the Express-News Athlete of the Week.
The quarterback completed 28 of 38 pass attempts for 305 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Warriors to their first win of the season - a 56-13 rout of Buda Johnson.
The second-year starter repeatedly found receiver Cade Diamond (11 catches, 127 yards, 3 TDs) as the Warriors' passing attack shredded the Jaguars' defense.
Lyons won the weekly fan poll over four fellow finalists to earn Athlete of the Week honors.
Johnson sophomore receiver Braelyn Allen accounted for three touchdowns in the Jaguars' 38-7 road win over then-No. 23 Austin Vandegrift. He caught nine passes for 90 yards and a score and rushed for 22 yards and two scores on two carries and was named Offensive Player of the Week.
#week #jaguars
The quarterback completed 28 of 38 pass attempts for 305 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Warriors to their first win of the season - a 56-13 rout of Buda Johnson.
The second-year starter repeatedly found receiver Cade Diamond (11 catches, 127 yards, 3 TDs) as the Warriors' passing attack shredded the Jaguars' defense.
Lyons won the weekly fan poll over four fellow finalists to earn Athlete of the Week honors.
Johnson sophomore receiver Braelyn Allen accounted for three touchdowns in the Jaguars' 38-7 road win over then-No. 23 Austin Vandegrift. He caught nine passes for 90 yards and a score and rushed for 22 yards and two scores on two carries and was named Offensive Player of the Week.
#week #jaguars
10 days ago
On September 13, 2001, Lillian Garcia stood in the center of a WWE ring — alone — with tens of thousands of eyeballs on her at the Compaq Center in Houston, Texas. Normally the WWE's ring announcer, Garcia had been tasked with a nominal-turned-monumental duty — singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" — two days after the most significant terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
More than 1,600 miles away, in the shadows of the ever-altered New York City skyline, 10-year-old Thea Trinidad watched — as she always did — after experiencing an upheaval most do at some point in their life, but few as suddenly as her.
"That one's specifically always stuck out to me," Trinidad, a former WWE champion who performed under the alias Zelina Vega, tells Uncrowned. "I remember that one specifically, I saw all of the wrestlers get really emotional and seeing Lillian, still I always tell her: 'Yours is still my favorite to hear.'
"It just felt like, in that moment, the thing that I loved most was kind of shining a light on my dad. In a way, it kind of felt like it was just for 9/11, and it felt like it was just for those people. And I think in a weird way, it was important for us to feel that, because everyone else just felt like you were a thing, like a spectacle. You were someone to look at. You almost felt like you were the circus animal, and you were like, 'Oh, look, they dealt with that,' or, 'Oh, look, her dad died.' It just felt like wrestling was the thing that I've always felt seen in."
Thea and her brother Timothy are seen in a photo with their father, Michael. (Photos courtesy of Thea Trinidad)
#thea #lillian
More than 1,600 miles away, in the shadows of the ever-altered New York City skyline, 10-year-old Thea Trinidad watched — as she always did — after experiencing an upheaval most do at some point in their life, but few as suddenly as her.
"That one's specifically always stuck out to me," Trinidad, a former WWE champion who performed under the alias Zelina Vega, tells Uncrowned. "I remember that one specifically, I saw all of the wrestlers get really emotional and seeing Lillian, still I always tell her: 'Yours is still my favorite to hear.'
"It just felt like, in that moment, the thing that I loved most was kind of shining a light on my dad. In a way, it kind of felt like it was just for 9/11, and it felt like it was just for those people. And I think in a weird way, it was important for us to feel that, because everyone else just felt like you were a thing, like a spectacle. You were someone to look at. You almost felt like you were the circus animal, and you were like, 'Oh, look, they dealt with that,' or, 'Oh, look, her dad died.' It just felt like wrestling was the thing that I've always felt seen in."
Thea and her brother Timothy are seen in a photo with their father, Michael. (Photos courtesy of Thea Trinidad)
#thea #lillian
10 days ago
Saturday isn't just another game for the Oregon Ducks. A couple of milestones are attached as the boys in green and white travel down to Stillwater to face the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
For starters, Dan Lanning has something on the line this week against the Cowboys. With a victory, the Ducks' 40-year-old head coach will celebrate his 50th career win at Oregon, which would put him in an elite club in program history.
That milestone may not come with a banner or a trophy, but it puts him in rarefied air in Eugene; the last Oregon coach to cross 50 wins was Mike Bellotti, back in 2001, his seventh year at the helm.
Since Bellotti, coaches like Chip Kelly, Mark Helfrich, Willie Taggart, and Mario Cristobal have all fallen short of the mark that Lanning is about to hit in his fifth season. In Oregon history, only three other coaches have crossed the 50-win mark: Bellotti, Rich Brooks, and Len Casanova.
Chip Kelly notably had 46 wins in four seasons as the Ducks' head coach.
#chip
For starters, Dan Lanning has something on the line this week against the Cowboys. With a victory, the Ducks' 40-year-old head coach will celebrate his 50th career win at Oregon, which would put him in an elite club in program history.
That milestone may not come with a banner or a trophy, but it puts him in rarefied air in Eugene; the last Oregon coach to cross 50 wins was Mike Bellotti, back in 2001, his seventh year at the helm.
Since Bellotti, coaches like Chip Kelly, Mark Helfrich, Willie Taggart, and Mario Cristobal have all fallen short of the mark that Lanning is about to hit in his fifth season. In Oregon history, only three other coaches have crossed the 50-win mark: Bellotti, Rich Brooks, and Len Casanova.
Chip Kelly notably had 46 wins in four seasons as the Ducks' head coach.
#chip
13 days ago
VadimNemkov will defend his Professional Fighters League heavyweight championship againstSergeyBilostenniy in November.
The promotion recently announced that former Bellatorchamp Nemkov (20-2) will meet the No. 3-ranked Bilostenniy (15-4)in the main event of PFL Dubai on Nov. 14 at Coca-Cola Arena.
Nemkov, a protégé of FedorEmelianenko, moved up to heavyweight in 2024 and captured PFLgold last December.
Bilostenniy is 4-1 in the PFL and has earned notable finishes overKarlWilliams, TyrellFortune and former PFL champion RenanFerreira. Like Nemkov, he trains under the Team Fedor bannerand has previously shared training camps with the champion.
This marks the first PFL main event in Dubai since the promotion'smerger with Most Valuable Promotions.
"Dubai has become a special city for PFL and the site of someunforgettable moments in our history," PFL CEO John Martin said ina press release. "Both fighters have roots in Team Fedor andrepresent the next generation of Russia's storied heavyweighttradition and now they'll meet to determine who sits atop one ofthe most prestigious divisions in combat sports."
#nemkov #team #former #main
The promotion recently announced that former Bellatorchamp Nemkov (20-2) will meet the No. 3-ranked Bilostenniy (15-4)in the main event of PFL Dubai on Nov. 14 at Coca-Cola Arena.
Nemkov, a protégé of FedorEmelianenko, moved up to heavyweight in 2024 and captured PFLgold last December.
Bilostenniy is 4-1 in the PFL and has earned notable finishes overKarlWilliams, TyrellFortune and former PFL champion RenanFerreira. Like Nemkov, he trains under the Team Fedor bannerand has previously shared training camps with the champion.
This marks the first PFL main event in Dubai since the promotion'smerger with Most Valuable Promotions.
"Dubai has become a special city for PFL and the site of someunforgettable moments in our history," PFL CEO John Martin said ina press release. "Both fighters have roots in Team Fedor andrepresent the next generation of Russia's storied heavyweighttradition and now they'll meet to determine who sits atop one ofthe most prestigious divisions in combat sports."
#nemkov #team #former #main
14 days ago
Paddy Pimblett has opened up about rumors of him facing Ilia Topuria next.
It took just 52 seconds for Paddy 'The Baddy' to catch Benoit Saint Denis in a choke and render him unconscious. Arguably his greatest display inside the octagon against one of the division's elite, the Brit has been in limbo since July. No fight announcement, and reportedly no talks have taken place since the 28-year-old's showstopping performance in Las Vegas.
While comfortable enjoying life away from the octagon, Paddy Pimblett has **** le aspirations and is seeking the ultimate success under the UFC banner. Likely one fight away from another chance to achieve his dreams, Pimblett has been rumored to face long-term rival Ilia Topuria next.
A win in that fight would undoubtedly earn him a shot at the lightweight throne, but is the fight happening? According to Pimblett, no talks have taken place regarding any future opponents.
"I'd love to smash his head in, lad," Pimblett said about Topuria. "But we need to wait and see… Nothing [has been discussed] yet. No one's spoken to me about it, so we'll see what happens."
#topuria #next
It took just 52 seconds for Paddy 'The Baddy' to catch Benoit Saint Denis in a choke and render him unconscious. Arguably his greatest display inside the octagon against one of the division's elite, the Brit has been in limbo since July. No fight announcement, and reportedly no talks have taken place since the 28-year-old's showstopping performance in Las Vegas.
While comfortable enjoying life away from the octagon, Paddy Pimblett has **** le aspirations and is seeking the ultimate success under the UFC banner. Likely one fight away from another chance to achieve his dreams, Pimblett has been rumored to face long-term rival Ilia Topuria next.
A win in that fight would undoubtedly earn him a shot at the lightweight throne, but is the fight happening? According to Pimblett, no talks have taken place regarding any future opponents.
"I'd love to smash his head in, lad," Pimblett said about Topuria. "But we need to wait and see… Nothing [has been discussed] yet. No one's spoken to me about it, so we'll see what happens."
#topuria #next
14 days ago
Former UFC contender Tony Ferguson returns to the boxing ring Sept. 26 on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs. "Deen The Great."
Ferguson will take on former professional soccer player Kenzo Biyong in a five-round boxing match for Misfits Boxing at James L. Knight Center in Miami.
Ferguson, 42, is 2-0 under the Misfits banner with one pro win and one exhibition win. He hasn't competed in striking competition since December when he beat Warren Spencer by unanimous decision. Prior to that, he defeated Nathaniel Bustamante, also known as "Salt Papi," by third-round TKO stoppage.
Since those boxing bouts, Ferguson took a wrestling match for RAF, which he lost to Arman Tsarukyan by technical fall.
Biyong, 28, has dabbled in combat sports before, though this will be his first outing involving striking. In April, he competed at UFC BJJ 7 and was quickly submitted by Raphael Ferreira.
#boxing #competed
Ferguson will take on former professional soccer player Kenzo Biyong in a five-round boxing match for Misfits Boxing at James L. Knight Center in Miami.
Ferguson, 42, is 2-0 under the Misfits banner with one pro win and one exhibition win. He hasn't competed in striking competition since December when he beat Warren Spencer by unanimous decision. Prior to that, he defeated Nathaniel Bustamante, also known as "Salt Papi," by third-round TKO stoppage.
Since those boxing bouts, Ferguson took a wrestling match for RAF, which he lost to Arman Tsarukyan by technical fall.
Biyong, 28, has dabbled in combat sports before, though this will be his first outing involving striking. In April, he competed at UFC BJJ 7 and was quickly submitted by Raphael Ferreira.
#boxing #competed
15 days ago
BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana football team is long past celebrating last year's national ******* le win.
Ahead of a 52-16 win over North Texas on Saturday, the No, 6 Hoosiers (1-0) debuted a 2025 championship banner in the south end zone of Memorial Stadium. The sold out crowd broke into a sing-a-long to Queen's "We Are The Champions" when the signage was unveiled.
Indiana players were in the locker room as the scene unfolded, but none of them gave the banner much thought upon entering the field.
"I just didn't really notice it," Indiana linebacker Isaiah Jones said. "It's cool to have that up there, but that's last year. We're trying to put another team together that's going to go out there and compete."
More: Indiana football QB Josh Hoover puts toughness on display in ******* debut
#Football #long #ahead #north
Ahead of a 52-16 win over North Texas on Saturday, the No, 6 Hoosiers (1-0) debuted a 2025 championship banner in the south end zone of Memorial Stadium. The sold out crowd broke into a sing-a-long to Queen's "We Are The Champions" when the signage was unveiled.
Indiana players were in the locker room as the scene unfolded, but none of them gave the banner much thought upon entering the field.
"I just didn't really notice it," Indiana linebacker Isaiah Jones said. "It's cool to have that up there, but that's last year. We're trying to put another team together that's going to go out there and compete."
More: Indiana football QB Josh Hoover puts toughness on display in ******* debut
#Football #long #ahead #north
15 days ago
The North Texas Mean Green were ransacked by the transfer portal harder than almost any other college football program. After losing head coach Eric Morris to Oklahoma State, North Texas lost nearly the entirety of its production from a 12-2 team, including the nation's leading passer Drew Mestemaker and rushing touchdowns leader Caleb Hawkins.
Head coach Neal Brown, formerly of Troy and West Virginia, was tasked with reassembling a roster in Denton, TX. North Texas was one of two FBS teams returning zero starters, and instead, it brought 70 newcomers in attempt to recapture the magic of 2025.
However, the newcomer laden roster faced the ultimate test out of the gate. North Texas' first challenge was a road matchup at Indiana, immediately after the Hoosiers their 2025 National Championship banner. Indiana hadn't lost a game since 2024, and the Hoosiers' FBS-best 16-game win streak extended to 17 against the Mean Green. The reigning champions left no question in a 52-16 domination in Bloomington, IN.
Indiana made efficient work of North Texas, scoring seven touchdowns and notching one field goal on nine total possessions. TCU transfer quarterback Josh Hoover, called upon to replace Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, collected more touchdowns (4) than incompletions (3) in a 13-of-16, 231-yard passing performance. Wide receiver Charlie Becker recorded a team-high 64 receiving yards and two touchowns in the Hoosiers' third-straight season opener win under Curt Cignetti.
North Texas also debuted a transfer quarterback, bringing UCF transfer Tayven Jackson to campus this offseason. But before spending 2025 as UCF's primary starter, Jackson played two seasons at Indiana and logged six starts. Saturday marked a homecoming for the Greenwood, IN native, who registered 192 passing yards on a 22-of-28 showing. Jackson briefly exited the game with a lower-body injury, causing East Carolina transfer Chaston Ditta to take over, but he ultimately returned and finished the day for the Mean Green.
#north #texas #indiana
Head coach Neal Brown, formerly of Troy and West Virginia, was tasked with reassembling a roster in Denton, TX. North Texas was one of two FBS teams returning zero starters, and instead, it brought 70 newcomers in attempt to recapture the magic of 2025.
However, the newcomer laden roster faced the ultimate test out of the gate. North Texas' first challenge was a road matchup at Indiana, immediately after the Hoosiers their 2025 National Championship banner. Indiana hadn't lost a game since 2024, and the Hoosiers' FBS-best 16-game win streak extended to 17 against the Mean Green. The reigning champions left no question in a 52-16 domination in Bloomington, IN.
Indiana made efficient work of North Texas, scoring seven touchdowns and notching one field goal on nine total possessions. TCU transfer quarterback Josh Hoover, called upon to replace Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, collected more touchdowns (4) than incompletions (3) in a 13-of-16, 231-yard passing performance. Wide receiver Charlie Becker recorded a team-high 64 receiving yards and two touchowns in the Hoosiers' third-straight season opener win under Curt Cignetti.
North Texas also debuted a transfer quarterback, bringing UCF transfer Tayven Jackson to campus this offseason. But before spending 2025 as UCF's primary starter, Jackson played two seasons at Indiana and logged six starts. Saturday marked a homecoming for the Greenwood, IN native, who registered 192 passing yards on a 22-of-28 showing. Jackson briefly exited the game with a lower-body injury, causing East Carolina transfer Chaston Ditta to take over, but he ultimately returned and finished the day for the Mean Green.
#north #texas #indiana
15 days ago
LeBron James teased a coming partnership with Polymarket on Saturday, becoming the latest name on a growing list of celebrities getting into business with the controversial prediction market industry.
"Welcome to Polymarket HQ. Coming soon," wrote James, captioning a 14-second video social media video that depicts him in an office elevator with floors labeled with names like "politics," "crypto," "culture" and "weather." The video ends with James smiling as he exits on the "sports" floor.
No other information about James' partnership with Polymarket has been disclosed, though the Athletic reports that it received a release from the platform saying more announcements will come Tuesday.
The partnership makes James the latest celebrity to tie themselves to the prediction market industry. The four-time NBA champion and founder of the SpringHill Company production banner, who is entering a record 24th season in the league, would be the first NBA athlete to sign a partnership with Polymarket. However, former champion and newly minted Miami Heat star Giannis Antetokounmpo announced a direct investment in rival platform Kalshi back in February. Additionally, tennis star Maria Sharapova and soccer legend Lionel Messi have both signed deals with Polymarket and Kalshi, respectively.
Prediction markets have looked to expand their profile outside of sports as well. In June, Timothée Chalamet was featured in a one-minute ad for Kalshi. Back in January, the Golden Globes broadcast featured an on-air partnership with Polymarket, displaying win probabilities for nominees that users could buy and sell predictions for and against on the platform.
#polymarket
"Welcome to Polymarket HQ. Coming soon," wrote James, captioning a 14-second video social media video that depicts him in an office elevator with floors labeled with names like "politics," "crypto," "culture" and "weather." The video ends with James smiling as he exits on the "sports" floor.
No other information about James' partnership with Polymarket has been disclosed, though the Athletic reports that it received a release from the platform saying more announcements will come Tuesday.
The partnership makes James the latest celebrity to tie themselves to the prediction market industry. The four-time NBA champion and founder of the SpringHill Company production banner, who is entering a record 24th season in the league, would be the first NBA athlete to sign a partnership with Polymarket. However, former champion and newly minted Miami Heat star Giannis Antetokounmpo announced a direct investment in rival platform Kalshi back in February. Additionally, tennis star Maria Sharapova and soccer legend Lionel Messi have both signed deals with Polymarket and Kalshi, respectively.
Prediction markets have looked to expand their profile outside of sports as well. In June, Timothée Chalamet was featured in a one-minute ad for Kalshi. Back in January, the Golden Globes broadcast featured an on-air partnership with Polymarket, displaying win probabilities for nominees that users could buy and sell predictions for and against on the platform.
#polymarket
15 days ago
A clash of former UFC champions on the RAF mats didn't last long.
In the main event of RAF Moscow, former UFC middleweight champ Khamzat Chimaev took on former UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley. The event took place at Arena Mytishchi in Moscow, Russia – the first RAF show in the country. Chimaev and Woodley competed in a catchweight match at 195 pounds.
Chimaev jumped out to a 2-0 lead, and then got a body lock takedown on Woodley, pinning his back flat onto the canvas with 26 seconds remaining in the opening period.
Check out video of the pin in the video below:
Chimaev improves to 2-0 under the RAF banner, following a pinfall victory over Dillon Danis at RAF 10 in June. Woodley won his RAF debut against Joaquin Buckley at RAF 12 on Aug. 22, and now falls to .500 in the wrestling promotion.
#chimaev #khamzat
In the main event of RAF Moscow, former UFC middleweight champ Khamzat Chimaev took on former UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley. The event took place at Arena Mytishchi in Moscow, Russia – the first RAF show in the country. Chimaev and Woodley competed in a catchweight match at 195 pounds.
Chimaev jumped out to a 2-0 lead, and then got a body lock takedown on Woodley, pinning his back flat onto the canvas with 26 seconds remaining in the opening period.
Check out video of the pin in the video below:
Chimaev improves to 2-0 under the RAF banner, following a pinfall victory over Dillon Danis at RAF 10 in June. Woodley won his RAF debut against Joaquin Buckley at RAF 12 on Aug. 22, and now falls to .500 in the wrestling promotion.
#chimaev #khamzat
17 days ago
A banner flew over Paramount Studios that read, "Ellison is Trump's b----."
David Ellison, the CEO of Paramount Skydance, has courted controversy for leading the attempted takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Ellison has denied reports that he **** ured Donald Trump he would tweak CNN to the president's liking should he gain control over the news network via the merger.
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison can't even look up to the heavens to escape criticism.
The embattled head of the media conglomerate was the subject of a vulgar message that was printed in capital letters and flown over Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Thursday. "Ellison is Trump's b----!" read the message on a banner that a plane dragged back and forth across the airspace over the movie studio.
#message
David Ellison, the CEO of Paramount Skydance, has courted controversy for leading the attempted takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Ellison has denied reports that he **** ured Donald Trump he would tweak CNN to the president's liking should he gain control over the news network via the merger.
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison can't even look up to the heavens to escape criticism.
The embattled head of the media conglomerate was the subject of a vulgar message that was printed in capital letters and flown over Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Thursday. "Ellison is Trump's b----!" read the message on a banner that a plane dragged back and forth across the airspace over the movie studio.
#message
18 days ago
A major grocery chain continues to reduce its store footprint, with another location set to close in a key U.S. market.
The latest shutdown will eliminate one of the city's two remaining stores operated under the chain's banner, leaving shoppers with fewer options for groceries, pharmacy services, and other everyday essentials.
The closure will affect about 100 unionized workers and comes as the company's parent works to streamline its operations and reassess parts of its store portfolio.
Founded in 1922 in Portland, Oregon, by its namesake, the Fred Meyer grocery store chain was among the first to pioneer the one-stop-shop format. The Kroger Co. (KR) acquired Fred Meyer in 1999 and operates the banner alongside other brands.
Fred Meyer is closing its James Center store at 6901 S. 19th St. in Tacoma, Washington. The store is expected to remain open until Jan. 30, 2027, and approximately 100 unionized workers will be affected.
#grocery #banner #workers #portland
The latest shutdown will eliminate one of the city's two remaining stores operated under the chain's banner, leaving shoppers with fewer options for groceries, pharmacy services, and other everyday essentials.
The closure will affect about 100 unionized workers and comes as the company's parent works to streamline its operations and reassess parts of its store portfolio.
Founded in 1922 in Portland, Oregon, by its namesake, the Fred Meyer grocery store chain was among the first to pioneer the one-stop-shop format. The Kroger Co. (KR) acquired Fred Meyer in 1999 and operates the banner alongside other brands.
Fred Meyer is closing its James Center store at 6901 S. 19th St. in Tacoma, Washington. The store is expected to remain open until Jan. 30, 2027, and approximately 100 unionized workers will be affected.
#grocery #banner #workers #portland
18 days ago
The Seattle Seahawks will officially be under new ownership for next Wednesday's season-opener against the New England Patriots.
In a repeat of the Super Bowl from earlier in the year, the Seahawks will be unveiling their champions banner and their new owners.
However, the game at Lumen Field could also provide Jody Allen with one final opportunity to bid farewell to the fans.
The Allen family enjoyed an extremely successful stint in the Pacific Northwest, having guided the Seahawks to two Super Bowl victories.
Although the Khoslas are now officially in place as the new owners, Vinod Khosla has opened the door to Allen making a return just days after the takeover was confirmed.
#owners #england
In a repeat of the Super Bowl from earlier in the year, the Seahawks will be unveiling their champions banner and their new owners.
However, the game at Lumen Field could also provide Jody Allen with one final opportunity to bid farewell to the fans.
The Allen family enjoyed an extremely successful stint in the Pacific Northwest, having guided the Seahawks to two Super Bowl victories.
Although the Khoslas are now officially in place as the new owners, Vinod Khosla has opened the door to Allen making a return just days after the takeover was confirmed.
#owners #england
19 days ago
Missouri Tigers football is just two days away from kicking off its 2026 season, and that means Tiger Talk is also back at Harpo's in Columbia.
Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and team captains Dominick Giudice and Santana Banner sat down with Mike Kelly to talk the team's season opener coming up Thursday against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Here's what they had to say about the 135th team in program history:
On the anticipation of the season opener: "Really looking forward to Thursday night: that new north end zone, and just the excitement that's been building for us to be sold out again. And 'Kickoff in CoMo', what a cool tradition that we've developed here at the University of Missouri."
On the weather expected Thursday (projected temp at kickoff is 92 degrees): "Advantage us. We're ready for the weather: our guys have practiced in it, our guys have attacked it. We'll be hydrated. It's football season, it's time to play. And I know fans, you're going to need to make sure you hydrate, take care of yourself, and don't peak too soon with the alcohol. It's going to be a great night; don't let that weather affect you."
On the team's fall camp: "I was very impressed with the way our guys handled themselves throughout camp. I was impressed with how physically demanding we were able to make it on them, while also keeping our guys relatively healthy and pushing us to the point of, I think, being prepared and ready for the opportunity."
#kickoff #Football
Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and team captains Dominick Giudice and Santana Banner sat down with Mike Kelly to talk the team's season opener coming up Thursday against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Here's what they had to say about the 135th team in program history:
On the anticipation of the season opener: "Really looking forward to Thursday night: that new north end zone, and just the excitement that's been building for us to be sold out again. And 'Kickoff in CoMo', what a cool tradition that we've developed here at the University of Missouri."
On the weather expected Thursday (projected temp at kickoff is 92 degrees): "Advantage us. We're ready for the weather: our guys have practiced in it, our guys have attacked it. We'll be hydrated. It's football season, it's time to play. And I know fans, you're going to need to make sure you hydrate, take care of yourself, and don't peak too soon with the alcohol. It's going to be a great night; don't let that weather affect you."
On the team's fall camp: "I was very impressed with the way our guys handled themselves throughout camp. I was impressed with how physically demanding we were able to make it on them, while also keeping our guys relatively healthy and pushing us to the point of, I think, being prepared and ready for the opportunity."
#kickoff #Football
19 days ago
After a banner second quarter earnings season helped push stocks to new highs this summer, there is a new combination at play that could aid the bull run going into the fall — provided oil prices don't explode above $100 a barrel and a hawkish Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh doesn't begin a rate-hiking cycle.
The next stock catalyst is the one-two punch of rising ***** yst profit estimates and fewer estimate cuts.
Earnings are bucking the seasonal revision trend and continuing to inflect upward, Evercore ISI strategist Julian Emanuel pointed out in a new note (see the chart below).
What's more, estimates for the median stock in the S&P 500 (^GSPC) have risen across top-line growth, bottom-line earnings, and free cash flow returns.
"We are living in extraordinary times," Emanuel wrote.
#Stock
The next stock catalyst is the one-two punch of rising ***** yst profit estimates and fewer estimate cuts.
Earnings are bucking the seasonal revision trend and continuing to inflect upward, Evercore ISI strategist Julian Emanuel pointed out in a new note (see the chart below).
What's more, estimates for the median stock in the S&P 500 (^GSPC) have risen across top-line growth, bottom-line earnings, and free cash flow returns.
"We are living in extraordinary times," Emanuel wrote.
#Stock
20 days ago
The Seattle Seahawks have done what they were required to do at the end of preseason: form a 53-man roster and a practice squad.
There will undoubtedly be a slew of activity from now until the day before Seattle's opening night game against the New England Patriots on Sept. 9, so what you see right now is almost certainly not what you're going to see come Super Bowl banner raising night at Lumen Field. We still, ultimately, have a lot to talk about when it comes to Seattle's roster decisions.
The initial 53-man roster didn't feature too many shock moves, particularly when the Seahawks retained so many of their players from last season. Maybe there was a minor shock when the Seahawks used some 2027 draft capital to get Avery Smith from the Los Angeles Chargers, signifying yet another move focused on finding the right depth at cornerback. There was no need to fret, for example, about cornerback Trevon Diggs being released when he was destined for the 17-man practice squad, which may have yielded more eyebrow raisers.
None of Cody White, Jamie Sheriff, Noah Igbinoghene, D'Anthony Bell, or Jalan Gaines made Seattle's initial practice squad. We know what White won't be back after he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad, but we're still TBD on whether any of those players makes their way back to Seattle any time soon.
To recap and ****** yze all of the big moves the Seahawks made over the weekend, join myself and The Hawks Eye Podcast host (and Field Gulls staffer!) Bryce Coutts at a little after 6:35 pm PT for our roster and practice squad breakdowns in the first Seahawks Aftermath of the season. If you don't catch us live, this podcast will be available for replay whenever we're off the air, which is ideally in about an hour or less. You can tell us your biggest takeaways and thoughts either in the comments section or in the YouTube live chat function!
#seahawks #Seattle #right
There will undoubtedly be a slew of activity from now until the day before Seattle's opening night game against the New England Patriots on Sept. 9, so what you see right now is almost certainly not what you're going to see come Super Bowl banner raising night at Lumen Field. We still, ultimately, have a lot to talk about when it comes to Seattle's roster decisions.
The initial 53-man roster didn't feature too many shock moves, particularly when the Seahawks retained so many of their players from last season. Maybe there was a minor shock when the Seahawks used some 2027 draft capital to get Avery Smith from the Los Angeles Chargers, signifying yet another move focused on finding the right depth at cornerback. There was no need to fret, for example, about cornerback Trevon Diggs being released when he was destined for the 17-man practice squad, which may have yielded more eyebrow raisers.
None of Cody White, Jamie Sheriff, Noah Igbinoghene, D'Anthony Bell, or Jalan Gaines made Seattle's initial practice squad. We know what White won't be back after he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad, but we're still TBD on whether any of those players makes their way back to Seattle any time soon.
To recap and ****** yze all of the big moves the Seahawks made over the weekend, join myself and The Hawks Eye Podcast host (and Field Gulls staffer!) Bryce Coutts at a little after 6:35 pm PT for our roster and practice squad breakdowns in the first Seahawks Aftermath of the season. If you don't catch us live, this podcast will be available for replay whenever we're off the air, which is ideally in about an hour or less. You can tell us your biggest takeaways and thoughts either in the comments section or in the YouTube live chat function!
#seahawks #Seattle #right
20 days ago
Nvidia (NVDA) posted a banner quarter on Wednesday that sent a clear message to Wall Street: AI demand is still hot, no matter the doubters.
And yet, shares in Marvell Technology (MRVL) — another major chip designer — plunged after its own strong earnings report.
The tech trade, strategists told Yahoo Finance, isn't as simple as it once was.
Take software, for example. After spending much of 2026 getting hammered by investors, software stocks came roaring back over the past week as the narrative turned away from redundancy and toward resilience.
"This earnings season has caused investors to look at the issue of potential AI disruption in software in a little bit more of a nuanced fashion," Steve Koenig, Macquarie US head of software and services research, told Yahoo Finance.
#software #nvda
And yet, shares in Marvell Technology (MRVL) — another major chip designer — plunged after its own strong earnings report.
The tech trade, strategists told Yahoo Finance, isn't as simple as it once was.
Take software, for example. After spending much of 2026 getting hammered by investors, software stocks came roaring back over the past week as the narrative turned away from redundancy and toward resilience.
"This earnings season has caused investors to look at the issue of potential AI disruption in software in a little bit more of a nuanced fashion," Steve Koenig, Macquarie US head of software and services research, told Yahoo Finance.
#software #nvda
21 days ago
On August 28, Miniso Group Holding Limited (NYSE:MNSO) held its interim earnings call, and the numbers told two very different stories under one roof. In China, the company posted its fastest first-half growth in three years, built on a membership base that just crossed 130 million people. Overseas, the picture looked rougher, with profit contribution shrinking to a fraction of what it was three years earlier. Investors now have to weigh a booming home market against a global expansion still finding its footing.
Miniso's China business grew revenue 26.2% in the first half of 2026, a pace management called its fastest in three years and one that dwarfed the 1.3% growth in the country's broader retail sales over the same stretch. That gap matters because it points to market share gains rather than a rising tide lifting all boats. Behind the growth sits a membership program that reached 130 million people in China as of June 30, up 31% year over year and an all-time high. Members are no longer a side benefit either. Their spending accounted for 77% of total China sales in the first half, up sharply from 60% a year earlier, giving the company a more predictable base of demand to build on.
The company's push into proprietary intellectual property adds another layer to that story. Its YOYO brand, launched just over a year ago, has expanded into 53 countries and generated close to RMB 500 million in revenue during the first half, including a collaboration tied to Disney's Toy Story 5. MINISO said it hit its company-wide target of RMB 1 billion in proprietary IP sales by the end of July, weeks ahead of the original year-end schedule. The payoff shows up in loyalty too. Members acquired in 2025 through IP products were retained at a rate 80% higher than non-IP members in the first half of 2026, and they purchased twice as often. TOP TOY, the company's separate collectibles brand, grew revenue 32.7% over the same period, adding another growth lever beyond the core Miniso banner.
The costs of that expansion are showing up on the bottom line. Adjusted operating profit fell 6% year over year to RMB 1.49 billion in the first half, a decline management tied to a structural shift toward directly operated stores and away from higher-margin distributor revenue. Selling expenses climbed to 25.8% of revenue from 23.1% a year earlier, driven largely by higher rent and depreciation tied to those company-run locations. Adjusted net profit, excluding foreign exchange effects, slipped 1.7% to RMB 1.22 billion even as the top line grew by double digits.
#year #members
Miniso's China business grew revenue 26.2% in the first half of 2026, a pace management called its fastest in three years and one that dwarfed the 1.3% growth in the country's broader retail sales over the same stretch. That gap matters because it points to market share gains rather than a rising tide lifting all boats. Behind the growth sits a membership program that reached 130 million people in China as of June 30, up 31% year over year and an all-time high. Members are no longer a side benefit either. Their spending accounted for 77% of total China sales in the first half, up sharply from 60% a year earlier, giving the company a more predictable base of demand to build on.
The company's push into proprietary intellectual property adds another layer to that story. Its YOYO brand, launched just over a year ago, has expanded into 53 countries and generated close to RMB 500 million in revenue during the first half, including a collaboration tied to Disney's Toy Story 5. MINISO said it hit its company-wide target of RMB 1 billion in proprietary IP sales by the end of July, weeks ahead of the original year-end schedule. The payoff shows up in loyalty too. Members acquired in 2025 through IP products were retained at a rate 80% higher than non-IP members in the first half of 2026, and they purchased twice as often. TOP TOY, the company's separate collectibles brand, grew revenue 32.7% over the same period, adding another growth lever beyond the core Miniso banner.
The costs of that expansion are showing up on the bottom line. Adjusted operating profit fell 6% year over year to RMB 1.49 billion in the first half, a decline management tied to a structural shift toward directly operated stores and away from higher-margin distributor revenue. Selling expenses climbed to 25.8% of revenue from 23.1% a year earlier, driven largely by higher rent and depreciation tied to those company-run locations. Adjusted net profit, excluding foreign exchange effects, slipped 1.7% to RMB 1.22 billion even as the top line grew by double digits.
#year #members
22 days ago
Celtic fans banner marking poor European performances displayed by the Green Brigade. Celtic v Falkirk, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park – 29 August 2026 Photo Stuart Wallace Shutterstock/IMAGO
After the disastrous defeat in Linz on Tuesday evening, we returned to Celtic Park to face Falkirk on domestic duty.
While the crowd was fully behind the manager and his players, the Celtic board were quite rightly taken to task by the Green Brigade who captured the overall feeling of the entire support, as they highlighted their anger at the Celtic Park hierarchy for another costly calamity in the Champions League.
Our crushing defeat to LASK wasn't only a major embarrassment after being four goals ahead, it also meant missing out on a potential £40 million payday, and the chance to once again compete with Europe's elite.
Brian Wilson, Dermot Desmond and Michael Nicholson overseeing 2 x £40m Champions League misses…
#green #league #defeat
After the disastrous defeat in Linz on Tuesday evening, we returned to Celtic Park to face Falkirk on domestic duty.
While the crowd was fully behind the manager and his players, the Celtic board were quite rightly taken to task by the Green Brigade who captured the overall feeling of the entire support, as they highlighted their anger at the Celtic Park hierarchy for another costly calamity in the Champions League.
Our crushing defeat to LASK wasn't only a major embarrassment after being four goals ahead, it also meant missing out on a potential £40 million payday, and the chance to once again compete with Europe's elite.
Brian Wilson, Dermot Desmond and Michael Nicholson overseeing 2 x £40m Champions League misses…
#green #league #defeat
23 days ago
On August 19, The TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) reported second-quarter results that beat its own plan, even though its largest division could not keep pace with the rest of the business. Consolidated comparable sales rose 4%, adjusted earnings per share climbed 11% to $1.22, and management raised its full-year profit outlook. The catch is that Marmaxx, the TJ Maxx and Marshalls business that generates the bulk of TJX's revenue, grew comparable sales just 1%. Everything else in the portfolio ran hot enough to cover for it.
HomeGoods was the standout, with comparable sales jumping 7% on a higher average basket and more shoppers walking through the door at both the HomeGoods and Homesense banners. Segment profit margin there widened 240 basis points to 12.4%, helped by top-line growth and lower tariff costs. Management pointed to a year-round gifting push at HomeGoods as a way to keep the home category relevant between major holidays. TJX Canada and TJX International were just as strong, posting comparable sales growth of 6% and 7%. International margin expanded 210 basis points to 7.3% on a constant currency basis, and executives described customer response to the company's second TK Maxx store in Spain in glowing terms.
Behind all of it sits a sourcing network of roughly 21,000 vendors that management says keeps merchandise flowing faster than the company can buy it. That confidence showed up in TJX's growth plans: the company lifted its long-term store target by 500 locations to 7,500 and said it will accelerate new store openings to a 4% pace starting next year. Shareholders also got $1.3 billion back in the quarter, split between $798 million in buybacks and $529 million in dividends.
Marmaxx is where the story gets complicated. Comparable sales rose just 1%, entirely from a bigger average basket, while the number of transactions actually slipped. CEO Ernie Herrman was direct about the cause, saying the company "could have executed our store mix better" by not always having the right goods in the right stores at the right time. Segment profit margin held flat at 14.2%, and adjusted SG&A crept up 20 basis points companywide on higher store wage and payroll costs.
Management expects added pressure into the third quarter, pointing to higher fuel rates in the back half that are set to weigh on gross margin. Freight costs carry their own separate strain too, tied to a shrinking pool of new truck drivers entering the industry. Third quarter earnings guidance reflects some of that caution, with adjusted EPS projected at just $1.30 to $1.32, only 2% to 3% growth versus a year earlier. Inventory also grew faster than the store base, up 7% year over year heading into the fall and holiday season, meaning the company is betting heavily that Marmaxx's self-inflicted problems get fixed before that merchandise needs to move.
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HomeGoods was the standout, with comparable sales jumping 7% on a higher average basket and more shoppers walking through the door at both the HomeGoods and Homesense banners. Segment profit margin there widened 240 basis points to 12.4%, helped by top-line growth and lower tariff costs. Management pointed to a year-round gifting push at HomeGoods as a way to keep the home category relevant between major holidays. TJX Canada and TJX International were just as strong, posting comparable sales growth of 6% and 7%. International margin expanded 210 basis points to 7.3% on a constant currency basis, and executives described customer response to the company's second TK Maxx store in Spain in glowing terms.
Behind all of it sits a sourcing network of roughly 21,000 vendors that management says keeps merchandise flowing faster than the company can buy it. That confidence showed up in TJX's growth plans: the company lifted its long-term store target by 500 locations to 7,500 and said it will accelerate new store openings to a 4% pace starting next year. Shareholders also got $1.3 billion back in the quarter, split between $798 million in buybacks and $529 million in dividends.
Marmaxx is where the story gets complicated. Comparable sales rose just 1%, entirely from a bigger average basket, while the number of transactions actually slipped. CEO Ernie Herrman was direct about the cause, saying the company "could have executed our store mix better" by not always having the right goods in the right stores at the right time. Segment profit margin held flat at 14.2%, and adjusted SG&A crept up 20 basis points companywide on higher store wage and payroll costs.
Management expects added pressure into the third quarter, pointing to higher fuel rates in the back half that are set to weigh on gross margin. Freight costs carry their own separate strain too, tied to a shrinking pool of new truck drivers entering the industry. Third quarter earnings guidance reflects some of that caution, with adjusted EPS projected at just $1.30 to $1.32, only 2% to 3% growth versus a year earlier. Inventory also grew faster than the store base, up 7% year over year heading into the fall and holiday season, meaning the company is betting heavily that Marmaxx's self-inflicted problems get fixed before that merchandise needs to move.
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