1 hr. ago
Reading have been drawn to play Brentford in the Carabao Cup third round and for fans, there are two very different responses to this draw…
There's the adult, mature, rational and level headed one… Excellent. We get to see an established Premier League team, from just 10 junctions down the M4, visiting the SCL stadium.
We've got some history against them and it should be a really good night out. Let's be grateful the tie's at home, so there won't be too much of a knock on to the following Saturday's league game.
This is a great opportunity to pit our wits against some of the very best players, under lights, at the newly refurbished SCL Stadium, and I'm already looking forward to it.
Then there's the more emotional, fearful and small minded one…. Boring.
#we 've #boring
There's the adult, mature, rational and level headed one… Excellent. We get to see an established Premier League team, from just 10 junctions down the M4, visiting the SCL stadium.
We've got some history against them and it should be a really good night out. Let's be grateful the tie's at home, so there won't be too much of a knock on to the following Saturday's league game.
This is a great opportunity to pit our wits against some of the very best players, under lights, at the newly refurbished SCL Stadium, and I'm already looking forward to it.
Then there's the more emotional, fearful and small minded one…. Boring.
#we 've #boring
4 hours ago
Real Madrid put Real Sociedad away 4-1 in their first match at the Bernabeu this season. A hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe, along with a goal from Vinicius Junior, made sure that Jose Mourinho's return to the stadium was not spoiled.
This is not meant to be a diss.
One of Dean Huijsen's biggest criticisms from last season was his tendency to always find a spectacular pass. He was always diabolically vertical with his passes, regardless of whether they made any sense. He looked to always be positive with his actions — sometimes too positive, and that hurt Real Madrid on many occasions.
Things would be going well, and the team would be in a position where they needed to keep the ball. Instead of playing the easy pass, Huijsen would always try to find an attacker who was never expecting a pass in the first place.
Against Real Sociedad, and also against Espanyol, things looked more 'boring' and standard and less chaotic with Huijsen. The Spanish International had a 96% pass completion rate on 72 attempts, as he played a lot of sideways passes to Bernardo Silva, Marc Cucurella and Ibrahima Konate.
#always #pass #first #made
This is not meant to be a diss.
One of Dean Huijsen's biggest criticisms from last season was his tendency to always find a spectacular pass. He was always diabolically vertical with his passes, regardless of whether they made any sense. He looked to always be positive with his actions — sometimes too positive, and that hurt Real Madrid on many occasions.
Things would be going well, and the team would be in a position where they needed to keep the ball. Instead of playing the easy pass, Huijsen would always try to find an attacker who was never expecting a pass in the first place.
Against Real Sociedad, and also against Espanyol, things looked more 'boring' and standard and less chaotic with Huijsen. The Spanish International had a 96% pass completion rate on 72 attempts, as he played a lot of sideways passes to Bernardo Silva, Marc Cucurella and Ibrahima Konate.
#always #pass #first #made
13 hours ago
It has been a good start to the CEO reign of Coca-Cola's (KO) Henrique Braun, a company lifer who took over the corner office in March.
Shares of the beverage giant are trading at a record high, up 32% year to date alone. What's more, Coca-Cola shares — often thought of as a boring investment because, hey, they sell soda and juice — have outperformed every member of the "Magnificent Seven" tech complex this year, per Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data.
While ******* e's stock has bubbled up, Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta (META) is down by 15%, and Elon Musk's Tesla (TSLA) is off by 22% (the latter being the worst-performing Magnificent Seven member in 2026).
Score one for the expense-watching middle managers at ******* e — a completely different approach than the likes of Meta (aggressively building massive AI data centers) and Tesla (aggressively building robots and robotaxis).
The investment thesis at ******* e has been a classic case of an old-school consumer-products business being reinvented, with a heavy dose of cost cuts and safe-haven appeal in an uncertain world.
#coca #member
Shares of the beverage giant are trading at a record high, up 32% year to date alone. What's more, Coca-Cola shares — often thought of as a boring investment because, hey, they sell soda and juice — have outperformed every member of the "Magnificent Seven" tech complex this year, per Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data.
While ******* e's stock has bubbled up, Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta (META) is down by 15%, and Elon Musk's Tesla (TSLA) is off by 22% (the latter being the worst-performing Magnificent Seven member in 2026).
Score one for the expense-watching middle managers at ******* e — a completely different approach than the likes of Meta (aggressively building massive AI data centers) and Tesla (aggressively building robots and robotaxis).
The investment thesis at ******* e has been a classic case of an old-school consumer-products business being reinvented, with a heavy dose of cost cuts and safe-haven appeal in an uncertain world.
#coca #member
14 hours ago
By Bo Erickson and David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that it was "time to teach Canada you can't do this anymore," just days after trade talks between the neighboring countries broke down.
"I had a deal, that was a pretty good deal, you know, quite good," Trump told Glenn Beck in an interview. "They don't have anything that we have to have, okay, we can get by. I mean, there are a couple of things that would make it a little inconvenient, but we can get them elsewhere. And it's time to teach Canada you can't do this anymore."
Trump imposed new 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian imports on Saturday after talks between the two countries collapsed.
Canada hit back on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. annual imports and rolled out aid for businesses and workers, matching Washington's latest duties dollar for dollar. They take effect on September 8.
#can 't #countries #good
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that it was "time to teach Canada you can't do this anymore," just days after trade talks between the neighboring countries broke down.
"I had a deal, that was a pretty good deal, you know, quite good," Trump told Glenn Beck in an interview. "They don't have anything that we have to have, okay, we can get by. I mean, there are a couple of things that would make it a little inconvenient, but we can get them elsewhere. And it's time to teach Canada you can't do this anymore."
Trump imposed new 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian imports on Saturday after talks between the two countries collapsed.
Canada hit back on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. annual imports and rolled out aid for businesses and workers, matching Washington's latest duties dollar for dollar. They take effect on September 8.
#can 't #countries #good
2 days ago
The start of games is still an issue for Detroit Tigers left-handed starter Framber Valdez.
Laboring through a 28-pitch first inning, Valdez gave up what turned out to be an insurmountable lead in a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, Aug. 24. The first two Rays hitters reached base on singles and eventually came in to score on a pair of ground **** , aided by a Brett Callahan fielding error in left field.
"It is frustrating for him," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said postgame. "It is frustrating for us. A couple of singles and then Callahan is in between and makes the error. All of a sudden, instead of first and second, where that ground ball can maybe get you some breathing room, we are under a lot of stress."
MONDAY'S ACTION: Bats still slumbering as Tigers skid continues with 6th straight loss
Valdez limited the damage, but the early two-run deficit was costly in the low-scoring loss. Valdez has now given up 24 runs – 20 earned – in the first innings of his starts as a Tiger, spanning 25⅔ total innings, for a 7.01 ERA before reaching the second inning. His ERA after the first inning? 3.78.
#singles
Laboring through a 28-pitch first inning, Valdez gave up what turned out to be an insurmountable lead in a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, Aug. 24. The first two Rays hitters reached base on singles and eventually came in to score on a pair of ground **** , aided by a Brett Callahan fielding error in left field.
"It is frustrating for him," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said postgame. "It is frustrating for us. A couple of singles and then Callahan is in between and makes the error. All of a sudden, instead of first and second, where that ground ball can maybe get you some breathing room, we are under a lot of stress."
MONDAY'S ACTION: Bats still slumbering as Tigers skid continues with 6th straight loss
Valdez limited the damage, but the early two-run deficit was costly in the low-scoring loss. Valdez has now given up 24 runs – 20 earned – in the first innings of his starts as a Tiger, spanning 25⅔ total innings, for a 7.01 ERA before reaching the second inning. His ERA after the first inning? 3.78.
#singles
2 days ago
The Oak Ridge Wildcats will play their first home football game of the season at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Blankenship Field. The game will be against neighboring rival, the Clinton High School Dragons.
The Wildcats beat the Halls High football team in Knoxville during their debut game of the season, 16-13 in overtime.
This article originally appeared on Oakridger: Oak Ridge football prepares for home opener against Clinton
#season #blankenship
The Wildcats beat the Halls High football team in Knoxville during their debut game of the season, 16-13 in overtime.
This article originally appeared on Oakridger: Oak Ridge football prepares for home opener against Clinton
#season #blankenship
2 days ago
American States Water (NYSE: AWR) rather quietly raised its dividend by 8.2% last month. This pay ***** p extended its dividend growth streak to an impressive 72 straight years. That kept its name at the top of the Dividend Kings list as it remains one of fewer than 60 companies with 50 or more years of annual dividend increases. The sleepy water utility has now paid 361 consecutive quarterly dividends.
Here's why more investors should be talking about this boring utility stock.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
American States Water doesn't have the name recognition of other Dividend Kings, like Coca-Cola or Johnson & Johnson, because it's not an iconic consumer brand. Instead, it's easily confused with another water utility, American Water Works, which is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility in the country with over 14 million customers across 14 states.
American States Water, on the other hand, has 1 million customers in 10 states. It operates two utilities, Golden State Water Company and Bear Valley Electric Services, which provide regulated water and electricity services to customers in California. It also owns American States Utility Services, which operates and maintains water distribution, wastewater collection, and treatment facilities at 12 military bases under long-term contracts. Those boring businesses generate very stable cash flow.
#states
Here's why more investors should be talking about this boring utility stock.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
American States Water doesn't have the name recognition of other Dividend Kings, like Coca-Cola or Johnson & Johnson, because it's not an iconic consumer brand. Instead, it's easily confused with another water utility, American Water Works, which is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility in the country with over 14 million customers across 14 states.
American States Water, on the other hand, has 1 million customers in 10 states. It operates two utilities, Golden State Water Company and Bear Valley Electric Services, which provide regulated water and electricity services to customers in California. It also owns American States Utility Services, which operates and maintains water distribution, wastewater collection, and treatment facilities at 12 military bases under long-term contracts. Those boring businesses generate very stable cash flow.
#states
2 days ago
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has promised to deport thousands of migrants who are in the country without residence permits, mainly Venezuelans, as he attempts to make significant changes to the nation's immigration policies that he says will reduce crime.
De la Espriella, who was sworn into office three weeks ago, said that he would order the country's national immigration service to conduct raids with Colombian police as early as this week. He announced the new policy in a video released on Sunday night in his X account where he spoke of multiple measures to reduce crime and confront criminal groups.
The ultra conservative leader, who is closely aligned with the U.S. President Donald Trump, said that law enforcement will first target migrants who are "committing crimes" and then, those who are living in the country without regular status.
"I will not accept any illegal immigrants, wherever they come from," de la Espriella said in the video. "They will have to leave and be deported. It is a political decision I am taking responsibility for."
Most migrants living in Colombia come from neighboring Venezuela, a nation that lost about a fifth of its population over the past decade as Venezuelans fled a repressive regime that oversaw years of economic turmoil, and a 75% contraction in the nation's GDP.
#without
De la Espriella, who was sworn into office three weeks ago, said that he would order the country's national immigration service to conduct raids with Colombian police as early as this week. He announced the new policy in a video released on Sunday night in his X account where he spoke of multiple measures to reduce crime and confront criminal groups.
The ultra conservative leader, who is closely aligned with the U.S. President Donald Trump, said that law enforcement will first target migrants who are "committing crimes" and then, those who are living in the country without regular status.
"I will not accept any illegal immigrants, wherever they come from," de la Espriella said in the video. "They will have to leave and be deported. It is a political decision I am taking responsibility for."
Most migrants living in Colombia come from neighboring Venezuela, a nation that lost about a fifth of its population over the past decade as Venezuelans fled a repressive regime that oversaw years of economic turmoil, and a 75% contraction in the nation's GDP.
#without
3 days ago
KO is up 32% year to date on record Trademark volume growth, while PEP yields 4% at a discounted 17x forward P/E.
PG has paid dividends for 136 consecutive years and trades at a rare 20x forward P/E after falling 6% over the past year.
Act now: the ***** yst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and P&G didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today.
August is closing on a market that has rewarded speculation and punished patience, which is exactly when the boring compounders start looking interesting again. The three names below are all Dividend Kings, each with more than 50 consecutive years of dividend increases, and each has just delivered results that reinforce why long-term holders keep showing up (we ranked our ten favorite Dividend Kings by valuation right now in a free report here). Two of them are trading well off their 52-week highs, and one is running hot into a World Cup catalyst. For investors thinking about positioning income portfolios before the calendar flips to September, this trio deserves a serious look.
Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) is the definition of forever-hold. The consumer staples giant just closed out fiscal 2026 with its 70th consecutive year of dividend increases and has now paid dividends for 136 straight years, going back to 1890. That is a streak that has become an institution.
#consecutive #dividends
PG has paid dividends for 136 consecutive years and trades at a rare 20x forward P/E after falling 6% over the past year.
Act now: the ***** yst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and P&G didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today.
August is closing on a market that has rewarded speculation and punished patience, which is exactly when the boring compounders start looking interesting again. The three names below are all Dividend Kings, each with more than 50 consecutive years of dividend increases, and each has just delivered results that reinforce why long-term holders keep showing up (we ranked our ten favorite Dividend Kings by valuation right now in a free report here). Two of them are trading well off their 52-week highs, and one is running hot into a World Cup catalyst. For investors thinking about positioning income portfolios before the calendar flips to September, this trio deserves a serious look.
Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) is the definition of forever-hold. The consumer staples giant just closed out fiscal 2026 with its 70th consecutive year of dividend increases and has now paid dividends for 136 straight years, going back to 1890. That is a streak that has become an institution.
#consecutive #dividends
4 days ago
The post Red Wings Prospect Endures Frustrating Summer appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now.
Dec 31, 2025; St. Paul, Minnesota, USA; Sweden forward Eddie Genborg (25) celebrates his power play goal against USA during the second period in group play during the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship at Grand Casino Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Wosika-Imagn Images
It's been a long, hot under-the-collar summer for Detroit Red Wings prospect Eddie Genborg.
"It's been tough and really boring," Genborg told Swedish website Expressen.
An undisclosed injury that Genborg suffered last spring in his AHL Calder Cup playoff debut with the Grand Rapids Griffins is still keeping him out of action. As training camp nears, Genborg is left stewing in uncertainty.
#prospect #summer
Dec 31, 2025; St. Paul, Minnesota, USA; Sweden forward Eddie Genborg (25) celebrates his power play goal against USA during the second period in group play during the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship at Grand Casino Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Wosika-Imagn Images
It's been a long, hot under-the-collar summer for Detroit Red Wings prospect Eddie Genborg.
"It's been tough and really boring," Genborg told Swedish website Expressen.
An undisclosed injury that Genborg suffered last spring in his AHL Calder Cup playoff debut with the Grand Rapids Griffins is still keeping him out of action. As training camp nears, Genborg is left stewing in uncertainty.
#prospect #summer
5 days ago
Vice President JD Vance put Abdul El-Sayed at the center of his attack on the modern Democratic Party, pointing to the Michigan Senate nominee's past remarks linking criticism of Sharia law to White supremacy as evidence that the party has abandoned its working-class roots.
Vance delivered the remarks Friday at the Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works steel plant in his Ohio hometown as neighboring Michigan gears up for one of the midterms' most competitive Senate races.
El-Sayed is facing Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers in a contest that could help determine control of the Senate.
Vance spoke about his late grandfather, who worked as a welder for 40 years and voted Democrat because he believed it was "the party of union men." But Vance argued the Democratic Party has strayed from its working-class identity.
Democrats' Civil War Heads To Michigan Where Progressives Face Biggest Test Yet In High-stakes Senate Showdown
#senate #party #working
Vance delivered the remarks Friday at the Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works steel plant in his Ohio hometown as neighboring Michigan gears up for one of the midterms' most competitive Senate races.
El-Sayed is facing Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers in a contest that could help determine control of the Senate.
Vance spoke about his late grandfather, who worked as a welder for 40 years and voted Democrat because he believed it was "the party of union men." But Vance argued the Democratic Party has strayed from its working-class identity.
Democrats' Civil War Heads To Michigan Where Progressives Face Biggest Test Yet In High-stakes Senate Showdown
#senate #party #working
5 days ago
Our ****** ysts just identified a stock with the potential to be the next Nvidia. Tell us how you invest and we'll show you why it's our #1 pick. Tap here.
New Delhi received 29 foreign direct investment proposals worth $500 million with one move: It decided to auto-approve investors from neighboring countries, like China, to hold non-controlling stakes of up to 10%.
India's commerce and industry ministry said the 29 approved proposals, worth 48.95 billion rupees or about $511 million, span across a range of industries including information technology, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, data centers and transport services.
A government decision in May allowed an automatic-approval route for investors from land-bordering countries holding non-controlling stakes of up to 10%.
Previously, any investment tied to a beneficial owner in a bordering nation, a rule aimed squarely at China after the 2020 border clashes, required full government sign-off, regardless of stake size.
#worth #million #countries #controlling
New Delhi received 29 foreign direct investment proposals worth $500 million with one move: It decided to auto-approve investors from neighboring countries, like China, to hold non-controlling stakes of up to 10%.
India's commerce and industry ministry said the 29 approved proposals, worth 48.95 billion rupees or about $511 million, span across a range of industries including information technology, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, data centers and transport services.
A government decision in May allowed an automatic-approval route for investors from land-bordering countries holding non-controlling stakes of up to 10%.
Previously, any investment tied to a beneficial owner in a bordering nation, a rule aimed squarely at China after the 2020 border clashes, required full government sign-off, regardless of stake size.
#worth #million #countries #controlling
6 days ago
In fewer than 12 months, Inverness Caledonian Thistle have gone from being a Scottish League 1club in administration to potential dark horses for a return to the Premiership.
Scotland great James McFadden tipped them as one of the teams to watch this season during BBC Scotland's first live Championship match of the season.
Some managers baulk at the pressure such predictions can bring, but Caley Thistle boss Scott Kellacher is loving it before Friday's home match with Partick Thistle in front of the BBC Scotland cameras.
And Kellacher said: "I thought to myself, 'good on you, Faddy Boy!' I'll give him his due, he's always a man that's always positive and I love it.
"You want people to come to games and you want them to be excited. You want them to look forward to the game and it's not going to be boring this-and-that.
#always
Scotland great James McFadden tipped them as one of the teams to watch this season during BBC Scotland's first live Championship match of the season.
Some managers baulk at the pressure such predictions can bring, but Caley Thistle boss Scott Kellacher is loving it before Friday's home match with Partick Thistle in front of the BBC Scotland cameras.
And Kellacher said: "I thought to myself, 'good on you, Faddy Boy!' I'll give him his due, he's always a man that's always positive and I love it.
"You want people to come to games and you want them to be excited. You want them to look forward to the game and it's not going to be boring this-and-that.
#always
7 days ago
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there.
Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing ****** istance to Syria's military, has tense relations with Israel. The rival countries have sought to curb each other's influence in neighboring Syria.
Eight strikes hit the runway of the Abu Duhur air base in the northwestern province of Idlib, causing damage but no casualties, state TV said. Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani told reporters in Damascus that Syria condemns the "Israeli aggression," adding that the strikes were "an unjustified provocation, a violation of Syria's sovereignty, and a direct threat to regional and global stability."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement that Israel had attacked the base because Syria had been "on the verge of breaching" an agreed-upon "status quo in security matters" by allowing Turkish troops to deploy there.
"Israel repeatedly warned Syria that such a deployment would pose a threat to Israel's security. Syria chose to ignore these warnings," the statement said.
#damascus #troops #strikes
Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing ****** istance to Syria's military, has tense relations with Israel. The rival countries have sought to curb each other's influence in neighboring Syria.
Eight strikes hit the runway of the Abu Duhur air base in the northwestern province of Idlib, causing damage but no casualties, state TV said. Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani told reporters in Damascus that Syria condemns the "Israeli aggression," adding that the strikes were "an unjustified provocation, a violation of Syria's sovereignty, and a direct threat to regional and global stability."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement that Israel had attacked the base because Syria had been "on the verge of breaching" an agreed-upon "status quo in security matters" by allowing Turkish troops to deploy there.
"Israel repeatedly warned Syria that such a deployment would pose a threat to Israel's security. Syria chose to ignore these warnings," the statement said.
#damascus #troops #strikes
8 days ago
Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let's start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.
UFC 330's Gillian Robertson reveals 'not much weight' behind Din Thomas apology, issued 'for TV purposes and ratings': To quote the great Lucille Bluth, "Good for her."
Frustrated Khamzat sends message to UFC boss Dana White — 'What are we waiting for?': If Khamzat really wants his Middleweight belt back, he should go bet back into the win column by the time Strickland fights Imavov or DDP.
Fatima Kline here to 'save the Strawweight division' after Mackenzie Dern's boring UFC 330 ******* le defense: After her last performance, everybody should be high on Kline.
#midnight #gillian #thomas
Let's start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.
UFC 330's Gillian Robertson reveals 'not much weight' behind Din Thomas apology, issued 'for TV purposes and ratings': To quote the great Lucille Bluth, "Good for her."
Frustrated Khamzat sends message to UFC boss Dana White — 'What are we waiting for?': If Khamzat really wants his Middleweight belt back, he should go bet back into the win column by the time Strickland fights Imavov or DDP.
Fatima Kline here to 'save the Strawweight division' after Mackenzie Dern's boring UFC 330 ******* le defense: After her last performance, everybody should be high on Kline.
#midnight #gillian #thomas
9 days ago
[BBC]
Ruben Amorim jokingly made the point on Saturday that Manchester United's news conferences are "more boring" now he has left the club.
That is certainly true.
Michael Carrick is simply not willing to court headlines in the same way as Amorim. He is more protective of his players and the harmony he is trying to build at Old Trafford, and knows demands for new players can imply a lack of trust or belief in those he has - and needs.
That is why his "we want more, we need more" statement to the broadcast media last Thursday was so significant.
#jokingly
Ruben Amorim jokingly made the point on Saturday that Manchester United's news conferences are "more boring" now he has left the club.
That is certainly true.
Michael Carrick is simply not willing to court headlines in the same way as Amorim. He is more protective of his players and the harmony he is trying to build at Old Trafford, and knows demands for new players can imply a lack of trust or belief in those he has - and needs.
That is why his "we want more, we need more" statement to the broadcast media last Thursday was so significant.
#jokingly
9 days ago
Though it's not foolproof investing wisdom, and it is stock-specific, there is something to the "boring is beautiful" thesis. It's one reason that so many income investors and risk-averse market participants embrace consumer staples stocks.
The other side of the boring coin is that mundane doesn't captivate hearts, minds, and investor capital when growth stocks are in vogue, and that's very much the case these days. Many market participants are chasing tech stocks and pondering what's next in the world of artificial intelligence (AI).
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
Those trends don't necessarily mean that Wall Street is in the midst of another round of Dutch tulip mania, nor that a bubble will imminently burst, but investors' adulation for what they perceive as glitzy names helps explain how some defensive stocks can slip through the cracks, even when those companies are delivering solid showings. Such is life for Sysco (NYSE: SYY), the king of food distributors.
#stocks #many #market #participants
The other side of the boring coin is that mundane doesn't captivate hearts, minds, and investor capital when growth stocks are in vogue, and that's very much the case these days. Many market participants are chasing tech stocks and pondering what's next in the world of artificial intelligence (AI).
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
Those trends don't necessarily mean that Wall Street is in the midst of another round of Dutch tulip mania, nor that a bubble will imminently burst, but investors' adulation for what they perceive as glitzy names helps explain how some defensive stocks can slip through the cracks, even when those companies are delivering solid showings. Such is life for Sysco (NYSE: SYY), the king of food distributors.
#stocks #many #market #participants
11 days ago
The tax man is coming for ETFs… eventually. This week's ETF Zoo digs into the recent action from the Treasury looking into newer ETF structures that include box spreads and 351 exchanges, what Goldman Sach's acquisition of NEOS says about the broader options income category, and why the struggling consumer matters less and less to markets. ETF.com hosts Dave Nadig, President and Director of Research, and Sumit Roy, Senior ETF ***** yst, are joined this week by Brent Sullivan, Editor of Tax Alpha Insider and Todd Sohn, Chief ETF Strategist at Baird Strategas.
You can also find this episode on our YouTube channel, as well as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Goldman Sachs just dropped $2.3 billion on NEOS, its second major ETF acquisition after Innovator, vaulting the bank into the top ten issuers with roughly $130 billion on platform. The Zoo crew believes it's a straight-up bet on retiring boomers hungry for income and downside protection. But the real intrigue is under the hood, where NEOS's covered-call funds lean heavily on return-of-capital distributions (untaxed, tax-efficient income) via 1256 contracts, a structure that's genuinely different from rivals like JEPI/JEPQ. While they're great products, tune in to find out what concerns the crew had.
From there the conversation zooms out to the bigger income-obsession story eating the market. Options income ETFs are going parabolic even as the S&P grinds higher and 30-year Treasury yields sit near multi-decade highs. Todd Sohn's theory: these products are quietly stealing market share from boring old dividend ETFs, especially with younger investors looking to add something more dynamic to their portfolios. Meanwhile, there's something strange happening in the market. Consumer stocks have practically vanished from index influence, with tech (and AI subscriptions) soaking up the wallet share that used to go to staples and discretionary names. Equal-weight and small-/mid-cap stocks are having a surprise moment, potentially riding the AI wave's downstream productivity gains rather than getting crushed by it.
The back half got spicier on taxes: Brent Sullivan previewed a coming reckoning as Treasury scrutinizes aggressive structures, including 351 exchanges, box spreads, dividend-avoidance ETFs. When the cards are on the table, we'll find out who's been bluffing. He expects enforcement to start with the most public, most obviously aggressive cases, though a timeline is anyone's guess. The group also piled on a Bloomberg feature that used Cliff Asness as the poster child for tax-aware long/short strategies, finding a strange scapegoat in Asness and the criticism unnecessarily pointed. Things then close on a cautionary tale of a Market Wizards-famous manager's ETF that's down a brutal 96-97% year-to-date after leaning into short-dated QQQ options. Investors would do well to remember that in this corner of the ETF world, someone's always selling you something.
#etfs #market #neos #brent
You can also find this episode on our YouTube channel, as well as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Goldman Sachs just dropped $2.3 billion on NEOS, its second major ETF acquisition after Innovator, vaulting the bank into the top ten issuers with roughly $130 billion on platform. The Zoo crew believes it's a straight-up bet on retiring boomers hungry for income and downside protection. But the real intrigue is under the hood, where NEOS's covered-call funds lean heavily on return-of-capital distributions (untaxed, tax-efficient income) via 1256 contracts, a structure that's genuinely different from rivals like JEPI/JEPQ. While they're great products, tune in to find out what concerns the crew had.
From there the conversation zooms out to the bigger income-obsession story eating the market. Options income ETFs are going parabolic even as the S&P grinds higher and 30-year Treasury yields sit near multi-decade highs. Todd Sohn's theory: these products are quietly stealing market share from boring old dividend ETFs, especially with younger investors looking to add something more dynamic to their portfolios. Meanwhile, there's something strange happening in the market. Consumer stocks have practically vanished from index influence, with tech (and AI subscriptions) soaking up the wallet share that used to go to staples and discretionary names. Equal-weight and small-/mid-cap stocks are having a surprise moment, potentially riding the AI wave's downstream productivity gains rather than getting crushed by it.
The back half got spicier on taxes: Brent Sullivan previewed a coming reckoning as Treasury scrutinizes aggressive structures, including 351 exchanges, box spreads, dividend-avoidance ETFs. When the cards are on the table, we'll find out who's been bluffing. He expects enforcement to start with the most public, most obviously aggressive cases, though a timeline is anyone's guess. The group also piled on a Bloomberg feature that used Cliff Asness as the poster child for tax-aware long/short strategies, finding a strange scapegoat in Asness and the criticism unnecessarily pointed. Things then close on a cautionary tale of a Market Wizards-famous manager's ETF that's down a brutal 96-97% year-to-date after leaning into short-dated QQQ options. Investors would do well to remember that in this corner of the ETF world, someone's always selling you something.
#etfs #market #neos #brent
12 days ago
MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities recovered three artworks by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros that were stolen earlier this year from a private museum near the northern city of Parma, police said Friday. Five people were detained.
A statement from the Italian Carabinieri's art recovery squad said the artworks were discovered in the possession of one of the suspects during searches ordered by prosecutors in the Parma province and neighboring provinces. The five suspects detained are believed to belong to an organized crime group responsible for numerous thefts of homes, businesses and other properties. Police also recovered stolen goods worth tens of thousands of euros.
Meanwhile, Brazilian police said late Thursday they located eight stolen works by Matisse following an apartment raid outside Sao Paulo. There were no apparent links between the two thefts.
The three artworks recovered in Italy are "Fish," a painting by Auguste Renoir, "Still Life with Cherries," a pencil and watercolor by Paul Cézanne, and "Odalisque on the Terrace," a color aqatint by Henri Matisse. Authorities said the Cézanne was valued at 6 million euros ($7 million), the Renoir at 3 million euros ($3.5 million), and the Matisse at 20,000 euros ($23,000).
The heist at the Magnani Rocca Foundation, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Parma, took place on the night of March 22-23, police said. Video distributed by authorities showed the thieves entering through a broken door window and then taking the three artworks down from adjacent walls before exiting and escaping through the gardens in a matter of minutes.
#police #artworks #renoir #three
A statement from the Italian Carabinieri's art recovery squad said the artworks were discovered in the possession of one of the suspects during searches ordered by prosecutors in the Parma province and neighboring provinces. The five suspects detained are believed to belong to an organized crime group responsible for numerous thefts of homes, businesses and other properties. Police also recovered stolen goods worth tens of thousands of euros.
Meanwhile, Brazilian police said late Thursday they located eight stolen works by Matisse following an apartment raid outside Sao Paulo. There were no apparent links between the two thefts.
The three artworks recovered in Italy are "Fish," a painting by Auguste Renoir, "Still Life with Cherries," a pencil and watercolor by Paul Cézanne, and "Odalisque on the Terrace," a color aqatint by Henri Matisse. Authorities said the Cézanne was valued at 6 million euros ($7 million), the Renoir at 3 million euros ($3.5 million), and the Matisse at 20,000 euros ($23,000).
The heist at the Magnani Rocca Foundation, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Parma, took place on the night of March 22-23, police said. Video distributed by authorities showed the thieves entering through a broken door window and then taking the three artworks down from adjacent walls before exiting and escaping through the gardens in a matter of minutes.
#police #artworks #renoir #three
12 days ago
The Cincinnati Bengals have some really solid early contributions from the rookie class this year.
Cashius Howell, their first draft pick, is clearly a capable pass-rusher. Third-rounder Tacario Davis looks like he'll play a key role at boundary corner. Fourth-round wideout Colbie Young will be key depth and seventh-rounder Landon Robinson is making some final-roster noise.
While a little boring, sixth-round offensive lineman Brian Parker quietly just looks like a pro's pro, too.
Parker popped on the live broadcast and eventually on film review too for his steady play. The number eventually backed it up too. Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com pointed out that Parker played 57 snaps, more than any other player on the team, getting looks at guard and center.
Over the course of that versatile work, Parker only let up two hurries on 34 pass-blocking attempts.
#pass #round #eventually
Cashius Howell, their first draft pick, is clearly a capable pass-rusher. Third-rounder Tacario Davis looks like he'll play a key role at boundary corner. Fourth-round wideout Colbie Young will be key depth and seventh-rounder Landon Robinson is making some final-roster noise.
While a little boring, sixth-round offensive lineman Brian Parker quietly just looks like a pro's pro, too.
Parker popped on the live broadcast and eventually on film review too for his steady play. The number eventually backed it up too. Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com pointed out that Parker played 57 snaps, more than any other player on the team, getting looks at guard and center.
Over the course of that versatile work, Parker only let up two hurries on 34 pass-blocking attempts.
#pass #round #eventually
15 days ago
SummaryView Transcript
The latest BLS data shows a surprisingly 'boring' month for trucking jobs, with only 100 added. Dive into what this means for fleets and owner-operators, and why the industry might not be 'overcorrecting' as feared. We also break down the volatile oil market, current diesel prices, and the complex Penske lawsuit that's shaking up broker liability. Get the crucial updates supply chain pros need to know.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated liability claims against two Penske entities in connection with a fatal 2018 jackknife crash in Texas, dealing a significant blow to carriers and brokers who ***** umed that tendering a load down the chain extinguished their legal exposure. The six-page ruling has broad implications for how carriers and brokers structure freight transactions and vet downstream partners.
The load — originating from an automotive seat manufacturer — traveled through at least four parties before the fatal accident. Penske Logistics, the ***** et-based carrier, first received the tender. It passed the load to Penske Transportation Management (PTM), its managed transportation and brokerage arm, which then handed it to Liberty Lane, which in turn brokered it to OK Trans, the carrier whose driver was involved in the crash that killed a motorist.
The Fifth Circuit took two distinct actions. It reinstated PTM as a defendant, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's Charas v. Trans Air precedent commonly referred to in freight as the Montgomery decision, which eliminated the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act's safety-exception shield for brokers. The court also reversed a Southern District of Texas summary judgment that had protected Penske Logistics from vicarious liability as the employer of the downstream driver.
#texas #court
The latest BLS data shows a surprisingly 'boring' month for trucking jobs, with only 100 added. Dive into what this means for fleets and owner-operators, and why the industry might not be 'overcorrecting' as feared. We also break down the volatile oil market, current diesel prices, and the complex Penske lawsuit that's shaking up broker liability. Get the crucial updates supply chain pros need to know.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated liability claims against two Penske entities in connection with a fatal 2018 jackknife crash in Texas, dealing a significant blow to carriers and brokers who ***** umed that tendering a load down the chain extinguished their legal exposure. The six-page ruling has broad implications for how carriers and brokers structure freight transactions and vet downstream partners.
The load — originating from an automotive seat manufacturer — traveled through at least four parties before the fatal accident. Penske Logistics, the ***** et-based carrier, first received the tender. It passed the load to Penske Transportation Management (PTM), its managed transportation and brokerage arm, which then handed it to Liberty Lane, which in turn brokered it to OK Trans, the carrier whose driver was involved in the crash that killed a motorist.
The Fifth Circuit took two distinct actions. It reinstated PTM as a defendant, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's Charas v. Trans Air precedent commonly referred to in freight as the Montgomery decision, which eliminated the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act's safety-exception shield for brokers. The court also reversed a Southern District of Texas summary judgment that had protected Penske Logistics from vicarious liability as the employer of the downstream driver.
#texas #court
16 days ago
The wins are rare and not so easily attained for the Dodgers at this specific moment in the season. And hosting the Royals, it took all that this team had to outlast the opposition in a 6-5 victory in a back-and-forth matchup with multiple lead changes, ultimately decided on a Freddie Freeman RBI single.
Allowing a run in the first, Tarik Skubal didn't deliver a lights-out performance, but how a pitcher handles outings with some form of adversity can often be the true measure of him. The Royals were relatively lucky to get on the board early on with a softly hit single from Nick Loftin that found the right spot—followed by an RBI knock from Jac Caglianone on a groundball that should've found a Dodger glove but didn't, as Miguel Rojas and Mookie Betts didn't react well enough to make a play. Those two singles were enough for the run because once Bobby Witt Jr. replaced Loftin on the basepaths after a forceout, he showed off his speed by swiftly stealing second, his AL-leading 32nd SB.
It would not be the only time Caglianone would hurt Skubal, as a couple of innings later, he would hit a two-run shot on a hanging slider to hand the Royals a 3-0 lead. What was particular about that at-bat was the unpredictable attack plan of Skubal versus Caglianone, with the slider being the fifth different pitch he threw to Caglianone. The problem is that unpredictability can only do so much if hangers are coming to the plate.
Laboring a bit more than he is used to per inning, Skubal established a very high pitch count in the first few frames, allowing him to just complete five, not before getting the final laugh on Caglianone, though. Caglianone came up to the plate with two on and two out in the fifth with the chance to do the most damage in this one. Skubal gave him a recipe of nothing but heaters that laid the groundwork for a strike three swinging on a changeup down and in, a dangerous pitch to throw to the tall lefty, but one that worked out.
Chasing the game from the start, the Dodgers didn't spend a lot of time trailing by those three runs, answering the Royals' two-run third with two of their own in the bottom of the frame. The lefties provided the big hits against Noah Cameron as a Shohei Ohtani RBI double was followed by a Freddie Freeman single to make it 3-2.
#freddie
Allowing a run in the first, Tarik Skubal didn't deliver a lights-out performance, but how a pitcher handles outings with some form of adversity can often be the true measure of him. The Royals were relatively lucky to get on the board early on with a softly hit single from Nick Loftin that found the right spot—followed by an RBI knock from Jac Caglianone on a groundball that should've found a Dodger glove but didn't, as Miguel Rojas and Mookie Betts didn't react well enough to make a play. Those two singles were enough for the run because once Bobby Witt Jr. replaced Loftin on the basepaths after a forceout, he showed off his speed by swiftly stealing second, his AL-leading 32nd SB.
It would not be the only time Caglianone would hurt Skubal, as a couple of innings later, he would hit a two-run shot on a hanging slider to hand the Royals a 3-0 lead. What was particular about that at-bat was the unpredictable attack plan of Skubal versus Caglianone, with the slider being the fifth different pitch he threw to Caglianone. The problem is that unpredictability can only do so much if hangers are coming to the plate.
Laboring a bit more than he is used to per inning, Skubal established a very high pitch count in the first few frames, allowing him to just complete five, not before getting the final laugh on Caglianone, though. Caglianone came up to the plate with two on and two out in the fifth with the chance to do the most damage in this one. Skubal gave him a recipe of nothing but heaters that laid the groundwork for a strike three swinging on a changeup down and in, a dangerous pitch to throw to the tall lefty, but one that worked out.
Chasing the game from the start, the Dodgers didn't spend a lot of time trailing by those three runs, answering the Royals' two-run third with two of their own in the bottom of the frame. The lefties provided the big hits against Noah Cameron as a Shohei Ohtani RBI double was followed by a Freddie Freeman single to make it 3-2.
#freddie
16 days ago
CALI, Colombia (AP) — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved ones and rescue workers searched through rubble.
Search teams and civilians picked through the remains of destroyed buildings in the country's third-largest city, Cali, passing large pieces of concrete and other rubble down a long line of volunteers.
"Our building has basically been left in ruins, and the building next to ours? Completely collapsed," said Álvaro López, who cradled his dog as he watched the search. The desperate scene recalled the searches still ongoing in neighboring Venezuela weeks after that country was devastated by two powerful earthquakes.
Besides Cali, the quake ravaged cities across western Colombia, including Pereira, Quibdo and Manizales, and was felt in neighboring Ecuador and Panama. The epicenter was in San Jose Del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Choco region about 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Bogota, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella said at least 87 people were injured and around 1,600 buildings were damaged, including at least 61 that completely collapsed. He declared an emergency to expedite funding for the quake recovery while saying he would visit the disaster zone.
#colombia #search #western
Search teams and civilians picked through the remains of destroyed buildings in the country's third-largest city, Cali, passing large pieces of concrete and other rubble down a long line of volunteers.
"Our building has basically been left in ruins, and the building next to ours? Completely collapsed," said Álvaro López, who cradled his dog as he watched the search. The desperate scene recalled the searches still ongoing in neighboring Venezuela weeks after that country was devastated by two powerful earthquakes.
Besides Cali, the quake ravaged cities across western Colombia, including Pereira, Quibdo and Manizales, and was felt in neighboring Ecuador and Panama. The epicenter was in San Jose Del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Choco region about 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Bogota, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella said at least 87 people were injured and around 1,600 buildings were damaged, including at least 61 that completely collapsed. He declared an emergency to expedite funding for the quake recovery while saying he would visit the disaster zone.
#colombia #search #western
17 days ago
I've been writing about Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) for years, and my conviction has never been higher, because the company keeps doing the boring, hard things that compound over time: It protects its brands, invests in innovation, and quietly returns a lot of cash to shareholders even when the environment is rough.
Fiscal 2026 was not a blowout year for Procter & Gamble. Net sales grew 3%, organic sales rose 1%, and core earnings per share increased 1%. That's the kind of result many investors would shrug at. What matters to me is that those numbers landed right inside the company's guidance in a year that featured currency swings, higher energy and transportation costs, and uneven demand across regions.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
P&G's strategy is deliberately simple. It focuses on daily use categories where performance drives brand choice and seeks to deliver superiority in product, packaging, communication, retail execution, and value. It pairs that with what it calls "constructive disruption" and a heavy dose of productivity, meaning it constantly looks for ways to do the same work with fewer resources. The result is a business that rarely looks spectacular quarter to quarter but, over many years, keeps nudging growth and margins in the right direction.
This is not a sleepy soap company. In April, Procter & Gamble was named the top household products company on Fortune's America's Most Innovative Companies list for the third year in a row, with product innovation singled out as its biggest strength.
#signal #conviction #flashing
Fiscal 2026 was not a blowout year for Procter & Gamble. Net sales grew 3%, organic sales rose 1%, and core earnings per share increased 1%. That's the kind of result many investors would shrug at. What matters to me is that those numbers landed right inside the company's guidance in a year that featured currency swings, higher energy and transportation costs, and uneven demand across regions.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
P&G's strategy is deliberately simple. It focuses on daily use categories where performance drives brand choice and seeks to deliver superiority in product, packaging, communication, retail execution, and value. It pairs that with what it calls "constructive disruption" and a heavy dose of productivity, meaning it constantly looks for ways to do the same work with fewer resources. The result is a business that rarely looks spectacular quarter to quarter but, over many years, keeps nudging growth and margins in the right direction.
This is not a sleepy soap company. In April, Procter & Gamble was named the top household products company on Fortune's America's Most Innovative Companies list for the third year in a row, with product innovation singled out as its biggest strength.
#signal #conviction #flashing
18 days ago
Interested in Aflac Incorporated? Here are five stocks we like better.
Aflac reported solid Q2 results, with net earnings of $1.63 per diluted share and adjusted earnings of $1.75, while returning $1.3 billion to shareholders through buybacks and dividends.
Japan sales fell 5.6% year over year against a difficult comparison, but first-half sales rose 7% and new products helped attract younger customers. U.S. group insurance momentum also continued, with sales up 7.1% in key group businesses.
Aflac repositioned $4.8 billion of investments, expected to raise annualized net investment income by more than $50 million. The company maintained strong capital and liquidity, while lowering its 2026 U.S. premium-growth outlook to slightly below its prior 3%-6% range.
A Boring Dividend Growth Strategy Becomes a Solid Defensive Play
#earnings
Aflac reported solid Q2 results, with net earnings of $1.63 per diluted share and adjusted earnings of $1.75, while returning $1.3 billion to shareholders through buybacks and dividends.
Japan sales fell 5.6% year over year against a difficult comparison, but first-half sales rose 7% and new products helped attract younger customers. U.S. group insurance momentum also continued, with sales up 7.1% in key group businesses.
Aflac repositioned $4.8 billion of investments, expected to raise annualized net investment income by more than $50 million. The company maintained strong capital and liquidity, while lowering its 2026 U.S. premium-growth outlook to slightly below its prior 3%-6% range.
A Boring Dividend Growth Strategy Becomes a Solid Defensive Play
#earnings
20 days ago
Ali Abdelaziz sees Magomed Ankalaev vs. Paulo Costa as the perfect No. 1 contender bout.
Former light heavyweight champion Ankalaev (21-2-1 MMA, 12-2-1 UFC) is fresh off a dominant finish of Bogdan Guskov in the UFC Fight Night 282 headliner in Abu Dhabi. Costa dubbed Ankalaev's performance as boring, and criticized him for getting booed during the fight.
Ankalaev put the blame on Guskov for not willing to engage, and fears Costa would approach him the same. Either way, Ankalaev's manager Abdelaziz thinks a fight against Costa (16-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) makes sense.
"Carlos Ulberg needs to take his time. He's the champion," Abdelaziz told MMA Junkie. "I think the fight needs to happen, him and Paulo Costa. Paulo Costa said a lot of reckless things, and you know what? He does a good job to get people's attention – not in a bad way. A lot of a**holes, they say a lot of sh*t and they get bad attention. He's funny. He's witty. He's a good fighter, too.
"Paulo Costa, people think he's a joke. He's a real serious fighter, and I think him and Ankalaev for an interim belt, for a regular fight, doesn't matter. They just need to fight. This is what I want. That's what the UFC wants, too. The UFC offered this fight to Ankalaev three times, and I'm not sure why this fight didn't happen. ... I don't think his chances of winning are very high."
#happen
Former light heavyweight champion Ankalaev (21-2-1 MMA, 12-2-1 UFC) is fresh off a dominant finish of Bogdan Guskov in the UFC Fight Night 282 headliner in Abu Dhabi. Costa dubbed Ankalaev's performance as boring, and criticized him for getting booed during the fight.
Ankalaev put the blame on Guskov for not willing to engage, and fears Costa would approach him the same. Either way, Ankalaev's manager Abdelaziz thinks a fight against Costa (16-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) makes sense.
"Carlos Ulberg needs to take his time. He's the champion," Abdelaziz told MMA Junkie. "I think the fight needs to happen, him and Paulo Costa. Paulo Costa said a lot of reckless things, and you know what? He does a good job to get people's attention – not in a bad way. A lot of a**holes, they say a lot of sh*t and they get bad attention. He's funny. He's witty. He's a good fighter, too.
"Paulo Costa, people think he's a joke. He's a real serious fighter, and I think him and Ankalaev for an interim belt, for a regular fight, doesn't matter. They just need to fight. This is what I want. That's what the UFC wants, too. The UFC offered this fight to Ankalaev three times, and I'm not sure why this fight didn't happen. ... I don't think his chances of winning are very high."
#happen
21 days ago
Jon Miller, president of acquisitions and partnerships at NBC Sports, and Gov. Wes Moore (D) announce a new six-year network television deal to broadcast the Preakness and other thoroughbred horse racing in Maryland. (Photo Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)
Changes lie ahead for Maryland's signature thoroughbred horse race, including a new, later race day and a new, expanded network television contract.
Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced the changes Wednesday to the Preakness Stakes, historically the second event in racing's Triple Crown. It was the latest in a week of rapid-fire developments that saw the state buy rights to the Preakness away from Kentucky Derby owner Churchill Downs, which responded by announcing a new national thoroughbred racing series that excludes the Preakness.
Wednesday's changes mean that a race always run on the third Saturday of May — two weeks after the Kentucky Derby — will happen a week later. And on a Sunday. As part of expanded television coverage for a planned Memorial Day weekend of racing, with the state-owned Black-Eyed Susan Stakes being run on Saturday.
Moore said the new television deal and race day changes are meant to ensure the growth of the taxpayer-owned Preakness, the thoroughbred racing industry in the state and the neighboring Park Heights Community.
#moore #maryland #stakes
Changes lie ahead for Maryland's signature thoroughbred horse race, including a new, later race day and a new, expanded network television contract.
Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced the changes Wednesday to the Preakness Stakes, historically the second event in racing's Triple Crown. It was the latest in a week of rapid-fire developments that saw the state buy rights to the Preakness away from Kentucky Derby owner Churchill Downs, which responded by announcing a new national thoroughbred racing series that excludes the Preakness.
Wednesday's changes mean that a race always run on the third Saturday of May — two weeks after the Kentucky Derby — will happen a week later. And on a Sunday. As part of expanded television coverage for a planned Memorial Day weekend of racing, with the state-owned Black-Eyed Susan Stakes being run on Saturday.
Moore said the new television deal and race day changes are meant to ensure the growth of the taxpayer-owned Preakness, the thoroughbred racing industry in the state and the neighboring Park Heights Community.
#moore #maryland #stakes
21 days ago
SEATTLE – It's apparently never boring when the Detroit Tigers are in town. It got interesting again late Wednesday, Aug. 5, at T-Mobile Park when Gleyber Torres got hit, and the benches cleared, and a pitcher and manager got ejected.
The bit of spice didn't last, though, nor did the Tigers' late comeback effort as their offense finally stalled, and so their four-game winning streak came to an end with a 4-2 loss.
Torres wasn't the only one hit by a pitch. Three other Tigers were, too – Max Clark, Riley Greene, Zack McKinstry. Torres was hit in the eighth. He had a few words with catcher Cal Raleigh, who had been plunked in the inning before.
THE KID: Max Clark defense catching up to his big bat for Detroit Tigers
The benches cleared and the managers met at the plate and eventually left-handed reliever Gabe Speier was ejected for plunking Torres, presumably in retaliation for Raleigh getting hit by Enmanuel DeJesus. Dan Wilson, Seattle's manager, was also ejected.
#torres #ejected #late
The bit of spice didn't last, though, nor did the Tigers' late comeback effort as their offense finally stalled, and so their four-game winning streak came to an end with a 4-2 loss.
Torres wasn't the only one hit by a pitch. Three other Tigers were, too – Max Clark, Riley Greene, Zack McKinstry. Torres was hit in the eighth. He had a few words with catcher Cal Raleigh, who had been plunked in the inning before.
THE KID: Max Clark defense catching up to his big bat for Detroit Tigers
The benches cleared and the managers met at the plate and eventually left-handed reliever Gabe Speier was ejected for plunking Torres, presumably in retaliation for Raleigh getting hit by Enmanuel DeJesus. Dan Wilson, Seattle's manager, was also ejected.
#torres #ejected #late
21 days ago
SEATTLE – It's apparently never boring when the Detroit Tigers are in town. It got interesting again late Wednesday, Aug. 5, at T-Mobile Park when Gleyber Torres got hit, and the benches cleared, and a pitcher and manager got ejected.
The bit of spice didn't last, though, nor did the Tigers' late comeback effort as their offense finally stalled, and so their four-game winning streak came to an end with a 4-2 loss.
Torres wasn't the only one hit by a pitch. Three other Tigers were, too – Max Clark, Riley Greene, Zack McKinstry. Torres was hit in the eighth. He had a few words with catcher Cal Raleigh, who had been plunked in the inning before.
THE KID: Max Clark defense catching up to his big bat for Detroit Tigers
The benches cleared and the managers met at the plate and eventually left-handed reliever Gabe Speier was ejected for plunking Torres, presumably in retaliation for Raleigh getting hit by Enmanuel DeJesus. Dan Wilson, Seattle's manager, was also ejected.
#torres
The bit of spice didn't last, though, nor did the Tigers' late comeback effort as their offense finally stalled, and so their four-game winning streak came to an end with a 4-2 loss.
Torres wasn't the only one hit by a pitch. Three other Tigers were, too – Max Clark, Riley Greene, Zack McKinstry. Torres was hit in the eighth. He had a few words with catcher Cal Raleigh, who had been plunked in the inning before.
THE KID: Max Clark defense catching up to his big bat for Detroit Tigers
The benches cleared and the managers met at the plate and eventually left-handed reliever Gabe Speier was ejected for plunking Torres, presumably in retaliation for Raleigh getting hit by Enmanuel DeJesus. Dan Wilson, Seattle's manager, was also ejected.
#torres
22 days ago
Namibia is rapidly emerging as Africa's next major oil producer while neighboring South Africa, which controls roughly two-thirds of the same Orange Basin petroleum province, remains years behind in developing essentially the same petroleum system. The Orange Basin, an offshore deepwater petroleum province spanning the Atlantic maritime border between the two countries, is estimated to contain more than 20 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Yet while Namibia has attracted a succession of world-class discoveries and moved rapidly toward commercial development, South Africa has struggled to translate the same geological opportunity into producing **** ets.
TotalEnergies' (NYSE:TTE) deepwater Venus Project in offshore Namibia now targets an initial production capacity of roughly 150,000 barrels of oil per day, with first oil aimed for 2030. Venus-1X is estimated to contain 1.5 billion barrels of light crude and 4.8 trillion cubic feet of gas. TotalEnergies has also taken over operations of the massive Mopane discovery from Portugal's Galp Energia (OTCPK:GLPEF).
Last month, Shell Plc (NYSE:SHEL) and its JV partners reported a major oil discovery at the Merlin-1X exploration well within Petroleum Exploration Licence 39 (PEL 39). Located in Namibia's Orange Basin roughly 290 kilometers off the coast, the resource has recoverable reserves estimated at 750 million barrels for Phase 1. The success of Merlin-1X marks a critical turnaround for the consortium.
In early 2025, Shell booked a $400 million impairment on its Namibian offshore portfolio following engineering hurdles at older discovery wells with complex geology and high gas-to-oil ratios, including Graff-1X and Jonker-1X. Those challenges had initially slowed commercialization plans, but the Merlin-1X discovery has significantly improved the outlook for the company's Namibian acreage.
Related: Harold Hamm Bets Bigger on Argentina's Vaca Muerta Shale Boom
#petroleum #orange #roughly #offshore
TotalEnergies' (NYSE:TTE) deepwater Venus Project in offshore Namibia now targets an initial production capacity of roughly 150,000 barrels of oil per day, with first oil aimed for 2030. Venus-1X is estimated to contain 1.5 billion barrels of light crude and 4.8 trillion cubic feet of gas. TotalEnergies has also taken over operations of the massive Mopane discovery from Portugal's Galp Energia (OTCPK:GLPEF).
Last month, Shell Plc (NYSE:SHEL) and its JV partners reported a major oil discovery at the Merlin-1X exploration well within Petroleum Exploration Licence 39 (PEL 39). Located in Namibia's Orange Basin roughly 290 kilometers off the coast, the resource has recoverable reserves estimated at 750 million barrels for Phase 1. The success of Merlin-1X marks a critical turnaround for the consortium.
In early 2025, Shell booked a $400 million impairment on its Namibian offshore portfolio following engineering hurdles at older discovery wells with complex geology and high gas-to-oil ratios, including Graff-1X and Jonker-1X. Those challenges had initially slowed commercialization plans, but the Merlin-1X discovery has significantly improved the outlook for the company's Namibian acreage.
Related: Harold Hamm Bets Bigger on Argentina's Vaca Muerta Shale Boom
#petroleum #orange #roughly #offshore
