2 months ago
Investors choosing between Carnival (NYSE:CCL) and Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) must decide between a capital-intensive cruise leader and a high-growth technology platform. Both companies have shown resilience, but their financial structures offer very different risks.
Carnival operates as a global giant in the travel industry, managing a diverse fleet of ships that cater to millions of vacationers. Uber dominates the gig economy by connecting riders, diners, and shippers with service providers through its proprietary mobile applications and digital infrastructure.
As a major player among consumer discretionary stocks, Carnival operates a massive fleet of over 90 ships across eight distinct brands. In its latest annual report, the company highlighted a workforce of over 160,000 team members who served approximately 13.5 million guests throughout 2025. This scale allows the company to source passengers from major global markets, and notably, no single travel agency group accounted for more than 10% of total revenue during the year.
In FY 2025, revenue reached nearly $26.6 billion, representing a growth rate of roughly 6.4% compared to the prior year. This top-line expansion helped the company generate a net income of approximately $2.8 billion, a significant improvement over the $1.9 billion recorded in 2024. The net margin improved to 10.4%, indicating that the company is successfully converting a larger portion of its sales into actual profit.
Based on its November 2025 balance sheet, Carnival carries a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.3x, which is the total debt divided by shareholder equity. Its current ratio, a measure of current **** ets relative to current liabilities, is nearly 0.3x, suggesting tight short-term liquidity. However, the company generated close to $2.6 billion in free cash flow, which is cash from operations minus capital expenditures, providing capital for debt reduction and fleet maintenance.
#carnival #fleet #current
Carnival operates as a global giant in the travel industry, managing a diverse fleet of ships that cater to millions of vacationers. Uber dominates the gig economy by connecting riders, diners, and shippers with service providers through its proprietary mobile applications and digital infrastructure.
As a major player among consumer discretionary stocks, Carnival operates a massive fleet of over 90 ships across eight distinct brands. In its latest annual report, the company highlighted a workforce of over 160,000 team members who served approximately 13.5 million guests throughout 2025. This scale allows the company to source passengers from major global markets, and notably, no single travel agency group accounted for more than 10% of total revenue during the year.
In FY 2025, revenue reached nearly $26.6 billion, representing a growth rate of roughly 6.4% compared to the prior year. This top-line expansion helped the company generate a net income of approximately $2.8 billion, a significant improvement over the $1.9 billion recorded in 2024. The net margin improved to 10.4%, indicating that the company is successfully converting a larger portion of its sales into actual profit.
Based on its November 2025 balance sheet, Carnival carries a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.3x, which is the total debt divided by shareholder equity. Its current ratio, a measure of current **** ets relative to current liabilities, is nearly 0.3x, suggesting tight short-term liquidity. However, the company generated close to $2.6 billion in free cash flow, which is cash from operations minus capital expenditures, providing capital for debt reduction and fleet maintenance.
#carnival #fleet #current
2 months 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
2 months ago
Cruise ship giant Carnival (CCL) hasn't enjoyed a strong performance recently and for good reason. With global economic headwinds and rising fuel cost concerns representing key barriers, investors took the safe road out and trimmed their exposure to CCL stock. That's fine but there's both a fundamental and quantitative signal that suggests a turnaround could be possible in October.
According to Google Finance's summary sheet, while Carnival delivered a solid second-quarter earnings print, escalating geopolitical crises have caused significant investor jitters. Over the trailing month, CCL stock has slipped more than 5%, contributing to a year-to-date loss of nearly 16%. Subsequently, the Barchart Technical Opinion indicator rates the ticker as a 56% Sell.
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#barchart #technical
According to Google Finance's summary sheet, while Carnival delivered a solid second-quarter earnings print, escalating geopolitical crises have caused significant investor jitters. Over the trailing month, CCL stock has slipped more than 5%, contributing to a year-to-date loss of nearly 16%. Subsequently, the Barchart Technical Opinion indicator rates the ticker as a 56% Sell.
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#barchart #technical
2 months ago
Rising crude oil sends NCLH down 5%, CCL down 4%, and RCL down 3%, as higher fuel costs flow straight through to cruise margins with no company-specific news driving the moves.
Royal Caribbean's $78 billion market cap and 9% year-to-date gain cushion the oil shock far better than Norwegian's smaller, more leveraged balance sheet.
Act now: the **** yst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and Royal Caribbean Cruises didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today.
Cruise operators are falling in step with rising crude oil, a rare case where a same-day macro move maps straight to an operating cost line. Fuel is a direct operating cost for cruise ships, so higher oil prices flow straight through to margins.
Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) stock is down 5% to $16.50 by midday Thursday. Carnival (NYSE:CCL) shares are down 4% to $25.65, while Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE:RCL) stock is sliding 3% to $290.76.
#down #cruise #straight
Royal Caribbean's $78 billion market cap and 9% year-to-date gain cushion the oil shock far better than Norwegian's smaller, more leveraged balance sheet.
Act now: the **** yst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and Royal Caribbean Cruises didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today.
Cruise operators are falling in step with rising crude oil, a rare case where a same-day macro move maps straight to an operating cost line. Fuel is a direct operating cost for cruise ships, so higher oil prices flow straight through to margins.
Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) stock is down 5% to $16.50 by midday Thursday. Carnival (NYSE:CCL) shares are down 4% to $25.65, while Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE:RCL) stock is sliding 3% to $290.76.
#down #cruise #straight
3 months ago
In his memoir of life in the tech industry, "Chaos Monkeys," Antonio Garcia Martinez wrote that it's not the rats who first abandon a sinking ship but rather the crew members who know how to swim.
By that measure, Brooks Koepka made like Michael Phelps, presciently jumping overboard early from LIV Golf and stroking his way to safe harbor. Now that the Good Ship Yasir seems doomed for the sea floor — the bullshit that long acted as ballast having shifted to expose the dead weight of washed-up hangers-on — those who remained are left eyeing leaky life rafts.
Just two members of LIV's roster matter, no matter how much its CEO, Scott O'Neil, blathered about the importance of Dean Burmester on the South African stop. They are Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm. The former because every carnival needs a barker, the latter because leagues need credible competitors. While DeChambeau remains welded to LIV, Rahm's tone has been lukewarm and several sources in his orbit are convinced he'll exit soon. He has alternatives, but they're not painless and require accepting conditions that the prideful Spaniard might balk at.
Rahm's obvious first choice for life after LIV would be returning to compete on the PGA Tour. He lives in the U.S., and it's the most lucrative, competitively demanding and commercially relevant circuit. But no one around the Tour thinks Rahm will be offered the terms Koepka accepted, and many believe he'd be asked to pay stiffer financial penalties, accept restricted playing privileges and perhaps even apologize (for what, and to whom, is unclear). How would that sit with a man who went to war with the DP World Tour in Europe over comparatively modest fines?
Koepka chose to leave LIV with time remaining on his contract. Rahm would be leaving by necessity, knowing he won't see all of the cash promised and that the league, if it survives, would do so only because someone wanted to leverage its losses to dodge taxes elsewhere in their investment portfolio. His former peers haven't forgotten that he went to LIV months after the Framework Agreement was announced, willingly becoming leverage for the Saudis, and that he later said (with amusing self-regard) that he felt his leaving would be the catalyst to uniting the game. Rahm thought he could take the bag and return as a hero. No one did more to ensure there'd be no deal between the Tour and the Saudis (with the possible exception of Patrick Cantlay in the boardroom). He chose his side and the guys he left behind were determined to make him live with the decision. Plenty remain so, and are disinclined to roll out the welcome mat too quickly.
#first
By that measure, Brooks Koepka made like Michael Phelps, presciently jumping overboard early from LIV Golf and stroking his way to safe harbor. Now that the Good Ship Yasir seems doomed for the sea floor — the bullshit that long acted as ballast having shifted to expose the dead weight of washed-up hangers-on — those who remained are left eyeing leaky life rafts.
Just two members of LIV's roster matter, no matter how much its CEO, Scott O'Neil, blathered about the importance of Dean Burmester on the South African stop. They are Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm. The former because every carnival needs a barker, the latter because leagues need credible competitors. While DeChambeau remains welded to LIV, Rahm's tone has been lukewarm and several sources in his orbit are convinced he'll exit soon. He has alternatives, but they're not painless and require accepting conditions that the prideful Spaniard might balk at.
Rahm's obvious first choice for life after LIV would be returning to compete on the PGA Tour. He lives in the U.S., and it's the most lucrative, competitively demanding and commercially relevant circuit. But no one around the Tour thinks Rahm will be offered the terms Koepka accepted, and many believe he'd be asked to pay stiffer financial penalties, accept restricted playing privileges and perhaps even apologize (for what, and to whom, is unclear). How would that sit with a man who went to war with the DP World Tour in Europe over comparatively modest fines?
Koepka chose to leave LIV with time remaining on his contract. Rahm would be leaving by necessity, knowing he won't see all of the cash promised and that the league, if it survives, would do so only because someone wanted to leverage its losses to dodge taxes elsewhere in their investment portfolio. His former peers haven't forgotten that he went to LIV months after the Framework Agreement was announced, willingly becoming leverage for the Saudis, and that he later said (with amusing self-regard) that he felt his leaving would be the catalyst to uniting the game. Rahm thought he could take the bag and return as a hero. No one did more to ensure there'd be no deal between the Tour and the Saudis (with the possible exception of Patrick Cantlay in the boardroom). He chose his side and the guys he left behind were determined to make him live with the decision. Plenty remain so, and are disinclined to roll out the welcome mat too quickly.
#first
3 months ago
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A suspended Catholic priest on a tiny Caribbean island is embracing calypso to make his voice heard on topics including Gaza and ***** ual abuse within the church.
Father Gerard Paul, who hails from Grenada, can no longer officiate masses, funerals, weddings or baptisms after repeatedly criticizing the church and clergy. But that hasn't stopped him from preaching via the lilting rhythms of calypso, an Afro-Caribbean music genre known for its witty lyrics and satirical social commentary.
"It's a kind of pulpit for me," Paul told The ***** ociated Press in a phone interview this week.
The 64-year-old priest made his debut this year at Spicemas, Grenada's biggest soca and calypso carnival. Like many annual carnivals across the Caribbean, it celebrates rebellion against enslavement. Paul sang his way into the finals and is scheduled to compete as "Father Paul" against 10 other singers this weekend, including "Killa B" and "Sour Serpent."
Paul joined the seminary 40 years ago and has been a priest for 32 years: "I was always concerned about the plight of the masses, so I saw the church as a vehicle for societal change."
#calypso #including #year
Father Gerard Paul, who hails from Grenada, can no longer officiate masses, funerals, weddings or baptisms after repeatedly criticizing the church and clergy. But that hasn't stopped him from preaching via the lilting rhythms of calypso, an Afro-Caribbean music genre known for its witty lyrics and satirical social commentary.
"It's a kind of pulpit for me," Paul told The ***** ociated Press in a phone interview this week.
The 64-year-old priest made his debut this year at Spicemas, Grenada's biggest soca and calypso carnival. Like many annual carnivals across the Caribbean, it celebrates rebellion against enslavement. Paul sang his way into the finals and is scheduled to compete as "Father Paul" against 10 other singers this weekend, including "Killa B" and "Sour Serpent."
Paul joined the seminary 40 years ago and has been a priest for 32 years: "I was always concerned about the plight of the masses, so I saw the church as a vehicle for societal change."
#calypso #including #year
3 months ago
The connection between Brazil and football is legendary. It is one defined by flair, passion and five FIFA World Cup **** les.
Not to mention Pele, Ronaldo and, for Southampton and Bournemouth fans, there are Leo Cienza, Evan Ilsen and Haiyan.
Just how did the South American country, home to the world's largest carnival, become so good at the beautiful game? The answer may be much closer to home in Hampshire.
Radio Solent's Tom Murray headed to St Mary's Stadium in Southampton to find out more.
Either side of a railway footbridge, just before the ground itself, is a mural depicting famous players of Southampton's past, including Alan Shearer, Matt Le Tissier and Ricky Lambert.
#bournemouth
Not to mention Pele, Ronaldo and, for Southampton and Bournemouth fans, there are Leo Cienza, Evan Ilsen and Haiyan.
Just how did the South American country, home to the world's largest carnival, become so good at the beautiful game? The answer may be much closer to home in Hampshire.
Radio Solent's Tom Murray headed to St Mary's Stadium in Southampton to find out more.
Either side of a railway footbridge, just before the ground itself, is a mural depicting famous players of Southampton's past, including Alan Shearer, Matt Le Tissier and Ricky Lambert.
#bournemouth
3 months ago
The Fastest Man on Earth is slowing down in order to rush us into an enhanced future.
It's all relative, they say, and in this case, you must come to grips with 351 miles per hour registering as "slowing down."
"It's been an interesting journey and I'm hugely enjoying it," Andy Green said by phone midweek from Northwest Utah, where the annual Speed Week is under way at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats.
It was 29 years ago when Green, the former fighter-jet pilot in the UK's Royal Air Force, became the first Earth-bound person to go supersonic, surpassing the speed of sound and reaching 763 mph. Next Wednesday, Aug. 12, the goal is 351 mph, which by comparison sounds like a milk-and-bread run, but it will also be a record because at Bonneville's annual carnival of speed, again, it's all relative.
In this case, it'd be a record for hydrogen-powered machinery.
#down #case #fastest
It's all relative, they say, and in this case, you must come to grips with 351 miles per hour registering as "slowing down."
"It's been an interesting journey and I'm hugely enjoying it," Andy Green said by phone midweek from Northwest Utah, where the annual Speed Week is under way at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats.
It was 29 years ago when Green, the former fighter-jet pilot in the UK's Royal Air Force, became the first Earth-bound person to go supersonic, surpassing the speed of sound and reaching 763 mph. Next Wednesday, Aug. 12, the goal is 351 mph, which by comparison sounds like a milk-and-bread run, but it will also be a record because at Bonneville's annual carnival of speed, again, it's all relative.
In this case, it'd be a record for hydrogen-powered machinery.
#down #case #fastest
3 months ago
A.
That's the answer. I'm not going to do the online recipe thing and tell you about that time I did this and that and the other before I get there with 4 sections and 3 false endings so you accidentally click on a Carnival Cruise Line ad instead of knowing how many onions to add. In the hours since he traded 100 of your favorite prospects for Adley Rutschman and dumped 23-yr-old, former No. 4 overall pick Marcelo Mayer an hour later for a left-handed reliever, Red Sox Poobah Craig Breslow has been modestly and somewhat widely accused of grossly overpaying for two players, albeit in contrasting scenarios. In one case, he dealt the star; in the other, he acquired one. Some critics hated it both coming and going, and while we do not personally judge them for all-too-human mistakes of ****** yses, they are incorrect. This was good. Craig did good.
In an MLB that existed before today, before today's actions under the cloud of impending labor warfare, perhaps there would have been self-restraint. Maybe it was just the third straight annual sacrifice of the best player in baseball to the Dodgers the day prior, but the ****** pers were off and phones were lighting up, both those of the team and mine with push alerts. I ****** ume it wasn't just mine. Any inhibition league-wide was tossed to the wind, the getting was good, and Bres, treating his prospects correctly, got his guys. Whatever the counterarguments, the prospects will grow back, and this year's team is now inarguably better via the Rutschman addition. Inshallah.
If I find it hard to quibble, it could be because at the FanDuel Sportsbook the Sox have the 5th best odds, -$1500, to win the whole dang thing! To be fair to the Rays — which doesn't feel natural, but whatever — they're also at -$1500. Both teams are ahead of the Phillies at +1900, the Cubs at +2200 and the Angels and Mets at a cool +100000 each. (Perhaps you can predict baseball?) Anyhow, the Yankees are the only team with shorter odds in the AL than the Sox and the Rays at +600. But they stink, so all is fine.
However this season ends, it's reignited a spark around here that hasn't been lit since 2021 and hasn't roared in nearly 10 years. The Blue Jays were two outs away from winning it all last year and changing the whole labor narrative, some say, tho ultimately I don't think by much. Meaning the Sox have a shot. While I love that the Dodgers (a preposterous +160) do their thing, they're up against a emboldened, whiny club of failsons who've had it out for them from the word go and this is something of a last stand. The only other thing that can bring the Dodgers down, seemingly, is the Sox, who just swept them in LA. They're now Sox likely to make the playoffs (-950) and are closing in on the division (Rays -110, Yankees +155) at +430. The sportsbooks plainly recognize, respect and reflect Bres's ambition. The reward is ours.
#prospects #team #craig #yankees
That's the answer. I'm not going to do the online recipe thing and tell you about that time I did this and that and the other before I get there with 4 sections and 3 false endings so you accidentally click on a Carnival Cruise Line ad instead of knowing how many onions to add. In the hours since he traded 100 of your favorite prospects for Adley Rutschman and dumped 23-yr-old, former No. 4 overall pick Marcelo Mayer an hour later for a left-handed reliever, Red Sox Poobah Craig Breslow has been modestly and somewhat widely accused of grossly overpaying for two players, albeit in contrasting scenarios. In one case, he dealt the star; in the other, he acquired one. Some critics hated it both coming and going, and while we do not personally judge them for all-too-human mistakes of ****** yses, they are incorrect. This was good. Craig did good.
In an MLB that existed before today, before today's actions under the cloud of impending labor warfare, perhaps there would have been self-restraint. Maybe it was just the third straight annual sacrifice of the best player in baseball to the Dodgers the day prior, but the ****** pers were off and phones were lighting up, both those of the team and mine with push alerts. I ****** ume it wasn't just mine. Any inhibition league-wide was tossed to the wind, the getting was good, and Bres, treating his prospects correctly, got his guys. Whatever the counterarguments, the prospects will grow back, and this year's team is now inarguably better via the Rutschman addition. Inshallah.
If I find it hard to quibble, it could be because at the FanDuel Sportsbook the Sox have the 5th best odds, -$1500, to win the whole dang thing! To be fair to the Rays — which doesn't feel natural, but whatever — they're also at -$1500. Both teams are ahead of the Phillies at +1900, the Cubs at +2200 and the Angels and Mets at a cool +100000 each. (Perhaps you can predict baseball?) Anyhow, the Yankees are the only team with shorter odds in the AL than the Sox and the Rays at +600. But they stink, so all is fine.
However this season ends, it's reignited a spark around here that hasn't been lit since 2021 and hasn't roared in nearly 10 years. The Blue Jays were two outs away from winning it all last year and changing the whole labor narrative, some say, tho ultimately I don't think by much. Meaning the Sox have a shot. While I love that the Dodgers (a preposterous +160) do their thing, they're up against a emboldened, whiny club of failsons who've had it out for them from the word go and this is something of a last stand. The only other thing that can bring the Dodgers down, seemingly, is the Sox, who just swept them in LA. They're now Sox likely to make the playoffs (-950) and are closing in on the division (Rays -110, Yankees +155) at +430. The sportsbooks plainly recognize, respect and reflect Bres's ambition. The reward is ours.
#prospects #team #craig #yankees
3 months ago
NFL training camp season has arrived. Prepare for the onslaught of information, rumors and hype pieces. But fantasy football managers shouldn't be wary of the influx of info — Scott Pianowski has you covered with one key nugget to know for every team in each division. Next up is the AFC North.
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Harold Fannin Jr. has a Yahoo ADP in the mid-60s, and it makes sense. He finished as the TE6 last year, and fellow tight end David Njoku was not retained. But Cleveland significantly improved its receiver group this year (widening the passing tree), and the quarterback collection is still suspect. So much of fantasy success is tied to environment, and I'm worried the uber-talented Fannin will have a difficult time overcoming his context this fall. The talent leaps off the screen, but he's not a cheap pick like he was last year.
I often have a soft spot for veteran players who command a boring discount, but I can't quite commit to DK Metcalf this year. He's entering his age-29 season and his yards per target has fallen the last two years. More importantly, the Steelers brought Aaron Rodgers back for his age-43 season – so we have to be muted with our expectations about this team's pace and passing volume. For all of Metcalf's talent, he'll probably miss out on 1,000 yards for the third straight season.
We think of the Bengals as a carnival team (fun offense, leaky defense) and that means it's a blast to invest in the passing game. But save some room for Chase Brown, too. Brown is coming off an RB8 season (despite Joe Burrow missing nine games) and there's little on the depth chart after Brown. And while Brown is a capable runner, his receiving chops (69-437-5 last year) keep him in the field in all packages. Brown makes a lot of sense as a mid-second-round pick.
#last #fantasy #passing #Football
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Harold Fannin Jr. has a Yahoo ADP in the mid-60s, and it makes sense. He finished as the TE6 last year, and fellow tight end David Njoku was not retained. But Cleveland significantly improved its receiver group this year (widening the passing tree), and the quarterback collection is still suspect. So much of fantasy success is tied to environment, and I'm worried the uber-talented Fannin will have a difficult time overcoming his context this fall. The talent leaps off the screen, but he's not a cheap pick like he was last year.
I often have a soft spot for veteran players who command a boring discount, but I can't quite commit to DK Metcalf this year. He's entering his age-29 season and his yards per target has fallen the last two years. More importantly, the Steelers brought Aaron Rodgers back for his age-43 season – so we have to be muted with our expectations about this team's pace and passing volume. For all of Metcalf's talent, he'll probably miss out on 1,000 yards for the third straight season.
We think of the Bengals as a carnival team (fun offense, leaky defense) and that means it's a blast to invest in the passing game. But save some room for Chase Brown, too. Brown is coming off an RB8 season (despite Joe Burrow missing nine games) and there's little on the depth chart after Brown. And while Brown is a capable runner, his receiving chops (69-437-5 last year) keep him in the field in all packages. Brown makes a lot of sense as a mid-second-round pick.
#last #fantasy #passing #Football
3 months ago
Anyone still got their hackles up about Arch Manning’s eyeglasses? Doesn’t seem like it.
Doesn’t seem like there’s all that much attention — or pressure — on Texas, its coach or its quarterback, period. Not compared to this time last year, anyway.
On the day the Lane Kiffin carnival rolled into SEC media days, Mr. Vanity Fair magnetized the spotlight, even as he filibustered with a meandering opening statement that sucked up most of his time on the main stage.
“We're all going to die,” Kiffin told reporters, amid an only-Lane-would-offer answer to a question that had nothing to do with the prospect of immortality.
Cue the chyron.
#seem #manning
Doesn’t seem like there’s all that much attention — or pressure — on Texas, its coach or its quarterback, period. Not compared to this time last year, anyway.
On the day the Lane Kiffin carnival rolled into SEC media days, Mr. Vanity Fair magnetized the spotlight, even as he filibustered with a meandering opening statement that sucked up most of his time on the main stage.
“We're all going to die,” Kiffin told reporters, amid an only-Lane-would-offer answer to a question that had nothing to do with the prospect of immortality.
Cue the chyron.
#seem #manning
4 months ago
Despite high heat and blazing sun, hundreds turned out to celebrate America's 250th birthday with the Springfield Cardinals on July 4, 2026. Before the gates opened, local heavy metal band Transylvania kept the crowd's energy up with dancing and music.
As guests filtered in, they were greeted with carnival games like axe throwing as well as a dunk tank that let kids submerge Springfield Cardinals General Manager Dan Reiter. Tracy Pierce, with Touch of Color Body Art, painted faces with patriotic colors and glitter.
Before the game, the Cardinals hosted their third annual Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. Participants included KOLR 10's Chris Pinson, who won last year's contest, as well as St. Louis food influencer Jay Pippi, local musician Josh Heinrichs and Missouri State University baseball player Michael Yusypchuk. Yusypchuk dethroned Pinson by eating nine hotdogs in 7 minutes. Pinson managed eight.
This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Music, hot dogs and face paint mark Fourth of July at Route 66 Stadium
As guests filtered in, they were greeted with carnival games like axe throwing as well as a dunk tank that let kids submerge Springfield Cardinals General Manager Dan Reiter. Tracy Pierce, with Touch of Color Body Art, painted faces with patriotic colors and glitter.
Before the game, the Cardinals hosted their third annual Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. Participants included KOLR 10's Chris Pinson, who won last year's contest, as well as St. Louis food influencer Jay Pippi, local musician Josh Heinrichs and Missouri State University baseball player Michael Yusypchuk. Yusypchuk dethroned Pinson by eating nine hotdogs in 7 minutes. Pinson managed eight.
This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Music, hot dogs and face paint mark Fourth of July at Route 66 Stadium
4 months ago
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) is one of the Iran Peace Deal Sends Oil Lower: Top 8 Travel Stocks to Buy Now. On June 16, Citi ***** yst James Hardiman raised the firm's price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) from $348 to $362 and reaffirmed a Buy rating on the stock. The upward price target revision reflects a further 13% upside from current levels.
Despite challenges ranging from geopolitical conflicts to volatile energy markets and severe weather, the cruise industry remained one of the travel sector's most consistent outperformers. Earlier on May 28, UBS ***** ysts led by Robin Farley highlighted that the cruise industry remains an attractive investment due to its strong value proposition. As a result, the industry appeals to both Baby Boomers and Millennials. They added that slower growth in cruise capacity and a widening price advantage over hotels and resorts make the sector an attractive area of investment.
UBS ***** yst team had this to say about the industry's prospects:
"In an industry that is almost entirely a fixed-cost business, where ships are therefore yielded to full occupancy, it can be difficult to protect the bottom line from fuel price increases. And if investors can look past the near-term spike in fuel prices, the cruise industry is well-positioned to continue capturing a strong demographic wave."
Moreover, the firm believes the cruise industry has significant room for growth, as a larger number of cruise passengers are first-time travelers. This suggests cruising has not reached as many consumers as other parts of the travel industry. As a result, operators like Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) and Carnival Corp are building bigger and better private destinations to attract more customers.
Despite challenges ranging from geopolitical conflicts to volatile energy markets and severe weather, the cruise industry remained one of the travel sector's most consistent outperformers. Earlier on May 28, UBS ***** ysts led by Robin Farley highlighted that the cruise industry remains an attractive investment due to its strong value proposition. As a result, the industry appeals to both Baby Boomers and Millennials. They added that slower growth in cruise capacity and a widening price advantage over hotels and resorts make the sector an attractive area of investment.
UBS ***** yst team had this to say about the industry's prospects:
"In an industry that is almost entirely a fixed-cost business, where ships are therefore yielded to full occupancy, it can be difficult to protect the bottom line from fuel price increases. And if investors can look past the near-term spike in fuel prices, the cruise industry is well-positioned to continue capturing a strong demographic wave."
Moreover, the firm believes the cruise industry has significant room for growth, as a larger number of cruise passengers are first-time travelers. This suggests cruising has not reached as many consumers as other parts of the travel industry. As a result, operators like Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) and Carnival Corp are building bigger and better private destinations to attract more customers.
4 months ago
Carnival Corporation Ltd (NYSE:CCL) is one of the Iran Peace Deal Sends Oil Lower: Top 8 Travel Stocks to Buy Now. A number of sell-side firms, including Wells Fargo, Argus Research, Susquehanna, and Citi, recently raised their price targets on Carnival Corporation Ltd (NYSE:CCL), signaling a more positive outlook for the stock. Based on a report released on June 25, Wells Fargo ****** yst Trey Bowers raised the firm's price target on the shares from $36 to $38 while maintaining a Buy rating. The firm's ****** igned price target implies an additional 30% upside from here on.
Stifel Nicolaus joined Wells Fargo in increasing its price target on Carnival Corporation Ltd (NYSE:CCL), marking its second price target increase on the stock in June. As per the latest update, Stifel Nicolaus ****** yst Steven Wieczynski raised the firm's price target on the shares from $36 to $37 and kept a Buy rating on June 24. Earlier in the month, on June 12, the firm had already lifted its price target on the stock to $36 from $35.
All this optimism followed Carnival Corporation Ltd.'s (NYSE:CCL) record second quarter. The company reported its Q2 fiscal 2026 earnings on June 23, posting record revenue, net income, yields, EBITDA, and customer deposits.
CEO Josh Weinstein remarked:
"We have the financial flexibility to simultaneously invest, continue reducing leverage, and accelerate shareholder returns. We have already repurchased $450 million of stock."
Stifel Nicolaus joined Wells Fargo in increasing its price target on Carnival Corporation Ltd (NYSE:CCL), marking its second price target increase on the stock in June. As per the latest update, Stifel Nicolaus ****** yst Steven Wieczynski raised the firm's price target on the shares from $36 to $37 and kept a Buy rating on June 24. Earlier in the month, on June 12, the firm had already lifted its price target on the stock to $36 from $35.
All this optimism followed Carnival Corporation Ltd.'s (NYSE:CCL) record second quarter. The company reported its Q2 fiscal 2026 earnings on June 23, posting record revenue, net income, yields, EBITDA, and customer deposits.
CEO Josh Weinstein remarked:
"We have the financial flexibility to simultaneously invest, continue reducing leverage, and accelerate shareholder returns. We have already repurchased $450 million of stock."
5 months ago
Miami, Florida-based Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) is a cruise company that provides leisure travel services in North America and internationally. With a market cap of $38.3 billion, the company operates through four segments: NAA Cruise Operations, Europe Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Other.
Companies with a market cap of $10 billion or more are typically referred to as "big-cap stocks." CCL fits right into that category, with its market cap exceeding this threshold, reflecting its substantial size and influence in the consumer cyclical industry.
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5 months ago
We just covered Forget AI: Legendary Value Investor Seth Klarman Is Buying These 10 Value Stocks in 2026. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH) ranks #9 (see Seth Klarman Is Buying These 5 Value Stocks in 2026).
Baupost's Stake: $67,881,000
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH) trades at roughly 9x EV/EBITDA and less than 10x forward earnings. This shows a discount to peers like Royal Caribbean and Carnival, which trade at higher multiples.
In Q1 2026, NCLH returned to profitability with revenue of $2.33 billion and net income of $104.67 million versus a loss a year earlier. Occupancy is expected to exceed 104% in 2026, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' (NYSE:NCLH) luxury brands continue to see healthy demand. Broader cruise bookings are holding up well across the industry.
The debt load has been the biggest concern hanging over the stock. But most of that debt does not mature until 2030, giving management several years to improve cash flow and reduce leverage. Capital spending is also expected to decline significantly after 2027, potentially freeing up nearly $1 billion annually for debt reduction.
Baupost's Stake: $67,881,000
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH) trades at roughly 9x EV/EBITDA and less than 10x forward earnings. This shows a discount to peers like Royal Caribbean and Carnival, which trade at higher multiples.
In Q1 2026, NCLH returned to profitability with revenue of $2.33 billion and net income of $104.67 million versus a loss a year earlier. Occupancy is expected to exceed 104% in 2026, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' (NYSE:NCLH) luxury brands continue to see healthy demand. Broader cruise bookings are holding up well across the industry.
The debt load has been the biggest concern hanging over the stock. But most of that debt does not mature until 2030, giving management several years to improve cash flow and reduce leverage. Capital spending is also expected to decline significantly after 2027, potentially freeing up nearly $1 billion annually for debt reduction.
9 months ago
Biodegradable Mardi Gras beads help make Carnival season more sustainable
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads.
Once made of glass and cherished by parade spectators who were lucky enough to catch them, today cheap plastic beaded necklaces from overseas are tossed from floats by the handful. Spectators sometimes pile dozens around their necks, but many are trashed or left on the ground. A few years ago after heavy flooding, the city found more than 46 tons of them clogging its storm drains.
The beads are
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads.
Once made of glass and cherished by parade spectators who were lucky enough to catch them, today cheap plastic beaded necklaces from overseas are tossed from floats by the handful. Spectators sometimes pile dozens around their necks, but many are trashed or left on the ground. A few years ago after heavy flooding, the city found more than 46 tons of them clogging its storm drains.
The beads are
11 months ago
Carnival has bounced back from COVID-era challenges.
Shares are more expensive than they look on the surface.
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Long-term investing is the key to sustainable returns in the stock market, but sometimes it can backfire spectacularly. For example, if you purchased $1,000 of Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) stock 10 years ago, you would have just over $500 today -- a loss of around 50%. That means more than a decade of growth and billions in stock buybacks essentially evaporated during the coronavirus pandemic.
The good news is that Carnival's
Shares are more expensive than they look on the surface.
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Long-term investing is the key to sustainable returns in the stock market, but sometimes it can backfire spectacularly. For example, if you purchased $1,000 of Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) stock 10 years ago, you would have just over $500 today -- a loss of around 50%. That means more than a decade of growth and billions in stock buybacks essentially evaporated during the coronavirus pandemic.
The good news is that Carnival's
11 months ago
Anna Kepner's cruise ship death ruled homicide; cause listed as 'mechanical asphyxia'
The death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner on a Carnival cruise ship has been ruled a homicide, according to a copy of the death certificate issued on Monday and provided to ABC News by Kepner's family.
The document said the death was caused by "mechanical asphyxia" and the date of injury was listed as Nov. 6, though the time is unknown. It says the teenager "was mechanically asphyxiated by other person(s)."
Family of 18-year-old who died on cruise speaks out as stepbrother is named 'suspect'
Autopsy and toxi
The death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner on a Carnival cruise ship has been ruled a homicide, according to a copy of the death certificate issued on Monday and provided to ABC News by Kepner's family.
The document said the death was caused by "mechanical asphyxia" and the date of injury was listed as Nov. 6, though the time is unknown. It says the teenager "was mechanically asphyxiated by other person(s)."
Family of 18-year-old who died on cruise speaks out as stepbrother is named 'suspect'
Autopsy and toxi
12 months ago
A teenager died aboard Carnival cruise. Her stepbrother is now a suspect.
Federal agents are looking at the stepbrother of a teenager found dead on a Carnival cruise ship this month in connection with her death, according to a legal document in a separate case.
Anna Kepner, 18, died on the Carnival Horizon cruise ship Nov. 7 while she was on vacation with her family.
The Miami Dade Medical Examiner’s Office determined Kepner’s time of death was 11:17 a.m. but declined to provide a cause and manner of death. The office said Wednesday morning that those details were still pending.
The crui
Federal agents are looking at the stepbrother of a teenager found dead on a Carnival cruise ship this month in connection with her death, according to a legal document in a separate case.
Anna Kepner, 18, died on the Carnival Horizon cruise ship Nov. 7 while she was on vacation with her family.
The Miami Dade Medical Examiner’s Office determined Kepner’s time of death was 11:17 a.m. but declined to provide a cause and manner of death. The office said Wednesday morning that those details were still pending.
The crui
