Enzo Maresca had predicted Phil Foden would score, and he did score. For much of Foden's career that would scarcely have seemed an outlandish prediction. Not now. Foden's had struck 27 times for Manchester City alone in 2023-24. Yet when Ipswich arrived at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, his drought spanned 35 games for City, plus two for England that may have cost him a place at the World Cup.
But there are two Fodens. Maresca remembered the teenage prodigy, the player who had won the individual awards, the seeming generational talent before he became the goal-shy City substitute. "With Phil I said many times, I know him from years ago, for me he's one of the best Premier League players," said the City manager, who had worked with Foden in his previous times at the Etihad Stadium. "And since day one it's my duty to help him to again be one of the best players."
That process got off to something of a false start. By the time City kicked off against Ipswich Foden had, in effect, sat out four-and-three-quarter games. His first-half red card in the Manchester derby was followed by a three-match domestic suspension. He was an unused substitute in the Champions League defeat against Paris Saint-Germain.
Even before being banned, he had been usurped, and under successive managers. In first Pep Guardiola's valedictory season and then Maresca's first in charge, Rayan Cherki has been the No 10 who has starred and sparkled. Foden has provided less magic. Perhaps it says something for the luxuries Maresca enjoys that Foden has felt the more prosaic player in his position.
Perhaps it is an added complication, too, that in Enzo Fernandez he has costly competition emerging, with the £125m signing spending the second half against PSG operating as the most advanced of the midfield trio. A lesson of that defeat may be that, against elite opposition, Maresca requires both Ayyoub Bouaddi and Elliot Anderson to anchor the midfield, perhaps meaning Fernandez is the most advanced of the trio.

#perhaps #enzo #phil

You can find original article here WealthManagement. Subscribe to our free daily WealthManagement newsletters.
Osaic has been hit with a class action suit claiming the firm put its own profits ahead of customers in how it has handled its various cash sweep programs.
In the suit filed in Arizona federal court, Osaic customers Robin Nackman and Douglas Whittaker accused Osaic of a "dramatic underpayment of interest" to their customers, violating their "contractual, implied and/or fiduciary obligations" to the plaintiffs.
"Despite its representation to the contrary, Osaic categorically has not adjusted interest rates paid to customers based on economic or prevailing market factors, but rather has kept the sweep rates artificially depressed as to reap substantial profits for itself," the complaint read.
In the complaint, Nackman and Whittaker argue that typically, uninvested cash from customer accounts is moved (or "swept") into interest-bearing accounts, generating client returns.

#osaic #wealthmanagement #whittaker #suit

The NFL, perhaps more than any other professional sports league, is built by its little moments — the numerous individual tiles inside the mosaic of 60 minutes of Sunday football.
The little moment that might have stood out the brightest from the Arizona Cardinals' 26-14 upset win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday wasn't necessarily Jeremiyah Love's or Trey McBride's first touchdowns of the year.
It might not have even been the sight of new head coach Mike LaFleur, fighting off emotion on the sideline while calling for victory formation, as he became the first non-interim Cardinals coach to win his first game since Don Coryell did so in 1973.
It was a moment following a poor play in the fourth quarter. With under five minutes to play, a third-and-short pass play saw QB Jacoby Brissett run out of both time and room, forcing him out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage.
As Brissett walked off the field, LaFleur — animatedly — took responsibility, offering a "my bad" to his quarterback.

#sunday #cardinals #brissett

Osnabrück fans may have been saddened by their team's elimination from the German Cup this Wednesday (2) against Bayern Munich.
But they deserve applause for the mosaic displayed in one of the stands before kickoff.
The supporters put together a representation of a roller coaster, complete with a cart moving along the tracks.
"VfL Osnabrück shoots off like a roller coaster!" read the main phrase on the mosaic.
See below how it looked:

#osnabr #roller #coaster

Orbis Investment Management, an investment management company, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for "Orbis Global Equity Strategy". The letter can be downloaded here. In the first half of 2026, the Global Equity Strategy returned 19.9%, surpassing the MSCI All Country World Index by 7.8%. The market faced narrow breadth in the quarter. The strategy focuses on AI investments categorized into four groups: "Core" (direct exposure), "Enablers" (supporting businesses), "AI Powered" (companies enhanced by AI), and "Overlooked" (misjudged resilient companies). The firm emphasizes maintaining strong but flexible convictions in a fluctuating market, prioritizing disciplined, evidence-based investment over emotional decision-making. Also, check the fund's top five holdings to see its best picks in 2026.
In its Q2 2026 investor letter, Orbis Global Equity Strategy highlighted QXO, Inc. (NYSE:QXO). QXO, Inc. (NYSE:QXO) is a leading US-based roofing, waterproofing, and complementary building products distributor. On August 24, 2026, QXO, Inc. (NYSE:QXO) closed at $13.41 per share, reflecting a market capitalization of $13.91 billion. QXO, Inc. (NYSE:QXO) posted a one-month return of -5.89%, while its shares lost 35.93% over the past 52 weeks.
Orbis Global Equity Strategy stated the following regarding QXO, Inc. (NYSE:QXO) in its Q2 2026 investor letter:
"We think about AI through the same lens. Most early corporate AI adoption is a motor swap: existing workflows, existing structures, existing ***** umptions, with AI bolted on. The companies that compound the most value are those willing to redesign the floor. This is a question I ask of every management team I invest behind. QXO, Inc. (NYSE:QXO) is doing exactly that. As it consolidates the prosaic, low-tech business of building products distribution, it is rebuilding the operating model itself, from pricing and procurement to inventory and branch data, rather than bolting technology onto the old way of working."
QXO, Inc. (NYSE:QXO) is not on our list of 40 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds Heading Into 2026. According to our database, 83 hedge fund portfolios held QXO, Inc. (NYSE:QXO) at the end of the second quarter, up from 65 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of QXO, Inc. (NYSE:QXO) as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.

#strategy

LPL Financial has been the largest independent brokerage in wealth management for decades, but the gap between it and everyone else has expanded to an unprecedented girth.
As displayed by the rankings below of the top 15 firms from Financial Planning's 2026 IBD Elite study of the industry's independent brokerages, the firm generated more than double the revenue last year of its perennial nearest competitor, Ameriprise. Rival firms and frequent fellow contenders Osaic, Cetera and Raymond James Financial Services rounded out the top five.
The dominance of LPL as, "by far, the most successful player in this ***** e," reflects its "willingness to go to the M&A market" and ability to work with almost any type of advisory practice, according to Jason Diamond, the president of recruiting, executive search and M&A advisory firm Diamond Consultants.
"It enabled them to really cater the platform to all types of advisors," Diamond said, citing the firm's Linsco employee unit and the clearing and custody services it provides to registered investment advisory firms alongside its more traditional independent brokerage business. "They have so many different affiliation channels that really allow them to say, 'We're going to be all things to all people.'"
Of course, he pointed out that the rest of the firms in a channel of the industry that collectively boosted its revenue 13% year over year to $56.28 billion in 2025 aren't exactly struggling. But the yawning chasm between LPL and Ameriprise over the past decade offers financial advisors and other wealth management professionals instructive numbers about how the No. 1 IBD is both fueling the industry's growth and its consolidation — even as there are still important caveats to understand about the supposed dichotomy between big and small firms.

#diamond #independent #advisory

With a market cap of $6.9 billion, The Mosaic Company (MOS) is a leading global producer and marketer of potash and phosphate fertilizers, which are essential inputs for agriculture. With 13,000 employees serving customers in more than 40 countries, Mosaic is also advancing biological solutions through Mosaic Biosciences to improve nutrient efficiency, crop performance, and sustainable food production.
Shares of the Tampa, Florida-based company have underperformed the broader market over the past 52 weeks. MOS stock has decreased 38.3% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has gained 21.8%. Moreover, shares of the company have declined 9.5% on a YTD basis, compared to SPX's 11% return.
General Motors vs. Ford: 1 Auto Giant Is Winning the EV Race
1 ****** anese Company Just Waved a Red Flag for Micron Stock. How to Play It Here.
Billionaire Ken Griffin Just Saved Situational Awareness, But Here's What a Rescue Call From Citadel Really Sounds Like — 'I… Heard the Grim Reaper's Scythe'

#Florida

Tampa, Florida-based The Mosaic Company (MOS) is a prominent producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. Valued at a market capitalization of $7.3 billion, the company owns and operates mines and production facilities, which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients under the Biofos and Nexfos brands.
The company is expected to release its Q2 2026 earnings report on Tuesday, Aug. 4, after the market closes. Ahead of the event, **** ysts expect the company's EPS to be $0.11 on a diluted basis, down 78.4% from $0.51 in the year-ago quarter. The company has missed Wall Street's EPS estimates in three of its last four quarters, beating only once.
Nvidia Stock Could Still Soar 140% to Reach $500, Says Wall Street
MU Stock Alert: What to Watch as Micron Takes a Stake in GlobalWafers
IBM Stock Just Suffered a Gruesome Massacre, But Algos Likely Sense a Huge Discount Here

There are some players whose influence lingers long after their final appearance, and Thiago Alcantara remains one of them at Anfield. Elegant on the ball, exacting in thought, he always gave the impression of seeing the game a fraction earlier than everyone else. That quality tends to invite an obvious next question once a playing career winds down, whether the touchline might offer a natural second act.
For now, though, any immediate return to Liverpool as part of Andoni Iraola’s new coaching structure has been ruled out by the most prosaic of modern football barriers, licensing. Thiago himself has explained the issue clearly speaking to Rio Ferdinand on Rio Meets, saying, “I don’t have the badges. I don’t have enough of the badges to be a coach [at Liverpool].” It is a simple answer, though one that says plenty about the game’s increasingly formal pathways.
There had been understandable curiosity over Thiago’s next move after he left Barcelona’s staff at the end of the 2025-26 season. He had worked under Hansi Flick and, by all accounts, left a strong impression. The praise aimed at him in Catalonia suggested a figure already able to translate elite experience into practical support for players and staff, a former midfielder with both authority and empathy.
That fits with what was seen during his final season at Liverpool, when he spoke of helping team-mates develop. Some footballers coach by instruction, others by demonstration, others by quiet conversation. Thiago appeared capable of all three. In an age when coaching staffs are increasingly specialised, that kind of intelligence is valuable.
Liverpool, now reshaping under Iraola after a turbulent campaign, are in the middle of defining a new technical identity. In that context, the idea of bringing back a former player with Thiago’s grasp of rhythm, ***** ing and control carries obvious appeal. Not as a sentimental gesture, but as a football one.

England remain en route – and not just in terms of a hard-fought first place that may yet take them through to the Azteca.
There’s also the way they toiled to confirm it. Thomas Tuchel’s side were again dependent on Jude Bellingham, a set-piece and a record-breaking Harry Kane. The captain became England’s record World Cup goalscorer, with an 11th that ultimately sealed a 2-0 win over Panama.
It isn’t so much football that people in the pub enjoy any more, mind, but one coming out of the more prosaic parts of coaching seminars – at least elevated by Bellingham’s ingenuity.
And if one increasing worry is how England have suddenly stopped creating ***** e around the opposition area, they are offering up a lot around their own.
It gives Tuchel two huge issues to solve, now this World Cup finally gets serious. A last-32 tie against either Senegal or Democratic Republic of the Congo in Atlanta now awaits.

Newly crowned French Open champions Alexander Zverev and Mirra Andreeva arrive at Wimbledon wrestling with an unexpected dilemma -- why doesn't life feel different after fulfilling their ambition to win a Grand Slam?
Zverev finally secured his long-awaited major triumph with a tense five-set victory over Flavio Cobolli at Roland Garros earlier in June.
Long regarded as the most talented player never to win a Grand Slam, the 29-year-old German exorcised the ghosts of three previous major final defeats.
Zverev had been tipped to dominate since his emergence as a precious teenager caught the eye of Roger Federer, but passive play on the biggest stages had cost him dearly, until he at last held his nerve to beat Cobolli in Paris.
Yet what should have been a transformative moment for Zverev has been followed by a strangely prosaic existence in the days since his triumph in the French capital.

The Mosaic Company (MOS) is a leading global producer and marketer of crop nutrients, specializing in phosphate and potash fertilizers that are essential for improving agricultural yields. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, the company operates mining, production, and distribution facilities across North America and South America, serving farmers and agricultural customers worldwide.
Mosaic has a market capitalization of $7 billion, making it a "mid-cap" stock. As one of the world's largest producers of phosphate and potash fertilizers, Mosaic's products help farmers increase crop productivity and support global food demand. The company also develops advanced crop nutrition products and biological solutions aimed at improving nutrient efficiency and promoting sustainable farming practices.
D-Wave Just Unveiled a Major Quantum Breakthrough. QBTS Stock Looks Ready for Another Surge.
Micron Technology Earnings: Bull Put Spread Trade
Marvell Technology Stock Has Skyrocketed, But Could MRVL Be Worth 24% More?

He grew up rooting for the Red Sox, Patriots and Warriors, and he recently added the Devils to his sports fandom mosaic

#season #ERA #Friday #guy #PitcherLife #HomeRun #Baseball #Gatorade #Red #thing #Acua #alphatech #alphabionicstech