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Not everyone is buying Elon Musk’s vision for orbital data centers. 

Masayoshi Son, the founder and CEO of Softbank, argued at a recent shareholder meeting that building data centers in space won’t do much to cut costs and will take too long when “in the battle for AI, the next few years will be far more important than what might happen a decade or so from now.”

On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and I discussed Son’s remarks as part of a broader discussion that included OpenAI’s plans for custom chips, chipmaker Groq’s new $650 million funding, and much more.

Kirsten noted that it’s “very ironic” that Son is playing the skeptic here, given SoftBank’s “long history of wild bets.”

Sean, meanwhile, said that when Musk talks about “making a constellation of satellites — satellites that need to be replaced every few years as well —  to make up an ‘orbital data center,’” he’s just “guaranteeing that much more business” for SpaceX.

Keep reading for a preview of our conversation, edited for length and clarity.

Sean O’Kane: Listen, neo-clouds are the new oil, and everybody who wants to make money is pivoting to a neo-cloud. I’m proud to announce that TechCrunch is now a neo-cloud, give us all your money.

I mean, this is the thing you do. It seems like there are so many players that are compute constrained, so anybody who has a shot at being able to lease out that compute is taking it, whether that’s Groq, a company that was semi-hollowed out by Nvidia, or Allbirds, which went into bankruptcy and and emerged from it as a new neo-cloud provider instead of selling shoes — Tim Fernholz did an interview with the new CEO of of that new effort that I would definitely recommend people go read. 

Or whether you’re SpaceX, where your idea was: I’m gonna build an AI platform that’s gonna have an addressable market the size of U.S. GDP, but before we get there, we’ll just rent out our compute.  And we saw this continue to happen with SpaceX, where it’s not as big as the deals that they’ve struck with Google or Anthropic, but they just signed another deal, [their] first post IPO deal, to rent out compute to another smaller player. They’re continuing down that road. 

You know, I can see this being a business for Groq in the near term. The question with all of these is how durable is it in the long term.

Anthony Ha: If we’re talking about SpaceX and their AI business and data center business, we also have to talk about these comments that Masayoshi Son, the CEO of SoftBank, made recently, where he basically said: What is the point of data centers in space? Which is a question we’ve asked on this show. 

And it speaks to, again, this sense in the industry of being really, really compute constrained — they need to build as many data centers as possible, [and] there’s all kinds of reasons why that is proving to be challenging here on Earth, so maybe space is the answer. But I think Son makes some pretty fair points about: All this stuff we’re talking about, even if it all works — and the costs are going to be very, very serious to make it work — this is not happening for years and years and years, so this is not a solution to any immediate problem, as far the current need for data centers goes.

Kirsten Korosec: I just want to point out that SoftBank has a long history of making wild bets. I think it says something when Son comes up and asks the question that a lot of people have asked. 

I mean, there are a lot of VCs and founders [who] have been swept up into the idea of orbital data centers and it seems like suddenly everyone’s on board. When just a couple of years ago, I think, if someone had mentioned that, it would get slapped down a little bit. So I do think it’s an important part of the process that someone who has a pretty high profile is asking that question. But it is very ironic to me that he is the one asking it, because if you look at his pitch deck, they’ve thrown a lot of money at some pretty bold ideas.

Sean: WeWork! Listen, we’re going to be saying this for a lot over the next couple years. The idea of putting these things in space is going to be an interesting engineering challenge and certainly an interesting economic challenge. 

Anthony, what you said is definitely right to a certain extent. Elon Musk is a person who hates red tape and you know, there are no NIMBYs in space so of course he’s going to try and do that. 

To me, it comes down to: The business as it stands now for SpaceX, especially its launch business, is just overwhelmingly reliant on Starlink. The reason that they are 80 or 90% of the launch market globally is not just because they’ve done all these things that are better than pretty much every other launch provider around the globe, it’s also because they have Starlink that is driving up that number. If you remove Starlink from the equation, they would be closer to — I don’t know, maybe 20% or 30% of the launch market, or 40%, but it certainly wouldn’t be 90%. 

And when you talk about making a constellation of satellites — satellites that need to be replaced every few years as well —  to make up an “orbital data center,” quote unquote, you’re just guaranteeing that much more business for your launch business. And I just can’t stop myself from coming back to that point.

Kirsten: I want to really quickly say that [SpaceX’s] other big business is renting out their compute, by the way. So back to the chip conversation. We’ve come full circle.

Anthony: One of the other themes that may run through this episode is this idea of talking your own book. This is not a new phenomenon. Executives at tech companies, or any other company, what they’re predicting for the future is ultimately the future that is going to be advantageous to their business. 

But I think it’s something that’s just always worth remembering when we’re having these conversations about big AI companies, because it is this moment of incredible uncertainty, and we’re all wondering: What does the job market look like in the future? What effect is this going to have on the environment? What are the skills I need to learn? 

All these AI CEOs or AI investors, they all have thoughts on that. And it’s not that they’re wrong or that they are being deliberately misleading, but in each case, there’s an asterisk to these predictions. In Musk’s case, he’s talking about something that would be very good for SpaceX’s business. In SoftBank’s case, they are very, very heavily invested in data center projects here on Earth. Sam Altman is the other notable figure who’s rolled his eyes a bit at the orbital data center idea — and again, he and Elon Musk obviously have a long and complicated history together.

All of which is to say that there’s just no objective, impartial observers here. It’s all these people with baggage and tremendous amounts of money at stake.

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What do hedge funds see in Amazon (AMZN +2.44%) right now? The answer is likely "value." Large funds, including Bill Ackman's Pershing Square and Appaloosa Management, have reportedly increased their positions in Amazon. Their underlying thesis is that Amazon is undervalued relative to other artificial intelligence and cloud computing companies.

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More pure-play or native AI and cloud computing businesses, such as Nvidia (NVDA 1.42%) and Intel (INTC 3.20%), have seen their valuations become so inflated that it can be hard to justify their prices. Nvidia trades at 18 times trailing sales and Intel commands a 12x price-to-sales ratio nowadays.

Amazon is an e-commerce platform that also owns Amazon Web Services, and that hybrid structure is what has the company trading at more reasonable multiples. Amazon's P/S ratio? A modest 3.4x.

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Amazon's stock is relatively flat in 2026 and up just over 7% in the past 12 months as of this writing. Its forward and trailing P/E ratios are hovering around 30. The stock is currently trading at less than 4 times sales.

As is the trend with AI-related companies, Amazon's biggest risk is its heavy AI capex. Amazon anticipates spending around $200 billion on AI infrastructure this year alone. Competition in the space is fierce, but Amazon has a strong, diversified business that truly gives it a leg up. It's understandable why hedge funds would be loading up on shares. If you can stomach the heavy spending on AI, then Amazon is one of the better-priced stocks in the space.

Catie Hogan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Intel, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

Picture a nuclear power plant, with its hourglass cooling towers, its domed reactor buildings, the box-shaped buildings with control rooms and backup pumps, and the atomic trefoils on doors and fences surrounding the perimeter.

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That's quite a lot to fit into your head. Now imagine this power plant, about 800 or so acres, condensed into a box that can fit inside a shipping container. That is the kind of microreactor that Nano Nuclear Energy (NNE 3.78%) is trying to get certified.

It's a radical idea, with far-reaching implications. A reactor of that size could fit close to data centers, where electricity generated from the reactor could give life to artificial intelligence (AI) around the clock. These reactors could also be shipped to military zones, Arctic research facilities, mining camps, even underwater and into space -- two extreme environments that Nano really does hope to power.

Nano Nuclear stock currently trades at around $20 a share, with a market cap of $1 billion. A hundredfold gain in the stock, which would turn $1,000 into $100,000, would raise its market valuation to $100 billion.

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Bank of America (BAC 0.53%) recently declared nuclear energy "the answer to the world's power shortage," citing a $10 trillion potential market opportunity. The opportunity for Nano, in short, is there.

Nano's reactor potential is enormous (or small, depending on how you look at it), but its present reality is more sobering. The company lacks certification to deploy reactors commercially. It doesn't have meaningful revenue now, and in two years, its revenue likely won't be much more encouraging.

NNE Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts.

For those who can stay invested over the long run -- think, a decade or so -- the upside on Nano could be enormous.

However, plenty of execution risks remain, the foremost being obtaining licensing. Additionally, Nano Nuclear must achieve commercial success, which will be contingent on the widespread adoption of microreactor technology. These are tall conditions, but for aggressive growth stock investors, Nano could be a rewarding nuclear play on AI power.

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Jamie Dimon speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 29, 2023 in New York City. Getty Images for The New York Times Last week, JPMorgan Chase startled Wall Street with an abrupt disclosure that two of its senior bankers — Troy Rohrbaugh and Doug Petno — had been named co-presidents, setting up what looks like a definitive horse race to replace 70-year-old Jamie Dimon.

The announcement is indicative of interesting developments inside the House of Dimon even if there’s nothing definitive about this ­bake-off.

First, despite Dimon’s embrace of constructs like DEI over the years, the place is at bottom a meritocracy.

The spinout of JPM is that Rohrbaugh and Petno were chosen after a long and deliberate board decision. That left no room for Marianne Lake, the perceived front-runner for Dimon’s job and one of the highest ranking women on Wall Street.

She had been running a unit — consumer and community banking — nearly as big and complex as the other guys’. Rohrbaugh took her slot. Thursday, 56-year-old Lake “retired,” declining to supply a comment for the press release that announced the big reshuffle.

Based on my reporting, it hasn’t gone unnoticed inside the top echelons of JPM that two white dudes were chosen to succeed Dimon over a glass-ceiling-busting woman. Dimon was once fixated on constructs like Diversity Equity and Inclusion, so much so that his bank kept touting its benefits well after the Trump administration and the Supreme Court began reminding big companies that doling out jobs based on race or gender is unconstitutional.

But the year is 2026 and times are a-changing. Lake wasn’t happy with last week’s reshuffle, I am told, and I can understand why: She is a good executive, well-liked and smart. The DEI-obsessed business media anointed her as Dimon’s successor, but it was her performance that earned her a place at the top of JPM — though maybe not at the very top.

Dimon and his board are getting the message that the country has moved well past the time when race and gender should matter more than your record of achievement.

Still, the future of JPM remains murky — and don’t be surprised if a woman eventually makes it to the top of the bank. The spin is that Rohrbaugh and Petno are the heir apparents to Dimon, who is expected to relinquish the CEO spot in about three years and remain as executive chairman of the bank for years after that.

Solid records To be sure, Rohrbaugh’s and Petno’s records have been solid. You don’t read much lately about big trading losses or scandals, and JPM always seems to be in the middle of the most high-profile IPOs (see SpaceX). What is needed is competence, and by all accounts both Rohrbaugh, a former options trader, and Petno, an investment banker by training, have that in ­spades.

But somehow, I can’t see either of them being the second coming of Dimon, one of corporate America’s most voluble leaders. That Rohrbaugh and Petno could conceivably be running the nation’s largest bank — taking over for a CEO who defined American finance for decades — is a little shocking. They are not exactly household names, as Dimon was even when he worked with Sandy Weill creating Citigroup long before becoming Chase CEO in 2006. That alone is enough to make me and others who follow this stuff entertain some doubts about whether either of them actually will.

Also, I’ve seen this act before. There have been too many would-be successors to Dimon to count, only to see them ushered out of JPM’s Midtown HQ when Dimon grew tired of their quirks and questioned their abilities.

It was an especially weird case of déjà vu for those of us who were around in 2021, recalling how ­Dimon had staged a strikingly similar race — only that time with two top female bankers, Jennifer Piep­szak and Lake.

Piepszak took herself out of the race early last year, saying she didn’t want the top job.

So what does last week’s decidedly odd news add up to? From my perspective, things could get even weirder — that is to say, there’s a better-than-even chance Dimon and JPMorgan’s board will ditch these two dudes for yet somebody else to lead the bank. There’s also a chance that somebody could turn out to be a woman.

I also couldn’t help but notice that in last week’s management shakeup, Mary Erdoes, the long-time head of the JPM asset and wealth management division, is sticking around. So is Piepszak, Dimon’s chief operating officer. Both of them received $20 million so-called retention awards.

Erdoes, it was noted to me, operates one of the most important and public-facing businesses in the company; she brings a degree of Dimonesque swagger to the job.

She’s had some miscues. She didn’t cut off ties with Jeffrey Epstein fast enough, some critics say, although she wasn’t alone in that regard. But Dimon knows talent. That’s why he’s paying big bucks to keep both her and Piepszak onboard — and possibly to reopen the race to succeed him.

Accenture (ACN +2.52%) opened 2026 at roughly $259 per share. As of this week, it trades near $125 -- a decline of more than 50% from that high. A company of Accenture's scale and longevity doesn't move like that without something real happening. Forces combined to create what may be the most severe correction in its history as a public company, and understanding each one separately matters for investors trying to figure out whether this is a business in structural decline or a franchise temporarily overwhelmed by external forces.

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DOGE did real damage In March 2025, CEO Julie Sweet was among the first corporate executives to publicly acknowledge the impact of DOGE on federal procurement. New government contracts had slowed significantly, and existing agreements were being reviewed for termination. Accenture's Federal Services unit represented roughly 8% of global revenue and 16% of Americas revenue -- a manageable slice on paper, but the signal it sent about the vulnerability of consulting contracts across the industry was what the market repriced.

By the time Q2 fiscal 2026 results landed, Accenture was guiding for a 1% drag on full-year growth from federal exposure and explicitly carving out a separate growth figure "excluding U.S. federal impact" to show investors what the rest of the business looked like. That framing was an admission that the federal wound needed to be managed separately from the core business narrative.

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The AI cannibalization fear The second force is more philosophical but equally powerful: Investors began pricing in the possibility that agentic AI could automate a significant portion of what Accenture's 700,000-person workforce does. When Anthropic released new enterprise AI tools in Feb. 2026, ACN stock fell alongside other IT services names even without any company-specific news. That is a sentiment-driven repricing, not a fundamentals-driven one, but sentiment moves stocks first, and fundamentals catch up later.

What the business is doing Here is where the story gets more complicated for bears. In Q2 fiscal 2026, Accenture posted record new bookings of $22.1 billion -- including a record 41 clients with quarterly bookings above $100 million. In Q3, it posted $18.7 billion in revenue up 6%, free cash flow of $3.6 billion, and returned $2.2 billion to shareholders through buybacks and dividends. The company has 104 large deals of $100 million or more year to date, up 13%. It recently partnered with OpenAI and Anthropic to become an enterprise AI deployment layer. These are precisely the firms whose tools investors fear will replace it. That's either cognitive dissonance or a company that understands the transition is happening and has chosen to lead it rather than resist it.

Accenture isn't out of the woods. But a company generating $3.6 billion in free cash flow per quarter, returning capital to shareholders, and booking record AI deals isn't falling apart -- it's digesting a painful transition at a valuation that already prices in most of the bad news.

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Utility bills are among the few expenses retirees never truly escape. The lights stay on, the water keeps running, the internet remains connected, and the phone still needs a signal. For many households, those essentials add up to roughly $400 per month, or about $4,800 per year. The question is simple: how much capital would it take to make those bills someone else’s problem forever?

The bills that never stop arriving Retirement strips out a lot of expenses. Commuting fades, payroll taxes vanish, and 401(k) contributions stop. The utility envelope does not. Electric, water and sewer, broadband, and wireless keep arriving every 30 days for the next 20 or 30 years. Housing services, which include utilities, grew from $3,741.8B in January 2025 to $3,930.7B by April 2026, and the CPI climbed from 321.4 last June to almost 334 in May 2026. Fixed-income retirees got a 2.8% Social Security COLA for 2026, which rarely keeps pace with energy and broadband inflation.

Capital required at four yield levels The math is one equation: $4,800 divided by your yield equals the capital you need.

3.5% yield: $4,800 / 0.035 = roughly $137,000. Think Dividend Aristocrats and blue-chip pharma. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ | JNJ Price Prediction) just declared its $1.34 quarterly dividend, the 64th straight year of increases, currently yielding about 2.2%. Dividend growth does the heavy lifting here. 5% yield: $4,800 / 0.05 = $96,000. Net-lease REITs, regulated utilities at the upper end, and preferred shares. Realty Income (NYSE:O) pays $0.2705 monthly for a yield near 5.2%, and Duke Energy yields about 3.4% with 5–7% long-term EPS growth. 7% yield: $4,800 / 0.07 ≈ $68,600. High-dividend telecom, covered-call equity funds, and select preferreds. Verizon (NYSE:VZ) pays $0.7075 quarterly and yields nearly 6%. Growth slows, but the cash is heavy. 10% yield: $4,800 / 0.10 = $48,000. Business development companies, mortgage REITs, leveraged covered-call funds, and other high-income vehicles live here. Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) pays $0.48 a quarter for a yield around 10%. The tradeoff is that higher yields often come with greater risks, including distribution cuts, credit losses, and periods of principal volatility that can offset years of income. The Portfolio A vs Portfolio B problem This is where the high-yield instinct misleads people. Portfolio A starts at a 3.5% yield with 7% annual dividend growth. Portfolio B starts at 10% with no growth. Both produce $4,800 in year one. Portfolio A throws off about $9,400 in year 10 and roughly $18,600 in year 20. Portfolio B is still paying $4,800, and inflation has already cut its real value almost in half. NextEra Energy illustrates the growth path: a 2.7% yield paired with guidance for roughly 10% dividend growth through 2026.

What happens when utilities are already paid Imagine the power, water, internet, and phone bills hitting your account on Monday and a dividend deposit arriving on Tuesday. The money never has to come from Social Security, a pension, or a portfolio withdrawal. The bills simply pay themselves. The $4,800 that would have left your retirement accounts stays invested, funds travel, supports charitable giving, or covers the next recurring expense on your list. Stack that with covered Medicare premiums, then property taxes, then gasoline, and Social Security suddenly looks much larger. Financial independence is often less about replacing an entire paycheck than eliminating one permanent bill at a time.

When this is the wrong priority A utility-income sleeve is not the right first move for everyone. Paying off credit card debt at 22% beats any dividend yield available. An emergency fund covering six months of spending comes before a $48,000 BDC position. Investors in their late 80s with limited assets are better served by Treasuries yielding about 4.5% than by equity risk. And anyone with under $50,000 invested should focus on broad accumulation first.

Three things to do this week Pull your last 12 utility bills and confirm the real target. Many retirees discover the number is closer to $350 than $400, which lowers the capital requirement meaningfully. Compare 10-year total returns of a dividend-growth holding like JNJ or NEE against a flat 10% payer. The compounding gap is the entire argument for the conservative tier. Model after-tax income, not just the yield. BDC distributions are generally taxed as ordinary income, while qualified dividends from companies such as JNJ or DUK receive preferential tax treatment. In a taxable account, a lower-yielding dividend-growth portfolio can sometimes leave more spendable cash than a higher-yielding alternative once taxes are factored in.

Digital collectibles on Telegram seems to be in trend. Today, Telegram founder Pavel Durov recently purchased Plush Pepe for 7,500 GRAM on The Open Network before transferring the NFT to Adler Toberg, a designer closely associated with Telegram’s interface and gift ecosystem.

The move immediately caught attention across the TON community, not because of the price tag alone, but because it marks Durov’s third confirmed purchase of a TON collectible in just over six months.

Durov Keeps Returning To TON CollectiblesHis first known collectible purchase arrived in December 2025 with another Plush Pepe acquisition. A month later, he added a Telegram Gift NFT to the collection.

Three purchases in half a year may not sound dramatic in crypto terms. Yet for Telegram’s founder, the pattern suggests something more deliberate than occasional experimentation.

The message is subtle but difficult to ignore: Telegram’s collectible ecosystem appears to have personal engagement from the very top.

TON Infrastructure Keeps Moving FasterThe purchases also arrive as TON development accelerates rapidly. A recent protocol upgrade reportedly made the network ten times faster, pushing transaction finality into sub-second territory. Meanwhile, projects such as GOAT Gaming’s Underground Pepe have expanded Plush Pepes beyond collectibles and into active gaming assets with their own rewards economy.

Secondary market demand has followed closely behind. A Telegram username NFT recently changed hands for 500,000 USDT, highlighting growing interest in assets tied directly to Telegram’s ecosystem.

The story took another turn when Durov transferred Plush Pepe to Adler Toberg. Interestingly, the TON community had joked that the NFT would eventually end up with a Telegram employee as a workplace bonus. The joke landed surprisingly close to reality.

Within Telegram’s growing digital economy, collectibles increasingly appear to function as social currency, community markers, and signals of contribution.

For now, Plush Pepe may simply be another NFT transfer. But inside Telegram’s ecosystem, these assets are beginning to carry meaning far beyond ownership alone.

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SUI Group expanded its lending arrangement with Bluefin by an additional 4 million SUI. The deal brings the outstanding loan to 6 million SUI and matures in September 2028. SUI Group’s revenue share rises to 11%, payable in SUI tokens. Public-Company Links To Defi Liquidity: Why This Story Matters Sui DeFi Receives Boost as SUI Group Lends Additional 4M SUI to Bluefin has become one of the stronger weekend crypto stories because it sits at the intersection of price action, market structure, and the kind of narrative that traders tend to follow closely when the broader news cycle slows down.

The key point is not simply that sUI Group lent an additional 4 million SUI to Bluefin. It is that the development gives the market a fresh way to judge whether the current crypto environment is being driven by genuine network adoption, regulatory progress, liquidity shifts, or short-term speculation.

The Main Details According to the official source material, Sui Group lent an additional 4 million SUI to Bluefin. The report also notes that the total outstanding loan is 6 million SUI.

That distinction matters because crypto markets often move first on headlines and only later separate durable developments from short-lived momentum. In this case, the verified boundaries are especially important: Do not confuse SUI Group with Mysten Labs or Sui Foundation.

Market Context For traders, the story arrives at a moment when crypto assets are still trying to define a clearer direction. Bitcoin remains the anchor for broader sentiment, but altcoin narratives are increasingly being judged on their own fundamentals, including usage, liquidity, compliance, treasury activity, and developer progress.

That makes this development relevant beyond a single token or company. If the underlying trend proves durable, it could help shape how investors evaluate Sui, SUI, Bluefin, DeFi, Liquidity over the coming weeks. If it fades, however, it may become another example of a strong weekend narrative that struggled to translate into sustained market follow-through.

What To Watch Next The next important question is whether the market receives further confirmation from primary sources, dashboards, official announcements, or on-chain data. Follow-up disclosures, exchange data, governance updates, or wallet activity could all help clarify whether this is an isolated headline or the start of a broader theme.

Readers should also watch whether liquidity responds. In crypto, even fundamentally meaningful developments can fail to move prices if traders remain defensive, leverage is being unwound, or capital is rotating into other sectors. That is why this story should be read alongside broader market structure rather than in isolation.

This report is based on information from Sui network data and Mysten Labs documentation.

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Did you buy VRRM common stock between February 24, 2026 and May 26, 2026?

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Who: Verra Mobility Corporation (NASDAQ: VRRM)What: Securities fraud class action lawsuit filedClass Period: February 24, 2026 through May 26, 2026Deadline to Seek Lead Plaintiff Status: August 4, 2026Key Lawsuit Allegations: Material misstatements and/or omissions concerning the company’s continued growth in its Commercial Services business and contract with Avis Budget Group.Investor Action: Contact Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) for recovery options RADNOR, Pa., June 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com), a nationally recognized securities litigation law firm, informs investors that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has been filed against Verra Mobility Corporation (Verra) (NASDAQ: VRRM) on behalf of those who purchased or acquired Verra common stock between February 24, 2026 and May 26, 2026, inclusive. The lawsuit is filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona and is captioned Otucu v. Verra Mobility Corporation, Case No.2:26-cv-03973 (D. Ariz.). Investors have until August 4, 2026, to file for lead plaintiff status.  

CONTACT KTMC TO DISCUSS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS:
If you purchased or acquired Verra common stock and have lost money on your investment, you are encouraged to contact KTMC attorney Jonathan Naji, Esq. at:

Phone: (484) 270-1453
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Website: https://www.ktmc.com/vrrm-verra-mobility-corporation-class-action-lawsuit?utm_source=Globe&utm_medium=pressrelease&utm_campaign=vrrm&mktm=PR

There is no cost or obligation to speak with an attorney.

VERRA MOBILITY CORPORATION CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT - COMPLAINT ALLEGATION SUMMARY:
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Verra’s optimistic plan for continued growth in its Commercial Services business was dependent on its relationship with Avis, and in particular obtaining a contract extension with Avis Budget Group; (2) Verra minimized concerns that major rent-a-car customers could replace Verra with in-house solutions or outsourced alternatives, making Verra’s 2026 full year guidance increasingly unlikely to be met; and (3) as a result, Defendants’ positive statements about the company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.

Why did Verra’s Stock Drop?
On May 26, 2026, Verra disclosed that the company had received a termination notice from Avis Budget Group regarding its contract, which becomes effective in September 2026. Verra further disclosed that it “expects the termination to reduce Commercial Services’ 2026 annualized revenue by approximately $135 million to $145 million and 2026 annualized segment profit by approximately $120 million to $125 million, before taking into account expected cost reduction initiatives.”   Verra accordingly lowered its full year 2026 financial outlook.   On this news, Verra’s stock price fell $9.23 per share, or 70.6%, to close at $3.85 per share on May 27, 2026.

On June 1, 2026, Verra announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer had been terminated as “the Board determined that a change in leadership [was] needed[.]”

WHAT VRRM INVESTORS CAN DO NOW:

File to be lead plaintiff by August 4, 2026.Contact KTMC for a free case evaluation. All representation is on a contingency fee basis, there is no cost to you.Retain counsel of choice or take no action. THE LEAD PLAINTIFF PROCESS FOR VERRA MOBILITY CORPORATION INVESTORS:
Verra investors may, no later than August 4, 2026, seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation.  The lead plaintiff is usually the investor or small group of investors who have the largest financial interest and who are also adequate and typical of the proposed class of investors. The lead plaintiff selects counsel to represent the lead plaintiff and the class and these attorneys, if approved by the court, are lead or class counsel. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.

Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP encourages Verra investors to contact the firm for more information.

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Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (KTMC) is a leading U.S. plaintiff-side law firm focused on securities-fraud class actions and global investor protection. The firm represents individual investors as well as institutions, such as major pension funds, asset managers, and international investors. KTMC has led some of the largest recoveries in securities litigation and has been recognized by peers and the legal media with numerous accolades, including The National Law Journal’s Plaintiff’s Hot List and Trailblazers in Plaintiffs' Law, BTI Consulting Group’s Honor Roll of Most Feared Law Firms, The Legal Intelligencer’s Class Action Firm of the Year, Lawdragon’s Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, and Law360’s Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar. The firm operates globally with offices in Pennsylvania and California.  KTMC has recovered over $25 billion for our clients and the classes they represent. For more information about Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, please visit www.ktmc.com.   The complaint in this matter was not filed by KTMC.

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MP Materials (MP 3.09%) provides essential elements for electric vehicles and defense technology, while Sherwin-Williams (SHW +1.47%)dominates the architectural and industrial coatings market. It’s a choice between the high-growth potential of critical mineral security and the steady cash flows of a global paint leader.  

This comparison explores whether a speculative play on domestic supply chains or a proven dividend payer is the better buy for your portfolio.

The case for MP MaterialsMP Materials focuses on the full lifecycle of rare-earth elements, from mining at its California site to processing and magnet manufacturing in Texas. The company already has a list of high-profile customers waiting to buy its magnets, including General Motors (GM 0.55%), Apple (AAPL +3.37%), and the U.S. Department of Defense (rebranded as the Department of War).

In FY 2025, revenue grew 35% to $275.5 million, but MP Materials still reported a net loss of nearly $85.9 million as it continues to invest in scaling its complex separation and magnet manufacturing facilities to align with domestic supply chain goals.

As of its December 2025 balance sheet, the debt-to-equity ratio, which measures total debt relative to shareholder equity, is approximately 0.4x. The current ratio, a measure of how easily a company can pay its short-term debts with its short-term assets, stands at a robust 7.2x. Free cash flow, which is the cash remaining after a company pays for its capital expenditures, was negative $328.1 million in 2025.

The case for Sherwin-WilliamsSherwin-Williams operates a massive network of nearly 4,900 company-owned stores, selling paints and coatings to professional contractors and DIY customers. Its business is highly diversified across its Paint Stores, Consumer Brands, and Performance Coatings segments. No single customer accounts for more than 10% of total sales, providing a stable foundation for its global distribution logistics and freight partnerships.

In FY 2025, revenue grew around 2% to $23.6 billion. The company remains highly profitable, ending the year with a net income of $2.6 billion. While sales growth has been modest, a net margin of nearly 10.9% indicates the company is effective at turning its multi-billion dollar revenue into actual profit.

As of its December 2025 balance sheet, the debt-to-equity ratio is roughly 3.2x. This ratio indicates that total liabilities are significantly higher than shareholder equity. The current ratio stands at approximately 0.9x, while free cash flow reached nearly $2.7 billion. This substantial cash generation allows the company to fund dividends and integrate acquisitions even while carrying a higher debt load.

Risk profile comparisonFurthermore, the global rare earth market is dominated by Chinese competitors who benefit from state-sponsored advantages and the ability to disrupt supply chains. MP Materials also faces risks related to its reliance on the U.S. Department of War agreements and its ability to meet production targets at its 10X Facility. The company recently filed a lawsuit against USA Rare Earth (USAR 0.92%) over proprietary technology, accusing it of poaching employees and obtaining sensitive technology information.

Sherwin-Williams is currently navigating a class-action lawsuit in California regarding alleged labor law violations, which could result in financial liabilities. The company must also manage the integration of large acquisitions like Suvinil in Brazil and handle volatility in raw material costs driven by energy prices. Because its sales are tied to the housing and construction sectors, elevated interest rates and inflation could continue to dampen demand for its products.

Valuation comparisonSherwin-Williams offers a valuation much closer to the broader market average, while MP Materials trades at a significant premium based on future earnings estimates.

MetricMP MaterialsSherwin-WilliamsSector BenchmarkForward P/E260.9x27.4x26.3xP/S ratio39.2x3.4xn/aSector benchmark uses the SPDR XLB sector ETF.
Valuation metrics sourced from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) and may differ from other data providers.

Which stock would I buy in 2026?Sherwin-Williams is a 160-year-old company with a massive footprint in the paints and coatings industry. It owns more than 5,000 stores and branches, and its namesake brand is among the most popular in the industry.

It’s a slow-growth business by nature, but Sherwin-Williams has grown its sales at an annualized rate of 5% and adjusted earnings per share at an annualized rate of 6.9% over the past five years. Because Sherwin-Williams enjoys strong pricing power and can often pass higher costs on to consumers, it generates strong margins and has raised its dividend for 47 consecutive years.

MP Materials, on the other hand, is a young company founded in 2017. It has, however, positioned itself as a national security asset thanks to its rare-earth operations. Rare earths are critical elements for various industries, including semiconductors, electronics, electric vehicles, renewable energy technology, defense systems, lasers, and medical devices. Under the leadership of President Donald Trump, the U.S. government is making major moves to boost the rare-earth industry and reduce reliance on China.

MP Materials’ Mountain Pass is the largest rare-earth mine in the U.S. The U.S. government owns a 15% stake in the company and has committed to buying all the rare-earth magnets produced at the 10X facility for 10 years at a set floor price. MP Materials also has other collaborations with the government and contracts with some big companies like Apple. The company is setting itself up as a rare-earth ore-to-magnet giant and growing production and revenues.

If I were to buy one stock today, I’d invest in MP Materials simply because of the significance of rare earths and the industry’s growth potential under the Trump administration. MP Materials stock has already run a lot, but it still has the potential to deliver explosive returns that a mature, established player like Sherwin-Williams rarely can.

Rosen Law Firm Encourages PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation - PFSI

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Walter Field McLallen, a director of OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (OSW +3.38%), reported the sale of 10,500 shares of Common Stock in an open-market transaction on June 11, 2026, according to a SEC Form 4 filing.

Transaction summaryMetricValueShares sold (direct)10,500Transaction value$259,035Post-transaction shares (direct)137,382Post-transaction value (direct ownership)~$3.41 millionTransaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average purchase price ($24.67).

Key questionsHow does this transaction compare to McLallen's historical sale patterns?
Since July 2023, McLallen has executed sell transactions averaging approximately 13,524 shares each.What is the impact of this sale on McLallen's ownership position in OneSpaWorld?
The sale reduced McLallen's direct Common Stock holdings by 7%, leaving a post-transaction balance of 137,382 shares.Were any shares disposed of through indirect entities or derivatives in this filing?
No; all 10,500 shares were sold from direct holdings, with no indirect transactions (such as those involving trusts or LLCs) or derivative exercises involved in this event.Company overviewMetricValuePrice (as of market close 6/11/26)$24.67Revenue (TTM)$989.00 millionNet income (TTM)$77.68 million1-year price change37.14%* 1-year performance calculated using June 11th, 2026 as the reference date.

Company snapshotOneSpaWorld offers a comprehensive suite of spa, wellness, fitness, and beauty services, including traditional therapies, medi-spa treatments, and branded retail products, primarily on cruise ships and at premium destination resorts.The firm operates under a service-based business model, generating revenue through direct provision of health and wellness services, product sales, and exclusive brand partnerships within its facilities.It targets cruise line passengers and resort guests seeking premium wellness experiences, with a focus on high-value leisure travelers and vacationers.OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited is a leading global provider of health and wellness services, operating an extensive network across cruise ships and destination resorts. The company leverages exclusive brand partnerships and a broad service portfolio to address the growing demand for premium wellness experiences among leisure travelers. Its scale and integrated offering underpin a strong competitive position within the leisure and hospitality sector.

What this transaction means for investorsMcLallen has been a consistent seller over the past several years, and this transaction falls below his average sale size while leaving him with a sizable stake in the company.

More importantly for long-term investors, OneSpaWorld reported record first-quarter revenue of $247.6 million, up 13% year over year, while net income climbed 40% to $21.3 million and adjusted EBITDA increased 21% to a record $32.2 million. CEO Leonard Fluxman said the company has now delivered 20 consecutive quarters of record revenue and adjusted EBITDA, citing strong execution and continued demand across its cruise ship and resort network. Management also raised its full-year outlook, now expecting as much as $1.034 billion in revenue and up to $139 million in adjusted EBITDA, while highlighting plans to launch operations on six new cruise ships this year.

With shares up 37% over the past year, it's not surprising to see some insiders lock in gains. Still, McLallen retained more than 137,000 shares after the sale, suggesting his interests remain aligned with shareholders. Investors should focus less on this relatively modest disposition and more on whether the hospitality provider can continue translating strong cruise demand into higher earnings, cash flow, and shareholder returns.

Jonathan Ponciano has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - June 27, 2026) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of POET Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: POET) between April 1, 2026 and 08:57 AM ET on April 27, 2026, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important June 29, 2026 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action first filed by the Firm.

SO WHAT: If you purchased POET Technologies securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the POET Technologies class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=62524 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 29, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered billions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) POET Technologies misrepresented its tax status due to it likely being deemed a passive foreign investment company (or "PFIC") under U.S. tax laws which, if not properly reported by each U.S. stockholder, would have negative tax implications for those U.S. stockholders; (2) the foregoing tax issue would, if discovered, make POET Technologies a less attractive investment than it would otherwise be, thus threatening POET Technologies' valuation; (3) Defendant Thomas Mika, despite affirming that he was not violating a non-disclosure agreement, in fact violated a business agreement by speaking about POET Technologies' business agreements in a public interview, thus endangering POET Technologies' business prospects, and (4) as a result, defendants' statements about POET Technologies' business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

To join the POET Technologies class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=62524 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

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SpaceX's listing drew investor attention to the broader space economy, including lunar infrastructure. Intuitive Machines (Nasdaq: LUNR) has emerged as a leading public name in NASA's commercial Moon program, with record revenue and a US$1.1 billion backlog.

, /PRNewswire/ -- American News Group Market Commentary, The public listing of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: SPCX) As the most valuable private enterprise in the world arrived on the public market, it reframed the entire space sector as an investable theme — and capital began searching for the listed names attached to each piece of the opportunity. Among the threads that drew fresh attention was one of the most evocative: the return to the Moon. Get our free Orbital Economy Signal Brief for plain-English intelligence on the commercial-space sector, delivered as it moves.

Key Takeaways

The SpaceX IPO reframed space as a public-market theme, and reporting noted a broad rally across space stocks tied to lunar and Moon-base initiatives. Intuitive Machines (Nasdaq: LUNR) reported record Q1 2026 revenue of about US$186.7 million, nearly triple the prior year, with a backlog of about US$1.1 billion. Growth was driven by its US$800 million Lanteris Space Systems acquisition and NASA and U.S. Space Force contracts, including selection for the Andromeda IDIQ with a ceiling reported up to US$6.2 billion. Other listed names spanning lunar and space infrastructure include Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) and Boeing (NYSE: BA) — each distinct, and neither a proxy for the other. From One Mega-IPO to a Sector-Wide Re-Rating

Reporting around the period noted a rally across space stocks tied to NASA's lunar ambitions and Moon-base planning. SpaceX itself is central to that story — its Starship is integral to NASA's Artemis program — but the lunar economy is being built by a wider set of companies, several of them already public. The one that has moved most decisively into that role is Intuitive Machines.

Intuitive Machines: A Lunar Pioneer Turning Into a Space Prime

Intuitive Machines (Nasdaq: LUNR), based in Houston, first drew headlines as a lunar-lander company — its Nova-C spacecraft became the first U.S. vehicle to soft-land on the Moon since Apollo. But its 2026 story is one of transformation from a single-mission lunar specialist into a vertically integrated, multi-domain space contractor. In the first quarter of 2026, the company reported record revenue of about US$186.7 million — nearly triple the prior-year period — alongside positive adjusted EBITDA of US$2.7 million and a contracted backlog of roughly US$1.1 billion.

The leap was powered by its roughly US$800 million acquisition of Lanteris Space Systems, which broadened the company well beyond landers, plus a run of government awards. Management described a revenue mix split across commercial, civil, and national-security customers, and pointed to milestones including a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services task order for its IM-5 mission and selection for the U.S. Space Force's Andromeda IDIQ, a space-domain-awareness program with a ceiling reported as high as US$6.2 billion. The company reaffirmed full-year 2026 revenue guidance of US$900 million to US$1 billion.

As ever, the counterweight matters. Intuitive Machines carries concentrated exposure to government contracts and their appropriations timing, integration risk from rapid acquisitions, and the simple reality that lunar missions are difficult — its earlier landing famously tipped on touchdown while still returning data. The backlog provides visibility; it does not eliminate execution risk.

Why the Lunar Economy Is Suddenly an Investment Category

The deeper shift the SpaceX IPO helped surface is that "going to the Moon" has become a procurement program, not just an exploration goal. NASA's Artemis effort and its associated Moon-base planning are designed to be executed substantially through commercial contracts — landers, terrain vehicles, communications relays, and surface infrastructure bought from private companies. That converts a national ambition into a recurring revenue opportunity for the firms positioned to win the work, and it is why a lunar-services company's backlog and contract wins now read like those of any other government-exposed growth business. Intuitive Machines has leaned directly into that, expanding from landers into space-to-Earth data relay through planned acquisitions of ground-station assets, building toward the kind of integrated infrastructure the program will need for years. Tracking how this sector is being repriced in real time? Join the free Orbital Economy Signal Brief to follow the shifts as they happen.

The Wider Lunar-and-Infrastructure Field

A couple of other listed companies frame the broader infrastructure landscape around the lunar and space-services theme — each distinct, and neither a proxy for the other. Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) is a space-and-defense technology company working across propulsion, precision systems, and space-infrastructure programs, and has been awarded a series of defense and space contracts as it builds out its platform. Boeing (NYSE: BA) anchors the large-cap, incumbent end: a diversified aerospace-and-defense prime with deep space heritage spanning human spaceflight, satellites, and major NASA programs. It is the steadier, established route into the same broad theme, with none of the pure-play torque — or the pure-play risk — of a smaller name. Together they show a lunar-and-space-infrastructure trade that runs from focused specialists to century-old primes, all drawn closer to the spotlight as SpaceX's listing re-rated the category — though each remains tied to its own contracts and execution.

Another Name in the Space-Access Field

Among the smaller, specialized names in the field is Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET), referenced here purely for context and not as a recommendation. Over recent months the company has announced a series of partnership and development steps, including engaging Integrated Launch Solutions (ILS) to support mission design and range integration for its STARLAUNCH pathway, joining the NSF-proposed C-STARS research consortium at the University of Florida, and expanding a partnership with Mu-g Technologies on microgravity research. The company has said it is targeting a STARLAUNCH II space-demonstration flight over a roughly 18-to-24-month window, subject to regulatory approvals and execution. These are the company's own publicly stated plans.

The Bottom Line

SpaceX's arrival on the public market turned the space economy into a theme investors feel they must understand — and the road back to the Moon is one of its most tangible pieces. Intuitive Machines has positioned itself as a leading public name in that build-out, with record revenue, a billion-dollar-plus backlog, and a deliberate pivot from lunar lander to multi-domain space prime. The opportunity is real and contract-backed; so are the risks of government timing and acquisition integration. For investors drawn to the lunar story the SpaceX IPO helped illuminate, the names are now public and the milestones are now scheduled — with the data, as always, still to be delivered. To keep a closer eye on the launch, satellite, lunar, and space-data economy as it develops, sign up for the free Orbital Economy Signal Brief.

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[1] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), Form S-1 registration statement (proposed Nasdaq symbol SPCX), May–June 2026, sec.gov; contemporaneous reporting on space-sector reaction.
[2] Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR), Q1 2026 financial results (record revenue, US$1.1B backlog, Lanteris, Andromeda IDIQ, IM-5), May 2026.
[3] Voyager Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: VOYG), corporate and contract disclosures, 2026.
[4] The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), corporate and space-program disclosures, 2026.
[5] Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET), company press releases (Integrated Launch Solutions engagement; C-STARS; Mu-g partnership; STARLAUNCH II demonstration timeline), 2026.

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Cathie Wood, a well-known figure in the cryptocurrency market, argued that Bitcoin, which has been falling, could rebound.

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood said that in an environment of increasing global geopolitical and monetary uncertainty, capital outflows from some countries could create a new bullish dynamic for Bitcoin and other digital assets.

Wood, in his assessment on the X platform, stated that artificial intelligence is currently one of the main elements of technological transformation and is attracting significant market interest. However, according to Wood, the AI sector cannot replace the fundamental role played by digital assets in the global macroeconomic environment.

Cathie Wood stated that digital assets, particularly Bitcoin, occupy a unique position in terms of their function as wealth preservation and “insurance tools.” According to Wood, while the artificial intelligence theme attracts some market liquidity, it does not eliminate the long-term investment value of digital assets.

Wood stated that with the persistence of macroeconomic uncertainties, investors’ need to protect their assets and diversify across borders has increased. He noted that this trend could strengthen demand for digital assets, particularly Bitcoin, over time.

According to the CEO of ARK Invest, under unstable geopolitical and monetary conditions, capital’s shift towards safe, portable, and globally accessible alternative assets could be a significant long-term support factor for the digital asset market.

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Pfizer (PFE +2.58%) is offering dividend investors a huge 6.9% yield. To put that into perspective, the S&P 500 index (^GSPC 0.05%) has a tiny 1% yield right now, and the average pharmaceutical stock's yield is 1.6%. Dividend lovers will clearly find Pfizer's yield attractive.

However, that lofty yield is also a sign that this pharmaceutical company is deeply out of favor on Wall Street. If you have a long-term investment approach that allows you to practice what I call time arbitrage, you may want to consider buying this high-yield drugmaker.

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What's wrong with Pfizer? Pfizer's stock price is rough 60% below its late 2021 high. In fact, the share price is lower today than it was prior to the coronavirus pandemic. That's actually quite important, because Pfizer was one of the companies to develop a COVID vaccine. In typical Wall Street fashion, investors bid up the price, thinking that COVID would forever be a health scourge. Only the world learned to live with the illness, and vaccine sales didn't live up to lofty investor expectations.

The stock dropped, as you would expect. However, at the same time, Pfizer has also been struggling to develop new drugs to replace blockbusters that are set to lose patent protection in the next couple of years. Its biggest miss came in 2025, when it had to abandon a GLP-1 weight-loss drug it was working on. That wasn't a good look and leaves the company far behind its industry peers, Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) and Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO), in this emerging new drug category.

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Meanwhile, the company's dividend payout ratio sits at 130%. There's a good reason why dividend investors would be worried about buying this deeply out-of-favor stock.

Pfizer has worked through hard times before Investors got too excited about Pfizer during COVID. But it looks like they may be too pessimistic about the stock today. Yes, Pfizer is struggling, but the problems it faces are really fairly normal in the drug sector. Research and development don't work on a set timeline, even though patent expirations do. And Pfizer hasn't given up on finding new drugs. In fact, it has a number of important drug trials in the works and, notably, quickly bought a company with an attractive GLP-1 candidate after its own weight-loss drug flamed out. Simply put, it's doing the right things.

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Meanwhile, dividends aren't paid out of earnings. They are paid out of cash flows. And comparing the dividend to free cash flow, using the cash dividend payout ratio, is a bit more reassuring. That ratio sits at about 100%, with management stating clearly that sustaining the dividend is a priority. That may mean leaning on the balance sheet for a while to pay the dividend, but given the company's long and successful history, it is highly likely that Pfizer eventually develops new, highly profitable drugs to support the quarterly shareholder payment.

Pfizer: A time arbitrage opportunity Wall Street tends to be myopically focused on the short term. If you think in decades and not days, you can use the market's short-term focus to your benefit. Pfizer's history suggests it will muddle through this weak patch and return to a position of strength, though it may take a little while. While there's no guarantee of a positive future, it seems far more likely that Pfizer will discover exciting new drugs than that it will end up in bankruptcy court. If you can handle a little near-term uncertainty, you can collect a huge 6.9% yield while you wait for better days.

Choosing between Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT +0.43%) and Realty Income (O +1.85%) requires balancing a focus on premium local quality against the safety of international scale. Both companies have long histories of rewarding shareholders, but they follow very different paths to growth.

Federal Realty concentrates on a small number of high-value shopping centers in specific metropolitan hubs, while Realty Income utilizes a triple-net lease model across thousands of standalone buildings. These structural differences mean each real estate stock reacts differently to economic shifts and interest rate changes.

Federal Realty focuses on high-quality mixed-use properties. The company owns roughly 104 properties that combine retail shopping centers with residential or office space in high-barrier coastal markets. Recent activity includes the acquisition of the Congressional North Shopping Center for $72.3 million in March of 2026.

In its 2025 fiscal year (FY), revenue reached $1.3 billion, representing a 6.3% increase over the previous year. Net income available for common shareholders for the period was $403 million. This growth was supported by strategic property turnover, including the sale of a Falls Church shopping center for $58 million in June of 2026.

As of its December 2025 balance sheet, the debt-to-equity ratio was 1.5x, meaning the company carries $1.50 in total debt for every dollar of shareholder equity. The current ratio, which measures the ability to cover short-term bills with short-term assets, stood at roughly 1.0x. Free cash flow, calculated as cash from operations minus capital expenditures, was $331 million during the 2025 fiscal year.

The case for Realty IncomeRealty Income operates a massive portfolio of more than 15,500 properties across all 50 states and several European countries. The company uses a triple-net lease structure, where tenants like 7-Eleven and Dollar General pay for taxes, insurance, and maintenance. This model provides highly predictable cash flow, which the company uses to pay its famous monthly dividend.

In FY 2025, revenue rose to $5.7 billion, a 9.1% increase compared to the prior year. Net income reached nearly $1.1 billion. The company continues to expand aggressively, highlighted by its January 2026 entry into the Mexican market and the acquisition of an Ohio-based Lowe's property for $18.9 million.

As of the December 2025 balance sheet, the company maintained a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.8x. This indicates a lower level of leverage relative to its equity than many of its peers. The current ratio was 0.5x, and the company generated $4 billion in free cash flow during the 2025 fiscal year.

Risk profile comparisonFederal Realty faces risks from its heavy concentration in major coastal metropolitan markets. Economic downturns in these specific regions can have a disproportionate impact on its rental revenue and occupancy levels. Furthermore, the company is vulnerable to the health of its anchor tenants, as large-format retail bankruptcies could leave significant vacancies that are difficult to fill quickly. It also competes for premium space with companies like Kimco Realty.

Realty Income carries risks related to its aggressive expansion into new verticals like data centers and international markets. These new ventures require management expertise that may differ from its traditional retail core. Additionally, the company relies heavily on consistent access to capital markets to fund its acquisitions. This makes it sensitive to interest rate fluctuations and competition from other large net-lease players like W. P. Carey.

Valuation comparisonFederal Realty Investment Trust appears to be the more affordable option for investors based on the sales multiple but is pricey based on earnings estimates.

MetricFederal Realty Investment TrustRealty IncomeSector BenchmarkForward P/E42.9x39.5x32.2xP/S ratio8.4x10.1xSector benchmark uses the SPDR XLRE sector ETF. Valuation metrics sourced from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) and may differ from other data providers.

Which stock would I buy in 2026?Investing in real estate investment trusts (REITs) is a great way to gain passive income. REITs offer substantially higher dividend yields than many dividend-paying companies. Federal Realty Investment Trust and Realty Income are two prominent REITs to consider. Both are worth owning shares in, making the choice between them a tough call.

Federal Realty Investment Trust delivered an outstanding first quarter. Its Q1 diluted earnings per share (EPS) soared to $1.81 from $0.72 in the prior year as revenue rose to $341.1 million compared to $309.2 million in 2025. The company raised its full-year guidance, which helped to propel its stock to a 52-week high of $126.41 in June.

Realty Income is a solid income generator that has raised its dividend for 114 consecutive quarters. Its Q1 sales jumped up to $1.5 billion from $1.4 billion in 2025.

However, Realty Income’s Q1 diluted EPS was $0.33, which is substantially lower than Federal Realty Investment Trust’s Q1 result. Moreover, the company cut its 2026 guidance from diluted EPS of at least $1.65 to $1.60.

Federal Realty Investment Trust is doing well, and its premium properties boasted nearly a 94% occupancy rate. These factors and its higher diluted EPS make it the better REIT to purchase over Realty Income at this time. Because Federal Realty Investment Trust’s forward earnings multiple is elevated after the run-up in its share price, the prudent approach is to wait for the stock to drop before buying.

Key Takeaways SNDK shares plummeted approximately 9.5% on Friday following Thursday’s impressive 22% rally sparked by Micron’s earnings results News of OpenAI potentially delaying its public offering until 2027 raised concerns about near-term capital expenditure for memory chip manufacturers Storage industry counterparts Western Digital and Seagate declined 14% and 10% respectively; Micron retreated 5.6% Citi’s Asiya Merchant maintained her Buy recommendation while increasing her price objective to $2,500 from $2,025 Year-to-date gains remain extraordinary at approximately 790%, with 12-month returns exceeding 4,300% Sandisk shares experienced significant volatility on Friday. Following Thursday’s exceptional 22% climb fueled by Micron’s impressive quarterly performance, SNDK relinquished a substantial portion of those advances — declining approximately 9.5% to close near $2,113 — as market participants digested two concerning developments.

Sandisk Corporation, SNDK

The initial catalyst was straightforward profit-taking activity. When a stock jumps 22% in a single session, early sellers typically emerge the following day. This behavior was largely anticipated.

The second factor proved more consequential. According to The New York Times, OpenAI is now contemplating postponing its initial public offering from 2026 to 2027. The motivation? CEO Sam Altman allegedly seeks a $1 trillion market capitalization, and financial advisors have suggested that additional time could help achieve that milestone. Proceeding with an earlier timeline risks undervaluing the company.

This development presents challenges for Sandisk. OpenAI’s latest private funding round established an $852 billion valuation and secured $122 billion in fresh capital. Market participants anticipated this capital would flow toward cloud infrastructure providers, who would subsequently allocate substantial resources toward processors and memory components for their computing facilities. A successful public offering would have generated additional investment capacity.

Delaying the IPO until 2027 effectively postpones the anticipated infrastructure spending surge.

NAND Fundamentals Remain Constructive Despite Friday’s market reaction, Wall Street analysts aren’t abandoning their positive thesis. Citi’s Asiya Merchant reaffirmed her Buy stance on SNDK while elevating her price objective to $2,500 from $2,025.

Merchant’s research highlights Micron’s quarterly results as confirmation that NAND market conditions will remain constrained throughout the coming year. Robust NAND demand coupled with sustained pricing strength continue to represent significant tailwinds for Sandisk, according to her analysis.

The broader memory semiconductor sector experienced similar weakness on Friday. Western Digital shed 14%, Seagate declined 10%, and Micron retreated 5.6%.

Analyst Sentiment Overview Among 29 research firms monitored by FactSet, Sandisk maintains an average Overweight rating. The distribution includes: 18 Buy ratings, five Overweight ratings, five Hold ratings, and only one Sell rating.

This represents overwhelmingly positive coverage.

Technical metrics indicate potential overbought conditions, though analysts appear unconcerned about valuation levels at present.

Agentic AI applications are fueling substantial demand growth. These advanced systems necessitate significant memory storage capacity, positioning Sandisk favorably within this emerging technological trend.

Despite Friday’s reversal, Sandisk maintains approximately 790% gains year-to-date. Measured across the trailing 12 months, shares have appreciated more than 4,300%.

The trading week concluded on a disappointing note — SNDK finished approximately 3.3% lower for the five-day period despite Thursday’s remarkable 22% advance.

Citi’s $2,500 price objective represents the latest Wall Street guidance on the shares.

New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - June 27, 2026) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Zoetis Inc. (NYSE: ZTS) between January 14, 2025 and May 6, 2026, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important July 27, 2026 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Zoetis securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Zoetis class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/cases/zoetis-inc/join or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 27, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered billions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and touted growing market share, strong veterinarian adoption, and accelerating sales growth across Zoetis' flagship Companion Animal products and/or failed to disclose that: (1) veterinarian prescription growth and adoption of Zoetis' Librela, a canine pain treatment, were sharply weakening as clinicians became more cautious following FDA safety warnings concerning serious neurological complications in dogs; (2) Zoetis' Simparica Trio was losing significant market share to a lower priced competing canine parasiticide with broader indicated use in a slowing overall market; and (3) Zoetis' dermatology products, Apoquel and Cytopoint, were losing substantial market share to a newly launched competing canine treatment. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

To join the Zoetis class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/cases/zoetis-inc/join or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.

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On June 11, 2026, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP +5.87%) Director Shavit Shenhav Tal exercised options to acquire and immediately sold 25,000 Ordinary Shares, generating proceeds of approximately $3.08 million according to the SEC Form 4 filing.

Transaction summaryMetricValueShares traded (direct)25,000Transaction value~$3.08 millionPost-transaction shares (direct)4,008Post-transaction value (direct ownership)~$493KTransaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average purchase price ($123.07); post-transaction value based on the June 11, 2026 market value of 4,008 shares ($493,464.96).

Key questionsWhat was the structure and economic rationale for this transaction?
The transaction was an exercise-and-sell event, with 25,000 Ordinary Shares acquired via option exercise and immediately sold; this allowed Tal to monetize vested awards without increasing net equity exposure to the company.How did this sale impact Tal's direct ownership stake?
Direct Ordinary Share holdings declined by 86.18%, from 29,008 shares pre-transaction to 4,008 shares post-transaction, materially reducing Tal's remaining direct capacity for open-market sales.Was this activity conducted through a 10b5-1 plan or routine administration?
The event was administrative in nature, aligned with the vesting and exercise of options, and did not involve discretionary or open-market accumulation or disposition beyond the option exercise and immediate sale.What capacity remains for future transactions and are there additional equity awards?
Post-sale, Tal holds 4,008 Ordinary Shares directly.Company overviewMetricValueRevenue (TTM)$2.76 billionNet income (TTM)$1.06 billionPrice (as of market close 2026-06-11)$123.071-year price change-40%Company snapshotCheck Point Software provides a comprehensive suite of cybersecurity solutions, including network security gateways, endpoint protection, cloud security, IoT security, and unified management platforms.The firm generates revenue primarily through the sale of software licenses, security appliances, subscription-based services, and ongoing technical support and professional services.It targets a global customer base ranging from small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises, data centers, telecom operators, and managed security service providers.Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. operates at scale as a leading cybersecurity provider, with a focus on multi-layered threat prevention and unified security management. The company leverages its Infinity Architecture to deliver integrated protection across networks, endpoints, cloud, and mobile environments. Its strong global presence and continuous innovation in threat prevention technologies underpin its competitive positioning in the infrastructure software segment.

What this transaction means for investorsTal’s transaction comes amid broader pressure for Check Point, and it’s a sizable amount of his available ordinary shares, but it’s hard to read too much into what could simply be a routine monetization of vested equity rather than a clear signal about Check Point Software's outlook. Because the shares were acquired through an option exercise and immediately sold, the filing appears more administrative than discretionary, even though the transaction significantly reduced his direct share ownership.

The company's fundamentals, however, remain a more important story for long-term investors. In the first quarter, Check Point reported 5% revenue growth to $668 million, with security subscription revenue climbing 11% to $323 million. Non-GAAP earnings per share increased 13% to $2.50, while adjusted free cash flow rose 11% to $457 million. CEO Nadav Zafrir said the cybersecurity landscape is undergoing a "fundamental shift" as AI fuels increasingly sophisticated threats, adding that the company's strategy is designed to capitalize on growing demand for enterprise AI security.

Management has also continued returning capital to shareholders. In May, the board authorized a $2 billion expansion of its share repurchase program after the company had already repurchased roughly 230 million shares for $17.4 billion since the program began.

Shares are down roughly 40% over the past year, a testament to the punishing stretch for many software names as of late, but investors should pay closer attention to whether Check Point can accelerate growth in higher-margin subscription and AI-driven security offerings than to a single options-related insider transaction.

Jonathan Ponciano has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Check Point Software Technologies. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - June 27, 2026) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds sellers of common stock of ChampionX Corporation (NASDAQ: CHX) between February 29, 2024 and April 1, 2024, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important July 14, 2026 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you sold ChampionX common stock during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the ChampionX class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/cases/championx-corporation/join or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 14, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered billions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period failed to disclose material information, which artificially deflated the price of ChampionX common stock. On February 29, 2024, ChampionX received an unsolicited non-public offer from Schlumberger Limited to purchase all the outstanding shares of ChampionX for $36.70 per share. On March 7, 2024, Schlumberger raised its offer to $37.80 per share. The lawsuit alleges that while these offers were on the table and unknown to the investing public, ChampionX was repurchasing its common stock at market prices significantly below the prices offered by Schlumberger. ChampionX had an obligation to disclose that it had received a formal acquisition offer from Schlumberger or abstain from purchasing ChampionX stock from unsuspecting investors. During the Class Period, ChampionX's average stock price was $33.32 per share. On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, during pre-market hours, ChampionX disclosed the merger with Schlumberger. The merger eventually closed on July 16, 2025, with Schlumberger acquiring ChampionX for $40.58 per share.

To join the ChampionX class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/cases/championx-corporation/join or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.

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