Z Squared Announces Executive Leadership Appointments to Advance AI Infrastructure Strategy
Prnewswire· 2026-04-28 20:35
Z Squared Announces Executive Leadership Appointments to Advance AI Infrastructure Strategy Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation Michelle Burke Appointed Co-Chief Executive Officer; Ryan Schadel Appointed Chief Marketing Officer as Company Aligns Leadership with Power and High-Density Compute Strategy FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Z Squared, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZSQR) ("Z Squared" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated digital infrastructure company, today announced key executive lea ...
Letter from Barry Diller to IAC Shareholders: IAC Announces Name Change to People Incorporated
Prnewswire· 2026-04-28 20:35
Letter from Barry Diller to IAC Shareholders: IAC Announces Name Change to People Incorporated Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation NEW YORK, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) today announced the company is changing its name to People Incorporated as it continues to sharpen its focus on its People Inc. publishing business and its investment in MGM Resorts International. The name change is expected to occur by the company's second quarter earnings in August. IAC Chairman and Senior Executiv ...
Nasdaq set to tumble as OpenAI report hits Oracle, Nvidia and others
Proactiveinvestors NA· 2026-04-28 20:34
市场整体表现与预期 - 美股预计开盘表现不一 纳斯达克和标普500指数期货分别下跌1.3%和0.7% 道琼斯指数期货上涨0.2% [1] - 此走势将完全逆转前一交易日的温和涨幅 当时标普500和纳斯达克指数在英伟达等大型科技股推动下微涨0.1%和0.2%并创下收盘新高 道琼斯指数则下跌0.1% [1] 原油市场动态 - 欧洲交易时段油价触及两周高点 WTI原油价格上涨3.2%至每桶99.5美元 [2] - 油价上涨反映霍尔木兹海峡持续关闭以及美伊谈判陷入僵局 [2] - 据报道 特朗普总统及其国家安全团队正在审查伊朗提出的重新开放海峡并结束战争的提议 [2] - 市场对达成协议重新开放海峡的前景并不乐观 因伊朗要求将核裁军讨论推迟到未来 [3] - 当前是新闻驱动型市场 本周油价将对地缘政治头条新闻敏感 [3] 科技与半导体行业 - 科技股成为焦点 此前半导体类股创下纪录涨幅 华尔街股市亦创历史新高 [3] - 据《华尔街日报》报道 OpenAI首席财务官向其他高管表示 如果收入增长不够快 公司可能无法支付未来的计算合同 [4] - 《华尔街日报》报道称OpenAI未达到销售目标和用户获取目标后 英伟达 博通 AMD等半导体和科技巨头的股价承压 [4] - 与OpenAI有合作关系的甲骨文公司盘前股价下跌超过7% [4] - 微软股价下跌约1.5% 因其宣布与OpenAI的合作关系发生变更 微软对OpenAI的授权将不再具有排他性且不包含收入分成要素 [5] - OpenAI被视作人工智能的代表 其备受吹捧的IPO预计将筹集近1万亿美元 但如果其销售陷入困境 可能会限制其在数据中心上的支出 从而影响人工智能的普及速度 [5] - 此消息可能威胁到推动美股创下历史新高的人工智能投资主题 [6] 公司财报与投资 - 本周将有重要财报发布 “七巨头”中有五家将公布业绩 其中四家是每年承诺投入数千亿美元进行人工智能投资的超大规模企业 [6] - 今日公布财报的公司包括Visa 可口可乐 诺华 T-Mobile US 康宁 Welltower Booking Holdings 标普全球和希捷科技 [6]
Retailers Object to $200 Billion Visa-Mastercard Swipe Fee Settlement
PYMNTS.com· 2026-04-28 20:34
核心观点 - 零售商团体反对Visa和万事达卡提出的约2000亿美元反垄断和解方案 该方案旨在解决围绕交换费(刷卡费)的长期诉讼 但零售商更倾向于自行与卡公司达成协议或诉诸审判[1][2][3] 和解方案内容与影响 - Visa和万事达卡于去年11月宣布了拟议和解方案 计划在五年内将通常为2%至2.5%的交换费降低0.1个百分点[4] - 方案允许商户选择是否接受特定类别的美国卡 包括商业卡、高端消费者卡(含许多流行的“奖励”卡)以及标准消费者卡[4] - 该和解方案预计在八年内通过给予商户拒绝高成本卡的机会 为商户节省超过2000亿美元[5] 零售商与行业团体立场 - 代表沃尔玛等主要零售商的团体向联邦法院法官表示反对该和解方案[2] - 代表美国零售联合会和零售业领导者协会的律师表示 商户宁愿将案件诉诸审判并承担败诉风险 也不愿接受和解条款[3] - 报告指出 许多零售商希望自行与卡公司达成交易[3] - 无论是大型零售商还是小型商户 都对该和解方案持反对态度[5] 法律程序与法官态度 - 该和解方案是4月27日联邦法院听证会的主题[2] - 法官未就此事项作出裁决 但表示将在未来发布书面裁决[2] - 根据分析师对法官肢体语言的解读 法官似乎倾向于批准该交易[5] 其他司法管辖区动态 - 伊利诺伊州即将于7月1日生效的一项州法律引发了另一场交换费争议 该法律将禁止对交易中与税费和小费相关的部分收取交换费 银行团体和美国货币监理署对此表示反对[6] - 科罗拉多州和特拉华州等地的立法提案表明 其他州可能采取类似方法处理交换费 导致各司法管辖区规则不一的前景[7] - 如果法院支持伊利诺伊州的法律 金融机构将不得不调整其系统以适应各州特定的费用计算方式[7]
JetBlue Q1 2026 earnings miss as losses widen
Yahoo Finance· 2026-04-28 20:32
JetBlue Airways reported a net loss of $319 million in the first quarter of 2026, wider than the $208 million loss it posted in the same period a year earlier. According to Barron's, Wall Street had forecast a 73-cent adjusted loss per share, making the actual 86-cent result a meaningful miss. Shares had already shed 6.2% the day before the report and extended those declines by another 1.5% in premarket trading on April 28. Total operating expenses rose 6.5% year-over-year to $2.46 billion. Operating expens ...
Niagen Bioscience Adds Olympia Pharmaceuticals to 503B Compounding Partner Network for Niagen Plus™
Businesswire· 2026-04-28 20:32
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $NAGE #Biotech--Niagen Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAGE), the global authority on NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) with a focus on the science of healthy aging, today announced a new partnership with Olympia Pharmaceuticals, a state-of-the-art U.S. FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility, to compound and distribute pharmaceutical-grade Niagen® (patented nicotinamide riboside, NR) for the Company's Niagen Plusâ"¢ intravenous and injectable products. Olympia Pharmaceuti ...
AAC Clyde Space AB (publ) (ACCMF) Q4 2026 Guidance Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha· 2026-04-28 20:31
Presentation Excellent. Luis, walk us through the highlights and on back of this order from EUMETSAT, the conclusions for and implications for the shareholders and the market, it's a rather, let's say, astonishing information you just highlighted. So please go ahead. Luis Gomes So if we go on to the next slide, please. So our order backlog is what's really driving this update. It now stands at about SEK 1.1 billion or it stood at SEK 1.1 billion at the end of March. And the growth, this allows us to grow qu ...
Playboy to Host First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call on May 11, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Globenewswire· 2026-04-28 20:31
LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Playboy, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLBY) ("Playboy" or the "Company"), a global pleasure and leisure company, will release financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 after Nasdaq closes on Monday, May 11, 2026. Management will host an investor conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, May 11, 2026, to discuss the Company's first quarter 2026 financial results, provide a corporate update, and conclude with questions from telephone participants. ...
ATIF Holdings Limited Signs Non-Binding Letter of Intent to Acquire Metra Group Limited
Globenewswire· 2026-04-28 20:30
Irvine, California, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ATIF Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: ZBAI) (the "Company" or "ATIF") and Metra Group Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Metra Group"), today jointly announced that they have signed a non-binding letter of intent ("LOI"), pursuant to which ATIF proposes to acquire all equity interests of Metra Group, a company engaged in issuing verifiable physical gold backed digital coins and an unified gold coin supported financial, trading, payment, settlement an ...
Global Instability Accelerates Push for Domestic Energy Security
Globenewswire· 2026-04-28 20:30
AUSTIN, Texas, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EnergyWireNews: Global energy markets are once again confronting a familiar vulnerability. Rising instability in the Middle East and renewed concerns surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, a shipping corridor that handles roughly 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption, have intensified calls for the United States and Europe to strengthen long-term energy independence. As governments and industries reassess the risks tied to overseas supply disruptions, atten ...