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Home Depot Q1 profit falls as cost growth outpaces revenue

US home improvement retailer The Home Depot posted first-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $41.76bn, a 4.8% year-on-year (YoY) increase, though rising costs weighed on profitability across the period. For the quarter ended 3 May 2026, net earnings declined 4.2%…

“People still want to indulge” – Toms Group CEO Annette Zeipel surveys GLP-1 wave as confectionery grapples with cocoa volatility

Toms Group is still banking on reaching its low, single-digit sales growth target this year despite the turmoil in the Middle East, which risks sparking another wave of energy-led supply chain inflation for food companies around the world. For the…

UK fines Deutsche Bank over Russian sanctions breach

UK sanctions authorities have penalised Deutsche Bank’s London branch £165,000 ($221,154) after the lender handled payments linked to a sanctioned Russian-owned business. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, part of HM Treasury, said the case concerned payments made in 2022…

Aster sanctions $80m ethylene export expansion in Singapore

Aster Chemicals & Energy has announced the final investment decision (FID) on an $80m (S$102.48m) expansion project at its Ethylene Cracker Complex on Bukom Island in Singapore. The project aims to double the facility’s ethylene (C2) export capacity in 2027…

American Water Works Stock: Analyst Estimates & Ratings

Valued at a market cap of $24.3 billion, American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) is a Camden, New Jersey-based company that offers water and wastewater services on military installations, and undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water…

Cisco (CSCO) Gets Major Price Target Increase from HSBC

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is included among the 10 Best “Dogs of the Dow” Stocks to Buy for the Rest of 2026. Cisco (CSCO) Gets Major Price Target Increase from HSBC On May 15, HSBC Holdings plc upgraded Cisco Systems,…

Wolfe Research Names DoorDash (DASH) As its Top Picks

​DoorDash, Inc. (NASDAQ:DASH) is one of the Best Stocks to Invest in For 5 Years According to Billionaires. On May 15, Wolfe Research released its internet sector research report and named DoorDash, Inc. (NASDAQ:DASH) as one of its top picks…

Forecasts for Hot US Temps Push Nat-Gas Prices Higher

June Nymex natural gas (NGM26) on Monday closed up +0.064 (+2.16%). Nat-gas prices climbed to a 1.75-month nearest-future high on Monday and settled sharply higher.  Expectations of hotter, above-normal temperatures that could boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power…

Jim Cramer Says Nvidia Should Stay Inside China’s AI Boom, Not Walk Away

While Nvidia (NVDA) prepares to report its Q1 of fiscal 2027 earnings on May 20, fresh headlines has again put the artificial intelligence (AI) giant’s China business in focus. Recent reports says that the U.S. has now approved sales of…

2nd Princeton CorpGov Forum May 21 – Endowments, Activism and Entertainment

Watch Video Highlights from 1st Princeton CorpGov Forum Below, or Click HERE: CorpGov is pleased to announce the agenda for the second Princeton CorpGov Forum to be held Thursday, May 21, 2026 at The Nassau Inn in Princeton, New Jersey….