baseball-pitcher Veteran KBO pitcher driven to prove skeptics wrong By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) — Now entering his 20th season in professional baseball, Kia Tigers pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong has experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. He has won three Korean Series championships and both the regular-season and Korean Series MVP awards. On the other hand, his Tigers have also finished dead last in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) and missed their share of postseasons during Yang’s time. This year, pundits aren’t giving the Tigers much of a chance. They won the 2024 Korean Series title but then fell flat on their face in 2025 by finishing eighth among 10 teams. Then during the offseason, they lost a pair of All-Stars in shortstop Park Chan-ho and designated hitter Choi Hyoung-woo in free agency. By most measures, they are probably a worse team than a season ago. Yang, 38, wants to prove skeptics wrong. “I really don’t understand it,” Yang said of low expectations for his team, during a media scrum Thursday following the annual media day in Seoul. “Of course, we’ve lost two good players with Hyoung-woo and Chan-ho, but it hurts my pride to see us regarded as a weak team just because those two have left. I don’t know what the basis of such thinking is, and I think we should all try to show something different on the field this year rather than just talk tough.” Yang cited the example of his own team from last season to illustrate his point. The Tigers were virtually a consensus pick to repeat as the Korean Series champions, but they got off to a slow start amid mounting injuries and never recovered. “Just because we’re viewed as a bad team now, it doesn’t mean we will finish the season as one,” Yang added. “I know pundits make their predictions and they’re often wrong anyway.” In the twilight of his career, Yang said he has put aside all personal goals for the good of the team — even if it means he won’t be accumulating his career wins, innings and strikeout totals at the same rate as usual. Yang is already the KBO’s all-time leader with 2,185 strikeouts. He is second overall with 2,656 2/3 innings, as Song Jin-woo’s leading total of 3,003 remains in sight. Yang also trails Song in wins, 210 to 186. “Honestly, I have absolutely zero goals as far as my innings or win totals are concerned. My priorities have changed over the past year,” said Yang, who has thrown at least 150 innings in 11 straight seasons. “I know it sounds cliched, but I just want to help the team win. The team has to keep using good players to win and I want to be a part of that.” Yang dispelled the notion that he had been forcing his way into the starting rotation just so that he could continue to pad his stats. “I’ve never been that way. I’ve wanted only to pitch long innings to ease the burden on our bullpen,” Yang said. “It’s always been about the team.” Now in his late 30s, Yang said the way his body has been betraying him lately also forced him to adjust his goals. “I think I might have been overestimating myself at times. I now accept the fact that I don’t throw as hard as I once did and my mechanics maybe aren’t as sound as before,” Yang said. “So I think it will help the team more if I go out there and work really hard for just
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Boralex Enters into Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Brookfield, alongside La Caisse, Supporting its Next Phase of Growth as a Standalone Private Company
All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated This Transaction provides Boralex with powerful levers to accelerate the execution of its 2030 Strategic Plan and strengthens its ability to create long-term value for all its stakeholders. Boralex shareholders to receive $37.25 in cash per Common Share, representing a 31.8% premium over the March 20, 2026 closing price on the TSX and a 36.4% premium over the 30-day volume-weighted average price for the period ending March 20, 2026, the last full day of trading prior to the first media report of a strategic review of alternatives. The Transaction implies a total enterprise value of $9.0 billion ($9.7 billion on a Combined 1 basis) 2, including project and corporate-level indebtedness. This represents a 13 times 2026E consensus EBITDA on the Combined 1 total enterprise value. La Caisse, Boralex’s largest shareholder with approximately 15% of the outstanding Common Shares, has agreed to vote in favour of the Transaction and to make a post-closing investment in Boralex, resulting in a pro forma interest of 30 %. Brookfield and La Caisse will strengthen Boralex’s leadership in its core markets by accelerating development, expanding its capabilities, and establishing a disciplined capital recycling program. In connection with the Transaction, Boralex will maintain its headquarters in Québec and will continue to play an important role as a major employer and contributor to Québec’s growing economy and energy demand. The Transaction, which has been unanimously approved by Boralex’s Board of Directors, provides immediate liquidity and certainty of value to shareholders, while positioning the Corporation for its next phase of growth as a private company and creating value for Boralex stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, First Nations, communities and suppliers. The Transaction is expected to close by Q4 2026, subject to the receipt of the required approvals from Boralex’s shareholders and certain regulatory approvals, as well as the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. MONTRÉAL, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Boralex Inc. (TSX: BLX), Brookfield and La Caisse announced today that they have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement (the ” Arrangement Agreement”), whereby Brookfield and La Caisse (together, the ‘ Purchaser ‘) will acquire all of Boralex Inc.’s (‘ Boralex ‘ or the ‘ Corporation ‘) issued and outstanding Class A common shares of Boralex (the ” Common Shares”) for a price (the ” Consideration”) of $37.25 in cash per Common Share (the ” Transaction”). The Transaction follows an extensive review undertaken by a special committee comprised entirely of independent directors (the ” Special Committee”) of Boralex’s board of directors (the ” Board of Directors”), to maximize shareholder value, finance Boralex’s strong pipeline and position the Corporation for its next phase of growth. The Transaction provides Boralex with the support of long-term investors aligned with its business model and growth ambitions, building on its 35-year experience to further contribute to the economic growth, energy security, and decarbonization of its core markets in Canada, the United States, France and the United Kingdom. Boralex will operate independently following close of the Transaction. Similar to the benefits realized across Brookfield’s other platforms, the investment from Brookfield and La Caisse will help advance the Corporation’s mission of delivering affordable, renewable energy and enable it to meet growing demand driven by electrification, reindustrialization, and digitalization. André Courville, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Boralex:”Following a rigorous and highly competitive process, the Boralex teams were able to secure aligned strategic partners, ensuring the Corporation can fully seize the opportunities ahead and create lasting value for all stakeholders. My sincere thanks to Brookfield, La Caisse, my fellow board members, Boralex management and employees,
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Kharge urges Rjiju to convene an All-Party meet on Nari Vandan Adhiniyam amendment
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, urging the Government to convene an All-Party meeting to discuss the proposed amendment to the Nari Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023.
In his letter, Kharge stated that the Government appears to be planning a further amendment to the Constitution Amendment passed in September 2023. He emphasised that all Opposition parties reiterate their demand for an All-Party meeting to deliberate on the proposed changes.
Kharge suggested that, to make the meeting productive, the Government should circulate a note detailing the exact proposals. He further requested that the meeting be held after the current round of Assembly elections concludes on April 29, 2026.
As per the top sources, the Government has planned two major amendments. 2023’s Nari Shakti Vandan Act tied women’s reservation to the new census and delimitation. Due to census delays, the plan is to proceed with the 2011 census data. The 2011 census is to be the basis for delimitation and seat redistribution. Lok Sabha seats may increase from 543 to 816 post-amendment.
A bill will be introduced in Parliament to amend the Nari Shakti Vandan Act.
A separate Delimitation Bill will be introduced. Both bills need to be passed as Constitutional amendments for women’s reservation. The new Lok Sabha is likely to have more than 800 seats. Keeping up with the status quo, there is no provision for OBC reservation, and SC/ST reservation will continue. However, states won’t have a role; the bill passed by Parliament will apply to them.
Currently, the Lok Sabha has 543 seats. With a proposed 50% increase, the number of seats will rise to 816, with 273 (about a third) reserved for women.
The government’s key point is that they won’t wait for a new census to give women, comprising half the country’s population, fair representation in Parliament. Instead, delimitation will be done using the 2011 census data.
The Home Minister led a crucial meeting with NDA parliamentary floor leaders, discussing the amendment to the Nari Shakti Vandan Act. Shah has briefed several opposition leaders on the proposed plan. The opposition supports women’s reservation, but discussions are ongoing to build consensus on seat distribution and delimitation.
If passed, this bill will be India’s biggest democratic shift since independence, giving the country 273 women MPs by 2029. The 2029 general elections will see contests on 816 Lok Sabha seats, changing the majority mark from 272 (for 543 seats) to 409. (ANI) -

TIA Advances AI‑Ready Data Centers with New ANSI/TIA‑942 Addendum, Global Certification Leadership, and Expanded Industry Quality Initiative
New initiatives reflect growing industry alignment as AI accelerates data center scale, complexity, and deployment timelines ARLINGTON, Va., March 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As artificial intelligence (AI) workloads drive unprecedented changes in data center design, performance, and operational risk, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) today announced a coordinated set of actions to help the industry meet AI‑era infrastructure requirements. These include the launch of a new Artificial Intelligence addendum to the ANSI/TIA ‑ 942 data center standard, continued global leadership in independent third‑party data center certification, and expanding participation in TIA’s new Data Center Excellence Quality Standard (DCE 9000) initiative. Together, these efforts reflect TIA’s end‑to‑end approach to strengthening AI‑ready digital infrastructure—from defining infrastructure requirements for high‑density, high‑performance computing environments, to validating reliability through globally recognized certification, to improving quality and consistency across the data center supply chain. As AI accelerates data center scale, complexity, and deployment timelines, TIA’s standards and certification programs are providing the industry with a common, credible framework to manage risk, improve predictability, and support resilient digital infrastructure worldwide. Advancing ANSI/TIA ‑ 942 to Address AI Data Center Requirements To support the next generation of AI‑driven data centers, TIA Engineering Committee TR ‑ 42.1 (Premises Telecommunications Infrastructure) has initiated a project to develop Addendum 1: Artificial Intelligence to ANSI/TIA ‑ 942 ‑ C, focused on the unique infrastructure demands of AI and HPC environments. AI workloads—characterized by dense GPU clusters, extreme bandwidth requirements, and new power and cooling models—are placing unprecedented demands on data center infrastructure. The addendum will focus on high‑density, high‑speed cabling for AI and HPC environments, along with cooling and electrical systems, including liquid cooling, to support reliable, scalable data center and digital infrastructure deployments. The project is being developed through TIA’s voluntary consensus‑based standards process with participation from data center owners and operators, designers, manufacturers, and other stakeholders supporting digital infrastructure. Publication of the addendum is targeted for mid‑2027. “This work reflects direct input from across the data center ecosystem,” said Cindy Montstream, Chair, TIA TR ‑ 42 Engineering Committee. “By evolving ANSI/TIA‑942 to address AI‑specific infrastructure needs, we’re aligning real‑world operational experience with globally recognized standards that support scalable, reliable data center design and operation.” Global Data Center Certification Supporting Proven Infrastructure Performance In parallel with standards development, TIA continues to support the global data center community through its ANSI/TIA ‑ 942 Certification Program, which validates facilities against the standard’s infrastructure requirements and four rated levels of reliability. To date, over 1,000 certifications in more than 800 data centers across 60+ countries have earned ANSI/TIA‑942 certification, demonstrating predictable availability and resilience across diverse operating environments. As AI workloads accelerate new data center construction worldwide, certification provides operators, customers, and investors with independent validation that facilities are designed to meet defined reliability objectives critical to digital infrastructure performance. Strengthening the Data Center Supply Chain with DCE 9000 Recognizing that reliable data center operations depend not only on facility design but also on the quality and consistency of the infrastructure supply chain, TIA launched the Data Center Excellence Quality Standard (DCE 9000) initiative. As announced on February 25, 2026, DCE 9000 is a collaborative effort to establish the first quality management system (QMS) standard purpose‑built for data center physical infrastructure, supporting reliable, scalable digital infrastructure deployments worldwide. Built on the ISO 9001 High‑Level Structure and informed by best practices from highly mature industries, DCE 9000 is designed to improve supplier maturity and proactively address quality risks across the data center infrastructure lifecycle. The initiative is gaining strong momentum, with participation expanding across the data center ecosystem—from operators and hyperscalers to equipment manufacturers and
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Ondas (ONDS) Stock Falls 6% After Q4 Net Loss of $101M Despite Revenue Beat
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Q4 revenue came in at $30.1M, up 629% year-over-year
Net loss for Q4 was $101.0 million
Backlog surged to $68.3M at year-end, up from $20.3M the prior quarter
Full-year 2026 revenue target raised to at least $375 million
Q1 2026 revenue target set at $38–$40M, well above the $28.37M analyst consensus
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Ondas Holdings posted Q4 2025 results on March 23, showing revenue of $30.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025. That’s a 629% jump compared to the same period a year ago.
Ondas reported Q4 and full year 2025 financial results, demonstrating strong momentum, raising its 2026 revenue target by more than 2x to at least $375M, and continuing strong execution of its Core + Strategic Growth Program. With approximately $1.5B in cash, Ondas is positioned…
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The number blew past analyst expectations and was driven largely by increased shipments of products on the OAS platform, including Iron Drone and Optimus.
The company also made a series of strategic acquisitions in the second half of 2025. Those deals expanded its capabilities and added to both revenue and gross margin.
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Despite the strong top-line growth, the net loss for Q4 came in at $101.0 million. That’s a wide loss, though the company’s adjusted EBITDA loss of $9.9 million gives a cleaner picture of operating performance.
For context, the adjusted EBITDA loss was $8.1 million in Q3 2025 and $7.0 million in Q4 2024 — so losses are widening, even on the adjusted basis.
One of the more eye-catching numbers in the report was backlog. Ondas ended 2025 with $68.3 million in backlog, up sharply from $20.3 million at the end of Q3. That kind of jump suggests deal momentum is accelerating.
The company cited global demand for autonomous drone, counter-UAS, and robotics solutions as the driver behind that growth.
2026 Revenue Guidance Raised
Ondas raised its full-year 2026 revenue target to at least $375 million. That more than doubles its prior outlook and implies roughly 640% year-over-year growth if it hits the floor of that range.
For Q1 2026 specifically, the company is targeting $38–$40 million in revenue. That compares to a Wall Street consensus of just $28.37 million — a gap of more than $10 million at the midpoint.
The Q1 guidance represents approximately 820% year-over-year growth. That’s not a typo.
Ondas acknowledged that adjusted EBITDA losses are expected to increase in Q1, but said it sees margins improving as 2026 progresses.
Balance Sheet
The company ended 2025 with approximately $594.4 million in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. It then raised roughly $960 million in additional net cash proceeds in January 2026.
That gives Ondas a substantial war chest heading into a year where it’s projecting explosive top-line growth. Management said the cash will support both organic growth and strategic M&A.
The stock was trading down 6.42% on the day of the report.
Ondas ended 2025 with $68.3 million in backlog and over $1.5 billion in combined cash and January proceeds, with Q1 2026 revenue guidance set at $38–$40 million against a consensus of $28.37 million. -
Manga keeps Kentucky’s Jayden Quaintance grounded in March Madness
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ST. LOUIS — While the rest of the Kentucky men’s basketball team was fielding questions about Sunday’s game against Iowa State in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Jayden Quaintance was reading.
Amid the cramped and muggy quarters inside the Wildcats’ locker room at the Enterprise Center, Quaintance was entrenched in an issue of “Berserk,” a popular manga — a genre of Japanese graphic novels. While the freshman recovers from a major right knee injury that has kept him off the court all season, he makes the most of the extra time reading. The Japanese series has been one of his go-to reads while he bides time until he gets back onto the court.
“I watched anime a lot last year, but I never really got into reading as much,” said Quaintance, who said he liked to be focused on the task at hand ahead of games. “But having a lot more free time nowadays, just a nice hobby to have.”
Quaintance, a consensus 5-star prospect out of high school and a former McDonald’s All-American, is dealing with complications from a torn ACL and meniscus that he suffered in his right knee in February 2025 while playing with Arizona State. He played four games this season but has been out since Jan. 7 because of swelling in the knee.
At his locker Saturday, he had one copy of Berserk in his hand and another sitting beside him. He estimated 15 or 16 copies were with him during the team’s trip to St. Louis that was extended following the 7-seed Wildcats’ dramatic overtime win over 10-seed Santa Clara on Friday.
Growing up in Cleveland, Quaintance enjoyed watching anime. He binged all three seasons of “Jujutsu Kaisen” in three days, decided he wanted to learn more about the series that weren’t adapted to anime yet and picked up the manga series. It’s essentially like reading the books of a popular series before the next movie comes out.
Along with Berserk, Quaintance said he’s also currently into “One-Punch Man,” which is a much lighter read.
The 18-year-old said that he received a steroid injection in his knee and could potentially be cleared to practice again within the next two weeks, which is notable for his future.
Quaintance is the No. 18 prospect in ESPN’s latest 2026 NBA draft rankings and says he will “most likely” declare for the draft at the end of this season. Quaintance said his return timeline is shaping up well for the potential predraft process as the 6-foot-10 forward looks to show prospective franchises that the knee is healthy and he remains the same player he was before. Whenever he starts playing again, he wants to continue reading habit.
“I feel like [reading manga] and just reading normal books, I feel like it’s something that I want to make more of a habit in my everyday life,” Quaintance said. “And I’ve been enjoying it a lot, so I’m glad I kind of had this time to reflect and find something.” -

US votes against adopting UN Women’s report over abortion, gender concerns
The United States was the lone nation to vote against the Agreed Conclusions by the UN Commission on the State of Women (CSW) that were officially adopted Thursday.
The US took issue with gender ideology, abortion rights, and artificial intelligence regulation language in the document, even offering draft amendments that were swiftly rejected.
The CSW’s conference theme for its 70th session was ‘[e]nsuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices, and addressing structural barriers.’ Representatives of member states, UN entities, and accredited non-governmental organizations from around the world attended the two-week conference that concluded Thursday.
The Agreed Conclusions offer a roadmap for a more inclusive governance to support peace and social cohesion and prevent future violations by focusing on reviewing and amending discriminatory laws, including any related to child marriage, family law, and property rights, as well as implementing stronger measures to protect women and girls against violence both online and offline.
Many delegates pleaded for more advocacy for climate refugees and the effects of climate change on women and children, particularly those in war-torn countries.
The contested vote broke a near seven-decade streak in which the committee’s document, refined and negotiated ahead of and during its annual two-week conference, had always been adopted by consensus among the 45 elected country members.
US President Donald Trump’s administration has vocalized opposition to gender-affirming or inclusive language, calling it ‘gender ideology extremism,’ and has pushed forward an anti-abortion agenda from his first days in his second term in office.
Many nations, including the Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Mali, Mauritania, and Saudi Arabia, voiced support for the US’ opposition to certain provisions as part of the adopted report, even abstaining from supporting the adoption of the document in an initial vote at the beginning of the conference on March 9.
But all six countries that abstained ultimately voted in favor of approving the document to show support for the ultimate cause of justice for all women and girls around the world.
In her closing remarks UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director at CSW Sima Bahous said:
Without women’s equal, meaningful participation, without their equal access to justice, to economic opportunity, to a life free from violence, without their leadership in governments, the private sector, in peace negotiations—our nations will not progress. Reaffirming this very simple truth, pushing it forward through agreed conclusions, is the purpose of this Commission—and you rose to the challenge.
Conference organizers noted the agreement among the nations comes following a recent report by UN Women that found ‘no country has yet achieved full legal equality between women and men.’ -

Snowflake vs Alphabet: Which Cloud Analytics Stock Has an Edge Now?
Key Takeaways Snowflake (SNOW Quick QuoteSNOW – Free Report) and Alphabet (GOOGL Quick QuoteGOOGL – Free Report) are major players in the cloud data and analytics space. While Snowflake provides a pure-play cloud data warehousing and analytics platform, Alphabet offers similar capabilities through Google Cloud’s BigQuery as part of its broader cloud ecosystem.Per the Fortune Business Insight report, the global cloud analytics market size was valued at $48.22 billion in 2025 and is expected to grow from $58.42 billion in 2026 to $168.88 billion by 2034, registering a CAGR of 14.2% from 2026 to 2030. Both Snowflake and Alphabet are poised to benefit from this rapid growth pace.Snowflake or Alphabet — Which of these Cloud Analytics stocks has the greater upside potential? Let’s find out. The Case for SNOW Stock SNOW is benefiting from strong adoption and increasing usage of its platform, as reflected by the net revenue retention rate of 125% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026. In the same quarter, Snowflake added 740 net new customers, up 40% year over year. The company now has 733 customers spending more than $1 million annually, up 27% year over year, and 56 customers spending more than $10 million annually, up 56% year over year.SNOW’s expanding portfolio has been noteworthy. In 2026, Snowflake launched more than 430 product capabilities, including Snowflake Intelligence, Cortex Code, Snowflake OpenFlow, and Snowflake Postgres. These innovations enhanced the platform’s usability and scalability.The company’s AI-driven products, particularly Snowflake Intelligence and Cortex Code, have been a major growth driver. In 2026, Snowflake Intelligence, which provides enterprise-grade agent capabilities, has been adopted by more than 2,500 accounts within just three months of its launch, nearly doubling quarter-over-quarter. Cortex Code, a transformational coding agent, has been embraced by more than 4,400 customers, enabling faster development and deployment of AI-powered applications. The Case for GOOGL Stock Alphabet is growing its presence in the cloud analytics market with its cloud computing platform, Google Cloud’s BigQuery, a powerful serverless data warehouse solution. BigQuery is strongly integrated into the broader Google Cloud ecosystem, allowing enterprises to leverage Google’s infrastructure, data and AI services seamlessly.The company has been growing rapidly in the booming cloud-computing market. In the fourth quarter of 2025, Google Cloud revenues surged 47.8% year over year to $17.66 billion and accounted for 15.5% of the quarter’s total revenues. Google Cloud ended 2025 at an annual run rate of more than $70 billion, representing a wide breadth of customers, driven by demand for AI products. Google Cloud ended the fourth quarter with $240 billion in backlog, up 55% sequentially. Nearly 75% of Google Cloud customers utilized Alphabet’s AI products, showcasing the increasing adoption of its AI-powered solutions.The increasing number of cloud regions and availability zones globally remains a major positive. Google Cloud has 43 cloud regions, 130 zones and more than 200 network edge locations across more than 200 countries. Google Cloud is considered the third-largest cloud player among numerous cloud providers worldwide. Price Performance and Valuation of SNOW and GOOGL In the trailing 12-month period, SNOW shares have gained 10.2%, underperforming Alphabet shares, which have surged 89%. GOOGL’s outperformance can be attributed to its continuing AI push across its search and cloud computing platforms.Despite SNOW’s expanding portfolio and rich partner base, the company is suffering from challenging macroeconomic uncertainties and stiff competition from hyperscale cloud providers. SNOW and GOOGL Stock Performance Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Both SNOW and Alphabet shares are currently overvalued, as suggested by a Value Score of F and D, respectively.In terms of forward 12-month Price/Sales, SNOW shares are trading at 9.78X, higher than GOOGL’s 8.83X. SNOW
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The Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer Proves Peter Parker’s Biggest Threat is His Own DNA
The first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day is finally here, promising one of the most grounded and mature Marvel Cinematic Universe films in years. The long-awaited sequel hits theaters on July 31, 2026, picking up four years after the landmark events of Spider-Man: No Way Home and the spell that erased the world’s memory of Peter Parker. After making the ultimate sacrifice to save the world, Spider-Man now faces one of the biggest threats in his superhero career. Multiple iconic comic book villains are confirmed to appear in the new Spider-Man movie, including Tarantula, Boomerang, Scorpion, Tombstone, and the ninjas of the Hand. However, none of these villains poses as massive a threat to Spider-Man’s life as his own DNA. The new trailer promises a grotesque new storyline for the web-slinging superhero that (appropriately) sets up a brand new day for Spider-Man in the MCU. Spider-Man: Brand New Day Sets Up Peter Parker’s New Biggest Threat–Himself The new trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day proves that the biggest threat to Peter Parker in this next phase of his life is his own DNA. The trailer reveals that Peter’s powers are beginning to mutate, slowly making him more spider than man. This comes with new powers, including heightened spider-sense, organic webbing, and more. While this all might sound like a good thing, it will only make Peter’s life more difficult in the long run. As Dr. Bruce Banner reveals, Spider-Man’s mutating powers could lead to catastrophe if left unchecked. There is no telling just how much Peter could mutate. While these mutations might begin with new powers, they could lead to a physical transformation as Peter’s DNA grows closer and closer to that of the spider that bit him. This could lead to horrific body horror in Brand New Day , perhaps even unleashing four extra arms on Peter’s torso, as is briefly the case in the comics. This isn’t an enemy that Spider-Man can defeat with a few well-placed punches and a quippy one-liner. For all the threats that the Scorpion, Boomerang, and the rest of Brand New Day ‘s villains may pose, Peter Parker’s own mutating DNA is by far the most terrifying problem. This is something Spider-Man can’t beat up, can’t run from, and certainly can’t avoid so long as it keeps working inside him. This could also lead to big changes in the MCU as mutations become more common. Spider-Man himself isn’t a mutant, but his transformation could be used as a backdoor for Marvel to finally introduce more mutants in its growing superhero universe. Perhaps Peter’s ongoing transformation could lead him to seek help from experts on the matter, setting up appearances from the likes of Professor Charles Xavier. This, of course, would help lay the groundwork for the MCU’s X-Men reboot, which is expected to hit theaters in 2028. CBR Exclusive · Quiz WHICH MARVEL CHARACTER ARE YOU? Your Powers Are About to Be Revealed The Marvel Universe is full of extraordinary people — genius billionaires, super-soldiers, sorcerers, and gods. Twenty questions stand between you and the truth. Answer honestly. Your true self will assemble. FIND OUT WHICH HERO YOU ARE → You’re outnumbered and outgunned. What do you do? A hero’s instinct is defined in their darkest moment. A Improvise a solution on the spot — I always find a way. B Stand my ground. Someone has to hold the line. C Assess the threat, identify the weakness, strike precisely. D Call down the storm. Power solves most problems. Your team disagrees with your plan. How do you handle it? Every Avenger has
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Tcfg Wealth Management LLC Acquires New Position in Duke Energy Corporation $DUK
Tcfg Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK – Free Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 14,297 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,769,000. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of DUK. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Duke Energy by 37.7% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 41,642 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,153,000 after buying an additional 11,409 shares during the period. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Duke Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,046,000. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. boosted its holdings in Duke Energy by 11.3% during the 3rd quarter. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. now owns 274,630 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $33,985,000 after acquiring an additional 27,820 shares during the period. Alley Investment Management Company LLC grew its position in Duke Energy by 13.0% during the 3rd quarter. Alley Investment Management Company LLC now owns 88,018 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $10,892,000 after acquiring an additional 10,108 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greystone Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Duke Energy by 12.7% in the 3rd quarter. Greystone Financial Group LLC now owns 93,766 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $11,604,000 after purchasing an additional 10,580 shares during the period. 65.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. Get Duke Energy alerts: Sign Up Duke Energy Stock Performance Shares of DUK stock opened at $132.98 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $103.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.04 and a beta of 0.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $124.59 and a 200 day moving average of $122.78. Duke Energy Corporation has a 52 week low of $111.22 and a 52 week high of $134.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54. Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The utilities provider reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.01. Duke Energy had a net margin of 15.41% and a return on equity of 9.66%. The business had revenue of $7.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.57 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.66 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Duke Energy Corporation will post 6.33 earnings per share for the current year. Duke Energy Dividend Announcement The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $1.065 dividend. This represents a $4.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Duke Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 67.41%. Analysts Set New Price Targets DUK has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $139.00 price objective on Duke Energy in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Duke Energy from $125.00 to $141.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $141.00 price target on shares of
