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April 2026

FirstCash Holdings Releases Q1 2026 Financial Results

FCFS|EPS $2.69 vs $2.35 est (+14.5%)|Rev $1.05B|Net Income $107.7M FirstCash Holdings, Inc. posted adjusted earnings of $2.69 per share for the first quarter of 2026, beating analysts’ forecast of $2.35 by 14.5%, as the pawn store operator capitalized on strong demand across its North American and international footprint. The company generated $1.05B in revenue for […]

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White House Working On NATO ‘Naughty & Nice’ List Based On Iran War Support

White House Working On NATO ‘Naughty & Nice’ List Based On Iran War Support US officials are drafting what diplomats provocatively describe as a “naughty and nice” list ranking NATO allies based on their support for the US-Israeli war against Iran. Fresh reporting in Politico describes the proposal, developed ahead of NATO chief Mark Rutte’s

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STMicroelectronics Releases Q1 2026 Financial Results

STM|EPS $0.13 vs $0.18 est (-27.8%)|Rev $3.10B vs $3.05B est (+1.5%)|Net Income $37.0M STMicroelectronics N.V. reported a mixed set of results for full year 2026, with revenue exceeding Wall Street expectations even as the semiconductor manufacturer’s earnings fell short of analyst projections. The Geneva-based chipmaker posted non-U.S. GAAP diluted earnings of $0.13 per share, missing

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Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Q1 2026: Earnings Are In

EPRT|EPS $0.50 vs $0.37 est (+35.1%)|Rev $158.8M|Net Income $59.8M Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. delivered a standout first quarter, crushing Wall Street expectations with adjusted funds from operations of $0.50 per share that beat the consensus estimate of $0.37 by 35.1%. The single-tenant property specialist generated $158.8M in revenue for the quarter, up 22.8% from

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Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Move To Halt Wind, Solar Approvals

Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Move To Halt Wind, Solar Approvals Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Landlords in London and the south-east of the UK are openly advertising flats and rooms exclusively for Muslim tenants – a practice that directly breaches the Equality Act 2010. The listings, spotted on Facebook, Gumtree and Telegram, use phrases

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Russia To Stop Kazakh Oil Flows To Germany Via Druzhba Pipeline

Russia To Stop Kazakh Oil Flows To Germany Via Druzhba Pipeline After several weeks of the main oil artery into Europe being halted – perhaps as Ukraine awaited the outcome of the Hungary election and the greenlighting of Europe’s €90 billion loan to Kiev – Zelenskyy stated the Druzhba oil pipeline will be ready to ship

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UK High Court Backs Facial Recognition Rollout

UK High Court Backs Facial Recognition Rollout Authored by Kit Knightly via OffGuardian.org, Yesterday evening, the UK’s High Court ruled in favour of the Metropolitan Police in a legal challenge pertaining to the use of Live Facial Recognition Technology (LFR) across London’s transport network. The case had been brought by Silkie Carlo of Big Brother

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IBM beats in Q1, but unchanged guidance keeps investors cautious

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) reported a stronger first quarter than the market expected, yet the stock still turned lower after hours. That tension is why IBM showed up as a real Yahoo Finance trending candidate on April 22. The company delivered Q1 2026 revenue of $15.9 billion, up 9% year over year, with software

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Nuclear Fuel Consortium To Provide Update On Approved Plans of Action

Nuclear Fuel Consortium To Provide Update On Approved Plans of Action The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Nuclear Fuel Defense Production Act (DPA) Consortium will be meeting on Thursday morning to “provide updates to the public on the progress of the Consortium and provide commentary on approved Plans of Action”. Trump: “The US is going heavy

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Outrage After Von Der Leyen Groups Turkey Into Malign Axis With Russia, China

Outrage After Von Der Leyen Groups Turkey Into Malign Axis With Russia, China Turkey’s government as well as some members of the European Parliament on Wednesday criticized recent remarks by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen suggesting Europe should not fall under the influence of Russia, Turkey, or China – calling the comments misleading and

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