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- 1WSJ: Nvidia Buybacks Created Phantom Value●How Nvidia's Buyback Created Phantom Value https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/how-nvidias-buyback-created-phantom-value-
The Wall Street Journal reports that Nvidia's large share buyback program has created what it calls phantom value, suggesting the repurchases inflated the chipmaker's market worth beyond fundamentals. Nvidia has spent tens of billions buying back its own stock as its valuation soared during the AI boom. The piece is drawing attention among investors debating whether buybacks are propping up mega-cap tech prices.
- 2Claim questions Tom Tiffany's votes on ending Iran war▼Has Tom Tiffany voted five times against ending the Iran war?
A claim circulating asks whether US Representative Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin voted five times against ending the war with Iran. Wisconsin Watch, Civic Media and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have all run fact-checks of the question. No verified result on the claim's accuracy is included here.
- 3Visitor finds Bristol's SS Great Britain worth the trip●This morning in Bristol, I visited the M Shed Museum and the SS Great Britain. The latter was much more interesting than
A tourist spent the morning in Bristol visiting the M Shed Museum and the SS Great Britain, the historic steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Writing afterwards, they joked that the ship was much more interesting than it sounds unless you already thought so, in which case it was exactly as interesting as it sounds. The visit was recorded in a longer journal entry.
- 4Wall Street Trading Desks Slip From Record High▼Wall Street's Trading Desks Come Down From a Record High https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/wall-streets-trading-desks-
Wall Street's trading desks are pulling back after a record-setting run, according to the Wall Street Journal. The report says desks at major banks that had posted exceptional volumes are now seeing activity cool from those peaks. Market watchers are weighing whether the slowdown reflects normal volatility swings or the start of a broader decline in trading revenue across the industry.