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FollowPlay Earnings CallPlay Earnings Call Shoe Carnival, Inc. (SCVL) Q1 2026 Earnings Call May 21, 2026 9:00 AM EDT Company Participants Clifton Sifford – Interim President, CEO & Vice ChairmanW. Jackson – CFO & Executive VPMarc Chilton – Senior EVP & COOTanya Gordon – Executive VP & Chief Merchandising Officer Conference Call Participants Mitchel Kummetz – Seaport Research PartnersSamuel Poser – Williams Trading, LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Good morning, and welcome to Shoe Carnival’s First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Today’s conference call is being recorded and is also being broadcast via webcast. Any reproduction or rebroadcast of any…

Good morning, world. If all goes to plan, Elon Musk will become the world’s first trillionaire . The initial public offering of his rocket, satellite and A.I. company, SpaceX, is the biggest in history. It’s expected to raise more money in one day than the annual economic output of many nations.A whole bunch of people in Musk’s orbit are going to get very rich — or even richer. And millions of regular people are about to become SpaceX investors, though they may not even realize it. That might make them richer; it also exposes them to meaningful risks.Today, I write…

Refresh 2026-06-11T20:29:34.245Z Stocks close higher ahead of SpaceX’s market debut Stocks closed higher Thursday after President Donald Trump walked back a threat to strike Iran “VERY HARD” on Thursday night and take “total control” of its oil and gas assets.”Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved,” Trump posted on Truth Social, “I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening.” A rebound in chip stocks also helped the broader markets bounce back from early…

The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights division announced Thursday, June 11, that the University of California, Davis School of Medicine (Davis Med) violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discriminating on the basis of race in its admissions process. The determination follows a six-month investigation prompted by concerns over post-2023 affirmative action practices. The findings center on Davis Med’s efforts to maintain racial diversity after the Supreme Court’s Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA) decision, which banned race-based admissions in higher education. The DOJ concluded that the school intentionally circumvented this ruling by using socioeconomic…

The biggest World Cup in history is upon us. Over 104 matches across 38 days in 16 host cities in three countries, the world champions will be crowned. This 48-team tournament is a competition unlike any other. Its field includes every former champion bar Italy and four debutants: Cabo Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan.Hosting for the second time, the U.S.A. face perhaps the greatest expectations that have ever been placed on them at a World Cup. The so-called golden generation have struggled to build on the hype that followed their run to the knockout stages in 2022 and now face…

The Nasdaq 100 could imminently include SpaceX, but first it’s getting a shakeup that will usher in another space-technology company and four flashy AI plays. Source link

The Supreme Court late Thursday denied Alabama’s request to execute a man using nitrogen gas after two lower court rulings blocked the method and found it violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The high court’s decision came after the state filed for an emergency order just hours ahead of the execution of Jeffery Lee, 49, scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday local time. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch noted their dissent and would have granted the state’s request to overturn the lower courts. Lee, who was convicted of murdering two people in a 1998 pawnshop…

VettaFi today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RAFI Indices, the renowned pioneer in fundamental indexing, from Research Affiliates. Source link

Andrew Day and Harrison Berger talk to author Scott Horton of the Libertarian Institute about U.S. strikes on Iran Tuesday and Wednesday and President Trump’s strange decision to telegraph the attacks in advance. Then, they debate the power of the Israel lobby and discuss a reported investigation of an Iran War critic. Recorded June 11, 2026. Source link

The Vegas Golden Knights are down a key forward in William Karlsson after the 33-year-old left in the second period of Game 5 due to an apparent injury.On Thursday, the Golden Knights took on the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, with the series tied 2-2 in an incredibly chaotic series. After a 1-1 first period, the Hurricanes exploded for two goals in the second frame to take a 3-1 lead into the third period. However, perhaps even more consequentially for the Golden Knights, Karlsson took a hard hit from Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker and left…