Amerant Bancorp Inc. (AMTB) reported its first-quarter 2026 earnings, revealing a significant improvement in earnings per share (EPS) but falling short on revenue expectations. The company posted an EPS of $0.44, aligning with analyst forecasts, but reported revenue of $97.66 million, missing the anticipated $100.75 million. Following the earnings release, Amerant’s stock declined by 3.47%…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Rome and Vatican City this week in a bid to ease rising tensions between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV over U.S. policies, particularly the Iran war. The State Department said Monday that Rubio, a Catholic who with this trip will have visited Italy or the Vatican…
As we mark the 81st anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe this Friday, 8 May, it’s clear that Germany will again soon be the leading European military power. Already next year its defence spending will be as much as that of France and Britain combined – and it is projected…
A quiet but consequential shift is underway in Africa’s economic order. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), long defined by paradox vast wealth amid deep poverty,is now projected to become sub-Saharan Africa’s fifth-largest economy in 2026. This is not speculation. Projections from the International Monetary Fund place the DRC’s GDP at around $123 billion,…
Redi Tlhabi speaks to Professor Robert Pape on the rise of political violence in the US. After the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, has the US entered a new age of political violence? The third alleged attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump in recent years follows a series of politically motivated…
The federal government has not reported any complete data on nationwide enrollment since that grace period ended. In a normal year, the next such report would be published in July. But reports from states that run their own marketplaces are already showing larger declines. Even among those states, the impact of the lost funding has…
Despite growing concerns that the war with Iran and the surge in gas prices could cool consumer spending, Starbucks said on Tuesday that so far it had not seen any signs of that happening. “We haven’t seen a lot of the macro effects trickle into consumer behavior as it relates to Starbucks,” Brian Niccol, the…
A question that seems to be on everyone’s mind after the third assassination attempt on President Trump on Saturday is whether the country has entered into a new, dangerous phase of political violence, and what that would mean for the country. I talked with Sean Westwood, a professor of government at Dartmouth College and fellow…
Puig revenues rose 4.7% on a like-for-like basis to €1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2026, the company said on Tuesday. “Once again, Puig delivered a solid Q1, outperforming the premium beauty market, as we have done over the last five years, including the last eight quarters as a public company,” said Jose Manuel…
Brent crude rises more than 1 percent despite Tehran’s offer to reopen waterway in exchange for deferral of nuclear talks. Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026 Oil prices are continuing to climb despite Iran’s proposal to end its effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for deferring nuclear negotiations with the United States. Brent…
