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Business Insider
26-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Walmart Stock (WMT) Gets the Wrong Answer from the Crowd
Anyone who has watched the television quiz show 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' will be familiar with one of the lifeline options given to contestants striving to win a life-changing sum of cash. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. 'Ask the Audience' allows those stuck on a question – say: 'Who was the only U.K. Prime Minister to ever be assassinated?' – to ask the good men and women in their seats under the TV lights to help them get the right answer. Some may say Maggie Thatcher, others William Gladstone, perhaps one under the influence of free wine may say James Bond. The hope is for the power and wisdom of the crowd to come up with the correct answer – the unfortunate Spencer Perceval, of course. Let's see what it shows for those investors deliberating the prospects of retail giant Walmart (WMT) Walmart Wisdom We base this data on sentiment and activity around the stock in nearly 810,000 investor portfolios. It shows that over the last 30 days the number of portfolios holding Walmart stock is down 3.1%. Over the last 7 days it is down only 0.5%. During that period one of the main announcements made by Walmart was its intention to develop new super AI agents to help improve the shopper and employee experience. There has also been better news around tariffs given the slow, but increasing number of trade deals signed between the U.S. and other nations such as Japan. However, concerns over inflation and consumer sentiment remain. Concerningly, investor sentiment in the recent quarter is described as being very negative. Some of the most pessimistic have been people in the 35 to 55 age bracket with a 1.7% drop and over 55 with a 0.3% fall. Those under 35, who represent a fifth of all WMT investors, were more optimistic with a 2.3% rise. TipRanks data also shows what WMT investors bought over the last 7 and 30 days. It appears that financial stocks are in vogue with Morgan Stanley (MS) and Citigroup (C) being among the stocks being added to portfolios. How Do Rivals Measure Up? Target (TGT) has seen a 4.8% drop in the last 30 days and also has a very negative investor sentiment. Amazon (AMZN) has fared better with a 1.9% drop in the last 30 days and a negative sentiment. Interestingly with Amazon it is the older investor – those aged 55 – who have been more positive on the stock. Is WMT a Good Stock to Buy Now? On TipRanks, WMT has a Strong Buy consensus based on 28 Buy ratings. Its highest price target is $120. WMT stock's consensus price target is $111.33, implying a 14.17% upside.
Evening Standard
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Jeremy Clarkson to host 'cheeky' new show as he returns to TV after farming disaster
And it seems the presenter is eager to get back to TV, as he has been named the host of the new spin-off Millionaire Hot Seat, as well an extended run of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mastermind winner finds romance with rival finalist
Becoming the BBC's Mastermind champion is something even the most ardent quiz fanatic can only dream of. But the man who won this year's final walked away from the competition with a lot more than the coveted trophy - after he and the woman he pipped to the post became an item. Love blossomed on set for John Robinson and Claire Reynolds, both from Birmingham, as the pair bonded over their shared love of quizzes. "They say opposites attract," said Mr Robinson. "But I think in this case, very similar personalities are attracted." Mr Robinson, an English teacher in Kings Heath who previously took home £500,000 following an appearance on ITV's Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, won with a total of 30 points - just one more than Ms Reynolds' total of 29. "I have forgiven him now, just about," said Ms Reynolds, who is originally from Kingstanding but now lives in Stratford-upon-Avon. During the final, though, Mr Robinson's thoughts were anywhere but love. "It is very nerve-wracking indeed," he told BBC Midlands today. "Especially with the studio lights, and pitch black around you, and the spotlight, it can be quite intimidating. "But I thought, I'm just going to stare straight ahead at Clive [Myrie, the presenter], focus on him, and and try and block out everything else around me. "And somehow it worked." In fact, it was only after the finalists were able to put all thought of specialist subjects - for Mr Robinson, the Empire State Building; for Ms Reynolds, the early 20th century German mathematician Emmy Noether - out of their minds, that romance had a chance to bloom. "During the actual filming of the final [in Belfast], there's not an awful lot of time to actually talk," said Ms Reynolds. "We did have a little chat, we said hello and said good luck. "But we spent more time chatting on the flight back to Birmingham afterwards." Despite only missing out on first place by a single point, Ms Reynolds is adamant that the trophy is not for them to share: "No, no. I didn't win it so absolutely not." "You can reapply to go back on a future series," added Mr Robinson. "So it might be that she goes back on in a few years and gets one of her own." Now back home, surely the Mastermind champion and runner-up are destined to become the pub quiz power couple of the West Midlands? "We've been to a couple," said Mr Robinson, "but before anyone knew about our Mastermind experience. They went... rather well, shall we say? "But I'm not sure we can go back to any now." Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. English teacher inspires pupils with Mastermind win Millionaire teacher is 'school sensation' Mastermind
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mastermind winner finds romance with rival finalist
Becoming the BBC's Mastermind champion is something even the most ardent quiz fanatic can only dream of. But the man who won this year's final walked away from the competition with a lot more than the coveted trophy - after he and the woman he pipped to the post became an item. Love blossomed on set for John Robinson and Claire Reynolds, both from Birmingham, as the pair bonded over their shared love of quizzes. "They say opposites attract," said Mr Robinson. "But I think in this case, very similar personalities are attracted." Mr Robinson, an English teacher in Kings Heath who previously took home £500,000 following an appearance on ITV's Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, won with a total of 30 points - just one more than Ms Reynolds' total of 29. "I have forgiven him now, just about," said Ms Reynolds, who is originally from Kingstanding but now lives in Stratford-upon-Avon. During the final, though, Mr Robinson's thoughts were anywhere but love. "It is very nerve-wracking indeed," he told BBC Midlands today. "Especially with the studio lights, and pitch black around you, and the spotlight, it can be quite intimidating. "But I thought, I'm just going to stare straight ahead at Clive [Myrie, the presenter], focus on him, and and try and block out everything else around me. "And somehow it worked." In fact, it was only after the finalists were able to put all thought of specialist subjects - for Mr Robinson, the Empire State Building; for Ms Reynolds, the early 20th century German mathematician Emmy Noether - out of their minds, that romance had a chance to bloom. "During the actual filming of the final [in Belfast], there's not an awful lot of time to actually talk," said Ms Reynolds. "We did have a little chat, we said hello and said good luck. "But we spent more time chatting on the flight back to Birmingham afterwards." Despite only missing out on first place by a single point, Ms Reynolds is adamant that the trophy is not for them to share: "No, no. I didn't win it so absolutely not." "You can reapply to go back on a future series," added Mr Robinson. "So it might be that she goes back on in a few years and gets one of her own." Now back home, surely the Mastermind champion and runner-up are destined to become the pub quiz power couple of the West Midlands? "We've been to a couple," said Mr Robinson, "but before anyone knew about our Mastermind experience. They went... rather well, shall we say? "But I'm not sure we can go back to any now." Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. English teacher inspires pupils with Mastermind win Millionaire teacher is 'school sensation' Mastermind
Daily Mirror
23-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Jeremy Clarkson shares 'stressful' symptoms before being 'close to death'
Jeremy Clarkson, 65, underwent heart surgery in October and had two stents fitted, but had no clue how ill he actually was as he was 'working very hard' Jeremy Clarkson revealed the 'stressful' symptoms he suffered despite having 'no idea' he was close to death last year. The 65-year-old presenter underwent heart surgery in October and had two stents fitted, but had no clue how ill he actually was as he was 'working very hard'. The TV star spoke about his health ahead of the latest series of Clarkson's Farm, which will see how he plans for harvest and the launch of his pub, The Farmer's Dog, went south when his health started getting worse. Jeremy admitted it was 'tricky' as he had no idea about his ailing health while working 'very hard'. He revealed his health 'went off like a bomb' in the last two episodes and viewers will be able to see him "becoming more and more ill as the days go on, because I just lose my sense of humour, lose my ability to stay calm." Speaking to The Sun, he said: "I get in a proper old panic. I didn't know at the time. I knew I wasn't being me. I was trying to get the pub open for the August Bank Holiday weekend and, at the same time, doing the harvest on the farm. "And it's very well documented I ended up in hospital with a heart problem." He went on to discuss the "incredibly stressful time" and said he was exhausted from trying to launch the pub during harvest time. When he had two stents fitted, he was told that he needed to change his diet by his doctors when they found that two arteries were blocked. He was taken to hospital after he found he had symptoms which included chest tightness, feeling pins and needles in his left arm and clamminess. Jeremy went to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford where he had the operation. Doctors told him is was "days away" from death before being fitted with the stent that holds his arteries open to improve blood flow to his heart. A stent is a wire mesh tube that props open arteries. Surgeons perform what's known as an angioplasty to open up the narrowed artery. Earlier in the year, Jeremy shared a health update while he was filming Who Wants to be a Millionaire?. He spoke about his new routines which has made him feel better than ever. He said at the time: "My phone flashed up this morning saying: 'you are taking far fewer steps this week than last'. I thought, 'yeah I would be as I am sitting here' "It also says you are eating far fewer sausages. I just sit here and eat celery. I am feeling better on it. I do feel very well."
