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Advancing financing efforts with international support. First Phosphate has secured a letter of interest (LOI) from the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) for up to €170 million to support equipment and service purchases for its Begin-Lamarche igneous phosphate project in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. EIFO, owned and backed by the Danish government and effectively AAA-rated, would provide a guarantee to participating banks, with its involvement expected to be pro rata and pari passu alongside other senior lenders.
Global experience in export and project finance. EIFO brings extensive global experience in export and project finance, having supported numerous international transactions. The proposed guarantee remains subject to EIFO’s internal credit approvals and completion of project due diligence. The LOI is non-binding pending finalization of borrower, guarantor, and security arrangements, and will be governed by Danish law.
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Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) is one of the few names flashing green in a market defined by red this Monday. While the Dow shed hundreds of points on the news of a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Oracle surged roughly 10% — moving from deeply oversold territory toward $153 a share on volume running well above its daily average. The catalyst is a combination of new AI product launches, a fresh cloud infrastructure expansion, and a broader rotation back into beaten-down enterprise software names. For small and microcap investors watching from the sidelines, the move carries a message worth decoding.
The immediate triggers are concrete. Oracle rolled out AI-powered upgrades to its Utilities Industry Suite and Aconex project management platform today, targeting utility operators looking to cut costs and improve grid reliability. The company also launched a new public cloud region in Casablanca, Morocco — the latest milestone in an aggressive global infrastructure buildout that has pushed its capital expenditure to levels unseen in the company’s history. Underlying all of it is a backlog that has grown 325% year over year, reaching $553 billion in committed future business as of Oracle’s most recent quarter. Revenue in Q3 fiscal 2026 rose 22% year over year, with cloud revenue up 44%.
What makes today’s rally notable is its context. Oracle is still down roughly 54% from its 52-week high of $345.72 set last September. The stock has been punished by investor skepticism around its aggressive AI infrastructure spending, rising debt levels, and a recent round of layoffs across its SaaS and NetSuite divisions. Today’s move suggests that at current valuations, the market is beginning to reassess whether the selloff overshot — particularly as renewed momentum around large-scale AI infrastructure deals involving OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic reinforces demand signals for the cloud and compute buildout Oracle is betting on.
That reassessment matters beyond Oracle itself. The AI infrastructure trade has been one of the most crowded and most brutalized in the market over the past several months. Large-cap names absorbed the most visible damage, but smaller cloud-adjacent and AI infrastructure companies have been hit just as hard, often harder, with far less coverage and liquidity to cushion the fall. When sentiment begins to shift at the top of the market cap spectrum, it historically filters down — and the small and microcap companies building the picks-and-shovels layer of the AI stack are typically the last to recover, and sometimes the most dramatically when they do.
The risk to that thesis is execution. Oracle’s rally today is a sentiment-driven repricing, not a fundamental re-rating. A company carrying Oracle’s level of capital expenditure and debt in a $100-plus oil environment faces real cost pressures that don’t disappear because a stock bounces 10% in a session. The AI infrastructure buildout remains a long-duration bet, and the geopolitical backdrop continues to add inflation risk that could delay the rate relief many levered tech companies are counting on.
But the signal embedded in today’s move is worth taking seriously. When a company sitting on over half a trillion dollars in committed backlog starts getting bought aggressively on a down-market day, the market is telling you something about where conviction is quietly returning — and in AI infrastructure, that conviction tends to travel down the size spectrum faster than most expect.
West Texas Intermediate crossed $104 per barrel Monday morning as the U.S. formally blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, putting an official military stamp on a crisis that has already cut the waterway’s commercial traffic by more than 90% since late February. Oil has surged more than 55% since the U.S.-Israel air campaign against Iran began. The large-cap conversation around this move centers on inflation, rate policy, and Big Oil earnings. The small-cap opportunity underneath it is considerably more specific — and considerably less crowded.
Domestic energy producers don’t carry the insurance exposure, rerouting costs, or geopolitical risk that’s hammering international supply chains. When global energy flows are disrupted at the source — and the Strait of Hormuz handles roughly 25% of the world’s seaborne oil and 20% of global LNG exports — the demand vacuum gets filled by producers operating entirely outside the conflict zone. U.S. domestic natural gas producers, onshore oil operators, and domestic refiners are each collecting a demand premium that didn’t exist eight weeks ago.
The LNG dynamic is particularly important for small-cap energy investors. Qatar and the UAE supply a substantial share of LNG to Asian buyers. With Qatari LNG facilities struck by Iranian drones and Gulf shipping lanes effectively closed, Asian markets are competing aggressively for alternative supply — pulling from U.S. export terminals at a pace that is tightening the domestic natural gas market. That demand surge is landing at exactly the moment AI infrastructure is driving electricity consumption higher. Data centers require massive volumes of consistent baseload power, and natural gas remains the backbone of that grid in the United States. The theoretical “AI-Energy Nexus” that analysts have been discussing is no longer theoretical — it is being forced into reality by a geopolitical event that knocked out the world’s primary LNG export corridor.
Domestic refiners are in a comparably favorable position. With crude prices elevated and refining margins widening as global capacity strains, mid-size operators processing domestic crude are capturing spread that simply wasn’t available in a $70-per-barrel world. Large-cap refining names have already moved. Many small and microcap upstream producers with pure domestic production profiles have lagged the repricing — a pattern that historically corrects as the supply story matures and investors rotate down the market cap spectrum.
The broader implications extend beyond hydrocarbons. The Hormuz crisis is accelerating a policy conversation with real capital allocation consequences: the shift from “green energy” to “secure energy.” Nuclear, domestic grid hardening, and U.S.-based energy infrastructure are being reconsidered as national security imperatives rather than purely climate investments. That reframing is attracting new institutional attention to sectors that were previously viewed as transitional.
The primary risk is speed. A diplomatic breakthrough or a durable ceasefire could reverse oil toward the $80 range and compress margins that have only recently expanded. Energy executives are warning, however, that even if the Strait reopens, infrastructure damage and the global shipping backlog could take months to fully unwind — putting a floor under the repricing that has already occurred.
For investors focused on the small and microcap space, the Hormuz crisis is not just an oil price story. It is a structural demand signal for domestic producers operating in a global market that suddenly cannot source enough of what they have.
TULSA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) will report its first quarter 2026 financial results before the market opens on Monday, April 27, 2026. Alliance management will discuss these results during a conference call beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern that same day.
To participate in the conference call, dial U.S. Toll Free (877) 407-0784 and request to be connected to the Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. earnings conference call. International callers should dial (201) 689-8560 and request to be connected to the same call. Investors may also listen to the call via the “Investors” section of ARLP’s website at www.arlp.com.
An audio replay of the conference call will be available for approximately one week. To access the audio replay, dial U.S. Toll Free (844) 512-2921; International Toll (412) 317-6671 and request to be connected to replay using access code 13759702.
About Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.
ARLP is a diversified energy company that is currently the second largest coal producer in the eastern United States, supplying reliable, affordable energy domestically and internationally to major utilities, metallurgical and industrial users. ARLP also generates operating and royalty income from mineral interests it owns in strategic coal and oil & gas producing regions in the United States. In addition, ARLP is positioning itself as a reliable energy partner for the future by pursuing opportunities that support the growth and development of energy and related infrastructure.
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Practice earns maximum quality scores on avoidable ED visits and admissions for second consecutive period; per-episode savings exceed $6,400
CERRITOS, Calif., April 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation (NASDAQ: TOI), a leading value-based oncology practice, achieved $1.8 million in Medicare savings during Performance Period 3 of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) through its California professional corporation, with savings equating to more than $6,400 per patient episode. This represents a significant increase from Performance Period 2, when TOI generated $1.1 million in savings, or more than $3,500 per episode.
For the second consecutive performance period, TOI earned the maximum score on avoidable emergency department visits and hospital admissions. Results were driven by TOI’s High-Value Cancer Care program, including proactive care navigation, Health Care Coach-led symptom monitoring, and 24/7 real-time symptom management, helping patients stay on treatment and avoid unnecessary acute care utilization.
EOM is a voluntary total-cost-of-care model created by the CMS Innovation Center to advance high-quality, person-centered, and equitable cancer care for Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries.
“These results demonstrate continued improvement in both savings and quality,” said Yale D. Podnos, MD, MPH, FACS, Chief Medical Officer and President of Practice. “Our model provides exceptional patient care at a lower cost while decreasing unnecessary ED and inpatient utilization.”
“This performance reflects the strength and scalability of our value-based oncology model,” said Dan Virnich, MD, MBA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer. “We are increasing savings while maintaining high-quality performance, reinforcing that community-based oncology can deliver meaningful value for patients and Medicare.”
TOI’s achievements in EOM reinforce its proven history of performance in CMS’s prior Oncology Care Model, where the organization consistently surpassed quality benchmarks and delivered substantial savings for Medicare.
About The Oncology Institute (www.theoncologyinstitute.com): Founded in 2007, The Oncology Institute (NASDAQ: TOI) is advancing oncology by delivering highly specialized, value-based cancer care in the community setting. TOI offers evidence-based oncology and hematology care to approximately 1.9 million patients, including clinical trials, transfusions, and integrated care models. With over 180 employed and affiliated clinicians and more than 100 clinic and affiliate locations across five states, TOI is changing oncology for the better.
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Seasoned compliance executive to support continued investment in industry-leading consumer protection and regulatory programs
ATLANTA, April 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ: BTM), a U.S.-based Bitcoin ATM (“BTM”) operator and leading fintech company, today announced the appointment of Tony Gagliardi as Chief Compliance Officer, effective April 8, 2026.
In this role, Gagliardi will manage all aspects of Bitcoin Depot’s compliance program, overseeing the continued evolution of the Company’s compliance framework as regulatory expectations and state and federal requirements continue to develop. He will oversee the Company’s anti-money laundering (“AML”) and Know-Your-Customer programs, licensing and state-by-state regulatory compliance strategies, transaction monitoring, risk management, and the advancement of Bitcoin Depot’s consumer protection initiatives. Gagliardi will report directly to CEO Alex Holmes.
“Tony joins Bitcoin Depot during a pivotal period as we continue to enhance our compliance and consumer protection capabilities in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment,” said Holmes. “His expertise in regulatory matters and governance, along with his proven track record across financial services and digital assets, position him well to guide our compliance strategy as we further strengthen our leadership in responsible BTM operations.”
Gagliardi brings more than 15 years of experience building and leading compliance programs across banking, payments, fintech, and regulated digital assets. He has led global AML, fraud, and sanctions programs across both traditional finance and digital asset organizations and has navigated more than 12 major regulatory remediations. Prior to joining Bitcoin Depot, he held senior global compliance roles at leading regulated cryptocurrency firms, serving as Global Head of Sanctions at OKX, Director of Compliance Oversight at Paxos, and Global Head of Financial Crimes Compliance Governance at Coinbase. He brings additional experience from global financial institutions including HSBC and Standard Chartered.
“Bitcoin Depot has taken a proactive approach to compliance and consumer protection, and I’m excited to join the team at such an important time for the industry,” said Gagliardi. “I look forward to building on the Company’s strong foundation and continuing to enhance its compliance programs as the regulatory landscape evolves while supporting the Company’s continued growth and commitment to its customers.”
Gagliardi’s appointment reflects Bitcoin Depot’s continued focus on strengthening its compliance infrastructure and preventing fraud and other illicit activity. In February 2026, the Company initiated a phased rollout of a compliance enhancement requiring customer identification for every transaction at its kiosks. This initiative strengthens safeguards against potential misuse and positions Bitcoin Depot as the first major operator to implement per-transaction ID verification.
About Bitcoin Depot Bitcoin Depot Inc. (Nasdaq: BTM) was founded in 2016 with the mission to connect those who prefer to use cash to the broader, digital financial system. Bitcoin Depot provides its users with simple, efficient and intuitive means of converting cash into Bitcoin, which users can deploy in the payments, spending and investing space. Users can convert cash to bitcoin at Bitcoin Depot kiosks in 47 states and at thousands of name-brand retail locations in 31 states through its BDCheckout product. The Company has the largest market share in North America and operates over 9,000 kiosk locations globally as of August 2025. Learn more at www.bitcoindepot.com.
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Saguenay, Québec–(Newsfile Corp. – April 13, 2026) – First Phosphate Corp. (CSE: PHOS) (OTCQX: FRSPF) (OTCQX ADR: FPHOY) (FSE: KD0) (“First Phosphate” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that it has finalized a letter of Intent (“LOI”) from the Danish Export Credit Agency (“EIFO”) for up to EUR 170 Million in equipment and services purchases for its igneous phosphate mine project in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Quebec, Canada.
EIFO is backed by the Danish state, and as such, the EIFO guarantee can be considered AAA rated. The guarantee is provided to one or more banks providing the funding and EIFO participation can be expected to be pro rata and pari passu with other senior lenders.
“We look forward to continuing to work with First Phosphate and the other parties involved in this transaction,” says Jens Hestbech, Director of EIFO. “We can assure First Phosphate that we will work with a constructive approach towards the project, in order to reach a successful result.”
EIFO has been involved in the financing of a significant number of transactions and projects around the world and has extensive experience within the field of export and project finance.
Issuance of an EIFO guarantee is subject to EIFO internal credit approval, satisfactory documentation as well as satisfactory completion of normal and customary project due diligence, including but not limited to environmental and social matters. The LOI remains non-binding until the exact borrower/guarantor and security arrangements are established and is subject to Danish law and Danish jurisdiction.
About First Phosphate Corp
First Phosphate (CSE: PHOS) (OTCQX: FRSPF) (OTCQX ADR: FPHOY) (FSE: KD0) is a mineral exploration and development and clean technology company dedicated to building and reshoring a vertically integrated mine-to-market supply chain for the production of LFP batteries in North America. Target markets include energy storage, data centers, robotics, mobility, and national security.
First Phosphate’s flagship Bégin-Lamarche property, located in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada, represents a rare North American igneous phosphate resource producing high-purity phosphate characterized by very low levels of impurities.
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Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – April 13, 2026) – Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU) (OTCQB: AUIAF) (FSE: 20Q) (“Aurania” or the “Company”) announces that it has elected to rely on Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 – Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers (the “Order“) and move to semi-annual financial reporting (“SAR“).
The Order allows eligible venture issuers listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV“) to voluntarily move from a quarterly to a semi-annual financial reporting framework. The Company’s fiscal year ends on December 31. Under the SAR pilot program, the Company will be exempt from filing interim financial reports and related Management’s Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) for its first and third quarters.
Interim Period: The Company will not file an interim report for the first quarter (Q1) ending March 31 and the third quarter (Q3) ending September 30; and
Ongoing Reporting: The Company will continue to file audited financial statements (due within 120 days of December 31) and six-month interim financial reports (due within 60 days of June 30).
The Company confirms it meets the pilot program’s eligibility criteria, which include being a venture issuer with annual revenues of less than $10 million, having a disclosure record of over 12 months and having filed all required periodic and timely continuous disclosure documents.
The first period for which the Company will not file an interim financial report and related MD&A will be for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026.
This news release is being filed pursuant to Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers.
In addition, the Company announces that, further to the Company’s press release dated January 29, 2026, pursuant to which the Company announced a $750,000 loan (the “Loan“) from Dr. Keith Barron, CEO of the Company, the Company and Dr. Barron have agreed to amend the Loan to increase the amount of the Loan to C$1,000,000 to be advanced from time to time in principal amounts as agreed by the parties. All other terms of the Loan, as previously announced, remain the same.
Dr. Keith Barron is a related party of the Company by virtue of the fact that he is the Chairman, the President and Chief Executive Officer, a promoter and a principal shareholder of the Company, and as a result, each advance and repayment under the Loan constitutes a “Related Party Transaction” for the purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101“). The Company is relying upon an exemption from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements under MI 61-101 in respect of the Related Party Transactions, in reliance on Sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1) of MI 61-101, respectively, as the fair market value of the Related Party Transaction, collectively, does not exceed 25% of the Company’s market capitalization, as determined in accordance with MI 61-101. The Company did not file a material change report related to the Loan more than 21 days before the expected closing of the Loan as required by MI 61-101, as the Company wished to organize the Loan on an expedited basis for sound business reasons. The amendment to the Loan was approved by the members of the board of directors of the Company who are independent for purposes of the related party transaction, being all directors other than Dr. Barron. No special committee was established in connection with the amendment to the Loan, and no materially contrary view or abstention was expressed or made by any director of the Company in relation thereto.
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Aurania is a mineral exploration company engaged in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, and exploration of mineral property interests, with a focus on precious metals and critical energy in Europe and abroad.
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This news release contains forward-looking information as such term is defined in applicable securities laws, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. The forward-looking information includes Aurania’s objectives, goals, future plans or other statements of intent, Aurania’s ongoing engagement in the identification, evaluation, acquisition and exploration of mineral property interests, and any potential exploration results or potential mineralization resulting therefrom, Aurania’s ongoing exploration efforts in France, Italy, Ecuador and abroad, potential additional advances pursuant to the Loan, eventual repayment of the Loan or any part thereof by Aurania, and the use by Aurania of funds received pursuant to the Loan. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to Aurania, including the assumption that, there will be no material adverse change in metal prices and all necessary consents, licenses, permits and approvals will be obtained, including various local government licenses and the market. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. Risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking information include, among other things, the state of the capital markets generally and of the mining markets more particularly, any commodity prices supply chain disruptions, restrictions on labour and workplace attendance and local and international travel due to war, weather, pandemics or otherwise; a failure to obtain or delays in obtaining the required regulatory licenses, permits, approvals and consents; an inability to access financing as needed, including pursuant to the Loan; a general economic downturn, a volatile stock price, labour strikes, political unrest, changes in the mining regulatory regime governing Aurania; a failure to comply with environmental regulations; a weakening of market and industry reliance on precious metals, copper and critical minerals; and those risks set out in the Company’s public documents filed on SEDAR+. Aurania cautions the reader that the above list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.
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Solid holiday performance. For the nine-week period ended January 3, 2026, total company net sales increased 5.3% year over year, supported primarily by steady demand and continued strength in the Direct-to-Consumer segment. Furthermore, management attributed the improvement to ongoing investments in customer experience, digital capabilities, and omnichannel engagement.
DTC leads the way. Notably, Direct-to-Consumer revenue increased 9.7% versus the prior-year holiday period, underscoring strong traffic conversion across e-commerce and retail locations. In contrast, the Wholesale segment declined 2.7% year over year, reflecting disruption in receipt flow related to its partner Saks Global. Despite this pressure, management indicated that strong point-of-sale performance with key partners partially offset the disruption.
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Fast-41 Designation. Resolution Minerals Ltd (OTCQB: RLMLF, ASX: RML) is advancing its Antimony Ridge Project in Idaho as a strategically significant source of antimony within the United States, reinforced by its recent inclusion in the Federal FAST 41 Permitting Transparency Program. This designation underscores the project’s importance to national security and critical mineral supply chains while supporting accelerated permitting, enhanced regulatory coordination, and increased visibility with investors and strategic partners.
Large-Scale Potential. The project demonstrates strong large-scale potential, with recent modeling defining an extensive and expanding mineralized system hosting high grade antimony and silver across a substantial footprint. Historical production and recent sampling confirm exceptionally high grades, while mineralization remains open in multiple directions, indicating considerable upside and resource growth potential.
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Overview. For the third quarter of fiscal 2026, Resources Connection produced results that were aligned with management’s previous guidance for revenue and gross margin, while run-rate SG&A expenses were better than the outlook. During the quarter, management continued to strengthen leadership, meaningfully reduced the cost structure, took steps to simplify the business portfolio, and began reinvesting selectively to support future growth.
3Q26 Results. Revenue in 3Q26 was $107.9 million compared to $129.4 million in 3Q25. We were at $108 million. On a same-day constant currency basis, revenue decreased by $25.4 million, or 19.6%. Billable hours decreased 16.3% year-over-year, and the Company average bill rate for 3Q26 decreased 1.0% year-over-year, or 2.1% on a constant currency basis. RGP reported a GAAP net loss of $9.5 million, or a loss of $0.28/sh. Adjusted net loss was $0.09/sh. We were at a loss of $0.31/sh and $0.08/sh, respectively.
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The numbers are in, and small and microcap stocks did something in Q1 2026 that barely anyone predicted going into the year — they survived.
That may sound like a low bar, but context matters. The first quarter was anything but quiet. Global equity markets started 2026 on solid footing before the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran rattled investor confidence, shut down the Strait of Hormuz, and sent energy prices surging past $110 a barrel. Sticky inflation, elevated unemployment, tariff uncertainty, and fears of a broader market correction were already in the backdrop. Against all of that, the Russell 2000 gained 0.9% and the Russell Microcap advanced 1.5% in Q1 2026.
Meanwhile, the large-cap Russell 1000 declined 4.2% while the mega-cap Russell Top 50 fell 7.9% — what one firm has aptly called the “Mag 7” becoming the “Lag 7.”
This marks the fourth consecutive quarter in which the microcap index beat the major domestic large-cap indexes — a streak that’s becoming harder to dismiss as a blip. The 12-month spread between the small and microcap indexes and their large-cap counterparts is now the fourth widest since the Russell Microcap’s inception in 2000.
The one-year numbers drive the point home even further. For the period ended March 31, 2026, the Russell Microcap gained 45.8%, the Russell 2000 advanced 25.7%, the Russell 1000 rose 17.7%, and the Russell Top 50 increased 19.5%.
What’s fueling the durability? Several forces are working simultaneously in favor of smaller companies. The Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting cycle, which delivered 175 basis points of cuts, has been particularly potent for smaller companies — nearly 40% of Russell 2000 constituents carry floating-rate debt, meaning rate relief hits their bottom lines directly and immediately. The reshoring movement continues to channel investment toward domestically focused manufacturers and industrial suppliers — the exact profile of the average small cap company. And the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s provisions on bonus depreciation and R&D expensing have given capital-intensive smaller companies a meaningful cash flow lift.
Sector performance within small caps told its own story. Energy, Industrials, and Materials made the biggest positive contributions in Q1, while Health Care, Information Technology, and Consumer Discretionary were the primary detractors. At the industry level, oil, gas and consumable fuels, energy equipment and services, and electrical equipment led gains. The Iran conflict, while painful for the broader market, actually became a tailwind for small-cap energy names — a sector that entered the year already cheap and underleveraged.
The valuation case remains compelling. Even with the most recent outperformance, the Russell 2000 remains extremely undervalued compared to its relative valuation range over the past 25 years. Royce
For investors still waiting on the sidelines for “better conditions” to rotate into small and microcap names, Q1 2026 delivered another uncomfortable data point: the rotation is already happening, and it’s already in its fourth consecutive quarter of confirmation.
The Magnificent Seven had a long, good run. The market appears to be moving on.
The AI chip arms race just found its latest winner — and it’s not a semiconductor company.
CoreWeave (CRWV) shares surged more than 13% on Friday after the AI cloud infrastructure company announced a multiyear agreement with Anthropic, the AI safety company behind the Claude family of models. The deal will have CoreWeave providing computing capacity to run Anthropic’s workloads at production scale, with an initial phased rollout and room to expand. Financial terms, including pricing and chip capacity, were not disclosed.
The market’s reaction is telling. In an environment where AI companies are racing to lock down computing resources, the companies sitting in between the chip makers and the model builders — the infrastructure layer — are emerging as some of the most strategically valuable players in the ecosystem.
The Infrastructure Bottleneck Is Becoming a Competitive Moat
The CoreWeave-Anthropic deal doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s one piece of a rapidly consolidating AI infrastructure picture. Earlier this week, Anthropic separately announced it is working with Broadcom (AVGO) and Google to access 3.5 gigawatts of Google’s Broadcom-built Tensor Processing Units. Reports have also surfaced that Anthropic is exploring designing its own custom semiconductors — a move that would put it in the same category as OpenAI, Meta, Amazon, and Google, all of which are building or already operating proprietary chip programs.
What this signals is that the dependency on Nvidia (NVDA), while still very real, is being hedged at every level of the AI stack. Companies are pursuing multiple supply channels simultaneously — third-party cloud infrastructure like CoreWeave, hyperscaler partnerships, and in-house silicon development — because a single point of failure in computing capacity is existential risk for an AI business.
CoreWeave Is Becoming the Go-To AI Cloud
What makes CoreWeave’s position particularly interesting is how quickly it has become the preferred infrastructure partner for frontier AI labs. Meta (META) signed a deal with CoreWeave that runs through December 2032, giving the social media giant a long-term runway for powering its AI services. Now Anthropic joins that roster.
CoreWeave also noted that its capacity for Anthropic’s workloads will be distributed across multiple data center locations and will include some of the first commercial deployments of Nvidia’s next-generation Vera Rubin architecture — a detail that adds both technical credibility and scarcity value to the agreement.
Why This Matters Beyond the Stock Move
For investors and market watchers focused on the AI infrastructure theme, CoreWeave’s deal flow tells a clear story: the companies building and maintaining the physical layer of AI — the data centers, the networking, the GPU clusters — are becoming critical infrastructure in the truest sense of the term. The demand is not slowing, and the supply is constrained enough that long-term agreements are being inked across the board.
The winners in this cycle may not be the most visible AI brands. They may be the ones quietly building the backbone everyone else depends on.
