9jili Snowflake ( SNOW 0.63% ) isn't having the best of years. The stock is down 11% in 2024, by far underperforming major indices. But it used to be much worse. Snowflake stock is actually up big in the last month after it reported blowout figures for its third quarter of fiscal year 2025 (ending Oct. 31). After that report, the stock surged over 30% the following trading day. Some may view that as missing the move, as it was an enormous rise in just one day. However, there are signs that this could be a long-term trend for Snowflake. But is it enough to make it a buy now? Snowflake's data cloud is still seeing strength as AI booms in popularity Snowflake is all about data. Its data cloud product provides its customers with the infrastructure to help manage data collection, storage, and processing. This is incredibly important right now, as this data is becoming key to training artificial intelligence (AI) models. To help bolster its AI prowess, Snowflake partnered with Anthropic to bring its Claude model onto the Snowflake platform through Amazon Web Services (AWS). This partnership is significant in a world where every company is trying to see how AI benefits its business. With Snowflake's massive customer base of over 10,000 clients, it already has a strong relationship with many customers and could see more revenue come from each of those customers with the Anthropic partnership. In Q3 FY 2025, product revenue rose 29% year over year to $900 million. That's an impressive figure -- and doesn't even reflect any gains to come from the Anthropic partnership. But there is one figure that really blew investors' minds. Snowflake's remaining performance obligations (RPO) measure how much revenue is yet to be realized from signed contracts. Its RPO rose 55% to $5.7 billion, meaning its growth rate should stay elevated longer than most investors were expecting. This metric caused Snowflake's stock to rise, and for good reason. However, a few other sticking points with Snowflake may cause investors to reconsider. Snowflake's profits are nowhere to be seen Even with the bump in RPO, Snowflake's growth is slowing. In Q4, management expects product revenue growth of 23%. This is a continuation of a trend of a business whose growth is slowing as the company becomes more mature. SNOW Operating Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts The problem is that Snowflake is acting like a company whose growth is accelerating. Snowflake's main problem lies with its operating expenses, as it posted an operating loss of $366 million in the quarter -- a 39% loss margin. Despite Snowflake's slowing growth, this margin hasn't changed at all over the past few years. SNOW Operating Margin (Quarterly) data by YCharts This is a huge problem, as Snowflake is starting to lose the growth it needs to become profitable. Instead, it will likely have to make drastic compensation cuts to achieve this goal. The lack of emphasis on profitability with slowing growth is a huge red flag for me, as it shows that the management team places hardly any value on profits -- which isn't good for shareholders. While this doesn't doom Snowflake by any means, it reshapes Snowflake's investment picture. Although I currently own shares of Snowflake, I may use this bump as an opportunity to exit the stock or at least reduce my exposure to it. High-growth software companies eventually need to turn a profit, and with Snowflake still trading at a premium valuation (17 times sales) , it may be time to move on. Many other high-growth software companies are generating strong profits, and there's no reason why Snowflake can't follow their model.

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Maybe 15 minutes before the Wild hosted and defeated the Nashville Predators on Saturday, general manager Bill Guerin took a few minutes to talk to the media about his first noteworthy acquisition of the season—the trade with Columbus, which will bring David Jiricek to the State of Hockey in the first few days of December. Maybe it’s just the pessimistic nature of a fanbase that hasn’t seen a men’s professional team play for a championship in more than three decades, but the grumbling had begun even before the collected media had reached the press box for Saturday’s game. “Seems like a lot to pay for a minor-leaguer,” was one of the comments overheard at the rink on Saturday. Indeed, to get Jiricek – the sixth overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft – and a lower-round pick, Guerin surrendered defenseman Daemon Hunt and four draft picks, including Minnesota’s 2025 first-rounder and a second round pick in 2027. He wasted no time in getting an up-close look at the new guy, calling Jiricek up to the NHL level on Sunday, and sending former Gophers forward Travis Boyd back down to Iowa. Guerin and Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell are old friends from their time working together with the Pittsburgh Penguins. But there was no discount offered from Waddell to his old pal in Minnesota. “It took awhile. Donny,” Guerin said with an exasperated grin. “He played with me. He’s one of my old mentors. He made me work for it. He’s the best.” Still, Guerin would not have pulled the trigger had he not believed in two things: 1) The Wild can turn all of Jiricek’s size (6-foot-4) and potential into another piece of their bright future on the blue line. 2) The price they paid was not as steep as it might look on the surface. To that second point, consider that Hunt was not really part of the Wild’s NHL-level defensive picture, even at a time like this when Jonas Brodin’s long-term viability is a serious question mark. And after getting two points with an overtime win over the Predators on Saturday, the Wild were tied for the most points in the NHL, meaning that at this pace, that 2025 first-round draft pick is going to come in the 25th spot or later. If the Wild go into a tailspin this season, the pick sent to Columbus is lottery protected, meaning the Blue Jackets will not get to pick in the top 10 at the Wild’s expense. To the first point, Jiricek is a player Guerin and his assistants have had their eye on for some time, even before he was named the top defenseman in the tournament while playing for Czechia in the 2023 World Juniors. “He’s not 30, he’s not a rental. He’s a 21-year-old defenseman that we can invest in. And we did. That’s how I look at it. It’s an investment,” Guerin said. In 2022, the Wild grabbed Liam Ohgren with the 19th overall pick, more than a dozen selections after Jiricek was picked by Columbus and was posing for pictures in a new red-white-and-blue sweater. “He was somebody that we really liked (during) his draft year. We knew we weren’t going to get him, but we liked him,” Guerin said. “And, you know, when this became available, I did my due diligence and asked our staff what they thought. They were all on board with it. So it’s good.” Perhaps in hopes of getting the fans on board, Guerin also stressed patience. Jiricek has not yet been a star in the NHL, despite his high draft stock. But the Wild are confident that their system of developing players — especially defensemen — is the change the new guy needs. “He’s a young player. He’s got a lot to learn. He’s going to continue to improve, just like all young players,” Guerin said, name-dropping two youthful every-night members of the Wild roster who still have ample room to grow. “Brock Faber’s got to get better. Matt Boldy’s still going to get better. All these guys are going to continue to improve because they’re so young. So just because they’re in the NHL doesn’t mean they’re not going to develop their game and get better. That’s our job as the coaches, management. That’s our job to help him get better.” If he has to spend some future draft capital to put those pieces in place, that is clearly a chance Guerin is willing to take.

One of the best ways we can reduce our household’s carbon footprint is to repair things instead of throwing them away. But it’s also a way of life for many people. “Seems I’ve spent most of my life fixing stuff because I was brought up that way,” observes Phil, from Bedfordshire. “I look at everything that comes my way as potentially useful and more often than not, it is,” writes Richard, a designer from Essex. Sometimes, as Stew from London notes, “repair is about purchasing choices as well as deciding to do the work”. From practical items such as appliances to the more sentimental objects we’re reluctant to part with, Guardian readers share some of their repair success stories, and offer tips for those wondering where to start. My Dualit toaster is getting on for 30 years old. It’s had a new element costing about £5 and is as good as new. It was easy to fix. They aren’t cheap to buy but they are massive value as every part can be replaced easily and cheaply. – Sarah, Somerset The locking mechanism on the plastic door handle of my washing machine broke. I eventually found a YouTube video showing how to replace it. I had nothing to lose so gave it a go, taking the door off the machine and then stripping it down to reveal the locking mechanism. £30 for the parts but it saved me buying a new washing machine, and gave me a lot of satisfaction. – Hitesh, Warrington We had a Bosch dishwasher that I replaced the pump on (burnt out when blocked, £39), the manifold (hard water damaged, similar price) and finally the input water pipe (mouse nibbled). All done with YouTube videos and standard toolbox and no prior repairing experience. Extended its life to 13 years. – Ian, Derbyshire Espresso coffee machine. Luckily the Italian machine included a wiring diagram in the instruction booklet. I have found a small workshop that sells generic spare parts for coffee machines and have conducted “open heart surgery” several times. Failed thermostats, coils, valve internals, seals – all tackled. It is now 22 years old. Very satisfying. I will always have a go at fixing anything. I always keep bits “just in case”. – John, Netherlands Our front loading washing machine had been leaving shreds of white plastic in the completed wash for some months before we noticed a small puddle of water on the floor under it. Upon investigation, I found a 22min video on YouTube made by someone who had had the same issue – one of the 3 legs of the aluminium frame holding the drum had broken after which the drum had rested on the plastic tub that holds the water and worn a hole in it as it ran. The first part of the video listed the tools required and suggested I make a cup of tea before starting the disassembly! Once apart, I ordered a few spare parts (about half the cost of a new machine) and then put it back together for another 5 years reliable operation. – Harry, Melbourne I had a fishing rod given to me by my nan and grandad in 1972 when I was 10. A short, hefty, fibreglass boat rod. It got used but over the years it sat in the garage rafters and the rings went rusty and came undone, the whipping rotted, and the wooden grips came loose. It had mould on it, and the paint peeled off it. About 10 years ago I stripped it down, sprayed it, re-ringed it with new rings and smart new blue and white whipping, I varnished the wooden grips and epoxied them firmly into place. It looked as good as new. Once done, I took this rod with me every time I took my boat out even though I used a more modern one when out on the water. It didn’t matter. I know how my nan and grandad would have felt when they gave it to me, and I know how they would feel if they knew that I had restored it exactly to how it was when they first gave it to me as a 10 year old boy, on my birthday over 50 years ago. – Mark, Bournemouth Because a lovely person at the Blairgowrie & Rattray Repair Cafe soldered one of the whisks on my hand-held mixer back together, my 44-year-old family heirloom is good for a few more decades! It was a present from my mother when I went off to university. I have never owned any other mixer. Repair Cafe impact: 36g whisk repaired, 1.345kg of waste avoided, and endless memories retained. – Gina, Blairgowrie My parents bought a sideboard circa 1965-68. It is beautiful 1960s craftsmanship. In the late 80s the end door, a drop-down flap as opposed to the other 3 side-hinged doors below the draws broke, at first it was the part that held it horizontal but later the large hinge failed. I at first tried to replace the hinge but replacing a 12-16” hinge proved difficult partly as the wood would not easily take a new hinge and the bracket had failed. Finally in the early 2010s, after a decade or so of an open gash where the door had been, I took on the challenge and with some lovely brass hinges mated the door again but in the same alignment as the other doors and fitted a catch mechanism to keep it closed. As a total amateur I am so proud to have this beautiful cabinetry returned to full function even if the door no longer drops down as originally. – Mark, Preston, UK Our local library network offers access to basic 3D printers for use by patrons. I’ve 3D-printed all kinds of small plastic parts that have broken through use or accident – clips on the inside of bathroom exhaust covers, anchors for the little wheels that fridge drawers run on, bike computer clips, slots for the legs of a board game tile holder, dish-drying rack parts, even little hinges and cupboard doorstops. Mostly I try to model the part in SketchUp from scratch, because there is often nothing available on the internet, although Thingiverse is not bad for stand-alone items. Sometimes it’s hit and miss with my own models/redesigns, but the library only charges for material, not time, and I enjoy the challenge of remaking a small something that can save a bigger item. Sadly, libraries with 3D printers seem far less common in England than in Canada. – Anon, Kelowna, CanadaThe safest and most risky travel destinations in 2025

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Guardiola denies rift with De Bruyne during Man City's dramatic slumpBERLIN (AP) — Adam Pemble, an Associated Press video journalist who covered some of the biggest global news of the past two decades, from earthquakes and conflicts to political summits and elections, has died. He was 52. Pemble died Thursday in Minneapolis surrounded by friends and family, according to his friend Mike Moe, who helped care for him in the final weeks of his fight against cancer. Known for bringing stories alive with his camera, Pemble epitomized the best of television news traditions, casting a curious and compassionate lens onto the lives of the people and communities whose stories he told. He joined the AP in 2007 in New York before moving to Prague in 2011 to help launch AP’s first cross-format operation combining photography, text stories and video. He enhanced Eastern European news coverage, creating distinctive stories highlighting the region's culture and society. “Adam was an incredibly talented and passionate journalist and an empathetic storyteller. He had this amazing ability to get anyone to talk to him on camera, which I attribute to the Midwestern charm he embodied throughout his life." said Sara Gillesby, AP’s Director of Global Video and Pemble’s former manager in New York when he joined the AP. "He was the best of us.” Pemble was born in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, in 1972 and grew up in Minneapolis. After graduating with a degree in mass communications from Minnesota State University Moorhead, he started his journalism career in 1997 at KVLY, a television station in Fargo, North Dakota, and later worked at WCCO in Minneapolis. “He had the skills of the old-school camera people to meet a deadline and turn a beautiful story,” said Arthur Phillips, a cameraman who worked with Pemble at WCCO. “But he had a calling for greater things.” Moving to New York, Pemble covered some of the biggest stories in the city, including the trial of Bernie Madoff, interviews with former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and with then-real estate developer, now U.S. president-elect, Donald Trump. He went to Haiti to cover the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, where he captured shocking images of devastation. A few weeks later he was in Vancouver, covering the Winter Olympics. With his transfer to Prague, Pemble quickly became the go-to video journalist deployed to the biggest news events in Europe, interviewing government leaders, covering violent protests, the aftermath of terror attacks and numerous national elections across the continent. “An inquiring mind, a keen eye and a healthy skepticism for those in power who tried to spin away from truth all combined to make Adam’s stories as rich in color as he was in character," said Sandy MacIntyre, former AP head of global video. "Time and again he was asked to do the impossible and without fail he delivered the exceptional.” ”But more than all of that, he was the colleague and friend you wanted by your side because if Adam was there we knew we were going to be the winning team.” As civil unrest rocked Ukraine in 2014, Pemble reported from Kyiv and later Donetsk, where he covered the first Russian-backed demonstrations before spending weeks in Crimea during Russia's annexation of the strategic peninsula. His video reports included the last remaining Ukrainian sailors loyal to Kyiv finally abandoning their ship and coming ashore. With the Russian national anthem playing from a car in the background, his final shot showed two distraught sailors heckled as they walked away. Pemble returned to Ukraine following Russia's invasion of the country in 2022. Among his many assignments was filming the exclusive March 2023 AP interview by Executive Editor Julie Pace with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a train shuttled them across Ukraine to cities near some of the fiercest fighting. “Adam showed up to every assignment with enthusiasm, creativity and commitment to his work and his colleagues. He loved what he did, and so many of us at AP are better for having worked alongside him,” Pace said. When not deployed overseas, Pemble set his camera's gaze on his new home in the Czech Republic, offering insight into the traditions and unique stories of Eastern Europe. From Christmas carp fishing at sunrise to graffiti artists in Prague, to the intimate story of a Slovak priest challenging the celibacy rules of the Catholic Church, he brought his unmistakable style. He worked with a traditional large broadcast camera in an era where many video shooters shifted to smaller, lighter cameras. He always put himself in the right place to let reality unfold like “an old school analog painter in an often fast and furious digital age,” former AP cameraman Ben Jary recalled. Pemble's interest in visual storytelling led to experimenting with new technologies, including aerial videography. In 2015, he was the first major news agency camera operator to film live drone footage when reporting on the migration crisis in the Balkans. An avid gardener who planted trees and chilis on his rooftop in Prague, he was adventurous in the kitchen and especially proud of his vegan “meatloaf,” friends said. He loved a seedy dive bar as much as a Michelin restaurant, and foods as varied as charcoal choux pastry with truffle creme and his favorite road trip junk food, Slim Jim’s jerky and Salted Nut Rolls. Pemble’s wit, wisdom, energy and positivity enriched the lives and experiences of those around him, friends and colleagues recalled. “If someone asked me to see a picture of quiet strength and courage, dignity and grace, and most of all kindness, I would show them a picture of a man for all seasons," said Dan Huff, a Washington-based AP video journalist, "I would show them a picture of Adam Pemble."Biden weighs preemptive pardons before leaving office