Hundreds of Hong Kong politicians and business leaders head to Beijing on Tuesday for the nation’s annual “two sessions”, with observers expecting discussions to focus on the city’s role as an international financial centre and the Northern Metropolis megaproject. The annual session of the country’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), will c...
Hundreds of Hong Kong politicians and business leaders head to Beijing on Tuesday for the nation’s annual “two sessions”, with observers expecting discussions to focus on the city’s role as an international financial centre and the Northern Metropolis megaproject. The annual session of the country’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), will commence on Wednesday, followed by the National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s legislature,...
Hong Kong’s government-backed investment fund is being redeployed to support the city’s sluggish commercial property sector, signaling authorities’ growing willingness to use public funds as a policy tool to steady office valuations and align real estate investment with the city’s industrial ambitions. Attracting foreign institutions, however, might prove challenging. The city’s elevated vacancy r...
Hong Kong’s government-backed investment fund is being redeployed to support the city’s sluggish commercial property sector, signaling authorities’ growing willingness to use public funds as a policy tool to steady office valuations and align real estate investment with the city’s industrial ambitions. Attracting foreign institutions, however, might prove challenging. The city’s elevated vacancy rates, looming new completions and uncertain rental recovery have kept global funds on the sidelines,...
Oil exploration stocks have quietly staged a powerful recovery in 2026, even as crude prices remain far below levels that historically made this sector comfortable. SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (NYSEARCA:XOP) has climbed 21.75% year-to-date through late February, a move that looks puzzling when WTI crude spent much of that stretch ... Oil Explorers Are About to Get Absolutely Wh...
Oil exploration stocks have quietly staged a powerful recovery in 2026, even as crude prices remain far below levels that historically made this sector comfortable. SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (NYSEARCA:XOP) has climbed 21.75% year-to-date through late February, a move that looks puzzling when WTI crude spent much of that stretch ... Oil Explorers Are About to Get Absolutely Whipsawed and XOP Captures Every Single Move
zorazhuang/iStock via Getty Images A North Dakota judge on Friday finalized a $345M judgment against Greenpeace over the environmental group's role in organizing protests against Energy Transfer's ( ET ) Dakota Access pipeline. The final judgment was in line with a decision issued in October , when the judge cut by nearly half a $667M damages award that a jury had awarded Energy Transfer ( ET ). G...
zorazhuang/iStock via Getty Images A North Dakota judge on Friday finalized a $345M judgment against Greenpeace over the environmental group's role in organizing protests against Energy Transfer's ( ET ) Dakota Access pipeline. The final judgment was in line with a decision issued in October , when the judge cut by nearly half a $667M damages award that a jury had awarded Energy Transfer ( ET ). Greenpeace said it will seek a new trial and, if necessary, appeal the decision with the North Dakota Supreme Court, calling the company's lawsuit "a blatant attempt to silence free speech." Construction of the pipeline, which was completed in 2017 and now transports ~40% of the oil produced in North Dakota's Bakken region, was met with angry protests by environmental and tribal groups who said it would poison the local water supply and exacerbate climate change. More on Energy Transfer Energy Transfer Remains A 'Buy' Amid The U.S.-Iran Escalation Energy Transfer: Continues To Dominate The Midstream Industry Energy Transfer: High-Octane Income From America's Energy 'Toll Road'
Kyiv’s forces find success along southern frontline in February, while Russian troops grind forward in the east. What we know on day 1,469 Russia’s army recorded its slowest advance on the frontline in Ukraine in nearly two years in February , an analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War showed, as Kyiv’s troops scored several localised breakthroughs. The slowdown came as Moscow’s f...
Kyiv’s forces find success along southern frontline in February, while Russian troops grind forward in the east. What we know on day 1,469 Russia’s army recorded its slowest advance on the frontline in Ukraine in nearly two years in February , an analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War showed, as Kyiv’s troops scored several localised breakthroughs. The slowdown came as Moscow’s forces at the front struggled after Elon Musk cut the Russians’ access to Starlink internet terminals. Russia advanced by a total of 123 sq kilometres (48 sq miles) – the lowest since April 2024 – during the month, according to the analysis conducted by Agence France-Presse. Ukrainian troops managed several localised advances during February , the data showed, including a 61 sq-kilometre gain on 15 February, and gains of more than 50 sq kilometres on 21 February and 23 February. Kyiv’s forces saw most success along the southern frontline, pushing Russia’s army back in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Moscow, meanwhile, has been grinding forward in the east, moving closer towards the key hubs of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. Russia occupies just over 19% of Ukraine. Russia’s Sheskharis oil terminal suspended oil loadings on Monday following a Ukrainian drone attack that injured five, damaged 20 buildings and set a fuel terminal on fire, according to Russian and Ukrainian officials and three trade sources. The Sheskharis oil terminal in Novorossiysk is Russia’s major oil outlet in the Black Sea, loading 700,000 barrels per day of crude oil. An official at Ukraine’s security service, the SBU, said Ukrainian drones had struck the terminal at the port, hitting six of its seven loading facilities, and that the drones also struck Russian warships. Ukraine’s general staff said the drones also struck a naval base, along with an S-400 surface-to-air missile defence system. Russia made no mention of any damage to its military assets. Reuters could not independ...
Anthropic PBC ’s artificial intelligence chatbot Claude will be able to recall context across conversations for free users, as the company seeks to hang on to new consumers who have created “unprecedented demand” the past few days. The memory feature, which had been available to paid subscribers, was offered to Claude users beginning Monday, Anthropic said. The tool is one that rival OpenAI’s chat...
Anthropic PBC ’s artificial intelligence chatbot Claude will be able to recall context across conversations for free users, as the company seeks to hang on to new consumers who have created “unprecedented demand” the past few days. The memory feature, which had been available to paid subscribers, was offered to Claude users beginning Monday, Anthropic said. The tool is one that rival OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT, already provides to those on its free plan. Anthropic is also making it easier for new subscribers to import to Claude prior histories from other AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, with a simple copy-and-paste technique . Anthropic has seen a sharp increase in attention for its consumer products since it clashed with the US Defense Department over the potential use of its technology for mass surveillance and the development of autonomous weaponry. On Friday, President Donald Trump ordered US government agencies to remove Claude from their systems, and the Pentagon declared Anthropic a supply-chain risk, threatening its business. Claude’s free active users have grown more than 60% and daily signups have quadrupled since January, Anthropic said. Read More: Anthropic’s Claude Goes Down Amid ‘Unprecedented Demand’ Meanwhile, rival OpenAI announced it will deploy its own AI models within the Defense Department’s classified network, prompting some users to call for a boycott of ChatGPT. On Monday, Claude experienced an hourslong service disruption amid what it called “unprecedented demand” over the last week. The issue was resolved by midmorning New York time.