Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has reached an agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong to pay HK$1 billion (US$128 million) in compensation to minority shareholders of China Evergrande Group, following what the regulator described as serious breaches of auditors’ professional duties. In a statement on Thursday, the SFC said it had found that Evergrande’s annual reports and re...
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has reached an agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong to pay HK$1 billion (US$128 million) in compensation to minority shareholders of China Evergrande Group, following what the regulator described as serious breaches of auditors’ professional duties. In a statement on Thursday, the SFC said it had found that Evergrande’s annual reports and results announcements for 2019 and 2020 contained materially false or misleading information. The...
The International Criminal Court’s pre-trial chamber confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte , setting the stage for a full-blown trial. Duterte is “criminally responsible” for alleged murder, the chamber said in a decision on Thursday, adding it also “commits Mr. Duterte to a Trial Chamber for trial on the charges as confirmed.” The 81-year-ol...
The International Criminal Court’s pre-trial chamber confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte , setting the stage for a full-blown trial. Duterte is “criminally responsible” for alleged murder, the chamber said in a decision on Thursday, adding it also “commits Mr. Duterte to a Trial Chamber for trial on the charges as confirmed.” The 81-year-old Duterte has been detained in an ICC facility in The Hague since March last year on murder charges related to his administration’s war on drugs that killed thousands of suspects. The decision follows an ICC appeals chamber ruling on Wednesday which affirmed that the tribunal has jurisdiction over the case. The former president “authorized murders and personally selected some of the targets,” first as mayor of Davao City then as president, ICC deputy prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang said during the hearing in February , which Duterte skipped. Duterte’s defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman called the charges “grievously misplaced and politically motivated.” Read More: Will Duterte Face ICC Murder Trial Over Drug ‘War?’: QuickTake Duterte, president from 2016 to 2022, is the father of the Philippines’ incumbent vice president Sara Duterte , who is facing impeachment complaints on allegations that include plotting to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Sara Duterte and Marcos joined forces in the 2022 election but their alliance collapsed due to political differences. The Marcos administration helped facilitate the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte, which the vice president has criticized as “kidnapping.” The younger Duterte has announced a plan to run for president in 2028 when Marcos’ single term of six years expires.
Olena_T Stock futures inched lower Thursday premarket, weighed down by persistent Middle East tensions despite President Trump's announcement of a ceasefire extension with Iran. Here are some of Thursday's biggest stock movers: Biggest stock gainers QuantumScape ( QS ) +21% - Shares surged following Q2 results as it highlighted improved profitability and expanding demand beyond autos, with growing...
Olena_T Stock futures inched lower Thursday premarket, weighed down by persistent Middle East tensions despite President Trump's announcement of a ceasefire extension with Iran. Here are some of Thursday's biggest stock movers: Biggest stock gainers QuantumScape ( QS ) +21% - Shares surged following Q2 results as it highlighted improved profitability and expanding demand beyond autos, with growing interest in its solid-state battery tech from military, aerospace, and government sectors. The company also pointed to a new opportunity in AI data center power infrastructure, where higher energy density could enable greater compute capacity. Progress on its Eagle Line and QSE-5 cell production further reinforced confidence in scaling, shifting the narrative from execution risk to broader commercial potential. Texas Instruments ( TXN ) +11% - Shares jumped after delivering a strong Q1 beat and upbeat guidance, signaling improving demand trends. The company reported EPS of $1.68 vs. $1.37 estimates and revenue of $4.83B (+19% Y/Y), driven by robust analog sales and strength in industrial and data center markets. Looking ahead, TXN guided Q2 EPS to $1.77–$2.05 and revenue to $5B–$5.4B, both well above consensus, reinforcing confidence in a cyclical recovery and sustained momentum. Biggest stock losers ServiceNow ( NOW ) -12% - Shares tumbled despite strong Q1 results, as a weaker-than-expected margin outlook overshadowed solid growth. The company beat on revenue ($3.77B, +22% Y/Y) and matched EPS while raising both Q2 and full-year subscription revenue guidance, with remaining performance obligations jumping 25%. However, full-year subscription gross margin guidance of 81.5% came in below expectations, driven by acquisition-related dilution, and weighed on investor sentiment. Additional concerns around delayed large deal closures in the Middle East added to the pressure, shifting focus from top-line strength to near-term profitability. Altimmune ( ALT ) -12% - Shares plunge...
NSYNC star Joey Fatone’s former Florida mansion is on the market more than a decade after he was forced to auction off the property in a desperate bid to avoid bankruptcy.
NSYNC star Joey Fatone’s former Florida mansion is on the market more than a decade after he was forced to auction off the property in a desperate bid to avoid bankruptcy.
Analyst who worked on Internet Watch Foundation report says content exists ‘across all social media platforms’ and is ‘very easy’ to find The number of commercial child sexual abuse websites has doubled in a year as experts say that criminal gangs are making “huge profits” from online sexual exploitation. According to data collected by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), 15,031 commercial child s...
Analyst who worked on Internet Watch Foundation report says content exists ‘across all social media platforms’ and is ‘very easy’ to find The number of commercial child sexual abuse websites has doubled in a year as experts say that criminal gangs are making “huge profits” from online sexual exploitation. According to data collected by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), 15,031 commercial child sexual abuse sites were found in 2025, compared with 7,028 found in 2024, a 114% increase. Continue reading...
SK Hynix Inc.'s 12-layer HBM4 memory chips on display at the SK AI Summit in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Chey Tae Won, the billionaire chairman of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, projected strong demand for artificial intelligence over the next few years, joining other tech leaders in playing down fears about a spending bubble.
SK Hynix Inc.'s 12-layer HBM4 memory chips on display at the SK AI Summit in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Chey Tae Won, the billionaire chairman of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, projected strong demand for artificial intelligence over the next few years, joining other tech leaders in playing down fears about a spending bubble.
Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty Images We are well into our update coverage of the Q1 regional bank earnings season. If you are new to our earnings season coverage, we look at the key metrics of regionals to look for signs of any weakness that could suggest the economy is softening. It's been good news overall, as our work has revealed stability across the sector. In this column we check in ...
Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty Images We are well into our update coverage of the Q1 regional bank earnings season. If you are new to our earnings season coverage, we look at the key metrics of regionals to look for signs of any weakness that could suggest the economy is softening. It's been good news overall, as our work has revealed stability across the sector. In this column we check in on Old National Bancorp ( ONB ). This bank is the sixth-largest commercial bank headquartered in the Midwest, but it also has a growing footprint in the Southeast. The just-reported Q1 results add to the evidence that there really are no signs of an economic slowdown. We note specifically here, folks, the strong credit quality. Let us check in on and discuss the key metrics we follow. Old National Bancorp Q1 Earnings Headline Results Net income was a strong $229.6 million, with the GAAP EPS coming in at $0.59. On an adjusted basis, backing out merger-related charges, EPS came in at $0.61. Net interest income was a strong source of the overall revenue of $702.7 million, hitting $580.4 million. While the EPS was a $0.01 beat against estimates , we do note that earnings were weighed down a bit by the provision for credit losses of $34.9 million. These provisions were up slightly from the sequential quarter. Folks, remember that provisions directly impact the bottom line, so we keep a close eye on this. What about loans and deposits? Old National Bancorp Q1 Loans and Deposits We always look into the trends in loans and deposits to gauge the health of any bank. Ideally, we like to see increases for both lines, of course. For Old National, these trends are moving in the right direction. Old National Bank Q1 2026 Earnings Slides Total loans reached $49.8 billion, which was an 8.0% annualized growth rate organically and up 37% from a year ago. Of course that big jump was due to past acquisitions. The 2% quarter-over-quarter growth was primarily driven by strong, high-quality commer...
This year’s Auto China, the world’s largest car show, is likely to mark a watershed for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers as they push dozens of new premium models into the spotlight, challenging European manufacturers such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Leading EV makers in mainland China, from BYD and Geely to Leapmotor and Nio, will showcase their latest models at the 10-day show, which starts in...
This year’s Auto China, the world’s largest car show, is likely to mark a watershed for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers as they push dozens of new premium models into the spotlight, challenging European manufacturers such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Leading EV makers in mainland China, from BYD and Geely to Leapmotor and Nio, will showcase their latest models at the 10-day show, which starts in Beijing on Friday, having moved up the value chain through the rapid adoption of technological...
Half of the most important buildings in the UK are churches and, even when congregations fall away, they are vital community hubs. But many, including beloved St Tyfrydog’s in Wales, which closed in 2020, are decaying. Can they be saved? There is a sign on the gate leading through the circular stone wall that surrounds St Tyfrydog’s church on Anglesey (Ynys Môn). Services, in Welsh and English, ar...
Half of the most important buildings in the UK are churches and, even when congregations fall away, they are vital community hubs. But many, including beloved St Tyfrydog’s in Wales, which closed in 2020, are decaying. Can they be saved? There is a sign on the gate leading through the circular stone wall that surrounds St Tyfrydog’s church on Anglesey (Ynys Môn). Services, in Welsh and English, are held on the first and third Sunday of the month, at 2.15pm, it says. But this is no longer the case: the last service was held here on 22 November 2020. There was a decent turnout that day, to say goodbye to this little medieval church, parts of which date from about 1400 (there has been a church on the site since 450). The problem was that, before then, apart from on big occasions such as Christmas and the harvest festival, the congregation was tiny; five or six people, sometimes just three. Continue reading...
Savitha Prakash, a first-generation immigrant running in local elections in Harrow, says Reform UK aims to ‘put Britain first’ Savitha Prakash, an NHS doctor living in the London borough of Harrow, believes there are similarities between the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, and India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi. “He’s [Modi] one of those people, like Nigel, he walks the talk. He made [a] differ...
Savitha Prakash, a first-generation immigrant running in local elections in Harrow, says Reform UK aims to ‘put Britain first’ Savitha Prakash, an NHS doctor living in the London borough of Harrow, believes there are similarities between the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, and India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi. “He’s [Modi] one of those people, like Nigel, he walks the talk. He made [a] difference to the country,” said Prakash, who chairs Reform UK’s branch in Harrow. In particular, the 47-year-old said Farage and Modi – who have each been accused by their critics of scapegoating marginalised communities – were focused on putting the needs of the majority first. Continue reading...
The four-part docuseries Hulk Hogan: Real American shows the almighty rise and bleak fall of a one-time wrestling hero who became closer friends with Donald Trump It’s an interesting move that Netflix has taken recently, buying the rights to WWE programming while simultaneously commissioning documentaries about how fundamentally flawed its stars are. Nevertheless, after the success of its Vince Mc...
The four-part docuseries Hulk Hogan: Real American shows the almighty rise and bleak fall of a one-time wrestling hero who became closer friends with Donald Trump It’s an interesting move that Netflix has taken recently, buying the rights to WWE programming while simultaneously commissioning documentaries about how fundamentally flawed its stars are. Nevertheless, after the success of its Vince McMahon series, it was only a matter of time before it made a series about wrestling’s biggest and most complicated star. And now it is here, in the form of Hulk Hogan: Real American. Few wrestlers have risen quite as high or fallen quite as low as Hogan, born Terry Bollea. For a considerable stretch of time, Hogan was the WWE; a bundle of imminently marketable tricks and quirks that gave him the nod over all the other grunting men in pants who made up the sport. Continue reading...
A series of stunning findings about great apes’ mental capabilities in recent years has transformed how we see our closest relatives Clear plastic cups and pitchers adorned the wooden table in Des Moines, Iowa. Invisible juice was poured and presented to Kanzi, who enthusiastically chose the fake filled cup, playing along with the man who had come to visit. In many ways, it was the quintessential ...
A series of stunning findings about great apes’ mental capabilities in recent years has transformed how we see our closest relatives Clear plastic cups and pitchers adorned the wooden table in Des Moines, Iowa. Invisible juice was poured and presented to Kanzi, who enthusiastically chose the fake filled cup, playing along with the man who had come to visit. In many ways, it was the quintessential scene of a children’s imaginary tea party. Only Kanzi, at 44 years old, was a bonobo. The experiment , carried out at the Ape Initiative facility in 2024, was the first to empirically test and document pretend play in a great ape species , with the results published in the journal Science in February. The study adds to an expansive repertoire of research over the past decade that has uncovered robust similarities between ape and human behaviours, upending long-held beliefs about how we distinguish ourselves from our closest kin. Continue reading...
Our writers take a look at the best prospects coming out of college, and which teams needs to nail their picks over the coming days Arvell Reese, LB/Edge, Ohio State . He is one of the best pure linebacker prospects in a generation, and he has the athletic traits to become a full-time edge defender. Some teams view him as a linebacker; those at the top of the board prefer him as an edge rusher. In...
Our writers take a look at the best prospects coming out of college, and which teams needs to nail their picks over the coming days Arvell Reese, LB/Edge, Ohio State . He is one of the best pure linebacker prospects in a generation, and he has the athletic traits to become a full-time edge defender. Some teams view him as a linebacker; those at the top of the board prefer him as an edge rusher. In an ideal world, Reese will do a bit of everything. Think Philly’s Zack Baun on Super Soldier Serum . Reese has a rare combination of smarts, speed and power. Whichever role he plays, he will be a force multiplier for a defense. OC Continue reading...
Americans who moved to Vietnam and Thailand say their lives are now lower-stress and lower-cost. But glamorous videos on TikTok don't tell the whole story. (Image credit: Linh Pham)
Americans who moved to Vietnam and Thailand say their lives are now lower-stress and lower-cost. But glamorous videos on TikTok don't tell the whole story. (Image credit: Linh Pham)
After a historic partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, Congressional Republicans are looking to a budgetary tool called reconciliation which could enable them to fund immigration enforcement agencies without any Democratic support. (Image credit: Roberto Schmidt)
After a historic partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, Congressional Republicans are looking to a budgetary tool called reconciliation which could enable them to fund immigration enforcement agencies without any Democratic support. (Image credit: Roberto Schmidt)
The latest campaign finance reports show Democratic enthusiasm in key House and Senate races, but national Republican groups have far more in the bank to potentially spend down the road. (Image credit: Eric Gay)
The latest campaign finance reports show Democratic enthusiasm in key House and Senate races, but national Republican groups have far more in the bank to potentially spend down the road. (Image credit: Eric Gay)
The executive director of World Press Photo said this image shows the inconsolable grief of children losing their father in a place built for justice. It is a stark and necessary record of family separation following the U.S. reform policies. (Image credit: Carol Guzy)
The executive director of World Press Photo said this image shows the inconsolable grief of children losing their father in a place built for justice. It is a stark and necessary record of family separation following the U.S. reform policies. (Image credit: Carol Guzy)
Baidu, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU; HKEX: 9888 (HKD Counter) and 89888 (RMB Counter)) ("Baidu" or the "Company"), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced that it will report its financial results for the First Quarter 2026 ended March 31, 2026, before the U.S. market opens on May 18, 2026. Baidu's management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM on May 18, 2026, U.S...
Baidu, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU; HKEX: 9888 (HKD Counter) and 89888 (RMB Counter)) ("Baidu" or the "Company"), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced that it will report its financial results for the First Quarter 2026 ended March 31, 2026, before the U.S. market opens on May 18, 2026. Baidu's management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM on May 18, 2026, U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 PM on May 18, 2026, Beijing Time).