He points to narrowing gap and reliance on set plays Liverpool head coach will not change his team’s style Arne Slot has admitted he does not enjoy watching most Premier League matches but says he will not change Liverpool’s philosophy. The head coach feels the narrower quality gap between top and bottom and a growing reliance on set plays have reduced the entertainment. “Most of the games I see i...
He points to narrowing gap and reliance on set plays Liverpool head coach will not change his team’s style Arne Slot has admitted he does not enjoy watching most Premier League matches but says he will not change Liverpool’s philosophy. The head coach feels the narrower quality gap between top and bottom and a growing reliance on set plays have reduced the entertainment. “Most of the games I see in the Premier League are not for me a joy to watch,” Slot said, “but it’s always interesting because it’s so competitive and that is what makes this league great – because there’s so much competitiveness. Everyone can win against everyone, but just as someone who loves to watch football, without being interested in who’s winning or losing it, just to be enjoyed, I think there’s a big difference now between three or four years ago in the Premier League. Continue reading...
Conflicts in the Middle East highlight Hong Kong’s attractiveness as a talent hub promising safety and stability, the city’s labour chief has said. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han on Monday said that while Hong Kong already drew global talent because of its status as an international city, its safety and security were “equally important” factors that the escalating tensions in t...
Conflicts in the Middle East highlight Hong Kong’s attractiveness as a talent hub promising safety and stability, the city’s labour chief has said. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han on Monday said that while Hong Kong already drew global talent because of its status as an international city, its safety and security were “equally important” factors that the escalating tensions in the Middle East had thrown into relief. The joint United States-Israel strikes on Iran entered a...
pingingz/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Lumen Technologies ( LUMN ) is a telecommunications company that is currently transforming itself to meet the needs of the Artificial Intelligence revolution. Back in January, I highlighted Lumen as a favorite stock for 2026 . Since then, the company has released its fourth quarter earnings report, issued first-time guidance for 2026, and updated inves...
pingingz/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Lumen Technologies ( LUMN ) is a telecommunications company that is currently transforming itself to meet the needs of the Artificial Intelligence revolution. Back in January, I highlighted Lumen as a favorite stock for 2026 . Since then, the company has released its fourth quarter earnings report, issued first-time guidance for 2026, and updated investors as to what to expect between now and 2030. I am still long Lumen shares, but I will be watching a couple of projections more closely over the next couple of years to make sure the company stays on track. Lumen Technology Earnings Lumen Technology’s ongoing transition requires the company to sell or shrink revenue segments while investing in other growth areas. The revenue decline has been a little more than anticipated in the original 2023 transformation estimates . In 2025, revenue declined slowed, with total revenue dropping by 5%. All segments saw revenue decline except for the public sector, which grew by 3% to $1.9 billion. Public sector revenue accounts for 15% of total operating revenue. SEC 10-K On the expense side, overall expenses rose by $600 million to $13.2 billion, led by a noncash impairment charge of $628 million. Among other major expense components, cost of goods and services remained flat while a drop in deprecation was offset by SG&A expenses. Interest expenses edged down by $100 million, but the impairment charges combined with a $1 billion drop in net gain (loss) in debt retirement led to a $1.6 billion increase in net losses to over $1.7 billion. The variances were either one-time or noncash expenses. SEC 10-K On the balance sheet, Lumen saw some changes worth noting in 2025. The company moved nearly $4.3 billion of assets into the assets for sale category to reflect the pending sale of the fiber to home business in 11 states to AT&T ( T ). The sale involved $2.8 billion in property, plant, and equipment, while the vast remainder of the assets we...
We have put together stories from our coverage of US and Israel’s war on Iran. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. 5 takeaways from the first 2 days of US-Israel war against Iran Amid escalating US-Israeli strikes and Iranian retaliation, casualties emerge, oil spikes and global geopolitics face major shocks. 2. Why China’s ties with Iran will endure des...
We have put together stories from our coverage of US and Israel’s war on Iran. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. 5 takeaways from the first 2 days of US-Israel war against Iran Amid escalating US-Israeli strikes and Iranian retaliation, casualties emerge, oil spikes and global geopolitics face major shocks. 2. Why China’s ties with Iran will endure despite death of Khamenei China has strongly condemned the killing of the Iranian supreme leader,...
Former Oxford University professor and UK government adviser faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted The prominent Swiss academic and Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan will go trial in Paris on Monday on charges of raping three women in France between 2009 and 2016. Ramadan, who advised previous British governments on Islam and society, denies all the charges in a case that has been seen as one of t...
Former Oxford University professor and UK government adviser faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted The prominent Swiss academic and Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan will go trial in Paris on Monday on charges of raping three women in France between 2009 and 2016. Ramadan, who advised previous British governments on Islam and society, denies all the charges in a case that has been seen as one of the biggest repercussions of the #MeToo movement in France. Continue reading...
guvendemir Let us take a look at the U.S. Department of Defense's fresh slate of contract awards underscoring sustained Pentagon investment in modernization and supply-chain security as war tensions escalate. Hornbeck Offshore Operators ( HOS ) awarded a $291.7M U.S. Navy contract to provide operation and maintenance of four government-owned Transportation Auxiliary General Submarine Escort (T-AGS...
guvendemir Let us take a look at the U.S. Department of Defense's fresh slate of contract awards underscoring sustained Pentagon investment in modernization and supply-chain security as war tensions escalate. Hornbeck Offshore Operators ( HOS ) awarded a $291.7M U.S. Navy contract to provide operation and maintenance of four government-owned Transportation Auxiliary General Submarine Escort (T-AGSE) vessels. The contract includes a one-year base period, four 12-month options. It will conclude Aug. 31, 2031, if all options are exercised. Military Sealift Command is the contracting activity. Boeing ( BA ) secured a $166.8M Navy contract to provide engineering analysis, software maintenance, software support services, and modernizations and improvements to software and associated hardware capabilities supporting P-8A systems and software engineering sustainment tasks associated with obsolescence, improvements, and enhancements for the Navy. Work is expected to be complete by December 2030. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. L3 Harris Maritime Services, L3 Technologies ( LHX ) and Sea Wrench were each awarded a contract to provide engine room control system maintenance and repair onboard Military Sealift Command vessels. The shared ceiling for all three contracts is $49M. This contract contains a five-year ordering period and one six-month option. The contract will be performed on a worldwide basis ending Aug. 26, 2031. Military Sealift Command is the contracting activity. Other smaller contracts include from U.S. Navy inlcude $32M for Textron Systems ( TXT ) for mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicle software development and sustainment support; General Dynamics ( GD ) Electric Boat ~$45M delivery order to provide unique parts and specialized material, $10M for Raytheon; and another 9.6M for Lockheed Martin ( LMT ) Aeronautics. L3 Technologies ( LHX ) was awarded a $465M U.S. Army contract for the development, p...
(RTTNews) - Indian shares tumbled on Monday as the possibility of prolonged turmoil in the Middle East and the ripple effects of higher oil prices prompted traders to move funds into safe-haven assets.
(RTTNews) - Indian shares tumbled on Monday as the possibility of prolonged turmoil in the Middle East and the ripple effects of higher oil prices prompted traders to move funds into safe-haven assets.