HONG KONG, HK / ACCESS Newswire / February 23, 2026 / The Hong Kong Gold Exchange (HKGX) held its Chinese New Year market opening ceremony today. Attendees included, Mr Joseph H. L. Chan, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of ...
HONG KONG, HK / ACCESS Newswire / February 23, 2026 / The Hong Kong Gold Exchange (HKGX) held its Chinese New Year market opening ceremony today. Attendees included, Mr Joseph H. L. Chan, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of ...
Saudis Lead Arab Fury After Huckabee Floats 'Greater Israel' Vision Blowback was swift across the Arab world after US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee declared it would be "fine" if Israel took over the entire Middle East , words featured in a Tucker Carlson interview from Jerusalem published days ago. Governments from Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Oman issued statements co...
Saudis Lead Arab Fury After Huckabee Floats 'Greater Israel' Vision Blowback was swift across the Arab world after US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee declared it would be "fine" if Israel took over the entire Middle East , words featured in a Tucker Carlson interview from Jerusalem published days ago. Governments from Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Oman issued statements condemning the comments, joined by both the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League - a rare moment of quick unity for these countries. Tehran Times In a joint statement they "express[ed] their strong condemnation and profound concern regarding the statements made by the United States Ambassador to Israel, in which he indicated that it would be acceptable for Israel to exercise control over territories belonging to Arab states, including the occupied West Bank." Most notably close American ally Saudi Arabia was among the first to blast Huckabee's provocative statement and perspective. Saudi Arabia called it "reckless" and "irresponsible" . Jordan too in a rare moment lashed out at Washington : “The official spokesperson for the ministry, Ambassador Fuad Al-Majali, rejected these absurd and provocative statements, which constitute a violation of diplomatic norms, an assault on the sovereignty of the countries of the region, and a flagrant breach of international law and the Charter of the United Nations,” the ministry said in a sharply worded response. Asked whether a passage from the Book of Genesis could be read as granting Israel the right to claim all the land between Egypt's Nile River and Syria's Euphrates, Huckabee didn't hedge. He bluntly and without apology said it would be "fine" if Israel and its military took over the whole Middle East . "It would be fine if they took it all," Huckabee, a former Southern Baptist Minister and previously the governor of Arkansas made clear. This led to a wide ranging conversation and back and forth over whether ...
MPLX (NYSE: MPLX) has been an exceptional income investment over the years. The master limited partnership (MLP) has increased its distribution every year since its formation in 2012 . The energy midstream giant currently offers a 7.4% yield, which is several times above the S&P 500 's 1.1% dividend yield. The energy company has a strong financial profile and lots of growth coming down the pipelin...
MPLX (NYSE: MPLX) has been an exceptional income investment over the years. The master limited partnership (MLP) has increased its distribution every year since its formation in 2012 . The energy midstream giant currently offers a 7.4% yield, which is several times above the S&P 500 's 1.1% dividend yield. The energy company has a strong financial profile and lots of growth coming down the pipeline . As a result, you can buy the MLP (which sends a Schedule K-1 Federal tax form each year) for a decade of income. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Rakovina Therapeutics ( RKVTF ) has announced an increase in its financing to approximately $2 million . On January 27, it confirmed an agreement with an existing investor for an additional $1 million through a non-brokered private placement. This investment will involve an unsecured convertible debenture with key terms including a maturity date of January 28, 2029, a conversion price of $0.20 per...
Rakovina Therapeutics ( RKVTF ) has announced an increase in its financing to approximately $2 million . On January 27, it confirmed an agreement with an existing investor for an additional $1 million through a non-brokered private placement. This investment will involve an unsecured convertible debenture with key terms including a maturity date of January 28, 2029, a conversion price of $0.20 per share, and a 12% annual interest rate payable semi-annually in cash. Alongside the debenture, each warrant is also exercisable at $0.20 per share until January 28, 2029. In addition, the company plans to offer up to 8.33M common shares at $0.12 per share to raise another $1 million. A finder’s fee may be paid to eligible finders for their services in this placement. The oaverall financing terms remain unchanged from the previous announcement on January 27, 2026. The funds from both placements will be used to secure near-term working capital for ongoing corporate activities and initiatives. The closing of the placements depends on obtaining necessary regulatory approvals. All securities from these placements will have a statutory hold period of four months plus one day post-issuance. More on Rakovina Therapeutics Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Rakovina Therapeutics Financial information for Rakovina Therapeutics
Lemon_tm/iStock via Getty Images Market Review U.S. fixed income markets finished the year on a strong note, registering solid returns across various sectors. The bullish narrative surrounding markets centered on additional easing from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and a resilient macroeconomic and consumer backdrop. The Fed delivered an additional 50 basis points ( BP ) of rate cuts during the q...
Lemon_tm/iStock via Getty Images Market Review U.S. fixed income markets finished the year on a strong note, registering solid returns across various sectors. The bullish narrative surrounding markets centered on additional easing from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and a resilient macroeconomic and consumer backdrop. The Fed delivered an additional 50 basis points ( BP ) of rate cuts during the quarter, including a 25 bp December cut that occurred despite market odds falling sharply late in November. Real GDP increased a better than expected +4.3% annualized in Q3, with consumer spending acting as a strong catalyst for growth. Other tailwinds included better-than-expected corporate earnings and revision trends, sustained hyperscaler investment supporting the AI theme, and an improvement in trade dynamics. However, several headwinds, including signs of labor market softening and consumer affordability pressures, housing weakness, data uncertainty from the government shutdown, and relatively stretched investor sentiment, partially offset these positive themes. 1 The U.S. high yield bond market exhibited another quarter of positive returns, gaining +1.35%. 2 Returns were driven by elevated carry and modest decline in yields, while credit spreads finished flat at around 280 bps despite modest intra-period widening. 2 Short duration high yield bonds also had a strong quarter of returns, returning +1.54%, 3 outperforming regular high yield due to its higher quality tilt. Within high yield rating tiers, higher-quality paced performance with BBs up +1.58%, outperforming both Bs and CCCs, which returned +1.55% and -0.42%, respectively. 3 As for sectors, Paper, Gaming and Cable/Satellite TV were among the top performers, while Railroad, Broadcasting and Publishing/Printing sectors lagged. High yield supply was just a modest $65bn in the quarter, marking it the lightest quarter of gross issuance in 2025. 4 High yield default volume slightly increased, yet still remains well b...
智譜就旗下人工智能大模型出現問題致歉，觸發多隻人工智能應用股逆市受壓。有分析認為，相關概念需要時間認證。 iFAST Global Markets副總裁溫鋼城說：「用戶體驗如果差的話，問了沒有答案，或運算很長時間沒答案時，便會不想用，為甚麼會不斷改良速度，便是這原因。當大家越來越多這類投訴，股價壓力便會慢慢出現。所以個人認為，炒作這類股份，是炒其概念及前景，到最後是否真正可落地，中間會經過很多挑戰...
智譜就旗下人工智能大模型出現問題致歉，觸發多隻人工智能應用股逆市受壓。有分析認為，相關概念需要時間認證。 iFAST Global Markets副總裁溫鋼城說：「用戶體驗如果差的話，問了沒有答案，或運算很長時間沒答案時，便會不想用，為甚麼會不斷改良速度，便是這原因。當大家越來越多這類投訴，股價壓力便會慢慢出現。所以個人認為，炒作這類股份，是炒其概念及前景，到最後是否真正可落地，中間會經過很多挑戰，說的還是理性地短炒。」
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