Nike (NYSE: NKE) stock has fallen about 70% from its peak over the past few years. Some of the damage has been self-inflicted, and softer consumer spending hasn't helped. Sales have remained under pressure, weighing on the shares. But one brand's stumble shouldn't scare investors away from the entire retail and apparel space. Plenty of companies are dealing with the same macro headwinds and still ...
Nike (NYSE: NKE) stock has fallen about 70% from its peak over the past few years. Some of the damage has been self-inflicted, and softer consumer spending hasn't helped. Sales have remained under pressure, weighing on the shares. But one brand's stumble shouldn't scare investors away from the entire retail and apparel space. Plenty of companies are dealing with the same macro headwinds and still posting relatively strong financial results. The key is to focus on businesses that are benefiting from multiple growth engines, premium brand pricing power, or earlier-stage growth runways. Using that criteria, here are three retail growth stocks I'd buy and hold for the long term. Continue reading
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has traded sideways for the last six months despite strong financial results and encouraging spending projections from hyperscalers like Alphabet , Amazon , Meta Platforms , and Microsoft . What's keeping the stock down? Investors are worried that artificial intelligence (AI) spending is unsustainable. Additionally, the Iran conflict has pushed oil prices to a multiyear high,...
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has traded sideways for the last six months despite strong financial results and encouraging spending projections from hyperscalers like Alphabet , Amazon , Meta Platforms , and Microsoft . What's keeping the stock down? Investors are worried that artificial intelligence (AI) spending is unsustainable. Additionally, the Iran conflict has pushed oil prices to a multiyear high, making interest rate cuts less likely. Investors tend to rotate away from growth stocks when borrowing costs are high. Nevertheless, Wall Street thinks Nvidia is deeply undervalued. Among 70 analysts, the stock has a median target price of $265 per share, according to The Wall Street Journal . That implies 50% upside from the current share price of $177. But I think that estimate is a little low. Continue reading
Unlike Trump’s cronies in the White House, outside voices are not so easily disciplined. There’s a lesson here for all future political movements If you spend enough time swiping online, you may have seen skits by the American comedian and influencer Druski (real name Drew Desbordes), in which he parodies everything from Republican patriots to flashy mega churches . Once again, he has exploded on ...
Unlike Trump’s cronies in the White House, outside voices are not so easily disciplined. There’s a lesson here for all future political movements If you spend enough time swiping online, you may have seen skits by the American comedian and influencer Druski (real name Drew Desbordes), in which he parodies everything from Republican patriots to flashy mega churches . Once again, he has exploded on social media channels with a skit satirising “ conservative women in America ”, a nakedly targeted roast of Erika Kirk, now the CEO of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) after her husband, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated last year. Predictably, it has drawn conservative backlash , with Ted Cruz calling the video “ beneath contempt ”. But Desbordes is far from the only one mocking Erika Kirk. Her entrances to the Charlie Kirk memorial and TPUSA’s AmericaFest have been widely memed online for their surreal, WrestleMania-like production and pyrotechnics. In fact, much of the opprobrium comes from her own side. Far-right live streamer Nick Fuentes has disparaged Kirk’s public appearances after her husband’s death (“ she looks like she’s over the moon ”), and commentator and conspiracy theorist Candace Owens, a former darling of TPUSA, repeatedly takes aim at her (Owens describes Druski’s skit as “hilarious”). Jason Okundaye is an assistant Opinion editor at the Guardian Continue reading...
The Blue singer thinks Aqua deserve respect and his mum once did karaoke with a legend. But what record did he buy to please his nan - with mixed results? The song I inexplicably know all the lyrics to Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis – the song I sent off on tape as my audition to Blue. The song I do at karaoke I had my 30th birthday party in a karaoke bar above a Chinese restaurant. My mum wa...
The Blue singer thinks Aqua deserve respect and his mum once did karaoke with a legend. But what record did he buy to please his nan - with mixed results? The song I inexplicably know all the lyrics to Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis – the song I sent off on tape as my audition to Blue. The song I do at karaoke I had my 30th birthday party in a karaoke bar above a Chinese restaurant. My mum was doing It’s Raining Men by Geri Halliwell, just as Geri herself walked in, so she grabbed her, brought her on stage, and went: “Sing. It’s your song.” I thought: “Mum. She’s just arrived. Chill out!” Continue reading...
Shirine Khoury-Haq and other managers did not receive annual bonus after damaging cyber-attack in 2025 The former boss of the Co-op collected almost £2m before her sudden departure last month despite a difficult year when the retailer was pushed into the red by a damaging cyber hack. Shirine Khoury-Haq’s total annual pay package amounted to £1.9m in 2025, including a £165,000 “rewarding growth” bo...
Shirine Khoury-Haq and other managers did not receive annual bonus after damaging cyber-attack in 2025 The former boss of the Co-op collected almost £2m before her sudden departure last month despite a difficult year when the retailer was pushed into the red by a damaging cyber hack. Shirine Khoury-Haq’s total annual pay package amounted to £1.9m in 2025, including a £165,000 “rewarding growth” bonus that was approved by the mutual’s board despite falling sales and the slide to an underlying loss of £125m. Continue reading...
When the American sitcom Growing Pains was first broadcast in China in the 1990s, it was the first window for many in the country into American middle-class life. In the series, a doctor father, a journalist mother and four children live in a spacious suburban home with room for mistakes and second chances. While the show lightly touched on serious social issues, it projected a picture of health, ...
When the American sitcom Growing Pains was first broadcast in China in the 1990s, it was the first window for many in the country into American middle-class life. In the series, a doctor father, a journalist mother and four children live in a spacious suburban home with room for mistakes and second chances. While the show lightly touched on serious social issues, it projected a picture of health, stability and security. However, Chinese viewers have had a chance to rethink the show since state...
A proposed cap on the ground rents paid by leasehold homeowners in England and Wales is seen as favouring foreign property investors, including those from Hong Kong and mainland China, but another measure tightening rules in setting rents is dampening demand ahead of its implementation, according to analysts. An estimated 203,000 homes in England and Wales are registered to owners with an overseas...
A proposed cap on the ground rents paid by leasehold homeowners in England and Wales is seen as favouring foreign property investors, including those from Hong Kong and mainland China, but another measure tightening rules in setting rents is dampening demand ahead of its implementation, according to analysts. An estimated 203,000 homes in England and Wales are registered to owners with an overseas address. Hongkongers hold 14 per cent, making them the largest group of foreign investors in the...
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. reported a 29.7% rise in quarterly sales, a sign of sustained AI demand during the first weeks of war in the Middle East. Revenue for the three months ending in March grew to NT$2.13 trillion ($66.5 billion), while analysts on average were looking for NT$2.14 trillion. That’s as concerns about a rush to build power-guzzling data centers are growing in the face of esc...
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. reported a 29.7% rise in quarterly sales, a sign of sustained AI demand during the first weeks of war in the Middle East. Revenue for the three months ending in March grew to NT$2.13 trillion ($66.5 billion), while analysts on average were looking for NT$2.14 trillion. That’s as concerns about a rush to build power-guzzling data centers are growing in the face of escalating conflict in the Middle East, which is putting pressure on global shipping routes and gas prices. What Bloomberg Intelligence Says Hon Hai — the world’s largest electronics manufacturer — will likely strengthen its sales growth this year as AI server rack shipments continue to expand. The Taiwanese company’s deep vertical integration and global presence offer an edge amid increasing server complexity and demand for localized production. Further upside is possible from a surge in ASIC-based server projects, followed by the Vera Rubin platform deployment in 2H. Click here for research - Steven Tseng and Rebecca Wang The Taiwanese company in March projected strong sales growth in 2026, fueled by sustained AI momentum. Chairman Young Liu warned about uncertainty around the business environment stemming from the Middle East crisis, however. Sales in the current quarter are expected to continue to grow quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year, although “it remains necessary to monitor the impact of the volatile global political and economic situation,” the company said in a statement on Sunday. Hon Hai has established itself as a key AI hardware player by assembling servers that house Nvidia accelerators. That’s as Alphabet Inc. , Amazon.com Inc. , Meta Platforms Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are earmarking about $650 billion on AI spending this year, even while warnings about overcapacity and questions about how to monetize the technology linger. The Taiwanese company also derives a large portion of revenue from assembling Apple Inc. ’s iPhones and MacBooks, and is in position to b...