The two bad lads find themselves on the run from the Garda and wearing floral frocks. Plus: James McAvoy joins Claudia Winkleman. Here’s what to watch this evening 9.30pm, BBC One A fifth season of Peter Foott’s Cork-set comedy opens with Jock (Chris Walley) breaking out of a Colombian prison and reuniting with Conor (Alex Murphy) back on home turf. But, as they head on the run from the Garda toge...
The two bad lads find themselves on the run from the Garda and wearing floral frocks. Plus: James McAvoy joins Claudia Winkleman. Here’s what to watch this evening 9.30pm, BBC One A fifth season of Peter Foott’s Cork-set comedy opens with Jock (Chris Walley) breaking out of a Colombian prison and reuniting with Conor (Alex Murphy) back on home turf. But, as they head on the run from the Garda together, the twosome find themselves in a hostage situation with an elderly couple, while wearing floral dresses. Hollie Richardson Continue reading...
由于中东战事扰乱燃料市场，日本至少两家大型电力零售商已暂时停止接纳新的工业客户，等待市场形势明朗。 东京燃气公司一位发言人表示，这家向日本首都地区供应天然气和电力的企业已自3月6日起暂停接收工业用电新客户。发言人称，持续冲突推高并扰动采购成本，公司尚未决定何时恢复承接新客户。 据其官网信息，炼油企业NEOS控股株式会社旗下的电力零售子公司ENEOS Power Corp．也已暂时停止受理工业用电的...
由于中东战事扰乱燃料市场，日本至少两家大型电力零售商已暂时停止接纳新的工业客户，等待市场形势明朗。 东京燃气公司一位发言人表示，这家向日本首都地区供应天然气和电力的企业已自3月6日起暂停接收工业用电新客户。发言人称，持续冲突推高并扰动采购成本，公司尚未决定何时恢复承接新客户。 据其官网信息，炼油企业NEOS控股株式会社旗下的电力零售子公司ENEOS Power Corp．也已暂时停止受理工业用电的新客户申请。该公司发言人未予进一步置评。 这些临时限制仅适用于工业用电用户。两家公司仍继续接纳电压等级相对较低的居民用电新客户。 责任编辑：刘明亮
In this article 9984.T-JP 3778.T-JP 6702.T-JP 6501.T-JP Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft's Vice Chair and President Brad Smith (L) and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pose before their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on April 3, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Sakura Internet surged as much as 20.2% Friday after Microsoft said it ha...
In this article 9984.T-JP 3778.T-JP 6702.T-JP 6501.T-JP Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft's Vice Chair and President Brad Smith (L) and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pose before their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on April 3, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Sakura Internet surged as much as 20.2% Friday after Microsoft said it has begun discussions with the Japanese cloud company and SoftBank to develop artificial intelligence infrastructure in Japan. Microsoft said it plans to invest $10 billion in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to build AI infrastructure, strengthen cybersecurity and train 1 million engineers and developers by 2030. Sakura Internet, which provides internet infrastructure services using domestic data centers, and Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank Corp. will partner with Microsoft to provide AI computing resources, including graphics processing units located in Japan. The announcement came during a visit to Japan by Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith, who met Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Smith said the investment comes as demand for cloud and AI services grows in Japan. Around one in five working-age people in the country use generative AI tools, compared with the global average of about one in six, according to Microsoft's AI Diffusion Report. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon The partnership will allow data to be processed in Japan and support the development of advanced AI systems such as domestic large language models, Microsoft said in a statement. SoftBank and Microsoft Japan are also discussing a joint solution that would allow Microsoft Azure customers to use SoftBank's AI computing platform. Shares of Softbank Group were up 0.22% in Friday trade, while SoftBank Corp. rose 1.02% Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Separately, Microsoft will partner with five other major Japanese IT companies, including NTT Data Corp. , NEC, Fujitsu and Hitachi , to train 1 ...
Microsoft said Friday it will invest $10 billion in Japan over the next four years to build artificial intelligence data centres and related infrastructure.On Tuesday, the company announced plans to invest more than $1 billion in cloud and AI data centre infrastructure and operations in Thailand over the next two years. nf/kaf/abs
Microsoft said Friday it will invest $10 billion in Japan over the next four years to build artificial intelligence data centres and related infrastructure.On Tuesday, the company announced plans to invest more than $1 billion in cloud and AI data centre infrastructure and operations in Thailand over the next two years. nf/kaf/abs
liorpt/iStock via Getty Images Knot Offshore Partners LP Common Units ( KNOP ) have really not participated in the recent rally caused by higher oil and gas prices. The stock price is up from the last article as this industry has its own recovery underway that is different from upstream. This article will attempt to further delineate what is going on with the cyclical recovery. The strong buy is l...
liorpt/iStock via Getty Images Knot Offshore Partners LP Common Units ( KNOP ) have really not participated in the recent rally caused by higher oil and gas prices. The stock price is up from the last article as this industry has its own recovery underway that is different from upstream. This article will attempt to further delineate what is going on with the cyclical recovery. The strong buy is likely still merited until the recovery is well underway. Knot is in the business of essentially providing some needed services or assets to the offshore industry. That industry is currently experiencing the beginning of a recovery that r esulted in an offer to essentially take the company private by its parent company. Anyone following Ken Fischer's books on " Super Stocks " or David Dreman's " Contrarian Investment " series of books can easily summarize that insiders often make an acquisition offer either before a downturn bottom or right after the downturn. It is a very common event. In this case, the offer came from the controlling company which knows the business extremely well (cyclical nature and all). The thing to realize about any offer is that the party making the offer expects to make a profit. In this case, the party making the offer is very knowledgeable about a business that it essentially manages for the shareholders. This implies that the common units got so cheap that the company could make an offer to buy the stock and still make a profit in the future. In simple terms, the stock got too cheap due to some sort of market miscalculation about the value of the shares. That miscalculation (or valuation disagreement) resulted in an offer to take the company private. Obviously, the offer did not go through. Someone else (hopefully a lot of someone "elses") realized that there was a market valuation issue compared to the outlook of the company and a potential valuation of the stock going forward. Oftentimes the market tries to value a stock on the average profitab...
claffra/iStock via Getty Images By Zain Vawda As the market gears up for the April 3rd Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) release, the narrative has shifted significantly. We are no longer just looking at "hot" or "cold" labor data; we are looking at a Federal Reserve caught between a rock and a hard place, balancing a cooling labor market against a geopolitical oil shock that is threatening to reignite infl...
claffra/iStock via Getty Images By Zain Vawda As the market gears up for the April 3rd Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) release, the narrative has shifted significantly. We are no longer just looking at "hot" or "cold" labor data; we are looking at a Federal Reserve caught between a rock and a hard place, balancing a cooling labor market against a geopolitical oil shock that is threatening to reignite inflation. Looking at the labor market picture, the chart below shows that firms were not even willing to to hire before the crisis began. Source: ING, Macrobond Following a jarring February print that saw a decline of 92,000 jobs, the consensus for March is looking for a modest recovery. However, with "Operation Epic Fury" in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz pushing Brent crude back above $100, the Fed’s focus has pivotally shifted from "supporting growth" back to "fighting energy-driven inflation." The numbers to watch Headline NFP: Consensus sits around +50,000 to +65,000. While a rebound from February’s contraction, this remains a historically sluggish figure. Unemployment Rate: Expected to hold steady or edge up slightly to 4.4% or 4.5%. Average Hourly Earnings (m/m): Forecasted at +0.3% to +0.4%. This is the "danger zone" - if wages remain sticky while jobs growth slows, the "stagflation" narrative will gain serious legs. US Economic Data Releases - Friday, April 3, 2026 (MarketPulse Economic Calendar) Market Implications: The "Three-Way" Split 1. The US Dollar Index ( DXY ): Testing the Ceiling The DXY has been oscillating within a 95.50-100.50 range, largely buoyed by safe haven flows. Bullish Scenario (NFP > 100k): A surprise beat would confirm the "war economy's" resilience. Traders would likely price out any remaining 2026 rate cuts, propelling the DXY toward the 100.40–100.50 resistance barrier. Bearish Scenario (NFP < 30k): A significant miss would validate "hard landing" fears. We could see the DXY retreat toward the 98.00 support level as m...
The Cuban government said the pardons were a "humanitarian gesture" in connection with Holy Week and didn't mention mounting pressures with the U.S. (Image credit: Ramon Espinosa)
The Cuban government said the pardons were a "humanitarian gesture" in connection with Holy Week and didn't mention mounting pressures with the U.S. (Image credit: Ramon Espinosa)