Dispute about rules elevates from insults to fisticuffs, with as many as 20 players becoming involved A dispute over a rule led to a brawl during a pickleball game at a central Florida country club, authorities said, with one player hitting his opponent in the face with a paddle and punching him on the ground before others got involved. A 63-year-old man was charged Sunday with two counts of felon...
Dispute about rules elevates from insults to fisticuffs, with as many as 20 players becoming involved A dispute over a rule led to a brawl during a pickleball game at a central Florida country club, authorities said, with one player hitting his opponent in the face with a paddle and punching him on the ground before others got involved. A 63-year-old man was charged Sunday with two counts of felony battery on a person 65 or older, and his 51-year-old wife, who joined the fight in Port Orange, was charged with a single count of felony battery on a person 65 or older, according to an arrest affidavit. Continue reading...
China’s marriage registrations edged up in 2025, offering a glimmer of hope for the birth outlook this year, but analysts caution that deeper demographic headwinds remain entrenched and difficult to reverse without broader policy support. China recorded 6.76 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2025, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, marking a 10.8 per cent increase from a year e...
China’s marriage registrations edged up in 2025, offering a glimmer of hope for the birth outlook this year, but analysts caution that deeper demographic headwinds remain entrenched and difficult to reverse without broader policy support. China recorded 6.76 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2025, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, marking a 10.8 per cent increase from a year earlier, or 657,000 more couples. The number of marriage registrations is closely watched in China,...
Malaysia’s anti-corruption chief Azam Baki said he’s fully open to being investigated by a government-established independent committee on matters related to his shareholding . “I have nothing to hide,” said Azam, chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission or MACC, in a statement. “All financial and asset declarations have been made in accordance with the prevailing public serv...
Malaysia’s anti-corruption chief Azam Baki said he’s fully open to being investigated by a government-established independent committee on matters related to his shareholding . “I have nothing to hide,” said Azam, chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission or MACC, in a statement. “All financial and asset declarations have been made in accordance with the prevailing public service regulations and through the prescribed official channels, as required of every public officer.” The anti-graft chief owned 17.7 million shares of Velocity Capital Partner Bhd., according to an annual filing by Velocity Capital to the Companies Commission of Malaysia in February last year, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The stake would be worth almost 800,000 ringgit ($204,000) late Wednesday, more than what is allowed under Malaysian regulations. Read more: Anwar Pushed to Suspend, Investigate Malaysia’s Anti-Graft Chief
格隆汇2月13日｜史蒂夫.蒂施(Steve Tisch)与杰弗里.爱泼斯坦之间的私人邮件最近被公之于众时，这位《阿甘正传》的制片人表示，他与这名性犯罪者有过“短暂交往”，曾讨论成年女性和其他话题。对美国司法部公布的爱泼斯坦档案的深入研究表明，他们的关系更为复杂：爱泼斯坦曾将好莱坞大亨、美国职业橄榄球大联盟(National Football League, 简称NFL)球队老板蒂施介绍给陷入他操纵...
格隆汇2月13日｜史蒂夫.蒂施(Steve Tisch)与杰弗里.爱泼斯坦之间的私人邮件最近被公之于众时，这位《阿甘正传》的制片人表示，他与这名性犯罪者有过“短暂交往”，曾讨论成年女性和其他话题。对美国司法部公布的爱泼斯坦档案的深入研究表明，他们的关系更为复杂：爱泼斯坦曾将好莱坞大亨、美国职业橄榄球大联盟(National Football League, 简称NFL)球队老板蒂施介绍给陷入他操纵和虐待之网的女性。根据蒂施与爱泼斯坦及这些女性的往来邮件，在2013年至2014年间，爱泼斯坦将蒂施与至少三名女性联系起来。在会面前，蒂施曾询问其中一名女性“是职业的还是良家妇女”，并问第二名女性是否是“工作女孩”。媒体从政府档案中确认了其中两名女性的身份，她们是来自乌克兰和俄罗斯的模特，渴望成为演员。这两人没有回应置评请求。
Earnings Call Insights: Arista Networks (ANET) Q4 2025 Management View CEO Jayshree Ullal highlighted "28.6% growth, driving a record revenue of $9 billion, coupled with non-GAAP gross margin of 64.6% for the year and a non-GAAP operating margin of 48.2%." Ullal emphasized surpassing "150 million cumulative ports of shipments in Q4 '25" and noted international growth "in both Asia and Europe, grow...
Earnings Call Insights: Arista Networks (ANET) Q4 2025 Management View CEO Jayshree Ullal highlighted "28.6% growth, driving a record revenue of $9 billion, coupled with non-GAAP gross margin of 64.6% for the year and a non-GAAP operating margin of 48.2%." Ullal emphasized surpassing "150 million cumulative ports of shipments in Q4 '25" and noted international growth "in both Asia and Europe, growing north of 40% annually." Significant achievements included exceeding strategic goals in campus and branch expansion and AI center networking. Cloud and AI titans accounted for 48% of annual revenue, with Customer A and B contributing 16% and 26% respectively. Ullal announced a doubling of AI networking revenue targets from $1.5 billion to $3.25 billion for 2026, stating, "we are now doubling from 2025 to 2026 to $3.25 billion in AI networking revenue." The product portfolio expanded with launches such as the flagship 7800 R4 spine and the Blue Box initiative, and integration of the VeloCloud acquisition. Subscription-based software and services contributed approximately 17% of revenue. Ullal reported, "we increased our 2026 guidance to 25% annual growth, accelerating now to $11.25 billion." CFO Chantelle Breithaupt stated, "total revenues in Q4 were $2.49 billion, up 28.9% year-over-year and above the upper end of our guidance of $2.3 billion to $2.4 billion." Breithaupt added, "net income for the quarter of $1.05 billion or 42% of revenue. It is exciting to see Arista delivering over $1 billion in net income for the first time." Outlook Management raised the 2026 fiscal year revenue outlook to 25% growth, targeting approximately $11.25 billion. The AI centers goal was increased from $2.75 billion to $3.25 billion, while the campus revenue goal remains $1.25 billion for 2026. Gross margin guidance for fiscal year 2026 is unchanged at 62% to 64%, and operating margin outlook is raised to approximately 46%. For Q1 2026, guidance is revenues of approximately $2.6 billion, g...
The yen is on track for its biggest weekly gain since November 2024 on confidence Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election victory will allow her to expand fiscal stimulus while maintaining the trust of financial markets. Japan’s currency has appreciated for four consecutive days against the dollar, and has strengthened about 2.8% so far this week. It was also supported by haven demand amid a deep...
The yen is on track for its biggest weekly gain since November 2024 on confidence Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election victory will allow her to expand fiscal stimulus while maintaining the trust of financial markets. Japan’s currency has appreciated for four consecutive days against the dollar, and has strengthened about 2.8% so far this week. It was also supported by haven demand amid a deepening rout in risk assets. Investors have interpreted Takaichi’s decisive win as reducing political uncertainty and lowering the risk of worst-case fiscal outcomes, helping lift the yen and pull Japanese government bond yields down from multi-year highs reached last month. Speaking Monday at a press briefing, Takaichi acknowledged market concerns over the sales tax cut on food for two years and reiterated plans to avoid issuing bonds to fund the measure. Read: Hedge Funds Flip to Bullish on Yen as Japan Watches Currency (2) “Following the Liberal Democratic Party’s landslide victory, receding fiscal concerns and expectations for Bank of Japan rate hikes have led to a stronger yen trend,” said Takeru Yamamoto , a trader at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank in New York. Japan’s top currency official, Atsushi Mimura, said the government remains on high alert over foreign-exchange movements despite the yen’s rally this week. Fears that the government may step in to support the currency have also helped cap the losses for the yen. What Bloomberg strategists say: The yen is strengthening after Japanese Prime Minster Sanae Takaichi’s historic LDP win as traders price a policy mix that’s rare in Japan — tax cuts that don’t worsen the deficit, potentially funded by internal pools. The risk is that this involves FX-reserve selling, which is yen-supportive due to short-term buying, but volatility-positive because the market has no playbook for how far officials are willing to go. — Michael Ball , Macro Strategist, Markets Live. For the full analysis, click here . The yen strengthened abruptl...
Wall Street’s fears of business disruption caused by artificial intelligence are turning into a blessing for Asian stocks, fueling demand for the region’s leading chipmakers that dominate the industry’s supply chain. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index has risen more than 12% in 2026, in contrast to losses in US benchmarks as shares were sold off on fears that AI models may threaten the business of softwa...
Wall Street’s fears of business disruption caused by artificial intelligence are turning into a blessing for Asian stocks, fueling demand for the region’s leading chipmakers that dominate the industry’s supply chain. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index has risen more than 12% in 2026, in contrast to losses in US benchmarks as shares were sold off on fears that AI models may threaten the business of software, legal and real estate service providers. The S&P 500 is down 0.2% for the year, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 gauge has lost around 2%. The divergence underscores global funds’ shift of preference from AI pioneers burdened by massive spending toward hardware producers with strong pricing power, many of whom are in Asia. Surging memory chip prices have been a boon for the region’s heavyweights such as Samsung Electronics Co., while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s irreplaceable role as the world’s leading contract chipmaker has provided support for Taiwanese stocks. “The main worry of the US is hyperscaler spending money,” said Richard Tang , head of research Hong Kong at Julius Baer. “Most of Asia’s tech exposure is upstream. Whoever wins in the end, upstream will still collect revenue from downstream players.” The heavy presence in Asia of advanced chip manufacturers, semiconductor foundries and assemblers, which are crucial to the AI infrastructure, is a key reason behind the region’s resilience during the recent rout on Wall Street. Micron Technology Inc.’s latest comments on memory chip supply tightness and Nvidia Corp.’s on sustainable spending have reinforced such a perception. In a sign of growing foreign demand, Samsung Electronics saw its biggest overseas buying Thursday, sending its shares up 6.4%. Meanwhile, global investors also notched their third-largest weekly purchase in Taiwanese stocks in a holiday-shortened week. That’s as the Nasdaq 100 Index fell 4.6% and shed more than $1.5 billion in market value over the past 10 sessions, hit by a...