UK Government's Twisted Priorities Exposed... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In Two-tier Britain words trigger instant action, but violent offenders get indefinite leave to remain. UK border policy under Keir Starmer’s Labour government has never looked more lopsided. An Afghan migrant who carried out a ‘horrific’ bottle attack on a 14-year-old girl and her mother has been allowed to...
UK Government's Twisted Priorities Exposed... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In Two-tier Britain words trigger instant action, but violent offenders get indefinite leave to remain. UK border policy under Keir Starmer’s Labour government has never looked more lopsided. An Afghan migrant who carried out a ‘horrific’ bottle attack on a 14-year-old girl and her mother has been allowed to stay in the country despite his violent criminal record. At the same time, the Prime Minister moved swiftly to block Kanye West from headlining the Wireless festival. Afghan migrant who carried out ‘horrific’ bottle attack on 14-year-old girl and her mother allowed to stay in UK https://t.co/dLTI2Mgzak — LBC (@LBC) April 8, 2026 The contrast exposes the reality of Britain’s immigration system: tough on controversial speech, soft on actual predators who crossed the Channel or arrived via asylum claims. Starmer stated: “ Kanye West should never have been invited to headline Wireless. This government stands firmly with the Jewish community, and we will not stop in our fight to confront and defeat the poison of antisemitism. We will always take the action necessary to protect the public and uphold our values.” He banned Kanye to "protect the public." Meanwhile, hundreds of random foreign men with no passports swarm into our country every single day. The UK has border control for naughty words while the actual border is violated en masse by actual violent predators. https://t.co/fnGlGuB8G2 — Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) April 7, 2026 This is not an isolated case. It reflects a pattern where the Home Office struggles to remove foreign offenders while celebrities face pre-emptive bans over lyrics or statements. The Afghan national in question arrived in 1999, claimed asylum, and received indefinite leave to remain by 2001. His record includes multiple violent incidents, yet tribunals have repeatedly sided with his continued presence citing treatment for mental health issues...
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)UK ...
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)UK issuer 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)An acqui
If you're feeling nervous about recent downturns in tech stocks and want to invest your money into a different part of the market, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEMKT: IWM) might be on your radar. This small-cap stock ETF gives you exposure to nearly 2,000 small publicly traded U.S. companies. Buying small-cap stocks can be a good strategy to diversify your portfolio, especially if you're heavy ...
If you're feeling nervous about recent downturns in tech stocks and want to invest your money into a different part of the market, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEMKT: IWM) might be on your radar. This small-cap stock ETF gives you exposure to nearly 2,000 small publicly traded U.S. companies. Buying small-cap stocks can be a good strategy to diversify your portfolio, especially if you're heavy on major tech names. But can IWM make you a millionaire? One downside to this small-cap stock ETF is that it has underperformed the S&P 500 . Let's see what it takes to become a millionaire by investing in IWM and why it might not be the best choice for investors who want long-term growth. Continue reading
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has told NBC News' Meet the Press that he would not step down in his first interview with a U.S. network. (Image credit: Adalberto Roque)
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has told NBC News' Meet the Press that he would not step down in his first interview with a U.S. network. (Image credit: Adalberto Roque)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addressed the nation two days before pivotal elections, telling voters that he was the safe bet and that ousting him after 16 years in office, as independent polls suggest may happen, would imperil the nation. “We are now facing the danger of losing everything we have built together,” Orban said on Friday morning on his social media channel. He said “foreign i...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addressed the nation two days before pivotal elections, telling voters that he was the safe bet and that ousting him after 16 years in office, as independent polls suggest may happen, would imperil the nation. “We are now facing the danger of losing everything we have built together,” Orban said on Friday morning on his social media channel. He said “foreign intelligence services” were interfering in elections to sow “chaos,” without providing evidence. Hungarians will hold parliamentary elections on Sunday with stakes that extend far beyond the European Union’s nation of 10 million. Orban has built the campaign around his hostility toward Ukraine and vetoed a key €90 billion ($105 billion) EU loan for the nation at war. The Hungarian leader won repeated endorsements from the administration of US President Donald Trump and emerged as the closest ally of Vladimir Putin in Europe as he sought to stymie sanctions against Russia.
alexsl/iStock via Getty Images I've become positive on Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. ( TKOMY ) ( TKOMF ) (8766.T). The company's latest partnership is expected to boost its growth outlook and lower downside risks. This justifies a more demanding valuation for the shares. My prior March 25, 2025, update highlighted a mixed opinion of the way the firm allocates its capital. Eyes On Tie-Up Involving Be...
alexsl/iStock via Getty Images I've become positive on Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. ( TKOMY ) ( TKOMF ) (8766.T). The company's latest partnership is expected to boost its growth outlook and lower downside risks. This justifies a more demanding valuation for the shares. My prior March 25, 2025, update highlighted a mixed opinion of the way the firm allocates its capital. Eyes On Tie-Up Involving Berkshire's Subsidiary SA News reported in late March that "National Indemnity Company/NIC will initially acquire a roughly 2.5% stake" in TKOMY. "The two companies also plan to collaborate on reinsurance as well as potential acquisitions," according to this article. NIC is 100% owned by its parent, Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A ) ( BRK.B ). I'm encouraged that the Japanese insurer will be joining forces with an international giant. BRK.A holds the "No. 1 (worldwide) ranking by nonbanking assets," according to AMBEST's research . In the subsequent section, I outline the multiple merits pertaining to this latest development. Inorganic Expansion Prospects Should Get Better At its "Business Strategy Meeting" on Nov 26 last year, TKOMY stressed that "we have achieved growth through M&A and continue to search for more." I obtained these management comments from the S&P Capital IQ transcript. Track Record Corporate Slides I believe acquisitions have been value-accretive for the firm. The group's average deal "Return On Investment/ROI" was around 21%, or 14 ppts above WACC. This growth channel also contributed 150 bps to its +18% five-year bottom-line CAGR. Historically, TKOMY has focused on transaction sizes below the $10B mark. My take is that it could look at bigger targets by co-investing with NIC in the future. BRK.A has "roughly $340 billion in dry powder" based on SA analyst "The Value Portfolio's" estimates . Also, most of the company's past acquirees were American businesses. NIC should help to broaden Tokio's M&A pipeline with its home-ground advantage, in my view. New Reinsu...
The average one-year price target for WPP plc - Depositary Receipt (NYSE:WPP) has been revised to $21.30 / share. This is a decrease of 15.29% from the prior estimate of $25.15 dated February 23, 2026. The price target is an average of many targets provided by
The average one-year price target for WPP plc - Depositary Receipt (NYSE:WPP) has been revised to $21.30 / share. This is a decrease of 15.29% from the prior estimate of $25.15 dated February 23, 2026. The price target is an average of many targets provided by
Hours after the United States charged a Super Micro Computer Inc. co-founder with illegally smuggling billions of dollars’ worth of Nvidia Corp. AI chips to China, shares of a little-known Shenzhen-based computing company plummeted by the daily limit of 20%. Sharetronic Data Technology Co. , which is setting up AI data centers across the Asian country, said immediately after the plunge that it com...
Hours after the United States charged a Super Micro Computer Inc. co-founder with illegally smuggling billions of dollars’ worth of Nvidia Corp. AI chips to China, shares of a little-known Shenzhen-based computing company plummeted by the daily limit of 20%. Sharetronic Data Technology Co. , which is setting up AI data centers across the Asian country, said immediately after the plunge that it complies with regulations for hardware purchases. The company also assured investors it doesn’t have “any business cooperation or relationship” with Super Micro. Records filed with Chinese government agencies and reviewed by Bloomberg News suggest that Sharetronic procured hundreds of Super Micro systems containing high-end Nvidia chips, which have been banned from sale to and within China absent permission from Washington since 2022 . Two invoices from May and June of last year show sales from Sharetronic to a Shenzhen subsidiary of 276 SYS-821GE-TNHR servers, valued at 632 million yuan ($92 million). These are Super Micro systems that contain either Nvidia’s H100 or H200 processors, the standard for training and running AI models like ChatGPT until Nvidia launched its current line of products last year. It’s unclear from whom Sharetronic sourced the hardware. While the volumes in question are relatively small — the biggest American and Chinese tech players are spending orders of magnitude more on servers for AI data centers — the documents provide a window into China’s demand for banned US chips. Sharetronic is one of dozens of smaller companies that rent AI servers to third parties, a common setup in China and elsewhere — and the firm has told Chinese regulators that it uses American hardware to fuel that business. The invoices also raise questions about how exhaustively the world’s top tech companies track sales of their most sensitive products. Nvidia said in a statement that its “customers are under express instructions not to provide any controlled servers, support or s...
It will be the second time Japan, which is heavily dependent on Middle East oil, has dipped into its strategic reserves since Iran war began Japan will release additional oil reserves early next month, the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said on Friday, as concern grows over energy shortages caused by the crisis in the Middle East . It will be the second time that Japan, which is heavily dependent...
It will be the second time Japan, which is heavily dependent on Middle East oil, has dipped into its strategic reserves since Iran war began Japan will release additional oil reserves early next month, the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said on Friday, as concern grows over energy shortages caused by the crisis in the Middle East . It will be the second time that Japan, which is heavily dependent on Middle East oil, has dipped into its strategic reserves since the US-Israel war on Iran started in February. Continue reading...
17-year-old beats in-form Australian 7-6(4), 7-5 in Melbourne Kimberly Birrell meets Harriet Dart in second Billie Jean King Cup clash Australia’s quest to win a place in the Billie Jean King Cup finals is off to the worst possible start with spearhead Talia Gibson a shock loser to British teen Mika Stojsavljevic. Gibson was expected to get the tie at Melbourne’s John Cain Arena off to a flying st...
17-year-old beats in-form Australian 7-6(4), 7-5 in Melbourne Kimberly Birrell meets Harriet Dart in second Billie Jean King Cup clash Australia’s quest to win a place in the Billie Jean King Cup finals is off to the worst possible start with spearhead Talia Gibson a shock loser to British teen Mika Stojsavljevic. Gibson was expected to get the tie at Melbourne’s John Cain Arena off to a flying start on Friday for the home side, but she fell 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 to the lowly-ranked 17-year-old. Continue reading...