Regime has long used the death penalty to suppress dissent but now appears to be withholding information on the killing of hundreds of prisoners, say rights groups It has been almost three months since Peyvand Naimi, 30, was arrested in connection with the mass street protests that spread across Iran in January before being brutally suppressed . Since then, he has been detained for more than a month in solitary confinement, appeared in a televised forced confession, and has undergone two mock hangings, beatings, interrogation, psychological torture and starvation. He has been accused of involvement in the deaths of security agents during the protests and of celebrating the death of Iran’s former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, but his family insist he has done nothing wrong and that no formal charges have been made. He has been denied access to a lawyer; his relatives fear he now faces execution. Continue reading...

US states from California to Georgia are promoting induction stoves for climate, health and cost benefits Marcos Ramos hasn’t been able to cook a full meal at home in nearly four years, after a gas leak resulted in a lengthy supply cut off for his New York City apartment building. Now, though, Ramos will be able to cook again thanks to a technology that is gradually advancing in the US after being embroiled in an unlikely culture war – the electric induction stove. Continue reading...

Sites such as Vinted and ThredUp expected to help resale grow twice as fast as overall clothing market in coming years Business live – latest updates Secondhand clothing sales are forecast to surge 12% this year to $289bn (£217bn) and continue to step up, as AI and social media influencers help shoppers find the items they want. The rise of sites such as Vinted, Depop, Vestige and ThredUp is expected to power an average 9% annual growth over the next five years to reach $393bn, twice the pace of the overall clothing market. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Pressure intensifies for Gabbard after president’s displeasure with Iran war testimony Donald Trump has privately asked cabinet officials in recent weeks whether he should replace his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard , venting frustration that she shielded a former deputy who undercut his rationale for war with Iran, according to two people briefed on the discussions. It is not clear that Trump will actually fire Gabbard over the episode. Currently, there is no standout candidate to take the job, and advisers have cautioned that creating a high-profile vacancy before a successor is ready could cause unhelpful political distractions. Continue reading...

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers posted a strong rebound in sales last month, shaking off the weak start to the year as local government subsidies and aggressive financing incentives drew in first-time buyers. Momentum is expected to carry through the coming months, with dozens of new models set to debut at the Auto China show in Beijing, likely to stimulate fresh demand. “The sweeping improvement in deliveries revived hopes for a steady [EV] market after a woeful performance in January and...

By night, some young Chinese are swapping traditional cocktails for so-called traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) bars, where herbal-infused spirits promise everything from heartbreak cures to wellness boosts. In these dimly lit venues, R&B or rock music pulses through the speakers while behind the bar, drawers brim with herbs rather than bottles. Bartenders in white coats, often certified TCM practitioners, begin each visit by taking pulses and asking about lifestyle habits before crafting...

格隆汇4月2日｜美国存储芯片公司盘前下跌，闪迪(SNDK.US)跌超5%，美光科技(MU.US)跌超4%。

Follow General Motors on Seeking Alpha! Learn more about Seeking Alpha Quant Ratings Get Started With Seeking Alpha Premium Now This video's transcript was generated by a third party. It is not curated or reviewed and is provided for convenience and information purposes only. The accuracy and completeness of the transcript are not guaranteed. Welcome to 2-Minute Analysis. Our goal is to not only entertain but provide value and insights about the investments you care about. So let's throw two minutes on the clock and dive in. Today we're looking at General Motors, ticker symbol GM. Kicking things off here with the Quant Rating system, it is currently a STRONG BUY rating on the stock. And we're going to dive into its metrics here in just a moment. Jumping over to the Seeking Alpha analysts, they are currently a BUY in aggregate on the stock, and that's from eight analysts providing their coverage in the last 90 days. And lastly, Wall Street currently has a BUY rating on this stock as well, and that's 27 analysts across the street providing their coverage in the last 90 days. To learn more about how the Seeking Alpha Quant system and Seeking Alpha analysts outperform the market, visit the link in the description of this video. Now let's dive deeper. This is a $65.97 billion market capitalization company found within the consumer discretionary sector and the automobile manufacturers industry. Jumping into the valuation grade, it is currently a B-. We're going to kick things off here with the price-to-cash flow, which you currently see is 2.46 compared to the sector at 9.35. And that forward price-to-book is 0.99 compared to the sector at 2.15. Metrics looking pretty steady and healthy there. Let's jump over to the growth grade, it is currently an A-. You'll notice here the EPS GAAP growth forward is currently 27.25% compared to the sector at just 10.19%. Also that operating cash flow growth year over year is 33.47% compared to the sector, which is only at 2.16%. Jumping...

In New Hampshire and states with legalized sports gambling, wagering helps fund government services. But now competitors like Kalshi and Polymarket are getting a cut of the action. (Image credit: Zoey Knox)

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KKR & Co. raised approximately $23 billion for its latest Americas buyout fund, defying an industry slump as private equity firms struggle to sell assets and return capital to investors. North America Fund XIV beat its $20 billion target, making it the largest vehicle in any of its strategies on record. It’s also the biggest North America-focused private equity vehicle raised by any firm, KKR said in a statement Thursday. The fund started gathering cash in June 2024, about two years into a private equity slowdown spurred largely by higher interest rates. The slump has dragged on, with private equity fundraising tumbling in 2025 for the fourth year in a row, according to Bain & Co. Still, KKR’s consistent performance in its Americas private equity business for the past 15 to 20 years attracted strong investor demand even amid the slowdown, KKR’s co-heads of global private equity said in an interview. “The returns have been excellent,” Pete Stavros said. “We’ve managed to avoid the over-spending that took place in 2021 and 2022 by maintaining our focus on linear pacing.” The new fund is backed by a wide range of new and existing investors, including pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, family offices and wealthy individuals. “Even though this will be our largest-ever fund for KKR, we’ve always left money on the table,” Nate Taylor , co-head of global private equity, said in the same interview. “We’ve always taken what we thought we could responsibly invest.” Some of KKR’s publicly traded peers have failed to hit their initial targets for private equity funds in recent years as asset sales have dried up. “It’s a tough fundraising environment right now,” Charles Pender, a senior vice president for investment consultant Aksia, said in an interview. “It’s never going to be easy to raise over $20 billion, and there’s only a handful of managers that can actually do that.” Apollo Dials Back $25 Billion Goal for Flagship Buyout Fund Blacksto...

Toyota Motor Corp. is betting more Americans are ready for all-electric cars at a time when many of its rivals are hitting the brakes on battery-powered models. The world’s largest carmaker currently offers four imported EVs, and will add a fifth this month. Production of a new US-made EV will begin at its Kentucky plant later this year, followed by another model in 2027; that will bring its total battery electric lineup in the US to seven models. Demand for EVs dropped sharply following the Trump administration’s withdrawal of tax credit and other subsidies last year, but Toyota sees sales gradually rebounding as more buyers warm to the idea of plug-in models, while the Iran conflict’s impact on fuel costs are driving more people to consider EVs . The strategy also reflects the company’s effort to turn its dominance in hybrid gas-electrics into a solid foothold in the EV market as it recalibrates. “We’re coming into the marketplace with multiple options for our customers at a time when people are looking for new options,” said Mark Templin , executive vice president and chief operating officer of Toyota’s North American operations. “If we get 15% of the overall market, we should be able to get 15% of the BEV market.” The move to press ahead with a full lineup of electric models comes even as Toyota struggles to keep up with strong demand for its hybrids, and as many rival automakers scale back or abandon their EV ambitions. Most recently, Honda Motor Co. canceled plans for a trio of US-made all-electrics and warned of a ¥2.5 trillion loss on its EV business. General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. have reined in their plans for the segment and even Tesla Inc. is shrinking its vehicle offerings, ending production of the Model X SUV and Model S sedan. But as others retreat, Toyota sees opportunity. “We’ll probably see what I call boomerang customers, people who loved Prius for being the greenest car in the industry that maybe went to a Tesla — and then we get those peo...

有網民指，用電子支付方式繳付的士車資，需額外支付手續費。運輸署指並非所有電子平台都收手續費，又指相關費用由平台收取，不屬於車資，因此的士司機並沒有濫收車資。 根據政府新規定，的士司機昨日(1/4)起，須提供至少兩種電子支付方式。有市民在社交平台表示，部分的士貼出告示，指使用電子支付平台，需額外支付百分之3的手續費，引起司機有沒有「濫收車資」的討論。有網民指，手續費不是由司機收取，而是提供電子支付系統的DASH TaxiPOS平台。 運輸署提醒，據了解有個別電子支付平台，會在錶價以外收取平台費，乘客使用相關平台付款前要清楚了解，按自己的需要選擇。有關平台費由平台收取，不屬於車資的一部分，因此的士司機並沒有濫收車資。 署方又指，現時多個電子支付平台服務商，已表示會持續豁免的士司機及乘客的手續費，包括AlipayHK、WeChat Pay HK ，以及商用版八達通App、八達通流動收款機等。其中八達通流動收款機，同時支援PayMe、銀聯二維碼、內地支付寶和微信支付等。現時已有超過4.7萬位司機，開通了八達通商用戶口。 有報道引述DASH表示，透過該系統收費的司機，依然是按錶公平收費，符合法例。乘客支付的百分之3平台行政費，是用作支付處理及系統營運成本（包括信用卡、八達通等公司向DASH收取的交易費），費用透明，不是額外收費或附加車資。

You kept meaning to make a 2025 IRA contribution, maybe after you got your year-end bonus. But then you got busy, and the next thing you knew, you were celebrating the new year. Now, you feel like you missed your shot. That would be true if you were talking about a 401(k) contribution . The deadline for 2025 contributions to those accounts was Dec. 31, but the rules are more flexible for IRAs. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading

Toyota Expands Lineup of ‘Tesla Killer’ EVs in US Car Market Bloomberg.com

当地时间4月2日，针对美国总统特朗普此前相关威胁言论，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队航空航天部队司令马吉德·穆萨维表示，“是你们把你们的士兵送进坟墓，而不是伊朗”。他认为，“好莱坞的幻象已经深深影响了你们的思想，以至于你们仅仅凭借250年的历史，就威胁一个拥有6000多年文明的国家”。（央视新闻）

格隆汇4月2日｜俄罗斯铁路公司副总经理马格努舍夫斯卡娅表示，俄铁公司计划在2030年前成倍增加俄中与俄蒙边境口岸的吞吐量。

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銅鑼灣波斯富街一個重建項目「流拍」。 項目由新世界發展，早於2013年開始收購，周四早上進行強制拍賣，底價26.7億元。 但最終因沒有財團代表出席及出價，負責的代理行宣布拍賣取消，是歷來第六宗強拍「流拍」，同時是涉及金額最大的「流拍」個案。 新世界發展發言人表示，集團會適時因應成本和效益，考慮市場供求，作出審慎的考慮，追求合理回報。 今次強拍涉及三個地盤，位於銅鑼灣波斯富街54至76號等的舊樓群，總地盤面積超過1.9萬平方呎，位處希慎廣場與時代廣場之間，被波斯富街、利園山道及羅素街環繞。 項目原定於去年十月強拍，其後新世界向土地審裁處申請延期。

PVH Inc., parent of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, is positioned to continue executing its strategy and unlock shareholder value in 2026.

友邦吊顶公告，公司股票将于2026年4月3日复牌。截至2026年3月26日，本次要约收购期限届满，预受要约的股东账户总数为2户，预受要约股份数量合计为1943.01万股，占上市公司总股本的15.01%，占收购人预定要约收购股份数量的100%。收购人上海明盛联禾智能科技有限公司将收购已预受要约的股份。本次要约收购完成后，收购人及其一致行动人合计持有公司5825.15万股股份，占上市公司总股本的45.00%。

闪迪美股盘前跌超5%，现报658.0美元。

格隆汇4月2日｜据港交所文件显示，合肥晶合集成电路股份有限公司向港交所提交上市申请书，独家保荐人为中金公司。

雅居乐集团公告，2026年3月，雅居乐集团及其附属公司、合营公司、联营公司以及由雅居乐管理并以雅居乐品牌销售的房地产项目的预售金额合计为约人民币6.7亿元，对应建筑面积为约6.9万平方米，平均价为每平方米人民币9710元。截至2026年3月31日止三个月，预售金额合计为约人民币18.2亿元，对应建筑面积为约16.5万平方米，平均价为每平方米人民币11028元。

“SpaceX IPO，意味着资本正在押注一种由实体基础设施护城河构成的优势；OpenAI 的二级份额开始流向 Anthropic，说明市场其实在用真金白银下注：前沿实验室里，开发者到底真正信谁。Claude Code 泄露这件事，不只是“火出圈”这么简单，它显然还撬动了 SPV 资金的流向。”有网友评价如此今天在资本圈热度颇高的三家知名公司。 OpenAI 是这三家关系网的中心。xAI 创始人马斯克原本就是 OpenAI 联合创始人，后来反目成诉讼对手；Anthropic 则是从 OpenAI 核心团队中分化出来的竞争者。这三家公司看起来是三家独立 AI 公司，实际上背后连着的可能是同一批人才、同一批投资人，以及同一个关于“AI 未来如何发展“的长期分歧。 在资本市场上，这三家背后的马斯克、奥特曼和阿莫迪等人也在悄无声息地“开战”。目前“带外挂 SpaceX ”入场的马斯克暂时领先。 马斯克瞄准史上最大 IPO，“粉丝”红利时间 今日，彭博社报道称，SpaceX 已秘密递交首次公开募股（IPO）申请文件。这意味着，这家由埃隆·马斯克掌舵、横跨火箭发射、卫星互联网和 AI 业务的公司，距离冲击史上最大规模 IPO 又近了一步。 知情人士透露，SpaceX 已向美国证券交易委员会递交 IPO 注册草案。按照目前进度，这家公司最快有望在 6 月上市。如果顺利推进，SpaceX 将成为这一轮超级 IPO 潮中最先登场的一家，后面潜在的重磅选手还包括 OpenAI 和 Anthropic。 所谓“保密递表”，指的是公司可以先向监管机构非公开提交上市材料，在正式披露前根据反馈进行修改。至于最终发行多少股份、定价区间是多少，这些核心交易细节通常会在后续文件中进一步披露。此前有知情人士称，SpaceX 此次 IPO 目标估值可能超过 1.75 万亿美元，上市募资规模可能高达 750 亿美元。若这一数字成真，将远超沙特阿美 2019 年创下的 290 亿美元 IPO 融资纪录，刷新全球历史纪录。 值得注意的是，SpaceX 此前已完成对马斯克 AI 初创公司 xAI 的收购，合并后实体当时的估值约为 1.25 万亿美元。根据 Bloomberg Intelligence 测算，到 2026 年，SpaceX 的火箭发射业务和 Starlink 业务仍将贡献公司绝大部分收入，总收入接...

格隆汇4月2日｜*ST正平(603843.SH)公告称，近日，公司就股票交易情况进行核查，鉴于相关核查工作已完成，经向上海证券交易所申请，公司股票将于2026年4月3日（星期五）开市起复牌。公司矿产资源开采能力不足。公司全资子公司格尔木生光矿业开发有限公司取得了青海省自然资源厅颁发的《采矿许可证》。公司开采能力不足，矿产资源开发未来需大规模投入建设和运营，但公司目前无充足资金、人员及设备等用于后续开采，矿产资源后续开采进展、能否产生收益均存在重大不确定性。受制于资金投入、市场环境、行业政策及外部环境、人员缺乏等多重因素影响，矿产资源后续开发进展、能否产生收益均存在重大不确定性。

由于美国总统特朗普的言论浇灭了投资者对战争结束明确时间表的憧憬，黄金和白银价格与工业金属和股市一道转跌。现货黄金价格下跌3%，至每盎司约4，670美元。现货白银跌幅超过5%。 周四的抛售行情背后，是市场担心油价上涨会推高通胀，进而导致各国央行采取更为偏紧缩的立场。黄金本身不产生任何收益，因此在利率较低时往往表现更好。自战争爆发以来，金价已累计下跌约11%，从纪录高位回落。Ten Cap的首席基金经理Jun Bei Liu表示，推动周四跌势的一个因素可能是投资者选择在复活节长周末假期前获利了结。 责任编辑：刘明亮