The United States will use strength – not confrontation – to deter China in the Indo-Pacific, the Defence Department said, laying out its national strategy to protect the “homeland”. The US would also push allies to pay more for their defence, it said on Saturday in the 34-page document outlining the country’s security environment and approaches for the next four years. According to the strategy, ...
The United States will use strength – not confrontation – to deter China in the Indo-Pacific, the Defence Department said, laying out its national strategy to protect the “homeland”. The US would also push allies to pay more for their defence, it said on Saturday in the 34-page document outlining the country’s security environment and approaches for the next four years. According to the strategy, the goal after protecting the “homeland and hemisphere” is to deter China “from being able to...
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Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL) , the world's second-largest cruise line, has been a fantastic investment over the years. In 2025, it beat the S&P 500 index, returning about 21% for the year, and over the past five years it has an annualized return of 30%. Taking an even longer view, it has an average annualized return of about 12.6% over the past 10 years, slightly below the 13.8% return of the large-cap benchmark, but still pretty solid numbers. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading