Moeen announced he would be leaving domestic cricket behind after featuring for Birmingham Bears last summer. He ended his international career the previous year after playing 68 Tests, 138 ODIs and 92 T20 internationals, and featuring in three Ashes series. Following England's recent 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia, the team's culture again made headlines, with the England and Wales Cricket Board p...
Moeen announced he would be leaving domestic cricket behind after featuring for Birmingham Bears last summer. He ended his international career the previous year after playing 68 Tests, 138 ODIs and 92 T20 internationals, and featuring in three Ashes series. Following England's recent 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia, the team's culture again made headlines, with the England and Wales Cricket Board pledging to investigate reports of players drinking excessively. A devout Muslim, Moeen does not drink alcohol. From a sporting perspective, he says drinking a day or two before a match will have an impact on a player's performance. "I think when you're at the elite level things have to be proper and if you're trying to perform at the highest level then drinking is a bigger issue," Moeen said. "I think there should be something in place… I know it happens in football, guys hardly drink before the game, I think it will be the same in cricket within four or five years." Moeen, who won two IPL titles with Chennai Super Kings and captained Worcestershire to their first Blast triumph in 2018, also skippered Birmingham Phoenix to the final of the inaugural Hundred tournament. He knows his latest move might surprise some people. "There might be some fans disappointed at signing a 38-year-old, but I'm there to do a job and hopefully win silverware," he said. "And to play at Headingley, which is such an iconic ground, is one of the main reasons I signed for Yorkshire. I know this might be the last two or three years of my career and I want to win as much as I can." The move will also see Moeen team up with England's white-ball captain Harry Brook, the Yorkshire batsman who has been making headlines on and off the pitch. Brook was punched by a nightclub bouncer in an altercation during England's tour of New Zealand before the Ashes. The incident and a fine imposed on Brook only came to light more than two months after the event. More positively, Brook hit a rapid century for England o...
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Turkish stocks are among the biggest holdings in a top-performing BlackRock Inc. fund that had near-zero exposure a year ago, but now sees the market on the cusp of a possible turnaround. Slowing inflation and steady interest-rate cuts are setting the stage for better equity performance in Turkey after years of poor returns, according to Samuel Vecht and Emily Fletcher , co-managers of BlackRock’s...
Turkish stocks are among the biggest holdings in a top-performing BlackRock Inc. fund that had near-zero exposure a year ago, but now sees the market on the cusp of a possible turnaround. Slowing inflation and steady interest-rate cuts are setting the stage for better equity performance in Turkey after years of poor returns, according to Samuel Vecht and Emily Fletcher , co-managers of BlackRock’s Frontiers Investment Trust Plc , which has outperformed 98% of its peers over the past five years. Turkey now makes up almost 10% of the fund’s holdings, whereas a year ago it held little domestically listed stock and Canadian miner Eldorado Gold Corp. was its main Turkey-exposed investment. The Turkey allocation is the third-biggest, after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. “We feel there is opportunity, and hence you can see in our portfolio, we have a large allocation there,” Fletcher said in an interview. The size of the allocation “is not something we’re totally in love with, but while the dynamics look good, we’ll continue with that exposure.” Foreign investors have steered clear of Turkish stocks for years, wary of relentless lira weakening and high interest rates that crimped consumer spending. But this month, the Borsa Istanbul 100 Index has outperformed most emerging-market peers, rallying 15.2% in dollar terms, as inflation and growth readings indicate the economy is getting back on track after years of unpredictable policymaking and volatile politics. Last week, Fitch Ratings raised the country’s credit outlook to positive, citing increased foreign exchange reserves and tight monetary policy. The fund’s Turkish holdings include Akbank TAS, which has surged 43% since mid-October, and hospitals chain MLP Saglik Hizmetleri AS, up 38% in the same period. “The quality of the companies that one can buy find in Turkey is often fairly high,” Vecht said. “The good management has been tested in many of these companies through very difficult economic, and occasion...
The Wegovy maker is coming off a dismal showing in 2025, but it's a legitimate 2026 rebound candidate. For all the enthusiasm around GLP-1s, also known as weight-loss drugs, Novo Nordisk (NVO 1.70%) tumbled nearly 42% in 2025. The once hot stock was confounded by headwinds, including rivals making progress in the weight-loss arena and the emergence of cheaper generics. Fast-forward to 2026, and th...
The Wegovy maker is coming off a dismal showing in 2025, but it's a legitimate 2026 rebound candidate. For all the enthusiasm around GLP-1s, also known as weight-loss drugs, Novo Nordisk (NVO 1.70%) tumbled nearly 42% in 2025. The once hot stock was confounded by headwinds, including rivals making progress in the weight-loss arena and the emergence of cheaper generics. Fast-forward to 2026, and the stock is already shedding last year's bear market conditions. Shares of the maker of Wegovy are up 25% year to date. That's a new bull market and then some. A 25% rally in three weeks prompts investors to wonder if they've missed the "easy money," but there are reasons to believe Novo Nordisk's gains could be built upon as 2026 moves forward. Wegovy has pill power The earliest GLP-1 formulations were administered by injection. That's not a big deal for many patients, but there are still plenty of us who have unpleasant memories of childhood visits to the doctor's office involving needles. Sounds folksy, but it underscores why the FDA approval of a Wegovy pill earlier this month is significant for Novo Nordisk shares. Bank of America estimates Novo Nordisk needs to move 2,000 prescriptions per week to achieve 2026 sales targets. Recent data from Symphony Health indicate prescriptions for the oral version of Wegovy surged to 20,392 last week, more than quadruple the prior week's rate. While it's clear the Wegovy pill is popular with patients, it's not cannibalizing the injectable version, with data indicating prescriptions for that form of the GLP-1 are holding steady. Expand NYSE : NVO Novo Nordisk Today's Change ( -1.70 %) $ -1.09 Current Price $ 62.89 Key Data Points Market Cap $212B Day's Range $ 62.49 - $ 63.49 52wk Range $ 43.08 - $ 93.80 Volume 13M Avg Vol 21M Gross Margin 81.93 % Dividend Yield 2.75 % The pill can also expand the avenues through which Novo Nordisk can shop this offering. More telehealth providers, including Amazon Pharmacy and LifeMD, are offering t...
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格隆汇1月28日｜华赢集团(AXG.US)旗下稳定币发行主体AX Coin近期获巴林中央银行(Central Bank of Bahrain)颁发的稳定币牌照原则性批准函，相关资质待央行最终核准。华赢集团AXG联合创始人兼行政总裁朱皓康博士表示："衷心感谢巴林中央银行过去六个月来的专业指导，我们将在监管框架下推出合规稳定币，助力华赢集团稳定币生态体系在中东非地区及全球市场的布局与发展。" 据了解，巴林中央银行于2025年7月正式发布《稳定币发行与提供模块》，构建起海湾地区首个面向稳定币发行活动的系统性监管框架。根据巴林央行公布的内容，明确要求所有稳定币发行方须取得官方许可，并严格锚定单一法定货币，包括巴林第纳尔(BHD)、美元(USD)或经央行批准的其他法币。每一枚稳定币必须以1:1比例由高质量、低风险、具备流动性的储备资产支撑。值得注意的是，巴林稳定币牌照允许"收益型稳定币"模式。
A South Korean court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon-hee to one year and eight months in prison on Wednesday for corruption but acquitted her for alleged stock manipulation and other charges. The ruling marked the first time that both members of a presidential couple were convicted of crimes in South Korea Her husband, former president Yoon Suk-yeol , was handed a five-year jail term earlier ...
A South Korean court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon-hee to one year and eight months in prison on Wednesday for corruption but acquitted her for alleged stock manipulation and other charges. The ruling marked the first time that both members of a presidential couple were convicted of crimes in South Korea Her husband, former president Yoon Suk-yeol , was handed a five-year jail term earlier this month after being found guilty of multiple charges, including attempts to block his arrest following his botched 2024 martial law decree. Advertisement Yoon, 65, separately faces either life imprisonment or the death penalty in another case. Kim, 53, was at the centre of a string of influence-peddling and bribery scandals throughout Yoon’s presidency, which was cut short to less than three years after his failed self-coup attempt led to his impeachment and removal from office. Advertisement Kim was arrested and indicted in August last year on charges of manipulating stocks of Deutsche Motors between 2010 and 2012, allegedly reaping around 810 million won (US$565,524) in illegal profits. But a judge on Wednesday cleared her of any wrongdoing in the case.
Frozen extremities are one of several obstacles facing voters in Japan as they prepare to cast their ballots at next month’s snap general election. The vote, called by the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, less than four months after taking office, will be held in the middle of a winter that has seen record snowfall in parts of the country, prompting concern about a low turnout. Preparations for the...
Frozen extremities are one of several obstacles facing voters in Japan as they prepare to cast their ballots at next month’s snap general election. The vote, called by the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, less than four months after taking office, will be held in the middle of a winter that has seen record snowfall in parts of the country, prompting concern about a low turnout. Preparations for the lower house vote – an attempt by Takaichi to use her personal popularity to strengthen her fragile coalition – are already falling foul of the weather. In several areas, billboards displaying posters showing the names, faces and political affiliations of candidates have disappeared beneath heavy snowfall. Authorities in a town in Aomori prefecture in Japan’s far north have been forced to cut the number of billboards erected ahead of the vote to just 97, compared with 621 ahead of last year’s upper house elections, which were held in the summer. Ten people have died over the past week as a result of the brutal weather, particularly along the Sea of Japan coast, the public broadcaster NHK said, adding that the accumulation of snow had already exceeded the yearly average. View image in fullscreen Voters brave the cold to listen to a speech at a House of Representatives election rally in Hirosaki, Aomori prefecture on Tuesday. Photograph: JIJI Press/AFP/Getty Images The weather has added to logistical headaches caused by the 16-day gap between the dissolution of the lower house of parliament and election day on 8 February – the shortest period in living memory. The Japan Times reported that some local municipalities complained that they were struggling to make arrangements to accommodate voters, forcing employees to work overtime. Observers believe a combination of cold weather, Takaichi’s high approval ratings and a weak opposition could combine to increase voter apathy – a feature of recent national elections irrespective of their timing. “This time, all the conditions for a...