Hong Kong police have arrested a 49-year-old bus driver on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death after a collision that killed two people on Lantau Link. The accident occurred at 11.16pm on Monday when a double-decker Long Win Bus on route E32A heading towards Tung Chung rammed into a stationary taxi on the Tsing Yi section of the highway, according to police. Firefighters were called to th...
Hong Kong police have arrested a 49-year-old bus driver on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death after a collision that killed two people on Lantau Link. The accident occurred at 11.16pm on Monday when a double-decker Long Win Bus on route E32A heading towards Tung Chung rammed into a stationary taxi on the Tsing Yi section of the highway, according to police. Firefighters were called to the scene to rescue the 66-year-old taxi driver and his 37-year-old male passenger, who were trapped...
Guido Mieth/DigitalVision via Getty Images Overview With market indices pulling back from their highs, it can be difficult to determine where the good opportunities are. However, the John Hancock Preferred Income Fund ( HPI ) now trades at an attractive valuation, so I wanted to reassess its overall value proposition. When I previously covered HPI, I issued a hold rating due to the limited growth ...
Guido Mieth/DigitalVision via Getty Images Overview With market indices pulling back from their highs, it can be difficult to determine where the good opportunities are. However, the John Hancock Preferred Income Fund ( HPI ) now trades at an attractive valuation, so I wanted to reassess its overall value proposition. When I previously covered HPI, I issued a hold rating due to the limited growth potential related to leverage. Since then, the fund's share price has declined by more than 12.4%, and the total return has not kept up with the S&P 500 Index ( SPX ). However, the fund has released an updated report, and the interest rate environment has shifted. Therefore, I anticipate that performance will improve once we get over the current macroeconomic uncertainties. Furthermore, the fund now trades at one of the most attractive ends of its historical range. For instance, HPI now trades at a very small premium to NAV of 0.26%. For reference, HPI has traded at an average premium to NAV of 2.47% over the last five years. Referring to the red line on the graph below, we can see that the fund now trades at a more reasonable price-to-NAV range that may justify the accumulation of shares. CEFData.com The fund now offers a dividend yield of 9.7%, and the fund continues to demonstrate its ability to generate earnings that exceed distributions. Therefore, HPI remains a great option for investors that want to prioritize a steady stream of income. Forward-looking, I believe that will substantially improve when interest rates trend lower and as the financial sector is capable of participating in the expansion of AI. So let's start by reviewing the underlying strategy that HPI implements to generate its earnings. Fund Strategy According to the latest fund overview , HPI now has total managed assets of $686.8M that are spread across 167 different holdings. What makes HPI unique is the focus on preferred stocks and preferred convertible securities, which helps put an emphasis on su...
LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28: Employees produce stuffed toys for export at a toy factory on February 28, 2026 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province of China. Si Wei | Visual China Group | Getty Images China's official gauge for manufacturing activity rose more than expected in March, marking its strongest performance in a year and snapping two months of declines. The Manufacturing Purchasing Manage...
LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28: Employees produce stuffed toys for export at a toy factory on February 28, 2026 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province of China. Si Wei | Visual China Group | Getty Images China's official gauge for manufacturing activity rose more than expected in March, marking its strongest performance in a year and snapping two months of declines. The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for March rose to 50.4, according to the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday, beating economists' expectations for 50.1 in a Reuters poll. A reading below 50 indicates contraction, while levels above that threshold signal expansion. That expansion marked a notable rebound from two months of contraction, with the official figure standing at 49.3 and 49.0 in January and February, respectively. In the first two months of this year, China's exports surged 21.8% from a year earlier , sharply beating expectations, as robust demand from Southeast Asia and Europe more than offset the slump in U.S.-bound shipments. A separate private-survey PMI conducted by RatingDog and S&P Global is set to be released on Wednesday and is expected to drop to 51.6 in March from a 5-year high of 52.1 in February , according to a Reuters poll. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.