Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images News Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran are focused on weakening its defenses near the Strait of Hormuz, as pressure mounts on Tehran to reopen the critical shipping route. Speaking Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Bessent underscored the administration’s willingness to escalate operations if necessary, aligning with President Donald Trump’s demand that Iran restore safe passage through the strait. The campaign is aimed at degrading Iran’s military capabilities and limiting its global influence. “There has been a campaign to the using military assets to soften up the Iranian fortifications along the strait that’s going to continue until they are completely demolished,” Bessent said. “Sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate.” The remarks come as energy markets react sharply to the conflict. Oil and gasoline prices have surged in recent weeks, adding economic pressure at home and raising concerns among businesses and consumers. Despite the near-term impact, Bessent argued that higher energy costs are a temporary tradeoff for long-term security goals. “Let’s just pick 50 days of temporary elevated prices,” Bessent told NBC. “Prices will come off on the other side for 50 years of not having an Iranian regime with a nuclear weapon.” He added that the duration of elevated prices remains uncertain, noting that the timeline could vary depending on how the situation unfolds. “I don’t know whether it’s going to be 50 days. I don’t know whether it’s going to be a hundred days.” Dear Readers: We recognize that politics often intersect with the financial news of the day, so we invite you to click here to join the separate political discussion. More on Crude Oil Futures, Brent Futures, etc. The 'Monetary Truman Show' Is Over: The Fed Is No Longer In Control The Market Has Been Too Complacent About The Strait of Hormuz Commodities: LNG Supply Disruptions Now A Long-Term Problem As Iran Hits Qat...

Israeli settlers have carried out a series of attacks across the occupied West Bank, setting homes and vehicles on fire and wounding several Palestinians in what witnesses described as coordinated raids on communities. The violence, reported across at least half a dozen locations overnight from Saturday into Sunday, comes amid a wider surge in tensions in the territory. The official Palestinian news agency, Wafa, cited local sources as saying settlers had entered al-Fandaqumiya and the nearby town of Seilat al-Dahr, south of Jenin, late on Saturday. In al-Fandaqumiya, settlers set fire to houses and cars and smashed windows of other homes as residents “attempted to confront them and put out the fires”, according to Wafa. In Seilat al-Dahr, several homes were targeted and a resident was beaten, leaving him injured. Further attacks were reported in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, where two Palestinians were wounded and three arrested after settlers entered the area under the protection of Israeli forces, Wafa said. In the villages of Qaryout and Jaloud, south of Nablus, vehicles were burned and residents injured during similar raids. In Jalud, images showed a four-wheel-drive vehicle reduced to a charred shell. View image in fullscreen A Palestinian man inspects the remains of his burnt-out home in al-Fandaqumiya. Photograph: Zain Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images Elsewhere, settlers gathered along roads near Haris, west of Salfit, and near Rawabi in the Ramallah area, throwing stones at passing Palestinian vehicles. Comparable incidents were reported in Tuqou, south-east of Bethlehem. In Qaryout and Jaloud, about 100 masked settlers carried out successive waves of raids. Witnesses described scenes of chaos as vehicles were set ablaze and homes attacked. At least five cars were burned, while others — including a fire engine — were vandalised. Israeli troops and police were present on the outskirts of the villages by 2am, but did not stop the attacks, which continued into the ni...

In this article CHTR Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dejan Marjanovic | E+ | Getty Images The AI era is massively reshaping the workforce . As companies deal with a tight labor market, they're looking to enhance productivity with technology. At the same time, workers are looking to boost their skills so that they too can evolve alongside their companies, not only ensuring they keep their jobs but advance in their careers. "Employers and leaders are being asked to do more with less, and that means you need each person inside of your organization to be the best possible version of themselves, because you need the output and productivity to go up," said Bijal Shah, CEO of education benefits company Guild, which provides a platform for employees to earn degrees and certificates to advance their careers. Shah, who was named to the 2025 CNBC Changemakers list, said that disruptions like AI that reshape companies and the economy require workforces to be more resilient. That's needed for both workers and their companies to stay competitive. On top of that, Shah said this form of workplace mobility, or the ability of workers to adapt and evolve to fill in-demand jobs, is a crucial indicator of what companies and workers will adapt to these disruptions or fall behind. "CEOs and their leadership teams are spending a lot of time thinking about, 'How am I going to do more with less?'" Shah said. "Therefore, things like ensuring that your best possible people stick around, those that carry domain expertise and knowledge, is really important." Key to that, Shah said, is a focus on building out career ladders within organizations: it's those workers who not only can grow into critical talent but are also more likely to stay with their companies. Paul Marchand, chief human resources officer at Charter Communications , the telecoms company that employs more than 90,000 people, said there is a "virtuous cycle" when it comes to implementing these sorts of talent develop...

Energy is the lifeblood of our economy, powering everything from factories to homes and the data centers that drive the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI). According to the Bank of America Institute, an internal think tank of the eponymous bank, energy demand is expected to grow at a rate 5 times faster over the next decade than it did over the previous decade. With energy demand set to surge in the coming years, here are two energy stocks you can confidently scoop up today. NextEra Energy provides stability with upside growth potential NextEra Energy (NEE 3.15%) operates as one of the largest electric utility and renewable energy companies in the U.S. The company operates two primary businesses: Florida Power & Light (FPL) and NextEra Energy Resources. FPL is the largest regulated utility in the U.S., and provides NextEra with predictable earnings. As a rate-regulated utility, FPL's rates cover its cost of service while providing a reasonable rate of return on its invested capital. The Florida Public Service Commission approved a four-year rate agreement (January 2026 through December 2029) that grants FPL an allowed midpoint regulatory return on equity of 10.95%, providing stability and visibility into future earnings. Expand NYSE : NEE NextEra Energy Today's Change ( -3.15 %) $ -2.91 Current Price $ 89.50 Key Data Points Market Cap $186B Day's Range $ 89.17 - $ 94.21 52wk Range $ 61.72 - $ 95.91 Volume 22M Avg Vol 9.5M Gross Margin 36.20 % Dividend Yield 2.60 % Meanwhile, NextEra Energy Resources is the world's largest renewable energy business, focusing on developing and operating renewable energy infrastructure, including wind, solar, nuclear, natural gas, and battery storage. With approximately 37,505 megawatts (MWs) of net generating capacity, this business gives NextEra upside growth through long-term contracts. For investors seeking stable long-term growth, NextEra is a solid choice. Additionally, investing in the stock offers investors both gr...

Key Points Energy demand is projected to increase rapidly over the next decade, driven largely by data centers and the electrification of the grid. NextEra Energy is a leading electric utility and renewable energy company in the U.S. Cheniere Energy is the largest U.S. producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG). 10 stocks we like better than NextEra Energy › Energy is the lifeblood of our economy, powering everything from factories to homes and the data centers that drive the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI). According to the Bank of America Institute, an internal think tank of the eponymous bank, energy demand is expected to grow at a rate 5 times faster over the next decade than it did over the previous decade. With energy demand set to surge in the coming years, here are two energy stocks you can confidently scoop up today. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » NextEra Energy provides stability with upside growth potential NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) operates as one of the largest electric utility and renewable energy companies in the U.S. The company operates two primary businesses: Florida Power & Light (FPL) and NextEra Energy Resources. FPL is the largest regulated utility in the U.S., and provides NextEra with predictable earnings. As a rate-regulated utility, FPL's rates cover its cost of service while providing a reasonable rate of return on its invested capital. The Florida Public Service Commission approved a four-year rate agreement (January 2026 through December 2029) that grants FPL an allowed midpoint regulatory return on equity of 10.95%, providing stability and visibility into future earnings. Meanwhile, NextEra Energy Resources is the world's largest renewable energy business, focusing on developing and operating renewable energy infrastructure, including wi...

A suspected meteorite crashed into a home in suburban Houston on Saturday night, according to local residents and officials. Speaking to the local news outlet KHOU11 over the weekend, Spring area resident Sherrie James recalled the incident, saying: “My grandson went to check and said there was a hole in the ceiling … then I saw the rock, and I thought, ‘That looks like a meteor.’” James said she reported the incident to the local fire department. “The first thing they thought was maybe it fell off a plane,” she recounted. However, the fire department later informed her that they had received reports that a meteor was over the north part of Houston which had exploded into multiple pieces. On Saturday, the US space agency Nasa confirmed the information about a meteor, saying in a statement on X: “Eyewitnesses in Texas observed a bright fireball today … at [4.40pm local time]. Current data indicates that the meteor became visible at 49 miles above Stagecoach, north-west of Houston. It moved southeast at 35,000mph, breaking apart 29 miles above Bammel, just west of Cypress Station. It added: “The fragmentation of the meteor – which weighed about a ton with a diameter of 3 feet – created a pressure wave that caused booms heard by some in the area. Doppler weather radar also showed meteorites produced between Willowbrook and Northgate Crossing.” Local residents reported hearing thunder-like noises about the time the fireball was visible. Bridgeland resident Wendy Camardelle Heppner told KHOU11 that it “sounded like thunder, but clear skies” – while Dickinson resident Shylie Troquille reported a small ball of fire in the sky that swiftly disappeared. Saturday’s episode in Houston comes just days after a meteor in Ohio created a sonic boom so loud it was heard as far as Pennsylvania. Traveling at 45,000mph, the asteroid – about 2 meters in diameter and weighing about 6 tons – triggered the explosion, which Nasa confirmed was felt well beyond northern Ohio. The events in Ho...

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Torsten Asmus/iStock via Getty Images Analysts at financial-services firm UBS identified a group of high-conviction U.S. industrial stocks, pointing to double-digit upside across sectors as earnings growth and valuation re-rating drive returns. In a report on Friday, they highlighted 11 names where it sees differentiated views and favorable risk-reward, supported by proprietary data and sector analysis. Aerospace and airlines outlook In aerospace, Boeing ( BA ) is seen as a standout, with improving production and easing cash headwinds expected to unlock stronger free cash flow over time. Airlines remain more mixed, but Delta ( DAL ) is viewed as best positioned to handle higher fuel costs due to its premium customer base and refinery exposure, with longer-term earnings potential not fully reflected in current valuations. Transport and autos drivers In logistics, C.H. Robinson ( CHRW ) is expected to benefit from margin expansion and a gradual recovery in freight volumes. In autos, Aptiv’s ( APTV ) upcoming spin-off is seen as a catalyst to unlock value, while longer-term growth is tied to electrification and diversification beyond traditional vehicle markets. Services and chemicals growth Cintas ( CTAS ) stands out as a consistent compounder, with steady organic growth and additional upside from acquisition synergies. In chemicals, Element Solutions ( ESI ) is positioned to benefit from rising demand tied to AI infrastructure and semiconductor packaging, supporting stronger earnings growth and potential multiple expansion. Industrial and construction momentum Johnson Controls ( JCI ) is highlighted for margin improvement and earnings acceleration under new leadership, while Advanced Drainage Systems ( WMS ) is expected to benefit from construction recovery and structural demand for water management solutions. United Rentals ( URI ) offers exposure to a rebound in non-residential construction, including data centers and manufacturing projects. Technology and packagin...

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James Cleverly has said he disagrees with his Conservative frontbench colleague Nick Timothy that public Muslim prayers are an act of domination, as another senior Tory called for the party to respect the right to worship. Kemi Badenoch has defended Timothy, the shadow justice secretary, after he posted images of mass prayer at a Ramadan event on Monday evening in Trafalgar Square, calling it “an act of domination” and “straight from the Islamist playbook”. His remarks sparked significant condemnation, with Keir Starmer calling for Badenoch to sack Timothy; while Richard Hermer, the attorney general, has challenged the Conservative leader to say whether she would object to Jewish prayer in public. In the most open criticism of Timothy by a senior Tory so far, Emma Best, the party’s deputy leader on the London assembly, said prayer was “a fundamental right of every UK citizen” and that if people did not like this, it was their problem. Speaking on BBC1’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Cleverly, the shadow communities secretary, said Timothy had been correct to begin a debate about Monday’s “Open Iftar”, the last of 18 such public events at which anyone can join the breaking of the Ramadan fast at dusk. But asked if he concurred with Timothy’s argument about the large-scale Muslim prayer in public being an act of domination, Cleverly said: “So, that wouldn’t be my personal take.” Badenoch and some other Conservatives have largely framed their objection to the Open Iftar on the basis of gender segregation. Cleverly continued on this theme, but appeared to suggest that the whole event was separated, when it was not – men and women prayed separately, but otherwise mixed freely. Asked why the Conservatives objected to a Muslim event on Trafalgar Square, but had no concerns about earlier Christian, Sikh and Jewish events in the same place, Timothy argued that the difference was that women were not “segregated” at any of these. Cleverly said: “What the point Nick was making ...

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For companies where earnings are limited or volatile, the Price to Sales ratio is often a useful cross check because it compares what you pay per share with the revenue the business generates, rather than its current profits. Our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis suggests XPeng is undervalued by 42.3%. Track this in your watchlist or portfolio , or discover 53 more high quality undervalued stocks . After discounting this stream of projected cash flows back to today, the DCF model arrives at an estimated intrinsic value of US$30.40 per share for XPeng, compared with the recent share price of US$17.55. That gap implies the stock is 42.3% undervalued based on these cash flow assumptions. For XPeng, the model used is a 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity approach, based on cash flows reported and projected in CN¥. The latest twelve month free cash flow is a loss of CN¥4,749.19m, while analyst-supported and extrapolated forecasts point to free cash flow of CN¥9,273.50m in 2026 and CN¥25,715.61m in 2035. Simply Wall St provides analyst inputs for the earlier years and then extrapolates further out to complete the 10 year path. A Discounted Cash Flow model takes estimates of the cash a business could generate in the future and then discounts those cash flows back to today to arrive at an estimated intrinsic value per share. XPeng currently has a valuation score of 3 out of 6 . This means half of the valuation checks point to the shares being undervalued, and the rest of this article will walk through the main valuation methods before finishing with a way to think about value that goes beyond any single model. Recent headlines around XPeng have focused on its position in the electric vehicle space, along with market sentiment toward Chinese automakers listed in the US. Those themes help explain why the stock has seen periods of both enthusiasm and caution reflected in its returns. The stock recently closed at US$17.55, with returns of a 12.1% decline over 7 days, a 0.4% decl...

As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC) held the Fed Funds Rate steady last week at a target of between 3.5% and 3.75%. Although conceding that "economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace," the FOMC also notes that "inflation remains somewhat elevated." It's not particularly remarkable language. In fact, these exact words appeared -- verbatim -- with the statement released following January's assessment. There are a couple of red flags, however, that aren't necessarily showing up within the Fed's most-watched actions, like adjustments to the Fed Funds Rate. Red flags for the economy One of these newly waving red flags is the fact that, while still contained, the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee raised its personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation outlook for 2026 from a prior estimate of 2.4% to its current estimate of 2.7%. On a core basis (which excludes food and energy costs), the 2026 personal spending outlook was raised from December's forecast of 2.5% to 2.7% now. In this vein, it's also worth noting that earlier on Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported producers' overall input costs jumped 3.4% (annualized) in February, reaching its highest level since February of last year. Core producer inflation (which also excludes food and fuel) edged up to an annualized rate of 3.5%. Although both numbers are still within manageable tolerances, each also came in well above expectations. The Fed still ultimately expects to ratchet interest rates down once this year, by one-quarter of one percent. The margins in which this can comfortably be done, however, have just shrunken. Then there's the post-announcement press conference where Fed Chairman Jerome Powell answered questions about the Federal Reserve's decision. Although none of this commentary is official policy, unofficially, his comment is telling to say the least: "The rate forecast is conditional on the performance of the economy, so if we do...

Key Points The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee opted to hold interest rates at their current levels. While still officially looking for one quarter-point rate cut before the end of this year, the FOMC is also quietly leaving the door open to no changes. It’s a potential problem for the stock market simply because most investors are pricing stocks as if at least one rate cut in 2026 will happen. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC) held the Fed Funds Rate steady last week at a target of between 3.5% and 3.75%. Although conceding that "economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace," the FOMC also notes that "inflation remains somewhat elevated." It's not particularly remarkable language. In fact, these exact words appeared -- verbatim -- with the statement released following January's assessment. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » There are a couple of red flags, however, that aren't necessarily showing up within the Fed's most-watched actions, like adjustments to the Fed Funds Rate. Red flags for the economy One of these newly waving red flags is the fact that, while still contained, the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee raised its personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation outlook for 2026 from a prior estimate of 2.4% to its current estimate of 2.7%. On a core basis (which excludes food and energy costs), the 2026 personal spending outlook was raised from December's forecast of 2.5% to 2.7% now. In this vein, it's also worth noting that earlier on Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported producers' overall input costs jumped 3.4% (annualized) in February, reaching its highest level since February of last year. Core producer inflation (which also exclu...

Wirestock/iStock via Getty Images A decade after attracting billions in venture funding, vertical farming is struggling to live up to its promise of revolutionizing agriculture, the New York Times reported Saturday. Once touted as a cleaner, high-tech alternative to traditional farming, many startups have failed or scaled back. Big names like Bowery Farming and AppHarvest have shut down, and only a fraction of early entrants remain in business. The model proved harder than expected. Vertical farms require expensive infrastructure, including warehouses, lighting and custom systems, while competing against highly efficient traditional agriculture with thin margins. Rising energy costs and higher interest rates further squeezed profitability. Many companies also overestimated demand, focusing on products like premium lettuce that faced strong competition and limited pricing power. Some are now pivoting to niche crops, such as strawberries, targeting customers willing to pay more. Survivors in the sector are shifting strategies. Smaller, more focused operations and partnerships with institutions like schools and hospitals are replacing earlier ambitions of mass-market disruption. Meanwhile, high-tech greenhouses, which rely on sunlight and lower costs, are gaining traction and capturing a larger share of produce markets. Industry leaders now see a more limited role for vertical farming, focusing on high-value or highly perishable crops rather than replacing conventional agriculture. The broader vision of transforming the food system remains uncertain, as the sector continues to grapple with cost, scale and demand challenges, the Times reported. More on Mosaic, Nutrien Ltd., etc. CF Industries: It's Still Underpriced Despite The Rally Rare Earth Project Adds Another Upside To Mosaic As Fertilizer Prices Surge The Mosaic Company On My Investment Watchlist For Post-Iran War Recovery Mosaic tumbles as BofA downgrades, seeing Iran war driving inflation in raw materials BofA ...

Never miss an important update on your stock portfolio and cut through the noise. Over 7 million investors trust Simply Wall St to stay informed where it matters for FREE. Amazon.com (NasdaqGS:AMZN) and Nvidia announced a multi year deal for GPUs and AI hardware, aimed at expanding Amazon Web Services AI infrastructure. Amazon outlined a major push to decarbonize its global building footprint, including a collaboration with climate tech incubator Greentown Labs. Jeff Bezos is pursuing a planned $100b AI focused manufacturing fund, centered on industrial and automation opportunities. The United States Postal Service withdrew from contract negotiations with Amazon, raising questions around future last mile delivery arrangements. Amazon.com, trading at $205.37, has seen mixed share performance, with a 4.7% gain over the past year and a very large 3 year return, while the stock is down 9.3% year to date. These new developments cut across AWS, logistics, real estate, and potential capital allocation, so they matter for how you think about NasdaqGS:AMZN beyond short term price moves. The Nvidia alliance, decarbonization push, Bezos AI manufacturing fund, and USPS shift together touch on Amazon's cost base, infrastructure choices, and future growth pathways. For investors, the key will be tracking how these decisions affect cloud competitiveness, delivery economics, and capital needs over the coming years. Stay updated on the most important news stories for Amazon.com by adding it to your watchlist or portfolio. Alternatively, explore our Community to discover new perspectives on Amazon.com. NasdaqGS:AMZN Earnings & Revenue Growth as at Mar 2026 📰 Beyond the headline: 1 risk and 4 things going right for Amazon.com that every investor should see. Quick Assessment ✅ Price vs Analyst Target : At US$205.37, the share price sits about 27% below the US$280.47 analyst target. ✅ Simply Wall St Valuation : Shares are described as trading 41.2% below estimated fair value. ❌ Recent M...

Donald Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, have confirmed that the president’s administration is sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to US airports beginning Monday to assist with security amid extremely long lines – and to help airport security agents who have been working without pay since 14 February because of a partial government shutdown. Homan will lead the effort, Trump said on Sunday. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said “ICE will be going to airports to help our wonderful [Transportation Security Administration] Agents who have stayed on the job despite” the shutdown resulting from a US Senate deadlock over stricter regulations on federal immigration enforcement. Homan, meanwhile, appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday and said “we will be at the airports tomorrow”. It remained unclear what responsibilities ICE officers will have, and Homan said on Sunday details were still being finalized. “There’s TSA agents covering exits. People that enter through the exits. Certainly a highly trained ICE law enforcement officer can cover an exit, make sure people don’t go through those exits, enter an airport through the exits,” he said on CNN. “Stuff like that relieves that TSA officer to go to screening and to reduce those lines. I don’t see an ICE agent looking at an X-ray machine because they’re not trained in that. There’s certain parts of security that TSA’s doing that we can move them off those jobs and put them in the specialized jobs and help them move those lines.” More than 400 TSA agents have left their jobs since the partial government shutdown began, according to NBC News, and others are calling out sick. There have been crippling waits at security checkpoints run by TSA across the US. Senate Democrats have blocked funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees TSA, seeking reforms after immigration agents killed US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis in separate cases in January. Pres...

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⚽ League Cup final updates from the 4.30pm GMT kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Follow us over on Bluesky | And mail Daniel Humanity’s search for meaning is a struggle 300,000 years in the making, a succession of theories and experiments unable to fix on a reason or explanation for the lunacy that is life. We find patterns and seek stories to get nowhere, everything we are – thoughts, memories, feelings – bafflingly contained in a quivering lump of fat, water, protein, carbohydrates and salt. The reality – that we’re little more than sentient custard – is so discombobulating, it’s barely any consolation that we are, at least, seasoned. The match we’re about to enjoy tests all of that, so full of so many potential interpretations it makes the head spin. Arsenal, without a trophy since the Covid Cup Final of 2020 and without a league title in more than two decades, desperately need to prove to themselves that they can win – all the more so given their opponents are also their rivals for that elusive pot. Should they triumph today, their nine-point advantage at the top of the table will seem insurmountable, whereas if they lose, City’s game in hand and home fixture against them might weigh heavy. Continue reading...

My generation had great role models, free university and the morning-after pill. We should be running the world. Instead, two-thirds of us are facing mental health problems – and it’s not all about the menopause Looking at the women in my own immediate friendship group, ranging in age from 50 to 63, we have lived through every flavour of chaos. Apart from the haywire hormones and feelings of invisibility, there are also the life-changing events that happen at this life stage – post-divorce relocation, caring for a parent with dementia, a breast cancer diagnosis, redundancy. Some of my friends are also supporting adult children with mental health problems, who are still living at home. When the singer and memoirist Tracey Thorn referred to this life stage as “sniper’s alley” she wasn’t kidding. A survey by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) reported recently that almost two-thirds of women over 50 struggle with their mental health. Underlying factors included anxiety, sleep problems and bereavement, as well as the glaringly obvious: menopause. Nine out of 10 of the 2,000 women surveyed had not sought any help. Continue reading...

It was a gift to conspiracy theorists. Last week, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency registered the alien.gov and aliens.gov web domains, adding both to the official government website registry. But the move also comes at a time when official US government interest in UFOs – or unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), as officialdom prefers to call them – has never been higher and is firmly rooted in fears over national security in the age of drones, terrorism and international conflict. The registrations were logged just a month after Donald Trump pledged to release UFO‑related files in the US government’s possession. It also follows on multiple congressional hearings and reports on the issue of UAPs in the last few years, most of which have dismissed evidence of alien activity – but which have also tantalizingly left some sightings unresolved, while also platforming the views of true believers in alien conspiracies. White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly did little to discourage fringe beliefs when asked about the coming websites. “Stay tuned!” she wrote, together with an alien emoji, in response to one journalist’s request for clarification. Michael Gold, Nasa’s former associate administrator of space policy and partnerships and a member of the organization’s independent UAP study team, says he’s optimistic about what the government may release, even if it doesn’t resolve outstanding questions. “The fact that we’re discussing that the administration is reviewing files, releasing data via websites is a real accomplishment,” says Gold, who testified in 2024 about the stigma that had prevented much needed study and public discourse on the issue. “We should thank the administration for supporting transparency and taking the issue seriously. It’s an accomplishment we should celebrate.” The president has directed government agencies “to begin the process of identifying and releasing government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life...

The number of child labor violations has risen fivefold in the last 10 years, but Republicans across the US are continuing to propose and pass legislation that rolls back protections or regulations for workers under the age of 18. Republicans in Nebraska, Indiana and West Virginia have successfully passed legislation in 2026 rolling back child labor regulations, with legislation led by Republicans pending in other states, including Florida, Missouri and Virginia. The efforts to roll back child labor protections at the state level, with the ultimate goal of eroding federal standards, were outlined in Project 2025, the rightwing Heritage Foundation thinktank’s controversial blueprint for more conservative government. Since 2021, 30 states have proposed legislation that would roll back child labor protections and regulations, with 17 states enacting rollbacks. “They don’t just want to weaken state standards. They also have this broader goal of eroding the federal standards and the weakening of the state standards is a stepping stone toward that goal,” said Nina Mast, policy and economic analyst at the Economic Policy Institute. “If federal standards are eroded, then they have nothing in place to protect minors from hazardous work, exploitative conditions, being over-scheduled, all these types of violations that we’re already seeing in across the country,” said Mast. The number of minors employed in violation of child labor laws increased from 1,012 children in fiscal year 2015 to 5,272 in fiscal year 2025, with 773 children illegally employed in hazardous occupations in 2025 compared to 355 in 2015. Among the child labor investigations conducted by the Department of Labor amid an increase in violations, in 2022 several McDonald’s franchises in Pennsylvania were fined by the US Department of Labor after an investigation found 101 children were working excessive hours outside of allowable time periods. In 2023, another investigation discovered two 10-year-olds working at...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have begun placing sizable orders to purchase mortgage-backed securities, stepping into a market roiled by widening bond spreads amid a surge in volatility, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The government-controlled entities are moving to capitalize on a sharp selloff while expanding their already significant portfolios of bonds and loans, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. Their efforts follow a directive two months ago from President Donald Trump instructing the pair to acquire $200 billion of MBS as part of a push to bolster housing affordability. The increased buying could help cushion a recent spike in spreads that has lifted mortgage rates to a three-month high . Still, it may only partially offset broader market pressures stemming from the US-Iran conflict that have driven borrowing costs higher, punctuated by a marked jump in Treasury yields on Friday. Representatives for Fannie, Freddie and the Federal Housing Finance Agency , which oversees both companies, didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment. Fannie and Freddie, which purchase and package home loans into securities and financially guarantee them to buyers, rank among the largest holders of US mortgage debt via their so-called retained portfolios — the bonds and loans they hold onto rather than sell to investors. The pair, under federal conservatorship since 2008, once held a combined $1.5 trillion worth, but by late 2022 that figure had dropped to just $158 billion. Since the middle of last year the portfolios have been on the rise again, climbing to $278 billion as of January, according to the most recent data available. Trump’s $200 Billion MBS Order Asserts New Power Over Markets Trump Tells Fannie, Freddie to Buy $200 Billion of Mortgage Debt Fannie, Freddie Quietly Add Billions to Mortgage-Bond Portfolios Trump’s directive for Fannie and Freddie to ramp up bond and loan purchases sparked ...

格隆汇3月22日丨据CCTV国际时讯，当地时间今天傍晚，伊朗总统佩泽希齐扬在社交媒体发文表示，“企图‘将伊朗从地图上抹去’，是对一个创造历史的国家意志的绝望践踏。威胁和恐吓只会增强伊朗的团结。霍尔木兹海峡对所有人开放，唯独侵犯伊朗领土者除外。伊朗将在战场上坚决对抗这些疯狂的威胁。”