2018 年虎牙在纽交所上市。 发行价为 12 美元，开盘即大涨，一个月内，最高涨到了 50.82 美元，直接超越母公司欢聚时代的市值。 当时业界普遍关心，虎牙的估值贵不贵？ 最终结论似乎是，贵，但大家还是愿意为游戏直播第一股库库买单。 随着短视频崛起，明显的分流效应下，虎牙进入了艰难的岁月，一度各种亏损，如今的股价已经比巅峰时刻跌去了十倍。 不过，我翻了翻虎牙最近的财报，发现它好像微微支棱起来了。。。 2025 年第四季度，赚了 17.4 亿元，创近 10 个季度的新高，而全年总收入也同比增长 7% 至 65.0 亿元； 难不成游戏直播又行了？ 仔细研究了一下，嘿嘿， 游戏直播还是拉，只是虎牙这几年库库转型，已经不是当年的虎牙了。 今天，咱们就来聊聊这事。 以前虎牙的赚钱逻辑靠是观众。 观众打赏，平台抽成，最经典的商业模式。 这块老本行业务，乍一看挺不错，2025 年的第四季度，虎牙直播收入同比增长了 1.9% 到 11.46 亿元。谁能没想到，游戏直播居然还能增长？ 但仔细看看会发现，这个增长跟巅峰时期没法比。 要知道，2022 年单季度，虎牙的直播收入还能达到 26.02 亿元。。。也就是说，这三年里，核心业务萎缩了一半还多，目前的增长只能说是止跌回稳。 毕竟，前有狼后有虎。。。 眼瞅着这盘生意越来越差，虎牙就开始想办法，准备去厂商手里赚点了。咱手里不是 老多游戏主播、内容资源嘛，就用这些来帮游戏厂商们导量、卖东西、做推广搞内容营销。 新业务游戏服务相关收入，今年非常猛。 第四季度这个板块同比增长 59.4%，达到 5.925 亿元，全年游戏相关服务、广告和其他收入增长 43.1%，达到人民币 19.1 亿元。 具体咋赚呢。。。 比如一款新游戏上线，得做发行，虎牙可以说，哎，我们这边很多游戏博主，主播资源，手里用户也超垂直啊，都是游戏玩家，我们来 PY 下呗！ 我们帮你宣发，让主播出内容，吸引玩家来玩，如果有用户通过虎牙下载游戏充值，你就按比例给我们分成，为了诱惑玩家，记得给我们一些渠道专属福利哦。。。 当然，干活嘛，大家要一起努努力，所以往往是厂商出点，虎牙也出点。厂商一般会给到渠道专属的称号、皮肤之类的，至于虎牙，似乎挺偏爱腾讯的 Q 币。。。 除了导量外，游戏主播还可以卖游戏道具。 自己弄点好看的皮肤，游戏里边打边展示，再吆喝几句，这种直观的、全方位的展...

BloombergNEF projects that newly installed global solar capacity will reach around 648 GW in 2026, down slightly by 0.7% year-on-year. Photo: VCG The ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the resulting volatility in energy prices are reviving debate over whether energy-security fears could give renewable power a fresh lift, though analysts say any near-term demand boost is unlikely to resolve the severe overcapacity in China’s solar industry. “From the long-term energy transition perspective, geopolitical conflicts do reinforce the importance of renewable energy, but it is difficult to improve the overcapacity in China’s solar industry in the short term,” a solar industry insider told Caixin.

Diane Farr has put her longtime Los Angeles–area home on the market and has committed to a life in Washington state near the Canadian set of her hit CBS drama.

要点 特朗普重申要求伊朗于周二晚 8 点前开放 霍尔木兹海峡 。 美伊正商讨一项框架协议，以结束为期 5 周的冲突。 伊朗拒绝美国停火提议，提出己方 10 点方案，包括结束地区敌对行动、制定霍尔木兹海峡安全通行协议等。 亚太股市周二经历震荡交易后涨跌互现，随着美国设定的停火协议最后期限临近，投资者正评估与伊朗战争相关的事态发展。 美国总统特朗普威胁称，如果伊朗未能在美东时间周二晚 8 点前达成和平协议，美方将打击伊朗民用基础设施；但他同时表示，伊朗领导层正认真谈判。 特朗普重申要求伊朗开放霍尔木兹海峡 —— 这条全球能源供应关键航道若恢复通行，航运将得以重启。他警告，若到期未满足要求，美军将在 4 小时内摧毁伊朗所有桥梁与发电厂。 美伊正商讨一项框架计划，以结束这场已持续 5 周的冲突。德黑兰方面拒绝特朗普要求其在临时停火下迅速重开霍尔木兹海峡的压力，重申希望永久结束战争。 据美国阿克西奥斯新闻网报道，伊朗已拒绝美国停火提议，并提出己方 10 点方案，包括结束地区敌对行动、制定霍尔木兹海峡安全通行协议、解除制裁及战后重建。 特朗普回应伊朗方案称：“他们提出了…… 一项重要提议。虽不够完善，但确实迈出了非常关键的一步。让我们拭目以待。” 截至美东时间周一下午 3：28，美国西得克萨斯中质原油期货上涨 2.3%，至每桶 115 美元；布伦特原油期货上涨约 1.5%，至每桶 111.37 美元。 澳大利亚标普 / ASX 200 指数上涨 1.74%，收于 8728.8 点。日本日经 225 指数几乎持平，收涨 0.03%，报 53429.56 点；东证指数上涨 0.25%，报 3654.02 点。 韩国 蓝筹股 综指上涨 0.82%，报 5494.78 点；小盘股科斯达克指数下跌超 1%，收于 1036.73 点。 中国内地沪深 300 指数持平于 4440.62 点；香港股市周二因复活节假期继续休市。 追随亚洲其他市场的震荡走势，印度 Nifty 50 指数扭转早盘跌势，上涨 0.23%；Sensex 指数上涨 0.25%。 “随着最后期限临近，（特朗普）希望施加更大压力，迫使伊朗达成协议。” 安尼克斯财富管理首席经济策略师布莱恩・雅各布森表示。 但雅各布森称，市场受消息驱动的剧烈波动，也为投资者创造了调整投资组合以获取长期回报的机会。“当地缘政治担忧冲击市场时，股价...

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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) is one of the 10 best AI chip stocks to buy according to hedge funds. On April 1, Wells Fargo maintained the price target on Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) at $345 while reiterating an Overweight rating. The firm recently placed AMD in its second-quarter Tactical Ideas List. According to […]

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Former captain Harry Maguire signs a one-year contract extension with Manchester United.

巨星农牧公告，2026年3月商品肥猪销售量为45.68万头，同比增长40.03%；累计销售量115.86万头，当月销售收入6.23亿元，累计销售收入16.96亿元。

da-kuk Stock futures fell slightly Tuesday morning as investors watched the White House change its approach to the Middle East. President Donald Trump suggested he might hold off on planned military strikes against Iran, but only if there is clear proof that a peace deal is actually possible. This "wait-and-see" moment has left the market in a bit of a limbo; while the hope for peace is good news, the lack of a final agreement is keeping traders cautious. Here are some of Tuesday's biggest stock movers: Biggest stock gainers Humana ( HUM ) +11% – Medicare insurers rallied after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it will raise average Medicare Advantage payments by 2.48% for 2027, amounting to more than $13B in additional funding. The move lifted peers, including Elevance Health ( ELV ) +6%, UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ) +9%, CVS Health ( CVS ) +7%, and Centene Corporation ( CNC ) +4%, as investors priced in improved reimbursement outlooks. Shoe Carnival ( SCVL ) +5% – Shares gained after the CFO purchased 31,000 shares at $16.13 each, representing an investment of roughly $500K, signaling insider confidence in the company’s outlook. Biggest stock losers Mach Natural Resources LP ( MNR ) -5% – Shares declined after the company announced a secondary offering of ~9M common units by existing unitholders, including VEPU, Simlog, and Sabinal Energy Operating. The company will not issue new units or receive any proceeds from the sale. The offering includes a 30-day option for underwriters to purchase up to an additional 1.35M units, though completion of the transaction is not guaranteed. More on related stocks: UnitedHealth: Why It's Still Not Too Late To Buy The Turnaround The Quiet Turnaround In UnitedHealth Shoe Carnival's Rebannering Plan Might Not Be Going Well (Rating Downgrade) Quant check on insurer stocks as Medicare Advantage rate boost drives gains Insurance stocks jump on Medicare Advantage rate boost: Humana, UnitedHealth, lead gains

中国石油公告，集团及其全资子公司于2025年4月8日至2026年4月7日期间通过上海证券交易所交易系统、香港联合交易所有限公司系统累计增持公司3.09亿股股份 ， 占公司总股本比例为0.17% ，增持总金额人民币28.01亿元，实际增持金额已达到增持计划下限，本次增持计划已实施完毕。

國泰航空有客機由美國飛回香港期間，懷疑機件故障，要在日本緊急降落，無人受傷。 涉事航班CX883屬於波音777客機，從洛杉磯起飛，原定今日清晨約6時抵達香港。日本共同社報道，機長飛行途中發現儀表顯示引擎油量下降，宣布進入緊急狀態，凌晨約四時半緊急降落日本關西機場。機上共373人，無人受傷或不適。機場一度關閉跑道檢查，一班機要延遲起飛。 國泰指飛行期間，機組人員發現機件或有故障，按既定程序轉飛，正檢查涉事飛機。受影響乘客已轉搭今日其他航班返港。

jaminwell/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Investment Thesis Domino's Pizza, Inc. ( DPZ ) is the market-share leader in the US QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) pizza sector, representing 23% of the total retail sales in 2025. It had gained 11 points of market share over the last 11 years. Domino's is also aggressively expanding into the (relatively) underdeveloped international market. Largely operated as a franchise model, DPZ has solid prospects for significantly growing their free cash flow for several years into the future. I believe that Domino's will continue to make strides in its same-store sales, net store count, and supply chain margin expansion. With the recent weakness in its stock price, I am recommending a Buy rating for Domino's, backed by its attractive business model and ability to compound the free cash flow. Domino's Pizza: Business Model The US QSR (pizza) sector is highly competitive, with the four leading national chains (Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa John's, and Little Caesars) accounting for more than 50% market share; the remaining share is held by a long tail of local pizzerias. DPZ has three sources of revenue: US stores, international franchises, and supply chain. In the US, Domino's had 7,186 stores, 96% of which were franchised . The store count in the US increased from 6,355 in 2020, at a CAGR of 2.5%. All the franchisees pay 5.5% of their sales to Domino's as royalty fees for using their brand and a separate 6% to fund marketing expenses. On the international front, Domino's partners with master franchisees for each region, who in turn sub-franchise to other entities. This model helps Domino's to effectively scale in unfamiliar markets by leveraging the expertise of the regional master franchisees. Domino's currently receives only an average of 3% in royalty payments, likely due to this two-tiered franchise structure. The total count of international stores grew from 11,289 in 2020 to 14,956 in 2025, at a CAGR of 5.8% . In the US and Cana...

A New Yorker writer traces the web of deceit that led a troubled teenager to his violent death Early one winter morning in November 2019, a surveillance camera at MI6’s headquarters on the Thames registered the silhouette of a young man on the balcony of an apartment complex on the opposite side of the river. It was dark but the fifth-floor balcony was brightly lit. The man seemed to hesitate a moment before he jumped. On the way down his hip struck the embankment wall and, possibly unconscious as he hit the water, he drowned. His body was found five hours later face down in riverbank mud, shirtless and in tracksuit bottoms. The autopsy revealed multiple injuries (including a broken jaw) that were caused either by the fall or by a prior assault; the pathologist was unable to determine which. The Metropolitan police identified the body as that of Zac Brettler, aged 19. He had spent the night he died with a gangland debt collector and drug trafficker named Verinder Sharma. Sharma, 55, said he owned the apartment and allowed Zac to stay with him in the complex rent-free. But phone records and CCTV showed that a third man, Akbar Shamji, had been present that night. A cryptocurrency and real estate trader who lived in Mayfair, Shamji denied any wrongdoing during police interrogation, and continues to maintain his innocence. He stated that Brettler was a compulsive liar who had pretended to be the son of a dead Russian oligarch in order to befriend him and his business associate Sharma. In a further bizarre imposture, Brettler used the alter-ego “Zac Ismailov” and even affected a Russian accent. Shamji could not be arrested on suspicion of murder since he was not in the apartment at the time of the fall. As for Sharma, the M16 camera provided proof that he had not pushed Brettler over the balcony. If these men did not cause the teenager’s death, who did? Continue reading...

It sounds thrifty and natural, but kitchen waste won’t help. Here’s what will The problem Fungus gnats are one of the most annoying houseplant pests because they seem to appear out of nowhere, hovering around the soil and your face with equal enthusiasm. One internet fix suggests crushing eggshells and adding them to the compost to keep the gnats away. It sounds thrifty and natural. The hack The theory is that a layer of crushed shell will stop adult gnats from laying eggs and maybe even add a little natural fertiliser to the soil. It’s also the kind of hack people love because it recycles kitchen waste. Continue reading...

Chips, fish fingers, pizza … restaurant food for children is depressingly predictable. Are there more adventurous options? I took my four-year-old daughter on a month-long mission to find out We’re heading out for dinner. Before I tell my four-year-old where we’re going, she has already announced that she’s going to have fish, chips and lots of ketchup. It sounds delicious; a classic. But there’s the irksome feeling that the intrepid impulses of childhood should be met with food that expands palates rather than feeding into the well-trodden path to a beige meal. My guilt is only slightly assuaged by the ungenerous thought that maybe I can lay some blame at other people’s feet. Namely – as if it hasn’t got enough on its plate already – the hospitality industry. A certainty of fish and chips hasn’t come from nowhere – so often, regardless of the type of restaurant, kids’ menus have the same fodder. Continue reading...

Kazakhstan’s financial watchdog is urging insurers and some financial firms to shift client communications to a homegrown messaging app, according to people familiar with the matter, part of a wider campaign to move users away from foreign alternatives. A key lobbying group for the nation’s finance industry convened a meeting last month with insurers and brokers to discuss a letter from the country’s financial markets regulator calling for the mandatory use of the local Aitu application as part of efforts to protect personal data, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information isn’t public. The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market, as the regulator is known, cited a January order from the presidential administration in its letter and said that only “banking ecosystems” would be exempt from the proposal, the people said. Kazakhstan’s plan to push more users onto a domestic service mirrors a broader move away from international apps among countries such as China and Russia, while raising questions about information security and government access. China adopted an all-in-one model for messaging, payments and everyday services with WeChat over a decade ago. More recently, Russian authorities have begun pushing banks and media onto a super app called Max , which critics have alleged lacks secure encryption. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in August instructed the government to work on shifting communications containing personal data to Aitu, citing data-security concerns. “The efforts to boost Aitu usage are likely driven by the government’s goal of playing a leading role in developing sovereign technologies,” said Mario Bikarski, senior Eastern Europe and Central Asia analyst at Verisk Maplecroft. “This would not only limit competition from foreign companies, but would also grant the government access to invaluable citizen behavior data.” The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market didn’t respond to ...

国务院总理李强日前签署国务院令，公布《国务院关于产业链供应链安全的规定》，自公布之日起施行。 《规定》旨在防范产业链供应链安全风险，提升产业链供应链韧性和安全水平，维护经济社会稳定和国家安全。《规定》共18条，主要规定了以下内容。 一是明确产业链供应链安全工作原则。规定产业链供应链安全工作贯彻总体国家安全观，统筹发展和安全，统筹国内国际，推进高水平对外开放，促进全球产业链供应链稳定畅通。明确国家引导产业链供应链合理有序布局，加强产业链供应链领域国际合作，支持关键领域核心技术攻关，促进产业链供应链高质量发展。 二是建立健全产业链供应链安全制度措施。建立健全产业链供应链安全工作机制。规定国务院有关部门和省、自治区、直辖市人民政府产业链供应链安全工作有关职责。加强关键领域产业链供应链安全保障，建立健全信息共享、风险监测预警、风险防范、应急管理制度，维护关键领域的原材料、技术、设备、产品等的生产与流通稳定、持续运行。 三是规定反制措施和域外适用。针对外国国家、地区和国际组织以及外国组织、个人损害我国产业链供应链安全的，建立产业链供应链安全调查制度，国务院有关部门可据此开展产业链供应链安全调查，采取反制措施。我国境内的组织、个人应当执行有关反制措施。任何组织、个人违法开展与产业链供应链有关的信息收集活动的，有关部门依法采取相应处理措施。(新华社)

LG电子公司预计业绩将强劲反弹，受一季度营收创历史新高，以及家电、电视和汽车零部件业务盈利能力改善推动。 这家韩国消费电子巨头在上一季度出现九年来首次亏损后，给出了高于市场预期的1—3月营业利润指引，提振了市场对其今年实现复苏的预期。 LG周二表示：“业绩改善得益于包括生产优化在内的主动关税应对措施，以及全公司以盈利性增长为核心的成本结构优化力度加大。” 分析师称，在需求疲软、成本上升和业务重组背景下，公司盈利或已于去年触底。随着LG扩大美国本土生产以规避关税，并通过电视业务提前退休计划降低人力成本，预计盈利能力将逐步改善。 LG表示，包括电视在内的媒体娱乐业务今年前三个月恢复盈利；家电业务在家电订阅服务和网络平台服务支撑下保持增长；汽车零部件部门则凭借稳健订单积压实现稳步增长。 在业绩初步公告中，公司预计当季营业利润约1.674万亿韩元（合11.1亿美元），超出市场预期。 这一数据同比大增33%，并扭转上一季度1090亿韩元的营业亏损。据FactSet汇总的市场一致预期，分析师此前预计一季度营业利润为1.336万亿韩元。 营收预计增长4.4%至23.733万亿韩元，创一季度历史新高。 截至周一，LG电子股价今年已累计上涨近20%，受投资者押注2026年业绩强劲反弹推动。周二下午交易中，这家首尔上市股票下跌约2.5%。 汇丰分析师在初步业绩公布前表示，受一季度信息娱乐系统和电动动力总成出货稳定支撑，公司汽车零部件部门或实现稳健利润率。他称，其平板面板子公司若恢复盈利，也可能对业绩形成支撑。 大信证券分析师表示，LG在退出亏损组装线并精简人员后，电视业务有望今年恢复盈利。其指出，随着公司扩大美国和墨西哥本土生产以缓解关税影响，家电业务利润率也有望改善。 野村分析师预计，LG营收中将有越来越多来自新兴业务，如家电订阅、网络服务以及暖通空调（HVAC）业务。 此外，穆迪今年早些时候将LG信用评级从Baa2上调至Baa1，理由是债务下降、盈利预期复苏以及对新业务的投入，进一步构成利好支撑。 责任编辑：何云

China has introduced new rules governing short-term trading, as the market regulator steps up oversight of the trading behaviour of major shareholders and listed company executives as part of a drive to bolster investor confidence. The rules apply to shareholders with a stake of 5 per cent or more in a single listed company, including foreign investors, executives of publicly traded companies, their spouses and siblings, according to the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). The rules...

Sixteen miles north of Albuquerque, in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, an Intel chip plant sits on more than 200 acres of land. The site was established in the 1980s, part of it built on top of a sod farm. In 2007, as Intel’s business faltered, operations in one of the key fabs, Fab 9, came to a halt. Employees say families of raccoons and a badger took up residence in the space. Then, in January 2024, the dormant fab was booted up again. Intel funneled billions into the facility, including $500 million it was granted from the US CHIPS Act. Now, Fab 9 and its neighbor, Fab 11X, are critical infrastructure for one of Intel’s quietly fast-growing businesses: advanced chip packaging. Packaging involves combining multiple chiplets, or smaller components, onto a single, custom chip. Over the past six months, Intel has been signaling that its advanced packaging business, which operates within the Foundry chip-making arm of the company, is having a growth spurt. The company’s efforts around this have it going head-to-head with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation , which far surpasses Intel’s production in terms of scale. But in an era where AI is driving demand for all kinds of computing power, and leading nearly every major tech company to consider making its own custom chips, Intel thinks this effort can help it grab a bigger slice of the AI pie. Read full article Comments

vadishzainer/iStock via Getty Images Originally Published on March 26, 2026 By Joshua Lisser How can an active core equity portfolio deliver more reliable long-term results from a modest alpha target? For much of the past decade, equity investing has been defined by abundance. Strong beta, sustained momentum and a narrow group of market leaders meant that returns often came easily, just by being invested. When markets delivered double-digit gains, consistency was largely taken for granted. That backdrop is changing. Return expectations are lower, market leadership is more concentrated, and factor and style rotations have become more volatile. For many active managers, beating benchmarks consistently has become more difficult—and taking large, high-conviction positions increasingly risky. So is there a way to reap the benefits of active management without assuming undue risks? Instead of searching for the next outsize opportunity, we think investors should look for portfolios designed to deliver repeatable results across different market regimes. In a lower-return world, even modest excess returns can meaningfully improve long-term outcomes, and consistency will become an increasingly valuable asset in its own right. Style Volatility Raises Performance Hurdles Consistently beating a benchmark is harder than ever. In recent years, the MSCI World Index outperformed 67% of actively managed funds in the eVestment Global Blend Universe ( Display ). To some extent, this trend was driven by the dominance of the US mega stocks, which complicated efforts by active equity managers to deviate from the benchmark without taking on too much risk. Active Managers Have Struggled Amid Increased Style Volatility Past performance and current analyses do not guarantee future results. *Based on MSCI World Growth, Value, Equal Weight, Momentum, Minimum Volatility and High Yield indices As of December 31, 2025 (Source: eVestment, MSCI and AllianceBernstein (AB)) Style volatility has also r...

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Home prices in Toronto fell to their lowest level in more than five years as an outlook for slow economic growth and broader global turmoil make prospective buyers cautious. The benchmark price of a home in Canada’s largest city dropped 0.6% in March from the previous month to C$928,000 ($667,090), according to seasonally adjusted data released Tuesday by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board. When compared with historical figures from the Canadian Real Estate Association, the benchmark price was the lowest since December 2020. Home prices in Toronto and across Canada have slid over the past year as the country became embroiled in a trade war with the US that has clouded the economic outlook and deterred businesses and consumers from making big investments. Now the war in Iran has added another weight, pushing economists to raise their forecasts for inflation and unemployment while lowering predictions for growth. For housing, that’s meant few eager buyers, and conservative bidding by the ones who have ventured into the market. Though sales in Toronto increased in March for the first time in six months, prices still declined as the supply of listings remained elevated. “Buyers continued to benefit from substantial negotiating power on price,” Jason Mercer, the Toronto real estate board’s chief information officer, said in a statement. The city’s benchmark price is now down more than 26% from its peak, undoing much of the torrid appreciation seen at the height of the pandemic buying frenzy, a comparison of the Toronto and national real estate board data show.

Iranian Kurdish Groups Deny Receiving US Arms After Trump's 'Guns For Protesters' Remark Via The Cradle Several Iranian Kurdish opposition groups on Monday denied reports that the US had armed them during anti-government protests and riots that erupted in January, leaving over 3,000 Iranians dead. Mohammed Nazif Qaderi, a senior official from the opposition Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), called the reports "baseless," saying, "We haven't received any weapons. The weapons we have are from 47 years ago, and we obtained them on the Islamic Republic's battlefield, and we bought some from the market." AFP via Getty Images "Our policy is not to make demonstrations violent and use harsh methods, rather we believe we must make our demands in a peaceful and civil manner without weapons ," Qaderi said. The protests and riots began in January after the US Treasury deliberately created a shortage of US dollars in Iran's heavily sanctioned economy, causing the Iranian currency to collapse. The uprising began with economic-driven demonstrations in Tehran's Grand Bazaar, which saw shopkeepers shutter their stores. Armed groups then used the protests that erupted in response as cover to carry out attacks against Iranian security forces and paramilitary groups, known as Basij. Rioters also attacked and burned government buildings and mosques. Israeli media reported that Mossad had agents on the ground in Iran to organize armed groups and create chaos in advance of the US-Israeli bombing campaign launched weeks later, on 28 February. The Kurdish denial came one day after US President Donald Trump admitted for the first time during an interview with Fox News that the US attempted to ship "a lot of guns" to anti-government protesters in Iran . Trump appears to confirm that the US pursued a Syria scenario in Iran earlier this year. Thousands of Iranians were killed as security forces cracked down on unrest. At the time, Iranian authorities claimed many victims were either ca...

Japan is set to go after gasoline gougers, as the war in the Middle East fans record fuel costs. The government will step up its ability to intervene against fuel stations that overcharge consumers, with the conflict pushing up costs and adding to inflationary pressures. To ensure a recent gasoline subsidy is fully reflected in retail prices, the government will increase the frequency of phone surveys of service stations, according to a letter sent to Japan’s Zensekiren, an association of oil-related businesses, from the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy that was seen by Bloomberg. If service stations don’t provide an appropriate reason for high retail prices, the government will conduct on-site visits and — if required — will issue notices to gasoline stands to sell at “fair prices,” the document said. Read More: Japan’s Gasoline Prices Surge to Record High on Iran War Impact An official from Japan’s natural resources agency confirmed that it sent the letter to the association. A spokesperson from Zensekiren said it told the government that retail prices should ultimately be determined by each business owner due to concerns over monopolies. The US-Israeli attack on Iran has upended global oil markets, sending the price of gasoline in Japan to an all-time high last month. The country, which relies heavily on Middle Eastern crude, has scrambled to shield consumers from the shock — particularly as households were already grappling with rising living costs.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends a bilateral lunch hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 7, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has U.S. President Donald Trump's "complete and total support" — but is on course to lose the country's elections, which are shaping up to be one of the most important and contentious in Europe this year. On Tuesday, U.S. Vice President JD Vance will touch down in Hungary to offer Orbán his support and address an election rally at a soccer stadium in Budapest ahead of Sunday's elections. While other European leaders have aligned themselves unambiguously with Ukraine in its war against Russia, Orbán has maintained comparatively close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He even said on the campaign trail that the EU was a greater threat to Hungary than Russia. watch now VIDEO 3:37 03:37 Hungarian election: Why it matters Europe Early Edition The latest polls show Orbán and his Fidesz party are set to lose to their main challenger, the pro-European opposition party Tisza, with its leader, Peter Magyar, on course to replace Orbán after 16 years in power. It would be a significant change in a country where discussions are dominated by concerns over migration, vulnerability to higher energy prices, corruption and breaches of the rule of law. Those breaches have led the European Commission to suspend EU funds for the country — roughly 17 billion euros worth of funds are still frozen. Magyar said unlocking funds would be his "top priority" and has signalled he would be open to pursuing closer ties with the EU, including on a potential adoption of the Euro. In an interview with the Associated Press over the weekend, Magyar said "reaching compromise" was an "art." He added: "The world seems to be passing by Europe. Europe has lost its competitiveness. Europe does not have enough strong leaders. There are no leaders with vision, and Europe is laggin...