AMD is offering its new Ryzen 7 9850X CPU as part of bundle that includes a Cooler Master CPU cooler and V-Color DDR5 memory in China. TL;DR: AMD has partnered with Cooler Master and V-Color to launch a Ryzen 7 9850X CPU bundle in China, including a Cooler Master air cooler and 32GB DDR5-6000 memory. This kit aims to offer PC gamers an affordable upgrade amid rising DDR5 prices, enhancing value. P...
AMD is offering its new Ryzen 7 9850X CPU as part of bundle that includes a Cooler Master CPU cooler and V-Color DDR5 memory in China. TL;DR: AMD has partnered with Cooler Master and V-Color to launch a Ryzen 7 9850X CPU bundle in China, including a Cooler Master air cooler and 32GB DDR5-6000 memory. This kit aims to offer PC gamers an affordable upgrade amid rising DDR5 prices, enhancing value. PC component bundles have been around for a long time, but are often tied to retailers putting together packs of essential parts needed for an upgrade or new build. From motherboards to coolers, CPUs, and memory, bundles make sense when you're looking to pick up two, three, or more parts at a time. What makes this latest bundle interesting is that it looks like AMD has partnered with Cooler Master and V-Color to offer a CPU kit (sans motherboard) for PC enthusiasts and gamers in China - via @unikoshardware on X. The bundle pairs AMD's brand-new Ryzen 7 9850X gaming CPU, which was announced earlier this year at CES 2026, with Cooler Master's HYPER 612 APEX PRO air cooler and 32 GB of V-Color's Manta XFinity RGB DDR5-6000 memory. According to reports, the bundle was announced at a recent Cooler Master press event, but there's no word on a potential price. With the current memory crisis affecting retail DDR5 pricing, the hope is that this bundle offers consumers a more affordable way to pick up 32GB of V-Color DDR5 memory with their new CPU. Interestingly, AMD notes that its Ryzen 7 9850X CPU doesn't require faster and more expensive DDR5 memory to unlock its full gaming performance potential. "DDR5-6000 to DDR5-4800 memory yields less than a 1% drop of FPS," the company has confirmed. Still, DDR5-600 is widely considered the sweet spot for Ryzen, and with the current memory crisis, V-Color's Manta XFinity RGB DDR5-6000 memory now retails for around $500, a massive increase over its $200 MSRP. If the goal is to offer more affordable memory as part of a bundle, hopefully, we see...
Starmer says he won't 'choose between' the US or China The trip comes days after the UK approved controversial plans for a vast new Chinese embassy in London. In the interview with Bloomberg News, he said the visit to the world's second-largest economy could bring "significant opportunities" for British companies. Dozens of UK business leaders are expected to travel with him. Sir Keir said the UK ...
Starmer says he won't 'choose between' the US or China The trip comes days after the UK approved controversial plans for a vast new Chinese embassy in London. In the interview with Bloomberg News, he said the visit to the world's second-largest economy could bring "significant opportunities" for British companies. Dozens of UK business leaders are expected to travel with him. Sir Keir said the UK would maintain "close ties" with the US on business, security and defence, but added that "sticking your head in the sand and ignoring China... wouldn't be sensible". Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he will not be forced to "choose between" relations with the US or China, ahead of the first visit of a British leader to Beijing in eight years. The long-delayed decision was made despite opponents warning it could be used as a base for Chinese spying. "I'm often invited to simply choose between countries. I don't do that," Sir Keir said in the interview. "I remember when I was doing the US trade deal, and everybody put to me that I'd have to make a choice between the US and Europe, and I said, 'I'm not making that choice.'" "We've got very close relations with the US – of course, we want to – and we will maintain that business, alongside security and defence," he said. "Equally, just sticking your head in the sand and ignoring China, when it's the second-biggest economy in the world and there are business opportunities wouldn't be sensible." Of the delegation travelling with him to China, Sir Keir added: "They understand the opportunities that there are... That does not mean compromising on national security – quite the opposite." The trip, which includes stops in Beijing and Shanghai, comes after a turbulent few weeks in relations between the US and its allies. In recent weeks, US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on allies for opposing his demand to take control of Greenland, and later provoked a backlash in the UK by saying Nato troops had stayed ...
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images U.S. natural gas futures soared Monday, with the front-month contract surging to a three-year high, as winter storm Fern swept across the country, driving up heating demand and threatening supply. Nearly 10% of U.S. gas production was knocked offline by the storm, DNB Carnegie analysts said, as extreme cold disrupted operations in key producing regions. The U.S...
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images U.S. natural gas futures soared Monday, with the front-month contract surging to a three-year high, as winter storm Fern swept across the country, driving up heating demand and threatening supply. Nearly 10% of U.S. gas production was knocked offline by the storm, DNB Carnegie analysts said, as extreme cold disrupted operations in key producing regions. The U.S. disruption carried over to global markets, as natural gas deliveries to U.S. liquefied natural gas export plants reportedly fell sharply over the weekend, raising concerns about supply overseas just as demand increases across parts of Europe and Asia due to cold weather. Storage levels across the European Union have fallen below 46% of capacity, well under the five-year average, but U.S. gas inventories entered the winter storm in a relatively strong position, with storage levels 4.8% higher than a year ago and 6.1% above the five-year average, according to the latest report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. "This suggests the market's strength should be relatively short-lived, assuming no prolonged disruptions once we get to the other side of this storm," ING commodity strategists said in a note. Monday's gains, backed by skyrocketing regional spot prices, widened the gap between the front month and later months, and "the gigantic backwardation in natural gas will come home to roost on Wednesday, when the February contract expires," Mizuho analyst Robert Yawger said in a note. "If the Arctic blast starts to fade and warmer temps start to creep into the forecast, beware of the stampede for the exits." Front-month Nymex natural gas ( NG1:COM ) for February closed +28.9% to $6.800/MMBtu, the highest settlement value since December 15, 2022, and the largest one-day percentage gain since January 27, 2022; the March contract finished +8% to $3.898/MMBtu. Oil futures ended slightly lower in rangebound trading Monday, as analysts said elevated geopolitical risk is...
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Moomoo's 28 million investors worldwide gained immediate access to Nasdaq's newly launched Monday and Wednesday weekly options today, as the investment platform rolled out the expanded expirations on day one. The move delivers trading flexibility, allowing users to align options strategies more precisely with market events and opportunities. As a gl...
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Moomoo's 28 million investors worldwide gained immediate access to Nasdaq's newly launched Monday and Wednesday weekly options today, as the investment platform rolled out the expanded expirations on day one. The move delivers trading flexibility, allowing users to align options strategies more precisely with market events and opportunities. As a global strategic partner of Nasdaq, Moomoo celebrated the introduction of these groundbreaking products by livestreaming an exclusive discussion for its global community, featuring Neil McDonald, CEO of Moomoo US, and Tanya Patwa, Head of U.S. Options Sales, Nasdaq. The conversation provided cutting-edge insights into these newly available options and the evolving options trading landscape. Moomoo celebrated the introduction of these groundbreaking products by livestreaming an exclusive discussion for its global community, featuring Neil McDonald, CEO of Moomoo US, and Tanya Patwa, Head of U.S. Options Sales, Nasdaq This launch follows recent SEC approval for Nasdaq to expand options expirations for a premier group of high-profile securities. The list extends beyond the so called "Magnificent Seven" stocks and includes nine major names: Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) — beyond the standard Friday expiry. This move offers traders more granularity and flexibility, aligning single-stock options closer to the daily expirations seen in major indices. Neil McDonald of Moomoo said, "We witnessed an explosion in options trading interest throughout 2025. Our data shows the number of options transactions surged 86% year-over-year. The introduction of Monday and Wednesday options is perfectly timed. Retail investors are savvy; when provided with proper training, access, and advanced toolkits, they are fully equipped to capitalize on market opport...