Wondering whether Xiaomi's current share price reflects its true worth, or if the recent weakness has opened up a potential opportunity for better value. The stock closed at HK$27.8, with the share price down 0.9% over the past week, 10.7% over the past month, 31.0% year to date and 47.6% over the past year, although it is still up very strongly over the past three years. Recent headlines have foc...
Wondering whether Xiaomi's current share price reflects its true worth, or if the recent weakness has opened up a potential opportunity for better value. The stock closed at HK$27.8, with the share price down 0.9% over the past week, 10.7% over the past month, 31.0% year to date and 47.6% over the past year, although it is still up very strongly over the past three years. Recent headlines have focused on Xiaomi's position as a major Hong Kong listed tech stock and how sentiment around large...
Statistically, Wall Street has enjoyed having President Donald Trump in the White House. During his first term, the preeminent Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) , benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) , and tech-driven Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) soared 57%, 70%, and 142%, respectively . Even with two separate swoons since the start of Trump's second term (the tariff tantrum a...
Statistically, Wall Street has enjoyed having President Donald Trump in the White House. During his first term, the preeminent Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) , benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) , and tech-driven Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) soared 57%, 70%, and 142%, respectively . Even with two separate swoons since the start of Trump's second term (the tariff tantrum and Iran war pullback), we're witnessing an encore performance from equities. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq have rallied 17%, 26%, and 37%, respectively, in Trump's second term (through the end of May 2026). President Trump delivering a speech. Image source: Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian. Continue reading
In a recent note to investors, Oppenheimer analysts suggest that SpaceX has the assets to disrupt the $1.6 trillion U.S. communications industry by way of the company's Starlink satellite broadband service. Let's unpack how Starlink has the potential to pressure legacy telecommunications players such as Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T) , ultimately forcing investors to rethink ...
In a recent note to investors, Oppenheimer analysts suggest that SpaceX has the assets to disrupt the $1.6 trillion U.S. communications industry by way of the company's Starlink satellite broadband service. Let's unpack how Starlink has the potential to pressure legacy telecommunications players such as Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T) , ultimately forcing investors to rethink some assumptions about the kind of infrastructure that will dominate the next era of data transmission. According to SpaceX's S-1 filing , Starlink boasted 10.3 million subscribers at the end of the first quarter. Oppenheimer's 2030 forecast for Starlink's U.S. broadband customer base is currently 15 million, implying rapid acceleration over the next several years. Continue reading
After a death in Dublin with echoes of George Floyd, people of colour sense rising hostility When Kembetia Bissa fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved to Ireland in 2003 he found not only sanctuary but beauty, friendship and a home. The asylum seeker settled in Bandon, west Cork, and found work as a landscaper. He opened an African dance school with Congolese drumming and taught loca...
After a death in Dublin with echoes of George Floyd, people of colour sense rising hostility When Kembetia Bissa fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved to Ireland in 2003 he found not only sanctuary but beauty, friendship and a home. The asylum seeker settled in Bandon, west Cork, and found work as a landscaper. He opened an African dance school with Congolese drumming and taught local people the rhythms of his homeland. “It was very positive, very welcoming. I felt like I was in my own country,” Bissa, 55, said this week in Dublin. Continue reading...
The singer knows all the words to Grease and channels Kenny Rogers at karaoke. But which classic musician does he liken to Picasso? The first song I fell in love with When I saw Night Boat to Cairo by Madness on Top of the Pops as an 11-year-old, something happened to me on a molecular level. There was something about the way they moved. The first single I bought I Don’t Like Mondays by the Boomto...
The singer knows all the words to Grease and channels Kenny Rogers at karaoke. But which classic musician does he liken to Picasso? The first song I fell in love with When I saw Night Boat to Cairo by Madness on Top of the Pops as an 11-year-old, something happened to me on a molecular level. There was something about the way they moved. The first single I bought I Don’t Like Mondays by the Boomtown Rats, from Swales Music in Haverfordwest, a 15-mile bus trip from the little fishing village in west Wales I lived in when I was eight. Continue reading...
Mama G wants to dedicate her book, The Proudest Bird in the World, to pair after chance Blackpool Pride encounter A search is under way for two lesbian grandmothers who inspired a new children’s book after a chance encounter with a pantomime dame at Blackpool Pride. The women, whose names are not known, attended a reading by the popular performer Mama G in 2021, complaining to her about the lack o...
Mama G wants to dedicate her book, The Proudest Bird in the World, to pair after chance Blackpool Pride encounter A search is under way for two lesbian grandmothers who inspired a new children’s book after a chance encounter with a pantomime dame at Blackpool Pride. The women, whose names are not known, attended a reading by the popular performer Mama G in 2021, complaining to her about the lack of diversity in young literature. Continue reading...
While many Chinese people joke that they “work like a dog” because they are anxious about dropping out of the rat race, there is a tradition in some areas that people can legitimately “lie flat” once a year to ward off bad luck. The day is called tian chuan, or the day when the sky breaks. It usually falls on the 20th day of the first lunar month, and marks the day when the sky that Nuwa mended br...
While many Chinese people joke that they “work like a dog” because they are anxious about dropping out of the rat race, there is a tradition in some areas that people can legitimately “lie flat” once a year to ward off bad luck. The day is called tian chuan, or the day when the sky breaks. It usually falls on the 20th day of the first lunar month, and marks the day when the sky that Nuwa mended breaks once in a year. Nuwa is a mythological figure, a mother goddess who is said to have moulded the...
Investing.com -- Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is making progress in autonomous driving, but Waymo remains the clear leader in commercial robotaxi operations, according to a Barclays research note.
Investing.com -- Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is making progress in autonomous driving, but Waymo remains the clear leader in commercial robotaxi operations, according to a Barclays research note.