A 68-year-old retiree with $400,000 in equities heading into 2026 has a real problem: SPY ran up 27% in the past year, but the VIX still spiked to almost 31 in late March, and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment sits at 53.3, deep in pessimistic territory. The Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF, July ... PJUL Caps Your S&P 500 Gains at 11% While Protecting Against 40% Crashes: The Math for Retirees

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has pledged to make concrete proposals about increased prize money, player welfare and representation within the next month in talks with leading agents at the French Open. The discussions took place on Friday, the same day many players, including the world No 1s Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, collectively decided to limit their pre-tournament media briefings to 15 minutes in protest at what they regard as insufficient prize money paid by the four grand slams. The players chose to only conduct their mandatory duties, a press conference and an interview with the host broadcaster, rather than the 60 to 90 minutes they usually devote to interviews, photoshoots and other media activities. The slams allocate about 15% of their tournament revenues in prize money and the players are demanding that figure be increased to 22%, to match the percentage paid by the ATP and WTA Tours. The players are understood to have been heartened by Friday’s meeting, which included three representatives of the FFT, the players’ representative Larry Scott and a group of player agents, and regard what sources involved described as positive talks as vindicating their media boycott. One source told the Guardian that one day of direct action had achieved more than over a year of discussions behind the scenes. View image in fullscreen Aryna Sabalenka walks out of her French Open press conference after 15 minutes in protest at grand slams’ prize money. Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA The FFT has promised to return with detailed proposals within a fortnight of next month’s final at Roland Garros, with the players adamant that an increase in prize money must take place alongside discussions over welfare and player representation. Earlier this week, Amélie Mauresmo, the Roland Garros tournament director and former world No 1, had defended the FFT’s decisions regarding this year’s prize money and their financial contributions to players. “We have a model that is very d...

spawns/iStock via Getty Images In this article will outline my bullish thesis for the quantum computing company IonQ, Inc. ( IONQ ). I will briefly discuss quantum computing, IONQ’s recent earnings report, and its valuation grade. Then I will outline my bullish thesis using my technical analysis methodology of price action, momentum, volume, and relative strength. What Is Quantum Computing? Qubits anyone? Quantum computing is an emerging field of computer science that uses quantum mechanics to solve problems that standard computers don’t have the capability to solve. Standard computers use bits which are 1s and 0s and these are the basic units of information. This is a binary system in which four bits (0000, 0001, 0010, etc.) can represent 16 different values. A qubit is the basic unit of information used in quantum computing. A qubit is also represented as a 1 or a 0 but instead of being just a 1 or just a 0, a qubit can be both a 1 and a 0 at the same time. So, four qubits can represent all 16 different values at the same time. This is a massive increase in computing power. Quantum computing is believed to be well suited for encryption problems, to aid physicists in performing physical simulations, drug development, artificial intelligence, and materials science. The IonQ website offers more detailed explanations and outlines their latest quantum computers that use up to 100 physical qubits. Earnings IONQ reported its Q1 2026 earnings on May 6th. They missed their EPS estimates by $0.10 as they reported -$0.34. They did better with revenues. They reported revenues of $64.67M which beat estimates by $14.93M. The revenues are an 8x increase over the same period last year. Full year revenue guidance for 2026 was raised to $270M. While IONQ has recently received a $39M contract from the Space Development Agency, 60% of its revenues for the quarter were from commercial enterprises. Since IONQ is not yet a profitable company, management pointed out that they have $3.1B ...

伊朗说伊美正处于谅解备忘录最终敲定阶段 2026-05-23 21:53:22 来源： 同花顺7x24快讯 分享 伊朗外交部发言人巴加埃23日表示，经过数周的对话，“伊美双方的观点正朝着更加一致的方向发展”，双方目前正处于一份谅解备忘录的最终敲定阶段。(新华社)

US forces have redirected 100 commercial vessels during its six-week-long blockade of Iran’s ports, Central Command said. The mission, supported by more than 200 aircraft and warships including two carrier strike groups and multiple guided-missile destroyers, started enforcing the blockade on April 13 “against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman,” CENTCOM said in a post on X Saturday. The mission has “squeezed Iran economically,” CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper said. The blockade also disabled four ships and allowed 26 vessels carrying humanitarian aid to pass, it added. Commercial shipping passing through the vital Strait of Hormuz chokepoint has been largely halted since hostilities started. Only a few ships per day — mainly Iran-linked vessels — have recently made it through the waterway, which lies to the west of the US blockade, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. Iran-linked vessels entering or leaving the Gulf may be switching off automated signals to avoid detection, making it harder to track flows in real time. Read More (May 8): How the Strait of Hormuz Has Become a Weapon of War: Explainer

Key Points American Express is the second-largest stock in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio. The conglomerate has owned the credit card payment company for decades. American Express benefits from a strong brand that attracts high-spend customers. 10 stocks we like better than American Express › Every quarter, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires institutional investors with over $100 million in assets to list exactly what U.S. publicly traded stocks they own, how many shares they hold, and the total dollar amount of those positions. One company that investors follow religiously is Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB). Investors have finally caught a glimpse of what Berkshire bought and sold during the first quarter. The conglomerate trimmed several stocks from its portfolio, but its top three holdings remained steady: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), American Express (NYSE: AXP), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). 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 » American Express is a quintessential Warren Buffett investment that Berkshire Hathaway has owned for decades, and there's one major reason why it remains a top holding after all these years. American Express boasts a strong economic moat In Q1, Berkshire Hathaway sold its entire stake in both Visa and Mastercard but continued to hold American Express. What separates American Express from its competitors is that it operates a closed-loop payments network, meaning it is the card issuer and network processor, and also holds and services its own credit card loans. This enables American Express to earn both network fees from transactions and interest income on its loans. Another advantage for American Express is its successful branding targeted toward high-net-worth, high-spend individuals. The company positions itself as a luxury card and off...

据国家数据局消息，5月22日，国家数据局党组书记、局长刘烈宏主持召开词元经济座谈会。会上，中国经济时报社、习近平经济思想研究中心、中国政法大学、中国人民大学、清华大学等单位的专家代表，阿里云、腾讯、月之暗面、海天瑞声、中国国际金融有限公司等企业代表，围绕“推动词元经济健康可持续发展，充分释放数据要素价值”发表意见建议。国家数据局党组成员、副局长夏冰出席会议。 词元是大模型处理文本、代码、图像、音频、视频等所有信息时采用的最小运算单元，正在成为人工智能服务的计量单位、结算单位和统计单位。国家数据局将把推动词元经济发展纳入工作体系，持续跟踪研究并吸收社会各界建议，以行业高质量数据集建设和全国一体化算力网建设为着力点，深入推进数据要素市场化配置改革，推动词元经济高质量发展。 国家数据局政策和规划司、数字科技和基础设施建设司主要负责同志参加会议。

fengdr Uber ( UBER ) and DoorDash ( DASH ) have held preliminary talks with investors of Delivery Hero SE ( DELHY ) ahead of a potential buyout proposal for the German food delivery group, The Financial Times reported on Saturday. According to three people familiar with the matter, the U.S. companies have conducted exploratory talks to acquire multiple stakes of Delivery Hero ( DLVHF ) investors in recent days as part of separate bids to acquire the Berlin-based e-commerce firm. Some investors have indicated a price tag above €40 ($46) per share, implying a 19% premium to the company’s closing price on Friday and a market cap of roughly €13B ($15B). It is not immediately clear what the ultimate price or terms of a finalized deal could be. Uber ( UBER ) shares fell on Friday after Bloomberg reported that the ride-hailing service provider was considering options for a full takeover of Delivery Hero ( DLVHF ). During a visit to Oslo this week to meet Kristin Skogen Lund, the chair of Delivery Hero’s ( DLVHF ) supervisory board, Uber ( UBER ) CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is said to have indicated a €33 per-share bid, which was rejected, according to the people. Uber ( UBER ), which disclosed a 19.5% stake in Delivery Hero ( DLVHF ) and another 5.6% in derivatives on Monday, is working with Morgan Stanley ( MS ) for its bid, the people said. In regulatory filings on Friday, the U.S. bank disclosed a 27% interest in Delivery Hero ( DLVHF ) primarily via equity swaps. According to the people, Delivery Hero ( DLVHF ) is considering an outright sale or a series of transactions that would separate its units in the Middle East and Korea. DoorDash ( DASH ) CEO Tony Xu is also said to have contacted Lund. The company is mainly interested in adding the group’s Middle East operations and its Turkish arm. However, DoorDash ( DASH ) hasn’t ruled out a complete takeover. Still, both companies could give up their takeover attempts, and any deal could face regulatory hurdles, the people said....

美国国务卿卢比奥：与伊朗在对话中取得一些进展。 美方仍然倾向于与伊朗谈判（浓缩）铀问题。 风险提示及免责条款 市场有风险，投资需谨慎。本文不构成个人投资建议，也未考虑到个别用户特殊的投资目标、财务状况或需要。用户应考虑本文中的任何意见、观点或结论是否符合其特定状况。据此投资，责任自负。

French police have temporarily suspended extra EU border checks at the port of Dover as thousands of holidaymakers faced long delays in the hot weather. Wait times of more than two hours were reported at the terminal in Kent for the cross-Channel ferry to France. The delays come a month after the EU’s entry-exit system (EES), which replaces passport stamps with a digital registration, became fully operational. The port of Dover said Saturday marked the “first peak period” since the new procedures were introduced. Describing the situation as “challenging”, the port of Dover posted on X: “We are pleased that Police Aux Frontières (PAF) have responded positively by invoking the article 9 clause of the EES regulations.” This allows for checks to be temporarily relaxed. “While conventional border checks will still be undertaken, this will now enable PAF to significantly reduce the border processing time,” the statement added. “We will be working with PAF and all our partners to get customers into and through the port as swiftly as possible and keep the roads clear for our local community.” Temperatures were expected to reach up to 29C in parts of England on Saturday. Images at Dover showed long queues of cars at the congested terminal, which is the departure point for ferries to Calais in northern France, a popular route for British tourists, especially at the start of the half-term school holidays. The port said passengers who missed their ferry crossing as a result of waiting times would be able to travel on the next available crossing. It warned drivers to stay in their cars and treat its staff with “kindness and respect”, adding that “unacceptable behaviour towards staff will not be tolerated”. EasyJet has called on EU countries – with a particular focus on Spain – to drop the new rules over fears that holidaymakers could lengthy delays, with the company’s chief executive, Kenton Jarvis, saying the additional checks would “put [holidaymakers] off” travelling. The EES...

格隆汇5月23日｜据半岛电视台，一名伊朗官员表示，伊朗已与巴基斯坦调解人达成一份谅解备忘录，正在等待美国回应。该提案包括：结束战争、解除封锁、重新开放霍尔木兹海峡，以及从冲突地区撤出美军。核问题目前被排除在外，可能在30天后进行讨论。伊朗方面表示，无法提供进一步让步。

市场有风险，投资需谨慎。本文不构成个人投资建议，也未考虑到个别用户特殊的投资目标、财务状况或需要。用户应考虑本文中的任何意见、观点或结论是否符合其特定状况。据此投资，责任自负。 伊朗外交部发言人巴加埃当地时间23日表示，巴基斯坦陆军参谋长穆尼尔此访伊朗的核心目的，是为了在伊朗与美国之间传递并交换具体信息。他说：“现阶段，我们的所有核心焦点都集中在结束这场‘强加之战’上。” 巴加埃表示，双方已经针对提案中的不同条款，进行了数轮密集的意见交换。双方已就彼此存在严重分歧的议题进行了深入讨论。鉴于美国一贯自相矛盾的立场，伊朗目前无法断言这一谈判进程会发生根本性转变。他说：“彼此的观点确实有所拉近，但这并不意味着达成了协议，而仅仅是让我们能够摸索一个可能的解决方案。” 巴加埃同时强调， 霍尔木兹海峡与美国没有任何关系，这一议题纯属伊朗与海峡沿岸国家之间的内部事务。 巴加埃还表示，释放伊朗被冻结资金已被列入协议草案文本，双方在现阶段不会就核计划进行任何对话，核议题属于后续阶段才会讨论的范畴。（央视） 风险提示及免责条款 市场有风险，投资需谨慎。本文不构成个人投资建议，也未考虑到个别用户特殊的投资目标、财务状况或需要。用户应考虑本文中的任何意见、观点或结论是否符合其特定状况。据此投资，责任自负。

财联社5月23日讯（记者 赵昕睿） 5 月 22 日，香港证监会出台开户新规，进一步收紧开户审核标准。相较于政策条文本身，市场更加关注的是：港股开户新规将如何重塑跨境投资的底层逻辑？ 从产业层面看，长期游走于灰色地带的港股开户产业链正被彻底整治、连根拔除。有业内人士对此直言：“低成本套利、轻松获利的时代结束了。”过去几年内地资金涌入港股，打新市场一度呈现全民参与的热闹景象，但随着合规门槛抬高，未来港股定价将更多回归专业机构，“以前是全民打新，现在是专业定价”。 香港开户新规有哪些要点？ 香港证监会于5月22日向持牌法团发出的通函，是在对12家证券经纪行的开户作业手法进行检视后作出的。检视识别出的重大缺失集中在三个维度： 开户文件的尽职审查不足、开户过程中接受可疑或伪造文件、管理与海外中介人的跨境代理关系存在监控薄弱。 对此，香港监管对所有持牌法团提出了四项刚性要求： 第一，内部自查即刻启动。 所有持牌机构必须尽快回溯审查，一旦发现开户时使用了问题文件，必须主动清理。 第二，内地投资者账户“加锁”。 针对使用可疑或伪造文件开设的投资账户，直接关闭；零余额休眠账户同样要清理。新开账户则必须满足“三件套”：包括书面投资者声明、资金存取只能走客户本人名下的合资格银行账户、且该银行需在香港认可名单内。 第三，跨境展业红线再划。 香港监管明确提醒，持牌机构向香港以外投资者提供服务时，必须同时遵守香港及投资者所在司法管辖区的法律法规。这意味着，内地监管不允许的事，在香港也不能打擦边球。 第四，投资者个人担责。 香港监管罕见地以刑事罪行条例警告，若使用虚假文件开户，可能构成犯罪，账户将被终止，个人行为还可能被上报执法机构。 香港证监会中介机构部执行董事叶志衡博士表示：“持牌法团在拓展其业务时，不应以牺牲'认识你的客户'标准为代价。证监会对在开户过程中的严重监控失误及使用伪造文件的情况采取零容忍态度，并将对相关持牌法团及其高级管理层采取坚决的监管及执法行动，以维持市场的廉洁稳健及公平的竞争环境。” 灰色开户通道收紧，产业链面临全面清理 内地投资者参与港美股市场，可以通过港股通或QDII，但也有的绕道互联网跨境券商，重要问题在于，这些用户中的相当一部分，并没有合规的境外身份。 于是，一条“灰色开户”产业链应运而生：从伪造港澳身份证、海外地址证明，到租借境外银行账户作为资金通道，再到批量...

For the sixth straight quarter, Home Depot (HD 0.23%) squeezed out positive U.S. same-store sales when it reported its fiscal first-quarter results on May 19. That follows a period in which the company saw its U.S. same-store sales decline for eight consecutive quarters. In a bit of irony, the stock held up very well during this tough sales stretch, but more recently, the share price is down nearly 30% from its highs despite turning the corner on the sales front. Let's take a closer look at the home improvement retailer's fiscal Q1 report and prospects to see if now is a good time to buy the stock. Expand NYSE : HD Home Depot Today's Change ( -0.23 %) $ -0.71 Current Price $ 313.07 Key Data Points Market Cap $312B Day's Range $ 311.46 - $ 314.96 52wk Range $ 289.10 - $ 426.75 Volume 3M Avg Vol 4.4M Gross Margin 31.14 % Dividend Yield 2.95 % Same-store sales continue to edge higher Home Depot saw its global comparable-store sales edge up 0.6% higher in fiscal Q1, marking its fourth straight quarter of positive growth. Meanwhile, U.S. same-store sales growth increased by 0.4%. While it hasn't seen robust growth over the past year, it's been a steady improvement compared to the prior two years, as seen in the table below. Quarter/Year Same-Store Sales Growth (Decline) U.S. Same-Store Sales Growth (Decline) Q3 2022 4.3% 4.5% Q4 2022 (0.3%) (0.3%) Q1 2023 (4.5%) (4.6%) Q2 2023 (2%) (0.2%) Q3 2023 (3.1%) (3.5%) Q4 2023 (3.5%) (4%) Q1 2024 (2.8%) (3.2%) Q2 2024 (3.3%) (3.6%) Q3 2024 (1.3%) (1.2%) Q4 2024 0.8% 1.3% Q1 2025 (0.3%) 0.2% Q2 2025 1% 1.4% Q3 2025 0.2% 0.1% Q4 2025 0.4% 0.3% Q1 2026 0.6% 0.4% The same-store sales growth in Q1 was led by a 2.2% increase in average ticket size, while transactions declined by 1.3%. Big-ticket items, which the company defines as those costing $1,000 or more, rose 0.8%, while pro sales outperformed do-it-yourself buyers. Overall, nine of Home Depot's 16 product categories recorded positive same-store sales growth. Home Depot's total r...

In recent days, Astera Labs reported strong quarterly results driven by demand for its PCIe 6 connectivity and Scorpio AI data center switches, alongside high-profile presentations at J.P. Morgan’s Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference showcasing its newest AI networking solutions. These developments highlight how deeply Astera Labs’ hardware and software are embedded in global AI computing servers and large-scale cloud infrastructure buildouts, underscoring its role in addressing performance bottlenecks inside modern data centers. Next, we’ll examine how this surge in AI infrastructure demand and Scorpio switch momentum could reshape Astera Labs’ existing investment narrative. Capitalize on the AI infrastructure supercycle with our selection of the converting record-breaking demand into massive cash flow. Advertisement Astera Labs Investment Narrative Recap To own Astera Labs, you need to believe AI data center spending stays healthy enough for its PCIe 6 and Scorpio switches to remain central to next generation racks, and that it can manage customer concentration and intensifying competition from larger chipmakers. The latest earnings beat and upbeat guidance reinforce the near term catalyst of Scorpio ramping across AI clusters, while the flood of analyst upgrades does little to reduce the key risk around dependence on a handful of hyperscalers. The clearest link to this story is management’s disclosure that Astera’s hardware and software now sit inside nearly 90% of global AI computing servers, alongside Q1 FY26 revenue of US$308.4 million and 93% year over year growth driven by Scorpio and PCIe 6 demand. That level of embeddedness directly supports the thesis that Scorpio P and X switches can materially raise Astera’s dollar content per rack as AI infrastructure deployments scale. Yet against this momentum, investors should also be aware that customer concentration remains high and that a shift to in house silicon or alternative fabrics could.....

有本地舞蹈團將中國畫家吳冠中的畫作編為舞蹈演出，凸顯水墨畫的意境及技巧。 舞者翻騰流轉的身姿，好似水墨潑灑，流動於畫布之上。 香港舞蹈團與康文署合作，推出大型舞蹈詩，向已故中國畫壇大師吳冠中致敬。 《之間─吳冠中水墨行》首席舞蹈員黃聞捷說：「吳冠中先生的畫作，他的線條是很有不是那種機械型，也不是一條絕對的直線。它在上面是有呼吸的感覺，然後有顫抖的感覺，有突然間斷裂的感覺，所以我們在設計動作時，都讓他有些微小的變化，速度上的變化，就像水墨滴在宣紙上面，它是會慢滲透出來的。」 除了跨越藝術媒介，也融匯中西。吳冠中一生鑽研中西藝術之道，曾留學法國。 今次演出同時作為法國五月藝術節、中華文化節，和香港舞蹈團成立45周年的重點節目之一。 香港舞蹈團行政總監鄭禧怡：「吳冠中老師的藝術精粹，包括他的點、線、面 ，我們覺得與我們的藝術理念非常吻合，他以中西融合的筆觸和意象具象的融合，是被大家所認識。 」 除了在文化中心，香港舞蹈團四月起亦都在香港藝術館，以吳冠中為主題進行演出。值得一提的是，香港藝術館擁有超過450件吳冠中作品，是全球數目最多。

格隆汇5月23日｜伊朗外交部发言人表示，当前与美国的调解过程“耗时费力”，因为美国的敌意可以追溯到几十年前。“我们讨论了仍存在分歧的一些要点和措辞，并提出了建议，其中一些仍在审议中，各方正在表达意见，”伊朗伊斯兰共和国通讯社援引巴加埃的话说。巴加埃还感谢了巴基斯坦的调解努力。

美国疾控中心将埃博拉病毒筛查范围扩大至亚特兰大机场 2026-05-23 21:41:27 来源： 同花顺7x24快讯 分享 美国疾控中心将埃博拉病毒筛查范围扩大至亚特兰大机场。

格隆汇5月23日｜广东省广州市卫生健康委员会官网近日公布了数则答复市十六届人大六次会议代表关于控烟、禁烟建议的函。关于下一步工作目标，广州市卫健委表示将《控烟条例》修订作为控烟工作的主要任务。修订目标包括：进一步理顺监管体制，明确部门职责，对控烟监管和执法体制进行明确；履行公约义务，扩大禁止吸烟范围，遵循“室内公共场所全面禁烟，室外场所部分禁烟”的原则，扩大禁止吸烟场所的范围；实现由“罚个人”到“罚场所”的监管思路转变，同时结合放管服改革，优化、简化处罚程序，缩短处罚时间，提高执法效率，降低执法成本；完善监管机制，将“电子烟等烟草制品”纳入监管范围，增加控烟服务规定，推动控烟工作由“重监管”向“监管与服务并重”转变。

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格隆汇5月23日｜特朗普发布了一张中东地图，地图显示伊朗的国土被美国国旗覆盖，并配文：“中东合众国？”（United States of the Middle East?）

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Former Executive Director of the USAID COVID-19 Task Force Jeremy Konyndyk joined Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Konyndyk explains to hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini the negative impact of the US withdrawal from the WHO in January and the dismantling of USAID on the public health response. (Source: Bloomberg)

格隆汇5月23日｜据伊朗伊斯兰共和国通讯社，伊朗外交部发言人伊斯梅尔·巴加埃表示，伊朗决定将谈判重点放在结束所有战线的战争上，包括黎巴嫩。现阶段不会讨论核问题的细节，是30天后还是60天后进入核问题讨论，那是以后的事。

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