Other drivers are trying to remain upbeat but the Italian is untouchable on present form, and his Mercedes team principal is in awe Kimi Antonelli reached new heights at the Monaco Grand Prix , his talent and potential made abundantly clear as he became the race’s youngest winner. The question now in Formula One only six races into the season is increasingly whether anyone can catch the teenager. ...
Other drivers are trying to remain upbeat but the Italian is untouchable on present form, and his Mercedes team principal is in awe Kimi Antonelli reached new heights at the Monaco Grand Prix , his talent and potential made abundantly clear as he became the race’s youngest winner. The question now in Formula One only six races into the season is increasingly whether anyone can catch the teenager. His rivals are trying to remain upbeat but on current form the Italian is untouchable. In Monaco pole position is all, and Antonelli delivered it with an outstanding lap acknowledged with no little appreciation by his Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, a man not given to hyperbole. Continue reading...
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Lindsay Rosner, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Head of Multi-Sector Investing; Euan Blair, Multiverse CEO & Founder; Ka...
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Lindsay Rosner, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Head of Multi-Sector Investing; Euan Blair, Multiverse CEO & Founder; Kanishka Narayan, UK AI & Online Safety Minister (Source: Bloomberg)
The star of Luther played down rumours that he was lined up to take over as 007, adding that he’s against making the character ‘woke’ Idris Elba has refuted rumours that he was seriously in contention to play James Bond after Daniel Craig’s departure in 2021. The actor, 53, who is currently promoting new film Masters of the Universe, told British GQ the conversation linking him to the role was “ne...
The star of Luther played down rumours that he was lined up to take over as 007, adding that he’s against making the character ‘woke’ Idris Elba has refuted rumours that he was seriously in contention to play James Bond after Daniel Craig’s departure in 2021. The actor, 53, who is currently promoting new film Masters of the Universe, told British GQ the conversation linking him to the role was “never legit”. Continue reading...
David Dee Delgado Cathie Wood's ARK Invest ETFs increased exposure to AI infrastructure, internet platforms, crypto, and Chinese tech names like Alibaba ( BABA ) and Pony AI ( PONY ) during last week, while selectively trimming positions in aerospace, semiconductors, genomics, and China's Google equivalent—Baidu ( BIDU ). Alongside the much-touted tech sell-off last week, Ark bagged some large-cap...
David Dee Delgado Cathie Wood's ARK Invest ETFs increased exposure to AI infrastructure, internet platforms, crypto, and Chinese tech names like Alibaba ( BABA ) and Pony AI ( PONY ) during last week, while selectively trimming positions in aerospace, semiconductors, genomics, and China's Google equivalent—Baidu ( BIDU ). Alongside the much-touted tech sell-off last week, Ark bagged some large-cap technology names, including over 300K shares of Nvidia ( NVDA ), worth an estimated market value of $35.7M, its trade data showed . The manager also bought over 22K shares of Broadcom ( AVGO ) worth $5.9M and ~267.6K shares shares of Alphabet ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ) worth over $70M. Besides, added over ~45.7K shares of Meta Platforms ( META ) worth close to $29M, reinforcing exposure to AI and digital advertising. China-related technology investments saw sizable inflows. ARK accumulated 275K shares of Alibaba ( BABA ), worth close to $35M. Besides, it added Chinese autonomous driving and next-generation company Pony AI ( PONY ). Fintech and digital asset-related companies also attracted buying interest, with ARK buying over 114.2K shares of Circle Internet ( CRCL ) and 30K shares of Coinbase ( COIN ). Among other picks last week were ~62.7M shares of Cerebras Systems ( CBRS ), while healthcare-focused holdings included the purchase of 87K shares of Beam Therapeutics ( BEAM ). On the sell side, the manager made its largest reduction in Archer Aviation ( ACHR ), disposing of ~1.8M shares worth ~$4.7M, signaling a significant pullback in its eVTOL and advanced air mobility exposure. The firm also trimmed semiconductor holdings, selling a combined over 190K shares of Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) worth ~$59M and 93K shares of Teradyne ( TER ) worth $17M. Chinese internet exposure was reduced through sales of 588K shares of Baidu ( BIDU ), partially offsetting the firm's aggressive accumulation of Alibaba ( BABA ) shares. In healthcare and life sciences, ARK reduced exposure to gen...
The primary difference between State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT:SPTM) and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT:VTI) is the depth of small-cap and micro-cap exposure. Both funds serve as highly efficient core building blocks for long-term investors seeking total U.S. market exposure. While the State Street fund focuses on the S&P Composite 1500, the Vangu...
The primary difference between State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT:SPTM) and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT:VTI) is the depth of small-cap and micro-cap exposure. Both funds serve as highly efficient core building blocks for long-term investors seeking total U.S. market exposure. While the State Street fund focuses on the S&P Composite 1500, the Vanguard fund casts a wider net across approximately 3,600 stocks, offering nearly complete coverage of the investable market. This comparison explores which approach better balances risk and return in a diversified portfolio. Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield. Continue reading
US stocks stage a modest rebound after Friday's selloff. Oil climbs after Iran and Israel trade missile attacks. Sikander Rashid of Brookfield speaks to Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie at London Tech Week on the firm's investment in AI infrastructure. (Source: Bloomberg)
US stocks stage a modest rebound after Friday's selloff. Oil climbs after Iran and Israel trade missile attacks. Sikander Rashid of Brookfield speaks to Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie at London Tech Week on the firm's investment in AI infrastructure. (Source: Bloomberg)
Israel and Iran's recent exchange of fire is threatening the truce in the Middle East. And, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an unprecedented rate, officials say. (Image credit: Rami Shlush)
Israel and Iran's recent exchange of fire is threatening the truce in the Middle East. And, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an unprecedented rate, officials say. (Image credit: Rami Shlush)
Uber is getting ready to put robotaxis on London's streets, opening an interest list for riders who want to be among the first to hail one of Wayve's autonomous vehicles when the service goes live later this year. The rollout would be a milestone in one of Uber's biggest markets and an early test of whether there's appetite for driverless ridehailing beyond the US and China, where robotaxis are al...
Uber is getting ready to put robotaxis on London's streets, opening an interest list for riders who want to be among the first to hail one of Wayve's autonomous vehicles when the service goes live later this year. The rollout would be a milestone in one of Uber's biggest markets and an early test of whether there's appetite for driverless ridehailing beyond the US and China, where robotaxis are already carrying passengers. The company is asking Londoners to show their interest in being among the first public passengers in its co-branded Uber x Wayve driverless cars. In the Uber app settings, customers can sign up by selecting "join interest … Read the full story at The Verge.
(RTTNews) - EHang Holdings Ltd. (EH), a Chinese aerospace and technology company, on Monday announced that its board of directors approved a share repurchase program.
(RTTNews) - EHang Holdings Ltd. (EH), a Chinese aerospace and technology company, on Monday announced that its board of directors approved a share repurchase program.
asbe The Nasdaq 100 ETF ( QQQ ) closed at $705.06 on Friday, down 4.8% on the session, before recovering modestly in pre-market trading Monday. The decline landed against a backdrop of persistent macro headwinds — AI capital expenditure anxiety across megacap technology names, Iran-driven risk-off pressure, and a broader rotation out of growth assets that has been building for weeks. It was a toug...
asbe The Nasdaq 100 ETF ( QQQ ) closed at $705.06 on Friday, down 4.8% on the session, before recovering modestly in pre-market trading Monday. The decline landed against a backdrop of persistent macro headwinds — AI capital expenditure anxiety across megacap technology names, Iran-driven risk-off pressure, and a broader rotation out of growth assets that has been building for weeks. It was a tough session, but the options market isn't treating it as a crisis. With QQQ recovering toward $715 in premarket, the June 12 chain implies a further move of roughly ±2.7% by Friday's close. For an ETF that just dropped nearly 5% in a single session, that is a contained expectation — the options market is pricing gradual stabilization, not a continuation of acute selling pressure. It is the same signal seen in Alphabet's ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ) chain following its own worst session since June: a well-behaved implied move is itself a form of reassurance. Organized hedging The put side of the chain reinforces that reading. The largest single put position sits at the $742 strike with 5,813 open interest, followed closely by the $740 put at 5,505 — both now in the money following Friday's decline. These are not positions opened in Friday's chaos. They are institutional hedges built up over multiple sessions, suggesting that the smart money had been preparing for exactly this kind of pullback rather than scrambling to react to it. A ladder of put open interest running from $740 down through $670 tells the same story — organized, pre-positioned protection rather than the kind of reactive panic buying that accompanies genuine market fear. The call side: waiting for recovery The call side shows meaningful open interest stranded at $740-$745 — positions accumulated when QQQ was trading higher, now underwater but not abandoned. Fresh call buying is visible at the $730-$735 range, modest recovery bets consistent with Monday's pre-market bounce. The $740 call's 8,160 open interest is the highe...
Houthis Declare "Total Ban" On Israeli Ships As Dual Chokepoint Crisis Stokes Supply Chain Nightmare Brent crude futures jumped as much as 5% to $97.83 a barrel, while WTI traded around $95 a barrel, as renewed Iran-Israel fighting threatened to unravel a fragile US-Iran ceasefire and further disrupt energy flows. On the maritime chokepoint front, Iran-backed Houthis declared a full ban on Israeli...
Houthis Declare "Total Ban" On Israeli Ships As Dual Chokepoint Crisis Stokes Supply Chain Nightmare Brent crude futures jumped as much as 5% to $97.83 a barrel, while WTI traded around $95 a barrel, as renewed Iran-Israel fighting threatened to unravel a fragile US-Iran ceasefire and further disrupt energy flows. On the maritime chokepoint front, Iran-backed Houthis declared a full ban on Israeli vessels in the southern Red Sea, warning that any Israeli ship (or linked ship) will be seen as a military target. " First : We declare a complete and total ban on maritime navigation for the Israeli enemy in the Red Sea , and we consider all enemy movements to be military targets for our Armed Forces from the moment this statement is issued," the terror group said Monday in a statement. The statement continued, " Second : We affirm that we will meet escalation with escalation, and that our military operations will escalate in line with events, the battle, and in conjunction with the axis of Jihad and Resistance." " Third : We affirm the right of our people and the peoples of our free nation to confront American-Israeli aggression, and that we will not stand idly by in the face of the unjust siege imposed on our people and the peoples of the axis of Jihad and Resistance in Palestine, Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq. All enemy attempts will fail, God willing, and our operations will continue as long as the aggression and siege against us and the axis of Jihad and Resistance continue," the statement concluded. The Houthis have announced a "complete blockade" of the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait against all vessels linked to Israel. They also warned that any further escalation will be met with an even stronger response. pic.twitter.com/fu6UFPtD1G — Egypt's Intel Observer (@EGYOSINT) June 8, 2026 The announcement is similar to the Houthis' late-2023 campaign, when rebel forces attacked ships linked to Israel or bound for Israeli ports in or around the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait...
adventtr/iStock via Getty Images AI stocks have been taking a major beating in recent weeks following near-parabolic growth throughout the months of April and May 2026. With Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF ( CHAT ) following suit in gaining significant growth before facing decline, investors are in a position of determining whether now is a good time to reinvest in the AI theme or walk aw...
adventtr/iStock via Getty Images AI stocks have been taking a major beating in recent weeks following near-parabolic growth throughout the months of April and May 2026. With Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF ( CHAT ) following suit in gaining significant growth before facing decline, investors are in a position of determining whether now is a good time to reinvest in the AI theme or walk away. With the recent weakness in the AI theme, I believe investors can buy into CHAT shares at an appealing price, particularly if the market continues to push shares down following the near-parabolic growth experienced in recent months. Given that the AI theme hasn’t structurally shifted with capital spend expected to support growth over the coming years, I am recommending CHAT with a Buy rating, advising investors to dollar-cost average into a position given the volatility of the theme. You can review my education coverage of CHAT here . Like all investment themes, there are two sides to the story: Investments in the AI ecosystem don’t appear to be slowing down, though they face pressure by a negative public opinion. Macroeconomic forces appear to be challenging the broader market, adding pressure to technology growth stocks. With these forces pulling the AI theme in separate directions, investors must discern which force will overpower the other. As a long-term fundamental investor, I do not believe that the growth story has changed and, in fact, became more solidified in recent weeks following the robust q1’26 earnings season. On the other hand, the “good news is bad news” story may have influenced the market with the exceptionally strong nonfarm payrolls report for May 2026, pushing the Nasdaq-100 ( NDX ) down -4.18% along with the AI-concentrated ETF CHAT down 9.56% on June 5, 2026. TradingView Why the transition to “good news is bad news?” The rationale behind this shift in tone is that a strong market provides the Federal Reserve with the kind of data to push through...