(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is modestly lower on Friday, extending the losses in the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 below the 7,400 level, following the broadly negative cues overnight from Wall Street, as traders booked profits after the recent rally and on news of Chinese property developer Evergrande defaulting on US dollar bonds. Traders are also concerned after s...
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is modestly lower on Friday, extending the losses in the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 below the 7,400 level, following the broadly negative cues overnight from Wall Street, as traders booked profits after the recent rally and on news of Chinese property developer Evergrande defaulting on US dollar bonds. Traders are also concerned after several countries across the world announced stricter restrictions on movements to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Pfizer now says a fourth shot of the coronavirus vaccine could be needed within 12 months of the third dose in order to target the Omicron variant. New South Wales reported 516 new cases on Thursday, with no new Omicron cases. Victoria also reported 1,206 new cases and two deaths, with no Omicron cases. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index is losing 29.90 points or 0.41 percent to 7,354.60, after hitting a low of 7,347.50 earlier. The broader All Ordinaries Index is down 34.80 points or 0.45 percent to 7,654.60. Australian markets ended modestly lower on Thursday. Among major miners, Rio Tinto and Mineral Resources are adding almost 1 percent each, while Fortescue Metals is declining almost 1 percent and OZ Minerals is edging down 0.4 percent. BHP Group is flat. Oil stocks are mostly lower. Oil Search and Santos are losing almost 2 percent each, while Woodside Petroleum is down almost 1 percent and Beach energy is declining more than 2 percent. Origin Energy is gaining almost 1 percent. Among tech stocks, Xero is losing more than 1 percent, Afterpay is declining almost 4 percent, Appen is down almost 1 percent and Zip is slipping more than 3 percent, while WiseTech Global is gaining more than 1 percent. Among the big four banks, Westpac is edging down 0.4 percent, while Commonwealth Bank is edging up 0.3 percent. ANZ Banking and National Australia Bank are flat. Gold miners are mixed. Resolute Mining is losing almost 1 percent, while Northe...
啟德體育園三大場館開幕至今辦活動253天 局方指合約指標未切合實際正檢討 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】啟德體育園去年開幕至今,三個主要場館舉辦體育活動日數達253天,參與人數達97.1萬人次。政...
啟德體育園三大場館開幕至今辦活動253天 局方指合約指標未切合實際正檢討 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】啟德體育園去年開幕至今,三個主要場館舉辦體育活動日數達253天,參與人數達97.1萬人次。政府說正檢視營運指標,確保因時制宜。 啟德主場館開幕至今,舉行19天體育活動,超過58.3萬人參與。同期體藝館、青年運動場等場地,舉辦96天及138天體育活動。根據合約,在第二個營運年度,即今年4月至明年3月,主場館、體藝館及青年運動場舉辦體育活動日數須達到40天、76天及69天,出席人數達60萬。文體旅局說,指標在2018年訂立,未完全切合實際情況,例如未包括場地搭建及拆卸工程。正檢討指標,確保平衡營運效益,並切合推動體育產業化和發展主場經濟的需要。
NVIDIA Stock NVDA Risks Breakdown After Q1 – Investors Focus on Costs, China Risks NVIDIA's good earnings quarter was driven by chip demand, but rising prices, unpredictability in geopolitics, and growing concerns about valuation put pressure on the stock. Written by: Skerdian Meta • • 3 min read • Quick overview NVIDIA reported a strong Q1 FY27 with $81.6 billion in revenue, marking an 85% increa...
NVIDIA Stock NVDA Risks Breakdown After Q1 – Investors Focus on Costs, China Risks NVIDIA's good earnings quarter was driven by chip demand, but rising prices, unpredictability in geopolitics, and growing concerns about valuation put pressure on the stock. Written by: Skerdian Meta • • 3 min read • Quick overview NVIDIA reported a strong Q1 FY27 with $81.6 billion in revenue, marking an 85% increase year-over-year, driven by AI infrastructure demand. Despite impressive growth, rising operating expenses and geopolitical tensions, particularly regarding China, have led to weakened investor sentiment. The company's Data Center segment generated $75.2 billion in revenue, but concerns over sustainability and margin expansion persist amid increasing costs. NVIDIA announced a $20 billion return to shareholders and an $80 billion buyback authorization, yet the stock remains under pressure due to execution risks and market uncertainties. NVIDIA’s good earnings quarter was driven by chip demand, but rising prices, unpredictability in geopolitics, and growing concerns about valuation put pressure on the stock. NVIDIA Delivers Another Blockbuster Quarter NVIDIA once again delivered exceptionally strong quarterly results as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure and advanced computing systems continued accelerating across global markets. For Q1 FY27, NVIDIA reported revenue of $81.6 billion, representing a 20% increase from the previous quarter and an 85% jump compared to the same period last year. The results reinforced the company’s dominant position at the center of the global AI infrastructure expansion. The quarter was largely driven by hyperscale cloud providers and continued investment in AI-focused data centers, where demand for high-performance GPUs and networking products remained extremely strong. GAAP diluted earnings per share came in at $2.39, while gross margins stayed elevated at 74.9%, reflecting NVIDIA’s strong pricing power and premium positioning w...
The Demonization Of Men (And Everyone Else Too) Authored by Thomas Harrington via The Brownstone Institute, Imagine the following message in a public space: Caution: Area of Frequent Attempts at Reputational Destruction by Females I have never seen a sign bearing the above message in any public space, nor do I want to. Similarly, I have never seen a sign near a heavily African American neighborhoo...
The Demonization Of Men (And Everyone Else Too) Authored by Thomas Harrington via The Brownstone Institute, Imagine the following message in a public space: Caution: Area of Frequent Attempts at Reputational Destruction by Females I have never seen a sign bearing the above message in any public space, nor do I want to. Similarly, I have never seen a sign near a heavily African American neighborhood that says, “Caution, entering an area in which your chances of being the victim of a violent crime are statistically proven to be much higher than in other places.” And again, I do not want to. My reasons for not wanting to ever read these things are, or should be, self-evident to any reasonably thoughtful person: it is never permissible in a society that purports to be democratic to have the state apparatus cast moral aspersions upon an entire subset of the culture on the basis of that subset’s immutable characteristics. And yet, in many municipalities in the US and Europe there is a trend toward posting signs in public transport that, in various levels of explicitness, point toward all men as being gropers and harassers in potencia . For example, on a recent ride on the transport system of the Catalan Government I was informed, via messages on the wall of the rail car, that public entity will have “Zero tolerance with male violence” in the public areas it administers. As I write I can already hear the objections of some readers. “Are you saying groping and male harassment does not exist on public transportation?” “Or that you have no interest in stopping it?” I am saying nothing of the sort. Of course, it exists and it should not be tolerated. The question is whether in the attempts to eradicate the problem it is morally and legally responsible to use public monies to single out 49% of the population as constituting a lurking threat to each and every member of the other 51% of the population, with all that such signaling produces in the realm of generating widespread so...
港澳碼頭及中國客運碼頭去年乘客量跌6.5% 議員倡合併 陳美寶:須評估單一碼頭承載力 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】港澳碼頭及中國客運碼頭去年乘客量為774萬人次,按年下跌6.5%。有議員建議合併...
港澳碼頭及中國客運碼頭去年乘客量跌6.5% 議員倡合併 陳美寶:須評估單一碼頭承載力 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】港澳碼頭及中國客運碼頭去年乘客量為774萬人次,按年下跌6.5%。有議員建議合併兩個碼頭,或改建為遊艇停泊設施。政府表示會審慎研究,對碼頭長遠發展持開放態度。 立法會議員(航運交通界)林銘鋒:「鑒於不少乘客反映碼頭設施老化,有否研究合併兩個跨境渡輪碼頭,並將節省的政府資源,用於進一步提升港澳客運碼頭的設施?」 運輸及物流局局長陳美寶:「任何涉及兩個碼頭的服務整合或資源重組的方案,均需要經過審慎的研究,尤其在整合之後,跨境渡輪碼頭及相關設施的承載能力,這方面我們也是需要評估。而政府亦需要評估任何一個單一跨境渡輪碼頭現有設施狀況,長遠而言是否可以足以支持作為唯一跨境渡輪碼頭的功能及角色。」
UBS Asia Pacific Co-President of Global Wealth Management Iqbal Khan speaks to Bloomberg's Stephen Engle as the UBS Asian Investment Conference kicks off in Hong Kong. (Source: Bloomberg)
UBS Asia Pacific Co-President of Global Wealth Management Iqbal Khan speaks to Bloomberg's Stephen Engle as the UBS Asian Investment Conference kicks off in Hong Kong. (Source: Bloomberg)
BBC Several of today's papers lead on an essay by former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair criticising the Labour government. The Telegraph summarises his words with "Starmer has no plan for Britain", calling Sir Tony's comments a "stinging attack". In a follow up to the news that former SNP chief Peter Murrell admitted to embezzling £400,000 from the Scottish party, the Telegraph says a witness "cast...
BBC Several of today's papers lead on an essay by former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair criticising the Labour government. The Telegraph summarises his words with "Starmer has no plan for Britain", calling Sir Tony's comments a "stinging attack". In a follow up to the news that former SNP chief Peter Murrell admitted to embezzling £400,000 from the Scottish party, the Telegraph says a witness "casts doubt" on Murrell's wife, former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, not knowing of his crime. It reports Sturgeon had said she was unaware of a motorhome Murrell had bought, but one man says he saw her buying "frozen pizza and garlic bread" near where it was parked.