The aluminum market is facing a deepening shortage as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz throttles supply, with spot prices for the metal spiking while exchange inventories slump. Aluminum buyers globally have been rocked by the conflict in the Gulf, which accounts for nearly 10% of global supply. While there is renewed optimism about a resolution to the tensions , the prolonged shutdown of the strait and the direct attacks on smelters in the region have prompted warnings that the industry is facing its biggest shortages in decades. There were fresh signs of supply stress on Friday, as spot aluminum prices surged to a $97-a-ton premium to three-month futures on the London Metal Exchange, reaching the highest level since 2007. Read More: Key Japanese Aluminum Fee Set for Record as War Squeezes Supply Premiums for spot contracts — known as backwardation — are a classic sign that supply is running short of demand, and the recent surge in the spread comes as readily available inventories on the LME approach historically low levels. Combined stockpiles tracked by the LME, CME Group, and the Shanghai Futures Exchange would cover global supply for less than five days, according to Bloomberg calculations. That’s the lowest level of cover of the six main metals traded on the LME, and represents a major shift for an industry that’s historically been plagued by oversupply. Three-month aluminum prices have rallied more than 15% since the start of the conflict, and were trading steady near $3,660 a ton as of 11:56 a.m. local time on the LME on Friday. Prices hit a four-year high above $3,700 a ton earlier in the week, and banks including JPMorgan and Citigroup have predicted a move to $4,000 a ton. Copper and nickel were also little changed, while zinc, lead and tin edged higher.

据知情人士透露，无锡市德科立光电子技术股份有限公司正考虑在新加坡上市，这可能成为已在中国内地挂牌交易的公司中的首例 图：视觉中国

SpaceX's planned initial public offering (IPO) on June 12 is one of the most anticipated public debuts in years. Many savvy investors are trying to figure out where the company could be headed during the next few years, using information from the company's recent S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Tesla (TSLA +0.42%) chief executive officer and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has touted his company's focus on sending humans to Mars and its intentions to "transform the rocket launch industry into airline-like operations." Yet SpaceX spends at least three times more on artificial intelligence (AI) than it does on its rockets segment. Not only that, its losses from AI are much bigger than the losses from its rocket business. With the SpaceX IPO rapidly approaching, should potential investors be concerned about the company's enormous AI capital expenditures (capex) and losses? Let's take a look. SpaceX has moonshots that don't involve the moon or Mars If you've followed Elon Musk for any amount of time, it's probably not that surprising to find out that his rocket company is making big bets in AI. Musk's xAI company merged with SpaceX in February. Musk often combines companies he owns and their adjacent technologies with his other companies. He once started an energy company, SolarCity, that was eventually acquired by Tesla. And last year, xAI acquired Musk's X social media company (formerly Twitter). There's already plenty of speculation that SpaceX and Tesla could merge as soon as next year, as Tesla begins to focus its attention on autonomous systems and humanoid robotics. Here's a quick look at SpaceX's capex spending for its three main segments, as well as its profits and operating losses for each: SpaceX Segment 2025 Capex 2025 Operating income (loss) Space $3.8 billion ($657 million) AI $12.7 billion ($6.3 billion) Connectivity (Starlink) $4.1 billion $4.4 billion As I mentioned earlier, SpaceX invested more than three times as much in AI as it did ...

Key Points SpaceX spent $12.7 billion on AI last year, and capital expenditures are rising even faster this year. The company believes these early investments could give it an advantage in space-based artificial intelligence data centers. SpaceX may be making the right bet on AI, but it's unclear if its spending spree will pay off. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › SpaceX's planned initial public offering (IPO) on June 12 is one of the most anticipated public debuts in years. Many savvy investors are trying to figure out where the company could be headed during the next few years, using information from the company's recent S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) chief executive officer and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has touted his company's focus on sending humans to Mars and its intentions to "transform the rocket launch industry into airline-like operations." 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 » Yet SpaceX spends at least three times more on artificial intelligence (AI) than it does on its rockets segment. Not only that, its losses from AI are much bigger than the losses from its rocket business. With the SpaceX IPO rapidly approaching, should potential investors be concerned about the company's enormous AI capital expenditures (capex) and losses? Let's take a look. SpaceX has moonshots that don't involve the moon or Mars If you've followed Elon Musk for any amount of time, it's probably not that surprising to find out that his rocket company is making big bets in AI. Musk's xAI company merged with SpaceX in February. Musk often combines companies he owns and their adjacent technologies with his other companies. He once started an energy company, SolarCity, that was eventually acquired by Tesla. And last year, xAI acquired M...

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最大幅增持泡泡玛特，持股比例已经达到 5.69% ，正式成为第二大股东。这消息出来后，市场又热闹起来了。 不少人看到“中国巴菲特”出手，第一反应就是想跟着买。 但我觉得这个决定没那么简单。 投资里最容易犯的错误，就是直接把别人的逻辑套到自己头上。 段永平买泡泡玛特，不等于这只股票适合所有人，也不等于跟进去就一定能赚钱。与其盯着他买了什么，不如先搞清楚他到底看中了泡泡玛特的什么。 现在大家一提泡泡玛特，脑子里第一个跳出来的肯定是Labubu。这个IP过去一年确实太火了，直接把公司业绩推到新高度。所以很多人就把买泡泡玛特简单理解成买Labubu。 但从段永平过去二十多年的投资风格看，他应该不是这么想的。他以前投苹果、腾讯、网易这些公司，从来都不是盯着一款产品，而是更看重管理层、企业文化和长期造血能力。 所以这次他重仓，我觉得他真正押注的是创始人王宁和团队未来能不能持续孵化出新的超级IP。 Labubu的风险确实存在，热度退得快、海外黏性一般，这些问题都不小。但如果把时间拉长到五到十年，单一IP会不会过气其实不是最核心的矛盾。 迪士尼不是靠米老鼠吃一辈子，任天堂也不是靠一款游戏活到现在，真正厉害的是它们能不断造出新东西。泡泡玛特要过的关也是一样。 不过老实说，我对泡泡玛特也有一些疑虑。 这种疑虑不完全来自财报，而是来自一些很主观的观察。 我家附近就有一家泡泡玛特门店。两三年前最火的时候，周末路过经常能看到不少年轻人在里面逛，热门产品上新时甚至会排队。最近一年再经过，虽然店里依然有人，但客流量明显没有当初那么夸张了。 还有一个很直观的感受。前几年我朋友圈里经常能刷到有人晒泡泡玛特，晒盲盒、晒隐藏款、晒新买的Labubu。那段时间甚至有种感觉，好像身边突然冒出了很多收藏潮玩的人。但现在这种内容已经少了很多。 当然，这些都只是个人观察，不代表真实市场情况。甚至有可能是因为泡泡玛特已经从小众圈层进入大众市场，所以不再像当年那样具有“炫耀属性”。但这种变化至少会让我产生一个疑问： 泡泡玛特现在到底处于成长的中场，还是已经开始接近某种热度天花板？ 很多人现在纠结单IP依赖、海外增速放缓这些经营问题，但我个人觉得更关键的是：潮玩这个赛道到底够不够大？ 资本市场现在给泡泡玛特的估值，已经不是按普通玩具公司来了，而是在赌它能不能成长为全球消费IP平台。说直白点，就是在赌未来几十年年轻人还会...

格隆汇5月29日｜深交所发布调整深证成指、创业板指、深证100、创业板50等指数样本股的公告。深证成指调入世纪华通、易点天下、德福科技、联合动力等25只个股，创业板指调入香农芯创、罗博特科等10只个股。

福星股份公告，福星集团控股有限公司与深圳唐德私募证券投资基金管理有限公司签署《股份转让协议》，约定转让方将其合计持有的公司9541.85万股无限售条件流通股股份（占公司总股本的5.99%）通过协议转让方式转让给受让方。本次协议转让总价为人民币2亿元，深圳唐德本次受让股份的资金来源为其自有资金或自筹资金。

Kindamorphic Mission Produce ( AVO ) closed on the acquisition of Calavo Growers, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. Under the terms of the agreement, Calavo ( CVGW ) shareholders received $26.05 per share, comprised of $14.85 in cash and 0.9790 shares of Mission common stock for each share of Calavo ( CVGW ) held. The company said the acquisition unites two of North America’s most established avocado companies, building on Mission's ( AVO ) position as a leader in the worldwide fresh produce business. The addition of Calavo ( CVGW ) is expected to further strengthen Mission's ( AVO ) vertically integrated global network, enhancing sourcing and packing capabilities, improving asset utilization across the network, broadening its reach across complementary fresh produce categories, and accelerating its entry into the high-margin, high-growth prepared foods segment. "Mission’s vertically integrated platform, combined with Calavo’s sourcing capabilities, value-added offerings, and deep customer relationships, gives us the scale and the operational foundation to deliver greater value across the supply chain, including opportunities to capture additional integration benefits over time," highlighted Mission Produce CEO John Pawlowski. Earlier in the week, the deal was approved by regulators in Mexico. More on Mission Produce Mission Produce Stock Is Cheap, But Risks Remain Mission Produce, Inc. (AVO) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Mission Produce outlines $25M synergy target and prepares for Calavo acquisition while expanding avocado volume 14% Mission Produce Non-GAAP EPS of $0.10 beats by $0.03, revenue of $278.6M beats by $17.87M Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Mission Produce

换帅后的宁波银行，正站在一个颇为微妙的位置上。 5月28日，宁波银行公告称一笔160亿元的债券发行完毕，用途是“补充其他一级资本”。而在去年9月，它也曾因为同样的用途，发过一笔100亿元的债。不到一年时间，宁波银行两次大额发债补资本，合计规模已经达到260亿元。 银行发债补资本不算稀奇，但微妙的地方在于， 大约一个月前，宁波银行刚刚抛出一份创历史规模的分红方案，拟分红金额接近80亿元。 前脚是上市以来最大手笔分红，给股东派“红包”，给市场信心；后脚则是大额发债补充资本。虽然每个动作单独拿出来都能解释得通，但放在一起，多少会让市场产生一些额外联想。 尤其是在净息差持续走低、个人贷款不良率抬头、资本充足率连续下滑的背景下，这套组合操作，显然没有看上去的那么简单。 这场史无前例的大手笔分红，究竟是经营稳健之后的从容回馈，还是新班子上任之后，为了稳住信心证明自己的一次主动表态？ 换帅后，资本市场不太买账 2026年，是宁波银行经历换帅、新班子上任的关键年份。 2月27日，宁波银行宣布，庄灵君出任董事长，冯培炯出任副董事长、行长。执掌宁波银行超过20年的陆华裕正式到龄卸任，副行长罗维开同步离任，俞罡、陆海英、胡海东等多位“70后”“80后”干部被提拔进入核心管理层。 这意味着，宁波银行正式进入“后陆华裕时代”。 对于一家长期被视作城商行优等生的银行来说，换帅本身未必意味着风险，但它天然会带来另一层考验：过去被市场反复验证的增长模式，究竟属于制度能力，还是高度依赖个人时代的管理结果？ 换句话说，新班子最需要完成的，并不只是经营接班，更是资本市场信心的接班。 从财务表现看，宁波银行目前交出的答卷并不差。 2025年，宁波银行实现营业收入719.7亿元，同比增长8.01%；归母净利润293.3亿元，同比增长8.13%。作为对比，上市城商行营收增速和净利润增速的中位数，分别只有2.7%和3.59%。 更值得注意的是，宁波银行实现这份成绩单，并不是依靠绝对规模优势。 截至2025年末，宁波银行总资产规模仍比北京银行、江苏银行少约1.3万亿元，体量大致只有后两者的四分之三左右，但在盈利表现上，它已经超过北京银行的营收水平，归母净利润也接近北京银行的1.5倍，达到江苏银行约85%的水平。 这意味着，宁波银行身上仍然保持着头部城商行最被市场认可的一项能力：在相对有限的资产盘子里，维持较强的经...

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Brody Ford reports on the way company executives talk about artificial intelligence. Tech Across the Globe Apple’s new Siri: The digital assistant is getting an overhaul that will be unveiled at the iPhone maker’s June developer conference. Get a sneak peek . Computex nears: Jensen Huang, Intel’s Lip-Bu Tan and a parade of other computing industry CEOs descend upon Taiwan for Asia’s biggest tech and hardware exhibition of the year. See what’s in store for Computex 2026 . Ban on Chinese tech: Germany and Spain are leading opposition to European Commission plans to ban Chinese technology suppliers from telecom networks as part of new cybersecurity rules. Here’s why they are pushing back . Revalued Anthropic raised $65 billion in a round of funding that pushed its valuation to $900 billion, without the new money included, surpassing rival OpenAI. The fundraising came together in a matter of weeks amid intense investor interest, which pushed the total well above the startup’s $30 billion goal. Anthropic, maker of the Claude AI model, was valued at $350 billion in February. All in a name As ChatGPT was sweeping the world in early 2023, many in the tech industry took pains to explain how this kind of artificial intelligence was different. It was generative . You don’t hear that word much anymore. Nowadays, the popular way to describe a wide swath of technology based around large language models is simply “AI.” Increasingly, companies are branding their offerings as “agentic.” In part, this reflects that AI’s abilities are evolving beyond simple content generation. But it also underlines the intense fear-of-missing-out that many executives feel during the AI boom. Use of the word “generative” peaked in corporate America in the third quarter of 2023, according to an analysis of earnings calls of companies within the S&P 500 Index. Around that time,...

Key Points More than half of 401(k) participants indicate that inflation is the primary reason it’s difficult to save for a comfortable retirement. It’s important to understand inflation and develop a plan to overcome it. The first step is understanding how inflation erodes your buying power, and how to work around it. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › Between April 2025 and April 2026, consumer inflation rose by 3.81%. That can be a scary statistic, especially if you're nearing retirement or already retired. Everything, from paying for groceries to protecting your retirement savings, becomes a challenge as higher prices eat away at your income. While there's not a lot the average American can do to prevent inflation, there are moves that can safeguard the money you have. Here are five of those moves. 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 » Diversify with inflation-protected securities Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are government bonds designed to guard against inflation. The principal adjusts with the Consumer Price Index, meaning your investment keeps pace with rising prices. If the principal is equal to or lower than the original amount when the TIPS matures after five, 10, or 30 years, you get the original amount back in full. However, if the principal exceeds the original amount after that time, you get the larger amount. TIPS accomplish two things: They provide inflation protection, and they offer the peace of mind that comes with knowing your money is backed by the U.S. government. Review Medicare coverage It's impossible to deny the high cost of healthcare in retirement. Annually reviewing your Medicare coverage during open enrollment can ensure you have the most cost-effective plan to meet your needs. Plans change year by year, ...

(RTTNews) - Genesco Inc. (GCO) announced Loss for first quarter of -$14.18 million The company's bottom line came in at -$14.18 million, or -$1.42 per share. This compares with -$21.23 million, or -$2.02 per share, last year. Excluding items, Genesco Inc. reported adjusted earnings of -$22.70 million or -$2.18 per share for the period. The company's revenue for the period rose 2.8% to $487.03 million from $473.97 million last year. Genesco Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) : -Earnings: -$14.18 Mln. vs. -$21.23 Mln. last year. -EPS: -$1.42 vs. -$2.02 last year. -Revenue: $487.03 Mln vs. $473.97 Mln last year. -Guidance: Full year EPS guidance: $ 2.00 To $ 2.40 The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

共51只个股出现了机构的身影。 盘后数据显示，5月29日龙虎榜中，共51只个股出现了机构的身影，有30只股票呈现机构净买入，21只股票呈现机构净卖出。 当天机构净买入前三的股票分别是联特科技、京东方A、凌玮科技，净买入金额分别是4.58亿元、3.83亿元、1.06亿元。 当天机构净卖出前三的股票分别是风华高科、水晶光电、海格通信，净流出金额分别是8.02亿元、2.42亿元、2.23亿元。

外交部发言人毛宁5月29日表示，东京审判审的是人类良知，判的是历史公正。中方严正告诫日本右翼势力倾听正义呼声，不要在“新型军国主义”的穷途末路上狂奔。（新华社）

A new South Carolina act will exempt some heirs’ property owners from increased property taxes In a move that protects vulnerable people from forced property sales, South Carolina recently enacted an act that could help families keep land that has been passed down for generations. The Heirs’ Property Tax Relief Act , signed into law by Henry McMaster, the state’s governor, on 15 May, prevents counties from reassessing property values when heirs clear their property titles, or resolve disputes about the ownership. The act allows families with heirs’ properties – land inherited by multiple owners who are not listed on the title – to transfer the title between family members without their real estate taxes increasing. Gullah Geechee people, the descendants of formerly enslaved west Africans who retained their culture and customs, are especially vulnerable to heirs’ property issues . They can lead to their homes being sold at annual auctions for delinquent tax payments, predatory development and interfamily fighting. Continue reading...

From Hudson valley, New York, and London Recommended if you like the Books, Leila, Worldpeace DMT Up next Rumspringa released 29 May Jonah Paz and Yaelle Avtan recorded their first ever track as Ear on an iPhone in the Bard College library. That song, Nerves, pits their murmuring voices against weightless strings and barely perceptible drums. Just as it seems poised to float away altogether, the track is suddenly overtaken by a blaring bass synth that cleaves the first act’s aching plea into an emotionally fraught, black-lit banger. The Hudson valley/London duo are sometimes lumped in under the loose banner of “laptop twee” alongside a host of younger artists who also balance whimsy with warped electronics. Like Bassvictim, Worldpeace DMT and the Femcels, Ear pad out the emotional immediacy of lo-fi rock with found audio chaos and wide-ranging genre collage. Nostalgia is a major ingredient but the band’s appeal is by no means reducible to it. After drawing from the DNA of 00s pop with their first album, last year’s The Most Dear and the Future, Paz and Avtan push deconstruction harder on their second album, Rumspringa. The duo have been long inspired by IDM, and like the better songwriters of that genre, their greatest strength lies in how they manipulate the audio field. On lead single Ne Plus Ultra, their half-whispered, trade-off vocals are secondary to epic, primary-coloured synths, which provide a faint thread of melody as voice notes, dance beats and chintzy sounds stud the song with cryptic jokes and funny pockets of uplift. The effect is like freefalling through off-kilter consciousness and acclimatising to its weird logic: the thrill of watching a band taking shape in real time. Harry Tafoya This week’s best new tracks View image in fullscreen The Durutti Column’s Vini Reilly (right) and drummer Bruce Mitchell. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian The Durutti Column – Liars Much cited, albeit rarely spotted these days: Vini Reilly returns for his fi...

Jan van Loon remembers the moment well. As Arsenal’s head of coaching he was guiding Freddie Ljungberg’s first steps in management with the under-15s when Bukayo Saka joined the squad. Saka was regarded as one of the academy’s standout talents but Ljungberg soon concluded the youngster was in danger of not fulfilling his potential. Towards the end of 2016, Ljungberg delivered words to Saka that, according to Van Loon, have shaped the winger’s career. It was a one-on-one evaluation, typically held twice a year in the academy, but also in the room were Van Loon, a strength and conditioning coach and Saka’s father, Yomi. “Bukayo was sitting there feeling pretty confident because he was scoring goals and things were seemingly going well,” Van Loon says. “But Freddie said: ‘I’m actually not that satisfied, because you’ve got so much more in you. You need to take a good look at yourself. From now on, I want to see the real Bukayo. No more hiding in training or going through the motions. No, you’re the first one out there on the pitch and the last to leave it. You’re going to carry the team and take on a leadership role.’” View image in fullscreen Bukayo Saka full of confidence while playing for Arsenal’s under-15 side back in 2016. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images Saka, Van Loon recalls, was taken aback. “He didn’t expect criticism, that he needed to do much more. But he quickly realised that Freddie was doing it out of respect. Freddie said: ‘I’m going to help you with this, I’ll support you, I believe in you.’ And very quickly it turned into something positive.” The conversation remains etched in Van Loon’s memory. “You have to picture it like this: Bukayo was sitting at the table and his dad was in a chair a few metres behind him. We looked them both in the eyes and his dad had a big smile, like: ‘Finally, someone who’s going to help my son get the most out of himself.’ Because he could see there was so much more in Bukayo.” Ljungberg twice won the...

After the politically incisive late-night host said his final goodnight last week, Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed offered a grim look at where TV is heading The applause, dear God, the applause. It has you bracing against the headboard and groping for the remote when Comics Unleashed detonates onto the screen just before midnight. A soulless barrage of whoops, cheers and apparatchik-grade terror clapping, it hits like a jet engine at takeoff, swallowing the show’s disembodied announcer in a silo of his own manufactured zaniness. The applause snuffs out introductions to the guests, all stand-up comics – a who’s who of who’s that – and upstages a modest studio audience that appears to have been rounded up from pamphlet-clutching LA tourists. It even leaves the host himself, 65-year-old Byron Allen, limply shuffling to reclaim the frame as the show’s cameras whip around him from every conceivable angle. In the reverse shots, you can already see the night’s guests parked in the makeshift waiting-room setup at stage left, apparently settled in for Allen’s monologue. But there is no monologue. Comics Unleashed has no writers, no comic sensibility, no discernible point of view – because CBS bent the knee to Donald Trump, and Allen makes Jimmy Fallon look like Eugene Debs. Continue reading...

American presidents don’t have a stellar record of transparency about their health problems. After a polio diagnosis that caused paralysis of his lower body, Franklin Delano Roosevelt used a wheelchair to get around, but went to great lengths to conceal it from the public. John F Kennedy suffered debilitating back pain, but most Americans never had a clue, seeing only a vigorous and youthful politician. And, more recently – and infamously – Joe Biden’s White House staff worked to conceal his age-related decline, until that was no longer possible. After a disastrous debate performance and belated press coverage, Biden called off his re-election bid in 2024. double quotation mark Not just for Trump, but for all those who will follow him, there should be mandatory reporting to the public on the president’s health, both physical and mental So perhaps it’s no surprise that we don’t know very much about Donald Trump’s mental and physical health, except for what we can see with our own eyes. But even that is plenty. The Atlantic’s Jonathan Lemire listed some causes of concern in his piece titled A Different Kind of Fading President. Among them: Trump’s late-night social-media storm of 50 unhinged messages; his apocalyptic threat to wipe out a civilization; the increased nastiness and frequency of insults to reporters; his appearing to fall asleep in meetings or at public events; the deep bruises on his hands; his extensive use of unstructured “executive time”, accompanied by a greatly reduced travel schedule; and the “long, odd tangents in speeches” that seem even longer and odder even than his previous tangents. “Never known for his ability to self-censor, Trump seems to have completely abandoned any sort of filter,” Lemire wrote, noting Trump’s startling celebration of former FBI director Robert Mueller’s death, and his meme widely interpreted as depicting himself as Jesus – though after a backlash he denied that was his intention. Trump, the oldest person ever elected U...

The 4thWrite prize, an annual short story competition for Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers run by publisher 4th Estate and the Guardian, has opened for submissions. The winner will receive £1,000, a one-day publishing workshop at 4th Estate and publication of their story on the Guardian website. The shortlisted stories will be published on the 4th Estate website. The prize is open to writers aged 18 and over living in the UK or Ireland. This is the 10th year of the prize. Last year’s winner was Piyumi Kapugeekiyana for The Original Is Not Here. Several previous longlisted and shortlisted writers have gone on to publish books: Bolu Babalola, author of Love in Colour and Honey & Spice; Guy Gunaratne, author of In Our Mad and Furious City; Kasim Ali, author of Good Intentions; Gurnaik Johal, author of We Move; and Kit Fan, author of Diamond Hill. Past winners include Yan F Zhang for Fleeting Marrow in 2024 and Yian Yi for The Good Son in 2023. This year’s judging panel includes agent Emma Paterson of Aitken Alexander Associates, writer and journalist Chanté Joseph, novelists Sanam Mahloudji and Kamila Shamsie, 4th Estate publishing director Kishani Widyaratna and Guardian commissioning editor Ella Creamer. Johal, who was shortlisted for the prize in 2018, joins the panel this year as a guest judge to mark the anniversary. Johal said being shortlisted for the prize began his writing career. “I remember feeling emboldened to take writing seriously when I entered my short story,” he said. Shamsie described the award as “an effective spotlight” for emerging writers in the decade since it was launched, while Widyaratna called the prize “an essential part of the literary ecosystem”. Joseph said: “I know firsthand how rare it is to see your story reflected in the publishing landscape, and how much will and motivation it takes to keep pushing when you’re a person of colour in this space. It is such an honour and a privilege to be judging the 4thWrite prize.” The deadli...