Videos of flash-flooded rivers and overflowing pavements went viral on social media on Wednesday as residents in parts of Hong Kong grappled with more than 70 mm of rainfall in 24 hours. The intensity of the floods prompted some users online to claim a picture of the extreme was outdated or even AI-generated, only to be proved wrong when a clip was shared by another person. “I actually live in the...
Videos of flash-flooded rivers and overflowing pavements went viral on social media on Wednesday as residents in parts of Hong Kong grappled with more than 70 mm of rainfall in 24 hours. The intensity of the floods prompted some users online to claim a picture of the extreme was outdated or even AI-generated, only to be proved wrong when a clip was shared by another person. “I actually live in the village houses right above that spot, so I wanted to post the video I took this morning to prove...
J-Star Holding ( YMAT ) will implement a 1-for-5 reverse share split effective July 10 as it seeks to regain compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement to maintain listing. The company's Class A ordinary shares will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis on July 10 under the same ticker symbol, YMAT. Under the reverse split, every five issued and outstanding Class A and Class B ordina...
J-Star Holding ( YMAT ) will implement a 1-for-5 reverse share split effective July 10 as it seeks to regain compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement to maintain listing. The company's Class A ordinary shares will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis on July 10 under the same ticker symbol, YMAT. Under the reverse split, every five issued and outstanding Class A and Class B ordinary shares, each with a par value of $0.50, will be consolidated into one share with a par value of $2.50. The stock price declined about 6.5% on Wednesday during pre-market trade. More on J-Star Holding Co., Ltd. J-Star signs MOU with White Group to seek $100M for Texas solid-state battery plant Financial information for J-Star Holding Co., Ltd.
Exclusive: victims commissioner and domestic abuse commissioner call for pause on planned releases A failure to put in place safeguards ahead of a change to the law that will result in offenders being released early will leave abuse victims at risk, ministers have been warned. In a rare coordinated intervention, the victims commissioner and the domestic abuse commissioner have written separately t...
Exclusive: victims commissioner and domestic abuse commissioner call for pause on planned releases A failure to put in place safeguards ahead of a change to the law that will result in offenders being released early will leave abuse victims at risk, ministers have been warned. In a rare coordinated intervention, the victims commissioner and the domestic abuse commissioner have written separately to ministers urging them to immediately pause planned early releases of offenders convicted of crimes against women and girls in England and Wales. Continue reading...
Phantom, the most widely used wallet for coins on Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) , just hired a team of developers who ran some of the most high-profile private-company perpetual futures markets on Hyperliquid over the last couple of months. With this, Phantom joins the trend of wallets muscling deeper into leveraged derivatives, and the field is filling fast. For Solana holders, the temptation here is to r...
Phantom, the most widely used wallet for coins on Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) , just hired a team of developers who ran some of the most high-profile private-company perpetual futures markets on Hyperliquid over the last couple of months. With this, Phantom joins the trend of wallets muscling deeper into leveraged derivatives, and the field is filling fast. For Solana holders, the temptation here is to read this development as bullish news for buying Solana. But the story is more complicated than that -- and the nuance is what's making me consider buying more Solana -- so let's dive in and see what's actually happening. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
The First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (NASDAQ:FTXO) and the iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (NYSEMKT:IAT) both give investors exposure to the financial sector, but they take different roads to get there. One leans on national banking giants, while the other sticks exclusively to regional lenders. The result: one fund has delivered stronger five-year returns with less volatility, while the other carries ...
The First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (NASDAQ:FTXO) and the iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (NYSEMKT:IAT) both give investors exposure to the financial sector, but they take different roads to get there. One leans on national banking giants, while the other sticks exclusively to regional lenders. The result: one fund has delivered stronger five-year returns with less volatility, while the other carries lower fees and pays a higher dividend. Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The 1-year return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield. IAT is the cheaper option, charging an expense ratio of 0.38% compared to FTXO's 0.60% -- a meaningful gap for cost-conscious investors. IAT also pays a higher dividend, making it more attractive for income-focused portfolios. Continue reading
Media Lens King Apple ( AAPL ) said its new multiyear agreement with Broadcom ( AVGO ) is expected to exceed $30B and will lead to the production of over 15B U.S.-made chips and support hundreds of American jobs. The iPhone maker announced the new multiyear commitment with Broadcom to design and produce custom silicon components and cutting-edge wireless connectivity technologies for a wide range ...
Media Lens King Apple ( AAPL ) said its new multiyear agreement with Broadcom ( AVGO ) is expected to exceed $30B and will lead to the production of over 15B U.S.-made chips and support hundreds of American jobs. The iPhone maker announced the new multiyear commitment with Broadcom to design and produce custom silicon components and cutting-edge wireless connectivity technologies for a wide range of Apple products. Earlier this week, Broadcom said in a regulatory filing that the two companies agreed to expand their collaboration through 2031 by entering into multi-year long-term agreements for Broadcom to develop and supply a range of custom ASIC silicon products for use in multiple generations of Apple products. No further details on the new partnership were provided in the Form 8-K at the time. Apple said on Wednesday that it is working with the administration and businesses across the U.S. to help create an end-to-end silicon supply chain in America, and this move advances those efforts. Broadcom is part of Apple’s American Manufacturing Program, or AMP, launched last year to accelerate manufacturing in the U.S. This new agreement, which marks Apple’s largest AMP commitment to date, will enable Broadcom to expand and modernize its manufacturing facilities in Fort Collins, Colorado, with a $1.5B capital expenditure investment. "With Apple’s newest commitment, we’re pleased to expand our manufacturing footprint in Fort Collins, where we create groundbreaking technology that connects people around the world," said Broadcom’s President and CEO Hock Tan. Apple noted that Broadcom will produce advanced radio frequency components — including FBAR filters — and advanced wireless connectivity technologies at the Fort Collins facility. Apple added that these investments are part of its commitment to invest $600B in the U.S. economy over four years, supporting manufacturing, job creation, and technology development across the country. Shares of Broadcom and Apple each dippe...
(RTTNews) - Indian shares fell sharply on Wednesday as renewed U.S.-Iran tensions drove up crude oil prices, threatening inflation outlook and giving rise to Fed rate hike expectations.
(RTTNews) - Indian shares fell sharply on Wednesday as renewed U.S.-Iran tensions drove up crude oil prices, threatening inflation outlook and giving rise to Fed rate hike expectations.
Writer E. Jean Carroll arrived at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where former U.S. President Donald Trump was to arrive to ask a federal appeals court to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago, in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 6, 2024. Adam Gray | Reuters Attorneys for P...
Writer E. Jean Carroll arrived at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where former U.S. President Donald Trump was to arrive to ask a federal appeals court to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago, in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 6, 2024. Adam Gray | Reuters Attorneys for Presiden t Donald Trump in a late Tuesday night court filing urged a New York federal judge not to disburse nearly $5.8 million to E. Jean Carrol l to satisfy a May 2023 civil verdict holding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer. Trump's lawyers said that money cannot be released to Carroll under an agreement unless and until the Supreme Court rejects the president's new, long-shot bid for reconsideration of his petition that the high court take his appeal of that verdict. The Supreme Court very rarely grants such requests after having denied an initial petition to take an appeal, as it did on June 29 in saying it would not hear Trump's appeal. Trump's lawyers petitioned the Supreme Court for a rehearing of its denial, according to the new filing, which included a copy of that request, dated Monday. "Collection cannot begin while proceedings remain pending before the Supreme Court, which is currently the case," Trump's lawyers Josh Halpern and Michael Madaio said in the filing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. "Paragraph 8 [of the agreement] does not permit collection while the rehearing petition remains unresolved," the attorneys wrote, referring to a stipulation by the parties to hold $5.5 million deposited by Trump with that court as security as he appealed the $5 million verdict in Carroll's favor. With accrued interest, Carroll's lawyers say she is owed almost $5.8 million. Trump listed the verdict as a liability in his 2025 financial disclosure report released last month. Trump's attorneys also argued that another reason Carroll should not get any...