Lund Point in east London was once ‘a beautiful community’, according to Tee Fabikun, who has lived there since 1997. Now just four flats are occupied. Why are Fabikun and her friends hanging on? And what happened to the long-promised redevelopment? Tee Fabikun is sitting in an armchair in her cosy, homely flat, surrounded by her things – papers and letters, family photos, a few Nigerian handicrafts, a forest of houseplants by the window. She is telling me about her neighbours here on the fifth floor of Lund Point, a tower block on the Carpenters estate in Stratford, east London. Next door there’s “a grumpy old man”; well, she thought he was a grumpy old man, but then she saw him in the lift with his granddaughter and he was sweet with her, so maybe he’s not so bad. “There’s always two sides.” In the next flat along is a young couple who met in the building, maybe in that lift. She was living on a higher floor, but moved down and in with him when they got married, and rented out her place. Then there’s a Bangladeshi family who only speak a little English. Fabikun’s first contact with them was when their daughter knocked on the door holding out an exercise book and just said “homework”; after that Fabikun would often help with her studies. And so on. And it’s not just her immediate neighbours on the fifth floor that Tee knows; she knows pretty much everyone in the 21-storey block. Continue reading...

About a dozen people sat around a boardroom table at the emergency hub of the World Health Organization (WHO) just outside Nairobi last Thursday, their eyes glued to an animated presentation on a screen. Health workers in eastern Chad have reported several deaths among patients with respiratory failure, they are told. Initial samples suggest a novel variant of bird flu, but confirmation requires sending samples to a foreign laboratory. International health regulations require notification within 24 hours of assessment, but Chad’s government is hesitant to notify the WHO, fearing economic repercussions and stigma. It is a hypothetical pandemic outbreak, and the people at the table include some of the continent’s most revered figures: members of the Elders, a group of former presidents and world leaders founded in 2007 by Nelson Mandela, the idea being to use their collective wisdom to tackle global crises. double quotation mark We need to work together because we never know where it will happen Denis Mukwege, Nobel laureate This group of the Elders are, alongside WHO representatives, taking part in the simulation to better understand how Africa is preparing for the next pandemic, to counter emerging infectious diseases and health security threats, and enable them to advocate for greater readiness and a better response. View image in fullscreen The group listens to a presentation about how the WHO supports African countries. Photograph: Legend shot it/The Elders Foundation The prompt for the first scenario is direct: if you were Chad’s head of state, how would you ensure that the country’s health minister complied with international health regulations to report the development, and what assurances would you need from partners that timely notification would be supported? View image in fullscreen Ernesto Zedillo, a former president of Mexico. Photograph: Legend shot it/The Elders Foundation Ernesto Zedillo, a former Mexican president, fires off the first response. He th...

The men’s World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada is nearly upon us, kicking off on 11 June. Amid the excitement around the tournament, there has been controversy over Fifa’s ticketing process, the cost of travel, and security concerns for fans travelling to the US. We would like to hear from football fans from around the world, including the host countries. Are you looking forward to the tournament? Have you made plans to go to matches? Or are you watching from home? And have you been following the storylines around this World Cup? What do you think about them? Share your experience You can tell us your thoughts on the World Cup using this form. Please share your story if you are 18 or over, anonymously if you wish. For more information please see our terms of service and privacy policy Tell us here Your responses, which can be anonymous, are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions. We will only use the data you provide us for the purpose of the feature and we will delete any personal data when we no longer require it for this purpose. For alternative ways to get in touch securely please see our tips guide Name Where do you live? Tell us a bit about yourself (e.g. age, background, what you do) Optional Which team are you supporting? Optional Tell us what you're looking forward to about the men's World Cup Please include as much detail as possible. Have you made plans to go to matches? Optional Please include as much detail as possible. Have you been following the stories about this World Cup? What do you think about them? Optional Please include as much detail as possible. If you are happy to, please upload a photo of yourself here Optional We'd love it if the photo was related to the men's World Cup Please note, the maximum file size is 5.7 MB . Choose file Can we publish your response? Yes, entirely Yes, but contact me first Yes, but please keep me anonymous No, this is information only Phone number Optional Your cont...

As the much-loved Late Show host says his final goodnight, a look back at his finest and funniest moments ‘He had a unique ability to be human’: late-night TV says goodbye to Stephen Colbert This week marks the end of two distinctive eras of network television, as CBS’s The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will air its final episode. The show was created in 1993 by David Letterman after his controversial exit from NBC, and he held the reins for 22 years before retiring and turning the show over to Colbert, who had risen to prominence on Comedy Central as a member of The Daily Show, and then later host of his own political talkshow, The Colbert Report. Colbert’s run on the Late Show would last 11 years. Last July, CBS shocked everyone by announcing the show’s cancellation, with the final episode to air on 21 May. Although executives claimed the decision was purely financial – even with Late Show holding the best ratings for any late-night talkshow for nine years running – many saw it as a political gesture towards Donald Trump ahead of an $8bn merger between CBS’s parent company, Paramount, and Skydance. Continue reading...

When Fifa expanded the field for the 2026 World Cup to 48 teams, the sales pitch included giving more nations a chance at glory. In reality, the favorites are nearly always former champions. To date, only eight nations have won the men’s World Cup. And yet, few of the former champions arrive at this summer’s tournament in their finest form. Spain are a justifiably popular pick as the reigning European champions have plenty of world-class talent. Argentina will hope to defend their title from 2022 after following it up with the Copa América in 2024. France, who top our power rankings, have reached the last two finals, and Kylian Mbappé claims this squad is the best he has been a part of. Beyond them, however, lie plenty of questions. England strolled through qualifying but were unimpressive in their last two friendlies. Brazil struggled in qualifying – they lost six matches – and are still acclimating to Carlo Ancelotti, while Germany have some great young players but arrive without a dependable No 9. Uruguay are a longshot under Marcelo Bielsa, while Italy missed out altogether (again). The newly hatched Round of 32 is another hurdle to trip up one of the favorites. Tack on the considerable travel teams must negotiate and historically high temperatures, plus expensive tickets that may lead to tense atmospheres as supporters look to get their money’s worth, and there are plenty of reasons to think we could be in for a surprise winner. So who could be a first-time champion this summer? Let’s look at the contenders. The most likely Portugal 2022 finish: Quarter-finals Best finish: Third place (1966) Arguably as worthy a frontrunner as any of the past winners. Success wasn’t always a given for the Seleção in the 20th century, but the modern era has seen Portugal emerge with serious staying power. This may be their best all-around squad since they won their first major competition at Euro 2016. This will almost certainly be Cristiano Ronaldo’s international swansong. He ...

A guide to converting your lawn into a wildlife friendly garden toggle caption Celia Llopis-Jepsen/KCUR NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about how communities are moving forward on climate solutions despite significant political headwinds. As the federal government halts plans to address climate change, states, cities, regions, and even neighborhoods are trying to fill the gap by cutting climate pollution and adapting to extreme weather. Lawns are great surfaces for throwing a football or laying out a picnic. But turfgrass in the United States now covers an estimated 40 million acres — an area about the size of the state of Georgia — and these manicured lawns take an environmental toll. Sponsor Message Gas-powered yard equipment, like lawn mowers and trimmers, put out 30 million tons of air pollutants a year, the Environmental Protection Agency says. To keep our lawns tidy and green, we also use weedkillers and fertilizers . When it rains, those chemicals escape our yards and make their way through storm drains to our lakes and rivers. Shrinking lawns can reduce all these impacts. It can also create space for gardens that feed wildlife — great news at a time when North America has lost one-quarter of its birds and the U.S. has lost one-fifth of its butterflies . University of Delaware entomologist Doug Tallamy has calculated that if Americans reduced their lawns by half and added native plant gardens to feed birds, butterflies and other wildlife, this would create more habitat than Yellowstone and a dozen other major national parks combined. Interested in ditching your lawn? These tips can get you started. 1. Choose a spot where you'll kill some grass Consider starting small, especially if you're new to gardening. " It can be overwhelming to take on an expansive garden," says Stacia Stelk, executive director of Deep Roots KC , a group that teaches the public how and why to plant habitat gardens in the Kansas City region. " As you get more comfor...

Even as anxieties grow under Trump, these swing voters aren't ready to back Democrats toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Swing voters in North Carolina say they are frustrated with President Trump and the state of the economy, but aren't ready to abandon him or his party as the midterms inch closer. NPR observed two online focus groups on Tuesday featuring 12 voters in North Carolina who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 and then Trump in 2024. These focus groups were conducted by messaging and market research firms Engagious and Sago as part of the Swing Voter Project. Seven of the voters who participated identified as independents, four said they were Republicans, and one identified as a Democrat. That's a more Republican-leaning cohort than prior months' focus groups. Sponsor Message Here are three takeaways: 1. Trump is viewed as out-of-touch, but not weak Half of these voters said they overall disapprove of the job Trump is doing. And a lot of that frustration has to do with the fact they do not think Trump is attuned to the growing economic pain that many Americans are feeling as the war in Iran continues. Eight of 12 voters said Trump is "out of touch with their economic concerns," and nine said they are more economically anxious now than they were before Trump took office last year. These numbers are not statistically significant, because this isn't a scientific poll, but focus groups do provide some insight into what is showing up in polling. "I don't think he really understands the American people, what we are going through, what we're suffering with," said April M., referencing high gas prices." (All participants agreed to be part of the focus groups on condition that they be identified by their first names and last initials only.) Some voters were particularly upset when they were shown this recent comment Trump made to reporters: "The only thing that matters when I'm talking about Iran, they can't have a nuclear weapon," he said. "I don't think abou...

Spencer Pratt is 'winning the internet,' but can he become mayor of Los Angeles? toggle caption Andy Kropa/AP/Invision To Spencer Pratt and his supporters, becoming mayor of Los Angeles first means winning the internet. Pratt has amplified outlandish artificial intelligence videos, including one depicting lightsaber duels between him and the city's current mayor, Karen Bass and another where he's portrayed as Batman descending on a burning Los Angeles to save the day; his campaign has tapped an army of freelance "clippers" to edit short social media snippets of him bashing the city's leaders; and he talks about nonexistent "super meth" plaguing the city's streets and pushed false narratives about California lawmakers' response to the Palisades Fire. toggle caption Charlie Curran via Twitter It's perhaps no surprise that the 42-year-old former villain of the reality television show "The Hills" knows how to work the attention economy, but he's doing so by borrowing the combative and mocking style of politics popular in fringe online forums and celebrated by allies of President Trump. Sponsor Message "He's probably the most Trumpian candidate we've ever seen in terms of house style," said Steve Bannon, Trump's former top adviser. "Trump's superpower was bringing in people into politics who hate politics, and that's what he's doing online right now." Pratt's internet antics are up against long odds. On June 2, Angelenos will go to the polls for the city's "jungle primary," a nonpartisan contest where Pratt, a Republican, will face off against Democratic incumbent Bass and progressive council member Nithya Raman. If any candidate surpasses 50% of the vote, that person becomes mayor. If nobody does, the top two vote getters compete in a November runoff. Polls show Pratt and Raman neck and neck, with Bass commanding a comfortable lead. Yet Pratt is harnessing the web to shake things up. He has leapt into the usually more mundane world of municipal politics with brash and e...

The Education Department is hiring — while it's being dismantled LA Johnson/NPR President Donald Trump's plans to close the U.S. Department of Education have run headlong into an awkward reality: The agency does important work that still needs doing. After losing roughly half its staff in last year's big reduction-in-force, the department's student loan office is in a hiring boom. The Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) is adding around 380 new workers, according to internal documents obtained by NPR. FSA is the central nervous system of the nation's $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio. It manages everything from communications with the nation's 43 million borrowers to repayment plans to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). In April, FSA held an internal all-staff meeting in which employees were told that FSA has 731 full-time equivalent staff (FTEs) — roughly half the staff it had prior to the current Trump administration (1,440) — and that it "needs to hire an additional 334 FTEs to meet our target." That's according to the documents NPR obtained, which were prepared for this meeting. Sponsor Message The documents also show FSA has already hired 52 new workers since September. "What these job postings confirm is what we've known all along: Our jobs matter," says Rachel Gittleman, a former FSA staffer who is now president of AFGE Local 252, which represents department employees. "And [our jobs] are needed in order for our federal student loan system to function adequately for borrowers." When asked to explain the hiring in light of last year's mass firings, Ellen Keast, the department's press secretary for higher education, responded: "Returning education to the states and breaking up the federal education bureaucracy does not mean that critical programs won't continue." News of the hiring at FSA was first reported by Politico. Keast says none of these new FSA hires are former employees returning to their old jobs. Still, Gittleman says, the jobs ...

As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers toggle caption Dan Kitwood/Getty Images NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about how local communities are moving forward on climate solutions LONDON — Until two years ago, West London's Greenford Tube station used to flood whenever it rained heavily. The train tracks are aboveground, but the ticket office would often get inundated. Sandbags still line the corridor. But in October 2023, a new family moved in nearby, determined to halt the water. The family members built their house from scratch with local wood and kept odd hours, sleeping all day and working only at dawn and dusk. They even put their young children to work. Sponsor Message The new neighbors were beavers. toggle caption Dan Kitwood/Getty Images toggle caption Sarah Tilotta for NPR The beavers are part of an unlikely effort to bring back a vanished species and help Britain adapt to a very modern problem: climate change. Britain is famous for drizzle, but climate change is making rainfall heavier and more erratic. Places that didn't used to flood are now waterlogged. So scientists have enlisted some of the animal kingdom's best flood engineers — beavers — to help. In West London, conservationists got a government license to resettle a family of five beavers in a 20-acre urban park near the Greenford Tube station. It used to be a golf course, with a creek running through it. Within weeks, the beavers dammed up the creek, creating a pond that holds water and stops it from spilling into the city. They also diverted the creek's flow into smaller tributaries, creating a wetland that better absorbs heavy rainfall — mitigating the risk of flooding downstream. Loading... "They effectively turned this site into a giant sponge that can take heavy rainfall and slowly release water back into the landscape, creating a lot more resilience for flooding," explains Sean McCormack, a local veterinarian who started the Ealing Beaver Project, na...

TSA's new 'Gold+' program looks to increase private security screening at airports toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Federal officers handle security screening at all but a small fraction of U.S. airports, but the Trump administration is hoping to change that. Under the Transportation Security Administration's new program called TSA Gold+, private companies would play a much larger role in airport security than they have in decades. The TSA is set to host officials from airports and security contractors to an "industry day" at its Springfield, Va., headquarters on Thursday, as it looks to develop TSA Gold+, a public-private program that the agency calls "transformative." The agency is billing the program as an update to the Screening Partnership Program, or SPP, in which 20 U.S. airports currently use private security screeners rather than federal workers. "TSA Gold+ marks a significant evolution in the agency's approach to aviation security," a TSA spokesperson told NPR via an emailed statement. Sponsor Message The agency says airports that opt into the program would be able to tailor security systems for their facility — and avoid the TSA staffing shortages that became a very public headache at airports during the recent government shutdown over Homeland Security funding. It also says the program would bring "the latest technology" such as AI tools to airport screening operations, to increase capacity and cut wait times, although the agency did not specify how those gains would be achieved. From the details shared so far, the equipment would be the contractors' responsibility — a departure from the current SPP system, in which TSA controls the equipment and oversees the security contract. The TSA says it would perform the oversight role it currently does. "Industry partners can manage equipment and introduce innovations, while travelers enjoy a smooth, predictable, and bespoke experience," the TSA said as it unveiled TSA Gold+. Airports currentl...

COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Global health emergencies are back in the headlines, with recent outbreaks of hantavirus on a cruise ship and Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The internet has responded accordingly, with the situation evoking painful reminders of COVID-19 for many people. Questions filled with fear have surfaced on Reddit, comedic videos are all over TikTok and Instagram, and search terms involving the word "pandemic" have increased on Google Trends in recent weeks. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced people across the U.S. to a global health emergency that they may have never imagined. That experience is coloring how some people are thinking about Ebola and hantavirus, public health and infectious disease experts say. Fear around exotic-sounding diseases has always existed, but now people know how a pandemic can change their life. Sponsor Message As Chandra Harvey, a content creator on Instagram whose joking video about another possible pandemic received over 100,000 views, told NPR: "We're all dealing with PTSD from COVID." For Harvey, COVID-19 "heavily impacted" her family, with a few relatives hospitalized. "COVID scarred all of us," she said. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, "you were worried about your friends and neighbors and loved ones dying from COVID," said Dr. Ali S. Khan, dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. More than 1 million Americans died of COVID-19. Despite Ebola currently spreading in parts of eastern Africa, infectious disease experts told NPR that the average American should not be concerned about Ebola or hantavirus becoming a repeat of COVID-19. Here's what to know about how Ebola and hantavirus differ from COVID-19, as well as what people should keep in mind when reading alarming headlines or scrolling through social media. The COVID-19 effect on Americans There is the "dread factor" with certain diseases,...

BEIJING, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BingEx Limited (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FLX), a leading on-demand dedicated courier service provider in China (branded as “FlashEx”), today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. First Quarter 2026 Highlights: Revenues were RMB935.3 million (US$135.6 million) in the first quarter of 2026, compared with RMB960.8 million in the same period of 2025. were RMB935.3 million (US$135.6 million) in the first quarter of 2026, compared with RMB960.8 million in the same period of 2025. Gross profit was RMB105.8 million (US$15.3 million) in the first quarter of 2026, compared with RMB126.7 million in the same period of 2025. was RMB105.8 million (US$15.3 million) in the first quarter of 2026, compared with RMB126.7 million in the same period of 2025. Income from operations was RMB11.0 million (US$1.6 million) in the first quarter of 2026, compared with RMB10.0 million in the same period of 2025. was RMB11.0 million (US$1.6 million) in the first quarter of 2026, compared with RMB10.0 million in the same period of 2025. Non-GAAP income from operations 1 was RMB21.6 million (US$3.1 million) in the first quarter of 2026, compared with RMB26.6 million in the same period of 2025. was RMB21.6 million (US$3.1 million) in the first quarter of 2026, compared with RMB26.6 million in the same period of 2025. Net loss was RMB42.6 million (US$6.2 million) in the first quarter of 2026, compared with RMB10.3 million in the same period of 2025. was RMB42.6 million (US$6.2 million) in the first quarter of 2026, compared with RMB10.3 million in the same period of 2025. Non-GAAP net loss 1 was RMB11.1 million (US$1.6 million) in the first quarter of 2026, compared with non-GAAP net income of RMB49.6 million in the same period of 2025. was RMB11.1 million (US$1.6 million) in the first quarter of 2026, compared with non-GAAP net income of RMB49.6 million in the same period of 2025. The number of orders fulfilled ...

A deep passion for photography/iStock via Getty Images Regular readers of mine will know that I have mixed feelings about a lot of covered call ETFs. I've ruffled plenty of feathers with my negative reviews of certain providers and their strategies, but I've also uncovered some gems that have served me well and the people who followed my ratings. Enter the NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF ( SPYI ), which I have maintained a "B uy" rating on since I began coverage in December 2024. You can see my full coverage history of SPYI here . SPYI is one of the best covered call funds on the market, and I put it in the same category as the funds issued by Goldman Sachs (e.g., GPIX ) and JPMorgan (e.g., ROCY ), the former of which I have described as the “King of S&P 500 Income ETFs.” Truthfully, all of them have performed admirably over their lifespans and have been competitive with each other. This is also why it warrants following several of these funds, as they have minutiae in their strategies. Data by YCharts SPYI Overview Here's a quick by-the-numbers look at the fund before we get into holdings and strategy: Inception: 8/29/2022 Price: $53.30 Distribution Rate: 12.09% Distribution Freq: Monthly RoC %: ~95%* Options Strategy: Active ER: 0.68% AUM: $9.72B Click to enlarge *Data pulled from Form 8937 for 6/2025-12/2025. The charts on S&P 500 income ETFs often look very similar because the overarching strategy is the same: own the S&P 500 and sell call options against that position. This strategy creates exposure for investors where they are long equity with a capped upside and high immediate income. Investors earn around ~80% of the returns of the underlying index and around ~10-12% of their investment in dividends. Here's a visual example, although note that SPYI has a few separate covered call positions laddered through a few expiration dates. So modeling out the whole portfolio is more complex than just this single trade shown, but the overall mechanics are the same. Tradin...

This setup can help reduce dependence on aging Windows PCs. It can also support users who prefer Mac hardware but still need access to software built only for Windows. Parallels Desktop gives these users a way to keep existing Windows software operational while using a Mac as their main device. After installing Parallels, users can install Windows in a virtual machine, then install the required Windows application within that environment. The result is a familiar Windows workspace that runs inside macOS. This is especially relevant for users of Windows-based accounting and business management software such as QuickBooks Desktop. Some users may not want to move to another platform immediately. Others may need more time to evaluate cloud options, export historical data, retrain staff, or confirm whether a newer system can support the same workflow. Legacy business software often remains useful long after newer cloud alternatives become available. Businesses do not always keep older software out of habit. In many cases, these tools are tied to established reporting processes, client records, financial histories, internal templates, or compliance workflows. Better Business Advice highlights Parallels Desktop as a practical option for users who want to run Windows applications on Mac while preserving familiar workflows. Instead of requiring users to choose between Mac hardware and Windows software, Parallels creates a virtual Windows environment inside macOS. This allows Windows applications to run alongside Mac apps without rebooting the device. For many users, legacy software remains part of daily operations. Accounting programs, payroll tools, inventory systems, tax software, CRM platforms, Microsoft Access databases, Excel add-ins, and custom line-of-business applications may still depend on Windows. Replacing those systems can be expensive, time-consuming, and risky, especially when they contain years of business data or support highly specific internal processes. N...

As the longtime host of CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer is known for delivering fast-paced stock picks, market commentary, and colorful rants to his audience every night. Although his reputation is mixed, investors pay attention because Cramer's endorsements often spark buying frenzies while his warnings can trigger sell-offs. I'll admit that Cramer has an eye for spotting sentiment extremes and structural risks. That said, his advice alone should never be a substitute for independent analysis of business fundamentals, valuation, and risk tolerance. Cramer's recent cautionary take on the planned SpaceX initial public offering (IPO) caught my eye. He brought up some interesting topics that I think are being overshadowed by the hype surrounding Elon Musk's space empire. Let's explore what Cramer has to say. Will SpaceX stock go to the moon? Cramer's primary concern revolves around the structure of the SpaceX offering. Numerous media reports peg SpaceX's target IPO valuation at $1.75 trillion to $2 trillion. Although this would immediately make SpaceX one of the most valuable companies in the world, Cramer argues the real danger lies in the offering's float -- the sliver of shares that are actually made available to the public. If underwriters release only a small percentage of the company's total shares outstanding to satisfy retail and institutional demand, SpaceX stock could detach sharply from any reasonable valuation fundamentals. Cramer thinks there is so much hype around the offering that SpaceX could reach a valuation of as much as $6 trillion shortly after the IPO. For reference, that would make SpaceX more valuable than Nvidia (NVDA +1.22%), at about $5.4 trillion. Although such a forecast may seem dramatic, the math is simple: supply-and-demand economics. Pent-up excitement about SpaceX -- including exposure to Starlink, X (formerly Twitter), and xAI -- could collide with an artificially constrained supply base. The result, Cramer argues, is not efficient price...

Dubai's Shipping Hub Status Under Pressure As Some Industry Veterans Eye Greece Via Middle East Eye Some shipping industry workers based in Dubai are looking to relocate from the UAE as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, one ship-owner and two industry sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye. Western expats working in the maritime industry are eyeing the Greek capital, Athens , and Cyprus as potential alternatives to Dubai, given those countries' dominant positions in shipping and the favorable tax policies they offer the industry, the sources said. via AFP The search for alternatives to Dubai underscores how some expats, particularly westerners with easy access to Europe, do not expect the Gulf to return to its pre-war position anytime soon . Around 2,000 vessels are trapped in the Gulf as a result of competing US and Iranian blockades of the waterway. But the shipping industry is experiencing a boom as a result of the war. The lockdown of vessels has compressed supply, and rates are soaring as energy corridors are rewired. US oil and gas exports have hit record highs as a result of the war. But the transit time from the US Gulf coast to Asia is substantially longer than the journey from the Arabian Gulf. Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF, which tracks the price of crude oil tanker rates, is up 240 percent since the war on Iran started. The industry's good fortune stands in stark contrast to the UAE's maritime sector, which has been pummeled by the blockade. The Gulf state turned itself into the dominant logistics hub for the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The port of Jebel Ali is one of the largest in the world, and is a major hub for transhipment, where goods are transferred from one vessel to another before their final destination. The UAE's top export, oil, has also been cut by more than half as a result of Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz. "It’s not so much the slowdown in business, but the unreliability of Dubai as a hub. Can you count on ...

On the ground, that migration is producing exactly the kind of AI-forward entrepreneurship the diffusion data captures: Fortune has reported on Fathom AI , an Austin-based sales platform built by a three-person team that launched in early 2026 with $300 in capital and reached $300,000 in annualized revenue within 12 weeks, driven almost entirely by AI agents handling tasks that would have previously required a full sales force. That Texas outranks California tracks with a broader demographic and economic realignment the Census Bureau has been documenting for years. The five fastest-growing cities in the United States are all in Texas, in the Dallas and Houston suburbs, to be exact. Also, the Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth metros added more residents last year than any other metros in the country. “A lot of people would associate that as [the leader], the majority of the models are created in California,” he told Fortune. “But the fact that you have states like Texas or Utah or Maryland ahead of California was interesting for us.” The report—which tracks AI user share across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and more than 3,100 counties—puts Texas fourth nationally at 35.4%, ahead of California at 34.1% and New York at 32.9%. The top of the leaderboard belongs to the District of Columbia (40.6%), Maryland (36.5%), and Utah (35.9%). Leaders cluster in the mid-Atlantic corridor, the Mountain West, and the Sun Belt; laggards sit in Appalachia, the Northern Great Plains, and rural New England, where West Virginia brings up the rear at 20.8%. Microsoft’s U.S. AI Diffusion Report, released Tuesday, suggests that picture is badly incomplete. Juan Lavista Ferres , Microsoft’s chief data scientist and the lab director behind the report, said within his own company, lawyers are building tools—people who are not software developers are translating their ideas into applications. Now that’s a big tech company where people are being actively encouraged to adopt AI tools, but...

近日，中国科学院青藏高原研究所三极观测与大数据团队联合国际研究团队，利用国际先进陆地生态系统模型与全球湿地观测数据，首次建立了未来湿地甲烷排放增加的概率约束框架，定量评估了未来全球湿地甲烷反馈发生的可能性。甲烷是仅次于二氧化碳的重要温室气体，其20年尺度增温效应约为二氧化碳的80余倍。湿地是全球最大的天然甲烷排放源，对全球甲烷循环和气候系统具有重要影响。近年来，多项研究表明全球湿地甲烷排放正在增强，但不同模型对未来增幅的预测差异巨大，长期缺乏对未来变化概率的可靠量化评估。（新华社）

ziggy80/iStock via Getty Images Thesis In my opinion, the S&P 400 via the Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund ETF ( IVOO ) and the S&P 600 via the Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund ETF ( VIOO ) do not receive enough attention, even though they have performed extremely well in the long term. Maybe that's because the performance of other indices has overshadowed theirs in recent years. Nevertheless, I think it's always good to check how the two indices are doing and whether they are currently undervalued. And here I want to make it clear that I see the S&P 400 as undervalued. The index offers diversification and multiple expansion potential, combined with a strong historical outlook on earnings growth. My Previous Thesis Almost three years ago, I thought the S&P 400 and S&P 600 would outperform their big brother , the S&P 500 ( SPY ), in the long term. The main hypothesis was that the two indices were historically undervalued, while the S&P 500 was overvalued. So, it was a multiple expansion bet. Data by YCharts Unfortunately, this has not quite worked out yet, as the S&P 500, has continued to perform extremely strongly over the last three years. Now, three years later, I want to check if the multiples of the small- and mid-caps have approached their historical levels or if they are still undervalued. Why I Think Small and Mid Caps Are a Good Addition to a Portfolio Normally, small and mid-cap companies have higher earnings growth potential than large companies that are already in a mature phase. But it should be noted that, while this was historically accurate, things have changed somewhat since then. Companies like NVIDIA Corporation ( NVDA ), Alphabet Inc. ( GOOGL ) ( GOOG ), and Meta Platforms, Inc. ( META ) continue to grow at a strong rate, even though they are worth several trillion. It's something that was once considered unimaginable. I mean, if you had told people 20 years ago that the world's most valuable company would increase its sales by 85% in a ye...

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The Green party has chosen “a committed local campaigner” as its candidate in the Makerfield byelection which is due to take place on 18 June. Chris Kennedy, a nurse and children’s safeguarding specialist, was chosen after a hustings on Wednesday amid reports that the party was proposing to hold back from investing significant resources in the byelection. The Financial Times reported that party members were wary of being blamed for splitting the progressive vote and allowing Reform to win. Because of that, senior party figures wanted to help clear the path for Labour’s Andy Burnham. One senior party figure told the FT: “We do not want this one to go to Reform, and to be quite frank, we do not want Labour to turn around and say, ‘If you vote Green, you’re actually voting Reform’, because that will be used for the next three years.” It follows a report in the Guardian which revealed that the Greens were locked in a “very civilised” internal debate about how to challenge Burnham. One senior Green said: “The debate is what the campaign would look like. There is a world of difference between turning up to the hustings with a bit of leafleting, and what we saw in Gorton and Denton. Throwing everything at it would be up to the national party.” View image in fullscreen The Financial Times reported that senior Green party figures wanted to help clear the path for Labour’s Andy Burnham. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty The selection of Kennedy was welcomed by the Green party leader, Zack Polanski, who called him a “fantastic candidate”. He said the election was about “who is making the case for lower bills, warmer and more affordable homes and a greener and fairer economy”. But Polanski added: “We will also use the byelection to press Andy Burnham on what kind of MP and prime minister he would be, given his mixed track record and interviews this week suggesting he isn’t committed to fair voting, public ownership and a genuinely new economic settlement. “We’d like to know whic...