19-year-old beats Pablo Carreño Busta 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 Jódar enjoying spectacular clay-court season This year’s French Open has been defined in many ways by the weather, an unprecedented week of searing heat wreaking havoc on and off the court. That trend came to an end in an instant on Sunday morning as the cool, damp conditions took over in Paris. Rain or shine, the rise of Rafael Jódar e...
19-year-old beats Pablo Carreño Busta 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 Jódar enjoying spectacular clay-court season This year’s French Open has been defined in many ways by the weather, an unprecedented week of searing heat wreaking havoc on and off the court. That trend came to an end in an instant on Sunday morning as the cool, damp conditions took over in Paris. Rain or shine, the rise of Rafael Jódar endures. The 19-year-old took another major step forward in his young career as he put together a monumental comeback, recovering from two sets down for the first time in his career to defeat his veteran Spanish compatriot Pablo Carreño Busta 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals at Roland Garros. Jódar’s breakthrough season remains one of the most significant tennis stories of the year so far. He now has an outlandish 19 wins and three defeats in his first full clay-court season, reaching the quarter-finals at every event with his Marrakech title, Barcelona semi-final and quarter-finals at Madrid and Rome making way for his first grand slam quarter-final. Having been ranked No 707 a year ago, he will rise to around No 22 in the ATP rankings. There are times when winning four matches at the majors requires players to tackle one or two truly elite players. This tournament is not one of them. With so many of the top contenders losing early this year in Paris, and so much opportunity left in the draw, one of the greater challenges for the remaining players is keeping their head in the game. This was true on Saturday, as no fewer than five of the eight men’s matches went to five sets and tension ruled both sides of the court as so many players struggled to either perform at the beginning or close out matches. Jódar, the 27th seed, was clearly so tense early on against his unseeded opponent that at one point he lost nine consecutive games from 4-1 up in the first set to 0-4 down in the second. From two sets down, however, he recovered brilliantly, completely bulldo...
Wolfspeed suffered a sharp 13% selloff on May 27, following broader semiconductor weakness. This pushed shares to steep discounts despite recent leadership hires and new high-voltage silicon carbide product launches.
Wolfspeed suffered a sharp 13% selloff on May 27, following broader semiconductor weakness. This pushed shares to steep discounts despite recent leadership hires and new high-voltage silicon carbide product launches.
Markets face a big week focused almost entirely on labor market assessment as comprehensive employment data builds toward Friday's May jobs report at 8:30am that will provide crucial insights into whether the labor market is stabilizing or continuing to deteriorate.
Markets face a big week focused almost entirely on labor market assessment as comprehensive employment data builds toward Friday's May jobs report at 8:30am that will provide crucial insights into whether the labor market is stabilizing or continuing to deteriorate.
It's called the Onvo L80, and some would argue that it could give Tesla and BYD some real competition by undercutting the two on price. Nio 's (NYSE: NIO) budget electric SUV starts at around $36,000, which isn't the most affordable EV in China, but it competes on price with the Tesla Model Y, which is one of the top-selling electric SUVs in the Middle Kingdom. It clocks in at about $2,400 cheaper...
It's called the Onvo L80, and some would argue that it could give Tesla and BYD some real competition by undercutting the two on price. Nio 's (NYSE: NIO) budget electric SUV starts at around $36,000, which isn't the most affordable EV in China, but it competes on price with the Tesla Model Y, which is one of the top-selling electric SUVs in the Middle Kingdom. It clocks in at about $2,400 cheaper. Of course, that doesn't mean it's going to overtake Tesla this year, but it does mean that Nio has evolved into a legitimate contender in the race to bring an affordable electric SUV to market. Continue reading
On May 26, 2026, Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROCK) President and CEO William T. Bosway reported an open-market purchase of 19,735 common shares at around $37.44 per share, according to the SEC Form 4 filing . Transaction and post-transaction values based on SEC Form 4 reported price ($37.44). * 1-year price change calculated using May 26, 2026 as the reference date. Continue reading
On May 26, 2026, Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROCK) President and CEO William T. Bosway reported an open-market purchase of 19,735 common shares at around $37.44 per share, according to the SEC Form 4 filing . Transaction and post-transaction values based on SEC Form 4 reported price ($37.44). * 1-year price change calculated using May 26, 2026 as the reference date. Continue reading
Key PointsARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF has delivered significantly higher one-year total returns than First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF, but with nearly double the price volatility.
Key PointsARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF has delivered significantly higher one-year total returns than First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF, but with nearly double the price volatility.
Manufacturing Consent For Trump's Invasion Of Cuba Authored by Natasha Bannan via Common Dreams , Yves here. I wish I had the time to research and unpack more clearly is the set of legal theories the US is abusing to prosecute Nicholas Maduro and his wife and now to justify the arrest of Raul Castro and the conquest of Cuba. The US seriously takes the position that we can impose strained invocatio...
Manufacturing Consent For Trump's Invasion Of Cuba Authored by Natasha Bannan via Common Dreams , Yves here. I wish I had the time to research and unpack more clearly is the set of legal theories the US is abusing to prosecute Nicholas Maduro and his wife and now to justify the arrest of Raul Castro and the conquest of Cuba. The US seriously takes the position that we can impose strained invocations of US rules against terrorism and engage in extrajudicial seizures, as in kidnapping. The article below describes how we are now putting a lot of weight on the thin reed of enforcing Batista-era property rights. These days, most of Havana's streets are fairly empty of cars, but full of people walking or riding bicycles, electric bikes, electric "tricycles," or scooters. Trash has piled up on most corners where regular pick-up has become impossible given that the garbage trucks have no gasoline. The average conversation starts off with comparing who's gone the longest without electricity. The sympathy flows, as you exchange stories of what else you are going without: water , gas, food, medicine, transportation . People list the family members they haven't been able to see and the medical appointments they've missed. Inevitably, someone will say better days are coming - "because they have to" - and to keep moving forward. This week alone, the US Department of Justice indicted Raul Castro, the former head of state, who's now 94 years old and largely out of public life. In addition, the Supreme Court gave a green light to Cuban-American-owned companies with property claims in Cuba from 67 years ago to sue tourist industry actors who "profited" from that land. Secretary of State Marco Rubio continues to grow more and more publicly agitated with Cuba's refusal to bow to his demands, and Trump's consistent incoherence shows an absolute lack of any clear policy position towards Cuba, aside from one that may economically benefit him and/or his family. The indictment of Castro is ...
Attempted murder investigation launched after police officer struck by vehicle in Downpatrick Police have launched an attempted murder investigation after an officer was hit by a stolen police vehicle in Northern Ireland. The officer, who fired his gun during the incident at 4.45am on Sunday, had been chasing a suspect on foot after another vehicle had earlier failed to stop for police in the Foun...
Attempted murder investigation launched after police officer struck by vehicle in Downpatrick Police have launched an attempted murder investigation after an officer was hit by a stolen police vehicle in Northern Ireland. The officer, who fired his gun during the incident at 4.45am on Sunday, had been chasing a suspect on foot after another vehicle had earlier failed to stop for police in the Fountain Street area in Downpatrick, County Down. Continue reading...
You don't have to claim Social Security right when you retire. However, many people do start their benefits at the same time as their paychecks stop. This makes sense, because Social Security is often an important source of income for seniors. Since it's so common to retire and start benefits right away, it can be helpful to understand what the average Social Security benefit is at the most popula...
You don't have to claim Social Security right when you retire. However, many people do start their benefits at the same time as their paychecks stop. This makes sense, because Social Security is often an important source of income for seniors. Since it's so common to retire and start benefits right away, it can be helpful to understand what the average Social Security benefit is at the most popular retirement ages. Knowing the size of the benefit checks that the typical senior collects will give you insight into what to expect if you retire when the majority of your peers do. Continue reading
The bearish case against XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) , the native token of the XRP Ledger, is arguably getting stronger. The token was primarily used as a bridge currency for fiat transactions on Ripple's blockchain-based payment platform. Still, Ripple's new stablecoin -- Ripple USD (CRYPTO: RLUSD) -- can achieve the same thing with a lot less volatility. XRP also isn't valued by its scarcity in the same w...
The bearish case against XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) , the native token of the XRP Ledger, is arguably getting stronger. The token was primarily used as a bridge currency for fiat transactions on Ripple's blockchain-based payment platform. Still, Ripple's new stablecoin -- Ripple USD (CRYPTO: RLUSD) -- can achieve the same thing with a lot less volatility. XRP also isn't valued by its scarcity in the same way as Bitcoin , since its developers minted the entire supply of 100 billion tokens before its market debut. Its ledger also doesn't natively support smart contracts, which are used to develop decentralized apps, so it can't be considered a developer-oriented token like Ethereum . Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Readers respond to the release of Alan Milburn’s report into the rise of young people not in education, employment or training In considering the release of Alan Milburn’s report, we need to take into account the support structures in the home nations of the UK ( Number of young people out of work or training in UK could hit 1.25m by early 2030s, 27 May ). In the 1970s, 80s and 90s, UK governments...
Readers respond to the release of Alan Milburn’s report into the rise of young people not in education, employment or training In considering the release of Alan Milburn’s report, we need to take into account the support structures in the home nations of the UK ( Number of young people out of work or training in UK could hit 1.25m by early 2030s, 27 May ). In the 1970s, 80s and 90s, UK governments had a effective tool to support young people to avoid unemployment: careers services run by local authorities. In the early 2000s, the New Labour government that Milburn was a part of replaced this with Connexions, a more generic advice service for youth in England, not exclusively focused on supporting work and learning. Continue reading...
Dr Richard Carter and Meirion Bowen respond to an editorial which argues that the musician still shapes modern music 100 years after his birth Your editorial marking the centenary of Miles Davis’s birth rather understates his musical intelligence ( The Guardian view on 100 years after Miles Davis’s birth: why he still shapes modern music, 24 May ). Unable to play with the facility of dazzling trum...
Dr Richard Carter and Meirion Bowen respond to an editorial which argues that the musician still shapes modern music 100 years after his birth Your editorial marking the centenary of Miles Davis’s birth rather understates his musical intelligence ( The Guardian view on 100 years after Miles Davis’s birth: why he still shapes modern music, 24 May ). Unable to play with the facility of dazzling trumpeters like Dizzy Gillespie and Fats Navarro, it was less a case of his preferring “restraint and precision” in his playing than accepting that he was technically not up to their level, and having the ability to adapt. Listen, for example, to his earlier recordings with Charlie Parker where, following Parker’s blazing solos, Davis stumbles through the chord changes, to appreciate that instead he decided to concentrate on a gentler approach. This emerged in the collaborations with the arranger Gil Evans, foreshadowed in the Birth of the Cool recordings and later with the recordings of Miles Ahead, Porgy and Bess and Sketches of Spain, and subsequently his quintets with John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter, where his lack of technique became irrelevant when set beside his great lyricism. Continue reading...
As a child born in 1949, I watched hedgehogs, foxes, rabbits, hares, butterflies and weasels, writes Anne Geraghty . I feel privileged but unutterably sad that this has gone Amy-Jane Beer describes witnessing “a devastating demonstration of what we’ve lost” in Britain during her visit to Biebrza marshes, Poland, ( Country diary, 26 May ). I was born in 1949 and remember a childhood full of moths f...
As a child born in 1949, I watched hedgehogs, foxes, rabbits, hares, butterflies and weasels, writes Anne Geraghty . I feel privileged but unutterably sad that this has gone Amy-Jane Beer describes witnessing “a devastating demonstration of what we’ve lost” in Britain during her visit to Biebrza marshes, Poland, ( Country diary, 26 May ). I was born in 1949 and remember a childhood full of moths flying around every streetlight, the dawn chorus waking us even in cities, sitting in fields full of wildflowers, watching hedgehogs, foxes, rabbits, hares, butterflies and weasels, walking through woods with beetles, ants and red squirrels all around us, listening to thrushes, blackbirds, blackcaps, woodpeckers and even nightingales singing in all directions. Continue reading...
Cllr Lucy Shaw says councils could take up many policies to help, including more support for rooftop solar installations Your editorial is right that the government could be doing more to help with the cost of living ( The Guardian view on Britain’s coming energy shock: mini-measures won’t suffice, 22 May ). That extends to local government, too. Renewable energy projects, from the industrial scal...
Cllr Lucy Shaw says councils could take up many policies to help, including more support for rooftop solar installations Your editorial is right that the government could be doing more to help with the cost of living ( The Guardian view on Britain’s coming energy shock: mini-measures won’t suffice, 22 May ). That extends to local government, too. Renewable energy projects, from the industrial scale right down to rooftops, can be scuppered locally even if there is national support. The wealthiest borough in the entire country, Kensington and Chelsea, has the nation’s lowest rooftop solar installation rate, at just 0.6% of households according to the MCS installer database . This is despite touting groundbreaking policies to make it easier to build solar in conservation areas. There are so many local policies that would help. Coordinating solar installations by street could lead to material cost savings, as would simpler permitting rules, and installations on council-owned rooftops. When 80% of cars in the borough are parked on the street , cost-effective public charging is essential to ensure that drivers can make the switch, like offering discounted charging when grid power is cheapest. Partnering with housing associations, charities, and energy suppliers to help people access energy efficiency services and government capital grants, or negotiate payment plans for their bills could go a long way to making people feel more secure. Continue reading...
The host of Reuters Morning Bid opened the week with a framing that might make investors pause. The current macro environment looks calmer on the surface than the underlying conditions actually warrant, and June is when that gap may close. Two pressures are converging at the same time: energy reserves are depleting due to the ... June Labeled ‘Crunch Point’ as Energy Reserves Burn Through and Rate...
The host of Reuters Morning Bid opened the week with a framing that might make investors pause. The current macro environment looks calmer on the surface than the underlying conditions actually warrant, and June is when that gap may close. Two pressures are converging at the same time: energy reserves are depleting due to the ... June Labeled ‘Crunch Point’ as Energy Reserves Burn Through and Rate Hikes Loom