The latest bill proposed by US lawmakers to further restrict China’s access to advanced chipmaking equipment marks a fresh escalation in Washington’s efforts to throttle the country’s semiconductor ambitions, as it seeks to bring allies such as the Netherlands and Japan into closer alignment on export controls, analysts said. Introduced last week by Republican Representative Michael Baumgartner, t...
The latest bill proposed by US lawmakers to further restrict China’s access to advanced chipmaking equipment marks a fresh escalation in Washington’s efforts to throttle the country’s semiconductor ambitions, as it seeks to bring allies such as the Netherlands and Japan into closer alignment on export controls, analysts said. Introduced last week by Republican Representative Michael Baumgartner, the Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls in Hardware (Match) Act aims to close “critical...
President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on any country that will supply military weapons to Iran. "A Country supplying Military Weapons to Iran will be immediately tariffed, on any and all goods sold to the United States of America, 50%, effective immediately. There will be no exclusions or exemptions!" Trump said on Truth Social. The news comes after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week cea...
President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on any country that will supply military weapons to Iran. "A Country supplying Military Weapons to Iran will be immediately tariffed, on any and all goods sold to the United States of America, 50%, effective immediately. There will be no exclusions or exemptions!" Trump said on Truth Social. The news comes after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire just hours before Trump’s deadline for escalation, with Tehran agreeing to temporarily reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel also agreed to the ceasefire, the White House said. Meanwhile, Tehran presented a 10-point proposal now emerging as the central framework for negotiations. In February, the U.S. had issued sanctions on more than 30 individuals, entities, and the “shadow fleet” vessels that facilitate Iran's illicit petroleum sales and ballistic missiles and weapons production, Reuters had reported. These measures target third-country firms, banks, or individuals that conduct “significant” transactions with sanctioned Iranian entities, effectively forcing them to choose between doing business with Iran or maintaining access to the U.S. market and financial system. More on markets AI Already Took 3 Million Jobs Iran Could Be The Tipping Point For The Consumer-Led Economy About Those Orders For Durable Goods That Factories In The U.S. Received What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan? Trump administration eyes $80B-$100B war funding request: WaPo
While the world’s top oil traders parsed satellite images and Pentagon briefings for clues about the fate of the Strait of Hormuz, a small Manhattan research firm came up with the idea to just go there on a speedboat. Citrini Research, the boutique firm that rattled AI investors with a bearish call earlier this year, says it packed a Pelican case with $15,000 in cash, a high-zoom Xiaomi phone, a g...
While the world’s top oil traders parsed satellite images and Pentagon briefings for clues about the fate of the Strait of Hormuz, a small Manhattan research firm came up with the idea to just go there on a speedboat. Citrini Research, the boutique firm that rattled AI investors with a bearish call earlier this year, says it packed a Pelican case with $15,000 in cash, a high-zoom Xiaomi phone, a gimbal, a microphone kit, and a roll of tobacco-free nicotine pouches Zyn, and dispatched an analyst
Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. Today, reporter Alex Longley looks at what it might take to restart oil shipping out of the Persian Gulf after a US-Iran ceasefire agreement. Energy markets have reacted to the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran as the first sign that the worst of the Middle East energy supply shock could be over . In reality, it will take...
Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. Today, reporter Alex Longley looks at what it might take to restart oil shipping out of the Persian Gulf after a US-Iran ceasefire agreement. Energy markets have reacted to the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran as the first sign that the worst of the Middle East energy supply shock could be over . In reality, it will take time to fix. Brent crude at one point headed for its biggest drop in six years today. Natural gas and diesel prices in Europe both briefly slumped around 20%. But there was little immediate change in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — the number of vessels transiting the critical waterway remains dramatically lower than prewar levels. In the oil market, physical barrels have been trading far higher than futures as traders price in extreme scarcity. The world’s shipowners are awaiting clarity on the situation. While several expressed optimism that ships would be able to escape the Persian Gulf, they added it was unclear what steps they would need to take to do so. They also said it would require support from the owners of cargo on board. Industry bodies have also stressed the uncertainty. Bimco, which represents almost two-thirds of the world’s seaborne freight capacity, said its members are still awaiting technical details of how transits will work. A group that represents London insurers said it doubted trade will return to normal soon. That’s just for ships trying to get out of Hormuz. There are even bigger questions about whether owners will be willing to re-enter and pick up new cargoes. “Unless the two-week window is quickly lengthened, I doubt there will be a large influx of ships into the Persian Gulf,” Bimco’s chief shipping analyst Niels Rasmussen said. “Partly because many ships have already sailed to other regions and partly because they do not want to risk being trapped after the two-week window closes.” It’s possible many of these issues will be ironed out...
Lawyers for Robert Morales’s family said chatbot ‘may have advised the shooter’ on how to carry out shooting The family of a man who was killed at Florida State University last year plans to sue ChatGPT and its parent organization, OpenAI, for allegedly telling the accused gunman how to carry out the mass shooting. Lawyers for the family of Robert Morales wrote in a statement they had learned the ...
Lawyers for Robert Morales’s family said chatbot ‘may have advised the shooter’ on how to carry out shooting The family of a man who was killed at Florida State University last year plans to sue ChatGPT and its parent organization, OpenAI, for allegedly telling the accused gunman how to carry out the mass shooting. Lawyers for the family of Robert Morales wrote in a statement they had learned the shooter was in “constant communication with ChatGPT” ahead of the shooting, and that the chatbot “may have advised the shooter how to commit these heinous crimes”. Continue reading...
Struggling pubs reel from rising business rates, wages and energy bills, with customers at limit of what they will pay Nick Evans is staring in vain at columns of numbers, trying to make them add up to a profit. He is a co-owner of the Old Crown Coaching Inn in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, a pub and hotel whose rich history is etched into its crooked wooden beams and cosy snugs. Oliver Cromwell stayed ...
Struggling pubs reel from rising business rates, wages and energy bills, with customers at limit of what they will pay Nick Evans is staring in vain at columns of numbers, trying to make them add up to a profit. He is a co-owner of the Old Crown Coaching Inn in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, a pub and hotel whose rich history is etched into its crooked wooden beams and cosy snugs. Oliver Cromwell stayed here in 1645. A room believed to have been used by the notoriously severe “hanging judge” Lord Jeffreys to condemn rebels now stages happier encounters: it is the honeymoon suite. Continue reading...
A creative way to use the core, leaves and all so that not one part of the cauli gets left behind This recipe, adapted from one in my cookbook , is a very elaborate way to serve humble cauliflower cheese. The whole plant, including the leaves and core, is seasoned with nutmeg and roasted, and it’s then dressed with a satisfying layer of rich cheese sauce and grilled until charred and bubbling. Cho...
A creative way to use the core, leaves and all so that not one part of the cauli gets left behind This recipe, adapted from one in my cookbook , is a very elaborate way to serve humble cauliflower cheese. The whole plant, including the leaves and core, is seasoned with nutmeg and roasted, and it’s then dressed with a satisfying layer of rich cheese sauce and grilled until charred and bubbling. Choose a cauliflower with plenty of leaves, because they go deliciously crisp when roasted. Continue reading...
Real Messenger ( RMSG ) received a notice from Nasdaq, notifying the company that it was no longer in compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement. The notice provides the company until May 21, 2026, or 45 calendar days from the date of the notice, to submit to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance. If the plan is approved, Nasdaq can grant an extension of up to 180 calendar days. The...
Real Messenger ( RMSG ) received a notice from Nasdaq, notifying the company that it was no longer in compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement. The notice provides the company until May 21, 2026, or 45 calendar days from the date of the notice, to submit to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance. If the plan is approved, Nasdaq can grant an extension of up to 180 calendar days. The stock price traded 3% lower on Wednesday during pre-market hours. More on Real Messenger Corporation Real Messenger gets Nasdaq notice for non-compliance Financial information for Real Messenger Corporation
As the French central bank repatriates gold reserves from the United States, analysts say China should seize this “strategic window” to develop itself into the next global gold hub. They added that Beijing can leverage policy stability, alongside Hong Kong’s strengths in fintech such as blockchain, to build a modern gold trading centre, particularly as policy volatility under US President Donald T...
As the French central bank repatriates gold reserves from the United States, analysts say China should seize this “strategic window” to develop itself into the next global gold hub. They added that Beijing can leverage policy stability, alongside Hong Kong’s strengths in fintech such as blockchain, to build a modern gold trading centre, particularly as policy volatility under US President Donald Trump’s second term heightens global concerns and deepens the de-dollarisation trend. “I think [the...
In this article INTC NVDA TSM Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO 15:18 15:18 Nvidia snaps up capacity as TSMC and Intel ramp chip packaging in the U.S. Tech An underappreciated step in the chipmaking process is poised to become the next bottleneck for artificial intelligence . Every microchip used to power artificial intelligence must be put into hardware that can inte...
In this article INTC NVDA TSM Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO 15:18 15:18 Nvidia snaps up capacity as TSMC and Intel ramp chip packaging in the U.S. Tech An underappreciated step in the chipmaking process is poised to become the next bottleneck for artificial intelligence . Every microchip used to power artificial intelligence must be put into hardware that can interact with the outside world. But right now, almost all of this chipmaking step, known as advanced packaging, happens in Asia, and capacity is in short supply. It's now taking center stage as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. prepares to break ground on two new plants in Arizona and Elon Musk taps Intel for his ambitious custom chip plans. "It can emerge as a bottleneck very quickly if people are not making the CapEx investments proactively to account for the surge in fab output that's going to be coming in the next couple of years," said John VerWey of Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology. In a rare interview, TSMC North America packaging solutions head Paul Rousseau told CNBC that the numbers "are growing very substantially." Its most advanced method currently in use is called Chip on Wafer on Substrate, or CoWoS, and Rousseau said it is increasing at a stunning 80% compound annual growth rate. AI giant Nvidia has reserved a majority of the most advanced capacity available at TSMC, which is the volume leader in packaging. But Intel is technologically on par with the Taiwanese giant. The U.S. chipmaker has struggled to solidify a major external customer for its chip fabrication business, but its packaging customers include Amazon and Cisco . On Tuesday, Musk also tapped Intel to package custom chips for SpaceX, xAI and Tesla at his ambitious Terafab plant planned for Texas. Read more CNBC tech news Samsung shares rise after profit seen jumping 8-fold on AI chip boom Broadcom shares climb as chipmaker agrees Google and Anthropic deals Open...
william87/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Co-authored by Kody's Dividends Have you ever met someone who was extremely nice and pleasant to be around but was ultimately extremely forgettable? My wife and I had an acquaintance in college whom we enjoyed spending time with, but incidentally, we routinely failed to think of them when we were making plans. We didn't have anything against them, and wh...
william87/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Co-authored by Kody's Dividends Have you ever met someone who was extremely nice and pleasant to be around but was ultimately extremely forgettable? My wife and I had an acquaintance in college whom we enjoyed spending time with, but incidentally, we routinely failed to think of them when we were making plans. We didn't have anything against them, and while we were not exceptionally close friends with them, we would spend time with them occasionally. They were someone who just seemed to fall through the cracks within our social circle. When it comes to investing, investors often struggle with this same problem. You see, we have companies we hear about regularly, and we just assume that because everyone is aware of them, they're going to be extremely overvalued or perhaps extremely unattractive as an investment at all. We would assume that because they're so well known, they will be extremely crowded companies, and the value is just not going to be there to be attractive. However, I have found that there are some companies that simply slip through the cracks of investors' minds because of those reasons, and the value remains attractive even though they're exceptionally well-known. Likely, when it comes to a company's credit rating, you ask yourself what the credit rating is by Moody's or S&P Global. Yet do you invest in those companies that have such a massive, well-known reach, or do you look right past them? A Legendary Business With a Tailwind Trifecta Moody's Q4 2025 Earnings Presentation Moody's Corporation ( MCO ) is a multifaceted business with multiple well-known segments. Readers are probably most familiar with its Moody's Investors Service or MIS segment, which forms a global duopoly alongside S&P Global ( SPGI ). Any time corporate debt is refinanced or new debt is raised, a fee is charged by these rating agencies. That comprised approximately half (53.4%) of the company's $7.72 billion in total 2025 revenue . Th...
Sundry Photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images In the past two weeks, Gilead Sciences, Inc. ( GILD ) made several headlines by announcing acquisitions as well as collaborations that justify a closer look at the stock. In November 2025, I published my last article about Gilead Sciences and was rather bullish about the stock. In the conclusion I wrote: Although investing is always about probab...
Sundry Photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images In the past two weeks, Gilead Sciences, Inc. ( GILD ) made several headlines by announcing acquisitions as well as collaborations that justify a closer look at the stock. In November 2025, I published my last article about Gilead Sciences and was rather bullish about the stock. In the conclusion I wrote: Although investing is always about probabilities and different scenarios, I am rather bullish about Gilead Sciences. Not only am I bullish about the stock in the long run, but I also see Gilead Sciences as being a reasonably recession-resilient pick (in case of the U.S. economy rather struggling in the next few years). However, this does not rule out the risk of a lower stock price in the next few months and quarters, which is a possibility. Nevertheless, I rather expect Gilead Sciences to break out of its corrective pattern to the upside, and I rather see higher stock prices in the coming months. Since my last article was published, Gilead Sciences increased about 11% in value (even 12.5% when including dividends) and clearly outperformed the S&P 500. The stock even climbed to an all-time high of $157 but corrected again. In the following article, I will look at the recent acquisitions in more detail and explain why I will hold on to my Gilead Sciences shares and still expect about a 10% annual return for the years to come. Fiscal 2025 Results Before we look at Gilead Sciences' acquisition in more detail and the implications this might have for the business and investors, we look at the latest results Gilead Sciences reported about two months ago, on February 10, 2026. Total revenue increased from $28,754 million in the previous year to $29,443 million in fiscal 2025, resulting in 2.4% year-over-year top-line growth. Once again, we should exclude Veklury sales, which continue to decline and were extremely high in the last few years due to COVID-19. Looking at the total product sales excluding Veklury, Gilead Scie...
Sustainability is moving beyond high-level ESG rhetoric and becoming more embedded in how investment mandates and RFPs are structured — but what is actually changing in practice? In this episode of the ESG Currents podcast, Sarika Goel, global head of sustainable investment manager research at Mercer, joins Bloomberg Intelligence Senior ESG Analyst Shaheen Contractor to unpack how sustainability e...
Sustainability is moving beyond high-level ESG rhetoric and becoming more embedded in how investment mandates and RFPs are structured — but what is actually changing in practice? In this episode of the ESG Currents podcast, Sarika Goel, global head of sustainable investment manager research at Mercer, joins Bloomberg Intelligence Senior ESG Analyst Shaheen Contractor to unpack how sustainability expectations are shifting within investment mandates and manager selection. They explore how ESG requ
The Snap lets you frame selfies using your phone’s best cameras. Insta360 just announced the Snap, a new smartphone accessory designed to improve the quality of your selfies. It works like a digital mirror magnetically attached to the back of your Android or iOS smartphone so you can preview and properly frame shots using its more capable rear cameras, while touchscreen functionality lets you cont...
The Snap lets you frame selfies using your phone’s best cameras. Insta360 just announced the Snap, a new smartphone accessory designed to improve the quality of your selfies. It works like a digital mirror magnetically attached to the back of your Android or iOS smartphone so you can preview and properly frame shots using its more capable rear cameras, while touchscreen functionality lets you control camera apps without having to constantly flip your phone around. After testing the Snap with my iPhone 16 Pro for a week I found it to be an effective way to use my phone's multiple rear cameras for selfies, but the accessory is not without some frustrating quirks. The Insta360 Snap Selfie Screen is availabl … Read the full story at The Verge.