To see or not to see, that is the question How much information does a sentence need to contain in order to be readable? That’s the idea behind today’s puzzles. Listed below are ten common phrases or sayings in the English language. Each letter is replaced by a box the same width and height as the letter. Can you work out what they are? Continue reading...
To see or not to see, that is the question How much information does a sentence need to contain in order to be readable? That’s the idea behind today’s puzzles. Listed below are ten common phrases or sayings in the English language. Each letter is replaced by a box the same width and height as the letter. Can you work out what they are? Continue reading...
Hong Kong stocks dropped on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East sent oil prices to recent highs. Over the weekend, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched attacks directly on Israel, which intensified strikes on Tehran. The US has also deployed additional military forces to the Middle East. The escalation pushed up oil prices, with Brent crude jumping as much as 3.7 per cent to US$...
Hong Kong stocks dropped on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East sent oil prices to recent highs. Over the weekend, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched attacks directly on Israel, which intensified strikes on Tehran. The US has also deployed additional military forces to the Middle East. The escalation pushed up oil prices, with Brent crude jumping as much as 3.7 per cent to US$116.80 a barrel, its highest in more than a week, while West Texas Intermediate rose to US$101 a...
UWMC Friday said that its proposed acquisition of Two Harbors Investment ended after TWO signed a new merger agreement with CrossCountry Mortgage, replacing the earlier deal with UWM Holdings. “The actions by TWO’s management and board do not reflect the best interests of their shareholders. The same team that had to settle a $375 million lawsuit this past summer is at it again. TWO’s decision app...
UWMC Friday said that its proposed acquisition of Two Harbors Investment ended after TWO signed a new merger agreement with CrossCountry Mortgage, replacing the earlier deal with UWM Holdings. “The actions by TWO’s management and board do not reflect the best interests of their shareholders. The same team that had to settle a $375 million lawsuit this past summer is at it again. TWO’s decision appears to be driven more by ego, than by sound judgment," the company said in a statement. "The deal for us was a strategy to acquire their servicing book, not their operations, as ultimately there are no operational efficiencies to gain — UWMs operations are best in class," it said. More on UWM Holdings, Two Harbors Investment Two Harbors: New Takeover Offer Provides A Lifeline UWM Holdings Corporation 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation UWM Holdings Corporation (UWMC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Prepared Remarks Transcript Two Harbors terminates UWM deal for CrossCountry's superior $10.80 per share offer Two Harbors deems CrossCountry's $10.70/share proposal 'superior' to UWM Holdings'
Shutthiphong Chandaeng/iStock via Getty Images At a glance Performance The Fund returned 4.75% and the Russell 2500™ Growth Index returned 0.33%. Contributors/detractors Stock selection in the healthcare sector contributed to relative performance. Stock selection in the real estate sector detracted. Outlook We see a favorable environment for small-cap stocks, given their attractive relative valuat...
Shutthiphong Chandaeng/iStock via Getty Images At a glance Performance The Fund returned 4.75% and the Russell 2500™ Growth Index returned 0.33%. Contributors/detractors Stock selection in the healthcare sector contributed to relative performance. Stock selection in the real estate sector detracted. Outlook We see a favorable environment for small-cap stocks, given their attractive relative valuations and a more accommodative backdrop for mergers and acquisitions. Investment environment • Stocks rose in the fourth quarter on positive corporate earnings news and hopes for Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts. The Fed followed up a September rate cut with two 25 basis-point (bp) rate cuts, in October and December, respectively. • Economic growth remains resilient despite policy headwinds and slower-than-expected job growth. Inflation also has been relatively subdued. • The quarter saw some recalibration of the exuberance around artificial intelligence (AI) that characterized the market in 2025. As a result, we saw a broadening of the market and renewed focus on fundamentals, which benefited our fundamentals-driven investment approach. Portfolio review We were pleased to see many of our investments rewarded during the period, especially in the healthcare sector. Praxis Precision Medicines, a top performer, is a clinical-stage biopharmaceuticals company that uses genetic information to develop treatments for central-nervous-system conditions. The company has gained more attention from investors after reporting positive late-stage trial results for several products. These included Vormatrigine, an investigational anti-seizure medication that has shown effectiveness in addressing treatment-resistant epilepsy. Even with recent outperformance, the stock trades at a discount to its peers. Given that Praxis has multiple products in late-stage trials, we see several potential catalysts that could drive further investor interest in the company. Globus Medical was another contributor...
Adelle Nazarian of Innovexus Consulting warns that an escalation extending to US boots on the ground in Iran is increasingly likely, with neither the US or Iran in a position to back down. She speaks after President Donald Trump said that Iran “gave” the US most of the 15 demands it issued to Tehran to end the war, even as it remains unclear whether either side is negotiating. (Source: Bloomberg)
Adelle Nazarian of Innovexus Consulting warns that an escalation extending to US boots on the ground in Iran is increasingly likely, with neither the US or Iran in a position to back down. She speaks after President Donald Trump said that Iran “gave” the US most of the 15 demands it issued to Tehran to end the war, even as it remains unclear whether either side is negotiating. (Source: Bloomberg)
Europe's leading AI provider Mistral has raised $830 million in new debt to buy 13,800 Nvidia chips for a major data centre near Paris, the firm told Reuters, as Europe races to scale AI infrastructure to compete with the U.S. and China. The deal, set to be announced on Monday, marks Mistral's first debt raising and underscores growing investor confidence in European AI firms as they seek to c...
Europe's leading AI provider Mistral has raised $830 million in new debt to buy 13,800 Nvidia chips for a major data centre near Paris, the firm told Reuters, as Europe races to scale AI infrastructure to compete with the U.S. and China. The deal, set to be announced on Monday, marks Mistral's first debt raising and underscores growing investor confidence in European AI firms as they seek to challenge the dominance of U.S. tech giants like Microsoft, Google and Amazon in cloud computing and AI services. Mistral's debt raising was financed by a consortium of seven banks, including BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, HSBC and MUFG, it said.
Middle East conflict enters fifth week as Israel strikes Tehran and Saudi Arabia intercepts nearly a dozen drones after Yemen’s Houthis join the fighting. (Source: Bloomberg)
Middle East conflict enters fifth week as Israel strikes Tehran and Saudi Arabia intercepts nearly a dozen drones after Yemen’s Houthis join the fighting. (Source: Bloomberg)