A 27-year-old man has become the first person in the country to be charged with 'tailgating' - entering a football match without a ticket - after the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. The new law came into effect on Sunday, hours before Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-0 in the final. The Met Police said Benjamin Bailey, 27, of Fifth Avenue in Oldham, Manchester, will appear at Willesden Magistrates' Co...
A 27-year-old man has become the first person in the country to be charged with 'tailgating' - entering a football match without a ticket - after the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. The new law came into effect on Sunday, hours before Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-0 in the final. The Met Police said Benjamin Bailey, 27, of Fifth Avenue in Oldham, Manchester, will appear at Willesden Magistrates' Court on Friday, 1 May in connection with the alleged offence. Two other men were arrested on suspicion of the same offence at Wembley and remain in custody.
Key Points The market is skeptical about artificial intelligence (AI) spending. Nvidia told investors to expct $1 trillion in combined system sales through 2027. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › Nvidia(NASDAQ: NVDA) is at a unique point in history. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, Nvidia has transformed into a new company since 2023, and each year, the same trend h...
Key Points The market is skeptical about artificial intelligence (AI) spending. Nvidia told investors to expct $1 trillion in combined system sales through 2027. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › Nvidia(NASDAQ: NVDA) is at a unique point in history. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, Nvidia has transformed into a new company since 2023, and each year, the same trend happens with the stock. At the start of the year, Nvidia tells investors about all the growth it's going to generate and how high AI demand is. Every year, the market doubts Nvidia, then the growth comes, and in the second half of the year, the stock soars. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » I see that same trend starting this year, and fortunately for investors, the market hasn't caught on quite yet. This disconnect creates a huge opportunity to buy the stock now and profit from history. Investors shouldn't delay, as the stock could easily start its rally at any time. Nvidia's growth usually starts around its Q1 earnings release Starting in 2023, you have to remember that the consensus was that the economy was heading into a recession in late 2022 and early 2023. As a result, optimism was not high. Furthermore, the market was coming off a cryptocurrency crash, which created an inventory excess for Nvidia, causing its earnings to plummet. As a result, Nvidia entered 2023 on a relatively grim outlook, but all of that changed in Q1 when it told investors about huge AI demand. Unfortunately, I don't have the price of forward earnings data dating back to 2023, but I do have it for 2024. That year, the same thing happened. Investors assumed Nvidia's growth wouldn't live up to the hype, so the stock traded at low expectations for a few months. Then, it rocketed higher throughout the rest of the year...
(RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market bounced higher again on Friday, one day after snapping the three-day winning streak in which it had surged more than 430 points or 7.8 percent. The KOSPI now sits just above the 5,780-point plateau although it may see renewed consolidation on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is weak on soaring crude oil prices and pessimism over the outlook...
(RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market bounced higher again on Friday, one day after snapping the three-day winning streak in which it had surged more than 430 points or 7.8 percent. The KOSPI now sits just above the 5,780-point plateau although it may see renewed consolidation on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is weak on soaring crude oil prices and pessimism over the outlook for interest rates. The European and U.S. markets were down and the Asian bourses are expected to open in similar fashion. The KOSPI finished modestly lower on Friday following losses from the automobile producers and technology stocks, while the chemicals were up and the financial shares were mixed. For the day, the index rose 17.98 points or 0.31 percent to finish at 5,781.20 after trading between 5,764.64 and 5,833.68. Volume was 1.46 billion shares worth 31 trillion won. There were 742 gainers and 158 decliners. Among the actives, Shinhan Financial collected 1.45 percent, while KB Financial fell 0.32 percent, Samsung Electronics shed 0.55 percent, Samsung SDI slipped 0.50 percent, LG Electronics vaulted 1.46 percent, SK Hynix lost 0.59 percent, Naver added 0.45 percent, LG Chem rallied 2.14 percent, Lotte Chemical spiked 2.18 percent, SK Innovation soared 3.26 percent, POSCO Holdings jumped 1.63 percent, SK Telecom improved 0.77 percent, KEPCO accelerated 1.76 percent, Hyundai Mobis plunged 3.03 percent, Hyundai Motor dropped 0.96 percent, Kia Motors skidded 1.17 percent and Hana Financial was unchanged. The lead from Wall Street is negative as the major averages opened in the red on Friday and continued to weaken as the day progressed, ending near session lows. The Dow tumbled 443.96 points or 0.96 percent to finish at 45,577.47, while the NASDAQ plunged 443.08 points or 2.01 percent to close at 21,647.61 and the S&P 500 sank 100.01 points or 1.51 percent to end at 6,506.48. For the week, the Dow and NASDAQ both plunged 2.1 percent and the S&P lost 1.9 percent. The se...
US Treasury To Partner With Education Department To Collect Student Loan Debt Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of Education (ED) jointly announced a new partnership under which the Treasury will assume responsibility for collecting on defaulted federal student loan debt , according to a March 19 joint stateme...
US Treasury To Partner With Education Department To Collect Student Loan Debt Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of Education (ED) jointly announced a new partnership under which the Treasury will assume responsibility for collecting on defaulted federal student loan debt , according to a March 19 joint statement from the departments. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 13, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Federal Student Assistance Partnership will enhance the administration of student aid programs, mitigate any fallout and cost to taxpayers from mismanagement of the federal student loan portfolio, and facilitate the return of defaulted borrowers to repayment. “ As student loan debt nears $1.7 Trillion, it’s clear that [the ED] was never intended to serve as our nation’s fifth largest bank, ” U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a March 19 post on X. “That’s exactly why we are partnering with [the Treasury] to restore fiscal sanity and better align student aid programs with students, families, and borrowers.” According to the statement, the Treasury will provide operational support to the ED’s efforts to return borrowers to repayment. McMahon said that Treasury’s finance expertise will be leveraged to activate “functioning programs” that manage student loan borrowers who are in default. Treasury has the unique experience, the operational capability, and the financial expertise to bring long overdue financial discipline to the program and be better stewards of taxpayer dollars,” U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said of the new partnership. Dismantling Education Department The latest move by the ED is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal department and return the function of education to the states. McMahon had previously announced transferring cer...
Asia’s busiest earnings week is offering investors an early test of whether the hype around artificial intelligence is yielding real profits and if consumer demand is showing signs of a more sustainable recovery. About 180 companies of the 1,200-odd members of the MSCI Asia Pacific Index — including Chinese technology heavyweights Meituan, Xiaomi Corp. and Kuaishou Technology — are set to report t...
Asia’s busiest earnings week is offering investors an early test of whether the hype around artificial intelligence is yielding real profits and if consumer demand is showing signs of a more sustainable recovery. About 180 companies of the 1,200-odd members of the MSCI Asia Pacific Index — including Chinese technology heavyweights Meituan, Xiaomi Corp. and Kuaishou Technology — are set to report this week. Consumer giants Laopu Gold Co. and Pop Mart International Group Ltd. will also release results for the three months ending in December. For tech investors, one key area of focus will be how companies plan to direct their increased AI capital spending and if it’s already translated into revenue. Analysts will also watch whether shoppers and businesses loosened their purse strings and more concrete signs of China emerging from a prolonged downturn in consumption. The results may offer the next catalyst for the Asia Pacific gauge, which has been under pressure this month amid a global selloff from the escalating conflict in Iran. Other big names that are scheduled to report in the week include software company Oracle Corp. Japan, electric vehicle maker BYD Co. and health-care firm WuXi AppTec Co.
Claiming Social Security at the ideal age can transform your retirement. Nearly 30% of retirees say they depend on their benefits as their exclusive source of income, according to The Motley Fool's Annual Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment Survey, and 54% of retirees report going back to work because their benefits are insufficient. Research suggests that there's one particular age claim th...
Claiming Social Security at the ideal age can transform your retirement. Nearly 30% of retirees say they depend on their benefits as their exclusive source of income, according to The Motley Fool's Annual Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment Survey, and 54% of retirees report going back to work because their benefits are insufficient. Research suggests that there's one particular age claim that outshines the rest, and it could boost your lifetime income by over $100,000. However, there's a big caveat to consider. What the data says about your claiming age A 2019 report published by United Income examined the relationship between retirees' claiming ages and their lifetime income, aiming to determine how much money older adults are leaving on the table by filing at a "sub-optimal" age. Researchers found that 57% of retirees could generate more wealth over a lifetime by filing for Social Security at age 70. Furthermore, only 6.5% of retirees could maximize their lifetime wealth by claiming before age 64. The impact of claiming at the optimal age is significant, too. Collectively, retirees will forego around $3.4 trillion in lifetime wealth by filing at the suboptimal age, researchers found. That works out to around $111,000 for the average retired household. The answer isn't as straightforward as it seems On the surface, age 70 may seem like the clear winner when it comes to choosing a claiming age. However, the research considers only the financial side of this decision. While finances are an important factor to consider, your unique priorities will play a much bigger role in your choice. For some people, finances are the top priority. If you know you're going to be relying on Social Security for most or even all of your income in retirement, delaying claiming until 70 to earn larger checks is a smart move. The average retiree receives around $850 more per month in benefits at age 70 than at 62, according to December 2025 data from the Social Security Administrat...
Bloomberg Asia’s busiest earnings week is offering investors an early test of whether the hype around artificial intelligence is yielding real profits and if consumer demand is showing signs of a more sustainable recovery. About 180 companies of the 1,200-odd members of the MSCI Asia Pacific Index — including Chinese technology heavyweights Meituan, Xiaomi Corp. and Kuaishou Technology — are set t...
A giant inflatable Labubu toy floats on the water at Victoria Harbour on October 25, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images 28-year-old Rebecca Zhou, born in China's Sichuan province, owns an assortment of Moomin merchandise — bags, mugs, and figurines featuring the white hippo-looking cartoon character from Finland — that she has accumulated over the years. By her own a...
A giant inflatable Labubu toy floats on the water at Victoria Harbour on October 25, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images 28-year-old Rebecca Zhou, born in China's Sichuan province, owns an assortment of Moomin merchandise — bags, mugs, and figurines featuring the white hippo-looking cartoon character from Finland — that she has accumulated over the years. By her own admission, many of these purchases may seem "childish", but "it is [just] nice to treat yourself to something fun, even if it is not the most value-for-money," Zhou said. Zhou is not alone. Data from analysts and official sources show that Chinese consumers are increasingly spending on goods and experiences chosen for their emotional resonance over practical value — everything from theme parks to jewelry . But what may once have been a fairly unsurprising consumer impulse is now being taken seriously by China's business leaders and policymakers. 'A sense of connection' China's "emotional economy" first entered into public discourse in 2024, after a craze over Pop Mart 's Labubu figurines appeared to signal shifts in Chinese consumer behavior, where a consumer group once characterized by norms of frugality and pragmatism appeared just as willing to splurge on self-indulgence. "People are not just buying things," said Ashley Dudarenok, founder of digital consultancy ChoZan told CNBC in a phone call. "They're buying feelings, they're buying identity, they're buying a sense of connection." Over the recent Chinese New Year holiday, data from ChoZan shows that consumers spent significantly less on traditional staples like festive food gifts (known as nian huo), and more on unconventional expenses, like travel experiences and cosmetics compared to the same period in 2023. "What people used to buy back in the day, like liquor and bulk nuts ... were all about social obligations and tradition. Right now, people buy gift boxes, they buy designer toys ... and people don't frown upon tha...
The housing department has now said five of these areas - plus a proposal in South Barking that was also assessed by officials - will not be taken forward "at this stage".
The housing department has now said five of these areas - plus a proposal in South Barking that was also assessed by officials - will not be taken forward "at this stage".
Key Points The market is skeptical about artificial intelligence (AI) spending. Nvidia told investors to expct $1 trillion in combined system sales through 2027. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is at a unique point in history. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, Nvidia has transformed into a new company since 2023, and each year, the same trend ...
Key Points The market is skeptical about artificial intelligence (AI) spending. Nvidia told investors to expct $1 trillion in combined system sales through 2027. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is at a unique point in history. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, Nvidia has transformed into a new company since 2023, and each year, the same trend happens with the stock. At the start of the year, Nvidia tells investors about all the growth it's going to generate and how high AI demand is. Every year, the market doubts Nvidia, then the growth comes, and in the second half of the year, the stock soars. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » I see that same trend starting this year, and fortunately for investors, the market hasn't caught on quite yet. This disconnect creates a huge opportunity to buy the stock now and profit from history. Investors shouldn't delay, as the stock could easily start its rally at any time. Nvidia's growth usually starts around its Q1 earnings release Starting in 2023, you have to remember that the consensus was that the economy was heading into a recession in late 2022 and early 2023. As a result, optimism was not high. Furthermore, the market was coming off a cryptocurrency crash, which created an inventory excess for Nvidia, causing its earnings to plummet. As a result, Nvidia entered 2023 on a relatively grim outlook, but all of that changed in Q1 when it told investors about huge AI demand. Unfortunately, I don't have the price of forward earnings data dating back to 2023, but I do have it for 2024. That year, the same thing happened. Investors assumed Nvidia's growth wouldn't live up to the hype, so the stock traded at low expectations for a few months. Then, it rocketed higher throughout the rest of the yea...
Over the past three years, artificial intelligence (AI) stocks spent most of the time doing one thing in particular: marching higher. The S&P 500, over that period, soared more than 78%. But in recent weeks, the stock market has been a rocky place, with the famous benchmark shifting from gains to losses. This is amid a wide range of concerns -- such as uncertainty about the AI revenue opportunity ...
Over the past three years, artificial intelligence (AI) stocks spent most of the time doing one thing in particular: marching higher. The S&P 500, over that period, soared more than 78%. But in recent weeks, the stock market has been a rocky place, with the famous benchmark shifting from gains to losses. This is amid a wide range of concerns -- such as uncertainty about the AI revenue opportunity in relation to today's spending levels and worries about the geopolitical and economic environment. Against this backdrop, investors haven't been feeling confident. In fact, the market's fear gauge just spiked to 24. History says this is what happens next for AI stocks... AI stocks have led market gains Before we take a look at what history tells us, however, let's talk a bit more about the current market situation. As mentioned, the S&P 500 was flying high in recent years, led by well-known AI stocks such as Nvidia, Palantir Technologies, and Meta Platforms. Expand SNPINDEX : ^GSPC S&P 500 Index Today's Change ( -1.51 %) $ -100.01 Current Price $ 6506.48 Key Data Points Day's Range $ 6473.52 - $ 6594.66 52wk Range $ 4835.04 - $ 7002.28 Volume 7B Investors recognized the game-changing power of AI and aimed to bet on players that could benefit. These are companies that develop, sell, and/or use this technology. AI has the potential to improve everything from office organization to factory operations -- and supercharge innovation too. These and other uses of the technology could lower costs, increase revenue, and significantly boost earnings over time. Investors were eager to get in on winning players early to benefit from this story, and companies have been spending billions of dollars to support their AI businesses. For example, big tech companies have pledged nearly $700 billion in capital spending this year -- a great deal of this investment will support building out AI infrastructure. But as this spending unfolds, some investors worry about the future revenue opportunity...