Hong Kong homebuyers flocked to the second round of new flat sales at the La Mirabelle I project in Tseung Kwan O, underscoring continuing demand for property amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. By noon, 72 of the 168 units had been sold, according to agents. Another 86 flats have been made available via tender. The flats via the regular sale were priced between HK$5.93 million (US$756,00...
Hong Kong homebuyers flocked to the second round of new flat sales at the La Mirabelle I project in Tseung Kwan O, underscoring continuing demand for property amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. By noon, 72 of the 168 units had been sold, according to agents. Another 86 flats have been made available via tender. The flats via the regular sale were priced between HK$5.93 million (US$756,000) and HK$8.99 million, including maximum discounts of 15 per cent. They were priced 1 per cent...
M. Suhail/iStock Editorial via Getty Images One of the predictable consequences of this year’s market volatility is the fact that investors have made a pronounced shift into lower-risk equities, prioritizing a “flight to safety.” Tech stocks, especially software companies with any potential whiff of AI disruption, are out, while defensive stocks that have more proven ability to keep growing sales ...
M. Suhail/iStock Editorial via Getty Images One of the predictable consequences of this year’s market volatility is the fact that investors have made a pronounced shift into lower-risk equities, prioritizing a “flight to safety.” Tech stocks, especially software companies with any potential whiff of AI disruption, are out, while defensive stocks that have more proven ability to keep growing sales amid a tougher consumer environment have been winners. But the result is that a shift has occurred in which stocks have inflated multiples, and right now countercyclical retail like TJX Companies ( TJX ), the parent company behind TJ Maxx, Marshall's, and Home Goods. TJX has soared 30% over the past year as investors cheered positive comp sales trends and consistent earnings growth. Data by YCharts We do have to ask ourselves, however, despite recent momentum, can TJX really justify its valuation premiums, especially when so many of its retail peers have seen much more disappointing performance? Investors have crowded into this name due to its perception of safety, but I think elevated multiples certainly remove that margin of safety. I’m initiating TJX at a "Sell" rating. The Leading Off-Price Chain in the U.S. Before we dig into valuation and recent performance, let’s get a solid lay of the land on the company’s business. TJX is the corporate umbrella for a portfolio of off-price retail brands. Its largest brands, TJ Maxx and Marshall’s, which the company collectively refers to as the “Marmaxx” segment in internal reporting, generated 60% of the company’s sales, excluding the TJ Maxx stores that are located outside the United States, which are separately segmented. The company also owns HomeGoods (as the name suggests, a home furnishings and decor retailer) and Sierra, which is an off-price version of REI, as well as a collection of smaller brands. The chart below, meanwhile, showcases TJX’s most recent store footprint as of the end of FY26 (the year for TJX that just end...
The latest indirect exchange of comments between North and South Korea has raised hopes of easing tensions on the Korean peninsula even as conflict roils other parts of the globe. Hours after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret over drone incursions into the North on Monday, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, issued a warm statement. The powerful politician w...
The latest indirect exchange of comments between North and South Korea has raised hopes of easing tensions on the Korean peninsula even as conflict roils other parts of the globe. Hours after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret over drone incursions into the North on Monday, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, issued a warm statement. The powerful politician welcomed Lee’s remarks as “extremely fortunate and a wise move”, citing her brother as praising Lee’s...
The former member of Migos is in a stable condition after being shot on Monday, with police detaining two people The rapper Offset is in a stable condition in hospital after he was shot outside a Florida casino on Monday. The former member of the Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos, whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, was shot in a valet area outside the Seminole Hard Rock hotel and casino, Offset’s ...
The former member of Migos is in a stable condition after being shot on Monday, with police detaining two people The rapper Offset is in a stable condition in hospital after he was shot outside a Florida casino on Monday. The former member of the Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos, whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, was shot in a valet area outside the Seminole Hard Rock hotel and casino, Offset’s spokesperson confirmed to media. Continue reading...
Lorenazo Ligas is a brilliant but flawed hero in fun new series Ligas. Plus: Do you have OCD? Here’s what to watch this evening 9pm, Sky Atlantic Lorenzo Ligas (Luca Argentero) is a debauched genius, a lawyer whose brilliance is matched by his capacity for self-sabotage. This trope isn’t original, but there’s a certain freewheeling relish to the Italian drama. As it begins, Ligas is defending a go...
Lorenazo Ligas is a brilliant but flawed hero in fun new series Ligas. Plus: Do you have OCD? Here’s what to watch this evening 9pm, Sky Atlantic Lorenzo Ligas (Luca Argentero) is a debauched genius, a lawyer whose brilliance is matched by his capacity for self-sabotage. This trope isn’t original, but there’s a certain freewheeling relish to the Italian drama. As it begins, Ligas is defending a gone-to-seed pop star accused of murdering a cop. But the clock is ticking. Can our maverick hero exonerate his client before he destroys his own career prospects? Flashy, flimsy fun. Phil Harrison Continue reading...
Getty Images Christopher Gannatti, CFA & Elvira Kuramshina Cybersecurity is evolving rapidly as new technologies, threat vectors, and enterprise architectures reshape how organizations defend their systems and data. The WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity Index was designed to track how these developments are shaping the future of cybersecurity through key themes. As cybersecurity innovation continues ...
Getty Images Christopher Gannatti, CFA & Elvira Kuramshina Cybersecurity is evolving rapidly as new technologies, threat vectors, and enterprise architectures reshape how organizations defend their systems and data. The WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity Index was designed to track how these developments are shaping the future of cybersecurity through key themes. As cybersecurity innovation continues to accelerate, periodically updating these themes helps ensure the index remains aligned with how modern cybersecurity is built, deployed and adopted across the industry. This is not the first time we have made adjustments; for example, in 2023 we introduced the Layer 8 theme focused on human risk. Today, to reflect the latest developments in the cybersecurity landscape – particularly the maturation of cloud security and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence—we have once again made updates to the index’s key cybersecurity themes (Figure 1a and Figure 1b). Figure 1a: Exposure of Companies across Cyber Themes in the WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity Index Source: WisdomTree, Team8. Exposure to each theme is presented from darker blue (high exposure) to white (no product in the space). The presented classification became effective after the close on March 20, 2026. Figure 1b: Description of Cyber Themes in the WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity Index Source: Team8, WisdomTree. Retiring the Cloud Security Theme The Cloud Security theme was originally designed to capture companies focused on protecting cloud infrastructure and environments. This included technologies such as Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP), Container Security, and Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB). However, as cloud adoption has become universal across enterprises, cloud security capabilities have also become widel...
Bitcoin slipped in Asia Tuesday, as cryptocurrencies were caught up in the broader market volatility ahead of President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran. The largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 2.2% and was trading around $68,800 at 1:15 p.m. in Singapore. The decline erased gains from the previous day, when it briefly topped $70,000 for the first time since March. Other digital assets also fel...
Bitcoin slipped in Asia Tuesday, as cryptocurrencies were caught up in the broader market volatility ahead of President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran. The largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 2.2% and was trading around $68,800 at 1:15 p.m. in Singapore. The decline erased gains from the previous day, when it briefly topped $70,000 for the first time since March. Other digital assets also fell. Ether, the second-largest token, was down as much as 2.8%. Global equities fluctuated ahead of a Tuesday deadline set by Trump, who threatened to bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran unless the Strait of Hormuz was opened. S&P 500 futures were down 0.4%. Bitcoin sentiment “remains bearish on the short-to-medium time frame,” said Rachael Lucas, an analyst at BTC Markets. The market is in wait-and-see mode, she added, with “bulls lacking sufficient conviction to sustain breakouts and bears unable to force a decisive breakdown.” Escalation risks in the war with Iran have largely kept investors on the sidelines after it was reported that Iran had rejected a ceasefire proposal. Trump said that opening the strait , a critical trade waterway, would be part of any deal to end the war. Since the war started, oil prices have surged. Brent crude rose Tuesday, adding to gains of roughly 50% from the start of the conflict at the end of February. Gold was roughly flat for the day and is down more than 10% since the start of the war. Bitcoin has been comparatively resilient, with signs that institutional selling pressure is easing. US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds saw $471.3 million in net inflows on Monday, adding to the $22.3 million in inflows last week. Bitcoin has largely been stuck between $65,000 and $75,000 since the beginning of March. Since a sharp selloff in October, crypto trading has been weak. Now traders have eyes on an end to the war and new crypto legislation in the US as potentially pushing digital assets higher. “The bull scenario hinges on two catalysts:...