Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature We’ll bring you more on this as it comes to hand. A blast has been reported in Jerusalem after an Iranian missile alert. 6m ago 03.54 GMT US approves $151m arms sale to Israel The US state department has approved the sale of $151.8m worth of munitions to Israel on Friday amid the escalating Middle East war....
Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature We’ll bring you more on this as it comes to hand. A blast has been reported in Jerusalem after an Iranian missile alert. 6m ago 03.54 GMT US approves $151m arms sale to Israel The US state department has approved the sale of $151.8m worth of munitions to Israel on Friday amid the escalating Middle East war. The sale of 12,000 requested 1,000-pound (470km) bomb bodies was approved by the state department’s bureau of political-military affairs, according to a press release on Friday. “The proposed sale will improve Israel’s capability to meet current and future threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and serve as a deterrent to regional threats,” the bureau said in a statement cited by the AFP news agency.
Key events 12m ago Preamble Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature now 04.00 GMT double quotation mark Lando Norris recalls being rendered speechless with joy when he was given his first contract with McLaren. Sitting in the cramped office of a paddock truck, the confirmation that he had made it to Formula One left him “very smiley for a long time”. Seven years on, he e...
Key events 12m ago Preamble Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature now 04.00 GMT double quotation mark Lando Norris recalls being rendered speechless with joy when he was given his first contract with McLaren. Sitting in the cramped office of a paddock truck, the confirmation that he had made it to Formula One left him “very smiley for a long time”. Seven years on, he enters the new season having achieved his lifelong ambition of becoming world champion and is wearing an equally irrepressible grin as he sets about defending his title. For the first time, Lando Norris will enter the season as champion, seeing off a late charge by Max Verstappen during the tail end of the 2025 to break the Dutchman’s longstanding stranglehold on the driver’s championship. And as he told Giles Richards last month, the Brit feels ready to go back-to-back. ‘I know I can do it again – 100%’: Lando Norris on proving himself against the best in F1 Read more Share 5m ago 03.55 GMT If you’re just popping your head back in for the first time since last season, I’m afraid there’s a whole new vocabulary that you’re going to need to come to grips with. There’s now hybrid engines and active aerodynamics to contend with, as well as the departure of the DRS and the arrival of overtake mode and recharge mode. Didn’t do the required reading and have no idea what I’m talking about? Don’t worry, Giles Richards has you covered. The ultimate breakdown: everything you need to know about F1’s new regulations for 2026 Read more Of course, this is F1, where every team is doing everything they can to harness the most amount of speed possible from their cars – with their tinkering always pushing right up against the limit of what is or may be acceptable under the regulations. Thus, we’ve already had a blow-up under the new regulations before a race has even been staged, this one focused on accusations that Mercedes’ had used thermal expansion of components to exploit a loophole in re...
A woman fled a burning flat in Yuen Long on Saturday, claiming her husband had attacked her with a knife before he was found to have fallen from a height nearby. Police said a woman in her thirties called for help at 9.43am, saying she had been knifed by her husband, who is around the same age, in a flat at 88 Fung Cheung Road before managing to flee. Officers arriving at the scene found that the ...
A woman fled a burning flat in Yuen Long on Saturday, claiming her husband had attacked her with a knife before he was found to have fallen from a height nearby. Police said a woman in her thirties called for help at 9.43am, saying she had been knifed by her husband, who is around the same age, in a flat at 88 Fung Cheung Road before managing to flee. Officers arriving at the scene found that the flat in question was on fire, prompting residents to evacuate. Advertisement The victim’s husband was later found to have fallen from a height and was rushed to Pok Oi Hospital in a coma. The woman suffered injuries to her hand and was taken separately to the same hospital for treatment. Advertisement Police are investigating the incident.
As 2026’s first big pop moment, everything around Harry Styles’ new album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally feels suitably blockbuster. At last weekend’s Brit awards, Styles premiered the record’s lead single, Aperture, alongside a troupe of dancers and an expensive-sounding choir, while Friday’s “one night only” de facto album launch party takes place in a 20,000 capacity arena. This is “int...
As 2026’s first big pop moment, everything around Harry Styles’ new album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally feels suitably blockbuster. At last weekend’s Brit awards, Styles premiered the record’s lead single, Aperture, alongside a troupe of dancers and an expensive-sounding choir, while Friday’s “one night only” de facto album launch party takes place in a 20,000 capacity arena. This is “intimate” for Styles, who switches to stadiums this summer – and the show is being recorded for posterity by Netflix. The streaming Goliath’s presence means all phones are to be placed in a recyclable bag that prevents the use of recording equipment; it’s a nice way to stay inside the moment, sure, but chiefly a fail-safe against spoiling the forthcoming TV special. Worryingly, perhaps the least blockbuster-y part of the whole campaign is the music itself. Lyrically vague, melodically hazy and strangely devoid of inescapable hooks à la Adore You or As It Was, the new album, which fans have nicknamed “Kissco”, sounds too weak to carry the blockbuster tag. In a live scenario, however, shorn of the album’s hermetically sealed gloss, Styles wrestles the songs into more interesting shapes. Dressed down (relatively) in a cropped blue sweater and billowing bright yellow trousers, Styles spends most of the intro to Aperture hunched over a rack of vintage synths. Played in the round, with huge screens dangling above, it’s an intriguing start, with Styles teasing out electronic textures like a pin-up Thom Yorke after one too many Autechre binges. Once the song opens up – its heart-burst chorus one of the album’s genuine big pop moments – Styles welcomes the feverish audience in, leading them through a roared “we belong together”. View image in fullscreen ‘Styles seems to be relishing a return to the stage after a three-year absence.’ Photograph: Netflix From there, Styles and his band, which variously includes a flautist, a string section and a choir, launch into the loping, LCD Soundsy...
In this podcast, Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp speaks with Ryan Detrick, the chief market strategist at Carson Group and a regular source of insightful and fun stats about stocks. Also in this episode: Markets all over the world are in a bull market, and a record number of stocks in the S&P 500 are outperforming the index. are outperforming the index. Mortgage rates drop to fo...
In this podcast, Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp speaks with Ryan Detrick, the chief market strategist at Carson Group and a regular source of insightful and fun stats about stocks. Also in this episode: Markets all over the world are in a bull market, and a record number of stocks in the S&P 500 are outperforming the index. are outperforming the index. Mortgage rates drop to four-year lows as home price growth slows. How many calendar years has the stock market declined more than 10%? Tackle your financial tasks by having a "financial health week" as we recently did at The Motley Fool. To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center. When you're ready to invest, check out this top 10 list of stocks to buy. A full transcript is below. This podcast was recorded on Feb. 28, 2026. Robert Brokamp: What we can learn from market history and the worldwide bull market. That and more on this Saturday, Personal Finance edition of Motley Fool Money. I'm Robert Brokamp, this week, I speak with Ryan Detrick, the Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and a consistent source of data about the market's past and what it could say about the future. But first, some news from this week. According to Callum Thomas of Topdown Charts, 80% of the 70 companies he tracks have stock markets that are up at least 20% off their 52 week lows. He writes that this indicator has rarely been above 50% over the past couple of decades, and a surge like this is usually a good sign. Previous spikes have happened in 2003, 2009, and 2020, which were all good times to be an investor. Looking more locally, a recent graphic from Bloomberg illustrates that the year to date rally in US stocks is the broadest ever, as there's a record number of individual stocks in the S&P 500 that are outperforming the index. That said, not every stock is doing well, including some of the biggest tech oriented names, which has resulted in lower valuations for tho...
China will harness artificial intelligence to create jobs as the number of university graduates poised to enter the labor market this year will reach 12.7 million — more than the population of countries such as Belgium. The government will use AI to upgrade traditional roles, tap employment opportunities across multiple channels and help young people showcase their skills in various industries, Hu...
China will harness artificial intelligence to create jobs as the number of university graduates poised to enter the labor market this year will reach 12.7 million — more than the population of countries such as Belgium. The government will use AI to upgrade traditional roles, tap employment opportunities across multiple channels and help young people showcase their skills in various industries, Human Resources and Social Security Minister Wang Xiaoping said at a press conference during the annual session of the National People’s Congress. While cautioning that growing uncertainties and unpredictable factors are creating new challenges for employment stability, she said China will roll out large-scale internships and training programs as part of effort to address these pressures. Emphasis will be on vocational skills development in emerging sectors such as the low-altitude economy, new-energy vehicles, and artificial intelligence, Wang said. China’s government earlier this week said it aims to add more than 12 million urban jobs in 2026 and keep the average surveyed jobless rate within 5.5% between 2026 and 2030. Read: China Makes Stability No. 1 Task in World Shaken by Trump
As an artist who often explores more traditional rap topics such as fame, wealth and status, as well as deeper discussions around political consciousness and religion, it felt appropriate that the setlist reflected both sides of his music and flipped between them both throughout the night.
As an artist who often explores more traditional rap topics such as fame, wealth and status, as well as deeper discussions around political consciousness and religion, it felt appropriate that the setlist reflected both sides of his music and flipped between them both throughout the night.
兩會｜習近平：充分發揮政治建軍特有優勢 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】中共中央總書記、國家主席、中央軍委主席習近平出席十四屆全國人大四次會議、解放軍和武警部隊代表團全體會議。 習近平強調「十五五」...
兩會｜習近平：充分發揮政治建軍特有優勢 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】中共中央總書記、國家主席、中央軍委主席習近平出席十四屆全國人大四次會議、解放軍和武警部隊代表團全體會議。 習近平強調「十五五」時期要如期實現建軍一百年奮鬥目標，高質量推進國防和軍隊現代化，必須堅持好、運用好、發展好政治建軍這個重要法寶，堅持和加強黨對軍隊絕對領導，充分發揮政治建軍特有優勢。在聽取代表發言後，習近平發表重要講話，指軍中絕不能有對黨懷有二心之人，絕不能有腐敗分子藏身之地，必須堅定不移推進反腐敗鬥爭，而「十五五」一開局就要立起從嚴監管硬規矩。
中東局勢｜陳茂波稱本港經濟穩定 強調預算案已考慮地緣政治因素 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】美伊衝突持續，財政司司長陳茂波說目前經濟情況穩定，強調預算案的經濟預測已考慮地緣政治因素。 中東局勢持續...
中東局勢｜陳茂波稱本港經濟穩定 強調預算案已考慮地緣政治因素 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】美伊衝突持續，財政司司長陳茂波說目前經濟情況穩定，強調預算案的經濟預測已考慮地緣政治因素。 中東局勢持續動蕩，財政司司長陳茂波表示本港有強大緩衝機制，亦有持續監察貨幣及股票市場等，本港目前經濟情況穩定。被問到要否因應中東局勢調整預算案經濟增長預測，他強調已考慮地緣政治因素。陳茂波：「我們做預算案時有充分考慮過地緣政治風險，（但未有打仗）所以目前我們認為維持這個我們都相當有信心，不過我們努力點，希望盡可能靠高那邊實現經濟增長。」 十五五規劃綱要草案中提及要加快北都建設，預算案亦提出由外匯基金轉撥1,500億元發展北都，他強調必須投資未來才能保持本港競爭力。陳茂波：「若要將這個發展，大幅度地讓市民看到、得益，一定轉化為產業、就業，這樣大家感受很不一樣。如果要這樣，除了科研、要有企業，若沒有創科企業，科研到某個位置受限，要結合實用，所以要引進企業。有其他城市都與我們競爭，若我們今天不投資未來，我們必定輸。」 陳茂波將會主持新成立的「AI+與產業發展策略委員會」，總結各行業痛點，制定產業轉型政策及撥款項目，以打造智能經濟新形態。
Five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby is heading to the Baltimore Ravens, two people with knowledge of the trade told the Associated Press on Friday night. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal can’t be announced until the NFL’s new year starts next week. The Las Vegas Raiders will receive two first-round picks from the Ravens, including the No 14 overall pick in next m...
Five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby is heading to the Baltimore Ravens, two people with knowledge of the trade told the Associated Press on Friday night. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal can’t be announced until the NFL’s new year starts next week. The Las Vegas Raiders will receive two first-round picks from the Ravens, including the No 14 overall pick in next month’s NFL draft, one of the people said. The 28-year-old Crosby had 10 sacks and a career-high 28 tackles for loss last season, and has reached double-digit sacks four times in his seven seasons. Baltimore, who have a first-year coach in Jesse Minter, are in a win-now mode with three-time All-Pro quarterback Lamar Jackson. Crosby is a significant boost for a defense that finished tied for 28th in the league in sacks with only 30 last season. He’s the latest elite pass rusher to switch teams for a big price. Micah Parsons was traded from Dallas to Green Bay last year for two first-round picks and three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark. The last time the Ravens didn’t have a first-round pick was 2012. Crosby had long maintained he wanted to play his entire career for the Raiders, but his frustration with the organization’s struggles was evident even before a tumultuous end to last season, when the team chose to place him on injured reserve with two games remaining because of a knee injury. Crosby, who takes pride in not coming off the field despite playing with an assortment of injuries through much of his career, left the team facility after being informed of the decision. Given a chance a month ago to refute reports that he wanted out of Las Vegas, Crosby instead said such talk wasn’t coming from him. However, he never said he wanted to return to the Raiders. “I just sit back and laugh because I know my truth and when I go to bed at night, I have a smile on my face because I don’t have to explain nothing to nobody,” Crosby said in an appearance on “The Herd with ...
400tmax/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Stagflation is the Market and Consumers' worst enemy, and it could well be at our doors. Amid ongoing chaos in the Middle East and continued de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Oil prices have exploded to 2023 highs throughout the morning action. As you can see on the chart below, rises in the Commodity's price aren't well received by investors. The...
400tmax/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Stagflation is the Market and Consumers' worst enemy, and it could well be at our doors. Amid ongoing chaos in the Middle East and continued de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Oil prices have exploded to 2023 highs throughout the morning action. As you can see on the chart below, rises in the Commodity's price aren't well received by investors. The reason is that higher Energy prices often correlate with squeezed profit margins due to higher transportation and production costs. Dow Jones and Oil Relative Performance since Beginning March – Source: TradingView Since the 1970s, our reliance on Oil for power production has been trending lower. However, we are still far from being isolated to rises in its costs – hence, such brutal rises in energy commodities are often accompanied by swift climbs in inflation expectations. This also becomes a nasty head-scratcher for the Federal Reserve, which surely did not enjoy the recent CPI and PPI rises, which can only confirm what Participants fear the most. Stagflation had been avoided since the end of COVID restrictions, but it remained a cloud over our economies, and the storm could be approaching. Combine the 148K miss (!!!) on NFP with yet another slip on Retail Sales data, and investors can now officially be scared for what's to come – And the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow confirms this, falling from 3.2% to 2.1%! US Data this morning – MarketPulse Economic Calendar Still, Equity investors have found some kind of relief since the London Fix, as rate cut expectations for the April 29 Rate Decisions have slowly crept up from 10% yesterday to the current 22%. The Mood remains fragile, and we'll see more details in the charts, but it resembles short-covering rather than a proper rebound. Let's spot if this move has the potential to last by diving into today’s mid-session charts and key trading levels for the major US indexes: the Dow Jones, Nasdaq, and S&P 500. Read More: Large NFP miss ...