Communities minister Miatta Fahnbulleh is first minister to leave government after heavy election losses UK politics live – latest updates Miatta Fahnbulleh has become the first minister to resign from Keir Starmer’s government, calling on the prime minister to quit. The communities minister’s resignation came as one of Starmer’s closest aides declined to say whether he would lead Labour into the ...
Communities minister Miatta Fahnbulleh is first minister to leave government after heavy election losses UK politics live – latest updates Miatta Fahnbulleh has become the first minister to resign from Keir Starmer’s government, calling on the prime minister to quit. The communities minister’s resignation came as one of Starmer’s closest aides declined to say whether he would lead Labour into the next election amid mounting calls for him to resign. Continue reading...
A Hong Kong sushi restaurant has apologised after a customer spotted a threadlike parasite crawling out of a piece of sashimi, triggering widespread food safety concerns across social media. Popular Japanese chain Gatten Sushi, which debuted in the city in September 2024, issued an apology on social media on Tuesday after footage of the incident at its Causeway Bay branch went viral. The video, sh...
A Hong Kong sushi restaurant has apologised after a customer spotted a threadlike parasite crawling out of a piece of sashimi, triggering widespread food safety concerns across social media. Popular Japanese chain Gatten Sushi, which debuted in the city in September 2024, issued an apology on social media on Tuesday after footage of the incident at its Causeway Bay branch went viral. The video, shared by a diner on Threads, shows a thin, white parasite emerging from a piece of golden eye snapper...
Earnings Call Insights: Harmonic (HLIT) Q1 2026 Management View “Q1 marked a strong start to the year and validated the strategy we outlined last quarter,” said President, CEO & Director Nimrod Ben-Natan, adding, “we are raising our full year 2026 broadband revenue outlook” and “the pending sale of our video business remains on track to close in the second quarter.” Ben-Natan said the quarter’s mi...
Earnings Call Insights: Harmonic (HLIT) Q1 2026 Management View “Q1 marked a strong start to the year and validated the strategy we outlined last quarter,” said President, CEO & Director Nimrod Ben-Natan, adding, “we are raising our full year 2026 broadband revenue outlook” and “the pending sale of our video business remains on track to close in the second quarter.” Ben-Natan said the quarter’s mix shift supported visibility, noting, “Q1 broadband revenue rose 43% year-over-year to $121.7 million,” and “rest of market…represented 42% of that total,” while “bookings were also strong in the quarter, driving an 87% increase year-over-year in backlog and deferred revenue.” Ben-Natan detailed product and platform traction across DOCSIS, fiber, and software, including: “Our deployed cOS base now includes 150 customers serving 45.7 million CPE devices,” “fiber products represented more than 14% of our appliance and integration revenue,” and “the newest addition to our intelligent portfolio is Amply, a multi-vendor amplifier management software solution.” Chief Financial Officer Walter Jankovic framed the quarter against the portfolio transition: “we are in the process of selling our video business…reported as discontinued operations,” and “the transaction is progressing as planned and remains on track to close in the second quarter.” Outlook Jankovic raised the full-year broadband outlook, stating, “we are raising our full year broadband revenue guidance to $475 million to $495 million, up from our prior range of $440 million to $480 million.” For Q2 2026, Jankovic guided, “revenue between $115 million and $125 million…operating profit between $23 million and $28 million and EPS of between $0.15 and $0.19,” and added, “gross margins between 52% and 53% due to product mix.” For full year 2026, Jankovic guided “gross margins between 50% and 51.5%,” with margins “declining from Q1 levels due to elevated memory costs and new product ramps,” alongside “operating profit between ...
Shiseido Co. is looking to potentially swap out oil-based inputs for plant-derived materials as the Middle East conflict upends the global skincare and cosmetics supply chain. The Japanese beauty brand warned Tuesday that shortages of petroleum-derived naphtha could affect the ingredients used in products like moisturizers and makeup. The company is exploring how to source alternatives, including ...
Shiseido Co. is looking to potentially swap out oil-based inputs for plant-derived materials as the Middle East conflict upends the global skincare and cosmetics supply chain. The Japanese beauty brand warned Tuesday that shortages of petroleum-derived naphtha could affect the ingredients used in products like moisturizers and makeup. The company is exploring how to source alternatives, including broadening the network of suppliers it procures materials from and looking at plant-based substitutes. Read More: Supply-Chain Stress That Soared During Covid Heads Higher Again “We are already optimizing our operations while assuming a worst-case scenario,” Chief Executive Officer Kentaro Fujiwara said. Shiseido has factored in an impact of around ¥5 billion ($32 million) on core operating profit this fiscal year due to the war, including lower sales in the region and higher raw material and logistics costs. Still, Shiseido reported first quarter core operating profit of ¥13 billion , exceeding the average analyst estimate of ¥10.4 billion, as structural reforms and cost management outweighed lower sales. The company also said it will close its Hsinchu plant in Taiwan in the second half of 2027, resulting in a fixed cost saving of ¥1 billion per year.
Former police chief Ronald dela Rosa spends night at senate office after another Duterte ally offers protective custody The unusual pursuit was captured on CCTV cameras inside the Philippine senate. Ronald dela Rosa, a longtime ally of the former president Rodrigo Duterte, raced along the hallways of the upper house complex, stumbling on the staircase, as he fled government agents. “They want to f...
Former police chief Ronald dela Rosa spends night at senate office after another Duterte ally offers protective custody The unusual pursuit was captured on CCTV cameras inside the Philippine senate. Ronald dela Rosa, a longtime ally of the former president Rodrigo Duterte, raced along the hallways of the upper house complex, stumbling on the staircase, as he fled government agents. “They want to forcibly bring me to The Hague, to surrender me there,” Dela Rosa said later on a Facebook livestream, pleading for public support. Continue reading...