Green leader said he hosted fundraisers for the Red Cross but accepts he should not have described himself as a spokesperson for it Zack Polanski defended expressing concern about the way the suspect in the Golders Green stabbings was treated when he was arrested last week. The Green leader has apologised for reposting a social media message implying the police used excessive force during the arre...
Green leader said he hosted fundraisers for the Red Cross but accepts he should not have described himself as a spokesperson for it Zack Polanski defended expressing concern about the way the suspect in the Golders Green stabbings was treated when he was arrested last week. The Green leader has apologised for reposting a social media message implying the police used excessive force during the arrest. He said he should not have raised this issue in that way. My very first response to the attack was to be horrified, as everyone was, I’m sure, and the first thing I posted was solidarity to the victim, to the family, and indeed, to people who are suffering right now. Two things can be true at the same time: officers are incredibly brave when they run towards scenes of crimes that most people, including myself, will want to run away from. At the same time, I think it is accurate, and that I was also traumatised by seeing someone handcuffed and repeatedly kicked in the head … Continue reading...
Politicians and pundits in the UK are fuelling a moral panic around “the Muslim vote." Once seen as a reliable base for the Labour Party, the Muslim community’s growing support for independent candidates and the Green Party is now being framed as a threat to democracy. As the country heads towards the local elections, Taj Ali investigates whether a singular “Muslim vote” exists, and examines how t...
Politicians and pundits in the UK are fuelling a moral panic around “the Muslim vote." Once seen as a reliable base for the Labour Party, the Muslim community’s growing support for independent candidates and the Green Party is now being framed as a threat to democracy. As the country heads towards the local elections, Taj Ali investigates whether a singular “Muslim vote” exists, and examines how these divisive narratives around sectarian politics are shaping public debate and impacting communities across Britain. Continue reading...
This earnings season has delivered plenty of good news for the artificial intelligence trade, but instead of bidding up Nvidia Corp. shares, investors have been dumping them. Nvidia, whose graphics processing units, or GPUs, dominate the market for AI chips, has fallen 9% over the past six sessions after closing at a record high on April 27. Over that span, the stock is the third worst performer i...
This earnings season has delivered plenty of good news for the artificial intelligence trade, but instead of bidding up Nvidia Corp. shares, investors have been dumping them. Nvidia, whose graphics processing units, or GPUs, dominate the market for AI chips, has fallen 9% over the past six sessions after closing at a record high on April 27. Over that span, the stock is the third worst performer in the Philadelphia semiconductor index, which is up more than 5%. The reason is that even as tech giants keep pledging to spend more on computing gear, Nvidia’s grip on the AI processor market is seen as increasingly under threat from other chipmakers as well as its biggest customers. Last week, Alphabet Inc. said it would start offering its tensor processing unit, or TPU, chips to select customers for use in their own data centers. Amazon.com Inc. said its Trainium line of custom AI chips have more than $225 billion in revenue commitments and it recently announced a multi-billion dollar pledge from Meta, which is itself preparing to deploy homegrown AI chips. Meanwhile, Intel Corp. is benefiting from AI growth and Qualcomm Inc. is also making headway in the data center market. “The problem with having basically 100% market share is that there’s only one direction for it to go, and it certainly seems like these companies could be credible competitors,” said Bill Stone , chief investment officer at Glenview Trust Company. There’s little evidence so far to suggest that Nvidia is losing significant ground to rivals. The company’s share of the AI accelerator market was 86% in 2025, unchanged from 2024, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence. But the threat is raising doubts about the outlook for its long-term growth and making other stocks look relatively more attractive. Nvidia shares are up 5% this year, roughly in line with the S&P 500, but the gain pales in comparison to other chip-related companies. The Philadelphia semiconductor index has jumped 55%, leaving...
Ask people what they're invested in right now to save for retirement, and most of them will probably say: The S&P 500 , the Nasdaq-100 , tech stocks, or the Magnificent Seven. All of those are easily defensible choices, but a well-rounded retirement portfolio should consist of more than just that. Dividend exchange-traded funds (ETFs) haven't been in favor for some time leading up to 2026. The rot...
Ask people what they're invested in right now to save for retirement, and most of them will probably say: The S&P 500 , the Nasdaq-100 , tech stocks, or the Magnificent Seven. All of those are easily defensible choices, but a well-rounded retirement portfolio should consist of more than just that. Dividend exchange-traded funds (ETFs) haven't been in favor for some time leading up to 2026. The rotation away from just tech leadership has opened up opportunities for dividend payers. On the surface, these stocks won't be as exciting as the artificial intelligence (AI) stocks dominating the narrative. But their combination of steady long-term growth and predictable income make them an underrated piece of the retirement puzzle. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Key PointsSpaceX is targeting a $1.75 trillion market value when it lists shares, which would make it the largest IPO in U.S. history several times over.
Key PointsSpaceX is targeting a $1.75 trillion market value when it lists shares, which would make it the largest IPO in U.S. history several times over.
Asia’s next food crisis is under way. After the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed, sending shock waves across energy, fertiliser and food systems. Fuel, freight and fertiliser costs are rising sharply, amplified by skyrocketing insurance premiums – feeding directly into the price of every tonne of fertiliser that still reaches the market. The scale of disr...
Asia’s next food crisis is under way. After the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed, sending shock waves across energy, fertiliser and food systems. Fuel, freight and fertiliser costs are rising sharply, amplified by skyrocketing insurance premiums – feeding directly into the price of every tonne of fertiliser that still reaches the market. The scale of disruption reflects the strait’s outsize role in global trade. It carries around one-third of globally...