Public records and private papers reveal compassion and tacit acceptance before ‘moral panic’ took hold in the 1950s and 1960s Northern Ireland carved a grim reputation for homophobia for over half a century, a record of intolerance and bigotry so baroque it was turned into an opera. In the 1970s, Ian Paisley , the leader of the Democratic Unionist party ( DUP ) and Free Presbyterian church, led a...
Public records and private papers reveal compassion and tacit acceptance before ‘moral panic’ took hold in the 1950s and 1960s Northern Ireland carved a grim reputation for homophobia for over half a century, a record of intolerance and bigotry so baroque it was turned into an opera. In the 1970s, Ian Paisley , the leader of the Democratic Unionist party ( DUP ) and Free Presbyterian church, led a “save Ulster from sodomy” crusade to resist the decriminalisation of homosexuality. Continue reading...
Markets enter a big week following last week's Federal Reserve meeting and mega-cap technology earnings convergence, with focus now shifting to Friday's April jobs report at 8:30am that will provide insights into labor market health amid geopolitical uncertainties and energy-driven economic pressures.
Markets enter a big week following last week's Federal Reserve meeting and mega-cap technology earnings convergence, with focus now shifting to Friday's April jobs report at 8:30am that will provide insights into labor market health amid geopolitical uncertainties and energy-driven economic pressures.
⚽ Premier League updates from the 7pm BST kick-off ⚽ Latest table | Top scorers | And you can email Luke Relegation, for a club of Tottenham’s stature, is unthinkable. At least it should be given their resources, history and stature. But a deeply horrible season sees them teetering in 18th place, the third and final relegation spot, with four matches remaining. It’s not all bad news: since taking ...
⚽ Premier League updates from the 7pm BST kick-off ⚽ Latest table | Top scorers | And you can email Luke Relegation, for a club of Tottenham’s stature, is unthinkable. At least it should be given their resources, history and stature. But a deeply horrible season sees them teetering in 18th place, the third and final relegation spot, with four matches remaining. It’s not all bad news: since taking over from the sacked Igor Tudor – who took over from the sacked Thomas Frank – Roberto de Zerbi has managed to generate four points from the past two matches, having opened his tenure with a 1-0 loss away against Sunderland . Continue reading...
If you're switching jobs, you're in good company. The average American worker changes employers approximately once every four years. One of the last things on your mind as you make the switch may be what to do with your 401(k). However, it's important to make a decision that will serve you well in the long term. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
If you're switching jobs, you're in good company. The average American worker changes employers approximately once every four years. One of the last things on your mind as you make the switch may be what to do with your 401(k). However, it's important to make a decision that will serve you well in the long term. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
After huge gains in last week's trading , Poet Technologies (NASDAQ: POET) stock got hit with a massive pullback this week . The fiber-optics specialist's share price fell 51.6% over the period. Poet stock has seen incredible volatility over the last couple of weeks in conjunction with developments connected to orders the company was supposed to have with a potentially crucial customer. The compan...
After huge gains in last week's trading , Poet Technologies (NASDAQ: POET) stock got hit with a massive pullback this week . The fiber-optics specialist's share price fell 51.6% over the period. Poet stock has seen incredible volatility over the last couple of weeks in conjunction with developments connected to orders the company was supposed to have with a potentially crucial customer. The company's share price more than doubled on an apparent confirmation that the tech specialist had a contract with Marvell Technology , but its valuation gave up all of the gains after it was revealed that Marvell had backed out of the deal. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
The streaming TV platform's accelerating growth and rising profitability impressed investors last week. But has the stock already priced in this growth story?
The streaming TV platform's accelerating growth and rising profitability impressed investors last week. But has the stock already priced in this growth story?
Contempt Of Court: Hakeem Jeffries Denounces the Supreme Court As "Illegitimate" Authored by Jonathan Turley, The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais took 36 pages to explain why Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is about combating intentional racial discrimination, not allowing racial gerrymandering. However, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrapped it up in one word: “illegiti...
Contempt Of Court: Hakeem Jeffries Denounces the Supreme Court As "Illegitimate" Authored by Jonathan Turley, The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais took 36 pages to explain why Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is about combating intentional racial discrimination, not allowing racial gerrymandering. However, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrapped it up in one word: “illegitimate.” Jeffries was not speaking of the case, but the Court. The man who would become the next Speaker of the House if Democrats retake power in November has joined other radicals in denying the legitimacy of the nation’s highest court. Just for the record, the Supreme Court did not strike down Section 2, but said that neither the law nor the Constitution allows legislators to manipulate district lines to guarantee that candidates of a particular race will be elected. It was written not to give any race an advantage, but to prevent a state from creating a disadvantage to voters based on their race. The Act prevents any State from intentionally drawing districts “to afford minority voters less opportunity because of their race.” This is a matter upon which people of good faith can disagree. Many of the justices have been long opposed to racial criteria in areas ranging from college admissions to voting districts. Chief Justice John Roberts stated it bluntly in 2006 that “It is a sordid business, this divvying us up by race.” Like others, Roberts abhors racial discrimination but declared in another case that “way to stop discriminating on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” You will find no such distinctions in much of the press where experts declared the death of equal voting laws in America. UCLA Law Professor Richard Hasen dispenses with any nuance and simply ran a Slate column titled “The Slaying of the Voting Rights Act by the Coward Alito.” For years, liberal law professors have been trashing conservative justices, including Berkeley Law D...
One of the biggest stories of investing in 2026 is that international stocks are (mostly) beating the U.S. stock market. The Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ: VXUS) , which holds more than 8,000 stocks from countries outside the U.S., has gained 7.6% year to date. That's better than the S&P 500 index (which is up only 4.2%), and about on par with the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index. VXUS...
One of the biggest stories of investing in 2026 is that international stocks are (mostly) beating the U.S. stock market. The Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ: VXUS) , which holds more than 8,000 stocks from countries outside the U.S., has gained 7.6% year to date. That's better than the S&P 500 index (which is up only 4.2%), and about on par with the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index. VXUS data by YCharts Continue reading
World No 1 beats German 6-1, 6-2 in 56 minutes Sinner first man to win five consecutive Masters 1000s It took just 14 minutes of the Madrid Open final for all 12,500 spectators packed inside Estadio Manolo Santana to collectively conclude that the match was already over. Down 0-3 and already desperately searching for a response to the superb play from his opponent, Alexander Zverev opened his serv...
World No 1 beats German 6-1, 6-2 in 56 minutes Sinner first man to win five consecutive Masters 1000s It took just 14 minutes of the Madrid Open final for all 12,500 spectators packed inside Estadio Manolo Santana to collectively conclude that the match was already over. Down 0-3 and already desperately searching for a response to the superb play from his opponent, Alexander Zverev opened his service game with two horrific missed overhead smashes in consecutive points. He clearly did not believe he could win this match. While Zverev flailed helplessly throughout his pitiful 56 minutes on court, the world No 1, Jannik Sinner, pieced together yet another startling exhibition of relentless, destructive shotmaking paired with unwavering focus as he continued his total domination of men’s tennis by destroying Zverev 6-1, 6-2 to capture the Madrid Open title for the first time in his career. Continue reading...
Xi Jinping hopes that the president may water down US support for a vibrant democracy. Defending the status quo would be better for America too China senses opportunity when Donald Trump visits later this month. A nakedly transactional US president in need of a trade deal, and hoping that Beijing could lean on Iran, might shift on Taiwan in return. China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, linked the iss...
Xi Jinping hopes that the president may water down US support for a vibrant democracy. Defending the status quo would be better for America too China senses opportunity when Donald Trump visits later this month. A nakedly transactional US president in need of a trade deal, and hoping that Beijing could lean on Iran, might shift on Taiwan in return. China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, linked the issue explicitly to broader bilateral cooperation in his call with Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, on Thursday. Beijing would be delighted to see Mr Trump soften the US position , and perhaps pull back on arms sales after a mammoth $11bn package was announced late last year. Taiwan has been self-governed since the end of China’s civil war in 1949, so never ruled by China’s Communist party. Xi Jinping has made unification central to his legacy . Three years ago, US intelligence assessed that he had told the People’s Liberation Army to be ready for an invasion by 2027. But Beijing would surely prefer to achieve its goal without force. Continue reading...
On 75 minutes up stepped Kobbie Mainoo with the coolest of winners before the Stretford End to cause bedlam among home fans and wrest the bragging rights Manchester United’s way. After a raid down the left Alexis Mac Allister’s weak clearance rolled to the midfielder who beat Dominik Szoboszlai to punch home a finish that bested Freddie Woodman to the Liverpool goalkeeper’s right. Continue reading...
On 75 minutes up stepped Kobbie Mainoo with the coolest of winners before the Stretford End to cause bedlam among home fans and wrest the bragging rights Manchester United’s way. After a raid down the left Alexis Mac Allister’s weak clearance rolled to the midfielder who beat Dominik Szoboszlai to punch home a finish that bested Freddie Woodman to the Liverpool goalkeeper’s right. Continue reading...
People are living with sickness or disability younger than a decade ago. That should shock the country and prompt action The two-year decline in healthy life expectancy in Britain, set out in new analysis from the Health Foundation thinktank, is devastating. In a wealthy country like the UK, at a time of rapid advances in the treatment of illnesses including obesity and cancer , people should not ...
People are living with sickness or disability younger than a decade ago. That should shock the country and prompt action The two-year decline in healthy life expectancy in Britain, set out in new analysis from the Health Foundation thinktank, is devastating. In a wealthy country like the UK, at a time of rapid advances in the treatment of illnesses including obesity and cancer , people should not be living with sickness or disability earlier than they were a decade ago. The report draws on a survey that relies on self-reporting, so is less objective than statistics based on births and deaths. Worsening mental health among younger adults is the area of sharpest deterioration and in some age groups, physical health was reported as having improved. But healthy life expectancy is a useful measure of quality of life and the findings have serious implications for public services. When, in 2028, the retirement age rises to 67, the average person will be in poor health more than six years before they are due to stop work. The researchers state that the decline cannot be put down to the pandemic. Northern Ireland was excluded due to a lack of data. Continue reading...
Semi-final: Bordeaux Bègles 38-26 Bath Maxime Lucu scores 18 points for holders Bath had hoped that a return to Bordeaux might rekindle fond memories of their Champions Cup triumph in the city in 1998. Sadly for their cautiously optimistic supporters it was not to be as their hosts moved a big step closer to retaining the trophy they secured at Northampton’s expense in Cardiff last year. Bordeaux ...
Semi-final: Bordeaux Bègles 38-26 Bath Maxime Lucu scores 18 points for holders Bath had hoped that a return to Bordeaux might rekindle fond memories of their Champions Cup triumph in the city in 1998. Sadly for their cautiously optimistic supporters it was not to be as their hosts moved a big step closer to retaining the trophy they secured at Northampton’s expense in Cardiff last year. Bordeaux Bègles will face Leinster in the final in Bilbao in three weeks’ time, propelled there by the familiar trio of their brilliant half-backs Maxime Lucu and Matthieu Jalibert and their star wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey, who scored one of his side’s five tries. Will Muir scored a brace in response and the contest was never less than gripping but England’s domestic champions could ultimately have few complaints. Continue reading...
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images News Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said trouble in the fast-growing private credit market could spill into the broader financial system through what he described as “psychological contagion,” renewing his criticism of efforts to loosen banking rules amid rising market risks. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg News, Barr said direct connections between bank...
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images News Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said trouble in the fast-growing private credit market could spill into the broader financial system through what he described as “psychological contagion,” renewing his criticism of efforts to loosen banking rules amid rising market risks. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg News, Barr said direct connections between banks and private credit firms do not currently appear “super worrisome,” but he flagged other areas where vulnerabilities may be building, including ties between insurers and private lenders. “Then you also have the problem of kind of psychological contagion,” he said. “People might look at private credit, and instead of saying ‘this is an idiosyncratic problem, these were high risk loans, the rest of the corporate sector is different’, they might say, ‘Wow, there seem to be cracks in our corporate sector. Maybe over here in the corporate bond market, there are also cracks.’” “Then you could have a credit pullback, and that could lead to more financial strain,” he added. Barr, formerly the Fed’s vice chair for supervision, has been one of the most vocal opponents of the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda. He was the lone dissenter when policymakers approved a softened version of bank capital reforms tied to Basel III after originally backing tougher requirements in 2023. He has repeatedly pointed to vulnerabilities in the financial system, including the roughly $1.8 trillion private credit sector. Earlier this year, investors sought to withdraw around $5 billion from certain funds that offered limited liquidity, creating redemption backlogs. Large Wall Street banks, many of which have expanded into private lending, have also acknowledged more losses and restructurings are likely, though they generally remain positive on the sector’s long-term outlook. Concerns over PIK structures Barr also criticized payment-in-kind, or PIK, arrangements, in which borrowers satisfy int...
Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates deemed Elon Musk‘s vision of producing the Tesla Inc. Semi Truck as impractical, but the saleable version of the all-electric truck just entered mass production. Bill Gates On Tesla Semi On Thursday, influencer Sawyer Merritt posted on the social media platform, recounting how Gates had been bearish about the Tesla Semi. “Welp, today Tesla officially started ma...
Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates deemed Elon Musk‘s vision of producing the Tesla Inc. Semi Truck as impractical, but the saleable version of the all-electric truck just entered mass production. Bill Gates On Tesla Semi On Thursday, influencer Sawyer Merritt posted on the social media platform, recounting how Gates had been bearish about the Tesla Semi. “Welp, today Tesla officially started mass production of their Semi truck, and it very much works lol,” Merritt said in the post. Six years
Bill Gates Once Called Tesla's Semi Truck Impractical, But Gavin Newsom May Need Elon Musk's All-Electric Hauler To Bolster Clean Energy Bid Yahoo Finance
Bill Gates Once Called Tesla's Semi Truck Impractical, But Gavin Newsom May Need Elon Musk's All-Electric Hauler To Bolster Clean Energy Bid Yahoo Finance