Dividend investors often start their search for stocks by looking at dividend yields. That's a logical move given their income focus, but there's a risk that yield becomes more important than other factors that can also have a material impact on an investor's long-term results. Annaly Capital (NLY 0.81%) and AGNC Investment (AGNC 0.54%), with their huge double-digit yields, need extra careful vetting. For reference, the S&P 500 index (^GSPC +0.37%) is yielding roughly 1.1% today. The average financial stock yields 1.5%. The average real estate investment trust (REIT) yields 3.6%. Mortgage REITs Annaly and AGNC yield 12.9% and 13.9%, respectively. Here are some key things to consider before buying either of these two mortgage REITs, and why you might prefer one over the other. What do mortgage REITs do? A property-owning REIT buys physical assets, such as office buildings, and then leases them to tenants. The core business of mortgage REITs like Annaly and AGNC is owning mortgage securities that have been pooled together into bond-like investments. In some ways, a mortgage REIT, which manages a portfolio of mortgage securities, is similar to a bond fund. Notably, both Annaly and AGNC highlight total return as a key goal. This is important for dividend lovers. While most property-owning REITs focus on providing reliable, and often steadily growing, dividends, the dividend histories of Annaly and AGNC have been highly volatile. There have been long periods where dividends have steadily declined. If you are trying to live off the income your portfolio generates, neither of these two mREITs will be good choices for you, despite their massive yields. Worse, the stock prices of these mREITs have tended to follow their dividends both higher and lower. Overall, investors who spent the dividend have been left with less income and less capital. However, that does not mean that these companies are poorly run. Investors that reinvested their dividends, focusing on total return, ...

Investing.com -- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday that he hopes Super Micro Computer will tighten up its compliance after Taiwan authorities detained three persons for forging documents while trying to export AI chips to China. “We insist our partners are compliant. We hope that they will enhance and improve their regulation compliance and prevent that from happening in the future,” Huang said as he addressed the media after landing in Taipei. The three individuals are alleged to have submitted false statements regarding AI servers produced by Super Micro Computer in order to export them to China, Hong Kong, and Macau in breach of U.S. trade regulations. The company integrates AI chips from firms such as Nvidia into server systems deployed in data centers for training and operating AI models including ChatGPT. The U.S. government has barred the sale of such hardware to China since 2022. With Nvidia GTC Taipei taking place next week, the company launch of Vera Rubin in Q3 is the next big event to look forward to. Designed for agentic AI, reasoning and long-context workloads, it enables AI factories to scale intelligence inside the rack and across the data center with secure, continuously available deployment. “Vera Rubin is going to be the most successful generation so far,” Jensen reiterated on Saturday, noting that in the past the company had only one or two frontier AI model companies working with the company, but now they have every such company working with them. He emphasized that this is set to be the largest and fastest launch by the company. “Each one of the vera rubin systems consists of almost 2M parts and includes around 150 diff ecosystem partners here in Taiwan to build it.” He added that China is a very important market for the company and that his forecast of a $2 billion market for CPUs includes the country, despite current tensions with the U.S. Related articles Nvidia CEO calls for stricter compliance as Super Micro exports face scrutiny Nv...

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Natali_Mis/iStock via Getty Images Introduction The last time I covered Apple Hospitality REIT ( APLE ), I reiterated their Buy rating, highlighting the company's solid results, attractive dividend and buybacks, as well as the strong risk-reward potential at previous levels. Although the stock has returned about 20% since publishing the previous article back on March 1st, the valuation is still attractive despite rising levels of risk, allowing the company to deliver a solid and sustainable monthly dividend yield and still presenting an opportunity. Strong Start to 2026 Apple Hospitality REIT IR APLE’s Q1 report was strong overall, beating the market’s top- and bottom-line estimates by quite a bit and even boosting its guidance as a result, backed by improving occupancy and forward booking trends thanks to the major upcoming events this summer that I'll mention in more detail below. Apple Hospitality REIT IR As we can see, APLE now expects quite a major improvement compared to the previous guidance, estimating comparable hotels RevPAR growth between 0% to 2% now (vs. -1% to +1%), Adjusted EBITDAre reaching $436 million to $458 million (compared to $424 million to $447 million), with the comparable Hotels Adj. Hotel EBITDA margin is now estimated at 32.9% to 33.9% (vs. 32.4% to 33.4%) while the CAPEX remains flat at $80 million to $90 million as they continue the renovations at 21 hotels. Apple Hospitality REIT IR Financially, based on APLE’s latest report , we continue to see an overall good position for a REIT, with limited amounts of cash but also significantly more assets (even after discounting the amortization) than the long-term debt, while the equity is now below the current market cap of $3.43 billion following the significant increase in its stock price. APLE has recently announced another monthly cash distribution of $0.08 per common share, bringing the yield to about 6.60% at the moment of writing this, for a cost of ~$226.67 million per year now (~82.33%...

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Palantir Technologies (PLTR) stock trades at $136.88 per share, a market cap of $327.7B, and 143.6x trailing PE. That is a meaningful premium. The question is not whether the stock is “cheap” or “expensive” in the abstract – it is what the market is implicitly assuming about the business to justify paying this price. Where PLTR Stands Today Valuation : P/E of 143.6 versus a 3-year average of 136.7 and a 3-year high of 421.8. : P/E of 143.6 versus a 3-year average of 136.7 and a 3-year high of 421.8. Revenue : Revenue grew 67.7% over the last 12 months, with a 3-year CAGR of 39.6%. : Revenue grew 67.7% over the last 12 months, with a 3-year CAGR of 39.6%. Net Margin: Running at 43.7% LTM, against a 3-year average of 10.8% and a 3-year peak of 43.7%. The table below summarizes the same picture, but it helps to have a PLTR’s deeper understanding of full financial trajectory. PLTR Sector Information Technology Industry Application Software P/E Ratio 143.6 P/E Ratio 3Y Avg 136.7 LTM* Revenue Growth 67.7% 3Y Avg Revenue Growth 39.6% LTM* Net Margin 43.7% 3Y Peak Net Margin 43.7% 3Y Avg Net Margin 10.8% *LTM: Last Twelve Months Trefis: PLTR Stock Insights Working Backwards From The Price A 143.6x multiple is not a forecast on its own – it is a claim. It says the business will be substantially bigger or more profitable than it is today, by a large enough margin to justify the premium even after the multiple itself normalizes. Reverse-engineering that claim takes three judgments: How long does the market give it? Faster growth and a richer multiple buy more runway. For PLTR, we work with a 7-year horizon considering growth above 65.0% and a multiple sitting at 5.7x mature levels. The market is clearly playing a long compounding story. Faster growth and a richer multiple buy more runway. For PLTR, we work with a 7-year horizon considering growth above 65.0% and a multiple sitting at 5.7x mature levels. The market is clearly playing a long compounding story. What is a fair mat...

CEO and Chairman of the Board James M. Peck reported an open-market purchase of 118,625 shares in his company NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NIQ +1.18%) for a total value of approximately $1 million, according to the SEC Form 4 filing. Transaction summary Metric Value Shares traded 118,625 Transaction value ~$1.0 million Post-transaction shares (direct) 424,683 Post-transaction value (direct ownership) ~$3.58 million Transaction and post-transaction values based on SEC Form 4 weighted average purchase price ($8.43). Key questions How does this purchase impact James Peck's overall ownership in NIQ Global Intelligence? The transaction increases direct ownership by 38.76%, but due to substantial indirect holdings, it drives only a 1.19% change in total equity exposure. The transaction increases direct ownership by 38.76%, but due to substantial indirect holdings, it drives only a 1.19% change in total equity exposure. What is the context of the share classes, and does this represent a full commitment to Common Stock? This transaction pertains exclusively to Common Stock; Peck continues to own 10,090,025 Ordinary Shares (direct and indirect), thus maintaining significant ongoing exposure. This transaction pertains exclusively to Common Stock; Peck continues to own 10,090,025 Ordinary Shares (direct and indirect), thus maintaining significant ongoing exposure. Was the transaction size large relative to available capacity? The purchase reflects a meaningful use of direct capacity, with direct holdings increasing sharply, but it is minor in relation to the aggregate beneficial holdings still controlled through both direct and indirect channels. The purchase reflects a meaningful use of direct capacity, with direct holdings increasing sharply, but it is minor in relation to the aggregate beneficial holdings still controlled through both direct and indirect channels. What does the trading environment look like for this purchase? Shares were acquired at around $8.43 per share, ...

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FILE - Intel’s Jones Farm Campus in Hillsboro, Ore., July 8, 2025. Morgan Barnaby / OPB If you asked analysts last spring about Intel, they’d tell you the chipmaker was in trouble. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Become a Sponsor “A year ago, the conversation about Intel was about whether we could survive,” Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan told investors last month. “Today, it’s about how quickly we can add manufacturing capacity and scale our supply to meet enormous demand for our products. This is a fundamentally different company today, and we still have a lot of work ahead.” Intel, which employs around 18,000 Oregonians mostly in Washington County, had a few things stacked against them last year — namely, the major semiconductor firm had lost ground to other firms when it came to making chips for the booming artificial intelligence industry. But for AI to keep growing, it needs more data centers to process massive amounts of information as fast as possible — and it turns out, Intel chips can help power those data centers. Over the last year, Intel got a nod of approval from the U.S. government, which bought stock in the chipmaker. It also formed an important partnership with Nvidia, a global leader in AI technology. Daily news in your inbox OPB's "First Look" is your guide to Northwest news and culture, delivered to your inbox every weekday and Saturday morning. Email Please leave this field blank Sign up Intel also slashed costs internally, including cutting more than 3,000 jobs in Oregon. Intel was able to help its margins by cutting costs. At the same time, Intel was able to get more of its chips to power data centers crucial to the AI industry. Fast forward to this spring, and Intel’s stock is surging. It rose from under $45 per share in April to a peak of $132 earlier this month, before settling down to around $120 at the end of the week. Changes in stock prices can often indicate how investors feel about the short term prospects of a company and isn’t always a predictor of lon...

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Key Points Sold 23,765 shares of Copa Holdings; estimated trade size was $3.12 million based on quarterly average pricing Quarter-end position value decreased by $3.06 million, reflecting both share sales and stock price movements Transaction represented a 0.7% change in 13F reportable AUM Post-trade stake: 27,788 shares valued at $3.16 million Position now accounts for 0.71% of fund AUM, which places it outside the fund's top five holdings 10 stocks we like better than Copa › On May 13, 2026, Marathon Capital Management disclosed in an SEC filing that it sold 23,765 shares of Copa Holdings (NYSE:CPA), an estimated $3.12 million trade based on quarterly average pricing. Sold 23,765 shares of Copa Holdings; estimated trade size was $3.12 million based on quarterly average pricing Quarter-end position value decreased by $3.06 million, reflecting both share sales and stock price movements Transaction represented a 0.7% change in 13F reportable AUM Post-trade stake: 27,788 shares valued at $3.16 million Position now accounts for 0.71% of fund AUM, which places it outside the fund's top five holdings What happened According to a SEC filing dated May 13, 2026, Marathon Capital Management reduced its holding in Copa Holdings by 23,765 shares during the first quarter of 2026. The estimated transaction value was $3.12 million, based on the average unadjusted closing price for the quarter. The quarter-end value of the position decreased by $3.06 million, reflecting both trading activity and market price changes. The firm now holds 27,788 shares, worth $3.16 million at quarter end. What else to know Marathon Capital Management continued to reduce its position in Copa Holdings, which now represents 0.71% of 13F reportable AUM Top holdings after the filing: NASDAQ:TROW: $57.56 million (12.9% of AUM) NYSEMKT:BIL: $17.91 million (4.0% of AUM) NYSE:GLW: $14.30 million (3.2% of AUM) NASDAQ:GOOGL: $14.19 million (3.2% of AUM) NYSE:AZN: $12.85 million (2.9% of AUM) As of May 21, 2026,...

BING-JHEN HONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Nvidia ( NVDA ) CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday that demand from China is included in his recent $200 B forecast for central processing units, making the country a key component in the company's outlook despite Sino-US trade tensions. During Nvidia's ( NVDA ) earnings call this week, Huang forecasted a $200 B total addressable market for its new " Vera " ⁠central processing units. Asked if that forecast includes China, Huang said, " I would think so. " He was speaking to reporters after arriving at Taipei's Songshan ‌airport ahead of the country's Computex trade show next month. Like graphics processing units, or GPUs, designed to power large AI models, CPUs have become critical computing engines as individual businesses lean toward agentic AI systems, which are built for autonomous decision-making. Despite U.S. regulatory clearances, Nvidia ( NVDA ) has yet to receive approval from Chinese officials to sell the H200, its second-most ​powerful AI chip, in China, as the country prioritizes domestic chipmakers. " H200 has been licensed to ship to China. It ​would be terrific to be able to serve that market, ” Huang said, adding that “ the Chinese market is very important. It's very large, of course. ” More on Nvidia Nvidia Is Becoming An Incredible Dividend Growth Compounder And Is Undervalued Nvidia: Why New Highs Are Unavoidable Nvidia: Multi-Year AI Megatrend Confirmed SA analyst upgrades/downgrades: NVDA, META, GDRX, JPM Nvidia's Vera CPUs, Intel's Wildcat Lake to be the focus at COMPUTEX: GF Securities

BING-JHEN HONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Nvidia ( NVDA ) CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday that demand from China is included in his recent $200 B forecast for central processing units, making the country a key component in the company's outlook despite Sino-US trade tensions. During Nvidia's ( NVDA ) earnings call this week, Huang forecasted a $200 B total addressable market for its new " Vera " ⁠central processing units. Asked if that forecast includes China, Huang said, " I would think so. " He was speaking to reporters after arriving at Taipei's Songshan ‌airport ahead of the country's Computex trade show next month. Like graphics processing units, or GPUs, designed to power large AI models, CPUs have become critical computing engines as individual businesses lean toward agentic AI systems, which are built for autonomous decision-making. Despite U.S. regulatory clearances, Nvidia ( NVDA ) has yet to receive approval from Chinese officials to sell the H200, its second-most ​powerful AI chip, in China, as the country prioritizes domestic chipmakers. " H200 has been licensed to ship to China. It ​would be terrific to be able to serve that market, ” Huang said, adding that “ the Chinese market is very important. It's very large, of course. ” More on Nvidia Nvidia Is Becoming An Incredible Dividend Growth Compounder And Is Undervalued Nvidia: Why New Highs Are Unavoidable Nvidia: Multi-Year AI Megatrend Confirmed SA analyst upgrades/downgrades: NVDA, META, GDRX, JPM Nvidia's Vera CPUs, Intel's Wildcat Lake to be the focus at COMPUTEX: GF Securities

Key Points The energy sector has been the biggest winner so far this year, up more than 30%. Tech stocks lagged in the first quarter, but are making a comeback now. One sector is having a very rough May. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › So far, 2026 has been full of surprises. Practically every sector of the stock market has been dealing with its own particular (and unexpected) set of challenges. Consumer goods stocks have been grappling with rising inflation. Energy stocks have been affected by the war in Iran. Tech stocks have been grappling with how to handle AI. And investors are wondering if there are any safe havens anymore. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Here's which sectors have been leading the market, and, more importantly, which one is gaining momentum as we head toward the final days of May. One big winner By the end of March, the S&P 500 was down 4.6% year to date, and the major market sectors had already settled into three broad categories for the year: losers, modest gainers, and one big winner. As measured by the performance of sector-specific SPDR ETFs, there were five losing sectors that had lost between 4.5% and 10% of their value in the first quarter of 2026: healthcare (down 4.6%), communication services (down 5.5%), consumer discretionary (down 8.1%), financials (down 9.7%), and most surprisingly, tech (down 6.3%). Then there was a batch of five moderate performers, up between 1.5% and 11.5%: real estate (up 1.5%), consumer staples (up 4.9%), industrials (up 6%), utilities (up 8%), and materials (up 11.3%). The big winner, though, was energy. The State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLE) was up 31.9% as of March 31, handily outperforming every other market sector for the year. Tech rebounds Not much changed in April except that te...

India’s state-run refiners raised retail prices again of diesel and petrol on Saturday to help processors cut losses on discounted sales and to control a spike in demand. Prices of both fuels rose by nearly one per cent, or less than 1 rupee, with petrol now sold at 99.51 rupees (US$1.0399) and diesel at 92.49 rupees per litre in New Delhi, according to the website of Indian Oil Corporation, the country’s largest fuel retailer. Prices vary across India due to local taxes. Smaller peers Bharat Petroleum Corp Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Limited have also raised prices in the same range. Advertisement This marks the third increase in just over a week, bringing cumulative hikes in India’s diesel prices to 5.5 per cent and petrol prices to five per cent. Vessels are seen off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. Iran’s new body overseeing the Strait of Hormuz said its claimed area of control extends to Emirati waters. Photo: via TNS Indraprastha Gas also raised prices of compressed natural gas by one per cent across all areas it serves, a company spokesperson said.

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2m ago 14.13 BST New Zealand XI Two changes for New Zealand – Susie Bates is replaced by Nensi Patel and Lea Tahuh is in for Rosemary Mair. New Zealand: Georgia Plimmer, Isabella Gaze (wk), Melie Kerr (c), Sophie Devine, Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Izzy Sharp, Jess Kerr, Nensi Patel, Lea Tahuhu, Bree Illing Share 7m ago 14.08 BST England XI England omit Sophie Ecclestone (right quad, precautionary) and replace her with Izzy Wong. England XI: Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Maia Bouchier, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Amy Jones (wk), Charlie Dean (c), Issy Wong, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell. Share 11m ago 14.03 BST New Zealand win the toss and will bat Charlie Dean flicks the coin and Melie Kerr calls correctly. Share Updated at 14.06 BST 14m ago 14.01 BST More on Ecclestone, in Raf’s report from the last game. “The oddest thing of all, though, was that Ecclestone, the world No 2, finished up by far the most expensive of the six bowlers. It feels sacrilegious, but if Edwards is really serious about getting Corteen-Coleman into her XI, it may be that she has to do the unthinkable and omit Ecclestone.” Team news shortly. Share 26m ago 13.48 BST Raf Nicholson is in situ at a full to the rafters Canterbury, where she reports that it is sweltering and they’re doing a roaring trade in iced coffee. She’s also been talking to Kent’s resident women’s cricket historian, Rosemary Piddock, “who tells me that the first women’s match at this ground was 1959.” Share Updated at 14.02 BST

SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) has been growing rapidly for years, but it hasn't done it at the expense of profitability. In this video, I'll discuss the profitable growth metric many analysts and institutions use and where SoFi stands. *Stock prices used were the morning prices of May. 22, 2026. The video was published on March 23, 2026. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Should you buy stock in SoFi Technologies right now? Before you buy stock in SoFi Technologies, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and SoFi Technologies wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $481,589!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $1,345,714!* Now, it’s worth noting Stock Advisor’s total average return is 993% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 208% for the S&P 500. Don't miss the latest top 10 list, available with Stock Advisor, and join an investing community built by individual investors for individual investors. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 23, 2026. Matt Frankel, CFP has positions in SoFi Technologies. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Matthew Frankel is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. The views and opinions...

神舟二十三號載人飛船將攜帶九項科學實驗到太空站，有望為脂肪肝治療找到新方向，亦會研究日後適合於火星等地方種植的水稻。 央視報道，神二十三將會帶同約54公斤重的樣品及裝置，到中國太空站展開實驗。當中包括為水稻進行「二次播種」。曾在太空站生長的水稻，將它們帶回地球並提取種子，現在再次帶它們「升空」播種。了解這批「空二代」的基因變化。 中國科學院分子植物科學卓越創新中心研究員鄭慧琼說：「就像到火星這種地方，或者最遠的深空，可能就要原位進行糧食生產，所以我們現在就要研究，我們現在這個優良品種到天上去，它生產了一代種子，然後這個種子的遺傳穩定性能不能保持，它下一代的種子是怎麼樣，就是這次我們實驗要做的。」 神二十三乘組又會研究在微重力環境下，對肝臟細胞的影響，測試它們會如何自行調節。 中國科學院力學研究所副研究員李寧指出：「肝臟的話，本身就是一個力學微環境非常複雜的器官。這些力學因素的變化，就對這個肝臟裡面細胞功能有很強的調控作用，我們這次實驗，是希望找到在微重力下，它的(調控)機制是甚麼，為脂肪肝的治療找到新的思路。」 神舟二十號在去年十一月被太空碎片擊中，導致舷窗外層玻璃破裂。今次神二十三太空船已增加防護能力。

Iranian Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaks with the media in a media conference at a conference hall in the Iranian Parliament building in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 2, 2025. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Iran's top negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told Pakistani army chief Asim Munir during talks in Tehran on Saturday that the U.S. was not an honest party in negotiations to end their war and Iran would not compromise on its national rights, state television reported. A regional mediation push led by Pakistan aims to narrow differences between Iran and the U.S. after weeks of war that have left the vital waterway of the Strait of Hormuz closed to most shipping despite a nervous ceasefire, upending global energy markets . Iranian state media reported that Munir had also met President Masoud Pezeshkian in the presence of Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, with whom he had two meetings, before flying out. The talks reportedly centered on a 14-point document proposed by Iran, which it considers the main framework for the discussions, and messages exchanged between the two sides. Qalibaf said Iran would pursue its "legitimate rights", both on the battlefield and through diplomacy, but added that it could not trust "a party that has no honesty at all", an allegation Iran has made several times before. He said Iran's armed forces had rebuilt their capabilities during the ceasefire and that, if the United States "foolishly restarts the war", the consequences would be "more forceful and bitter" than at the start of the conflict. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that the United States has seen some progress towards a deal but that more work was required, while Iran's foreign ministry said the differences remained deep and significant. Despite weeks of conflict, Iran has preserved its stockpile of near-weapons-grade enriched uranium as well as missile, drone and proxy capabilities that the United States and Israel say ...

A buzzard soars above wildflower meadows glinting with buttercups, as a giant construction vehicle whirs across a concrete pad where a new Tesco and a market hall are under construction. The development could be seen as a vote of confidence in a great British tradition. The Prince of Wales this week cured his hangover after Aston Villa’s Europa League win by checking out building work on what could be the UK’s newest high street, in Nansledan, Cornwall. Prince William’s father, King Charles, kicked off the project’s construction in 2014, in a suburb on the edge of Newquay, on the north coast of the county, renowned as the home of British surfing. Inspired by the trendy rejuvenation of market halls into dining destinations packed with independent startups, notably one in Altrincham, Great Manchester, the project has been carefully designed as space for small businesses to thrive alongside more affordable services such as the Tesco store. Against the backdrop of a decades-long debate over the future of Britain’s high streets, Nansledan might be seen to offer an inspiring new model – but there are concerns that it could damage the ageing shopping street in the centre of nearby Newquay. The candy-coloured homes may look a bit twee – “It’s a bit like The Truman Show,” whispers one Newquay resident and regular visitor to Nansledan – but the development includes affordable homes, which make up 30% of the new housing, from shared ownership to more than 100 much-needed low-cost rentals. View image in fullscreen Kate Attlee, owner of Sabzi deli in Nansledan. Photograph: Jonny Weeks/The Guardian The prince’s visit this week came days after he confirmed plans to sell 20% of the Duchy of Cornwall’s property over the next decade, and promised to invest £500m in community and nature projects across his estates. The Duchy of Cornwall, William’s inherited estates, brings him a private income of more than £20m a year, and the Nansledan development will bring in money through rent and...

⚽️ Wembley showdown kicks off at 3.30pm BST ⚽️ Clubs aim to zone out spygate ‘noise’ | Email Scott In one of the infinite number of parallel universes that definitely exist, this match will be contested by Millwall and Southampton. They were the two in-form teams during the Championship run-in, after all, respectively winning five and eight of their last ten matches, while Hull and Middlesbrough both managed only three. But Millwall didn’t really show up for the play-off semi-finals, while as for Southampton … oh Tonda. So in the end it’s sixth versus fifth for a place in next season’s Premier League. And it’s not as though Hull and Middlesbrough aren’t worthy of a place at Wembley. Boro looked good for automatic promotion for large portions of the season, and despite that aforementioned stumbling end to the campaign, still finished a mere five points off achieving that goal. Hull meanwhile, having avoided relegation to League One last year by the skin of their teeth, have turned things around admirably and timed their run almost perfectly. Continue reading...

These days, when she is not organising the annual International Day of Reggae celebrations in Côte d’Ivoire, Rose Ebirim picks up litter scattered on the beach in the historic port town of Grand Bassam, 25 miles east of Abidjan. Both activities have become a form of therapy since the time she saw someone die. “13 March 2016 was a Black Sunday for me,” she said. On that day, she saw three gunmen open fire at close range as they stalked three adjacent hotels on the beach in a 45-minute shooting spree. By the time security agencies shot the attackers dead, they had killed 19 people including nine foreigners, and traumatised the entire nation. View image in fullscreen Soldiers stand in guard on the beach in Grand Bassam in 2016. Photograph: Luc Gnago/Reuters Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in retaliation for Côte d’Ivoire arresting its men and handing them over to Mali. It was not until December 2022 that an Abidjan court sentenced 11 men – including seven in absentia – to death for their roles in the attack. “Our forces have strengthened their operational vigilance to ensure that such tragedies never happen again,” the defence minister, Téné Birahima Ouattara, said at a ceremony this March to commemorate the 10th anniversary of what was the first major terrorist incident on Ivorian soil. Grand Bassam, a Unesco world heritage site and the country’s first capital, forms part of a relatively peaceful three-hour drive to the border with Ghana lined with resort towns that once again cater to residents and tourists. But up in the north, on the borders with Mali and Burkina Faso, the threat of jihadism continues to lurk. Both states have expelled French and American troops in recent years after military takeovers, pivoting to stronger partnerships with Russia instead. Côte d’Ivoire, now a key western ally for counterinsurgency in the region, stands as a buffer state between the Gulf of Guinea and the core of the Sahe...

On the south-eastern corner of Santa Rosa Island lies a grove of a few thousand Torrey pine trees, some of them more than 250 years old. The only other place on earth where these gnarled pines exist is in San Diego county, but biologists classify the two groves as different subspecies. So when a rare wildfire broke out on Santa Rosa Island late last week, firefighters raced to keep it from spreading into the grove, where it threatened to consign the island’s Torrey pines to extinction. So far, they appear to be succeeding – even as the 18,000-acre fire has torched nearly one-third of the island’s surface. But biologists who have studied Santa Rosa Island’s unique ecology are watching anxiously as the fire continues to burn a part of the island that is home to six plants found nowhere else on the planet. “We’re all watching this with a little bit of trepidation,” said Dr Heather Schneider, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s director of research and conservation. “Are these plants going to recover on their own?” View image in fullscreen Torrey Pines Trail in Santa Rosa, California. Photograph: Holly Huff/SB Botanic Gardens Biologists widely view Channel Islands national park as a unique success story, where rare native plants made a resounding comeback in recent decades after more than a century of pummeling by non-native livestock and imported wild game animals. Today, the Channel Islands are home to dozens of “endemic” plants – species that grow only there. Six of them, including the Torrey pines, grow on Santa Rosa Island alone. Ten per cent of the island’s plants are considered rare, according to Schneider. The Santa Rosa Island fire is threatening that comeback. Wildfires rarely occur on the Channel Islands, raising questions among conservationists about whether the rare species found there have the evolutionary adaptations needed to withstand a severe burn. The threat to species found nowhere else on earth Santa Rosa Island’s Torrey pine grove has attracted the most...

President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure has drawn scrutiny for its astonishing scale: 3,711 trades, almost entirely in shares of companies across America, including many whose fortunes can turn on federal policy. Collectively, they constitute an unprecedented burst of stock-market activity by a sitting president that has fueled fascination among the day-trading masses and prompted detractors to warn of insider-dealing. But a review of the transactions, combined with interviews with investment experts, reveals trading so multifaceted it doesn’t easily lend itself to definitive interpretation. The patterns bear the hallmarks of overlapping portfolio-management strategies, often index-based and much of it likely automated, and all of it difficult to disentangle. To a large extent, that conforms with the Trump Organization's public explanation of the matter. It says the president’s holdings are independently managed by third-party financial institutions that control all investment decisions, including asset allocation, trading, rebalancing, and portfolio management. Trades are executed through “automated, model-based portfolios and direct indexing strategies” with no input from Trump, his family or company. On Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance said the notion the president was trading from the Oval Office was “ absurd .” Contacted for comment, White House officials referred Bloomberg News back to the Trump Organization. “That is an inherent problem with the president owning stocks and individual companies: that people are going to assume that he’s going to make investments that he knows are going to be profitable and he is able to influence,” said Kedric Payne, general counsel at the Campaign Legal Center, which has backed legislation that would ban stock trading by members of Congress. “There should be no appearance that the president is using his position to benefit himself financially.” Trump critics were quick to link specific transactions to public acti...