Three Australian military personnel were on board an American submarine that sank an Iranian navy ship off Sri Lanka this week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday. Speaking to Sky News, Albanese said: “I can confirm that there were three Australian personnel on board that vessel”. The personnel were on board the submarine as part of training arrangements under Aukus, a multidecade defe...
Three Australian military personnel were on board an American submarine that sank an Iranian navy ship off Sri Lanka this week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday. Speaking to Sky News, Albanese said: “I can confirm that there were three Australian personnel on board that vessel”. The personnel were on board the submarine as part of training arrangements under Aukus, a multidecade defence pact with Britain and the United States, Albanese said. Advertisement “These are long-standing third country arrangements that have been in place for a long period of time,” he said. “I can confirm also, though, that no Australian personnel have participated in any offensive action against Iran,” he added. 05:36 Trump says Iran operation will last up to 5 weeks as death toll across Middle East surpasses 500 Trump says Iran operation will last up to 5 weeks as death toll across Middle East surpasses 500 At least 84 sailors were killed in Wednesday’s torpedo attack on the IRIS Dena – the first military strike far outside the Middle East region since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran
Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) offices in Tokyo over suspected monopoly abuse related to its software and cloud practices. Microsoft Gaming announced a leadership transition, with the longtime CEO stepping down and Asha Sharma appointed as the new ...
Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) offices in Tokyo over suspected monopoly abuse related to its software and cloud practices. Microsoft Gaming announced a leadership transition, with the longtime CEO stepping down and Asha Sharma appointed as the new head of the division. Microsoft disclosed new AI, cloud, and sustainability collaborations, including work with Codelco on mining automation and a distributed solar initiative with Pivot Energy. For you as an investor, these updates touch three key parts of the Microsoft story: regulation, gaming, and industry partnerships. The Japanese antitrust probe focuses on how the company may be steering customers toward its own services, which could influence how Microsoft structures its cloud and software offerings in one of the world's largest tech markets. At the same time, the leadership change at Microsoft Gaming and the new collaborations around AI, mining automation, and distributed solar indicate how different business lines are being reshaped. Taken together, they provide fresh information about how Microsoft is being scrutinized, who is making decisions in a major entertainment unit, and where the company is choosing to focus new AI and sustainability efforts. Stay updated on the most important news stories for Microsoft by adding it to your watchlist or portfolio. Alternatively, explore our Community to discover new perspectives on Microsoft. NasdaqGS:MSFT 1-Year Stock Price Chart Is Microsoft's balance sheet strong enough for future acquisitions? Dive into our detailed financial health analysis. Investor Checklist: How This News Fits Into the Microsoft Story Quick Assessment ✅ Price vs Analyst Target : At US$410.68 against an average analyst target of about US$596, the price sits roughly 31% below consensus. ⚖️ Simply Wall St Valuation : Simply Wall St flags Microsoft as...
Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, during a Bloomberg Television interview in San Francisco, Dec. 9, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei confirmed that the U.S. government declared his company a supply chain risk on Thursday and said it has "no choice" but to challenge the designation in court. The startup has been at odds with the Department o...
Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, during a Bloomberg Television interview in San Francisco, Dec. 9, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei confirmed that the U.S. government declared his company a supply chain risk on Thursday and said it has "no choice" but to challenge the designation in court. The startup has been at odds with the Department of Defense over how its artificial intelligence models, known as Claude, can be used, and was told late last week, via social media posts, that it was being blacklisted from government contracts. Anthropic wanted assurance that its technology would not be tapped for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, but the DOD wanted Anthropic to grant the agency unfettered access to Claude across all lawful purposes. "As we stated last Friday , we do not believe, and have never believed, that it is the role of Anthropic or any private company to be involved in operational decision-making—that is the role of the military," Amodei wrote. "Our only concerns have been our exceptions on fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance, which relate to high-level usage areas, and not operational decision-making." Anthropic is the only American company ever to be publicly named a supply chain risk, and the designation will require defense vendors and contractors to certify that they don't use the company's models in their work with the Pentagon. The label has typically been reserved for organizations that operate within foreign adversaries, like the Chinese tech company Huawei. Microsoft, which announced plans to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic in November, said in a statement its lawyers "studied the designation" and determined that Anthropic products can remain available to its customers other than the DOD. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in busi...
特朗普稱解決伊朗戰事後 古巴將是下一目標 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】美國總統特朗普稱解決伊朗戰事後,古巴是下個目標。 特朗普:「我想多等數周,但相信我們很快一起慶祝古巴發生的事,她們非常渴望達...
特朗普稱解決伊朗戰事後 古巴將是下一目標 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】美國總統特朗普稱解決伊朗戰事後,古巴是下個目標。 特朗普:「我想多等數周,但相信我們很快一起慶祝古巴發生的事,她們非常渴望達成協議,你根本無法想像。」 特朗普提到,國務卿魯比奧建議先處理伊朗,再著手古巴的事,形容只是時間問題。又指出美方本來可同時處理,但綜合多年經驗,發展太快很容易有反效果。華府早前以國家安全為由,威脅向古巴直接或間接提供石油的國家加徵關稅,導致當地能源進一步短缺。
Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died. Bernard LaFayette III said his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85. On 7 March 1965, the beating of future congressman John Lewis and voting rights marchers on Selma’s Edmund Pettus Br...
Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died. Bernard LaFayette III said his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85. On 7 March 1965, the beating of future congressman John Lewis and voting rights marchers on Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge led the evening news, shocking the nation’s conscience and pushing Congress to act. But two years before “Bloody Sunday”, it was LaFayette who quietly set the stage for Selma and the advances in voting rights that would follow. LaFayette was one of a delegation of Nashville students who in 1960 helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which organized desegregation and voting rights campaigns across the south. SNCC crossed Selma off its map after some initial scouting determined “the white folks were too mean and the Black folks were too scared”, LaFayette said. But he insisted on trying anyway. Named director of the Alabama voter registration campaign in 1963, LaFayette moved to the town and, with his former wife, Colia Liddell, gradually built the leadership capacity of the local people, convincing them change was possible and creating momentum that could not be stopped. He described this work in a 2013 memoir, In Peace and Freedom: My Journey in Selma. The many dangers LaFayette faced included an assassination attempt on the same night Medgar Evers was murdered in Mississippi, in what the FBI said was a conspiracy to kill civil rights workers. View image in fullscreen Bernard LaFayette (right) with Martin Luther King Jr, who is talking about a planned march on Washington during a news conference in Atlanta on 16 January 1968. Photograph: Charles Kelly/AP LaFayette was already working on a new project in Chicago by the time his work in Selma came to fruition in 1965. He had planned to join the Selma-to-Montgomery march on day two, so he missed Blood...
(RTTNews) - Advantage Energy Ltd. (AAV.TO) released earnings for fourth quarter that Dropped, from the same period last year The company's earnings came in at C$9.62 million, or C$0.06 per share. This compares with C$17.13 million, or C$0.10 per share, last year. The company's revenue for the period rose 11.2% to C$181.80 million from C$163.48 million last year. Advantage Energy Ltd. earnings at a...
(RTTNews) - Advantage Energy Ltd. (AAV.TO) released earnings for fourth quarter that Dropped, from the same period last year The company's earnings came in at C$9.62 million, or C$0.06 per share. This compares with C$17.13 million, or C$0.10 per share, last year. The company's revenue for the period rose 11.2% to C$181.80 million from C$163.48 million last year. Advantage Energy Ltd. earnings at a glance (GAAP) : -Earnings: C$9.62 Mln. vs. C$17.13 Mln. last year. -EPS: C$0.06 vs. C$0.10 last year. -Revenue: C$181.80 Mln vs. C$163.48 Mln last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Shares of Okta (OKTA +11.14%) rallied on Thursday after the identity security and access management specialist highlighted a new, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven growth opportunity. By the close of trading, Okta's stock price was up 11%. Solid Q4 results Okta's revenue rose 11% year over year to $761 million in its fiscal 2026 fourth quarter, which ended on Jan. 31. "Our strong performance thi...
Shares of Okta (OKTA +11.14%) rallied on Thursday after the identity security and access management specialist highlighted a new, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven growth opportunity. By the close of trading, Okta's stock price was up 11%. Solid Q4 results Okta's revenue rose 11% year over year to $761 million in its fiscal 2026 fourth quarter, which ended on Jan. 31. "Our strong performance this fiscal year was fueled by the continued trust of the world's largest organizations and the accelerating adoption of our new products, reinforcing the value of our unified identity platform," CEO Todd McKinnon said. Expand NASDAQ : OKTA Okta Today's Change ( 11.14 %) $ 8.00 Current Price $ 79.73 Key Data Points Market Cap $13B Day's Range $ 72.75 - $ 80.35 52wk Range $ 68.77 - $ 127.57 Volume 413K Avg Vol 2.9M Gross Margin 77.08 % All told, Okta's adjusted net income jumped 18% to $167 million, or $0.90 per share. That topped Wall Street's estimates, which had called for per-share profits of $0.85. Safeguarding the AI boom Although cybersecurity stocks have come under pressure in recent weeks amid concerns about new AI-powered competition, McKinnon sees the technology more as an opportunity than a disruptive threat. "AI is redefining the future of software and creating a critical need to secure AI agents, a challenge Okta was built to solve," McKinnon said. "As the only independent and neutral identity platform, we are uniquely positioned to secure every identity -- from humans to AI agents -- while providing our customers across the public and private sector the flexibility to innovate with confidence in the early stages of this new era."
What happened Shares of Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) rallied on Wednesday, surging as much as 8.9%. As of 12:42 p.m. ET, the stock was still up 6.8%. The major market indexes were decidedly higher, which no doubt provided tailwinds for the identity verification and cybersecurity specialist. While there was no company-specific news driving Okta higher, the catalyst was likely the news that a rival was being...
What happened Shares of Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) rallied on Wednesday, surging as much as 8.9%. As of 12:42 p.m. ET, the stock was still up 6.8%. The major market indexes were decidedly higher, which no doubt provided tailwinds for the identity verification and cybersecurity specialist. While there was no company-specific news driving Okta higher, the catalyst was likely the news that a rival was being taken private at a hefty premium. So what Ping Identity Holding (NYSE: PING) revealed today that it was being acquired by technology-centric private equity firm Thoma Bravo. The acquisition will be an all-cash deal that values Ping Identity at $2.8 billion. Assuming the deal is approved, shareholders will be paid $28.50 per share, which represents a hefty 63% premium compared with the stock's closing price on Tuesday. The deal will ultimately require the approval of both shareholders and regulators, but barring unforeseen roadblocks, the acquisition is expected to close later this year. Now what Okta is one of many high-growth technology stocks that have been hobbled by the bear market, with shares currently down roughly 62% compared with highs reached late last year. The falling stock price aside, Okta's opportunity in its space remains vast. The company generated revenue of $1.3 billion in fiscal 2022 (ended Jan. 21), but that's a drop in the bucket compared with its total addressable market, which management estimates at $80 billion. Furthermore, the digital transformation is ongoing, as businesses continue to join the cloud revolution. Providing identity verification and access management solutions is more important than ever. Okta is the leader in the industry, according to Gartner, who rated it tops in its high-profile Magic Quadrant. Forrester Research came to a similar conclusion, naming Okta the leading identity-as-a-service provider for enterprise. The hefty buyout premium for Ping Identity only serves to validate the value of Okta's services and the breadth of i...
Global banks attracted to India’s nearly $4 trillion economy are discovering that access comes at a price: limited control, drawn-out returns and the need for unconventional deal structures. While India offers one of the most compelling growth opportunities in the coming decades, overseas bidders in the financial sector face tight voting caps, onerous processes and long payback timelines as they s...
Global banks attracted to India’s nearly $4 trillion economy are discovering that access comes at a price: limited control, drawn-out returns and the need for unconventional deal structures. While India offers one of the most compelling growth opportunities in the coming decades, overseas bidders in the financial sector face tight voting caps, onerous processes and long payback timelines as they seek to get a foothold. To pull off their expansion, Japan’s megabanks adopted different playbooks to get them through. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. pivoted to target a non-banking firm because it wanted higher voting rights, according to people familiar with the matter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. won its bid by agreeing to stay hands-off in day-to-day operations, other people said. Mizuho Financial Group Inc. meanwhile, labored about four years in its pursuit of the KKR & Co.-backed Avendus Capital Pvt as it dealt with multiple stakeholders, one of the other people said. MUFG and Mizuho declined to comment, while SMFG did not reply to a query from Bloomberg News. Read More: Japan’s Biggest Banks Among Firms Eyeing India for Growth The hurdles illustrate the trade‑offs embedded in India’s financial‑sector strategy, which is focusing on scaling up state‑backed lenders to finance long‑term growth even as it courts private and foreign capital. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to lift gross domestic product to about $30 trillion by 2047, the goal would require bank credit to more than double to roughly 130% of GDP, from 56%. “Flexibility and patience for the long haul” is essential for these deals where regulations are evolving, said Manish Aggarwal, national leader for infrastructure, financial and strategic solutions at Deloitte India. Besides the large Japanese banks, Middle Eastern players have also been active. Emirates NBD Bank PJSC agreed to invest in India’s RBL Bank Ltd. , while Abu Dhabi’s largest listed firm, International Holding Co. PJSC, a...
The Philippines is looking at ways to save on energy as tensions in the Middle East push global fuel costs higher, with the government suggesting people use their air conditioners less and shy away from non-essential travel. The Southeast Asian nation imports nearly all of its oil requirements, and the war in Iran could spur inflation that already hit a 13-month high in February. President Ferdina...
The Philippines is looking at ways to save on energy as tensions in the Middle East push global fuel costs higher, with the government suggesting people use their air conditioners less and shy away from non-essential travel. The Southeast Asian nation imports nearly all of its oil requirements, and the war in Iran could spur inflation that already hit a 13-month high in February. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ’s administration this week ordered government offices to set their air-cons to no lower than 24 degrees C (75 degrees fahrenheit) and adopt flexible work arrangements to help conserve fuel. Marcos, who plans to seek emergency authority from Congress to slash taxes on petroleum products, is also entertaining the idea of a four-day work week. Vice President Sara Duterte meanwhile has urged her supporters to refrain from organizing motorcades or vehicle caravans when they protest against her political rival, Marcos. The mayor of Manila directed the city government to cut fuel consumption by shifting meetings online, switching power off by 5:00 p.m. and banning non-essential travel. The Philippines is widely seen by economists as one of the most vulnerable nations in the Asia-Pacific region to inflation and growth risks spurred by the Middle East conflict. The archipelago “tends to see a stronger inflation hit because retail fuel prices are more market-driven and subsidies are limited,” Deepali Bhargava , regional head of research at ING Bank NV, said. Some government agencies have said they will provide fuel subsidies to fisherfolk, farmers and public transport drivers. There’s also an app citizens can use to lock in energy prices ahead of time. Tim Gonzales, a 30-year-old online marketer who has a sport utility vehicle for his family of four, said he used it to buy around 300 liters (79 gallons) of diesel. “I can buy liters of virtual fuel in advance and lock in the current price,” he said. Gonzales has been using the app since 2022 and has created a Facebook c...
上環兩找換店客人攜千萬街頭遇劫 警方拘捕三人 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】上環發生街頭劫案,兩名找換店客人離開時被持刀匪徒搶劫,其中一人受傷,無財物損失,警方拘捕三人。 兩名匪徒在港鐵上環站內被...
上環兩找換店客人攜千萬街頭遇劫 警方拘捕三人 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】上環發生街頭劫案,兩名找換店客人離開時被持刀匪徒搶劫,其中一人受傷,無財物損失,警方拘捕三人。 兩名匪徒在港鐵上環站內被警員制服,坐在地上接受盤問,附近留下兩把刀,警方又在德輔道中截停一輛懷疑接載匪徒的私家車。警方指上午九時許,兩名事主帶同約值港幣1000萬元的人民幣和美元現鈔,到上環找換店兌換成港幣,離開後行到上環站時遭行劫,匪徒當場被埋伏的警員制服。事件中三名年齡介乎19至31歲男子被捕,現正調查是否與近期其他找換店劫案有關。