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證監會與華富國際及周大福代理人就佐丹奴股份交易的違規行為達成和解協議，賠償額最高達15億元。 證監會指出周大福代理人及一致行動人士，於2016年5月18日持有佐丹奴股權超過三成，觸發須以每股3.6元提出全面收購要約責任，但未有提出全面要約。而在2022年6月，周大福代理人提出以每股1.88元，向佐丹奴提出自願全面要約。在自願要約唯一條件達成後，卻於2022年9月13日宣布自願要約失效。 根據和解協議，華富及周大福代理人同意向當時的佐丹奴受影響股東作出賠償，最高賠償額15億元。

The world is a significant step closer to a universal vaccine for cold, flu, Covid and allergies, scientists believe. Experts at Stanford Medicine ⁠in the US have developed a universal ⁠vaccine that could be given as a nasal spray and ⁠could protect against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria and allergy triggers. Although the study, published in the journal Science, was in mice, they said the vaccine offered broad protection in the lungs for several months. Vaccinated mice were...

格隆汇2月20日｜高盛前策略师罗宾·布鲁克斯认为，美元基于美国月度非农就业数据超预期而上涨的十年趋势即将终结，这标志着一种“制度转变”，交易员将在美国就业市场数据强劲时卖出美元。他表示，市场预期美联储将降息，如果美联储采取限制长期名义收益率的政策，强劲的非农数据可能会降低实际收益率，削弱美国资产的吸引力，并最终导致美元走弱。布鲁克斯说：“市场对特朗普政策可能存在怀疑，因为这些政策一直反复无常、变化不定。美联储也屡遭攻击。”他指的是总统特朗普一再呼吁央行降息。他补充道：“所有举措都是为了降低利率，我认为这正是市场潜意识里所考虑的。”作为这一现象的佐证，2月11日公布的超预期的1月份就业报告几乎未对美元起到提振作用，反而产生了相反的效果。

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Shawn DeRemer, husband of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of labor, sits, on the day Chavez-DeRemer testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 19, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters At least two female staffers have made allegations that they were sexually assaulted by the husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer , The New York Times reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation and a police report. Chavez-DeRemer's husband, Dr. Shawn DeRemer , has not been criminally charged, but has been barred from the Labor Department 's headquarters in Washington, D.C., after the women detailed their claims to investigators, the Times reported. The women said Dr. DeRemer, who is an anesthesiologist in Portland, Oregon, "had touched them inappropriately at the Labor Department's building on Constitution Avenue," according to the newspaper. Read more CNBC politics coverage Dueling PACs take center stage in midterm elections over AI regulation Trump order pushes glyphosate production; Roundup chemical hated by MAHA Sen. Warren tells Fed and Treasury: No bailout for crypto billionaires "One of the incidents, during working hours on the morning of Dec. 18, was recorded on office security cameras," the Times reported, citing people familiar with the case. "The video showed Dr. DeRemer giving one of the women an extended embrace, and was reviewed as part of a criminal investigation, one of the people said." The Labor Department's inspector general, an internal watchdog, is investigating the situation, according to The Times. The paper also reported that Washington's Metropolitan Police Department on Jan. 24 filed a report about forced sexual contact at the department in December. CNBC obtained a public copy of that police report, which says, "The complainant reported a sexual contact against her will" during an incident at 11:...

Nanci Santos/iStock via Getty Images By Jennifer Nash The National Association of Realtors (NAR) pending home sales index unexpectedly fell in January, dropping -0.8% to 70.9, its lowest level in series history. This was significantly worse than the expected 1.4% growth and marks a -0.4% fall from one year ago. “Improving affordability conditions have yet to induce more buying activity,” said NAR Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun. “With mortgage rates nearing 6%, an additional 5.5 million households that could not qualify for a mortgage one year ago would qualify at today’s lower rates. Most newly qualifying households do not act immediately, but based on past experience, about 10% could enter the market—potentially adding roughly 550,000 new homebuyers this year compared with last year.” “Unless housing supply increases, these additional potential buyers becoming active in the market could simply push up home prices. This will put increasing pressure on affordability, which is why it is critical to increase supply by building more homes. Fortunately, the House of Representatives recently passed the Housing for the 21st Century Act with strong bipartisan support, an important signal that addressing the nation’s housing shortage remains a shared priority. The legislation is a meaningful step toward expanding housing supply and removing barriers that make it harder for Americans to achieve homeownership,” Yun added. Read more Pending Home Sales Background The pending home sales index (PHSI) was created by the National Association of Realtors to track home sales where the contract is signed, but the transaction has not yet closed. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. The PHSI is a leading economic indicator of future existing home sales . The chart below gives us a snapshot of the index since 2001, the first year data was analyzed. Over this time frame, the US population has grown by 20.9%. For a better look at the underlying trend, here i...

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In this article XAU= XAG= Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO 0:54 00:54 The value of winning gold at the Olympics Halftime Report It isn't solid gold — but it's never been worth more. Athletes stepping onto the Winter Olympic podium in Italy this month are being draped in the most valuable medals in the Games' modern history thanks to near record-high precious metal prices. Since the Paris Summer Olympics started on July 26, 2024, spot gold prices have jumped roughly 110% to about $5,000 per ounce, while spot silver has surged about 180% hovering near $78 an ounce, according to FactSet data. At current prices, the intrinsic or "melt value" of an Olympic gold medal — value based solely on the metals it contains — is roughly $2,300 to $2,500 . Silver medals now carry a raw metal value of about $1,400. Each gold medal handed out at this Olympics weighs in at about 506 grams, roughly 17.5 ounces, but only six grams of that total is pure gold. Surprisingly, despite the name, Olympic gold medals are mostly silver. There hasn't been a solid gold medal since the 1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics . Under current International Olympic Committee guidelines, gold medals must consist of at least 92.5% silver and include a minimum of six grams of gold plating. Those six grams — about 0.2 ounces — are worth just over $1,000. The remaining silver core adds roughly $1,300 or more, depending on daily market swings. Silver medals have about 500 grams of silver . Bronze medals, made primarily of copper and weighing in roughly 420 grams, carry only minimal intrinsic value at current commodity prices, worth just $5 to $6 in metal value. Precious metal prices have climbed sharply over the past year as investors have poured money into traditional safe havens amid geopolitical instability, inflation concerns and ongoing economic uncertainty. "The fundamentals and the tailwinds of this debasement trade are still in place, and the global central banks all over the wo...

Scott Barbour/Getty Images News Shell ( SHEL ) said Thursday that general licenses for oil and gas exploration in Venezuela issued by the Trump administration will allow it to move forward with its Dragon natural gas project. The project, which would produce gas from a field in Venezuelan waters with 4.5T cf of reserves, has been plagued by starts and stops over several years as U.S. policy toward Venezuela has shifted. "The issuance of the recent general licenses is a positive signal, and it indeed allows for progress on our Dragon project," a Shell ( SHEL ) spokesperson told Reuters. Shell ( SHEL ) hopes to eventually export gas from Venezuela through the Atlantic LNG facility in nearby Trinidad and Tobago; the company is a 45% shareholder in the project, with partner BP ( BP ) also owning 45% and NGC 10%. The plant, which has the capacity to produce 12M metric tons/year, exported only 9M tons in 2025 due to gas supply shortages, according to data from financial firm LSEG. Output from Atlantic LNG comprised 10% of Shell's ( SHEL ) global production of liquefied natural gas and 15% of BP's ( BP ) LNG exports in 2025, according to LSEG. More on Shell Shell: Integrated Gas Is In Demand Shell: Positioned To Benefit From A Potential Capital Rotation Into European Energy Shell's Latest Results Disappoint, But External Factors Merit A Rating Upgrade

在暂时性因素的影响下，日本的关键通胀指标降至两年来的最低水平，这一结果不太可能动摇日本央行在时机成熟时推进加息的决心。 根据日本总务省周五公布的数据，1月份不包括生鲜食品的消费者价格指数（CPI）同比上涨2%，是2024年1月以来的最小涨幅。与经济学家预测中值一致。 剔除生鲜食品和能源价格后的所谓核心的核心CPI同比上涨2.6%，远高于日本央行2%的目标水平。 1月份整体通胀率降至1.5%，自2022年3月以来首次跌破2%。 责任编辑：于健 SF069

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【有線新聞】美國美術委員會一致通過白宮改建東翼成宴會廳的項目。 委員會先後兩次以6比0，快速通過改建項目的構想及最終設計，委員會原定下月才就最終設計表決。7名委員今年1月由總統特朗普委任，其中一人因曾參與宴會廳設計工作，有利益衝突而沒有投票。白宮去年10月開始拆卸東翼，將改建成可容納約1千人的宴會廳，預計耗資4億美元。特朗普聲稱全部資金來自私人捐獻，除了美術委員會，改建項目亦需得到國家首都規劃委員會批准。

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格隆汇2月20日｜日本1月CPI同比上升1.5%，1月核心CPI同比上升2.0%。

科技股拖累美股回落，三大美股指止步两连涨。美伊局势叠加美EIA库存意外锐减，原油盘中涨超2%、油价创半年新高。降息分歧压制黄金涨势，黄金盘中曾转跌、艰难上攻5000美元。 特朗普：美伊必须达成有意义协议，否则发生“糟糕的事”，预计未来十天左右知道能否与伊朗达成协议。 特朗普阵营的坚定降息派动摇了？美联储理事米兰：劳动力市场改善可令今年少些降息。 美国12月贸易逆差扩大，去年全年录得1960年以来最大逆差之一。 另类资管巨头Blue Owl限制赎回、抛售贷款，股价一度大跌10%，引发市场对1.8万亿美元私募信贷市场的担忧。 黄仁勋预告“前所未见”的芯片新品，下一代Feynman架构或成焦点。黄仁勋上周宴请SK海力士工程师，亲自敬酒，敦促“无延迟交付HBM4”。 三星、海力士“调整战略”，新存储工厂生产计划提前。三星电子股价飙至历史新高，报道：公司HBM4芯片拟大幅提价30%。 OpenAI正敲定新一轮融资：以8300亿美元估值募资高达1000亿美元。 外资扫货日股，单周净买入规模创2014年以来之最。

【有線新聞】中大校友評議會常委會2023年取消三名校友參選常委的資格，其中兩人提出司法覆核遭高等法院駁回，申請方須交付訟費。 申請人分別是前中大逸夫書院學生會會長謝煒洛、前中大學生會代表會主席孫昊賢。法官高浩文在判詞稱兩人事發後6個月才提出司法覆核，超過3個月的申請時限，屬重大延誤；又認為校友評議會的職能欠缺公共元素，裁定評議會的決定沒有可訴性；校友評議會常委會是基於二人的刑事定罪紀錄取消他們的參選資格，即使申請人聲稱感到後悔，在當時的政治及社會環境下都無力扭轉常委會的決定。

On February 17, 2026, Connecticut-based H/2 Credit Manager disclosed a new position in Howard Hughes Holdings (NYSE:HHH) , acquiring 140,268 shares in an estimated $11.19 million trade. According to a SEC filing dated February 17, 2026, H/2 Credit Manager LP established a new stake in Howard Hughes Holdings by acquiring 140,268 shares. The quarter-end value of the position increased by $11.19 million, reflecting both the purchase and stock price movement. Howard Hughes Holdings is a leading U.S. real estate developer and operator with a diversified portfolio spanning operating assets, master planned communities, and strategic developments. The company leverages its integrated platform to create large-scale, mixed-use environments that drive recurring income and long-term asset appreciation. Continue reading

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Virginia governor is seen as a model for the party to win back power in midterm elections Virginia’s governor Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next week, elevating a pragmatic voice whose affordability-focused gubernatorial campaign is seen as a model for the party to win back power in the November midterm elections. The Democratic rebuttal will immediately follow Trump’s address to Congress on 24 February. Spanberger, a former undercover CIA officer who served three terms in Congress, became Virginia’s first female governor earlier this year, resoundingly winning an office previously held by a Republican. She won the race by a double-digit margin, campaigning on affordability and lowering costs for families. Shrai Popat contributed reporting Continue reading...

Winnie Harlow, supermodel and founder of Cay Skin; Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, former model and designer; Loren Ridinger, CEO of Market America; and Isabela Grutman, founder of ISA Grutman, discuss The CEO Club, premiering Monday on Prime Video. Ocleppo Hilfiger says it’s not your typical reality TV show (Source: Bloomberg)

March Nymex natural gas (NGH26 ) on Thursday closed down by -0.015 (-0.50%). March nat-gas prices on Thursday gave up an early advance and posted modest losses after weekly nat-gas storage levels fell less than expected. The EIA reported that nat-gas inventories fell -144 bcf in the week ended February...

When billionaire Ken Griffin pours billions into a stock, investors pay attention. Griffin’s Citadel added approximately $2.52 billion worth of Amazon (AMZN) stock, taking its position to more than $3.2 billion, per its latest 13F filing. The hedge fund also doubled its stake in AI bellwether ...