Dividend-paying stocks have certain advantages, such as supplying investors with regular income. Their share prices tend to be less volatile, too. While you may not have enough to invest to live off your dividend income, you don't need a huge sum of money to get started, either. But which one is the right stock to invest in? Taking a long-term view, a solid history of not just paying but raising d...
Dividend-paying stocks have certain advantages, such as supplying investors with regular income. Their share prices tend to be less volatile, too. While you may not have enough to invest to live off your dividend income, you don't need a huge sum of money to get started, either. But which one is the right stock to invest in? Taking a long-term view, a solid history of not just paying but raising dividends is a good place to start. Continue reading
A 34-year-old chef has been arrested for allegedly dripping an unknown liquid on three female pedestrians near Hong Kong’s Tai Wai MTR station in separate incidents during the Christmas and Lunar New Year holiday periods. The first incident took place on Christmas morning, when a woman crossing a footbridge on Mei Tin Road felt liquid dripping on her hair and saw a man running away from her soon a...
A 34-year-old chef has been arrested for allegedly dripping an unknown liquid on three female pedestrians near Hong Kong’s Tai Wai MTR station in separate incidents during the Christmas and Lunar New Year holiday periods. The first incident took place on Christmas morning, when a woman crossing a footbridge on Mei Tin Road felt liquid dripping on her hair and saw a man running away from her soon after. Police arrested the man on suspicion of loitering on January 8 and later released him on...
⚽ Buildup to the weekend’s football action ⚽ Follow us over on Bluesky | And mail us here Hello, good morning and welcome to another Matchday live! We’ve got some huge games to look forward to this afternoon, including the North London Derby and the Steel City Derby. Arsenal need a win at Tottenham later to restore their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League table. It comes after they w...
⚽ Buildup to the weekend’s football action ⚽ Follow us over on Bluesky | And mail us here Hello, good morning and welcome to another Matchday live! We’ve got some huge games to look forward to this afternoon, including the North London Derby and the Steel City Derby. Arsenal need a win at Tottenham later to restore their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League table. It comes after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Wolves on Wednesday, having squandered a two-goal advantage. Continue reading...
I was talking to a former colleague who just retired. He's been looking at homes in his favorite vacation town. His logic is that it pays to buy a second home there so he's guaranteed a place to stay whenever he visits. While I don't have access to his IRA balance, if I had to guess, he's got at least a couple of million in there. His primary home is also paid off, and he's most likely in line for...
I was talking to a former colleague who just retired. He's been looking at homes in his favorite vacation town. His logic is that it pays to buy a second home there so he's guaranteed a place to stay whenever he visits. While I don't have access to his IRA balance, if I had to guess, he's got at least a couple of million in there. His primary home is also paid off, and he's most likely in line for a pretty generous monthly Social Security check. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Stock splits have captured the imagination of investors in recent years. Shareholders are understandably intrigued by stock splits, as they are historically a sign of a company performing at a high level. The practice normally follows years of strong operating and financial results, driving a significant increase in its stock price, which can put shares out of reach of everyday investors. Stock sp...
Stock splits have captured the imagination of investors in recent years. Shareholders are understandably intrigued by stock splits, as they are historically a sign of a company performing at a high level. The practice normally follows years of strong operating and financial results, driving a significant increase in its stock price, which can put shares out of reach of everyday investors. Stock splits ultimately make shares more affordable, but there's another reason investors are captivated by these businesses. A company with a strong track record of growth generally continues to deliver market-beating returns. History shows that companies that initiate stock splits generate returns of 25%, on average, in the year following the announcement, compared with 12% average gains for the S&P 500 , according to data compiled by Bank of America analyst Jared Woodard. Let's look at three recent stock-split stocks that still have upside ahead, according to Wall Street. Continue reading
After a slow start, when the hosts began to pick up medals in the second week the public’s imagination was captured With the atmosphere in Rome subdued as the Winter Olympics unfolded across northern Italy, travelling to the Games was not on Amity Neumeister’s radar. That was until the event entered its second week and, inspired by images of the Dolomites on TV, Italy racking up the medals and fri...
After a slow start, when the hosts began to pick up medals in the second week the public’s imagination was captured With the atmosphere in Rome subdued as the Winter Olympics unfolded across northern Italy, travelling to the Games was not on Amity Neumeister’s radar. That was until the event entered its second week and, inspired by images of the Dolomites on TV, Italy racking up the medals and friends in Milan describing an energetic vibe, Neumeister, originally from the US, decided she wanted to join the action. “It was a late-night, last-minute crazy decision, completely unplanned,” she said. “I hadn’t even considered going before, but it felt like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the Games and celebrate people coming together from around the world.” Continue reading...
Will Paul Thomas Anderson’s ICE age conspiracy thriller sweep the board, or will Sinners and Hamnet share some glory? Our critic places his bets Full list of Bafta 2026 nominations Will win One Battle After Another Should win Hamnet Shoulda been a contender The Secret Agent Continue reading...
Will Paul Thomas Anderson’s ICE age conspiracy thriller sweep the board, or will Sinners and Hamnet share some glory? Our critic places his bets Full list of Bafta 2026 nominations Will win One Battle After Another Should win Hamnet Shoulda been a contender The Secret Agent Continue reading...
Norwegian cross-country skier achieved unprecedented feat with victory in the 50km mass start “I’m starting to believe maybe he is a machine.” Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget was not alone in his assumption on the final weekend of an Olympics that has belonged to Johannes Høsflot Klæbo. Nyenget had as good a view as anyone of his fellow Norwegian’s sixth gold medal of the Games in the 50km mass start. It ...
Norwegian cross-country skier achieved unprecedented feat with victory in the 50km mass start “I’m starting to believe maybe he is a machine.” Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget was not alone in his assumption on the final weekend of an Olympics that has belonged to Johannes Høsflot Klæbo. Nyenget had as good a view as anyone of his fellow Norwegian’s sixth gold medal of the Games in the 50km mass start. It was not until the final uphill slope that Klæbo landed the killer blow. Nyenget had stayed with him until then and admirably fended off a couple of attacks on the final lap of the 7.2km course. It was inevitable, though, that when push came to shove, Klæbo would find another gear. “It’s close to impossible to beat him in the finish,” said Nyenget, who could only laugh as crossed the line for silver and Emil Iversen completed a Norway one-two-three. Continue reading...
Gary Rowett has told his Leicester players to deprioritise ‘individual ambitions’ after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Stoke By the stage Ben Nelson headed against the bar in stoppage time and then Luke Thomas nodded against the inside of a post, it felt as if Leicester City were missing the chance to move into the promotion playoffs, so dominant had they been in the second half of this absorbing 2-2 dr...
Gary Rowett has told his Leicester players to deprioritise ‘individual ambitions’ after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Stoke By the stage Ben Nelson headed against the bar in stoppage time and then Luke Thomas nodded against the inside of a post, it felt as if Leicester City were missing the chance to move into the promotion playoffs, so dominant had they been in the second half of this absorbing 2-2 draw with Stoke City. Yet after this month’s six-point deduction for breaching the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules, against which they are appealing, Ben Wilmot’s 89th-minute equaliser dropped Leicester back into the Championship’s relegation zone, placing the challenge facing them and their new manager, Gary Rowett, into stark context. Continue reading...
Rivers drained dry to create artificial snow, a forest cut down for the bobsleigh track – IOC’s claims to prioritise sustainability at Milano Cortina exposed On the foothills of the mountains, by the banks of the river in Cortina, there was a forest. It was full of tall larch trees. Arborists said the oldest of them had been there for 150 years and dendrologists that it was unique because it was u...
Rivers drained dry to create artificial snow, a forest cut down for the bobsleigh track – IOC’s claims to prioritise sustainability at Milano Cortina exposed On the foothills of the mountains, by the banks of the river in Cortina, there was a forest. It was full of tall larch trees. Arborists said the oldest of them had been there for 150 years and dendrologists that it was unique because it was unusual to find a monocultural forest growing at such a low altitude in the southern Alps. The locals knew mostly it was the place where the old wooden bobsleigh run was, where you went on your walks in summer or autumn, or when you wanted to play tennis on the small courts built near the bottom. They called it the Bosco di Ronco and it isn’t there any more. Continue reading...
As the fourth anniversary looms of Russia’s war on Ukraine, those close to the Kremlin prosper while others merely strive to escape the worst repression Four years into the full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia’s elite has shown no sign of resisting the very difficult spot that Vladimir Putin placed them in by acting without their consultation. Instead, it has largely adapted, reshaping itself in ways...
As the fourth anniversary looms of Russia’s war on Ukraine, those close to the Kremlin prosper while others merely strive to escape the worst repression Four years into the full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia’s elite has shown no sign of resisting the very difficult spot that Vladimir Putin placed them in by acting without their consultation. Instead, it has largely adapted, reshaping itself in ways that ensure its survival in what increasingly looks like a state of permanent conflict. In the atmosphere of repression, Russian top-level officials and public intellectuals, who are tasked with ruling the country and shaping what society thinks and discusses, remain reluctant to express directly what they really think. The narratives they offer through culture are therefore some of the clearest expressions of how they see their role in a wartime country. Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan are Russian journalists in exile in London and authors of Our Dear Friends in Moscow : The Inside Story of a Broken Generation Continue reading...
Having electrified its highways, China is mobilising its shipbuilding prowess and battery giants such as CATL to overhaul some shipping fleets, betting that the revolution in green transport can float as well as it drives. The shift towards clean energy underscores Beijing’s broader decarbonisation commitment – vowing to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve neutrality by 2060. These goals hav...
Having electrified its highways, China is mobilising its shipbuilding prowess and battery giants such as CATL to overhaul some shipping fleets, betting that the revolution in green transport can float as well as it drives. The shift towards clean energy underscores Beijing’s broader decarbonisation commitment – vowing to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve neutrality by 2060. These goals have spurred substantial strides in renewable capacity installation, end-use revamps, new technology...
Young people in Japan are using artificial intelligence (AI) to make before-and-after cosmetic surgery photographs which look like they are two “different” versions of themselves in a single setting. Data suggests the country is relatively relaxed about cosmetic procedures, but the latest trend is raising concerns about the effect it might have on youngsters. According to the Japan Society of Aest...
Young people in Japan are using artificial intelligence (AI) to make before-and-after cosmetic surgery photographs which look like they are two “different” versions of themselves in a single setting. Data suggests the country is relatively relaxed about cosmetic procedures, but the latest trend is raising concerns about the effect it might have on youngsters. According to the Japan Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the country logged about 3.3 million aesthetic medical procedures in 2022,...