Robinhood Markets (HOOD 2.04%) operates an investment platform where its clients can buy and sell stocks, options contracts, futures contracts, cryptocurrencies, and more. It’s particularly popular with young, first-time investors because it offers commission-free trading, and a user-friendly interface. Robinhood stock had quite a year in 2025. Not only did it soar by a whopping…
Historical science fiction action film Back to the Past, starring actors Louis Koo Tin-lok and Raymond Lam Fung, has broken the opening-day record for a Chinese film despite a gloomy box office last year. Hong Kong’s box office sank to a 14-year low of HK$1.13 billion (US$145.2 million) in 2025 from a year earlier amid…
A large active police scene broke out at an Orlando home overnight. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Thursday at a home on Kozart Street. Police said they responded to a call for a battery and shooting, but have not said what happened at the home. Upon their arrival, Orlando police were seen in full…
Rashford has scored seven goals and set up another eight for Barcelona after pressing for a loan move to the Catalans all summer. He has impressed coach Flick, who led the push to sign the attacker after he was placed in Ruben Amorim’s ‘bomb squad’ after returning from his loan spell at Aston Villa and…
Vittoria Ceretti and Leonardo DiCaprio were recently spotted on a romantic getaway. The duo spent their New Year’s Eve with Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos on their luxury superyacht. DiCaprio and Ceretti, whose whirlwind romance started making headlines in the summer of 2023, were photographed relaxing with the host and their friends. Vittoria Ceretti and…
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A growing backlog in Fluor’s largest business segment includes a new rare earth magnet manufacturing plant in Texas. Investors are always seeking opportunities to capitalize on stocks that will benefit from macroeconomic tailwinds. Currently, favorable trends in energy and electricity, as well as artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and general infrastructure, should help boost businesses…
Published on January 2, 2026 With the advent of the new year, coffee is something that many international travelers from all over the world look forward to as a warm and comforting drink to kick-start their day. In Yunnan Province, in the southwestern provinces of China, coffee is fast taking on a new…
Just weeks before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese authorities restricted half of all private cars from the city’s roads, alternating daily bans for number plates ending in even and odd numbers. The radical move was just one of a suite of measures aiming to curb the city’s choking smog, alongside factory closures and halts on…
The US dollar dropped against Taiwan’s currency Friday, losing NT$0.019 to close at NT$31.419. Trading volume hit $915 million Written by: Sophia Cruz • Friday, January 2, 2026 • 1 min read • Last updated: Friday, January 2, 2026 Add an article to your Reading List Register now to be able to add articles to…