The increase in stamp duty on ultra-luxury homes above HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) is unlikely to change buying behaviour, analysts said, as the structural forces underpinning demand from mainland Chinese buyers could outweigh the impact of the rise in transaction costs. The Hong Kong government, in the annual budget on Wednesday, increased the tax rate…
An elite forward is the ultimate currency in football. Every great team in history has been fortunate to have both goalscorers—those who find the net and win matches and titles—and the providers who create the opportunities making those goals possible. The Premier League is no different. Teams that lift the trophy are almost always armed…
One of Fox‘s most popular and longest-running comedies is getting another season, with the company confirming that Season 5 of the show was in the works. What Fox comedy has been renewed for a fifth season? Animal Control, the workplace comedy centering around a group of local animal control workers and stars Joel McHale, will…
Spring Barnickle promised herself that by her 50th birthday, she would have started her own business. And with April fast approaching, she’ll make her goal just in time. Her coffee shop and community space, Playground Art + Coffee, will have its grand opening in North Park on March 26. Playground is meant to be a…
A well-known Chinese restaurant in East Cobb continues to struggle with health inspections and closed temporarily this week. On a visit Tuesday to the Powers Ferry Road eatery, Cobb and Douglas Public Health inspectors gave it a grade of 58, or unsatisfactory. That’s the second consecutive such “U” score for Tasty China, which got a…
A federal judge in Oregon sided with salmon against the Trump administration on Wednesday, ordering the federal government to change hydropower system operations long considered at the heart of native fish populations’ sharp decline. At the center of the dispute are eight dams and reservoirs on the Columbia and Snake Rivers in the Pacific north-west…
Key Points Few names carry as much weight in the tech world as Peter Thiel. His track record is legendary, as he co-founded both PayPal and Palantir. He was also one of Facebook’s first outside investors. So when he makes moves with the portfolio of his hedge fund, Thiel Macro, investors should pay attention. And…
Earlier this week, Joan Laporta – who is running for re-election as Barcelona president – launched his new book, titled “Así salvamos al Barça” (This is how we save Barça). One of the sections was devoted to addressing the continued allegations aimed at the Catalan club regarding the Negreira case. Laporta has regularly denied any…
There is way more to these market leaders than their recent (or upcoming) stock splits. Stock splits happen pretty regularly, but most are conducted by companies with relatively little name recognition. Such moves tend to attract wider attention only when larger, well-established corporations perform them. And two of the most prominent stock splits in recent…
Just as we see in Windows 11, Google is working to give Android apps semantic (programmatic) capabilities so that they can be more easily controlled by AI agents. Today, the online giant gave developers a first glimpse of how that will work. “User expectations for AI on their devices are fundamentally shifting how they interact…