Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) has undoubtedly been one of the highlights of the stock market in the past year. Since spinning off from Western Digital and becoming a stand-alone company (again) in February 2025, Sandisk’s stock is up more than 5,655% as of the time of writing. That means $1,000 invested then would be worth $57,550…
Three Premier League officials have stepped down after the 2025/26 season with a statement released by the PGMOL on Thursday Darren Bond is among the officials to step down from refereeing(Image: 2025 Getty Images) The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) have confirmed that three Premier League officials have retired from officiating. Referee Darren Bond…
Collaborative research by Taiwan IVF Group and Stanford University experts identifies 5–12% drop in pregnancy rates due to air pollution. A breakthrough artificial intelligence (AI)–assisted big data analysis study presented at the 2026 Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE) in Beijing identified significant associations between ambient PM2.5 air pollution exposure and…
Hong Kong, SAR–(Newsfile Corp. – June 18, 2026) – Hong Kong jumped one place to become the world’s second most competitive economy, according to the 2026 World Competitiveness Ranking published today (June 18) by the Swiss-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD). It is Hong Kong’s highest ranking since 2019, and builds on three consecutive…
New York — President Donald Trump said Thursday that Intel has struck a deal with Apple to start producing computer chips in the United States. “I decided to help Intel because we need to design and build our Chips right here in America,” Trump wrote in a social media post on Truth Social. Shares of Intel…
The contrasting weather with rainfall in the northwest and sunshine in the southeast continues today. High-pressure ridge from the south is forecast to bring plenty of sunshine to the south during the weekend, where temperatures are likely to rise to 32 °C. Should we prepare for another heatwave? ANN LIYA 18/06/2026 12:04 3 min Thursday…
In late 2013, Bloomberg’s then editor-in-chief, Matthew Winkler, spiked an investigation into the hidden wealth of China’s elite. Publishing it, he warned reporters on a call, would “wipe out everything we have tried to build.” More than a decade on, that trade-off, access versus accuracy, has hardened into habit. Reporters have learned where the lines…
Today the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (“HKEX”) announced plans for a wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) trial. The aim is to use the wholesale e-HKD as advance margin for derivatives trading during after hours trading (AHT) sessions. The HKFE Clearing Corporation Limited (HKCC) has multiple settlement banks….
Hong Kong’s fashion heritage is checking into Causeway Bay this summer, as The Park Lane Hong Kong teams up with local designer brand SPARKLE by KAREN CHAN for a cross-disciplinary collaboration blending fashion, travel and culture. Running from July 1 to October 4, 2026, the “Living in Fashion” collaboration will feature themed guestrooms, an afternoon…
Liverpool are making a habit of gazumping Newcastle on transfer targets. One summer ago, it was Hugo Ekitké who the Reds stole from their Premier League rivals’s clutches. Almost one year on, news broke that Liverpool have now agreed a surprise deal for Osasuna winger Víctor Muñoz. Muñoz had been in talks with Newcastle, but…