KSTR ETF: Accessing The Latest Memory Chip IPO

    KSTR ETF: Accessing The Latest Memory Chip IPO

    Many of the stocks listed on China’s STAR Market have delivered solid total returns to investors this year. This has been reflected in the year-to-date (YTD) performance of China technology ETF the KraneShares SSE STAR Market 50 Index ETF (Ticker: KSTR) compared to the broader China equity market, as represented by the S&P China 500…

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      郎朗大師課

      最近在YouTube上追看「郎朗大師課」頻道,驚覺自己對彈琴的理解,原來一直很表層。 說來慚愧,我曾熱愛音樂,習琴多年,家有兩座鋼琴,但近年卻漸默默淪為兩座傢俬。年少情感澎湃,最愛彈Rachmaninoff(拉赫曼尼諾夫),迷戀那種排山倒海的和弦,彷彿不到力竭聲嘶、彈到「嘔血」地步,就枉對自己流過的汗水和那段漫長的學琴歲月。那些看似簡單的曲子,如貝多芬《給愛麗斯》,論難度,大概只是二、三級左右,正因太普及、太「入門」,我兒時總覺「分量」不夠。 這個根深柢固的偏見原來一直都在,直到看見郎朗如何講解和示範《給愛麗斯》,才徹底被粉碎。他在鋼琴前,不是要展示甚麼驚世駭俗的技巧,而是像一個說書人,把樂譜上那些再熟悉不過的音符,賦予全新生命。最震撼我的,是他對《給愛麗斯》開首那幾粒音的形容。那幾粒音,我們從小彈到大,從沒想過可以有怎樣的深度。但郎朗說,這是「把宇宙的盡頭給它拉過來」,手指觸鍵要輕如鴻毛,聲音要像是從老遠方,溫柔地、試探性地飄過來。 我聽過無數種形容「輕柔」的方式,但從未聽過如此充滿詩意和想像力的比喻。那一刻我才明白,真正的功力,從不在於你能彈得多複雜多熟練,而是能否透過簡單音符構建一個宇宙,並邀請聽眾走進你的宇宙。 技術簡單的曲譜,要彈出打動人心的情感,才是最考功力和靈魂造詣的地方。郎朗指尖下的貝多芬,不再是那個與命運抗爭的耳聾巨人,而是充滿柔情、甚至帶點羞怯的年輕人,在月色下向心上人傾訴。那種細膩的情感流動、對樂句的呼吸和掌控,已超越「技巧」的追求。 因為「郎朗大師課」的啟發,我把封塵的琴譜重新整理,再把《給愛麗斯》的琴譜重新放在譜架上,試着單純地去感受,如何能把宇宙拉近一點。郎朗示範了,原來,能收放自如做到純粹,才是最高的大師級境界。 Source link

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      Brent Price Rises on Fresh Escalation in the Middle East

        Brent Price Rises on Fresh Escalation in the Middle East

        Brent oil price rose around 2% in early Monday trading (on track for the first daily gain after being eight days in red), following fresh escalation in the Middle East (escalation in Lebanon and fresh US attack on Iran and their subsequent response) that soured the sentiment. Strongly oversold daily studies, following heavy losses in…

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          Last call? States look to extend bar and restaurant hours during the World Cup

          Fans watch a Champion league soccer match between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain at the Lion Sports Bar, Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Philadelphia. Tassanee Vejpongsa/AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa Fans watch a Champion league soccer match between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain at the Lion Sports Bar, Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Philadelphia. Tassanee Vejpongsa/AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa Lion…

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            One of the Premier Stock Picks of Jeff Bezos

            We just covered the Jeff Bezos Stock Portfolio: Top 10 Stock Picks and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) ranks 9th on this list. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has had a historic and highly celebrated relationship with Jeff Bezos, originating well before the former transitioned into its modern holding company structure. In 1998, just four years after launching Amazon,…

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