Wednesday’s selloff sent the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) down to its second correction of the year before it recovered Thursday. A correction is defined as a drop of 10% to 20% from recent highs in a major market index. Here’s what investors need to know about the Nasdaq sell-off, how it compares to other major indexes, and…
German football journalist Constantin Eckner says he rates Matthias Jaissle, who is expected to replace Eddie Howe at Newcastle, “very highly”. Jaissle joined Al-Ahli in 2023 and led the Saudi club to back-to-back AFC Champions League titles in 2024-25 and 2025-26. “He might be the right man for the job,” said Eckner on BBC Radio…
Newsfrom Japan Economy Jul 31, 2026 16:23 (JST) Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan carried out a yen-buying, dollar-selling market intervention for the first time in about three months on Thursday night, during New York trading hours, informed sources said Friday. Japanese authorities likely conducted a surprise intervention as…
Peter Parker may have just made the most dangerous invention in MCU history. In Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the web-slinger builds a device that could change everything for superpowered individuals across the MCU. With a key villain escaping alongside critical knowledge and a powerful government agency studying the technology, this one decision could have massive consequences…
Saadet Gokce 31 July 2026•Update: 31 July 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called for stronger political leadership and greater innovation-driven development to advance the modernization of China’s national defense and armed forces. Xi made the remarks during a group study session of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central…
Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Earnings guidance puts China Resources Building Materials Technology Holdings in focus China Resources Building Materials Technology Holdings (SEHK:1313) issued unaudited earnings guidance for the first half of 2026, flagging an expected loss of RMB…
Students sitting Hong Kong’s university entrance exam in mainland China next year will pay a registration fee of HK$8,000 (US$1,020), a 220 per cent increase from the current HK$2,500 after a pilot scheme ends. The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) announced the fee adjustments for various exams on Friday, adding that local students…
Hong Kong authorities have backtracked on plans to require hotels to provide fire escape hoods in guest rooms and other spaces after industry leaders expressed concerns, and have said they will only encourage the equipment’s usage at this stage. The Home Affairs Department said on Thursday evening that it would only encourage the supply of…
Deutsche Bank’s recent second-quarter 2026 results showed higher net interest income of €4,549 million and net income of €1,850 million, alongside the Board’s approval of a new up to €500 million share buyback funded from 2026 profit. At the same time, the bank has been very active in issuing a wide range of callable senior…
Germany crashed out of the FIFA World Cup after a fiery game against Paraguay, and even though the game was riddled with questionable referee choices and decisions, it’s not hard to admit that the team didn’t really play its best. It looks like some of the players were disappointed in the squad too, and said…