Bill Echikson Welcome, everyone. I’m Bill Echikson. I’m a senior fellow at CEPA based in Brussels, actually, but I’m moderating this transatlantic panel about President Trump’s visit to China. And it seems like we have a lot of interest, a lot of people on the line. For housekeeping, I’ll introduce the speakers, and then have…
In a report immediately denied by Beijing, Reuters says Iran is set to receive the first of up to 400 Chinese-made, shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missiles within weeks. If true, this could transform an already complex regional conflict into a critical test of superpower relations. The news agency, citing three sources familiar with the looming deal, said…
Joe Gomez is expected to miss the start of Liverpool’s Premier League campaign through injury – but it is not likely to impact the Reds’ transfer plans. The defender was forced off early in the first half of Liverpool’s friendly with Sunderland in Nashville last weekend due to a muscle problem. New Reds boss Andoni…
The S&P 500 is still within a stone’s throw of its all-time high, but the Nasdaq-100 is nearly in correction territory. It’s more than 9% below its high, which was last reached at the beginning of June. The biggest offenders are semiconductor stocks. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF has fallen more than 20% in only a…
Unsurprisingly, it’s likely to focus on AI. Sonos Sonos will be making new product announcements in September. The news came as part of the company’s third quarter financial call (although we learned about it in Janko Roettgers’ newsletter Lowpass). CEO and Director Thomas Conrad, who assumed the helm of the company officially almost…
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. ORLY reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of 86 cents per share, up 10.3% year over year. The figure beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 85 cents by 1.2%. Revenues increased 8.1% to $4.89 billion and surpassed the consensus mark of $4.86 billion by 0.8%. Comparable store sales rose 6%, supported by solid growth…
The Premier League has agreed on a proposal to reset financial distribution within English football’s top four divisions, one that would lead to an extra £1.5bn being shared across the pyramid over the next decade. Clubs voted unanimously to support the so-called “new deal for football” at a meeting on Thursday, after discussions with the EFL….
WASHINGTON (AP) — The American Dream may not be dead for many Black Americans, but it is further away than at any point since the Civil Rights Movement, warns a report by the National Urban League. READ MORE: National Urban League declares ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the U.S. under Trump Released on…
Some of America’s biggest technology companies are pushing Washington to make open artificial intelligence a national priority as China continues to build its lead in the space. Their message exposes a gap in U.S. policy: America has a chip strategy for AI. Now it needs an open-model strategy. Supporters say open models can lower costs,…
Wall Street had wildly divergent opinions on Microsoft (MSFT) and Meta’s (META) earnings results Thursday, with Microsoft stock rocketing more than 15% higher and Meta sinking more than 9%. Microsoft posted better-than-anticipated Q4 earnings per share and revenue alongside accelerating Azure growth of 43%. On top of that, Azure revenue topped $100 billion for the…