Newcastle could be set for their second major sale of the summer transfer window, following the departure of Anthony Gordon to Barcelona. The ex-Everton winger joined the LaLiga giants in a reported £70 million move prior to England‘s World Cup campaign. Newcastle have since received a bid from Tottenham Hotspur for the transfer of Italy…
A staff member collects data on a robot”s movements as it hangs clothes at the embodied intelligence robot data and training base of the Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics in Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] Global investors remain optimistic about China’s technology sector, citing attractive market valuations and continued advances in…
President Trump speaks at a bitcoin conference in Nashville in 2024. Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images The president’s publicly traded company made headlines last summer when it announced plans to invest in bitcoin. Hardly anyone knew that the president himself was also building a stash of the cryptocurrency. That revelation emerged Tuesday, when Trump released…
TOKYO (AP) — Business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers has improved for a fifth straight quarter, the Bank of Japan said in its quarterly “tankan” survey released Wednesday. The survey’s so-called diffusion index rose to 22 from 17 in the previous quarter, the BOJ said. The index for large non-manufacturers, such as services, edged up…
Luxury has always found new ways to redefine itself. Once measured by grand chandeliers, bespoke furniture, and handcrafted automobiles, it is now equally expressed through the objects that shape everyday life. The modern home has become a carefully curated environment where architecture, design, and craftsmanship coexist, and nowhere is that evolution more evident than in…
US consumer confidence softened in June, with the Conference Board’s headline index falling from 93.1 to 91.2, missing expectations of 94.2. The decline reflected weaker assessments of current economic conditions, even as consumers became slightly more optimistic about the outlook for business conditions and personal incomes. The Present Situation Index dropped from 119.4 to 116.4,…
Networks and streaming platforms renewed over 20 TV shows throughout June 2026, according to multiple reports. Animated series, historical dramas, comedy horrors, and documentaries all received new season orders. The renewed shows came from Netflix, Apple TV, Prime Video, Paramount+, BBC, PBS, NBC, Nickelodeon, Channel 4, and Freeform. List of all TV shows that were…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will issue the No 1 typhoon signal on Thursday, potentially marking the city’s first storm of the year, as a tropical depression approaches. The Hong Kong Observatory said the storm…
Key Points Nvidia started as a tech specialist focused on gaming GPUs, but its strength in the category gave way to huge growth opportunities. Nvidia’s leadership in advanced GPUs gave it a big lead in AI processing. The company’s wins in AI have translated into incredible gains for shareholders over the last five years. 10…
Charlie Munger once said there are 3 ways for a smart person to go broke: liquor, ladies and leverage. It would seem many investors are taking the leverage theory for a test run. The South Korean stock market is on fire, up nearly 200% in the past 12 months alone. Investors there have taken notice…