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In 2021, when President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday, it was the first many people in the country had heard of the centuries-old tradition – a 2021 Gallup poll found that 34% of Americans knew “a little” about Juneteenth, while 28% knew nothing at all about it. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed…
The human cost of global conflict is unbearable for the victims, of course, and it comes with an economic cost too, which analysts are trying to estimate right now. President Trump has reportedly approved a plan to bomb Iran but not yet given the green light for action. The main issue for investors is what…
While the majority of businesses will remain open on Thursday, there are some key exceptions. WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Thursday, June 19, will commemorate Juneteenth as a federally recognized holiday for the fifth year. Juneteenth marks the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. In 2021, it…
HONG KONG, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — CSOP Asset Management Limited (CSOP), one of Asia’s largest ETF issuers and a pioneer in leveraged and inverse products (L&I products), announces the launch of the CSOP Samsung Electronics Daily (2x) Leveraged Product (HKD counter: 7747.HK, USD counter: 9747.HK) and CSOP Samsung Electronics Daily (-2x) Inverse Product (HKD…
香港經濟前景備受關注，有人看淡，有人看好，也有人由淡轉好。例如身患重病的獨立股評人David Webb深信，憑着自由市場、經濟活力、低稅率等優勢，香港永遠不會死。另外，曾經揚言「香港玩完」的摩根士丹利前亞洲區主席羅奇（Stephen Roach）近日改口，坦言正在修正對香港的看法，皆因中美衝突可能令本港機遇大於危機。不過，香港本身的優勢有賴於悉心護持，除了應付外部打擊和「唱衰」，還須提防內部自毀長城。 現年59歲的David Webb外號「股壇長毛」，以維權投資著稱，曾任港交所（00388）獨立非執董，數十年來致力促進本港金融市場提高透明度。他罹患前列腺癌，自言生命已進入倒數。臨近告別，其言也善，David日前接受BBC專訪，大談對香港的心底話。他憶述在1991年初次來港，獲巴克萊銀行委派為助理總裁，立刻對本港留下深刻印象：「這地方當時還很自由，這裏的經濟活力吸引了我，還有至今仍讓香港與眾不同的低稅率制度。」 從國際變局中受惠 David自此留港發展，取得永久居民身份，一直定居至今，彭博估算其身家達1.7億美元。現時本港前景備受關注，甚至有人揚言「香港已死」，但David強調本港擁有自 Source link
發佈日期: 2025-06-11 15:33 TVB News 粵 已複製連結 Financial Secretary Paul Chan says Hong Kong’s export performance in the second quarter is holding up well, and that the city is strongly committed to the U.S. dollar peg. Paul Chan, Financial Secretary: “Hong Kong becomes the safe harbour for the international capital. Because our dollar is pegged…
New York, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to International Relations Study Association(IRSA), 3 AM lineups, mile-long queues, fights breaking out—in April 2025, from Paris’s La Défense district to London’s Oxford Street to the sidewalks of Los Angeles, young people worldwide were going to insane lengths for one thing: a nine-fanged “ugly-cute” monster from…
RBC Capital Markets moved to the sidelines on Sunrun after a major decline in the stock. Analyst Christopher Dendrinos downgraded the solar stock to sector perform from outperform. Dendrinos also slashed his price target by $7 to $5, which suggests downside of 13.5% from Tuesday’s close. RBC’s downgrade comes after solar stocks cratered Tuesday as…
Smoke billows in the distance from an oil refinery following an Israeli strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on June 17, 2025. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Analysts are struggling to predict the extent to which Israel and Iran’s escalating conflict could influence oil prices. Israel’s surprise attack on Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure…
Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle Internet Group, the issuer of one of the world’s biggest stablecoins, and Circle co-founder Sean Neville pose outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on the day of the company’s IPO in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. NYSE Shares of Circle and Coinbase rallied on Wednesday, as Wall…