The massive run up in shares of DJT, the stock symbol for Donald J. Trump’s social media company Truth Social, has been described by me and others as a meme-induced phenomenon. The stock is buoyed by what some might say is an irrational degree of exuberance that Trump will win the presidential election – which…
China and Russia are working together to block new Antarctic marine parks and loosen krill fishing restrictions, undermining a major international convention designed to protect the region from overexploitation, according to analysts and conservationists. With the support of Russia, China reportedly used its veto rights at a meeting of the 26-nation Commission for the Conservation…
“I don’t like to watch football all the time. The truth is, I get bored.” Jhon Duran is authentic and honest as he sits down to talk to Sky Sports ahead of Aston Villa’s big Super Sunday clash with Tottenham. But no one has been bored watching him this season. The super sub, the scorer…
We’re buying 13 shares of BlackRock at roughly $987 each. Following Friday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 30 shares of BLK, increasing its weighting to 0.85% from 0.5%. With the stock market oversold, according to the S & P Short Range Oscillator momentum tool, we want to put cash to work in names…
(Reuters) – Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said on Friday that Tehran is likely to increase the range of its ballistic missiles and possibly review its nuclear doctrine, amid growing tensions with arch-enemy Israel and tit-for-tat missile and airstrikes. Asked by Lebanon-based pro-Iran broadcaster Al-Mayadeen whether Iran was ready if conflict were…
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 November 2024 – Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, wrapped up his Middle East visit (October 31) by meeting top officials in Saudi Arabia, witnessing the signing of various bilateral memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and delivering a keynote speech at…
By Alberto Chiumento (Reuters) – The number of Italians choosing to be cremated at the end of their lives has surged over the last 30 years as cultural changes, cost and a more secular society weaken the support for a traditional burial. Italians had long favoured burial for the deceased, either under ground or in…
Dragon evolution. (A) Egg hatches into full dragon. (B) Evolves every 7d, gains new “abilities.” Credit: JMIR Serious Games (2023). DOI: 10.2196/46602 Mobile apps that offer smoking cessation support can be effective alternatives to conventional clinical treatment for people who want to stop smoking—but user engagement is key to this success. A novel pet retention…
Topline The swing state race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is effectively tied, with the latest set of polls showing Harris leading the three so-called “blue wall” states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan—though polling averages show no candidate leads by more than 2.5 points in any of the seven battlegrounds….
China is taking further steps to attract foreign money just days before US elections that have raised concern about the impact on the world’s second-biggest economy from a return of Donald Trump to the White House. Foreign individuals are now allowed to provide capital for publicly traded firms as strategic investors, the China Securities Regulatory…