Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 4, 2025. NYSE Stock futures are near flat on Monday night as investors waited for more insight on trade discussions between the U.S. and China. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures add 23 points points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures each also…

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Harvard, Trump international enrollment battle affects college applicants

Harvard, Trump international enrollment battle affects college applicants

Jamie Beaton has built a career helping students from around the world gain admission to Harvard University and other top-tier institutions. Now, days after the Trump administration banned Harvard from enrolling international students and stopped scheduling appointments for student visas, Beaton, co-founder and CEO of Crimson Education, a college consulting firm, is advising his clients to “ignore the chaos.”  Getting…

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Xpeng shares soar 10% in Hong Kong as Chinese carmaker forecasts upbeat revenue

Xpeng shares soar 10% in Hong Kong as Chinese carmaker forecasts upbeat revenue

Guangzhou-based Xpeng is one of several Chinese electric car companies that’s started to expand overseas. Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images Chinese electric-vehicle maker Xpeng saw its shares in Hong Kong surge over 10% Thursday following upbeat earnings and stronger-than-expected revenue forecast for the second quarter. Its shares soared as much as 10.2%…

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港人遊日轉升 4月大增43% 地震預言影響 料暑假出團不樂觀

日本政府觀光局(JNTO)4月份旅客達390.9萬人次,按年增加28.5%,創單月歷史新高,當中香港旅客人數按年大增近43%至26.3萬人次,扭轉3月時的跌勢,主要受惠於復活節期間及櫻花季節。有指日本地震預言損當地旅遊業,但4月份數字未有反映該情況。 旅遊業界指出,港人仍擔心日本地震預言,料其影響會在六七月反映出來,對於今年暑假出發往日本的旅行團出團情況不樂觀,期望秋季紅葉季節能帶動港人訪日回復正常水平。 受惠新航線及復活節旺季 據日本政府觀光局數字,4月訪日的香港旅客數目達26.3萬人,按年增42.9%,該局表示,香港旅客數目上升,因新增往來香港與小松新航線、往來香港與石垣島航線,以及往來香港與關西航線,而今年清明節及復活節於4月中旬開始(去年為3月底),故4月入境旅客人次創新高。另今年首4個月訪日香港旅客數目達91.1萬人,按年增12.8%。 縱橫遊常務董事袁振寧稱,部分港人擔心日本地震預言,對前往日本旅遊較為審慎,料其影響會在六七月反映出來,對暑假日本旅行團出團數字並不樂觀,近期有見各大航空公司前往日本機票價格下跌,例如7月旅遊旺季期間,前往日本的機票價格約2000多元,按年下跌 Source link

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