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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the US-China relations myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Tencent’s Hong Kong-listed shares fell 5 per cent on Tuesday after the Pentagon designated the tech giant as a Chinese military company operating in the US.The gaming and social media group, which owns ubiquitous Chinese messaging app WeChat, was added to a list of dozens of companies the defence department considers to be working with the Chinese military directly or indirectly, according to a federal document published on Monday. Tencent’s US-listed shares closed down 7.8 per cent following the news.The list is…
This article was written byFollowLong Player believes oil and gas is a boom-bust, cyclical industry. It takes patience, and it certainly helps to have experience. He has been focusing on this industry for years. He is a retired CPA, and holds an MBA and MA. He leads the investing group Oil & Gas Value Research. He looks for under-followed oil companies and out-of-favor midstream companies that offer compelling opportunities. The group includes an active chat room in which Oil & Gas investors discuss recent information and share ideas. Learn more.Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position…
It’s uncomfortable. The idea that you have to tell your elders what to do or take over things for them seems strange. The people who once guided and protected you may now need you to do the same for them. For many adult children, this shift in roles can be challenging. You don’t want to undermine their independence or take away their personal dignity. But if you fail to act, their vulnerability itself will destroy any remnants of independence. And there is nothing dignified about having to be hospitalized because they forgot to take their medications, or they fell on…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Chinese politics & policy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.China is signing growing numbers of Taiwanese people up for local resident or even identity cards, in a drive to incorporate them into its society that is setting off alarm bells in Taipei.Taiwan government officials said that Beijing had become “focused” on getting visiting Taiwanese to apply for Chinese resident cards, bank accounts and local mobile phone numbers — known as the “three documents” — with many then being given the local identity cards which are reserved for citizens.“We are…
This article was written byFollowMMMT Wealth is run by Oliver, a CPA working in the financial services sector mainly in private equity, hedge funds, and asset management. MMMT Wealth began in 2023 when Oliver started writing online mainly on X and Substack about investment strategies and stocks. His main aim is to gather insights from investor calls, presentations, financials, news and form an opinion on the stock looking mainly at a 3-5 year time horizon. Oliver is passionate about investing and understands that even 1 or 2 investments can in some cases be completely life changing. Thats why he spends…
After working with terminally ill patients for years, Bonnie Ware often heard her patients express regrets as they reflected on their lives. So she wrote the popular book The Top Five Regrets of the Dying. Ware believes the book resonates with people as a reminder that we “only have a limited time to live the life we choose ourselves.” She believes it “gives people permission to change direction. That’s what it triggers—it’s a wakeup call and gives them permission to change tack.” We need to know that someday, maybe sooner than later, we’re going to die, and we have to…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer has announced his resignation after the collapse of months-long efforts to forge a centrist coalition that excluded the far-right.The country faces the possibility of fresh elections after the failure to form a government without the anti-immigration, pro-Russian Freedom Party (FPÖ), which secured a historic first place finish in a nationwide vote in September.Nehammer, who also announced he would stand down as leader of the moderate conservative People’s party (ÖVP), had been tasked by the country’s president with seeking…
This article was written byFollowSamuel Smith has a diverse background that includes being lead analyst and Vice President at several highly regarded dividend stock research firms and running his own dividend investing YouTube channel. He is a Professional Engineer and Project Management Professional and holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering & Mathematics from the United States Military Academy at West Point and has a Masters in Engineering with a focus on applied mathematics and machine learning. Samuel leads the High Yield Investor investing group. Samuel teams up with Jussi Askola and Paul R. Drake where they focus on finding the…
Social Security Insolvency Looms Large Thanks to some very important people whom you may not have heard of, federal policymakers and the general public can agree on the core financial dynamics of our looming Social Security cliff. According to the 2024 Trustees Report, Social Security’s total income in 2023 was $1,351 billion, while its expenditures reached $1,392 billion. This produced a shortfall, forcing the program to rely on its trust fund reserves, which projections indicate will be depleted by 2033 — and then only about 79% of scheduled benefits will be payable. The consensus on these facts is clear and…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Stocks on Wall Street rallied on Friday to close out the first week of 2025 on an upbeat note amid fresh signs of manufacturing stability, bringing a halt to several days of losses.The S&P 500 closed the day 1.3 per cent higher, posting its biggest rise since November 6 — the day after Donald Trump’s US election victory. The benchmark index’s gains on Friday also brought an end to five consecutive days of losses — the longest such streak since April.The technology-heavy…
