With Russia ramping up its hybrid war, Europe must choose. It can invest in its own defense, accept the trade-offs involved, and build credible deterrence, or it can continue to underspend, hope that diplomacy will suffice, assume that US protection will always be available, and tell itself that the war in Ukraine is a local affair.
Yosemite National Park, California, on April 27, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Trump administration is considering a land swap that could exchange a small piece of Yosemite National Park, or an interest in it, to a private developer seeking a new access road, the Interior Department and the company’s…
CHINA – 2025/09/05: In this photo illustration, the 100-yuan RMB banknotes, a calculator and a Chinese national flag are placed on the table. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Offshore trusts have long been used by China’s ultra-rich to tuck away hundreds of billions of dollars outside the country. Now, a move by Beijing…
Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer-Paul H. McDowell Chief Financial Officer-Gavin Brandon Chief Operating Officer-Christopher Haviland Day General Counsel-Paul C. Hughes TAKEAWAYS Total Revenue — $34.3 million, representing a decrease from $37.3 million in the prior year quarter. Core FFO — $0.20…
I wrote this post because I needed a kick in the pants. I was finishing my fifth straight day of seven to nine hours of nonstop childcare, plus three posts and a newsletter, and I still had four more days to go. My wife and I were both sick, but she had it worse, so I…
A hand-drawn poster advertising the film “Niu Lai”, which translates to “Here Comes the Cow”, is seen at a cinema in Beijing on August 21, 2026. “Niu Lai”, a low-budget Chinese animated film that was widely mocked for its crude visuals became a viral hit, with people packing cinemas to see just how bad it…
Vertiv‘s (VRT -0.81%) stock has rallied more than 130% over the past 12 months. The provider of thermal management, liquid cooling, and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems for data centers attracted a stampede of bulls as the artificial intelligence (AI) market expanded. Vertiv’s revenue is still soaring, its margins are expanding, and its backlog is…
