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Why Malaysia’s tourism boom lives and dies on a Chinese app

Stand on the pedestrian crossing outside McDonald’s in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, and you will understand something about how travel works in the 21st century. To the office workers and taxi drivers streaming past, it is just another junction in Malaysia’s biggest city. Yet Chinese tourists will often stop at the side of the intersection, phones raised, capturing a sight only RedNote taught them to see. This is the new geography of Malaysian tourism: shaped less by guidebooks or travel agents.

US migration policy: Trump nominates new head of the ICE immigration agency

In the USA, the acronym ICE stands for the controversial immigration authority that attracted attention with brutal deportation raids. Now a new person should lead the authority.

Iran War: US attacks on Iran again

The USA announces new attacks on Iran. It is said to have been another retaliatory strike for an Iranian attack. US President Trump is angry and threatens Tehran.

One of Texas' Oldest Oil Plays Is Running Dry

The Eagle Ford shale play has shown remarkably consistent crude oil production and rising natural gas output in recent years. A formation beneath the Eagle Ford has been producing for nearly a century, but now it has its remaining resources nearly exhausted. The Buda Limestone formation, which lies beneath the Eagle Ford Group, has limited remaining oil and gas resources, the latest analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGC) showed this week. Technically recoverable resources at Buda Limeston

The $7 Trillion AI Boom Is Turning Into The Energy Trade of the Century

You might think that Shark Tank’s “Mr. Wonderful,” Kevin O’Leary, is betting it all on AI, but he is not. He is betting on the $5+ trillion in infrastructure required to run it, and that’s where big capital is flowing now. And he’s betting on Bitzero (NASDAQ: AIBZ) to be one of the first to break AI’s biggest chokepoint: power. Bitzero was looking further ahead while most of the rest of the market was narrowly focused on AI software and semiconductors. As a result, on May 5th, Bitzero…

Is $DRAM the greatest ETF ever created objectively?

I think $DRAM has a legitimate case for being one of the most groundbreaking ETFs ever launched. I know it’s not guaranteed to outperform, but because it solved a problem investors couldn’t solve before. If you wanted AI memory exposure, your options were: Buy Micron and hope you picked the winner. Buy SMH/SOXX where memory is only a small allocation. Buy a South Korea ETF just to own SK Hynix and Samsung alongside dozens of unrelated companies. DRAM was the first ETF to offer targeted exposure

Are Semi-Conductors worth investing in at this point? Tech?

Semi-Conductors had a big build up with AI/Tech and are highly valued at this point. SOXX, SMH, SOXQ posted big losses the last week with all tech along with all tech companies. Do you semi-conductors and tech are worth investing in at this point? This is just a dip and the build up will continue to it is over? submitted by /u/Massive_Pain_6677 [link] [comments]

Serbia’s President Vucic says he’ll resign within weeks, amid student protests

Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday that he would resign his post within weeks, paving the way for early elections following youth-led protests that shook his tight grip on power. Vucic did not specify exactly when he would resign or when an election, either for parliament or for a new president, could be held. He has said in the past that he could leave the post amid speculation that he would try to switch to the formally more powerful position of prime minister of the

Mitsubishi Heavy to invest over $618m in Japan, US gas turbine operations

Election campaign without an election date: Serbian President Vucic announces tactical resignation

By leaving early, he will shorten his term in office by a few months. In an early parliamentary election, Vucic could then run as the ruling party's top candidate.

China Is Quietly Winning the Clean Energy Trade War

China’s clean energy dominance is growing. Buoyed by the skyrocketing energy needs and future projected demands of the artificial intelligence boom, clean energy projects are getting greenlit at a breakneck pace. And those projects depend on cheap Chinese clean energy components, as Beijing has near-total control of global supply chains for clean energy tech including solar panels and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles as well as energy storage systems. As a result, Chinese clean energy

Aleksandar Vucic: Serbian President announces resignation – change to head of government expected

Aleksandar Vucic has been determining the fate of Serbia as president or prime minister for twelve years. He is now resigning from office - but, according to experts, wants to remain in power.

Aleksandar Vucic: Serbian President announces resignation – change to head of government expected

Aleksandar Vucic has been determining the fate of Serbia as president or prime minister for 12 years. Now his time will end - when exactly is still unclear.

Dan Sullivan can challenge US Senator Dan Sullivan in Alaska primary, judge rules

A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican US Senator Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary, a judge ruled on Friday. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews’ ruling overturns a June 15 decision by Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher to disqualify the challenger and keep him off the primary ballot. Matthews’ ruling can be appealed to the state Supreme Court. Lawyers for the state have said Tuesday is the deadline for a final ruling

Annuities are coming to more 401(k) plans. Should workers embrace them?

The Trump administration wants more annuities in your 401(k). Here is why it might be a mixed bag.

A new bill would cap Medicare enrollees’ annual expenses at $5,000 — and could cost the government ‘tens of billions’

The long-shot proposal would guarantee some cost protection to all people with Medicare.

Investment in different sectors

Help me understand how one can decide what sector to invest in? I know tech is the big thing right now but hypothetically, is it still encouraged to buy tech stocks if hypothetically we get hit by recession? What about stagflation? Will that change if interest rates go up? I am just trying to understand what factors affect different sectors/commodities. Thank you in advance submitted by /u/Consistent_Good_848 [link] [comments]

Venezuela quakes kill almost 1,500, with millions more in need

The death toll in Venezuela’s twin earthquake disaster reached 1,430 Saturday, and millions more were feared to lack sanitation and other basic needs, as the first US aid flights trickled into Caracas. Facing public outrage at the response by local officials, US-backed interim Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez said the country was “not alone”. The US said one runway at Simon Bolivar International Airport was now functioning and that C-17 US military planes were landing there, while a naval ship.

NASA Eyes Moon Base Powered by Solar Panels and Nuclear Reactors

With major plans for space travel, several governments are proposing lunar energy production, including solar and nuclear projects. In May, NASA announced plans to send robotic landers, hopping drones, and vehicles to the moon as part of the United States government’s plans to develop a lunar base. NASA is expected to develop the machines alongside Intuitive Machines, Astrobotic, Blue Origin, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The United States aims to land its astronauts back on the moon before President

No pension without children: “Young people actually want children – and are constantly putting them off.”

Germany is discussing pension reform, but one important point is being forgotten: far too few children are being born. Demographer Martin Bujard researches the causes - and says what helps.

The reform is finally coming: Will pensions be secure now?

The Commission's proposals find a surprising number of supporters. The biggest risk to the pension now is that it becomes too secure.

Ukraine War: Report: Russian police are looking for critical ex-soldier

He demanded a conversation with Kremlin leader Putin about the war - instead the police wanted to talk to ex-front-line soldier Lunin. He has apparently disappeared from the scene for the time being.

Fixed Investment reality in different countries

Okay, so this is more a intent of sharing different realities than anything else. I'm into investiments for a while and I know why some countries have higher returns than others. However, only recently, after looking for investments in other countries for diversification, I have thought about how some investments are perceived in differente contries, almost culturally. Especially fixed income investment and even savings in bank accounts. So, here is more context: I'm from Brazil, and here the in

How to seek alpha multi baggers

3–4 years of price & volume consolidation. Neglected stock/sector for 5+ years. 3 consecutive quarters of revenue & PAT growth. Management optimistic about future growth. Management has delivered at least 75% of past guidance. Industry has a 10+ year growth runway. Risk-reward looks roughly 10:90. Turnaround is already visible. Management has at least a 3-year listed track record. Operating cash flow & free cash flow improving for 3+ quarters. What would you add, remove, or modify? submitted by

Japan's top banks weigh how to raise dollars for promised US investments

+++ Football World Cup 2026 +++: Group win and Kane record: England beats Panama

This is what World Cup day brings: Portugal plays for group victory +++ Germany plays in the World Cup round of 16 against Paraguay +++ Götze video and advertising banner: Nike teases new DFB jersey +++ The news blog.

+++ Football World Cup 2026 +++: This is what World Cup day brings: Portugal is playing for group victory

Germany will play in the World Cup round of 16 against Paraguay +++ Götze video and advertising banner: Nike teases new DFB jersey +++ Three possible DFB opponents in the first knockout round +++ The news blog.

Your health insurer shouldn’t decide your treatment plan. That’s what your doctor — and possibly AI — should be doing.

With a digital health record, clinicians and AI-driven diagnostic tools would be able to see your full health history — and then make better decisions.

The AI trade cooled and oil sank. A closer look at Wall Street's volatile week

Micron finished the week in the red despite a blockbuster earnings report. But falling oil prices was good news for the fight against inflation.

IPOs = sign of impending bubble pop?

Would many ai companies going ipo be a sign of the ai bubble bursting, because the insiders are trying to exit and profit before the circus implodes, by leaving public normie retail investors as bagholders to take on all the subsequent risk? I remain overall bullish on the underlying technology from the AI boom over a long time horizon, but the current intense spending and ongoing political issues seem to indicate market fragility at least in the near term. submitted by /u/Ambitious_Fold_2874 [l