A slump in Chinese consumer confidence is holding Sanlam investments’ Hannah Gooch-Peters back from buying luxury stocks like LVMH. Speaking to CNBC’s Silvia Amaro, the portfolio manager said she would need a “larger margin of safety” before investing in the world’s largest luxury group. “A lot of these European companies were really deriving their growth…
World chess number one Magnus Carlsen has quit a major tournament after being told he could not carry on playing while wearing jeans. The chess great had been defending his titles at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York when officials made the request. The grandmaster said he had offered to…
Although the details remain in flux, the transition team reviewing NASA and its activities has begun to draft potential executive orders for changes to space policy under the Trump Administration. Sources familiar with the five people on the team, who have spent the last six weeks assessing the space agency and its exploration plans, were…
every year, at the beginning of November, one of the most impressive natural spectacles in the world takes place in Michoacán, Mexico. Hundreds of millions of migrating monarch butterflies settle in the forested massifs of the country’s Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, roughly 100 kilometers west of Mexico City. Having flown south for eight months, beginning…
US election 2024: As the highly anticipated US presidential election approaches, a closer look at the candidates’ climate change positions reveals stark differences. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris is up against Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump.(AP) Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has referred to climate change as an “existential threat,” although she…
Oct 28, 2024 11:47 PM IST An expert has suggested that Prince William made a big change after Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis. An expert has suggested that Prince William made a big change after Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis. In March, Kate released a video revealing her diagnosis. She has now finished her chemotherapy treatment. King…
