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SUI is among the poorest performers today.

The Hong Kong Securities & Futures Professionals Association is backing the OECD’s CARF and tougher tax transparency, but wants lighter treatment and more flexible recordkeeping. The Hong Kong Securities & Futures Professionals Association (HKSFPA) has urged the city’s government to soften some elements of its planned implementation of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) crypto reporting standards. The industry body warned that the OECD’s Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) and related Common Reporting Standard (CRS) amendments could saddle local institutions with operational and liability risks. CARF is a new standard for automatic tax information exchange for crypto asset users across borders, while CRS is the OECD’s existing automatic information exchange regime for traditional financial accounts. Read more

Vijf lessen in een nieuw, actueel schoolvak. Omdat chanteren best ingewikkeld kan zijn. En hoe je je daar dan weer tegen wapent, volgens FD-columnist Ria Roerink.

We pauzeren verkeerd, scrollen gedachteloos en eten achter het toetsenbord. Gz-psycholoog Annemarieke Fleming pleit elke dag minstens één keer een kwartiertje liggen.

В самом центре немецкого города Эрфурт находится мост, который давно перестал быть просто переправой. На нем живут люди, работают художники и варят кофе.

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday granted lawyer and activist Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, one-day protective bail in relation to their arrest warrants in a case linked to controversial social media posts. The case has been registered under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 (Peca), in which the two have been accused of inciting divisions on linguistic grounds through social media posts and creating the impression that the armed forces were engaged in terrorism within the country. On January 17, Mazari and Chattha challenged their arrest orders in the IHC, arguing that the trial court had unlawfully curtailed their right of defence, issued arrest warrants without fulfilling mandatory legal requirements, and ordered judicial custody along with virtual production. Justice Azam Khan of the IHC took up the petition today and stayed the arrest of Mazari and Chattha until tomorrow. Lawyer Kamran Murtaza, who represented the couple, informed the court that...

Учитывая сходство между людьми и шимпанзе, можно было бы предположить, что оба вида склонны одинаково рисковать в определенном возрасте. Однако новое исследование показывает, что это не так.

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed new laws creating licensed crypto exchanges and giving the central bank authority to approve tradable coins. Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed legislation establishing a regulatory framework for digital assets, including licensed cryptocurrency exchanges and granting the country’s central bank authority to approve which cryptocurrencies can be traded on regulated platforms. The legislation amends Kazakhstan’s banking and financial market laws, setting out new rules for the issuance and circulation of digital assets and introducing licensing requirements for crypto exchanges operating in the country, according to a government statement. The rules introduce a classification for digital assets, including stablecoins, assets backed by financial instruments and property, and financial instruments issued in electronic digital form. Read more

The CEO of Leonardo UK said online bot activity promoting the independence of Scotland from the UK reduced as Iranian authorities were crushing protests.

The privacy coin category posted gains amid a broad market sell-off, as experts cite growing demand for "defensive" assets.

Идея получения стабильного дохода от инвестиций была известна еще в древнем мире, задолго до появления современных банков и фондовых бирж. Древние римляне понимали, что богатство можно сохранить и приумножить, вкладывая деньги в активы, которые обеспечивают безопасность или долгосрочную ценность.

Bitcoin faced the prospect of turning its $98,000 highs into a liquidity hunt as tariffs put new BTC price local lows back on the table next. Bitcoin (BTC) takes a beating as the new week begins with markets held hostage by global trade tariff uncertainty. Bitcoin dips below $92,000, but traders warn that a much deeper support retest is on the horizon. Tariffs take center stage again as analysis agrees that conditions will likely get worse before the risk-asset bull run continues. Read more

Goedkoper aan de schnitzel en minder geld kwijt voor je bockworst? Daar hoopten veel grensgangers op toen bekend werd dat Duitsland de belasting op eten in de horeca vanaf 1 januari flink zou verlagen. Maar of je daar aan de kassa nou veel van merkt? „Dan moet je naar de McDonald’s gaan.”

Некоторые модели Apple iPhone 18 могут стоить дороже, чем их аналоги iPhone 17, из-за стремительного роста цен на оперативную память и память NAND.

Het IMF waarschuwt voor de toegenomen schulden ten opzichte van het eigen vermogen door bedrijven. Die ontwikkeling kan een bedreiging vormen voor de wereldeconomie, zo stelt het…

Сегодня, 19 января, текущая фаза Луны – фаза растущего серпа или же новая луна. Форму серпа можно увидеть после новолуния, когда становится видна небольшая часть лунного диска. Эта фаза отмечает начало роста Луны. Освещенная часть Луны с каждой ночью становится больше.

Companies in sectors like defense and pharma are flourishing and hiring; not so much in the software business, as the strong shekel hinders exports

Ночью в понедельник, 19 января, журналистам и известным блогерам поступили анонимные сообщения с линками на приватные видео Елены Тополи — известной украинской певицы и представительницы от Украины на Евровидении-2010.

Netanyahu has perfected his manipulations of U.S. presidents over decades, and he is using it on this president, too. If Trump seeks an Israeli partner aligned more closely with his positions on Gaza and the West Bank, then he should invest in Israel's opposition, not its extremists