Me
A previously energetic outgoing dad…
Work
I’m an Electrical engineer by trade, now leading HVDC projects specializing in offshore wind.
Life
Writing: my journey through life, including recovery (on-going) of chikungunya fever
Around the world today…
- Following his run topping display at the IPL, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is being lined up as India's youngest player.
- Putin says ‘too early’ to talk about staying in power until 2036.
- Satrapi's autobiographical novel was born from her experiences of Iran's Islamic revolution and war with Iraq.
- Fireball seen after explosion at Mexico gas facility
- UN envoys call on Trump to stop Israeli annexation
- The Chinese leader's visit on June 8-9, his first in seven years, comes as Pyongyang strengthens relations with Russia.
- Government hopes the project can boost Albania as a global tourism destination – but environmental concerns are rife.
- Coach Graham Arnold and two key players speak to Al Jazeera ahead of Iraq's first World Cup appearance since 1986.
- Israel strikes Lebanon despite ceasefire, while Hezbollah rejects deal as death toll tops 3,500.
F1
Top Sporties
- Manchester City duo Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw and Yui Hasegawa are shortlisted for the Professional Footballers Association's Women's Player of the Year award.
- English football's independent regulator faces a "defining test" as Saudi Arabian government official Turki Al-Sheikh attempts to invest in Derby County, says Amnesty International.
- Fifa says fans who were mistakenly given free tickets to World Cup group stage matches in Toronto must pay for them within seven days or lose the seats.
- NBA commissioner Adam Silver says major sports events present an "enormous platform to do stupid things" and warned fans the "consequences are dramatic".
- Declan Rice, Gabriel, David Raya, Bruno Fernandes, Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki are nominated for the Professional Footballers' Association men's player of the year award.
- Ireland men's head coach Andy Farrell signs a new contract with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) until 2031.
- Ireland men's head coach Andy Farrell has signed a new contract with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) until 2031.
Rugby
- Ireland men's head coach Andy Farrell signs a new contract with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) until 2031.
- Long-serving hooker Emily Tuttosi is among seven players who will leave Exeter Chiefs Women at the end of the season.
- Exeter boss Rob Baxter reflects on the chance to renew his rivalry with Saracens' Mark McCall for one final time.
- England star Ellie Kildunne says she did not want or plan to leave Harlequins and does not know where she will play her rugby next season.
- Worcester chief executive Stephen Vaughan says winning the Champ was a bonus in a "unique season".
- This is the daily discussion, so anything stocks related is fine, but the theme for today is on fundamentals, but if fundamentals aren't your thing then just ignore the theme. Some helpful day to day links, including […]
- Who is actually and seriously participating in the SpaceX IPO? The institutions promote it kind of like a citizens duty to participate in this „glory“, one-time opportunity. I can’t hear it anymore, I am so tired of […]
- The index provider in a press release Thursday said it will not shorten the 12-month seasoning period for newly public companies it currently has or waive existing profitability and public-float requirements based on a company’s size, diverging […]
- Anyone else here keeps seeing this "20 minute trader" ads on their social media accounts? Basically he is saying when market opens, monitor second charts of SPY and DOW. SPY is going to bottom out at one […]
- Spero (currently trading at $3) is this tiny biotech firm with a pretty cool drug called tebipenem. It’s an oral carbapenem antibiotic for gnarly urinary tract infections. Anyways, everyone's holding their breath for June 18th as that’s […]
- S&P Dow Jones Indices Consultation on Treatment of MegaCap Companies – Results – Jun 4, 2026 There has been a lot of doomerism regarding the SpaceX IPO and how SP500 is changing their rules, causing people to […]
- It’s been beaten down by the Saaspocalypse. Does the stock price have room to grow to its previous valuations or has the market permanently rerated enterprise software? It’s deeply embedded in the operations of many of the […]
- Q1 Results: Beat EPS, Beat Revenue Expectations 🔹 EPS: $1.69, beat consensus by $0.01 (consensus was $1.68) 🔹 Revenue: $2.47B, up 4.3% YoY, beat $2.43B consensus 🔹 Comparable Sales: +1% YoY (or -2% on a constant dollar […]