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A single gunman rushed a Secret Service checkpoint at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, prompting agents to escort President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet from the venue. The suspect was subdued and taken into custody after law enforcement exchanged gunfire and tackled him; officials say the …
Taipei says Beijing influenced the abrupt revocation of flight permissions in the Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar that forced President Lai Ching-te to cancel a diplomatic mission, marking the first time a sitting Taiwanese president has scrapped an entire trip for lack of airspace access. Beijing has denied direct involvement but praised the …
The standoff between Washington and Tehran has pushed the Strait of Hormuz into a pronounced shutdown, with commercial movements dropping to almost nothing. What began as a U.S. naval blockade intended to pressure Iran has become a broader maritime paralysis, disrupting crude flows, gas markets and fertilizer supplies and leaving shipping operators…
This week, Wall Street research teams issued several high-profile coverage changes and target revisions that reveal a mix of technical market distortions and strategic business turnarounds. Barclays flagged a dramatic technical squeeze in Avis Budget and cut its stance despite a higher price target. DA Davidson initiated coverage of Reddit with a b…
A sharp increase in nitrogen-based fertilizer prices, led by a more than 50% jump in urea costs, is likely to push global food inflation higher over the coming year and beyond. Capital Economics warns the shock - stemming from the Middle East conflict and closure of the Strait of Hormuz - will unfold gradually, with the heaviest burdens falling on …
Palo Alto Networks is positioned to capture outsized cybersecurity spend tied to AI deployments. The market is still debating whether AI will compress software multiples; we think AI increases security budgets and validates Palo Alto's platform approach. The technicals are supportive and the company produces strong free cash flow, presenting a favo…
Bitcoin traded near $77,517.7, largely unchanged despite short-lived geopolitical noise. A surge in institutional derivatives tied to BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has pushed open interest above $27.6 billion, surpassing offshore rival Deribit and marking a shift toward U.S.-regulated venues. Meanwhile, Tennessee joined Indiana in bannin…
U.S. Central Command reports that a merchant vessel named Sevan, identified as a member of a 19-vessel 'shadow fleet' moving Iranian oil and gas products, was intercepted in the Arabian Sea. A helicopter launched from the guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney approached the ship, which is complying with orders to return to Iran under escort. The fl…
A sudden security alarm and loud, concussive noise inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner prompted an emergency evacuation and a rapid Secret Service response that led to the President being escorted from the ballroom and the apprehension of a suspect. Officials have provided few details while the nature of the disturbance remains under inve…
An Egyptian mother and her five children were returned to federal custody on Saturday, lawyers say, less than two days after a federal judge ordered their release from more than 10 months of immigration detention. The family was detained while complying with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement check-in requirement in Denver, and their legal team…
President Donald Trump used a high-profile Florida conference to reiterate support for pro-crypto legislation, including the Clarity Act, but made no public references to his family’s $TRUMP memecoin. The token tumbled 14% on Saturday, deepening year-to-date losses to about 47% and reflecting a collapse of more than 90% from its post-inauguration p…
Efforts to mediate an end to the U.S.-Iran conflict have faltered after Pakistan-hosted diplomacy produced no breakthrough and the White House called off a planned envoy visit. Tehran says it will not negotiate under threat or blockade and demands the removal of operational obstacles before talks can proceed. The impasse coincides with Iran’s effec…
A coordinated sequence of interest-rate decisions from major central banks this week is expected to produce a broad holding pattern. Officials from the Federal Reserve to the Bank of England appear set to pause further hikes as they assess how volatility linked to disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz is feeding through to input costs and inflation d…
Global retail and apparel companies are confronting rising costs to attract new customers, prompting adjustments to marketing strategies and budgets. Analysts at Deutsche Bank say higher acquisition expenses are becoming a central boardroom issue through the remainder of 2026. Firms that have already invested in marketing capabilities are viewed as…
A planned diplomatic mission by U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Pakistan was cancelled by President Trump after the White House labelled Tehran's initial proposal as "substandard." Officials say Iran submitted a subsequent, more promising offer that reportedly addresses nuclear weapon concerns, but entrenched mutual demands - notably…
Goldman Sachs says the Canadian dollar has held up among G10 currencies in recent weeks even as domestic indicators have softened. March inflation undershot expectations despite an energy shock, and employment has stabilised with only modest improvement versus a year earlier. The firm anticipates the Bank of Canada will stay on hold at its April me…
Goldman Sachs argues that global developments will increasingly outweigh regional UK factors in determining sterling's path as markets contend with a protracted terms-of-trade shock. The bank notes a recent improvement in UK data against a weakening euro area, but warns that domestic issues - including monetary policy expectations, valuation metric…
Goldman Sachs has reduced its USD/BRL projections across the near and medium term, citing a stronger Brazilian real driven by improved terms of trade, a recovery in risky assets and comparatively high carry. The bank says the real's relative strength should persist while energy prices remain elevated and risk sentiment holds, but it warns that a re…
Goldman Sachs says the U.S. dollar's path is being influenced by an unexpectedly small supply shock from ongoing disruptions in the Middle East. While higher energy prices and product scarcities are altering global balances, the bank finds the immediate economic effects less conspicuous than initially feared. Goldman has trimmed global growth forec…
Ukraine observed the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster on April 26, 2026, in a context marked by continuing war-related threats. Officials say Russian missiles and drones have repeatedly flown near the plant, and a February 2025 strike breached the protective arch installed in 2016. Authorities report hundreds of drones have a…
Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor, signaled a preference for using Trimmed PCE to evaluate inflation during a recent Congressional hearing. The choice has drawn criticism because Trimmed PCE sits below core PCE, which some say could be interpreted as limiting rate-cut flexibility. KB Securities analysts argue Warsh’s comments sounded h…
Russian equities closed with the MOEX Russia Index unchanged, as modest advances in steel and oil-related shares balanced declines among metal producers and an airline stock. Market breadth showed slightly more winners than losers, while volatility and major commodity contracts moved with small-to-moderate changes. The ruble strengthened against th…
A Mizuho TMT analyst says accelerating investment in AI - particularly agentic AI workloads - is strengthening demand for DRAM and specialized memory such as HBM, arguing that tight supply and rising CPU attach rates make several memory stocks attractive on valuation grounds. The analyst highlights specific names in DRAM and NAND that he sees as un…
A coordinated series of attacks struck military sites across Mali on Saturday, targeting locations in and around the capital Bamako and several northern towns. Mali’s army said it repelled the assault and killed "several hundred" assailants, while al Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Tuareg-dominated Azawad Liberation…
Tax season has delivered larger refunds compared with last year, but a surge in gasoline prices is cancelling much of that benefit. Goldman Sachs calculates that near-term real consumption growth will be weak as tax relief from last year’s fiscal package roughly offsets higher capital gains tax payments and rising energy costs create a sizable inco…
