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Bitcoin remained largely steady this Saturday, trading around $77,743.7 as U.S. envoys traveled to Pakistan for indirect negotiations with Iranian officials. Markets are watching whether the talks produce de-escalation that could relieve pressure on energy supply routes and broader risk assets, while crypto technicals focus on the $80,000 barrier a…
President Donald Trump will welcome winners of his second annual meme coin contest to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, this Saturday, offering top $TRUMP token holders access to a day-long conference and a VIP reception despite the token having collapsed from its peak. The event comes amid increased scrutiny of the Trump family's crypto activitie…
Italy’s parliament rejected an opposition-backed plan in February to create equal, non-transferable and fully paid parental leave for mothers and fathers. Despite the vote, fathers who post daily childcare routines online are helping reshape expectations about paternal involvement. The gap between five months of maternity leave and 10 days of pater…
Oncolytics (ONCY) is trading near $1.05 with a market cap of roughly $115M. Recent regulatory momentum for pelareorep - including Fast Track designation in KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer - and an orderly capital structure set up the company to re-rate if management executes on registrational trials or FDA alignment. This trade idea outlines a long e…
Iran's Imam Khomeini International Airport reopened today with domestic services resuming, while U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff head to Pakistan for mediation efforts. Tehran says it will not meet directly with American officials and expects Pakistani intermediaries to relay observations. The diplomatic stalemate coincides with a near-…
On April 23, OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman wrote to leaders in Tumbler Ridge to apologize for the company's failure to notify law enforcement about a ChatGPT account linked to Jesse Van Rootselaar. The account had been banned in June for policy violations, but OpenAI said the case did not meet its internal threshold for reporting. Altman said h…
Intuit has been punished on AI angst and sector-wide weakness, but the fundamentals remain intact: $6.9B free cash flow, double-digit ROE, modest leverage and a $109.5B market cap. We upgrade our rating and lay out a clear risk-managed trade with entry at $395.95, stop at $360.00 and a $520.00 target over a 180-trading-day horizon.
The travel distribution landscape is shifting as major hotel groups and technology vendors move to connect inventories directly to AI platforms. While geopolitical concerns currently weigh on online travel agency shares, analysts warn that artificial intelligence could pose a material long-term threat if platform revenue models do not preserve comm…
A major overnight Russian offensive struck multiple regions of Ukraine, killing four people and wounding more than 30. The city of Dnipro in the southeast bore heavy damage to urban infrastructure, while attacks in the northern Chernihiv region also produced fatalities and injuries. Ukraine reported it intercepted the majority of incoming drones an…
Romanian authorities said they recovered fragments of a drone in the port city of Galati following an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine. The debris damaged an electricity pole and an annex to a residence, but caused no casualties. Emergency teams evacuated the recovery site amid concerns fragments could contain an explosive charge; t…
The United States is dispatching a delegation to Pakistan for further negotiations aimed at ending the conflict that has caused thousands of deaths and unsettled global markets. Iran, however, has stated it will not engage in direct talks with U.S. representatives and will convey its positions to Pakistan instead. The standoff has contributed to sh…
The European Union this week approved a €90 billion ($105 billion) loan package to support Ukraine through the end of next year, stepping into a central financing role as U.S. backing recedes. Brussels officials and diplomats warn of an emerging fiscal gap and capability shortfalls that could require further funding rounds sooner than planned. Poli…
Hyundai Motor announced a plan to launch 20 new models in China across the next five years as it attempts to regain momentum in the country. The strategy includes China-specific models, deeper cooperation with local technology and battery partners, and a goal of reaching 500,000 annual sales in China by 2030, including exports.
Singapore is being adopted as a de facto neutral base by artificial intelligence companies from both China and the United States. Chinese founders and investors are using the city-state to reassure international clients about intellectual property and governance, while U.S. firms and engineers view Singapore as a less fraught alternative to stricte…
India's foreign ministry rejected as 'uninformed' a transcript shared by U.S. President Donald Trump of a radio commentator's description of some countries as a 'hellhole', saying the language was inappropriate and out of step with the two nations' relationship. The comments, made by Michael Savage on The Savage Nation and posted by Trump on Truth …
Teck Resources reported first-quarter adjusted earnings above analyst expectations, driven by record copper sales, higher realized prices and a production ramp at its Chilean mine. The company warned that the Middle East conflict is likely to increase freight and explosives costs through the second quarter, and its planned merger with Anglo America…
Prime Minister Mark Carney said U.S. President Donald Trump has not used language suggesting Canada must pay an "entry fee" before a scheduled review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement can begin. Canadian officials remain skeptical the review will conclude by the July 1 deadline amid unresolved tariff disputes and insist all outstanding i…
A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report says a runway safety system failed to activate prior to a March 22 collision between an Air Canada Express CRJ-900 and a fire truck that killed two pilots. The NTSB found runway entrance lights stayed on until about three seconds before impact, the aircraft touched down roughly two seconds b…
A revived proposal to allow U.S. public companies to report earnings semiannually rather than quarterly is expected to be opened for public comment by the Securities and Exchange Commission. While supporters say the change could reduce compliance burden and encourage longer-term decision-making, a broad range of investors caution that moving away f…
Brazil's antitrust authority CADE voted to send an investigation into Alphabet's Google back to its general superintendence for formal administrative proceedings, citing developments in the company's search features since an inquiry opened in 2019 and concerns that news publishers may be structurally dependent on Google for audience reach.
Fortescue Metals Group is accelerating investment in green energy in Western Australia as a hedge against oil market swings and energy uncertainty, while maintaining its fiscal 2026 shipment range of 195 million to 205 million tonnes. The miner reported quarterly shipments of 48.4 million tonnes, saw higher hematite volumes and rising unit costs, a…
PLS reported a record quarter of spodumene concentrate production, nearly doubling output on stronger recovery at its Pilgangoora operation and rising prices for the battery raw material. CEO Dale Henderson cited energy security concerns and expanding demand across stationary batteries and e-mobility as underpinning market momentum. The company als…
SpaceX's S-1 registration statement cautions that global regulatory inquiries into sexually abusive imagery produced and circulated by its xAI unit may jeopardize access to specific markets. The filing highlights allegations that AI tools were used to create nonconsensual explicit images and sexualized depictions of minors. The warning appears as S…
China's central bank has signaled a shift toward stricter internal oversight and regulatory discipline across the financial sector, explicitly warning against 'involution-style' competition. Governor Pan Gongsheng, after an internal policy meeting, said the People’s Bank of China will bolster compliance, enforce performance standards and continue t…
The White House said late on Thursday that President Donald Trump will address a cryptocurrency conference on Saturday at his private Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. The event, which lists Trump as keynote speaker and limits attendance to the top 297 holders of a meme coin named $TRUMP, has prompted criticism from some Democratic senators w…
