美国联邦储备委员会主席鲍威尔在29日举行的新闻发布会上表示，在自己美联储主席任期于5月15日到期后，他将继续留任美联储理事一职。 “留任理事期间我将保持低调。”他说，“美联储永远只有一位主席。当凯文·沃什宣誓并就任后，他就是唯一的主席。”美国媒体将其表态解读为他在暗示自己不会成为美联储的“影子主席”。 在任期最后一场发布会尾声，鲍威尔向记者们道别“下次不再见”，随即转身离场。(新华社)

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Apple Inc. reports quarterly earnings after the close on Thursday, but investors will be largely looking past the numbers and seeking clues to incoming Chief Executive Officer John Ternus ’ strategic plans. The iPhone maker announced last week that Ternus, its current head of hardware infrastructure, will take over for CEO Tim Cook on Sept. 1. That makes Apple’s fiscal second-quarter earnings report, outlook and conference call the first significant opportunity for Wall Street to get a reading on the new leader’s priorities. It isn’t clear if Ternus will appear on the call, and a company spokesperson declined to comment. “It isn’t really about the numbers,” said Anthony Saglimbene , chief market strategist at Ameriprise. “We want to know what the CEO transition looks like.” Ternus is taking over at a complex time for one of the world’s biggest companies, which is expected to debut a number of major products in upcoming months — notably a foldable iPhone. But while growth trends are improving, Apple has been grappling with skyrocketing costs for key components like memory chips and a volatile macro backdrop driven by the war in Iran and advances in AI that have minted stock market winners and losers . “Investors have reason to be excited about Ternus since he was an overseer of some of Apple’s most successful recent products, but his strategy will be a long-term story,” said David Wagner , portfolio manager at Aptus Capital Advisors, which has about $14 billion in assets and holds Apple in a variety of portfolios. “In the short term, the impact of component costs will be the focal point.” Read More: Apple Bets CEO Ternus Will Bring Back Jobs-Era Decisiveness Apple shares are down less than 1% this year after a relatively disappointing 8.6% gain in 2025. By contrast, the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index is up 7.7% in 2026 and the S&P 500 Index has gained 4.2%. While the company is accelerating development of AI-powered hardware devices and features , it has also seen...

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Robert Way The big three cloud service providers, Amazon ( AMZN ), Google ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ), and Microsoft ( MSFT ), demonstrated to investors that heavy spending on artificial intelligence is paying off in spades, as evidenced by their latest quarterly results. Azure boom For the period ending March 31, Microsoft said it earned an adjusted $4.27 per share as revenue rose 18% year-over-year to $82.89B. Included in that was $34.7B from its Intelligent Cloud division, which consists of its Azure cloud unit. Microsoft said Azure revenue grew 40% year-over-year and 39% in constant currency. On its earnings call, Microsoft said it expects Azure's growth rate to be 40%, above the 37% analysts were expecting and the second quarter in a row of 40% growth, as broad and growing customer demand continues to exceed supply. In addition, Microsoft said it is still balancing the amount of supply it can allocate internally versus other high ROI priorities. The company also said it expects roughly $190B in capex spending in 2026. Google Cloud is skyrocketing Google parent Alphabet saw an even stronger growth rate, as Google Cloud revenue surged 63% year-over-year to $20B, surpassing that mark for the first time. The Sundar Pichai-led company also noted that its cloud backlog nearly doubled sequentially to $462B, amid surging enterprise AI demand. It also said that AI is now the primary growth driver for its cloud unit and that revenue from products built on its AI models skyrocketed nearly 800% year-over-year. The tech giant also upped its fiscal 2026 capex spending plans, as it now expects to spend between $180B and $190B, compared to the prior guidance of $175B to $185B. Additionally, Alphabet said it expects 2027 capex to “significantly increase” when compared to 2026 levels, as the AI opportunity is larger than first thought. The reemergence of the 800-pound gorilla Some industry watchers have thought that AWS, often referred to as the 800-pound gorilla of the cloud computing m...

China’s national aviation regulator has signed new partnership deals with its counterparts in Hong Kong and Macau to accelerate type certification for the country’s widebody airliner, the C929, which is being developed to take on mainstream models from Boeing and Airbus. Building on the cooperation framework established for the home-grown narrowbody C919, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department on Thursday outlined a plan to further collaborate...

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Subscribers: The Daily Pulse won’t be published on May 1 because of China’s Labour Day holiday. We will resume publication on Monday, May 4. Crude oil prices jumped to a four-year high after US President Donald Trump suggested that a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could last for “months”. Brent crude, the global benchmark, surged as much as 7.3 per cent, surpassing US$126 a barrel, following reports that Trump met oil executives on Tuesday to discuss ways of extending the blockade and...

Listen and subscribe to Trillions on Apple , Spotify , iHeart and the Bloomberg Terminal. Every day, several new exchange-traded funds come to market. Some rocket to instant glory. Others take their time, building assets month after month, year after year. And more than a few quietly disappear into oblivion. Starting this month on Trillions , Eric Balchunas and Joel Weber will sift through the flood of launches to pick out three ETFs worth watching. Whether the funds are potential hits, future mainstays or squarely in the “good luck with that” camp, the goal is to figure out what distinguishes them—and how they might help (or hurt) investors. On this inaugural monthly episode of Three ETFs to Watch , Isabelle Lee, a cross-asset reporter for Bloomberg News, joins to discuss a late Bitcoin arrival, a rare launch and an expensive swing at value investing. Money goes where it’s treated best. That simple truth is a big reason why more and more money (trillions of dollars, in fact) flows into a powerful, low-cost tool that’s quietly transformed investing. Exchange-traded funds let you invest in everything from the stock market to gold like never before. This biweekly podcast will demystify them—and hopefully delight you in the process.

Her new film, Apex, may not be Citizen Kane, but how refreshing to see a middle-aged actor as a female action hero – and looking the part too If you are in your 50s, 40s or even late 30s and feel as though things are rapidly heading south, might I point you in the direction of Apex , the 95-minute action movie that launched last week on Netflix and is currently parked at No 1 on both sides of the Atlantic. You may think Apex, which has almost no dialogue, a paper-thin script and plot holes the size of the Australian outback in which it was filmed, is not for you, but you would be wrong. Next time you make a noise when you get up from the sofa, you can visualise Charlize Theron free-climbing a cliff face in peak middle age and remind yourself these things are still possible. What’s startling about this is that Theron, at 50, appears to have successfully outrun the Hollywood dead end that greets women on their 34th birthday. She could be unrecognisable from surgery while clinging to the reboot of some earlier role. She could be trapped in Yorgos Lanthimos-style whimsy, because what could be more whimsical and grotesque than an ageing female actor? She could be playing someone’s mother – specifically, the mother of a male actor some five years her junior. Instead, Theron has been everywhere in the past fortnight, dominating the social-media feeds, crowding out the increasingly desperate-looking publicity push from the cast of The Devil Wears Prada 2, and shinning up a wall in Times Square in New York to promote a film that is basically an instructional climbing video with a serial killer subplot. Emma Brockes is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Debra Granik’s five-hour documentary shows a former drug dealer turned entrepreneur striving to beat a system that continues to punish those that have served time Over a decade ago, in a more affordable though no less cutthroat era of New York City , the film-maker Debra Granik met Coss Marte at a diner in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Granik, a chronicler of rugged self-reliance in the features Leave No Trace and Winter’s Bone , was interested in making a drama on recalibrating to life after prison. Marte, a former drug dealer incarcerated for seven years by the time he was 27, was an expert. After developing his own workout while serving five years in prison, he had come up with a business plan for a gym run entirely by fellow returning citizens. “I lost over 70lbs in six months in a prison cell, and now I’m hiring people coming out of the prison system to teach fitness classes,” he would say, joking that his six by nine cell for solitary confinement was a similar size to some New York apartments. Granik was fascinated. “He was defying all the odds,” the film-maker told me on a Zoom call this April. That Marte was set on becoming a successful entrepreneur by employing people almost entirely out of the carceral system was near unprecedented. “Coss was like, ‘I don’t know where my destiny will lead me, but I am using all my energy to not get re-ensnared in the criminal justice system.’” Granik recalled. So she started filming a documentary. “From there, we just never stopped recording,” Marte told me. Continue reading...

Before her first Miami Grand Prix in charge, Nowak opens up on F1’s boom time in the US and flying the flag for women in the sport There is an air of buoyant confidence about Katharina Nowak that is striking but also understandable given the robust state of Formula One in the United States and at the Miami Grand Prix, where the 29-year-old who is at the helm of the race believes the sport only has more to come. “F1 is at its strongest right now that we’ve seen, the interest in F1 is still going up and will go further,” she says in the buildup to this weekend’s meeting in Florida. “From my seat at the table, we are seeing the interest continue to grow. Continue reading...

Data tool could help NHS prioritise who gets access to limited weight-loss medication, say scientists A new tool that can shed light on who is most at risk of obesity-related diseases could help identify people who would benefit most from weight-loss medications, researchers have said. Recent data suggests about two-thirds of adults in England are overweight or obese – a situation that has caused concern among health experts. Continue reading...

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Michael Selig, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman, testifies in a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill, Nov. 19, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A group of Democratic lawmakers is urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to issue a rule that would aim to rein-in prediction markets, curb insider trading and prohibit certain types of event contracts. In a letter first shared with CNBC and sent to the CFTC on Thursday, a group of congressional Democrats led by Jeff Merkley of Oregon., called on the federal agency to address "the rapid erosion of integrity" within prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket. "We strongly encourage you to use your authority to preserve the intent of prediction markets, and congressional intent behind the Commodity Exchange Act, by issuing a rule that prevents insider trading and corruption in the market and prohibits event contracts on the outcome of elections, war and military actions in the U.S. or abroad, sports, and government actions without a valid economic hedging interest," the lawmakers wrote. Read more CNBC politics coverage Trump’s lack of focus on economy is spooking Republicans as 2026 election looms Trump orders Navy to ‘shoot and kill any boat’ laying mines in Hormuz Strait U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan leaving Trump administration: Pentagon Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland also signed the letter. Prediction markets have surged in popularity in the last year, drawing increased attention from lawmakers, particularly after a series of bets were placed on the platform Polymarket ahead of major world events. Last week, a U.S. soldier was arrested for bets he allegdly placed on Polymarket ahead of military action in Venezuela that earned him $400,000. Kalshi, another prediction market giant, suspended and fined three cand...

Baidu, Inc. ("Baidu" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: BIDU; HKEX: 9888 (HKD Counter) and 89888 (RMB Counter)), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced that it will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders (the "AGM") at Baidu Campus, No. 10, Shangdi 10th Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100085, People's Republic of China on June 5, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing/Hong Kong time).

Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man's Life .'/> Like many vets, it took Fred Minnick time to find the best way to cope with what he would learn was PTSD. For Minnick, sense and peace came with bourbon — and "taste mindfulness." (Image credit: Dustin Franz for NPR)

In southern Lebanon, towns near the border with Israel have been largely destroyed by Israeli demolitions and strikes. Israel says it has been attacking Hezbollah infrastructure, but civilian infrastructure has also been significantly affected. (Image credit: Ariel Schalit)

By weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, the Supreme Court has paved the way for the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress. (Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite)

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Watch: Migrants Are Literally Clambering Up Embassy Walls In Spain Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Spain is sliding deeper into migrant-fueled disorder. Crowds of illegals have now stormed the Gambian embassy in Madrid, climbing over each other, scaling walls and fences to grab paperwork after socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government opened the floodgates with legal status for half a million of them. Registry offices across the country are overwhelmed, social services are on the brink, and the chaos is exactly what critics warned would happen. This latest outbreak comes just days after the regularization process kicked off. Thousands lined up for hours—or camped overnight—at more than 400 locations in regions like Catalonia, Andalucia, and Asturias. Many are still waiting for their documents to be stamped. But the rush turned frantic at the Gambian embassy on Tuesday when dozens of migrants, unable to secure needed vulnerability certificates, scaled the walls after learning all appointments were already booked. 🇪🇸🇬🇲 | Gambian immigrants storm their embassy in Madrid due to the collapse in the issuance of documents for Sanchez’s extraordinary regularization in Spain. Inmigración de calidad 👌 pic.twitter.com/QTDbkqj27f — BowTiedMara (@BowTiedMara) April 29, 2026 Panic set in. Police had to intervene to restore order. No arrests were made, and authorities are now keeping a close eye on the area for more attempts. The scenes, captured on video and shared widely on X, show the raw desperation the policy has unleashed. As we detailed in our earlier reports, this is no surprise. Spain’s services were already crumbling under the weight of military-aged male migrants overwhelming registry offices. Thousands have swarmed consulates in cities like Madrid, Bilbao, and Almería after the amnesty was first announced. Now the embassy walls are the new frontline. Municipal unions in Seville warned last week of “extraordinary pressure” and overcrowding that is...

One of the first things almost every cryptocurrency investor hears is that it is a risky asset class. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean much: Risk is measured on a spectrum, and learning to evaluate it is a key part of many retail investors' journeys. If buying an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the S&P 500 is more akin to flying as a passenger in a commercial airplane, buying crypto has more in common with skydiving. That's why many crypto investors have lost money, even now as prices begin to show signs of recovery. One way to minimize crypto risk is to stick to the dynamic digital duo, Bitcoin and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) . Over time, both have produced big gains, though it's been a volatile ride. In this article, I'll focus on Ethereum, particularly why its role as a settlement layer gives it solid long-term potential. Ethereum is often referred to as a settlement layer because it is the base, or Layer-1 blockchain, that underpins a host of other cryptocurrencies and on-chain activities. Ethereum pioneered smart contracts , pieces of code that make blockchains programmable and enable decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, so people can, for example, borrow or lend money without a financial intermediary like a bank. Continue reading

要点速览 一份报道称美军将向特朗普总统汇报针对伊朗的潜在军事行动，受此影响，油价周四创下战时新高。 阿克西奥斯新闻网（Axios）报道，美国中央司令部拟向特朗普提交对伊可能采取军事行动的计划，推动油价上涨。 2023 年 6 月 4 日，俄罗斯鞑靼斯坦共和国阿尔梅季耶夫斯克郊外的石油抽油机。 布伦特原油期货价格周四创下四年新高。此前有报道称，美国军方将向唐纳德・特朗普总统汇报针对伊朗的潜在军事行动，市场担忧武装冲突可能再起，叠加美国对伊朗出口的封锁措施持续发酵。 阿克西奥斯新闻网援引两名知情人士消息报道，美国中央司令部拟向特朗普提交对伊朗可能采取军事行动的计划。 此前有报道称，特朗普已拒绝德黑兰方面提出的重开霍尔木兹海峡的提议，这表明在达成更广泛的核协议前，海上封锁将持续。 国际基准 布伦特原油期货 价格一度创下 每桶 126 美元 的战时新高，随后涨幅收窄至 每桶 121.71 美元 ，日内涨幅 3.1%；截至美东时间凌晨 4：33，美国 西德克萨斯中质原油（WTI） 上涨 1.3%，报每桶 108.17 美元。 此轮上涨延续了布伦特与 WTI 原油连日来的涨势。自 2 月 28 日美以联合对伊朗开战以来，两大合约价格已累计上涨约 60%。 油价走势分析 荷兰国际 集团（ING）大宗商品策略主管沃伦・帕特森在研报中指出：“石油市场已从过度乐观，转向直面波斯湾供应中断的现实。” 他补充道：“中断持续越久，市场就越难依赖库存缓冲，进而越需要通过 需求破坏 来平衡。而推高油价，是实现这一点的唯一途径。” 高盛 估计，霍尔木兹海峡咽喉要道的石油出口量已降至正常水平的 4% 。美伊谈判停滞、美国封锁持续收紧，进一步加剧供应紧张。 该行分析师表示，若封锁持续，伊朗出口受限、全球储油能力不足，可能导致供应中断恶化。同时，阿联酋退出欧佩克后增产，中期内或逐步落地，但难以缓解短期供应紧张。 特朗普再对伊朗发出威胁 特朗普周三在 “真相社交” 平台发文，公开威胁伊朗，称该国 “ 最好尽快学聪明点！ ” 他写道：“伊朗毫无章法，不知道如何签署无核协议。他们最好尽快学聪明点！” 推文配图为一张 AI 生成图片：特朗普持枪、背景爆炸，配文 “ 不再做好好先生！ ” 市场观点 斯凯拉资本管理公司首席投资官比尔・珀金斯表示，当前油价由 实际供应中断、地缘政治风险与投资者情绪 共同驱动。美伊冲突...