Government intervention in the market isn’t new, but the scale and scope of recent U.S. investments into strategic industries has few modern parallels. From semiconductors to rare earth minerals to defense systems, the Trump administration has directed billions into companies tied to national security and supply chain independence. Some of those bets are already paying ... Lithium Americas Is the ...
Government intervention in the market isn’t new, but the scale and scope of recent U.S. investments into strategic industries has few modern parallels. From semiconductors to rare earth minerals to defense systems, the Trump administration has directed billions into companies tied to national security and supply chain independence. Some of those bets are already paying ... Lithium Americas Is the Worst-Performing Trump Stock — Is It a Buy?
If your spider-sense is tingling, perhaps it's because Prime Video released the official full trailer for its upcoming live action series, Spider-Noir , at CCXPMX26 in Mexico City over the weekend. As it did with the first teaser back in February, the streaming platform released the trailer in two formats: one in black and white (above)—very Raymond Chandler-esque—and another in color (below), whi...
If your spider-sense is tingling, perhaps it's because Prime Video released the official full trailer for its upcoming live action series, Spider-Noir , at CCXPMX26 in Mexico City over the weekend. As it did with the first teaser back in February, the streaming platform released the trailer in two formats: one in black and white (above)—very Raymond Chandler-esque—and another in color (below), which the showrunners are calling “True Hue.” As previously reported , Marvel Comics created its “noir” line in 2009, reinterpreting familiar Marvel characters in an alternate universe, usually set during the Great Depression in the US. A version of the Spider-Noir character, voiced by Cage, briefly appeared in the animated masterpieces, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Across the Spider-Verse (2023). (He is set to reprise that role in the upcoming Beyond the Spider-Verse .) Co-showrunner (with Steve Lightfoot) Oren Uziel is a film noir fan, so that Marvel series naturally appealed to him. The live-action series is still set in 1930s New York, but the spidery superhero is not Peter Parker. (Uziel thought the Parker character was too associated with a boyish high school type, which didn’t really fit the noir vibe.) So Cage is playing Ben Reilly, a hard-boiled PI with a secret superhero identity, The Spider. Per the official premise: “ Spider-Noir tells the story of Ben Reilly (Nicolas Cage), a seasoned, down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life, following a deeply personal tragedy, as the city’s one and only superhero.” Read full article Comments
Blues could begin and end the season with silverware, a bewildering prospect given the changes and poor displays Out of chaos comes trophies. It shouldn’t be so, but it’s been the Chelsea way for more than 20 years now: no matter how shambolic everything seems behind the scenes, no matter how many managers they burn through, no matter how scattergun the transfer policy, no matter how much disconte...
Blues could begin and end the season with silverware, a bewildering prospect given the changes and poor displays Out of chaos comes trophies. It shouldn’t be so, but it’s been the Chelsea way for more than 20 years now: no matter how shambolic everything seems behind the scenes, no matter how many managers they burn through, no matter how scattergun the transfer policy, no matter how much discontent seeps from the dressing room, somehow they spend enough to keep on winning trophies. Since Roman Abramovich took over the club in 2003, Chelsea have had 20 permanent managers (including two longish-term interims, and three who had two stints in charge) and won 20 trophies (Community Shields and Uefa Super Cups excluded). That is a bizarre statistic: almost a manager a season should not also be bringing in almost a trophy a season. Whether Calum McFarlane’s appointment to see them through to the end of the season after the sacking of Liam Rosenior last week is enough for him to be considered a 21st manager is debatable, but he now stands one game from adding a 21st trophy. Continue reading...
Gloucester 34-31 Exeter Home side edge 10-try thriller Almost 12 months ago to the day Exeter shipped 79 points in front of the Shed, precipitating a major coaching reshuffle and a finger-wagging lecture in the dressing room from their chair Tony Rowe. The scale of this eventful defeat was much less but there could yet be a sizeable cost to pay as the end-of-season playoffs loom larger. The Chiefs...
Gloucester 34-31 Exeter Home side edge 10-try thriller Almost 12 months ago to the day Exeter shipped 79 points in front of the Shed, precipitating a major coaching reshuffle and a finger-wagging lecture in the dressing room from their chair Tony Rowe. The scale of this eventful defeat was much less but there could yet be a sizeable cost to pay as the end-of-season playoffs loom larger. The Chiefs have certainly chosen an awkward moment to suffer back-to-back league defeats, leaving them looking over their shoulders with four regular season rounds remaining. On this occasion they could have no complaints whatsover as a revitalised Gloucester secured only their third league win of the campaign with Max Llewellyn and Will Trenholm both collecting a brace of tries. Continue reading...
Alphabet’s Google confirmed it will invest up to US$40.00 billion in AI startup Anthropic, starting with US$10.00 billion in cash and up to US$30.00 billion tied to performance milestones, while deepening cloud and chip supply commitments across its rapidly expanding AI infrastructure footprint. This large-scale Anthropic commitment, combined with rising AI-focused capex and new TPU chips, underli...
Alphabet’s Google confirmed it will invest up to US$40.00 billion in AI startup Anthropic, starting with US$10.00 billion in cash and up to US$30.00 billion tied to performance milestones, while deepening cloud and chip supply commitments across its rapidly expanding AI infrastructure footprint. This large-scale Anthropic commitment, combined with rising AI-focused capex and new TPU chips, underlines how central enterprise AI and cloud workloads have become to Google’s long-term business...
Extreme weather likely to continue after devastating homes and endangering millions in US south and midwest At least one person was killed after a very powerful tornado struck northern Texas on Saturday night, as extreme weather continued to devastate homes and put millions across the south and midwestern US at risk, with wildfires also raging on in parts of Georgia . Officials from Wise county in...
Extreme weather likely to continue after devastating homes and endangering millions in US south and midwest At least one person was killed after a very powerful tornado struck northern Texas on Saturday night, as extreme weather continued to devastate homes and put millions across the south and midwestern US at risk, with wildfires also raging on in parts of Georgia . Officials from Wise county in Texas said the storm reached the area at around 10pm and caused significant damage across multiple neighborhoods. In addition to the confirmed death, six people were treated or transported by emergency responders to be treated for storm-related injuries. Continue reading...
Maximusnd With U.S. stocks setting fresh records, many investors are shifting from chasing gains to considering how to protect portfolios if the rally falters, Bloomberg News reported Sunday. Strong technology earnings have fueled optimism, but rising geopolitical and inflation risks are prompting renewed interest in hedging strategies. The issue is significant to investors because hedging can hel...
Maximusnd With U.S. stocks setting fresh records, many investors are shifting from chasing gains to considering how to protect portfolios if the rally falters, Bloomberg News reported Sunday. Strong technology earnings have fueled optimism, but rising geopolitical and inflation risks are prompting renewed interest in hedging strategies. The issue is significant to investors because hedging can help limit losses during market pullbacks, rising interest rates or inflation shocks. Choosing the right protection, such as stock options or rate-sensitive trades, can preserve gains and reduce volatility when market leadership becomes narrow or sentiment changes quickly. In recent weeks, traders have bought call options on major technology stocks ahead of earnings, reflecting confidence in continued upside. That has pushed options sentiment away from fears of a selloff and toward participation in the rally. But some strategists say now may be an attractive time to add downside protection. UBS strategist Kieran Diamond said investors should consider equity put spreads rather than bets on a spike in the VIX volatility index ( VIX ) ( VXX ), arguing stock declines may offer better payoff potential than volatility trades. The growing concern is that the war in Iran could tighten oil supplies, lifting costs for fuel, food and industrial goods. Higher inflation could keep interest rates elevated, a potential threat to richly valued growth and technology stocks. Some investors are also looking beyond stock hedges to interest-rate markets. The cost of protecting against higher long-term yields has declined as traders sell volatility in the bond market, making rate hedges more attractive than they were earlier this year. For now, markets remain focused on earnings from Alphabet ( GOOG )( GOOGL ), Meta ( META ), Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Amazon ( AMZN ). But once results pass, investors may turn their attention back to oil prices, inflation and whether the current rally needs more protec...
Dividend income can be incredibly valuable for retirees and risk-averse investors who are mainly seeking stable, recurring cash flow for their portfolios. It can, however, be a challenge to find good quality dividend stocks that pay high yields, grow their payouts consistently, and that can be safe investments to hang on to. The good news is I've got three excellent dividend stocks listed here tha...
Dividend income can be incredibly valuable for retirees and risk-averse investors who are mainly seeking stable, recurring cash flow for their portfolios. It can, however, be a challenge to find good quality dividend stocks that pay high yields, grow their payouts consistently, and that can be safe investments to hang on to. The good news is I've got three excellent dividend stocks listed here that meet that criteria. Kimberly Clark (NASDAQ: KMB) , T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ: TROW) , and Realty Income (NYSE: O) are all phenomenal income-generating investments you can hang on to for the long haul. Here's a closer look at all three. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is one of the 10 Best Stocks to Buy Before SpaceX IPO. On April 19, Barclays analysts backed Amazon to outperform other mega-cap tech stocks. In a note to analysts, the investment bank showed confidence in Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) ability to lead the company’s growth on the back of artificial intelligence […]
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is one of the 10 Best Stocks to Buy Before SpaceX IPO. On April 19, Barclays analysts backed Amazon to outperform other mega-cap tech stocks. In a note to analysts, the investment bank showed confidence in Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) ability to lead the company’s growth on the back of artificial intelligence […]
RFK Jr. Blasts "Abhorrent" Assisted Suicide: "We Can't Be A Moral Society If America Follows" Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a blunt warning to lawmakers this week: Canada’s rush to expand assisted suicide is turning a once-free nation into a cautionary tale the United States must reject outright. Testifying before t...
RFK Jr. Blasts "Abhorrent" Assisted Suicide: "We Can't Be A Moral Society If America Follows" Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a blunt warning to lawmakers this week: Canada’s rush to expand assisted suicide is turning a once-free nation into a cautionary tale the United States must reject outright. Testifying before the Senate Finance Committee and Senate HELP Committee, Kennedy forcefully condemned the program known as Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). “I think those laws are abhorrent,” he said. Pointing directly to the results north of the border, he added, “And we just see in Canada today, I think the number one cause of death is assisted suicide.” Kennedy made clear the policy doesn’t stop at personal choice. “And as you say, it targets people with disabilities and people who are struggling in their lives,” he stated. He tied the issue to America’s broader standing in the world: “I don’t think we can be a moral society; we can’t be a moral authority around the globe if that becomes institutionalized throughout our society.” 🇺🇸🇨🇦 RFK Jr: Assisted suicide has become the leading cause of death in Canada...wait...what?! Slamming it, he says it targets vulnerable people, including those with disabilities. pic.twitter.com/uRGUg0k3T9 https://t.co/hAw3m6pf9D — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 22, 2026 The comments come as Canada’s experiment spirals. The country is on track to surpass 100,000 assisted deaths before MAID’s 10th anniversary this summer, as noted in a recent New York Post report . As of 2024, the total already stood at 76,475 — more Canadians killed through the program than died in World War II. Government-assisted suicide is also spreading like wildfire across the West, often sold as compassion but delivering cost-cutting convenience for cash-strapped socialist healthcare systems. In the Netherlands, euthanasia now accounts for 6 percent of all deaths and the share is ris...