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Washington and Tehran will have to make compromises and the current deadline must be extended. But with the will there’s clearly a way The failure of the Islamabad talks to end the US-Israel war on Iran was hardly surprising, given the stark differences between Washington’s 15-point proposal and Tehran’s 10-point equivalent. The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA ), which capped Iran’...
Washington and Tehran will have to make compromises and the current deadline must be extended. But with the will there’s clearly a way The failure of the Islamabad talks to end the US-Israel war on Iran was hardly surprising, given the stark differences between Washington’s 15-point proposal and Tehran’s 10-point equivalent. The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA ), which capped Iran’s uranium enrichment, took more than two years to negotiate, and its roots actually reach back to 2003 . The US vice-president, JD Vance, spent less than a full day in Islamabad for negotiations that included the nuclear question and several others. The surprise was Vance’s explanation for the failure – that Iran rejected the terms presented by the US. The American side was not in a position to dictate terms because Iran stood firm when the 8 April ceasefire took effect. But Vance seemed to believe, as does his boss Donald Trump, that the Iranians had been defeated and the US didn’t have to budge. Rajan Menon is professor emeritus of international relations at Powell School, City University of New York, and senior research fellow at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies Continue reading...
Welcome to the Brussels Edition. I’m Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg’s Brussels bureau chief, bringing you the latest from the EU each weekday. Make sure you’re signed up . As far-right parties across Europe reconsider their links with US President Donald Trump in the aftermath of Viktor Orban’s dramatic defeat in Hungary’s election, the dynamic is having an effect on European politics in other ways. Res...
Welcome to the Brussels Edition. I’m Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg’s Brussels bureau chief, bringing you the latest from the EU each weekday. Make sure you’re signed up . As far-right parties across Europe reconsider their links with US President Donald Trump in the aftermath of Viktor Orban’s dramatic defeat in Hungary’s election, the dynamic is having an effect on European politics in other ways. Research out today by polling company Ipsos shows Britons increasingly believe that the UK’s interests are the same as the EU’s as they move further away from Washington. Some 43% of respondents see EU-UK interests as the same or mostly the same, up from 32% in 2023, it showed. At the same time, 45% of respondents viewed their relationship with the US as completely or mostly at odds, up from 15% three years ago. A similar pattern is evident in France and Germany, with respondents feeling more aligned with Britain than the US. That pattern explains the effort by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to deepen ties with Brussels as the ten-year anniversary of the Brexit referendum approaches. The British leader is expected to give more details at the King’s Speech next month, including a bill allowing the government to approve new EU regulations via secondary legislation rather than through new acts requiring a parliamentary vote. Ahead of the next EU-UK summit this summer, the two sides are focusing on three area: sanitary and phytosanitary measures that cover trade in agri-food goods, a linking of the emissions trading schemes and a youth-mobility scheme. EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic also confirmed at the EU-UK Forum Annual Conference today in Brussels that participation by the UK in a €90 billion loan to Ukraine is under discussion. Speaking at the event, UK Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, who oversees cross-channel ties, said the “negative period” after Britain’s departure was over. “Just because we are no longer in the European Union it does not mean that we should not have a stronge...
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building stands after it was reported the IRS will lay off about 6,700 employees, a restructuring that could strain the tax-collecting agency's resources during the critical tax-filing season, in Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly gu...
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building stands after it was reported the IRS will lay off about 6,700 employees, a restructuring that could strain the tax-collecting agency's resources during the critical tax-filing season, in Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. For seven years, wealthy Americans faced a looming deadline to take advantage of tax provisions that were set to expire at the end of 2025. While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act alleviated much of the uncertainty by making most of the cuts permanent, lawyers and tax accountants say the ever-shifting tax code requires constant planning. With this year's Tax Day now behind us, here are five of the most important planning strategies wealthy investors and high earners are thinking about for next year and beyond. 1. Long-short tax-loss harvesting Last year's tax bill permanently raised the estate tax exemption to $15 million per person, up from $13.99 million. (It was initially set to be cut in half at the end of 2025.) The higher threshold has prompted a shift in focus from minimizing federal estate taxes to lowering taxes on income and capital gains. Minimizing capital gains has become crucial after several years of strong market gains, according to Mitchell Drossman, head of national wealth strategies in Bank of America's chief investment office. The S&P 500 has surged more than 75% since the beginning of 2023. "The biggest tax story to me is a capital gains and investing story," said Drossman. "You have lots of clients who are sitting on significant gains." Investors are increasingly turning to long-short tax-loss harvesting, an aggressive form of a popular strategy, in order to minimize capital gains, Drossman said. With traditional tax-loss harvesting , investors sel...
Intel is announcing a family of cheaper Panther Lake laptop processors called the Core Series 3 line. They're built on the same Intel 18A process as the higher-end Core Ultra Series 3 family of chips, but they have less of just about everything spec-wise. The Core Series 3 (non-Ultra) line encompasses six different chips, with the highest end being a six-core Intel Core 7 360 and the low-end model...
Intel is announcing a family of cheaper Panther Lake laptop processors called the Core Series 3 line. They're built on the same Intel 18A process as the higher-end Core Ultra Series 3 family of chips, but they have less of just about everything spec-wise. The Core Series 3 (non-Ultra) line encompasses six different chips, with the highest end being a six-core Intel Core 7 360 and the low-end model being a five-core Intel Core 3 304. Compared to their Ultra counterparts, the Core Series 3 across the board have fewer CPU cores, Xe graphics cores, and PCIe lanes. They're capable of less TOPS, a lower TDP wattage, and are limited to two Thunder … Read the full story at The Verge.
TYLER, Texas, April 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ENvue Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEED) (“ENvue,” “ENvue Medical” or the “Company”), a medical technology company specializing in the advancement of intelligent, non-invasive solutions for enteral care across clinical and home care settings, today issued the following stockholder letter and corporate update:
TYLER, Texas, April 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ENvue Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEED) (“ENvue,” “ENvue Medical” or the “Company”), a medical technology company specializing in the advancement of intelligent, non-invasive solutions for enteral care across clinical and home care settings, today issued the following stockholder letter and corporate update:
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AppTech Payments Corp. (“AppTech” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: APCX), a fintech company, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AppTech Payments Corp. (“AppTech” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: APCX), a fintech company, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Meta Platforms Inc. is boosting the prices of its virtual reality headsets because of rising memory chip costs, adding to an industrywide wave of recent increases. The company said Thursday that it’s hiking the price of its entry-level Quest 3S headset by $50 and its higher-end Quest 3 model by $100. The Quest 3S will now cost $350 for a model with 128 gigabytes of space and $450 for a version wit...
Meta Platforms Inc. is boosting the prices of its virtual reality headsets because of rising memory chip costs, adding to an industrywide wave of recent increases. The company said Thursday that it’s hiking the price of its entry-level Quest 3S headset by $50 and its higher-end Quest 3 model by $100. The Quest 3S will now cost $350 for a model with 128 gigabytes of space and $450 for a version with 256 gigabytes. The Quest 3 will now be $600. Like its tech peers, Meta is grappling with growing memory expenses and supply chain shortages stemming from the artificial intelligence boom. Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have both increased the prices of laptops, while Samsung Electronics Co. has upped the cost of some phones. Other headset makers, meanwhile, have upped prices or suffered product delays. The social networking giant, which renamed itself to tout the metaverse and virtual reality in 2021, said that prices for refurbished models will also go up. A spokesperson said the cost of its smart glasses isn’t changing at this time. Read More: Why the AI Boom Will Make Phones, Cars and Electronics More Expensive “We’re making this change because the cost of building high-performance VR hardware has risen significantly,” the company said in a statement. “To keep delivering the quality of hardware, software and support you expect from the Quest platform, we need to adjust our pricing.” The Quest changes take effect on April 19. In addition to the US increases, prices are going up in the UK, Europe and Japan. Meta’s smart glasses have been outpacing enclosed headsets in popularity. But the company said that it “remains committed” to VR devices and believes the category is still the “future of computing.” “This adjustment helps us stay on track to deliver that future,” Meta said. Still, some of the company’s recent moves signal that VR has become a lower priority. Meta laid off a chunk of its hardware division responsible for headsets and discontinued a key metaverse produc...
Vertigo3d/E+ via Getty Images By Deepali Bhargava , Regional Head of Research, Asia-Pacific Asia and oil - uneven exposure to energy shocks Asia accounts for the bulk of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, with China, India, and Japan among the largest recipients. But exposure to this supply shock is far from uniform, with wide differences in reserve buffers, policy capacity, and the energy mi...
Vertigo3d/E+ via Getty Images By Deepali Bhargava , Regional Head of Research, Asia-Pacific Asia and oil - uneven exposure to energy shocks Asia accounts for the bulk of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, with China, India, and Japan among the largest recipients. But exposure to this supply shock is far from uniform, with wide differences in reserve buffers, policy capacity, and the energy mix. Japan and South Korea are backed by deep strategic reserves and fiscal space to stabilise domestic fuel prices. By contrast, India, the Philippines, and Indonesia sit closer to the economic fault line, with thinner buffers and greater sensitivity to imported energy costs. This divergence is already visible in policy outcomes. Gasoline prices in the Philippines have surged by as much as 75%, while Thailand and Indonesia have kept increases modest, leaning on subsidies and price controls – though at a growing fiscal cost. The energy mix matters, too. Economies with greater reliance on coal – most notably China and, to a lesser extent, India – have more room for substitution. China's coal-heavy power generation has helped dampen the macroeconomic impact of oil-related disruptions, limiting broader spillovers. Developed Asia is better positioned Developed Asian economies – including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, and Australia – entered the year with firm momentum. Domestic demand has held up in Japan and Malaysia, supported by tight labour markets. In Australia, the lagged effects of central bank easing continue to underpin activity. Korea has benefited from fiscal support. Externally, the region remains well-positioned to capture upside from the AI-led tech cycle. Stronger energy buffers reinforce this advantage. Japan, for example, held 228 days of oil reserves as of 7 April (including 143 days in public stockpiles). Reserve releases and gasoline price caps have limited pump‑price increases to around 8%, a stark contrast to more exposed economies. Against this backdrop,...
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, today announced that it has been selected by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) for a contract to upgrade its core motor vehicle systems. The initiative aims to significantly reduce customer wait times and expand online access to essential DMV services statewide.
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, today announced that it has been selected by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) for a contract to upgrade its core motor vehicle systems. The initiative aims to significantly reduce customer wait times and expand online access to essential DMV services statewide.
Meta is the next tech company to hike up hardware prices due to the global memory shortage. Beginning April 19th, Meta's 128GB Quest 3S VR headset will cost $349.99, the 256GB Quest 3S will cost $449.99, and the Quest 3 will cost $599.99. Those are increases of $50 for both Quest 3S models and $100 for the Quest 3. Refurbished units will be getting a price hike, too. The refurbished 128GB and 256G...
Meta is the next tech company to hike up hardware prices due to the global memory shortage. Beginning April 19th, Meta's 128GB Quest 3S VR headset will cost $349.99, the 256GB Quest 3S will cost $449.99, and the Quest 3 will cost $599.99. Those are increases of $50 for both Quest 3S models and $100 for the Quest 3. Refurbished units will be getting a price hike, too. The refurbished 128GB and 256GB Quest 3S models are similarly getting a $50 bump to $319.99 and $409.99, while a refurbished Quest 3 will cost $549.99, a $170 increase. Accessories will keep their current prices. "We're making this change because the cost of building high-p … Read the full story at The Verge.
BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 16, 2026--DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN), the Agentic Inference Cloud built for production AI, today showcased why AI-native startups including Specra.AI, ACE Studio, and Probably AI are choosing to run real-time production AI workloads on its platform to move faster, reduce infrastructure complexity, and gain more predictable economics as they scale.
BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 16, 2026--DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN), the Agentic Inference Cloud built for production AI, today showcased why AI-native startups including Specra.AI, ACE Studio, and Probably AI are choosing to run real-time production AI workloads on its platform to move faster, reduce infrastructure complexity, and gain more predictable economics as they scale.
Social Security has taken 6.2% of your paychecks for decades if you're not self-employed, so it's understandable if you don't want to wait longer than you have to in order to get money back from the program. You're allowed to claim as young as 62, and if you apply right away, you'll get the most checks possible. But that doesn't always mean you're guaranteed a huge benefit. If you want the biggest...
Social Security has taken 6.2% of your paychecks for decades if you're not self-employed, so it's understandable if you don't want to wait longer than you have to in order to get money back from the program. You're allowed to claim as young as 62, and if you apply right away, you'll get the most checks possible. But that doesn't always mean you're guaranteed a huge benefit. If you want the biggest bang for your buck, there are a few steps worth taking right now, even if you're not old enough to apply yet. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Sundry Photography Arm Holdings ( ARM ) was in focus on Thursday as Susquehanna upped its price target on the British semiconductor firm ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings, set to be released on May 6. Shares were little changed in premarket trading. “We expect ARM-based CPU royalties to partially offset ongoing weakness in smartphone-related royalty revenues,” analyst Mehdi Hosseini wrote in a ...
Sundry Photography Arm Holdings ( ARM ) was in focus on Thursday as Susquehanna upped its price target on the British semiconductor firm ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings, set to be released on May 6. Shares were little changed in premarket trading. “We expect ARM-based CPU royalties to partially offset ongoing weakness in smartphone-related royalty revenues,” analyst Mehdi Hosseini wrote in a note to clients. “Overall, we see the risk/reward as attractive, underpinned by L-T TAM expansion from AI/AGI CPU opportunities, which we believe can support EPS >$10 over the next several years.” Hosseini raised his price target to $210 from $170 on Arm, but kept his Positive rating on the stock. Delving deeper, Hosseini noted the smartphone market has weakened for several reasons (the war, rising memory prices, etc.) and now expects it will be down 10.5% year-over-year, but does expect the high-end of the market to remain “relatively more resilient.” The iPhone 17 continues to outperform Android devices, especially in the mid-to-low portion of the market, Hosseini said. However, Arm-based server CPUs, such as Amazon's ( AMZN ) Graviton 5 and Apple's ( AAPL ) M5 MacBooks (which use Armv9 technology), “could potentially offset smartphone-related weakness,” Hosseini added. “Overall, we acknowledge near term downside risk to EPS consensus driven by ongoing weakness in the smartphone market,” Hosseini wrote. “However, we view the continued penetration of Arm based CPUs in DC/Networking as a durable secular trend that should not be overlooked. In addition, the emerging AGI CPU opportunity represents a meaningful long term TAM expansion, which we expect to help drive EPS north of $10 over the coming years.” More on Arm Holdings Arm Stock Could Win As Agentic AI Shifts The Bottleneck To CPUs Arm Holdings: The CPU Bottleneck Thesis Is Getting Harder To Ignore Arm Targets New Path With AGI CPU Silicon Arm Holdings slides as Morgan Stanley downgrades IBM, Arm partner on enterprise c...