Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the United States has no valid reason to carry out a military attack against the island or to attempt to depose him. Speaking in an interview on NBC News’ Meet the Press programme, the president said an invasion of Cuba would be costly and affect regional security. But should it happen, Diaz-Canel said, Cubans would defend themselves. “If the time comes, I do...
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the United States has no valid reason to carry out a military attack against the island or to attempt to depose him. Speaking in an interview on NBC News’ Meet the Press programme, the president said an invasion of Cuba would be costly and affect regional security. But should it happen, Diaz-Canel said, Cubans would defend themselves. “If the time comes, I don’t think there would be any justification for the United States to launch a military aggression...
"Irrational exuberance" was a phrase coined by Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, to describe a market driven by enthusiasm rather than fundamental analysis. The term can describe any asset, whether a stock or a piece of property, whose true value is obscured by wishful thinking and bullish sentiment, which prices the asset much higher than it might actually be worth. If you n...
"Irrational exuberance" was a phrase coined by Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, to describe a market driven by enthusiasm rather than fundamental analysis. The term can describe any asset, whether a stock or a piece of property, whose true value is obscured by wishful thinking and bullish sentiment, which prices the asset much higher than it might actually be worth. If you noticed the headline stock of this piece, you can probably guess where this is going. Oklo (NYSE: OKLO) , a nuclear start-up whose backing by Sam Altman and extremely stylish reactor design fueled a feverish market rally in 2025, has now tanked over 40% in 2026. Image source: Oklo. Continue reading
An American blockade in the strait of Hormuz raises energy-market dangers after failed negotiations – pushing a fragile ceasefire closer to collapse As the US vice-president, JD Vance, took to a podium in Pakistan after 21 hours of diplomacy and said no deal had been reached to end the war with Iran, his boss Donald Trump was in Miami watching a mixed martial arts fight. The contrast was stark. Ju...
An American blockade in the strait of Hormuz raises energy-market dangers after failed negotiations – pushing a fragile ceasefire closer to collapse As the US vice-president, JD Vance, took to a podium in Pakistan after 21 hours of diplomacy and said no deal had been reached to end the war with Iran, his boss Donald Trump was in Miami watching a mixed martial arts fight. The contrast was stark. Just when the outcome of a war and the stability of global markets hung in the balance, the president chose spectacle over engagement. Mr Trump may intend to project strength. But the impression he creates – in Tehran and among America’s allies – is of a president less interested in the substance of diplomacy than in the politics surrounding it. The talks in Islamabad didn’t fail accidentally; the US and Iran were talking past each other. Washington’s position is that Iran must abandon its capacity to develop a nuclear weapon , while Tehran insists it is not seeking one and has the right to a civilian nuclear programme. The US vice-president’s “ final and best offer ” would have required Iran to give up that capacity altogether – terms that looked less like the basis of a negotiation than an attempt to impose the conditions of victory. Continue reading...
In both Republican and Democratic states, scepticism and hostility towards an unregulated construction boom is growing When blue-collar Trump voters and Maga-friendly midwest states join the same cause as Bernie Sanders and liberal California teachers , something novel is afoot. Last month it was the turn of the Republican party in Texas to express forthright opposition to the construction of data...
In both Republican and Democratic states, scepticism and hostility towards an unregulated construction boom is growing When blue-collar Trump voters and Maga-friendly midwest states join the same cause as Bernie Sanders and liberal California teachers , something novel is afoot. Last month it was the turn of the Republican party in Texas to express forthright opposition to the construction of datacentres for artificial intelligence, pending adequate environmental safeguards for local communities. Across the United States, similar campaigns are being waged, as voters from across the political spectrum rail against the outsize influence and power of big tech. For the White House, which has made the rapid rollout of datacentres a priority in its AI action plan , the scale of the protests is an unwelcome surprise. One of Donald Trump’s first acts on returning to office was to authorise the deregulated “ build, baby, build ” approach demanded by the Silicon Valley backers who helped to fund his campaign. Industry giants such Amazon and Microsoft are driving an estimated $710bn worth of investment in datacentres this year, as they stake their future on staying ahead in the AI race. Continue reading...
Mauritian foreign minister pledges to ‘spare no effort’ to regain control of islands, as US fails to give approval of deal A senior official in Mauritius’ government has vowed that the Chagos Islands will be “decolonised” after Keir Starmer was forced to shelve legislation to hand the islands back to Mauritius. On Friday, UK government officials acknowledged that they had run out of time to pass l...
Mauritian foreign minister pledges to ‘spare no effort’ to regain control of islands, as US fails to give approval of deal A senior official in Mauritius’ government has vowed that the Chagos Islands will be “decolonised” after Keir Starmer was forced to shelve legislation to hand the islands back to Mauritius. On Friday, UK government officials acknowledged that they had run out of time to pass legislation within the current parliamentary session, which ends in the coming weeks, after a lack of support from Donald Trump. Continue reading...
The ad industry spent years debating whether AI would hollow out Google‘s business. Instead, Google handed advertisers an AI toolkit and turned it into an opportunity. The company’s latest numbers tell the story plainly: ad revenue of $82.28 billion in Q4 2025, up 13.5% year over year, with total annual revenue crossing $400 billion for the first time. AI Ads Boost Retail Revenue At the heart of t...
The ad industry spent years debating whether AI would hollow out Google‘s business. Instead, Google handed advertisers an AI toolkit and turned it into an opportunity. The company’s latest numbers tell the story plainly: ad revenue of $82.28 billion in Q4 2025, up 13.5% year over year, with total annual revenue crossing $400 billion for the first time. AI Ads Boost Retail Revenue At the heart of this push is a suite of AI-powered ad tools like AI Max and Performance Max that Google claims are de
The news doesn’t stop when markets close. Hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo bring clarity, context and a bit of humor to the weekend’s biggest headlines, LIVE from New York. Joined by Israel’s Channel 13 News Senior Journalist Neria Kraus, Market Intelligence Founder & Director Amrita Sen, “Rory” Author Alan Shipnuck, AlphaCoreWealth Advisory Chief Investment Strategist Dr. David ...
The news doesn’t stop when markets close. Hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo bring clarity, context and a bit of humor to the weekend’s biggest headlines, LIVE from New York. Joined by Israel’s Channel 13 News Senior Journalist Neria Kraus, Market Intelligence Founder & Director Amrita Sen, “Rory” Author Alan Shipnuck, AlphaCoreWealth Advisory Chief Investment Strategist Dr. David Stubss, Former National Security Advisor Under Donald Trump Ambassdor John Bolton and Axios National Security Editor Dave Lawler. (Source: Bloomberg)
Empire Polo Club, Indio, California For a reportedly record-breaking amount of money, the increasingly reclusive star proves his voice is still golden in a headliner performance light on enthusiasm Throughout the Strokes main stage set on Saturday evening, you could see them: fans, many of them women, unaffected by the New York indie rockers as they pushed forward through the crowd to stake out sp...
Empire Polo Club, Indio, California For a reportedly record-breaking amount of money, the increasingly reclusive star proves his voice is still golden in a headliner performance light on enthusiasm Throughout the Strokes main stage set on Saturday evening, you could see them: fans, many of them women, unaffected by the New York indie rockers as they pushed forward through the crowd to stake out spots hours in advance for the night’s closer, Justin Bieber . “I know why you’re here … JUSTIN BIEBER!” the Strokes’ Julian Casablancas joked, sort of, between songs. “We’re happy to lube you up for him.” Perhaps Casablancas picked up on an anxious energy from the crowd: the chance to see Bieber in a Coachella primetime slot seemed at once inevitable and improbable. Save a stripped-down Grammys performance and two very selective LA warm-up shows, the 32-year-old pop star had not performed publicly in over four years, since cancelling his 2022 Justice World Tour amid a host of health issues. Maybe it’s because vulnerability is an established element of a performer who, for years, appeared dead behind the eyes in public, or the fact that Bieber recently ditched the managerial framework that guided his rocky career, or the lingering sting of Frank Ocean’s disastrous headliner set in 2023, when a generationally beloved artist with little recent performance experience cracked under the pressure: few Coachella headliner sets have generated this much buzz – Saturday broke Coachella’s single-day ticket record – and perhaps this much parasocial concern. Continue reading...
Final: Luton 3-1 Stockport Scorers: Lawrence, Wells (2); Sidibeh Luton have had bigger days at Wembley, more glorious Hatters’ tea parties. They retain a chance of returning for League One’s playoffs in May. If this did not match 1988’s League Cup final, Brian Stein and all that, or 2023’s promotion from the Championship, it can signpost the club’s current road to recovery. For Jack Wilshere, six ...
Final: Luton 3-1 Stockport Scorers: Lawrence, Wells (2); Sidibeh Luton have had bigger days at Wembley, more glorious Hatters’ tea parties. They retain a chance of returning for League One’s playoffs in May. If this did not match 1988’s League Cup final, Brian Stein and all that, or 2023’s promotion from the Championship, it can signpost the club’s current road to recovery. For Jack Wilshere, six months and 38 games into his managerial career, at the club he played for until joining Arsenal at seven, it was a first trophy of a second footballing life, Nahki Wells’ double securing victory. This was the trophy Luton had lost in the quarter-finals, only to be reinstated, amid Swindon’s “whoopsie” of ineligible players, as Ian Holloway, their manager, called it. Stockport suffered the same fate as in 1992 and 1993, when losing under Danny Bergara, the Uruguayan after whom an Edgeley Park stand is named. Wembley continues to disappoint those with an SK postcode. Continue reading...