asbe NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance was moving away from having an "unhealthy codependence" on the United States and would instead strive for a “transatlantic alliance grounded in true partnership." “I have developed an unflinching appreciation for the value of American leadership,” Rutte said during a speech in Washington on Thursday, according to Bloomberg . “But I have also...
asbe NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance was moving away from having an "unhealthy codependence" on the United States and would instead strive for a “transatlantic alliance grounded in true partnership." “I have developed an unflinching appreciation for the value of American leadership,” Rutte said during a speech in Washington on Thursday, according to Bloomberg . “But I have also had the opportunity to reflect on what happens when America’s allies take that leadership—U.S. leadership—for granted.” Rutte's remarks come in the wake of sharp criticism by the Trump administration over the reluctance of certain NATO members to participate in the U.S.'s military campaign against Iran. More on SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF, etc. S&P 500: This Is Still A Very Weak Market From A Bottom-Up View Iran Ceasefire Deepens The Cracks In The Splintering Global Order Q1 GDP Poised For Rebound As Fragile Ceasefire Clouds Outlook Iran attack lull tests whether Hormuz can reopen Morgan Stanley flags 'wait-and-see' Fed as Middle East risks tilt toward rate cuts
e-crow/iStock via Getty Images March and Q1 in review Hefty outflows of US$12bn in March, the largest monthly outflow on record, halved global inflows into physically backed gold ETFs in Q1. Prior to March, global gold ETFs were on track for their strongest quarter on record; nevertheless, the volatile start to the year still marked a seventh consecutive quarter of net inflows (Chart 1). Holdings ...
e-crow/iStock via Getty Images March and Q1 in review Hefty outflows of US$12bn in March, the largest monthly outflow on record, halved global inflows into physically backed gold ETFs in Q1. Prior to March, global gold ETFs were on track for their strongest quarter on record; nevertheless, the volatile start to the year still marked a seventh consecutive quarter of net inflows (Chart 1). Holdings recorded their largest monthly decline since September 2022 in March, but still rose by 62t over Q1. Despite the pullback in the gold price, global gold ETFs ended the quarter with US$606bn in assets under management (AUM), 9% above FY25 levels. Notably, Asia posted its largest quarterly inflow on record, with positive flows in March helping to offset weakness elsewhere. Chart 1: March interrupted, but did not derail, a seven-quarter run of inflows Regional overview North America recorded sizeable outflows of US$13bn in March, ending a nine-month streak of inflows. Selling pressure persisted throughout the month and marked the largest monthly outflow on record, leaving North America as the only region to post net outflows in Q1. Several drivers that previously supported inflows reversed course in March and became key contributors to regional weakness: Broader risk-off conditions , triggered by Operation Epic Fury 2 , weighed on most asset classes – except oil – and likely prompted US investors to raise liquidity by selling prior winners such as gold Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) entered mid-March with elevated long positioning and appear to have amplified the downside price momentum, forcing weaker hands to capitulate 3 Opportunity costs rose as the US dollar and interest rates moved higher, while rate expectations shifted materially from potential cuts in 2026 to rates now expected to remain unchanged through September 2027 4 , adding uncertainty and weighing on gold demand. As noted last month, North America has experienced only two other periods with at least nine co...
(RTTNews) - After a weak start and a subsequent rebound into positive territory, the Canadian market retreated Thursday morning amid doubts about U.S.-Iran truce after Tehran halted the passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz after accusing the U.S. of violating three
(RTTNews) - After a weak start and a subsequent rebound into positive territory, the Canadian market retreated Thursday morning amid doubts about U.S.-Iran truce after Tehran halted the passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz after accusing the U.S. of violating three
OpenAI (Unlisted:OPAI), the company behind the AI chatbot ChatGPT, expects to achieve $2.5 billion in advertising revenue this year and is eyeing $100 billion by 2030, Axios reported on Thursday. The projections assume OpenAI’s products reach 2.75 billion weekly users by 2030 and capture a...
OpenAI (Unlisted:OPAI), the company behind the AI chatbot ChatGPT, expects to achieve $2.5 billion in advertising revenue this year and is eyeing $100 billion by 2030, Axios reported on Thursday. The projections assume OpenAI’s products reach 2.75 billion weekly users by 2030 and capture a...
OceanaGold CEO Gerard Bond joined Bloomberg Open Interest to explain how soaring gold prices, lower production costs, and rising output are creating record profits and massive shareholder returns. He also reveals why the company refuses to hedge gold, and how AI could unlock more gains in mining efficiency. (Source: Bloomberg)
OceanaGold CEO Gerard Bond joined Bloomberg Open Interest to explain how soaring gold prices, lower production costs, and rising output are creating record profits and massive shareholder returns. He also reveals why the company refuses to hedge gold, and how AI could unlock more gains in mining efficiency. (Source: Bloomberg)
Hill writes and directs in-joke and insider-laden spoof about a nice-guy mega-star actor hiding a drug addiction, whose career is threatened when he’s blackmailed over a compromising video The famous paparazzi shot of Keanu Reeves sitting alone on a bench spawned “sad Keanu” ; this comedy gives us “sad asshole Keanu”. It’s a Hollywood in-joke, in a film written and directed by Jonah Hill who has p...
Hill writes and directs in-joke and insider-laden spoof about a nice-guy mega-star actor hiding a drug addiction, whose career is threatened when he’s blackmailed over a compromising video The famous paparazzi shot of Keanu Reeves sitting alone on a bench spawned “sad Keanu” ; this comedy gives us “sad asshole Keanu”. It’s a Hollywood in-joke, in a film written and directed by Jonah Hill who has persuaded his actor mates to appear, including Reeves, who plays Reef Hawk, one of the most well-known actors in the world. Like Reeves, he has a reputation for being Hollywood’s nicest celebrity: kind, humble, possibly vegan. But under the saintly exterior, Reef is a narcissist recovering from a messy heroin addiction, which has been covered up for years by his crisis lawyer Ira (played by Hill with a shaved head and terrifying veneers). The plot is a whodunnit without a body. Reef is being extorted by persons unknown who claim to have a video of him in a compromising situation. Ira tries to work out what’s in the video (“Have you ever killed anyone? I’m not a judgy person.”) Hill’s dialogue is straight from Hollywood’s inner sanctum, and his script, co-written with Ezra Woods, is frequently though not consistently hilarious. At the bidding of his lawyer, Reef sets off to apologise to everyone he’s ever wronged and to sniff out the blackmailer. His two best friends from high school, played by Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer, tag along. Continue reading...
You might think of puzzling as leisurely, but it’s now a sport. Here’s what I discovered when I entered an immensely friendly competition A PhD student in Berkeley. A 12-year-old in Texas. A content creator in Washington. An undergrad at Stanford. A former math teacher turned homeschool mom in Texas. After a three-day competition in Atlanta, Georgia, these people became national champions for a bu...
You might think of puzzling as leisurely, but it’s now a sport. Here’s what I discovered when I entered an immensely friendly competition A PhD student in Berkeley. A 12-year-old in Texas. A content creator in Washington. An undergrad at Stanford. A former math teacher turned homeschool mom in Texas. After a three-day competition in Atlanta, Georgia, these people became national champions for a burgeoning hobby: speed jigsaw puzzling. I have been a lifelong jigsaw puzzle lover. But in recent years, I have observed the quintessential way to slowly pass time transform into a competitive sport. So I traveled to the USA Jigsaw Nationals to test my skill against the best puzzlers in the country. Continue reading...
Transgene (Euronext Paris : TNG), société de biotechnologie qui conçoit et développe des immunothérapies contre le cancer reposant sur des vecteurs viraux , annonce avoir déposé son Document d’Enregistrement Universel 2025 en français, auprès de l’ Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) le 9 avril 2026, sous le numéro D.26-0241.
Transgene (Euronext Paris : TNG), société de biotechnologie qui conçoit et développe des immunothérapies contre le cancer reposant sur des vecteurs viraux , annonce avoir déposé son Document d’Enregistrement Universel 2025 en français, auprès de l’ Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) le 9 avril 2026, sous le numéro D.26-0241.
Transgene (Euronext Paris: TNG), a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, announces that the French version of its 2025 Universal Registration Document was filed with the French Financial Markets Authority ( Autorité des marchés financiers – AMF) on April 9, 2026, under number D.26-0241.
Transgene (Euronext Paris: TNG), a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, announces that the French version of its 2025 Universal Registration Document was filed with the French Financial Markets Authority ( Autorité des marchés financiers – AMF) on April 9, 2026, under number D.26-0241.
If there's one thing I know about Microsoft after covering the company for more than 20 years, it's that it will always respond to a competitive threat. Apple's MacBook Air convinced Microsoft and Intel to launch thin and light laptops with the Ultrabook initiative, the iPad pushed Microsoft to create its own tablet hardware, and the threat of Chromebooks saw Microsoft try to match the security an...
If there's one thing I know about Microsoft after covering the company for more than 20 years, it's that it will always respond to a competitive threat. Apple's MacBook Air convinced Microsoft and Intel to launch thin and light laptops with the Ultrabook initiative, the iPad pushed Microsoft to create its own tablet hardware, and the threat of Chromebooks saw Microsoft try to match the security and simplicity of ChromeOS with S mode versions of Windows. A history of fast follows (and my own sources) tells me that Apple's $599 MacBook Neo announcement last month will force Microsoft to seriously improve Windows. A lot of changes are imminent … Read the full story at The Verge.
Yahoo Finance's "Market Madness" bracket tournament has come down to its Final Four companies, determined by expert analyst commentary in each round: Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Walmart (WMT), Amazon (AMZN), and McDonald's (MCD). Main Street Research CIO James Demmert decides who will move on to the finals as e-commerce giant Amazon goes head-to-head against the burger behemoth McDonald's in this clas...
Yahoo Finance's "Market Madness" bracket tournament has come down to its Final Four companies, determined by expert analyst commentary in each round: Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Walmart (WMT), Amazon (AMZN), and McDonald's (MCD). Main Street Research CIO James Demmert decides who will move on to the finals as e-commerce giant Amazon goes head-to-head against the burger behemoth McDonald's in this clash of the corporations.
United Parcel Service trades below peers as it pivots to higher-margin healthcare and B2B, cuts Amazon volume and targets $3B savings --- buy or value trap?
United Parcel Service trades below peers as it pivots to higher-margin healthcare and B2B, cuts Amazon volume and targets $3B savings --- buy or value trap?