Miso brings a level of mouthwatering complexity to these otherwise simple cookies Everyone has different ideas on what makes the perfect chocolate chip cookie, with everything from thickness and chewiness to the amount of chocolate up for debate. In my opinion, no cookie is worth eating if it’s not well salted; without it, everything feels a little off balance and flat. My not-so-secret way of sal...
Miso brings a level of mouthwatering complexity to these otherwise simple cookies Everyone has different ideas on what makes the perfect chocolate chip cookie, with everything from thickness and chewiness to the amount of chocolate up for debate. In my opinion, no cookie is worth eating if it’s not well salted; without it, everything feels a little off balance and flat. My not-so-secret way of salting cookies is to use a bit of miso. Not so much that it becomes a miso cookie, but just enough to bring a slightly savoury, umami vibe that makes the cookies a bit more complex-tasting and not sickly sweet. Continue reading...
Charity advises replacing seed and nut feeders, where birds gather, with small amounts of mealworms, fat balls or suet Garden birds should not be fed seeds and nuts over the summer months, the RSPB has said, in an attempt to reduce the spread of avian diseases. Bird lovers are being urged to take down their bird feeders between May and October to help birds such as the greenfinch, whose numbers ha...
Charity advises replacing seed and nut feeders, where birds gather, with small amounts of mealworms, fat balls or suet Garden birds should not be fed seeds and nuts over the summer months, the RSPB has said, in an attempt to reduce the spread of avian diseases. Bird lovers are being urged to take down their bird feeders between May and October to help birds such as the greenfinch, whose numbers have plummeted after the spread of trichomonosis, a parasitic disease transmitted more easily when birds cluster around feeders in the warmer months. Continue reading...
Fifty years ago this month people were enjoying highs of 21C but stifling heat and water rationing were on the way The weather in April 1976 was unusually pleasant. The Easter weekend, which fell in the middle of the month, coincided with a warm spell as an area of high pressure drifted towards the UK. Conditions in Scotland were unsettled but the rest of the country enjoyed sunshine and highs of ...
Fifty years ago this month people were enjoying highs of 21C but stifling heat and water rationing were on the way The weather in April 1976 was unusually pleasant. The Easter weekend, which fell in the middle of the month, coincided with a warm spell as an area of high pressure drifted towards the UK. Conditions in Scotland were unsettled but the rest of the country enjoyed sunshine and highs of 21C. There was very little rainfall in what is traditionally a showery month, with Plymouth receiving a record low of just 4mm. The 12-month period to April 1976 was the driest ever recorded. Continue reading...
In this article AAPL GOOGL META Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Trump administration is increasingly on a collision course with the European Union over Big Tech fines. Google , Apple and Meta are contesting fines from the EU over violations of the bloc's antitrust and competition laws, which total over 6 billion euros, or $7 billion, since the start of 2024. They're an increasi...
In this article AAPL GOOGL META Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Trump administration is increasingly on a collision course with the European Union over Big Tech fines. Google , Apple and Meta are contesting fines from the EU over violations of the bloc's antitrust and competition laws, which total over 6 billion euros, or $7 billion, since the start of 2024. They're an increasing bone of contention, as both companies and the White House say the fines reflect the bloc's hostility to innovation, while the EU tells CNBC that its tough line is getting companies to make decisions that benefit consumers. Six fines have been imposed since 2024: March 2024 : Apple fined €1.84 billion under antitrust rules for abusing its dominant position in the market for the distribution of music streaming apps. November 2024 : Meta fined €797 million under antitrust rules over practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace. September 2025 : Google fined €2.9 billion under antitrust rules for anti-competitive practices in its advertising technology business. April 2025: Apple fined €500 million for failing to comply with "anti-steering" obligations . Meta fined €200 million under the Digital Market Act for requiring users to consent to sharing their data with the company or pay for an ad-free service. December 2025: X fined €120 million under the Digital Services Act for breaching transparency obligations. "All companies doing business in the EU are accountable to the European people and should respect the rules meant to protect them," a Commission spokesperson told CNBC, adding that fines would only relate to the conduct of firms' operations in Europe that breach EU rules. Donald Trump's administration takes a different view. It's stepped up its criticism of the bloc, accusing it o f over-regulating its tech firms and jeopardising Europe's ability to benefit from the rise of AI. watch now VIDEO 4:28 04:28 U.S. envoy to EU: Trade deal approval a major step forward Europe Ea...
SpaceX’s initial public offering may be the largest IPO ever, but it might just be a prelude to the largest merger ever—a combination of Tesla with Elon Musk’s space venture. On April 1, SpaceX reportedly filed confidentially for an IPO. It’s likely to raise $75 billion, more than double the $29 billion Saudi Aramco raised in 2019, and three times the $25 billion Alibaba Group Holding raised in 20...
SpaceX’s initial public offering may be the largest IPO ever, but it might just be a prelude to the largest merger ever—a combination of Tesla with Elon Musk’s space venture. On April 1, SpaceX reportedly filed confidentially for an IPO. It’s likely to raise $75 billion, more than double the $29 billion Saudi Aramco raised in 2019, and three times the $25 billion Alibaba Group Holding raised in 2014.
Gold's conventional role as a portfolio risk management tool has been brought into question following a dramatic six-week period for commodity prices, according to Morgan Stanley — but its analysts see value elsewhere. The value of the precious yellow metal plummeted alongside most global asset classes at the outbreak of the Iran conflict. Gold remains roughly 7.8% down over the last month at $4,7...
Gold's conventional role as a portfolio risk management tool has been brought into question following a dramatic six-week period for commodity prices, according to Morgan Stanley — but its analysts see value elsewhere. The value of the precious yellow metal plummeted alongside most global asset classes at the outbreak of the Iran conflict. Gold remains roughly 7.8% down over the last month at $4,731.775 as of 6:02 a.m. ET on Thursday after a ceasefire-induced rally. "Gold is really acting like a risk asset and not really like a safe haven," Amy Gower, metals and mining strategist at Morgan Stanley, told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Wednesday. "Normally, it should be a diversifier in your portfolio, and that's just not really been happening at the moment." Gower conceded it is "normal to see a bit of weakness in gold" after a shock, as investors rush for liquidity, but she noted that prices are increasingly vulnerable to trades from large holders like central banks and ETFs. By contrast, silver "has had real reasons to rally" according to Gower, with the metal having added almost 150% over the last 12 months. "You had multiple years of [supply] deficits, and in precious metals, these deficits can stay hidden for a little while. When the financial element of that trade came through last year, there just wasn't enough to go around," she said. "The solar story has also been a big part of this, [with a] huge explosion in silver usage." However, silver has fallen more than 11% over the last month and, at its current spot price of around $74 per troy ounce, it is well below the peak of above $100 seen in January. The move above $100 that we saw in January felt harder to explain on fundamentals alone; that is where that speculative element comes in, Gower said. "But what we are seeing is some real demand shifts now. Some of the large silver jewelry producers are looking to move away from silver towards things like platinum-coated jewelry. Price and volatility is driving a ...
Franklin Templeton Co-President and Chief Commercial Officer Daniel Gamba says the asset manager has seen strong inflows into country-specific ETF products such as those in Korea. Speaking to ETF IQ Asia, he says he's looking to grow his firm's active and Asia ETF businesses. (Source: Bloomberg)
Franklin Templeton Co-President and Chief Commercial Officer Daniel Gamba says the asset manager has seen strong inflows into country-specific ETF products such as those in Korea. Speaking to ETF IQ Asia, he says he's looking to grow his firm's active and Asia ETF businesses. (Source: Bloomberg)