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On Thursday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest made notable trades involving Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Tempus AI Inc.. These trades reflect Ark’s strategic repositioning amid evolving market dynamics. The AMD Trade ARK Innovation ETF fund reduced its stake in Advanced...
Good morning . Iran responds to the US peace proposal. Polestar wants to go even greener. And the Chinese aren’t getting hitched like they used to. Listen to the day’s top stories . Iran submitted its response to a US proposal to end the 10-week war , which Donald Trump rejected as “totally unacceptable .” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to cut fuel use and avoid unnecessary tra...
Good morning . Iran responds to the US peace proposal. Polestar wants to go even greener. And the Chinese aren’t getting hitched like they used to. Listen to the day’s top stories . Iran submitted its response to a US proposal to end the 10-week war , which Donald Trump rejected as “totally unacceptable .” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to cut fuel use and avoid unnecessary travel as rising oil prices threaten to widen the nation’s import bill and strain foreign-exchange reserves. Chinese trade data showed a muted impact from the war, with export growth rebounding more than expected thanks to the AI boom. Trade imbalances are set to come under scrutiny ahead of the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing this week, where the US president is also expected to press his Chinese counterpart over his approach to the conflict in the Middle East. Here’s a stock trader’s guide to navigating the high-stakes talks. Traders Looking for Next Leg in Global Stocks Rally Bet on Asia Read more Australia will tackle its “unacceptable” housing market in the upcoming budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. The government is considering changes to tax concessions that favor property investors. Elsewhere in the country, the far-right One Nation party won its first lower house seat, with candidate David Farley securing nearly 60% of the vote in the Farrer by-election. South Indian film star C. Joseph Vijay’s party secured backing from smaller parties to form a government in Tamil Nadu, a key Indian hub for automobile and iPhone production. The win ended a more-than-five-decade-long duopoly of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Hantavirus latest: Repatriation flights for passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship hit by the deadly outbreak began on Sunday after the vessel docked at Granadilla Port in Tenerife, Spain. Flights returning passengers to Spain, France, Canada and the Netherlands have already taken off...
On April 28, the United Arab Emirates informed the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) it was leaving. Three days’ notice. No call to Riyadh beforehand, apparently. The grievance about production quotas was years old: Abu Dhabi had threatened to quit in 2021. What’s changed has nothing to do with the barrel count. It is about who underwrites Abu Dhabi’s security when it acts on a ...
On April 28, the United Arab Emirates informed the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) it was leaving. Three days’ notice. No call to Riyadh beforehand, apparently. The grievance about production quotas was years old: Abu Dhabi had threatened to quit in 2021. What’s changed has nothing to do with the barrel count. It is about who underwrites Abu Dhabi’s security when it acts on a decision Riyadh opposes. After Iran struck UAE infrastructure, Abu Dhabi sent only a foreign...
More than 40 nations will meet Monday to outline their military contributions to a European-led mission to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz once there’s a stable ceasefire. The countries are expected to offer demining, escorting and air policing capabilities as part of a defensive naval mission led by the UK and France, designed to reassure commercial ships attempting to pass through the ...
More than 40 nations will meet Monday to outline their military contributions to a European-led mission to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz once there’s a stable ceasefire. The countries are expected to offer demining, escorting and air policing capabilities as part of a defensive naval mission led by the UK and France, designed to reassure commercial ships attempting to pass through the waterway. “We are turning diplomatic agreement into practical military plans to restore confidence for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz,” said UK Defence Secretary John Healey , who will co-chair Monday’s gathering alongside his French counterpart Catherine Vautrin . Iran’s deputy foreign minister responded that any such plans would be considered an escalation of the US-Israeli war on Iran and would be met with a military response. “Any deployment and stationing of extra-regional destroyers around the Strait of Hormuz, under the pretext of ‘protecting shipping’ is nothing but an escalation of the crisis, the militarization of a vital waterway, and an attempt to cover up the true root of insecurity in the region,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on X. Iran’s response would be “decisive and immediate,” he said. Iran has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas typically flows, after war erupted with US-Israel strikes on Feb. 28. The US has since imposed a naval blockade. The disruption has upended oil and gas markets, sending fuel prices soaring and putting pressure on consumers worldwide. The UK will deploy one of its warships — the HMS Dragon, capable of destroying guided missiles — as part of the mission, which will only begin once a sustained ceasefire or peace deal is agreed to. Read More: Trump Rejects New Iran Peace Offer as ‘Totally Unacceptable’ US President Donald Trump has previously criticized Britain and other NATO nations for their reluctance to commit naval forces ...
Kim Jong Un Creates Ultimate Deadman Switch: North Korea To Auto-Launch Nukes If Assassinated North Korea just casually revised its constitution to automatically launch a nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated , or if the country’s nuclear command-and-control system is placed in danger by hostile forces’ attacks. The change was adopted during the first session of the 15th Supreme Peo...
Kim Jong Un Creates Ultimate Deadman Switch: North Korea To Auto-Launch Nukes If Assassinated North Korea just casually revised its constitution to automatically launch a nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated , or if the country’s nuclear command-and-control system is placed in danger by hostile forces’ attacks. The change was adopted during the first session of the 15th Supreme People’s Assembly in Pyongyang on March 22 and was disclosed this week by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, which briefed senior officials on the details. The updated Article 3 of North Korea’s nuclear policy law states: “ If the command-and-control system over the state’s nuclear forces is placed in danger by hostile forces’ attacks … a nuclear strike shall be launched automatically and immediately. ” South Korean intelligence officials said the revision codifies procedures for retaliatory nuclear attacks in the event that Kim is killed or incapacitated during an attack, Reuters reports. The policy update comes months after the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials in U.S.-backed Israeli strikes in February 2026. Analysts have described those operations as a “wake-up call” for Pyongyang, highlighting the effectiveness of leadership-targeted strikes. Professor Andrei Lankov of Kookmin University in Seoul told The Telegraph that the constitutional emphasis gives added weight to what may have been existing policy: “This may have been policy before, but it has added emphasis now it has been enshrined in the constitution . Iran was the wake-up call.” The nuclear policy revision was adopted alongside broader changes to North Korea’s constitution, also passed in March and revealed earlier this week. Those amendments remove all references to unification with South Korea, add an explicit territorial clause defining the country’s borders (including with the Republic of Korea to the south), and formally state that com...
Apple (NasdaqGS:AAPL) has allocated more than 10% of its revenue to research and development, the first time in roughly 30 years this ratio has reached that level. The company is accelerating work on AI powered devices, including advanced AirPods with cameras and major platform updates that integrate artificial intelligence features. Apple sits at the center of consumer hardware and software, with...
Apple (NasdaqGS:AAPL) has allocated more than 10% of its revenue to research and development, the first time in roughly 30 years this ratio has reached that level. The company is accelerating work on AI powered devices, including advanced AirPods with cameras and major platform updates that integrate artificial intelligence features. Apple sits at the center of consumer hardware and software, with its ecosystem spanning iPhone, Mac, iPad, wearables, services and custom silicon. The...
Iran sent its response to the latest US ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators and wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, but President Donald Trump quickly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” with no details. Iran seeks to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Israel is fighting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, and to ensure the security of ...
Iran sent its response to the latest US ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators and wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, but President Donald Trump quickly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” with no details. Iran seeks to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Israel is fighting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, and to ensure the security of shipping, state television said. Washington’s latest proposal addressed a deal to end the war,...
Oil prices are making headlines, but don't get caught up in what is likely to be a transitory price swing. The world is still shifting toward cleaner energy options. Given the green energy sector's still small size, there are material growth opportunities ahead for investors. Two great options that let you lean into the growing importance of clean energy on planet Earth are Brookfield Renewable (N...
Oil prices are making headlines, but don't get caught up in what is likely to be a transitory price swing. The world is still shifting toward cleaner energy options. Given the green energy sector's still small size, there are material growth opportunities ahead for investors. Two great options that let you lean into the growing importance of clean energy on planet Earth are Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP) (NYSE: BEPC) and NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) . Here's a look at each one. Brookfield Renewable's portfolio spans across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. It generates electricity via hydroelectric, solar, and wind systems. And it provides energy storage and nuclear power services, as well. It is a simple and easy way to add green energy investments to your portfolio. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
This time it was Marcus Rashford who delivered the knockout blow. Three days after the fight between Fede Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni that ended with Real Madrid’s vice captain taken to hospital and the crisis at the club laid painfully bare for all to see, they went to the Camp Nou and finally relinquished the league title they lost long ago. For the first time in 94 years a meeting of sport...
This time it was Marcus Rashford who delivered the knockout blow. Three days after the fight between Fede Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni that ended with Real Madrid’s vice captain taken to hospital and the crisis at the club laid painfully bare for all to see, they went to the Camp Nou and finally relinquished the league title they lost long ago. For the first time in 94 years a meeting of sport’s greatest rivals decided La Liga, 62,000 fans starting the party as goals from the Englishman and Ferran Torres took Hansi Flick’s team over the line with three games to spare. For Madrid, at least it was over, nothing left to hold on to. They had avoided it happening last week by beating Espanyol, just across the city limits, sparing themselves from having to hand their rivals a guard of honour before the game but they knew they couldn’t avoid it for ever. Now all they could aspire to was preventing them from beginning the title party in their presence, but like so much else this campaign that was beyond them, and so a second successive season closes without a trophy, and on the worst possible stage. Continue reading...