US President Donald Trump’s lawyer, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, has asked a federal appeal court in New York to temporarily block a long-time columnist from collecting a US$83 million defamation award. The lawyer, Justin D. Smith, told the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in a filing on Tuesday to stay its decision supporting the award so that Trump will not have to pay writer E. ...
US President Donald Trump’s lawyer, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, has asked a federal appeal court in New York to temporarily block a long-time columnist from collecting a US$83 million defamation award. The lawyer, Justin D. Smith, told the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in a filing on Tuesday to stay its decision supporting the award so that Trump will not have to pay writer E. Jean Carroll while he appeals to the high court. A Manhattan jury awarded Carroll the payout in...
In this article .HSI @CL.1 .N225 .AXJO @SP.1 @ND.1 @DJ.1 .SPX .IXIC .DJI Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 4, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Thursday, shrugging off renewed tensions in the Middle East after President Donald Tru...
In this article .HSI @CL.1 .N225 .AXJO @SP.1 @ND.1 @DJ.1 .SPX .IXIC .DJI Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 4, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Thursday, shrugging off renewed tensions in the Middle East after President Donald Trump warned Iran would be bombed "at a much higher level" if it failed to agree to a peace deal. His fresh threats came as reports suggested Washington and Tehran were nearing an agreement to end the war. The president in a Truth Social post said the U.S. military offensive known as Operation Epic Fury "will be at an end" if Iran "agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption." Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon If that happened, the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Gulf of Oman would "allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran," Trump wrote. West Texas Intermediate futures for June was 0.92% higher at $95.95 per barrel as of 7:19 p.m. ET. In Australia, futures last traded at 8,892 while the S&P/ASX 200 's closed at 8,793.6. Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 26,423 compared with the index's last close of 26,213.78. Japan's Nikkei 225 was also set to open higher after a holiday. The futures contract in Chicago was at 62,015 while its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 62,190 against the index's last close of 59,513.12. U.S. stock futures were little changed. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both slid about 0.1%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 35 points, or less than 0.1%. Overnight in the U.S., stocks rose following developments in the Middle East. The S&P 500 advanced 1.46% to 7,365.12, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 2.02% and ended at 25,838.94. Both indexes touched new highs and closed at records. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 612.34 points, or 1.24%, to close at 49,910....
Lean hog futures were down 57 cents to $1.72 at Wednesday’s close. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $94.59 on Wednesday afternoon, down 86 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up 7 cents on May 4 at $91.10. USDA’s pork carcass cutout...
Lean hog futures were down 57 cents to $1.72 at Wednesday’s close. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $94.59 on Wednesday afternoon, down 86 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up 7 cents on May 4 at $91.10. USDA’s pork carcass cutout...
Earnings Call Insights: Nextdoor (NXDR) Q1 2026 Management View "I'm pleased to report that Q1 was a standout quarter for Nextdoor" (Co-Founder, CEO, President & Chairperson of the Board Nirav Tolia), adding: "Platform weekly active users reached an all-time high, revenue grew 14% year-over-year, and we delivered meaningful improvements in
Earnings Call Insights: Nextdoor (NXDR) Q1 2026 Management View "I'm pleased to report that Q1 was a standout quarter for Nextdoor" (Co-Founder, CEO, President & Chairperson of the Board Nirav Tolia), adding: "Platform weekly active users reached an all-time high, revenue grew 14% year-over-year, and we delivered meaningful improvements in
Earnings Call Insights: NerdWallet (NRDS) Q1 2026 Management View "We reported revenue of $222 million for the first quarter, up 6% year-over-year." (Co-founder, Chairman & CEO Tim Chen) "Within our Consumer vertical, we saw continued year-over-year growth in banking, driven by robust
Earnings Call Insights: NerdWallet (NRDS) Q1 2026 Management View "We reported revenue of $222 million for the first quarter, up 6% year-over-year." (Co-founder, Chairman & CEO Tim Chen) "Within our Consumer vertical, we saw continued year-over-year growth in banking, driven by robust
A trial of a US citizen of Chinese descent accused of creating a covert police station in Manhattan opened on Wednesday, considering evidence of what the US government says is part of Beijing’s bid to expand its influence well beyond Chinese shores. Lu Jianwang, 64, faces three charges in the US Eastern District Court of New York: acting as an unauthorised agent of China; conspiracy to act as a fo...
A trial of a US citizen of Chinese descent accused of creating a covert police station in Manhattan opened on Wednesday, considering evidence of what the US government says is part of Beijing’s bid to expand its influence well beyond Chinese shores. Lu Jianwang, 64, faces three charges in the US Eastern District Court of New York: acting as an unauthorised agent of China; conspiracy to act as a foreign agent; and obstruction of justice. He is accused of using the fourth floor of a building in...
Jeffrey Epstein 'Suicide Note' Emerges A federal judge on Wednesday unsealed a purported suicide note attributed to Jeffrey Epstein, written before his first reported incident in July 2019 and discovered by his then-cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, tucked inside a graphic novel. The undated, unsigned document - released as part of Tartaglione’s unrelated criminal case docket - contains lines such a...
Jeffrey Epstein 'Suicide Note' Emerges A federal judge on Wednesday unsealed a purported suicide note attributed to Jeffrey Epstein, written before his first reported incident in July 2019 and discovered by his then-cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, tucked inside a graphic novel. The undated, unsigned document - released as part of Tartaglione’s unrelated criminal case docket - contains lines such as " They investigated me for month - found NOTHING!!! " and references to saying goodbye. It has been kept under seal for nearly seven years. "They investigated me for months. Found NOTHING!! It is a treat to be able to choose one's time to say goodbye. Watcha want me to do- Bust out cryin!! NO FUN--NOT WORTH IT!!" The note’s release comes amid a flood of Epstein-related document dumps in 2025–2026 , yet it does little to quiet the persistent, deeply unsettling questions about how Epstein actually died on August 10, 2019, inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Manhattan. Official ruling: suicide by hanging . Public consensus, reinforced by every major new tranche of files: something about that story has never added up - and the weirdness only multiplies with each disclosure. The Official Timeline vs. Reality on the Ground Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell shortly before 6:30 a.m. on August 10, 2019. Attorney General William Barr immediately called it an "apparent suicide." The medical examiner ruled it a hanging. Case closed - or so the government insisted. The facts on the ground were different : Less than three weeks earlier, on July 23, Epstein had been found semi-conscious with an orange cloth tied around his neck. He was placed on suicide watch for barely 31 hours before being removed, despite a psychologist’s note that he "needs a cellmate" for safety. On August 9, his cellmate was transferred out with no replacement - in direct violation of standing orders sent to more than 70 staff members. Hours before his death, Epstein was allowed a 20-minu...