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Jack in the Box releases limited edition comic book about Star Wars legend Mark Hamill

Aug 16, 2022 22:37 pm UTC| Life Economy Business

Following Star Wars legend Mark Hamills recent visit to Jack in the Box, the fast food chain came up with a limited edition comic book about the never-before-told story of the actors early days working there. Hamill was...

Adidas collaborates with South African designer Thebe Magugu for tennis collection

Aug 16, 2022 22:33 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business

Adidas has collaborated with South African designer Thebe Magugu to create a new Tennis performance collection. The collection aims to inspire the next generation of tennis players to shape the future of the game and...

Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai increases Under Armour stake by 40.1%

Aug 16, 2022 22:03 pm UTC| Business Economy Sports

Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its Under Armour, Inc. stake by 40.1 percent in the 1st quarter, buying 18,053 shares during the period According to its most recent filing with the SEC, the...

ASICS to offer floral-inspired GT-II sneakers

Aug 16, 2022 21:32 pm UTC| Life Economy Business

Australias Up There store and Japans ASICS sportswear are collaborating on a floral-inspired ASICS GT-II set to arrive at ASICS.com for $160. The ASICS GT-IIs predominantly greyscale finish is offset by the images of...

Mizuno equips sneakers for the trail with sole made of Michelin tires

Aug 16, 2022 21:28 pm UTC| Sports Life Economy

Mizuno has reimagined its Wave Mujin TL sneakers with an outdoor edge, elevating performance with Gore-Tex and an outsole constructed with rubber provided by tire manufacturer Michelin. The Japanese brands Wave Mujin...

McDonald’s Canada, McCain Foods launch $1 million potato farming fund

Aug 16, 2022 21:09 pm UTC| Business Economy

McDonalds Canada and McCain Foods are teaming up to launch the Future of Potato Farming Fund to help Canadian potato growers use regenerative farming practices. The $1 million investment will provide Canadian farmers...

Home Run Inn recalls its frozen pizza after the discovery of metal pieces

Aug 16, 2022 10:11 am UTC| Business Economy

Home Run Inn restaurant chain that is known for its frozen and Chicago-style pizza has issued a recall on its frozen pizza products due to possible contamination. Based on the report, some metal fragments were found in the...

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Economy

RBA Hikes Interest Rate to 4.60% as Inflation Risks Rise

The Reserve Bank of Australia raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Tuesday, taking borrowing costs to their highest level in nearly 15 years as policymakers respond to persistent inflation and rising energy prices....

Asian Stocks Fall as Bond Yields and Oil Prices Surge

Asian stock markets fell broadly on Tuesday as surging U.S. Treasury yields, elevated oil prices and renewed pressure on technology shares dampened investor sentiment. Markets also awaited the Reserve Bank of Australias...

Asian Currencies Mixed as Yen Weakens, RBA Hike Looms

Asian currencies traded mixed on Tuesday, with the Japanese yen weakening toward recent lows as investors weighed intervention risks and the Bank of Japans policy outlook. The U.S. dollar remained near a two-month high,...

Gold Holds Near Seven-Week Low as Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise

Gold prices stabilized near a seven-week low on Tuesday after plunging 4% in the previous session, as elevated oil prices, rising U.S. Treasury yields and expectations for further Federal Reserve rate hikes continued to...

U.S. Stock Futures Steady as AI, Rate Concerns Weigh

U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday evening after Wall Street fell under pressure from elevated Treasury yields, concerns about slowing artificial intelligence development and persistent geopolitical tensions...

Politics

Polymarket Traders Bet on Trump AI Rename to ‘Super Intelligence’

Polymarket traders are betting on whether President Donald Trump will formally rename artificial intelligence as super intelligence, after he publicly called for the terminology change and federal officials began adopting...

Tim Scott Blames Democrats as CLARITY Act Stalls in Senate

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott criticized Democrats after the U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act, arguing the stalled crypto legislation represented a missed opportunity to establish clearer rules...

White House Blames Democrats as CLARITY Act Stalls

The White House and Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis have blamed Senate Democrats for the CLARITY Acts failure to advance, escalating partisan tensions over landmark U.S. cryptocurrency legislation. The Senate voted 49-50...

US Troops Set to Complete Iraq Withdrawal as Iran Influence Grows

US forces are expected to withdraw from their remaining bases in Iraq by Wednesday, completing a departure agreed in 2024 and raising concerns over Irans expanding influence and the potential resurgence of Islamic State....

Malaysia Begins Deportation of 1,500 Myanmar Nationals

Malaysia began deporting about 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday under a repatriation programme that has drawn objections from the United Nations and human rights organisations over safety concerns in conflict-hit...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Anthropic Targets $2 Trillion Valuation in Planned IPO

Anthropic is preparing for a highly anticipated initial public offering that could value the artificial intelligence company at more than $2 trillion, putting investor enthusiasm for the booming AI sector and its massive...

Samsung Invests $1 Billion in KKR’s Helix AI Infrastructure

Samsung Electronics and five affiliates are investing a combined $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new artificial intelligence infrastructure company backed by investment firm KKR, as Samsung expands deeper...

CSL Partners With AWS to Bring AI Into Drug Research

CSL has entered into a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to integrate artificial intelligence and cloud computing across its research and clinical development operations, aiming to accelerate drug discovery and...

OpenAI Scraps GPT-6.1 Astra Launch Over Safety Concerns

OpenAI has canceled the planned release of GPT-6.1 Astra after internal testing raised concerns about the artificial intelligence models safety, alignment and ability to stay within authorized boundaries. The...

Pi Network Price Holds $0.087 as Protocol 28 Mainnet Upgrade Nears

Pi Network price traded around $0.0886 on September 28 as investors looked ahead to the Protocol 28 Mainnet upgrade scheduled for October 16. PI remained below the key $0.10 level amid broader weakness across the...