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Art as resistance: A digital archive documents how protest arts address police violence

Jan 21, 2025 06:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law

Policing has become a contentious subject globally, with systemic injustices prompting diverse responses of resistance and revolt. In turn, protest movements around the world have increasingly turned to art as a dynamic...

Trump's Inauguration: No New Tariffs, Just Trade Reviews

Jan 20, 2025 17:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Donald Trump will be sworn in as President-elect on January 20, 2025, and has indicated that on his first day of office, he will not make any new announcements about tariffs. Instead, he will sign a trade memorandum...

FxWirePro- Gold Trade Idea

Jan 20, 2025 17:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Gold prices trade flat ahead of Trumps inauguration. It hit an high of $2724.80 and currently trading around $2706. As of January 20, 2025, Donald Trumps aggressive tariff policies to support U.S. manufacturing are...

Aave's Rise: Whale Accumulation and Market Insights Point to Bright Future

Jan 20, 2025 10:59 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Aave is a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform operating on the Ethereum blockchain, characterized by its non-custodial liquidity protocol. This setup allows users to earn interest, borrow assets, and develop...

Whale Watch: Big Investors Dive into XRP, LTC, and Toncoin

Jan 20, 2025 10:30 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

There has been rising interest in the crypto the big investors- for several altcoins in the last week of January 20, 2025, including Ripple (XRP), Litecoin (LTC), and Toncoin (TON). Whales holding between 1,000,000 and...

Bitcoin Soars as Trump Takes Office: A New Era for Cryptocurrency

Jan 20, 2025 08:24 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

With Donald Trump being sworn in on January 20, 2025, Bitcoin has been touching new heights, reaching an all-time high of $109,241 just before the ceremony. At 1 PM IST, it is trading at around $108,217, which is up by...

FxWirePro- Silver Trade idea

Jan 17, 2025 16:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Silver surged more than $2 as USinflation eases. It hit a high of $30.97and is currently trading around $30.52. Unexpected growth, on the back of 5.4%, of Chinas economy in the last quarter of 2024 beat expectations...

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Economy

European Stocks Slip as Iran Tensions Offset Strong Eurozone Data

European stocks reversed early gains on Wednesday as renewed tensions involving Iran weighed on investor sentiment, overshadowing stronger-than-expected Eurozone economic data and temporary relief in crude oil prices. The...

Dollar Hits Two-Month High as Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise

The U.S. dollar climbed to a two-month high on Wednesday as traders increased bets that the Federal Reserve will continue raising interest rates to curb persistent inflation. The Dollar Spot Index gained 0.2%, extending...

US Stock Futures Rise as Meta Muse Fuels AI Rally

U.S. stock futures edged higher Wednesday as investors focused on renewed artificial intelligence enthusiasm, upcoming U.S. economic data and a key meeting between U.S. and Chinese leaders. Dow Jones futures rose 41...

Diesel Dilemma: U.S. Considers Export Ban Amidst Record Prices

Rising domestic costs to unprecedented levels, President Trump has said support for a short ban on U.S. diesel exportsa complicated issue for the administration. Driven by the Middle East war, supply interruptions, and...

Asian Stocks Mixed Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting

Asian stock markets traded mixed on Wednesday as investors remained cautious ahead of a closely watched meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. U.S. stock futures were also largely...

Politics

Trump Board of Peace Unveils $2.45 Billion Gaza Recovery Plan

U.S. President Donald Trumps Board of Peace is set to unveil a six-month, $2.45 billion Gaza recovery plan on Wednesday, outlining dozens of projects aimed at rebuilding critical infrastructure and restoring basic services...

Kremlin Says No Grounds Yet for Ukraine Peace Talks

The Kremlin said Wednesday that conditions are not yet in place to restart Ukraine peace talks, even as Russia remains open to negotiations ahead of a planned meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S....

Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro Tied in Brazil Runoff Poll

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro remain locked in a statistical tie in a potential presidential runoff, according to an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll released Wednesday, highlighting...

Iran Vows ‘Crushing’ Response as US Talks Continue

Irans military has warned it is prepared to launch crushing retaliatory attacks if the United States or Israel carries out further strikes, responding to President Donald Trumps threat to annihilate the Islamic Republic....

China Tightens Fentanyl Rules Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

China has introduced new guidelines for handling criminal cases involving fentanyl-related substances, strengthening its legal framework for combating synthetic opioid crimes ahead of a high-profile meeting between Chinese...

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

Microsoft Stock Upgraded as Stifel Sees Stronger Azure Growth

Stifel upgraded Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to Buy from Hold and lifted its price target to $575 from $530, citing stronger confidence in the technology giants ability to maintain mid-to-upper-teens revenue growth. Analysts...

Scott Bessent Eyed as Trump’s New AI Czar

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is under consideration to become President Donald Trumps new artificial intelligence czar as Washington intensifies its focus on AI development, safety and national security. A source...

China Reviews Broadcom Switch Use in State Data Centres

China is reviewing the use of Broadcom switches in state-backed data centres as Beijing intensifies efforts to reduce dependence on foreign technology and promote domestic semiconductor and networking equipment suppliers,...

US Northeast Airports Resume Operations After Telecom Outage Disrupts Thousands of Flights

US airport operations across the Northeast began returning to normal on Monday after crews repaired telecommunications problems that had disrupted air traffic and contributed to thousands of flight delays and cancellations...

Burnham Eyes UK Leadership Role in AI Ahead of Trump Meeting

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will push for the UK to take a global leadership role in artificial intelligence on Tuesday as he makes his first major appearance on the international diplomatic stage at the United...