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Gold Shines Bright: Prices Rise as Investors Flee to Safe Haven Amid Economic Turbulence

Jan 13, 2025 09:26 am UTC| Insights & Views

Gold prices rose sharply even as US jobs data came in better than expected. It reached a high of $2,698 and is currently trading around $2687. Federal Reserves Cautious Stance The Federal Reserve will most likely...

Shiba Inu Levels Up: Introducing the WHY Combinator for Innovation and Utility

Jan 13, 2025 02:14 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Shiba Inu introduced WHY Combinator, which is a decentralized program to foster innovation, utility, and the BONE token. It is more practical and aims to take Shiba Inu from being a meme coin toward a more serious and...

Strong Labor Market Boosts U.S. Economy and Dollar Value

Jan 13, 2025 00:34 am UTC| Insights & Views

U.S. Labor Market Stays Strong The U.S. labor market is still very strong, considering the economy is healthy. The NFP report in December 2024 could indicate a better gain than what is expected: 256,000 jobs as against...

Entrepreneurs need to be protected from burnout too

Jan 11, 2025 04:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Life Health

Entrepreneurship has long been hailed as a springboard of innovation, creativity and economic growth. Governments actively promote entrepreneurship as a vehicle for boosting employment with policies designed to make it...

HMPV in China: what you need to know about this virus

Jan 11, 2025 04:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

In the last few days there have been reports of yet another infectious disease rapidly spreading in China. This time the virus is human metapneumovirus, abbreviated to HMPV. There have been claims in some media outlets...

Putting Donald Trump’s plans for Greenland and the Panama canal into context

Jan 11, 2025 04:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

There has been a great deal of heat and not an overabundance of light when it comes to the medias reactions to Donald Trumps renewed interest in acquiring Greenland from Denmark after he resumes the US presidency on...

Tropical forests can be revived after logging – if they’re not turned into oil palm plantations

Jan 11, 2025 04:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

In parts of the tropics like the island of Borneo, the pace of environmental change has been dramatic. Not long ago, the forests that covered most of the island were largely intact. But in recent decades, the scale of...

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Economy

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 2007 High as Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise

U.S. Treasury yields surged Wednesday as stronger economic data, renewed inflation concerns and hawkish Federal Reserve comments triggered a sharp bond sell-off. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest...

US, China Extend Trade Truce to Jan. 10 Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

The United States and China have agreed to extend their trade truce, known as the Busan Agreement, until Jan. 10, giving the worlds two largest economies additional time to negotiate a broader economic agreement. U.S....

Wall Street Falls as Treasury Yields Surge, Oil Rebounds on Iran Tensions

Wall Street ended sharply lower Wednesday as surging U.S. Treasury yields pressured technology stocks, while investors monitored renewed U.S.-Iran tensions and Chinese President Xi Jinpings visit to Washington. The SP 500...

Oil Prices Surge as U.S.-Iran Diplomacy Hopes Fade

Oil prices rebounded sharply on Wednesday, snapping a five-session losing streak as renewed tensions between the United States and Iran reduced expectations for a diplomatic breakthrough. Brent crude futures for November...

Gold Drops Over 1% as Dollar, Treasury Yields Surge on Fed Rate Hike Bets

Gold prices fell sharply on Wednesday as a stronger U.S. dollar, surging Treasury yields and renewed expectations for another Federal Reserve interest rate hike pressured the precious metal. Spot gold dropped 1.6% to...

Politics

Trump Administration Plans Faster FDA Reviews for Smoke-Free Nicotine Products

The Trump administration is preparing to overhaul the U.S. regulatory process for smoke-free nicotine products, potentially creating a faster route to market for vapes and nicotine pouches, according to The Wall Street...

Venezuela Promises Elections as Delcy Rodriguez Pledges Democratic Transition

Venezuela will hold elections as part of a transition toward what interim President Delcy Rodriguez described as full democracy, although she did not provide a specific date for the vote. Speaking at the United Nations...

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...

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

Meta Connect Spotlights Camera-Free Smart Glasses Amid Privacy Concerns

Meta Platforms opened its annual Connect conference on Wednesday, with the technology giant expected to introduce new smart glasses as it seeks to expand its lead in AI-powered wearable devices while addressing mounting...

Anthropic’s Claude Discovers CRISPR-Like Enzyme System

Anthropic has launched a new life sciences research group and laboratory focused on fundamental biology, with its Claude AI model already contributing to the discovery of a previously unknown enzyme system that shares...

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,...