Violence is intensifying in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, this week, which saw a United Nations helicopter hit by gunfire and two gangs apparently target US embassy vehicles. The evacuation of “non-emergency” diplomatic workers will be rolled out in the “coming days,” the second source said. Also on Thursday, a humanitarian helicopter used by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) in the country was hit by heavy gunfire as ...
Tesla (TSLA) reported better-than-expected earnings after the close on Wednesday. This sent the stock price soaring, which was enough to put TSLA stock in the lead in the Large Cap Top Up StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) Report category. It was also the most actively traded S&P 500 ($SPX) stock. FIGURE 1. SCTR REPORT FOR LARGE CAP TO UP CATEGORY ON ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the black sheep of America’s most well-known Catholic family, is urging the faithful to support former President Trump in a new TV ad. Kennedy, who first challenged President Biden for the Democrat nomination and then ran as an independent, discusses his faith in the $250,000 ad spot before giving reasons why he now supports Trump for ...
Nike and Kohl’s may not be winning on Wall Street, but a wide set of consumers still consider them to be the best in their categories, according to a consumer sentiment survey released Thursday. The Consumer Sentiment Index from consulting firm AlixPartners asked 9,000 fashion shoppers from Gen Z to boomers about the factors that drive their purchasing decisions and how retailers stack up against ...
Even at 6-0, the Kansas City Chiefs decided to follow some of their AFC competition’s lead in becoming the latest team to make a splashy deal for a wide receiver ahead of the NFL trade deadline. On Wednesday, the Chiefs agreed to acquire five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins from the Tennessee Titans. The move comes just one week ...
Starbucks Stock Drops 3.2% as Earnings Miss Estimates Starbucks (SBUX) stock surprised its investors with preliminary Q4 results and caused a decrease in share prices by over 5% in premarket trading on Wednesday. The coffee colossus announced a 3% year-over-year decrease in revenues to $9.1 billion, and thereby adjusted earnings per share dropped 24% to $0.80. The weakness was apparent ...
Continued surpluses in the lithium market continued weighing down prices and impeding the sector’s growth during the third quarter of 2024. A broad consolidation prompted analysts to declare that pries have bottomed, signaling a potential recovery ahead. According to a Sprott Insights report from late July, a lithium shortage could materialize in 2025 and will be exacerbated by the lack ...
Denmark is set to pioneer an unprecedented tax reform by introducing a tax on unrealized capital gains for cryptocurrencies, starting January 1, 2026. This bold move aims to integrate cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin into the existing financial taxation framework, treating them similarly to other investment assets. The Tax Law Council has recommended this tax to apply to future acquisitions and ...
Gisele Pelicot, the 72-year-old victim of mass rape whose ordeal has shocked the world, told a trial in southern France on Wednesday that she was determined that making her case public should help other women and change society. Dominique Pelicot, her husband, has admitted to inviting dozens of strangers over nearly 10 years to their house to rape her after ...
For stock investors, currency trading (a.k.a. Forex) can feel tricky—mostly because its structure and mechanics are not as straightforward as those of other financial instruments. And that’s okay. If you’ happen to be new to this space, we will cover the essentials while focusing on the topic of this article, which is the EUR/USD. First, a few basics. As you ...
Putin welcomes Iran, India, China to BRICS Summit to discuss ‘new world order’ to challenge the West
This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin convened more than two dozen countries to discuss a ‘new world order’ free from Western hegemony and the global dominance of the U.S. dollar. From Tuesday to Thursday, some two dozen members will descend on Kazan, Russia, for this year’s BRICS Summit — offering Putin his biggest global platform since Russia invaded Ukraine in ...
Warren Buffett is worried about a rise in impersonators looking to capitalize on his name by purporting to be him recommending an investment product or political candidate on social media. So much so that Berkshire Hathaway made the rare move of adding a statement on the matter to the front page of its website. The statement reads: “In light of the increased usage of social ...