ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 1,028.79 points or 1.84% to 56,924.11 • Shanghai increased 20.053 points or 0.51% to 3,986.225 • Hang Seng increased 141.14 points or 0.55% to 25,893.54 • ASX 200 decreased 12.60 points or -0.14% to 8,960.60 • SENSEX increased 918.60 points or 1.20% to 77,550.25 • Nifty50 increased 275.50 points or 1.16% to 24,050.60 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD decreased 0.00068 or -0.10% to 0.70753 • NZDUSD decreased 0.00185 or -0.32% to 0.58405 • USDJPY increased 0.297 or 0.19%…
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Amazon Prime members in the US can regularly save on gas, but many might not even know it. Now might be the best time to jump on it—for a limited time only, fuel savings can double. The savings perk dates back to October 2024, when Amazon partnered with, BP’s rewards and fueling app earnify, allowing Prime members save 10 cents a gallon. Now, from April 3 to May 29, members can double the savings once a week on Fuel-Up Fridays. To start saving, Amazon Prime members need to activate the perk and must link their accounts to earnify. Then, members…
Netanyahu has made this same pitch to every president for the past 47 years. He is consumed by hatred, no different than Hezbollah and Hamas, who he has succeeded in inspiring their hatred of all Israelis. Netanyahu is an absolute fool. He cannot simply annihilate the entire Arab and Persian population. His idea of peace is wiping out all your enemies. He fails to grasp that his endless war only created the next generation of hatred, making peace virtually impossible. This is a religious war, and it is not going to be solved with simple negotiation tactics. He cannot protect…
If Melania Trump wanted people not to put her and Jeffery Epstein’s names in the same sentence, she’s failing miserably. The first lady surprised the nation—and reportedly, much of the White House—when she delivered a surprise statement about her relationship with convicted sex offender Epstein on Thursday, April 9. “The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today,” Trump said. “I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice [Ghislaine] Maxwell.” “The individuals lying about me are devoid of ethical standards, humility, and respect,” she continued, though who she was referring to remained unclear. “I…
The centerpiece of President Donald Trump‘s economic policy — sweeping taxes on global imports — is under legal assault again. The U.S. Court of International Trade, a specialized court in New York, is hearing oral arguments Friday in an attempt to overturn the temporary tariffs Trump turned to after the Supreme Court in February struck down his preferred choice — even bigger, even more sweeping tariffs. In his first attempt to impose global tariffs, the president last year invoked the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), using the law to declare America’s longstanding trade deficit a national emergency and to impose double-digit…
According to director Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Three is meant to be watched on a 70-millimeter IMAX screen. “The movie is really meant to be an IMAX experience and to be seen on the biggest screen as possible,” Villeneuve said when the sci-fi epic’s trailer released, also sharing that he and new cinematographer Linus Sandgren shot much of the movie on 65mm film. “That’s the way we dreamed the movie,” he said. But if you live in the United States, that means the intended Dune: Part Three experience is only available in 15 cinemas across the country. 70mm IMAX screenings…
The scariest movie you see this year might be set in a liminal space. While studios like Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are gearing up to release big-budget blockbusters this year, some independent distributors like A24 and Neon are embracing low-budget horror films that take place in one setting—specifically liminal spaces, which are empty or abandoned places that have an eerie and surreal feel to them. Undertone, which came out last month, was originally made on a micro-budget of $500,000 and acquired by A24 for an undisclosed mid-seven-figure deal, following its debut at Fantasia Fest last year. It has earned…
Social media has been abuzz in recent days about America’s new, upcoming automatic military draft registration system. And it’s no surprise why. America is engaged in a war with Iran, and many worry the conflict, which is currently on pause due to a fragile ceasefire agreement, could spill over into a situation where American boots are deployed on the ground. This has left many wondering whether the news of the new automatic draft registration system and the conflict in Iran are linked. Here’s what you need to know. Are Americans about to be drafted? First things first, let’s get the…
In operating reviews and boardrooms, I keep seeing the same pattern: leadership asks for rigor, teams deliver the numbers, and promising AI efforts get judged as underperforming before the organization has actually learned what it takes to make them real. Then someone pulls the plug, scales back the investment, or lets the initiative quietly expire. Sometimes they’re right. But often, they’ve just used the wrong test. The problem isn’t that leaders care about measurement. Strong measurement discipline is exactly what separates organizations that scale AI from those that accumulate pilots. The problem is that many leaders are applying a mature-business…
There has been no shortage of retailers closing locations over the last few years as consumer behaviors shift online and foot traffic at brick-and-mortar stores continues to decline for many chains. And now, iPhone maker Apple has announced that it will join the ranks of companies closing locations, with multiple Apple stores to close for good this summer. Here’s what you need to know. Which Apple retail stores are closing? Yesterday, Apple confirmed that it will close three Apple retail stores in the United States. While there have been a few instances in the past of Apple closing a retail…