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Global Market Today: Asian stocks drop on hawkish Warsh tone, oil gainsMSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge fell 0.8%. Technology shares led declines, with the Kospi Index — a barometer for artificial intelligenc...
In 1984, Challenger captured the failing SolarMax satellite; astronauts spent nearly seven hours repairing it before sending the observatory back to workIn 1984, a groundbreaking space mission adeptly salvaged the nearly inoperative SolarMax satellite. Astronauts successfully captured and re...
In 1863, an American actress went behind enemy lines as a union spy. Her mission ended with a death sentenceIn a remarkable twist during the Civil War, actress Pauline Cushman accepted a role to toast Jefferson Davis, cleverly disguising her true ...
Judge in Google privacy class action awards lawyers $147 million in legal feesUS District Judge Richard Seeborg in San Francisco granted the fee request by law firms Boies Schiller Flexner, Susman Godfrey and Morgan &...
Has the S&P 500 really doubled since 2023? Chris Wood says it is down 21% in gold termsJefferies’ Christopher Wood highlights a sharp divergence in market returns: while the S&P 500 has doubled in dollar terms since early 2023...
Anthropic planned, then abandoned $7 billion purchase of MatXThe merger talks, which a third person said have evolved into a discussion about a partnership, underscore the AI lab's ambition to secure ...
RBI is showing up whenever rupee weakens in intervention shiftIndia's central bank is intensifying efforts to support the rupee. Foreign deposit inflows have bolstered the Reserve Bank of India's inter...
Japanese polka dots artist Yayoi Kusama sold 1,500 mirrored balls for $2 each outside 1966 Venice Biennale; decades later one of her artworks sold for $10.5 millionYayoi Kusama: Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, whose death was reported on August 27, 2026, once sold 1,500 mirrored balls for about $2 each a...
India Inc revenue growth to moderate to 13-15 pc in Q2; margins to contract: ReportIndia Inc's revenue growth is projected to contract to fifteen percent in the September quarter. Operating profit margins are expected to c...
Six Months of Conflict: How the Iran war has reshaped global marketsAs global financial markets navigate the aftermath of recent conflicts, the mixed responses are evident. Energy prices have surged sharply,...
India equity outlook cut again as foreign funds seek value elsewhere in AsiaForecasts suggest that by mid-2027, Indian equity markets may be trading lower compared to the beginning of 2026. This trend is driven by f...
Global Market: Japanese businesses turn to currency hedging as weak Yen drives up import costsJapanese businesses are increasingly turning to longer-term supplier agreements and currency hedging as the yen’s prolonged weakness raises...
An 18-year-old wanted to make advanced robotics cheaper so he built a high-precision sensor that costs less than $25; similar devices can cost hundreds or thousandsIn a remarkable feat of innovation, eighteen-year-old Frank Lucci has crafted SubArc, a groundbreaking rotary sensor for robotics that reta...
China's MiniMax sees revenue nearly quadruple in first half as AI demand surgesRevenue for the six months ended June 30 rose 283.1% from a year earlier to $116.6 million, reflecting surging demand for cheaper, open-s...
Global Market: Mexico’s ‘Super Peso’ rally puts exporters under pressureMexico’s peso has emerged as one of the strongest-performing emerging-market currencies in 2026, strengthening past 17 per dollar despite w...
Global Market: China, Hong Kong stocks rise as AI rebound boosts investor sentimentOn Wednesday, stocks in China and Hong Kong surged, reflecting a favourable global market environment. Technology and artificial intelligen...
Decoding gold rally: Why yellow metal surged 15% in one month and should bullion be in your portfolio?Gold has staged a sharp 15% rally in August after a volatile start to the year, supported by renewed ETF inflows, strong central-bank buyin...
'Economic D-Day': US announces expansion of sanctions in 'onslaught' on IranThe Trump administration has expanded its secondary sanctions against entities and countries doing business with Iran, warning them to cut ...
Put 1 tablespoon of baking soda in 1 quart of warm water: University of Georgia Extension says scrub refrigerator door seals, then test them with a $1 billRefrigerator door gaskets often gather dirt, which can impede appliance efficiency. According to recommendations from the University of Geo...
CapitaLand India Trust shifts debt to rupees as INR fallsCapitaLand India Trust is converting more Singapore-dollar debt into rupee borrowings as the Indian currency weakens, aiming to reduce fore...