World
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- Geopolitical tensions remain high with the US-Iran standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, alongside ongoing concerns about China's growing global influence and its relationship with Russia, evidenced by their high-level meetings and strategic alliances.
- The technology sector is experiencing significant shifts, with advancements in AI prompting discussions about job displacement and regulation, while also driving investment in areas like quantum computing and advanced microchips, as seen with China's strategic investments and France's dedicated funding.
- Global economic uncertainty persists, marked by rising interest rates, fluctuating oil prices, and consumer confidence hitting record lows, even as stock markets show resilience, with particular attention on emerging markets and supply chain vulnerabilities.
- The global public health landscape is dominated by the escalating Ebola outbreak in the DRC, prompting international travel warnings and debates over effective containment strategies, contrasting with advancements in other medical fields.
- Political landscapes worldwide are volatile, featuring shifts in leadership, policy debates on free speech and controversial issues, and the ongoing impact of figures like Donald Trump on international relations and domestic politics.
ZeroHedge
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Rising Interest Rates: Why The Narrative Fails Against The Data
34 minutes ago
by Tyler Durden
Rising Interest Rates: Why The Narrative Fails Against The Data Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Last Friday closed with the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.60%, a one-year high, and the doom commentary about rising interest rates was waiting before the bell even rang. Hyperinflation. Bond market breakdown. Paradigm shift. A 1981 fair-value retest. The Fed is about to “push the brrrr button” or pop “the everything bubble.” If you spent any time on social media over the weekend that followed, you saw a version of every one of those. So I posted a short thread that Friday, making a
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Taiwan Arms Deal Put On Ice Amid China Pressure, But Pentagon Cites Iran War Stockpile Concerns
an hour ago
by Tyler Durden
Taiwan Arms Deal Put On Ice Amid China Pressure, But Pentagon Cites Iran War Stockpile Concerns Did the Pentagon just back down amid pressure from China? It appears so. As we reported Thursday, China has been actively holding up a proposed visit by Elbridge Colby , the Pentagon's under-secretary of defense for policy . The move is a transparent effort to pressure President Trump over a looming $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan . Sources familiar with the talks told the Financial Times that Beijing signaled it "cannot approve a visit until Trump decides how he will proceed with the
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Is Take-Two Sandbagging Guidance Ahead Of Grand Theft Auto VI Launch?
an hour ago
by Tyler Durden
Is Take-Two Sandbagging Guidance Ahead Of Grand Theft Auto VI Launch? Take-Two Interactive slumped in early U.S. cash session after the video-game publisher reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results but issued what some analysts described as a "conservative" outlook for the year, even as it reaffirmed the November 19 launch date for Grand Theft Auto VI . TTWO's earnings, released Thursday evening, initially sent shares higher in the after-market, as traders focused on GTA VI remaining on schedule. However, shares fell once the cash session opened, as the market shifted attention to softer-than-expected guidance on bookings and TTWO's cautious fiscal-year assumptions. Goldman
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US Lawmakers Renew Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Push With ARMA Bill
an hour ago
by Tyler Durden
US Lawmakers Renew Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Push With ARMA Bill Authored by Brayden Lindrea via CoinTelegraph.com, US lawmakers have renewed efforts to codify a US strategic Bitcoin reserve with a new bipartisan bill on Thursday that seeks to acquire around 1 million Bitcoin over five years. The American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 would establish a Strategic Bitcoin (BTC) Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile for other federally held cryptocurrencies, which would be held by the US Treasury Department, said the bill’s sponsor, Representative Nick Begich. ARMA, sponsored by 16 members of Congress, builds on the BITCOIN Act, which was introduced
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"Huge Shock": China Launches Crackdown On Cross-Border Stock Selling To Block Capital Outflows
2 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
"Huge Shock": China Launches Crackdown On Cross-Border Stock Selling To Block Capital Outflows China launched an unprecedented campaign against illegal cross-border trading to stem capital outflows, threatening severe penalties against brokers and ordering non-compliant accounts to be liquidated within two years, sparking a brutal selloff in three popular brokerages. As Bloomberg reports , the pushback came after the onshore markets closed Friday when eight regulators issued a joint statement vowing a campaign against these trades, sending US-listed Chinese stocks tumbling. The securities regulator said it planned to penalize brokerages Futu Holdings, Tiger Brokers and Long Bridge Securities for operating on
The Guardian
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Suspected Ebola cases triple in a week as WHO warns of rapid spread in DRC
an hour ago
by Kat Lay Global health correspondent
Global development, Ebola, Infectious diseases, Democratic Republic of the Congo, World news, World Health Organization, Health, Africa, Global healthSituation described as ‘deeply worrisome’ by officials as aid cuts and community distrust impede responders The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo poses a “very high” risk to the country, the World Health Organization said on Friday, revising its threat assessment upwards. The outbreak is spreading rapidly, WHO leaders said, with almost 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths, up from 246 cases and 65 deaths when it was first reported a week earlier. Continue reading...
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Ebola: US ban on travellers from DRC, Uganda or South Sudan ‘not the solution’
a day ago
by Kat Lay Global health correspondent
Global development, Ebola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, South Sudan, Africa, World newsAfrica CDC says restrictions could increase public health risks and highlight ‘deeper structural injustice’ in global health A US travel ban for people coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in response to the Ebola outbreak could make the situation worse, critics have said. The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday and continues to spread, with a new case reported in the DRC’s South Kivu province , an area under the control of armed rebel groups. Continue reading...
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Macron says France must address issue of reparations for its role in slave trade
a day ago
by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
Slavery, France, Emmanuel Macron, Caribbean, Africa, Haiti, Americas, Europe, World newsFrench president’s use of term comes as demand grows for formal discussion on addressing legacies of enslavement Emmanuel Macron has said reparations for France’s role in hundreds of years of enslavement of African people is an issue that should be addressed, but he stopped short of making clear proposals. “How to repair … is a question that must not be refused,” the French president said in a speech on the legacies of slavery at the Élysée Palace. “It’s also a question on which we must not make false promises.” Continue reading...
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US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say
a day ago
by Melody Schreiber
Ebola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Health Organization, Trump administration, Infectious diseases, Medical research, Health, Africa, US politics, US news, World newsHundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceled A previously undetected outbreak of Ebola is coursing through parts of central Africa, and the US appears to be doing little to help stop it, after massive cuts to global and domestic public health efforts. There is no cure and no vaccine for the rare Bundibugyo variant of Ebola, which has caused two outbreaks in recent decades. Health leaders and scientists are now racing to understand where the virus is spreading and attempting to stop it – but the US is notably absent
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US doctor who contracted Ebola in DRC flown to Germany for treatment
2 days ago
by Edward Helmore
Ebola, Germany, World news, Europe, Africa, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the CongoDr Peter Stafford’s wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in Congo An American doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been flown to Germany for treatment, along with his wife and four children, as the World Health Organization warned of the “scale and speed” of the outbreak. Authorities have reported at least 134 suspected deaths and more than 500 cases of the hemorrhagic Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatments or vaccines. The outbreak, which has spread into urban areas, has been declared a public health emergency requiring
South China Morning Post
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PM Carney says Alberta ‘essential’ to Canada, as separatist push advances
33 minutes ago
by Agence France-Presse
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that Alberta was “essential” to the country’s future, hours after the province’s leader moved the oil-rich region closer towards a referendum on independence. Separatists in the western province spent months collecting signatures seeking to trigger a binding October vote on seceding from the nation. On May 4, they delivered their petition to provincial officials, insisting they had collected more than enough names to force a vote under Alberta...
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Chinese fast-fashion juggernaut Shein to buy eco-friendly Everlane
an hour ago
by Associated Press
Everlane, the retailer that bucked the fast-fashion industry by promising affordable ethically sourced and sustainable clothing, is being acquired by the king of fast-fashion, China’s Shein. A letter to Everlane employees from CEO Alfred Chang confirming the deal was obtained by Associated Press on Friday. Everlane did not disclose a purchase price. Shein declined to comment. Everlane was founded in 2011 by Michael Preysman and Jesse Farmer with a mission to produce eco-friendly and affordable...
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France’s youngest PM Attal to run for president
3 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
France’s former prime minister Gabriel Attal said on Friday he would run for president next year when Emmanuel Macron steps down, becoming the second prominent centrist to challenge the far-right. “I can’t take this kind of French politics anymore, where it’s just 50 shades of managing decline,” said the 37-year-old, who was France’s youngest prime minister when he served in 2024. He announced his bid under a blazing sun in the southern village of Mur-de-Barrez – the kind of rural area where...
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WHO raises risk assessment as DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreads ‘rapidly’
4 hours ago
by Associated Press
The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a “very high” risk at the national level. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN health agency was revising upwards to “very high” its assessment of the risk within Congo, which had previously been deemed as high. The risk remains high for regional spread and low at global levels, he told reporters. The WHO chief noted that 82 cases have been...
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France to invest €1.5 billion in quantum computing, advanced microchips
5 hours ago
by Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that the government will invest an additional €1 billion (US$1.16 billion) in its quantum strategy and €550 million to support the microelectronics sector, as global powers race to be first to leverage emerging technology. “I’ll say it out loud. We have the means to be the winners of this race,” Macron said while announcing the funding. On Thursday, US President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled plans to take US$2 billion in equity stakes...
New York Times
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In a Rarity, Republicans Stand Up to Trump
17 hours ago
by Luke Broadwater
United States Politics and Government, live-detached, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Midterm Elections (2026), Justice Department, Republican Party, Senate, Cassidy, Bill (1957- ), Collins, Susan M, Cornyn, John, McConnell, Mitch, Thune, John R, Trump, Donald JPresident Trump faced a wall of opposition from Senate G.O.P. lawmakers, in part over his plan to create a $1.8 billion fund to reward his allies.
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Fact-Checking the Trump Administration’s Inaccurate Claims About the $1.8 Billion Fund
an hour ago
by Linda Qiu and Jamie Leventhal
United States Politics and Government, Compensation for Damages (Law), Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021), Anti-Weaponization Fund (Trump v IRS), Blanche, Todd (Attorney), Martin, Edward Robert Jr, Navarro, Peter, Trump, Donald J, Justice Department, Trump Organization, Treasury DepartmentThe president, vice president and acting attorney general have offered a series of inaccurate claims to defend an unusual fund announced this week.
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Inside the Senate G.O.P. Meltdown Over Trump’s Fund
19 hours ago
by Michael Gold
Anti-Weaponization Fund (Trump v IRS), Blanche, Todd (Attorney), Justice Department, United States Politics and Government, Trump, Donald J, Senate, Republican Party, Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021), Federal Budget (US), Compensation for Damages (Law)Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, went to Capitol Hill to allay Republicans’ concerns over a fund to pay people who claim government mistreatment. It did not go well.
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Regional Mediators Rush to Save U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire
an hour ago
by Euan Ward, Elian Peltier and Adam Rasgon
US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts, Munir, Syed Asim, Rubio, Marco, Tehran (Iran), Iran, Qatar, PakistanPakistan and Qatar have dispatched teams to Tehran under the looming threat of resumed war, after weeks of diplomacy failed to produce an agreement.
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Stocks Rise, Oil Prices Wobble on Impasse Over Reopening Strait of Hormuz
3 hours ago
by The New York Times
US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Stocks and Bonds, Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index, IranNearly three months since the fighting began, disagreements remain over the fate of Iran’s uranium stockpile and transit fees for the Strait of Hormuz.