April 20, 2025
Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party is shutting down as Beijing leaves no room for dissent
Hong Kong’s oldest and largest pro-democracy political party is moving to disband as Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on the city leaves even moderate opposition groups with no room to operate. “The message was that the party has to be disbanded or there will be consequences,” said one of them, Yeung Sum, a former Democratic Party chairman. […]
April 20, 2025
Canada votes in federal elections under shadow of Trump threats. Here’s what you need to know
Canada is heading into federal elections, where Prime Minister Mark Carney is vying for a chance to continue leading the country, as tensions grow with its closest neighbor. The former central banker’s main competition is Pierre Poilievre, Canada’s Conservative party leader whose political capital has declined as US-Canada relations nosedive amid threats from US President […]
April 20, 2025
Pro-life father whose home FBI raided appeals ruling by ‘activist’ judge: ‘Faulty investigation’
Pro-life activist Mark Houck, who sued the Justice Department over his arrest and prosecution under the Biden administration, said his family has been blocked from settling their lawsuit by an ‘activist’ federal judge. Houck filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department last year, seeking restitution for what he called ‘a faulty investigation’ and ‘excessive force’ […]
April 20, 2025
Putin announces temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in his country’s war with Ukraine, the Kremlin said Saturday. The war has raged for more than three years and cost the lives of tens of thousands of people on both sides. ‘Guided by humanitarian considerations, today from 18:00 to 00:00 from Sunday to Monday, […]
April 20, 2025
Week Ahead: What Should You Do As Nifty Marches Higher Towards The Resistance Zone?
The week that went by was a short trading week with just three trading days. However, the Indian equities continued to surge higher, demonstrating resilience, and the week ended on a positive note. In the week before this one, the Nifty was able to defend the 100-week MA; last week, it surged higher and closed […]
April 20, 2025
Capital One and Discover merger approved by Federal Reserve
Capital One Financial’s application to acquire Discover Financial Services in a $35.3 billion all-stock deal has officially been approved by the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the regulators announced on Friday. “The Board evaluated the application under the statutory factors it is required to consider, including the financial and managerial resources of the companies, the convenience […]
April 19, 2025
Chinese robots ran against humans in the world’s first humanoid half-marathon. They lost by a mile
If the idea of robots taking on humans in a road race conjures dystopian images of android athletic supremacy, then fear not, for now at least. More than 20 two-legged robots competed in the world’s first humanoid half-marathon in China on Saturday, and – though technologically impressive – they were far from outrunning their human […]
April 19, 2025
What the UK ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ means for same-sex spaces, culture wars and more
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has ruled that a woman is defined by “biological sex” under the country’s equality law – excluding transgender women – in a case that is expected to impact accommodations for trans women in bathrooms, hospital wards, sports clubs and more. The court ruling on Wednesday is limited to defining the […]
April 19, 2025
Trump says career gov employees working on policy will be fired if they don’t adhere to his agenda
President Trump on Friday said that career government employees working on policy matters for the administration will be reclassified ‘Schedule Policy/Career,’ – or at will employees – and will be fired if they don’t adhere to his agenda. ‘Following my Day One Executive Order, the Office of Personnel Management will be issuing new Civil Service […]
April 19, 2025
Iran’s long trail of deception fuels skepticism over new nuclear deal as talks continue
Saturday’s talks in Rome between the Trump administration and the Islamic Republic of Iran over the rogue regime’s failure to dismantle its illicit nuclear weapons program have raised pressing questions about whether Tehran will adhere to a new deal. Speaking on ‘The Story with Martha MacCallum,’ retired Gen. Jack Keane, a Fox News senior strategic analyst, […]
April 19, 2025
Stay Ahead of the Stock Market: Key Bond Market Signals Explained with Charts
It was another erratic week in the stock market. There were several market-moving events sprinkled throughout this short trading week, including earnings, escalation of tariff wars, and Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks at the Economic Club of Chicago. This extended to wild swings in the bond market as well. We had several positive earnings from banks and […]
April 19, 2025
When in Doubt, Follow the Leadership
Reflecting on the price action over this shortened holiday week, I’m struck by how the leadership trends have not really changed too much. We’ve observed bombed-out market breadth indicators, and the S&P 500 remains clearly below its 200-day moving average despite a strong upside swing off the early April market low. But how much as the […]