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 […]
April 19, 2025
Harvard’s battle with the Trump administration is creating a thorny financial situation
Harvard’s brewing conflict with the Trump administration could come at a steep cost — even for the nation’s richest university. On April 14, Harvard University President Alan Garber announced the institution would not comply with the administration’s demands, including to “audit” Harvard’s students and faculty for “viewpoint diversity.” The federal government, in response, froze $2.2 billion in multi-year […]
April 19, 2025
U.S. judge finds Google holds illegal online ad tech monopolies
Alphabet’s Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a judge ruled Thursday, dealing another blow to the tech giant and paving the way for U.S. antitrust prosecutors to seek a breakup of its advertising products. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, found Google liable for “willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” […]
April 18, 2025
Rubio warns if it’s not possible to end the war in Ukraine, US needs to ‘move on’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that if it is not possible to end the war in Ukraine, the United States needs to abandon its efforts and move on. “If it is not possible to end the war in Ukraine, we need to move on,” he told reporters before departing Paris. “We need […]
April 18, 2025
Scores arrested over Pakistan KFC attacks, sparked by Gaza war protests
Police have arrested scores of people in Pakistan in recent weeks after more than 10 mob attacks on outlets of US fast-food chain KFC, sparked by anti-United States sentiment and opposition to its ally Israel’s war in Gaza, officials said. Police in major cities in the Islamic nation, including the southern port city of Karachi, […]
April 18, 2025
Google’s Ad Tech Business Faces Uncertainty After Court Ruling
On April 17 (Thursday), Judge Leonie Brinkema of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled against Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) in the antitrust case concerning its advertising technology business, casting a shroud of uncertainty over the future of the tech giant’s online advertising business. Brinkema will now need to determine what remedies to […]
April 18, 2025
US Capital Gains Tax Guide for Gold and Silver Investors
As gold and silver continue to prove their worth as sound investments, market participants should know how precious metals investments are taxed in the US. While the majority of gold and silver investing comes with a certain degree of taxation, there are different levels of tax based on how market participants decide to invest in […]
