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Par AFP © 2026 AFP Les Bourses européennes ont fini lundi sur une note prudente, entre annonces contradictoires venant du Moyen-Orient et reprise des valeurs liées à l'intelligence artificielle (IA).La Bourse de Paris a reculé de 0,23% et Francfort de 0,58% Londres est restée stable (+0,05%) quand Milan s'est octroyée 0,63%.Euronext CAC40 Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Isabel MALSANG © 2026 AFP Un TGV sur trois restera à quai mercredi, et un train Intercité sur deux, avec un trafic régional "fortement perturbé": les quatre syndicats représentatifs de la SNCF appellent à une grève de 24 heures mercredi, pour réclamer un moratoire sur l'arrivée de la concurrence, première épreuve sociale de l'ère Castex.Pour ce coup de semonce, les syndicats ont choisi une date de grève hors grands départs, week-end ou baccalauréat et attendent une mobilisation "importante". Lundi soir, SNCF Voyageurs a donné un aperçu de la mobilisation, en anticipant l'annulation d'un TGV sur 3, d'un Intercité sur deux mercredi et un "trafic régional fortement perturbé" en particulier en Ile-de-France "sur la plupart des lignes".Le groupe ferroviaire prévoit de "mobiliser toutes ses ressources" en recourant notamment à des encadrants pour remplacer du personnel gréviste, comme le lui permet la loi. "Notre but n'est pas d'anéantir la grève mais d'assurer le meilleur service pour nos clients", assure la direction de la SNCF, tout en admettant qu'elle n'a "pas les moyens de combler de façon exhaustive" l'ensemble du personnel qui prévoit d'être en grève ce jour-là. ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Jérémy TORDJMAN avec Tony GAMAL-GABRIEL à Marseille © 2026 AFP Critique féroce de Benjamin Netanyahu, le réalisateur israélien exilé en France Nadav Lapid a dénoncé lundi auprès de l'AFP l'appel au boycott "cruel" qui l'a contraint à renoncer à se rendre à un festival de cinéma à Marseille. "ll y a dans cette démarche quelque chose qui est très, très moche, pervers, très cruel et violent", a déclaré le réalisateur, dont le dernier film "Oui" (2025) brosse le portrait d'une société israélienne défigurée par la soif de vengeance après le 7-Octobre et indifférente aux morts palestiniens à Gaza. Lauréat de l'Ours d'or en 2019, le réalisateur a annulé sa venue au festival international du cinéma FID Marseille, où il devait présenter son film "Le Policier" (2011), après avoir été visé par des appels au boycott. Contactée par l'AFP, la directrice du FID, Tsveta Dobreva, a expliqué que l'appel avait été lancé en interne contre le festival par des cinéastes sélectionnés, qui refusaient dans un premier temps de voir le cinéaste israélien siéger au jury. Avant de s'en prendre à la projection du film. "C'est à ce moment-là où Nadav Lapid s'est retiré lui-même", a-t-elle expliqué. Avec ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP La double championne olympique d'escalade Janja Garnbret a réalisé samedi à Céüse (Hautes-Alpes) la première ascension féminine de "Bibliographie", une voie cotée 9b+ considérée comme l'une des plus dures au monde, a-t-elle annoncé lundi."Cette voie m'a demandé quelque chose de différent: de la patience, de l'engagement et de la présence", a écrit la Slovène de 27 ans sur Instagram, avec une photo d'elle prise au pied de la célèbre falaise qu'elle essayait d'enchaîner depuis des années."Je n'ai pas l'habitude de travailler des voies, et je suis loin d'être une grimpeuse parfaite, mais cette voie a allumé un feu en moi. Elle m'a fait ressentir quelque chose de spécial, et je n'ai cessé d'y revenir", a-t-elle ajouté.Haute de 35 mètres et d'une difficulté extrême, "Bibliographie" a été libérée pour la première fois par l'Allemand Alexander Megos en 2020. Garnbret est la sixième personne à réussir cet exploit et la première femme à le faire.Le neuvième degré est la cotation la plus élevée à ce jour en escalade sportive. Il est composé de six sous-grades (le 9a, le 9a+, le 9b, le 9b+, le 9c et le 9c+).Garnbret est la deuxième femme à réaliser l'ascension ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP L'activité de plaisance dans les eaux monégasques a fortement augmenté lors du weekend du Grand Prix de Monaco, atteignant un niveau près de six fois supérieur à celui observé la semaine précédente, a indiqué lundi sur X le site de suivi maritime MarineTraffic.Sur les deux journées de qualifications de Formule 1 et le dimanche de la course, MarineTraffic a enregistré en moyenne 878 mouvements de navires par jour en Principauté, arrivées et départs confondus. Ce chiffre est environ 5,7 fois supérieur à la moyenne de la semaine précédente, qui était de 153 mouvements quotidiens. Soit une augmentation d'environ 473%. Dans le détail, le nombre d'arrivées de bateaux a progressé au fil des jours, passant de 216 le 4 juin à 379 le 5 juin, puis 449 le 6 juin, pour culminer à 500 le jour de la course, le 7 juin.Les bateaux de plaisance ont dominé le trafic, avec 1.973 arrivées au cours des 10 derniers jours, soit un peu plus de 91% du total.Une image satellite du programme européen Copernicus consultée par l'AFP, prise quelques heures avant le départ du Grand Prix, illustre cette affluence exceptionnelle, montrant une baie fortement encombrée et ... Continue Reading »

Russian experts assess Armenia’s election result, Pashinyan’s 49.81% win, opposition pressure claims, and Yerevan’s course away from Moscow Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

CIS observers were allegedly pressured during Armenia’s controversial parliamentary election, a Russian official has said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has held talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on collaboration in various fields Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

South Africa has intensified border health checks due to growing concerns over the Ebola outbreak Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Eurozone fuel sales post steepest drop since 2023, with inflation still on the rise amid the oil shock and the Iran war, EU data show Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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Experts warn of lasting trauma for Lebanon's children as war continues to shatter their sense of safety. Continue Reading »

The latest developments from southern Lebanon amid escalating Israeli attacks. Continue Reading »

A father speaks of the moment his seven-month-old Palestinian son was shot dead in the West Bank by an Israeli soldier. Continue Reading »

IAEA chief says Iran-US nuclear talks in 'complicated phase'. Continue Reading »

US Representative Massie set to honour the crew of the vessel on the House floor, bringing attention to the 1967 attack. Continue Reading »

Five people have been killed in car bombings in 10 days, including 35-year-old Lia Malka, whose ex-partner was arrested after she died in an explosion on a major Tel Aviv-area highway; 'When will this change?' Continue Reading »

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A 36-country Pew survey finds unfavorable views of Israel rising worldwide, including among key allies, while confidence in Netanyahu has fallen sharply across much of the West Continue Reading »

New footage shows extensive damage aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier during its Iran deployment; CNN reports blaze disrupted operations and could keep vessel in repairs for months Continue Reading »

President Trump has voiced his frustration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, but it is not clear how able he is to rein in Israeli military action. Continue Reading »

For Tehran, retaliating for strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon shows that it will stand by its regional allies and block attempts to shift the regional balance of power. Continue Reading »

If President Trump forces Israel to stand down against Iran, analysts say, it could leave Israel hindered from responding forcefully to attacks by Hezbollah. Continue Reading »

The push to investigate what the president’s allies saw as a “deep state” cabal intent on taking him down set off cascading crises, ended careers and undercut the department’s credibility with judges. Continue Reading »

In a lengthy interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the president again vowed that gas prices would go down when the war in Iran ends. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

By-elections — the British equivalent of a U.S. special election — are held when a member of Parliament resigns, dies or becomes enmeshed in tabloid scandal and are flung out of office by angry voters. Continue Reading »

Bubbling under the surface of Turning Point USA's Women's Leadership Summit are divisions within the GOP that have enveloped the online voices of the young female right. Continue Reading »

She’s battling several controversies and headwinds — including the president endorsing her opponent. Continue Reading »

He hasn’t formally endorsed yet, but he is scheduled to appear at a virtual donor event Sunday. Continue Reading »

Some are praying that a significant protest vote emerges in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Maine Senate seat. Continue Reading »

The Section 702 spy law expires Friday, and chances of an extension are sketchy thanks to Trump's DNI appointment. Continue Reading »

Aaron Schock traded congressional disgrace for what he said was his shot at a Venezuelan gold mine — and the chance to remake himself in Trump's Washington. Continue Reading »

The president’s decision to tap Bill Pulte as director of national intelligence has scuttled chances for a long-term Section 702 extension. Continue Reading »

The ambitious New Jersey Democrat lost a governor's race but has the ear of a potential future speaker. He plans to be a bulwark against his party’s leftward impulses. Continue Reading »

Section 702 foreign surveillance authority is set to lapse June 12. Continue Reading »

The filing contends the Trump administration’s authorization of the June 14 event was unlawful. Continue Reading »

He scolded host Kristen Welker: “You're a one-sided crooked network." Continue Reading »

“I think the weaponization fund is a great idea,” President Donald Trump said. Continue Reading »

“I didn't promise anything,” President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker. Continue Reading »

As Republicans fight to hold Congress, they shouldn’t count on the women who helped elect Trump in 2024, MAHA activists say. Continue Reading »

Sirens blared early Monday morning in Tel Aviv and throughout central Israel, including Jerusalem, as Iran and one of its proxies, the Houthis in Yemen, fired a number of ballistic missiles. The fighting is interconnected. Hezbollah's persistent firing of missiles and drones from southern Lebanon into northern Israel prompted the Israeli military to target Hezbollah's stronghold in Beirut. Tehran then claimed it was justified in firing on Israel itself. President Trump is eager to keep negotiations going and told Fox News, "What I would suggest to Iran: you've shot your missiles, that's enough. Get back to the table and make a deal."... Continue Reading »

When Sydney Sweeney showed off her "great genes jeans" in a series of playful American Eagle ads last summer, people — specifically the corporate media — feigned panic that the Euphoria actress' tastefully clothed curves were a clandestine campaign to promote the "American eugenics movement" and white supremacy. Nearly one year later, a real-life example of the selective breeding ideology the press tried to pin on Sweeney's denim debuted in a viral post by a couple that aborted their unborn child after learning the baby might be born with Down Syndrome... Continue Reading »

A private plane heading to pick up St. Louis Cardinals legend Yadier Molina in Texas crashed just minutes after taking off in the Dominican Republic, killing the pilot and co-pilot. The US-registered Gulfstream G200 Galaxy executive jet had taken off for Austin when the crew reported problems on board, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency return to the airport Sunday. It crashed in a massive fireball, killing the pilot and co-pilot, the only people onboard, officials said. Neither was immediately identified... Continue Reading »

The New Jersey Republican Party and the Republican National Committee requested voter rolls from all 21 New Jersey counties, and found hundreds of noncitizens registered to vote. Most of the noncitizens were registered Democrats, and they had made attempts to get removed from the rolls, saying they were unknowingly added. They were seeking naturalization, and being registered to vote, they feared, could disqualify them... Continue Reading »

Several years ago, some good friends invited me over to their home one warm Sunday evening. We sat on the back porch with a lovely view of the nearby Wasatch Mountains. Their married eldest daughter joined us, and she mentioned she was struggling with the idea of bringing children into the world, even though she loved children and valued motherhood. I tried to hide my surprise. She was the go-to babysitter in her neighborhood during her teen years. She had a solid marriage to a good man who also liked children. She was working but did not have a strong career focus... Continue Reading »

The deadline for qualifying Trader Joe's shoppers to get a payment in a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit is fast approaching. A lawsuit filed in California accused Trader Joe's of including the first six and last four digits of the shopper's credit or debit card on the receipts of a small number of transactions at some stores. Though other significant information, like the middle digits and expiration date, was not included, the lawsuit says Trader Joe's violated the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act. Trader Joe's denied any wrongdoing, noting that no customers reported experiencing identity theft because of the receipts. Still, America's favorite grocer agreed to the proposed $7.4 million settlement... Continue Reading »

Robot dogs and AI tools are being deployed as part of an unprecedented security operation ahead of this week's FIFA World Cup kickoff across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The tournament comprises 48 international teams competing in 104 matches in 16 cities, with millions of fans expected to travel for it... Continue Reading »

There will not be a watch party outside of Madison Square Garden (MSG) for Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday, with President Trump set to attend. In a press release, the office of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) said that the watch party was canceled after the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and New York City Police Department (NYPD) determined it could not be held due to security requirements associated with the president's attendance. The decision was confirmed by New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a Monday press conference... Continue Reading »

Rest, longevity and fitness are the new status symbols, and burnt-out Americans are spending big on all of the above. Why it matters: The wellness economy is in its next phase, beyond fancy gym memberships and meditation apps. The money is going to sleep retreats, executive function coaches, and longevity doctors baked into premium urban real estate. Recovery is its own arms race, if you can afford it. Dubbed "the burnout economy" by Vox, Americans are traveling near and far to recover from modern life — and hiring coaches to help them manage what AI hasn't fixed and therapy doesn't cover... Continue Reading »

The hat a Michigan third grader wore for her school's "Great Kindness Challenge" in 2022 featured an image of an AR-style rifle, and the phrase "come and take it." The student said she chose the black baseball cap for "Hat Day" during the weeklong kindness initiative because it reminded her of her father and to show support for gun rights. Officials at Robert Kerr Elementary School in Durand, Michigan, said the hat's message could be disruptive, particularly for students who had transferred to the district after a recent school shooting 50 miles away – the deadliest in the state's history... Continue Reading »

With Donald Trump in the White House, one of the most important times of the week is Friday night. That's when the president and his team have an unnerving habit of announcing news they hope the public won't notice... Continue Reading »

When Marharyta Nekhoroshyva first saw her newborn son, she was gripped by fear. Born after just 26 weeks of pregnancy, he weighed only 940 grams (2 pounds) and wore diapers no larger than the palm of an adult hand. "The doctors told me that if he survived the first three days, everything would be OK," she said, tears filling her eyes. "I don't believe in God, but I was praying." Now 9 months old, Mark is energetic and lively, but he has chronic breathing problems and requires frequent hospital stays... Continue Reading »

Pratt was quickly dismissed as a gadfly, but fueled by an aggressive and creative social media presence, he penetrated the collective consciousness of angry Angelenos to an unprecedented degree. Continue Reading »

Agriculture officials have discovered a second instance of New World screwworm about 5.6 miles from the first case in Texas. The second case was found in a 1-month-old calf in Zavala County, Texas. The discovery comes days after the pest was found in a calf in La Pryor, Texas, about 50 miles from the Mexican border. Samples taken from the surrounding area have come back negative, officials said. Continue Reading »

The United States spent more than half a century and hundreds of millions of dollars driving the flesh-eating New World screwworm as far from its borders as possible. Now, it's back. Continue Reading »

A second case of the flesh‑eating New World screwworm has been confirmed in Texas, only miles from the Mexican border, prompting Canada to shut its border to Texas livestock and Governor Greg Abbott to declare a state of disaster over what he warns is an "imminent threat." Continue Reading »

A flesh-eating parasite that was largely eradicated from U.S. livestock in the 1960s has been found in a 3-week-old calf in a south Texas border town, the USDA confirmed, a threat that could drive the already soaring price of beef even higher after Elon Musk-led government cuts slashed ongoing efforts to prevent its spread. Continue Reading »

The agency driving President Trump's mass deportation campaign is now preparing to welcome millions of foreign visitors at the World Cup. Why it matters: The June 12 kickoff in Los Angeles — followed by 77 matches in just over a month — will trigger a wave of arrivals who'll come face-to-face with the immigration system that's generated backlash over the last year Continue Reading »

Donald Trump is confronting a bitter irony as he seeks to extricate himself from the Iran war he initiated: reaching a peace agreement may require exactly the kind of financial concessions to Tehran that he spent years attacking the Obama administration for making. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump on Friday defended the continued lack of a war-ending deal with Iran by once again trashing the prior nuclear agreement brokered by Barack Obama, his predecessor and longtime political foe. Continue Reading »

Wix Tumbles After Cutting 20% Of Workforce, Warns Of Deeper Growth Slowdown Website builder Wix announced an "organizational realignment" on Monday that will cut roughly 20% of its workforce, as the company warned of a sharper-than-expected slowdown in its Partners business. The restructuring is designed to streamline operations, discontinue lower-priority initiatives, and reallocate resources toward Wix's core growth areas. "The organizational realignment to streamline operations and reallocate resources to support the Company's top strategic priorities. This includes the scaling down and/or discontinuation of certain activities, initiatives, products, and subsidiaries," Wix wrote in a Form 6k filing earlier this morning. As of 1Q26, Wix had 5,277 employees, so a 20% cut would represent about 1,055 layoffs. Wix is a SaaS website builder that competes with platforms such as Shopify, Squarespace, GoDaddy, and WordPress-related services. There was no mention of whether AI-related efficiencies contributed to the white-collar layoffs. The 6k filing noted that it expects 2026 free cash flow, excluding acquisition and restructuring costs, of about $420 million, roughly $20 million above its prior plan. This restructuring is a move to support profitability. "While Wix Harmony and Base44 continue to perform as we expected when we ... Continue Reading »

Inflation Expectations Dip, Driven By Lower Gas Prices, While Labor Market Prospects Worsen: NY Fed Survey Ahead of Wednesday's CPI report which is expected to show a substantial rise in consumer prices, moments ago we got an early look into how consumers view inflation after the NY Fed's latest monthly survey of consumer expectations reported that inflation expectations at the one-year horizon dipped to 3.46% in May from 3.64% in April, easing from the highest print since September 2023. Inflation expectations were unchanged at 3.1% for the three-year-ahead horizon and also unchanged at 3.0% at the five-year-ahead horizon in May. Median inflation uncertainty, or the uncertainty expressed regarding future inflation outcomes, increased at the one-year and three-year-ahead horizons and decreased at the five-year-ahead horizon.  The drop in year-ahead expectations took place as 1-year gas inflation expectations extended its recent decline, sliding to 4.96% in May from 5.11% in April and from 9.42% in March, which had been the highest reading since March 2022. Among other prices, home price growth expectations increased to highest since July 2022. Food and rent price outlooks also increased while medical care and college eased (good luck). Turning to the ... Continue Reading »

We Are Being Warned That A "Godzilla El Niño" Could Absolutely Devastate Global Food Production Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog, The waters of the Pacific Ocean are getting extremely warm, and that could provide fuel for an immensely destructive climate event that is unlike anything we have ever seen before. Even the United Nations has issued an ominous warning about the El Niño event that is in the long-term forecast, because it will have a dramatic impact on every man, woman, and child on the entire planet. We are being told that there is more than an 80 percent chance that El Niño conditions will arrive by the end of next month due to rapidly warming equatorial waters in the Pacific. Meanwhile, an unprecedented "9,000-mile marine heatwave" has developed in the North Pacific. Many experts are concerned that the confluence of those two factors could produce a "Godzilla El Niño"... The chance of an El Niño event emerging by July is now over 80 percent, which will likely make 2026 one of the hottest years on record. At the same time, an exceptionally large 9,000-mile ... Continue Reading »

Saylor's Strategy Buys The Dip As Bitcoin Nears Mining Cost Floor A week after SELLING 32 Bitcoin - and (in part) triggering a waterfall decline in crypto - Bitcoin treasury company Strategy just BOUGHT an additional 1,550 BTC for approximately $101.3 million at an average price of $65,332 per bitcoin between June 1 and June 7, according to an 8-K filing with the SEC on Monday. Strategy now holds a total of 845,256 BTC - worth around $53.5 billion - bought at an average price of $75,680 per bitcoin for a total cost of around $64 billion, including fees and expenses, according to the company's co-founder and executive chairman, Michael Saylor. This means Saylor's horde represents 4% of bitcoin's 21 million supply cap. Was Saylor's 'sale' last week designed to lower the price for this big purchase? Bitcoin had been trading for around $73,700 before the sale announcement. However, the news, despite increasingly being flagged by the company as a possibility in recent weeks, saw the market subsequently drop around 20% to a low of roughly $59,300 on Friday, before recovering back above the $63,000 level over the weekend. Last week, JPMorgan analysts said Strategy's recent decision to sell 32 BTC "spooked" markets ... Continue Reading »

Equity Supply Surge: What Historically Comes Next Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, This past week, the market hit an all-time high. At the same time, Alphabet (GOOG) told investors it would raise $80 billion by selling stock to fund its AI buildout, and the shares fell about 4% on the news. Within days, SpaceX is reportedly set to price one of the largest IPOs ever attempted. If you want a live picture of an equity supply surge meeting a market priced for perfection, you’re looking at it. The question isn’t whether the equity supply is coming. It’s what happens after it lands. A reader sent me two charts this week. The first, below, shows U.S. equity issuance climbing since 2023. The second chart below matters more, and we’ll get to it momentarily. The reader’s instinct was that these equity supply waves tend to either precede or coincide with market downturns. He’s right, for the most part, but history needs one important correction, and the current setup deserves a closer look than the cheerleading it’s getting. The Setup: An Equity Supply Wave Meets a Record Market Let’s start with the mechanics, because they’re what make 2026 different ... Continue Reading »

Former Biden J6 Prosecutor's ActBlue-Funded Firm Sues To Stop Trump's UFC White House Event A federal lawsuit filed over the weekend seeks to halt the UFC "Freedom 250" event scheduled for June 14 on the White House South Lawn. The suit was brought by the Public Integrity Project - which is funded in part by ActBlue - on behalf of two Virginia residents and targets the Department of the Interior and National Park Service. Brendan Ballou, founder and CEO of the Public Integrity Project - and is perhaps most notably a former federal prosecutor who served in the Department of Justice during the Biden administration. He worked in the Antitrust Division as Special Counsel for Private Equity and was detailed for two years to the team prosecuting January 6 Capitol rioters. He resigned from DOJ after President Trump issued pardons for many January 6 defendants in January 2025. The complaint alleges the event violates federal regulations by staging a private sporting event on federal parkland (generally prohibited by National Park Service rules), constructing a large temporary structure ("the claw") without required congressional approval, and failing to conduct an environmental review under the ... Continue Reading »

More Shocking Revelations Emerge In Henry Nowak Case... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity, The brutal murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak by Vickrum Digwa has exposed a pattern of ignored warnings, police inaction, and institutional failures that stretch back years. A young British man is dead after being stabbed multiple times with a large ceremonial dagger. Multiple red flags about the killer were waved in front of authorities long before that night in Southampton. They were all dismissed. Reports and footage have now surfaced revealing that in October 2022, neighbours heard loud gunshots coming from a back garden in Southampton. They filmed Vickrum Digwa brandishing what appeared to be an illegal air pistol while another man held an air rifle. The pair were shooting at a wooden board. The neighbours immediately reported it to police with video evidence. Moment 'weapons-obsessed' Vickrum Digwa brandishes gun in his back garden three years before he murdered Henry Nowak https://t.co/6SHTWelDc8 - Daily Mail (@DailyMail) June 6, 2026 Police responded that they could do nothing because there had been "no reports from other residents." A neighbour later said: "We could hear gunshots, we went to look and saw them shooting guns ... Continue Reading »

Key Events This Week: All Eyes On The First CPI Print Over 4% In 3 Years Before we look at the Fed, let's take another quick look at the rollercoaster of the past trading session: a hawkish Fed repricing after the payrolls report triggered a sharp US equity sell-off on Friday with the S&P 500 falling -2.64% (2.59% on the week), its worst day of the year so far, snapping a run of nine consecutive weekly gains. Tech led the declines, not helped by Broadcom’s softer earnings earlier in the week. The NASDAQ dropped -4.18% on Friday (4.68% on the week), while the Philadelphia semiconductor index plunged -10.26% - its worst day since March 2020, and dubbed the "Red Sox." All of this comes as tensions in the Middle East are building again with renewed strikes between Iran and Israel, despite what should be the 61st day of a truce or ceasefire. Iran targeted Israel with a missile attack yesterday after an Israeli strike in Beirut, while Israel’s military has responded with strikes against targets in Iran overnight. The IRGC warned yesterday evening that its actions would mark "a full ... Continue Reading »

Ceased Ceasefire? By Bas van Geffen, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank There has been little progress in the US-Iran peace negotiations over the past weekend. In fact, it feels like the two sides have been walking backwards as the ceasefire is faltering.  The US and Iran are still at odds over the frozen Iranian assets, which Iran wants released as part of any deal. But, yesterday, President Trump said that he will not unfreeze any amount of Iranian assets, nor lift sanctions, immediately after a deal is closed: “If they behave, if they do a good job, we start talking” about unfreezing these assets, he said. And, if it is up to the US Treasury, there may be few assets left by the time Trump is willing to talk. The Financial Times reports that Treasury Secretary Bessent is considering using the Iranian assets to pay for the rebuilding of Gulf countries that were hit by Iranian attacks. So, we’ve now moved from “the US and Gulf countries help with the reconstruction of Iran” to “Iran pays to rebuild the Gulf countries.” On top of that, new attacks put further pressure on the negotiations, and ... Continue Reading »

Intel Jumps On Report Google Placed 3 Million TPU Foundry Order After last week's sharp sell-off in chip stocks, the latest attempt to keep the AI bubble inflated comes from a report by The Information, which says Google has placed an order with Intel to manufacture more than 3 million Tensor Processing Units in 2028. Google's TPU order with Intel is a big win for the struggling chip foundry as it tries to rebuild its empire in advanced chip production and compete with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The Information's Qianer Liu writes that TSMC's capacity constraints are turning into a boon for Intel as a backup manufacturer. She noted that several major AI chip designers, including Nvidia, are turning to Intel as a potential backup manufacturer, but no orders from CEO Jensen Huang have been placed yet, as there is a testing phase to determine whether Intel's technology can be used to produce advanced AI chips. The report from The Information sent Intel shares soaring in premarket trading, up nearly 12%. Shares had plunged into a bear market over the last month and were down about 9.5% last week. Shares of the VanEck ... Continue Reading »

"Prepare Your Colon": HelloFresh Serves Up Anal-Sex-Themed Pride Month Ad Struggling meal-kit delivery company HelloFresh made a Pride Month joke in an official statement loaded with innuendo, using phrases that could easily be seen as sexualized rather than humorous. The ad only suggests the company's marketing team still does not understand that this kind of culture-war marketing can alienate parts of its potential customer base, especially as the stock listed in Germany has crashed. Anti-woke crusader Robby Starbuck pointed out HelloFresh's new marketing ad, saying, "Ready for one of the most disturbing marketing campaigns you've ever seen?" He continued, "HelloFresh wants you to know that they have food for you to prepare your colon for receiving anal sex during Pride Month. Yes, this is real. No sane person should use this insane company." Ready for one of the most disturbing marketing campaigns you’ve ever seen? @HelloFresh wants you to know that they have food for you to prepare your colon for receiving anal sex during Pride Month. Yes, this is real. No sane person should use this insane company. pic.twitter.com/R0Cy8JIOAC — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) June 7, 2026 What were those loaded phrases? "Eating isn't ... Continue Reading »

Israel Pauses Iran Strikes At Trump's Request To 'Stop Shooting' - But Warns 'Full Intensity' Lebanon Ops To Persist Summary Israeli officials say strikes on Iran being halted at President Trump's request to 'stop shooting'. Iran FM accuses US of cooperating with Washington: "No one believes that the Zionist regime would carry out any action without prior coordination and cooperation with the United States" (Foreign Ministry spox). Iran's sprawling Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex bombed by Israeli Air Force. Houthis seek to close/threaten Bab-el-Mandeb Strait for Israeli-linked passage: We declare a complete and total ban on maritime navigation for the Israeli enemy in the Red Sea. US x Iran permanent peace deal by June 30, 2026? Yes 17% · No 84%View full market & trade on Polymarket *  *  * Israel Pauses Iran Strikes At Trump's Request Israel's N12 News is reporting that Israel is halting strike on Iran at President Trump's request. There are widespread initial reports that Israeli forces are indeed pausing the attacks, which persisted overnight through Monday morning, and included attack on a major petrochemical complex. However, the latest Israeli messaging has included a warning on the Lebanon front, per Bloomberg: Senior Israeli official says Israel is ... Continue Reading »

Futures Rebound, Oil Pares Gain After Iran Declares End To Military Operations US stocks futures rebounded and oil pared much of its overnight gains, following a declaration from Iran that military operations against Israel ended after the biggest military escalation between Iran and Israel overnight. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures rose 0.7% while those for the Nasdaq 100 climbed 1.4%, with Mag 7 stocks trading mostly higher in premarket trading ahead of Apple's WWDC keynote later today, which may boost the Mag 7 group. Chipmakers that were the hardest hit in Friday’s selloff attracted dip buyers in premarket trading. Marvell Technology 7.9% while Micron advanced almost 4.2%. Nvidia led gains among the Magnificent Seven heavyweights. While European stocks rose, South Korea's KOSPI index fell by over 8% as chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung joined a tumble in AI stocks, the plunge prompted a 20 minutes trading halt at the start of the session. It is unclear if today’s pre-market moves are more of a deadcat bounce (given the moves in FICC mkts) or if Thurs / Fri represented the extent of the pullback and now everyone is stepping in to buy the dip, according to ... Continue Reading »

Houthis Declare "Total Ban" On Israeli Ships As Dual Chokepoint Crisis Stokes Supply Chain Nightmare Brent crude futures jumped as much as 5% to $97.83 a barrel, while WTI traded around $95 a barrel, as renewed Iran-Israel fighting threatened to unravel a fragile US-Iran ceasefire and further disrupt energy flows. On the maritime chokepoint front, Iran-backed Houthis declared a full ban on Israeli vessels in the southern Red Sea, warning that any Israeli ship (or linked ship) will be seen as a military target. "First: We declare a complete and total ban on maritime navigation for the Israeli enemy in the Red Sea, and we consider all enemy movements to be military targets for our Armed Forces from the moment this statement is issued," the terror group said Monday in a statement. The statement continued, "Second: We affirm that we will meet escalation with escalation, and that our military operations will escalate in line with events, the battle, and in conjunction with the axis of Jihad and Resistance." "Third: We affirm the right of our people and the peoples of our free nation to confront American-Israeli aggression, and that we will not ... Continue Reading »

Poll Finds Strong Support For Larger Families Despite Falling US Birth Rates Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times, Most respondents said having children is important to a fulfilling life, while citing faith, family values, and economic stability as key factors. The question of the declining birth rate in the United States has been weighing on many, including economists and those in the religious sector. As more Americans reach the age of qualification for Social Security, the question of how to meet that demand alone has caused some to question what the future holds if American birthrates continue their current downward trajectory. The current American fertility rate is roughly 1.6 children per woman. A poll of Epoch Times readers found most believe that children are important, and also that the nation should look for ways to support family growth. Importance Of Family With a national average of less than two children per woman, readers were asked how they feel about family size. A large majority of those polled, 87 percent, believe that having children is important to having a fulfilling life. To add to that, 71 percent are concerned about the declining birth rates in developed ... Continue Reading »

Can AI Save More Energy Than It Consumes? Authored by Haley Zaremba via Oilprice.com, Biglaw firm Duane Morris argues the energy sector's greatest AI-related risk is not surging power demand but failing to adopt AI tools fast enough to remain competitive. MIT research challenges industry claims that AI efficiency gains will offset its enormous energy consumption, while new data centers continue to be approved at record pace. AI shows genuine promise in clean energy applications - from nuclear fusion modeling to EV battery recovery - but the AI investment boom is simultaneously diverting capital away from next-gen energy research. The artificial intelligence boom has created unprecedented pressure and anxiety in the energy industry. The public and private sector alike are expending enormous amounts of effort trying to quantify the amount of electricity that will be needed to power data centers in the near future, and get ahead of the skyrocketing energy demands headed for our already outdated and beleaguered electric grids. But the answer to the energy monster that AI is unleashing could very well lie in the application of AI tools. A new article published by Biglaw firm Duane Morris argues that the ... Continue Reading »

Oil Jumps After Israel Strikes Military Targets In Iran, Ignoring Trump Pleas Not To "Strike Back" Summary Despite Trump's pleading to Netanyahu not to respond, Israel launched missiles at Iran striking military targets inside the country.  Iran fires missiles on Israel, after IDF unleashed deadly airstrike on Beirut earlier Sunday. Despite Trump saying on Sunday that he would tell Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to strike ​back, an Israeli official warned that "There will be a forceful response." Sunday is day 100 since President Trump launched Operation Epic Fury. Ghalibaf warns after IDF escalation in Lebanon: US & Israeli bases, assets in region are 'legitimate targets'. Talks stuck on unfreezing assets: "Twenty-four billion dollars is not much for America if he wants to reach an agreement with Iran," Iranian Gen. Mohsen Rezaei told CNN. "This is our own, not America's money." Defying Washington, Iran has been collecting $1.5 million to $2 million per vessel passing through the Strait of Hormuz (Fars). US x Iran permanent peace deal by June 15, 2026? Yes 7% · No 94%View full market & trade on Polymarket*  *  *  Oil Spikes After Israel Strikes Military Targets Inside Iran, Ignoring Trump's Pleas Ignoring Trump's pleas not to respond to Iran's ... Continue Reading »

Goldman And UBS Preview Apple's WWDC: AI Siri Takes Center Stage Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) begins this afternoon at 1 p.m. EST at Apple Park in Cupertino, Calif. Ahead of WWDC, Goldman analysts led by Michael Ng provided clients with a preview of what to expect, including the unveiling of a long-delayed AI-enhanced Siri and operating system version "27" across iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. The new AI-enhanced Siri will include many delayed features from WWDC24, such as on-screen awareness, personal context, and deeper integration across apps, including Messages, Calendar, Photos, and Notes. "We view these new features as key demand drivers for the iPhone and other products, which should help extend the strong revenue momentum realized to date (e.g., iPhone revenue +23% YoY in F1H26)," Ng wrote in the note. Expected WWDC announcements: AI-enhanced Siri launch timing & feature details. After announcing AI-enhanced Siri at WWDC in 2024 and seeing subsequent delays, we expect Apple to share updated details on AI Siri's launch timeline and capabilities. Launch timing: During Apple's F2Q26 earnings call, the company stated it expects to launch personalized Siri this year (C2026). We expect Apple to confirm ... Continue Reading »

Hegseth Warns Europe of 'Dangerous Ideologies' Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday that the immigration crisis in Europe is causing the continent to be stormed by "dangerous ideologies" and asked if Europe is ready to address "that invasion." U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (C) speaks with U.S. WWII and D-Day Landing veterans at a memorial ceremony held as part of the 82nd anniversary of the World War II D-Day Allied landings in Normandy, north-western France, on June 6, 2026. Screenshot via The Epoch Times/X/Department of War "Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies. Beaches in Spain and Italy and Greece and Bulgaria. Boats and men arrive," Hegseth said during a speech in France commemorating the invasion of Normandy during World War II. "When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is it too late? I pray not, and I believe not." June 6 marked the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, when about 133,000 troops from the United States, the British Commonwealth, and their allies landed on the beaches of Normandy. The casualties reached 10,300 for the ... Continue Reading »

Spain-Style Blackout Risk Rises As ERCOT Flags Boston-Sized Data Center Loads Tripping Offline The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) gave the market another concrete reason to stop pretending the grid can absorb unlimited hyperscale load growth on top of an already strained generation mix.  In a May 21st report, ERCOT disclosed that multiple clusters of proposed data centers and crypto facilities failed voltage ride-through testing. When subjected to simulated routine voltage disturbances, such as the kind caused by transmission faults, capacitor switching, or equipment issues, four groups of these large users simply disconnected. Models showed each group capable of removing more than 5,000 MW of demand in one event. “Those abrupt drops in demand were equivalent to the electricity consumption of a large city such as Boston” In a real-world fault on the Texas grid, those facilities would not ride through the sag and remain online like traditional industrial customers. Their protection systems would trip them offline to protect servers and mining rigs.  Only Texas is aware of the power demand tsunami that is coming. The US is woefully unprepared for the coming explosion in electricity demand pic.twitter.com/9wfgBbS6D8 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 13, ... Continue Reading »