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Iran and the US say they have carried out fresh strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, with Kuwait condemning "repeated" Iranian attacks. Continue Reading »

The death was announced by the Defence Secretary John Healey in the House of Commons on Monday. Continue Reading »

The UK does not need to pay Rwanda after it pulled a deal between the two countries, a court has ruled. Continue Reading »

Serena Williams will return to competitive tennis for the first time in nearly four years when she plays in the women's doubles at Queen's. Continue Reading »

The report in Iranian state media homes in on Israel's military operations in Lebanon against the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah. Continue Reading »

Barry Diller's People Inc. extended an offer for MGM Resorts at $48.30 per share. Continue Reading »

Vice President Vance has seen his odds slip since the start of the year, as the secretary of State's chances have been buoyed by international conflicts. Continue Reading »

Opposition to the $1.8 billion Justice Department fund, which critics call a "slush fund," helped grind Senate floor action to a halt last month. Continue Reading »

Jerome Powell said White House pressure on the Fed will damage public trust in the U.S. central bank. Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP La Bourse de New York évolue à la marge lundi, optant pour la prudence après un mois de mai très dynamique et face à des tensions persistantes au Moyen-Orient qui font grimper de concert prix du pétrole et taux obligataires.Vers 14H05 GMT, le Dow Jones cédait 0,13% tandis que le Nasdaq et le S&P 500 restait à l'équilibre, grappillant respectivement 0,05% et 0,02%.Le mois passé, les indices américains ont volé de record en record. Le S&P 500 a pris plus de 5% tandis que le Nasdaq a bondi de plus de 8%, signe de l'intérêt toujours vivace pour les valeurs technologiques.Le dernier coup d'accélérateur a été donné lundi par l'annonce par Nvidia d'un nouveau processeur pour ordinateurs portables fonctionnant sous Windows pour moderniser les appareils à l'ère de l'intelligence artificielle (IA).Le géant des puces s'octroyait 3,90% tandis que Microsoft prenait 2,63%.Dans leur sillage, les fabricants d'ordinateurs Dell (+7,98%) et HP (+6,43%) étaient en nette hausse.En revanche, les concurrents de Nvidia sur le segment des CPU, ces processeurs centraux qui font office de "cerveau" pour les ordinateurs, étaient à la peine.Intel, dont l'hégémonie sur cette technologie se voit ainsi contestée, lâchait 6,05%. Qualcomm chutait ... Continue Reading »

Par Terriennes avec AFP Par Isabelle Mourgere avec AFP Ainsi donc, une femme ne pourrait pas arbitrer un match d'hommes? C'est en tout cas l'avis exprimé par le joueur de tennis paraguayen Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, à l'issue d'un match à Roland Garros la semaine dernière... Même s'il s'est depuis excusé, le tournoi a décidé de le condamner à 55.000 euros d'amende.  Ainsi donc, une femme ne pourrait pas arbitrer un match d'hommes? C'est en tout cas l'avis exprimé par le joueur de tennis paraguayen Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, à l'issue d'un match à Roland Garros la semaine dernière... Même s'il s'est depuis excusé, le tournoi a décidé de le condamner à 55.000 euros d'amende. "C'est clairement quelque chose qui n'est pas acceptable pour nous, pour le tournoi, pour la Fédération même au-delà du tournoi. Ce genre de propos n'a pas sa place ici", lance Amélie Mauresmo. La sanction est tombée. Les organisateurs de Roland-Garros ont condamné le Paraguayen Adolfo Daniel Vallejo ... Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE avec agences Le gouvernement russe a annoncé ce lundi 1er juin interdire les exportations de kérosène jusqu'au 30 novembre, alors que les frappes ukrainiennes contre les raffineries russes et d'autres infrastructures énergétiques se poursuivent. La mesure, officialisée par une résolution signée le 30 mai et publiée ce 1er juin, vise selon Moscou à préserver l’approvisionnement du marché intérieur en carburants. Le gouvernement russe a annoncé ce lundi 1er juin interdire les exportations de kérosène jusqu'au 30 novembre, alors que les frappes ukrainiennes contre les raffineries russes et d'autres infrastructures énergétiques se poursuivent. La mesure, officialisée par une résolution signée le 30 mai et publiée ce 1er juin, vise selon Moscou à préserver l’approvisionnement du marché intérieur en carburants.La Russie exporte du kérosène principalement par chemin de fer vers l'Asie centrale, notamment au Kazakhstan, au Kirghizistan, au Tadjikistan et en Ouzbékistan."Le but de cette décision est d'assurer la stabilité du marché intérieur des carburants", indique le communiqué du ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Le grand groupe automobile chinois SAIC (marque MG) va installer à La Corogne, dans la région de Galice en Espagne, sa première usine de voitures électriques en Europe, ont annoncé lundi les autorités régionales."Le plan est de commencer la construction (du site) en 2027 et d'avoir l'usine opérationnelle avant fin 2028" avec "un objectif de production de 120.000 véhicules par an", a déclaré le président régional, Alfonso Rueda, lors d'une conférence de presse.Ce projet de SAIC, entreprise basée à Shanghai, d'un "coût initial de 200 millions d'euros", doit générer "la création de 2.300 emplois", a précisé M. Rueda face aux journalistes.Cette annonce est l'une des toutes premières du genre en Espagne, pays qui mise largement sur les énergies renouvelables pour son mixte électrique, en plein essor des véhicules électriques dans le monde, notamment en Europe.Ces dernières semaines, plusieurs marques automobiles chinoises ont affirmé leur intention de fabriquer en Europe pour conquérir le marché européen, face aux difficultés des constructeurs traditionnels, notamment allemands et français.Dans ce contexte, le 20 mai, c'était le groupe franco-italo-américain Stellantis (Peugeot, Fiat, Opel, Jeep, Citroën, Chrysler...) qui avait annoncé un protocole d'accord avec Dongfeng pour distribuer des voitures électriques ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Après trois victoires en trois sets à Roland-Garros, l'Italien Flavio Cobolli (14e mondial) a laissé échapper sa première manche du tournoi lundi, sans que cela ne l'empêche de rallier les quarts de finale à Paris.Le Florentin de 24 ans l'a emporté 6-2, 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/5) contre l'Américain Zachary Svajda (85e) et s'invite pour la deuxième fois de sa carrière parmi les huit derniers joueurs en lice dans un tournoi majeur. Il avait déjà disputé les quarts de finale de Wimbledon en 2025.Cobolli y affrontera le Chilien Alejandro Tabilo (36e) ou le Canadien Felix Auger-Aliassime (6e), dont le huitième de finale est programmé lundi après-midi.Vainqueur sur terre battue des tournoi ATP 250 de Bucarest et ATP 500 de Hambourg en 2025, l'Italien a mis fin au meilleur parcours en Grand Chelem de Svajda (23 ans), qui n'avait encore jamais dépassé le deuxième tour dans un tournoi majeur.L'Américain lui a cependant donné du fil à retordre, d'abord en arrachant à Cobolli son premier set du tournoi puis en remontant quatre jeux de retard dans la quatrième manche avant de finalement craquer au tie-break."La seule chose que j'aie comprise aujourd'hui (lundi), c'est qu'un match ... Continue Reading »

Officials in South Africa have denied claims the public can earn money for reporting undocumented foreign nationals Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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More than 54 million Ethiopians have headed to the polls in a general election Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan has accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of steering the country toward a disastrous course Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Iran has reportedly opted to halt negotiations with the US over the ongoing Israeli onslaught in southern Lebanon Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

По информации Tasnim, исламская республика не возобновит переговоры с Соединенными Штатами до полного вывода израильских войск с территории Ливана и прекращения ударов Continue Reading »

Прием сезонной вакцины каждыми 100 пациентами защищает еще 9-14 детей детсадовского возраста от заражения Continue Reading »

Это Островецкий, Мстиславский и Хойникский районы, сообщил директор госпредприятия БелРАО Михаил Кисель Continue Reading »

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MAGA RALLY TO TAKE OVER AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY (Main headline, 1st story, link) Continue Reading »

Over 1,000 Suspected Ebola Cases In DR Congo And Uganda... (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:COMING TO AMERICA?Brazil monitors two patients... Continue Reading »

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Myanmar opposition groups criticise India for hosting Min Aung Hlaing, but India says engagement is best way forward. Continue Reading »

Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr brings you the latest from Lebanon as Israel expands its occupation there. Continue Reading »

Cairo's East Nile monorail opened to passengers this month as a flagship of Egypt's infrastructure ambitions. Continue Reading »

Mark Bonnick is suing Arsenal football club for unfair dismissal, saying he was sacked for supporting Palestine. Continue Reading »

A large explosion has torn through a fireworks factory in northern Malta, damaging buildings several kilometres away. Continue Reading »

Germany arrested a man after he erected a replica of Auschwitz’s 'Arbeit macht frei' gate, swastikas and a mock crematorium marked 'Zyklon B' outside a Bavarian tax office. His mother says he is depressed, not antisemitic Continue Reading »

Dani Dayan was added to a Ukrainian blacklist after criticizing the state reburial of Andriy Melnyk, a nationalist leader who collaborated with Nazi German; Kyiv-linked site accused him of spreading 'Russian-fascist propaganda' Continue Reading »

Rare access to Israel’s Witness Protection Authority reveals how it erases identities, relocates witnesses abroad under new names and even alters appearances, while managing constant assassination threats from crime organizations and enforcing total separation from past lives Continue Reading »

Egoz Unit’s drone fighters describe combat in Lebanon under Hezbollah’s drone threat: eliminating operatives, preventing attacks and operating underground, while recounting one of the unit’s deadliest battles and the growing civilian demand for drone experts Continue Reading »

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Lebanon’s government has long wanted the powerful militia to give up its weapons. Before the Iran war began, there were signs of progress toward that goal. Continue Reading »

Thousands fled the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel announced the widening of the military campaign against Hezbollah. Continue Reading »

Plus, the 20-year-old director with the No. 1 movie. Continue Reading »

The federal courts have long assumed that the government’s lawyers are trustworthy. Now judges across the country are criticizing their lack of candor. Continue Reading »

With the midterm elections five months away, many Americans who backed President Trump are wrestling with pain at the pump and the war in Iran. 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 »

Francesca Hong is part of an array of lefty candidates running in competitive states emboldened by a turn toward economic populism amid widespread cost-of-living concerns. Continue Reading »

Contests in those states have pitted allies against each other in a fierce competition for the president's endorsement. Continue Reading »

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The new map has five of the state’s six House districts as GOP-leaning. Continue Reading »

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. Continue Reading »

House and Senate GOP leaders are returning to a slew of familiar problems threatening to leave their midterm-year agenda stalled in perennial limbo. Continue Reading »

Some Republicans worry the party has squandered its chance to enact legislation targeting trans issues. Continue Reading »

The South Florida Democrat joins a growing list of members not seeing another term in November. Continue Reading »

Hayden Haynes has been by Speaker Mike Johnson’s side for all of his key achievements since ascending to the post in 2023. Continue Reading »

The former attorney general spoke to lawmakers behind closed doors as Democrats and victims of Epstein complained about the Trump administration’s lack of transparency. Continue Reading »

Clearly angered by his latest legal setback, he said it was “impossible for me to be treated fairly." Continue Reading »

The governor announced plans to create protected protest zones at Delaney Hall. Continue Reading »

It’s about expediting care, not politics, officials said. Continue Reading »

The president’s complaint revolves around a 2025 report related to a bawdy letter to Jeffrey Epstein bearing Trump’s signature. Continue Reading »

Trump’s abandoned AI order emerged from weeks of NDA-bound talks with OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. Continue Reading »

The MAHA wave has swept the nation — and our wallets. In the grocery store and beyond, we're all ponying up the extra dollar to avoid the poison in our food, fabric, and everything in between. And while everyone is getting rid of seed oils and hyper-processed foods, it's also time to say goodbye to the toxic ingredients in the personal care aisle. Certainly, health is a cause worthy of the extra dollar, but after seeing jaw-dropping prices for everyday essentials explained with MAHA marketing, I've been on the hunt for the goldilocks personal care lineup — not too toxic and not too expensive... Continue Reading »

The double-double is a quintessential coffee order in the Great North. Every morning, Canadians go through the drive-thru at Tim Hortons, the coffee shop on virtually every street, and order it. Two creams, two sugars. But there's a new double-double up North: death and donuts. The National Post reported this week that a London, Ontario doctor provided a euthanasia assessment outside a Tim Hortons then drove the patient (who suffered from inflammatory bowel disease and a history of mental health issues) to the facility where a doctor ended his life... Continue Reading »

In November, Texans will go to the polls to choose their new junior senator. This choice comes down to one of the most corrupt and morally repugnant politicians in recent memory and a full-blown heretic. A scandal-plagued liability masquerading as an anti-establishment freedom fighter versus a far-left progressive culture warrior cosplaying as a theologian. It is a shame that one of these deeply unserious individuals will now represent the U.S.'s second-largest state... Continue Reading »

The Trump administration has released the 2025 edition of the federal government's annual report on homelessness in America, finding a 3% decrease from the previous year. Despite the drop in people without homes in the U.S. – which has reached crisis-level concern in such cities as Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. – Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner says more needs to be done... Continue Reading »

One of the best things about rural living is sharing the landscape with wildlife. Peering out the window and seeing a moose in the yard. Walking in the woods and catching a fleeting glimpse of a bobcat. Prowling ponds after dark to view the spring salamander migration. Sometimes their presence is taken for granted, but keeping wildlife as visitors, especially for a developing area, can require knowledge and intentionality. Historically, conservation groups have focused on protecting pristine places that have intact ecosystems. But a rising awareness in the last 20 years has prioritized the importance of connecting those different habitats... Continue Reading »

Brett Scrogham was inside a parking garage early Thursday evening and on his way to join his folks at an Indianapolis Indians game at Victory Field. A witness heard a gunshot, saw a man running from the garage and on an upper floor moments later, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department found Scrogham mortally wounded. He died on Sunday... Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump has lashed out at the Supreme Court over its handling of his bid to restrict birthright citizenship, calling the system "rigged" and warning the court could strike down his executive order in a case now nearing a final decision. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday evening, Trump wrote that the court system was "RIGGED, no different than our Political System is RIGGED, and the people of our Country know it, and that is why I got overwhelmingly elected President, in Record Numbers, and will FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!"... Continue Reading »

Get ready for the stunning, loud, political message: First there will be a UFC fight with 5,000 spectators on the South Lawn of the White House. It will be a show of masculine vigor, dominance to celebrate President Trump's 80th birthday... Continue Reading »

The latest U.S. push for a ceasefire in Lebanon has fizzled just as Israel is expanding its ground invasion and seeking a U.S. green light to conduct massive strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: The U.S. has urged Israel against striking Beirut for several weeks as part of a broader deescalation push, but a U.S. official hinted that position could soften. "The U.S. does not expect Israel to absorb ongoing attacks on its civilians by a terrorist organization," the official told Axios... Continue Reading »

Jill Biden has opened up about backing former President Joe Biden's presidential reelection bid in 2024 despite a disastrous debate performance in which she thought he might have had a medical emergency. The former first lady spoke with Craig Melvin on TODAY on Monday about her new book, "View From the West Wing: A Memoir," where she writes about supporting her husband's candidacy after a debate performance against Donald Trump in June 2024 that ultimately led to him dropping out of the race. Craig asked her if she would have encouraged him to run for reelection if she had the ability to go back in time... Continue Reading »

Eight crested ibises were released into the wild in a north-central Japanese town, decades after the birds went extinct in the country. The endangered birds took off from each of their wooden cages at a ceremony Sunday in Hakui city in the Noto region, where they were last seen in the wild. Residents cheered when the birds soared into the sky the moment Crown Prince Akishino, his wife Kiko and other officials cut a ribbon around the cages... Continue Reading »

With the Fifa World Cup just two weeks away, immigrant rights advocates in the 11 US host cities are mobilizing to protect fans and residents from immigration enforcement activities this summer. In Los Angeles, a labor union representing more than 2,000 hospitality workers at SoFi Stadium is threatening to strike if agents do not stay away from the venue, which is expected to draw about 70,000 fans per match. In Dallas, the civil rights group El Movimiento DFW is handing out hundreds of whistle kits – including information on how to obtain a free consultation with an immigration attorney – at churches, businesses and apartment complexes in case US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents begin detaining people near matches... Continue Reading »

What have we learned at this point about Graham Platner, presumptive Democratic candidate for Senate in the high-stakes race against Susan Collins in Maine? Mainers — and the national media — were certainly sold one story about Platner: that of an antiwar Marine during the Iraq War, a hardscrabble oysterman, and a working-class straight talker. Continue Reading »

After a decade of Trumpism, it should come as no surprise that President Trump's ethos (presenting scandal as strength, outrage as authenticity and public disgrace as evidence you're a "fighter") has trickled down into congressional campaigns of both parties. In Maine, for example, controversial oysterman and veteran Graham Platner, a Democrat, appears poised to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins, after incumbent Gov. Janet Mills' failure to launch led her to drop out of the Senate primary. Continue Reading »

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who was charged in a north Minneapolis shooting has been arrested in Texas Friday morning. Christian Castro, 52, was charged via warrant on May 18 with four counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of falsely reporting a crime in connection with the Jan. 14 shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis. Continue Reading »

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan migrant in Minnesota and then allegedly lying about the incident has been arrested in Texas. Christian Castro, 52, was taken into custody Friday with assistance from the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General, the Texas Rangers, and investigators from Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, according to multiple reports. Continue Reading »

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been arrested in Texas on charges related to his actions during President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota. ICE agent Christian Castro was apprehended Friday by law enforcement officials from both states after the Hennepin County attorney's office charged him with four counts of second-degree assault this month and another charge of filing a false police report, reported The New York Times. Continue Reading »

The results of President Donald Trump's latest medical exam determined that while the 79-year-old gained weight, he is in "excellent health" – however, the report did not address a recent skin rash on the president's neck. As in previous medical exam results, White House Physician Dr. Sean Barbabella gave Trump positive remarks about his overall health, claiming he is "fully fit" and demonstrated "strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall physical function." Continue Reading »

World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain pressed the Trump administration for more food aid, saying her organization needs "help." "When you look at the places you operate, do you think there has been an impact from the dismantling of [the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)]?" CBS News's Margaret Brennan asked McCain on "Face the Nation," referencing the agency that was shut down during the first year of the Trump administration. Continue Reading »

President Trump asked for several amendments to the deal his envoys reached with their Iranian counterparts during a Situation Room meeting on Friday, according to a senior administration official and a second source briefed on the issue Continue Reading »

SpaceX IPO Update: New Filing Reveals Friends & Family Share Allocation, Anthropic AI Deal, And Water Risk SpaceX has provided fresh details in an amended S-1 filing regarding its upcoming initial public offering, including a directed share program for employees and insiders, a major AI computing agreement with Anthropic, and new risk factors. The company will reserve up to 5% of shares in its IPO for certain employees and friends and family of its executive officers. The company disclosed that participants on its "friends and family" list will not be subject to a lock-up restriction, allowing them to sell shares immediately upon listing. While directed share programs are common in IPOs, the lack of lock-up for this group stands out. More than 60% of shares outstanding immediately prior to the offering remain subject to an extended lock-up period, including shares held by founder and CEO Elon Musk. SpaceX stands as the preeminent launch provider globally, delivering unmatched reliability, cost-efficiency, and launch cadence. As of mid-2026, the company maintains a 100% success rate across dozens of Falcon launches this year and conducts the vast majority of U.S. orbital missions - carrying both commercial ... Continue Reading »

"Firing On All Cylinders, But..." US Manufacturing Surveys Send Mixed Signals In May With US hard data taking a beating (relative to expectations) last week (red line below), analysts remain hopeful that US Manufacturing will hold up (durable goods orders were solid) with this morning's Manufacturing PMIs set to signal stability. The final May S&P Global US Manufacturing rose to 55.1 (down from the 55.3 flash print) but the strongest since April 2022 ISM's Manufacturing PMI survey also signaled improvement, up from 52.7 to 54.0 (better than 53.0 expected). "At first glance, the manufacturing sector seems to be firing on all cylinders but lift the hood and the picture is not so clear," says Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. The headline PMI has hit a four-year high, with strong factory production growth for a second successive month in response to a further marked upturn in order books, but since the outbreak of war in the Middle East we have seen production and demand buoyed by stock building as companies worry over rising prices and supply difficulties. This stockpiling was again widely evident in May and makes it hard ... Continue Reading »

"Working Better": Saylor Teases BTC Buy After Strategy Sells For First Time Since 2022 Bitcoin is extending its recent weakness overnight (hurt by US-Iran tensions escalating again), trading back below its 100DMA after Strategy (MSTR) sold 32 bitcoin between May 26 and May 31 at an average net price of $77,135 a coin, totaling $2.5 million (disclosed in an 8-K filing on Monday). Proceeds from the bitcoin sales are expected to be used to fund distributions on preferred stock, the firm said. This is the first time Strategy has sold bitcoin since December 2022, when the company offloaded 704 BTC, according to onchain analyst Ai Yi. However, the firm reportedly bought 810 BTC just two days after the sale at a lower price in a tax loss trade. Strategy now holds a total of 843,706 BTC following the reduction - worth around $61 billion - bought at an average price of $75,699 per bitcoin for a total cost of around $63.9 billion, including fees and expenses. In addition, for the week, Strategy raised $128.3 million through its at-the-market (ATM) common stock program and allocated a small portion of the proceeds to increase its U.S. dollar cash reserve ... Continue Reading »

Key Events This Week: Jobs Report, JOLTS, ADP, ISMs And Fed Speakers The key event for markets outside of Iran (which is once again front and center following news that Iran is halting all exchange of messages with the US in protest of Israeli crimes in Lebanon) will be Friday’s US May employment report. Economists forecast a notable moderation in payroll growth compared with the relatively strong pace seen earlier in the spring. Headline nonfarm payrolls are expected to rise by around consensus 89k, down from 115k in April, while private payrolls are forecast at roughly 89k after 123k previously. This slowing partly reflects expectations that hiring in sectors that have been particularly strong in recent months – notably transportation and warehousing, as well as retail trade – begins to cool. Unemployment is expected to remain steady at 4.3% (consensus also 4.3%).  Ahead of Friday’s jobs report, the rest of the US labor market data flow should reinforce the Federal Reserve’s growing confidence that labor market conditions are stabilizing. Tomorrow, the April JOLTS report will shed light on the gross hiring and separation flows that underpinned last month’s solid net ... Continue Reading »

Inside The Major Bill Poised To Reshape The US Housing Market Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times, The United States may be on track to implement the first comprehensive housing legislation in decades. For the past several years, housing affordability has been a significant subject across the country, with many young people struggling to achieve the dream of homeownership. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have tried to reverse the trend by advancing the 21st Century Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act of 2025. Here is a look inside the sweeping housing package and the path to passage. Inside the Act Although the current administration has examined strategies to expand access to the housing market, the bipartisan legislative initiative aims to bolster supply for middle-class families. The bill’s main provision is a limit on institutional investors’ purchases of single-family homes. Both chambers tweaked the proposal. The Senate approved language that requires major investors who build single‑family rental homes to sell those properties within seven years. The House’s version still aims to rein in Wall Street’s footprint in the single‑family market, but its latest draft eases the restrictions. Lawmakers added wider exemptions for institutional ... Continue Reading »

Moderna Snags $50 Million Ebola Vax Contract Moderna is receiving up to $50 million to accelerate the development of an Ebola vaccine, as the virus continues to spread in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The funding is coming from global health organization ​CEPI, which told Reuters that it was possible to bring the vaccines to trial phase within a couple of months.  CEPI said it would also invest up to $8.6 million for a shot developed by the University of Oxford and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, and an initial $3.2 million for a vaccine developed by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. -Reuters "Every day counts in the race against this deadly disease," said Richard Hatchett, head of CEPI, adding that the vaccines are on "a not infinitely distant horizon." That said, Hatchett also cautioned that vaccine development can be unpredictable, plus there's a 'challenging security situation' in eastern Congo that might make trials complex - which, includes (most recently) locals setting fire to an Ebola treatment center after they were stopped from retrieving the body of a dead man.  The crowd set fire to two tents fitted with eight beds run by a medical charity ... Continue Reading »

Iran Halts All Messages With US, Orders Opening Of New Fronts Citing 'Israeli Crimes'; Futures Slide As Oil Jumps Summary Oil jumps on Iran announcing halt to all exchanges with US, citing Israeli aggression in Lebanon. Iran overnight initiated fresh attacks on neighboring Kuwait and even released video showing footage of a ballistic missile launch. The US bombed radar & drone sites in Iran in response to the Iranians having shot down a US drone over the weekend. Reports of foreign jets over Iranian airspace. Iran negotiator Ghalibaf charges US with breaking the ceasefire: "the naval blockade and escalation of war crimes in Lebanon" were "clear evidence of US noncompliance with the ceasefire." Yemen's Houthis warn they are ready to join Hezbollah's military efforts against Israel. Trump Truth Social: "Just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end - it always does!" US x Iran permanent peace deal by July 31, 2026? Yes 39% · No 62%View full market & trade on Polymarket *  *  * State Media: Iran Stops Exchanging Messages with US Merely last week, Western MSM press reports were touting the usual 'close to a deal' headlines, but this morning demonstrates how illusory such claims ... Continue Reading »

IBM Soars On Resurfaced Trump Clip, Barclays Buy Rating As MoMo Rally Accelerates IBM shares jumped as much as 15% in premarket trading after Bloomberg described a recirculated video of President Trump stating that the stock is "going to go up a lot more." The clip, reposted by Polymarket Money on Saturday evening, appears to have fueled another leg higher in what has already been an eye-popping, multi-week rally. In the clip, dated December 10, Trump boasted that IBM CEO Arvind Krishna had "taken the stock from a rather low price to a very nice price." "I won't say high because I'm sure you're going to say it's going to go up a lot more," Trump added. Trump says $IBM is “going to go up a lot more.”pic.twitter.com/KgzV0qy19j — Polymarket Money (@PolymarketMoney) May 31, 2026 IBM logged the largest monthly gain in May since October 2002. Another overnight catalyst was Barclays analyst Raimo Lenschow, who initiated coverage of IBM with an Overweight rating and a $350 price target. Lenschow said that IBM has built a more stable growth engine around its defensive software portfolio, adding that the bull case goes well beyond quantum computing hype. Earlier today, UBS ... Continue Reading »

Nvidia CEO Declares AI PC Reinvention A "New Beginning" On Par With Smartphone Shift Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered the keynote address on Monday at GTC Taipei 2026, outlining the next evolution of AI compute. Huang's presentation included updates on the Vera Rubin platform, a new lineup of Windows PCs developed with Microsoft for AI workflows, the launch of an enterprise agent toolkit, and next-generation AI infrastructure systems to accelerate data-center and agentic AI adoption. A team of Goldman analysts, led by James Schneider, attended GTC Taipei 2026 and shared the top takeaways with clients. Schneider had three key investment takeaways: First, Nvidia (with Microsoft) is pursuing its traditional PC TAM more aggressively, which we believe could help drive some momentum for Windows on ARM (which has been extremely slow to date) given a concerted push with software partners. Second, Nvidia continues to push its advantage in datacenter-level performance and cost leadership as a key differentiator relative to competitors - which we think should allow it to maintain competitive dominance at all but the largest hyperscalers. Third, Nvidia is aggressively investing to drive the adoption of agentic AI across developers and ecosystem partners, and its ... Continue Reading »

Aww... Look At The Cute Dancing-Robot Police-State Surveillance-Dog... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot dogs are being deployed at designated World Cup venues in the US to perform perimeter security inspections, prompting concerns over the advance of surveillance tech. The company has stated that the machines “will be used to assist security personnel with investigating things like suspicious packages or other potentially hazardous materials.” These four-legged fiends are set to roam, and even dance (oh how cute) around AT&T Stadium in Dallas and other FIFA sites ahead of the 2026 tournament, sending live feeds back to human teams with their 360-degree cameras, thermal sensors, acoustic pickups, and AI anomaly detection. These are the new Boston Dynamics Spot robots deployed in Dallas for the 2026 FIFA World Cup They are being used for security at World Cup venues in the Dallas area Their jobs include: - Perimeter security inspections - Assisting with suspicious packages or hazardous materials… pic.twitter.com/rLsl2wnFuA — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) May 30, 2026 “The robots do not have facial recognition capabilities,” a Boston Dynamics spokesperson told WFAA, insisting they spot unauthorized people in restricted zones without utilising facial scans for now, after a viral TikTok video made the claim. Hyundai, the South ... Continue Reading »

Futures Rise Despite Oil Bounce, As Nvidia Keeps AI Euphoria Going Futures are positive and at session highs even as the a lack of a US / Iran deal pushes oil prices, bond yields, and volatility higher. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.3% to a new all time high of 7620; Nasdaq futures rise 0.2%: the Computex AI Conference kicked off; biggest news is NVDA to enter PC space with a new chip challenging AMD / INTC, helping send its stock up 2.3%. Microsoft shares gain 3.1% after Jensen Huang dismissed concerns over disruption from artificial intelligence. Geopolitics was in focus: in addition to a lack of a deal, there were renewed "kinetic skirmishes" that made headlines. Aside from Tech, Energy is the only sector seeing a uniform bid with elements of both Cyclicals and Defensives weaker highlighting concentration risk. WTI is above $91 as the Energy complex is rallying with Ags catching a bid and Metals mixed as Copper / Silver lead. USD is higher after 2 weeks of losses with bond yields 2 - 3bps. In equities, tech is leading with strength in Mag7 and ... Continue Reading »

He's "Full Of Sh!t": JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Slams Coinbase's Armstrong, Declares War On Clarity Act JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has drawn a battle line in Washington: the Clarity Act, as written, is dead on arrival - and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is the enemy driving it. In a Fox Business interview late last week, Dimon unloaded on the pending crypto market structure legislation, calling it a threat to the financial system and a gift to an industry that wants the privileges of banking without the responsibilities. “It allows cryptocurrency firms to effectively pay interest on deposits - stablecoins or something like that - without the protection that they should have,” Dimon said. “It has almost no legal protections.” Jamie Dimon went on Fox and called Brian Armstrong "full of sh!t" over stablecoins. 😳 Jamie is the GOAT. Love him or loathe him, you absolutely know where he stands. What stood out to me in the clip was to hear the CEO of America's biggest bank promise to fight, and admit he… pic.twitter.com/Jjbfj7zim9 — Simon Taylor (@sytaylor) May 31, 2026 As Micah Zimmerman reports for BitcoinMagazine.com, Dimon's core argument: if a crypto platform walks like a bank and ... Continue Reading »

SK Hynix Evacuates Thousands Of Workers At Chip Plant After Fire, Toxic Gas Leak One week, unions are threatening labor action at memory giant Samsung. The next, SK Hynix suffers an industrial accident. Together, the events highlight just how fragile the global memory supply chain has become at a time when AI data center buildouts have already pushed memory chip supply into extraordinarily tight territory. South Korea's main national wire service, Yonhap News Agency, reports that SK Hynix, the world's second-largest DRAM producer, evacuated about 3,600 workers from its Cheongju semiconductor factory in South Korea after a fire and toxic gas leak. The fire erupted Monday mid-morning in a sixth-floor gas room connecting the M15 and M15X plants and was quickly extinguished by the factory's fire suppression system. Seven people were injured. SK Hynix believes the incident may have originated from a gas pipeline, adding that production lines for critical memory chips were not impacted. SK Hynix is one of the world's top three memory chip companies, alongside Samsung and Micron. It controlled about 32% of the DRAM market in 4Q25, behind Samsung at 36% but ahead of Micron at 22.4%, according to ... Continue Reading »

Millions Of Americans Are Giving Up On Buying New Cars A growing number of Americans can no longer afford to buy new vehicles. Since 2020, roughly one million potential buyers have exited the market, and industry forecasts suggest they are unlikely to return soon, according to Wall Street Journal.  Although automakers initially expected sales to recover to pre-pandemic levels, persistent economic pressures have kept demand below earlier expectations. Before COVID-19, U.S. new-vehicle sales typically reached around 17 million units annually. Today, most forecasts place demand closer to 16 million vehicles or less, with little chance of a full recovery in the near future. One major reason is cost: the average new vehicle now sells for nearly $50,000, and many models exceed $55,000. As entry-level options disappear, new cars have become increasingly out of reach for middle-income households. The WSJ writes that automakers recognize that affordability has become a major obstacle. While some companies have announced plans to introduce less expensive models, substantial price reductions are not expected anytime soon. Rather than competing through discounts, manufacturers have concentrated on producing higher-margin vehicles such as pickups, SUVs, and premium trims. The industry's approach changed during ... Continue Reading »

The Road To Hell Is Being Paved With Suicidal Empathy Authored by Bronwyn Eyre via The Epoch Times, In his book-cover endorsement of “Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind,” author Bruce Bawer calls it “easily more important than any book in recent memory.” Elon Musk adds: “Western civilization is doomed unless the core weakness of suicidal empathy is recognized and actions are taken.” They’re right. Professor Gad Saad’s newest book will jar your mindset and leave you with a degree of shock. You’ll want to tell others about it, and it will be a bestseller (in fact, it already is). The book cover’s sketched lamb holding a sign reading “FREE THE WOLVES” delivers the book’s thesis in a nutshell—that the madness of misplaced empathy toward alien entities, cultures, and religions is suicidal. And the Western world—or at least a critical mass of its cultural and political influencers—is sold on the idea. The book is freighted with stunning examples of lunatic policies that prioritize marginalized groups over cherished time-tested Judeo-Christian tenets, customs, and practices. In his chapter “Cultural Theory of Mind,” for instance, Saad discusses how both the British police and government declined “over ... Continue Reading »

US Adult Cigarette Smoking Rate Hits Another All-Time Low Via Headline USA, The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 11 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released this week. Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer, heart disease and stroke, and it’s long been considered the leading cause of preventable death. The preliminary findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were based on survey responses from more than 24,200 adults. In the survey, CDC officials defined current cigarette smoking as smoking at least 100 cigarettes in a lifetime and now smoking every day or some days. In the mid-1960s, 42% of U.S. adults were smokers. The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public. In 2024, the percentage of current adult smokers fell below 10% for the first time. Last year, it was 9%, according to the new survey. The use of electronic cigarettes has been inching up among adults, but has held about steady in ... Continue Reading »

German School Forces Teens To Design 'Inclusive Brothel' Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Parents across Germany are in uproar after a Catholic high school handed 13- to 15-year-olds the grotesque task of modernizing a brothel to make it “sexually inclusive” for every lifestyle and preference under the sun. The assignment at Cardinal von Galen Gymnasium in Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia, formed part of a “Sexual Education of Diversity” module.  Students were told to simulate running an existing brothel in a big city, with a fixed floor plan they could only tweak by adding doors and staircases.  Insane pic.twitter.com/hFYy379mQV — Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) May 29, 2026 They had to detail which sexual preferences the spaces must cater to, what “services” to offer, target groups, advertising, and crucially “what skills and abilities” the workers would need “so that all kinds of people could be served and satisfied.” In what world is it OK to ask children to do this? The workbook, titled “Puff für alle” – slang for “Brothel for All” – framed the exercise as responding to “developments in our society with a diversity of lifestyles and gender roles.” Headmistress Christina Diehr defended the material to WDR, stating it was “deliberately ... Continue Reading »

How The FIFA World Cup Affects Short-Term Rental Markets For international football fans traveling to North America to attend the FIFA World Cup this summer, the costs of doing so quickly add up. As Statista's Felix Richter details below, between flights, accommodation, food, local transportation and tickets, a week-long trip to the tournament can easily set you back a couple of thousand dollars, which is why FIFA and local businesses in the United States have been accused of price gouging in the run-up to the multi-week event. Fans put off by sky-high hotel prices in host cities may look elsewhere for cheaper accommodation, but the short-term rental market, i.e. Airbnb and similar platforms, is also heating up in anticipation of the World Cup and millions of international visitors. According to AirDNA, an analytics platform for the short-term rental industry, demand for short-term rentals has surged in many host cities, with Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey seeing particularly large spikes in bookings and nightly rates. You will find more infographics at Statista On group stage matchdays, the number of bookings in the three Mexican host cities rose by an average of 186 percent compared to the previous year, while ... Continue Reading »

65,000 Small German Retail Stores Have Disappeared As Economic Downturn Hits Europe's 'Powerhouse' Via Remix News, The number of small retail stores in Germany has declined drastically since 2010. According to a recent analysis by the credit agency Creditreform and the Handelsblatt Research Institute, there were 236,143 small retail stores with annual sales of less than €250,000 in 2010. For 2025, the sales tax statistics show only 170,770 such stores, a drop of 28 percent, reports Junge Freiheit. Across all size categories, the number of stores shrank by only 16 percent during the same period, meaning the smaller, owner-operated players are being hit far harder. Small and medium-sized enterprises have been left with barely any financial reserves, a bad sign for the country’s battle with continuous bankruptcies. According to the report, just over 316,000 retail stores overall remain. The German Retail Federation (HDE) warns that the number of stores could drop below 300,000 in 2026, threatening the vitality of city centers. “The retail sector is among the fastest-shrinking sectors of the German economy,” Creditreform states in its report, with specialty stores in city centers, on side streets, and in shopping malls affected the most. Creditreform ... Continue Reading »

Trump Toughens Terms Of Iran Deal Framework, As Bessent Pinpoints Tehran's 'Big Mistake' Summary NYT on Sunday: President Trump has toughened the terms of a potential framework for a deal to end the war in Iran. Washington seeks to ratchet pressure, but Tehran still not budging on issue of remaining nuclear material. Bessent describes the "big mistake" Iran made to Fox - attacking its neighbors & losing friends; also says of the Iranians "they're going to have to start taking down the wells." Israeli PM Netanyahu says he has "instructed the Israeli military to expand the maneuver in Lebanon" after the occupation of the strategic Beaufort Castle, which he says marks "a dramatic change" in Israel’s operations. US x Iran permanent peace deal by June 30, 2026? Yes 30% · No 70%View full market & trade on Polymarket *  *  * Trump Toughens the Terms of Potential Deal Fresh Sunday reporting in the NY Times says President Trump has responded to Iran's refusal to budge on giving up its nuclear material by tightening US conditions as part of a Memorandum of Understanding to get back to the peace negotiating table. "President Donald Trump has toughened the terms of a ... Continue Reading »