Economics & Markets: * Yesterdays U.S. stock market: * Yesterday’s commodity market: * Yesterday’s crypto market: Geopolitics & Military Activity: * Over the past 24 hours, India and Pakistan have engaged in intense reciprocal military strikes, escalating tensions to levels not seen in nearly three decades. The conflict began with India’
Trending: * Today, May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old from Chicago, was elected the 267th pope, becoming the first American to hold the office and taking the name Leo XIV. White smoke from the Sistine Chapel at 2:00 PM and the “Habemus Papam” announcement prompted celebration in
Economics & Markets: * Yesterday’s U.S. stock market: * Yesterday’s commodity market: * Yesterday’s crypto market: Geopolitics & Military Activity: * Yesterday, May 6, 2025, India launched missile strikes targeting nine locations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (Muzaffarabad and Kotli) and Punjab province (Bahawalpur), in an operation named Sindoor. The strikes were
Trending: * Yesterday, May 5, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order halting all federal funding for gain-of-function research in high-risk countries with inadequate biosafety regulations. Gain-of-function research involves deliberately modifying pathogens, such as viruses like SARS or avian influenza, to make them more transmissible or deadly, typically to
Weekend Recap: * As of May 4, 2025, Marks & Spencer (M&S), a British retail company based in London, United Kingdom, is addressing a cyberattack that began over the Easter weekend of April 19, disrupting its operations. The attack, potentially a ransomware incident linked to the Scattered Spider group,
Trending: * On May 1, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to halt federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), citing concerns over alleged bias in their programming. The order directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private nonprofit funded by Congress
Trending: * Yesterday, April 30, 2025, the United States and Ukraine signed an agreement to establish the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, a bilateral initiative to support Ukraine’s economic recovery following Russia’s invasion. The fund aims to harness the combined resources, expertise, and capabilities of both nations to drive
Economics & Markets: * Yesterday’s U.S. stock market: * Yesterday’s commodity market: * Yesterday’s crypto market: Geopolitics & Markets: * On April 28, 2025, Russian forces executed a large-scale assault on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, deploying a swarm of at least 15 Geran-2 kamikaze drones. The Iranian-designed, Russian-manufactured drones
Trending: * Yesterday, April 28, 2025, a widespread power outage affected Spain, Portugal, and parts of France, disrupting transportation, communication, and public services. The blackout halted operations of the Madrid and Lisbon Metro systems, suspended train and tram services, and caused traffic congestion due to non-working traffic lights in major cities
Weekend Recap: * On Saturday, April 26, 2025, Pope Francis’ funeral Mass took place in St. Peter’s Square, led by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, with over 250,000 attendees, including international figures such as U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, following his death on April
Trending: * U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, appointed in 1997, issued a preliminary injunction on April 24, 2025, blocking key provisions of President Donald Trump’s March 2025 executive order on federal elections. The order mandated proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration and imposed stricter election rules. In
Trending: * Yesterday, April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth,” aimed at embedding AI education within K-12 schools. The initiative seeks to boost AI literacy and equip students for a technology-driven economy. It establishes a White House Task Force on
