Hedge funds flee bearish oil bets after US sanctions Russia
Hedge funds cut their bearish position on Brent crude by the most on record after the US imposed sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil companies, threatening exports from the Opec+ producer…
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Alphabet, Amazon stakes in Anthropic boost profit by billions
Alphabet and Amazon were rewarded by investors for reporting better-than-expected third-quarter profits. At both companies, earnings were boosted by the increased value of their stakes in…
Meta opens flagship store in West Hollywood to showcase AI glasses, VR headsets
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, opened a new flagship store in Los Angeles where people can try out their smart glasses and virtual reality headsets while learning…
Charlie Kirk Predicted His Own Assassination in Disturbing Text Messages Sent to Former Colleague Candace Owens
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk reportedly predicted his own assassination in a series of chilling text messages sent to friend and ex-colleague, Candace Owens, years before his…
Diddy Seen in Prison in First Photo Since His Arrest as He Is Unrecognizable in Gray Beard after Starting New Job in Jail
Sean "Diddy" Combs was spotted in prison for the first time since his arrest last year, after being transferred to a correctional facility in New Jersey, where he's serving the remainder…
How Did Yoervis Medina Die? Ex-MLB Star Dies Suddenly Aged Just 37 After Suffering Heart Attack While Driving
The baseball community is heartbroken after the sudden death of former Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs pitcher Yoervis Medina at the age of just 37. Medina, a Venezuelan pitcher,…
Chinese Son Who Teamed Up with Friends to Kill His Mother in a Fake Road Accident to Claim Her Insurance, Sentenced to Death
A young man in China who teamed up with his friends to kill his mother in a fake road accident in a bid to gain her insurance has been sentenced to death. The 23-year-old man, surnamed Lu,…
San Francisco Trans Sex Worker Who Killed Customer Asking for Refund After Finding Out She was Transgender
A San Francisco sex worker who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 2023 killing of a customer who asked for his money back, will spend half a decade in prison. A Federal judge…
Convicted Oklahoma Child Sex Offender Who Faked His Death, Arrested in New York After 13 Years on the Run
Anthony Lennon, a convicted child sex offender from Moore who faked his death at a Super 8 Motel in 2012, has been captured in Canton, New York, after spending 13 years on the run. "It…
Paige Spiranac Breaks the Internet with Racy Halloween Costume as Fans Ask for More
Golf glamor girl Paige Spiranac set pulses racing once again with a bold Instagram post — this time getting into the Halloween spirit to celebrate with her fans. The social media…
American Horror Story Season 13 Premiere, Story, Cast, and More
American Horror Story season 13 is exactly a year away from its premiere. Ryan Murphy Productions announced the premiere date and cast list of the new sequel through its official Instagram…
FBI Raids Suburban Home and Arrests Five Homegrown Terrorists, Including 16-Year-Old, Plotting ISIS-Inspired Terror Attack on Halloween Weekend
Five people suspected of planning a terror attack were arrested Friday morning in Michigan. The FBI's Detroit field office confirmed that agents carried out raids at three homes in the…
Bexar County Infant Dies After Being Mauled by Pitbull, Babysitter Charged
The Bexar County Medical Examiner confirmed that the 1-year-old boy who was mauled by pit bulls earlier this week has succumbed to his injuries. The incident took place on Monday, Oct. 27,…
Two United Airlines Planes Collide at LaGuardia as Airports Grapple with Inclement Weather and Staff Shortage
Two United Airlines aircraft collided with each other while on the runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport. The incident took place on Friday night when a United Airlines flight bound for…
Fed's Waller calls for December rate cut, as hawks press for policy pause
A clutch of Federal Reserve bank presidents on Friday (Oct 31) aired their discomfort with the US central bank’s decision to cut interest rates this week, even as influential Fed Governor…
Lack of air traffic controllers hits almost half of major US airports
Nearly 50 per cent of the 30 busiest US airports are grappling with shortages of air traffic controllers, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday (Oct 31), leading to…
Trump administration announces US$100 million in funding to upgrade coal plants
The US Department of Energy on Friday (Oct 31) announced that it would make US$100 million available to refurbish and modernise existing coal-fired power plants. The move is part of the…
Pfizer sues Metsera, Novo Nordisk over rival obesity drug bid
Pfizer on Friday (Oct 31) filed a lawsuit against Metsera and Novo Nordisk, saying Metsera breached its merger agreement obligations in declaring the Danish drugmaker’s US$8.5 billion bid…
Oil ends slightly up, trade choppy on report, denial of US attack plan on Venezuela
Oil prices settled slightly higher after a wild trading session on Friday (Oct 31), popping up as media reports said US air strikes on Venezuela could begin within hours and then…
Wall Street gains on Amazon boost but rate caution tempers enthusiasm
Wall Street’s main stock indexes closed higher on Friday (Oct 31), with their biggest boost coming from Amazon’s upbeat earnings forecast, but sentiment was dampened by worries that the…
Singapore: 49-Year-Old Cyclist Sentenced to Jail Over Fatal Accident With 70-Year-Old Pedestrian
A 49-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to two months' jail on Friday, October 31, after the cyclist ran a red light and hit a 70-year-old pedestrian, who suffered a head injury and later…
45-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 10 Days in Jail After Shoplifting at Singapore's Changi Airport
A 45-year-old man sentenced to 10 days' jail on Friday, October 31, after pleading guilty to three theft charges. This comes after Aaron Gary Slater went on a shoplifting spree in Changi…
YZJ Maritime to make mainboard debut on Nov 18, looking to raise S$5.2 million through placement
It expects a market capitalisation of S$2.04 billion upon completion of the distribution and placement Yangzijiang (YZJ) Maritime Development, the spin-off from YZJ Financial’s maritime…
CNB Arrest 2 Singaporeans in Connection with Vape-Linked Drug Offences
A 31-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man were arrested separately on suspicion of drug offenses involving e-vaporizers on Thursday, October 30. The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said in…