Microsoft plunges, Meta rallies as investors demand AI payoffs
Microsoft is under growing investor pressure to justify its soaring capital outlay Tech earnings so far this week have sent a clear warning: investors are willing to overlook…
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Businesses close, schools shutter as Minnesota rallies against immigration enforcement
A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been urging Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest against immigration enforcement…
From Changi vaults to Asian markets, silver rallies even as caution grows
Heavy investor buying has pushed the metal into a persistent supply deficit despite softening industrial and jewellery demand From bullion vaults in Changi to trading desks across Asia,…
Japan’s Nikkei falls back from record as yen rallies, tech shares retreat
Japan’s Nikkei share average fell back from a record high on Thursday, as the yen’s rebound weighed on exporters and a red-hot rally in technology shares lost steam. The benchmark Nikkei…
US stocks: Nasdaq rallies again while yen falls despite BOJ rate hike
RESURGENT artificial intelligence shares lifted the Nasdaq on Friday for a second straight session while the yen retreated despite a Bank of Japan interest rate hike. The tech-forward…
Stephen Colbert Rallies Behind Public Media Groups Facing Major Funding Losses: ‘It’s Really Critical That These Stations Continue’
Public media is hastily bracing for a future without help from Washington. In the wake of the Trump administration slashing more than $1.1 billion from public broadcasting, New York Public…
As Malaysia ringgit rallies against the Singapore dollar this year, where will it go next?
The currency hits a 13-month high against the greenback, year-to-date peak versus Singdollar The Malaysian ringgit has rallied about 7 per cent in the year to date against the US dollar,…
How this Portland costume became a signature protest tool at ‘No Kings’ anti-Trump rallies
Seth Todd was wearing an inflatable frog costume while protesting outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Building in Portland, Oregon, when a federal officer unleashed a…
Speaker Johnson rips 'No Kings' rallies: if Trump were a king, things would be different
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday dismissed the nationwide "No Kings" protests against President Trump as a politically motivated spectacle, accusing Democratic leaders of using the…
‘Stumble’ Trailer: Jenn Lyon Rallies an Underdog Cheer Squad in New NBC Comedy (TV News Roundup)
NBC has released the official trailer and first look photos of Jenn Lyon as a down and out cheerleading coach in NBC’s comedy series, “Stumble.” The series takes place in the world of…
Europe: Stocks slip; commodity, defence rallies offset by luxury losses
EUROPEAN stocks slipped on Wednesday as commodity and defence rallies faced resistance from heavyweight healthcare and luxury names, with investors parsing fresh signals from Federal…
China’s AI chip boom fuels rallies in Cambricon, Alibaba shares
The mainland’s chip-focused gauge, better known as Star50, now trades at 57 times forward earnings, above its five-year average of 41 Chip manufacturers and cloud stocks are among the…
Gold rallies on safe-haven demand, set for best week in nearly 2 years
GOLD prices breached the US$2,700 threshold for the first time in over two weeks on Friday (Nov 22), on track for their biggest weekly gain in nearly two years, as safe-haven demand…
Rallies for both Israel and Palestine as war nears one-year mark
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Monday marks one year since the Israel Hamas War began and, since then, Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups alike have been rallying for what they believe needs…
Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around globe as October 7 nears
Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in major European cities and around…
US dollar holds gains as war widens in Middle East, rallies against yen
THE US dollar held on to its biggest gains in a week on Wednesday (Oct 2) after an Iranian missile attack on Israel drove the buying of safe haven assets as investors fretted about the…
Nikkei rallies 2% on softer yen, Japan leadership tussle in spotlight
JAPAN’S Nikkei share average rallied more than 2 per cent on Friday (Sep 27), buoyed by further softening of the yen as markets closed just before results of the ruling Liberal Democratic…
Iron ore rallies back above US$100 as China’s shift boosts outlook
Futures are on course for the highest close since August, rising 3.5 per cent to US$101.95 a tonne in Singapore IRON ore headed for the biggest weekly gain since April, with futures…
Fridays for Future rallies draw 75,000 demonstrators across Germany
Despite somewhat dampened enthusiasm for Germany's Fridays for Future climate protests, some 75,000 people turned out on Friday for 100 rallies organized in locations across the country.…
Old photos of crackdown on Kenyan sect falsely linked to anti-government rallies
For over a month, Kenya has seen anti-government protests that rights groups say have been met with disproportionate use of force by police. Amid this political crisis, a set of images…