However, he said his highest-confidence trade for next year is copper. ‘I think that it’s easier to see — and highly likely to see — copper moving higher next year,’ Tiggre explained. That said, he’s not quite ready to pull the trigger on copper stock purchases. ‘I’m not rushing out…
China on Monday accused U.S. chipmaker Nvidia of violating its anti-monopoly law, a move likely to escalate already tense trade relations between the two countries as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office for a second time. China’s state market regulatory arm said the probe is related to Nvidia’s 2019…
The Tokyo government plans to introduce a four-day workweek for its employees in an attempt to support young families and boost record-low fertility rates nationwide. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced that starting in April, employees of the metropolitan government will have the option to take three days off each week.…
The pieces are coming together for the startup basketball league Unrivaled. The 3×3 women’s hoops league announced Tuesday that it has signed a multiyear deal for Under Armour to become its official uniform partner and performance outfitter. This follows the league announcing a number of recent big player signings and reaching a media broadcast deal in…
OpenAI said Monday it’s releasing its buzzy AI video-generation tool, Sora, later in the day. The AI video-generation model works similarly to OpenAI’s image-generation AI tool, DALL-E: A user types out a desired scene, and Sora will return a high-definition video clip. Sora can also generate video clips inspired by…
Long-suffering Syrians have been rejoicing in the streets after one of the world’s most brutal dictatorships suddenly crumbled in a few short weeks. For half a century, the Assad family ruled over Syria with an iron fist, with long-documented reports of mass incarceration torture, extra-judicial killings and atrocities against their…
At least two people were killed and four are missing following an explosion Monday at a gas refinery near the Italian city of Florence, according to local authorities. A further nine people were injured in the blast at the facility, which belongs to Eni, one of the largest energy companies…
Haiti’s government says the country’s gangs have crossed a “red line” after allegedly killing over 180 people over the weekend, after a gang leader reportedly blamed Voodoo adherents for his child’s grave illness. A statement by the Haiti Prime Minister’s office accused gang leader Micanor “Mikanò” Altès and associates of…
At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus, a red, white, black and green flag flies. On the other side of the Syrian capital, former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s palace burns. An anchor reads the Sunday news: “We announce to you from the Syrian news channel the victory…
Multiple formations of Chinese naval and coast guard vessels are moving in waters around the Taiwan Strait and the Western Pacific, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Monday, as the island braces for potential military drills by Beijing. Taiwan’s armed forces had identified Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) vessels from the Eastern,…