One person has died and several are wounded following a knife attack at a town market in eastern France, in what French authorities have described as an act of terror. “Horror has just gripped our city. A man attacked passers-by at the covered canal market with a knife, several municipal…
Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, remains in “critical” condition and developed an “asthmatic respiratory crisis” earlier on Saturday, the Vatican said in a statement. “This morning Pope Francis presented with an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required the application of oxygen…
President Donald Trump spent the first month of his second term on an extraordinary mission — dismantling the global system the United States spent the past 80 years building. It was always theoretically possible that the West could lose its resonance as World War II and the Cold War became…
Editor’s Note: This article contains details that readers may find distressing. Five years ago, a 13-year-old girl, the daughter of poor wage laborers from one of India’s most marginalized communities, was allegedly sexually abused by one of her neighbors in the village where she lived. Her alleged abuser filmed it…
A rocket-propelled grenade believed to be more than 25 years old killed two cousins, a girl and a boy both 2 years old, when it blew up Saturday near their homes in rural northwestern Cambodia, officials said. The accident happened in Siem Reap province’s Svay Leu district, where there had…
It was another mildly bullish week as our major indices climbed very close to new, fresh all-time highs. We also saw a return to growth stocks as we approached breakout levels, which is a good signal as far as rally sustainability goes. Despite this, there remain reasons to be cautious…
There’s been a lot of wild speculation surrounding gold’s bullish run. When you consider a gold investment, you’re likely to think of the more common factors that come into play: inflation, geopolitical uncertainty, and central bank demand. But there’s more to the mix now, especially in light of the Trump…
This week brought major moves in the tech space, including a new product release from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and reports of a potential shakeup for Intel’s (NASDAQ:INTC) businesses. Meanwhile, big things are brewing for two former OpenAI members, and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has made a quantum leap. Plus, following a remarkable period…
Another week, another gold price record. The yellow metal rose to a new high once again on Thursday (February 20), moving past the US$2,950 per ounce level for the first time ever. It’s becoming increasingly clear that gold is being pushed higher by a strong base of underlying drivers, as…
An “embarrassment of riches” at the box office could fuel a $1.2 billion year for IMAX, CEO Rich Gelfond told CNBC on Friday. That volume would mark the best box office haul for the company, which specializes in high-resolution cameras, film formats, projectors and theaters. “I think it’s going to be…