Seoul, South Korea (AP) — Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol failed in their court effort to secure his release on Thursday, a day after he was detained at his residence for questioning over rebellion allegations linked to his martial law declaration last month. Yoon was sent…
From Gaza to Greenland, the disruptive force of President-elect Donald Trump is being felt across the world, his incoming administration casting aside conventional diplomatic niceties in favor of an intensive global pressure campaign that already appears to be yielding results. In the Middle East, Trump quickly took credit for the…
Cuban officials on Thursday freed a prominent opposition activist, a last-minute diplomatic change in fortunes for the Biden administration which had sought his release but long seemed unable to influence events on the island. Jose Daniel Ferrer, the leader of one of the largest banned anti-government groups in Cuba, was…
The British prime minister’s visit to Kyiv, his first since taking office in July, caps a week of hurried diplomatic activity by Ukraine’s NATO allies, keen to prove their commitment as uncertainty hangs over the incoming Trump administration. The “100-year partnership” – the centerpiece of Keir Starmer’s visit – did…
With its manicured garden and spacious interior, the three-story villa was once described as “paradise” by the mother who raised her five children there. And much was done to preserve the household’s tranquility, given its immediate neighbor: the largest and most notorious Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz. Inside the family home,…
Just three days before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, Russia and Iran are set to finally sign a “comprehensive partnership agreement,” a deal that’s been in the works for months. It’s a move that will refocus attention on a partnership that has shaped the battlefield in…
One effective way to spot potential market opportunities on a sector level is to regularly monitor Bullish Percent Index (BPI) readings for each sector. Sector-focused BPIs tell you the percentage of stocks generating Point & Figure Buy Signals. From that point on, you can drill down to specific industries to…
Jensen Huang may have burst the quantum computing bubble when he said it would take over 15 years for quantum computers to gain widespread use. And yet four quantum computing stocks made it to the top of the list in the StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) Report in the Top 10…
There have been rumblings of “the return of small caps” for many moons, but small-cap leadership has still not materialized as we kick off the new year. Today we’ll share three charts to watch, besides the obviously important chart of the Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), to determine when a new leadership…
As part of its national security strategy, the US government is set to introduce new measures targeting advanced chipmakers, and has added restrictions on connected vehicle technology. The actions come in the final days of President Joe Biden’s administration, and represent a concerted effort to curtail access to sensitive technologies…