“Let The Games Begin”: Nintendo Switch 2 Launches With Retail Frenzy As Goldman Reaffirms Bullish Outlook
Footage on X shows gaming fans nationwide lining up outside Best Buy, GameStop, and other electronics retailers overnight, eager to g…
Dark Irony: 75th Anniversary Edition Of Orwell’s 1984 Comes With Trigger Warnings
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
A new 75th anniversary edition of George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984 includes ‘trigger warnings’ in the int…
Ukrainian Capital Burning After Heavy Russian Cruise Missile Strikes
Update(1932ET): Overnight in Kyiv, emergency air sirens are ringing out, and there are reports of sections of the capital burning, after cruise missile strikes.
There …
“Very Positive Conclusion” – Trump Confirms ‘Very Good Phone Call’ With Xi
Update (1045ET): Chinese media is confirming that Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump on Thursday to remove “negative” measures that have ro…
US Trade Deficit Shrinks By Most On Record In April As Imports Plunged
As the front-running of tariffs abruptly ended, so imports to the US collapsed in April – by the most on record – shrinking the trade deficit by the most on record…
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US Jobless Claims Surge To 8 Month Highs
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time jumped to 247k last week (above the 239k expected) – the highest since October 2024…
Source: Bloomberg
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US Equity Futures Unchanged Ahead Of ECB As Jobs Data Looms
US equity futures are unchanged, as they struggle for direction ahead of Friday’s payrolls report, following a series of data releases that offered mixed signals on the health of…
Harvard’s China Ties Under Scrutiny As US Targets Student Visas
Authored by Leo Timm via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
Following the Trump administration’s recent action to curb Harvard University’s international admissions and vet Chi…
ECB Cuts Rates by 25bps As Expected, Slashes 2026 Inflation Forecast
As expected by 52 out of 52 economists, and as fully priced in by the market, the ECB just cut deposits rates by 25bps to 2.00%, the 8th consecutive cut and one which wil…
Procter & Gamble To Axe 7,000 Jobs Amid “Challenging Environment”
The maker of Bounty paper towels, Dawn dish soap, Pampers diapers, Tide detergent, and Gillette razors—Procter & Gamble—announced a restructuring plan at a Paris-based conf…
