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Can your actions really save the planet? 'Planetary accounting' has the answer

Oct 26, 2018 07:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Science

The climate is changing before our eyes. News articles about imminent species extinctions have become the norm. Images of oceans full of plastic are littering social media. These issues are made even more daunting by the...

We have so many ways to pursue a healthy climate – it's insane to wait any longer

Oct 26, 2018 07:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

As a broadly trained life scientist, my concern about climate change isnt the health of the planet. The rocks will be just fine! What worries me is a whole spectrum of wicked challenges, from sustaining food production, to...

FxWirePro: CAD/JPY’s counter punch of Gravestone Doji to hammer – Bid one-touch put and short hedge on potential head and shoulder pattern

Oct 26, 2018 06:26 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Technicals

CADJPYforms gravestone doji pattern at 85.969 levels that nudges price towards DMAs on monthly plotting. The same bearish pattern has countered hammer at 85.993 on daily terms. The stiff resistance zone is observed at...

FxWirePro: CAD best gamma performer versus G10 peers as BoC takes breathing space with new USMCA

Oct 25, 2018 13:48 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

The uncertainty about the future North American trade paradigm was damping Canadian investment in the recent past. In turn, the BoC reckoned to be restrained by NAFTA uncertainty in recent months. However, the Bank of...

Outpacing interest of institutional investors in OTC cryptocurrency operations amid deferral of SEC regulations

Oct 25, 2018 13:09 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

The US SEC has kept declining ETF proposals, eyeing on stringent regulatory framework, Despite the crypto market downturn which began after the news of the US Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) delayed decision on...

FxWirePro: Evaluate GBP puts against G10 peers amid Brexit and BoE hedge

Oct 25, 2018 12:35 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

Cable (GBPUSD) prices plunged below 1.2925/05, and are now consolidating around that level. While the daily momentum still suggests the move can extend towards 1.28 levels. EURGBP has, yet again, tested and failed to break...

FxWirePro: “Deal or No Deal” - UK Economy, Sterling Seem Stable But Bearish Hedging Bets Rise on Unsettled Brexit

Oct 25, 2018 11:39 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

With just five and a half months before the planned Brexit date of 30 March 2019 and an agreement providing for the UKs orderly exit from the European Union (EU) yet to be reached, EU/UK official talks on a withdrawal...

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Economy

U.S. Sanctions Target Chinese Refinery Over Iranian Oil Purchases

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions on Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co., a major Chinese independent refinery, over its large-scale purchases of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products. The...

US Dollar Weakens as Iran Talks Boost Risk Appetite in Forex Market

The U.S. dollar edged lower on Friday as global investors shifted toward riskier assets, encouraged by renewed diplomatic signals between the United States and Iran. This movement in the forex market reflects growing...

Gold Prices Edge Higher on Weak Dollar but Face Weekly Loss Amid Oil-Driven Inflation Fears

Gold prices saw a modest increase on Friday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and renewed geopolitical developments involving the United States and Iran. Despite this slight rebound, the precious metal remains on track...

Oil Prices Steady as U.S.-Iran Talks Ease Tensions Despite Strait of Hormuz Disruptions

Oil prices remained relatively stable on Friday as optimism over renewed U.S.-Iran negotiations helped calm market fears, even as supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continued to support prices. Brent crude futures...

Wall Street Hits Record High as Tech Stocks Surge Amid U.S.-Iran Developments

Wall Street closed at record levels on Friday, driven by strong investor optimism surrounding potential U.S.-Iran peace talks and robust earnings from major technology companies. The stock market showed mixed results, with...

Politics

Federal Appeals Court Allows Texas SB4 Immigration Law Enforcement to Proceed

A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can move forward with enforcing its controversial immigration law, SB4, marking a significant development in the ongoing legal battle over state-level immigration...

Pope Leo Calls for Abolition of Death Penalty Amid U.S. Execution Policy Debate

Pope Leo has once again spoken out against capital punishment, urging its complete abolition while criticizing recent efforts by the United States government to expand execution methods for federal inmates. His remarks...

Senate Moves Toward Vote on Cuba War Powers Resolution Amid Trump Military Threats

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote as early as next week on a Democratic-led measure aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from initiating military action against Cuba without congressional approval. Senate aides...

D.C. Flag Mix-Up Before King Charles Visit Quickly Fixed

Washington, D.C. officials briefly displayed Australian flags instead of British flags near the White House ahead of King Charles IIIs highly anticipated visit to the United States, according to the D.C. Department of...

US Freezes $344M in Crypto Linked to Iran Amid Escalating Sanctions

The U.S. Treasury Department has intensified its crackdown on illicit financial networks by sanctioning multiple cryptocurrency wallets tied to Iran, resulting in the freeze of approximately $344 million in digital assets....

Science

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

Judge Dismisses Elon Musk’s Fraud Claims Against OpenAI, Trial to Proceed on Remaining Allegations

A U.S. federal judge has dismissed key fraud claims brought by Elon Musk in his high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman, marking a significant development in the ongoing legal battle. The ruling,...

$16B Michigan Data Center Project Boosts U.S. AI Infrastructure Expansion

Related Digital, a major data center developer, announced on Friday that it has secured $16 billion in financing to support the construction of a large-scale data center campus in Michigan. This significant investment...

U.S. Raises Alarm Over Chinese AI Firms’ Alleged IP Theft Through Model Distillation

The U.S. State Department has launched a global diplomatic effort to highlight what it describes as large-scale intellectual property theft by Chinese artificial intelligence companies. According to a diplomatic cable...

DeepSeek Launches V4 AI Models with Enhanced Reasoning and 1M Token Context Window

DeepSeek has unveiled preview versions of its latest open-source artificial intelligence models, marking a significant step forward in AI performance and reasoning capabilities. The new releases, DeepSeek-V4-Pro and...

Amazon Stock Rises as Meta Expands AWS Partnership for AI Infrastructure

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares climbed around 2% শুক্রবার morning after Meta revealed a major expansion of its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), signaling strong momentum in the growing artificial intelligence...