My top 10 things to watch Friday, Aug. 1 1. We’re headed for a big down open. President Donald Trump issued a late-night series of new tariff orders , including raising the duty rate on Canadian imports to 35% from 25%, effective today. Trump also hit Switzerland with a 39% tariff rate, effective Aug. 7….
Two wildfires burning in the western United States – including one that has become a “megafire” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon – are so hot that they’re spurring the formation of “fire clouds” that can create their own erratic weather systems. In Arizona, the wind-whipped Dragon Bravo Fire that destroyed the Grand…
“Heavy rain may also contribute to the disruption in places,” the Met Office said. Storm Floris is the sixth named storm of the 2024/2025 season. Storm Éowyn – which occurred in late January – was the last named storm to affect the UK. The Met Office has advised flying debris and large waves could cause…
Is it just me, or does it feel like every other week there is a heat wave? My AC unit is constantly working overtime, and I can barely stand on the subway platform for more than two minutes without overheating. While I’d love to stay indoors and bask in the coolness, life calls for me…
A Chinese blockade could cut Taiwan’s electrical generating capacity so much that the island is unable to function, according to war games conducted by a U.S. think tank. “Energy is the weakest element in Taiwan’s resilience against coercion,” warned the report by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. “The overwhelming preponderance of energy…
In between inspecting his golf courses in Scotland and meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Trump delivered another stern message to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week: the 50-day time frame the United States has given you to stop the war in Ukraine is now reduced to 10 to 12 days. “No reason…
The Google Pixel 10 series is on the way – Google has announced that this year’s Made by Google event will take place on August 20, and we’re expecting to see full reveals of the long-rumored Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold. Of the four phones in…
Silicon Valley has always been synonymous with innovation, wealth, and futuristic vision. Yet behind the glossy façade of AI breakthroughs and billion-dollar valuations lies an unexpected trend: tech giants quietly building bunkers. From OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who revealed having a heavily reinforced underground basement, to billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos investing in…
Figma ‘s 250% spectacular debut on the New York Stock Exchange has some quarters of the market doubting whether the company can maintain its price level. CNBC’s analysis of first-day trading performance for stocks over the past three decades shows that such blockbuster IPOs have just better than even odds of typically holding on to…
Editor’s note: Adrian Clouatre spoke about his wife’s detention in the video above from June 23, when she was still being held. BATON ROUGE, La. — A wife of a Marine Corps veteran and mother of two was released from ICE custody on Monday after being detained in May during what she says she thought was…