US stock futures rose Thursday morning with traders processing the end of the longest government shutdown in US history. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) nudged up 0.2%. Contracts tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) crept up 0.2% while Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ=F) made 0.3% gains. A bill ending the record-length 43-day…
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused to say Wednesday whether he would urge President Trump to drop his threat to sue the BBC for a billion dollars over the broadcaster’s edit of a speech he made after losing the 2020 presidential election. During his weekly questioning in the House of Commons, Starmer was asked by…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers will make a long-awaited return to the nation’s capital on Wednesday after nearly eight weeks away to potentially put an end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The House is scheduled to take up a bill to reopen the government that the Senate passed on Monday night….
The husband of a 28-year-old woman in China who was paralysed by a rare disease coaxed her to sell their home, then pocketed the proceeds before vanishing. “I would rather go to jail than return,” the man later told police. The case has captivated mainland social media after the Yangtze Evening News reported it. Before…
Are we in an AI bubble? On the one hand, lots of people think we’re in an AI bubble. Including Sam Altman, whose OpenAI may be the single largest cause, and beneficiary, of the AI bubble. On the other hand … vibes? By which I mean: I’ve been in bubbles before. On paper, this most…
Material success can be measured in a multitude of ways: cars, luxury items, and followers. But behavioral finance expert Morgan Housel has an unusual exercise to do so: a reverse obituary. “It’s a little bit morbid, but it’s to write what you want your obituary to say, and then try to live your life up…
In Paris for the women’s spring/summer 2026 collections, freedom was felt. It was important for me to attend this season because getting to experience the shows and see the clothes in real life helps me understand the energy these collections carry. This season, creative directors let go of constraints and allowed for fun to take…
Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, despite telling CNN earlier Tuesday that he would swear her in “as soon as she wants.” “We will swear in Rep.-Elect [Adelita] Grijalva as soon as the House returns to session when…
BEIJING — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake injured at least 11 people, destroying houses and forcing thousands to relocate Saturday in northwest China’s Gansu province, state media said. The 11 people reported injured were taken to hospitals, state broadcaster CCTV said. Five of six people brought to one hospital were admitted for further treatment, the official Xinhua News…
Shouting broke out on the House floor after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) held a moment of prayer for conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot on Wednesday afternoon. After the moment of silence, Johnson recognized Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.). “I believe that silent prayers get silent results,” Boebert said. “Is there someone who could…