– Global equities attempting to bounce back from melt-down. – Reserve Bank of Australia leaves rates unchanged, as expected. – US dollar opens mixed after two-day rollercoaster ride. USDCAD: open 1.3845, overnight range 1.3793-1.3857, August 2 close 1.3874, WTI $73.28, Gold, $2413.61 The Canadian dollar had a wild holiday weekend, which kicked off Friday when […]
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The United States’ quest for a fifth consecutive gold medal in men’s basketball will continue on Tuesday with a quarterfinal matchup against Brazil at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Team USA went 3-0 in the group stage with a plus-64 point differential that earned it the top seed heading into the knockout rounds. The winner on Tuesday
Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good afternoon! The first round of Medicare drug price negotiations has come to an end â but we still don’t know the final prices that the U.S. government and pharmaceutical companies have agreed on. Medicare will disclose the
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As global stock markets plunged on Monday, financial analysts pointed to an esoteric trade involving the Japanese yen as a key factor for the decline. Markets have since rebounded but, with volatility surging and investors feeling skittish, there are fears that the unwinding of the yen-based “carry trade”—which describes profiting off interest rate spreads across
Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose’s short-lived marriage is officially over. The singers have settled their divorce after more than a month of tension and allegations of abuse and fraud, The Times has confirmed. A representative for the “Achy Breaky Heart” singer said the former spouses settled Friday, but did not disclose more information about the
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The media business has gotten so tough that one of its longest-running chroniclers is going away. Broadcasting + Cable, founded in 1931 as Broadcasting, will print its final issue in September. Parent company Future also is closing Multichannel News, a publication focused on the pay-TV business that has existed since 1980. Newsletters put out by
The changes ahead of the 2024 season will significantly affect our perspective on the College Football Playoff race. In years past, one loss to the wrong team could wreck a contender’s national title dreams on any random Saturday from September through November. Now, that same loss might only impact a team’s playoff seeding. The idea
The Upside Down is coming to New York City. “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” will arrive on Broadway in 2025, Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions said Tuesday. The stage show, based on the mythology and world of the hit Netflix series, will begin previews at the Marquis Theatre on March 28 ahead of opening night
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Tim Walz, the recently announced running mate for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, is well-acquainted with guns, which is why he’s trying to control them. The governor of Minnesota has a long road ahead of him as he goes on the campaign trail during a time of high nation-wide disenchantment regarding politics. But Walz is
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It’s a rollercoaster ride to reach UFC 305. The promotion is coming off a strong UFC Fight Night headlined by Umar Nurmagomedov beating Cory Sandhagen, but experiences a major drop in enthusiasm the week before Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya. The promotion returns to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for a heavyweight headliner
