The yen rose on Monday, helped by comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda who left the door open to a near-term rate hike. Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s central bank kept its policy rate steady at 0.75% on Tuesday, while revising its inflation estimates upwards as the Iran war raises…
TPG Asia Real Estate has acquired a majority stake in some logistics assets in Japan from ESR Group Ltd.
Jamie Ding‘s record-breaking Jeopardy! reign has come to an end. The 33-year-old’s historic 31-day winning streak was toppled during the game show’s April 27 episode, with fellow contestant Greg Shahade earning a runaway before heading into Final Jeopardy. In the last clue of Double Jeopardy, under the category “The Shape of Things,” host Ken Jennings read…
New research from the University of Colorado Boulder points to a little-known brain circuit that may determine whether short-term pain fades away or becomes a long-lasting problem. The findings suggest that this pathway plays a key role in turning temporary pain into chronic pain that can persist for months or even years. The study, conducted…
Matthew Lillard is crediting his recent resurgence in Hollywood to nostalgia. The 56-year-old actor, best known for his 90s and early 2000s roles in the live-action Scooby-Doo films and the Scream franchise, opened up on the Phase Hero podcast about why he feels he’s been booking more roles recently. “Scooby-Doo one and two are more popular…
Perhaps many believed that Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love would be gone by the time the Arizona Cardinals were on the clock at No. 3 in the 2026 NFL Draft. Well, after being selected by the Cardinals, who averaged just 93.1 rushing yards per game last season, general manager Monti Ossenfort and head coach…
In its quest to become an all-in-one app, Spotify is now breaking into the fitness app world by offering “guided workout experiences” and on-demand Peloton classes. Premium subscribers will get access to Peloton’s library of more than 1,400 classes in the app, while both Free and Premium can browse curated playlists (they’re listed under the…
George Clooney took a moment to get political while he was honored with Film at Lincoln Center’s 51st annual Chaplin award. Clooney, who has long been one of Hollywood’s most outspoken critics of Donald Trump, struck a somber tone as he addressed these politically charged times. Over the weekend, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was evacuated after…
A CATL logo is displayed on a smartphone screen with a Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) logo in the background on May 7, 2025 in Chongqing, China. Li Hongbo | Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares of China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology declined 8.5% Tuesday after the EV battery giant unveiled plans for a roughly…
Microsoft and OpenAI on Monday announced a sweeping overhaul of the partnership that has defined the commercial AI era, dismantling key pillars of exclusivity and revenue-sharing that bound the two companies together for years and replacing them with a looser, time-limited arrangement that gives both sides far more freedom to pursue rival relationships. The amended…
