Takeaways from Powell’s final Fed meeting as chair.
Takeaways from Powell’s final Fed meeting as chair.
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Testing the Waters
Iran has threatened to start charging a toll for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Even if it never happens, the idea could unsettle global shipping.
Alphabet (GOOGL) Q1 2026 earnings
Google CEO Sundar Pichai looks on during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Feb. 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | AFP | Getty Images Alphabet reported first-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday, showing revenue that topped expectations boosted by its surging cloud business. Shares climbed following the report. Earnings per share: $5.11 Revenue: $109.9…
Knee surgery for cartilage damage does not benefit patients, study suggests | Medical research
A common knee surgery for cartilage damage does not benefit patients and may lead to worse outcomes, a 10-year trial suggests. The study tracked outcomes for patients treated for a meniscus tear, who were given a partial meniscectomy, one of the most common orthopaedic surgeries. Their trajectories were compared with patients who had randomly been…
Microsoft reports sinking Xbox revenue as its cloud business climbs
Microsoft’s Xbox hardware revenue continues to tumble, with the company revealing a 33 percent decline as part of its earnings report released on Wednesday. Even though the rest of Microsoft’s consumer-focused division took a dip, the company’s cloud and productivity businesses continue to soar, driving the company toward $82.9 billion in revenue. In addition to…
Google told staff it is ‘proud’ of Pentagon AI contract after internal backlash
The tech giant signed an artificial intelligence deal with the defence department on Monday
What’s behind Israel’s plan to move the Bnei Menashe? | Politics
NewsFeed The new wave of the Bnei Menashe community from Northeast India have arrived in Israel under a 2026 government plan to move around 6,000 members by 2030. But questions have been raised about the Israeli government’s intentions behind the scheme. Published On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026 Click here to share on social media…
US-Indian Space Mission Maps Extreme Subsidence in Mexico City
One of the most powerful radar systems ever launched into space has mapped the ground moving beneath one of fastest subsiding capitals in the world: Mexico City. The findings show how quickly and reliably the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite can track real-time changes across Earth’s surface from orbit, unhindered by clouds or vegetation…
Fusion power startup Zap Energy pulls a partial pivot, adding nuclear fission to the mix
Nobody said building a fusion power plant would be easy. Physicists and engineers have been working for decades to crack the problem. But over the last year or so, fusion startup Zap Energy took a deeper look at its pathway to a working power plant and decided that it would be quicker to build a fission…
Divided Fed Likely to Continue, BlackRock's Rosenberg Says
Jeffrey Rosenberg, portfolio manager of the systematic multi-strategy fund at BlackRock, says the market took the Federal Reserve easing bias out at the onset of the war in Iran. (Source: Bloomberg)