Shahmir Khaliq, head of services at Citi, examines how the shifts in global supply chains from the Iran war are forcing businesses to change how they think about production and input costs. (Source: Bloomberg)
Donald Trump’s announcement that he will lift punishing US tariffs on scotch whisky has been overshadowed by a row between rival Scottish party leaders over claiming credit for the decision. The whisky industry and business leaders were delighted by the US president’s sudden announcement on his Truth Social network on Thursday that he would end…
Oura is launching a new reproductive health feature that takes hormonal contraception into consideration when tracking period cycles. The smart ring maker describes the Hormonal Birth Control update as a “first-of-its-kind experience” inside Oura’s existing Cycle Insights feature, allowing users to see how over 20 combinations of hormonal birth control methods — including pills, patches,…
Trevor Brown needs to beat his alma mater, Hart High, to win the Foothill League baseball title. Brown, a first-year head coach at West Ranch, has his team at 8-3, which is tied for first place with Castaic going into Friday’s regular-season finale against Hart at West Ranch. West Ranch defeated Hart 6-5 earlier this…
Miley Cyrus and Maxx Morando got engaged late last year after four years of dating. They’re getting married this fall and their wedding planning involves trying to navigate Miley’s family situation. A quick refresher: After Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus-Purcell finally got divorced in 2022, there were rumors that their five kids were taking…
In 2014, during the Israeli assault on Gaza that killed more than 2,200 Palestinians, Giorgia Meloni, then just a member of the Italian parliament, wrote on social media: “Another massacre of children in Gaza. No cause is fair when it sheds the blood of the innocent.” More than a decade on, that moral clarity is…
Netflix has closed the deal to start production on a prequel for hit series The Crown, according to the Daily Mail. The streaming company has reportedly been in talks with the show’s producer, Left Bank Pictures, for prequels since 2022, even before The Crown’s last season came out in late…
The US defence secretary says the timer for the president to report to Congress “pauses or stops” in a ceasefire.
The UK financial watchdog is facing four legal challenges against its £9.1bn compensation scheme for victims of the motor finance scandal. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said that it will defend the scheme “robustly” as the “fastest, simplest route for consumers and the most efficient way for firms to put things right”. The FCA confirmed…
As a long-time lover of science fiction, I’m very familiar with the old trope of a galaxy-spanning human civilization, thousands or even millions of planets strong. Watching Star Trek, Star Wars and Stargate made such a dizzying future seem almost inevitable. Humans are destined for the stars—right? We’ve certainly made our first steps in that…
