The silver price made waves in 2020 when it rose above US$20 per ounce for the first time in four years, and the precious metal has repeatedly tested the high US$20s since. On May 16, the silver price reached as high as $29.73 per ounce. However, it has yet to…
Google I/O 2024, Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) annual developer conference, was held on Tuesday (May 14) at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. During the event, Google’s development team marked a new era in artificial intelligence (AI) by showcasing advances in Gemini, its AI assistant, along with other AI products and…
Meme stocks are back. One day after an account associated with the phenomenon posted for the first time in years on the X social media platform, shares in companies that have been linked to speculative trading activity are soaring in value. Leading the way is video game retailer GameStop, whose…
Walmart is laying off hundreds of corporate workers across the country as it relocates many employees to its Arkansas headquarters. The big-box retailer confirmed the layoffs and relocations in a memo sent to employees Tuesday. In the memo, Chief People Officer Donna Morris said the move is meant to bring more…
Netflix will stream its first NFL games on Christmas Day. The streaming giant announced Wednesday that it will feature both Dec. 25 matchups scheduled for this year, with at least one other Christmas game coming in 2025 and 2026. “Last year, we decided to take a big bet on live…
Deadly violence on the French island of New Caledonia erupted for a third day Wednesday, with armed clashes between protesters, militias and police, and buildings and cars set on fire in the capital of the South Pacific archipelago. At least three people have been shot dead during the unrest, which is…
There was no doubting the message from Antony Blinken’s musical debut in Kyiv on Tuesday night. The US secretary of state made a surprise appearance on stage in a bar in Kyiv, as he appeared alongside Ukrainian band 19.99 in a rendition of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.”…
The world will have to wait at least another week before the highly anticipated first crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The launch was expected on May 17 after a previous delay, but teams found a small helium leak in the service module of the spacecraft, according to a release…
A deadly heat wave in Gaza in April, which saw punishing temperatures worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis, was made hotter and more likely by the human-caused climate crisis, according to an analysis published Tuesday. Gaza was not alone. Several heat waves spanning a vast area of the Asian continent…
French authorities launched a manhunt on Tuesday after gunmen ambushed a prison convoy in Normandy to break out an inmate, killing two guards and wounding three others. The violent incident, extremely rare for that part of northern France, took place as the vehicle was transporting a prisoner from court to…