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By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, April 30 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks surged on Thursday to close a remarkable month on a high as strong tech earnings and investment figures suggested that the AI boom has much further to run, while the yen had its best day since 2022 after Japan intervened in the currency market. In my column today, I look at the spike in central bank dissents, which points […]

By Rocky Swift TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters) – The yen eased slightly against the dollar on Friday, but was still poised for its steepest weekly gain in more than two months after Japanese authorities stepped in to lift the currency from near two-year lows. Investors remained on high alert for further intervention from Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF), with May 1 holidays thinning markets and Tokyo heading into a three-day […]

Brianna Do birdied the 18th hole to forge a tie atop the leaderboard at 6-under-par 66 with fellow American Melanie Green after the opening round of the Riviera Maya Open on Thursday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Green, an LPGA rookie, sank a hole-in-one amid a busy first nine and went birdie-bogey on her last two holes to settle at 6 under. The co-leaders are one shot ahead of Spain’s […]

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) – A Medicare portal database exposed U.S. health providers’ Social Security numbers, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Post reported that the database was used to populate a directory created last year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help seniors search for doctors. The database, which was publicly accessible, contained some health providers’ Social Security numbers linked to their names, the Post […]

‘America Can Learn Something From Israel’: White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Raises Alarm Over Presidential Security  After gunfire near President Donald Trump, pro-Israel figures frame the moment as a test of resilience  By Gabriel Colodro / The Media Line  The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has opened a new debate over political violence, presidential security, and how moments of public vulnerability are interpreted by allies and adversaries of the United States. […]

3 Fractures Rock Gulf Alliance as UAE Quits OPEC During Iran War  Abu Dhabi’s exit, a summit snub, and public criticism expose a widening Saudi-Emirati split reshaping energy and security coordination  By Jacob Wirtschafter / The Media Line  [ISTANBUL] The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it would withdraw from OPEC and OPEC+, ending nearly six decades in the oil producers’ cartel. The move removes the alliance’s third-largest producer just one day before members were set to meet […]

Israeli Startup Uses ‘Automation Therapy’ To Tackle Stress and Trauma  Chronic stress can lead to serious health issues and a range of debilitating symptoms, from headaches and fatigue to irritability and mood swings, according to a wide body of research  By Maayan Hoffman / The Media Line  Humans are “social species biologically wired for community and trust.” Yet modern life has “outpaced our biology by replacing these foundations with digital […]

Closeout time has arrived in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the pressure to avoid a Game 7 is squarely on Montreal, Buffalo and Vegas on Friday night. A tantalizing tripleheader of Game 6 action begins with the Tampa Bay Lightning’s visit to the Canadiens and the Sabres’ trip to Boston, followed by the Golden Knights visiting the Utah Mammoth in the nightcap. While the Knights have […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Weaver thinks losing is weighing on the Mets and New York is being suffocated by its poor play. Weaver gave up a go-ahead, two-run homer to CJ Abrams in the eighth inning that lifted the Washington Nationals to a 5-4 win Thursday and dealt the Mets their 17th defeat in 20 games. “At the end of the day, this pursuit of perfection is just an […]