WASHINGTON: The US Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened an investigation this week into at least four suspicious oil-market trades reportedly placed moments before major policy announcements by US and Iranian officials. The trades, which totalled more than US$2.6 billion, were reported by ABC News, NBC...
Jackson, Miss. — Multiple tornadoes tore through central, west and southern Mississippi Wednesday evening, destroying and damaging hundreds of homes across Lincoln, Lamar, Franklin, Kemper and other counties after a Tornado Emergency was issued just after 7 p.m.; the NOAA Storm Prediction Center received at least 14 reports of tornado...
London. This week Bluefield Solar Income Fund secured a term loan facility of up to £120 million, split equally between Santander and NatWest, to finance construction of four solar projects totaling 249MW in North East England. The company acquired the sites in late 2025 and said funds will be drawn...
U.S. equities opened sharply higher on Wednesday, extending a technology-led rally that has pushed major indexes to fresh all-time highs. Advanced Micro Devices surged about 18% in premarket trading after reporting solid earnings, while Walt Disney gained roughly 4%, helping lift broader sentiment. The PHLX Semiconductor Index has broken into...
NEW YORK — Global stock markets rallied on Wednesday as oil prices dropped sharply amid signs of progress toward a deal between the United States and Iran that could allow crude shipments to resume through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell 7.5 percent to US$101.75 a...
Pakistan – In a fundraising appeal directed at readers in Pakistan, the Guardian explains that its journalism relies primarily on voluntary reader contributions rather than the backing of a billionaire owner or dependence on intensive advertising. The organisation says this reader-funded model is central to protecting its editorial independence, because...
MACAU — On May 6, 2026, Studio City Company Limited announced a conditional cash tender offer for its outstanding 7.00% senior secured notes due 2027 and simultaneously proposed an international offering of new senior secured notes through its subsidiary structure; the company issued an Offer to Purchase and related offering...
Washington. US and Iranian representatives, mediated by Pakistan, moved this week toward a one-page memorandum aimed at ending the Gulf conflict, Reuters- and Axios-cited reports said on May 6; President Donald Trump posted a warning on Truth Social the same week, saying bombing would resume if Iran did not accept...
Washington — President Donald Trump threatened renewed bombing on Wednesday if Iran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, posting on Truth Social that 'the bombing starts' and warning the strikes would be at 'a much higher level and intensity' if Tehran refuses terms the administration outlined in a memorandum...
San Francisco and Paris — Aircall announced it acquired Vogent to strengthen its AI Voice Agent technology, aiming to improve speech models, turn-taking, and live-call behavior. On May 6, 2026, ModelOp was listed in Forrester's Responsible AI Solutions landscape, and on May 7, 2026, ServiceNow Vice Chairman Nick Tzitzon addressed...
