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Analysts are expecting gold and silver to trend volatile in the next few days as geopolitical uncertainty from the Middle East continues to affect market sentiment. Additionally, investors await monthly inflation reports from the United States, India, and Europe among others.
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Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former Emir of Qatar who transformed the Gulf nation into a global economic powerhouse and influential diplomatic player, has died at the age of 74. Qatar’s Amiri Diwan announced his death on Sunday but did not disclose the cause.
Major U.S. companies are urging trade officials to reconsider plans to expand tariffs on imported goods, warning that higher duties could increase manufacturing costs, disrupt supply chains, and ultimately raise prices for both businesses and consumers.
German lawmakers have approved new legislation that makes the country's home heating regulations more flexible by removing previous requirements that would have required homeowners to transition more quickly to renewable energy sources.
Germany has approved funding to supply Ukraine with 50,000 first-person-view (FPV) drones, marking one of the largest drone procurement initiatives financed by a Western government since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
South Korea has appealed to North Korea for assistance in locating a missing South Korean Navy sailor who disappeared during a patrol mission off the country’s eastern coast. Seoul requested “urgent humanitarian cooperation” from Pyongyang after authorities said there is a possibility the sailor may have crossed the Northern Limit Line, the disputed maritime boundary between the two countries.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued new guidance that could require activist investors to disclose certain hedge fund backers during proxy fights and other shareholder campaigns. The move is expected to increase transparency around hedge fund activism and could significantly influence how activist investors structure future proxy contests.
Spain is mourning its deadliest wildfire on record. Eleven people have died and another 19 are missing near Los Gallardos in Andalusia.
Following US-Iran Conflict Oil tanker traffic has come to a near standstill in the Strait of Hormuz following this week's attacks on Iranian and US assets in the region.
Chinese state media reported today that the country had successfully landed a reusable rocket launcher.
June 11, 2026 marks the day where billions across the world tuned into Mexico City, as the biggest sporting event in the world began. The 20th FIFA World Cup officially commenced with matches held in various cities across North America.
In what legal experts are calling the biggest jolt to abortion access since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a federal appeals court ruled that the most widely used abortion pill in America can no longer be prescribed online or mailed to patients.
At 3:00 AM on Saturday, May 2nd, Spirit Airlines ceased all operations. No final farewell. Just a sign at airports reading: "We regret to inform you that Spirit Airlines has ceased global operations."
Iran is not the same country it was a month ago - and the man now running it has never faced anything like this before. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, has just been named Iran's third Supreme Leader since the 1979 revolution.
It has now been almost four weeks since the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire - and the ceasefire is still technically in place, though both sides have accused the other of violating it repeatedly.
Something remarkable is happening in Germany - a country that spent eight decades deliberately keeping its military small and its ambitions restrained. That era is over.
On May 1st, 2026, a trade deal that took 25 years to negotiate finally came into force. The agreement between the EU and the four founding nations of Mercosur creates a free trade area covering 720 million people and an economy valued at $22 trillion.
When the Strait of Hormuz closed at the start of the Iran war, the world's attention went to oil prices and the Middle East. But quietly, in the back rooms of Asian governments and shipping companies, another waterway started getting a lot more attention.
On the evening of April 27th, a high-speed express train slammed into the back of a stationary commuter train at a station on the outskirts of Jakarta. The rear carriage - designated exclusively for women - absorbed the full force of the impact.
Something is happening in a courtroom in Santa Fe, New Mexico right now that every parent, every business leader, and every social media user should know about.