Business News
- Starmer cancels plans to delay 30 local council elections in England
Latest government U-turn comes after Reform UK launched legal action over proposal
- Starmer cancels plans to delay 30 local council elections in England
Latest government U-turn comes after Reform UK launched legal action over proposal
- EVs must be 70% made in the EU to qualify for state support, Brussels says
Draft legislation on local content by European Commission seeks to protect bloc’s manufacturing industries
- EVs must be 70% made in the EU to qualify for state support, Brussels says
Draft legislation on local content by European Commission seeks to protect bloc’s manufacturing industries
- Apple takes on YouTube and Spotify with new video podcasting push
Apple will bring a new integrated video podcast experience to Apple Podcasts this spring.
- Keir Starmer says Britain needs to ‘go faster’ on defence spending
Prime minister is said to be examining how to bring forward plans to spend 3 per cent of UK GDP on military
- Keir Starmer says Britain needs to ‘go faster’ on defence spending
Prime minister is said to be examining how to bring forward plans to spend 3 per cent of UK GDP on military
- Europe’s path to security without the US
The heads of Nato and EU Commission offer competing visions. Both have a point
- Europe’s path to security without the US
The heads of Nato and EU Commission offer competing visions. Both have a point
- The NFL just wrapped a record-breaking season. Here’s why next year’s going to be even bigger
In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, the NFL announced that Paris, Melbourne and Rio de Janeiro will host regular-season games for the first time.
Crypto News
- Paradigm reframes Bitcoin mining as grid asset, not energy drain
The cryptocurrency investment firm says Bitcoin mining is being unfairly lumped with AI data centers, arguing miners act as flexible grid demand, not constant energy drains.
- Price predictions 2/16: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH
The relief rallies in Bitcoin and several major altcoins are stalling near their respective overhead resistance levels, signaling that the bears remain in control.
- Bitcoin accumulation wave puts $80K back in play: Analyst
Demand from Bitcoin accumulation addresses reached a new high, with analysts citing a futures market CME gap as a prediction point for their higher short-term price targets.
- Bitcoin weekly RSI echoes mid-2022 bear market as BTC plays liquidity games
Bitcoin round tripped gains after a spike to $70,000 as liquidity traps began to characterize BTC price action on the US bank holiday.
- Ray Dalio’s world order warning revives case for Bitcoin as neutral money
Ray Dalio warns that the rules‑based order is now over, putting monetary debasement, dollar risk and neutral, permissionless financial rails back at the center of the macro conversation.
- Metaplanet revenue jumps 738% as Bitcoin generates 95% of sales
Metaplanet reported about $40 million in operating profit but still recorded a $619 million net loss amid the Bitcoin price drop.
- Binance denies report on Iran-linked sanctions breaches and investigator firings
Binance said an internal review with external counsel found no sanctions violations and that it continues to meet its regulatory obligations under monitoring and oversight.
- $75K or bearish ‘regime shift?’ Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin market analysis focused on liquidations and the wick to $59,000 for signs of the next significant BTC price move on lower time frames.
- Crypto funds log fourth week of outflows at $173M as BTC dips below $70K
Crypto funds saw $173 million outflows last week as Bitcoin and Ether slipped, while XRP and Solana bucked the trend across global markets.
- Willy Woo warns quantum risk is eroding Bitcoin’s edge over gold
Onchain analyst Willy Woo says markets are starting to price in the quantum threat, putting 4 million “lost” BTC and a 12‑year valuation uptrend versus gold into question.
General News
- Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and star of The Godfather, dies aged 95
The US actor was nominated for seven Oscars and won one for his role as a washed-up country singer in Tender Mercies.
- Palestinians in Gaza get creative to decorate for Ramadan
Despite Israel’s restrictions on materials, many Palestinians are using creative ways to decorate Gaza for Ramadan.
- In Argentina, locals are taking loans to buy food
Argentinians are taking on loans, selling their belongings, and living on credit cards to pay for basics including food.
- ‘Joyful yet tearful’: Khalil Hathaleen on charges for Yinon Levi
Awdah Hathaleen's brother says Israeli prosecutors’ plan to indict settler Yinon Levi is welcome, but not enough.
- What’s the fallout from Israel’s land grab?
Israel takes another step towards annexing the occupied West Bank.
- Supporters mourn Alexey Navalny two years after his death
Two years after Alexey Navalny’s death in an Arctic penal colony, supporters gathered at his Moscow grave.
- Bangladesh’s interim leader Yunus steps down as new gov’t set to take over
'Let the practice of democracy continue,' said Yunus, who has overseen country's post-uprising transition since 2024.
- Australia lose to Sri Lanka by eight wickets, staring at T20 World Cup exit
Nissanka's unbeaten century batters former champions Australia, who now need other results to go their way to survive.
- Driven by money, pushed by passion: Migrant tea pickers of Kerala, India
The migrant workforce is the backbone of the Indian economy, and Kerala is among the biggest beneficiaries.
- Business and limbs destroyed by Israel, Gaza family rebuilds bakery
Israeli missiles destroyed not just the Qahman family’s business, but many of their limbs as well.














