The so-called Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) “fear indicator” has risen 20% in the past 24 hours as investors become increasingly concerned about the accelerating selloff in cryptocurrencies. Known as the BVIV index, the fear indicator measures Bitcoin’s 30-day implied or expected volatility. It has increased by 20% in the last day to reach 46.45%. That rise…
Artificial intelligence is no longer limited to writing emails, generating images or powering chatbots. Researchers are increasingly using AI to uncover historical secrets hidden in centuries-old manuscripts, damaged letters and handwritten archives that humans have struggled to fully understand for generations. According to a recent BBC report, historians and computer scientists are combining machine learning…
Every time the US stock market gets heavier, the Wall Street marketing machine kicks into high gear. The cycle returns to a favorite narrative: geographic diversification. Retail investors are urged to ditch their concentrated domestic stocks and buy single-country ETFs to capture untapped and uncorrelated growth cycles abroad. More Barchart news There is no crystal…
August soybean futures (ZSQ26) present a buying opportunity thanks to new price strength. See on the daily bar chart for August soybean futures that prices have fallen to the lower limit of a choppy trading range. My view is that technical support at the bottom of the trading range will hold and that bean prices…
New York — A New Jersey police sergeant has been accused of stealing $10,000 worth of cameras and other equipment from a photojournalist who was injured while covering the incident. Tense protests Outside an immigration prison in Newark. Darrell Brown, a sergeant with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, was arrested with the missing items after…
In eastern DRC, UN agencies are supporting national health authorities through Ebola treatment centres, case management, surveillance efforts and delivery of essential medicines and medical supplies. According to Congolese authorities, more than 90 percent of reported cases are concentrated in the province of Ituri, although infections have also been detected in North and South Kivu….
Artificial intelligence is no longer limited to writing emails, generating images or powering chatbots. Researchers are increasingly using AI to uncover historical secrets hidden in centuries-old manuscripts, damaged letters and handwritten archives that humans have struggled to fully understand for generations. According to a recent BBC report, historians and computer scientists are combining machine learning…
Impax Asset ManagementA London-based investment management firm, specializing in sustainable investments, published its Q1 2026 investor letter for its “Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund.” A copy of the letter is available to download here. The Fund held its own during the quarter by outperforming its main benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index. Stock selection in Information…
Washington — US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Federal Housing Finance Regulator Bill Bolte is taking his position His selection for the position of Director of National IntelligenceIt will not be his “permanent” choice for the crucial security post. The Republican president’s announcement that he was ruling out appointing Bolte to the full-time…
Despite a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, sporadic hostilities and continued uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz – one of the world’s most important energy and maritime corridors – continue to impact global supply chains, raising transportation and fuel costs and straining aid operations that already face serious funding shortfalls. Real consequences…
