Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images The price of bitcoin rose to start the week, edging even closer to its all-time high after the rally took a breather over the weekend. The flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by nearly 6% at $66,515.50, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose to as much as $66,617.06, … Read more
Residents waiting at a bus stop under a large Turkish flag in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Turkey’s central bank on Thursday hiked its key interest rate by another 250 basis points to 45%. The hike to the benchmark one-week repo rate was in line with economists’ expectations. … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave DUBAI — Just a few years ago, climate watchers had little confidence that China — the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases — would hit peak emissions long “before 2030,” as Beijing had pledged to do. But China’s economic slowdown and expansion of renewable energies have dramatically … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s hopes for political turnover in Taiwan — to a government more favorable to Beijing — appear likely to be dashed, with the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party on course to secure an unprecedented third term. That is raising fears of even more Chinese military … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — As thousands of Taylor Swift fans eagerly lined up Thursday for the superstar’s first-ever concert in Argentina, they saw themselves surrounded by posters urging them to not vote in favor of right-wing populist Javier Milei in next week’s presidential election. “A Swiftie Doesn’t Vote Milei,” read one of the posters, … Read more
“You can’t con people – at least not for long,” Donald Trump observed in his 1987 bestseller The Art of the Deal. “You can create excitement, you can do wonderful promotion and get all kinds of press, and you can throw in a little hyperbole. But if you don’t deliver the goods, people will eventually … Read more
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan Federal Court after a court appearance on June 15, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s fate is now in the hands of the 12 jurors who have spent the past four weeks sitting just feet away from the former crypto … Read more
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: ABL Space nears next launch News from SpaceX and more ABL Space Systems has been quiet since the company conducted its first launch attempt in January, which resulted in the rocket crashing back down to Earth a little over 10 seconds after liftoff. Now we know … Read more
Migs Oczon shoots past Perpetual Help. –NCAA Photo MANILA, Philippines—As the first round of the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball nears its finish, College of St. Benilde’s Migs Oczon has emerged as the league’s leading scorer so far. The sweet-shooting Blazer averaged 16.71 points after seven games. Agem Miranda of Jose Rizal University is second … Read more
JERUSALEM — Israel’s military scoured the country’s south for Hamas fighters and guarded breaches in its border fence with tanks on Monday, as it pounded the Gaza Strip from the air and mustered for a campaign its prime minister said would destroy “the military and governing capabilities” of the militant group. More than two days … Read more