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HAVANA, Cuba – One Friday last month, the tables outside Oishi’s food booth at Pabellon Cuba, an exhibition hall in central Havana, were filled with diners eating burgers and pizza.The stand looked like a well-stocked oasis, but owner Miguel Salva, 46, with a phone glued to his ear, looked like a broker in the midst of collapse.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list”The fuel crisis has been a nightmare for us,” he said after hanging up the phone.Since the United States under President Donald Trump imposed an oil blockade on Cuba in late January, power outages and fuel shortages…
Then there were two. The most memorable season in the Scottish Premiership was the battle between Hearts and Celtic. Rangers’ hopes are all but over, but manager Danny Rohr’s side still have a say in the outcome of this dramatic title race. Sunday, May 10th 11am Kickoff at 12pm Despite returning to the title race for the first time in five years, consecutive defeats left them seven points behind leaders Hearts and four points behind Celtic with three games remaining.They headed to Tynecastle Park on Monday thinking they had to win to realistically stay in the race. A 2-1 defeat…
Michael Barry attends the New York screening of ‘The Big Short’ at the Ziegfeld Theater on November 23, 2015 in New York City. Astrid Stawiarz | Getty ImagesMichael Burley of “The Big Short” fame has warned that the stock market’s obsession with artificial intelligence is starting to resemble the final stages of the dot-com bubble.”Absolutely non-stop AI. No one talks about anything else all day long,” Barry wrote in a Substack post Friday after listening to financial reports on TV and radio during a long drive.The investor, known for predicting the U.S. housing crash, said stocks no longer respond in…
Nvidia Founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the 29th Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton on May 4, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesNvidia stepped on the gas last year, putting money into companies up and down the AI infrastructure stack and helping fund companies that might pivot and acquire its technology. The company bet $5 billion on it, and it was a lucrative endeavor. intel Its current value is over $25 billion, and it will deliver historic profits in a matter of months. In 2026, the pace of deals…
The first time Middlesbrough was struck by Kim Helberg was in a high-rise hotel in central London.Director of football Kieran Scott was leading the search for Rob Edwards’ successor. Edwards fought for the job just five months ago, but was suddenly forced to leave for the Wolves in exchange for a hefty payday. Scott had been following Helberg’s progress in Sweden for some time. Keeping track of other coaches was an important part of the contingency plan, and Helberg’s Hammarby team had just finished runners-up in their second season at the Allsvenskan. So who is this young, unprecedented coach who…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 4, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Imagesof S&P500 Ignoring Thursday’s headlines about the U.S.-Iranian trade hit in the Strait of Hormuz, it continued to rise in Friday trading, topping 7,400 for the first time. Prediction market traders believe there’s still fuel left in the tank.The index is already up more than 16% from its March 30 low, but Kalsi traders believe there is a 59% chance the index will break above 8,000 this year. This is an 8% increase…
The U.S. military said Friday that American warplanes disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers by firing precision munitions into their funnels, demonstrating the accuracy of the weapons used. The US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, released a video showing the tankers Sea Star III and Sevda being attacked by US Navy F/A-18s. The ship was said to be in violation of the US blockade of Iranian ports. Video shows a slight plume of smoke rising from Seastar’s chimney, with dark smoke billowing up after the attack. In Sevda’s clip, thick black smoke rises immediately after the fiery…
Rory McIlroy heated up on the back nine at Quail Hollow on Friday and moved into contention for the Truist Championship, posting a 4-under 67 to move within four strokes of leader Im Sung-jae.Playing in his first tournament since winning the Masters two years in a row, McIlroy entered the turn with a 1-under and eight-shot lead, but improved with back-to-back birdies on the 10th and 11th. McIlroy added birdies on the 13th, 15th and 16th, but his par putt on the 18th found a greenside bunker and he ended his round with a bogey. Use Chrome Browser for a…
Micron Technology Office, San Jose, California, December 16, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Imagesmicron technology Stocks caught fire this week amid a global memory chip shortage, with momentum pushing stocks higher as enthusiasm across the semiconductor sector grew.Shares rose more than 15% on Friday, closing at $746.81. The company’s stock is up nearly 38% in the week and 84% in the past month. Micron had its best week since December 2008, when it traded below $5 a share in the wake of the Great Recession. The company’s market capitalization currently exceeds $840 billion, according to LSEG.Stock chart iconStock…
moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over the simplest Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square after a three-day ceasefire took effect between Russia and Ukraine. Russia’s annual May 9 parade commemorates the Soviet Union’s victory over Germany in World War II. Under President Putin, it has come to typically symbolize the country’s military power. Usually known for its dazzling display of heavy military equipment, this year’s event was quite different, with no military hardware on display for the first time in almost 20 years. As in previous years, Putin directly linked Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine (what the…