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As tensions between the U.S. and Iran intensify, investors are wondering whether buying on the cusp of war will work. The old Wall Street adage, “Buy the cannon, sell the bugle,” suggests that traders may rush to buy stocks in response to war headlines, hoping for a rebound. But Deutsche Bank said the question this week is whether oil and gas prices could rise high enough to hurt growth and derail a trade recovery. “We have previously written that geopolitical events do not typically provoke a sustained market reaction,” Henry Allen, a London-based strategist at Deutsche Bank, said in a…
Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, attends the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India on Thursday, February 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFollowing the Trump administration’s Friday decision to blacklist Anthropic and designate its technology as a supply chain risk, defense technology companies are telling employees to stop using Claude and switch to other artificial intelligence models and assistants. “Most of our companies are actively involved in large defense contracts, so their interpretation of the requirements is very strict,” said Alexander Harstrick, managing partner at J2 Ventures, which supports startups in the field. In an…
Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-Texas), chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, participates in the group’s press conference at the Capitol on March 25, 2025.Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call Inc. | Getty ImagesThe House Ethics Committee on Wednesday announced an investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzalez, R-Texas, who has come under fire for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a staffer who committed suicide last year.The committee announced it would investigate whether Gonzalez “committed sexual misconduct toward individuals employed in his congressional office” or “unfairly discriminated against by providing special accommodations or privileges.”Gonzalez has denied having an affair with his former aide Regina…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hours after the United States and Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran on Saturday, President Donald Trump said all he wanted out of the war was “freedom of the people.”Analysts say that despite this assertion and other stated objectives by U.S. officials, Trump appears intent on disrupting Tehran’s establishment.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listKelly Grieco, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center think tank, told Al Jazeera that without troops on the ground, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve such a fundamental political shift.”They don’t seem to be willing to pay…
Harry Maguire has been given a 15-month suspended sentence by a Greek court for an incident in Mykonos in August 2020.The Manchester United centre-back faced charges of non-serious assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery and was found guilty on all three charges.Maguire’s 15-month suspended sentence was reduced in length and severity from his original 21-month sentence, but is still a second conviction for the charges brought against him.Maguire was arrested in August 2020 after a fight involving family members outside a bar.He was convicted in 2020 of assaulting a police officer and attempted bribery, but an appeals court granted him…
The fallout from Anthropic’s dispute with the Department of Defense has left the company in the awkward position of being actively used as part of the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran, while being cut off from many of its defense industry customers. Part of the confusion is the overlapping and contradictory restrictions imposed by the U.S. government. President Trump ordered civilian agencies to stop using Anthropic products, but the company was given six months to scale back its work with the Department of Defense. The next day, the United States and Israel launched a surprise attack on…
Leslie Edelman has run Tiny Doll House, a miniature figure shop in New York’s Upper East Side neighborhood, for 35 years. Eighteen months ago, he says, new customers started coming into the store on a regular basis.In addition to Edelman’s regular customers (parents, grandparents, collectors), groups of 20-somethings now flock to the store on Saturday afternoons. They giggle among themselves, text furiously, and buy little Labbu keychains, Pez dispensers, and imitation Eames chairs. “I’ve seen you on TikTok,” some people say to Edelman.”There’s so much to photograph,” says Edelman, 75, a lifelong New Yorker.Business owners like Edelman say they’re noticing…
apple macbook neoSource: Apple Inc. For years, the cheapest way to get into the Mac lineup was a $999 laptop. on wednesday, apple Cut that price almost in half.The company announced the MacBook Neo, a colorful and lightweight laptop powered by an iPhone-grade chip. This is the company’s most affordable laptop ever.The announcement concludes a three-day hardware blitz that has already seen refreshes across the iPhone 17e, iPad Air, and MacBook Pro series. Starting at $599, the MacBook Neo is Apple’s first dedicated low-cost Mac in more than a decade, and a distinctly different effort. google Chromebooks and entry-level Windows…
Former US Federal Reserve President Kevin Warsh attends the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank at IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, April 25, 2025.Tierney L. Cross | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday formally nominated Kevin Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve Chairman.If confirmed by the Senate, Warsh will replace Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for a four-year term.The White House announced in a statement posted online Wednesday that Trump’s nomination had been communicated to the Senate.The notification comes more than a month after President Trump first publicly announced…
Leslie Ballantyne woke up early in the morning to an emergency alert flashing on her cell phone. “Potential missile threat. Evacuate immediately to the nearest secure building.” Her partner Alistair appears to have fallen asleep. Ballantine got out of bed and looked out the cabin window. Outside there is only darkness and the illuminated light of Dubai Port. It was Sunday. Three days later, Ballantine was still on board the MSC Eulivia, a 331-meter-long, 19-deck cruise ship docked in Dubai. The Eulivia is one of several ships currently unable to leave the Middle East due to the escalating conflict in…