With Netflix new ad-free standard plan at $20, streaming’s tipping point into old TV is getting closer
The economics of streaming are nearing the point where cheaper plans with ads make as much if not more money for services like Netflix.
SEC delay on prediction markets ETFs echoes a long-fought bitcoin fund battle
The Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed approval for prediction markets ETFs, bringing up memories of the long battle over bitcoin funds.
Retailers are on a hiring spree. But consumers are sending warning signs
The retail trades added nearly 22,000 jobs in April, accounting for about one-fifth of total job growth.
Memory chip makers are looking at a ‘supercycle’ and ‘windfall gains.’ The stocks jumped 30% in one week
Higher prices on chips are boosting margin projections through 2027.
Trump rejects Iran’s latest counteroffer to end the war: ‘I don’t like it’
Iran had stressed the need to end the war and lift sanctions on Tehran, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Sunday, citing an informed source.
Global week ahead: Crude diplomacy casts shadow over Trump-Xi summit
A quiet power play to build up strategic oil reserves changes the energy dynamic between China and the U.S. ahead of the Beijing summit in May.
Saudi Aramco first-quarter profit jumps 26% as key pipeline reaches capacity amid Iran war
Aramco says its East-West pipeline has helped to mitigate the energy shock caused by the Iran war.
Evacuation flights leave Tenerife after cruise ship virus outbreak
Eight people on board fell ill, including three who died. Hantavirus is usually spread by rodents but can in rare cases be transmitted person-to-person.
Frontier jet hits and kills pedestrian on runway in Denver during takeoff
Frontier said that smoke was reported in the cabin of the Airbus A321 and the pilots aborted takeoff.
Putin says he thinks Russia-Ukraine war is coming to an end
“I think that the matter is coming to an end,” Putin told reporters of the Ukraine war.
