While Japan is known globally for everything from a centuries-old culture and modern pop culture to its cuisine, those who have visited the country even once will also associate it with a robust train system Read more…
The Iran war rattled financial markets in early 2026, and American retirement savers felt it directly. First-quarter data from Fidelity, the country’s largest 401(k) provider, show average account balances fell for the first time in Read more…
Brent oil price jumped on Monday morning following an escalation in the Middle East (Israel attacked Iran’s energy infrastructure and Iran responded by a wave of attacks on Israel) but gains were short-lived, as the Read more…
While automated ordering and artificial intelligence-based customer service solves problems when it works, not having a human option can create a terrible experience. “Consumers are growing more accepting of AI when interacting with businesses, but Read more…
If you routinely pull into a gas station for a fill-up once a week, you may notice that the tab for gasoline is different. Noticeably different. Gasoline prices in the United States are lower. In Read more…
Sitting south of Türkiye, west of northern Africa and southeast of Greece, the island nation of Cyprus has for centuries been considered the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East due to its location in Read more…
Eli Lilly (LLY) investors have been struggling to answer a deceptively straightforward question for the last two years. How big can the obesity medicine business get? The answer has already helped produce one of the Read more…
Wall Street has spent two years asking technology companies to stop talking about what AI will do and start showing what it has already done. The data, when it finally arrives, tends to matter more Read more…
We expect the Bank of England on hold, but hawkish voices are growing louder. Data has come in on the soft side since the April meeting, but the inflation risks remain pronounced. Data releases ahead Read more…
Markets The Iran headline roulette has been doing overtime the past days. Over the weekend, it spit out news about fighting between Israel and Hezbollah which triggered retaliation by Iran against Israel and afterwards the Read more…