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Japan’s Bond Market Is Sending a Warning: 10-Year Yields Near 3% Put the BOJ and Government Under Pressure
Japan’s Bond Market Is Sending a Warning: 10-Year Yields Near 3% Put the BOJ and Government Under Pressure Japan’s once-unthinkably low borrowing costs are disappearing. As the 10-year Japanese government bond yield approaches 3%, investors are reassessing inflation, government spending, the yen and the next move from the Bank of Japan. Japan’s bond market is...
Global
US–South Korea Military Drills Cut Short: Trump’s Kim Jong Un Strategy Raises New Questions for the Alliance
US–South Korea Military Drills Cut Short: Trump’s Kim Jong Un Strategy Raises New Questions for the Alliance The United States and South Korea are abruptly scaling back their major joint military exercises, putting a spotlight on the changing security relationship between Washington, Seoul and Pyongyang. The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise was originally scheduled to...
Opinion
Broadway Week 2026 Returns: 25 Shows Join NYC’s 2-for-1 Ticket Rush — What to Know Before Tickets Sell Out
Broadway Week 2026 Returns: 25 Shows Join NYC’s 2-for-1 Ticket Rush — What to Know Before Tickets Sell Out Broadway Week 2026 is back, and theater fans have another chance to see some of New York City’s biggest stage productions at a significantly lower price. The fall edition is bringing a 2-for-1 ticket promotion to...
Business
Is the Internet Becoming “Post-Human”? How AI Chatbots Talking to Bots Could Change the Web
Is the Internet Becoming “Post-Human”? How AI Chatbots Talking to Bots Could Change the Web The internet was built around a simple assumption: there are people on the other side of the screen. A person writes a post. Another person reads it. Someone asks a question, someone else answers. A customer reviews a product, a...
Business
Apple Is Breaking the iPhone Launch Cycle: Why the iPhone 18 May Not Arrive Until 2027
Apple Is Breaking the iPhone Launch Cycle: Why the iPhone 18 May Not Arrive Until 2027 Apple could be about to make one of its biggest changes to the iPhone release strategy in more than a decade. The standard iPhone 18 is widely expected to skip the traditional fall 2026 launch, while Apple reportedly prepares...
Business
Gen Z Is Moving Investment Money Into Sports Betting: The Warning Sign Behind America’s New Money Habits
Gen Z Is Moving Investment Money Into Sports Betting: The Warning Sign Behind America’s New Money Habits A new Betterment survey is highlighting a striking shift in how some young U.S. investors think about money: sports betting is increasingly competing with traditional investing for their attention — and, for some, even their investment dollars. The...
Business
AI Leverage Warning: The Same Big Tech Stocks Are Powering a Growing Market of Leveraged ETFs
AI Leverage Warning: The Same Big Tech Stocks Are Powering a Growing Market of Leveraged ETFs AI stocks have become more than a dominant force in the equity market—they are increasingly sitting underneath leveraged exchange-traded products that can magnify daily gains and losses. That concentration is creating a new source of market sensitivity: when the...
Opinion
NBA Christmas Day 2026: Knicks vs. 76ers, LeBron James Headline Tripleheader — Full Schedule, Storylines & What to Watch
NBA Christmas Day 2026: Knicks vs. 76ers, LeBron James Headline Tripleheader — Full Schedule, Storylines & What to Watch The NBA is already building a blockbuster Christmas Day 2026 slate, with the defending champion New York Knicks set to face the Philadelphia 76ers while LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers also feature in the...
News
TikTok Star Sydney Towle’s Rare Cancer Battle Sparks New Focus on Bile Duct Cancer Awareness and Early Detection
TikTok Star Sydney Towle’s Rare Cancer Battle Sparks New Focus on Bile Duct Cancer Awareness and Early Detection The battle of TikTok creator Sydney Towle with a rare form of bile duct cancer has brought renewed public attention to cholangiocarcinoma—a disease that often goes undetected until its later stages. At the same time, new patient-centered...