New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said Wednesday that the recent surge in Treasury yields is the product of a strong economy, not market dysfunction. The central bank policymaker added in a CNBC interview that he’s still absorbing economic data, and did not commit on whether he thinks an interest rate hike is necessary.
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Broadcom on Wednesday evening beat quarterly earnings expectations and provided a strong multiyear revenue forecast for its artificial intelligence custom chip business. Revenue in the fiscal third quarter of 2026, which ended Aug. 2, rose 85% year-over-year to $29.59 billion, a slight beat versus the $29.36 billion consensus forecast, according to estimates compiled by LSEG.
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“I believe there are monsters born in this world to human parents,” begins the trailer for Zoe Kazan’s adaptation of East of Eden, which looks freaking incredible. The monster of Steinbeck’s epic multigenerational saga is Cathy Ames, played by Florence Pugh in the 7-episode limited series coming to Netflix October 1. Pugh leads an all-star
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With the upcoming video game adaptation of Street Fighter, 2026 will hopefully continue its pretty decent game-to-feature run. The latest trailer from Paramount Pictures dropped this week, with new footage galore, and it completely leans into the unbelievable nature of the game’s physics and fighting styles. Which is really all anyone should want from an
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The Bath-based community charity the St John’s Foundation has appointed a new chief executive, just 19 months after appointing its previous permanent leader. Laura Alexander has taken the top job after three years working at the 850-year-old charity, which supports older people, children and those in crisis. She succeeds Catharine Brown, who was appointed permanent
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The temptation with books about famous designers, artists and entrepreneurs is to read them for revelation: the affairs, addictions, feuds, fortunes, failures and private behaviour that official histories tend to smooth away. While there is certainly plenty of that here, the more compelling reason to read these books is what they reveal about the controversies
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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel noted the growing resistance to the construction of data centers across the U.S. in an interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick on Wednesday morning. “There is a lot more pushback in the communities across the U.S.,” Abel said. Berkshire’s interest in the ongoing computing facility buildout is mostly related to power
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We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. Any products or services put forward appear in no particular order. if you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. The Iron Snail Quince may look like your friendly neighborhood clothing brand, but they are out for blood. Quince’s whole thing is saying, “We offer
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As a series of heatwaves unfurled across the capital, residents ventured out of their warm homes in search of exciting and cooling summer experiences. With the season coinciding with my mother’s first-ever visit to London, I too put on the thinking cap to arrange a series of enticing activities. Tai Chi: Kew Gardens With my
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Have men forgotten how to dress with sex appeal? A quick scroll through Instagram suggests otherwise, at least superficially. The torsos are sculpted, the compression shirts immaculate, the ribbed tanks fitted just so. Contemporary men have rarely looked more groomed, disciplined or aesthetically self-aware. And yet, something feels conspicuously absent. The problem is not that
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Social media was created as a space for people to connect and share information. However in today’s modern landscape, these platforms have become ones that reward contents that can generate the strongest reaction. Clickbait, controversy and even misinformation can travel further than straightforward information or news when they are able to attract clicks, comments, shares
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The Microduck robot is set to come with a range of pre-installed actions, according to its developers HuggingFace and Pollen Robotics. Pollen Robotics BEIJING — A popular new programmable personal robot from a French-American company is powered by a chip from Shanghai-listed Rockchip which in turn uses British company ARM’s tech, reflecting how intertwined global
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Alanis Morissette has sued her ex-tour manager, accusing the person of blackmailing her with threats of trumping up drug trafficking charges unless the singer-songwriter signed a 15-year contract. In a lawsuit filed in a California federal court Tuesday, Morissette lobbed claims of extortion, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation against her 2025 European tour manager Keren Urinov,
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We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. Any products or services put forward appear in no particular order. if you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. The Iron Snail Riddle me this, why is this little yellow symbol on every single good boot? Because that otwear history. The original version of
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Reach Volunteering will close later this year after a “structural shift in funding” caused the organisation to become financially unviable. The 45-year-old charity, which connected charities with volunteers via its online platform, claimed to be the UK’s “single biggest source of trustees for the voluntary sector”. The organisation announced today it was embarking on a
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For decades, beauty had a straightforward enemy: ageing. Wrinkles were corrected, dark spots erased, skin tightened and youth bottled into increasingly expensive jars. Then the language changed. “Anti-ageing” became uncomfortable, even antiquated, as an industry increasingly concerned with inclusivity began embracing ideas of positive and healthy ageing. The desire to stay youthful, however, never went
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First initiated in 2023, GOOD CHA has grown from an early OATLY pop-up just two months after launch into a Thai premium matcha lifestyle brand with six Bangkok branches and a fast-growing e-commerce business. Founders Grace Tungpanitansook and Kate Socatiyanurak share how finance, product, and brand shaped that growth. GOOD CHA’s Omakase-Inspired Sixth Location In
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