A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE When it comes to the fate of the all-important semiconductor sector, traders in the options market are faced with a classic investing dilemma: go with the crowd, or the big-money contrarian? According to options flows, the crowd is leaning the most heavily
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It was the worst of times. Full stop; no romantic Dickensian opening here. After a disastrous El Nino laid waste to Indian agriculture in 1876, the British colonial government doubled down on the misery, instituting a laissez-faire policy on the price of grain. People who couldn’t afford to buy the crops that they’d grown watched
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EXCLUSIVE: And the records just keep on comin’. Sony/Marvel Studio’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues to be rare air at the domestic box office, crossing the $800M mark later today, and becoming the fastest movie ever to that number. The Destin Daniel Cretton directed movie pulls off this feat in a record 19 days, which
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Kanye West is set to bring his ongoing comeback tour to Russia with a pair of concerts in St. Petersburg this fall. The rapper and producer will perform at the 70,000-capacity Gazprom Arena on October 10th and 11th, according to an announcement from the venue. Tickets for both shows are now available to purchas, with
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Charity leaders have warned that forcing people who receive benefits to work for charities is “fundamentally at odds” with the ethos of volunteering, in response to policy proposals outlined by Reform UK. The criticism comes in response to Reform UK’s Welfare to Work plan, which would require some welfare claimants to carry out council-assigned work
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U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr speaks during a press conference, following an open meeting of the FCC, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 22, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters Disney’s ABC has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission, calling the government agency’s recent investigation into the company a “retaliatory
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Home Depot reported a very good quarter, executing well on things it can control, despite what CFO Richard McPhail called “frozen housing conditions.” The Club stock rose modestly in Tuesday’s down market. Revenue for Home Depot’s second quarter advanced 5.7% year over year to $47.86 billion, outpacing the $47.27 billion expected by LSEG. Earnings per
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Every generation of luxury cars reflects the ambitions of its time. In 2026, those ambitions are unusually diverse. Electric cars are chasing extraordinary ranges. Hybrids are delivering supercar levels of performance. Artificial intelligence is becoming part of the cabin experience. Certain hypercars are continuously treated as collectibles, while special showcases are placing automobiles in dialogue
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In this photo illustration, the stock market information of Synchrony Financial displayed on a smartphone while the logo of Synchrony Financial seen in the background. Igor Golovniov | Lightrocket | Getty Images Editor’s note: A previous version of this story, based on information provided by a Synchrony Financial executive, mischaracterized the collaboration between Synchrony and
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Tjitske Kamphuis’ Go, Crow is an immersive, dreamy book that’s sparse in text but rich in visual splendor—and the subtle power of a story about a day in the life of an enigmatic, beautiful crow. After finishing this rhyming, rhythmic tale, readers will find new meaning in the idiom “as the crow flies.” They will
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An increasing number of “bad actors” are taking advantage of charities for private benefit and, in some cases, attempting to intentionally set up charities for this purpose, a new report from the Charity Commission has warned. The regulator’s second annual Charity Sector Risk Assessment reported a “sustained upward trend” in the number of cases relating
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Patek Philippe Cubitus Ref. 5840P-001 Some years, there is one watch that debuts to deafening cheers – or jeers, actually, because the nature of the reception is not important. What makes a difference is how big and loud the splash was when the watch dropped. One could make the case for this with last year’s
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