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Political speculation is cheaper than investigative journalism
Weeks after the parliamentary elections, much of the media's energy remains focused on political manoeuvring, opinion polls, and speculation about the 2028 presidential race. This obsession is driven by three main factors: elections generate…
Before Trump, There Was Franco. The Playbook for Silencing Journalism Is Old.
Last week we examined the first technique in the strongman's playbook: capture the courts. Without a judiciary willing to say no, everything else becomes possible. This week, we move to the second technique. It follows the first almost immediately…
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Robert Freetard with a comment on our post about AI replacing workers: Ultimately the the best positions to replace in a company with AI The best positions to replace in a company with AI…
Nifty Prediction Today - June 15, 2026: Nifty futures: Surpasses a barrier
Nifty 50 opened with a considerable gap-up at 23,985 today versus last week's close of 23,623. The index is now hovering around 23,950, up about 1.4 per cent. The advance/decline ratio of the index is now 46/4, showing a strong positive bias.
Yen short bets jump to nine-year high as carry trade revives
Speculators have boosted their bets against the yen to a nine-year high, signaling the revival of the yen carry trade despite intervention risks and a potential rate hike by the Bank of Japan on Tuesday. Leveraged funds increased their bearish…
Markets celebrate U.S.-Iran deal as both sides confirm this time is real. Trump says oil will flow and 'I never cared about regime change'
U.S. stock futures jumped and oil prices tumbled on Sunday after the U.S. and Iran confirmed they reached a deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after weeks of dashed hopes. Futures tied to the Dow Jones industrial average leapt 267 points…
Trump endorses Collins in Georgia Senate runoff. It's his latest 'MAGA' pick in Republican primaries
U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., speaks at his primary election watch party in Jackson, Ga. on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) ATLANTA (AP) — Days…
Ex-teacher given eight years in prison over voyeuristic images of children
The Nagoya District Court on Monday sentenced a former teacher of an elementary school in Yokohama to eight years in prison for sharing illicit voyeuristic images of schoolchildren in a private online chat group of teachers. According to indictment…
Japan's top bond-trading regional bank buys JGBs after decade break
The Japanese regional bank with the best recent record for trading bonds has started buying Japanese government debt for the first time in a decade. Iyogin Holdings started testing the $7 trillion market in April with small purchases of superlong…
Global funds pull back from long-dated JGBs amid concern of pressure on BOJ
Little more than a year since Japan finally offered yields high enough to draw global bond managers back to its debt market, many are starting to retreat. T. Rowe Price Group, Schroders and Brandywine Global Investment Management are among those…
Jordan Hicks Shares the Latest on His Recruitment Following USC Visit
Mission Viejo (Calif.) 2028 four-star cornerback Jordan Hicks was one of the headliners of a star-studded list of recruits that worked out at USC on Thursday, June 11. Hicks was making a return visit to campus after attending two practices in the…
Trump veers toward exit in Iran war but risks loom
With an agreement on a framework for a peace deal with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump may have found a way to begin extricating himself from an unpopular war while setting global markets on a path toward easing energy prices that have spiked…
Waiting To See If The Iran Deal Fixes Anything In Energy
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 08: A train of tank cars enters the Chevron EL Segundo refinery, one of the largest petroleum processing facilities in California, on April 8, 2026 in El Segundo, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Another…
Jack Ma-backed Ant group set for high-stakes overhaul of billion-user app
Ant Group is testing an overhaul to its Alipay super app that would introduce an AI agent interface, a major escalation in its battle for users with archrival WeChat. Hangzhou-based Ant will roll out a design that lets users ask the Alipay AI to…
Nikkei average surges above 69,000 to record high
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average soared over 3,100 points to hit a record intraday high above 69,000 in Monday morning trading, as investors cheered U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that a deal had been reached to end the…
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