IPL Commentators ‘Biased’ Towards Chennai Super Kings? West Indies Great Takes Cheeky Jibe
MS Dhoni (L) and Vijay Shankar© AFP Legendary West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop engaged in cheeky banter with his commentary colleagues during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) and called some of them extremely ‘pro-CSK’. Bishop was having a conversation with Ambati Rayudu and he went on to namedrop Rayudu, Matthew Hayden, and […]
2 stocks that have been crushed and now offer a ton of value
Image source: Getty Images Around the world, share prices have come down significantly in recent days. As a result, many stocks now appear to offer a lot of value. Here, I’m going to highlight two stocks that currently look cheap to me. I think they’re worth considering today. A top digital payments stock First up, […]
Beware of claims of an emergency Fed meeting
It’s making the rounds on X that the Fed is holding an emergency meeting to potentially discuss a rate cut. Unfortunately, it’s just a regular meeting. I’m surprised that many professional news sites even mention it. These are regular meetings that the Board of Governors holds regularly, typically every other Monday. If you go to […]
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says Trump needs 90-day ‘time out’ on tariffs
Elon Musk says he hopes for a future where tariffs are no longer necessary for the U.S. and Europe. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman called for a 90-day “time-out” on President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, warning of the United States bringing forth a “self-induced, economic nuclear winter.” In a lengthy X post on Sunday, the billionaire […]
Climate and health litigation mounting in Australia as exposure to heat waves grows
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Australia’s exposure to extreme heat continues to grow while the country has emerged as a global hotspot for climate change litigation, according to the latest MJA–Lancet Countdown report, published in the Medical Journal of Australia. The report reveals Australia has experienced a 37% increase in excess heat factor over the past […]
Why Do They Weigh Formula 1 Drivers After A Race?
If you’ve ever watched a Formula 1 race through to completion, you may have a few questions, such as “What happens if they need to pee?”, “Why do the drivers get weighed after a race?”, and “Why am I essentially watching traffic?”. Well, there are good answers to the first two questions, while the third […]
Pakistan Punished By ICC Thrice In 10 Days After New Zealand Series. Reason Is Same
File photo of the Pakistan cricket team© AFP Pakistan cricket team is going through a bad phase. After being knocked out of the group stage in the Champions Trophy, Pakistan lost 1-4 in a T20I series against New Zealand and then were outplayed 0-3 in an ODI series. Now, Pakistan have been fined five […]
Down 15% in a week! Are these 5 FTSE 100 fallers screaming buys as markets plunge?
Image source: Getty Images As Donald Trump’s trade tariffs news shakes the FTSE 100 some of my favourite UK stocks are suddenly trading at massive discounts. I was running down the long list of FTSE fallers and found that five of my top picks have all dropped roughly 15% in just a week. They’re cheaper […]
Eyes on the bond market and tariff talk with no US data on the schedule
There won’t be any help from the economic calendar today with no US data coming and no Fed speakers on the agenda. We could see some Fed talk on TV but I suspect those who don’t need to speak right now would rather watch and see how markets sort themselves out. At the moment, S&P […]
Viability of hospital-based emergency care in US faces peril, report suggests
Credit: Pixabay from Pexels The viability of hospital-based emergency care in the U.S. is at risk, threatened by issues such as patients with increasingly complex needs and falling payments for physicians, according to a new RAND report. Many of the problems facing emergency medicine are expanding in scale, including long emergency department wait times, boarding […]
