New Zealand business confidence surges to decade high as recovery gathers pace

Summary: Business confidence jumps to highest level since 2014 Firms’ own activity stabilises as recovery takes shape Hiring and investment intentions turn decisively positive Manufacturing leads rebound; construction remains weakest Inflation pressures contained despite improving demand Business confidence in New Zealand has jumped to its strongest level in more than a decade, according to the […]
Republicans break with Trump amid DOJ probe into Federal Reserve Chair Powell

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed the central bank had been served by the Justice Department in connection with allegations related to congressional testimony on the renovation of the bank’s headquarters. (Credit: Federal Reserve) A simmering feud between the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve reached a boiling point this weekend as the administration opened […]
Shardeum Partners with Tokenscape to Launch Interactive Gameplay for Token Discovery

Shardeum has announced a partnership with Tokenscape, bringing interactive, game-based token discovery to the Shardeum network. Designed to make Web3 more approachable, this collaboration introduces a limited-time gameplay campaign that allows users to experience tokens firsthand by using them before ever needing to buy them, turning learning into an engaging, hands-on journey rather than a speculative leap. For […]
Szoboszlai scores thunderbolt to open the scoring for Liverpool in FA Cup vs Barnsley

Dominik Szoboszlai hit a stunning long-range strike to put Liverpool ahead against Barnsley in the FA Cup third round. League One Barnsley had made an excellent start at Anfield, hitting the post with a Davis Keilor-Dunn header with less than 30 seconds on the clock to send a few scares around Merseyside. Tykes’ Reyes Cleary […]
Dr. Drew Says GLP-1 Drugs May Have Helped Nick Reiner, But It’s Delicate Balance

Dr. Drew On Nick Reiner GLP-1s Could Have Prevented Murders Published January 12, 2026 12:40 PM PST Play video content TMZ.com Nick Reiner‘s weight gain set him on a murderous path, but it didn’t have to be that way … just ask Dr. Drew. The good doc joined us on “TMZ Live” Monday and told […]
Rangers Focused On Pitching, Unlikely To Add More Bats

It’s been a relatively active offseason for the Rangers. That’s not true to the same extent as their infamous half-billion dollar offseason that saw them sign Corey Seager, Marcus Semien and Jon Gray, but Texas has still swung one major trade (Semien for Brandon Nimmo), signed four free agents to major league deals (Danny Jansen, […]
Go Coco-Nuts Over Alessandra Ambrosio’s Tropical Bae-Cay!

Go Coconuts Over Alessandra Ambrosio’s Tropical Bae-Cay 🥥! Published January 12, 2026 12:16 PM PST When you’re an iconic model like Alessandra Ambrosio, you work hard … and play even HARDER! Posting up a storm, the 44-year-old has been livin’ it up in Brazil — showcasing her smokin’ hot bod on socials, and the bikini […]
US Treas Sec Bessent: Federal investigation made a mess, and could be bad for markets

Axios is reporting that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent privately warned President Trump that the federal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell had “made a mess” and risked destabilizing financial markets. According to the report, Bessent did not challenge the need for a full investigation, but he made clear that the timing and political optics were […]
AllDomains Launches .com on Solana – onboarding the internet’s largest namespace into Web3

United States, 12/1/2026 — Following the successful launch of .id on Solana in 2024, AllDomains is now expanding its hybrid domain architecture with the introduction of .com on-chain — bringing the world’s most recognisable Web2 TLD into a Web3-enabled environment. This next step transforms .com into a fully interoperable identity primitive, combining: Web2 nameserver compatibility […]
Hosts extend lead in Saudi Pro League title race despite Ronaldo goal

A Cristiano Ronaldo goal was not enough to stop Al-Nassr losing more ground in the Saudi Pro League title race as they lost 3-1 to leaders Al-Hilal. Ronaldo opened the scoring with a neat finish just before half-time to momentarily put his side within one point of their rivals but three goals from the hosts […]