S&P 500 extends gains, rises to a fresh record. More earnings to come

The stock market is a momentum-chasers’ dream right now. It’s increasingly clear that the backbone of the market rally is AI and nothing to do with the Iran war. Coming into this year there was a big fear about AI capex slowing down or a wall in AI models. Instead, we’re seeing some impressive rollouts, […]
Bayer recalls nearly 800,000 Afrin bottles over child safety risk

Wall Street Journal chief economics correspondent Nick Timiraos discusses Jerome Powell’s future following his term as chairman, the Federal Reserve under Kevin Warsh and his take on the economy on ‘Mornings with Maria.’ Bayer issued a recall for nearly 800,000 units of Afrin nasal spray bottles after the packaging was found not to be child […]
Ana de Armas Hot Shots to Celebrate Her 38th Birthday!

Ana de Armas No Way She’s Getting ‘Ghosted’ … Smoking Hot Shots on 38th Birthday Published April 30, 2026 11:07 AM PDT Ana de Armas is 38 years old … and, we’ve put together nearly that many steamy snaps for you to enjoy! The actress is celebrating another spin around the sun on Thursday … […]
The GBPUSD races higher but is stalling near a swing area ceiling. What next?

The GBPUSD moved lower in the early European session, testing a key swing area between 1.3446 and 1.3465. That move also dipped below the key 100-day moving average at 1.3465, but sellers couldn’t sustain momentum. The low reached 1.3455 before buyers stepped in and pushed the price higher. Part of the reversal came as sharp […]
Line-ups confirmed for Europa League semi-final

Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa meet for an all-English Europa League semi-final, with the first leg under the lights at the City Ground tonight. The Tricky Trees are still involved in a relegation scrap, but have their sights set on a European final and the chance to earn a spot in the Champions League next […]
Matthew Perry’s Ketamine Middleman Pushes for Lenient Sentence

Matthew Perry’s Death Ketamine Dealer Begs Judge for Leniency … ‘I Knew It Was Wrong’ Published April 30, 2026 10:26 AM PDT Erik Fleming is asking a judge for mercy — admitting he helped supply ketamine in the lead-up to Matthew Perry‘s death … and saying he’ll spend the rest of his life trying to […]
Down 36% in 5 years, will the Greggs share price ever recover?

Image source: Getty Images What a tough five years it’s been for the Greggs (LSE: GRG) share price. Having hit record highs at the end of 2021, this FTSE 250 stock has crashed hard since. Meanwhile, the rest of the London stock market is scaling new peaks. So what went wrong for Greggs and its […]
Pakistani officials say they expect new Iran proposal this week – report

This is a strange one: Al-Arabiya cites a Channel 12 report, which is an Israeli TV station but says that Israel is preparing to announce the failure of negotiations with Iran It’s strange because Israel isn’t negotiating with Iran, the US is. Israel is negotiating with Lebanon so maybe something is lost in translation along […]
Mets To Claim Andy Ibáñez

By Darragh McDonald | at April 30, 2026 12:15pm CDT The Mets are claiming infielder/outfielder Andy Ibáñez off waivers from the Athletics, reports Francys Romero of BeisbolFR. The A’s designated him for assignment a few days ago. The Mets have an open 40-man spot after designating Carl Edwards Jr. for assignment earlier today. Ibáñez is […]
Congress ends record-shattering DHS shutdown

On the 76th day since Department of Homeland Security funding lapsed, Congress passed a bill Thursday restoring the flow of federal dollars to most of its agencies — without solving any of the policy disagreements that led to the record-breaking shutdown. The House approved by voice vote the partial DHS funding measure the Senate passed […]