00:00And right now we are 2 minutes away from the end of the trading day. Romaine Bostick here with Scarlet Fu taking you through to that closing bell with a global simulcast. Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec Join us from the radio booth. Welcome to our audiences across all of our Bloomberg platforms, including our partnership with YouTube. A rare down day for the S & P 500 after six straight record highs. A bit of a pullback today, down 3/10 of 1%. Yeah, it’s like we’re waiting for something, maybe a Fed meeting or maybe maybe an earnings palooza…
Author: CYPRUS EYE
Read More
Russia’s far eastern region was shaken by one of the biggest earthquakes in the world early Wednesday. An 8.8 magnitude temblor that caused tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska, prompting warnings for Hawaii, North and Central America and the Pacific islands south toward New Zealand. Ports on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia near the quake’s epicenter flooded as residents fled inland, and frothy, white waves washed up to the shore in northern Japan. Cars jammed streets and highways in Honolulu, with standstill traffic even in areas away from the shoreline. People were advised to move to higher ground around much…
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed tensions in the Middle East with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone on Monday, the Kremlin said in a statement. The Russian side reiterated its unwavering support for resolving the problems and conflicts arising in the region via exclusively peaceful means. Putin emphasized the importance of supporting Syria’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, addressing the need to reinforce the country’s internal political stability by respecting the legitimate rights and interests of all minorities. Syrian Golan Heights Since the fall of the Assad regime, Israel has been working to undermine security in Syria and…
Israeli forces have killed at least 60,034 Palestinians since the war on Gaza erupted in October 2023, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health. The grim milestone was reached on Tuesday, as the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global hunger monitoring system, warned in a new report that the “worst-case scenario of famine” was unfolding in Gaza. Medical sources told Al Jazeera that at least 83 Palestinians, including 33 aid seekers, have been killed since dawn, despite “pauses” in fighting to deliver essential humanitarian aid. Local accounts indicate that Israel used booby-trapped robots, as well as tanks and…
United States President Donald Trump has suggested that Israel will run food distribution centres in Gaza, a move that critics say would further entrench the Israeli occupation and endanger the safety of aid seekers. Speaking to reporters onboard his presidential jet on Tuesday, Trump stressed the Israeli talking point that Hamas steals food assistance distributed in Gaza — a claim that has been denied by aid groups and United Nations officials. Even Israeli officials have anonymously told news outlets like The New York Times that there is no evidence food is being diverted to Hamas. Still, Trump suggested otherwise. “A…
EPA head Lee Zeldin has framed the rollback as necessary to axe regulations and ensure the US’s continued prosperity. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it plans to revoke a scientific finding on climate change that has served as the basis for key environmental and pollution regulations. In an interview on Tuesday, Lee Zeldin, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the EPA, said that the agency would nix the 2009 “endangerment finding” that links emissions from motor vehicles to climate change and negative health impacts. Zeldin added that those who seek to reduce carbon emissions only highlight…
“Our appeal to you is: If you’re in a low-lying area, get yourself safe, get to higher ground,” Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi told residents. UpdatedJuly 30, 2025, 1:52 AM EDT What we knowA tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii, where waves set off by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia’s remote Far East are expected to arrive after 7 p.m. local time (1 a.m. ET).The temblor struck at 1:25 p.m. Hawaii time, according to the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center. Soon thereafter, Oahu Emergency Management warned that “destructive tsunami waves” were expected, and alert sirens sounded in Hawaii. “Our appeal to…
A man accused in the armed robbery of an exotic dancer in Arizona five years ago has been charged with murder, kidnapping and other crimes in her horrific 2023 killing, court records obtained Tuesday show. Cudjoe Young, 29, was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping, arson, theft and armed robbery with a deadly weapon in the killing of Mercedes Vega on April 16, 2023, a copy of the indictment shows. A second suspect, Sencere Hayes, was charged with Vega’s murder last year and indicted Thursday on the same charges as Young, as well as hindering prosecution, according to the…
ADVERTISEMENT Argan oil runs through your fingers like liquid gold, hydrating, luscious, and restorative. Prized worldwide as a miracle cosmetic, it’s more than that in Morocco. It’s a lifeline for rural women and a byproduct of a forest slowly buckling under the weight of growing demand. To make it, women crouch over stone mills and grind down kernels. One kilogram, roughly two days of work, earns them around €2.60, enough for a modest foothold in an economy where opportunities are scarce. It also links them to generations past. “We were born and raised here. These traditions come from nature, what…
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted an official welcoming ceremony for visiting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday, hours after he made an exception for him and welcomed Tokayev at the airport in Ankara. Tokayev’s visit aims to boost bilateral relations between the two countries. This year marks the 33rd anniversary of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Türkiye, opening a new chapter in cooperation between the two countries. Tokayev is on an official visit at the invitation of Erdoğan. Erdoğan and Tokayev were scheduled to co-chair the fifth meeting of the Türkiye-Kazakhstan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council later on Tuesday. The meeting’s…