Author: kumbhorg

Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR) shares fell more than 10% Tuesday to $92, a two-year low, as bitcoin cratered below $60,000 and an analyst note from CryptoQuant warned the company has overextended itself and should halt bitcoin purchases before its financial situation deteriorates further. Bitcoin fell to roughly $59,000 on the day, a drop of more than $6,700 or about 5%, its worst single-day loss in months. The selloff sparked a liquidation cascade across crypto derivatives markets, with roughly $1.1 billion in leveraged positions forcibly closed within a 24-hour window. The move pushed bitcoin below the average cost basis for all…

Hamburg Days started production in Germany and Liverpool in May.The Beatles performed more than 250 gigs in the German port city between 1960 and 1962.The series has been inspired by the memoirs of Klaus Voormann, who met the band in Hamburg as a young artist and went on to design the cover of their Revolver album in 1966 before later appearing on John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison’s solo albums.Producers said the series would show the band – which at the time included bassist Stuart Sutcliffe and drummer Pete Best – meeting Voorman and photographer Astrid Kirchherr.The drama has…

(Pic credit: NBA Rising Stars Invitational) TimesofIndia.com in Singapore: For much of this week, moving between the courts inside Singapore’s OCBC Arena for the NBA Rising Stars Invitational 2026 has almost become an exercise in repetition.A Japanese school wins comfortably. A Chinese side follows with another convincing performance. Australia imposes itself physically. South Korea plays with a level of organisation that rarely seems hurried.Different jerseys. Different opponents. Yet, the pattern barely changes. It isn’t merely that these teams keep winning. It is how they win.The ball rarely stays still for long. A defensive rebound immediately becomes another attack. Five players…

Tamil Nadu TNEB announces 20,449 posts in major power sector recruitment drive for 2026 Tamil Nadu Electricity Board is set to launch a major recruitment exercise with 20,449 vacancies announced across multiple power sector organisations in the state. The recruitment notification is scheduled for release in July 2026 through the official website, with online applications expected to begin in August 2026.The announcement was made by Tamil Nadu Law and Energy Resources Minister CTR Nirmal Kumar, who stated that vacancies would be filled across several categories, including Assistant Engineer, Technical Assistant, Multi-Purpose Field Assistant and Gangman. Candidates seeking updates on the…

In crypto news today (June 25), BTC USD crashed below $60,000 late yesterday but has since recovered to $61,500, with nearly $1Bn in liquidations piling up and $780M of that $994M figure coming from long positions. The Bitcoin crash coincided with ETF flows seeing $469M exit the various BTC funds, the largest day of outflows this month, and unsurprisingly, BlackRock leading the way with $239M of that figure being from the IBIT ETF. While BTC and ETH are down around -2% each over the past 24 hours, HYPE and AVAX are two of the few major caps in the green…

Leonar­do da Vin­ci was a painter, draughts­man, engi­neer, sci­en­tist, the­o­rist, sculp­tor, and archi­tect, to pro­vide only his most wide­ly agreed-upon list of occu­pa­tions. It is he, more than any oth­er sin­gle fig­ure, who comes to mind when we think of the ide­al of the “Renais­sance man.” Though con­sid­ered rather less prac­ti­cal today than it was in fif­teenth-cen­tu­ry Italy, the relent­less quest­ing for both sci­en­tif­ic knowl­edge and artis­tic per­fec­tion implied by that title has nev­er entire­ly ceased to appeal. For aspir­ing mod­ern Renais­sance men, one of the most endur­ing sources of inspi­ra­tion remains Leonar­do’s own note­books, full of back­wards-writ­ten explo­rations of…

Amazon Prime Day has brought so many insanely good markdowns, from skincare and makeup to haircare and more, and we just scouted the best cozy UGG alternatives that are all on major sale. We love UGG, but if they’re a bit out of your price range these dupes are just as cute, comfy, and easy to pair with anything. Yes, even in the summer! UGGs and their dupes have remained a mainstay in our wardrobes for as long as we can remember, but sometimes they can get a bit worn-out after too much wear and love. So skip the splurge, refresh…

As in the past, I found the documentary lineup at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival to be a reasonably solid slate of films covering a wide variety of subjects and perspectives in a thoughtful and entertaining manner. As has also been the case, the narrative programming has been somewhat less sure, collecting a group of titles that too often feel like they were there mostly because they failed to make the cut for the likes of Sundance, SXSW, or Toronto. This isn’t to say that the films in this section were terrible overall—although a few of them definitely were, such…

The April 2026 AIER Business Conditions Monthly (BCM) points to a still-mixed but somewhat more balanced economic picture. The Leading Indicator held steady at 50, suggesting that forward looking conditions remain neither clearly expansionary nor clearly contractionary. The Roughly Coincident Indicator improved to 67 from 58, indicating firmer current activity than in March. The Lagging Indicator eased to 67 from 83, but remained solidly expansionary, suggesting that slower-moving measures continue to show residual strength even as some momentum has moderated. LEADING INDICATOR (50) The Leading Indicator came in at 50, with six of 12 components improving, none unchanged, and six…

India‘s much-anticipated five-match T20I series against England is set to get underway on July 1 in Chester-le-Street, with former India wicketkeeper-batter Saba Karim unveiling his preferred playing XI for the opening encounter. While Karim’s selection featured several established T20 stars and a balanced mix of youth and experience, the biggest talking point was the omission of teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi.The youngster has been one of the most exciting stories in Indian cricket over the past few months. Following a record-breaking IPL 2026 campaign, many expected him to walk straight into India’s starting lineup. However, Karim has opted for a more…