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What do the following three dates have in common with each other? 1975. January 1, 1994. December 11, 2001. Think for a moment. Give up? Each of those three dates is one protectionists routinely identify — either explicitly or by implication — as marking a significant turn for the worse in Americans’ economic fortunes due to international trade. 1975 is the last year in which America ran an annual trade surplus. That year was the last to see the dollar value of Americans’ exports of goods and services exceed the dollar value of Americans’ imports of goods and services. Every…

Some stuff I am reading today morning: Gold is the most crowded trade on Wall Street (Yahoo) ICICI Bank cuts savings account rates by 25bps (FE) NSE Investor Base triples (BW) SEBI not opposed to NSE IPO (Fortune) Gensol likely to face multi-agency probe (MC) Tech Bros Vs Gold Bugs (DR) Return is the only measure of Success (Investment Talk) Why Trump will lose his Trade War (Paul Krugman) Diversification is the price of peace (Nick Maggiulli) Bear Market Anatomy (Goldman Sachs)

The 35th match of IPL 2025 features a high-stakes clash between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both teams are in strong form, making this encounter crucial for the top-of-the-table dynamics.​Led by Axar Patel, DC currently top the IPL 2025 standings with five wins from six matches. Their latest victory was a thrilling Super Over win against Rajasthan Royals, where Mitchell Starc‘s precise yorkers under pressure were instrumental. On the other hand, GT, captained by Shubman Gill, is in second place with eight points from six matches. They recently dominated Lucknow Super…

Southampton manager Ruben Selles said after his side’s loss to West Ham: “It’s always frustrating to concede a goal, especially from set plays.”I think we had control of the game until then. The goal and then VAR decision, sometimes it goes for you and sometimes it doesn’t.”We had a couple of chances at the end but it was hard to fight back.” West Ham United vs Southampton . Score: 1-0.

What is the likelihood of Mitch Marner re-signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs? TSN: Jeff O’Neill, Carlo Colaiacovo, and Bob McKenzie when asked what the likelihood is of Mitch Marner re-signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs. ** NHLRumors.com transcription James Duthie: “The likelihood of Toronto’s uncontested, 24-25 team MVP and impending UFA Mitch Marner re-signing with the Leafs? I think we’ve done this before. So it’s an update, as he’s on the verge of 100. 40% 60% 80% 100%. What are you thinking (Jeff O’Neill)?” NHL Injuries: Friday the 18th O’Neill: “I’m gonna say 40% and for all the people…

Mitchell LabiakBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe UK government has temporarily banned people from bringing cheese and some meats from the European Union (EU) into the country to stop the spread of foot and mouth disease.But what does that actually mean in practice – and should you be concerned?What has been banned?Pork, beef, lamb, mutton, goat, venison and any other products made from these meats – such as sausages – from the EU have been banned. It also applies to pet food.In addition, milk and dairy products – like butter, cheese and yoghurt – from the EU have also been prohibited.…

While attending the MIT Bitcoin Expo earlier this month I was able to sit down with Bitcoin Core developer Antoine Poinsot. Currently at Chaincode Labs, Antoine was previously at Wizardsardine, a bitcoin security company behind Revault, a pre-signed transaction based vault, and Liana, a miniscript based Bitcoin wallet. Antoine’s first commit was merged to Bitcoin Core on May 16th, 2019. We discussed the Great Consensus Cleanup proposal Antoine is putting forward as a prospective soft fork of the Bitcoin protocol modeled on Matt Corallo’s original verson of the proposal from 2019. Bitcoin has suffered from numerous bugs over the years,…

Ryan Gosling is to star in a new Star Wars film, which is set to be released in two years’ time.The new Disney project is titled Star Wars: Starfighter, and will be directed by Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy.”The reality is that this script is just so good. It has such a great story with great and original characters,” said Barbie actor Gosling at a Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo.”It’s filled with so much heart and adventure, and there just really is not a more perfect filmmaker for this particular story than Shawn.”Gosling’s lifelong passion for the franchise was…

By Terry Ashton, updated April 18, 2025 As the cryptocurrency landscape continues to expand, recent developments have sparked attention across the financial world, particularly the potential creation of a U.S. Cryptocurrency Reserve, which aims to regulate and oversee the management of cryptocurrencies within the U.S. This initiative would serve as a centralized framework designed to bring structure and stability to a highly volatile market, potentially having far-reaching consequences for prominent cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), XRP, and Solana (SOL). In this article, we will examine how the establishment of a U.S. Cryptocurrency Reserve might affect these three key digital assets. What…