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ING’s commodities strategists Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey highlights that Copper is trading above $14,000/t and close to record highs as supply-side risks dominate. They stress tight refined markets, low inventories outside the US, and heightened sensitivity to demand. While macro uncertainty and high Oil prices weigh on consumption, speculative positioning has turned strongly net long, supporting prices in the near term.Tight fundamentals and speculative support”Copper extended gains above $14,000/t in Wednesday’s session, trading close to its all‑time high of $14,527.50 set in late January. Supply-side risks continue to dominate price action. Firmer spot demand in China and tightening conditions…

How To Start Coding: Coding Literacy As A Core Skill In L&D And Education “How to start coding” is no longer just a search query for aspiring developers. Professionals in Learning and Development and education have also begun to take an interest in it, as digital ecosystems grow more complex. Thus, coding is becoming a core part of digital literacy. Today, the lines between Instructional Design, learning technologies, and automation are becoming less distinct. Instructional Designers need to know how platforms operate, how data moves, and how to customize or automate learning experiences. This change has led more professionals to…

Hollywood star Pam Grier has made an eye-popping admission about her sex life at 76, revealing she has orgasms that last as long as three days.The Foxy Brown star dropped the X-rated confession this week on Seinfeld legend Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ podcast Wiser Than Me.Louis-Dreyfus, 65, had asked Grier if she “felt young.” Unexpectedly, Grier replied: “Yes, I do [feel young], because when you’re young, you can have three, four, five orgasms in an hour. But when you get my age, you have one orgasm, it’ll last three days.”Watch the video above.Hollywood icon Pam Grier said at 76 she will experience…

In its thirteenth year, the Chicago Critics Film Festival returned with one of its strongest line-ups to date, featuring multiple sold-out shows and an exciting line-up of in-person guests.  As Managing Editor, Brian Tallerico shared, “As headlines screech about the divide between critics and moviegoers, CCFF serves as a counterargument, bringing together people who write about movies, those who make them, and those who love them.” That dovetails with what Roger would say about movies being machines that generate empathy, acting as intermediaries between people who seem so different from each other and striving to show that they may be…

Headline inflation cooled in April, but not enough to give the Federal Reserve much comfort. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.6 percent last month, down from March’s 0.9 percent increase. Yet the year-over-year rate moved in the wrong direction, rising to 3.8 percent from 3.3 percent and extending the reversal of the disinflationary trend that had prevailed earlier this year. Core inflation told a less encouraging story. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, CPI rose 0.4 percent in April, double the 0.2 percent pace recorded in each of the prior two months. The year-over-year core rate also ticked up, rising…

Source: Exchange Filings of Proventus Agrocom Ltd

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) produced a clinical batting performance to defeat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by six wickets in Match 57 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium. Chasing a challenging target of 193, RCB rode on a breathtaking unbeaten century from Virat Kohli to seal victory with five balls remaining and strengthen their position in the points table.After opting to bowl first, RCB had a mixed outing with the ball as KKR posted an imposing 192/4 in their 20 overs. However, Kohli’s masterclass during the chase completely shifted the momentum in…

Could the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks swap first-round picks? The Sheet with Jeff Marek: David Pagnotta and Jeff Marek, discussing the Toronto Maple Leafs and their first overall pick. Could they trade down, to say, the Vancouver Canucks at No. 3? What do they sell to Auston Matthews to get him to want to stay? Marek: “The Maple Leafs. You know, you can sell wins. You can sell hope. Right now, you’re selling hope for this team. And I really do wonder, like, if Vancouver comes to them with a package for the first overall pick? They want…

Kevin Warsh was confirmed by the narrowest margin since the role required a Senate confirmation vote.

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve in the most divisive confirmation vote in the central bank’s modern history, handing President Donald Trump a landmark win just as fresh inflation data clouds the path to the interest rate cuts he has loudly demanded. The chamber voted 54–45 to confirm Warsh, 56, making him the 11th Fed chair of the modern banking era and the wealthiest person ever to hold the position. The vote was nearly entirely along party lines, with only Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman crossing over in support. Warsh takes…