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Gold (XAU/USD) trades on the back foot on Wednesday after surging to a fresh all-time high near $4,526 earlier in the day. Volatility picked up amid thin holiday liquidity ahead of Christmas, encouraging mild profit-taking at elevated levels. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $4,470, up nearly 3% this week.Bullion’s historic rally this year has been nothing short of remarkable, with prices up more than 70% year to date, putting Gold on track for its strongest annual performance since 1979. The rally has been driven by strong safe-haven demand amid persistent geopolitical risks and economic uncertainties, as well…

Ideas With Impact And Meaning For Your Next CSR Activity Many of us are scrambling to take stock of the year that passed and put together next year’s bucket lists, vision boards, and resolutions. Why shouldn’t companies do the same? It’s time to reflect: Did we operate based on our core mission and values? Did we expand our contributions? How can we grow our positive impact in the next 12 months? To successfully and practically answer these questions, let’s turn to corporate social responsibility (CSR). This upcoming year is all about creating CSR strategies that maximize our contributions beyond our…

Rodriguez’s lawsuit alleges, per People, that he was approached by a trainer at the gym in 2014 about getting in touch with Perry, who then encouraged him to audition for Boo! A Madea Halloween, one of more than a dozen Madea movies written, directed by and starring Perry as the titular matriarch. Once he was cast, the suit says, Rodriguez was invited to Perry’s home and the Alex Cross star allegedly touched him inappropriately while they were watching a movie. That was the first of several alleged sexual advances he accused Perry of in the complaint, which also states that…

I first became acquainted with Freida McFadden’s New York Times bestselling thriller ​‘The Housemaid’ earlier in 2025, when I stumbled across a YouTube video entitled ​“Is this the worst book ever written?”. Intrigued by the title I clicked – the reviewer gave a detailed review of McFadden’s book, which concerns a young ex-con who takes a maid position in an affluent upstate New York household only to discover her new employers aren’t as perfect as they appear to be. While ​“worst book ever written” is perhaps a tad harsh, the novel is the sort of pulpy, first-person mystery that values shocking twists over elegant prose and found…

“Regime uncertainty” should be our bywords for understanding the economy of 2025. Trump’s push for “state capitalism,” ranging from tariffs to taking federal stakes in companies to industrial policy to jawboning companies to fire executives to targeted regulatory carveouts, has created a chaotic, pay-to-play environment in which firms find they can get favorable treatment by contributing to Trump’s political success, but the basic rules of the economic game are unpredictable and open to constant negotiation. That unpredictability has in turn deterred private investment and brought on stagflation. Economist Robert Higgs developed the concept of regime uncertainty to explain why American…

On Saturday, December 27, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officially announced the India U19 squad for the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026.Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star Ayush Mhatre has been named as captain of India U19 for the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup and Vihaan Malhotra will be serving as his deputy.Vaibhav Suryavanshi features in the India U19 World Cup squadThe Boys In Blue will be heading into the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup as one of the red-hot favorites. They are placed in Group B for the World Cup along with New Zealand, USA…

Arsenal advance into the semifinal of the EFL Carabao Cup after taking down Crystal Palace via an intense penalty shootout. The match had to be settled with a shootout as both teams shared a 1-1 draw during the full 90 minutes. Playing in front of their home crowd at the Emirates Stadium, the Gunners were keen on taking hold of the match from kick-off. However, despite their dominant ball possession, Mikel Arteta’s men struggle to break down Palace’s backline. Arsenal’s persistence did get its reward as they finally found the back of the net on 81 minutes through Maxence Lacroix’s…

The LA Kings are looking for a scoring winger, and scouted the Leafs-Blackhawks game The Fourth Period: The Los Angeles Kings are looking for a scoring winger that has some speed, according to David Pagnotta. They now have just under $5.7 million in projected cap space and $26 million in deadline cap space. They would like to add to their top six. The Kings sent three scouts to watch the Maple Leafs – Blackhawks game before the Christmas break. The Nashville Predators will be more patient now Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Nashville Predators GM Barry Trotz will continue to…

Natalie Bellin Bransholme, HullBBCKirsty Armstrong visited the shop on its opening dayFamilies living on a council estate say a new “social supermarket” will help them make ends meet. The shop at North Bransholme Community Centre sells surplus food, with packs of fruit, vegetables and bread costing as little as 20p a time.It can be used by anyone who lives in the area, receives means-tested benefits and applies for a free membership. On its opening day this month, hundreds of people visited the store to buy food at about a third of the cost charged by most supermarkets, with bosses estimating…

Gemini’s Director of Institutional, Patrick Liou, outlined five key predictions for the crypto market in 2026, following what he called a “historic” 2025 for digital assets. His outlook highlights structural shifts in the market, increasing institutional adoption, and growing mainstream political acceptance, according to a note shared with Bitcoin Magazine. Bitcoin breaks the four-year cycle narrative Liou predicts that Bitcoin may end 2026 with a negative return, challenging the traditional four-year cycle that has historically guided investor expectations. According to Liou, the market’s maturation — characterized by new participants, regulated investment vehicles, and deeper liquidity — has reduced volatility. He…