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EUR/USD is poised to finish the week with losses of 0.21% yet it remains above the 1.16 figure for the third straight day, capped on the upside by key resistance levels after US data might not deter the Fed from cutting rates.Euro supported by upbeat PMIs; Moody’s warning on France limits upside momentumInflation data in the US would not move the needle in favor of Fed hawks, missing estimates to the downside, though it remains far from the central bank 2% goal. After that, S&P Global showed that the economy shows signs of strength as manufacturing and services flash PMIs,…

One of my very first acts as a new New York­er many years ago was to make the jour­ney across three bor­oughs to Wood­lawn Ceme­tery in the Bronx. My pur­pose: a pil­grim­age to Her­man Melville’s grave. I came not to wor­ship a hero, exact­ly, but—as Ford­ham Uni­ver­si­ty Eng­lish pro­fes­sor Angela O’Donnell writes—“to see a friend.” Pro­fes­sor O’Donnell goes on: “It might seem pre­sump­tu­ous to regard a cel­e­brat­ed 19th-cen­tu­ry nov­el­ist so famil­iar­ly, but read­ing a great writer across the decades is a means of con­duct­ing con­ver­sa­tion with him and, inevitably, leads to inti­ma­cy.” I ful­ly share the sen­ti­ment. I promised Melville…

Nelly Furtado is ready to turn off the stage lights. The “I’m Like a Bird” singer announced a major career shift, revealing her plans to take an indefinite break from live shows and touring. “I have decided to step away from performance for the foreseeable future,” she wrote in a post on Instagram Oct. 23, “and pursue some other creative and personal endeavors that I feel would better suit this next phase of my life.” The 46-year-old went on to thank her fans and collaborators “for all the years of fun, community and wonder” since the release of her debut…

In The Memory of Butterflies, Peruvian filmmaker Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski takes us on a journey that resists the brutality of Western colonialist savagery and offers us an exquisite, painful and dream-like odyssey that dares us to face the reality of our past. The inspiration for this documentary film came from an album of photographs used by the Peruvian Amazon Company in the early 20th-century as propaganda for their industrial rubber concerns. Within it, Sadowski found a posed image of two boys called Omarino and Aredomi, (slaves from the Witoto tribe in Putemayo, Colombia) looking directly at the camera. This image was the beginning of…

Imagine a parallel universe where, with the stroke of a pen, President Trump declares an end to the ill-conceived trade war that, while it intensified sharply in April 2025, started in 2017. Not only are the existing duties on steel, aluminum, semiconductors, consumer goods, and countless other imports rescinded, but the administration also explicitly disavows the threat of future tariffs. In an instant, a fog of uncertainty that hangs over the US economy for years vanishes. For thousands of businesses — from family-owned manufacturers in the Midwest to sprawling multinationals with global supply chains — the abrupt shift is transformative.…

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In a historic moment at the Sydney Cricket Ground, India’s batting giants Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli etched their names alongside legends Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, equaling their record for the most 150-plus partnerships in One-Day Internationals (ODIs). The pair’s majestic 168-run unbeaten stand guided India to a nine-wicket win over Australia in the third ODI, marking another golden chapter in their illustrious partnership.Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli join the elite club The Rohit-Kohli duo achieved their 12th 150-plus partnership in ODIs, matching the long-standing record held by Tendulkar and Ganguly. The Indian legends had set the benchmark in the…

Would Artemi Panarin be a fit in Chicago? What about Panarin to the Wild? Bleacher Report: Frank Seravalli, when asked if Artemi Panarin back to the Chicago Blackhawks could be a future option. ** NHLRumors.com transcription “I can’t really see it. I don’t think he fits their age scheme and what they’re looking for. I don’t know that the way that he plays and the style necessarily fits what they’re looking for.  Yes, the creative factor in throwing him on a line with either Frank Nazar or Connor Bedard is pretty enticing, but unless I’m missing something, I don’t necessarily…

Danielle KayeBusiness reporterMike CallicrateMike Callicrate, a cattle rancher who has built a direct-to-consumer operation, at his farm in St Francis, KansasBeef prices have gotten so high in the US that it has become a political problem.Even US President Donald Trump, who long ago declared inflation “dead”, is talking about it, as the issue threatens to undercut his promises to bring down grocery prices for Americans.This week, he took to social media, urging ranchers to lower prices for their cattle.But his demand – and other proposals his administration has floated to address the issue – has sparked a backlash among ranchers,…

Swiss Bitcoin app Relai has become one of the first Bitcoin-only companies to receive regulatory approval under Europe’s landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework.  The Zurich-based firm announced today that it has been granted authorization as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) by France’s Financial Markets Authority (AMF), according to a note shared with Bitcoin Magazine. The approval marks a significant moment not just for Relai, but for the broader Bitcoin ecosystem in Europe. The MiCA regulation, which came into effect earlier this year, establishes uniform rules for crypto companies across the EU, aiming to increase investor protection and reduce regulatory…