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Kyiv — An explosion that struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv early Sunday killed at least one person and injured dozens more in what authorities labeled a “terrorist attack.” The Lviv District Prosecutor’s Office said the explosion occurred as police responded to an emergency call about a break-in at a store near the city center. The first incident occurred after police arrived at the scene, and another occurred after a second member arrived, the paper said. Prosecutors said the attack killed a 23-year-old female police officer and damaged a police car and a civilian vehicle. The Lviv District Prosecutor’s…
Wall Street is bracing for President Donald Trump’s new tariff plans next week following Friday’s Supreme Court ruling, while traders are wary of escalating tensions with Iran and keeping an eye on Nvidia’s latest earnings. Stocks oscillated between gains and losses on Friday after the high court ruled that President Trump had wrongly invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to enforce reciprocal tariffs. In response, President Trump said he would use authority contained in other trade laws to impose a new 10% “universal tariff.” Major market averages initially rallied following the Supreme Court ruling, but rebounded after a…
(For practical recommendations and nightly live videos, check out Mr. Carter’s worthycharting.com.) Portable generator maker Generac Holdings (GNRC) went from being a darling benefit of the coronavirus to being both admired and loathed in its wake. From $76 per share at the March 2020 pandemic lows, Generac soared to $524 per share in 2021, but lost 85% of its value, returning to $79, bringing the entire pandemic cycle to a close. But since then, the stock has continued to rise from the ashes and is poised to rise further in the coming week and months. We continue to add longs…
london — Most of the time, the country’s top newspapers display various photos on their front pages. But on Friday, the images on Britain’s front pages were all the same. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is pictured leaving a police station on his 66th birthday. He was hunched over in the back seat of the car, looking shocked. On Thursday, Mountbatten-Windsor became the first member of the British royal family to be arrested in modern history, spending more than 10 hours in police custody at a train station in the small British town of Aylesham, about an hour away from his new home…
Bank of America says filers are getting more money back from Uncle Sam this tax season, which bodes well for the stock market. Tax season has been well underway since it started on January 26th, with the average tax refund check through February 13th being $2,476. That’s a 14.2% increase from the previous year, according to Internal Revenue Service data. Analysts at Bank of America expect refund checks to continue to increase compared to last year. “As tax season continues due to changes to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, we believe the difference in refunds compared to 2025 will…
Reuters — Students staged protests at several Iranian universities as the new academic year began on Saturday, with some clashing with pro-government groups, according to local news agencies and posts on social media. The protests coincided with ceremonies traditionally held 40 days later to commemorate those killed by security forces during last month’s anti-government demonstrations, which left thousands dead in the worst domestic unrest since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. Video reportedly showed a line of marchers marching at Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology, denouncing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a “murderous leader” and calling for Reza Pahlavi, the exiled…
As they say, being dark isn’t the only thing policed. I’m talking about “Mad Money” being taken off the air in recent weeks in time for the Winter Olympics. On the regular Friday edition of the show, we’ll be explaining our game plan for next week, so let’s do it here. “Mad Money” is Monday, a light day on the calendar. But I’m obviously sensitive about tensions in the Middle East and what President Donald Trump might do with Iran. This conflict is entirely about regime change. The president appears to believe that Iran has been free-riding on whatever it…
Kimberly Van Der Beek and Eric Dane’s family ties live on. Grey’s Anatomy actor James Van Der Beek, who died on February 19 at the age of 53, shared a personal message to Eric’s estranged wife Rebecca Gayheart and reminisced about their time together after her husband James Van Der Beek passed away eight days ago after a battle with cancer. In a post on her Instagram Stories on February 21, Kimberly, 43, shared an old photo of herself and James posing on the red carpet with Eric, Rebecca, and the ex’s daughters Billie (now 15) and Georgia (now 14),…
As investors consider a potential conflict between the United States and Iran, Bank of America is strategizing on how its assets have behaved in the wake of past geopolitical upheavals. In a note to clients on Friday, strategist Michael Hartnett looked at international crises from just before the outbreak of World War II to the Israel-Hamas war. From there, we analyzed the performance of each asset class three months after the onset of each shock. Stocks and bonds have been measured since 1939, but due to a lack of data, gold was measured from the Yom Kippur War in 1973…
london — Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest on his 66th birthday is the latest development in a long-running controversy over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Here’s how Andrew’s fall from grace unfolded. 2011: After 10 years as trade envoy tasked with promoting Britain’s overseas business interests, Buckingham Palace confirms that Andrew will step down from the role. Mountbatten-Windsor, then Duke of York, had come under intense criticism for his friendship with Epstein, who was convicted in 2008 of pimping a minor. 2015: Epstein’s prominent accuser, Virginia Giuffre, says in a filing in a Florida civil lawsuit that she was…