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National Economic Council Secretary Kevin Hassett speaks to the press in front of the White House on February 11, 2026 in Washington.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesKevin Hassett, President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser, said Thursday that getting even one oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz would provide “a huge chunk of what’s missing” amid a global supply shortage caused by the U.S.-Israel war.White House National Economic Council Chairman Hassett made the assertion as traffic through the key shipping lane remains severely restricted, even though the United States and Iran have reached a fragile ceasefire that ostensibly includes the reopening…
Alibaba’s logo was photographed on April 1, 2026 during a tour at Alibaba’s offices in Beijing. Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty ImagesA mysterious AI video model that climbed the global leaderboard has been confirmed to be a project by a giant Chinese technology company alibabaa development that could boost the company’s artificial intelligence ambitions.HappyHorse-1.0 appeared on benchmarking platform Artificial Analysis around April 7th without identifying any affiliation, and rose to the top of the blind test rankings in both text-to-video and image-to-video generation. The developers revealed on Friday on their newly created X account that HappyHorse is part of…
Lee este artículo en español Nearly 50 percent of Latin America’s population will experience a presidential election this year, and U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to influence any campaign in some way based on his record in the region. The election campaign across Latin America – voting has begun in Costa Rica and will continue in Peru this weekend – is already marked by security concerns and political instability, as well as Trump’s growing assertiveness. President Trump, entering his second term, has sought to expand the White House’s influence in the region. He has pressured some Central American countries…
Of course, there’s a lot for Jute to look forward to about the upcoming expedition. The Canadian musician just released his latest single “Disassociate” on March 25th and is excited to perform this song and other songs from his past two albums live when his European tour begins on May 2nd. After all, touring is his favorite part of being an artist. “The people that come to the show are the most important thing to me,” he said. “The streams and the numbers on the screen are cool, and the metrics that show us that we’re growing are cool, but…
Here are the stocks that made headlines during intraday trading: Simply Good Foods — The Atkins diet food maker fell 19% after reported fiscal second-quarter sales and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, and fiscal third-quarter guidance for sales and EBITDA were significantly below Wall Street consensus estimates, according to FactSet data. Brown-Forman — The maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey soared 12% after the Wall Street Journal reported that Sazerac approached the spirits company about a possible deal. The report comes two weeks after Brown-Forman confirmed it was in talks with Pernod Ricard about a merger of equals.…
Haley Beck is embroiled in scandal. The 27-year-old, whose older brother is TikToker Noah Beck, has been recommended for termination from her teaching job in Arizona after an internal investigation found she had a sexual relationship with a student, the Peoria Unified School District told E! The news was announced in a statement on April 8th. Haley was working as a psychology and sociology teacher at Centennial High School when she allegedly began grooming one of her students before she turned 18, according to a school district complaint obtained by E! news. School officials said the two had a “quid…
Arthur Widak | Null Photo | Getty ImagesThe Selective Service System plans to automatically register eligible American men between the ages of 18 and 26 for the U.S. military draft by December, nearly half a century after mandatory draft registration for that age group became law, according to government filings.The agency’s proposal would introduce a requirement in the National Defense Authorization Act, passed by Congress in December, to include automatic enrollment for “all American men” of these ages.There has been no conscription since 1973, when U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War was winding down. But in 1980, President Jimmy Carter…
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company logo is visible in the background next to the printed circuit board. Sopa Images | Light Rocket | Getty ImagesTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.. On Friday, it posted another record quarterly profit, driven by demand for AI chips.The world’s largest chipmaker reported sales of NT$1.13 trillion ($35.6 billion) from January to March, higher than analysts’ expectations of NT$1.12 trillion, according to estimates compiled by LSEG. This represents a 35% increase over the previous year.In March alone, TSMC reported a 45.2% year-on-year increase in sales to NT$415.2 billion. The semiconductor giant is benefiting from sustained demand…
The lives of millions of people across the Middle East and the fate of the global economy depend on the outcome of the make-or-break negotiations between the United States and Iran in Pakistan this weekend. Tight security was declared for the arrival of US and Iranian delegations for the first talks since the start of the war, and the streets of the capital Islamabad were empty during the sudden two-day holiday. A fragile two-week ceasefire that paved the way for talks has so far remained in place. But talks could still derail due to Israel’s heavy and deadly shelling of…
After 25 years in higher education and working with thousands of students on their college success and career outcomes, I have come to a conclusion that surprises many families. That means we’re asking the wrong questions about college.Young people are told to focus on choosing the “right” major (usually the one that leads to the highest starting salary). This is the benchmark that many people strive for, and it is also the one that I see students stress the most about.But real careers don’t play out that way. Over the years, I have seen students from vastly different majors reach…