Mali’s military junta has made homosexuality a crime – what the new law says
Mali’s new penal code came into effect on 13 December 2024. It equates same-sex sexual relations with indecent assault and makes it a criminal act…Read More
Trump’s plan for a strategic bitcoin reserve could trigger a crypto ‘arms race’ and reshape the global economic order
Other countries are watching closely and making their own plans for bitcoin…Read More
Buried alive? The surreal story of how COVID took over a remote city in the Amazon
In the Peruvian Amazonian city of Iquitos, the first wave of COVID-19 brought unprecedented chaos and a black market in oxygen and mass graves…Read More
Dollar Slides and Gold Jumps on Dovish US CPI Report
The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.31%. The dollar tumbled today as T-note yields dropped on the Fed-friendly US Dec CPI report that showed an unexpected easing of core inflation. Also, today’s report showed that the US Jan Empire manufacturing survey of general business conditions unexpectedly fell…Read More
Stocks Soar as Bond Yields Fall on a Fed-Friendly US CPI Report
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +1.50%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +1.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.75%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up +1.67%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures…Read More
Cotton Sneaking Higher on Wednesday Morning
Cotton prices are trading with slightly higher movement on Wednesday, up 4 to 9 points. Futures closed out the Tuesday session with contracts down 14 to 21 points across most nearby contracts. The outside factors were mixed, as the US dollar index was down 792 points…Read More
Mercedes-AMG Is Building Its Own Electric SUV
Well, this was fairly inevitable, wasn’t it? AMG is working on its very own high-performance SUV, which will bear no relation to any existing Merc…
This Rally-Inspired Toyota GR86 Concept Needs To Make Production
Toyota keeps its SEMA 2024 offerings coming with a concept that combines its two best cars while burrowing straight into our ’90s nostalgia…
Gran Turismo 7 Runs Better Than Ever On PS5 Pro, Even Without An Enhanced Version
As the PS5 Pro launches today, GT7 isn’t (yet) among the enhanced titles available – but it turns out that might not be a problem…
The Kia PV5 WKNDR Is A Look At The Future Of #VanLife
This futuristic, vowel-phobic electric van concept comes kitted out for whatever #outdoors #lifestyle #activities its owners might partake in…