Trump's Tariff Wall Returns With Forced-Labor Duties On 60 Countries

Lebanon’s Health Ministry has reported at least 10 people killed today in a flurry of Israeli airstrikes in the south of the country. At least six of the slain were reportedly paramedics and one was a Syrian child. The larger of the two strikes targeted the Shi’ite village of Deir Qanun. Six people were killed […]

85% Of Babies In 2026 Will Be Born In Asia And Africa In 2026, 85% of babies worldwide will be born in just two continents: Asia and Africa. Where someone is born can shape everything from access to education and healthcare to long-term economic opportunity. This map, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, shows how global births are distributed across continents, based on population projections from the United Nations. Asia Accounts for Nearly Half of Global Births Asia is expected to see about 64.9 million births in 2026, accounting for roughly 49% of all births worldwide....

Google Dips After Search Revenues Miss; Capex Guidance Awaited As we wrote in our GOOGL preview, according to UBS and JPM analysts, the market would be watching two things above all else when Alphabet became the first hyperscaler to report earnings after the close today: capex guidance and monetization language, as "the debate has shifted from "how big is capex" to "who proves monetization and returns." And yet, in light of the massive expectations for capex growth, the company was facing "downside risk" it it disappointed the buyside bars which were...