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This, the latest in a series of record highs for the Footsie this year, came on a day when global markets have rallied as investors welcomed a possible end to the US shutdown.The speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, has indicated that the government could reopen later this week.Stocks have jumped… Source : For further […]

The rise of AI is changing the world in more ways than one. As this booming new industry revolutionizes the way we live and work, scientists are racing to quantify its environmental impact as well.Projections for AI’s resource consumption and carbon emissions already paint a grim picture. A new… Source : For further details, visit: […]

Four charts explain why Donald Trump is in troubleAmerica’s last elections before next year’s midterms have given Democrats hopeARE DEMOCRATS back from the brink? In last year’s presidential election they lost the popular vote for the first time in two decades. Swings to the right reached double… Source : For further details, visit: https://biztoc.com/x/5f3c6292ae30101d

I have to admit, when I first pitched this piece, the title I was going after was “Will Bitcoin Hit Five Digits Before It Makes a New All-Time High?” Well, Bitcoin did just do that this week, faster than I could possibly type. Quick Read Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below $100,000 this week… Source : For […]

Six Americans have died and more than 20 others have been sickened in a growing listeria outbreak linked to prepackaged pasta meals.It is upsetting, but not surprising. I worked on food safety at the Food and Drug Administration for many years. The U.S. has one of the safest food systems in the… Source : For […]

If you watched all the way to the end of the new Apple TV show “Pluribus,” you may have noticed an unusual disclaimer in the credits: “This show was made by humans.”That terse message — placed right below a note that “animal wranglers were on set to ensure animal safety” — could potentially… Source : […]

War is blasting Ukraine’s border city of Kharkiv but boosting LvivA tale of two Ukrainian citiesWAR IS PERMANENTLY changing Ukraine’s geography. Nowhere is this illustrated more clearly than in the contrast between two of its great cities: Kharkiv in the east, and Lviv in the west. With combat… Source : For further details, visit: https://biztoc.com/x/cc38ad45a2c12a21

For most of President Donald Trump’s second term, Republicans have bent to his will. But in two Midwestern states, Trump’s plan to maintain control of the U.S. House in next year’s election by having Republicans redraw congressional districts has hit a roadblock.Despite weeks of campaigning by… Source : For further details, visit: https://biztoc.com/x/9df06d2f75b41dd0

The New York Yankees took quite a large risk by trading for Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger during last offseason, but it paid off in a huge way.Bellinger was a massive contributor for the Yankees this season. He was the Robin to Aaron Judge’s Batman. On the year, Bellinger slashed… Source : For further details, […]

For all the “bubble” talk on the AI trade, the truth is that it continues to defy gravity. That’s showing up in the tape, with earnings, and with Wall Street’s top voices concurring that the current boom has legs.Let’s start with the scoreboard.The S&P 500 is up nearly 13% in 2025, and… Source : For […]