Kyiv hit as Ukraine targets Russian refineries and shadow fleet

Asian stock markets move higher on Friday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as a global rally in semiconductor stocks and renewed AI optimism lifted sentiment. Strong earnings from Microsoft and Amazon reinforced expectations for continued hyperscaler investment and resilient AI demand. South Korea’s KOSPI Composite surged over 14.5%, driven by major gains in SK…

Even with shares of Tesla (TSLA -1.22%) down over 30% this year, I’m still not ready to buy the stumbling stock. It’s been a brutal 2026 for Tesla’s investors, but the stock is still trading at an incredible premium, with its trailing P/E ratio sitting around 290. Simply put, the company’s valuation of more than…

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is off to an epic start. The Universal film adaptation tallied an estimated $124.5 million in its opening weekend as audiences flocked to premium large-format screenings, especially IMAX theaters. “Death, taxes, and Christopher Nolan,” said Shawn Robbins, director of analytics at Fandango and founder of Box Office Theory. “He’s reinvented the…

Copy Citation Joan Costa-i-Font, Sergi Jimenez-Martin, Juan Oliva, Cristina Vilaplana-Prieto, and Analía Viola, “Long Term Care and Cognitive Impairment in Spain,” NBER Working Paper 35464 (2026), https://doi.org/10.3386/w35464. Copy to Clipboard Download Citation

Copy Citation Fabian Schär, Dario Thürkauf, and David Yermack, “Unruly by Design: Fee Volatility and Strategic Attacks in Bitcoin Mining,” NBER Working Paper 35443 (2026), https://doi.org/10.3386/w35443. Copy to Clipboard Download Citation

24 June 2026 Biennial report assesses progress towards euro adoption in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden Countries under review show economic resilience to external shocks but still face obstacles on road to euro adoption Mixed inflation trends, with fiscal situation deteriorating in most countries Legislation in all five countries not fully compatible with…