Culture
Oil trades on fear, not just barrels, as geopolitics and prediction markets take hold
When even Goldman Sachs is tracking crypto-based prediction platform Polymarket to get a read on the risks facing oil markets, you know…
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Business
Cordlife to hold townhalls for affected clients of damaged and high-risk tanks in Singapore
Private cord-blood bank Cordlife announced on Monday (Jun 23) that it will begin holding a series of in-person and online townhalls this…
News
Mordecai Spring 2026: What’s in a Hold?
That Mordecai’s spring 2026 mood board had images of judokas in grappling holds was no surprise. Ludovico Bruno has based his hip brand on…
Business
Sustainable investors hold their ground as energy, defence stocks surge
Regional wars, tariff threats and the US’ pro-fossil fuel policies have sent defence and energy stocks soaring in 2025, but not all is…
News
Ear wax may hold the key to early Parkinson’s diagnosis
An unlikely body byproduct may be able to help doctors diagnose Parkinson’s Disease early. According to a new Chinese study, which was…
Culture
‘Re-Creation’ Review: Jim Sheridan and David Merriman Hold a Mirror to Our Humanity in an Elegant ’12 Angry Men’ Variation
Whether it’s because notions like truth and fairness demand more attention than ever in a chaotically unjust world, or because some…
Business
Oil prices hold near 7-week high as market waits for news from US-China trade talks
Oil prices held near a seven-week high on Tuesday as the market awaited direction from trade talks between the US and China. Analysts have…
Business
UK firms hold off on hiring as job vacancies fall
UK companies are holding back on hiring or are not replacing departing workers, sending job vacancies tumbling, official figures suggest.…
News
U.S. ocean container imports from China fell in May as tariffs took hold
U.S. seaborne imports of goods from China dropped 28.5% year over year in May, the sharpest decline since the pandemic, as President…
Business
Oil prices hold gains ahead of US-China trade talks
Inflation data from China on Monday morning will give a reading of domestic demand in the world’s largest crude importer Oil prices held…
Business
Leicester 21-16 Sale: Tigers hold off Sharks to reach Premiership final
Leicester Tigers reached the Premiership final for the second time in four seasons as they edged Sale Sharks 21-16 in a pulsating play-off…
Fashion
Hold the Sneakers—These Are the Elegant Shoes Parisians Are Wearing With the Jeans of Summer
Trending denim styles are all over the map. One minute, it's barrel jeans, then it's back to skinny jeans, and before you know it, long…
News
Senate Republicans hold broadband funds hostage, dangle $42B to snooker states on AI regulations
Senate Republicans aim to keep state and local governments from regulating artificial intelligence for the next decade as part of…
Business
Oil Prices Hold Steady as U.S. Fuel Stocks Rise and Saudi Arabia Cuts Crude Rates
After a turbulent opening to the week, oil markets had a bit of a breather on Thursday. Investors, who are still processing a jumble of…
Business
Gamers get hold of Nintendo’s hotly awaited Switch 2
Gamers on Thursday finally got their hands on Nintendo’s new Switch 2 console, which could score record early sales for the Japanese Super…
Business
Global alarms rise as China’s critical mineral export ban takes hold
Alarm over China’s stranglehold on critical minerals grew on Tuesday (Jun 3) as global automakers joined their US counterparts to complain…
Business
Buyout on Hold: Seven & i investors eye execution before backing deal or strategy
The annual meeting of Seven & i Holdings shareholders is likely to be a low-key event, despite the drama surrounding a company facing a…
Culture
Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy and Milly Alcock Work in Harmony to Give Netflix Cult Dramedy ‘Sirens’ Its Hypnotic Hold: TV Review
It may seem redundant for Netflix to order a second series in which a deeply flawed character played by Meghann Fahy is intimidated by a…
News
Oil prices fall on news that US-Iran will hold nuclear talks
Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday, after Oman’s foreign minister said a fresh round of nuclear talks between Iran and the US would…
Culture
Lady Gaga Wins Sports Emmy for ‘Hold My Hand’ Super Bowl Performance
Lady Gaga has won a Sports Emmy for her Super Bowl performance of “Hold My Hand.” Gaga, who was nominated in the outstanding music…
Culture
Robert Macfarlane on Books That Hold Water
The writer and scholar Robert Macfarlane has spent much of his life climbing up mountains and fishing on rivers, and his passion for each…
Business
37 housing markets where sellers hold the most power heading into summer 2025
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. National active…
News
Mushroom trial: 'very rare' for accused to hold gatherings, says ex-husband
The estranged husband of a woman who served a poisonous mushroom lunch to her family says it was "very rare" for her to hold social…
News
Can coal make a comeback? West Virginians hold on to hope
The winner of this year’s West Virginia Coal Festival teen beauty pageant walks among the ruins of a community abandoned 70 years ago and…