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european markets opened mostly positive monday, with the stoxx 600 up 0.1% by 8am london. the ftse 100 was closed for a bank holiday. france's cac 40 slipped 0.1%, while germany's dax gained 0.1% and italy's ftse mib led with a
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india is burning more coal as a heatwave and the iran war squeeze energy supplies. coal-fired power generation hit 164.9 average gigawatts in april, up from 160.7 last year — a sequential rise of 3.5%. more than 70% of india's power comes from coal, and experts
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fifa is paying out nearly $900 million to teams at the 2026 world cup — the most in history. the total distribution comes to $871 million, including $16 million set aside for delegation costs and team ticket allocations. every team that qualifies will get at least $12.5 million. that breaks
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game stop, the meme stock video game retailer, made an unsolicited $55.5 billion offer to buy ebay on sunday. the cash-and-stock deal values ebay at $125 per share, a 20% premium to its friday close. ceo ryan cohen told the wall street journal he wants to turn ebay into
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denmark's grid operator energinet paused new data center grid connections in march after an "explosion" in capacity requests. around 60 gw of projects are waiting — far above the country's peak demand of 7 gw. data centers account for 14 gw of that queue. the
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europe's reliance on imported energy is getting exposed by the iran war and the closure of the strait of hormuz. analysts say nuclear power could be a lifeline, but it won't be easy. upfront costs are huge, waste disposal is a problem, and chernobyl and fukushima
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oil prices swung monday, with brent crude marginally lower at $101.94 and wti up 0.15% to $108.33. traders were digesting trump's plan to "free" ships trapped in the strait of hormuz, which has seen traffic nearly stop since the iran war began. the
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rudy giuliani, 81, is hospitalized in florida in "critical but stable condition" as of sunday night, according to his spokesman ted goodman. no details on what caused it. goodman called him a fighter and asked for prayers. on friday, giuliani hosted his show "america's mayor
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trump said sunday the u.s. will try to "free" cargo ships stranded in the persian gulf since the strait of hormuz closed when the war with iran began. the effort, called "project freedom" in a truth social post, starts monday. trump said it's
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asia markets look set for a mixed open monday after trump announced "project freedom" — a plan to free ships stranded in the strait of hormuz. trump posted on truth social that the u.s. would attempt to free vessels affected by the closure since the start of the
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big tech earnings this quarter sent a clear signal: heavy spending on ai infrastructure is being rewarded, not punished. alphabet, amazon, apple, microsoft, and meta — five of the magnificent seven — all reported massive capital expenditure plans for data centers, and the market reacted differently to each. alphabet guided $180-190 billion
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greg abel ran his first berkshire hathaway annual meeting as the guy in charge, and shareholders mostly liked what they saw. the reviews were positive — "very solid. no misspoke words. thorough answers," said steve check of check capital management. david kass, a finance professor and decades-long shareholder, said