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Vol. 25 · Catalogue 14 · Issue 96 Sunday, April 6, 2025
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South Sudan Visas

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was making the move because the transitional government of South Sudan had refused to accept its citizens in a timely manner.

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Business

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US Stocks

A global market decline of 13.7% is not nearly as bad as the 17.4% slump in the S&P 500, largely because Europe and Asia outperformed.

Gold Edges Lower

Gold slipped in the early Asian session on likely unwinding by market participants of their long positions to raise cash.

Oil Prices

Oil futures slid in the early Asian session on fears of weakening global demand spurred by a growing trade war.

Tariffs

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration remains committed to implementing its reciprocal tariffs amid a global market sell-off.

TikTok

Apple will keep TikTok on its App Store for at least 75 more days after receiving assurances from Attorney General Pam Bondi, Bloomberg News reported.

Measles Outbreak

A second school-age child who was hospitalized with measles is the third measles-related death in the U.S. since the virus started in West Texas in January.

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Technology

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Wireless Technology

I'm done with mouse drag and cable cobwebs - which is why I'm going wireless.

China AI

China built hundreds of AI data centers, but supply now far exceeds demand, and DeepSeek is one of the reasons why.

iPhone 17 Air

We've now got a very good idea of how much the iPhone 17 Air will differ from the iPhone 17 Pro Max in terms of thickness.

Phishing texts

An ongoing phishing campaign impersonating E-ZPass and other toll agencies has surged recently, with recipients receiving multiple iMessage and SMS texts to steal personal and cre…

ChatGPT-4o Image Generation

OpenAI is reportedly testing a new "watermark" for the Image Generation model, which is a part of the ChatGPT 4o model. [...]

PyPI Malware

A newly discovered malicious PyPi package named 'disgrasya' that abuses legitimate WooCommerce stores for validating stolen credit cards has been downloaded over 34,000 times from…

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Relationship Timelines

Mike Coppola/Getty Images David Lee retired from the NBA in 2017 and has since embraced his new role: father of two and husband of tennis pro Caroline Wozniacki. The two were firs…

Movies/TV

<h1>" The Revenant was SO dull..I feel like Leonardo DiCaprio only got the Oscar that year because the Academy were afraid what lengths he'd go to to try and win one if being brut…

Glenn Close

Glenn Close is pulling back the curtain and giving fans some insight into what a party at famed Kris Jenner’s house is really like. “We all got into our Skims pajamas,” Close, 78,…

Olivia Plath

Olivia Plath has a message for trolls who are criticizing her decision to speak out about her childhood. “It’s so interesting to me that every time I talk about my childhood publi…

Alexander Ovechkin

Alexander Ovechkin’s wife Nastasiya and their two sons, Ilya and Sergei, are cheering on the Washington Capitals this weekend. Nastasiya, 31, brought her two sons to see the Capit…

Markets & Economy

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Housing

US410,800

Canada614,966

United Kingdom168.08

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Oil

WTI63.54

Brent63.37

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Metals

Gold3,217.64

Silver32.63

Platinum902.00

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Equities

S&P 5005,569.06

Dow Jones40,669.36

QQQ422.67

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Crypto

Bitcoin85,217

Ethereum1,576.73

XRP1.92

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