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These two sectors have been boosted by AI hopes. Why investors should buy one, and trim exposure to the other.

Technology has lifted the market higher and has further to go, says Ned Davis Research

Bitcoin stalls below $76,000 as sell wall caps rally despite rising derivatives activity

The bitcoin price is hovering near a key resistance level with $450 million in sell orders overhead as liquidations surge and derivatives data signal caution.

Give theatre choreographers and movement directors their own awards, says union group

‘If we celebrate the impact of physical storytelling, we must acknowledge the artists behind it,’ says Equity body, calling out the lack of movement categories in major awards Choreographers and movement directors in theatre are undervalued by awards ceremonies and deserve greater acknowledgment, says the Equity group representing both disciplines. At last weekend’s Oliviers ceremony, the award for best theatre choreographer went to Fabian Aloise for Evita at the London Palladium. In a statement

Law to pardon women convicted of illegal abortions passes final UK parliament hurdle

Legislation will expunge convictions and end the prosecution of women who terminate their own pregnancies Legislation to pardon women who have been convicted of illegal abortions has passed its final parliamentary hurdle, paving the way for a landmark change in the law. The amendment to the crime and policing bill, which will also expunge the police records of those arrested and investigated over illegal abortions, was considered in the House of Lords during a phase of parliamentary ping-pong, w

Lebanese return to devastated south as fragile 10-day truce takes hold

Hezbollah warns it has its 'finger on the trigger' in case of Israeli violations of the temporary ceasefire.

Ethereum NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed Blackdove sale

Foundation is shutting down after a failed sale to Blackdove, having processed about $230 million in NFT primary sales since its launch in 2021.

Canada T20 World Cup game under ICC scrutiny after corruption claim

Canada's match against New Zealand at T20 World Cup among allegations of corruption against country's cricket set up.

Australia scrambles to secure energy as war on Iran fuels uncertainty

Heavily dependent on imported oil, Australia looks for quick fixes from regional diplomacy to free train rides.

Oil prices dropping after Trump says Iran war should end ‘pretty soon’

West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude fell after U.S. President Donald Trump said it’s looking ‘very good’ that a truce will be made

Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026

Industry speakers at Paris Blockchain Week said tokenization can broaden access and issuance, but it does not by itself create active secondary markets for illiquid assets.

Trump’s pardons are costing shooting survivors millions

A Trace analysis found that revenue from fining white-collar criminals is drying up – due to presidential pardons This story was originally published by the Trace, a non-profit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. Since his return to office last year, Donald Trump has pardoned dozens of white-collar criminals. He’s also forgiven their fines, penalties and restitution, to the tune of billions. Some of that revenue was supposed to go to a fund to help victim

Inside the CDC’s leadership vacuum: work at a ‘standstill’ and low morale as 80% of top posts remain vacant

Current and ex-officials at the CDC warn Americans’ health security in danger under RFK Jr’s direction Fourteen months after Robert F Kennedy Jr was sworn in as US health secretary, the country’s prime public health agency over which he presides is in a state of disarray. Eighty per cent of the top director positions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stand vacant, with no permanent leader to drive policies affecting the health of millions of Americans. No one is in place to

Richard Desmond loses £1.3bn damages battle over national lottery licence

Firms owned by media tycoon launched action against Gambling Commission in 2022 after Allwyn won franchise The media tycoon Richard Desmond has lost his claim for up to £1.3bn in damages from the Gambling Commission, ending a bitter dispute over the regulator’s decision not to award him the 10-year licence to run the national lottery. Companies owned by the former proprietor of the Daily Express and Channel 5 launched action against the regulator in 2022, starting a tortuous legal process in whi

What it's really like to try to make it to F1

BBC Sport explores the financial reality of two drivers with experience of trying to climb the motorsport ladder to reach Formula 1.

The 4.5 signal: Why Glassnode’s RHODL ratio says the bitcoin bottom may be in

RHODL ratio suggests market conditions resemble cycle corrections rather than late-stage tops, as long-term holders regain dominance.

Ben Roberts-Smith’s comrades say he ordered them to execute unarmed civilians, court documents show

Former SAS corporal allegedly placed man on his knees and ordered fellow soldier to shoot him, according to statement of facts Australian soldiers have told prosecutors they executed unarmed civilians at the orders of Ben Roberts-Smith or in complicity with him, according to a statement of facts tendered to the New South Wales local court. Roberts-Smith, a Victoria Cross recipient and once one of Australia’s most lionised soldiers, faces five charges of the war crime of murder, allegedly committ

BBC in Iran: 'Tehran does not think it has lost this war'

Lyse Doucet says Iranians want a solution to the long-running animosity with the US, but leaders is not willing to make a deal on Washington's terms.

Russia-linked Grinex exchange halts operations after $13 million ‘state-backed’ hack

The exchange, formerly known as Garantex and based in Kyrgyzstan, has been sanctioned by the U.S., U.K. and EU for helping users bypass sanctions.

‘I hope to retire at 59’: I have $950,000 in my 401(k)s. When do I do a Roth conversion?

Roth conversions are permanent. Once done, they cannot be undone.

Who says they have no fear of the Trump administration? The quiz knows

Also: If you know what Eric Swalwell looks like, you'll get at least one question correct.