A 54-year-old man, Wu Zhihong, was jailed for two weeks for helping another person's illegal entry into Taylor Swift's concert in Singapore. Read on.
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice and became the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons as the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Monday night. The 38-year-old Ovechkin had two power-play goals in the second period as Washington won its third straight game. He joined Gordie Howe (22) and Brendan Shanahan (19) as the only players to achieve the goal-scoring feat. Dylan Strome, Hendrix Lapierre and Tom Wilson also scored for
The cost of hiring a real estate agent to buy or sell a home may soon change, along with decades-old rules that have helped determine broker commissions. The policy changes could help spur price competition for agents' services and lower the cost for sellers who now typically cover the commission for the buyer's agent, as well as that of their own. In turn, more homebuyers could face pressure to pay for their agent's commission out of pocket. That could be a challenge, especially for buyers alre
Krispy Kreme announced Tuesday it is celebrating the arrival of spring by introducing an all-new collection of mini doughnuts.
Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are now divorced. A Los Angeles Superior Court judgment dissolving their marriage of nearly three years became official Tuesday, six months after the 30-year-old pop star file a petition to divorce the 28-year-old real estate broker. Under the agreement, Grande will make a onetime payment of $1,250,000 to Gomez with no future alimony, give him half of the proceeds of the sale of their Los Angeles home, and will pay up to $25,000 toward his attorneys' fees.
Spotify's fourth annual report, which originally launched in 2021 following criticism over its lack of transparency, noted record accomplishments, including the highest annual payment from any retailer to the music industry. “This is everything we know about how much is being paid out, how many artists are achieving different levels of success,” says Charlie Hellman, the vice president and global head of music product at Spotify. According to the data, 1,250 artists generated over $1 million each in recording and publishing royalties in 2023; 11,600 generated over $100,000 and 66,000 generated over $10,000 — numbers that have almost tripled since 2017.
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced on Tuesday it will reduce the amount of government bonds it will purchase after ending its negative interest rate policy and abolishing yield curve control (YCC). According to the new guidelines, the BOJ will significantly reduce the top-end of the range of the amount of bonds the BOJ is planning to buy each time at its bond buying operation. The BOJ has conducted aggressive bond buying operations to defend its ultra-low rate policy, pushing its ownership in the market to over 50%.
Almost all countries failing to meet mark for PM2.5, tiny particles expelled by vehicles and industry that can cause health problems
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Japanese shares were volatile on Tuesday, while the yen fell to near 150 per dollar after the Bank of Japan in a widely expected move ended eight years of negative interest rates and ushered in the nation's first policy tightening since 2007. In a week filled with central bank meetings across the globe, the BOJ heralded a new era as it shifted away from years of ultra-easy monetary policy. The BOJ set the overnight call rate its new target and said it would guide it in a range of 0-0.1% by paying 0.1% interest on excess reserves financial institutions park with the central bank.
The streamer said this marks the first year independents accounted for around half of what the entire industry generated on Spotify.
The move marks the first time the country's central bank has raised interest rates for 17 years.
Go Nakamura/ReutersTexas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has remained defiant amid a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Monday that extended an administrative stay blocking a controversial immigration law from taking effect in the state amid a legal showdown over the border crisis. The one-page order handed down by the conservative Justice Samuel Alito was issued several minutes after a deadline he set a week ago, eliciting a few moments of confusion as to whether the freeze had lapsed. The latest stay did not i
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding policy of negative rates meant to boost the economy. The Bank of Japan's short-term rate was raised to a range of 0 to 0.1% from minus 0.1% at a policy meeting that confirmed expectations of a shift away from ultra-lax monetary policy. The interest rate hike was the first since February 2007. The BOJ had remained cautious about “normalizing” monetary policy, or endin
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice and became the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons as the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Monday night. The 38-year-old Ovechkin had two power-play goals in the second period as Washington won its third straight game. He joined Gordie Howe (22) and Brendan Shanahan (19) as the only players to achieve the goal-scoring feat. Dylan Strome, Hendrix Lapierre and Tom Wilson also scored for
The yen fell on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) ended its negative interest rate policy in a monumental but highly anticipated decision, while the Australian dollar also slid after its central bank kept rates steady. The Bank of Japan ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on Tuesday, putting an end to years of its ultra-loose stance. The BOJ also said at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting that it will end its purchases of Japanese exchange-traded funds and reduce the amount of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) it will purchase.
Reported spotting of the Princess of Wales comes a week after her photo-editing scandal
Australia's central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday and watered down its tightening bias, signalling greater confidence that inflation is moving back to its target as the economy slows. Wrapping up its two-day March policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept rates at a 12-year high of 4.35% for a third straight meeting, and said it was not ruling anything in or out on policy. Markets had wagered heavily on a steady outcome given inflation has held at two-year lows and economic growth slowed to a crawl.
Cash rate held steady at 12-year high of 4.35% in move widely expected by economists
The firm has benefited from the AI boom, making it the third-most valuable company in the US.