Japanese stocks open at record highs as expectations of snap poll rise

Japanese stocks open at record highs as expectations of snap poll rise

Osanbashi in Yokohama on December 10, 2022. Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty Images Japanese indexes hit record highs Wednesday on expectations that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi could call for a snap election, likely in February. If called, it will be Takaichi’s first time facing Japan’s voters in an election. The Nikkei 225 index rose … Read more

Meta’s VR layoffs, studio closures underscore Zuckerberg’s massive pivot to AI

Meta’s VR layoffs, studio closures underscore Zuckerberg’s massive pivot to AI

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg demonstrates an Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset and Oculus Touch controllers during the Oculus Connect 3 event in San Jose, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images A little over four years after Mark Zuckerberg changed Facebook’s name to Meta, reflecting his … Read more

What Talking with AI Taught Me About Clarity, Honesty, and Aging Well | Sixty and Me

What Talking with AI Taught Me About Clarity, Honesty, and Aging Well | Sixty and Me

When I signed up for ChatGPT, I was simply curious. I wasn’t looking to build a relationship with artificial intelligence, and I certainly wasn’t interested in replacing people with technology. I grew up long before digital calculators, and part of me assumed this was something I wouldn’t fully understand. What I found instead was something … Read more

Sip, Smile and Repeat: Hydration Hacks for Your Fabulous 60s | Sixty and Me

Sip, Smile and Repeat: Hydration Hacks for Your Fabulous 60s | Sixty and Me

Does anyone out there not have a trendy water bottle these days? If you didn’t already own one, chances are someone lovingly shoved one into your hands over the holidays. We’re living in the golden age of hydration accessories: Stanleys, Swigs, Hydrojugs, Owalas, Brümates, Yetis… plus the freebie bottles from health fairs and conventions that … Read more

A major development in Trump’s Fed feud is set to happen next week in the Supreme Court

A major development in Trump’s Fed feud is set to happen next week in the Supreme Court

President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Jan. 13, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters As the Justice Department continues its investigation into the Federal Reserve, the next front in the central bank’s quest to maintain political independence shifts to the Supreme Court. On Jan. 21, the high court will hear arguments … Read more

11 Dreamy Nancy Meyers Bedroom Ideas [That Feel Like A Movie Set]

11 Dreamy Nancy Meyers Bedroom Ideas [That Feel Like A Movie Set]

You know that a Nancy Meyers established the moment you see it. The sunlight is poured, linen sheets that look casually perfect, the night tables with the correct lamp and the book of books. Their rooms always feel that real people live in them, elegant, clear people, but still people who take off their shoes … Read more

Number of London Homicides Falls to 11-year Low Equating to Record Lowest Homicide Rate Ever

Number of London Homicides Falls to 11-year Low Equating to Record Lowest Homicide Rate Ever

– credit Anna Dziubinska on Unsplash Homicides in London have fallen to a decade low of 97 during the year just ended, a Metropolitan Police report revealed. At a rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people, it’s lower than New York (2.8), Berlin (3.2) and Milan (1.6), according to the BBC. When measured in this way, … Read more

Boeing outsold Airbus last year for first time since 2018, deliveries rise to 600

Boeing outsold Airbus last year for first time since 2018, deliveries rise to 600

A Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing logged net orders for 1,173 airplanes last year, marking the first time it outsold its European rival Airbus since 2018, the latest sign of Boeing’s recovery. Boeing … Read more

Trump attacks Powell again amid Fed independence fears: ‘Incompetent’ or ‘crooked’

Trump attacks Powell again amid Fed independence fears: ‘Incompetent’ or ‘crooked’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as either “incompetent” or “crooked,” even as his Department of Justice faces growing opposition over its criminal investigation of the central bank leader. Trump threw his latest punch at Powell after being asked whether the unprecedented action undermines confidence in the Fed, which has … Read more