Politics

Cardano (ADA) Eyes $100B Market Cap While Low Cap DeFi Altcoin Begins Explosive Climb

May 2, 2025

Cardano (ADA) is clawing its way back from a brutal 50% drop, sparked by the US-China tariff war that slammed altcoins. Trading at $0.66, the blockchain titan is eyeing a colossal $100 billion market cap, fueled by whale accumulation and ETF talks. Analyst Dan Gambardello predicts a surge to $3 in 2025, echoing Cardano’s 2021 […]

Japan urges G20 to stabilise markets, warns of US tariff damage

May 2, 2025

Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo, Japan April 17, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Summary Japan, US finance chiefs to hold bilateral meeting Thursday Japan tells G20 geopolitics, US tariffs destabilising markets Japan flagged China's overcapacity in G7 […]

German inflation dips less than expected to 2.2% in April

May 2, 2025

Two German flags fly in front of and on top of the Reichstag building at sunset. Photo by Hannes P Albert/picture alliance via Getty Images German consumer inflation came in at 2.2% in April on an annual basis, easing slightly from March levels but coming in above expectations, preliminary data showed Wednesday. Economists polled by […]

A Russian Drone Just Hunted Down Ukraine’s Newest Howitzer

May 2, 2025

A 2P22 in training. 47th Separate Artillery Brigade photo Hunting somewhere along the 700-mile front line of Russia’s 39-month wider war on Ukraine, a Russian drone spotted—and damaged if not destroyed—something special: an early example of the 2P22 Bohdana-B, Ukraine’s first domestically produced 155-millimeter towed howitzer. A video posted online by a Russian officer captured […]

After Pope Francis: The Future Of The Catholic Church

May 2, 2025

With the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church stands at a pivotal moment. As 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide mourn a pope who redefined the tone and priorities of the papacy, the question now becomes not simply who will succeed him—but which direction the Church will take in his absence. Over his 12-year pontificate, Francis […]

Vance previews Trump’s plans to ‘juice the economy,’ end Russia–Ukraine war in next 100 days

May 2, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance said the first 100 days of the Trump administration were about making changes "very quickly," but the next 100 days will require Congress and international partners to "step up to the plate." Vance spoke about the opportunities he sees ahead to "juice the economy" and end the war […]

21Shares and Sui Join Forces to Expand Global Access to Sui Network

May 2, 2025

NEW YORK, May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 21Shares, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange traded product providers, has entered a strategic partnership with Sui, the Layer-1 network, to expand global reach as interest in the ecosystem continues to grow. “Since our earliest research into Sui, we believed it could become one of the […]

The U.S. economy shrinks as Trump’s tariffs spark recession fears

May 2, 2025

The U.S. economy shrinks as Trump's tariffs spark recession fears toggle caption Jeff Kowalsky/Getty Images As President Trump marks his 100th day in office this week, there's not much to celebrate about the U.S. economy. Economic output is shrinking. The stock market has dropped sharply. And consumer confidence has tumbled to its lowest level since […]

US economy shrinks – as Trump blames Biden

May 2, 2025

The US economy shrank between January and March in its worst performance for three years – with Donald Trump blaming former president Joe Biden. The first US economic growth figures since Mr Trump returned to the White House on 20 January show the world's largest economy contracted at an annualised rate of 0.3% during the […]

The month that Trump blinked on trade

May 2, 2025

In early April, historic tariffs of 10% on nearly all countries in the world went into effect in a move that was seen as just the latest escalation in President's Trump absolutist tariff war. But in the month since, with some exceptions and plenty of White House saber-rattling, the direction of Trump's trade war has […]