The Israel Day parade in New York City turned heated Sunday as pro-Israel demonstrators squared off with counterprotesters, including one who held up a sign that read, “Kill Hostages Now.” The counterprotester wore a black mask and a Palestinian flag as he held up the incendiary sign. Police officers nudged him back onto his side…
The Chips Act is supposed to supercharge U.S. chip making, but the program’s early stages have been challenged by rivals overseas as well as the sheer expense of manufacturing chips. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-u-s-gave-chip-makers-billions-now-comes-the-hard-part-c288bbc1
China has alleged that MI6 turned two staff members of Chinese central state organs into spies for the British government, its State Security Ministry said. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/03/china-says-britains-mi6-turned-two-chinese-government-staff-to-spies.html
Oil fell in early morning Asian session, possibly weighed by OPEC+ decision to start to phase out some voluntary reductions after 3Q. https://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-falls-opec-decides-to-phase-out-some-output-cuts-9ae6cc9a
Go ahead, you can open this story. A little screen time before bed might not be so bad after all. https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-amp-raquo-afd6a97e
Julian Nagelsmann condemned the poll, which asked if respondents wanted more white players on the German team. https://ift.tt/R3modcQ June 03, 2024 at 04:07AM
Most Asian currencies consolidated against USD in the early morning session, with focus on coming central bank meetings and U.S. economic data. https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-asian-currencies-consolidate-central-banks-u-s-data-in-focus-0d341512
North Korea agreed to stop flying hundreds of balloons carrying trash and manure to South Korea, saying Sunday it launched the campaign to leave its neighbors to the south with “enough experience of how much unpleasant they feel.” The Associated Press reported that North Korea’s announcement came mere hours after South Korea said it would…
Japanese stocks may rise on a weaker yen and as concerns ease about borrowing costs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nikkei-may-rise-on-weaker-yen-easing-borrowing-cost-concerns-c1a16bd6
It was a quiet weekend at North American movie theaters, dominated once again by Sony’s “The Garfield Movie,” Warner Bros.’ “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and a slew of holdovers. Flipping the script from their Memorial weekend openings, the animated orange cat crept ahead of the wasteland warrior in their second outing. ” The Garfield…