Silver Soars Past $80: China Export Curbs Add Fuel to the Rally
Silver has vaulted above $80 an ounce as traders bet that tighter Chinese exports will deepen an already historic shortfall.
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Silver has vaulted above $80 an ounce as traders bet that tighter Chinese exports will deepen an already historic shortfall.

SoftBank’s rumored $10 billion takeover of DigitalBridge ignited a 50 % share surge, reshaping the global data-center landscape in a single morning.

Syria has launched its first criminal probe into a mass grave from the Assad era, exhuming over 300 bodies and reviving calls for accountability.
Puzzle enthusiasts are hooked on the NYT Connections Puzzle, with the December 29 hints and answers sparking intense interest

Beijing steps back from currency controls, letting the yuan surge 3 % in a month and reshaping global trade dynamics.

With Assad gone, Syrians in Turkey weigh the pull of home against the harsh realities of return.

AI’s insatiable appetite for electricity and water is forcing grid operators to resurrect dirty ‘peaker’ power plants, clouding tech giants’ climate promises.

Syrian refugees in Turkey consider returning home after the fall of Assad, weighing challenges and opportunities.

AI’s explosive growth is straining power grids and reviving coal plants, forcing the cloud industry to confront an inconvenient truth: intelligence has a carbon footprint.
AI’s hunger for power is turning green data centers into energy hogs, jacking up electricity demand and delaying net-zero targets across the globe.