A weekly opening range break put long-scalps in play ahead of key event risk later this week. Here are the updated targets & invalidation levels.
At least one dead and three injured near Vilnius
At least one person has died and three others have been injured after a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania in the early hours of Monday.The Boeing 737, operated for DHL by the Spanish cargo airline Swiftair, crashed near a house as it was on its final approach for landing, local authorities said.All 12 people have been safely evacuated from the property, police said.The cause of the crash is still unclear but the defence minister said there were no initial signs it was sabotage or terrorism. The aircraft departed from DHL's hub at Leipzig Airport in Germany just…
Russia Launches New Intermediate-Range Missile at Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said the attack was in response to Ukraine’s recent use of American and British weapons to strike deeper into Russia. Source link
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as Hamas's military commander.A statement said a pre-trial chamber had rejected Israel’s challenges to the court’s jurisdiction and issued warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.A warrant was also issued for Mohammed Deif, although the Israeli military has said he was killed in an air strike in Gaza in July.The judges said there were “reasonable grounds” the three men bore "criminal responsibility" for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during the war between Israel and Hamas. Both Israel…
Why quantitative easing and negative interest rates will fail
This is going to be a short thought piece. But the takeaway should be that the convergence to zero will continue unabated as the threat of inflation is muted given the combination of excess capacity, high private debt and unfavourable demographics. The subject is monetary policy. The most in-depth …
Agricultural Commodities Broadly Higher
Agricultural commodities were higher across the ;board today as ;the ;recent decline of ;prices attracted traders who wanted to ;buy cheap. Gains were rather …
Meow Mix has a bizarre electronic dance music remix of its popular jingle
Earlier Tuesday, JM Smucker, the maker of Folgers coffee, announced that it would buy the privately held pet food maker Big Heart Pet Brands — aka the company that makes Meow Mix — in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $5.8 billion. But here’s a related story: there’s …
The Great GOP Vaccine Debate of 2015 is Over, and Vaccines Won – Bloomberg
PoliticoThe Great GOP Vaccine Debate of 2015 is Over, and Vaccines WonBloombergIt was the third-to-last question at today's House leadership press conference, and you could tell by the eye-rolls and groans how it was going to go. "Mr. Speaker, do you believe that parents should be …
10 things to know for Tuesday
One farmer said opium growers can earn more in one day than in one month… . FILE – In this Nov. 13, 2011 file photo, Susan Schneider, from left, Robin Williams, and Zelda Williams arrive at the premiere of “Happy Feet Two” at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, in Los Angeles.
Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo’s last surviving bronzes ‘identified in Britain’
The only two surviving bronzes by Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo are thought to have been identified with the help of a tiny clue in a 500-year-old sketch, British researchers said Monday. The bronzes, “Bacchants Riding On Panthers”, date from 1506-08 and show a muscular pair of nude male revellers, arms …
Mayor Bill de Blasio Pledges to Create Artists’ Housing
Mayor Bill de Blasio. Photo: Spencer Platt, courtesy Getty Images. Some good news for the artists of New York: in Bill de Blasio's second state of the city address, delivered this afternoon, the mayor outlined his plan for addressing New York's housing problem, which includes building 1,500 affordable artist…
The decision that changed art
In 1878 Van Gogh was a struggling would-be preacher. At his lowest ebb, he began to draw. Alastair Sooke looks back at this pivotal moment in history.
Moving Photos Of Rescued Dogs And Their Tattooed Humans Remind Us To Ditch Stereotypes
A couple of years ago, Nashville, Tennessee-based photographer Brian Batista started taking pictures of rescue dogs with tattooed humans — and not just because they look decidedly awesome together. He’d started “seeing the correlation” between how people treat homeless animals — especially those whose heads have a certain kind of blocky …
New York Philharmonic to Celebrate 50 Years of Concerts in the Parks
The Philharmonic will perform across New York City this summer in June, marking the 50th anniversary of its free series of park concerts.
Exhibition Review: Showing a Dutch House Through the Looking Glass
A new exhibition in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, unites architecture, design and technology.
Eric Clapton Continues Auction Sales With Cy Twombly
Next week in London Eric Clapton will sell a Cy Twombly painting from 1969 that he bought in 2012 for under $6 million that now bears that low estimate, The Daily Telegraph reports. The news follows a streak of recent … Read More
The Toyota Camry is a family sedan that can handle NYC winter like an SUV
Among the automotive cognoscenti, the Toyota Camry gets little love. The sedan first arrived in the US in 1983. For over a decade, it’s been the top-selling four-door midsize ride in the country. People who love cars don’t much love the Camry, but people who love Camrys really love…
Wall Street posts second day of strong gains, led by energy – Reuters
ReutersWall Street posts second day of strong gains, led by energyReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks jumped more than 1 percent on Tuesday, led by energy shares as oil prices extended their recent rally, while higher-than-expected January car sales also bolstered the advance. Merger activity also helped, with shares …
Oil above $52, loonie back over 80 cents
The Toronto stock market shot up 162 points on Tuesday after oil continued the climb that has seen it gain 19 per cent in the last four sessions.
Corinthian students get $480 million in debt relief
Thousands of college students who got roped into taking out high-cost loans to attend a for-profit college are getting some relief.