Retreat

• Emma Watson made a rare public appearance at a high-profile event alongside other notable figures, including Prince William and Benedict Cumberbatch. • The appearance marks a significant return to the spotlight for the 'Harry Potter' star, who has largely retreated from Hollywood. • Watson has not taken on a new movie role in seven years, making her presence at the event a point of interest for the entertainment industry.

• South Korea's KOSPI benchmark crashed over 8%, triggering a regional domino effect that saw Japan's Nikkei fall 3% and Taiwan's markets retreat. • The sell-off was driven by an "AI trade unwind," as investors rotated out of major technology stocks due to concerns over stretched valuations and rising AI spending. • Other regional markets were impacted, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index slipping 0.4% to 23,678 and India's Nifty 50 remaining flat as foreign institutional investors paused emerging market allocations.

Figures including Jared Kushner and Scott Bessent named in directory of Dialog participants that was exposed onlineA website leak has exposed participants in the secretive, Peter Thiel-founded Dialog retreats which includes top politicians from across the American divide, officials from foreign countries, other titans of the tech industry world and prominent media figures.The annual Dialog retreats, which have been compared to other quasi-secret elite conferences like the Bilderberg Group and Bohemian Grove since they began in 2006, have had some participants revealed in previous media reports. Fairly little is known about the invitation-only event, which is usually held at luxury establishments around the world and features organized discussions on global affairs. Continue reading...

• BP is considering selling its UK upstream assets in the North Sea to pivot toward higher-growth regions. • The company is accelerating exploration in the United States, Brazil, Namibia, Egypt, and Angola to drive future production. • After a period of limited acreage acquisition between 2019 and 2025, BP recently secured three blocks in Namibia’s Walvis Basin, a permit in Algeria, and 40% interests in six Uzbekistan blocks.

Plan is admission US could not achieve what it sought through war as red line after red line has been erasedOnly a man with an unparalleled ignorance of history such as Donald Trump would have signed America’s peace treaty with Iran at Versailles, the byword for national humiliation. And only a man with an impish sense of humour such as Emmanuel Macron would have suggested it.It is easy to cast Trump in the role of the humiliated and hurt German Count Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau. The treaty of Versailles after all was based on 14 points, just as the memorandum of understanding has 14 clauses. Continue reading...

• The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 875 points to reach a new record close on Thursday, June 4, 2026. • Gains were primarily driven by strong performances from UnitedHealth Group and Goldman Sachs, which helped the index overcome a tech-led pullback. • In contrast, the S&P 500 faced headwinds as Broadcom and other AI chipmaker stocks experienced significant declines, and oil prices retreated.

• Asian stock markets declined on Thursday, with Wall Street futures also dipping as investors retreated from technology and semiconductor shares following Broadcom's earnings. • Significant losses were seen in the Hang Seng Index (-1.78%), Australia’s ASX 200 (-1.17%), and Singapore’s Straits Times Index (-1.14%). • Chinese equities remained more resilient, with the CSI 300 and Shanghai Composite indexes slipping only about 0.6% due to strength in domestic semiconductor stocks.