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• 根據競選財務披露文件，一個與共和黨結盟的新成立 Super PAC 已籌集了 1.4 億美元的競選儲備金，旨在擊敗一名尋求在 2026 年重返參議院的現任俄亥俄州民主黨人。 • 該民主黨人曾擔任多任參議員，並被視為共和黨擴大其多數席位戰略中的關鍵目標，目前正面臨競爭激烈的初選，並在多個政策層面承受壓力。 • 民主黨人警告稱，這筆支出可能會壓倒以小額捐款為基礎的競選活動，並重塑該州的媒體格局；而共和黨人則認為，這筆資金將確保候選人的政績受到嚴格監督。

4 月份漲幅達 3%，是 11 個月以來最快的年度增速，使典型物業價值達 £278,880，Nationwide 表示 Business live – latest updates 根據 Nationwide 的數據，英國房價增長在 4 月跳升，創下 11 個月以來最快的年度增速，令房地產經紀人與經濟學家感到驚訝。這家英國最大的 building society 表示，其 mortgage 數據顯示，4 月房價較去年同期意外增長 3%，高於 3 月的 2.2%，使典型的英國物業價值達到 £278,880。繼續閱讀...

新出租房源的廣告價格正以 2024 年 10 月以來最快的速度上漲。 追蹤最新動態，訂閱我們的即時新聞電子郵件、免費應用程式或每日新聞 Podcast。澳洲房地產市場正處於近 18 個月來最緩慢的時期，買家堅持選擇較便宜的房產，並對高端市場失去興趣。 數據公司 Cotality 今日的數據顯示，墨爾本和雪梨的房價在 4 月份下跌了 0.6%。墨爾本的房屋價值自 11 月以來已下跌 1.9%，雪梨則下跌了 1%。 繼續閱讀...

此舉正值航空業對伊朗戰爭的不確定性以及 Brent crude 價格上漲做出反應。財經直播 – 最新更新 Air France-KLM 已下調其今年的運能增長預測，原因是伊朗戰爭導致其燃油成本增加數十億美元。 這家法荷航空公司預計，受中東衝突開始以來的成本激增影響，其今年的燃油支出將增加 24 億美元（18 億英鎊）。作為回應，該公司已將今年的運能增長預期由先前的 3% 至 5% 下調至 2% 至 4%。繼續閱讀...

• 根據 Nielsen Media Research 於 4月29日發布的數據，FOX Business Network (FBN) 在 2026年4月的工作日、市場交易時段及全日節目收視人數均超越了 CNBC。 • FBN 的旗艦節目 "Varney & Co." 與 "Kudlow" 維持其電視上前兩大商業節目的地位，分別達成連續 50 個月和 55 個月勝過 CNBC 同類競爭節目的紀錄。 • 這次收視領先凸顯了 FOX Business 在 Federal Reserve 政策公告及市場波動頻繁期間，於財經新聞市場中的競爭優勢地位。

• 這幅由自學藝術家 Sean Layh 創作的畫作，是由負責懸掛入圍作品的 Art Gallery of NSW 工作人員選出的，領先於 5 月 8 日的主要公告。 • Archibald prize 2026 入圍名單：Virginia Trioli、Jan Fran、Ahmed al-Ahmed 等人 — 圖輯。 • 由 Sean Layh 為演員 Jacob Collins 創作的肖像畫贏得了 Art Gallery of NSW 工作人員的青睞，他們於週四並在 5 月 8 日 Archibald prize 主要公告發布前，將 Packing Room prize 授予該作品。

• 加州監管機構本週向 SpaceX 執行長 Elon Musk 道歉，並就一項指控該州機構對這家火箭公司及其執行長存在政治偏見的訴訟達成和解。 • 作為和解協議的一部分，California Coastal Commission 承認其成員在 2024 年關於 SpaceX Falcon 9 發射計畫的聽證會上，針對 Musk 的政治信仰發表了「不適當」的言論。閱讀更多...

• Tupac 的繼兄 Maurice 'Mopreme' Shakur 週二在洛杉磯高等法院對 Duane 'Keffe D' Davis 及參與 1996 年謀殺案的未具名被告提起過失致死訴訟。 • 訴狀聲稱，隨著 Davis 的一級謀殺案審判臨近，且隨著新進展的出現，「近 30 年來，線索首次開始串聯起來」。 • 1996 年 9 月 7 日，Tupac 在拉斯維加斯被槍擊四次身亡，當時一輛白色 Cadillac 在 MGM Grand 和 Caesars Palace 附近地段併行於他的 BMW 旁。

• Niesr 表示，即使在最理想的情況下，由於衝突影響，經濟在 2026 年和 2027 年的增長速度也將減緩。 • 一家領先的智庫警告稱，隨著伊朗戰爭的後果增加了 Keir Starmer 政府的壓力，英國今年面臨 350 億英鎊的經濟損失以及衰退風險。 • 國家經濟與社會研究中心 (Niesr) 指出，即使在最理想的情況下，受中東衝突影響，英國經濟在今年和明年的增長速度將大幅放緩。

• Pakistan secured a $6 billion IMF bailout package on Monday after the International Monetary Fund approved a revised structural adjustment program focused on tax increases and subsidy reductions. • The agreement requires Islamabad to implement value-added tax increases and privatize state-owned enterprises within the next 18 months, measures intended to stabilize the country's external account deficit. • The U.S. welcomed the agreement, with Treasury officials noting that Pakistan's fiscal stabilization is important for regional economic security and counterterrorism financing oversight.

2026 estimates for wolves on island highest since late 1970s but moose population declining dramaticallyWolves on a remote island in Lake Superior appear to be thriving, but they’re making deep dents in the moose population that they rely on as a leading food source, according to a report released Monday.Isle Royale is a 134,000-acre (54,200-hectare) national park in far western Lake Superior between Grand Marais, Minnesota, and Thunder Bay, Canada. The island is a natural laboratory, offering scientists a rare opportunity to observe wolves and moose largely free from human influence. Continue reading...

• The European Union announced a €2.1 billion emergency aid package for Ukraine on Friday, aimed at supporting reconstruction efforts and civilian needs amid Russia's intensified spring offensive across multiple fronts in eastern Ukraine. • EU officials stated the funds would prioritize healthcare infrastructure, food security, and electricity grid repairs, with disbursement beginning within two weeks pending parliamentary approval scheduled for April 30. • Ukraine's finance minister praised the commitment but warned that current assistance levels remain insufficient to offset projected $14 billion in war-related economic losses this year alone.

Overnight incident in Romania did not lead to hostilities as potential target stayed within Ukrainian airspaceTwo RAF Typhoons have been scrambled from a Romanian air base to engage Russian drones close to Nato air space although did not fire or shoot any down.British defence sources said the fighter jets did not enter Ukrainian airspace, contradicting reports that Russian drones had been shot down by the RAF there, an event which would have represented a major escalation in hostilities between the western alliance and Moscow. Continue reading...

Small boat destroyed in video posted on social media as US campaign has killed at least 178 people since SeptemberThe US military announced on Friday that it killed two people in an attack on a boat in the eastern Pacific, part of a series of deadly strikes on vessels in recent months which it claims are targeting “narco-trafficking” operations.The US Southern Command declared in a social media post on X that Gen Francis L Donovan directed Joint Task Force Southern Spear, the counter-narcotics unit that operates in the region, to carry out a lethal strike. The US military posted a video, which it labeled unclassified, showing a small boat being destroyed in an explosion. Continue reading...

Revised figures increase fears about how the energy-intensive sites could worsen the climate emergency The UK government vastly underestimated the climate impact of artificial intelligence, it has emerged, after officials raised their estimate of carbon emissions from the technology by a factor of more than 100.According to new data quietly published this week, energy use by AI datacentres in the UK could cause the emission of up to 123m tonnes of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) – about as much as generated by 2.7 million people – over the next 10 years. Continue reading...

Members will plan how to come to each other’s aid in the event of an attack as Nato faces worst crisis in its historyBrussels officials will draw up a plan on how to use the EU’s little-known mutual assistance pact in the event of a foreign attack, as Donald Trump’s criticism of Nato intensifies.EU leaders have agreed that the European Commission “will prepare a blueprint” on how the bloc will respond if the mutual assistance clause is triggered, according to Nikos Christodoulides, the president of Cyprus, who is hosting the talks. Continue reading...

• TTM Technologies achieved a 214.4% increase in earnings over the past year, substantially exceeding the electronic industry average of 15.7%. • The company's exceptional performance reflects strong execution and market demand within the technology sector. • TTM's growth trajectory positions it among elite performers in the high-growth tech space.

Report examines how the effects of slavery and Jim Crow at the county level continue to harm Black Georgia residentsA Georgia taskforce has released a landmark report that details the lasting impact of slavery and its afterlives in Fulton county.The report, spanning more than 600 pages, is based on original research by the Fulton county reparations taskforce and a review of primary source documents. It is the first-of-its-kind in the nation, according to county leaders and researchers. Rather than examining the impact of slavery and racism at the federal or state level, the harm report investigated the role of the county government. Continue reading...

Leaders will discuss how to respond to surging energy prices amid the war in the Middle EastEurope live – latest updatesEU leaders have welcomed the end of diplomatic deadlock over a long-awaited €90bn (£78bn) loan for Ukraine, after the bloc finalised the agreement along with a 20th package of sanctions against Russia.After weeks of delay, the EU signed off on the loan on Thursday, in time for summit talks in Cyprus that are scheduled to begin in the evening and will include talks over a dinner with the Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading...

Hard line on immigration adopted by People’s party as right seeks to overthrow socialist government in 2027Europe live – latest updatesSpain’s opposition conservatives are rekindling their regional pacts with the far-right Vox party by adopting the latter’s hard line on immigration less than two years after disagreements over the issue led to the collapse of coalition administrations in five of the country’s self-governing regions.The renewal of the regional deals between the People’s party (PP) and Vox comes ahead of next year’s general election and as Spain’s socialist government seeks to extol the benefits of immigration by regularising the status of at least 500,000 undocumented migrants. Continue reading...

• SpaceX secured an option to purchase AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion USD, signaling aggressive expansion into artificial intelligence development tools. • The acquisition option reflects Cursor's prominence in AI-assisted software development, a rapidly consolidating market attracting major technology conglomerates. • The deal underscores SpaceX's strategic pivot toward internal AI capabilities to accelerate software development for space exploration and satellite internet infrastructure.

Retailer WH Smith joins supermarket in warning on effects of Middle East conflict Sainsbury’s has warned that profits could fall this year as the conflict in the Middle East squeezes customers’ budgets and pushes up business costs.The supermarket group said the conflict “will impact both our customers and our business” and it was unclear how large the effect would be. Continue reading...

• SpaceX's Starship completed its 15th integrated flight test on April 21, achieving full-stack booster catch at Starbase, Texas, and a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean for the Super Heavy upper stage. • The mission marked the first successful reentry and splashdown of Starship with active thermal management systems, demonstrating technological readiness for crewed lunar missions planned for 2027. • Flight duration extended to 68 minutes with multiple payload bay experiments conducted, including deployment of prototype satellite constellations and in-space refueling demonstrations.

• A $140 million super PAC war chest is poised to challenge Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown's 2026 Senate return. • Funded by Republican donors, the group aims to exploit Brown's vulnerabilities in a key battleground. • This escalation underscores high stakes for Senate control amid Trump's midterm focus.

Cursor is aSilicon Valley startup using AI to automate coding as Elon Musk’s firm seeks foothold in the AI marketSpaceX said it has secured an option to either acquire code-generation startup Cursor for $60bn later this year, or pay $10bn for their new partnership, as it pushes deeper into the lucrative market for AI developer tools.Along with OpenAI and Anthropic, Cursor is one of several Silicon Valley startups that has drawn waves of developers by using artificial intelligence to automate coding, a business where AI companies have found early commercial traction. Continue reading...

ABF, which owns Kingsmill, Twinings and Patak’s, to demerge fashion chain to maximise shareholder returnsBusiness live – latest updatesPrimark is to break free from its sister food company, which owns Twinings, Kingsmill and Patak’s, next year despite warning that the conflict in the Middle East is likely to hit consumer spending.The fashion chain’s owner, Associated British Foods (ABF), confirmed the plan to split off Primark from the rest of the group, first mooted last year. Continue reading...

• SpaceX's Starlink division announced commercial availability of direct-to-cell satellite service to US carriers including T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T beginning May 1, 2026, expanding beyond its existing emergency SOS functionality. • The service enables SMS and data connectivity in rural and remote areas where terrestrial networks are unavailable, with initial pricing set at $5 per month for basic coverage and $15 monthly for premium data tiers. • Industry observers note this development challenges traditional carrier infrastructure investments and could accelerate satellite communications adoption, though regulatory approval from the FCC is still pending final confirmation.

• AI integration is delivering measurable spending momentum for Google Cloud, with enterprise technology research data confirming AI as a primary driver of cloud adoption. • The ML/AI segment is pulling Google's broader cloud business forward, explaining significant improvements in Google Cloud's performance over the past two years. • This trend indicates that AI is not merely a marketing narrative for Google but a concrete factor influencing enterprise purchasing decisions and cloud strategy prioritization.