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US tells Singapore banks, shippers to expect more Iran pressure

Singapore’s financial and maritime sectors should expect the Trump administration to ramp up pressure on Iran’s oil industry and on Chinese buyers of the country’s crude, US Treasury officials told bankers and shipping executives during a visit to the city-state late last week.
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Singapore ranked as one of the world’s busiest airports

Dubai International Airport extended its lead as the world’s busiest international airport in 2024 as global travel surged past pre-pandemic levels, according to the Airports Council International.
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VideoPolice Thwart Pickpockets' Attempt to Steal Woman's Cash

The Metropolitan Police said that they arrested three suspects in East London after they were involved in an attempt to steal cash from a woman in a grocery store.While searching for potential pickpockets, plainclothes police noticed three suspects who were following a woman who had withdrawn a large sum of cash from a bank.CCTV footage from a grocery store in Ilford shows a plainclothes officer arresting the suspects after one of them is seen putting her hands into a woman’s handbag.All three s
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VideoWhy China's reported delivery halt won't derail Boeing's recovery

China is telling its airlines to stop taking new deliveries of Boeing (BA) jets, according to reports from Bloomberg. This move is seen as part of ongoing US–China trade tensions. George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence senior aerospace defense and airlines industry analyst, joins Market Domination to explain what this means for Boeing. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination here.
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Apple says zero-day bugs exploited against 'specific targeted individuals' using iOS

Apple has released new software updates across its product line to fix two security vulnerabilities, which the company said may have been actively used to hack customers running its mobile software, iOS. In security advisories posted on its website, Apple confirmed it fixed the two zero-day vulnerabilities, which “may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on iOS.” The bugs are considered zero days because they were unknown to Apple as th
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Google used AI to suspend over 39M ad accounts suspected of fraud

Google on Wednesday said it suspended 39.2 million advertiser accounts on its platform in 2024 — more than triple the number from the previous year — in its latest crackdown on ad fraud. Last year, Google launched over 50 LLM enhancements to improve its safety enforcement mechanisms across all its platforms. "While these AI models are very, very important to us and have delivered a series of impressive improvements, we still have humans involved throughout the process," said Alex Rodriguez, a
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VideoWhat S&P 500's first 'death cross' in 3 years means for markets

On Monday, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) reached its first "death cross" — the 50-day moving average falling below the 200-day moving average — for the first time in three years. Stocks in Translation podcast host and Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre examines what the bearish signal has historically meant for investors. Catch more Stocks in Translation here, with new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out mor
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Video'Treadmill Ended Up Winning': Runner Immediately Bested by Workout Machine

A treadmill immediately bested a would-be runner in Raleigh, North Carolina, recently, hilarious footage shows.Naudika Howard recorded the moment her cousin attempted to run on a hotel treadmill and was instantly whisked away by the machine.“My cousin thought she was able to get on the treadmill but the treadmill ending up winning,” Howard told Storyful. Credit: Naudika Howard via Storyful
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Cosmic Robotics' robots could speed up solar panel deployments

The U.S. has been building so many solar farms that companies can’t find enough people to install the panels. Making the work grueling — and unappealing — is the fact that a significant fraction of solar farms are in deserts. "It’s terrible work in remote places," James Emerick, co-founder and CEO of Cosmic Robotics, told TechCrunch.
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VideoNvidia's $5.5B charge: 'Nobody' should be 'surprised'

Nvidia (NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plunge after comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell deepened losses sparked by costs associated with new US restrictions on exports to China. Futurum CEO Daniel Newman sits down with Josh Lipton, joined by Defiance ETFs CEO and chief investment officer Sylvia Jablonski, to discuss the latest chip news and what it means for investors. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination h
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VideoTerrifying Moment Gunfire Erupts at New Orleans' French Quarter Festival

The New Orleans Police Department arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting that left five people injured at the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 13, according to reports.Authorities announced Monday that Christopher Parker, 24, was taken into custody and charged with five counts of aggravated second-degree battery and one count of illegal use of weapons.According to a local report, a police officer at the scene heard gunfire and saw a man fleeing, prompting an
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Madison Mills and Interactive Brokers chief strategist Steve Sosnick examine some of today's trending tickers. Nvidia (NVDA) stock is falling after the company warned that new US chip rules on exports to China would cost the company 5.5billion.AnalystsatBankofAmerica,PiperSandler,andRaymondJamesloweredtheirpricetargetsforthechipmakerstock.Apple′s(AAPL)Indiasuppliersshipped5.5 billion. Analysts at Bank of America, Piper Sandler, and Raymond James lowered their price targets for the chipmaker stock. Apple's (AAPL) India suppliers shipped 5.5billion.AnalystsatBankofAmerica,PiperSandler,andRaymondJamesloweredtheirpricetargetsforthechipmakerstock.Apple′s(AAPL)Indiasuppliersshipped2 billion worth of iPhones in March ahead of US President Trump's tariffs. Wall Street's top finan
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VideoWild Turkey Captures Attention of Onlookers in Manhattan

A wild turkey caught the attention of New Yorkers on Sunday, April 13, with a small crowd gathering to view the large bird on Manhattan’s east side.According to local news reports, the turkey is named Astoria and is a local celebrity on Roosevelt Island. The bird crossed the East River on Sunday and has been in Manhattan since.New York resident Taylor Siper captured this video on Sunday while walking her dog near the East River.“We noticed a very large brown creature above us. We had no idea wha
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