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Dogecoin’s latest move is drawing capital back into meme coins. DOGE price is up more than 10% over the past week, briefly traded above $0.11, and was recently changing hands near $0.108 despite Bitcoin’s pullback. At the same time, DOGE futures open interest has reached a year-to-date high, pointing to renewed speculative positioning in the sector.That shift has mattered beyond DOGE itself. The broader meme-coin market cap has climbed nearly 12% over the last 30 days while much of the wider crypto market has moved sideways. One beneficiary is Maxi Doge (MAXI), whose presale has raised $4.75 million as traders…

More than $1 billion is poised to flow into the underperforming Hang Seng Tech Index, thanks to the upcoming inclusion of two Chinese artificial intelligence companies, according to Morgan Stanley. Hong Kong’s technology stock index has tumbled more than 11% so far this year, despite excitement over Chinese AI. Only seven of the index’s constituents have risen in 2026, led by Hua Hong Semiconductor, Lenovo, JD, Midea and several electric car stocks. Meanwhile, generative AI model companies Knowledge Atlas Technology , which runs Zhipu AI, and MiniMax , have both skyrocketed since they went public in Hong Kong in January.…

The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway once carrying roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas, remains effectively closed after the United States and Iran imposed competing blockades.Naval blockades are one of the oldest weapons in warfare, requiring no ground troops or invasion, just the ability to cut off what an enemy needs to survive. These blockades have reshaped economies, societies and alliances across generations, sometimes with instant shockwaves, sometimes with effects only seen later.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listFrom Israel’s ongoing siege of the Gaza Strip to blockades during World War I, here are some…

Washington — President Trump said Friday that he’s hiking tariffs on cars and trucks imported from the European Union to 25%, accusing the EU of failing to comply with a deal struck last year.”I am pleased to announce that, based on the fact the European Union is not complying with our fully agreed to Trade Deal, next week I will be increasing Tariffs charged to the European Union for Cars and Trucks coming into the United States,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “The Tariff will be increased to 25%.”Last summer, the U.S. and the EU reached an agreement under…

Brent crude oil price rose for two consecutive weeks, reaching its highest point since March 16 this year. It ended the week at $109 as investors reflected on the ongoing developments in the Middle East, where the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran continued.Donald Trump reviewing the Iran proposalBrent crude oil price surged last week after Admiral Brad Cooper met with the White House and updated it on the potential plans for the war. His three options were of a limited strike against Iran to push it towards a deal, a plan to take the highly enriched uranium,…

West Coast premiership captain Chris Judd is confident the embattled Eagles have turned a corner, predicting this will be the final season of brutal triple-figure losses.Judd and fellow Brownlow medallist Ben Cousins sat down for an exclusive and rare one-on-one interview on 7NEWS on Sunday night, where they not only fondly reminisced about the glory days of the 2006 premiership, but also spoke about their hope for the future of their beloved Eagles.WATCH THE FULL 14-MINUTE INTERVIEW IN THE PLAYER ABOVEWidely renowned as one of the best players to ever don the blue-and-gold, Judd joined the Eagles during a rebuild…

Ukrainian forces also strike two shadow fleet tankers near port of Novorossiysk, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.Published On 3 May 20263 May 2026Ukrainian forces have launched a drone attack on the Russian Baltic Sea ⁠⁠port of Primorsk, the governor says, as Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of killing civilians in overnight air raids.There was no oil spill caused by Sunday’s attack on Primorsk, a major oil-exporting outlet, but it caused a fire in the town that was extinguished, Leningrad Governor Alexander Drozdenko said. More than 60 drones were downed overnight over the northwestern region, he added.Recommended Stories list of 3…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After a month on the sidelines, the 2026 primary season is back with a vengeance.A dozen states from coast to coast hold primaries or runoffs in May, and the results of those nomination contests may ultimately determine the outcomes of November’s midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending their slim Senate and razor-thin House majorities.Also on the line in some of the ballot box showdowns: President Donald Trump’s immense sway over the GOP, as his endorsements in key races will be tested.ONLY ON FOX NEWS: TRUMP WILL ‘DELIVER’ – RNC CHAIR SIGNALS…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A court filing by prosecutors in the case against Cole Allen, accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, provided a glimpse into the 31-year-old’s mind in the days leading up to last weekend’s attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, D.C.According to the filing, Allen boarded an Amtrak train on April 21 after purchasing a one-way ticket from Los Angeles to the nation’s capital, stopping in only Chicago to change trains. While he rode, prosecutors say he “kept a running note on his phone of his observations and…