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Michael Burry's pretty big short hinges on treasuries sinking

Michael Burry, whose huge, wildly profitable bets against the housing bubble were made famous in "The Big Short," is wagering that long-term US Treasuries will fall.

The Apple watch from 1995 is a weird collectible with wacky design

It won't pair with your iPhone, but it's weird and fun and quite possibly the wackiest design ever released by the house of Apple

The case for a booster shot is building, even if privileged few get it

The reason is delta. The most-infectious coronavirus variant to emerge so far is in a race with the human immune system, and there's mounting evidence that delta is winning

Covid: The vaccinated are worried and scientists don't have all the answers

Absent clear public health messaging, vaccinated people are left confused about how to protect themselves.

Wall Street just as baffled about markets as it was last year

Sky-high valuations and the S&P 500's 100% rally from the pandemic low add to the difficulties facing strategists.

Twitter faces claim it benefited from child sex trafficking

Two young men can proceed with a claim that Twitter Inc. benefited from sex trafficking involving them as teenagers when it published child pornography videos on its website: court

Even after $1.5-trn rout, China tech traders see more pain due to scrutiny

A stock rout triggered by Beijing's widening clampdown has left Tencent Holdings Ltd. trading at a price-to-book ratio lower than during the 2008 financial crisis

Afghanistan crisis: Taliban, a hard sell for China as a suitable ally

The People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party, posted a brief video history of the Taliban on Monday without mentioning its links to terrorism

Biggest sovereign wealth fund puts oil stocks on notice

Norway is now taking another look at the mandate handed to its wealth fund, the world's biggest

The cost of saving global economy: $834 million an hour for 18 months

"Stimulus has caused immense inflation of Wall Street assets," wrote strategists led by Michael Hartnett

The cost of saving global economy: $834 million an hour for 18 months

"Stimulus has caused immense inflation of Wall Street assets," wrote strategists led by Michael Hartnett

Elon Musk unveils life-like humanoid robot to take over 'boring' work

Musk has a long history of unveiling products that are merely prototypes, essentially selling a vision before it exists in reality

Marks & Spencer profit surges as clothing stores reopen post lockdown

The shares rose nearly 10% to 156.8 pence in London on Friday morning

World's biggest miner fired 48 workers in two years for sexual harassment

While harassment is a problem in workplaces around the world, isolated mines can be especially risky for women

China's warm welcome for Taliban sparks sharp criticism at home

State media and diplomatic attempts to paper over the group's past and present it as the "people's choice" have met sharp criticism at home

Taliban now have a $22-bn economy. Where will Afghanistan's money go?

The most urgent economic challenge for the new rulers is a yawning skills deficit in government ministries and departments

AstraZeneca's antibody drug prevents Covid-19 in high-risk groups

Results from Astra's study found no one in the trial who received the cocktail contracted severe Covid-19 or died in relation to the disease, the company said in a statement Friday

Covid hotspot India throws up world-beating stocks aided by easy money

Overseas funds have poured $7.2 trillion into the nation's equities this year and net inflows are expected to continue.

Regulatory fears ensnare more stocks in Xi Jinping's new china

Distillers led a decline in the benchmark CSI 300 Index after it was reported that liquor producers will meet the regulator over market order

Extreme heat growing health issue; killed 356,000 people in 2019: Study

High temperatures linked to heat stroke, hospitalisations and mental health issues, say researchers.