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Three people with suspected hantavirus, including a British doctor who is a crew member, have been medically evacuated from a cruise ship.The 56-year-old Briton, along with a Dutch colleague aged 41 and a 65-year-old German, were taken from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius for onward travel to the Netherlands, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.Spanish health officials said the British medic was in a more stable condition, having previously been in a critical condition.The WHO said there are eight cases, five of them confirmed.The evacuation means the ship, with close to 150 people onboard, can now continue on its…

Michael Barr (left) and Sam Woods Prolonged conflict in the Middle East could push up inflation for longer and place additional pressure on job markets globally, Michael Barr has said. At an event on May 5 by Magdalen College in Oxford, the Federal Reserve governor said elevated global energy prices could “bleed over” into other goods and services. “The longer they stay higher, the more pressure it puts on inflation, and the more it’s likely to increase stresses in the labour market globally, [although] more seriously in Europe Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate…

Live Nation has seen international fan count exceed domestic attendance recently, and Vivid Seats recently called out some pressure on the Las Vegas market.

AMD is exploding 16.10% to 16.89% on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, with the stock trading between $412.46 and $413.30 against the prior close of $355.26 — a single-session move that has erased every cautious framing the Street had been trying to apply to the name in recent weeks. The market capitalization now sits at $579.19 billion, putting AMD in genuine megacap territory and forcing a meaningful reassessment of how the buyside should think about position sizing in a stock that has already ripped roughly 70% over the past month and is up materially since the late-October base near $190.95. The…

At least two people departed the MV Hondius cruise ship in late April and one has tested positive for the Andes strain, a type of hantavirus.

May 2026 Pretend or Amend? On Evergreening in CRE David Glancy Abstract: Loan modifications can either amplify or mitigate credit losses depending on the strategy lenders employ. Using detailed supervisory data and a model incorporating various frictions that could encourage modifications (liquidity constraints, foreclosure costs, and loss recognition costs), I assess why banks extend CRE loans. I find that extensions predominantly address temporary payment frictions, both in normal times and following the Spring 2023 bank stress episode. Contrary to concerns about banks “extending-and-pretending” following that episode, banks increased income and principal paydown requirements for extensions, contributing to strong…

People walk past an AMC theatre in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., February 25, 2025. Jeenah Moon | ReutersAMC Theatres is bringing live concerts to the big screen.The world’s largest theater company has partnered with Arena One, a live entertainment technology company, to bring real-time concert events to theatrical audiences. AMC has been at the forefront of theatrical music content in recent years, most notably distributing Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” and Beyonce’s “Renaissance” filmed concerts. The new partnership marks something of a bridge between a scheduled screening and a simulcast event — and offers customers a fresh reason to go…

RBA tightens again as Iran war pushes up inflation – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Price shocks caused by conflict have made all Australians poorer, governor says The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its second rate hike to combat inflation since the outbreak of the Iran war and the third in its current tightening cycle. The RBA’s board tightened policy by 25 basis points to 4.35% today (May 5). The bank also projected that inflation would remain elevated “for some time” and said inflation expectation risks were tilted to the upside. The decision was…

Miami Beach, FL — Arjun Sethi, co-CEO of Payward and Kraken, said the crypto exchange is “about 80% ready” to go public, underscoring the firm’s IPO ambitions as the company rolls out a new partnership with MoneyGram aimed at solving crypto’s “last mile” problem.Speaking alongside Anthony Soohoo, chairman and CEO of MoneyGram, at Consensus Miami, Sethi framed the deal as a way to bridge the gap between digital assets and physical cash, a critical gap in global adoption. MoneyGram brings scale: roughly 500,000 retail locations worldwide.CoinDesk reported in March that Kraken had paused its IPO plans after confidentially filing with…

Key PointsShares of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) spiked to new all-time highs on Tuesday, following reports that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was considering having the chipmaker build processors for its popular devices. Image source: Intel. Will AI create the world’s first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an “Indispensable Monopoly” providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » The potential for a major chip supply dealApple is reportedly exploring ways to diversify its chip production network, according to Bloomberg. The tech titan has long relied on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing as its main…