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Driven by expectations of imminent interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, gold prices are on track for their largest weekly increase in five months before hitting $2,200 in the first half and $2,300 in the second half of this year. According to precious metals analysts, the main factors affecting gold’s price are inflation, rising demand from central banks, de-dollarisation of developing economies, microeconomic situation, and geopolitics. Other factors favouring the yellow metal’s impending historical rally are geopolitical uncertainty and the likely weakening of the dollar. The anticipation of an impending rate cut grew following remarks by Federal Reserve Chair…
Usually, you can pretty much predict who is going to win an Academy Award. If you’re a dedicated movie fan, you’ll know who was nominated for a Golden Globe, what film scooped up a lot of Critics Choice Awards, and who took home a SAG Award. By the time Oscar night rolls around, the winners have all but been anointed. Yet there have been times when not all has happened as predicted. An underdog performer can beat the odds and win or a fan-favorite movie can win over enough voters to take the top prize. In its 96-year history, there…
An e-bike battery erupted into flames while charging, sparking a fire outside Life Pharmacy in Business Bay. Eyewitnesses attributed the blaze to a probable short circuit caused by the dampness of the power socket outside the pharmacy. “There were a few loud bangs and the next thing you see is fire licking the glass exterior of the pharmacy,” recounted a cafeteria worker who, alongside vigilant passersby, helped douse the flames. “We hastily removed the e-bike else it would have gutted,” he added. Watch the video below: A security guard at Escape Tower where the pharmacy is located confirmed the fire…
Sharjah’s real estate transactions hit Dh3.1 billion in February underscoring the upward momentum of the sector on the back of increased investment from local, Arab and international investors. As the emirate continued to attract investors and buyers in droves driven by an upward trajectory in both rental and sales prices for apartments and villas, total transactions in February reached 4,458, including sale deals of 1,048 representing 23.5 per cent of the total, according to the “Real estate transactions and mortgages movement” report issued by the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department. Mortgage transactions comprising 355 represented 8.0 per cent of the…
Hollywood A-listers are set to party with Barbie and lavish awards on Christopher Nolan’s atomic blockbuster Oppenheimer on Sunday (Monday in UAE) at the Oscars, the biggest night in showbiz. Stars will hit the famous red carpet at the Dolby Theatre before the gala hosted by late night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel. Nolan’s drama about the inventor of the nuclear age, half of last summer’s massive “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, is the firm favourite to win the prize for best picture and much more. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. With an overdue director, stellar cast,…
After almost blowing it, Abraham Ancer regained his confidence to win a three-way play-off at the $25 million LIV Golf Hong Kong on Sunday. The Mexican started the final round with a five-shot lead but never found his form and struggled to finish alongside the surging duo of Paul Casey and Cam Smith with a final round 72 for a 54-hole total of 13 under par In the play-off on hole 18, Ancer struck a brave nine iron second shot to within six feet of the pin and had two putts for victory with both Casey and Smith making bogeys.…
You can be a movie fan and not want to watch the 2024 Oscars. It’s been a long awards season, and you probably have a good idea by now who is going to win and don’t care what they wear on the red carpet. If that’s the case, and you’re looking for some good movies to watch, just head over to Amazon Prime Video. It has tons of movies, but we’ve selected three that are guaranteed to be a good time. None of them are past Oscar nominees, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t worth a watch. Need more Oscar…
Severe weather conditions in the UAE have come to an end as per the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), as it announced it to the public. Taking to social media, the authority said it was continuing to monitor the situation and implementing suitable and adaptable measures, as well as remaining vigilant. With yesterday being the peak of unstable weather conditions across the country, the National Centre of Meteorology predicted mostly fair to partly cloudy conditions for today, March 10. It is expected to remain cloudy over some areas with the possibility of rainfall particularly in the eastern…
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who turns 93 next week, has been married four times — and is engaged again, his representative said Saturday. He plans to marry Elena Zhukova, 67, a Russian-born retired scientist he met last year. Her ex-husband Alexander Zhukov is a billionaire energy investor and Russian politician. Their daughter Dasha was previously married to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who used to own the Premier League football club Chelsea. Last fall Murdoch stepped down as leader of both Fox News’ parent company and his News Corp. media holdings — and his son, Lachlan, took his place in a…
Apple has rolled out iOS 17.4 to iPhones, including the iPhone 15 lineup, and this one has some nice new features that you should notice — like support for third-party app stores in select regions. There’s also new emoji, improvements to Apple Music, and more. Additionally, if you enjoy listening to podcasts in Apple’s Podcasts app, there is now support for transcripts. With these new transcripts, you can read along while listening to your favorite podcasts. But how do you find and enable this feature? We’re going to show you how. How to find transcripts in Apple PodcastsTranscripts provide a…