A compilation of recent news including the United Arab Emirates leaving OPEC, a report on children confined in for-profit institutions, US commemorative passports with Trump's picture, robot dogs with tech CEO heads in a Berlin museum, and various other topics like Argentina's viral animal identity trend, office return tips, robot half-marathon achievements, wolf packs on Lake Superior, artificial dye bans, ChatGPT use in a crime case, oversharing culture, a historic papal encounter, summer movie releases, and stock market activity.
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Here’s the case for oversharingPope prays with Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally in historic encounter, vows dialogueEstrenos de verano: Nolan, Spider-Man y"Toy Story" iluminan los cinesA currency trader reacts near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
People work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, April 13, 2026. Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, April 13, 2026.
A currency trader reacts near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. A currency trader reacts near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
People work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, April 13, 2026. People work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, April 13, 2026. Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, April 13, 2026. Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, April 13, 2026.
, while oil prices fell after the United Arab Emirates said it would leave OPEC in a blow to the powerful oil cartel. Elsewhere in Asia, South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.3% to 6,657.40 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong gained 1.4% to 26,029.02. The Shanghai Composite index traded 0.3% higher at 4,091.01. Taiwan’s Taiex lost 0.6%, and India’s Sensex gained 0.4%.
The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil to be delivered in June fell 0.5% to $110.71 early Wednesday. Brent to be delivered in July dropped 0.6% to $103.74. Brent oil was around $70 per barrel before the war began in late February. The UAE’s departure from OPEC, due to happen on Friday, has been closely watched by oil markets.
OPEC accounts for roughly 40% of global oil output, and the UAE is one of OPEC’s largest oil producers. It has“The UAE’s exit will increase output,” ING Bank strategists Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey wrote in a research note on Wednesday.
“The UAE has been increasingly frustrated over recent years by its output being constrained by OPEC production quotas, which have kept it well below its potential. ”stalled and the Strait of Hormuz, where roughly one fifth of the world’s oil passed through before the war, was still largely closed, short term impacts on oil prices will still depend mainly on prospects for reopening the waterway, analysts said.
The UAE was the third largest oil producer within OPEC before the Iran war. ING said its departure “will reduce OPEC’s effectiveness in managing and influencing the global oil market through supply measures. ”to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts its blockade on its ports. So far, the U.S. appears to be ruling out a deal that excludes the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
On Tuesday, Wall Street retreated from its recent record highs. The benchmark S&P 500 fell 0.5% from its latest all-time high to 7,138.80. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 0.1% to 49,141.93, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite dropped 0.9% to 24,663.80. -related stocks led the losses.
Chip company Broadcom lost 4.4%, Nvidia fell 1.6% and Micron Technology lost 3.9%. Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta Platforms are reporting quarterly results on Wednesday. In other dealings early Wednesday the U.S. dollar rose slightly to 159.63 Japanese yen from 159.62 yen. The euro was trading at $1.1708, down from $1.1712.
Chan writes about business and economy in China for The Associated Press, reporting on key sectors of the world’s second-largest economy from trade and technology to autos. He is based in Hong Kong.
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