Russia just turned the screws on the global helium market, and China is feeling it first. Temporary export controls enacted by Moscow on April 14 require special government approval for helium shipments outside the Eurasian Economic Union, effectively choking off a key supply line for the world’s second-largest economy. The… Listen ⇢

FIFA has confirmed that English referees Anthony Taylor and Michael Oliver will be barred from officiating any Argentina matches at the 2026 World Cup. The decision, rooted in conflict-of-interest protocols that have governed referee assignments for decades, carries significant implications for both officials’ tournament prospects. FIFA has long maintained a… Listen ⇢

Marc Guehi, England’s starting center-back throughout the 2026 World Cup, is a serious doubt for Saturday’s quarter-final against Norway after picking up a hamstring strain during the 3-2 round-of-16 win over Mexico. The injury, initially dismissed as muscular fatigue, has since been confirmed as something more significant, and the clock… Listen ⇢

South Korea launched 16 single-stock leveraged ETFs on May 27, 2026, and the experiment went from promising to cautionary tale in under a month. The funds, built around Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, pulled in assets so fast that regulators publicly said they wished they’d never approved them. That’s not… Listen ⇢

You see a massive Bitcoin transfer hit the chain. A treasury wallet shuffles coins. Twitter lights up. Everyone yells sell. But there is no spike in exchange inflows. So what actually happened? This piece is a playbook for reading treasury-sized moves without getting trapped by scary-looking transactions. We will break… Listen ⇢

Yassine Bounou, the Moroccan goalkeeper better known as Bono, just did something no keeper has managed since FIFA started tracking the stat in 1966. He saved four penalties in a single World Cup tournament. And because this is 2026, the internet responded the only way it knows how: by launching… Listen ⇢

Jordan Pickford just matched a record that has stood since before most crypto traders were born. The Everton and England goalkeeper equaled Peter Shilton’s mark of 17 FIFA World Cup appearances during England’s Round of 16 victory over Mexico around 5 July 2026, and now stands one match away from… Listen ⇢

You look up from your screen in late June and the tape is weird. The index is red, but your bank names are green. Healthcare is bid. Staples are quietly grinding higher. Mega-cap tech? Not so invincible. That’s the tell. Leadership is broadening. The question isn’t whether AI matters. It… Listen ⇢

Spain is unbeaten at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and heading into a quarterfinal clash against Belgium on July 10 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Coach Luis de la Fuente sat down with journalist Guillem Balague to discuss what makes this squad tick: a culture built around “good people,”… Listen ⇢