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Taylor Swift’s Reputation was one of her most divisive albums when it arrived in 2017. The singer’s turn into darker themes and electronic sounds didn’t thrill everyone, but the set has proved to be an incredibly stable project, as it hasn’t faded from popularity in the years since it dropped. This week, the title is actually surging when it comes to pure purchases, which is incredibly impressive for a studio effort that’s been out for so long. In the past tracking period, Reputation sold 1,911 copies in the U.S., according to Luminate. That sum is up nearly 21% from the…

Key News Asian equities were largely higher, except for India following yesterday’s market holiday in celebration of Holi. In his speech at the China Development Forum, PBOC head Pan Gongsheng focused on China’s economic recovery, noting supportive monetary policy and “positive signals in the real estate market.” His statements lifted the real estate sector in Hong Kong, where it gained +0.40% and Mainland China, where it gained +0.47%. The PBOC has kept the Renminbi from weakening versus the US dollar. There was chatter that global CEOs are staying in Beijing for a special meeting with President Xi, which could be…

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said his country’s security, with the help of Russia’s Federal Security Service, tried to prevent Crocus City Hall shooting suspects from entering Belarus.”There was no chance they could enter Belarus,” Lukashenko said, reported the state-run Belarusian Telegraph Agency. “So they took a turn and headed to the Ukraine-Russia border.”Lukashenko said his officials were in touch with the FSB director and closed a road into Belarus that the fleeing suspects could try to use. Lukashenko’s statements on the concert hall terror suspects fleeing towards Belarus undermine the Kremlin’s claims that the suspects tried to escape to Ukraine…

A container ship collided with a major bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday.The bridge’s collapse led to all shipping traffic in and out of the port being suspended.Maersk, the shipping giant, is transporting cargo set for Baltimore by road instead. The bridge collapse in Baltimore is having a significant impact on the city’s port, one of the nation’s busiest.A container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge at around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, causing the structure to fall into the Patapsco River.Paul Wiedefeld, the Maryland transportation secretary, said at a press conference: “Vessel traffic into and out of the port of…

WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish ruling party lawmakers are seeking to bring central bank governor Adam Glapinski before a state tribunal in a process that could remove him from his post. Below are the main accusations and procedural steps that need to be taken to hold him responsible for allegedly breaching the constitution. He denies any wrongdoing. BUDGET DEFICIT FINANCING Lawmakers accuse Glapinski of indirectly providing budget deficit financing in the amount of 144 billion zloty ($36 billion) under a quantitative easing program during the COVID-19 pandemic. This included buying government bonds or bonds issued by the state-owned Polish Development Fund…

(Reuters) – A major bridge collapsed in the U.S. port of Baltimore after being struck by a container ship, plunging cars into the river below. Here is what carmakers and other companies, which use the port, have said about the impact on their operations: ASR GROUP The largest sugar company in the United States said it has six to eight weeks of raw sugar stocks at its Baltimore sugar refinery, which is supplied by vessels coming to the Port of Baltimore. The company added however that it does not expect short-term impacts to its operations in the area. BMW (ETR:)…

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. is seeking to forfeit two New York City apartments a former Mongolian prime minister bought with stolen mining funds, prosecutors said on Tuesday, as U.S. officials crack down on money laundering in high-end real estate. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said former Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold and his family bought the two midtown Manhattan apartments for a total of $14 million in 2012 and 2015. They said the money came from a $68 million mining contract awarded to Hong Kong-registered Catrison Limited in 2011 to buy concentrates from the Erdenet copper mine…

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release the Monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) Indicator for February on Wednesday, March 27 at 00:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are forecasts from economists and researchers of six major banks regarding the upcoming inflation data. Monthly CPI is expected to grow at a higher pace of 3.5% against 3.4% in January. If so, it would be the first acceleration since September and would move further above the 2%-3% target range.  ANZ We expect annual inflation in the monthly CPI indicator to rise slightly to 3.5% YoY…

Bloom’s integration with Transak enables users to easily purchase IOTA from their wallets, enhancing accessibility and utility. With the increasing demand for seamless fiat-to-crypto onboarding options, Bloom’s collaboration with Transak allows users from 170 countries to easily buy cryptocurrency through its desktop wallet. In the latest development, the Bloom wallet has announced its integration with global web3 payment and onboarding infrastructure provider Transak. This development will further help in expanding the availability and usability of IOTA. As per the latest development, Bloom has integrated Transak onto its platforms for Windows, Mac, and Linux, enabling users to purchase IOTA directly from…

Topline The splashy new Netflix science fiction series “3 Body Problem,” an adaptation of the Chinese novel helmed by the “Game of Thrones” showrunners, has faced criticism for setting an originally Chinese story in the United Kingdom and casting a diverse set of actors—though the cast and creators themselves have defended the show as universal and inclusive. Key Facts “3 Body Problem,” which debuted on Netflix last week, has sparked some criticism for taking liberties with the source material: Though the novels take place in China during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, the show is largely set in the…