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USD/JPY treads water below 148.50 amid a moderate risk aversion 

The US Dollar’s recovery against the Yen has lost steam at 148.50, with all eyes on Ukraine’s summit.USD/JPY is lacking a clear bias, with market volatility subdued. Higher hopes of further BoJ tightening have created a JPY-supportive monetary policy divergence.The US Dollar bounced up against the Japanese Yen on Friday, but upside attempts have been capped below 148.50 on Monday, with trading volumes at low levels, as investors await the outcome of a meeting between…

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I Used Google’s New Flight Plans to Map Out Movie-Inspired Trips

Google’s new AI tool is more than willing to help me live out my “Mamma Mia!” fantasies.On Thursday, Google debuted Flight Deals, its AI assistant for travel booking. The tool, which is still in beta, allows users to input general prompts and receive affordable flight plans.After toying with Flight Plans…

Business

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44% of Gen Z, Millennials skip social events due to cost, survey finds

A new study says that most Millennials and Gen Z feel that friendships are getting too expensive.  The study, called “The Friendship Tab” and commissioned by Ally Bank, found that 44% of Gen Z and Millennials say they have skipped major social events because of cost.The study found that almost…

Markets

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Claude Just Got the Power to End ‘Extreme’ Chats

Claude isn’t here for your toxic conversations.In a blog post on Saturday, Anthropic said it recently gave some of its AI models — Opus 4 and 4.1 — the ability to end a “rare subset” of conversations.The startup said this applies only to “extreme cases,” such as requests for sexual…

Investing

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