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FTSE Hits Record High as Gold and Oil Tumble. AI-Generated.
The FTSE has reached a record high as global commodity prices, particularly gold and oil, experience notable declines. The market movement reflects shifting investor sentiment, changes in global economic outlooks, and evolving expectations around inflation and interest rates. While falling commodity prices often signal economic uncertainty, in this case they appear to have boosted investor confidence in equities, particularly in sectors that benefit from lower input and energy costs.
By Aarif Lashari17 days ago in Journal
Sarah Ferguson Emailed Epstein While He Was in Prison for Child Sex Offence, Documents Suggest. AI-Generated.
Recent reports suggesting that Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, emailed Jeffrey Epstein while he was serving a prison sentence for child sex offences have reignited public debate about historic associations, accountability, and the long shadow of one of the most high-profile criminal cases in recent history. While the full context of the alleged communications remains subject to public discussion and interpretation, the reports have triggered renewed scrutiny of figures who were previously linked to Epstein socially or financially.
By Aarif Lashari17 days ago in The Swamp
The Day I Finally Stopped Comparing Myself to Everyone Else
I never realized how much comparing myself to others was controlling my thoughts until one quiet afternoon. I spent years scrolling through other people’s lives, thinking they had it all figured out. Their photos looked perfect, their captions were witty or clever, and their successes seemed effortless. Every time I scrolled, I felt a tiny sting of jealousy, a twinge of insecurity, or a low-level panic that I was behind. Why can’t I have what they have? Why am I falling behind while everyone else seems to be winning at life? I didn’t realize how much this constant comparison was affecting my everyday life.
By Londyn Rice17 days ago in Confessions
I Didn’t Tell Anyone How Bad I Was Struggling.
didn’t tell anyone how bad I was struggling because I didn’t know how to explain it. Nothing dramatic happened — no big moment. I just slowly started feeling heavier every day. It wasn’t like one sudden crash; it was like carrying an invisible backpack that kept getting heavier, no matter what I did.
By Londyn Rice17 days ago in Confessions
Under the Quiet Sky
Under the Quiet Sky The city wakes before the sun, breathing smoke, horns, and hurried footsteps. From the fourth floor of an aging apartment, Ayman watches the morning unfold like a restless tide. He is a delivery rider, a job built on speed, yet his own life moves slowly, measured by prayers whispered between traffic lights and thoughts carried across bridges. People notice his green jacket, not his eyes. They see the package, not the person holding it.
By Imran Hossain17 days ago in Earth
One Small Step
“The moon groans when the lights go out. That’s how you know the Night Fetchers are close—by the labored breaths of the dark, by the way the floor panels tremble like seismic waves. They tell us to stay still, to make no sound. But last night, through the slit in the bulkhead, I saw something worse. I saw myself walking outside, helmet cracked, waving me closer.”
By Kristen Keenon FisherExclusive • 17 days ago
Vesper & Angela
Invocation May this work find you where you are, and may you recognize the stillness in its lines. Let it speak without rushing, without the need to be perfect, only present. May you, like Angela, remember what it is to listen— to the body, to the pause, to the light and dark that hold us. And may Vesper guide you through the thresholds you’ve yet to cross, inviting you to stay, to soften, and to trust that you are already whole.
By Flower InBloom17 days ago in Poets
