The Daily Populous

Thursday April 10th, 2025 night edition

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President Donald Trump's post insisting it would be "great time to buy" shared hours before announcing a tariff pause has sparked concerns of possible insider trading.

Just three hours prior to the announcement, Trump had posted to the same account, "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!".

Stocks began skyrocketing after Trump's declaration, with the S&P 500 climbing over 5% and the Nasdaq 100 up almost 8%.

Prior to the pause, the stock market had been unstable, with plunges over the last several days leading economists to worry about a possible recession.

However, the two posts' close succession were noted by social media users, who began raising concerns on whether insider trading could have occurred.

"Trump frontran his own announcement to pause tariffs by saying it's a 'GREAT TIME TO BUY!'

lmao - Trump frontran his own announcement to pause tariffs by saying it's a "GREAT TIME TO BUY!" »

Luxury hotel apologises for refusing to plug in terminally ill child’s breathing device

Authored by independent.co.uk
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A luxury hotel in Scotland has issued a “humble apology” to a family after denying them access to plug in a breathing device for their terminally ill child.

His family claims that a staff member at the hotel on Loch Lomond denied them access to a plug socket to use a nebuliser – a device that converts liquid medication into a breathable mist.

TripAdvisor has temporarily suspended publishing new reviews for the Duck Bay Hotel in the aftermath of the incident. »

Hades II will launch on Switch 2 and Switch before PlayStation and Xbox

Authored by engadget.com

The video's mention of Hades II "launching first for consoles on Nintendo Switch 2" further confirms that PlayStation and Xbox owners will at least have to wait a while before playing the highly anticipated sequel on their systems.

It initially launched on PC, Mac and Switch before later landing on PlayStation 5/4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One.

Update, April 8, 2025, 12:54PM ET: This story has been updated with a confirmation from Supergiant that it will launch simultaneously on PC, Mac and Switch. »

Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries, hits China harder with 125%

Authored by cnbc.com

President Donald Trump on Wednesday dropped new tariff rates on imports from most U.S. trade partners to 10% for 90 days to allow trade negotiations with those countries.

Trump announced the pause hours after goods from nearly 90 nations became subject to stiffer, so-called reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States.

Trump said "more than 75 Countries" contacted U.S. officials to negotiate after he unveiled his new tariffs last week. »