The keepers of the “Doomsday Clock” on Tuesday moved the symbolic countdown to 85 seconds till midnight and warned that the world has never been closer to destruction on the metaphorical timepiece.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved its Doomsday Clock forward for 2026, announcing that it is now set to 85 seconds to midnight –— the closest it’s ever been to catastrophe in its 79-year ...

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Part of Mississippi is paralyzed in the wake of a winter storm that completely upended the power grid. Linemen are now working nearly around the clock to re-electrify the area around Oxford, Miss. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists members, from left, Jon B. Wolfsthal, Asha M. George and Steve Fetter reveal the Doomsday ...

The 2026 Doomsday Clock is ticking closer to midnight, signaling humanity edging to the "closest it has ever been to catastrophe" according to the Atomic Scientists, and the human race destroying ...

Humanity continues to move closer to catastrophe, scientists said Tuesday, Jan. 27. The human race is at its closest point yet to destroying itself, according to the reset of the ominous but symbolic ...

WASHINGTON - The closing and opening bells of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) may become a ringing ritual of yesteryear, as the market moves toward non-stop trading. This week, the Intercontinental ...

New York Stock Exchange is moving toward 24/7 trading, pending approval by federal regulators (ANGELA WEISS) · ANGELA WEISS/AFP/AFP The closing and opening bells of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ...

When the sun rises on May 18 in the small Norwegian fishing village of Sommarøy, located above the Arctic Circle, it doesn’t set again until July 26. Later in the year, it vanishes from November until ...

Former SEC chair Gary Gensler discusses the prospect of Nasdaq and other exchanges shifting to round-the-clock trading, and whether that will improve market liquidity. Got a confidential news tip? We ...

NEW YORK, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Round-the-clock trading is fast approaching U.S. stock markets, but not all of Wall Street is embracing the move. Several of the largest U.S. banks are reluctant to push ...