Digitalbanana

It does now.

Trump’s statement that China tariffs will “come down substantially” but not to zero suggests a potential de-escalation, while Bessent’s comment on THE SAME DAY about a two- to three-year timeline for a deal indicates prolonged uncertainty. These messages conflict: one implies near-term relief, the other a long slog. Markets hate uncertainty, and this inconsistency—paired with Bessent’s clarification that tariffs won’t be cut unilaterally—sparked volatility, with the S&P 500 dropping 100 points from its daily high after his remarks. It’s not a clear sell signal, but it’s a red flag for risk-off sentiment until clearer policy emerges. This along with Walmart and Target warning of empty shelves next month is not a good look.

A bear marker relief bounce after questionable remarks behind closed doors by a snake of a treasury secretary. More downside of thousands of points to come.

Existing Skype credit holders are supposedly getting dial pad option coming to Teams from 5-May onwards to allow them to use up the credit until its zero at same rates as Skype charges to land lines. After that need to move onto something like MyTello for the occassional once a year call to the bank etc.

MS Office LTSC versions are one time lifetime license and update with service patches as needed to always up to date. Very cheap to buy or free methods also available. Doesn't have all the functionality of MS Office 365 subscription service, but not everyone needs that.