US stocks snapped a seven-week losing streak on Friday, as investors bet that softening economic data would be enough to slow the Federal Reserve’s tightening of monetary policy. The blue-chip US equities index, the S&P 500, finished the week 6.6 per cent higher, its best showing since November 2020, ending the longest run of weekly … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) – A lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign hid his partisan interests from the FBI as he pushed “pure opposition research” related to Donald Trump and Russia in the weeks before the election, a prosecutor asserted Friday during closing arguments of the attorney’s trial. But Michael Sussmann’s legal team denied prosecutors’ claims … Read more
A grin spreads across Rodrygo’s face. Standing by the training pitch at Valdebebas, he is discussing his Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema, the four-times European Cup winner 13 years his senior who “always talks to me before games” and “helps us a lot, on and off the pitch ”, Someone“ I always try to listen … Read more
Andy Fletcher of the band Depeche Mode performs in 2017 during their “Global Spirit Tour” at the Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC Owen Sweeney / Invision / AP hide caption toggle caption Owen Sweeney / Invision / AP Andy Fletcher of the band Depeche Mode performs in 2017 during their “Global Spirit Tour” at … Read more
The combination of limited new supply options, increasing risks to traditional supply, and growing demand around the world, is set to send oil prices even higher this summer. Oilprice Alert: This month’s Intelligent Investor column, now available for Global Energy Alert members, highlights two oil and gas pipeline stocks that could provide strong income for … Read more
WASHINGTON – Hours before the House voted this month to approve $ 40 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, lobbyists affiliated with the Heritage Foundation, the prominent Conservative think tank, were privately pressing Republicans to oppose the measure. In a move that seized the attention of conservatives across Washington, Jessica Anderson, the executive … Read more
The Boston Celtics are on the verge of the NBA Finals. Standing in their way is a Miami Heat squad that looks like it’s ready for its season to end. See how we’re fading the Heat and backing Jaylen Brown’s hot hand with our Game 6 player prop picks. Jayson Tatum’s near triple-double and Al … Read more
Hailey Bieber shared a touching tribute to her grandmother Carol Baldwin after she passed away at 92 on Thursday. The 25-year-old model posted a lovely black and white image of Carol in her youth, in which she was seen turning her head and gazing to the side. ‘Yesterday at 5:52 pm my beautiful Grandma Carol … Read more
The stock market closed sharply higher Friday, extending the rally to a third day, to start the three-day weekend on encouraging inflation data. Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL) and Boeing (BA) were among the blue chip winners. X The S&P gained 2.5%. The Nasdaq composite jumped 3.3% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 1.8% higher. … Read more
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) – Moscow-backed separatists pounded eastern Ukraine’s industrial Donbas region Friday, claiming the capture of a railway hub as concerns grew that besieged cities in the region would undergo the same horrors experienced by the people of Mariupol in the weeks leading up to the port’s capture. Ukrainian officials renewed their appeals for … Read more
