Friday, June 29: President Trump speaks at Foxconn plant groundbreaking in Wisconsin; Amazon buys PillPack and announces delivery network, wiping billions in market cap from competitors, California passes the nation’s strictest consumer privacy law. Yahoo Finance’s Dan Roberts drives you into the weekend.
Katie Couric told Bill Maher she regards a 1991 conversation with her "Today" co-host Bryant Grumbel about going on maternity leave as "sexist."
Mayor Brandon Scott says city will ‘aggressively address the catastrophic impact’ of the incident
Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Getty ImagesGrand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, the small European nation’s head of state, says he plans to abdicate the country’s throne—but won’t say when.The Grand Duke said it was “obvious” that he “intends to retire at some point” in a Tuesday interview with French publication La Libre, saying that he made the decision in consultation with his family, including his eldest son and heir apparent, the Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume.“All this is planned in family consultatio
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government announced Tuesday it is imposing higher taxes on the wealthiest Canadians as part of the federal budget. The taxable portion of capital gains above $250,000 Canadian (US$181,000) would rise from half to two-thirds, which the federal government will only affect 0.1% of Canadians and raise nearly $20 billion Canadian (US$14.5 billion) in revenue over five years. Freeland presented the federal budget, which pledges $53 billion Canadian (US$38 billion) in new spending that she says is focused on economic justice for younger generations.
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesDonald Trump sure looked lonely on Tuesday as he sat stone-faced and sleepy in a Manhattan courtroom for the second day of jury selection in his hush-money criminal trial. Gone were Trump’s usual milieu of MAGA-manic supporters, replaced by a dour Supreme Court judge and a single protester who showed up outside the courthouse to defend the former president.The trial partly centers on claims that Trump paid a former porn actress to
Fed chief Jerome Powell cited "a lack of further progress" on inflation, but stocks rose, including AI leaders Nvidia and Super Micro. ASML earnings loom.
The then-businessman ran newspaper adverts in 1989 after five teenagers were all wrongfully convicted of the rape and beating of a jogger in Central Park
Belmont, CA, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU), the third oldest college in California, will celebrate its 172nd Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4, 2024, conferring degrees and credentials on 80 graduates. This year’s keynote speaker is Sister Joan (Rosemary) Burke. Sr. Joan joined the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1962. After graduation from College of Notre Dame (now Notre Dame de Namur University) she taught high school in Alameda and Belmont,
Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez is out of the starting lineup for the second straight game because of a groin injury. Manager Matt Quatraro said Perez is available off the bench for Tuesday night's game at the Chicago White Sox. “He came in early, got worked on ... did his hitting and running,” Quatraro said.
An Indiana deputy has died after coming into contact with power lines, according to the sheriff's office he worked for
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 16, 2024--Silvaco Group, Inc. ("Silvaco"), a provider of TCAD, EDA software, and SIP solutions that enable semiconductor design and AI through software and innovation, today announced an enhanced partnership with Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) ("Micron"), which includes:
“Losing the ability to recline can be a blessing in disguise,” aviation and travel expert William McGee told 'Condé Nast Traveler'
Warner Bros/DC Studio’s Superman has cast Pruitt Taylor Vince as Jonathan Kent, the Earth citizen father of Krypton native Superman. Taylor Vince follows in the footsteps of such actors as Kevin Costner who portrayed the character in 2013’s Man of Steel, and Glenn Ford in 1978’s Richard Donner directed Superman. Taylor Vince joins Nicholas Hoult …
Kate Paye spent nearly two decades as Stanford's coach-in-waiting, her high energy and positive spirit shining through on the sidelines right next to Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer. Paye is Stanford through and through — born at Stanford hospital and with her entire immediate family having attended the university.
The bird's 'carers' have one message to the public after Molly was finally reunited with its adopted family.
MELBOURNE, Australia, April 16, 2024--Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: "We have been deeply affected by the loss of four Diavik colleagues and two airline crew members in a plane crash in January. This tragedy has strengthened our resolve to never be complacent about safety.
San Diego Padres first baseman Jake Cronenworth was out of the lineup Tuesday after a leg issue caused him to leave a game a night earlier. Cronenworth was replaced in the ninth inning of the Padres’ 7-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. “We’re still in the process of figuring it out,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said before Tuesday’s game.
DENVER, April 16, 2024--Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) ("Vista" or the "Company") today announced that it has filed the feasibility study update for its Mt Todd gold project ("Mt Todd" or the "Project") located in Northern Territory, Australia in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") disclosure standards on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca (the "NI 43-101 Report"). As previously reported, a feasibility study upda
PEMBROKE, Bermuda, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (“James River” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: JRVR) today announced that Fleming Intermediate Holdings (“Fleming”) has completed its acquisition of JRG Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (“JRG Re”) at the previously agreed upon terms. Frank D’Orazio, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased to have successfully completed our sale of JRG Re to Fleming in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement
Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist’s divorce shouldn’t override what was, for me, the best part of the series.
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