The Nasdaq-Composite rose on Thursday after two consecutive days of losses as investors bought up battered technology stocks ahead of Friday’s key jobs report. The technology-heavy benchmark rose 1%. S&P500 increased by 0.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hovered near the zero line. Popular megacap and chip stocks led the move higher, with Nvidia […]
EXPLANATION A 14-year-old boy is said to have opened fire at Apalachee High School in the US state of Georgia, killing two students and two teachers. A 14-year-old boy reportedly opened fire at a Georgia high school on Wednesday, killing two students and two teachers and injuring nine others. This incident is the first mass […]
Jessica Pegula ousted number one seed Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals to continue her compatriots’ winning streak at the US Open, while world number one in men’s tennis Jannik Sinner defeated Daniil Medvedev to secure his place in the semifinals. Pegula benefited from a flawed performance by Swiatek to advance to her first Grand Slam […]
NEW YORK (AP) — They have millions of followers online. They have been important players in right-wing political discourse since Donald Trump was president. And they unwittingly worked for a company that a facade for a Russian influence operationsay US prosecutors. An indictment filed Wednesday alleges that a media company linked to six conservative influencers […]
Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz secured an all-American semifinal at the US Open, while fellow countrywoman Emma Navarro reached the women’s semifinals, boosting home hopes of winning the title. Tiafoe, seeded 20th, advanced when 9th seed Grigor Dimitrov sustained an injury in the third set of his quarterfinal and retired in the fourth set at […]
The US Department of Justice has filed charges against a former top adviser to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, accusing him of conducting illegal “political activities” on behalf of the Chinese government. The employee in question, 41-year-old Linda Sun, was appointed Hochul’s deputy chief of staff in 2021 and previously worked under Hochul’s predecessor, Governor […]
A former senior adviser to New York Governor Kathy Hochul was charged on Tuesday with acting as a secret agent of the Chinese government. Linda Sun, Hochul’s former deputy chief of staff, faces charges of failing to register as a foreign agent, visa fraud, human smuggling and conspiracy to commit money laundering, federal prosecutors said […]
Traders work on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, USA, August 30, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed on Tuesday evening after major averages fell at the start of September. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell by 5 points or 0.01%. S&P […]
Coco Gauff ended up on the scrap heap of the US Open alongside Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz after the defending champion was eliminated after a series of errors against Emma Navarro. While Gauff was eliminated on Sunday, the USA’s hopes were revived when Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz reached the men’s quarterfinals, raising hopes […]
Technical analysis of the US dollar against the Japanese yen The US dollar did recover somewhat during Monday’s early morning session, but it’s probably worth noting that the United States itself and Canada both celebrate Labor Day during the trading session, so this would have been more of a mid-day session. However, short-term declines should […]
