Texas climbs to No. 2, Ohio State drops to No. 7 and the reputation of the ACC takes a big hit in this week’s USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-134 after some wild results on rivalry weekend. The Longhorns’ 17-7 win against Texas A&M moves them ahead of No. 3 Notre Dame. Penn State, Georgia and SMU round out the ...
Stock futures are trading slightly lower Monday morning as investors gear up for the final month of 2024. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.18%, alongside declines in Dow Jones Industrial Average futures and Nasdaq 100 futures, which dropped 0.13% and 0.17%, respectively. The market’s focus is shifting to upcoming economic data, particularly reports on manufacturing and construction spending, ahead of this ...
As the end of 2024 nears, investors may want to consider how they can use tax-loss selling to their benefit. Buying stocks low and selling them high is ideal, but sometimes investments go sour. In such cases, all hope is not lost — at the end of the year, investors can sell investments that provided losses instead of capital gains. ...
A Delaware Court judge has once again rejected Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package. The decision, issued by Judge Kathaleen McCormick, strikes down the compensation agreement despite shareholders’ attempt to “re-ratify” the deal. McCormick’s ruling follows a previous judgment in January, where the pay package was invalidated. The judge’s decision adds another layer to the ongoing legal battle, with Tesla ...
For the first time since a ceasefire went into effect last week, Hezbollah has fired two projectiles toward Israeli-occupied territory, responding to repeated Israeli strikes since the agreement. Israel has carried out daily strikes in Lebanon since Thursday, the day after a ceasefire went into effect. One person was killed in a strike in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese ...
In this exclusive video, Julius analyzes the completed monthly charts for November and assesses the long-term trends for all sectors. What we can expect for the coming month of December based on seasonality? With the technology sector under pressure, an interesting opportunity appears to be arising in Financials. This video was originally published on December 2, 2024. Click anywhere on ...
President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, late Sunday evening, sparing him from being sentenced in a pair of separate court cases in which he was found guilty of illegally purchasing a gun and failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes — convictions the president claimed were politically motivated and a ‘miscarriage of justice.’ A review of Hunter Biden’s yearslong legal ...
Intel’s CEO is stepping down as the stalwart American chipmaker has struggled to keep pace with the artificial intelligence revolution. The company announced that Pat Gelsinger, who’d led Intel since 2021 and logged more than 30 years in various positions with the chipmaker, had retired from the company effective Sunday. “While we have made significant progress in regaining manufacturing competitiveness ...
Ryan Walters was fired Sunday as head coach after a 1-11 season, a source confirmed to IndyStar. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was first to report. The Boilermakers were 5-19 in his two years as coach, with only three victories over Big Ten opponents. More than the losses, the nature of the losing pushed Walters out early. The season ended with a ...
The dynamic world of crypto closes yet another week, primarily with attention-nabbing developments unfolding across the broader sector. Ripple’s XRP sustained a price rally, nearing $2 against the backdrop of legal maneuvers in favor of the American blockchain payments company. Simultaneously, Shiba Inu (SHIB) saw bullish dynamics fueling market optimism surrounding the meme coin. On the other hand, Bitcoin (BTC) ...
Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach agreement, with more than 100 nations wanting to cap production while a handful of oil-producers were prepared only to target plastic waste. The fifth UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting intended to yield a legally binding global treaty in Busan, South Korea, was meant to be the ...
President-elect Trump tapped longtime ally and crusader against the ‘deep state,’ Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel to lead the FBI, where he will work to snuff out America’s ‘crime epidemic,’ bust up migrant gangs, and stymie drug and human trafficking, the upcoming president declared in his announcement. ‘Kash did an incredible job during my First Term, where he served as Chief of Staff ...