Outlook for October 14-18, 2024

Outlook for October 14-18, 2024

The upcoming earnings season could decide what’s next for stocks. The S & P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are at all-time highs after a strong jobs report last week and some cooler inflation data this week raised investor confidence in equities. Tech stocks outperformed this week, with the sector up more than 2%, … Read more

Rafael Nadal is retiring from tennis right on time

Rafael Nadal is retiring from tennis right on time

For more than 20 years, Rafael Nadal leaned into his reputation for authenticity. Roger Federer was the tennis politician, an artless beacon of neutrality. Novak Djokovic was fated to manage the difficult task of fitting into a sport that the Nadal-Federer rivalry had come to define, by trying on a series of identities. He has … Read more

Trump Media insider trading: Shvartsman sentencing memos

Trump Media insider trading: Shvartsman sentencing memos

Michael Shvartsman walks following a hearing at the Manhattan Federal Court, in New York City, U.S. July 20, 2023.  Amr Alfiky | Reuters Prosecutors are asking a New York federal court judge to sentence two brothers to years in prison for their admitted insider trading in a blank-check company’s securities before it announced a planned … Read more

Awash in oil money, Guyana promises cash, free tuition and other perks ahead of election

Awash in oil money, Guyana promises cash, free tuition and other perks ahead of election

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyanese President Irfaan Ali announced several perks ahead of national elections next year, including free college tuition and a one-time cash payment of nearly $1,000 for every household in the oil-rich South American country. Ali also promised to cut power bills by half and to increase the monthly minimum wage from $350 … Read more