Wall Street is “very convinced” that former President Donald Trump is going to win the 2024 presidential election, according to a billionaire investor who formerly managed money for George Soros. Stan Druckenmiller — who ditched his job making money for left-leaning tycoon Soros to start his own investment firm, Duquesne Capital — said the last … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Just weeks before the U.S. presidential election, TikTok approved advertisements that contained election disinformation even though it has a ban on political ads, according to a report published Thursday by the nonprofit Global Witness. The technology and environmental watchdog group submitted ads that it designed to test how well systems at social … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Sabrina Ionescu didn’t initially remember the details of the biggest shot of her career. She wasn’t sure how far she pulled up from or with which hand she was dribbling. But rest assured, everyone who watched the New York Liberty star’s game-winning 3-pointer with a second remaining in Game 3 of the WNBA … Read more
Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images Two young men accused of committing one of the largest person-to-person crypto thefts in U.S. history went on a brazen spending spree that included buying exotic cars, a $2 million wristwatch, renting mansions and running up nightclub tabs of hundreds of thousands of dollars apiece, new court records … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email The Exchange Bill Stone, The Glenview Trust Company CIO, joins CNBC’s ‘The Exchange’ to discuss trading AI stocks, Q3 earnings winners and losers, and more. 03:08 an hour ago Source link
Standing desk devotees may want to sit down for this news. A new study finds that over the long term, standing doesn’t improve cardiovascular health compared to sitting and could actually increase the risk of circulatory issues, such as varicose veins and blood clots in the deep veins. “The key takeaway is that standing for … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Orionids — one of two annual meteor showers from Halley’s comet — peak early Monday. A bright waning moon may make them difficult to spot. The Orionid meteor shower can be unpredictable. It shines like a fireworks display in some years, but is fairly slow in other years. This highly variable shower … Read more
In this photo illustration, ZYN nicotine cases and pouches are seen on a table on January 29, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Tobacco product use among middle and high school students has dropped to a 25-year low, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and … Read more
Donald Trump got wind of the ongoing issue surrounding gender identity and women’s volleyball in the Mountain West Conference and declared Wednesday during a town hall on Fox News Channel’s “The Faulkner Focus” that if elected he would ban all transgender women from competing in women’s sports. Four universities have forfeited matches against the Spartans … Read more
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, arrives to pay his last respect to Indian industrialist Ratan Tata at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) ahead of its cremation in Mumbai on October 10, 2024. Punit Paranjpepunit Paranjpe | AFP | Getty Images Having just lost a battle with Elon Musk … Read more