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2 hours agoEuropean stocks start higherEuropean stocks rose cautiously early on Thursday, with sector trade mixed, with the Stoxx 600 index up 0.26% as of 9:20 a.m. in London.The major stock exchanges rose, with France’s CAC40 and Britain’s FTSE100 both up 0.5%, and Germany’s DAX up 0.1%.9 hours agoAsian airline stocks rise as oil prices fall more than 3% Asian airline stocks soared as oil prices fell more than 3% as U.S. inventories rose more than expected.South Korean airline Asiana Airlines led Asian carriers, rising nearly 4%, while peer Korean Air posted a 3.23% gain.Australia’s flag carrier Qantas rose about…
Let’s talk about why President Biden is spending three days in Pennsylvania this week — a significant amount of time by campaign standards. By now you know that a handful of battleground states will be critical to winning the White House in November. The Keystone State is most important to Biden.It’s not just that Pennsylvania has the most electoral votes of any battleground state, with 19. And it’s not just part of the Blue Wall. The Blue Wall is a series of industrial states that supported Democratic presidential victories for years until Donald Trump defeated him in 2016. This battle…
Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images/File On December 23, 2021, 14-year-old Valentina Orellana Peralta was shopping for clothes with her mother when she was struck by a stray bullet fired by a Los Angeles police officer. CNN — A Los Angeles Police Department officer will not face criminal charges in the 2021 fatal shooting of a man suspected of attacking a woman inside a department store, killing a 14-year-old girl, California prosecutors said Wednesday. Announced. Police previously said Valentina Orellana Peralta and her mother were hugging and praying in a dressing room at the Burlington Coat Factory in North Hollywood, Calif.,…
Net revenue: NT$592.64 billion ($18.87 billion) compared to the expected NT$582.94 billionNet income: NT$225.49 billion, forecast NT$213.59 billionTSMC reported that its net revenue was NT$592.64 billion, an increase of 16.5% year-on-year, and its net profit was NT$225.49 billion, an increase of 8.9% year-on-year. The company forecast first-quarter sales of $18 billion to $18.8 billion.TSMC is the world’s largest manufacturer of advanced processors and counts companies such as Nvidia and Apple among its customers.“TSMC is well-positioned to achieve strong performance based on key industry trends. Continued demand for advanced chips, especially those used in AI applications, will continue to grow in…
April 17, 2024, 11:49 PM ETTAMPA, Fla. — Auston Matthews missed his chance to become the ninth player in NHL history to score 70 goals in a season as the Toronto Maple Leafs lost 6-4 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in regular game Wednesday night. did. The final episode of the season.Matthews had all seven of his shots in the first period denied by 29-year-old rookie goaltender Matt Tompkins, but he hit a shot off the post midway through the second period. Tomkins made 34 saves in his sixth NHL start, including 12 saves for Matthews.Matthews’ 12 shots on goal…
April 17, 2024Updated 3 hours agoimage source, Getty ImagesUS President Joe Biden has called for tariffs on some steel and aluminum from China to be tripled.This is the latest protectionist policy adopted by Biden, who is seeking re-election against President Donald Trump, known for his tough trade stance on China.The White House said the proposal is aimed at protecting American jobs from “unfair” competition. China has previously denied allegations that it dumps steel and aluminum overseas.Dumping is the selling of excess product at a much lower price in another country, often destroying the domestic industry’s own market for that product.The…
NEW YORK (AP) — A National Public Radio editor who wrote an essay criticizing his employer for promoting liberal views resigned Wednesday, attacking NPR’s new CEO in the process.Uli Berliner, senior editor of NPR’s Business Desk, posted his resignation on X (formerly Twitter) the day after it was revealed that: he was suspended Five days in jail for violating company rules regarding unauthorized outdoor work.”I cannot work in a newsroom where a divisive new CEO is scorned by a new CEO who confirms the very problem,” Berliner said in his resignation letter.Katherine Maher, a former tech executive who was named…
1 hour agoTo play this content, please enable JavaScript or try a different browservideo caption, Video: Columbia University President Responds to Anti-SemitismColumbia University’s president denounced anti-Semitism while defending his response to war protests in Gaza at a Congressional hearing.When asked if calls for the genocide of Jews were against university policy, Dr. Nemat Shafik said that absolutely it was. It seemed like she made it through the grill unscathed.In similar hearings last year, two other Ivy League university presidents were criticized for their responses to anti-Semitism on their campuses. Both later resigned.”Columbia is committed to being a community free of…
The layoffs disclosed in Buffalo represent a 14% reduction in headcount.Tesla took over the Buffalo factory after completing its $2.6 billion acquisition of solar installation company SolarCity in 2017.Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity was widely criticized as a rescue plan for an ailing solar power business with deep ties to Tesla’s CEO and board of directors. Musk funded SolarCity and co-founded it with his cousins Lyndon Leib and Peter Leib, of which he served as chairman. Another of Mr. Musk’s companies, SpaceX, had bought SolarCity’s bonds and would have lost its investment had the company gone bankrupt.Empire State taxpayers spent about…
4) Where will JJ McCarthy land? The buzz surrounding McCarthy has propelled one of the biggest and most compelling storylines of the pre-draft cycle, with the Michigan quarterback developing to be named as the top passer, or close to it, in the entire class. . Jeremiah believes the hype is real, at least in terms of team interest, as that interest has increased significantly since the NFL Scouting Combine and Michigan’s pro day. After all, Jeremiah doesn’t think McCarthy will last long next Thursday. “I would be shocked if you told me J.J. McCarthy was more than the 12th pick,”…