Tag: Fading

With re-election hopes fading, Bob Good cries election fraud

The political career of Rep. Bob Good, the far-right Virginia Republican and chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, appears to be fading after his showing in last week’s primary. And like other MAGA candidates these days, he’s taking out his anger on the election itself. Good faced an uphill battle in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District […]

Fading memory of World War Two raises conflict fears, pope warns

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The horrors of World War Two are being forgotten, thereby raising the risk of a new global conflict, Pope Francis said on Wednesday in comments marking the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings. The allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France was a turning point in World War Two, and Francis said […]

GameStop Stock Sale Revitalizes Fading Meme Rally

GameStop rallied early Tuesday after announcing a massive stock sale on Friday. AMC Entertainment (AMC), Black Berry (BB) and other meme stocks followed GME shares higher. X GameStop (GME) on Friday announced it made $933.4 million by selling 45 million shares of common stock. The sale was part of an at-the-market equity offering program that […]

Chinese Stocks’ Discount Over Hong Kong Peers May Be Fading Fast

(Bloomberg) — The trading discount that Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong offer compared to their mainland peers has fallen sharply, driven by a potential tax waiver and hopes of a market revival on the island. Most Read from Bloomberg The Hang Seng Stock Connect China AH Premium Index, which tracks the price difference between […]

AI hype is fading, according to earnings calls

The hype around artificial intelligence may be normalizing, according to company earnings calls over the past two quarters. According to data compiled by Bloomberg and Apollo chief economist Torsten Sløk, the number of times that the words “AI,” “machine learning,” or “generative AI” were mentioned on earnings calls decreased from 517 instances in Q4 2023 […]

The Death Penalty Was Fading Away — Until the Supreme Court Stepped In

For years, the death penalty in the United States appeared to be on an irreversible decline, perhaps even headed to extinction. Death sentences have fallen by about 90 percent since their mid-1990s peak, when more than 300 were imposed every year. In 1999, there were almost 100 executions nationwide; in 2021, there were 11. That […]