The Magnificent Seven stocks — Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA) and Tesla (TSLA) are closing out a huge year, all easily beating the S&P 500 index.
Michael Akard of Modesto and his son, Elisha, will march with 54 other bagpipers in the Rose Parade. The 135th annual event will take place on New Year’s Day in Pasadena and be televised live nationwide. The Akards were chosen for an entry called Pipes on Parade, which also will have Celtic drummers and dancers […]
At least eight people were injured when a massive, unexpected wave crashed over a sea wall and through a crowd of people at Ventura Beach, California, on December 28, according to local authorities. The incident happened as huge swells were wreaking havoc along California’s coastline, prompting widespread warnings of dangerous surf, life-threatening rip currents, and […]
Every week, we spend hours combing the internet for the very best products at the lowest prices to share with you, from the biggest brand names to the most viral items out there. But there’s only one thing that makes a deal on a product even better: it solves a problem. You probably already know […]
A hospital received a Christmas morning surprise in the form of a wayward beaver, Tennessee police said. The “huge” beaver was found hiding under a piano at the St. Francis Hospital lounge when officers found it, the Bartlett Police Department said in a news release. The animal was “probably looking to nom nom a Christmas […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Financial markets are headed for a “huge crash,” the bearish hedge fund manager Mark Spitznagel says. He told Intelligencer he thought the US was in the biggest credit bubble in history. Bursting that bubble could “burn down the whole forest,” he said. One of Wall Street’s most pessimistic hedge fund managers is […]
Huge crowds have taken part in the annual Christmas Day swim at the Forty Foot bathing spot in Dublin. Roads were thronged on the way towards the well-known promontory in Sandycove as punters pulled on Santa hats to take part in the festive dip. Despite some heavy showers of rain, spirits were high as people […]
It was an exciting game of Jeopardy! on Wednesday, as the current Second Chance Competition carried on with a gutsy bet during a Daily Double, leading to big money won and a dramatic finish. Season 40 has been an interesting one for Jeopardy!, and this latest foray into recycled contestants and questions — a byproduct […]
mobile cell phone transfer bitcoin Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) has been talking about disrupting traditional finance markets for years, but it may finally be turning that potential into reality in the $300 trillion global debt market. A test debt product was produced and matured, showing the blockchain’s capability to provide transparency and fast settlement for investors. […]
Automation graphic 2023 has been a fascinating year for investors. What started with hand-wringing and fear finished with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 indexes near record highs and the Nasdaq Composite not too far behind. There were at least two big reasons for the resurgence. First, a recession that was predicted by […]
Ukraine on Wednesday entered the second day of limited communications after its largest mobile phone and internet provider was hit by a huge cyberattack, Ukrainian officials and the internet provider said Wednesday. The company, Kyivstar, shut down all mobile and internet service Tuesday after experiencing what its CEO said was a Russian cyberattack. The Kyivstar […]
A division of Russian paratroopers suffered extremely heavy losses while attempting to knock out Ukrainian forces near the village of Krynky on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, despite Vladimir Putin‘s claims of the contrary. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 14 October, as reported by European Pravda Quote: “In early […]