By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -Top U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum beat first-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday, as demand for refined products remained at high levels and global fuel supplies tightened due to refinery maintenance activities and disruptions in Russia. The refiner also announced a $5 billion increase to its share repurchase authorization. Heavy refinery maintenance work […]
Marathon Digital (MARA) is showing rising relative strength and has moved more than 50% past a 12.82 entry in a June breakout from in a second-stage consolidation. X Marathon Digital is a digital asset technology company that mines cryptocurrencies. It has a focus on the blockchain ecosystem and the generation of digital assets. One way […]
The 2024 London Marathon saw 44 Guinness World Records broken, including for the fastest marathon dressed in an inflatable costume. Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir may have stolen the headlines by setting a new women’s-only world record on Sunday, but she was not the only record breaker in the race. Amateur runners also set records of their […]
A record number of people are taking part in the London Marathon in what has been billed as its most inclusive year yet. More than 50,000 people are running the 26.2-mile course through the capital on what is a dry and bright day with highs of 12C expected. Runners of all ages aiming to complete […]
EastEnders actors Jamie Borthwick and Emma Barton are running the London Marathon in character as part of a brain tumour storyline. Last year the BBC One soap said goodbye to Lola Pearce-Brown, played by Danielle Harold, in heart-wrenching scenes as she died following her diagnosis with a glioblastoma multiforme. On Sunday, in a clip played […]
April 19 (UPI) — On this date in history: In 1775, the American Revolutionary War began at the Battle of Lexington, Mass. Eight minutemen were killed and 10 injured in an exchange of musket fire with British redcoats. In 1912, Col. Archibald Gracie, survivor on the ill-fated Titanic, told of being sucked under by the […]
A Massachusetts man crossed the finish line of the Boston Marathon in memory of his three children, who were killed last year. Patrick Clancy ran the 26.2 mile race Monday while wearing the names of his children — Cora, Dawson, and Callan — on his bib, and wearing an item that belonged to each child: […]
Beijing half marathon organisers said Monday they were investigating after footage shared widely online appeared to show three African runners deliberately allowing China’s He Jie to win. Video clips of Sunday’s race showed the Kenyans Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat, Dejene Hailu of Ethiopia and home runner He approaching the finish. The three African runners […]
A Black-led running group is suing the organizers of the Boston Marathon as well as the city of Newton, Massachusetts, and the Newton police chief over alleged racial discrimination that took place in a cheer zone at last year’s race. The lawsuit, filed Thursday by the all-women running group TrailblazHers, just days before the 2024 […]
Tiger Woods took two steps backwards at the start of his marathon day as the 88th Masters resumed at Augusta National. Woods was one of 27 players unable to complete their first rounds on Thursday following a lengthy weather delay, the 15-time major winner covering 13 holes in one under par. Play resumed at 0750 […]
Besides owning Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) outright or one of the various spot Bitcoin ETFs, investors can get often magnified exposure to the cryptocurrency’s price moves by holding Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) stock. It’s less than $25 per share and can fit into many investment accounts, though it’s volatile and is typically not appropriate for […]