Nvidia (NVDA) has more than doubled so far this year after leading the S&P 500 index in 2023. But it’s not the benchmark index’s top performer as of mid-2024. Super Micro Computer (SMCI) gets that honor, nearly tripling as of the end of June. Vistra Corp. (VST) and Constellation Energy (CEG) are also big winners, […]
Living up to his reputation as a skilled negotiator, South Africa’s President Cyril Rampahosa appears to have outmanoeuvred his main coalition partner – the Democratic Alliance (DA) – in talks over the formation of a new government, while also taking steps to neutralise radical opposition parties demanding the nationalisation of white-owned land. Mr Ramaphosa announced […]
Large Chinese firms have accelerated their pace of adopting artificial intelligence (AI) this year, with the number of related contracts surging in the first half, government data show. The number of tender contracts for services involving the use of large language models (LLMs) that found successful bidders more than doubled between the first and second […]
Welcome to the governor’s race edition of our Under the Dome politics newsletter. I’m Dawn Vaughan, The News & Observer’s state Capitol bureau chief. The general election is Nov. 5, when North Carolina voters decide if they want Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein or Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to be the state’s next governor. […]
Tuesday, a Fantasy 5 jackpot ticket was sold in Miami-Dade for the fourth consecutive day. Actually, purchasers at two Miami-Dade locations got lucky with tickets each worth $56,884. Tickets with the evening draw winning numbers of 4, 5, 22, 25 and 34 were sold at a Sunshine-owned Exxon at 27975 S. Dixie Hwy., and via […]
“Moving into this year, it has been made evident by many political leaders that they don’t care about our opinions, and often don’t care about our rights as U.S. citizens,” wrote Dar’Nell Price, Oak Ridge High School student and this year’s winner of the NAACP Black History Essay Contest. He added: “Elections give power, the […]
Miami-Dade completed a Florida Lottery natural hat trick Monday, the third consecutive day a winning Fantasy 5 jackpot ticket was sold in the county. Monday’s winner was a Quick Pick ticket for the midday draw with numbers, 4, 8, 10, 13 and 21, sold at Miami’s Brown Food Supermarket, 712 NW Fifth Ave. The ticket, […]
Autodesk (ADSK), Broadcom (AVGO), Tesla (TSLA) Super Micro Computer (SMCI) and Steel Dynamics (STLD) were the top S&P 500 index gainers on the stock market today. First Solar (FSLR), Align Technology (ALGN), Vistra Energy (VST), Match Group (MTCH) and Enphase Energy (ENPH) were the S&P 500’s biggest losers on Monday. X S&P 500 Winners Autodesk stock […]
Three young women won talent and red carpet divisions on the second of two preliminary nights of competition for the Miss Louisiana crown. Miss Belle of the D’Arbonne, Anna-Katherine Thompson, won the talent portion. The award comes with a $1,000 scholarship. Miss Ouachita Parish, Leah Thompson, was the Alpha talent winner with her [..]. She […]
Four young women won talent and health and fitness divisions on the first of two preliminary nights of competition for the Miss Louisiana crown. Miss Southeastern Louisiana University, Shelby Bordelon, won the talent portion preliminary. The award comes with a $1,000 scholarship. Bordelon was also the Alpha talent winner. She received a $250 scholarship. Miss […]
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A mid-Michigan couple and a lawyer from the west side of the state were announced Tuesday as winners of an $842.4 million Powerball lottery jackpot from a ticket purchased on New Year’s Day. The Breakfast Club lottery club opted for a cash lump sum of $305 million after taxes, […]
Mark Cuban’s Advice For Lotto Winners: Cash Or Annuity? The Mega Millions jackpot hit $1.1 billion in March 2024, becoming the fifth-largest jackpot ever. The last two billion-dollar jackpots were in 2023; there was one each in 2022, 2021, and 2018. More frequent billion-dollar winnings raise the question: Which payout option is better? Cash or […]