Two of Ligue 1’s top three sides meet on Wednesday with AS Monaco hosting Paris Saint-Germain in the principality for the final Championnat game of 2024. This one has been brought forward by two weeks so that the pair can meet again for the Trophee des Champions in Qatar early in 2025. Ahead of this one, PSG are seven points …
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stock sell-off after Fed rate cut is healthy
The stock sell-off on Wall Street was “healthy,” as the Federal Reserve’s cautionary projection on future rate cuts gives investors a “reality check,” according to Jeremy Siegel, professor emeritus of finance at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point at its last meeting of the year, taking its overnight borrowing …
Read More »Marcus Rashford transfer drama hands Ruben Amorim his biggest Manchester United test yet ahead of Carabao Cup
It has not taken long for Ruben Amorim to find himself thrust into the Old Trafford deep end. A pair of losses that lead to all the difficult questions about the makeup of this squad, a big derby victory that simply cannot be a false dawn, and now having to manage around a fading star who has made it readily …
Read More »Bank of Japan holds rates at 0.25%, yen weakens to one month low
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged while sticking to its view that it’s on track to achieve its inflation target, an outlook that points to the possibility of another rate hike in the coming months. Getty Images The Bank of Japan on …
Read More »Trinity Rodman ‘Call Her Daddy’ interview: USWNT star breaks silence on Dennis Rodman, says he’s ‘not a dad’
U.S. women’s national team star Trinity Rodman detailed a fractured relationship with her father, NBA champion Dennis Rodman, who she said was both emotionally distant and created financial difficulties for his children during their youth. The soccer player has been reluctant to talk about her father in public, alluding to a complicated relationship with the retired basketball star. On an …
Read More »Luxury safaris adapt as travelers push for meaningful experiences
Luxury safari-goers were once all about spotting lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and rhinos — albeit while staying in nicer tents and dining on gourmet food. But that’s changing. “Safaris are not just about the ‘Big Five’ anymore,” said Lori Cohen, a writer who covers luxury safaris. “People have got limited time off in their lives, and they really want to …
Read More »Searching for Fractal Beauty in Landscape Photography
There are two impossible questions I like to ask myself as landscape photographer. Although they’ll never have perfect answers, the closer I try to get, the more I see my photos improve. They are: “What makes a good landscape?” and “What makes a good landscape photo?” I’ve already written many articles trying to answer these questions at a broad level …
Read More »Gabriel Jesus reborn with hat trick as Arsenal come from behind to defeat Crystal Palace in Carabao Cup
LONDON — With a little help from Arsenal’s biggest stars, Gabriel Jesus got everything he could possibly have wished for this Christmas. Mikel Arteta too, as the Gunners reached the semifinals of the EFL Cup and were afforded the first hint that their attacking depth chart might not be as barren as had been feared. A brilliant hat trick from …
Read More »China self-driving truck company TuSimple pivots to genAI for games
Workers setting up the TuSimple booth for CES 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 3, 2022. Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images Embattled Chinese autonomous trucking company TuSimple has rebranded to CreateAI, focusing on video games and animation, the company announced Thursday. The news comes as GM folded its Cruise robotaxi business this month, …
Read More »Man United should move on from Marcus Rashford but need to give Alejandro Garnacho a way back into the side
It should’ve been a Manchester derby to celebrate for the Ruben Amorim-led Red Devils, after they defeated Manchester City 2-1 thanks to a pair of late goals. Instead the afterm has led to questions surrounding the future of key players Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho ahead of a Carabao Cup clash with Tottenham on Thursday (you can catch all the …
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