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Tottenham Hotspur aim to extend their perfect start to UEFA Europa League play on Thursday when they travel to Galatasaray in one of Matchday 4’s most high-profile matchups. Ange Postecoglou’s side are one of three teams with a perfect nine out of nine points so far, putting them in second place in the table. Galatasaray, though, are not far off …

Sony’s PlayStation 5. Thiago Prudencio | Lightrocket | Getty Images Sony raised sales guidance for the full year Thursday and posted operating profit that smashed analyst expectations after a strong quarter for its gaming business. Here’s how the company did in the September quarter, versus LSEG consensus estimates: Revenue: 2.97 trillion Japanese yen ($19.4 billion), versus 3.03 trillion yen expected. …

Chelsea take on FC Noah in the UEFA Conference League at Stamford Bridge on Thursday with Enzo Maresca’s hosts boasting two wins from two games so far. It is a huge clash for the Armenian visitors and arguably the biggest encounter in their fledgling history. For the Blues, Noah will be the lowest-ranked side that they will face in this …

Russell Hardy, chief executive officer of Vitol Services Ltd. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Vitol is eyeing the metals market with global petroleum demand expected to peak in a decade, signaled Russell Hardy, CEO of Vitol, the world’s largest independent energy trader. “The petroleum, the oil business, we still think it will reach a peak at some …

UEFA Europa League action continues as Galatasaray host Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday on Paramount+. The Turkish giants sit atop the Super Lig table with a 9-1-0 record, and they have impressed in UEL play with two wins and one draw through Matchday 3. Spurs are seventh in the Premier League standings after dropping two of their last four domestic matches …

Pictured here is a construction site of property developer Hongkong Land, in Shanghai on Nov. 4, 2024. Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING – China is widely expected to unveil more stimulus on Friday after its parliament ends a five-day meeting. Authorities here have ramped up stimulus announcements since late September, fueling a stock rally. President Xi …

Getty Images Stanford booked a spot in the quarterfinals of the ACC Men’s Soccer Championship in style with Dylan Hooper’s impressive strike from distance sending them through with just seconds left on the clock. Hooper was making his way towards the halfway line and kicked the ball forward, a move that looked more like a long ball for the attackers …

A Samsung Electronics Co. 12-layer HBM3E, top, and other DDR modules arranged in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, April 4, 2024.  SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Samsung Electronics was once the dominant player in a type of semiconductor known as memory, putting it in a great position to capitalize on the boom of artificial intelligence. But the South …

A few weeks before Vlatko Andonovski was unveiled as the new Kansas City Current head coach and sporting director in Oct. 2023, he was already on a business trip. Andonovski was in South Africa for the COSAFA Women’s Championship, an annual competition held for 14 national teams in the southern section of the continent. Malawi made history by winning their …

Block reported third-quarter revenue on Thursday that trailed Wall Street expectations. The stock initially sold off after hours but erased most of its losses as investors focused more on profitability metrics. Here is how the company did, compared to analysts’ consensus estimates from LSEG. Earnings per share: 88 cents adjusted vs. 87 cents expected Revenue: $5.98 billion vs. $6.24 billion …