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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Xavierarnau | E+ | Getty Images Saudi Arabia is moving full steam ahead with its focus on domestic investment — and with that, higher requirements for foreigners coming to the kingdom to take capital elsewhere. The kingdom’s $925 billion sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, saw its assets jump 29% to 2.87 trillion Saudi riyals ($765.2 …

Prospective new U.S. men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino picked up a major endorsement from midfielder Yunus Musah on Thursday, who expressed his excitement at the potential hire as the team eyes a statement-making performance at the 2026 World Cup on home soil. Musah became one of the first USMNT players to comment publicly on the possibility of Pochettino’s …

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday officially accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, vowing to unite the country and bring a practical perspective to the presidency if she is elected in November. “I know there are people of various political views watching tonight,” Harris said in her keynote address on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.  “And I want …

Arsenal and Real Sociedad are finalizing an agreement for the permanent transfer of Mikel Merino in a deal worth up to $42.8 million, according to CBS Sports sources. The Spain midfielder is expected to travel to London imminently once the formalities of the club to club agreement have been addressed. Once there he will complete his medical at the Gunners’ …

An Aldi supermarket in Alhambra, California, US, on Thursday, June 27, 2024.  Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Contrary to what many believe, investment research firm BCA Research sees that the economy is on the cusp of a recession, and the predicted upcoming U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts will not be sufficient to steer markets out of it. “Every …

Suppose that Mauricio Pochettino had demurred when U.S. Soccer came knocking, a polite thanks but no thanks at the prospect of leading out the hosts at the 2026 World Cup. What alternative career paths might the next two years hold? In the short term, likely a more extended spell of unemployment, downtime for a coach who endured a gruelling season …

A customer shops at a supermarket in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower on Friday as investors await U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell’s comments at Jackson Hole. In the past, Powell has outlined broad policy initiatives and provided clues about the policy path at Jackson Hole. …

Getty Images It is almost time for the UEFA Champions League draw with the 2024-25 season’s league phase set to be decided on Thursday, Aug. 29. The UCL format has changed so we have broken down everything that you can expect from the new-look European top tier competition. Defending champions Real Madrid have already started the new campaign with continental …

Locked out railway workers demonstrate outside of the CN Rail Brampton yard on August 22, 2024 in Brampton ON, Canada.  Ian Willms | Getty Images Canada’s Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon announced at a press conference on Thursday that he had directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to review his request for binding arbitration and the immediate resumption of rail …

Getty Images International soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo started his own YouTube channel on Wednesday, and nearly instantly he has gained millions of subscribers. Ronaldo’s channel, “UR Cristiano,” features content of himself and his family. “The wait is over. My @YouTube channel is finally here! SIUUUbscribe and join me on this new journey,” Ronaldo posted on Instagram. Ronaldo’s channel was an …