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Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. Riding highThe S&P 500 is riding a four-day rally on the back of trade de-escalation and positive inflation reports, up 4.5% this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite are also higher on the week, up 2.6% and more than 6%, respectively. Callie Cox of Ritholtz Wealth Management called the recent gains a “sigh of relief in response to the U.S. bringing down tariff rates on China.” She added questions remain about how tariffs will impact the economy, “but at the moment, it…
In the latest episode of the TV game show, “The White House on Uber: How to pre-purchase a US President”, it appeared, fleetingly, as if the host was reading from the right script. US President Donald Trump said in Saudi Arabia that liberal interventionism was a disaster. That’s true. He said you can’t break and remake nations. Post-Soviet Russia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Yemen are each testimony to that. He stopped bombing Yemen and reversed decades of sanctions on Syria, blocking in the process two of Israel’s key routes to regional dominance: dividing Syria and starting a war with Iran. I…
Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Jorgensen testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on U.S. prices for the weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2024. Piroschka Van De Wouw | ReutersNovo Nordisk said Friday that CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen is stepping down as the Wegovy maker seeks to revive its ailing fortunes amid increasing competition.The Danish pharmaceutical giant said Jørgensen, who was at the helm for eight years, would remain in his post “for a period to support a smooth transition to new leadership.” It added that the search for…
Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensMay 16, 2025, 07:10 AM ETLamine Yamal said winning more is all he has on his mind after helping Barcelona seal the LaLiga title on Thursday to complete a domestic treble.Yamal, 17, scored the opening the goal, a superb left-footed strike from outside the box, as Barça beat city rivals Espanyol 2-0 to move seven points clear of Real Madrid with just two games to play.Barça had already won the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Supercopa this season, beating Madrid in both finals, with the league making it three trophies in coach Hansi Flick’s first year at…
Trump has agreed to a deal with the United Arab Emirates to build a massive datacenter complex focused on artificial intelligence. It’s one of several AI deals announced during the president’s Middle East trip. Set to eventually be powered by five gigawatts of energy and span 10 square miles, the facility will use nuclear, solar and gas power to minimize emissions, according to the Commerce Department. It will be operated in partnership with U.S. companies. It will also offer the Gulf nation better access to advanced chips, and while the announcement did not name any U.S. companies, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was…
Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — US President Donald Trump just finished a lavish tour of Gulf Arab states, where every one of the three energy-rich nations he visited had a long wish list from the American leader. While those nations reaped some big rewards from the trip, they fell short of others. Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates all “wanted to showcase they were open for business, which they were able to do, and they wanted to get the US on side,” Dina Esfandiary, Middle East lead for Bloomberg Economics, told CNN. “They wanted to show that they…
People in entertainment Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Prescription drugs Drugs in society See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Friday could be the final day on the stand for star witness Cassie Ventura, whose imminent childbirth has become a significant storyline in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. After two days of the prosecution’s questioning, Cassie Ventura faced a tougher interrogation Thursday under cross-examination from Combs’ legal team. Ventura testified for about five and a half hours Thursday and answered questions about her sexts with Combs, whether anyone else knew about their drug-fueled sex parties known as “Freak Offs” and Combs’…
It was February 15, 2024 and there was a feeling of sadness, discontent and chaos at Crystal Palace’s training ground.Roy Hodgson appeared on the brink of losing his job. Results had nosedived and the fans were furious. Their club were lacking direction on the pitch and seemingly had none off it. Oliver Glasner was being lined up to stop the season meandering towards a relegation scrap. Somewhat surprisingly, Hodgson was still set to hold a pre-match press conference ahead of their next game against fellow strugglers Everton.Yet as assembled journalists gathered outside the club’s Beckenham training base, something else was…
Bill ConnellyCloseBill ConnellyESPN Staff WriterBill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019.Ryan O’HanlonCloseRyan O’HanlonESPN.com writerRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”May 16, 2025, 06:00 AM ETIn August, it felt optimistic to rank Nottingham Forest even 14th in the Premier League. In September, we thought that either Brighton or Tottenham Hotspur were among the five best teams in England. In November, we still thought Spurs were top-five contenders and, even more damning, we thought…
Crystal Palace are not only into the FA Cup final but they are among the Premier League’s most tactically interesting teams. Manchester United are trying to make the 3-4-3 work but they could do worse than take Oliver Glasner’s team as the template.The praise was not so forthcoming at the end of November when Palace were enduring their worst ever start to a Premier League season. At that stage, they were only one place off bottom having picked up fewer points than both Leicester and Ipswich. Jean-Philippe Mateta’s Olympic commitments may have been a factor – he scored in only…