The Fed Decisions Lone Dissenter Worries the Bigger Rate Cut Sends A Premature Victory Message to Markets

Australia race to victory and series win over India

Australia race to victory on day three of the Fifth Test in Sydney with Scott Boland taking 6-45 to help regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

BBC News - Jan. 5

Australia beat India to claim series victory

Watch highlights as Australia beat India by six wickets in Sydney and win the five-match Test series 3-1.

BBC News - Jan. 5

ECB has been too slow to cut rates, Eurozone economists warn

Almost half of analysts polled by the FT accuse rate-setters of being ‘behind the curve’

Financial Times - Jan. 5

Embiid powers 76ers to a 123-94 victory over the short-handed Nets

Joel Embiid had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets 123-94 on Saturday night

ABC News - Jan. 4

Biden Awards 18 Medals of Freedom, and Delivers One Unmistakable Message

With a recipient list stocked with old-guard icons and political backers, the president signaled support for the establishment his successor wants to tear down.

The New York Times - Jan. 4

Saturday Sessions: Franz Ferdinand performs "Bar Lonely"

The band Franz Ferdinand formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2002, then released their self-titled debut album two years later. Their fame skyrocketed, and in the past 20 years, they've released five ...

CBS News - Jan. 4

Biden plans to send $8bn arms shipment to Israel

The weapons consignment, which needs approval from House and Senate committees, includes air-to-air missiles.

BBC News - Jan. 4

Why Notre Dame’s Sugar Bowl Victory Was a Long Time Coming

There’s no doubt the Irish are meeting the goals of head coach Marcus Freeman, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - Jan. 4

Mortgage rates inch up to start the year at a near six-month high. Will the housing market become more affordable in 2025?

The 30-year mortgage rate averaged at 6.91%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.

MarketWatch - Jan. 4

Surgeon general's warning sends alcohol stocks sliding

Spirit companies saw stock prices plummet Friday after the U.S. surgeon general recommended cancer warning labels, similar to those found on tobacco products, be added to alcohol. Boston Beer ...

The Hill - Jan. 4

German leader is more worried about Musk's backing of a far-right party than his insults

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he's staying “cool” against critical personal comments made by Elon Musk but finds it worrying that Musk makes the effort to get involved in Germany's general ...

ABC News - Jan. 4

Feds find bomb-making material in home of New Orleans attacker

New Orleans is ramping up security in the aftermath of the New Year's Day terror attack that killed 14 people and wounded dozens more. The city is set to host the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras ...

CBS News - Jan. 3

'Like a cat toying with a mouse' - but Littler's victory was far from inevitable

Why Luke Littler's historic world title win at Ally Pally felt 'inevitable', even if it wasn't.

BBC News - Jan. 4

Mike Johnson secures US House speakership after facing internal dissent

Three Republicans voted for someone else, but two later changed their votes while all Democrats backed Jeffries. After initially facing internal dissent, the Trump-endorsed Republican Mike ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3

Neil Young reverses decision on canceled Glastonbury performance

The 79-year-old rock legend said he'll perform at this year's Glastonbury festival after announcing earlier that he'd pulled out.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 3

$Ex-hospital worker arrested after 3 premature babies suffer fractures at Virginia ICU$

Ex-hospital worker arrested after 3 premature babies suffer fractures at Virginia ICU

A former hospital worker was arrested in connection with a late 2024 incident that left three babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Virginia's Henrico Doctors’ Hospital with "unexplainable ...

NBC News - Jan. 3

Here are the reasons not to worry too much about short-seller report on Carvana, according to these analysts

J.P. Morgan says its own deep dives on Carvana have not uncovered “any red flags.”

MarketWatch - Jan. 3

JetBlue fined $2 million by feds for "chronic flight delays"

JetBlue is the first carrier to be penalized by the Department of Transportation for unrealistic scheduling practice.

CBS News - Jan. 3

GOP trust in election accuracy rises after Trump's victory: Survey

A growing number of Republicans say they’re confident that the votes in the 2024 presidential election were counted accurately in the wake of President-elect Trump's victory in November, according ...

The Hill - Jan. 3

Why this analyst isn’t worried about Tesla’s deliveries miss

Tesla has “a generational set of growth opportunities ahead,” according to Canaccord Genuity.

MarketWatch - Jan. 3

It's Christmas for the elephants as unsold trees are fed to the animals at Berlin Zoo

For the elephants and others at the Berlin Zoo, it’s finally time to unwrap their Christmas presents

ABC News - Jan. 3

Justin Baldoni lawyer: Will release text messages for 'world to see'

In a TODAY exclusive, Justin Baldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, addressed the ongoing legal dispute involving the “It Ends With Us” stars, following Baldoni's lawsuit against The New York Times. ...

NBC News - Jan. 3

Help! Ryanair Won’t Send Flight Compensation to a U.S. Bank Account

After being grounded for 12 hours in Berlin, a mother and daughter were owed both compensation and a rebooked flight. All they got were nonsensical responses from customer service.

The New York Times - Jan. 3

Chinese stock market slump deepens with bond yields hitting record lows as PBOC reportedly signals rate cuts

Economic data on tap appeared thin on Friday, while investors in Asia continue to assess China's monetary easing policy, political chaos in South Korea.

CNBC - Jan. 3

This play's abortion scene made grown men faint – and I’m thrilled it’s about to get a bigger audience | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Annie Ernaux’s The Years is transferring to the West End. It’s about time the arts confront the way women’s bodies work. Following a sold-out run at the Almeida theatre, this month The Years – a ...