A Mastercard executive addresses this burning investor question

Some investors worry it’s going to get harder for Mastercard to find more cash to displace. Its CFO sees plenty of runway ahead.

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

Tesla’s blowout earnings still leaves investors with these questions

A closer look at Tesla’s automotive gross margins and other aspects of its business are still big question marks for investors.

Business - MarketWatch - October 26

The last time inflation was projected to get worse, this investment was popular. Why it’s ‘unloved’ now.

A Treasury auction on Thursday pointed to lackluster demand for inflation-protected securities ahead of Trump’s second term.

Business - MarketWatch - 2 hours ago

Review: Ken Burns' absorbing new Leonardo da Vinci doc on PBS sidesteps one important question

For his first non-American subject, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns chose Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 5 days ago

Orioles' top 5 offseason questions: How much will they spend? And how will Baltimore replace Corbin Burnes?

The Orioles also have questions to address in the outfield and at catcher.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

Visa and Mastercard execs grilled by senators on 'duopoly,' high swipe fees

Senate Judiciary Committee members say the 'duopoly' has left retailers with no ability to negotiate high interchange fees.

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The Burning Desire to Wear Burgundy

As the color has permeated popular culture, interest in wearing it has ballooned.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 8

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Northeast Is Burning

We are being reminded the hard way that we share this world. Smoke knows no boundaries, and neither does fire.

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Ballot boxes burned in Oregon, Washington

Authorities are investigating after two ballot drop boxes were burned in Oregon and Washington on Monday, just more than a week out from Election Day. Officers determined an incendiary device was ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Assad is sitting tight as Syria burns

The president sees an opportunity in the great regional rebalancing currently under way

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Harris addresses Biden's 'garbage' comments

Vice President Harris on Wednesday distanced herself from President Biden’s comments a day earlier in which he appeared to refer to former President Trump’s supporters as “garbage.” "First of all, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Addressing America’s unfinished business in Afghanistan

Rescuing our Afghan partners will fulfill our sacred promise, taking seriously the terrorist threats from Afghanistan will keep us safe, and closing Guantanamo will end a shameful chapter.

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Iran executes German-Iranian dissident

The German-Iranian had denied leading a group that bombed a mosque in 2008, killing 14 people.

For Investors, What if This Time Is Different?

Disregarding politics has worked brilliantly in the United States for a century. But market history offers comfort only up to a point, our columnist says.

Business - The New York Times - October 27

How are investors preparing for the Budget?

Executives are seeking to minimise their exposure ahead of what could be the biggest tax-raising statement for a generation

Business - Financial Times - October 29

UK Budget as it happened: Rachel Reeves raises tax, spending and borrowing

Taxes rise as chancellor delivers the first Labour budget since 2010

Business - Financial Times - October 30

The many questions of war

Safety is a relative term when conflict is in your community

World - Financial Times - November 1

Bodycam captures rescue of woman in basement of burning house

First responders worked frantically to save the woman who was in a basement filling with smoke.

Ken Burns on the "incredibly modern" Leonardo da Vinci

In this web extra, filmmaker Ken Burns discusses the subject of his new documentary series for PBS, "Leonardo da Vinci," and how his curiosity and observational genius allowed the 15th century ...

Portrait of a genius: Ken Burns on Leonardo da Vinci

The acclaimed filmmaker behind the PBS documentary on the 15th century Italian artist and intellectual calls Leonardo da Vinci "one of the most incredibly interesting human beings who has ever ...

Ken Burns on the genius of Leonardo da Vinci

Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns, renowned for his documentaries on such topics as the Civil War, baseball, jazz and the Statue of Liberty, has now focused on 15th century Italian artist and ...

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