Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) stock is trading higher in early US price action today after Chinese President Xi Jinping met the country’s entrepreneurs including Alibaba’s co-founder Jack Ma at a symposium yesterday. Alibaba shares […]
Rodell Rahmaan has seen enough man-on-the-street interviews on social media to know he wants to do one. He’d love for a stranger with a camera to ask him the most famous person on his phone. “I can’t wait,” Rahmaan said, “to tell them it’s Eddie George.” The 1995 Heisman Trophy winner is in Rahmaan’s contacts […]
Orla Guerin BBC News, Goma Göktay Koraltan / BBC Heshima winces in pain as he tries to shift his weight, sweat beading on his face. The slight 13-year-old sits on a bed in a tent in the grounds of an overcrowded hospital in Goma city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Heshima’s […]
Feb 17, 2025, 02:19 PM ET FC Cincinnati acquired All-Star Brazilian midfielder Evander from the Portland Timbers on Monday in exchange for $12 million, a record fee for a transfer between MLS teams. The Timbers retained a future sell-on and trade percentage and could receive up to an additional $150,000 if certain performance metrics are […]
Katy Watson Australia correspondent Reporting fromDarwin, Northern Territory Getty Images Saltwater crocodiles are the largest living reptile in the world It’s dawn on Darwin Harbour and government ranger Kelly Ewin – whose job is to catch and remove crocodiles – is balancing precariously on a floating trap. Heavy rain clouds from the storm that has […]
President Trump is joined by Elon Musk and his son at the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 11, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Getty Images North America When Elon Musk refers to actions taken by the Department of Government Efficiency as […]
Turo, a car rental start-up in San Francisco, has been trying to go public since 2021. But a volatile stock market in early 2022 delayed its listing. Since then, the company has waited for the right moment. Last week, Turo pulled its listing entirely. “Now is not the right time,” Andre Haddad, the company’s chief […]
Southwest Airlines on Monday announced plans to cut 1,750 jobs, the first broad layoffs in the airline’s 53-year history. The company said the cuts would mostly focus on corporate positions, accounting to about 15 percent of that work force. The layoffs will include 11 senior leaders with titles of vice president or higher, the airline […]
Feb 18, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Manchester City and Real Madrid look set to go head-to-head in the race to sign Florian Wirtz, while Manchester United are considering a move for former Manchester City full-back João Cancelo. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors, and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done […]
The words “optimal” and “optimize” derive from the Latin “optimus,” or “best,” as in “make the best of things.” Alessio Figalli, a mathematician at the university ETH Zurich, studies optimal transport: the most efficient allocation of starting points to end points. The scope of investigation is wide, including clouds, crystals, bubbles and chatbots. Dr. Figalli, […]