Shares of the investment bank Cowen (NASDAQ: COWN) have surged nearly 25% as of 10:45 a.m. ET today after media outlets reported that Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD) is considering an acquisition of the company. Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg recently reported that TD has met with advisors to consider purchasing Cowen. The sources also added that a formal decision has not been made yet.
In a hair-raising moment from Oberpullendorf, Austria, recorded on February 11, a man accidentally sets his hair on fire while using a powerful lighter. Fortunately, quick reflexes allowed him to extinguish the flames before sustaining any injuries.
Thompson is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.
COQUITLAM, B.C. — A hearing for AllanSchoenborn, who killed his three children in 2008, ended with an abrupt adjournment on Wednesday after his lawyer told the British Columbia Review Board he would no longer appear in front of its current panel. Lawyer Rishi Gill said in an interview that he continues to represent Schoenborn, who was found not criminally responsible for the killings. But his client will need new counsel before the board, which is set to reschedule the hearing. Gill said he didn
The Philippines' decision to ramp up ties with Japan and the United States is a "sovereign choice", its foreign ministry said on Thursday, urging China to "reflect upon its own actions" in the South China Sea. "The source of tension in our region is well known to all," the foreign affairs department said in a statement. "It is China's excessive maritime claims and aggressive behaviour, including its militarisation of reclaimed features, that are undermining regional peace and stability and raising tensions," it added.
Episode 8 ended with one player’s unexpected request and another blindside against a strategic threat
The Miami Heat after losing Wednesday night’s play-in game in Philadelphia must now win at home Friday for the dubious right to face the mighty Boston Celtics in the first round
TORONTO — The federal budget is being met with disdain from Canada's innovation industry, including tech darling Shopify, which called the capital gains measures in the fiscal plan a potential cause of "irreparable harm." The sector is disappointed that the Liberal government's budget tabled Tuesday includes a proposed increase to the proportion of capital gain earnings on which businesses pay income tax, to two-thirds from one half. The hike would also be applied to individuals for capital gain
The 76ers overcame a 14-point deficit to defeat the Heat, securing the No. 7 seed in the East. Miami will play the Bulls-Hawks winner Friday.
Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday, putting it on course for its longest losing streak since October, as chip-sector shares followed global peers lower. The Nikkei was down 0.48% at 37,779.25 as of 0141 GMT, heading for a fourth straight day of declines. Semiconductor shares and other tech stocks sank after Dutch computer chip equipment maker ASML announced new bookings on Wednesday that fell well short of analyst estimates.
The lawsuit says parents raised abuse concerns, but Indianapolis school officials didn't take them seriously until a video later surfaced.
Man beaten unconscious in gas station, police search for suspect
The major hub, where flights connect to every continent, warns "recovery will take some time".
Imagine a life where you are never out of shape. Meet former Navy Seal Stew Smith.
Advocates say the boy took his own life, leaving his family ‘devastated’ and triggering a coronial inquest
The reality star said he needed time to process the bombshell reunion and that his mental health was "100x more important" than addressing fans
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain the desert nation has ever recorded — a deluge that flooded out Dubai International Airport and disrupted flights through the world's busiest airfield for international travel. The state-run WAM news agency called the rain Tuesday “a historic weather event” that surpassed “anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949.” That's before crude oil was discovered in this
The musician will return to the California festival and perform on the Sahara stage
The prime minister says ‘we need to do much better for the younger generation’
A 39-year-old Singaporean woman was found dead with multiple stab wounds after going missing in Spain, and a Singaporean man has been arrested. Read on.
Sydney's Bondi Westfield mall on Thursday reopened for the first time since a man with a knife killed six people there on Saturday before police shot him. The operators of the Westfield mall, about 3 kilometres (2 miles) from the city's iconic Bondi Beach, allowed residents enter to pay their respects to the victims, with stores remaining closed and a white floral tribute laid out on the second floor. Normal trading will resume on Friday, while a candlelight vigil at the beach on Sunday will mourn the victims, authorities said.
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