Police investigate a body found and a shooting
A body was found at Dollar General on Raymond Road, which police said is connected to a shooting on Alta Woods Boulevard.
A body was found at Dollar General on Raymond Road, which police said is connected to a shooting on Alta Woods Boulevard.
A Spanish court has ruled John McAfee committed suicide, a court document seen by Reuters showed on Friday, bringing to a close a probe about the death of the software entrepreneur. McAfee, who launched the world's first commercial anti-virus software in 1987, was found dead, aged 75, on June 23, 2021, in his prison cell a few hours after Spain's high court authorised his extradition to the United States on tax evasion charges. The British-American tech mogul had been in the Barcelona-area Brians 2 jail for eight months following his arrest after years on the run from U.S. authorities.
U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as Treasury yields eased from multi-year highs and powered gains in megacap stocks, while investors awaited a crucial inflation metric to assess the outlook for the Federal Reserve's monetary policy. Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, Alphabet , and Amazon.com advanced between 0.7% and 1.4% in premarket trading as two-year and 10-year Treasury yields declined. "A move lower in bond yields has given equity markets a much-needed reprieve," said Tim Waterer, chief market analyst at KCM Trade.
Hedge fund Eisler Capital posted a 4.17% positive performance for the year to end-August, it said in a letter to investors, benefiting from a basis-trade strategy that has regulators worried about financial stability risks. According to the letter seen by Reuters, basis trades have been a part of the most profitable trading strategy for the $3.7 billion London-based hedge fund this year. While the fund uses basis trades in U.S. Treasuries, it also employs them with the euro, Swiss franc and Swedish government bonds, the letter showed.
Emergency services were called after reports of an overturned coach on the M53 in Cheshire.
The 25-year-old’s foot has been placed in a protective boot.
Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) core strategy has long been to go after market share and deliver profits later, once it's accumulated a critical mass of customers. In e-commerce, for example, the company made itself the leading online retailer in the U.S. with a focus on competitive prices, wide selection, and fast delivery. The e-commerce segment was further enhanced by its Prime membership program.
Fox's remarks about a female journalist were "way past the limits of acceptance", GB News' boss says.
JD Sports Fashion set the pace in the FTSE 100 index today as investors reacted to better-than-expected results by US giant Nike. The read across for JD Sports, which is a Nike global partner, helped the chain’s shares reach their highest level since August with a gain of 6% or 8.3p to 151.1p. Lancashire-based JD’s robust showing came in a strong session for the wider retail sector as Next lifted 92p to 7374p and Marks & Spencer improved 1.6p to 236.9p, aided by today’s robust second quarter GDP figures.
Legendary star of stage and screen dies peacefully in hospital aged 82
Former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin raised significant concerns regarding the federal budget and the trajectory of the national debt. He cautions that the current spending trajectory is "unsustainable" and highlighted entitlement programs as "the real issue." He criticized Wednesday's GOP debate for focusing on discretionary spending rather than reforms needed for expensive entitlements like Medicare and Social Security. "If you're 55 and planning to retire in 10 years, you have no idea what your Social Security check's gonna look like. You cannot make a reasonable financial plan," Holtz-Eakin tells Yahoo Finance adding, "that's disgraceful. Social Security is past due for getting fixed by the Congress." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live.
Suspect identified as Ryan Martinez was earlier asked by authorities to leave
The headwinds are beginning to outnumber the tailwinds in the markets.
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Ukrainian tank crews in the eastern front see the first delivery of U.S. Abrams tanks to Kyiv as a boost that will offer them more protection and firepower in battle. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukraine had taken delivery of its first shipment of U.S. jet-powered Abrams tanks to help in the defence against Russia's invasion. Mark Milley, the top U.S. general, has said he regards M1 Abrams tanks as the world's best and that they "will make a difference" in the 19-month-old war.
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The reimagined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, The Greatest Show On Earth, hits the road this month for the first time since 2017.
The arrival of newcomers from inside and outside Canada continued to rocket New Brunswick's population into uncharted territory during the first half of 2023.In new figures released this week, Statistics Canada estimated 834,691 people lived in New Brunswick on July 1st this year. It's 25,123 more than a year earlier and 43,889 above the number from July 1, 2021.That's more population growth in 24 months than the province experienced over the prior 29 years.New Brunswick Finance Minister Ernie S
CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) specializes in gene editing, or the repair of faulty genes responsible for disease. Right now, CRISPR is heading for its biggest moment ever -- a regulatory decision on what may become its first commercialized product. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to decide on exa-cel for sickle cell disease in December and on exa-cel for beta thalassemia in March.
Luke Donald sent Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton out to face the USA’s Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns to begin Friday’s foursomes