Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky will be the commencement speaker this year at Stanford … [+] University. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images) Getty Images In the past several weeks, several colleges and universities have announced the individuals who will serve as the main commencement speaker at their graduation ceremonies later this spring. As in the…
Key Takeaways The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% on Friday, Feb. 28, as investors looked past geopolitical concerns, paring the index’s February losses. Energy provider AES led stocks higher after it issued a strong outlook fueled by optimism about AI data center power needs. Nvidia-partner NetApp fell after the data storage provider missed revenue expectations on…
NEW DELHI — China is in the midst of a sweeping anti-corruption campaign that has seen a growing number of high-ranking military officials removed from their posts. The campaign has been so expansive that when China hosts the Two Sessions next week – Beijing’s biggest political event of the year – more than a dozen…
But when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau steps down in a few days, his successor will face the worst relations between the U.S. and Canada since the trade war of the Great Depression. Arguably they are nearing a nadir not seen since the 19th century. After a week of confusing signals from the White House, Mr….
If you read about Matthew McConaughey’s tuna salad recipe that went viral in November, you won’t be too surprised by his most recent culinary creation. The star revealed that his special recipe for chicken salad shares some of the same features, most notably a no-waste approach to cooking. In an interview with Food & Wine,…
Hong Kong police recorded more than 10 scam cases targeting school employees last month, with one victim defrauded of HK$130,000 (US$16,700). The force’s Anti-Deception Coordination Centre revealed on Friday more than 10 scam cases involving school staff across the city in February. Most of the victims were above 50 years old, and one of them…
Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford have made bright starts to their Aston Villa careers. Getty Forwards Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford are quickly adapting to Aston Villa‘s style and growing in confidence, manager Unai Emery said after they linked-up again to lead the club into the FA Cup quarterfinals with a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City….
Addressing the Politburo on Friday, Xi said the party would advance the Peaceful China Initiative to an “even higher level”, despite changing conditions. “To adapt to changes [in circumstances and targets], the Peaceful China Initiative can only be strengthened, and it cannot be weakened,” state news agency Xinhua quoted Xi as saying. “We should safeguard…
Change in stock indexes since Inauguration Day Source: LSEG Data & Analytics Note: Data is through Feb. 28. During his first term, President Trump regularly took credit for a booming stock market, citing soaring share prices as a measure of his success in office. And after his election victory in November, he pointed to the…
The pre-dawn call by U.S. border agents to their Canadian counterparts was shocking: A group of nine people, most of them children, were about to enter Canada on foot. On Feb. 3 at 6:16 a.m., when the group was spotted, the border between Alberta and Montana was brutally uninviting, covered in snow, dark with a…