By Johann M Cherian and Sanchayaita Roy (Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures wavered on Monday, pausing after a recent rally as investor focus shifted to earnings from big box retailers and an annual central bank conference at Jackson Hole, all of which are lined up later this week. Geopolitics was also in the spotlight as…
Washington — Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown announced a bid to once again represent Ohio in the Senate on Monday, nearly a year after his reelection effort in 2024 fell short. “I didn’t plan to run for office again. But when I see what’s going on, I know I can do something about it for…
A new MGA has launched in the UK with the backing of Greenlight Re Innovations (GRI). Caled Elevate Specialty, the firm aims to redefine embedded and specialty insurance through “relentless innovation, data-driven precision and an unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional customer outcomes”. Among its offerings include legal expenses insurance and income protection for renters. Other…
Hong Kong authorities have arrested two people suspected of misleading the government into entering a now-partly suspended HK$52.9 million contract to supply water bottled from mainland China to government offices in the city. The Hong Kong government suspended the contract with Xin Ding Xin Trading Co. as a bottled water supplier to certain government offices…
Chelsea have turned down a loan bid from Bayern Munich for French forward Christopher Nkunku, whose exit from Stamford Bridge is now reported to be in doubt. Bayern are back in pursuit of Nkunku after accepting defeat in their bid to sign Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade, and the 27-year-old is thought to be keen on…
As a fashion editor I will give most trends a go – whether it’s learning how to style butter yellow – this summer’s hottest hue or bold colour drenching, I love keeping up with the latest looks and hero buys, but there is one shoe trend that I have struggled to get my head around…
Last week saw major twists in China’s AI landscape: Trump imposed a 15% sales tax on AMD and Nvidia hardware sold to China, Beijing froze new Nvidia H20 GPU purchases over security concerns, and DeepSeek dropped plans to train its R2 model on Huawei’s Ascend NPUs — raising doubts about China’s ability to rely on…
(Reuters) -A local man in Anchorage was given a new motorcycle by Russian President Vladimir Putin during last week’s summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Alaskan city, according to a report published by Russian state television. An employee of the Russian embassy in the United States handed the man, Mark Warren, the keys…
Duolingo, a quick-and-easy learning app that boasts more than 128 million monthly active users worldwide — mostly for its language offerings — has expanded into mathematics with elementary and middle school lessons aligned to the Common Core standards. The Pittsburgh-based company is one of many — including Prodigy, Splash Learn, DragonBox, IXL and Khan Academy…
Blue Origin, led by Jeff Bezos, is gearing up for a landmark mission to Mars, set to launch NASA’s ESCAPADE probes aboard the New Glenn rocket on September 29, 2025. This will mark Blue Origin’s first interplanetary flight and is notable because it precedes any Mars-bound mission from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, whose Starship is still…