Couple looks at light-emitting diode illuminations ahead of Christmas in Tokyo, JapanKiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to start the holiday-shortened Christmas week on a positive note, after a U.S. government shutdown was averted over the weekend.On Monday, investors will be looking out for any official announcement related to the merger of Japanese automakers Honda Motor and Nissan Motor. Japanese media outlet Jiji Press has reported that the announcement could come as early as Monday.This comes after Nissan shares saw a record surge last Wednesday, following a media report that the struggling Japanese automaker was looking to merge with Honda.Japan’s…
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The “Great Wealth Transfer” is in full swing, as over $100 trillion is expected to be transfered from older generations to their heirs through 2048, according to Cerulli Associates. Goodboy Picture Company | E+ | Getty ImagesAs the baton of wealth is inherited by younger generations, the heirs of wealthy families are taking a more active role in the impact they seek to create in the world by using the traditionally monolithic family office for more innovative, value-based investments.The great wealth transfer is in full swing as over $100 trillion is projected to be passed down from the older generations to…
The second round of the first 12-team College Football Playoff will be a combination of turn-back-the-clock traditional bowl games and odd matchups in strange sites. Hopefully, the games will be more competitive after the first round produced four home team victories by a combined 77 points.GO DEEPERThere aren’t a lot of firsts at Notre Dame. This was one of themWhere: Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.)When: Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPNHistory lessonThe Nittany Lions and Broncos have never played, but they both have history in Arizona. A case could be made that each program’s greatest victory occurred at the Fiesta…
Broadcom is more likely to deliver big gains for investors in 2025 than AI chip leader Nvidia , as major technology companies seek to reduce their dependence on a single supplier, according to fund manager Stephen Yiu. Yiu, portfolio manager of the Blue Whale Growth Fund, said that while Big Tech giants, such as Microsoft , Amazon , Google and Meta Platforms , had bought up Nvidia’s graphics processing units (GPUs) in vast quantities, they were now also developing their own custom chips for artificial intelligence applications in an effort to diversify. “Broadcom is not Nvidia, but we would expect…
Government censorship, scam accounts, celebrity impersonation, propaganda and a user revolt over a journalist accused of demonizing trans people — these are just some of the hurdles faced by the nascent social media platform Bluesky. But they’re also signs of its rapid growth since the election.As Bluesky attracts more activity, particularly from those fleeing Elon Musk’s X, it is facing the price of success: tough moderation decisions and a growing number of bad actors.Nearly 25 million people have signed up for the platform, according to metrics site ClearSky. While that number is still a fraction of X’s user base, Bluesky’s controversies and challenges…
Before “Fox NFL Sunday” goes live on air, Howie Long is seen writing. Ask the colleagues around him on the set, and they’ll say he’s always writing.Michael Strahan teases Long about it. Jimmy Johnson laughs at what he calls “volumes” of notes. Terry Bradshaw lovingly calls the often-serious Long “boring” when he doesn’t chime in on jokes — primarily because he’s focused on his notes. Jay Glazer said Long’s handwriting is so small that he has no idea how Long reads his notes.No matter the situation, Long makes sure to jot down detailed notes—even if he admits to using less…
Amtrak Locomotive Engineer Davis Grilley drove The Winter Park Express from Denver Union Station to Winter Park in Winter Park, Colorado on Friday, December 20, 2024. Hyoung Chang | Denver Post | Getty ImagesAmtrak temporarily suspended all train service between New York and Philadelphia Sunday morning due to downed overhead power wires that were blocking the tracks.The delays and cancellations come at one of the busiest travel periods of the year, just days before the Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa holidays and as the region faces freezing temperatures.The travel suspension first occurred around 7 a.m. ET, with estimates of resumption only around…
And now, 12 Final Thoughts from the first weekend of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff.1. The first on-campus Playoff game kicked off at 8:10 p.m. ET in front of 77,622 roaring fans at Notre Dame Stadium. You didn’t have to be in the 25-degree South Bend weather to get the chills. Anyone watching on TV could appreciate the magnitude of this moment for a sport that has only ever played its postseason at bowl games and neutral sites.The honeymoon lasted about 40 minutes, until Indiana fell behind Notre Dame 14-0 and the first wave of complaints began. The wrong…
Wall Street bulls mounted a valiant effort and pushed the stock market sharply Friday on a double dose of encouraging news. But the rally was not enough to overcome Wednesday’s Fed-driven plunge. The S & P 500 dropped for the second straight week, losing 2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average made it three down weeks in a row, with a loss of more than 2.2%. The Nasdaq posted a 1.8% weekly decline, breaking a four-week winning streak. Looking under the hood of the S & P 500, all sectors closed lower for the week, despite Friday’s rally. Energy was…
They arrived within six months of each other, two stars summoned to Cleveland as franchise saviors and the final pieces necessary for a championship run. The Cavaliers packed their arena with employees and team personnel in September 2022 to welcome Donovan Mitchell at his introductory news conference. It was a signal both internally and across the NBA that the Cavs were contenders again. But six months earlier, when Deshaun Watson took the podium in March for an introductory news conference, it felt more like an interrogation than a Browns coronation.Two years later, the Cavaliers and Browns are in far different spaces. Mitchell…
