It is a rarity to see Yunus Musah without a smile. An ear-to-ear grin is a mostly-permanent feature for the 21-year-old midfielder.But as he sprinted towards the corner flag on Saturday night in Austin, Texas, having scored his first goal in a U.S. senior men’s national team jersey in his 42nd appearance, the sense of gratification on his face shined through — even for someone who usually has a happy expression plastered on.“That moment,” said Christian Pulisic, his AC Milan and USMNT teammate who provided the assist, “that’s why you play.”The 49th-minute goal in a 2-0 friendly win against Panama…
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While China’s property development giants find their footing amid the ongoing real estate slump, several analysts have their sights on housing transaction and services platform KE Holdings . Listed in the U.S. under the ticker “BEKE,” the company is known in Mandarin Chinese as Beike and operates the Lianjia platform popular with apartment renters in major Chinese cities. The stock also trades in Hong Kong. KE Holdings’ U.S.-traded shares are up 38% in 2024. In contrast, an index of Chinese property stocks in Hong Kong has gained just under 3% for the year after a volatile three weeks. “We expect BEKE’s…
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes hands with former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024.Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty ImagesFormer President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are deadlocked in the latest national NBC News poll, with Trump bolstered by Republicans coming back home to support him after last month’s rough debate and a subsequent polling deficit, as well as by a favorable voter assessment of Trump’s term as president.These are among the findings of a new survey released three weeks before Election…
NEW YORK — It’s Thursday night, the final buzzer sounds, media obligations are over, phones are blowing up with messages from anyone and everyone, and one of the most dramatic and memorable WNBA Finals games in league history is in the rearview.Now what?You can attempt to live in the emotional high (or low) as long as possible, savoring the joy or remembering the pain for motivation. Or flush everything away and move forward, knowing that at least two more games remain in the series.One thing Lynx and Liberty players had in common after Thursday’s epic Game 1 overtime win by…
The first big week of the earnings season is here, with several major financial and consumer-facing stocks slated to report their latest results. Nearly 40 S & P 500 are scheduled to post their calendar third-quarter results, including Netflix and Procter & Gamble . Big banks Goldman Sachs and Bank of America are also on deck. The earnings season got off to a strong start last week, with JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and BlackRock beating expectations. Overall, 73% of the companies that have posted earnings have exceeded analyst estimates, FactSet data shows. Tuesday Bank of America is set to report…
A McDonalds located on Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles, California, April 1, 2024.Robert Gauthier | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesInvestors looking for steady income amid the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and economic uncertainty can consider adding dividend-paying stocks to their portfolios.Choosing the right stocks from the vast universe of dividend-paying companies can be challenging. Recommendations from top Wall Street analysts could help investors pick stocks with attractive dividends that are backed by strong financials.Here are three dividend-paying stocks, highlighted by Wall Street’s top pros on TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.AT&TOur first dividend…
GREENPORT, N.Y. – Roughly 35 miles off the east coast of Montauk, New York, 12 turbines gently spin in the wind at Orsted’s newly developed South Fork Wind farm. The project, which connected to the grid earlier this year, is the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S., providing enough power for 70,000 homes annually.It’s a needed bright spot for the U.S. offshore wind industry, which has faced a number of challenges getting off the ground. Rising interest rates and supply chain snags have changed project economics, forcing some developers to return to the market in search of higher…
SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday, as the company looks to make an ambitious attempt at catching the rocket’s booster.Elon Musk’s company launched Starship at 8:25 a.m. ET from its Starbase facility near Brownsville, Texas.Assuming the launch goes according to plan, Starship would reach space and then travel halfway around the Earth before reentering the atmosphere and splashing down. Additionally, the rocket’s “Super Heavy” booster would return after separating from Starship and land on the arms of the company’s launch tower.The Federal Aviation Administration issued SpaceX with a license to launch Starship’s fifth flight…
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off in the ABC presidential debate on Sept. 10, 2024.Getty ImagesWith the U.S. election less than a month away, the country and its corporations are staring down two drastically different options.For airlines, banks, electric vehicle makers, health-care companies, media firms, restaurants and tech giants, the outcome of the presidential contest could result in stark differences in the rules they’ll face, the mergers they’ll be allowed to pursue, and the taxes they’ll pay.During his last time in power, former President Donald Trump slashed the corporate tax rate, imposed tariffs on Chinese…
Keithbinns | E+ | Getty ImagesU.S. officials believe Israel has narrowed down what they will target in their response to Iran’s attack, which these officials describe as Iranian military and energy infrastructure.There is no indication that Israel will target nuclear facilities or carry out assassinations, but U.S. officials stressed that the Israelis have not made a final decision about how and when to act.The region has been on edge awaiting Isreal’s response to an Iranian missile barrage launched on Oct. 1, which Iran said was in response to Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and the assasination of its allies, including Hamas’ Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran,…
