The Minnesota Vikings look like the best team in the NFL’s best division, unless Sam Darnold’s MRI says otherwise. There’s a sentence no one saw coming.We aren’t crowning anybody after Week 3. Former Vikings coach Dennis Green (RIP) would not allow it. But the first three weeks of this season have been a revelation for the NFC North.The Pick Six column leads by appreciating elite coaching in Minnesota and Green Bay, while counting the reasons why the Chicago Bears have struggled to join the conversation. We aren’t overlooking the Detroit Lions, who still might be the best team in the…
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U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance look on as he is nominated for the office of Vice President on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesRep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., will play Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in Sen. JD Vance’s final vice presidential debate rehearsals, a source directly involved with the preparations told NBC News.Those final sessions will cap more than a month of work to ready Vance, an Ohio Republican, for next week’s face-off with Walz in New York.Former President…
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Kyle Shanahan could probably sense the possibility coming. Perhaps that’s why he was so adamant about breaking the Los Angeles Rams’ spirit.For most of Shanahan’s tenure in the Bay, the San Francisco 49ers have owned his buddy Sean McVay’s club. SoFi Stadium on Sunday was, again, a sea of red. The hosts were winless and coming off an embarrassing loss. Shanahan sensed the vulnerability. He knew his team couldn’t afford to give them life.Shanahan was right.The 49ers had a 14-point lead in the first quarter. They were in position to stomp out the Rams. Coming off a…
A man walks past the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building on July 20, 2023 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jiang Qiming/China News Service/VCG via Getty ImagesChina News Service | China News Service | Getty ImagesChina bond yields fell to a record low after the People’s Bank of China on Tuesday announced that it would cut the reserve requirement ratio for banks.Yield on China’s 10-year government bonds fell 3.75 basis points to 2.043%, data from LSEG showed, marking a record low. 30-year bond yields also dropped to a record low of 2.168%.During a press conference, PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng announced…
One type of technology is becoming essential to support Nvidia and other tech giants’ artificial intelligence server requirements, according to Japanese bank Nomura. That’s liquid cooling, a cooling technology used in data centers which helps to improve power and cost efficiency. The type of cooling used to date has been air cooling, but companies are starting to look for other options, according to Nomura. “As air cooling is approaching the limit of its cooling capacity, the importance of liquid cooling is getting increasingly more pronounced … liquid cooling [is] becoming a must-have for GB200,” said the bank. The GB200 is…
Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams.Much of the talk going into Tennessee’s trip to Oklahoma was about Volunteers coach Josh Heupel’s return to his alma mater, Heupel was right when, through teary eyes, he told his players that Saturday’s 25-15 win against the Sooners was about them and their future. Right now, Tennessee’s future looks like an SEC contender.After a road win that wasn’t as close as the final score, Tennessee moves up to No. 3 in this week’s edition of The Athletic 134.Through four games, the Vols have shown they…
After the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a bumper 50 basis points , investors have been left wondering whether growth or value stocks are the best bet. On CNBC’s upcoming Pro Talks , Silvia Amaro will ask value investor Sean Peche where he sees opportunities in the current market. Submit your questions here. Peche is portfolio manager at the U.K.-based Ranmore Fund Management and manages its $329 million Ranmore Global Equity Fund . Launched in 2008, the fund seeks to identify mispriced stocks — or those selling for less than their underlying value. “An important part of our…
Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China, delivers a speech during the 2024 Lujiazui Forum on June 19, 2024 in Shanghai, China.Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBEIJING — People’s Bank of China Gov. Pan Gongsheng is set to speak to reporters Tuesday alongside two other financial regulator heads.The relatively rare high-level press conference was scheduled after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week. That kicked off an easing cycle that theoretically gives China’s central bank further room to cut its rates and boost growth in the face of deflationary pressure.Pan became PBOC governor in…
To attract new customers, many banks will often offer a sign-up bonus when opening a new account. For checking accounts specifically, these bonuses can be at least $100. Qualification is usually easy, with new account holders tending just to need to make a minimum deposit or set up a direct deposit.We analyzed and compared dozens of consumer checking accounts offered by online, brick-and-mortar banks and credit unions that offer sign-up bonuses for new account holders. (See our methodology below for more information on how we created this list.)Best checking account bonusesBank of AmericaBank of America Advantage SafeBalance Banking®Monthly maintenance fee$0…
Oktoberfest is a worldwide phenomenon, a Bavarian beer festival celebrated in countries around the globe.But many say nowhere is it more fun than in its original home of Munich. The festival attracts some six million celebrants every year, according to a festival website operated by Munich’s Department of Labor and Economics.As a non-Bavarian German, I visit Munich regularly and have learned a few things about attending the festival, known simply as the “Wiesn.” Here’s my advice.What to wearThe dress code for many is the traditional Bavarian dirndl, for women, and lederhosen, for men. In stark contrast to other parts of…
