October 8, 2024: Week 5 of the NFL brought with it a fascinating set of games on Sunday, with a last-second win by the Houston Texans, an overwhelming overtime triumph by the Baltimore Ravens, and another sterling performance from star Jayden Daniels. Texans Steal Victory in Final Seconds Texas was in desperate need of a…
New York, October 8, 2024. The New York Liberty ensured the WNBA Finals went into Game 4 after defeating the Las Vegas Aces Sunday with an 82-75 victory. The team left the defending champions dreaming no longer of a sweep and a chance at three wins in a row. New York came into the series…
It was a rare move when Samsung Electronics made its apology public to investors after the disappointing third quarter profits in 2024, that fell below market expectations. The world’s leading production company of memory chips, smartphones, and televisions said that the operating profit for the quarter stood at 9.1 trillion won, or 6.8 billion US…
In a ground-breaking legal judgment, a U.S. judge ordered Google to open its Android Play Store to competition. This marked a significant change to the app distribution ecosystem of a now substantially transformed distribution system. This ruling, passed in October 2024, comes after an extended period of antitrust litigation, especially led by Epic Games-developed Fortnite….
Japan’s economy has faced plenty of challenges in 2024. Still, the last reports reveal that real wages and household spending are falling. Though it seems to be a sign of economic weakness, it is still going to prove to be but a small, short-term hitch on the way to further tightening by the BOJ. Household…
A rally went up on a whim for most of last year, which began as China’s stock market in 2024 but lost steam over the lack of further big stimulus beyond the initial back-to-back moves by the government. There, optimism surrounding the policy shifts by Beijing has given way to growing frustration among traders over…
A new analysis is out, showing that the fiscal policies put forth under former President Donald Trump would add substantially more to the national debt than those proposed by Vice President Kamala Harris. Comparing the two leaders’ philosophies on tax cuts, spending priorities, and their long-term impacts on U.S. debt, the think tank says the…
House Majority Leader Mike Johnson wouldn’t say if the House of Representatives would meet beforehand to vote on additional funding for hurricane relief, even as communities all along the U.S. Gulf Coast and Southeastern states survey the damage wrought by recent hurricanes. Congress is coming under growing calls for more emergency aid. However, a prominent…
He certainly proved himself in London, leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 27-17 victory over the New York Jets, the same franchise that drafted him. The win was personal redemption for Darnold, traded by the New York Jets in 2021 after three disastrous seasons. How far he has traveled from New York could be gauged…
American tennis sensation Coco Gauff made history on Sunday as she eased into the China Open, collecting her 13th title and ensuring a great season. Apart from Gauff’s obvious brilliance, victory over World No. 2 Iga Świątek in the final assured the 19-year-old her place as the youngest champion of the coveted tournament. The victory…
