New Hampshire WWII veteran still hitting the gym at 95 years old New Hampshire WWII veteran still hitting the gym at 95 years old 01:51 BOSTON – Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 is Veterans Day, and restaurants in Massachusetts and around the country will be serving up deals, free meals and other discounts to those who have served our country. Some restaurants might ask for proof of service, such as a
The Biden-Harris administration announced plans Tuesday to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to semiconductor developer and manufacturer Wolfspeed. The money will be used to support the company’s new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips and its factory in Marcy, New York. In addition to the government grant, a group of investment funds led by Apollo, The Baupost Group,
By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed in early trading on Tuesday, awaiting further price direction from OPEC’s monthly report after China’s stimulus plan and oversupply concerns took the wind out of markets in prior sessions. futures fell 1 cent to $71.82 a barrel, by 0158 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at $68.07 a barrel, up 3 cents. Both contracts had fallen by
Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower. At the close in Sydney, the fell 0.13%. The best performers of the session on the were Appen Ltd (ASX:), which rose 10.81% or 0.28 points to trade at 2.87 at the close. Meanwhile, EML Payments Ltd (ASX:) added 7.58% or 0.05 points to end at 0.71 and Megaport
One widely followed crypto analyst says that Bitcoin (BTC) could be in the middle of a phase of largely uninterrupted upside. Pseudonymous crypto analyst Rekt Capital tells his 505,900 followers on the social media platform X that BTC’s current run run could continue unabated for a few more weeks. At time of writing, Bitcoin is trading just below $85,000, rallying nearly $20,000 in under a month. Says Rekt, “BTC history
Bitcoin is blasting through thousand-dollar barriers at a relentless rate, now crossing the $88,000 mark at time of publishing. Just one week ago, BTC was priced at $67,568. Altcoins are flying alongside Bitcoin, with Ethereum hitting $3,349, Solana (SOL) touching $220 and Dogecoin reaching $0.32, with 24 hour gains of 6.7%, 7% and 23%, respectively. Bitcoin’s massive move has played out alongside equities, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing
Cronos (CRO) has experienced substantial gains this week, fueled by positive market sentiment and Crypto.com’s latest roadmap release. The native token for the Cronos blockchain, CRO, soared by double digits, drawing significant attention from investors and the broader cryptocurrency community. This week’s surge comes from a bullish market environment and a major announcement from Cronos Labs. Investors are now watching closely, speculating whether CRO’s price rally could push it toward
Over the past year, artificial intelligence (AI) has captivated companies and investors, showing the potential to drive the next wave of economic growth. Among the prospective beneficiaries, a few standout companies seem well positioned to capitalize on the AI boom — and, importantly for investors, still maintain relatively reasonable valuations. Here are three such stocks and a look at how each is integrating generative AI into its business strategy. Start
Hamas and Fatah, bitter rivals, aim to create an apolitical committee acceptable to Israel to oversee aid distribution and rebuilding. Source link
Wessex Water has been fined £500,000 for polluting two rivers and killing thousands of fish. The company admitted a series of failures which led to untreated sewage being discharged into the rivers in Wiltshire and North Somerset in 2018. Janine Maclean, from the Environment Agency, said: “These cases are further examples of a water company breaking the law and causing serious pollution.” It is the second-highest fine in the company’s
