Here’s what you need to know to catch up and get on with your day. (You can receive “5 things you need to know today” daily in your inbox. Sign up here.) 1. Texas school shooting The families of the 19 students and two teachers killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school have …
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Sunak had previously rejected the idea of an extraordinary tax, saying that while it sounded “superficially appealing”, it would eventually deter investment. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON – UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has imposed a huge tax on large oil and gas companies as the government struggles to alleviate …
U.S. stock futures advanced in pre-market trading on Thursday as markets attempted a sharp rebound in stock sales following the disappointing outlook for some large companies. S&P 500 futures rose 0.5% and Dow Jones Industrial Average contracts gained 160 points, or 0.5%. Nasdaq futures also rose 0.3% as the index recovered from losses stimulated by …
Former President Donald Trump faces a serious political setback after Georgia voters on Tuesday expressed a resounding rejection of his efforts to reshape some of the state’s top officials in his own image. In almost every Republican primary across the state, Trump’s endorsed candidates fell into the hands of the incumbents whom he promised revenge …
Check out the companies that make headlines before the bell: Macy’s (M): Macy’s rose 15% in the pre-market after reporting better-than-expected earnings and revenue in the first quarter and increased its year-over-year earnings forecast. The results were boosted by strong demand for clothing as people returned to work and other activities away from home. Dollar …
President Biden said Wednesday that he and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Texas “in the coming days” to do all they can to comfort the community devastated by the murder of 19 young students. The president, addressing the shooting in formal statements for the second time since a day earlier, reiterated the need …
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Enlarge / A view of what could have been … Aurich Lawson | Getty Images For decades, Atari’s Marble Madness II sequel arcade prototype has been one of the unadulterated “holy grails” for the popular MAME cross-platform emulator. This has limited the game to a handful of collectors of rare cabinets and convention attendees. That …
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Johnny Depp has been accused of trying to fire Amber Heard from the Aquaman franchise. The plaintiff returned to the rostrum on Wednesday (May 25) to give further testimony in his multimillion-dollar defamation trial against ex-wife Heard. He was called back for refuting his own team. During his testimony, Depp was challenged as to whether …
A person walks past a Macys store in Hyattsville, Maryland, on February 22, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Macy’s reported first-quarter earnings and sales tax on Thursday ahead of analysts’ expectations as shoppers returned to malls to buy new clothing, luggage and luxury items despite decades of high inflation that has threatened …
President Biden said Wednesday that he and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Texas “in the coming days” to do all they can to comfort the community devastated by the murder of 19 young students. The president, addressing the shooting in formal statements for the second time since a day earlier, reiterated the need …
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