Friday’s monthly jobs report, along with a slew of other economic data slated for release this week, is likely to drive the stock market even higher if it surprises to the upside. That’s because any evidence that the Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates amid an ideal backdrop of continuous …
Read More »Russia to Boost Defense Budget as Ukraine War Drags On
The Kremlin plans a 25 percent increase to more than $145 billion in 2025, a year in which it had intended to cut military spending. Source link
Read More »Cybertruck Finally Gets Full Self-Driving (Supervised)
A select number of all-electric Tesla Cybertrucks now have the ability to drive on US highways hands-free, after the automaker pushed an update to vehicles this morning. Tesla AI head Ashok Elluswamy wrote on X that Cybertrucks will be the first Tesla vehicles to receive the “end-to-end on highway” driving …
Read More »Jayden Daniels and the Commanders’ offense have been even better than you think
(Editor’s note: This is excerpted from Mike Sando’s Pick Six of Sept. 30, 2024.) Let’s count the ways Jayden Daniels is transforming the Washington Commanders and the NFC East race. The Commanders moved atop the NFC East at 3-1 with a 42-14 domination at Arizona. Their Daniels-quarterbacked offense is setting the bar …
Read More »You Can Order At-Home COVID-19 Tests From USPS for Free
While you might associate cooler fall temperatures with flu season, it’s also a good time to start thinking about COVID-19 protection. You can now get updated COVID vaccines — including the new Novavax vaccine, and the federal government has started sending at-home COVID tests again. Using the COVIDTests.gov website, US households can …
Read More »Kris Kristofferson’s Stories Were Wonderfully Larger Than Life
The singer, songwriter and actor, who died on Saturday at 88, found his way into situations and tales that underscored his role as a conscience for country music. Source link
Read More »Dodge-parent Stellantis tumbles on warning, dragging auto stocks lower
Stellantis stock (STLA) tumbled 13% early Monday after the company issued a stark warning about its North American operations, dragging other auto stocks lower in sympathy. Stellantis — which counts Dodge, Ram, and Jeep vehicles in its product portfolio — said it would have to “enlarge remediation actions” it was …
Read More »Lost Lives and an Epic Crisis in North Carolina
Scenes of devastation in the western part of the state, where the traces of Hurricane Helene destroyed some communities and stranded others. Source link
Read More »After delivering astronauts to ISS, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 grounded after 3rd anomaly in 3 months
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is grounded again after the vehicle’s second stage did not come down in the expected area of the ocean, following an otherwise successful mission that delivered a Dragon capsule and its crew to orbit. “We will resume launching once we better understand root cause,” the company …
Read More »How New York Liberty’s length could be WNBA semifinals key: ‘It looks like an NBA roster’
NEW YORK — The final basket of Breanna Stewart’s 34-point clinic on Sunday to open the WNBA semifinals was never going to be blocked. Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson tried — elevating as high as she could as the seconds ticked down on both the shot and game clock …
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