Forget a regular Gatorade bath. The Minnesota Golden Gophers earned their head coach a mayonnaise bath with a 24-10 win over the Virginia Tech Hokies in Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Friday. “I’m excited for this one,” Minnesota QB Max Brosmer said of head coach P.J. Fleck’s upcoming date with Duke’s Mayonnaise. Brosmer completed 18 of 29 passes for 211 yards, ...
Copper prices saw impressive gains in 2024, even breaking the US$5 per pound mark in May. However, the red metal’s gains didn’t last, and by the end of the year copper had retreated back to the US$4 range. The start of 2025 could be eventful, with Donald Trump returning to the Oval Office, a new stimulus package coming into effect ...
The Ripple vs SEC lawsuit is in focus again as deliberations began on filing an opening brief before the January 15 deadline. Latest developments indicate that outgoing SEC Chair Gary Gensler is preparing for last-minute filing related to appeals before pro-crypto Paul Atkins takes over. Some believe Gensler with SEC’s chief litigation counsel Jorge Tenreiro may create headwinds for Ripple, ...
A group of security forces from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Friday to reinforce a multinational mission tasked with tackling the country’s rampant gang violence, the Haitian National Police announced. The 75 Guatemalan and eight Salvadoran troops were greeted on the tarmac of the international airport in the capital, Port-au-Prince, by a host of high-ranking officials, video ...
Has it been a while since the broader market indexes closed in the green? It certainly seems that way. After what looked like a weak start to the new year, the stock market showed us it still had legs. The week’s trading day ended with the broader stock market indexes all closing in the green. But in the first half ...
: President-elect Donald Trump slammed Judge Juan Merchan for denying his request to dismiss the charges against him in New York v. Trump, telling Fox News Digital Democrats ‘just want to see if they can get a pound of flesh because every case has failed.’ Merchan denied Trump’s request to toss his guilty verdict in New York v. Trump, brought ...
An online car rental service is under scrutiny after it was used in two incidents Wednesday. The platform, Turo, is known as an “Airbnb of cars,” as it allows individual car owners to rent out their vehicles. Vehicle owners, known as “hosts,” can post cars to Turo’s website, where people can then rent them, with payments made through the platform. ...
Georgia football on Thursday became the fourth and final team with a first-round bye to be eliminated from the College Football Playoff after its Sugar Bowl loss to No. 7 Notre Dame. In the midst of the Bulldogs’ third loss of the season came a rare sideline inference penalty by a member of their roster who was inactive for Thursday’s ...
Intermediate gold miner SSR Mining (TSX:SSRM,NASDAQ:SSRM,ASX:SSR) wrapped up 2024 with the news that its Marigold mine has produced 5 million ounces of the yellow metal over its 35 year life. According to the company, Marigold achieved the record on Monday (December 30). “Producing five million ounces of gold over 35 years of continuous operations is a testament to the quality ...
The leading Solana memecoin, AI16Z, has gained notable traction after delivering robust profits for crypto traders. The coin surged past a $2 billion market cap recently, with its price soaring about 430% over the last 30 days. Besides, a crypto trader recorded a 1000% profit by strategically cashing out during the peak rally despite a sharp decline in its price ...
A huge red-hot object fell from the sky into a Kenyan village on Monday afternoon according to local residents cited by Kenya’s National Broadcaster, prompting an immediate investigation by the country’s national space agency. The object has since been identified as a “fragment of a space object,” Kenya’s Space Agency (KSA) said in a statement Wednesday. KSA said it has ...
A little less than a week ago, I wrote an article about inflation and how it’s nothing more than a pipe dream in Fed Chief Jay Powell’s head. Let me expand on that article, maybe from a slightly different approach this time. The inflation rhetoric just won’t let up. Apparently, it makes no difference that the annual rate of core ...