Illustration by Elias Stein Text size Electric-vehicle sales are setting U.S. records. This past week, Cox Automotive updated its U.S. forecasts, saying all new-car sales should come in at about 15.4 million units this year, up from 2022’s 14.2 million but trailing prepandemic sales of nearly 17 million. As for EVs, this-quarter unit sales should … Read more
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy – A tough week for Scottie Scheffler turned truly ugly on Saturday at the Ryder Cup. The world No. 1 had already struggled to a 0-1-1 record through the first two team sessions when he teed off for his morning foursomes matches alongside Brooks Koepka against Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Åberg. That’s … Read more
NEW YORK — For all the fireworks in the federal indictment of Sen. Bob Menendez — the gold bars, the shiny convertible, the stacks of cash — the case may ultimately hinge on something far less flashy: the Supreme Court’s increasingly narrow view of the nation’s anti-corruption laws. In recent years, a string of Supreme … Read more
Almost a hundred more companies than expected came to the Defence Industries Forum in Kyiv, and 30 countries were represented in total. Source: European Pravda, citing Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba following the meeting Quote: “These numbers exceeded all expectations. And I am grateful to 252 companies from more than 30 countries … Read more
MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldivians were voting Saturday in a runoff presidential election that has turned into a virtual referendum on which regional power — India or China — will have the biggest influence in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. Neither main opposition candidate Mohamed Muiz nor incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih got more than … Read more
Even amid the slight bump higher in the stock market today, it still makes sense to consider options trades that take advantage of conditions that do not point to a strong price trend in either direction. Boeing (BA) has been in a free fall since its earnings release in August. So, this column spotlights a … Read more
Shedeur Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes host the USC Trojans this Saturday. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) NCAA college football is back for the 2023 season, with over 90 games taking place just in Week 5. One of those must-watch games? This afternoon’s No. 8 USC at Colorado game. All eyes will be on the … Read more
As far back as 1998, Duane Keith Davis was telling a cable channel that he was a front-seat passenger in a car from which a fellow passenger fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur. In 2009, Davis, known as “Keffe D,” confessed to police a role in the case, a former detective who investigated the … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sept. 30 announced the creation of an international alliance between defense industries. They will work together to build capacities to defend against outside aggression. Any defense contractors are welcome to join, as long as they share Ukraine’s values of resisting hostile encroachment and upholding international law, the Ukrainian leader said. Zelensky … Read more
Some of the most vulnerable GOP lawmakers have sounded the alarm that a government shutdown could pose a threat to their slim, five–seat majority in the House. “This is the kind of tough situation. … You’re putting one of those swing seats in California and New York into trouble. And we just can’t have that. … Read more