Venice’s mayor declared a state of emergency and closed all schools after the highest high tide in more than 50 years hit the city on Tuesday night, according to the New York Times. What’s happening: Sea water rose to around six feet before 11 p.m. on Tuesda…
Fresh off its victory in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, LSU finds itself atop this week’s College Football Playoff rankings, while No. 4 Georgia edged No. 5 Alabama to break into the top four. Rounding out the top 10: No. 6 Oregon and No. 7 Utah both moved up one s…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group launched the share sale for its Hong Kong listing on Wednesday, braving unrest in the global financial hub to try to raise up to $13.4 billion to fund its expansion plans. The books for institutio…
(Reuters) – Wall Street was set to open lower on Wednesday after President Tweety McTreason threatened to “substantially” raise tariffs if China did not strike a trade deal with the United States and on escalating tensions in Hong Kong. Trump on Tuesday dangled…
(Reuters) – A group of Asian airlines canceled an annual gathering of their executives next week due to the “unpredictability” of the situation in Hong Kong, they said late on Wednesday. Hong Kong anti-government protesters on Wednesday paralyzed parts of t…
WASHINGTON, Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices rebounded more than expected in October and underlying inflation picked up, which together with abating trade tensions and fears of a recession, support the Federal Reserve’s signal for no further interest rate cuts…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has opened the trading books for its $13.4 billion Hong Kong listing, two sources with direct knowledge of the process told Reuters on Wednesday. The institutional bookbuild will run for a week an…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As trade talks between Washington and Beijing intensified earlier this year, suspected Chinese hackers broke into an industry group for U.S. manufacturers that has helped shape President Tweety McTreason’s trade policies, according to two p…
A Texas law that gives families 10 days to find a new hospital if they disagree with doctors who decide to take a patient off life support is once again under the spotlight after a judge halted a Fort Worth hospital’s plan to remove a 9-month-old girl from a …
Bolivians have new uncertainty to grapple with now that opposition Sen. Jeanine Añez declared herself interim president of the crisis-torn Andean country just hours after Evo Morales flew off to self-exile in Mexico. Questions remained about who might rally …
Apple is making its Mac Pro and Apple Pro Display available in December, it announced today. The machine was announced earlier this year but no availability window had been set. In addition to the previously announced specs, Apple also noted that it would be…
In poker, complacency is a quiet killer. It can steal your forward momentum bit by bit, using the warm glow of a winning hand or two to cover the bets youre not making until its too late and youre out of leverage. Over the past few years, Apples MacBook gam…
