Sports’ all-time earnings leaders include two soccer stars, a tennis pro, an NBA forward, a prize fighter and a golf legend. Phil Mickelson’s rumored $200 million contract with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour is the latest, and largest, example of the value that sports leagues, brands and even sovereign wealth funds see in aligning themselves…
Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump said in an interview Sunday that the former president “accused” daughter Ivanka of “perjury” when he attacked her after her testimony in the televised Jan. 6 hearing.In a videotaped snippet of her testimony aired at last Thursday’s hearing by the House panel probing the insurrection, Ivanka Trump said she accepted…
Elon Musk loves lighting fires. The CEO of Tesla (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc. Report thus uses his Twitter account, which has nearly 98 million followers, to express himself both on urgent matters and on hot societal issues. For several months now, the billionaire entrepreneur has taken a stand on almost all the debates dividing the…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis walks at Downing Street, in London, Britain, February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson LONDON (Reuters) -Legislation that Britain will unilaterally bring forward on Monday to scrap some of the rules that govern post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland will not break international law, minister…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the opening plenary session at the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 9, 2022. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday accused the U.S. oil industry, and Exxon Mobil Corp…
Yale historian Timothy Snyder said Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to starve some countries as part of his efforts in Ukraine.Snyder published a lengthy Twitter thread Saturday explaining how he believes Putin is using food insecurity to his advantage and called it the “latest chapter of hunger politics.””Russia has a hunger plan. Vladimir Putin is…
With the United States government dropping mandatory covid tests for international travelers, the cruise industry remains the only travel business that still requires testing. The decision by the Centers for Disease Control, which takes effect June 12 allows people to fly to the U.S. without taking any sort of covid test, which should lead to…
It started with March Madness and continued through the National Football League (NFL) Draft leading into what looks like a potentially record-setting summer. Las Vegas turned the corner on the covid pandemic and saw visitors flock to the Las Vegas Strip hotels operated by Caesars Entertainment (CZR) – Get Caesars Entertainment Inc. Report, Carnival Cruise…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People shop at a open market in Istanbul, Turkey, June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati said on Saturday that the Turkish economy is liberal and will continue to grow in a sustainable way after the government introduced steps to support it. Speaking to businesses…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund logo is seen outside the headquarters building during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s finance minister said on Saturday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern about the country’s recently…





