Stocks decline as yields remain elevated

Stocks decline as yields remain elevated

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stocks fell for a third straight session on Monday and Wall Street tumbled as the recent bout of elevated U.S. Treasury yields prompted profit taking at the end of a strong year for equities. On Wall Street, each of the three major U.S. indexes were down more than … Read more

Saquon Barkley hit a milestone in 1st year with Eagles. But with history in reach, Philadelphia now faces a dilemma

Saquon Barkley hit a milestone in 1st year with Eagles. But with history in reach, Philadelphia now faces a dilemma

As the Philadelphia Eagles prepared to take the ball in the fourth quarter, offensive linemen were buzzing. “We got 48 more yards,” left guard Landon Dickerson told left tackle Jordan Mailata. The Eagles led the Dallas Cowboys by 27 points. Forty-eight yards until what, Mailata asked? “To 2K, you big dummy,” Mailata recalled Dickerson’s response. … Read more

S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow sink to start final trading week of 2024

S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow sink to start final trading week of 2024

Stocks fell on Monday, with the woes of the three major indexes continuing in the final week of the year as an otherwise strong 2024 comes to a close. The benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped about 1.6%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) slid roughly 1.7%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was off more … Read more

How Knicks stack up against the best teams in the NBA

How Knicks stack up against the best teams in the NBA

The Knicks are one of the hottest teams in the NBA, having won seven consecutive games and 17 of their last 21. Some skeptics would quickly point to the difficulty (or lack thereof) of their schedule over that span to say they haven’t yet earned contender status, despite the wins racking up. That critique holds … Read more

Katherine Schwarzenegger Gives Rare Glimpse at Newborn Son Ford as She Says She’s ‘Soaking Up the Last Few Days of December’

Katherine Schwarzenegger Gives Rare Glimpse at Newborn Son Ford as She Says She’s ‘Soaking Up the Last Few Days of December’

Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt is enjoying time with family as she wraps up 2024. On Sunday, Dec. 29, the author, 35, shared scenes from her last few days of December on Instagram, including photos of her three kids with husband Chris Pratt: daughters Eloise Christina, 2, and Lyla Maria, 4, and newborn son Ford Fitzgerald, whom they welcomed … Read more

Devils Superstar Is Dominating The NHL Right Now

Devils Superstar Is Dominating The NHL Right Now

The New Jersey Devils are currently at the top of the NHL standings with 51 points. A significant reason for their impressive start to the season has been the play of star forward Jesper Bratt. Bratt has been on a real tear this season, posting 14 goals and a team-leading 47 points in 39 games … Read more

Rex Ryan expects to talk to Jets about head coach job

Rex Ryan expects to talk to Jets about head coach job

The Jets choosing a former — and sometimes controversial — friend as their next head coach is a possibility. Rex Ryan expects to talk with Gang Green about its impending vacancy after the regular season ends, he said Monday during an appearance on ESPN New York radio. Ryan, 62, coached the Jets from 2009 to … Read more

Syria appoints some foreign Islamist fighters to its military, sources say

Syria appoints some foreign Islamist fighters to its military, sources say

By Timour Azhari, Khalil Ashawi and Suleiman Al-Khalidi DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria’s new rulers have installed some foreign fighters including Uyghurs, a Jordanian and a Turk in the country’s armed forces as Damascus tries to shape a patchwork of rebel groups into a professional military, two Syrian sources said. The move to give official roles, … Read more