Evans scores again as Canadiens down Lightning 5-2

Evans scores again as Canadiens down Lightning 5-2

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jake Evans scored for the career-high fifth consecutive game and the surging Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Sunday night. Christian Dvorak, Joel Armia, Brendan Gallagher and Alex Newhook also scored to help the Canadiens win for the fifth time in six games. Sam Montembeault made 21 saves. … Read more

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street slips, led by tech giants

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street slips, led by tech giants

Asian shares were mixed on Monday after stocks fell broadly on Friday as Wall Street closed out a holiday-shortened week on a down note. U.S. futures were lower while oil prices were little changed. In Asia, South Korea’s Kospi added 0.6% to 2,418.80. But shares of Jeju Air Co. lost 8.8% after one of the … Read more

Veteran fund manager reveals startling AI stocks forecast for 2025

Veteran fund manager reveals startling AI stocks forecast for 2025

How do you talk about 2024 without mentioning artificial intelligence? This was the year that AI came roaring into the collective consciousness and promised to thoroughly rework just about everything human beings do. Related: Veteran fund manager issues dire S&P 500 warning for 2025 In 2024, shares of Nvidia  (NVDA)  nearly tripled (up 183%). The AI-chip … Read more

The top MLB free agents left as Corbin Burnes reportedly lands deal

The top MLB free agents left as Corbin Burnes reportedly lands deal

The top MLB free agents left as Corbin Burnes reportedly lands deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The MLB offseason certainly hasn’t been short on splashes. Several big names have changed teams this winter, headlined by the New York Mets luring outfielder Juan Soto from the Bronx to Queens on a record-breaking 15-year, $765 … Read more

3 Takeaways From Penguins Historic 3-2 Win Over Islanders

3 Takeaways From Penguins Historic 3-2 Win Over Islanders

On a night when Sidney Crosby became the all-time assist leader for the Pittsburgh Penguins, they escaped a never-say-die New York Islanders team, splitting the home-and-home series with a 3-2 win on Sunday. The home team, desperate for a win against anybody in the Metropolitan Division, got goals from Anthony Beauvillier, Michael Bunting, and Philip … Read more

Taiwan board game invites players to imagine Chinese invasion

Taiwan board game invites players to imagine Chinese invasion

By Fabian Hamacher and Angie Teo TAIPEI (Reuters) – A new board game set against the backdrop of armed conflict around Taiwan is set to be released in January 2025, amid renewed threats from Beijing, inviting players to participate in an imaginary Chinese invasion 20 years from now. China has ramped up military activity close … Read more