By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Monday it was considering major changes to its annual bank “stress tests” in light of recent legal developments, including allowing lenders to provide comment on the models it uses, in a major victory for Wall Street banks. The Fed said it may also allow … Read more
Though Willem Dafoe has starred in dozens of movies, acting in Nosferatu offered him the chance to try something he’s never done before — film with thousands of rats. “That was very special,” he told Yahoo Entertainment about sharing the screen with 2,000 trained rodents. “My only anxiety was, I love animals! I was worried … Read more
Team Canada was defeated by Team Latvia in the World Juniors which was one of the all-time biggest upsets in hockey history. If you are American, you love to see it. But a major upset isn’t absent from the Chicago Blackhawks’ history. This specific instance when the Blackhawks should’ve not only won, but dominated a … Read more
What Would Warren Do? – Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Six blue-chip stocks aggressively backed by Warren Buffett are on sale on Wall Street as the year draws to a close, mainly due to broad economic factors and stock market fashion. That makes them worth a look, even for lower-risk investors whose retirement accounts are mostly invested … Read more
Though A Complete Unknown is about Bob Dylan, the film also dives deep into the life of Pete Seeger. The folk singer was instrumental in discovering and mentoring Dylan, and the film follows how Dylan ultimately grows restless with the genre over the course of the 1960s. Despite their diverging paths, Seeger is still there, … Read more
Novak Djokovic has been speaking prior to the Brisbane International, where the former world No 1 will partner Nick Kyrgios in the doubles – Getty Images/Patrick Hamilton Novak Djokovic has hit out at perceived double standards in tennis doping investigations as he claimed the sport is being “kept in the dark” over the Jannik Sinner … Read more
By Laila Kearney and Paul Carsten NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday, reversing the prior session’s losses on a brightening short-term outlook tied to the prospect of slightly tightening supplies as trade thinned ahead of the Christmas and Hanukkah holidays. Brent crude futures settled at $73.58, rising 95 cents, or … Read more
– Getty Images/iStockphoto My husband is from Canada and often quotes temperatures in Celsius. When I’m trying to figure out how to pack for a trip, this can lead to some serious miscalculations. If he says, “Oh, it’ll be about 27 degrees,” I’m packing turtlenecks and scarves. But in Fahrenheit, that’s a balmy 80 degrees. … Read more
Nearly a year after abruptly announcing his marriage on Instagram, Shohei Ohtani announced Saturday he and his wife Mamiko Tanaka are expecting their first child, abruptly on Instagram. The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar didn’t provide any specifics about a due date or details about the upcoming child, but his post did feature yet another cute … Read more
By Pete Schroeder (Reuters) -Major banks and business groups sued the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, alleging the U.S. central bank’s annual “stress tests” of Wall Street firms violate the law. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ohio, claims the Fed’s practice of determining how big banks perform against hypothetical economic turmoil, and … Read more