Yum Brands on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that missed Wall Street’s expectation as same-store sales at KFC and Pizza Hut slid more than expected. “The complex consumer environment that exists in many markets around the globe has contributed to pronounced regional sales variations, which has caused our system-sales growth to fall short of our long-term algorithm this year,” CEO David Gibbs ...
With the 2024 NFL trade deadline closing in on Tuesday, two playoff contenders struck a deal with one another. The Green Bay Packers agreed to trade edge rusher Preston Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick, according to multiple reports. Smith is one of the league’s more accomplished pass rushers with 68 ½ career sacks. ...
The 2024 NFL trade deadline has passed, and the last window for teams to make a major exterior personnel shake-up yielded no shortage of action. There were eight deals on Tuesday before the 4 p.m. ET cutoff, putting the total at 18 since the season began. Almost all of the teams in the playoff picture were active in one way ...
You can either be afraid to lose, or afraid to win games in the NFL. Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles may have been the latter, failing to go for the two-point conversion in the final seconds of regulation against Patrick Mahomes, coach Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football. Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield reacted promptly, ...
As the world continues to embrace digital currencies and blockchain technology, the cryptocurrency industry is solidifying its position on a broad scale as a key part of the global economy. 2024 has been a big year for the crypto sector, with milestones including a new all-time high for Bitcoin and the approval of spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds in ...
Not for distribution to United States news wire services or for dissemination in the United States Doré Copper Mining Corp. (‘ Doré Copper ‘) (TSXV: DCMC; OTCQB: DRCMF; FRA: DCM) is pleased to announce, further to its news release dated October 15, 2024, an update on the definitive arrangement agreement (the ‘ Agreement ‘) with Cygnus Metals Limited (ASX: CY5) (‘ ...
Blackstone Minerals Limited (“Blackstone” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed the institutional component (“Institutional Entitlement Offer” or “Institutional Offer”) of its partially underwritten accelerated non-renounceable pro rata entitlement offer as announced on 4 November 2024 (“Entitlement Offer” or “Offer”). HIGHLIGHTS Completion of the Institutional Entitlement Offer with firm commitments received from Nanjia Capital Limited of ...
As the U.S. presidential election looms, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan has expressed optimism about the crypto market’s long-term prospects, emphasizing that digital assets are well-positioned to thrive regardless of the election outcome. While the US election results may bring short-term fluctuations, Hougan believes that the crypto market’s growth trajectory remains robust. Bitwise CIO Shares Good News On Crypto Market Bitwise ...
SynFutures, a decentralized derivatives trading platform, has introduced its latest offering, the Perp Launchpad. This launch will expand access to perpetual futures markets in the DeFi space. With a $1 million grant program to support emerging token projects, the protocol will establish perpetual markets as a key element in DeFi, offering projects new opportunities for liquidity, visibility, and user engagement. ...
The cryptocurrency market witnessed a sudden surge in buying pressure during the United States presidential election on Tuesday. The pioneer digital currency, Bitcoin, teased a bullish breakout of the $70,000 barrier, uplifting the recovery momentum in the altcoin market. Amid investors’ anticipation of a potential bull run, three Ethereum coins show promising potential for a 5x increase as ETH targets ...
A Nigerian court freed 119 people including minors on Tuesday, after the authorities dropped charges against them arising from deadly protests in August against economic hardship. The accused had faced charges including treason and inciting a military coup and had been arraigned in batches of 76 and 43 last Friday. One of the charges carried the death penalty. President Bola ...
Netanyahu fires Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, after months of clashes over war and politics
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after months of clashes over domestic politics and Israel’s war efforts. In a recorded statement Tuesday evening, Netanyahu said that “trust between me and the minister of defense has cracked.” Israel Katz, currently the foreign minister, will become defense minister. Gideon Sa’ar will replace Katz as foreign minister, the ...