French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has been ousted in a no-confidence vote just three months into his term, after lawmakers on the left and the right united to plunge the country into deeper political instability. A total of 331 out of 577 lawmakers voted against Barnier’s fragile government, seizing their opportunity to topple the veteran centrist after his attempt to ...

The Israeli military on Wednesday said that a February strike on Khan Younis in southern Gaza may have led Hamas militants to execute six hostages. The bodies of those six male hostages were recovered in late August. Two days later, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that all of them had been shot, but it could not definitively say whether ...

In this exclusive StockCharts video, Joe uses long-term views of the S&P 500 to explain how the market is positioned as we move into 2025. He uses Yearly and Quarterly Candles and describes why there is a risk of a pullback next year, and he also covers the recent strength in some of the Mag7 stocks. He presents some attractive ...

When it comes to the stock market, each day is unique. As a result, it’s easy to get distracted and look from one area to another based on whims, which can leave you confused and unable to make any decisions — thus putting you in the dreaded state of analysis paralysis. And while going down that rabbit hole, you’d have ...

As shoppers look for value, dollar stores might seem to be logical destinations. But that penny-pinching mentality hasn’t been enough to lift sales for Dollar Tree and Dollar General. Shares of the deep discounters have plunged so far in 2024. The retailers have each cut their full-year forecasts because of weaker-than-expected sales. And both have had leadership shakeups: Dollar General and its former ...

The Boston Red Sox began what they hope is a winter of extensive upgrades by agreeing to a one-year, $10.75 million contract with lefty reliever Aroldis Chapman. A person familiar with the deal confirmed to USA TODAY Sports that Chapman and Boston were in agreement. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because it has not yet been announced. The ...

The NCAA doesn’t actually call it National Signing Day anymore because it isn’t just one day. College football’s modern version of this annual rite of passage, conducted mostly by fax machine not long ago, is the early signing period. And it begins Wednesday. This is when most of the best high school football recruits in the country will make their ...

Longtime college football coach Dana Dimel, most recently an assistant at the University of Illinois, died Tuesday at the age of 62, his family announced. After an All-America playing career as an offensive tackle at Kansas State, Dimel enjoyed a 35-year coaching career – which included stints as the head coach at Wyoming (1997-99), Houston (2000-02) and Texas-El Paso (2018-23). ...

Blackstone Minerals (BSX:AU) has announced Extension of Option to Acquire Major Nickel Asset Download the PDF here. This post appeared first on investingnews.com ...

Tracy Shuchart, CEO and founder of Hilltower Resource Advisors, discussed the growing need for all types of energy in the US, saying she’s looking for opportunities in oil, natural gas, grid stocks and uranium juniors. ‘I think 2025 is going to be a really good year for energy, absolutely,’ she said. ‘Not just because of the incoming administration that is ...

Brien Lundin, editor of Gold Newsletter and host of the New Orleans Investment Conference, shared his thoughts on the well-known event’s past, present and future on its 50th anniversary. He also discussed gold’s post-US election price activity, saying its pullback presents a buying opportunity. ‘You don’t have to be a genius to see the opportunity here — we know that ...

Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of Celsius Network, has agreed to plead guilty to two fraud charges following an indictment filed in July 2023. His defense attorney announced this during a court hearing in a Manhattan federal court. The charges relate to allegations of fraud, conspiracy, and market manipulation concerning Celsius Network’s operations and its proprietary token, Cel.  ...