Day: May 28, 2022
Real Madrid beats Liverpool 1-0 for 14th European Cup title
Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, right, and Real Madrid’s Dani Ceballos celebrate winning the Champions League final soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Saint Denis near Paris, Saturday, May 28, 2022. Real Madrid won 1-0. Kirsty Wigglesworth | AP Photo Real Madrid became European champion for a record-extending 14th […]
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‘Triangle of Sadness’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Fest
Writer/director Ruben Ostlund, winner of the Palme d’Or for ‘Triangle of Sadness,’ poses for photographers during the photo call following the awards ceremony at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 28, 2022. Petros Giannakouris | AP Photo Swedish director Ruben Ostlund’s class warfare comedy “Triangle of Sadness” won the Palme d’Or […]
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This government lab in Idaho is researching fusion, the ‘holy grail’ of clean energy, as billions pour into the space
This is a close up view of an X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy system being used at the Idaho National Lab measuring surface chemistry on a potential candidate material to use for fusion. Masashi Shimada has been researching nuclear fusion since 2000, when he joined the graduate program at University of California San Diego. He’s currently the […]
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Start-up investors are warning of dark days ahead as boom times are ‘unambiguously over’
Sean Gladwell | Moment | Getty Images Slow your hiring! Cut back on marketing! Extend your runway! The venture capital missives are back, and they’re coming in hot. With tech stocks cratering through the first five months of 2022 and the Nasdaq on pace for its second-worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis, start-up investors […]
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Space stocks had a rough first quarter as several companies struggled with supply chain disruptions
Virgin Orbit’s modified 747 jet “Cosmic Girl” releases the company’s LauncherOne rocket for a mission on January 13, 2022. Virgin Orbit Space companies reported results for the first quarter of the year over the past several weeks – with many CEOs complaining of supply chain disruptions pushing back hardware deliveries and launch schedules. “Everyone’s getting […]
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$60 billion collapse of major cryptocurrency is not the industry’s Bear Stearns moment — senators and regulators explain why
WASHINGTON — It’s been a brutal few weeks for the crypto market. Half a trillion dollars was wiped off the sector’s market cap as terraUSD, one of the most popular U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins, imploded virtually overnight. Meanwhile, digital coins such as ether continue to take a beating on the price charts, as the sell-off keeps […]
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Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady is betting millions of dollars Generation Z will love his 1-on-1 basketball start-up
Tracy McGrady Source: Ones Basketball League This time, Tracy McGrady is trusting his ideas. The basketball Hall of Famer has funded real estate projects, he’s backed a sports and entertainment agency, and committed to a cryptocurrency partnership before the sector lost billions in value. Now, McGrady is investing in his own company, Ones Basketball League, […]
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Russian forces advance in the east of Ukraine; Zelenskyy says Donbas situation ‘very difficult.’ Follow our live updates
Russian forces unlikely to advance rapidly in Severodonetsk, think tank says Russia has pressed its offensive to capture key points in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, with more bombing of residential areas. Aris Messinis | Afp | Getty Images Russian forces have begun direct assaults on built-up areas in Severodonetsk despite not yet having […]
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Stocks could build on gains in the week ahead as investors await Friday’s jobs report
Stocks could carry the momentum of this latest rally into next week as investors look ahead to Friday’s jobs report. All three major indice scored big gains in the past week, each rising higher than 6%. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite broke a seven-week losing streak, while it had been eight weeks of […]
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