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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday October 21
22Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday October 21

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day:1. Can stocks keep rising?U.S. stocks have carved out a winning streak. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average have posted six straight positive weeks. Both indexes closed at record highs on Friday. A busy week of earnings, along with the approaching presidential election, will help to determine where stocks go in the days ahead. Follow live market updates.2. Earnings in transitModel Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul | Pool | Via ReutersEarnings season is picking up, as about one-fifth of the S&P 500 will post results this week. With 14% of the S&P reporting as of Friday, bo...
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Social isolation may deprive older people of key micronutrients in diet: Study
22Oct By No Comments
Health

Social isolation may deprive older people of key micronutrients in diet: Study

Senior people who are socially isolated are more likely to have an insufficient intake of key micronutrients such as vitamin C and vitamin B6, increasing their risk of health problems, according to a new study. The researchers from University College London (UCL) found that people who were more socially isolated were more likely to have a lower than recommended intake of five micronutrients that are essential for health: magnesium, potassium, vitamin C, folate and vitamin B6. These micronutrients are typically found in small quantities in fruit, vegetables, legumes (such as peas, beans and lentils) and fish, suggesting a diet lacking in these food sources. “This is important as inadequate intake of these micronutrients puts people at greater risk of health problems as they get older,” s...
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Autumn 2024 hair trends: the key cuts, colours and styles, from Dallas Blowdries to Bell-Bottom Bobs
22Oct By No Comments
Life Style

Autumn 2024 hair trends: the key cuts, colours and styles, from Dallas Blowdries to Bell-Bottom Bobs

Summer can be punishing on your hair — from the heat to the pool water. And if you’re still feeling the effects now the cold season is coming, it’s the perfect time to give locks a new lease of life with a fresh cut or colour. Or even just by mixing it up with a new style you can create at home. But before you book in at the salon, or reach for your hair tools, take a moment to take stock of our rundown of the season’s hottest new looks. We’ve asked trend forecasters, as well as hairdressers and colourists from some of London’s most iconic salons which styles are about to go viral. Tom Smith, artist at Olaplex and international creative colour director at Evo, is nicknamed the ‘hairvoyant’ for his ability to predict the next must-have aesthetics, and says the coming season is all about “po...
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Ripple founder has given more than $11.8 million to Harris campaign
22Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Ripple founder has given more than $11.8 million to Harris campaign

Chris Larsen, co-founder and chairman of Ripple, contributed nearly $9.9 million to Future Forward in September, in addition to more than $800,000 to the Harris Victory Fund, according to FEC data compiled by the Breadcrumbs crypto market and blockchain analyst James Delmore and independently verified by CNBC.Including Larsen's August contribution of $1 million worth of XRP tokens, the billionaire has given more than $11.8 million to PACs supporting the Harris campaign, making him one of the crypto industry's largest individual donors this cycle.Larsen, who's backed candidates across the aisle the last few years, told CNBC in an interview that his comfort level with Harris comes from conversations he's had with people inside the campaign and what he's seen from the vice president since she...
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Moldova votes to join EU by narrow margin after ‘unfair fight’
22Oct By No Comments
World News

Moldova votes to join EU by narrow margin after ‘unfair fight’

By Tom Balmforth and Alexander Tanas, Reuters President Maia Sandu said on Monday (local time) Moldovans had won a "first battle in a difficult fight" for their future, a day after a slim majority of 50.46 percent backed EU accession in a referendum that was clouded by allegations of Russia-backed meddling. The EU flag waves close to the Moldovan Parliament building. Photo: Sergei Gapon / AFP The knife-edge finish was a shock for supporters of Sandu, who had hoped the vote would deliver a firm message of intent to bring the ex-Soviet agricultural economy into the European Union by 2030 and leave Moscow's orbit for good. "The people of Moldova have spoken: Our EU future will now be anchored in the constitution. We fought fairly in an unfair fight - and we won," Sandu wrote on X. The r...
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Trump sued by Central Park Five for defamation over Harris debate claims
22Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Trump sued by Central Park Five for defamation over Harris debate claims

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on October 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesFive men who were wrongfully convicted as teenagers in the so-called Central Park Five jogger rape case sued Donald Trump on Monday, saying the Republican presidential nominee defamed them by falsely claiming they killed someone and pleaded guilty.The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Philadelphia, cites several statements Trump made about the men during his Sept. 10 debate with Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, after she blasted Trump for taking out an ad in 1989 calling for the then-teen defendants to be executed."Defendant Trump falsely stated [at th...
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Facebook owner Meta restarts facial recognition tech in ‘celeb-bait’ crackdown
22Oct By No Comments
World News

Facebook owner Meta restarts facial recognition tech in ‘celeb-bait’ crackdown

Photo: Serge Tenani / Hans Lucas via AFP Three years after Meta shut down facial recognition software on Facebook amid a groundswell of privacy and regulator pushback, the social media giant said it is testing the service again as part of a crackdown on "celeb bait" scams. Meta said it will enroll about 50,000 public figures in a trial which involves automatically comparing their Facebook profile photos with images used in suspected scam advertisements. If the images match and Meta believes the ad are scams, it will block them. The celebrities will be notified of their enrollment and can opt out if they do not want to participate, the company said. The company plans to roll out the trial globally from December, excluding some large jurisdictions where it does not have regulatory clearanc...
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Election is Harris vs. Musk, not Trump, Cuban says
22Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Election is Harris vs. Musk, not Trump, Cuban says

Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning for president against Elon Musk at least as much as she is against former President Donald Trump, Mark Cuban said Monday, as he advocated for the Democratic nominee as the pro-business choice."It's the Harris campaign versus Elon, not even versus Trump," the billionaire investor and former "Shark Tank" host said on CNBC's "Squawk Box."Cuban took a swipe at the Tesla and SpaceX CEO over Musk's promise to give $1 million per day to the winner of a swing-state voter sweepstakes, calling it "innovative" and "desperate."But Cuban later predicted that if Harris wins, she "100%" could mend her relationship with Musk.Cuban's remarks were the latest volley between the two billionaires, who have taken on increasingly prominent campaign roles while ramping ...
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The ‘XL Bully cat’ is the latest internet-famous cat to stoke selective breeding concerns
22Oct By No Comments
World News

The ‘XL Bully cat’ is the latest internet-famous cat to stoke selective breeding concerns

By Tessa Flemming for the ABC As the name suggests, the breed closely resembles the controversial American XL Bully dog in its stocky build. Photo: Facebook / Bullycats Wrinkly with stumpy legs and a little bit ugly - the "XL Bully cat" is the latest cat crossbreed to take the internet by storm for its looks (or lack thereof). But the breed proliferation in the US and now the UK has led to fresh outrage about how designer trends and selective breeding could be harming our pets. What is a XL Bully cat? As the name suggests, the breed closely resembles the controversial American XL Bully dog in its stocky build - which was banned in England earlier this year. The XL Bully cat, also known as a Bambino, is bred by mixing the mutant gene that causes hairlessness in Sphynx cats with the ge...
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N.B. votes 2024: Higgs loses own riding as PCs take devastating election blow
22Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

N.B. votes 2024: Higgs loses own riding as PCs take devastating election blow

New Brunswick Progressive Conservative leader Blaine Higgs will no longer be the representative for Quispamsis, Global News projects. Higgs, who was seeking a third government as premier, has lost his riding to Liberal Aaron Kennedy – a trend mirroring the ultimate result: a Liberal majority with Susan Holt becoming the province’s first female premier, according to Global’s projection.“It’s certainly not the night we hoped for but nevertheless, it is what it is,” he told supporters at his election gathering on Monday.Higgs said his party will begin discussing leadership transition in the coming days.“After those discussions are complete, I will make a formal announcement,” he added. 1:55 New Br...
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