Kirill Kaprizov misses Texas trip, listed as day-to-dayManchester City ended their difficult run of form by securing a crucial 3-0 victory against Nottingham Forest, putting an end to a seven-game winless streak. First-half goals from Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne set the tone for Pep Guardiola’s team, with Jeremy Doku adding a third just 12 minutes into the second half. The victory marked a turning point for City, who had suffered six defeats and a frustrating 3-3 draw with Feyenoord, where they squandered a 3-0 lead in the final 20 minutes. Despite the scoreline, the performance wasn't flawless. Misplaced passes and errant touches occasionally disrupted City’s rhythm. A pivotal moment came when Chris Wood, capitalizing on a misplaced pass from De Bruyne, found himself in a one-on-one situation but missed the target, failing to equalize Silva's eighth-minute opener. City swiftly punished the miss, with De Bruyne crafting a masterful response at the other end. Combining with fellow Belgian Jeremy Doku, De Bruyne struck a decisive goal to double the lead before halftime. Doku himself sealed the victory with a brilliant strike from the edge of the box, delivering City’s joint-largest margin of victory in the league this season. Guardiola's animated celebration on the touchline reflected both relief and renewed optimism as his team navigates what has been a challenging campaign.Panic among spectators at soccer game kills at least 56 in the West African nation of GuineaPublished 5:28 pm Tuesday, November 26, 2024 By Data Skrive The Cornell Big Red versus the Syracuse Orange is one of many solid options on Wednesday in college basketball play — suggested picks against the spread for 10 games are available below. Watch men’s college basketball, other live sports and more on Fubo. What is Fubo? Fubo is a streaming service that gives you access to your favorite live sports and shows on demand. Use our link to sign up for a free trial. Bet on this or any men’s college basketball matchup at BetMGM. Not all offers available in all states, please visit BetMGM for the latest promotions for your area. Must be 21+ to gamble, please wager responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, contact 1-800-GAMBLER .
NoneManagement to Host Earnings Call on December 17, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET BOSTON, MA, Dec. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW) (the “Company”), a digital private capital markets ecosystem, today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 ended October 31, 2024. "During the quarter ended October 31, 2024, we saw a decrease in revenue, when compared to the quarter ended October 31, 2023, but an increase in revenue when compared to the quarter ended July 31, 2024. The year-over-year decrease was primarily due to a slowdown in consulting revenue, while the sequential increase was driven by our funding portal business. Despite the challenges we faced during a tough quarter, we remain optimistic about the future,” said Martin Kay, CEO of Netcapital Inc. “Recently our wholly-owned subsidiary, Netcapital Securities Inc. received approval from FINRA to become a FINRA-member broker-dealer, which marks a significant achievement for the Company as it begins to open up opportunities for more revenue channels. Looking beyond the second quarter we are focused on leveraging our new broker-dealer license and expanding our capabilities. With NSI as a registered broker-dealer, we can now support companies raising capital under Reg A and Reg D offerings, facilitate and charge fees on larger fundraises, potentially provide a broader range of investment choices for our investor base, and establish fee-sharing agreements with other broker-dealers.” Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Highlights Revenues decreased 92% year-over-year to $170,528, compared to revenue of $2,041,658 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024. Revenues increased 20% quarter-over-quarter to $170,528, compared to revenue of $142,227 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. Operating loss of ($2,202,431) in the second quarter fiscal 2025 as compared to operating income of $52,220 for the second quarter fiscal 2024 Net loss of approximately ($2,220,501) in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, as compared to a net profit of approximately $339,616, for the same period in the prior year Loss per share of ($2.34) for the quarter ended October 31, 2024, compared to earnings per share of $2.52 for the same period in the prior year As of October 31, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $1,346,739. Conference Call Information The Company will host an investor conference call on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 10 a.m. ET. Participant access: 844-985-2012 or 973-528-0138 Conference entry code: 894026 For additional disclosure regarding Netcapital’s operating results, please refer to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 31, 2024, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. About Netcapital Inc. Netcapital Inc. is a fintech company with a scalable technology platform that allows private companies to raise capital online and provides private equity investment opportunities to investors. The Company's consulting group, Netcapital Advisors , provides marketing and strategic advice and takes equity positions in select companies. The Company’s funding portal, Netcapital Funding Portal, Inc . is registered with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a registered national securities association. Forward Looking Statements The information contained herein includes forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could, and likely will, materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Any forward-looking statement reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Investor Contact 800-460-0815 ir@netcapital.com NETCAPITAL INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS NETCAPITAL INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
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So much for all the doom-and-gloom headlines about the health of the electric vehicle maker Rivian. Fresh off the news about a lifesaving deal with Volkswagen, the US startup just scored a $6.5 billion conditional loan from the Biden administration, enabling it to move forward with the construction of Project Horizon, a new factory that will bring thousands of new jobs to Georgia. Hmmm...Georgia... Before we get into the details about the new loan, the new Rivian factory, and Georgia, let’s take a quick look why it might have never happened. The loan — which Rivian is supporting through an equity investment — comes through the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, which sits under the umbrella of the Loan Programs Office of the US Department of Energy. The LPO was established by Congress in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 during the Bush administration, with the aim of incentivizing the private sector to commercialize high-impact, innovative energy technologies in the national interest. For the record, the mandate includes innovations in nuclear and fossil energy, not just renewables. Also during the Bush administration, in 2008 Congress passed the Energy Independence and Security Act. That law expanded the LPO to cover vehicles under the new Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program. As a portfolio-based program, the LPO had failure built into it from the start, though not in a bad way. The high-impact mission entails some risk. However, with careful due diligence the portfolio is credited with remarkable success, regardless of individual failures (see more LPO background here ). If this is beginning to ring some bells, run right out and buy yourself a cigar. After all the administrative details were sorted out, the LPO was finally up and running by the time President Obama took office in 2009, and that’s when things went south. In 2011, the solar manufacturer Solyndra defaulted on a $535 million LPO loan, done in by competition from China, among other factors. The LPO went on to thrive , but the Solyndra failure was red meat to Republican members of Congress , who drew out their knives and made the most of a high profile opportunity to trash both President Obama and the LPO. As part of the trashing, Republican members of Congress made a lot of noise about killing the program. Thank goodness they didn’t follow through on the threats — right, Rivian? Well, here’s to second chances. The LPO never died, though it took a sort of holiday during the first Trump administration. In fact, it’s even bigger and better now. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) expanded the office’s lending capacity by almost $412 billion. As a reminder, the IRA is the Biden administration’s signature “climate bill.” Exactly zero Republican members of Congress voted for it. That explains why US Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) kicked off the 2024 election cycle by dragging Solyndra up out of the grave, cobwebs and all, and vowing to kill the LPO , somehow. “‘ Solyndra is going to look like chump change’” this time around,” is how Bloomberg Law reported the Senator’s comments on January 4th of this year. As it turned out, the Republican Party’s anti-LPO messaging failed to resonate during the campaign. Somewhere along the way it got dropped in favor of full throated scare-mongering over minority groups. Besides, the LPO supports job-creating ventures in red and blue states alike. Georgia is a good example. The state has two Democratic US senators, but otherwise it is dominated by Republican office-holders. Georgia holds 14 seats in the US House of Representatives, with Republicans holding a 9-5 advantage in the delegation. “ The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature,” Balletopedia also reminds us. Nevertheless, the state employment picture will benefit from an LPO loan guarantee of up to $1.45 billion to support a new factory in Georgia for the solar manufacturer Qcells. The Energy Department anticipates that will involve 1,200 construction jobs and almost 2,000 permanent jobs. That’s peanuts compared to the total of $12 billion in loan guarantees that the LPO deployed to support the expansion of the Vogtle nuclear power station in Waynesboro, Georgia. The project involves a peak of 9,000 construction jobs , with 800 jobs remaining once in operation. Rivian can’t beat Vogtle on construction jobs, but it runs away with the prize for permanent job creation. Project Horizon, located near the city of Social Circle, will have 7,500 slots to fill. Georgia is chipping in with an assist from its QuickStart technical training incentive program, helping to ensure that qualified workers from local communities are available to fill many of those jobs. When fully built out, Project Horizon will occupy 9 million square feet, which is big enough to accommodate the manufacture of 400,000 EVs per year. “At its Georgia facility, Rivian will produce its all-electric midsize platform (MSP) with its R2 and R3 models as the first variants in production,” the Energy Department explains, noting that the company currently produces commercial vans, the R1S three-row SUV, and the R1T pickup truck in Illinois (see lots more background here ). As of last year Rivian was still struggling to scale up, which may leave one wondering why the LPO would make a bet on it. That’s a fair question. However, the central mission of the LPO is to strengthen the manufacturing competitiveness of the US. In the EV space, that doesn’t necessarily mean providing more federal support to established automakers that are already racking up big EV sales numbers. Spreading manufacturing capacity among different businesses contributes to resiliency and helps to accelerate EV adoption, here in the US and abroad. “As one of a few American EV startups with light duty vehicles already on the road, Rivian’s Georgia facility will allow the company to reach production volumes that make its products more cost competitive and accelerate access to international markets,” the Energy Department notes. The Energy Department also anticipates a significant impact on transportation decarbonization. Once Project Horizon is up to speed, the vehicles rolling off the assembly line are expected to save 146 million gallons of petroleum every year. As a side note, the diversification strategy is also at work in California, where Governor Gavin Newsom is preparing to propose new legislation to relaunch a state EV tax credit if President-Elect Trump follows through on his threat to cancel the federal one. Tesla EVs would not qualify because it still holds more than 50% of the California market, while the new program is aimed at supporting up-and-coming manufacturers. There may be other reasons behind the exclusion as well. CleanTechnica editor Zachary Shahan ran through lots of other aspects of the tax credit proposal yesterday. If you can think of any aspects he missed, drop us a note in the comment thread. Bonus points for bringing up the LPO loan of $456 million that Tesla Motors received in 2010. The company fully repaid the loan ahead of schedule in 2013, and the rest is history. Follow me via LinkTree , or @tinamcasey on Threads, LinkedIn, and Bluesky. 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Red Cat Holdings Inc RCAT reported second-quarter financial results for fiscal year 2025 after the bell on Monday. Here’s a rundown of the report . What Happened: Red Cat reported second-quarter revenue of $1.53 million, missing analyst estimates of $4.13 million. The drone technology company reported a second-quarter loss of 18 cents per share, missing analyst estimates for a loss of eight cents per share, according to Benzinga Pro . “In the second half of 2024, our company decided to focus on the Black Widow, anticipating its success in the SRR final production contract,” said Jeff Thompson , CEO of Red Cat. “We halted production of the Teal 2 to retool for the Black Widow, prioritizing long-term growth over short-term revenue. This strategy has proven successful, enabling us to meet the demands of the new Army contract and all other Black Widow sales and programs of record while managing critical technology integration through our Red Cat Futures Initiative partners. We are now well-positioned to fulfill these demands.” Red Cat ended the quarter with $5.7 million in cash and accounts receivable. The company noted that it has closed on an additional $6 million in financing since the end of the quarter. Check This Out: Taiwan Semiconductor CEO Highlights AI-Powered Drones, Next-Gen Robots As Growth Drivers What’s Next: Red Cat expects full-year revenue for calendar year 2025 of $80 to $120 million. “We are also pleased to announce our partnership with Palantir. With Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence and visual navigation, we believe the Black Widow is one of the most capable drones ever fielded by the Department of Defense. This rucksack-portable drone, powered by Palantir’s software, will boost revenue per drone and increase gross margins,” Thompson said. Red Cat on Monday announced a partnership with Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR to integrate navigation software into its Black Widow drones. The collaboration is expected to help transform autonomous small unmanned aircraft systems operations for modern warfare. Red Cat’s management team will further discuss highlights from the quarter on a call with analysts and investors at 4:30 p.m. ET. RCAT Price Action: Red Cat Holdings shares were down 13.88% in after-hours, trading at $9.04 at the time of publication Monday, according to Benzinga Pro . Photo: MAcroEcon via Shutterstock © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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Van Nistelrooy was appointed Steve Cooper’s replacement at the King Power Stadium, with the Foxes impressed by his recent five-game interim stint at — in which he beat Leicester twice. The Dutchman’s first game in charge resulted in a 3-1 home win over West Ham United. The Foxes made the perfect start with Jamie Vardy scoring after just two minutes, while Bilal El Khannous and Patson Daka finished the job before Niclas Fullkrug’s late consultation strike. Sharp-eyed supporters have spotted a familiar face in the dugout alongside Van Nistelrooy in the form of Jelle ten Rouwelaar. Van Nistelrooy hasn’t formally named his technical staff yet, but Van Rouwelaar was in the dugout and in active conversation with the manager during Tuesday’s win over West Ham. Van Rouwelaar was brought to Manchester United by Erik ten Hag in July alongside Van Nistelrooy, Rene Hake and Andreas Georgson. Scorer of Tuesday’s second goal Khannous — who also assisted Vardy’s opener — is already signing the praises of Van Nistelrooy, who needed just one training session with his new players to get his message across,” El Khannous said (via ). “The way they wanted to play, we knew that it wouldn’t be easy, but we put in a lot of intensity from the start and we scored in the second minute, so we showed what we are: this is Leicester City.” ‘s triumph on Tuesday — ending a six-game winless streak across all competitions — sees them 16th in the table, four points clear of the relegation zone. Up next for the Foxes is a home tie against high-flying Brighton on Sunday.Stock market today: Wall Street rises toward records despite tariff talkMy seven-year-old has been suspended TEN times – I’m terrified he’ll end up in prison
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump's supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of Trump's movement — wealthy members of the tech world including billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and their call for more highly skilled workers in their industry — and people in Trump's Make America Great Again base who championed his hardline immigration policies. The debate touched off this week when Laura Loomer , a right-wing provocateur with a history of racist and conspiratorial comments, criticized Trump’s selection of Sriram Krishnan as an adviser on artificial intelligence policy in his coming administration. Krishnan favors the ability to bring more skilled immigrants into the U.S. Loomer declared the stance to be “not America First policy” and said the tech executives who have aligned themselves with Trump were doing so to enrich themselves. Much of the debate played out on the social media network X, which Musk owns. Loomer's comments sparked a back-and-forth with venture capitalist and former PayPal executive David Sacks , whom Trump has tapped to be the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar." Musk and Ramaswamy, whom Trump has tasked with finding ways to cut the federal government , weighed in, defending the tech industry's need to bring in foreign workers. It bloomed into a larger debate with more figures from the hard-right weighing in about the need to hire U.S. workers, whether values in American culture can produce the best engineers, free speech on the internet, the newfound influence tech figures have in Trump's world and what his political movement stands for. Trump has not yet weighed in on the rift. His presidential transition team did not respond to questions about positions on visas for highly skilled workers or the debate between his supporters online. Instead, his team instead sent a link to a post on X by longtime adviser and immigration hard-liner Stephen Miller that was a transcript of a speech Trump gave in 2020 at Mount Rushmore in which he praised figures and moments from American history. Musk, the world's richest man who has grown remarkably close to the president-elect , was a central figure in the debate, not only for his stature in Trump's movement but his stance on the tech industry's hiring of foreign workers. Technology companies say H-1B visas for skilled workers, used by software engineers and others in the tech industry, are critical for hard-to-fill positions. But critics have said they undercut U.S. citizens who could take those jobs. Some on the right have called for the program to be eliminated, not expanded. Born in South Africa, Musk was once on an a H-1B visa himself and defended the industry's need to bring in foreign workers. “There is a permanent shortage of excellent engineering talent," he said in a post. “It is the fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley.” Trump's own positions over the years have reflected the divide in his movement. His tough immigration policies, including his pledge for a mass deportation, were central to his winning presidential campaign. He has focused on immigrants who come into the U.S. illegally but he has also sought curbs on legal immigration , including family-based visas. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump called the H-1B visa program “very bad” and “unfair” for U.S. workers. After he became president, Trump in 2017 issued a “Buy American and Hire American” executive order , which directed Cabinet members to suggest changes to ensure H-1B visas were awarded to the highest-paid or most-skilled applicants to protect American workers. Trump's businesses, however, have hired foreign workers, including waiters and cooks at his Mar-a-Lago club , and his social media company behind his Truth Social app has used the the H-1B program for highly skilled workers. During his 2024 campaign for president, as he made immigration his signature issue, Trump said immigrants in the country illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country" and promised to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. But in a sharp departure from his usual alarmist message around immigration generally, Trump told a podcast this year that he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges. “I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country," he told the “All-In" podcast with people from the venture capital and technology world. Those comments came on the cusp of Trump's budding alliance with tech industry figures, but he did not make the idea a regular part of his campaign message or detail any plans to pursue such changes.
Graffiti-covered mansion beats out Toorak’s finest to be Victoria’s most-viewed listing of 2024Stock market today: Wall Street slips as the 'Magnificent 7' weighs down the market NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing lower as Wall Street ends a holiday-shortened week on a down note. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% Friday and the the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 333 points, or 0.8%. The Nasdaq composite dropped 1.5%. The “Magnificent 7” stocks weighed on the market, led by declines in Nvidia, Tesla and Microsoft. Even with the loss, the S&P 500 had a modest gain for the week and is still headed for its second consecutive annual gain of more than 20%, the first time that has happened since 1997-1998. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.62%. 10 tips from experts to help you change your relationship with money in 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — As the calendar changes to 2025, you might be thinking about how to approach your relationship with money in the new year. Whether you’re saving to move out of your parents’ house or pay off student loan debt, financial resolutions can help you stay motivated. If you’re planning to make financial resolutions for the new year, experts recommend that you start by evaluating the state of your finances in 2024. Then, set specific goals and make sure they’re attainable for your lifestyle. An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump's political coalition WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in the president-elect’s political movement into public display. The argument previews fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare tensions between the newest flank of Trump’s movement — that is, wealthy members of the tech world who want more highly skilled workers in their industry — and people in Trump’s Make America Great Again base who championed his hardline immigration policies. A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House official says a ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans. Administration officials said this month that at least eight telecommunications companies, as well as dozens of nations, had been affected by the Chinese hacking blitz known as Salt Typhoon. But Anne Neuberger, a deputy national security adviser, said Friday that a ninth victim had been identified after the administration released guidance to companies about how to hunt for Chinese culprits in their networks. Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO — although not as much as the person who pulled the trigger. So says a new poll from NORC at the University of Chicago. It finds that about 8 in 10 Americans say that the person who committed the killing has “a great deal” or “a moderate amount” of responsibility for the Dec. 4 shooting of Brian Thompson. Still, some see suspect Luigi Mangione as a heroic figure. About 7 in 10 adults say coverage denials or health insurance profits also bear at least “a moderate amount” of responsibility for Thompson’s death. Another jackpot surpasses $1 billion. Is this the new normal? Remember this moment because it probably won’t last: A U.S. lottery jackpot is projected to soar above $1 billion, and that's still a big deal. Friday’s Mega Millions drawing is worth an estimated $1.15 billion. The prize has evoked headlines across the country, despite the nation's top 10 jackpots already having boasted billion-dollar payouts. Jonathan Cohen is the author of the book “For a Dollar and a Dream: State Lotteries in Modern America.” He says he expects jackpots to continue to grow in size. Larger payouts attract more media attention, increase ticket sales and bring in new players. How the stock market defied expectations again this year, by the numbers NEW YORK (AP) — What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates. The benchmark index posted its first back-to-back annual gains of more than 20% since 1998. The year featured many familiar winners, such as Big Tech, which got even bigger as their stock prices kept growing. But it wasn’t just Apple, Nvidia and the like. Bitcoin and gold surged and “Roaring Kitty” reappeared to briefly reignite the meme stock craze. Richard Parsons, prominent executive who led Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at 76 NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Parsons, one of corporate America’s most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, has died. He was 76. Parsons died Thursday at his Manhattan home. He was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2015 and cited “unanticipated complications” from the disease for cutting back on work a few years later. Financial services company Lazard confirmed his death. Parsons was a longtime member of the company's board. His friend Ronald Lauder told The New York Times that the cause of death was cancer. Parsons stepped down Dec. 3 from the boards of Lazard and Lauder’s company, Estée Lauder, citing health reasons. He had been on Estée Lauder’s board for 25 years. Israel strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen's capital while the WHO chief says he was meters away JERUSALEM (AP) — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen has targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports. The World Health Organization’s director-general said Thursday's bombardment took place just “meters away” as he was about to board a flight in Sanaa. He says a crew member was hurt. The strikes followed several days of Houthi attacks and launches setting off sirens in Israel. Israel's military says it attacked infrastructure used by the Houthis at the airport in Sanaa, power stations and ports. The Israeli military later said it wasn’t aware that the WHO chief was at the location in Yemen. At least three people were reported killed and dozens injured in the Sanaa airport strike. Holiday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices New data shows holiday sales rose this year even as Americans wrestled with still high prices in many grocery necessities and other financial worries. According to Mastercard SpendingPulse, holiday sales from the beginning of November through Christmas Eve climbed 3.8%, a faster pace than the 3.1% increase from a year earlier. The measure tracks all kinds of payments including cash and debit cards. This year, retailers were even more under the gun to get shoppers in to buy early and in bulk since there were five fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Mastercard SpendingPulse says the last five days of the season accounted for 10% of the spending. Sales of clothing, electronics and Jewelry rose.
OrbitMI CEO retains position among shipping’s Top 10 Technology Leaders in 2024 rankings from Lloyd’s List IntelligenceAlex Berenguer prodded the hosts ahead after 53 minutes before Mbappe – who failed to convert a Champions League penalty against Liverpool last week – sent his kick too close to Bilbao goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala. Jude Bellingham appeared to have rescued a point for Real after scoring for the fourth successive league game 12 minutes from time. 📸 PORTERAZO. JULEN, JULEN! JULEN JULEN! #AthleticRealMadrid #AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/w260s6xo79 — Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) December 4, 2024 But Federico Valverde’s mistake two minutes later gifted Gorka Guruzeta the winner in front of a delirious San Mames crowd. On a busy night of second-round Copa del Rey action, Villarreal suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at Pontevedra while there were wins for Real Betis, Rayo Vallecano and Valencia. Fiorentina went out of the Coppa Italia to Empoli on penalties on an emotional night at Stadio Artemio Franchi. Viola were back in action after Edoardo Bove’s health scare forced their weekend league fixture with Inter Milan to be abandoned during the first half. Midfielder Bove collapsed on the pitch and required emergency medical treatment. He was taken to hospital but regained consciousness in intensive care. Esposito's penalty books Empoli's place in the next round 💪 #FiorentinaEmpoli pic.twitter.com/UUxghH9l6b — Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) December 4, 2024 Empoli led at half-time through Emmanuel Ekong’s fourth-minute opener before Moise Kean and Riccardo Sottil put Fiorentina ahead. Sebastiano Esposito struck 15 minutes from time to make it 2-2 and take the last-16 tie into extra time, Empoli eventually winning 4-3 on penalties. Benjamin Sesko opened the scoring and Luis Openda struck twice as RB Leipzig brushed aside Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 in the German DFB Pokal. Second-half goals from Denis Vavro, Jonas Wind and Yannick Gerhardt saw Wolfsburg beat Hoffenheim 3-0. Cologne knocked out Hertha Berlin 2-1 after extra time with Dejan Ljubicic converting a penalty in the final seconds, while Augsburg prevailed 5-4 on penalties against Karlsruhe after a 2-2 draw.IPS Newcastle promises a New Era in Electro-Mechanical EngineeringStock market today: Tech stocks and AI pull Wall Street to more records
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Broncos are 0-4 in Las Vegas, but in a matchup of teams heading in opposite directions, Denver has more at stake than trying to end a series skid. A victory over the Raiders puts the Broncos that much closer to an unexpected playoff berth, playing with a rookie quarterback and just a year after they went 8-9. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, obituaries, sports, and more.