Shares in the company behind Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform have surged by a third amid a wider bounce on investor hopes he returns to the oval office. The Trump Media & Technology Group was one of the most actively traded stocks on Wall Street during Monday’s session. It was the first chance investors had
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 15, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — The 152nd Open, the last major championship of the season in men’s golf, tees off Thursday at Royal Troon Golf Course
The Conservative Party received a £50,000 donation from a firm linked to convicted billionaire businessman Prakash Hinduja, new figures show. The Electoral Commission has revealed the Tories gained £225,587 from private donors in the last week of the general election campaign, bringing their total to £1.8m. But the biggest single donation came from a firm
Within minutes, what should have been a regular rally for Donald Trump quickly spiraled into a deadly assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. Using videos from the ground and aerial imagery, Sky News details what we know about the security efforts before and during the attack. Our analysis found police vehicles were parked as close as 20m/65ft
A body believed to be that of British teenager Jay Slater has been found a month after his disappearance in Tenerife. The local civil guard said on Monday they had found a “lifeless body of a young man after 29 days of constant search”. “All indications are that it could be the young British man
Two of the original stars of the hit film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory will appear at the Edinburgh Fringe as part of a musical parody based on a Glasgow event that left parents fuming and children in tears. Julie Dawn Cole and Paris Themmen, who played Veruca Salt and Mike Teevee in the
Rescue workers searching for missing British teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife have found a body and are trying to identify it, Spanish police have told Sky News. “Evidence strongly suggests” the remains are those of the 19-year-old, officers added. Police said in a statement: “The mountain rescue and intervention group of the Civil Guard has
The Goodwood Festival of Speed happened this weekend, and Ford’s electric SuperVan managed to beat every other vehicle, gas or electric, to the top of the hill. The Goodwood Festival of Speed is a yearly event on the grounds of Goodwood House, a historic estate in West Sussex, England. The event started in 1993, and
It’s no secret that companies in the luxury goods sector have been going through a rough patch. After a boom for the sector following the end of the pandemic, during which consumers engaged in ‘revenge shopping’ as they spent the enforced savings built up during the lockdowns, the last year or so has seen a
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 14, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Every four years (or so), tennis gives us a fifth major. Well, sort of. Tennis at the Olympics sometimes provides titanic heavyweight matchups — and sometimes delivers surprises. Editor’s Picks 2 Related It
What are the lessons for UK politicians from the assassination attempt on Donald Trump? Are our ministers and MPs safe? Just hours before the Trump shooting, Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle declared that his biggest concern is the safety of MPs and their staff. “Security is the thing that keeps me awake at night,” he
President Joe Biden has stressed the need for divided Americans to come together as he addressed the nation, after Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt. Mr Biden said “politics should never be a political battlefield or, God forbid, a killing field” as he spoke in a televised address from the Oval Office. “We
Donald Trump says he has changed his upcoming speech to the Republican National Convention after the attempt on his life. The former president arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the convention a day after gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at him from a roof during a campaign rally. In an interview with the Washington Examiner during
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 14, 2024, 05:38 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Calling it a “terrible” and “demoralizing day for our country,” Team USA coach Steve Kerr tried to summarize the emotions
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 14, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — For years, many in men’s tennis wondered who could replace the Big Three of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal atop the sport once they inevitably retire. Together, they have collectively dominated on and off the court, with 66
Photo by Kelly on Pexels.com Just days after a massive election win, UK’s new Labour government has hit the ground running and is already making progress on increasing solar power deployment. The UK just held an election on July 4th, in which the country declared its independence from the Tories (heh) and handed Labour a
England suffered late heartbreak in Berlin after Spain scored in the final minutes to beat the Three Lions 2-1 and win Euro 2024. After a tense opening 45 minutes in which both teams struggled to find their rhythm, Spain fired out of the blocks after half-time. They made the breakthrough just over a minute into
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An oil pumpjack is shown in a field in Stanton, Texas, on June 27, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Crude oil futures rose Thursday as inflation eased, bolstering hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates later this year. Inflation as measured by the consumer price index dropped 0.1%
Oanda Global Corporation, the online retail trading platform, has been put up for sale by its private equity backers. Sky News has learnt that the company, which is a rival to the likes of CMC Markets and IG Group, is being marketed by bankers at Nomura and Santander. Money latest: Best supermarket wines for under