Asia shares steady, dollar and oil extend gains on renewed optimism Asia shares steady, dollar and oil extend gains on renewed optimism:- Asian shares were steady on Friday in holiday-thinned trade and were on track for a solid advance this week, while oil and the dollar retained gains in the […]
Microsoft profit up as demand for cloud service soars Microsoft profit up as demand for cloud service soars:- Microsoft Corp reported a 3.6 percent rise in fiscal second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by growth in its fast-growing cloud computing business, but it saw a slight decline in margins in the […]
Alphabet posts strong revenue growth, higher taxes hit earnings Google parent Alphabet Inc posted fourth-quarter profit below analysts’ estimates on Thursday, hurt by a higher tax rate, but analysts cheered the company’s progress in diversifying its business beyond advertising. While advertising still accounts for the lion’s share of Google’s revenue, […]
Knicks Sink Further Into Dysfunction With Loss to Mavericks Knicks Sink Further Into Dysfunction With Loss to Mavericks:- Carmelo Anthony started his day in the familiar position of discussing his future with the Knicks. The latest round of questions from reporters centered on comments by the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James […]
Venus vs. Serena, ‘A Williams Is Going to Win’ the Australian Open Venus vs. Serena, ‘A Williams Is Going to Win’ the Australian Open:- Venus Williams became the oldest Australian Open singles finalist of the Open era on Thursday, holding off her powerful 25-year-old American compatriot CoCo Vandeweghe in a […]
Russell Westbrook Tops List of 14 All-Star Reserves Chosen by Coaches Russell Westbrook Tops List of 14 All-Star Reserves Chosen by Coaches:- Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are teammates again. Gordon Hayward, DeAndre Jordan and Kemba Walker are about to make their first appearances on the All-Star stage. Conversely, Dwyane […]
Russian Pair Wins Gold in European Skating Championship Russian Pair Wins Gold in European Skating Championship:- The Russian team of Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov won gold in the pairs competition Thursday at the European championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic, for their first Continental title. Leading after the short program, […]
White House Sows Confusion About Plan for a 20% Import Tax White House Sows Confusion About Plan for a 20% Import Tax:- President Trump’s decision to build a wall along the length of the United States’ southern border with Mexico erupted into a diplomatic standoff on Thursday, leading to the […]
Republicans Call on Trump to Exempt VA Caregivers from Hiring Freeze Republicans Call on Trump to Exempt VA Caregivers from Hiring Freeze:- The top Senate and House Republicans on veterans issues called on President Donald Trump Thursday to lift the federal hiring freeze at the Department of Veterans Affairs for […]
Texas Muslims Voice Concerns After Inflammatory Survey and Forum Just over a week ago, white envelopes marked “URGENT REPLY ASAP” began arriving in the mailboxes of Texas Muslim leaders. Those who looked inside found an unusual document that turned out to be a highly inflammatory three-question survey investigating their views […]
