The FIFA World Cup is the most watched sporting event on the planet, and in the most soccer-obsessed nations, watching national teams play often takes precedence over getting work done. The tournament lasts for a little less than a month, and fans must wait four more years for the next. For many fans, this means watching as much as they […]

Disney + Basic, a cheaper version of the 3-year-old streaming service, has officially gone live. Today’s launch of the $8-a-month offering marks a turning point in the larger streaming race, leaving Apple TV+ — for now — as the only major player without commercial interruptions. When once-and-current Disney CEO Bob Iger and his senior team began making a series of […]

Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Thursday, following the broadly positive cues from global markets overnight, as traders cheered US Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments about interest rate hikes, which provided further evidence the central bank plans to slow its aggressive pace of interest rate hikes as soon as next month. Asian Markets closed mostly higher on Wednesday. […]

NASA’s Orion spacecraft is heading home after exiting the lunar sphere of influence. Orion completed the return powered flyby burn that put the spacecraft on course for splashdown on Sunday. Earth’s force of gravity is now the primary gravitational force acting on the spacecraft. Flight controllers used Orion’s cameras to inspect the crew module thermal protection system and European Service […]

Remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday provided further evidence the central bank plans to slow its aggressive pace of interest rate hikes as soon as next month. Powell noted during a speech at a hybrid Brookings Institution event that the full effects of the Fed’s rapid rate increases have yet to be felt. “Thus, it makes sense […]

LONDON (AP) — Microsoft agreed Wednesday to make the hit video game Call of Duty available on Nintendo for 10 years should its $69 billion purchase of game maker Activision Blizzard go through — an apparent attempt to fend off objections from rival Sony. The blockbuster merger is facing close scrutiny from regulators in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. Microsoft, […]

European stocks advanced on Wednesday and bond yields rose, as investors awaited the release of November inflation data for the single-currency bloc for directional cues. Ahead of the ECB’s interest-rate decision next month, ECB President Christine Lagarde said earlier this week that inflation in Europe hasn’t reached its peak yet and it risks turning out even higher than currently expected. […]