(Reuters) – Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union’s Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries whose residents can travel without passport checks. Fireworks lit the sky at a crossing close to the Bulgarian border town of Ruse just after the stroke of…
Investing.com — Goldman Sachs economists outlined ten critical questions shaping the outlook for the U.S. economy in 2025 in a note Monday: Will GDP Growth Be Above Consensus? Goldman forecasts a 2.4% GDP growth for 2025, surpassing the 2.0% consensus. They attribute this to robust private domestic demand and business investment supported by artificial intelligence and…
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli air strikes on al-Bureij refugee camp and Jabalia town in central and northern Gaza killed at least 17 Palestinians on Wednesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Israeli military had no immediate comment although in a post on X, its Arabic spokesperson warned residents of al-Bureij earlier to evacuate…
Investing.com — Oil services stocks could be entering a promising phase in 2025, if George Soros’ “boom and bust sequence model” plays out as expected, according to Bernstein analysts. The sector is believed to be at the start of phase 4, which has historically aligned with strong equity returns driven by the gap between improving…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s energy giant Gazprom (MCX:GAZP) said on Wednesday that gas exports via Ukraine to Europe had been halted from 08:00 Moscow time (0500 GMT) as the transit deal has expired. The shutdown of Russia’s oldest gas route to Europe ends a decade of fraught relations sparked by Russia’s seizure of Crimea in…
College Football Playoff: Quarterfinal takeaways, analysis Penn State’s defense held Ashton Jeanty to a season-low in rushing yards. Chris Coduto/Getty Images Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJan 1, 2025, 12:10 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Follow on X Email Print The first ever College Football Playoff quarterfinals kicked off with the…
By Hadeel Al Sayegh DUBAI (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company accounted for about 20% of the almost $136.1 billion spent by sovereign wealth funds worldwide last year, overtaking Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund amid a surge in spending from Gulf countries. Mubadala and its subsidiaries deployed $29.2 billion in 2024, up from $17.5 billion…
Rose Bowl confidential: Coaches, scouts break down Oregon-Ohio State Dillon Gabriel against the Ohio State defensive line will be a crucial matchup. Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderDec 30, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Follow on X Email Print If there were ever…
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – A woman who died after being set on fire on the New York City subway earlier this month was identified as Debrina Kawam, 57, of Toms River, New Jersey, the New York medical examiner’s office said on Tuesday. Kawam was identified through fingerprint analysis and her death from thermal and…
By Nathan Layne WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump said he would attend next week’s state funeral for Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who died on Sunday at the age of 100, and predicted that only House Speaker Mike Johnson could win the vote for the House’s top job. As Trump…
