U.S. South, not just Mexico, stands in way of Rust Belt jobs revival U.S. South, not just Mexico, stands in way of Rust Belt jobs revival:- In the years since the 2008 financial crisis, this southern U.S. port city has attracted a new Airbus (AIR.PA) factory, seen its steel industry […]
Klay Thompson scores 41, Warriors roll to 12th straight win After months of rain, Klay Thompson credits the much-improved weather this spring to finding his shooting touch. And he's dead serious. Dead on, too. No chance of April doldrums around here, especially with Kevin Durant on the mend. Thompson scored […]
Hernandez drives in 4, Cueto and Giants top Diamondbacks 8-4 Gorkys Hernandez didn't know until he got to the ballpark that he'd be in the lineup. Obviously he was ready, though. With Denard Span out due to tightness in his hip, Hernandez took over in center field and the leadoff […]
Plays in Garbage Time have some in NBA getting trashed Lance Stephenson insisted he meant no disrespect. The Toronto Raptors thought otherwise, then made their feelings quite clear. And the NBA got more Garbage Time drama. Often, Garbage Time — the final minutes of a blowout — is either forgettable, […]
NBA sees promising numbers in 1st year of new TV deal In the first season of a massive new $24 billion television contract, the NBA saw its combined domestic ratings for all networks stay even when compared to last season. For Bill Koenig, the league's president of global media distribution, […]
Chapecoense beats Colombia Nacional in emotional match Brazilian club Chapecoense beat Colombia's Atletico Nacional 2-1 on Tuesday in a highly emotional match that commemorated the victims of last year's fatal air crash in South America. Chapecoense struck first in Tuesday's opening leg of the Recopa Sudamericana final when Reinaldo converted from […]
High hopes for profits is a risk for stocks High hopes for profits is a risk for stocks:- Expectations for Wall Street's first quarterly earnings season of 2017 are high. And that could be bad for stocks. Analysts see earnings for Standard & Poor's 500 companies growing at a 10.2% […]
Trump surprisingly functional Israel policy Trump surprisingly functional Israel policy:- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s mantra, throughout his career, has been never to give an inch without getting an inch in return. But last week he announced that Israel would voluntarily impose some limits on future construction in the West Bank — […]
US cuts women's health funding to UN The US cut funding for a UN program for women and girls, a move that critics said was based on faulty information, could lead to greater instability in the Middle East and hurt women around the world. The United States, as promised, has […]
6 arrested over extremist recruitment in Russia The Latest on the bomb explosion on the St. Petersburg subway (all times local): 12:05 p.m. Russia’s top investigative body says six people have been arrested in St. Petersburg on suspicion of “aiding terrorist activities.” The Investigative Committee said in a statement on […]
