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Stocks slide as investors weigh data, interest rate cuts

Stocks slide as investors weigh data, interest rate cuts

US and European stocks slumped Thursday as investors weighed another wave of corporate results, economic data and the likelihood of another interest rate cut.

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UN says 2025 to be among top three warmest years on record

UN says 2025 to be among top three warmest years on record

An alarming streak of exceptional temperatures has put 2025 on course to be among the hottest years ever recorded, the United Nations said Thursday, insisting though that the trend could still be reversed.

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Fleetwood and Lowry lift each other into Abu Dhabi lead

Fleetwood and Lowry lift each other into Abu Dhabi lead

Friends Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry shared the lead in the Abu Dhabi Championship after they were paired together on Thursday and both shot eight-under-par opening rounds of 64.

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Fleetwod and Lowry lift each other into Abu Dhabi lead

Fleetwod and Lowry lift each other into Abu Dhabi lead

Friends Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry shared the lead in the Abu Dhabi Championship after they were paired together on Thursday and both shot eight-under-par opening rounds of 64.

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New Zealand make changes after Barrett brothers' injuries as Scotland drop Van der Merwe

New Zealand make changes after Barrett brothers' injuries as Scotland drop Van der Merwe

New Zealand coach Scott Robertson has changed his second row and midfield for Saturday's Autumn Nations series rugby union international against Scotland at Murrayfield after injuries to brothers Scott and Jordie Barrett.

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Dallas Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland dies at 24: franchise

Dallas Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland dies at 24: franchise

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland has died at the age of 24, the NFL franchise said on Thursday.

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Pegula dispatches Paolini to keep WTA Finals semis bid alive

Pegula dispatches Paolini to keep WTA Finals semis bid alive

American Jessica Pegula kept her chances of reaching the semi-finals of the WTA Finals alive by easing past Italy's Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-3 in Riyadh on Thursday.

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Dutch giants Ajax sack coach John Heitinga

Dutch giants Ajax sack coach John Heitinga

Dutch giants Ajax said Thursday they had sacked coach John Heitinga after a poor start to the season that has seen them rooted to the bottom of the Champions League table.

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Kirchner on trial in Argentina's 'biggest ever' corruption case

Kirchner on trial in Argentina's 'biggest ever' corruption case

Argentine ex-president Cristina Kirchner, already serving a six-year fraud sentence under house arrest, went on trial Thursday in a new corruption case described as the biggest in her country's history.

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Amorim urges Man Utd to 'focus on future' after Ronaldo criticism

Amorim urges Man Utd to 'focus on future' after Ronaldo criticism

Ruben Amorim has told Manchester United to "focus on the future" following former Old Trafford star Cristiano Ronaldo's withering assessment of his old club.

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