José Ureña Signs With NPB’s Rakuten Eagles
The Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball announced this week that they’ve signed veteran right-hander José Ureña to a one-year contract for the 2026 season. It’ll be the first stint overseas for the Premier Talent Sports client, who’s previously pitched for 11 major league clubs — including a whopping five teams in 2025 […]
Suspended Ford Worker’s Union Is Fighting to Save His Job Over Trump Insult
Trump’s Ford Plant Heckler Union Backs Him Amid Suspension … Fighting To Save His Job Published January 14, 2026 9:10 AM PST TJ Sabula, the Ford plant worker who yelled “pedophile protector” at President Donald Trump during his visit, has the full backing of his powerful union amid a paid suspension … and they’re fighting […]
How big does an ISA need to be to generate a £100k second income?
Imagine revealing that a Stocks and Shares ISA generated £100,000 every year in tax-free dividends. In some cases, people hearing that might not even believe it, as it sounds like the stuff of dreams for many. Yet we know some investors are likely enjoying this level of passive income because the latest HMRC data showed […]
Japanese Yen rebounds amid barrage of verbal intervention and “sell the fact” trade
The Japanese officials were out in force today trying to smooth out the recent selloff in the Japanese Yen. We got the Finance Minister Katayama saying that they would take appropriate action against excessive forex moves without excluding any option and that she had deep talks on the matter with US Treasury Secretary Bessent. We […]
Oil gas permits jump 55% under Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ energy agenda
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss President Donald Trump’s energy dominance agenda, surging drilling permits, falling inflation and rising national security stakes at home and abroad. New Interior Department data shows a roughly 55 % increase in oil and gas drilling permits approved on public lands since President Donald Trump’s […]
Tottenham and Aston Villa charged over FA Cup fracas
Tottenham and Aston Villa each face discipline from the FA following a confrontation at the end of their FA Cup tie in North London. Tottenham and Aston Villa have each been charged with misconduct following a fracas between their two sets of players at the end of Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie. The two teams […]
After 100 years, is this FTSE 250 trust about to disappear?
Image source: Getty Images Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (LSE:FGT), from the FTSE 250, was founded in 1926, so it’s approaching its centenary. As part of this milestone, the annual general meeting tomorrow (15 January) will include the trust’s first-ever continuation vote. This is a shareholder vote on whether the company should keep operating under […]
The USD is modestly lower to start the US session.
The US dollar is trading mostly lower with the USDJPY the weakest (-0.34%). THe greenback is lower by 0.17% versus the GBP and down -0.10% versus the EUR. The changes versus the other currency pairs including the CHF, CAD, AUD and NZD are all within 0.10% from the closing levels yesterday. Tariffs? What tariffs. China’s […]
MLBTR Podcast: The Cubs Land Cabrera And Bregman, Remaining Free Agents, And Skubal’s Arbitration Filing
The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of […]
With a P/E ratio of 12 and an 8.55% dividend yield, are Taylor Wimpey shares a no-brainer?
Image source: Getty Images After a cocktail of macroeconomic issues have been plaguing the housing sector, Taylor Wimpey (LSE: TW.) shares have slid into ‘penny stock’ territory. Well, not quite. That moniker is reserved for companies with a £50m-£100m market cap, but the idea of the shares in one of Britain’s largest housebuilders trading for […]
