Gold heads for biggest gain since 2010 in mixed year for metals
GOLD is heading for its biggest gain in 14 years, with a 27 per cent advance fuelled by US monetary easing, sustained geopolitical risks and a wave of purchases by central banks. While…
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US: Wall Street ends lower, capping a banner year
WALL Street lost ground on Tuesday (Dec 31) as investors closed the book on a remarkable year for equities, during which the US stock market was powered to record highs by the twin engines…
'Everything will be fine,' Putin tells Russians in New Year address
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the population to unite in a new year that will likely see Moscow's gruelling war on Ukraine grind on into a fourth year. "I am sure that…
UnitedHealth Group CEO Secretly Assuring Senior Leaders Company Will Hit Smash Financial Records This Year: Report
UnitedHealth Group is projected to hit record-breaking financial performance this year, despite internal turmoil following the murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of its insurance division,…
Ushering in 2025: Here's a List of Singapore's Best Places to Welcome New Year With Fireworks
The world is welcoming 2025 with open arms as the clock strikes the first of the new year. People all over the world are excited to bid farewell to 2024 and embrace the potential of new…
Column: Jimmy Carter was the right candidate for 1976, but was he the right president?
SACRAMENTO — Jimmy Carter was the right presidential candidate for his time in 1976 — a smiling, homespun, anti-Washington outsider promising truth and decency. He was a natural populist,…
A rose's journey from a Colombian farm to a parade float in Pasadena
A little more than a week before the 136th Tournament of Roses Parade, Bob Mellano was counting flowers and coming up short — 50,000 roses short. Mellano studied his paperwork. A flower…
Happy New Year 2025: Messages, Greetings, Wishes, Quotes, and More
Happy New Year 2025 is almost here, with new hopes and dreams. Millions worldwide are set to celebrate the last night of the year bold, big, and bright. As the world is gearing up to bid…
Singapore stocks lower on last trading day of the year; STI up 16.9% in 2024
SINGAPORE stocks fell on thin trading volumes on Tuesday (Jan 31) before investors usher in the New Year. The local benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) was down 0.2 per cent or 8.13 points…
Cooler weather for the New Year, coldest air of season next week
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Monday was the final warm day we will see for awhile. High temperatures were in the low to mid 70s, but a cold front will bring cooler weather for New Year’s…
The most-read Los Angeles Times stories of 2024
2024 was the year of a riveting election cycle. It was also marked by Hollywood’s slowdown, the scandal involving Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter and the truth about California’s legal…
Bitcoin rally fuelled by Trump loses steam as year draws to close
THE Bitcoin rally sparked by US president-elect Donald Trump’s election victory in early November is stalling as 2024 draws to a close. The digital asset wavered at US$93,678 as of 7.53 am…
Breakfast with Jimmy Carter in a tense Khartoum
Jimmy Carter wore a button-down shirt in Khartoum. It was a sweltering morning and the sun shone on the Nile as the clamorous city was rousing to life. Carter was in the Sudanese capital…
Jimmy Carter dies; 39th president became influential human rights advocate
Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer and little-known Georgia governor who became the 39th president of the United States, promising “honest and decent” government to Watergate-weary Americans,…
Column: After a bruising election year in America what will 2025 bring?
SACRAMENTO — How do you summarize — or make sense of — 2024? It’s been a year of upheaval, division, winners and losers. And perhaps most disturbingly, a year that has exposed fault lines…
Opinion: Politics past will haunt Washington in 2025. It won't be pretty
To look back over the politics of the past year is to see a preview of the coming one. It’s not pretty. Donald Trump, as president again, will of course dominate the news in 2025, but he…
Off-year 2025 elections to watch in Donald Trump's first year of new term
While 2024 was a pivotal year for elections in the United States, the off-year state and district elections ahead of the midterms may set the stage for 2026 by offering a glimpse into…
Bitcoin rally fizzles as token’s record-breaking year winds down
A BITCOIN rally is fizzling in the final days of a record-breaking year for the digital asset, as investors assess the remaining impetus from president-elect Donald Trump’s embrace of the…
A Look into Next Year…
For the rest of 2024 the Jet Stream pattern has changed and pushed the arctic cold air back up into Canada. The will allow for well above normal temps through the weekend and into early…
More than 10,000 migrants died this year trying to reach Spain by sea, aid group says
MADRID (AP) — More than 10,000 migrants died while trying to reach Spain by sea this year, a report released by a Spanish migration rights group said on Thursday. On average, that means 30…
Opinion: California ruled with great jobs and boom times. What happened?
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s constant reminders that California’s economy ”leads the nation” as well as being a model for social justice are delusional. To be sure, California has a huge GDP, paced…
Pilgrims traverse Vatican Holy Door as Christmas marks the start of the 2025 Holy Year
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica, as Christmas marked the start of the 2025 Holy Year…
Bryan Kohberger Investigated Over Terrifying Home Invasion Just Year Before Brutal Murders of Four University of Idaho Students
Bryan Kohberger, the Idaho murder suspect, was once investigated for a disturbing home invasion that occurred just a few miles from where he is accused of killing four college students in…
New Year 2025: TXT, GOT7, BOYNEXTDOOR, IVE, and More Stars Share Future Plans
The New Year 2025 is almost here, bringing new hopes and dreams. The world is gearing up to welcome next year with new goals. Everybody across the globe has made plans for the next year.…