A sailor raises the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ensign on board the JS Ise, a Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer on June 21, 2025. Ted Aljibe | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged on Friday to accelerate a defence spending target by two years, as her government pursues proactive fiscal expansion on strategic priorities….
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during an announcement regarding his administration’s policies against cartels and human trafficking, from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 23, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters China on Thursday concluded its “Fourth Plenum,” a meeting aimed at setting out the country’s development agenda for…
TORONTO – When Don Mattingly steps onto the field for infield drills, the Blue Jays tense up. As Mattingly heads toward first base to catch, players know they have to be sharp. They can’t let Donnie Baseball down. “Every time he catches balls at first base, I’m nervous,” second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa told me at…
Private credit investors say active portfolio management, tighter lending standards and greater risk discipline are now paramount as the sector navigates rising default rates. After J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon warned last week of “cockroaches” lurking in private markets, fears of contagion and a potential repeat of the 2008 subprime lending crisis have driven central…
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Jim Watson and Peter Klaunzer | Pool, AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week as part of his trip to Asia, as the world’s top two economies seek to dial down tensions in search for a…
On the surface, there may not appear to be much simmering animosity between the Dodgers and Blue Jays. The World Series contenders reside in different leagues and countries more than 2,000 miles apart and lack the postseason history of last year’s Fall Classic foes. Dig a little deeper, though, and it’s not hard to find…
Industrial conglomerate Dover reported better-than-expected third-quarter profits Thursday and gave skeptical investors plenty to like, sending the stock up more than 6%. Revenue rose 4.7% year over year to $2.08 billion, missing the consensus of $2.11 billion, according to estimates compiled by LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) in the three months ended Sept. 30…
China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao spoke alongside other senior officials at a press conference on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images BEIJING — The U.S. and China can still find ways to work together, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told reporters Friday, ahead of an expected meeting between…
What’s better than watching baseball? Watching baseball and winning money! You can partake in the best of both worlds while watching the MLB World Series this weekend with our free-to-play FOX Super 6 game. How do you play? Enter the MLB Playoff Super 6 contest by predicting the correct answers to six questions before the…
Investors looking to earn income and keep pace with inflation should turn to dividend-growth stocks, according to investor Kevin Simpson. Dividend stocks in general should get a boost from the Federal Reserve ‘s rate-cutting cycle, he said. As yields come down in bonds, dividend payers begin to look relatively more attractive to income investors. The…
