Tom Graveney dies aged 88
Former England batsman Tom Graveney has died at the age of 88.
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WATCH: Season Pass
Sky Sports ambassador Nick Dougherty is the guest presenter for this week’s edition of Season Pass, taking a look at the best stories on and off the course at the Turkish Airlines Open.
15 Things to Do in Lancaster County (Besides Pennsylvania Dutch Country)
An easy getaway from Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York City, and Washington, D.C., Lancaster County, the epicenter of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is best known for its Amish and Mennonite communities. Sightseers flock to the area to look for farmers in straw hats plowing their fields with mule teams, and to watch black-clad families driving country roads in horse-drawn buggies. But the county and the eponymous city that anchors it have, in
Sprint shares drop as quarterly results miss forecasts
Sprint shares fell 26 cents, or 5.4 percent, to $4.59 on the New York Stock Exchange. Under Chief Executive Marcelo Claure, the company rolled out half-priced offers, increased data allotments, a hand-delivery service of new phones, new retail stores and the industry’s most-affordable iPhone 6 leasing plan at $1 per month to lure customers. Sprint said it added 1.1 million total net customers in its second quarter.
Twitter replaces stars with hearts
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc has replaced its star-shaped “favorite” icon with a heart-shaped icon called “like”. “You might like a lot of things, but not everything can be your favorite,” Twitter said in a blog post on Tuesday. “We know that at times the star could be confusing, especially to newcomers.” (Reporting by Abhirup Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Ted Kerr)
In rare appearance, Larry Page discusses new Alphabet structure
By Deborah M. Todd SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – In a rare public appearance, Google co-founder and Alphabet Inc CEO Larry Page explained why he was spurred to create a whole new structure for the company he created with Sergey Brin almost two decades ago. “I want to push the envelope for what’s possible for an innovative company with large resources,” he said during a Q&A session with Fortune editor Alan
Uber driver gets life sentence for rape in Indian capital
By Suchitra Mohanty and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian court on Tuesday jailed a driver of U.S.-based ride-hailing company Uber [UBER.UL] for life for raping a passenger, in a case that highlighted the dangers faced by women from violent sex attackers. Driver Shiv Kumar Yadav received the maximum sentence after he was found guilty last month of the rape, kidnapping and criminal intimidation of the woman, who
Exclusive: EU to clear $37 bln Avago, Broadcom deal without conditions – sources
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Avago Technologies is set to win unconditional approval by the European Union’s competition regulators for its proposed $37 billion takeover of Broadcom Corp , two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Avago offered concessions last Friday, according to the European Commission website, without providing details. Avago serves the wireless and industrial markets while Broadcom’s chips are used widely in
A dark narrative about the stock market is starting to take hold on Wall Street
A new narrative about today’s stock market is starting to take hold on Wall Street. It’s a throwback to a time when many Wall Street titans had never even dreamed of investing — the 1960s conglomerate boom.
Get ready for a bigger Santa Claus rally: Strategist
It turns out the third quarter of 2015 may not have been so bad and the end of the year may see a larger-than-expected “Santa Claus” rally, according to one market strategist.