Tech sell-off a 'bit overdone': economist
Systematic Ventures' Max Wolff tells Reuters' Fred Katayama why he thinks stay-at-home stocks that have taken a recent drubbing have staying power beyond the pandemic.
Systematic Ventures' Max Wolff tells Reuters' Fred Katayama why he thinks stay-at-home stocks that have taken a recent drubbing have staying power beyond the pandemic.
Relatives of more than 300 girls abducted by gunmen from their boarding school in northwest Nigeria endured an agonising wait for news amid rumours that they had been released, while security forces continued their search on Sunday. An armed gang kidnapped 317 girls from the Government Girls Science Secondary School in the town of Jangebe, in Zamfara state, at around 1 a.m. on Friday. Two Reuters' correspondents saw a heavy military presence in state capital Gusau on Sunday, with army trucks moving in convoy and police checkpoints on major roads.
Iran on Sunday ruled out holding an informal meeting with the United States and European powers to discuss ways to revive its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, insisting that Washington must lift all its unilateral sanctions. "Considering the recent actions and statements by the United States and three European powers, Iran does not consider this the time to hold an informal meeting with these countries, which was proposed by the EU foreign policy chief," Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said, according to Iranian media.
“Tom and Jerry” squeaked in a narrow fifth in China with a $12.4 million debut, failing to capture viewers still flocking to local Chinese New Year holdover titles over the Lantern Festival holiday weekend. The Warner Bros. hybrid animated live-actioner skittered into the world’s largest film market with just $8,000 (RMB50,000) less than its closest […]
Manchester United and Chelsea played out a second 0-0 draw of the season on Sunday with the result doing little for either side's ambitions at the top of the Premier League.
Jose Mourinho sang the praises of Gareth Bale after the Welshman's two-goal show in Tottenham Hotspur's 4-0 drubbing of Burnley in the Premier League on Sunday. The Tottenham manager gave Bale only his third league start since he returned on loan in September, and was rewarded with a dazzling display. Mourinho has seemed reluctant to trust Bale in the league, citing his lack of match fitness and injury problems.
South Africa has signed an agreement with Johnson & Johnson to secure 11 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address to the nation on Sunday. Ramaphosa said 2.8 million of those doses would be delivered in the second quarter, with the rest spread over the rest of the year. Unlike most vaccines approved so far, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine does not require a second or "booster" shot.
Captain Jose Fonte struck late as Lille salvaged a point with a 1-1 home draw against Racing Strasbourg on Sunday to ensure they would end the weekend at the top of the Ligue 1 standings. Fonte found the back of the net with four minutes left to cancel out Ludovic Ajorque's first-half opener and put Lille on 59 points from 27 games. They lead second-placed Paris St Germain, who hammered bottom club Dijon 4-0 on Saturday, by two points, while Olympique Lyonnais will move within a point if they beat Olympique de Marseille at the Stade Velodrome later on Sunday.
The Dallas Mavericks look to end their final road swing before the NBA All-Star break with a win on Monday when they face the slumping Orlando Magic. Dallas opened its three-game, Eastern Conference trip Feb. 25 with a 111-97 loss at Philadelphia but rebounded on Saturday to snap the Brooklyn Nets' eight-game winning streak in a 115-98 rout. Kristaps Porzingis scored 18 points and grabbed four rebounds in his return to the lineup from a three-game absence, the result of lower-back tightness.
Former West Ham and Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder has died aged 65 after a long struggle with a brain tumour.
Norway's capital Oslo will tighten lockdown measures to combat a sharp rise in coronavirus infections linked to a more contagious variant, the city's governing mayor said on Sunday. The variant, which was first identified in Britain, started spreading in Oslo in January and now accounts for 50-70% of infections, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said on Saturday. On Friday, Oslo registered a daily record of 245 new coronavirus infections.
The Philadelphia 76ers will look to rebound from a disappointing loss when they host the Indiana Pacers on Monday. The Sixers fell 112-109 in overtime at home to the undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday. It's unclear whether Tobias Harris will be able to return from a right knee contusion.
A flash flood warning was issued for Hopkinsville and nearby areas as heavy rain inundated southwest Kentucky, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.The NWS reported “dangerous, life-threatening” flooding as storms moved through Kentucky. The weather service said highways were flooded and water was entering some homes on Sunday morning.Shea Pryor captured this footage and said she filmed it at a flooded parking lot along Country Club Lane in Hopkinsville on Sunday. Credit: Shea Pryor via Storyful
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The Nerazzurri went seven points clear at the top of the standings on Sunday thanks to a 3-0 win over Genoa, extending their unbeaten league run to eight games. “This season I think the disappointment of going out of the Champions League in an undeserved way made us look inside ourselves and understand that we needed to raise the level of everything to try and be more competitive.” Conte led Inter to second place in his debut season as coach last year, finishing one point behind Juventus as the Turin club clinched a ninth consecutive title.
More than 20 million people across the United Kingdom have now received their first COVID-19 vaccine shot, data showed on Sunday as the country made more progress with Europe's fastest vaccination programme. Britain has suffered the highest COVID-19 death toll in Europe - it currently stands at 122,849 - and the heaviest economic shock among big rich countries, according to the headline measures of official data. But the pace of its vaccination roll-out has raised the prospect of a gradual lifting of its current lockdown restrictions between now and the end of June.
It was the fifth singles ATP crown for the world number 15 and follows his success on the hardcourts of Tokyo in 2017. The 30-year-old got off to a poor start against Spaniard Bautista Agut in Sunday's match at Court Patrice Dominguez when he lost a tight opening set to the top seed. Goffin regained focus to dominate the contest thereafter and came away with a victory in which he fired 13 aces and converted four out of seven breakpoints.
Some analysts worry that rising bond yields might prompt the Federal Reserve to tighten historically loose monetary policy, prompting a correction in assets perceived as risky.
Former President Donald Trump on Sunday will declare himself the dominant figure in the fractured Republican Party and attack President Joe Biden in his first major appearance since leaving the White House nearly six weeks ago. "I stand before you today to declare that the incredible journey we began together four years ago is far from over," Trump will tell the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, according to speech excerpts released by his team. "We are gathered this afternoon to talk about the future --the future of our movement, the future of our party, and the future of our beloved country," he will add.
Warner Bros. has done it again. Though the animated/live-action hybrid “Tom & Jerry” was released in both theaters and on HBO Max this weekend, it joined “Wonder Woman 1984” as only the second film to earn an opening weekend of $10 million since the start of the pandemic with a $13.7 million opening from 2,475 screens. By comparison, Universal/DreamWorks’ “The Croods: A New Age,” which has been persevering for months at the box office, earned a 3-day opening of $9.7 million back on Thanksgiving weekend. That sequel earned $1.2 million this weekend to bring its domestic total to $52.3 million after 14 weekends. While “Tom & Jerry” will face competition for family audiences from Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” which will open in both theaters and as a premium Disney+ offering next weekend, Warner Bros. will hope to follow the same path as “Croods”; legging out over the spring as audiences regain confidence in returning to cinemas and states begin loosening restrictions. Theaters in New York City are set to reopen with 25% audience capacity restrictions next weekend, and there’s hopes that a similar reopening can take place in Los Angeles sometime in March. Also Read: NYC Movie Theaters Cleared to Reopen Next Month at 25% Capacity But just as hopes of reopening theaters were derailed last fall, another surge of COVID-19 infections could easily reverse this positive trend. Epidemiologists have warned that more infectious variants of the virus could easily erase the sharp decline in cases and deaths seen over the past six weeks and point to a recent leveling off in that decline as a sign that those variants are beginning to spread. If health experts’ worst fears prove true and cases begin to rapidly rise again in March or April, cinemas could once again be forced back into closing. Aside from “Tom & Jerry” and “Croods,” no other films this weekend earned more than $1 million. Warner Bros.’ “The Little Things” is in third with an estimated $925,000 this weekend for a total of $12.9 million after five weekends. “Wonder Woman 1984” is in fourth with $710,000 and a $43.6 million total after 10 weekends, and Open Road’s “The Marksman” completes the top 5 with $680,000 and a $12.3 million opening after seven weekends. Read original story ‘Tom & Jerry’ Earns Second-Highest Pandemic Opening Weekend With $13.7 Million At TheWrap
Warner Bros.’ animated family film “Tom and Jerry” debuted to $13.7 million at the domestic box office, one of the biggest opening weekend hauls of the coronavirus era and a signal that moviegoing may be on the mend. To be sure, it’ll take some time for ticket sales to reach pre-pandemic levels. But second to […]