University class questions whether Black and White women can be friends

Yale University is offering a class that studies the friendships between Black and White women this semester, according to the university’s course catalog. The course, titled “No Time for Tears: Friendships between Black Women and White Women,” will examine whether “relationships between Black women and White women can develop an equal footing.”  “Can those relationships … Read more

3 Top Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Ready for a Bull Run

One of the biggest themes that helped drive the market last year was artificial intelligence (AI). The technology, which in the past was relegated to science fiction, has suddenly become mainstream. Companies, meanwhile, have been racing to become AI leaders, viewing it has a generational opportunity. Let’s look at three stocks that are greatly benefiting … Read more

Tencent shares fall 5% in Hong Kong after U.S. designates it as a Chinese military company

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Chinese tech heavyweight Tencent Holdings tumbled 5.4% in Hong Kong after the company was added to a list of “Chinese military companies” by the U.S. Department of Defense. The move follows a near 8% fall in Tencent’s U.S. depository receipts on Wall Street. Other Chinese companies … Read more

Exxon strikes back with lawsuit against California AG, environmental groups (NYSE:XOM)

David McNew/Getty Images News Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) filed a lawsuit Monday against California’s Attorney General and several environmental groups, accusing them of defaming and disparaging the company’s advanced plastics recycling initiatives, Reuters reported. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Beaumont, Texas, accuses AG Rob Bonta

Wolves 0 – 3 N Forest

Nottingham Forest made it six Premier League wins in a row with a 3-0 win over Wolves at Molineux. Morgan Gibbs-White’s deflected strike against his former club silenced the home crowd early on and though Jorgen Strand Larsen had a trio of good chances to level it for Vitor Pereira’s side it was the clinical … Read more

Tech to watch out for in 2025

Getty Images Bitcoin surged through $100,000 in December Not even AI can predict the future (yet), nevertheless two of our tech editors have taken a look ahead to what they think will be big in 2025. Crypto’s friend in the White House? As 2022 drew to a close the outlook was bleak for the cryptocurrency … Read more