• Yahoo Finance

    Wall Street is getting even more bullish on stocks

    Wall Street is growing increasingly optimistic as the stock market rally rolls on.

  • Reuters

    South Africa's divisive Malema could be post-election kingmaker

    South Africa's Julius Malema, who quit the ruling African National Congress to form a radical leftist party, could potentially become a kingmaker or even deputy president if the ANC loses its majority in Wednesday's election as polls suggest. The prospect of the ANC co-opting Malema and his Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to stay in power strikes fear into investors and the white upper-middle class he rails against. The EFF's promises to nationalise the country's gold and platinum mines and seize land from white farmers are among proposals they fear threaten not just their privileges but also Africa's most industrialised economy.

  • The Canadian Press

    Sue Bird understands Caitlin Clark’s losing predicament, expects brighter days in WNBA

    NEW YORK (AP) — Sue Bird can relate to Caitlin Clark’s early frustrations about losing in the WNBA. But Bird knows from experience how things could change for the much-talked about rookie. Now 43, Bird came out of UConn where she won two NCAA titles and only lost four games. Clark led her Iowa team to consecutive NCAA Championship games while becoming the NCAA Division I career scoring leader. Both were No. 1 picks in the WNBA draft — 22 years apart — and landed on last-place teams. Clark's Indi