• Reuters

    UPDATE 1-Soccer-Manchester United hold on to beat Newcastle 3-2 in home finale

    Amad Diallo scored his first Premier League goal and assisted on another to power Manchester United to a 3-2 victory over Newcastle United on Wednesday at Old Trafford in a battle between teams fighting for a European berth next season. Erik ten Hag's team remained eighth in the table but level on 57 points with seventh-placed Newcastle. "Obviously the job isn't finished yet," Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes told Sky Sports.

  • Reuters

    Morning Bid: As CPI risk clears ... it's lift off!

    It's 'green for go' in Asia on Thursday as stock markets around the world roar to fresh highs, boosted by renewed optimism that the Federal Reserve will soon start cutting U.S. interest rates following benign inflation figures on Wednesday. While one data point does not a trend make, investors have latched onto the U.S. inflation report for April as evidence the Fed can start cutting rates soon - July is back in play and 50 basis points of cuts this year is now fully priced. That's the bullish backdrop for investors in Asia who also have several key local events to navigate on Thursday, including: first quarter Japanese GDP, Australian unemployment and a monetary policy decision from the Philippines.

  • Sacramento Bee

    Homeless activists sue city of Sacramento over plans to close tight-knit homeless camp

    The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Sacramento Superior Court