A teenager who stabbed a schoolgirl to death in a row over a teddy bear has been found guilty of murder. Hassan Sentamu, 18, admitted to manslaughter after stabbing Elianne Andam, 15, in the neck ...

ING's economist covering Japan, Min Joo Kang, has been highlighting the risk of a January BoJ hike for a while – largely because the wage data has been coming in on the strong side. A 25bp hike ...

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will temporarily raise the American Flag at the state Capitol to full height on Inauguration Day next week, joining a handful of GOP governors and ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to hold their monetary meeting across 23 – 24 January 2025. Market expectations are increasingly focused on a 25 basis point (bp) rate hike by the BoJ at its upcoming ...

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The Wisconsin basketball team survived a scare against Ohio State tonight, defeating the Buckeyes 70-68, to improve their record to 14-3 overall and 4-2 in Big Ten Conference play. In an ugly ...

Europe's wind farms could produce more electricity than the region's coal-fired power plants for the first time in 2025 if the recent pace of output growth in wind production and output cuts in ...

MLB. Pete Alonso close to staying with Mets: deal already in place according to reports MLB. The serious family tragedy that Roki Sasaki had to overcome to succeed in baseball The Los Angeles ...

Not much activity has been logged in the Atlanta Braves transaction table this month, but Alex Anthopoulos did swing a move in the early hours of this Sunday morning. According to FanSided's Robert ...

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The BOJ could hike rates this month if the board is convinced that sustained, broad-based wage hikes will take hold, and keep inflation durably at its 2 per cent target, they said. "Risks to ...