Liverpool star Sadio Mane AGREES new contract to kill Barcelona hopes of transfer

Liverpool are determined to hold on to their top stars as challenge for the Premier League title this season. Mane has formed a world-class playing relationship with team-mates Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah in recent months. The trio have helped Liverpool remain unbeaten in the league this season. And Mane has now pledged his future […]

Sears hopes to sell its home improvement business to Service.com

Bankrupt retailer Sears announced that it’s seeking permission to sell its home improvement division to a key rival partly responsible for its downfall. Pending trustee approval, it will sell the business to Service.com, an Airbnb-like service that helps home owners find contractors, for $ 60 million. Sears Home Services is considered to be one of […]

China hopes a big new expo will fix its reputation for protectionism

Anti-protectionist species UNDERSTANDING DONALD TRUMP’s intentions has bedevilled China since he took office. So it continued this week when the American president made comments that could signal a big escalation in the two countries’ trade war—or that a resolution is near. “I think we’ll make a great deal with China,” he told Fox News in […]

‘As Quickly As Possible’: Volkswagen Partnership Seen As Key to Ford’s Overseas Hopes

Ford Motor Company is engaged in hurried discussions with Volkswagen, with the German automaker seen as a sure-fire way to reverse falling fortunes in overseas markets. Ford needs help in Europe and Latin America, especially — a situation made clear in Thursday’s quarterly earnings report. Since signing a Memorandum of Understanding with VW in June, the […]

Déjà vu: Habs' hopes hang on Carey Price once again

For a team trying really hard to avoid using the word "rebuild," it certainly looks like Montreal is doing exactly that after sending captain Max Pacioretty to Vegas and shipping off sometimes centre Alex Galchenyuk to Arizona.  However, all-world goalie Carey Price and his eight-year, $ 84 million US contract, which kicks in this season, remain. At 31 years old, […]

A $10 billion marijuana producer just spun off its venture arm in the hopes it will become the ‘Google Ventures of cannabis’ (RIV)

Blair Gable/Reuters Canopy Growth, a $ 10 billion Canadian marijuana firm, is spinning off its venture-capital arm, which began trading at $ 18.44 per share Thursday morning Canopy Rivers makes minority investments in burgeoning marijuana companies as part of its goal to become the ‘Google Ventures of cannabis.’ Watch Canopy Growth trade in real time […]

ChargePoint hopes to operate 2.5 million EV chargers by 2025

ChargePoint currently operates around 54,000 EV charging points — sure, it’s but a fraction of the number of gas pumps in the world, but it’s relatively plenty. Even Tesla’s growing Supercharger network only has 11,013 chargers at this point in time. Someday, however, those 54,000 chargers won’t be enough, so the company has decided to […]

Star Wars 9 leak: Kylo Ren and Rey 'intimate' scenes confirm REYLO hopes? Do fans want it?

There was a time when it seemed obvious that Kylo Ren and Rey were heading for another very weird Star Wars flirtation. The main obstacle was the initial conviction that Rey was a Skywalker and at least Kylo’s cousin (if not his secret sister). Despite The Force Awakens mirroring of A New Hope this has […]