US stocks trade mixed ahead of Fed’s economic report while investors eye more big rate hikes

Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stocks opened mixed on Wednesday with the Nasdaq up after seven consecutive declines.  The Federal Reserve will release its beige book report in the afternoon, ahead of the next FOMC meeting later this month.  A Wednesday Wall Street Journal article suggested that another 75-basis-point rate hike could hit in September. US stocks […]

TVLine Podcast: Dream Emmy Nominee Christine Baranski Talks Good Fight’s ‘Cathartic’ Trump Obsession, Shares Mixed Feelings About a Potential Julianna Margulies Guest Stint

RELATED STORIES The Good Fight‘s third season doubled down on all things Trump and, for her part, Christine Baranski admits the art-imitates-politics approach has become something of a double-edged sword. “On the one hand it is deeply cathartic because I can bring what I feel and what I think into my work,” the lifelong Democrat confesses […]

Not ‘inclusive’ enough? US student told to remove ‘F*** Nazis’ sign as it provokes ‘mixed feelings’

The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has landed itself in hot water after staff asked a student to remove a sign, condemning Nazis, from her dorm window over “issues of inclusion.” Junior student, Nicole Parsons, placed a sign reading “F*** Nazis. You are not welcome here” in her dorm window earlier in December. A week later, […]

Three recounts, baseless voter fraud claims and mixed messages from candidates: Here’s what’s going on with the Florida elections

MediaPunch /IPX via AP Florida’s midterm elections have descended into chaos. The secretary of state ordered recounts in three races Saturday. A top election official said Sunday it would be “impossible” to meet the Thursday deadline.  Political tensions have reached a fever pitch amid baseless claims of voter fraud from Republicans including President Donald Trump.  […]

Watch the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship

Click on the video player above to watch live action from the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Winnipeg. Coverage resumes on Friday at 3 p.m. ET with the playoff round.  For the full schedule, click here. CBC Sports will offer live streaming coverage of the event through to Saturday's final at CBCSports.ca and via the CBC Sports app for […]

Property UK: Brexit uncertainty has mixed affect on housing market across the UK

If a property is purchased with a mortgage, a surveyor’s valuation is required by the lender (Image: Jeremy Walker/Getty Images) Now, a report this morning from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) highlights just how much of an influence Carney’s remarks have had on consumers who were actively considering moving home last month, and […]

Canada wins mixed doubles final over U.S. at Curling World Cup

Canada prevailed in the inaugural World Cup of Curling, winning the mixed doubles final on Saturday night over the U.S. Canadians  Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres defeated Americans Sarah Anderson and Korey Dropkin 7-3 in Suzhou, China in the first leg of the event. The couple from Edmonton was the first of three Canadian squads playing for a win.  Watch […]

Magic Leap offers a sneak peek at its mixed reality OS

Magic Leap has been peeling away one layer of secrecy after another now that it’s close to shipping its mixed reality headset. Just recently, it released an AR demo and revealed that it’s working with comics industry veteran Grant Morrison. Now, the company has given us a glimpse of what its operating system an interface […]

Bob Elliott's Baseball: Scouts mixed on Jays' return for Happ

Each and every year leading up to a non-waiver trade deadline my mind has flashbacks to July 31, 1993. That day, the Blue Jays traded former No. 1 pick Steve Karsay and OF Jose Herrera to the Oakland Athletics for future Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson.  While the trade was being finalized — Henderson had […]

Adorable VR game ‘Moss’ now supports Windows Mixed Reality

Launched earlier this year as a PSVR exclusive and eventually released for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive last month, adorable adventure game Moss is getting an update to support Windows Mixed Reality headsets. In addition to the great Moss Soundtrack news, @polyarcgames is excited to announce that with today’s Moss update, we’re now supporting the […]