(Bloomberg) – There are more signs of potential trouble for high-flying tech stocks, this time around indicators of expected volatility. One alert comes from the widest spread since 2004 between the Cboe NDX volatility index, a measure of the implied capital swings for the Nasdaq-100, and the counterparty called the …
Read More »Stabbings in Norway: woman killed and two others injured in Sarpsborg
Image copyright Bekka / Reuters Screenshot Police closed the city of Sarpsborg after the attacks. One woman died and two others were injured after a series of nightly stabbings in Norway. The first reports of the attacks came just before midnight in the city of Sarpsborg, south of the capital, …
Read More »Portland protesters create their own ‘autonomous zone’ by erecting tents and rebuilding barricades removed by police
Portland protesters on Wednesday began setting up tents in the park near federal court and have closed the streets to create their own autonomous zone, compared to the Capitol Hill protest dissolved in Seattle. Protesters began pitching tents in Lownsdale Square in downtown Portland across the street from the Pioneer …
Read More »Patient waiting for COVID-19 test dies online
(Newser) – A 71-year-old nursing home patient died Sunday while waiting in line at a coronavirus testing center in Utah. A caregiver and driver from Mountain View Health Services in Ogden took him to the North Ogden Clinic test site, operated by Intermountain Healthcare, which gave him a waiting time …
Read More »Boston Red Sox, starter Zack Godley close to the deal; Rightly 57 starts for Arizona in 2017-2018
The Red Sox are closing in on a deal with right-hander Zack Godley, according to a baseball source. Boston immediately started chasing Godley after the Tigers released him on Monday. The deal is not done, a source warned, but the Red Sox have become the clear favorite to sign Godley. …
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