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10.12.25 - 09:18
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′Hating soccer is more American than apple pie′: the World Cup nobody wanted the US to host (The Guardian)
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Glitzy draws, OJ-era chaos, grass laid over AstroTurf and a host nation that barely cared – the 1994 World Cup arrived amid suspicion and slapstick. Yet it became a watershed that would alter US sport and global football politics alike“The United States was chosen,” the columnist George Vecsey wrote in the New York Times in 1994, “because of all the money to be made here, not because of any soccer prowess. Our country has been rented as a giant stadium and hotel and television studio.” Nobody could seriously doubt that. The USA had played in only two World Cups since the second world war and hadn't had a national professional league for a decade. And that meant there was a great deal of skepticism from outsiders, even after Fifa made it clear there would be no wacky law changes to try to appeal to the domestic audience: Would anybody actually turn up to watch?But there was also hostility in the United States. A piece in USA Today on the day of the draw told Americans they were right not to care...
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10.12.25 - 07:06
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Magnificent 7: Grünes Licht für Nvidia, Alphabet und Meta (Der Aktionaer)
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Der Magnificent 7 Index nähert sich allmählich wieder seinem Anfang November markierten Allzeithoch. Für Rückenwind sorgte zuletzt vor allem die starke Performance des aktuellen Index-Schwergewichts Alphabet. Doch auch die Aktienkurse von Nvidia, Apple und Meta konnten an den vergangenen Handelstagen wieder etwa Boden gut machen....
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09.12.25 - 22:18
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Jeff Williams Nominated to The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors (Business Wire)
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BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors has nominated former Apple Inc. executive Jeff Williams to stand for election as a new independent director at the company's 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. The total size of the board will be expanded to 11, effective as of the election of directors at the 2026 annual meeting.
Williams most recently served as Chief Operating Officer at Apple until his retirement earlier this year. After becoming COO in 2015, Williams oversaw Apple's world-class design team, in addition to managing all of Apple's global supply chain, service, and support functions. Among his many accomplishments during his nearly three-decade career with Apple, Williams was responsible for the launch of the Apple Watch and architecting the company's health and fitness strategy.
“Jeff Williams is a highly accomplished executive who for decades helped steward one of the most innovative and admired companies that serves billions of consumers a...
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09.12.25 - 20:37
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Trump Greenlights Nvidia H200 China Exports | Bloomberg Open Interest 12/9/2025 (Bloomberg)
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Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller and Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." A big win for Nvidia — President Trump signs off on AI chip sales to China. Apple suddenly the anti-AI stock, as not spending on AI becomes its superpower. And the Warner Bros. saga heats up a Paramount goes hostile with backing from banks, billionaires, and sovereign-wealth funds. Plus — holiday shoppers are showing up big. Tanger Outlet's CEO Stephen Yalof joins Bloomberg Open Interest on the strong start to the season. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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