- Yahoo News Canada
2024 Hot Docs 'Ari's Theme': Composer with rare genetic condition creates a musical legacy based on memories
Ari Kinarthy has the genetic condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, but is a skilled music composer, in Ari's Theme at the 2024 Hot Docs Festival in Toronto.
- Yahoo Finance Video
What are chips and why are they so important?
Chip stocks are on the rise, making up nearly 10% of the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and accounting for nearly half of this year's gains. Yahoo Finance's Akiko Fujita breaks down why semiconductors are so important. "They are a critical component in almost everything that we use. So any news, any shortages will trickle across industries well beyond semis," Fujita explains. Chips can be used in devices ranging from smartphones to automobiles, and the United States continues to lead in research and development. Most notably, semiconductor manufacturing is rising to meet the demands of the artificial intelligence boom. In just the last year, global chip sales came in over $500 billion and are expected to hit a trillion dollars by the end of the decade, according to McKinsey. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Melanie Riehl
- The Telegraph
Peter Oosterhuis, stylish and popular golfer who had the measure of the Americans in the Ryder Cup – obituary
Peter Oosterhuis, who has died a day short of his 76th birthday, was one of the best-loved British golfers of the past 60 years, renowned for his charm and good cheer; though he never won a major, he did have nearly 30 tournament victories to his name, and he was a stylish winner of the Order of Merit four years in a row. In retirement he became a popular television commentator before being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
