MADISON, Wis – Wisconsin wrestling collected its first Big Ten victory this season, beating Maryland, 28–13 at the Field House this Sunday. The team bounced back after its first loss on Friday, and now has a 9-1 record.
While Maryland won…

MADISON, Wis – Wisconsin wrestling collected its first Big Ten victory this season, beating Maryland, 28–13 at the Field House this Sunday. The team bounced back after its first loss on Friday, and now has a 9-1 record.
While Maryland won…

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DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka ended a 14-year drought by beating Pakistan in a Twenty20 game at home to draw their three-match series 1-1.
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Wall Street’s key S&P 500 index gained another 0.6% to propel it to yet another record close, little affected by weaker-than-expected jobs data.
The blue-chip Dow gained 0.5%, while tech-centric Nasdaq picked up 0.8% on strong demand for chipmakers and the likes of Broadcom (+3.8%), Alphabet (+1%) and Tesla (+2.1%).
Intel jumped 11% after US President Donald Trump said he had a “great meeting” with the chipmaker’s CEO, Lip-Bu Tan.
Wall Street shows little sign of a New Year’s hangover, with the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq up 1.6%, 1.9% and 2.3% respectively in their first full week’s trading of the year.
European stocks, as measured by the Eurostoxx 600, also closed at a record, as did the UK’s FTSE.
The ASX looks like trailing along in that risk-on vibe, with futures trading pointing to a 0.3% gain on opening.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report showed 50,000 workers were added to nonfarm payrolls in December, compared with expectations for a rise of 60,000.
The impact of soft job creation was offset by a slight decline in the unemployment rate, down a tick to 4.4% from 4.5% in November.
Overall, the jobs figures were seen as giving the Fed some “breathing space” to leave rates on hold, with the chance of a January rate cut easing from 14% to just 5%.
That meant US Treasuries and the US dollar edged higher and the Aussie dollar lower.
Gold pushed back above $4,500/ounce, while copper also rose (+2.1%), clinching its fourth consecutive week of gains.
Oil also bubbled up, the global benchmark Brent crude gained 2.2% to $63.34/barrel to be up around 4% over the week.
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