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A lady has reacted after a man proposed taking her out on an ice cream date for their first date.

She said the Ice cream date is very low to her standard when she is not a 16 year old girl.

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Visa (V) shares slipped amid reports that the payment processing giant is likely to be sued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as soon as Tuesday over allegedly monopolistic behavior to protect its dominant position in the debit card market.

The DOJ is preparing to accuse Visa of using tactics like exclusive agreements to prevent competitors from growing large enough to challenge its dominant position, reported Monday night. In a subsequent report, said the DOJ is also planning to allege that Visa penalizes customers for using a different payment processing service.

A potential suit would follow years of investigative work from regulators after an antitrust lawsuit led Visa and competing payment processor Plaid to abandon merger talks in January 2021. The DOJ said at the time that the planned $5.3 billion merger was an example of Visa's monopolistic behavior, as it looked to acquire a potential rival before it was large enough to effectively challenge it.

The reportedly imminent lawsuit would be the latest move from the DOJ and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in recent years to use antitrust laws to block mergers and challenge dominant companies like Ticketmaster parent Live Nation (LYV), Meta Platforms (META), Apple (AAPL), and Alphabet's Google (GOOGL).

Neither Visa nor the DOJ immediately responded to an request for comment.

Visa shares fell 3.7% to $278.04 soon after markets opened Tuesday. They are up about 7% this year.

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A lady is facing family dilemma after arresting her brother for alleged misconduct involving a household staff.

Our house help has being moody for a while now. She is usually a very bubbly person and she makes us all laugh in the house. I noticed a change in her behavior two months ago as she became withdrawn and reserved around the house. I chalked it up to her being on her period at first but it persisted.

I asked her about it and she said she hasn’t being too well. I gave her money to go to the hospital and she said thank you but I didn’t notice a change in her mood or countenance. Anyway, last week I came home from school. I’m currently doing my masters and working around my school. So I stay near the school but I come home some weekends if I get a chance. I had initially intended not coming home that weekend but what we had to do was canceled so I decided to go home.

I walking in on my brother f%rcing himself on our house help was the last thing I expected to see. This was a twenty five years old guy f%rcing himself on a girl that’s barely eighteen. I scr£amed and he rolled off her and started lying that she came onto him and sed¥ced him. I had stood at the door for close to a minute and observed everything I didn’t need a soothsayer to tell me that she wasn’t a willing participant. Seeing I wasn’t buying his excuses he started confessing and begging me not to let anyone find out.

I secretly took out my phone and recorded the confession while trying to help her with her clothes. He followed me to my room and tried to stop me from locking the door but I binged it in his face and locked it.

Safely in the confines of my room, she collapsed in my arms and started crying bitterly. She told me how he started doing it to her two months ago when everyone travelled leaving them alone in the house. She said it was her first time and he was very inconsiderate of that and he h¥rt her real bad. I was sobbing alongside her unable to accept what happened to this poor child and the fact that the person who did this to her was my brother.

I called the authorities and also gave them the recordings of his confessions as evidence and he was arrested. My parents came home and were also shocked but they soon all turned on me asking why I didn’t inform them before taking action.

My Mum asked me how I could do this to my own bld but my Dad was more understanding and told me I did the right thing but I should have informed them first and we could have seen other ways of sorting the issues out first before getting him arrested. I shouted at them and asked if this would be their response if it was their daughter. I took her and left the house because I knew she wasn’t safe there.

Now my family is divided between the people on my side and the ones against me. My mum even refused to talk to me till I have my brother released but my dad has being reasonable I really don’t care what they think. I am a woman so I understand the p in of this girl and in as much as he is my brother, I cannot let him go scot free after doing this.

Now this is where my delima lies. On taking her to the hospital to get checked and treated in case of injuries we found out she was pregnant. I called my dad immediately and he came over, we spoke to her and asked her what she wanted to do about it and she said she cannot ab%rt the baby.

My dad pulled me to the side and told me he did support me no matter what we decided to do but I should consider getting my brother released so he can take care of his child and the mother.

I rejected the idea immediately, but upon sitting down to reflect I’m beginning to have second thoughts on if what my dad was saying was actually true. I’m desperately in need of advice so please let me know what you guys think. I will be in the comment section please.

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Micron (MU) shares moved higher in early trading Tuesday, gaining ground for the fourth straight session, ahead of the chipmaker’s eagerly anticipated fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report, due after Wednesday’s closing bell.

Analysts expect the company to swing to a profit and nearly double its revenue from a year earlier as it continues to benefit from surging demand for high bandwidth artificial intelligence (AI) memory chips to power data centers, smartphones, and PCs. 

Investors will also be watching for updates on Micron’s inventory levels, with supply overhang prompting concerns about the company’s near-term pricing power that has led to several Wall Street downgrades and weighed on the stock’s performance in recent months.

Micron shares were up 0.6% at $94.11 about 10 minutes after Tuesday's opening bell.

Below, we review the technicals on Micron’s chart and point out important price levels to watch into the chipmaker’s quarterly results.

After falling as much as 46% from their record high in mid June, Micron shares have formed two distinct troughs between early August and early September, potentially marking a double bottom in the chipmaker’s stock.

What’s more, as the second trough forged a lower low, the relative strength index (RSI) made a comparatively shallower low to create a bullish divergence, a chart signal pointing to easing selling pressure.

However, it’s also worth pointing out that the 50-day moving average (MA) crossed below the 200-day MA last week to generate a death cross, a pattern that warns of further downside.

Amid the potential for heighted volatility following the company’s quarterly results, investors should watch these key chart levels.

Selling from current levels could see the shares initially fall to the $87 level, an area on the chart where buyers may look to defend a trendline that connects price action in December and January with the two recent troughs.

A failure to hold above this level may trigger a decline to around $79, a region where the shares could encounter support near the November 2023 swing high and February swing low.

If the stock has a post-earnings surge, keep an eye on the $109 area. Investors who purchased in recent months may look to lock in profits near the March 21 earnings gap low, which closely aligns with the April trough and August peak.

Further bullish upside could propel a move up to $128, a location where the stock may run into overhead resistance near the prominent early April swing high that corresponds with similar trading levels on the chart between May and July.

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A man has said he is glad to be a man.

He made this statement as he revealed that he missed his bestie’s baby shower and they’re still cool.

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Tesla (TSLA) shares jumped nearly 5% Monday to move into the green for the year after several analysts highlighted potential catalysts that could drive the stock’s near-term momentum.

Barclays said Monday that the legacy electric vehicle maker sits well positioned to announce better-than-expected third-quarter vehicle deliveries on Oct. 2, citing improving macroeconomic conditions and rebounding EV demand in Tesla’s second largest market, China.

Meanwhile, Bank of American and Goldman Sachs recently identified the company’s eagerly anticipated robotaxi day on Oct. 10 as a potential catalyst for the stock, with Goldman saying Tesla may use the event to unveil a lower priced vehicle.

Tesla shares gained 4.9% on Monday to close at $250.00.

Below, we take a closer look at Tesla’s chart and use technical analysis to point out key price levels investors should watch out for.

After climbing to their current 2024 high in early July, Tesla shares retraced as much as 33% before finding support from a prior multi-month downtrend line and the neckline of an inverse head and shoulders pattern.

Since that time, the EV maker’s stock has trended higher to recover most of those losses, with gains accelerating in recent trading sessions. It’s also worth noting that the 50-day moving average (MA) crossed above the 200-day MA in late July to form a golden cross, a bullish chart signal that predicts higher prices.

However, investors should watch for increasing volumes to confirm the stock’s recent bullish momentum. Although share turnover has increased over the past week, it remains below longer-term averages, pointing to a lack of participation from institutional investors.

Looking ahead, keep an eye on these important support and resistance levels on Tesla’s chart.

During periods of weakness, investors should eye the $225 level, an area on the chart where the shares could attract support near the July 24 gap day’s opening price and last month’s high.

Selling below this level may see the shares revisit $205, a location where Tesla bulls could look for entry points near a horizontal line linking the late January pre-gap low with the February peak and August trough.

If the stock continues its upward momentum, investors should monitor how the price responds to the $265 level, a region where sellers may look to offload shares near two prominent swing highs that formed on the chart in December and July.

Finally, a breakout from this level could see the shares climb to the $300 area, where they would likely encounter selling pressure around the 2023 high.

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