Conference tournaments are underway, the first sign that March Madness has arrived! Each of men’s college basketball’s 31 conference tournament champions earns an automatic berth to the 2026 NCAA Tournament, while the other 37 spots are awarded to at-large participants by the tournament’s selection committee. Follow along to see which teams have locked up an…
US President Donald Trump speaks during a “Saving College Sports” roundtable in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 6, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday told a CBS News reporter that the war against Iran could be over soon. “I…
A road closure sign leans against a wall outside Royal Exchange in the heart of the City of London, on 13th June 2022, in London, England. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images Before the war in Iran erupted, the Bank of England was widely predicted to be on course to cut interest rates…
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI said Monday that it is acquiring the cybersecurity startup Promptfoo, which provides tools to help safeguard and test complex artificial intelligence systems. The Sam Altman-led…
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 7, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump bought more than $1.1 million of Netflix bonds over the last three months as the streaming giant unsuccessfully fought Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros Discover, according to government disclosures. Trump bought more than $500,000 of Netflix’s bonds in two transactions on…
NEW YORK — A deep and wide-ranging biography of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara has won a $50,000 prize. Philip and William Taubman’s “McNamara at War” is this year’s winner of the Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History, The New York Historical announced Monday. The Taubmans’ book traces McNamara’s ascent as a…
Here’s what’s happening this week Inside The Garage: Phoenix Raceway (Avondale, Ariz.) — The Team Penske drivers talked about how they felt pressure to perform when INDYCAR and NASCAR got together for a weekend of racing in the valley of the Arizona mountains. It made for a nice storyline. Ryan Blaney won the Cup race…
When it comes to finding ways to eek out a little more cash from your monthly budget, the first line of defense is usually to find expenses you can cut back on. But what happens if you’ve already cut out all that you can and you’re still tight on cash? The next best thing you…
Traders are watching a key support level for the S & P 500 where it could see some buying — without which, there could be trouble ahead. The broad market index is fast approaching its 200-day moving average, which is at 6,582. The technical indicator, which averages the closing price over the last 200 days,…
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker on a digital screen at the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices jumped Monday with traffic in the Strait of Hormuz at a near standstill, but the longer-term implications of the Strait’s closure may…
