President of Microsoft North America Judson Althoff speaks on stage during We Day at KeyArena on April 23, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. Mat Hayward | Getty Images Microsoft‘s top-ranking sales leader, Judson Althoff, has been promoted to a bigger role as CEO of the company’s commercial business. Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, wrote in a memo…
ROME — Italy’s art police on Wednesday seized 21 artworks purportedly by Salvador Dalí on suspicion they were forgeries, after being tipped off by the Surrealist’s foundation in Spain about suspected anomalies in the works. The works were part of an exhibition, “Salvador Dalí, tra arte e mito” (Salvador Dalí, between art and myth”) that…
Will we see some teams, including the New York Yankees, already make their postseason exit? The Wild Card Series continues with a full slate of games on Wednesday, starting with the AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians looking to stay alive against the Detroit Tigers (1 p.m. ET). The same goes for the San Diego Padres,…
The Trump administration has frozen about $18 billion for two major infrastructure projects in New York City to ensure that funding is not “flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles,” a top official said Wednesday. The funding is earmarked for the Hudson River Tunnel Project and the Second Avenue Subway project, said Office of Management and…
The timing of Neptune Insurance Holdings’ IPO couldn’t be more opportune. Neptune, the nation’s largest private flood insurance, debuts on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday under the ticker symbol “NP.” The company sold more than 18 millions shares in its initial public offering at $20 apiece. The company’s first trade comes just as the…
Yusuf Mehdi, executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft, speaks at a company briefing in Redmond, Wash., on May 20, 2024. Microsoft unveiled a new category of PC that features generative artificial intelligence tools built into Windows, the company’s world-leading operating system. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft said Wednesday…
Check out the companies making headlines before the opening bell: AES — The renewable and thermal power producer climbed 11% after a Financial Times report that Blackrock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners is in late-stage talks to acquire the Virginia-based utility. Bank stocks — Financials fell broadly as traders weighed the economic ramifications of the U.S. government…
A gamer plays soccer title Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 on an Xbox console. Sezgin Pancar | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Microsoft is raising the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription price by 50% to $29.99 per month, effective immediately, the company announced Wednesday. The $10 spike comes with a slew of changes to all its…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music star Morgan Wallen denied to police that he threw a chair off a Nashville honky-tonk bar roof before and after he was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment in 2024, police video obtained by The Associated Press shows. Roughly two weeks after his April 2024 arrest, Wallen commented on social…
Brian Snitker, who managed the Atlanta Braves to the 2021 World Series championship as the highlight of almost a half-century with the organization, will not return to the dugout next season. The Braves announced Thursday that the 69-year-old Snitker will move to an advisory role and will be inducted into the team’s hall of fame…
