My phone rang at 9:15 a.m. CT. The number was unfamiliar, but I had a hunch and answered. “Hello?” “RJ, this is Tim Polasek,” he said. “How are you?” This is the head coach of North Dakota State, the steward of the most dominant program in modern FCS history. And yet, there were no airs,…
Alphabet‘s rare 100-year sterling bond is the latest sign of late-cycle exuberance in credit markets, strategists say, as tech hyperscalers ramp up borrowing to historic levels to fund vast data center and AI infrastructure buildouts. The century bond — the Google-owner’s debut issuance in sterling — is part of a broader multi-tranche, multi-currency borrowing drive…
Schroders soared to the top of the Stoxx 600 on Thursday, hitting a 52-week high, after U.S. fund management giant Nuveen said it would buy the U.K.’s largest standalone asset management. The deal, sized at £9.9 billion ($13.5 billion), will create one of the world’s biggest asset management groups. Nuveen — the investment management arm…
It’s never too soon to start thinking about football! The 2025-26 NFL season concluded on Sunday when the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX. Three days later, FOX Sports’ Nick Wright is looking ahead to next season. What does Wright expect for your team? Here are his Way-Too-Early 2026…
Dutch payments giant Adyen‘s stock is down as much as 20% after the company reported its earnings for the second half of 2025. It reported net revenue had increased 17% year-on-year on a reported basis, hitting 1.27 billion euros ($1.51 billion), with both EMEA and North America growing 17% each. The stock was down 18.3%…
Westminster, South Bank, London, England. Scott E Barbour | The Image Bank | Getty Images The U.K. economy grew a meager 0.1% in the fourth quarter, according to preliminary figures from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters expected the economy to have grown 0.2% over the October-December period, following 0.1% growth in the…
Real Madrid and UEFA have announced that they have ended their legal dispute over the proposed Super League. The Spanish giants were the only club still signed up to the failed project, as Barcelona withdrew their support last week. Super League finally dead The Super League project is officially over, with UEFA announcing that they…
The Mercedes star, the brand logo of the vehicle manufacturer Mercedes-Benz, rotates on a building of a Mercedes-Benz car dealership. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz Group on Thursday reported a steep drop in full-year profit and warned of challenging times ahead, following a year marred by intense…
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 7, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters In a rare display of disapproval against U.S. President Donald Trump, the Republican-led U.S. House on Wednesday passed a resolution rejecting his tariffs against Canada,…
England have picked Kansas City as their World Cup base and will share the city with Argentina, who have also resolved to base themselves in the city. The Three Lions will train at Swope Soccer Village, the current home of Sporting Kansas City II, a team in the MLS Next PRO competition. England pick World…
