Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, testifies during the House Homeland Security Committee hearing titled “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” in Cannon building on Wednesday, December 11, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent on Tuesday announced he will resign in response to the…
NEW YORK — Books on homelessness, the U.S. Census and ancient India are among this year’s winners of prizes handed out by the J. Anthony Lukas Project, named for the late author and investigative journalist. The winners were announced Tuesday by the project’s administrators, the Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at…
In recent weeks, most mock drafts have only one quarterback going in the first round. Following the opening week of free agency, though, I see a second signal-caller entering the mix for first-round consideration. Who could be the second first-round quarterback taken after Fernando Mendoza in the 2026 NFL Draft — and which team will…
A sign displays the prices of diesel fuel at a BP gas station in Elizabeth, New Jersey, US, on Monday, March 9, 2026. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. diesel prices on Tuesday topped $5 per gallon for the first time in more than three years, as the escalating war in the Middle…
HSBC analysts just slashed their recommendation on the world’s most valuable pharmaceutical company, Eli Lilly, signaling a potential cooling period for the red-hot obesity drug trade that has come to dominate market narratives of the sector. Analysts led by Rajesh Kumar downgraded Lilly to Reduce from Hold, cutting their target price to $850 from $1,070,…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. Soon, your garage won’t be the only gym with a Peloton Bike. The fitness company is ramping up its commercial business, announcing yesterday new Bike and Tread products designed for busy gyms. Stock futures are little changed this morning after…
LONDON — Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on bestseller lists for decades, has died. He was 97. Deighton’s literary agent, Tim Bates, said he died Sunday. No cause of death was given. Deighton’s first novel, “The IPCRESS File,” helped set the tone of cool and gritty 1960s thrillers and…
LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports today announced that Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen will call the inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic, a first-of-its-kind global competition from Fanatics Studios, on Saturday, March 21 from 4:00-8:30 PM ET / 1:00-5:30 PM PT on FOX, FOX One and Tubi. As previously announced, actor and comedian Kevin Hart will…
Just Capital’s annual list of America’s “most just” companies ranks the Russell 1000 universe using a methodology based on public polling that since 2015 has taken the pulse of roughly 200,000 Americans, asking them to identify and prioritize the issues that they think contribute the most to just business behavior. To produce the 2026 Just Capital rankings,…
Key Points Semi-liquid private credit vehicles have curbed withdrawals as investors scramble to withdraw their money. A “robust and growing” secondaries market could help ease pressure amid concerns over squeezed liquidity. Private credit investors may have a potential “off-ramp” as pressure to cash out of the $3 trillion industry grows. Asset managers in the sector,…
