Entering Tarik Skubal’s historic hearing on Wednesday, the record salary for an arbitration-eligible player was $31 million, the record salary for an arbitration-eligible pitcher was $19.75 million and the record salary awarded by an arbitration panel was $19.9 million. Now, all of those records belong to Skubal, who will be paid $32 million in 2026 after winning…
Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed Nexstar Media‘s proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna, just months after criticizing the deal. “We need more competition against THE ENEMY, the Fake News National TV Networks,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “Letting Good Deals get done…
A ranked matchup between two bitter Big East rivals lived up to the hype. No. 22 St. John’s got an upset victory over No. 3 UConn at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, and Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino was all smiles after the game with his star big man, Zuby Ejiofor. “You know…
The Trump administration’s portfolio of equity stakes in U.S. companies has reached a scale that is unprecedented outside economic crisis or wartime. The administration has taken stakes or has agreements to do so with at least 10 companies, most of which are publicly traded. The government announced its latest investment, USA Rare Earth, at the…
A massive market snapback on Friday couldn’t erase all of the week’s damage. After several days of selling, the tech sector roared back, with the Nasdaq gaining over 2% on Friday. Chipmakers Nvidia and Broadcom led the way, with gains of 7.8% and 7.2%, respectively. The broad-based S & P 500 rose nearly 2% in…
Yeah, this would’ve been something. Last offseason, superstar defensive end Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys were at an impasse in extension talks, and the team considered trade offers. In the end, the Cowboys traded Parsons to the Green Bay Packers mere days before the 2025 regular season. Here’s the kicker: Dallas apparently almost traded…
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Berkshire shares are near even with the S&P year-to-date, recovering from a deficit of almost 8 percentage points last week. Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards DaVita rallies on strong earnings after Berkshire trims stake Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards That’s good news for Berkshire, which holds a 44% stake in…
Amid recent debate over the so-called “Sell America” trade and capital rotating out of U.S. markets, foreign stocks have received most of the attention. But international bonds, especially emerging market bonds, have also been riding high. “The best performing area in fixed income year to date, and also last year, was emerging markets,” said Joanna…
The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York, Nov. 17, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters More than 900 Google workers have signed an open letter condemning recent actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), urging the tech giant to disclose…
“Some things are stronger than blood.” One of those things could be classified as Tom Brady’s relationship with the New England Patriots, as the franchise legend made his preference clear for Super Bowl LX between the Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. “You know I got your back RKK [Patriots owner Robert Kenneth Kraft]. Get that 7th…
