Tennessee vs. Connecticut isn’t just a classic rivalry in women’s college basketball. For years, it was the rivalry, two titans clashing at least once a season despite not sharing a conference, the main powers of the sport going at it annually outside of March Madness, and, if we were lucky, within it as well. In 27…
Michael Barclay is all about consistency. As the lead portfolio manager of the Columbia Dividend Income Fund (LBSAX) , he looks to not just grab yield, but produce the best-risk adjusted returns for its investors. By minimizing volatility, he can keep people invested during market downturns, Barclay said in an interview with CNBC. “If you…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Newmont , Freeport-McMoRan — The metals miners dropped 9.6% and 7.6%, respectively, as gold and silver faltered from record levels. The moves come after President Donald Trump picked Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair, easing fears that the central bank would lose…
We got a stunner. The Minnesota Vikings have fired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah after four seasons, the team announced on Friday afternoon. Minnesota missed the playoffs this season at 9-8 and made the playoffs twice with Adofo-Mensah as its general manager (2022 and 2024). Head coach Kevin O’Connell was hired at the same time as…
Microsoft (MSFT) reported fiscal second-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday, beating Wall Street estimates on both the top and bottom lines, with cloud revenue vaulting above $50 billion for the first time. But Microsoft’s stock tumbled 12.5% to a low print of the day of $421, slicing off more than $400 billion in market…
Douglas P Sacha | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Strong stock market returns and tax reform gave a boost to charitable giving in 2025, according to…
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said Friday that Venezuela has taken positive steps to protect investment by private oil companies since the Trump administration captured former President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela on Thursday passed reforms to its hydrocarbon law that ease state control of the oil industry and grants private producers more autonomy. Wirth said Chevron is…
Medical workers, union members, and veterans gather for an ‘ICE OUT NOW!’ rally and memorial for Alex Pretti outside the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center on January 27, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. Jacek Boczarski/ | Anadolu | Getty Images The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti,…
With the Super Bowl between the Patriots and the Seahawks on the horizon, I’m going to be digging through different markets over the next days that I like. Let’s kick off the Big Game betslips with a couple wagers on some props. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign…
Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods said Friday that Venezuela needs to transition to democracy in order for investment in the South American nation’s dilapidated oil industry to make sense. President Donald Trump is pressuring oil companies to invest at least $100 billion in Venezuela to rebuild the country’s oil industry after the U.S. captured former…
