An improbable Anatoliy Trubin header in second-half stoppage time capped off a remarkable 4-2 win for Benfica over a listless Real Madrid on Wednesday. Los Blancos had no answers for the Portuguese side and were thoroughly beaten on the road, meaning Alvaro Arbeloa’s side will now face a play-off to secure a place in the…
An aerial view of Singapore’s skyline. Tong Thi Viet Phuong | Moment | Getty Images Spot gold prices rose to a fresh record Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve overnight kept its benchmark rate steady at a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%. The bullion rose more than 3% to breach the $5,500 per ounce…
A Carvana used-car vending machine displays vehicles in Miami, Dec. 9, 2022. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Shares of Carvana plummeted 14.2% Wednesday following short-seller accusations that the online used retailer overstated earnings with the help of businesses controlled by CEO Ernie Garcia III’s family. Gotham City Research alleged Wednesday that the online used car…
A television station broadcasts the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images S&P 500 futures slipped Wednesday evening as gold prices climbed….
DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said Wednesday he expects the Federal Reserve to stay on hold for the remainder of Jerome Powell’s term as chair with a more balanced outlook for the economy. “I think I would bet pretty heavily that there’s not another rate cut under Jay Powell,” Gundlach said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.”…
Headquarters of Samsung in Mountain View, California, on October 28, 2018. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Samsung Electronics reported an over threefold surge in fourth-quarter profits on Thursday, hitting a new record and beating analysts’ estimates, as a memory chip shortage and strong demand for artificial intelligence servers lifted earnings. Here are…
The crypto political action committee Fairshake amassed $193 million by the end of last year, positioning itself to play a major role in congressional midterms as lawmakers negotiate a major cryptocurrency bill set to get its first vote this week. — The total, shared with CNBC by Fairshake ahead of the Jan. 31 reporting deadline,…
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Rose Byrne, fresh off her Golden Globe Award win and Oscar nomination for the leading role in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” was named as the 2026 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals on Wednesday. Byrne, who also has starred in “Bridesmaids,” “Neighbors,” “Insidious,” and “Damages,”…
Six Super Bowl rings as a head coach. Two more rings as an assistant. More than 300 wins. A career coaching some of the NFL’s biggest stars, from Tom Brady to Rob Gronkowski. Bill Belichick has won just about every accolade you can. But he won’t have that plaque in Canton just yet. The sports…
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is followed by reporters as he walks to the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 27, 2026. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Republican senators appear to be opening the door to preventing a partial government shutdown as the chamber prepares to start voting on a…
