Gold and silver ended 2025 on a high after record-smashing runs and money managers are betting on the metals hitting new milestones this year as supply constraints, geopolitical tensions, and concerns about central bank independence fuel demand. On Monday, gold hit a record high of more than $4,600 an ounce following news that Jerome Powell,…
U.S. President Donald Trump visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that he had “cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials,” and reiterated his support for protestors fueling one of the largest anti-government demonstrations in…
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. Mahsa | Afp | Getty Images The death toll from protests in Iran has reached 2,571 people, the U.S.-based HRANA rights group said on Wednesday, as the Islamic Republic’s clerical rulers face the biggest wave of dissent in years. U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians on Tuesday to keep…
Wisconsin’s John Blackwell made a 3-point buzzer-beater that defeated Minnesota 78-75. <
U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance meet Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (not pictured) and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The Trump…
Big Tech has been on an energy hiring spree. Technology companies investing heavily in artificial intelligence are bolstering their workforce with energy experts as they look to overcome the biggest bottleneck in scaling AI: access to power. Energy-related hiring jumped 34% year-on-year in 2024, according to data compiled by Workforce.ai for CNBC. Last year’s hiring…
John Blackwell buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer and scored 27 points to help Wisconsin overcome an 11-point second-half deficit to beat Minnesota for a 10th straight time, 78-75 on Tuesday night. Blackwell’s winner came after Cade Tyson, who scored 14, hit a 3-pointer with five seconds left to tie it. Blackwell made 8 of…
Wages have largely kept up with inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic started in 2020 — but for many workers, it hasn’t felt like much of a win. Price increases and pay gains have seesawed over the past five years, leaving inflation-adjusted wages roughly flat overall since 2020. Meanwhile, inflation reached a post-pandemic peak of 9.1%…
TOKYO — The Japanese and South Korean leaders agreed to deepen cooperation between their countries before they let loose with their own surprise cultural exchange in a surprise jam session drumming to K-pop hits. The musical performance between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung followed Tuesday’s summit in Nara,…
Check out the best moments from this showdown between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the No. 7 Houston Cougars! <
