Following the U.S. military operation in Venezuela that led to the removal of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, artificial intelligence-generated videos purporting to show Venezuelan citizens celebrating in the streets have gone viral across social media. These AI clips, depicting celebrating crowds, have amassed millions of views across platforms like TikTok, Instagram and X. One of…
With the NFL playoffs on the horizon, Tom Brady revealed his answer to one of the season’s most important questions: who will win the 2025 Most Valuable Player Award? This year’s race figures to center around a pair of top quarterbacks in Patriots star Drake Maye and Rams star Matthew Stafford. The consensus top candidates…
Home prices are expected to rise by about 2.2% nationally in 2026, but some large U.S. cities — mostly in the Midwest and Northeast — could see prices climb much faster. That’s according to a recent Realtor.com forecast, which projects “a more balanced” housing market as higher inventory slows overall price growth. Even so, the…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump may have his name on the building, but it’s still the Kennedy Center to Congress. A bipartisan spending package released Monday by House Speaker Mike Johnson includes $32 million for operating expenses at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts through Sept. 30, 2027. Trump made a series…
Olivia Olson had 21 points and four rebounds as No. 9 Michigan stormed back to defeat Minnesota 70-60 on Monday night. Mila Holloway and Syla Swords added 12 points apiece as Michigan (12-2, 3-1 Big Ten) bounced back from their second loss of the season. The Wolverines were coming off a 64-52 loss to Washington…
The turn of the year is a good time to reflect on your methodology, so we reviewed what worked best for us in this forum in 2025. Market timing added value in another year characterized by positive momentum and narrow leadership. A major correction early in the year emphasized the benefits of using technical analysis…
Michigan State Spartans forward Coen Carr delivered a posterizing slam dunk against the USC Trojans. <
Vanguard is leaning away from artificial intelligence stocks and into bonds for 2026. “Flipping the formula” from a 60% stocks/40% fixed income to a 40/60 provides higher risk-adjusted returns over the next decade, said Roger Aliaga-Díaz, Vanguard’s global head of portfolio construction and chief economist, Americas. The model portfolio strategy uses a method called “time-varying…
Nearly a year ago, DeepSeek shook the AI world. Stocks of some of the leading Western tech companies plunged as the markets hit panic mode at the prospect of a new model from a relatively unheard of Chinese AI lab that challenged the premise of U.S. dominance in the space. Nvidia plummeted 17%, losing close…
Ava Heiden scored 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting Monday night to help No. 14 Iowa beat Northwestern 67-58 and hand the Wildcats their ninth straight loss. Chit-Chat Wright had 12 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals for Iowa (13-2, 4-1 Big Ten). Hannah Stuelke had eight points on 2-of-11 shooting, 4 of 8…
