A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 30, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures rose on Wednesday evening following solid earnings reports from tech giants Microsoft and Meta Platforms. S&P 500 futures jumped 0.7%, and Nasdaq 100…
LOS ANGELES — A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the “Friends” star’s overdose death is set to be the first of five people sentenced in the case on Wednesday. Perry’s family and possibly others affected by his death will have a chance to make a statement…
North Texas running back Caleb Hawkins ran for two touchdowns and caught a scoring pass, Ashton Gray added a pair of rushing touchdowns and Cameron Dormer had two scoring catches as No. 23 North Texas beat San Diego State, 49-47, in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday night. Hawkins carried 30 times and gained 197…
Chinese internet companies don’t have enough compute to power their artificial intelligence ambitions — and they aren’t about to buy Nvidia outright. That’s a key takeaway from the latest earnings season. Alibaba reported cloud-related revenue surged by 34% year-on-year to the equivalent of $5.6 billion. Management said demand was outstripping supply, and indicated they might…
The Associated Press announced its national players of the week in men’s and women’s basketball for Week 14 of the season. On the women’s basketball side: The sophomore guard scored 37 points to go with four steals and four assists to help Vanderbilt edge then-No. 16 Kentucky 84-83. It was her second straight 30-plus point…
At the start of his career, Lloyd Blankfein made a decision that would define the way he led — stop trying to fit in. In this episode of Executive Decisions, the former Goldman Sachs CEO reflects on growing up in public housing in Brooklyn, arriving at Harvard as an outsider and learning that authenticity was…
MongoDB is poised for a rally as its growth profile improves and it continues to embrace artificial intelligence to keep its developer data platform’s operations lean, according to Mizuho. The bank upgraded MongoDB to outperform from neutral. It also raised the stock’s price target to $325 from $290, implying 24% upside from Friday’s close. “MongoDB’s…
Aerospace and defense stocks have experienced strong gains through the course of 2025. While shares of L3Harris Technologies (LHX) have demonstrated positive momentum over the past four months, a recent breakout suggests further upside potential for this defense giant. The daily chart of LHX turned quite bullish in mid-May when the price pushed above $220. This breakout…
Merck on Thursday reported first-quarter results that topped estimates on strong demand for its cancer immunotherapy Keytruda and some newer products. The pharmaceutical giant also narrowed its 2026 sales guidance and hiked its adjusted profit outlook, in part due to the underlying business and foreign exchange tailwinds. Merck anticipates its 2026 revenue will come in…
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 17, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine in a White House meeting on Friday, warning that President…
