For the better part of two weeks, conversation surrounding this year’s College Football Playoff devolved into dueling takes about the Group of 5’s inclusion in the 12-team field. Lopsided losses by James Madison (Sun Belt) and Tulane (American) — neither of which cracked the top 12 in the selection committee’s final rankings last month —…
Neymar broke into the top 10 of Santos club’s all-time leading goalscorers this week after scoring twice in a 2-1 win against Vasco da Gama in the Brazilian league. He also gathered more fans on his side in a bid to make Brazil’s squad for the World Cup. The match on Thursday was only the…
Darden Restaurants on Friday beat Wall Street’s earnings and revenue estimates, while the Olive Garden parent predicted solid growth for fiscal 2026. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share: $2.98 adjusted vs. $2.97 expected Revenue: $3.27 billion vs. $3.26…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The women’s professional tennis tour and Tennis Channel announced Wednesday they have a six-year rights deal for U.S. coverage of WTA tournaments through 2032. The agreement with WTA Ventures does not include events held in the United States, which fall under other contracts. The deal comes with four American women in…
The United States agrees to impose 15% tariffs on imports from South Korea under a trade deal for the vast majority of South Korean products, seen in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on August 1, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party said it would pass a special act…
Outdoor enthusiasts travel by canoe through several of the hundreds of fresh water lakes that make up the Boundary Waters in the northern woods of Minnesota. Andrew Lichtenstein | Corbis News | Getty Images The Senate on Thursday overturned a mining moratorium in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest, a boon for a Chilean mining company subsidiary…
In this photo illustration, a one-ounce gold bar, a gold nugget, and gold coins are displayed at Witter Coins on Oct. 7, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images J.P Morgan famously said in his 1912 congressional testimony that “Gold is money, everything is credit.” It seems unsurprising then that many investors…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, over what it called “illegal” ticket resale tactics. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in California. Seven states joined in the lawsuit, including Florida, Illinois and Virginia. In the filing, the FTC wrote that the companies “tacitly worked”…
A worker prepares orders at an Amazon fulfillment center. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is eliminating a program that allows members of its Prime subscription program to share free shipping benefits with people outside their household. The company began notifying users in recent days that it plans to end the Prime Invitee…
Around 80% of workers feel unprepared for the job hunt in 2026, new LinkedIn research finds. Filadendron | E+ | Getty Images Artificial intelligence could be something of a game changer for recruiters as firms continue to be inundated with job applications, according to one LinkedIn executive. Janine Chamberlin, LinkedIn’s U.K. country manager, told CNBC…
