Ahead of the next Federal Reserve meeting later this month, tensions between the White House and the central bank have reached a fever pitch. On Wednesday, a senior White House official told CNBC and other news outlets that President Donald Trump was likely to soon fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Trump later denied those reports, although he said he…
The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.84% Monday stateside as technology stocks were under pressure, with Apple, Meta and Oracle retreating more than 1% each. Artificial intelligence lynchpin Nvidia performed worse, losing almost 2%. CEO Jensen Huang in October said the chipmaker had “half a trillion dollars” of business on the books for 2025 and 2026. When…
Jeremy Allaire, CEO and co-founder of Circle Internet Group, the issuer of one of the world’s biggest stablecoins, and Circle Internet Group co-founder Sean Neville react as they ring the opening bell, on the day of the company’s IPO, in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. NYSE For over three years, venture capital firms…
Two of golf’s biggest names are five shots clear of the field and will go toe-to-toe in the final round of LIV Golf’s largest regular-season event. LIV Golf Adelaide has produced many electric moments in its previous three years, but a Bryson DeChambeau vs. Jon Rahm showdown for the individual title before a packed house…
The ripple is about to become a wave. Right now, there are numerous barriers for people who are considering treating their obesity with GLP-1 drugs. Early on, there were manufacturing bottlenecks that resulted in short supplies of Novo Nordisk ‘s Wegovy and Eli Lilly ‘s Zepbound. There were insurance coverage issues for these pricey treatments,…
Anthropic is in talks to raise between $3 billion and $5 billion in a funding round led by Iconiq Capital that would value the artificial intelligence startup at $170 billion, CNBC has confirmed. The OpenAI competitor has been reeling in billions of dollars at a rapidly increasing valuation reflecting investors’ thirst for a piece in…
The San Francisco 49ers are replacing one accomplished defensive coordinator with another coach who has had plenty of success as a defensive coordinator. Former Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris is expected to be hired as the 49ers’ next defensive coordinator, ESPN reported Sunday. Morris will replace Robert Saleh, who became the Tennessee Titans’ head…
All 20 teams at the World Baseball Classic will have MLB representation. And all 30 MLB teams will have several players taking part in baseball’s marquee international event. In all, 190 players who are on major league rosters will be at the WBC. Which team has the most? The Mariners (16) lead the pack with…
Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, March 20, 2026. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will deploy to airports on Monday to help ease security lines amid the Department of Homeland Security…
A power substation near the LC1 CloudHQ data center in Ashburn, Virginia, on March 27, 2024. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Voter anger at surging electricity prices is fueling political backlash against the artificial intelligence industry’s data centers, with Democrats accusing the Trump administration of failing to address the issue as they zero…
