Chinese tech giant Alibaba on Thursday reported net income had dropped 66% year-over-year, as it missed analyst revenue expectations. Here’s how Alibaba performed its fiscal quarter, ending Dec. 31, 2025: Revenue: 284.8 billion Chinese yuan ($41.4 billion), compared to the 290.7 billion Chinese yuan expected by analysts, according to data compiled by LSEG. Net income:…
SEOUL, South Korea — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — BTS will stage its long-awaited comeback concert on Saturday night at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, one of South Korea’s most famous landmarks that represents its royal heritage and political and cultural life. In a free concert expected to draw tens of thousands of fans, the K-pop juggernaut’s…
Having set attendance and broadcast viewer records, the World Baseball Classic will return in 2029 or 2030 and at some future point could be moved to midseason, when clubs would be less likely to restrict players. Since the WBC’s inception in 2006, it has been played during spring training. Tournament rules include pitch count restrictions,…
Gold and silver joined a broad sell-off on Thursday, with the metals shedding 2% and 5.5%, respectively, as fears about the Iran war and inflation gripped global markets. At 5:36 a.m. ET, spot gold was down 2% at $4,718.60 an ounce. Front-month gold futures were down 3.8% at $4,709.90. Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Gold prices…
A projection of a Euro currency sign is pictured on the facade of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Dec. 30, 2025. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images Before the war on Iran began in late February, Europe’s central banks enjoyed a more benign inflation outlook as…
The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security footage to mock their raid of his home. “We did it, America! Yeah, we did it! Freedom of speech! Right on! Right on!” the 51-year-old rapper, born Joseph Foreman,…
We’re so close to the Madness, we can taste it. The men’s NCAA Tournament Round of 64 tips off with 16 games on both Thursday and Friday, then the field whittles down to 32 teams for Saturday and Sunday. If you’re looking for some first-round bets, I’ve got you covered. I spoke to numerous bettors…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on March 18, 2026. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images U.S. stock futures edged lower early Thursday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped to a fresh 2026 low in the previous session, as inflation fears took hold on…
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email China’s $7 trillion consumer market was once a reliable growth engine for Western brands, but as competition intensifies and trends move at digital speed, success if no longer a given. Still, they haven’t given up. Global companies are now turning to private…
It was no surprise when Joe Kent showed up on Tucker Carlson’s podcast a day after quitting his counterterrorism job in President Donald Trump’s administration. Here was a top official who resigned to protest the war with Iran turning to right-wing media’s leading critic of the conflict. “The Israelis drove the decision to take this…
