Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to journalists during his press conference at the VTB Investment Forum ‘Russia Calling!’, on December 2, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. Putin visited an annual forum, hosted by the VTB Group, prior his talk with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Peace talks held…
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Nvidia’s yearly showcase event — dubbed the ‘Super Bowl of AI’ by some — kicked off at the start of the week to much fanfare across the tech sector. The event sees tens of thousands of attendees gather…
Eli Lilly shares jumped Thursday after the drugmaker posted a strong third quarter, driven by sales of its popular GLP-1 medications. The company also raised its full-year sales outlook for the second time in a row, inspiring confidence in the trajectory of the franchise. Revenue in the three months ended Sept. 30 jumped 54% year…
The top school for wide receivers in the NFL is currently Ohio State. As my colleague Greg Auman thoroughly covered in this excellent story that you should read if you haven’t already, six former Buckeyes wide receivers (including transfer Jameson Williams) have been taken in the first round of the NFL draft over the last four years. …
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Helmerich & Payne — The drilling rig company fell more than 7% following disappointing earnings results. In its fiscal fourth quarter, Helmerich and Payne reported an adjusted loss of 1 cent per share, missing the FactSet consensus estimate of 23 cents earnings per share. On the…
If you thought the Pro Football Hall of Fame voting committee’s decision not to elect Bill Belichick for induction this year was egregious, Colin Cowherd believes you should be just as outraged that Robert Kraft was also snubbed of the honor. Cowherd strongly defended Kraft’s Hall of Fame credentials on Tuesday’s “The Herd” after news…
An employee checks a Heineken beer bottle on a packaging conveyor at the Heineken NV brewery in Zoeterwoude, Netherlands. Jasper Juinen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dutch brewer Heineken is planning to lay off up to up to 7% of its workforce, as it looks to boost efficiency through productivity savings from AI, following weak…
Alphabet shares started 2025 with investors questioning whether Google could keep up with ChatGPT maker OpenAI in the AI race. By year’s end, the stock had notched its best performance since 2009. Google got its AI mojo back. Much of that was driven out of DeepMind, the British company Google acquired in 2014 for around…
TSMC on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against a former senior vice president it accused of leaking “confidential information” to Intel. Wei-Jen Lo joined Intel after 21 years at TSMC, having left in July, the Taiwanese chip maker said in a statement, announcing the lawsuit. The lawsuit is based on Lo’s employment contract and non-compete agreement…
Disney plans to bring “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” back to air on ABC’s broadcast network beginning on Tuesday, the company said in a statement. The decision was announced nearly a week after ABC said it was suspending the late night show indefinitely. The network had pulled the show days after the host made comments linking the…
