In their first playoff game in three years, to potentially start a new era with a new quarterback, the Patriots came out victorious. Timely plays from quarterback Drake Maye and a stifling defensive effort helped New England to a 16-3 wild-card victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots…
Key Points Investor scrutiny is set to increase this year as AI foundation model developers chart their way to becoming public companies, analysts said. It will be a “make or break” year for such companies, and OpenAI looks particularly “extended,” according to a Deutsche Bank note. “The key question is whether enterprise monetization, pricing power,…
A spot in the college basketball history books is on the line Monday night in Indianapolis as Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies will face the No. 1-seeded Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship. The Wolverines – chasing their first national title since 1989 – have been a dominant force throughout the…
(These are the market notes on today’s action by Mike Santoli, CNBC’s Senior Markets Commentator. See today’s video update from Mike above.) The dip-buying impulse remains intact. Bespoke Investment Group reports that 2025 has been the second-most-profitable year since 1993 when blindly buying the S & P 500 after a down day. The market treating…
Karim Benzema has completed a shock January transfer from Al-Ittihad to Saudi Pro League leaders Al-Hilal on deadline day. The former Real Madrid star was into the final few months of his deal with Al-Ittihad but has now moved on. The proposed move is unlikely to go down well with Cristiano Ronaldo who has been…
Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder and president of Gemini Trust Co., left, and Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder and chief executive officer of Gemini Trust Co., on stage during the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Winklevoss twins, whose cryptocurrency company Gemini Space Station…
Yes, I can already hear the disgust in your voice. Matthew Stafford is your MVP? The Los Angeles Rams are going to finish third in their division, with (potentially) the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs and just lost to the underwhelming Atlanta Falcons — where Stafford threw three interceptions, including one returned for…
Semiconductor stocks have been on a tear and rank among the best performers this year. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH), a widely watched gauge of the group, is up 39% year to date compared to the S & P 500’s 14% gain — and SMH is up nearly 20% in the past month. But is…
Joel Klatt Lead College Football Analyst Week 2 of the college football season might not provide us with the same headline-grabbing trio of top-10 showdowns we got in the opener, but don’t sleep on this Saturday’s slate. These are the kinds of weeks that quietly shape the playoff picture — the ones that plant the…
Eric Williams NFL Reporter EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — There are two sides to Justin Herbert. Los Angeles Chargers offensive lineman Trey Pipkins, one of Herbert’s longest-tenured teammates, can attest to that, offering a tidy breakdown of his teammate’s personality from his locker. “There’s football Justin, and there’s outside the building Justin,” Pipkins, who was drafted…
