My fiancé and I are about to be the winners of our friend group’s March Madness pool. The way things have shaken out, no matter which team triumphs, one of us is certain to win the pool — a victory for our joint wedding fund either way. But as I was calculating our eventual winnings,…
On the fourth day of the fourth month of the year, we’re down to four teams in the 2026 NCAA Men’s Tournament. The No. 2-seeded UConn Huskies will face off against the No. 3-seeded Illinois Fighting Illini in the Final Four on Saturday night, while a pair of No. 1 seeds go up against each…
In an aerial view, Pilot Travel Center gas and diesel prices are displayed near a highway on April 02, 2026 in Lockhart, Texas. Oil Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Nick Friedman, co-founder of Tampa-based College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving, says his business has been facing multiple headwinds. High mortgage rates…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined Thursday as investors heeded President Donald Trump ‘s warning that the Iran war could last for several more weeks and as oil prices surged . Against that backdrop, certain names fell very far over the week. The market downturn put some stocks across the real estate, consumer staples, health…
As the second quarter kicks off, Bank of America believes that stocks such as Meta Platforms and Spotify are positioned to outperform. The first quarter was marked with macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical volatility, characterized by ramping tensions in the Middle East. The S & P 500 jumped to begin April’s trading and the second quarter,…
Laura Stacey #7 of the Montréal Victoire celebrates her goal with teammates during the third period against the Seattle Torrent at Place Bell on March 19, 2026 in Laval, Quebec, Canada. Minas Panagiotakis | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images The 2026 Milan Winter Olympics, which culminated in a U.S.-Canada gold medal game that set…
Spain’s First Vice-President and Minister of Economy, Trade and Business, Carlos Cuerpo walks ahead of a cabinet meeting at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, on March 31, 2026. Violeta Santos Moura | Reuters The finance ministers of Spain and four other European countries are urging the European Union to impose a bloc-wide windfall tax on…
There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves. Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball: Thanks to early season scheduling weirdness, there were just four…
Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, April 25, 2025. Tierney L. Cross | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Senate Banking Committee will hold a nomination hearing on April 16 for Kevin…
BECKY QUICK: Warren, welcome. It is wonderful to see you this morning. WARREN BUFFETT: It is fun to be on. QUICK: You are on for an interesting reason. For 22 years, you had been holding an annual luncheon — an auction for a luncheon — to benefit the Glide Foundation in San Francisco. You retired from that…
