Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during the Senate Democrats’ news conference in the U.S. Capitol on the deadline for the release of the Epstein files on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The U.S. government is nearing the brink of a partial shutdown by the end…
NEW YORK — Neither Pixar nor zombies were enough to topple “How to Train Your Dragon” from the No. 1 slot at North American box offices over the weekend. The Universal Pictures live-action remake remained the top film, bringing in $37 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, despite the sizeable new releases of…
D-keine | E+ | Getty Images The average tax refund is 10.9% higher so far this season, compared to about the same point in 2025, according to early filing data from the IRS. The 2026 tax season opened Jan. 26, and the average refund amount was $2,290 as of Feb. 6, up from $2,065 about…
Remember Nvidia? I want to do the unthinkable: give you the rap on Nvidia spouted by the myriad short sellers who seem to want to break this company’s stock and its intellectual property abilities. It’s daunting and, to some degree, beleaguering even for me, its principal supporter in the media. It’s a brutal parade of…
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images If you’re in the market for a new car and hoping to score a huge holiday deal, you may want to temper your expectations. While you might be able to find some Black Friday sales and end-of-year specials, they are neither plentiful nor generous this year, said Joseph Yoon,…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that he’s surprised Advanced Micro Devices offered 10% of itself to OpenAI as part of a multibillion-dollar partnership announced earlier this week. “It’s imaginative, it’s unique and surprising, considering they were so excited about their next generation product,” Huang said in an interview with “CNBC’s Squawk Box.” “I’m surprised…
Monica Virga, a 38-year-old entrepreneur based in Norway, found it unsettling to go from a period of working 20 hours a day to almost zero while on holiday, she said. “I would… end up popping into my emails again and checking up on things with work that I didn’t need to be in,” she said….
TORONTO – Thirty minutes after pitching the game of his life, and after completing all of his media obligations, Yoshinobu Yamamoto finally sat down at his locker and let out a big sigh. Then, he got back to work. This wasn’t a difficult burden. Yamamoto was just cleaning out his locker in the Rogers Centre…
Volvo vehicles seen outside a Volvo dealership in Edmonton, AB, Canada, on February 02, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Sweden-based automaker Volvo Cars rose 9% on Thursday as the company’s second-quarter operating profit beat analyst expectations despite a sharp year-on-year decline. Volvo Cars, which is owned by China’s Geely Holding, on…
Fund managers are getting more bullish on defense stocks, with recent conflicts in the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent as well as NATO allies’ pledges to raise defense spending boosting prospects of the arms industry. The sector has seen robust gains this year and analysts suggest the interest in defense will grow further. The MSCI…
