UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina were the top four teams in the final regular-season Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 released Monday, matching the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament that begins this week. The No. 1 Huskies were the overall top seed in the NCAA bracket announced Sunday night. The team that…
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. U.S. oil prices dropped below $100 per barrel and sent the S & P 500 up more than 1%. Crude pulled back after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Peloton — The connected fitness company, known for its at-home Bike and Tread products, announced a new commercial series for high-traffic gyms on Monday. Shares gained 4.5%. Meta — Shares of the Facebook parent rose more than 2% after Reuters reported that Meta anticipates…
LOS ANGELES — Billy Crystal remembered his best friend Rob Reiner in an extended and emotional in memoriam at the Oscars on Sunday, with Barbra Streisand honoring her friend and co-star Robert Redford by singing a snippet from their film “The Way We Were.” Crystal opened the segment that was longer than usual because of…
The road to a national title runs through a familiar powerhouse program. The UConn Huskies enter the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament looking to defend last year’s championship after earning a No. 1 seed in the bracket reveal on Sunday night. Joining the Huskies on the 1-seed line are the UCLA Bruins, South Carolina Gamecocks…
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security,” in Rayburn building on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The top Democrats on the House and Senate Judiciary committees are calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate…
An employee monitors bottles as they move along the drug production line inside the packaging unit at the Lupin Ltd. pharmaceutical plant in Salcette, Goa, India, Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is a military strategy with vast consequences for the global economy, not just in…
“Sentimental Value,” a moving family drama about the complicated relationships between a director and his daughters, won the Oscar for best international film Sunday. The film by Joachim Trier explores the wounds in an estranged family where a director father who has repeatedly prioritized career over family tries to reconcile with his daughters. What better…
On a night when All-Stars and future Hall of Famers thrilled fans and each other until the final out, Aaron Judge proclaimed the World Baseball Classic had grown into the sport’s biggest event. “It’s bigger and better than the World Series,” the U.S. captain said after a 2-1 semifinal win over the Dominican Republic that…
The U.S.-Iran war has fundamentally altered the security landscape in the Middle East. While the U.S. and Israel have reportedly achieved significant tactical milestones — most notably the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — Iran’s strategy has pivoted from direct military engagement (where it is severely outmatched) to geographic and economic horizontal escalation. Investors…
