Denny Hamlin needed to rally last fall to win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. So having to rally again was no problem Sunday, especially with what appeared to be a more dominant car. Hamlin overcame a speeding penalty to lead 134 of the 267 laps to capture his second consecutive victory at the track and…
U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said his planned trip to China later this month could be delayed as Washington sought to pressure Beijing…
Gas flares from an oil production platform at the Soroush oil fields with an Iranian flag in the foreground in the Persian Gulf, 1,250 km (776 miles) south of the capital Tehran, July 25, 2005. Raheb Homavandi | Reuters Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s…
Amy Madigan won the Academy Award for best supporting actress Sunday for her role in the supernatural thriller “Weapons,” 40 years after her last nomination. Madigan embodied the role of Gladys, giving a phenomenally creepy portrayal of the great-aunt of a young boy whose classmates go missing overnight. She won the Critics’ Choice Award and…
March Madness is here, Selection Sunday is in the books and the field for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is set. Who will advance out of the first weekend? Which teams will end up in the Final Four? We can’t predict the future, but we’re providing answers and insight on each team. You have…
We are fixated on two problems: the price of oil and the frailty of our banking system. We are catastrophizing at a pace I have rarely seen, accelerated by negative commentators who are rarely proven right but are always given the microphone — either because they are super-rich or because they are super-short. Too cavalier?…
The JD.com logo is displayed on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images JD.com launched its long-anticipated European online shopping platform on Monday, as the Chinese e-commerce giant looks to challenge Amazon as well as domestic rivals that have already expanded internationally. Joybuy, JD.com’s international online shopping brand,…
“KPop Demon Hunters” won the Academy Award for best animated feature film on Sunday, capping a culturally defining run that has placed the musical-action movie atop both box-office and music charts. Netflix’s big blockbuster follows HUNTR/X, a Korean girl group that battles otherworldly demons, a rival boy band and their lead singer’s own shame. Its…
The men’s NCAA Tournament field was released on Selection Sunday, and the 68-team field is set. Some teams that expected to see their name selected by the committee were left out. Their spots were taken by bid-stealers such as VCU out of the Atlantic 10, and Akron out of the Mid-American conference, or fellow bubble…
A screen displays Nikkei 225 Stock Average inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. Japanese stocks surged to fresh record highs, while bonds dropped, after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party secured a landslide victory. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets…
