The Polymarket prediction market website is displayed on a computer screen, Jan. 11, 2026, in New York. Wyatte Grantham-Philips | AP The Army Special Forces soldier criminally charged in connection with making hugely profitable bets on Polymarket related to the U.S. military raid that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was released Friday on an unsecured…
The countdown to Lee Corso’s final appearance on ESPN’s “College GameDay” will kick off when the longtime analyst and former coach is honored at the ESPYS on Wednesday night. “This is a unique opportunity we have to weave him into the evening and really begin the process of sending him off with full honors,” ESPN’s…
Twenty years after the original, the sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada” made a splash in its first weekend in theaters. Driven largely by women, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” earned $77 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $156.6 million internationally, according to studio estimates Sunday. It easily topped the box office and bumped…
Join CNBC for live updates on European markets. <
Keith Gill, a Reddit user credited with inspiring GameStop’s rally, during a YouTube livestream arranged on a laptop at the New York Stock Exchange on June 7, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Five years after a band of online traders sent GameStop skyrocketing and upended Wall Street’s assumptions about “dumb money,” the…
Climate catastrophes like wildfires and severe storms have become more frequent and damaging in the U.S., accounting for 83% of the estimated global insured losses of $107 billion in 2025, according to a new report from Swiss Re Institute. This is the sixth consecutive year that global insured losses have surpassed $100 billion. The Los…
General atmosphere during an IMAX private screening for the movie “First Man” at an AMC theater in New York City on Oct. 10, 2018. Lars Niki | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images More than a year before “F1: The Movie” would eventually hit theaters, Apple struck a deal with IMAX. The studio secured the…
As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, an auction in New York will feature rare items that trace the nation’s history. The event Friday at Christie’s, dubbed “We the People: America at 250,” will bring together foundational political texts, iconic American art and rare historical artifacts. Among the highlights is a rare…
Drazen_ | E+ | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Over the next 25 years, more than $120 trillion in wealth will be passed down to inheritors,…
Can Colin Cowherd correctly predict the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft? He isn’t sure, but he’s hopeful that he can guess five of the first 15 picks right based on what he’s hearing in his discussions with people around the league. Cowherd unveiled how he thinks the top 15 picks will go in…
