Bruce Meyer has been elected as the new executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association in a unanimous vote, according to a report from ESPN on Wednesday. Meyer succeeds Tony Clark, who stepped down from his position as the MLBPA’s executive director on Tuesday, after an internal investigation reportedly revealed an inappropriate relationship…
Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn has been vocal about his concerns around artificial intelligence driving overvaluation in the stock market. His fund’s latest moves reflect those views. Einhorn spent tens of millions of dollars buying shares of Graphic Packaging , Capri Holdings and healthcare stocks in the fourth quarter of 2025, avoiding big tech names and…
Meta Platforms ‘ pledge to spend billions of dollars on Nvidia chips is a much-needed shot in the arm for the AI semiconductor giant and its recently middling stock. Nvidia’s scorching multiyear rally had cooled off in recent months, as investor dollars moved into other buzzy corners of the chip market like memory and storage,…
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve on Wednesday to confirm that they…
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — U2 is returning with its first collection of new songs in nearly a decade, opening with a tribute to Renee Good, the Minnesota mom fatally shot by a federal agent during this winter’s massive immigration crackdown. The Irish rock band released the six-song EP “U2 – Days of…
Phoenix International Raceway (Avondale, Ariz.) — INDYCAR drivers enjoyed some sun, some wind and, well not so much, some rain during their two-day test at Phoenix. The series hasn’t competed on the 1-mile oval since 2018, and while the basic car is the same, the aeroscreen and hybrid systems make the handling much different. Drivers…
Donald Trump Jr. (L) and Eric Trump speaking on Squawk on the Street on Feb. 18, 2026. CNBC Since the dollar was created in 1792, U.S. presidents and their families have generally been content with the status quo of effectively giving the national government a monopoly on issuing currency and outlawing the use of foreign…
An aerial view of Singapore’s skyline. Tong Thi Viet Phuong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were poised to open higher Thursday, with several bourses in the region returning from the Lunar New Year holiday. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was 0.81% higher in early trade. Japan’s Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a stronger open for the…
Cadence Design Systems stock rose by more than 6% on Wednesday after the chip design software company reported earnings that beat analysts’ expectations. The San Jose-based company reported financials after the bell Tuesday, posting an adjusted earnings per share of $1.99 on revenue of $1.44 billion in the fourth-quarter of 2025, about 6% higher versus…
Undersecretary of State Jacob Helberg Convenes The Pax Silica Summit, the first convening of a high level, private gathering focused on economic security and the establishment of a new grouping of partners tailored for the AI economy at Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on Dec. 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis | Getty…
