Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns looks on during the second half against the Houston Rockets at PHX Arena on March 30, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Chris Coduto | Getty Images NBA superstar Kevin Durant can’t find the password to his Coinbase account, which holds bitcoin that he began buying in earnest when he…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 02, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open sharply higher on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a conditional ceasefire deal. The U.K.’s FTSE 100…
Joel Klatt Lead College Football Analyst College football doesn’t ease into the season — it kicks the door down. Week 1 is here, and we’ve got the biggest season-opening showdown the sport has ever seen: Texas and Ohio State will meet in The Shoe as the No. 1 Longhorns take on the defending national champion….
Much of Rafael Perales’ daily life revolves around his 11-year-old daughter’s education. Considering that the pre-teen is already a college graduate, that’s very much by design. In May, his daughter Alisa earned two associate degrees — in mathematics and general science — from Crafton Hills College, a public community college in Yucaipa, California, where she…
A bat used by Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to hit five home runs during the 2024 MLB season, when he became the first major league player to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases, was sold at auction for $300,000. The second home run ball Ohtani hit out of Dodger Stadium during his…
Databricks CEO, Ali Ghodsi speaks on CNBC’s Fast Money on Dec. 17, 2024. CNBC Databricks is raising $4 billion in a funding round that would value the data analytics software company at $134 billion, the company announced Tuesday. The valuation is a 34% jump from the funding round announced in August, which valued the company…
A worker prepares orders at an Amazon fulfillment center. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is eliminating a program that allows members of its Prime subscription program to share free shipping benefits with people outside their household. The company began notifying users in recent days that it plans to end the Prime Invitee…
Gurmer Chopra, 32, is the co-founder of clothing brand YoungLA. Courtesy of Right after graduating from university in 2015, Gurmer Chopra, 32, landed his first corporate role at a “Big Four” accounting firm. But after less than a year on the job, he decided to quit. “Four months into it, I [was] like: ‘I freaking…
Freeport-McMoRan might be positioned for meaningful gains thanks to President Donald Trump’s copper tariffs, according to Morgan Stanley. The bank upgraded the mining stock to overweight from equal weight but cut its price target to $48 from $54. That updated target implies more than 14% upside from Friday’s close. In late July, Trump signed an…
Nike shares will do well as the athletic apparel brand refreshes its product offerings and organizational structure, RBC told clients on Thursday. The bank upgraded Nike to outperform from sector perform. It raised the stock’s price target to $90 from $76, implying 24% upside. RBC pointed to Nike CEO Elliott Hill’s overhaul this year of…
