José Mourinho has directly responded to the growing speculation linking him with a sensational return to Real Madrid as a replacement for Alvaro Arbeloa. The legendary Portuguese coach, currently in charge of Benfica, also took a moment to reflect on his emotional tenure at Roma, describing the Italian capital as the standout environment of his…
The Samsung exhibition stand features the prominent ”A new era of mobile agentic AI” slogan by the South Korean company Samsung Electronics. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Samsung Electronics reported an over eight-fold increase in first-quarter operating profits on Thursday, hitting a new record and beating analysts’ estimates on the explosive growth of…
Alexander Manzyuk | Reuters Oil extended gains Thursday on signs of a prolonged U.S. blockade of Iranian exports and stalled nuclear negotiations, stoking fears that supplies will remain tight for longer. The gains come as Axios reported that Trump had rejected Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, signaling the naval blockade will remain…
Alphabet reported a monster quarter, with revenue more than $2.5 billlion ahead of expectations and earnings nearly doubling the Street estimate. Revenue in the first quarter increased 22% year-over-year to $109.9 billion, well ahead of the $107.2 billion expected, according to LSEG data. Earnings per share surged 82% to $5.11, well ahead of the LSEG-compiled…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell departs following his final press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), at the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 29, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters How do you change regimes when the head of the old one isn’t leaving? That will…
WASHINGTON — A group of cultural and historic preservation organizations pressed a federal judge Wednesday to block President Donald Trump from making major renovations to the Kennedy Center, the art and cultural venue that has seen rapid transformation since the president returned to office last year. The groups want U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper to…
On Wednesday night, 24-year-old American international Johnny Cardoso etched his name into the history books and joined an elite club among USA soccer greats. After seeing just 60 seconds of action in the quarterfinal clincher against Barcelona, Cardoso was a surprise inclusion in the starting XI for the first leg of the Champions League semifinal…
As four of the Magnificent Seven tech giants rolled out results late Wednesday, Alphabet is distinguishing itself as the big winner in the cloud space. Shares popped more than 6% in extended trading. Alphabet’s stock outperformed those of its Big Tech peers Amazon , which was up 3%, and Meta Platforms , down more than…
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, during the company’s Builder Summit in Bengaluru, India, on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. Samyukta Lakshmi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic has been chasing OpenAI since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022. It appears to have finally caught up. The artificial intelligence startup, founded five…
Shares of SoFi plunged more than 15% Wednesday after the company declined to raise its full-year outlook — a move CEO Anthony Noto said reflects macro reality, not weakening fundamentals. “We did not raise the full-year guidance because when we originally gave the full-year guidance, we were anticipating at least two Federal Reserve rate cuts,”…
