FIFA has opened talks about requiring all professional teams to field at least one homegrown young player throughout games. The FIFA Council agreed late Tuesday to try to have a formal plan within a year after global consultation with stakeholders. The target is to increase playing opportunities for young players nurtured by clubs who typically…
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at the conclusion of its policy meeting on Wednesday. In what could be Jerome Powell’s last as chair before President Donald Trump’s yet-to-be-confirmed nominee Kevin Warsh takes the helm, central bankers maintained the federal funds rate in a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%. Inflation has surged since the war with Iran…
In an aerial view, a sign is posted on the exterior of a Carvana car vending machine on July 19, 2023 in Daly City, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of Carvana jumped by as much as 10% in extended trading after the company reported record results during the first quarter that topped Wall…
Get ready. Wenesday night is the main event for earnings season, with Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft – four of the “Magnificent Seven” — set to report. Options traders are pricing in more than $800 billion of market cap movement after the bell. If options prices are an indication, it will be a more volatile…
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman speaks at the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2025. Noah Berger | AWS | Reuters Amazon Web Services recorded 28% revenue growth in the first quarter, beating analysts’ estimates, as the cloud infrastructure leader boosted its investment in Anthropic and prepared to work more closely…
The first few minutes of “Hokum” might make you think you’re in the wrong movie. I certainly did. If you know anything about Damian McCarthy’s new horror movie, out Friday, it’s probably that it involves Adam Scott and a haunted Irish hotel. The setting is green and damp, a little chilly and full of antiquities…
Zaragoza’s Argentine goalkeeper Esteban Andrada was given a 12-match suspension for punching an opponent in a second-division soccer game in Spain this weekend. Andrada was also suspended for one more match for a red card he was shown before the punch. The game was in its final minutes when Andrada shoved Huesca defender Jorge Pulido…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai looks on during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Feb. 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | AFP | Getty Images Alphabet reported first-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday, showing revenue that topped expectations boosted by its surging cloud business. Shares climbed following the report. Earnings per share: $5.11 Revenue: $109.9…
A Chipotle logo is displayed on a sign outside a restaurant on Jan. 9, 2026 in San Diego, CA. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday reported surprising same-store sales growth, signaling the burrito chain could be starting to put last year’s woes behind it. Here’s what the company reported compared with…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Dec. 13, 2023. Liu Jie | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in March. Text removed from the March statement is in…
