My fiancé and I are about to be the winners of our friend group’s March Madness pool. The way things have shaken out, no matter which team triumphs, one of us is certain to win the pool — a victory for our joint wedding fund either way. But as I was calculating our eventual winnings,…
The top 25 rankings are important for understanding just who is killing it in college basketball, but we can go deeper — all the way to the bubble and beyond. The NCAA Evaluation Tool, or NET, is a rankings system used in Division I basketball to help figure out which teams are going to participate…
UCLA coach Mick Cronin didn’t mince words when asked about those being critical of his recent controversial in-game behavior. “It’s ridiculous,” he said bluntly. “Everybody needs to get a life. … C’mon, man. … We’re not coaching little league, buddy. Everybody doesn’t get an at-bat.” Recently, both Cronin and UConn head coach Dan Hurley have…
LOS ANGELES — Marvel’s first family has finally found box office gold. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” the first film about the superheroes made under the guidance of Kevin Feige and the Walt Disney Co., earned $118 million in its first weekend in 4,125 North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. That makes it…
The European Central Bank has kept interest rates on hold, as expected, at its latest meeting on Thursday. The central bank held its key deposit facility rate at 2% for the third consecutive time, having last cut rates in June. The trim, which coincided with euro zone inflation hitting the ECB’s target rate of 2%, was…
Intrinsic CEO Wendy Tan White has led the company to graduate out of Alphabet’s “Moonshot” factory X. Intrinsic Google became a powerhouse in smartphones by creating the Android operating system and partnering with handset makers in need of an answer to Apple’s iPhone. Now the search giant has a similar plan for tackling robotics. Earlier…
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HSBC believes that softer guidance and reduced momentum limit upside for Walmart . The bank downgraded the big box retailer to a hold rating from buy. Analyst Joe Thomas raised his price target to $131 from $122, though that only implies upside of 5% from here. The downgrade comes after Walmart reported a fourth-quarter earnings…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony for newly sworn in U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office at the White House on March 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has told Iran to “get serious soon” about a…
Jasondoiy | E+ | Getty Images Amid recession fears, a government shutdown and tariff uncertainty, consumers are increasingly diverging in their spending. Wealthier Americans are engaging their purchasing power, while lower-income Americans are starting to pull back — commonly described as a “K-shaped” economy. Friday’s consumer price index report could shed more light on the…
