It was a tumultuous week for investors. President Donald Trump ‘s threat to increase tariffs on eight European countries for opposing his bid to take over Greenland sent the stock market into a tailspin on Tuesday, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq posting their worst days since October. Both averages rebounded the next…
Warren Buffett’s shrewd dealmaking instincts remain intact even as the 95-year-old legendary investor inches close to the end of his term as Berkshire Hathaway CEO. Berkshire said Thursday it reached a deal to buy Occidental Petroleum’s chemical business, OxyChem, for $9.7 billion in cash, marking its largest purchase since 2022. The transaction reflects Buffett’s investment…
Alistair Berg | Digitalvision | Getty Images While you may hope to step out of the workforce sooner rather than later, it’s easier said than done, experts say. On average, surveyed Americans, asked “What age should you be” for retirement, said 58, according to a recent report by Empower, which polled 1,001 adults on June…
Will Jayden Danniels get the Commanders back on track in Week 7, or will Dak Prescott add to his potential MVP campaign amid his strong start to the 2025 season? The matchup between Daniels and Prescott is the highlight of FOX’s five-game slate for Week 7, with the Washington Commanders and Dallas Cowboys meeting up…
OpenAI has the largest private tech fundraising round on record. Rival Anthropic now has the second. Anthropic announced on Thursday the close of a $30 billion funding round at a $380 billion post-money valuation, more than double what the artificial intelligence company was worth in September, when it last raised money. The company behind Claude…
Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal has been named as the most valuable player on the planet in the 2026 CIES’ Football Observatory top 100 list. Barca’s young forward has seen his stock continue to grow in the last 12 months, earning second place in the Ballon d’Or rankings, behind Paris Saint-Germain star Ousmane Dembele. Bizarrely, however,…
Italy held on for a pivotal opening victory in the Women’s European Championship, beating Belgium 1-0 on Thursday. Arianna Caruso scored on the stroke of halftime to give Italy an advantage in a tough Group B, which World Cup winner Spain is expected to top. The first two in the group will progress to the…
Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Thursday: Goldman Sachs reiterates Nvidia as buy Goldman says it’s sticking with Nvidia ahead of earnings in late February. “We expect investors to focus on (1) directional commentary on visibility into 2027; (2) non-traditional customer demand trends; (3) competitive dynamics; (3) China business trends.” Benchmark initiates…
Investor Kevin Simpson found opportunities amid the market volatility this week. The founder and CEO of Capital Wealth Planning snapped up two non-tech names that he said could benefit from the artificial-intelligence buildout. They are among the opportunities he sees outside of the “Magnificent Seven” for his firm’s growth strategy. Simpson bought Eagle Materials ,…
For the first time this season, there’s a new team sitting atop my rankings. Michigan held the No. 1 spot and, at times, looked downright unbeatable. But a shaky week opened the door. The Wolverines narrowly escaped at Penn State before stumbling at home against Wisconsin on Saturday. That was enough to usher in a…
