This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch It is tempting, in assessing what 2025 brought for the U.K. economy and for Britain’s corporates and financial markets, to focus more on what didn’t happen than on what did. Most obviously, widely expected interest rate…
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2026 health care agenda, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 4, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest…
Mila Holloway scored a career-high 26 points to help No. 9 Michigan outlast No. 13 Michigan State in overtime on Sunday, 94-91, in the rivals’ first matchup with both teams ranked in the top 15 of The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll. Olivia Olson, who had 23 points, made a three-point play and 3-pointer…
Employees stand in front of a Boeing Co. 787-9 Dreamliner passenger aircraft operated by Korean Air Lines Co. SeongJoon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Korean Air announced an order on Monday for 103 Boeing airplanes, coinciding with the visit of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to Washington, sources told Reuters. The order, the largest…
US Vice President JD Vance (R) speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, as US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner (L) and US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (C) watch, in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin | Afp | Getty Images Vice President…
Jimmy Lai, founder of Next Digital Ltd., exits a Correctional Services Department vehicle as he arrives at the Court of Final Appeal for the verdict of his bail hearing in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Prosecutors in Hong Kong charged Lai, a prominent critic of Beijing and local authorities, last year under…
A view of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 11, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The IRS said in a new federal court filing that churches can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status. The move upends a 70-year-old interpretation of the U.S. tax code, whose…
Bangladesh’s army personnel stand guard around the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 13, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year….
It’s time to dust off those ball bags — MLB spring training has commenced. Pitchers and catchers are starting to report to both Arizona and Florida for all 30 teams with Opening Day on March 25. Rosters are getting finalized and every team’s new offseason additions are getting their reps in – not to mention…
Concerns over the health of the private credit sector are leading ratings agencies to take a look at a somewhat obscure part of capital markets: business development companies. Troubles in the legacy software sector due to the ascent of AI, along with pressure from a higher-for-longer interest rate outlook, are causing writedowns of loans, and…
