The transfer window might have closed on Monday night, but the question marks remain.As you sit here on Tuesday morning, you might be left wondering about the business your team did — or in a lot of cases, didn’t do. Why have they not brought in that extra player? Why did they let one of their key men go? And is the squad in a stronger place than it was?Here, The Athletic has assembled its club experts to run through the key questions — and answers — after deadline day.Why didn’t Arsenal sign a striker?Ultimately, Arsenal couldn’t find the right…
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Open AI CEO Sam Altman (R) and Kakao CEO Chung Shin-a (L) pose for photos during a press conference at a hotel in Seoul on February 4, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images) Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty ImagesChatGPT creator OpenAI and South Korea’s dominant chat app operator Kakao said on Tuesday they plan to form a strategic partnership to develop AI products for the Korean market.Kakao also said it will use OpenAI technology for its products. The announcement was made by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Kakao CEO Chung Shina during a press conference in Seoul.Altman also said many Korean companies will be important contributors to the ecosystem of the…
Over the past 10 days, the markets have been hit by two massive knee-jerk reactions. First, DeepSeek AI triggered a near 4% drop in Nasdaq, and just as the markets were stabilizing, Trump’s tariff threats sparked another wave of volatility. Add earnings season into the mix, and we have the perfect recipe for major market swings. One stock that got caught in the crossfire is Microsoft (MSFT) , a longtime darling of the Magnificent 7. Despite reporting an earnings beat on Jan. 29, its Azure growth and forward guidance came in softer than expected, leading to an 9% drop in…
Kenneth C. Griffin (R) speaks during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2024 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. Eugene Gologursky | Getty ImagesBillionaire investor Ken Griffin’s flagship hedge fund climbed in a volatile January, according to a person familiar with the returns.Citadel’s multistrategy flagship Wellington fund rose 1.4% in January, following a 15.1% gain in 2024, according to the person, who spoke anonymously because the performance numbers are private. All five strategies used in the fund — commodities, equities, fixed income, credit and quantitative — were positive for the month, the person said.The Miami-based…
Palantir surged more than 23% in premarket trading Tuesday after reporting stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results and guidance driven by ongoing artificial intelligence gains.The Denver-based software company posted adjusted earnings of 14 cents per share and $828 million in revenue. That topped the 11 cents per share and revenues of $776 million expected by analysts polled by LSEG.Palantir also issued upbeat guidance for the current quarter and full year. In the first quarter, the company forecast revenues between $858 million and $862 million. The LSEG estimate called for $799 million. The company projects sales of $3.74 billion to $3.76 billion, ahead of…
Follow live updates on President Trump’s tariffs and the global fallout.Beijing responded swiftly on Tuesday to the tariffs President Trump had promised, announcing a fusillade of countermeasures targeting American companies and imports of critical products.Mr. Trump’s 10 percent tariff on all Chinese products went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the result of an executive order issued over the weekend aimed at pressuring Beijing to crack down on fentanyl shipments into the United States.The Chinese government came back with a series of retaliatory steps, including additional tariffs on liquefied natural gas, coal, farm machinery and other products from the United…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Pfizer — The pharmaceutical stock added 1.8% on better-than-expected fourth-quarter results . Pfizer reported adjusted earnings of 63 cents per share on $17.76 billion in revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG estimated earnings of 47 cents per share on revenue of $17.36 billion. PepsiCo — Shares of the food and beverage company fell 2% after Pepsi’s fourth-quarter revenue missed expectations . Revenue came in at $27.78 billion, while analysts had forecast $27.89 billion, per LSEG. Demand for its snacks and drinks fell for the fifth straight quarter in North America. Merck —…
A Fox Sports television camera during a game between the Utah Utes and the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on Oct. 21, 2023.Brian Rothmuller | Icon Sportswire | Getty ImagesFox Corp. is finally getting into the direct-to-consumer streaming game.The company known for its news and sports TV content said Tuesday it’s aiming to launch a subscription streaming service by the end of the year.The streaming service is not meant to upend Fox’s place in the traditional bundle, said CEO Lachlan Murdoch on the company’s quarterly earnings call.The move comes after Fox, alongside Warner Bros.…
Warren Buffett walks the floor and meets with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders ahead of their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024. David A. GroganWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway once again scooped up shares of Sirius XM, boosting its stake in the satellite radio company to over 35%.The Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate purchased roughly 2.3 million shares for about $54 million in separate transactions Thursday through Monday, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday evening. Berkshire now owns 35.4% of SiriusXM.Berkshire first bought Liberty Media’s trackers in 2016 and started piling into SiriusXM’s tracking stocks in the beginning of 2024 in a…
Nvidia should have no issue navigating headwinds tied to global trade and rising competition, allowing shares to hit a fresh all-time high, according to Bank of America. BofA reiterated a buy rating on the artificial intelligence darling, alongside a $190 price target. Bank of America’s forecast implies nearly 63% upside from Monday’s $116.66 close. While Nvidia stock has surged more than 76% over the past year, its shares have been under pressure so far in 2025 and have dipped 13% year-to-date, as the rise of DeepSeek sparked a tech sector sell-off. Investors are reevaluating the AI trade, as they try…
