They became a potent symbol of Israel’s hostage crisis after video from the Hamas-led 2023 attack showed Palestinian militants leading away a distraught mother clutching her two small red-haired sons. Another video showed the father of the same family being spirited away to Gaza on a motorcycle, his head bloodied.On Friday, Hamas said the 35-year-old father, Yarden Bibas, will be one of three male hostages to be freed on Saturday.Israelis are still anxiously awaiting word of his wife, Shiri, and their two children, Ariel, now 5, and Kfir, who was 9 months old at the time of his capture —…
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President Donald Trump again reiterated his plan to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting this weekend, but Wall Street still seems willing to call his bluff. Trump said late Thursday afternoon that his administration will impose the steep import taxes on the two largest trading partners of the U.S. Stocks fell briefly after his remarks before quickly rebounding and finishing up on the day. The major averages also gained ground on Friday morning, as traders and strategists appeared to shrug off the potential Saturday start date for the increased tariffs. SPY 5D mountain Stocks are rising to the…
The air traffic control at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is pictured, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, with the Capitol dome in the background, as seen from Virginia, U.S., January 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersHow an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided into an American Airlines jetliner in a deadly crash over the Potomac River Wednesday night is still unknown, but questions are emerging, including the altitude of the military helicopter.Investigators are still pulling evidence from the Potomac and looking at everything from newly…
On February 6, 2023, Manchester City were charged by the Premier League with more than 100 breaches of the competition’s rules.As champions in six of the past seven seasons, the eventual verdict of an independent commission will have a seismic impact on the Premier League, regardless of which way their decision goes.Each of the 115 (or more accurately 129) charges is related to the competition’s financial fair play rules, which are complicated and ever-changing — with both sides fighting tooth and nail over the details of each alleged breach.One key part of the evidence in the bundle is internal emails…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz giving a government declaration on domestic issues at the Bundestag on January 29, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.Sean Gallup | Getty ImagesThe German parliament rejected an opposition draft law on tightening immigration policy on Friday, two days after the opposition conservatives were accused of breaching an agreement against cooperating with the far right for the first time.Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose conservatives are leading in the polls before a Feb. 23 snap election, said the new law was a necessary response to a series of high-profile killings in public spaces by people of immigrant background.His similar, non-binding…
A few companies have momentum by their side ahead of their quarterly results out next week. The fourth-quarter earnings season is off to a strong start, with just over 77% of S & P 500 companies that have reported exceeding expectations. That’s well above the 10-year average of 75%, per FactSet . Heading into the busiest week of the reporting period — more than 100 S & P 500 names are slated to post results — CNBC Pro set out to find which stocks analysts have become more bullish on ahead of the releases. Using FactSet, we looked for companies…
FBI headquarters building is seen in Washington.Yuri Gripas | ReutersWASHINGTON — Several top FBI executives promoted by former Director Christopher Wray were told Thursday to resign or retire or they would be fired, according to multiple current and former bureau officials.The purge of senior officials includes about a half-dozen “executive assistant directors,” who are some of the bureau’s top managers overseeing criminal, national security and cyber investigations. They are career civil servants, meaning they can’t be fired without cause.Follow live politics coverage hereAlso targeted were at least two heads of field offices in Miami and Las Vegas, the sources said. “I was informed…
From Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter to Kendrick Lamar and SZA, 2025 promises to be another big year for live music events. That may also mean concert-goers will be shelling out more for their favorite shows.After rising steadily post-pandemic, admission to movies, theaters, and concerts jumped 20% since 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index data.And yet, consumers have demonstrated a high tolerance for the increasing price tag, also known as “funflation.”Concert goers attended an average of seven shows in 2024, and most plan to see more in 2025, according to a recent report by CouponCabin.The survey…
Gaza’s border with Egypt is reopening to allow sick and wounded Palestinians to leave the enclave, officials said Friday, after more than eight months during which many were trapped there.Reopening the crossing at Rafah, which has long been the enclave’s lifeline to the outside world, is a key stipulation of the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. Mediators hope that the agreement — which has begun with a 42-day cease-fire and hostage-for-prisoner swaps — will ultimately end the devastating 15-month-long war in Gaza.As part of the truce, Israel agreed to reopen the Rafah crossing after the release of the remaining…
Shares of Apple (AAPL) were on the rise after the iPhone maker forecast strong sales growth for the current quarter. Apple was unloved and arguably fell out of favor in 2024 as AI darling Nvidia overtook the favorite tech stock crown. As this week’s big tech earnings have been quite bifurcated (Microsoft lower, Meta to new highs), I believe more volatility and revaluation will transpire within the ‘Magnificent 7’ stocks. This continued tech sector volatility should allow an investor to create an opportunity (using options) for the former heavyweight champion in Apple. AAPL 1Y mountain Apple, 1 year Apple is…
