Students protest against the war in Gaza on the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel at Columbia University in New York, New York, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.Victor J. Blue | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s administration has canceled grants and contracts totaling $400 million to Columbia University due to “inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students”, the Education Department said on Friday.Columbia was at the center of college protests in which demonstrators demanded an end to U.S. support for Israel due to the civilian deaths and humanitarian crisis caused by Israel’s assault on Gaza.There were…
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The Bengals told Trey Hendrickson on Thursday that he could seek a trade. The All-Pro edge rusher’s camp will test the market to see what teams are willing to pay the 2024 runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year.His league-leading 17.5 sacks last year and 35 sacks over the past two seasons will entice every team looking to add juice to its pass rush. It will cost, though. Hendrickson, who turned 30 in December, is in the final year of his contract and currently owed $16 million. He’s seeking an extension closer to the top of the edge rusher market.…
US President Donald Trump speaks as he prepares to sign executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on March 6, 2025. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — After weeks of distancing the U.S. from Ukraine, President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose expanded “large scale” sanctions and tariffs on Russia until it reaches a peace agreement with Ukraine.”Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am strongly considering large scale Banking Sanctions, Sanctions, and Tariffs on Russia until a Cease Fire and FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ON…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Costco — Shares shed nearly 7% after the retail giant’s earnings for the second quarter missed Wall Street estimates. Costco reported earnings of $4.02 per share for the period, below the $4.11 per share that analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting. Second-quarter revenue, however, topped estimates. Broadcom — The chipmaker popped 5% after posting fiscal first-quarter earnings that were above analysts’ expectations, per LSEG. Broadcom also guided for second-quarter revenue of about $14.9 billion, which is higher than the $14.76 billion Wall Street forecast. Mobileye Global — Shares of the maker…
President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policy has the stock market on pace for a down week, but some defensive stocks could still help investors see gains in their portfolios. Stocks extended their losses on Friday from the previous session, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite on pace for their biggest weekly declines since September. The latest sell-off comes on the heels of a weaker-than-expected February jobs report and continued uncertainty regarding U.S. trade with Canada, Mexico and China. The week’s multi-session declines began Monday, when President Trump announced he would impose 25% tariffs on Tuesday on Canada…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” at Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., Feb. 11, 2025.Craig Hudson | ReutersNEW YORK — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday that the central bank can wait to see how President Donald Trump’s aggressive policy actions play out before it moves again on interest rates.With markets nervous over Trump’s proposals for tariffs and other issues, Powell reiterated statements he and his colleagues have made recently counseling patience on monetary policy amid the high level…
A Palantir Technologies TITAN, Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node, for military defense field intelligence deployment, is displayed at the companys booth during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan. 5, 2023.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesPalantir is rolling out its first two artificial intelligence-enabled systems to the U.S. Army, the company said Friday.The Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node systems, or TITAN, act as a mobile ground station that harness AI to collect data from space sensors to assist soldiers with warfare strategy and improve strike targeting and accuracy, according to Palantir.President and Chief Technology…
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — For a tournament that bills itself as a tennis paradise, Indian Wells has a tendency to bring some Old Testament elements to the sport in the California desert.The sun that blazes down in the day is replaced with temperatures that can turn frigid at night. In a part of the world that sees rain around 14 days out of 365, a few always seem to land in the first fortnight of March, interrupting play. Last year, bees swarmed the main stadium. This year, the sworn enemy of tennis players at all levels — that rarely stops…
In the packed Paris courtroom, the corporate magnate portrayed himself as a successful business leader who had labored to turn LVMH into the world’s top luxury conglomerate, with 75 brands, including Louis Vuitton and Dior, and 200,000 employees worldwide. When Mr. Arnault first took over the company in the 1980s, it had just 10,000 employees.He denied ever knowing of any illegal surveillance.Mr. Squarcini was tried alongside nine other defendants — mostly civil servants, police officers and consultants. Two of them were found not guilty.As the main defendant in the case, Mr. Squarcini was convicted of myriad offenses, including mishandling classified…
A new documentary titled “Tune Out The Noise” brings together some of the academic heavyweights whose work reshaped the financial industry and helped lower costs for all investors. The film, made by Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris, chronicles the rise of academic finance in the middle of the twentieth century and how it led to a boom in passive investing and to the creation of Dimensional Fund Advisors, which now has more than $700 billion in assets under management. Morris and David Booth, Dimensional chairman and the namesake of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, spoke to CNBC’s…
