US President Donald Trump acknowledging the crowd following his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States in the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 20 January 2025. Shawn Thew | Via ReutersCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick argued Wednesday that former President Joe Biden — not his boss, President Donald Trump — is to blame for recent negative economic data and a plunge in stock prices.”The president spoke about it last night,” Lutnick said in an interview on Bloomberg television. “He said Biden left him a pile of poop.””He left him a lot of the economy that…
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This article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation across sport about the key players, front offices, teams, franchises and much more.What better way to commemorate the 40-year anniversary of the NCAA Tournament’s expansion to 64 teams than to create a flawless, universally beloved ranking of every men’s basketball champion in that era?That is, of course, impossible, but I took a stab at it nonetheless. For such a monumental task, I tried to tether myself to some objective guideposts, creating a numerical scoring system as a starting point. Multiple factors went into those scores: Seed – No. 1…
The tutelage began last Friday, soon after President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine suffered through a humiliating dressing down at the White House, courtesy of President Trump. Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain suggested that Mr. Zelensky return to the White House to mend fences with Mr. Trump. That idea was scotched by both sides, who concluded it would be better to let tempers cool, according to a British official familiar with the discussion. But it was the beginning of five days of prodding and counseling from Mr. Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, who both told Mr. Zelensky that he…
As a trade war with China escalates, Baidu Inc. (BIDU) stands out as an opportunity to gain exposure to a global leader in AI at a compelling valuation, with minimal risks from tariffs. As China’s leading search engine, BIDU has evolved into a powerhouse in AI innovation, with initiatives like the Ernie Bot chatbot, Baidu AI Cloud, and autonomous driving projects gaining significant traction. These efforts position BIDU to capitalize on China’s aggressive push to compete globally in AI, supported by recent deregulation that is unlocking value for Chinese tech firms. BIDU’s AI Cloud reported 26% growth in Q4 2024,…
A sign is posted in front of a One Medical office on July 21, 2022 in San Rafael, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesOne Medical CEO Trent Green will step down from the Amazon-owned primary care provider after less than two years in the role.Green is leaving One Medical to become CEO of National Research Corporation, or NRC Health, a provider of healthcare analytics and other services, the company said in a release on Tuesday. He’ll start there on June 1.Under Green, One Medical expanded into new geographic markets and opened new offices. It also integrated further into Amazon, with the…
Apple’s M4 MacBook Air in a marketing photograph.AppleApple on Wednesday announced new MacBook Air models that update the company’s bestselling laptop with a faster M4 chip and an upgraded videoconferencing camera.The computers also got a $100 price cut in the U.S., despite tariffs by President Donald Trump that took effect on Tuesday that experts have said could cause the price of electronics to rise. The 13-inch MacBook Air starts at $999, and the larger, 15-inch model starts at $1,099. Users can pay more for memory and storage upgrades.Although it has the same design as last year’s MacBook Air, the new computer…
The way phenomenal and accomplished athletes’ minds work can often catch regular folks off-guard. How is it that a tennis player like Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1, would ever get to a place where she might question her ability?It happens all the time, even with the all-time greats — a subset of the tennis species that Patrick Mouratoglou, the longtime coach and tennis media impresario, has spent most of his career studying. He coached the best of the best, Serena Williams, at the scene of so many of her greatest triumphs.In September 2024,…
Kenvue settled its proxy fight with activist Starboard Value, adding three new directors to its board.Starboard’s Jeff Smith will join the board of the Johnson & Johnson spinoff, along with Sarah Hofstetter, president of Profitero, an e-commerce performance analytics platform, and Erica Mann, former head of pharmaceutical company Bayer’s consumer health division.”Sarah’s brand building and digital marketing expertise, Erica’s global consumer health industry experience, and Jeff’s investor perspective and extensive service on corporate boards will further strengthen the Board with complementary, value-additive skillsets,” said Larry Merlo, chair of Kenvue’s board, in a statement Wednesday.CNBC reported in October that Starboard had…
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz speaks at the Wall Street Journal Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 21, 2019.Martina Albertazzi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCrowdStrike shares dropped 10% after issuing weak earnings guidance as the company signaled ongoing pressure from its global IT outage that rattled businesses in July.The cybersecurity software provider said it expects first-quarter earnings to range between 64 cents and 66 cents per share, versus the average Factset estimate of 95 cents. CrowdStrike is projecting earnings for the year to range between $3.33 and $3.45 per share, excluding items. That fell short $4.42 expected by…
A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to let President Donald Trump’s administration withhold payment to foreign aid organizations for work they already performed for the government as the Republican president moves to pull the plug on American humanitarian projects around the world.Handing a setback to Trump, the court in a 5-4 decision upheld Washington-based U.S. District Judge Amir Ali’s order that had called on the administration to promptly release funding to contractors and recipients of grants from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department for their past work.Conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch…
