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Check out the companies making headlines at noon. Abercrombie & Fitch — The apparel retailer posted better-than-expected third-quarter results, soaring 33% on strong performance from its Hollister brand. Hollister’s sales rose 16%, offsetting a 2% decline at its namesake Abercrombie & Fitch brand. The company expects Hollister to continue to lead sales growth in the holiday quarter. Nvidia — Nvidia stock fell 4% after The Information reported that Meta Platforms is considering a multibillion-dollar investment in Alphabet’s AI chips, citing people familiar with the matter. Alphabet shares soared to a 52-week high following the news, but were up less than…
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll met with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi on Monday to discuss a plan to end the war in Ukraine, and talks will continue on Tuesday, a U.S. official told CNN. The talks came after days of intense diplomatic efforts as the United States renewed its push for a resolution to the war, and came amid deadly attacks by Russia and Ukraine on each other on Tuesday night that left at least six people dead in Ukraine’s capital Kiev and three others in Russia’s Rostov region. The official added that the talks with Russia, which followed…
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) watches a press conference calling for the release of the Epstein file at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 18, 2025. The photo was taken on November 18, 2025.Annabelle Gordon ReuterThe FBI is seeking questioning from Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and five other congressional Democrats in connection with their appearance in a video encouraging U.S. military personnel to refuse to obey illegal orders, lawmakers confirmed Tuesday.President Donald Trump slammed the video last week, accusing Kelly and other lawmakers of “sedition,” calling them “traitors” and saying, “In the old days, saying things like that was…
rome — The Vatican has warned against the rise of polyamory, insisting that marriage is a stable, lifelong, exclusive partnership between a man and a woman. A new document defending monogamy, signed by Pope Leo Consultations also continued with African Roman Catholic bishops on polygamy, which has been described as a “pastoral challenge” for the Church in the region and was discussed at the Vatican Synod in 2023 and 2024. Polygamy tends to refer to one man having multiple wives, while polyamory refers to people having multiple consensual romantic relationships at once. “Polygamy, adultery, or polygamy is based on the…
Meanwhile, Ray pointed out that Doris, who died in 2016 at the age of 90, also “took acting classes” and Patricia spent time “directing plays” in addition to that. As for Peter, Ray says his on-screen father (who died in 2006 at the age of 71) was “the exact opposite” and was more of “a kind of Renaissance guy.” Is there one detail they can all agree on? There will be no “Everybody Loves Raymond” reboot. “We’re missing three cast members and three family members, so we’re definitely not going to do it,” Ray explained. “So we never tried to…
Billionaire and avid reader Bill Gates says winter is the perfect time to “read” as the weather gets colder and many people have more time off.”There’s something about the quiet days of the holiday season that makes it easier to read a good book,” Gates said in a blog post published Tuesday with an updated list of recommended holiday books.Gates’ list of “recent favorites” includes a wide range of authors and genres, from a book by a Harvard psychologist that analyzes the concept of “common sense” to a work of fiction about an elderly night caretaker at an aquarium. The…
Jensen Huang, Chief Executive Officer of Nvidia Corp., attends the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Sports Day event on Saturday, November 8, 2025 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Yifei Lin | Bloomberg | Getty Images The crowned head lies in anxiety. artificial intelligence emperor stock Nvidia It fell 2.6% on Tuesday as signs of unrest continued to spread across the kingdom. Nvidia has spent the past month battling concerns about its high valuation and arguments from The Big Short investor Michael Varley that the company may be overestimating the longevity of Nvidia’s chips. He argued that its accounting choices were inflating profits.The…
Paris AP — Beauval Zoo announced that a star giant panda couple who lived in France for 13 years and gave birth to three cubs will return to China on Tuesday. The woman, Huang Huang, and her partner Yuan Zhi, both 17, are traveling on a 12-hour flight from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport in a large white box with windows and breathing holes and a sign that says “Bon voyage.” “The panda is reaching an age where it requires highly specialized care,” zoo director Rodolphe Delode said at a farewell ceremony at the airport. “The panda will benefit from…
Sir Richard Branson’s family is mourning a great loss. The Virgin Group co-founder revealed the recent death of his wife of 50 years, Joanne Templeman, in a statement reflecting on their life together. She was 80 years old. “I am heartbroken to learn that my wife and partner of 50 years, Joan, has passed away,” Richard, 75, wrote in an Instagram post on Nov. 25, along with a photo of her. “She was the most wonderful mother and grandmother our children and grandchildren could have hoped for.” “She was my best friend, my rock, my guiding light, my world. I…
Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao attended the Viva Technology Conference dedicated to innovation and startups held at Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center in Paris, France on June 16, 2022. Benoît Tessier | ReutersDozens of families of victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack in Israel are suing Binance, alleging that the top cryptocurrency trading platform knowingly helped transfer hundreds of millions of dollars in support of terrorist activities.The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in North Dakota, comes a month after President Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Chao Changpeng, who pleaded guilty to failing to fight money…