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A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sports Newsletter with Alex Sherman. This newsletter brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the world of sports business and media. Sign up to receive future editions directly to your inbox.As prediction market trading volume soars, Trust analysts say there may be a surprising reason behind the surge. Analyst Barry Jonas wrote this week that 18- to 20-year-olds, who are too young to gamble legally in most states, could be a big contributor to prediction market growth.Specifically, data from HoldCrunch, founded by a former FanDuel executive, shows that…
alphabet The stock price began 2025 as investors questioned whether Google could catch up with ChatGPT maker OpenAI in the AI race. By the end of the year, the stock had recorded its best performance since 2009. Google has regained its AI mojo. Much of it came from DeepMind, a British company that Google acquired in 2014 for around £400m.In a wide-ranging interview on CNBC’s new podcast “The Tech Download,” DeepMind founder and CEO Demis Hassabis called DeepMind the “engine room” for Google’s AI efforts, adding that the changes were made to help the tech giant quickly deploy AI products…
Aaliyah’s story was just beginning before it left her hands. But even though January 16th would have been her 47th birthday had she not died in a plane crash at the age of 22, there is still much to be learned about her influence on pop culture. “Sometimes, when it’s just my mom and I going through it, I say, ‘I’m 22 years old and I’ve accomplished a lot,'” she told E! News a few months before her death on August 25, 2001. “I know I have to appreciate every moment.” Aaliyah’s debut studio album, 1994’s Age Ain’t Nothing But…
Obamacare sign at an insurance agency in Miami, November 12, 2025.Joe Radle | Getty ImagesThe White House on Thursday reiterated its support for sending direct benefits to households to cover health care costs, something President Donald Trump has championed for months. But health policy experts CNBC spoke to said they were skeptical of the proposal. “I think that’s a bad idea,” said Gerald Anderson, a professor of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.The policy was part of a broader health care plan announced by the White House to lower drug prices and insurance…
Anthropic has appointed former Microsoft India managing director Irina Ghose to head its India operations as the US AI startup prepares to open an office in Bengaluru. The move highlights how India is becoming a key battleground for AI companies looking to expand beyond the US and into key growth markets. Ghose brings deep operational experience in big technology to this role. She worked for Microsoft for 24 years before retiring in December 2025. Her appointment gives Anthropic an experienced executive with relationships with local businesses and governments as it prepares to establish a presence on the ground in one…
A view of the TSMC Global R&D Center in Hsinchu, Taiwan on April 15, 2025. Anne Wang | Reuters Thursday gave markets a rare respite from the constant geopolitical upheaval. Still, the week’s headlines still reflected larger global trends.Case in point: Taiwan’s $250 billion investment in chip production in the United States. This is both commercial and strategic. Under the agreement, the U.S. will reduce tariffs on Taiwanese imports from 20% to 15%, and completely eliminate tariffs on other products such as generic drugs and aircraft parts. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC’s Brian Sullivan…
Despite its vast mangrove forests, tea plantation-covered hills and record-breaking beaches, Bangladesh remains a blank spot on the map for most tourists. According to the Bangladesh Tourism Board, the South Asian country welcomed just 650,000 foreign tourists in 2024, a fraction of the number of neighboring countries such as India and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh has historically struggled to emerge as a mainstream travel destination, despite the country’s natural treasures and urban attractions of more than 170 million people. “I think there’s an unconscious connection between this country and natural disasters. We only hear about this country for the wrong reasons,”…
Futures and options traders work on the NYSE American (AMEX) floor of the New York Stock Exchange on January 15, 2026 in New York City, USA. Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersStock futures rose Friday morning as gains in banks and tech stocks lifted major averages.S&P500 futures Although it increased by 0.29%, Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures increased by 78 points (0.16%). Nasdaq 100 futures It increased by 0.44%.Major US stock indexes rebounded across the board in regular trading on Thursday. of S&P500 and Nasdaq Composite Each stock rose nearly 0.3%, but 30 stocks rose by nearly 0.3%. Dow Added 0.6%. small…
Beijing — For China, the record annual trade surplus of $1.2 trillion that authorities reported Wednesday is strong evidence of its economy’s resilience in the face of U.S. trade tensions. But this historical figure also tells a different story. It’s one possibility that China’s massive export engine could reshape the global economy and help China gain more leverage in its competition with the United States. Whether that engine can keep running at its current speed, with a 20% surplus in 2025 compared to the previous year, is uncertain and will depend on the extent to which countries continue to erect…
Suzette Quintanilla and Chris Perez reveal the secret behind Selena Quintanilla’s iconic Grammys lookSelena Quintanilla’s loved ones are still dreaming of her. And after visiting the Grammy Museum’s new exhibit, “Selena: From Texas to the World,” and seeing the iconic sparkling dress the queen of Tejano music wore to the 1994 Grammy Awards, husband Chris Perez and sister Suzette Quintanilla were struck by a long-forgotten memory. “I’m looking at the costumes,” Chris told E! News during the museum’s Jan. 14 event. “We were just gushing because we weren’t really thinking about the Grammys dress in particular. But when we saw…