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A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the worlds of sports business and media. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Americans are great at sports. The United States has won more Olympic gold medals – by far – than any other country. The U.S. women’s soccer national team has won four of nine FIFA World Cups all time. And yet, the U.S. men’s national soccer team has never won a World Cup. The team’s best finish was third…
The court allowed an earlier order giving a timeline for troop withdrawal to stand as the administration considers its response.Published December 5, 2025December 5, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareA U.S. appeals court has blocked a lower court’s order requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to withdraw the National Guard from Washington, D.C., in the coming weeks.Thursday’s decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted the Trump administration’s request to suspend the previous order to consider its response.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listDistrict Judge Zia Cobb ruled in November…
When is the World Cup draw?The draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place in Washington at 5pm UK and Ireland time on Friday 5 December. Names will start coming out of the hat just before 6 p.m. Check out the World Cup brackets on Sky Sports We will be delivering live coverage of Friday’s World Cup draw. It also includes analysis and reactions when groups and combinations are announced.Visit the Sky Sports website or app and Sky Sports News for the latest updates on the draw in Washington from 5pm. Will England and Scotland be able to decide…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves at noon: Meta Platforms — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram rose 4%. According to a report from Bloomberg, CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s management team is considering deep cuts of up to 30% in Meta’s “Metaverse Group” in 2026. Kroger – The Cincinnati-based supermarket chain posted a 6.5% decline in third-quarter revenue as it lagged behind street expectations, while comparable sales excluding fuel for the latest quarter rose 2.6%, compared to analysts’ consensus estimates of 2.9%, and gross margin came in at 22.8%, compared to an estimated 23.0%, according to FactSet data.…
Illustrated photo showing Moore Threads logo on a smartphone in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, October 30, 2025. Photo | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesShares of Beijing-based graphics processing unit (GPU) maker Moore Thread, also known as “China’s Nvidia,” soared more than 400% in its Shanghai debut after listing for $1.1 billion.The company’s shares are currently trading at 584.98 yuan, more than five times the public price of 114.28 yuan.Moore Thread’s IPO was led by CITIC Securities, which acted as lead manager for the offering. The joint bookrunners on the transaction were BOC International Securities, China Merchants Securities and GF Securities.The…
These are important developments since the 1,380th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine.Published December 5, 2025December 5, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareHere’s what happened on Friday, December 5th.finding Ukraine’s military has announced that its troops attacked a large chemical factory in the Stavropol region of southern Russia, causing a fire. The army’s General Staff said the Nevinnomysk-Azot factory was attacked overnight, adding that the facility was producing components for explosives. Tens of thousands of people in southern Ukraine were left without power or heat after Russia attacked the frontline city of Kherson and Ukraine’s largest port, Odesa.…
Lando Norris is the favorite to win his first F1 world title, but how can all three drivers achieve it when Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri could snatch the championship at this weekend’s final race of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?F1 Drivers Championship F1 Drivers Championship – Top 3 Driver team points 1) Lando Norris McLaren 408 2) Max Verstappen Red Bull 396 3) Oscar Piastri McLaren 392 data wrapper This content is provided by data wrappercookies and other technologies may be used. To view this content, you must allow cookies. You can change the settings and enable…
Amazon Web Services’ annual technology conference, AWS re:Invent, has come to a close. And among the flurry of product news and keynotes, the one message was AI for enterprise. This year has been all about upgrades that allow customers to further customize their AI agents, including one that AWS claims can learn from users and work independently for days. Amazon CTO Dr. Werner Vogels concluded the night with a keynote aimed at energizing developers and allaying fears that AI will take engineering jobs. AWS re:Invent 2025, which runs through December 5, kicked off with a keynote address from AWS CEO…
Thana Prasongsingh | Moments | Getty ImagesNewly unemployed workers are entering a tough job market this year with the worst layoffs since the pandemic began, according to a new report. Unemployment can leave workers struggling to pay things like mortgages and children’s college tuition, but experts say there’s one important thing to do before you rethink your spending or talk to a lender: apply for unemployment benefits.It can take several weeks for your benefits to arrive, and minimizing that wait time can improve your financial situation. “Workers should apply for unemployment benefits immediately after being laid off to cover essential…
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the southern state of Texas may move forward with using controversial congressional district maps designed to favor Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.Thursday’s ruling was divided along ideological lines, with the court’s six conservative justices giving the green light to the new map and three liberal justices dissenting together.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe ruling lifts a lower court’s November order blocking Texas from using the new congressional map. A lower court found that Texas had “racially gerrymandered” its districts in violation of the U.S. Constitution.But Texas filed an emergency appeal…