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Teenager Lexi Potter scored the winning goal against Brighton in her first senior start, helping Chelsea leapfrog Manchester United into second place in the Women’s Super League.The defending champions rubbed salt in the wound by defeating United in the League Cup final on Sunday, clinching a point in the WSL with a 2-1 win at Kingsmeadow. Potter, a 19-year-old graduate of Cobham Academy, was one of three substitutes from the team that lifted the trophy at the weekend and produced an impressive performance in midfield. image: Chelsea players celebrate Alyssa Thompson’s opening goal against Brighton She scored life from close…
1. There is a lot of uncertaintyNo one expected the Fed to cut rates, let alone raise them, at this meeting, but the market is always looking for clues as to its next move. Neither the post-meeting statement, updated economic forecasts nor Powell’s press conference offered much on this point. There were only minor revisions to the statement, a moderately dovish shift in the “dot plot,” and Powell used some form of “uncertainty” no fewer than six times.2. War is a problemPowell said it is nearly impossible to predict the future and model policy when the United States is at…
Iran carried out a new attack on Qatar’s main gas hub on Thursday morning local time, causing significant damage as countries around the Middle East reported continued missile and drone attacks. The attack came after Iran attacked energy infrastructure in Persian Gulf countries, causing a spike in already high global oil prices. Here’s what you need to know: Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar’s main energy hub, was hit twice by Iranian missiles within 12 hours, causing “severe damage”. Emergency response teams were responding to the fire at the facility, the world’s largest LNG plant. The Ministry of Defense announced that…
Sky Sports and Zuffa Boxing have announced a ground-breaking new multi-year UK broadcasting deal.This landmark deal promises to usher in a new era for the sport, with new promotional powerhouse Zuffa Boxing confirming Sky Sports as the broadcaster for its events in the UK and Ireland. The deal adds to the broadcaster’s already world-class sports entertainment offering and means customers can look forward to action-packed match nights across the UK mainland, including at least five shows a year. Sky Sports is the home of British sport and has been at the heart of boxing for over 30 years, bringing fans…
Carl Pei, co-founder and CEO of Nothing, envisions a future beyond the iPhone. The iPhone doesn’t run apps; it’s a device with an AI agent. “In terms of AI in software, I think people need to understand that apps are going to die,” said Pei, whose consumer electronics brand makes unique smartphones and other accessories. “So if you’re a founder or a startup and your app has some kind of core value, it’s going to be destroyed whether you like it or not.” Pei made the comments Wednesday in an interview at the SXSW conference in Austin. The founders have…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the opening bell rings on March 18, 2026.Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesWednesday night’s U.S. stock futures market was Dow Jones Industrial Average It fell to a new low in 2026 as inflation concerns took hold on Wall Street. dow futures It fell 71 points (0.15%). S&P500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures They fell by 0.11% and 0.15%, respectively. Crude oil prices soared, brent crude oil futuresan international benchmark, topped $111 per barrel after settlement. West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil Futures At one point, the price per…
As Sky Sports signs a new landmark deal with Zuffa Boxing, Dana White answers our questions about the boxing promotion and its ambitions for the future…How long have you been involved with boxing? If it wasn’t for boxing, I wouldn’t be here now. I’ve always loved boxing. I was managing fighters and the Fertitta brothers, my partners in the UFC. We got interested in Jiu-Jitsu and started meeting UFC fighters through Jiu-Jitsu and started managing some of them. In the process, I learned that UFC was for sale and ended up purchasing it two months later. But everything I loved…
If you need some catharsis from the news that Amazon is laying off 16,000 employees, Block is cutting nearly half its workforce, Atlassian is cutting 10% of its workforce, and Meta is reportedly considering even more massive layoffs, all in the name of AI, you might want to read the response to Sam Altman’s recent post on X. OpenAI CEO Altman said on Tuesday: “I’m so grateful to the people who wrote such complex software, letter by letter. It’s already hard to remember how much work it really took. Thank you for getting us this far.” I’m very grateful to…
A sharp rise in oil prices and hot inflation data rattled the stock market on Wednesday, leaving investors with little place to hide. But CNBC’s Jim Cramer says there’s still room for some stocks to nibble. “If I didn’t own it, I would buy the stock.” Nvidia”The lack of upside has more to do with the structure of the market,” Cramer explained on “Mad Money” that the selection of AI leader and CNBC Investment Club is not tied to the Iran war or to concerns about stagflation. NVIDIA is currently overowned. ”Over the past eight months, Nvidia’s stock price has…
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has warned Iran that its regional neighbors have “significant” capabilities to counter Tehran’s aggression.Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has warned Iran that its tolerance for attacks on the country and its neighboring Gulf states is limited, and called on Iran to immediately “recalculate” its strategy.Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have “very significant capabilities and capabilities” that they can leverage if they “choose to do so,” the foreign minister said at a press conference early Thursday, warning that despite Iranian diplomats’ denials, Iran had carefully planned a strategy to attack its regional…