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Alex Karp, co-founder and CEO of Palantir, attends a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on October 18, 2023.Jonathan Ernst | Reutersand Palantir’s Shares plunged more than 11% this week despite a better-than-expected earnings report, and CEO Alex Karp took aim at investors betting on the software company. Karp, who co-founded Palantir in 2003, gave a two-part interview on CNBC this week to explore short stocks. After ‘The Big Short’, investor Michael Varley reveals his bet on Palantir, NvidiaKarp on Tuesday accused short sellers of “market manipulation.” He reiterated that message Friday in an interview with CNBC’s Sarah Eisen,…
U.S. airlines have cut back on flights as the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues into the weekend.U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Friday that airlines could have to cut flights by up to 20% if the shutdown continues.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThat’s much higher than the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) directive on Wednesday, which called for all airlines to reduce their flight schedules by 4% to address safety concerns amid the grounding and limited staffing. The FAA announced at the time that the cuts would increase to 10% by next Friday, if the shutdown had…
WFP says there is a “deepening hunger crisis” and that food aid may have to be suspended due to record funding shortfalls.Published November 7, 2025November 7, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareThe number of people facing emergency levels of hunger in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has almost doubled since last year, the United Nations has warned.The United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) said on Friday that there was a “deepening hunger crisis” in the region, but warned that it was only able to help a fraction of those in need due to severe funding shortages and difficult…
A video of a Miss Universe contestant being assaulted by a male pageant director in Thailand has sparked widespread allegations of misogyny and sparked a global debate about female empowerment and the merits of international beauty pageants. Miss Grand International (MGI) president Nawat Isaragrisil was seen scolding 25-year-old Mexican contestant Fatima Bosch ahead of the 74th Miss Universe pageant to be held in Bangkok later this month. In a livestreamed pre-contest meeting with dozens of other contestants, Nawat was seen accusing Bosch of not posting enough promotional content about the host country, Thailand. He suggested that the director of the…
Middlesbrough manager Rob Edwards missed Friday morning training due to interest from Wolves.Boro also canceled Edwards’ pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s game against Birmingham. Edwards was scheduled to address the media at 1:30 p.m., but that did not take place. The cancellation came after Boro rejected an approach from Wolves seeking permission to speak to the former Luton manager on Thursday.Sky Sports News reported that Edwards is a candidate to take over as manager of Wolves after Vitor Pereira was sacked on November 2nd after starting the Premier League season without a win in 10 games.He has been considered…
of Nasdaq Composite Stocks are expected to end the week lower in trading on Friday, weighed down by widening losses in artificial intelligence stocks as new economic data heightens investors’ concerns about an economic slowdown.The tech stock ratio fell 0.21% to end at 23,004.54. in contrast, S&P500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average I slowly entered the green. The composite index rose 0.13% to close at 6,728.80, while the 30-stock index rose 74.80 points (0.16%) to settle at 46,987.10. At the day’s lows, the Nasdaq was down 2.1%, while the S&P 500 and Dow were down 1.3%, or more than 400…
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly rejected a Democratic proposal to reopen government agencies and extend expiring health care aid for a year, calling it a “misfire” as the partisan impasse over the government shutdown continues into its 38th day.Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer proposed Friday to reopen government agencies as Republicans refuse to negotiate on a request to extend health care aid. It was a much smaller version of a broader proposal Democrats put together a month ago to make the health care tax credit permanent and reverse Medicaid cuts that Republicans passed earlier this year.Recommended stories list…
Afghan officials say four Afghan civilians have been killed and five others injured in border clashes.Published November 7, 2025November 7, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2sharePakistan-Afghanistan talks in Istanbul are at a stalemate, Islamabad said. A day later, both countries accused each other of escalating border clashes that risked violating a Qatar-brokered ceasefire.Pakistan’s Information Minister Ataullah Tarar gave an update on the talks on Friday, after Afghan officials said four Afghan civilians were killed and five injured in clashes between Pakistani and Afghan forces along their shared border, despite joint negotiations.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThere…
Ahead of the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts, we asked the experts at Sky Sports Darts who will be crowned champion and who will be the surprise package in Wolverhampton…Wayne Mardle’s prophecy…Winner: It has to be Luke Littler. The longer the format, the harder it will be to beat him. I think he will repeat last year’s feat and lift the title. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Love The Darts sees Michael Bridge and Matt Edgar predict the Darts Grand Slam. Surprise package: I choose Michael Smith.People forgot very quickly how special this man was. I…
draft kings CEO Jason Robbins told CNBC’s Jim Cramer that prediction markets aren’t driving customers away from sports betting, emphasizing that the two offer different offerings.”If you go in and look at the product for five minutes, you’ll see what I mean. It’s night and day,” Robbins said. “I don’t think the market can match our business in terms of size or even pricing.”Robbins pointed to markets in the UK and Western Europe where both exchange-based betting and traditional sports betting exist. In these areas, “exchange products typically account for a low to mid-single digit share of the overall industry…