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England captain Ben Stokes has fully embraced the scale of the Ashes series and will feature in all five Tests against Australia over the next two months.Head coach Brendon McCullum claimed in a speech in September that this winter’s tournament was the “biggest series of our lives”, and the England captain agreed, saying it would be “lying to ourselves” to suggest otherwise. Speaking to Sky Sports’ Michael Atherton ahead of Friday’s opener in Perth, Stokes said his team had a “huge chance” of winning the series in Australia for the first time since 2011, having lost 13 and drawn two…
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers resigned from OpenAI’s board days after Congress released a large cache of emails containing details of his intimate relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mr. Summers is a former president and current professor at Harvard University. The university will launch its own investigation into the relationship between Summers and Epstein, the student newspaper, the Harvard Crimson, reported. The university newspaper also reported that Summers would withdraw from public commitments. His resignation came a day after both the House and Senate voted to release the Epstein files. In the past few days, a House committee released…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves at noon: Klarna — The buy now, pay later platform fell nearly 7% in its first earnings report since its IPO in September, posting a third-quarter operating loss of $83 million (compared with an operating profit of $13 million a year earlier). STRATEGY — Cryptocurrency agencies rose 8% as the flagship digital currency, Bitcoin, rebounded after hitting its lowest since April. Cloudflare — The cloud and cybersecurity stock fell more than 2% in the wake of an outage that affected some of the world’s largest platforms, including social media sites X and…
Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Stefan Vermes | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFormer Treasury Secretary Larry Summers announced Wednesday that he is resigning from OpenAI’s board following the release of emails between him and notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Summers announced Monday that he would step back from all public duties, but it was not immediately clear whether that included his position at the artificial intelligence startup.”I am grateful for the opportunity to work for them, excited about the company’s potential, and look forward to…
England have named fast bowler Mark Wood in their 12-man squad for the first Ashes Test against Australia from Friday, raising the possibility of an all-seam front attack in Perth.Wood suffered a hamstring strain on the opening day of England’s only preliminary match against the Lions last week and was given an all-clear on Tuesday after bowling at breakneck speed at the net. The 35-year-old, likely playing his first Test since August 2024, will be joined in an expanded group by fellow quicks Jofra Archer, Brydon Kearse, Gus Atkinson and captain Ben Stokes, with Shoaib Bashir a spin option. England…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and a very large team of ministers, propagandists and the country’s well-connected economic elite flew to Washington on November 7 to meet with President Donald Trump, the first bilateral meeting between the two leaders since he returned to power. The scale of the trip itself was unprecedented, and it was also unusual in its historical context. Truly a spectacle.President Trump is pressuring Prime Minister Orbán to go along with sanctions on Russian fossil fuels and increase purchases of U.S. LNG. Trump’s hardening of his stance toward Russia was a blow to Orbán, who has good…
OpenAI is making further inroads into retail, with Target set to debut a new app powered by ChatGPT for shoppers in the coming weeks. This news comes after OpenAI started adding dedicated retail apps to ChatGPT last month, including Canva, Coursera, Figma, Expedia, Spotify, and Zillow. It also comes as OpenAI races to rake in AI-driven commerce through new products such as “Instant Checkout,” which lets users make purchases within conversations with retailers like Etsy and Shopify. ChatGPT’s Target app will be available in beta next week and will allow shoppers to ask for ideas, browse and create baskets with…
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC, USA. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump has touted Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion investment commitment to the U.S. and the potential sale of U.S. fighter jets to Riyadh, but experts say there remain questions about whether such a deal will materialize.President Trump rolled out the red carpet for Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as he arrived in Washington on Tuesday for…
With increasing financial pressures, deciding what and how much to give to your loved ones can be a challenge.A recent Beyond Finance survey of more than 2,000 adults found that 65% of adults say it’s “nearly impossible” to know how much they can safely spend this holiday season.”People are feeling torn between the desire to create joy and the guilt of knowing they can’t afford it,” Erica Lasle, chief financial wellness advisor at Beyond Finance, said in a press release. “Cultural norms, family traditions, social media, etc. compound the pressures and overspending becomes emotional rather than rational.”Extravagance is not the…
On August 27, 2025, the Nvidia logo appears on the Nvidia headquarters building in Santa Clara, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. AI WarWall Street may be losing some of its excitement about artificial intelligence, but the battle among big tech companies for dominance in the field continues. After the bell today, investors’ attention will be focused on just one event. NvidiaThis is the earnings report.Here’s the latest from Nvidia…