Author: Editor-In-Chief
Mikel Arteta was furious after Arsenal had a controversial penalty canceled due to a VAR check in their tumultuous 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semi-final first leg.When Eberechi Eze went down following a challenge from David Hanko in the 78th minute, referee Danny McCarey flagged the spot for the third time in the match, but the call was sent to the monitor and changed as it was ruled there was insufficient contact. Arteta described the decision as “completely unacceptable”, adding: “I went back to the dressing room and saw what happened with the penalty and I’m…
Amazon on Wednesday was one of several tech giants to beat Wall Street’s first-quarter profit estimates, offering further financial evidence that the AI boom continues to reward the companies that supply the picks and shovels. Amazon’s cloud business is the latest example. Amazon Web Services saw net sales rise 28% year over year to $37.6 billion, boosted by its role in driving the AI boom, the company announced Wednesday. Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy said on an earnings call that this was the fastest growth rate for AWS in 15 quarters. Jassy attributes AWS’s success to its role in…
Last year, I took early retirement at age 40. This was the latest in a long line of financial milestones. He paid off $300,000 in debt, became a millionaire, and quit his corporate job. While this looks like a success story on paper, things didn’t go as planned last year. Some days I had great days and some days I was down. After a year, I let go of the idea of a perfect retirement plan. There were many surprises and I learned a lot about things that are really important to me.1. I still worry about money In the…
On January 22, 2025, Hewlett-Packard’s then-CEO Enrique Lores speaks on CNBC outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Jerry Miller CNBCpaypal Chief Executive Officer Enrique Lores told executives this week that the company plans to reorganize its reporting lines to separate the popular mobile payment app Venmo from the company’s other businesses, CNBC exclusively reported.Venmo will soon become a separate division within PayPal, making it easier to track its progress and potentially sell the business to another company, according to people familiar with the change.PayPal is hiring a digital banking executive to lead its new Venmo division, said the people,…
Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature has approved new congressional maps, the latest salvo in an unprecedented nationwide battle for redistricting ahead of November’s midterm elections.Wednesday’s votes in the Florida House and Senate came days after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced new maps that heavily favor Republicans.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe state is currently represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by 20 Republicans and 8 Democrats. The new map puts Republicans on track to gain 24 seats in the midterm elections, with four of those seats expected to go to Democrats.This is a major shift for the resulting elections,…
Bill Ackman’s long-awaited public market entry debuted Wednesday, marking a smaller but still ambitious step toward building an investment platform like Berkshire Hathaway.The Pershing Square Capital Management founder’s comprehensive initial public offering raised $5 billion, but the price was set at the low end of expectations after marketing the deal with an initial target of $5 billion to $10 billion. The proceeds are a far cry from the company’s original ambition to raise up to $25 billion two years ago.This transaction created two separately traded entities on the New York Stock Exchange. One is Pershing Square USA Ltd., a closed-end…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg during the MetaConnect event on September 17, 2025 in Menlo Park, California.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Imagesas meta While funding for artificial intelligence is increasing, the company’s Metaverse efforts continue to drain money. Meta revealed in its first-quarter earnings report Wednesday that its Reality Labs division posted an operating loss of $4.03 billion on revenue of $402 million. Wall Street had expected a loss of $4.82 billion on revenue of $488.8 million in the first quarter.Meta’s Reality Labs division, which develops virtual reality and augmented reality technology and wearable devices, has posted cumulative operating…
U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during his weekly press conference at the Capitol on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC, USA. Nathan Howard | ReutersCongressional Democrats vowed Wednesday to fight the Supreme Court’s decision to throw out Louisiana’s voting map with the limited powers of the House and Senate minorities.“Today’s decision by this unjust Supreme Court majority is aimed at undermining the Voting Rights Act and undermining the ability of communities of color across the country to choose their own candidates,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-Den., said Wednesday at a Congressional Black Caucus press…
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney took office last year amid a series of aggressive actions by his southern neighbor. Recently inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Canadian exports and make the U.S. neighbor the nation’s 51st state.The move was particularly egregious because Canada not only has deep trade and security ties with the United States, sending nearly 80 per cent of its exports to that market, but also often aligns itself with geopolitical and strategic moves.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listAll of that was thrown out the window when Trump took office, and…
Scottie Scheffler said he would consider getting more input on selecting future Team USA Ryder Cup captains if asked to contribute by the PGA of America.On Friday, Jim Furyk was announced as Team USA’s captain for the 2027 tournament at Adair Manor. The 2003 U.S. Open champion also served as captain in 2018, when Team USA lost to Europe in Paris. Tiger Woods was the frontrunner to replace Keegan Bradley, but he was removed from consideration after deciding to take a break from golf following a car accident in March. image: Furyk becomes one of only four men to serve…