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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) speaks next to guest Fereshteh Ganjabi, an Afghan refugee and founder of Elena’s Right, at a State of the Union event prior to President Trump’s State of the Union address in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2026.Elizabeth Franz | ReutersPrediction markets are facing new scrutiny from federal lawmakers following bets on the fate of Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei, who was killed in Saturday’s airstrike. “It’s insane that this is legal,” Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, said in a post on X, referring to another post featuring people who made money from the invasion. “Those around Trump are…
In a blur of tiny hands, the deadlock of an illicit deal brokered over a nail-biting one-hour lunch period is finally broken. As one party hurriedly caches his acquisition underneath the sandwich in his lunchbox, the other broker tucks away his loot in his shorts. For the remainder of the school day, he dips repeatedly into his pocket to make sure it’s still there. Because while for his teachers it is merely a distracting piece of sparkly cardboard, for this eight-year-old boy, it’s the fire-spitting monster that he’s been chasing since the start of term. More than two decades on,…
In his first press conference as Tottenham Hotspur manager, Igor Tudor said he was 100 per cent confident Spurs would avoid relegation. After 10 days, the atmosphere completely changed. Tudor’s first two defeats against Fulham and Arsenal forced the Croatian manager to change tack. “We lack that when we attack. We lack the quality to score goals. We lack the middle to run. We lack the back to stay there and struggle and not concede goals. It’s a great situation,” Tudor said after Spurs’ loss to Fulham. Apart from defense, attack and running, there is little else you can do…
Thanks to AI, the customer service industry is in a bit of flux. Investors and corporate executives are sounding the alarm on the BPO (business process outsourcing) industry. Meanwhile, AI-powered customer support startups like Decagon, Parloa, and Sierra have raised millions of dollars in funding from venture capitalists. 14.ai, a Y Combinator-backed startup, is taking the approach of building an AI-native agency to replace the traditional customer support teams of many of the startups it has worked with. The company has raised $3 million in seed funding led by Y Combinator with participation from General Catalyst, Base Case Capital, SV…
Video of U.S. President Donald Trump announcing a U.S.-Israel strike against Iran is shown on a monitor in the James Brady Press Conference Room at the White House on Saturday, February 28, 2026, in Washington, DC. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING – Uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump’s high-stakes visit to China is rising after Washington targeted its second foreign leader in two months.President Trump announced over the weekend that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed in a joint attack between the United States and Israel. In early January, the United States also detained Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 24, 2026 in New York City, USA.Gina Moon | ReutersUS Treasury yields rose on Monday as investors failed to use the US bond market as a safe haven despite the US and Israel launching attacks on Iran over the weekend.Rising oil prices have heightened concerns about inflation, leading to a rise in yields.The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield rose more than 6 basis points to 4.025%. The 30-year U.S. Treasury bond also increased by more than 4 basis points, yielding 4.681%. The two-year Treasury yield rose more…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.good morning. As we come to the end of a weekend that could have long-term implications for world politics, let’s take a look.Stock futures are plummeting this morning. On Friday, the market recorded its lowest day and week.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. IranA screenshot of a video published on US President Donald Trump’s Truth social account shows him making remarks about combat operations against Iran in Pal Beach, Florida, USA on February 28, 2026.Anadolu | Anadolu |…
Congressman Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) speaks to the media outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center on February 27, 2026, in Chappaqua, New York, U.S., on the day Bill Clinton appears in court for a House Oversight Committee deposition against the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Shannon Stapleton ReuterSen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna plan to introduce a bill that would impose a federal wealth tax on billionaires, according to the senator’s office. Sanders, R-Vermont, and Khanna, D-Calif., are pushing for a federal wealth tax as the idea of taxing billionaires gains prominence in Democratic states across the country.…
In 2021, Hector Daniel Flores Hernández was reported missing. Two years later, his father, Héctor Flores, saw his son’s image speak to him again. In a video generated by artificial intelligence technology that digitally animates still images and provides synthesized voices, Héctor Daniel Flores Hernández is seen telling the story of how he disappeared from his home in Guadalajara at the age of 19, and demanding that authorities find him alive. From then on, his father began searching for a way to live. “I couldn’t finish watching it at first,” Hector Flores said in an interview when the video was…
Gary Neville believes Chelsea are good enough to finish in the top five and qualify for next season’s Champions League.The Blues’ defeat to Arsenal on Super Sunday means Liam Rosenior’s side sit sixth in the Premier League table with 10 games remaining, three points behind Liverpool and six points behind Manchester United and Aston Villa. Chelsea have to face three of their European compatriots over the next few weeks, starting with Wednesday night’s game against Aston Villa, and also have Champions League and FA Cup fixtures in the final stages of the season. However, Neville believes the team still has…