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An apartment for rent sign is posted outside an apartment building in San Francisco, California on December 4, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesApartment rents continued to fall into the new year, but fresh supply is still moving through the market and landlords are seeking to gain pricing power for struggling consumers. The national median rent was $1,353 in January, down 1.4% from a year ago, according to Apartment List. This is the fourth consecutive winter with a “significant” off-season decline, the largest annual decline since September 2023, and the lowest January rent since 2022. Rents are currently 6.2% lower…
Apple on Thursday evening reported a strong holiday quarter, with iPhone sales up 23%. Strong earnings guidance for the current March quarter suggests this strong device cycle will continue. Apple’s revenue for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which ended Dec. 27, rose 16% year over year to $143.76 billion, beating the LSEG consensus estimate of $138.48 billion. Earnings per share were $2.84, up 18% year-over-year and beating consensus estimates of $2.67, according to LSEG. AAPL 1Y Mountain Apple 1 Year Despite the strong performance and bright outlook, Apple shares rose slightly in after-hours trading. The smartphone maker’s…
Rangers ended their disastrous Europa League season with a first-half collapse, losing 3-1 to Porto at the Estadio do Dragao.Gers attacker Jaydee Gassama opened the scoring after just six minutes, but it soon crumbled under disastrous defending, goals from teenagers Rodrigo Mora, Francisco Moura and an own goal from Emmanuel Fernandes, with Danny Rohr’s side reeling before the break, with the Portuguese side comfortably fending off an improved Govan side after the break. Rangers had already been eliminated from the competition before kick-off, but it was the Ibrox side’s first defeat in nine games, and there were moments in the…
Apple on Thursday released quarterly results that beat expectations, showing revenue of $143.8 billion, up 16% from a year earlier. As analysts peppered CEO Tim Cook with softball questions at Apple’s earnings conference, one analyst dared to ask a question no one in Silicon Valley would want to ask. “Given your company’s AI efforts, it’s clear that there are additional costs associated with it…Many of your competitors are already integrating AI into their devices, but it’s not yet clear what incremental monetization they’re seeing because of AI…” began Morgan Stanley’s Eric Woodring. Is there a hint of nervousness beneath this…
Elon Musk announced his new company xAI and said it has the goal of understanding the nature of the universe. Jaap Ariens | Nurfoto | Getty Imagestesla The company sold $430 million worth of giant backup batteries, called Megapacks, to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI in 2025, according to a filing Thursday. Sales to xAI account for about 3.4% of Tesla’s energy revenue, which rose 27% to $12.8 billion last year from $10.1 billion in 2024, according to the filing. Tesla’s energy division, which sells solar power and battery storage systems of various sizes, was a bright spot for…
U.S. President Donald Trump observes a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026. Brendan Smialowski AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump, his two eldest sons, and his family business are suing the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department for allegedly leaking confidential tax information, court records revealed Thursday.The plaintiffs are seeking at least $10 billion in damages, according to the lawsuit in Miami federal court.The civil complaint alleges that the IRS and Treasury Department failed in their duties to prevent the disclosure of tax records by former IRS…
Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez has signed a reform bill paving the way for greater privatization of South America’s nationalized oil sector, fulfilling a key demand from her country’s US president, Donald Trump.On Thursday, Rodriguez held a signing ceremony with a group of state oil workers. She hailed the reform as a positive step for Venezuela’s economy.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”We’re talking about the future. We’re talking about the country that we’re going to give our children,” Rodriguez said.The ceremony took place within hours of Congress, which is dominated by members of Rodríguez’s United Socialist Party, passing…
Tensions have been high in Minnesota since the federal government began an immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities in December.A major flashpoint erupted on January 7 when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis shot and killed 37-year-old U.S. citizen Renee Good. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said officers fired in self-defense because Good was attempting to “weaponize the vehicle.” State and local officials strongly dispute this claim. The fatal shooting was captured on video and sparked protests across the United States.Then, on January 24, federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti. The Department of Homeland…
Anthony Joshua has paid an emotional tribute to two friends who died in a road crash in Nigeria.Joshua was in the car with Sheena Gami and Latif “Ratz” Ayodele when they lost their lives in the collision. The former heavyweight world champion suffered minor injuries himself.Following his December win over Jake Paul, Joshua was in Nigeria visiting family when tragedy struck.Joshua spoke publicly about the loss in a social media video, admitting he went through a “traumatic period.” Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Promoter Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua needs to take some time off from…
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will nominate a candidate for a new Federal Reserve chairman on Friday.Speaking at the premiere of “Melania,” a film about first lady Melania Trump, the president said the five-month journey to find a successor to current Chairman Jerome Powell will soon come to an end.President Trump said, “I will announce the Fed chairman tomorrow morning.” When asked if he had actually made a choice, he replied: “Yes, that’s better,…