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Raheem Sterling has left Chelsea after three and a half years.Sterling is now free to sign with any club as a free agent after both parties have agreed on the terms of his departure. Sterling has no intention of limiting himself to a move to a London club and all options are on the table. The 31-year-old has not played for Chelsea since May 2024 but remains one of the club’s highest-paid players, reportedly earning £325,000 a week.Sterling has 18 months left on his contract and could cost Chelsea £25m if he stays until his contract expires in the summer…

melbourne, australiaKieran Stone | Moments | Getty ImagesKorean Kospi It hit a record high for the second day in a row on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump took a conciliatory stance on threats of tariffs against South Korea. He reportedly said, “We intend to resolve something with South Korea.” The Kospi closed 1.69% higher at 5,170.81, while the Kosdaq rose 4.7% to 1,133.52. Elsewhere, Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Wednesday, splitting the standings with Wall Street. S&P500 It closed at an all-time high. The broader market index rose 0.41% to end at 6,978.60. apple and microsoft.Japanese Nikkei Stock Average…

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., wears Meta Oakley Vanguard AI glasses during the MetaConnect event on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 in Menlo Park, California, USA.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Imagesmeta With fourth-quarter results set to be released on Wednesday, investors will be looking for signs that a revamped artificial intelligence strategy will pay dividends for the company in 2026.Here are the forecasts of analysts surveyed by LSEG:Earnings per share: Estimated $8.21 Revenue: Estimated $58.35 billionMeta spent much of 2025 overhauling its AI division, including investing $14.3 billion in Scale AI to acquire startup founder Alexandr Wang…

Tourists ended up with hot water that wasn’t the type they were looking for after an AI-generated blog on a travel company’s website revealed that a recommended “tranquil” hot spring in northern Tasmania actually didn’t exist. A screenshot of a now-deleted blog on Tasmania Tours’ website was shared with CNN, showing a recommendation for Weldborough Hot Springs, said to offer a “tranquil escape” in the forests of north-east Tasmania. Described as a “tranquil haven”, it was touted as a “favorite” among hikers. Weldborough is a small rural town located approximately 110 kilometers (68 miles) from the city of Launceston. “Our…

In a segment on NBC News Monday night, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed concern about “some of the things we’ve seen over the last few days,” citing violence by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. In both his NBC and X posts, Amodei focused on the importance of defending democracy at home, specifically calling out “the horrors we are seeing in Minnesota.” “We need to defend our democratic values ​​at home,” he said on NBC, saying he believes in arming democracies to protect them from dictatorships. He added that Anthropic does not have a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).…

Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you the first information about tomorrow and the last information about today. Sign up for free to receive it straight to your inbox. As the S&P 500 index climbs to a new record, here’s what CNBC TV producers were watching and what they’ll be watching next session. The S&P 500 index hit a new all-time high on Tuesday. The S&P 500 will rise 1.94% in 2026. The tech sector rose 1.4% on Tuesday, lifting the broader market index. The best-performing sector so far this year has been energy, up…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the US-Saudi Investment Forum held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTesla is scheduled to report its fourth quarter 2025 financial results after the bell on Wednesday.Here’s what Wall Street expects this quarter, according to analysts surveyed by LSEG.Earnings per share: 45 cents Expected revenue: $24.79 billion expectedTesla’s earnings have been weak in recent quarters as it faces stiff competition around the world, particularly from China’s BYD. Analysts expect sales to decline for the third time in the past four quarters, with the average…

New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani said Wednesday that the city’s wealthy must pay more in taxes to close the staggering $12 billion budget deficit left by his predecessor.”This is bigger than what we actually saw here in New York City during the Great Recession,” Mamdani said of the budget hole in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” co-anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin at City Hall.The Democratic Party, which took office on January 1 after campaigning on the promise of higher taxes on the wealthy, blamed the huge deficit on “serious fiscal mismanagement.” He pointed to actions taken by former Mayor…

Story in developmentStories under development, America’s top diplomat has touted the “strategic” importance of Maduro’s abduction, but has said little about international law.Published January 28, 2026January 28, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareSecretary of State Marco Rubio begins testifying at a Senate committee hearing on the U.S. abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.At the beginning of Wednesday’s hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio defended the operation, which has been roundly criticized as a grave violation of international law.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listMr. Rubio noted the “strategic” importance of the Jan. 3 abduction of…

The US military will conduct several days of air exercises in the Middle East as Washington strengthens its military presence in the region amid rising tensions with Iran. The exercise will allow Airmen to demonstrate that they are “capable of dispersing, operating, and conducting combat sorties safely, accurately, and with our partners under extreme conditions,” Lt. Gen. Derek French, commander of U.S. Central Command Air Forces and Combined Air Command, said in a statement. The announcement came after President Donald Trump warned that an “armada” was headed toward Iran and threatened possible military action against the regime, which has launched…