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Check out the companies making the biggest moves in pre-market trading: Baidu — The Chinese tech giant soared 12% after announcing plans to spin off its semiconductor unit Kunlunxin and list it in Hong Kong. Wayfair, RH, Williams-Sonoma — Home goods retailers rose following President Donald Trump’s decision to delay a 30% tariff increase on upholstered furniture. Wayfair rose 2.4%, RH rose 3.5% and Williams-Sonoma rose 1.3%. Tesla — The EV maker delivered 418,227 vehicles in the fourth quarter, up 2% despite a 16% year-over-year decline. Analysts compiled by FactSet expected total deliveries to be 426,000 units. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing…
Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions and videos that readers may find disturbing. As young partygoers celebrated the New Year in a packed bar in the Swiss Alps, the celebrations quickly turned into a nightmare as a devastating fire ripped through the basement, killing at least 40 people and injuring 119 others. The Le Constellation fire in Crans-Montana has been described by the Swiss president as one of the country’s “worst tragedies”. As families anxiously await word that their loved ones are missing and experts work to identify victims, authorities are still trying to figure out how the fire started…
Ryan Searle tried to shock Luke Littler in the World Darts Championship semi-finals by opening up about a rare eye condition.Sarr has had a great run so far, dropping only two sets, the fewest of all players in the tournament, and is making his first last four appearance at Alexandra Palace. The 38-year-old’s previous best finish was in the fourth round, and he has rarely shown his best on television throughout his career since joining the PDC in 2017. sprayer This content is provided by sprayercookies and other technologies may be used. To view this content, you must allow cookies.…
Mercor, a three-year-old startup, has become a $10 billion intermediary in the AI data gold rush. The company connects AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic with former employees from Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, and big law firms to share industry expertise and pay them up to $200 an hour to train AI models that can ultimately automate their former employers out of business. Today we’re bringing you a conversation with CEO Brendan Foody from this year’s Disrupt. There, he explained why AI labs need highly skilled contractors rather than a crowdsourced workforce, how Scale AI’s problems accelerated Mercor’s rise, and why…
Planes line up on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on November 10, 2025.Spencer Pratt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesFrom Spirit Airlines’ fight for survival american airlinesFrom new international flights and brand new airport lounges to stingier mileage policies, the class divide in the sky will become even more intense in 2026 with planned growth.Airlines started 2025 on a high note. delta airlines CEO Ed Bastian predicted a record year for the 100-year-old airline. But concerns about President Donald Trump’s trade war, nervous consumers and an oversupply of domestic seats have depressed U.S. airfares and…
Federal authorities in the United States have accused an 18-year-old boy of planning a “potential terrorist attack” on New Year’s Eve in Mint Hill, a suburban town outside of Charlotte, North Carolina.On Friday, U.S. Attorney’s Office and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials identified the suspect as Christian Sturdivant, a U.S. citizen who lives in Mint Hill. Sturdivant’s alleged plan was for a grocery store and fast food restaurant in Mint Hill.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”Countless lives were saved here,” U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson said at a news conference.”Everyone is in the grocery store on New Year’s…
When Liam Rosenior was unceremoniously sacked by Hull in May 2024, there was a good chance Liam Rosenior would become Chelsea’s head coach within two years.But just as Strasbourg has become a feeder club for Bruco to develop players before moving them to Chelsea, it appears they have decided to do the same for management with Rosenior being the frontrunner to replace Enzo Maresca. A club realistically aspiring to return to a Premier League or Champions League title challenge may not make such a move, but this is the model Chelsea are looking to adopt. Maresca’s final squad was the…
India has ordered Elon Musk’s India’s IT Ministry on Friday issued an order directing Musk’s X to take remedial action against Grok, including restricting it from producing content containing “nudity, sexual content, sexually explicit content, or otherwise unlawful” content. The ministry also gave social media platforms 72 hours to submit action reports detailing the steps they have taken to prevent the hosting or distribution of content deemed “obscene, pornographic, vulgar, indecent, sexually explicit, pedophilic, or prohibited by law.” The order, seen by TechCrunch, warns that failure to comply could jeopardize Company X’s “safe harbor” protections, or legal immunity for user-generated…
This is one of the most important issues surrounding the Fed in 2026, but Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is keeping his mouth shut.”I am focused on the remainder of my time as chairman,” Powell said at a news conference in December. “I don’t have anything new to tell you about that.”The question is whether Mr. Powell will remain at the Fed after his chairmanship ends in May. Powell has two years left in his term as president, and Mr. Powell himself has sparked speculation by repeatedly refusing to answer questions.That’s the question being asked on Wall Street as Fed watchers…
Semiconductor manufacturing stocks are on the rise to start 2026 after another year of big gains as investors flocked to winning sectors powered by artificial intelligence. Dutch chip equipment manufacturer ASML While it jumped 9%, micron technology rose 8% to start the new trading year. ram research and intel While each rebounded by about 7%, marvel technology Increased by 5%.advanced micro device and Nvidia They increased by about 3% and 2%, respectively. In 2025, AMD increased by 77% and Nvidia by 39%.Ongoing AI developments drove semiconductor manufacturing stocks higher in 2025. hyperscalers etc. Amazon and google We’ve spent a lot…