China World Trade Center. Dukai Photographer | Moment Open | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Tuesday, tracking Wall Street declines overnight after U.S. President Donald Trump made it clear that tariffs on Mexico and Canada would go into effect as planned. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to open lower, with the…
Oil prices fell on Monday afternoon to their lowest level of the year after the OPEC oil cartel and its allies affirmed plans to gradually increase crude production beginning in April. Opening the taps in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, which have voluntarily throttled supply to prop up prices, increases the risk that…
Before a new car comes to market, it's subjected to many months, sometimes years, of rigorous testing around the world. Sweden often hosts a big part of that journey, its cold northern expanses offering the perfect mix of frigid temperatures and frozen surfaces. It's there that I myself got to do a little testing of…
The Baltimore Ravens took a calculated risk by giving a non-exclusive franchise designation to quarterback Lamar Jackson in March 2023 for $32.416 million. That was after he played the 2022 season under his $23.016 million fifth-year option because he was adamant about getting a fully guaranteed contract. Several weeks later, Jackson’s contract saga finally ended…
Ashanti is opening up about her son Kareem Kenkaide Haynes (KK), whom she shares with rapper with Nelly, During a sit-down with Tamron Hall, the singer spoke about the overwhelming feeling of becoming a mother. “You don’t know that feeling until you experience it, and my mom used to say that all the time,” she…
Apple has found its groove again. The iPhone maker’s stock hit $133.82 in early trading Monday, putting Apple less than $1 away from its intraday trading high of $134.54, reached in April 2015. Apple’s stock ended the day at $133.29, beating its previous record closing price of $133, set in February 2015. The stock surge,…
One day after Israel began halting the entry of all goods and humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip, Palestinians there are already feeling the effects of the sweeping measure, with prices of essential goods on the rise. “It was a complete shock,” Iman Saber, a 24-year-old nurse from northern Gaza, said of Israel’s decision on…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. – the world’s biggest chipmaker – will invest at least $100 billion to expand chip manufacturing in the US. During a press conference on Monday, President Donald Trump said the funding would go toward building two additional chip manufacturing facilities in Phoenix, Arizona. The $100 billion investment builds upon the $65…
Serena Williams is expanding her portfolio of professional sports organizations to include a WNBA team. The tennis legend was announced Monday as a co-owner the Toronto Tempo, an expansion team that is set to start play in 2026. Williams is joining an ownership group that is headed by Larry Tanenbaum, chairman of Kilmer Sports Ventures….
Adrien Brody is acknowledging backlash following a shocking moment at the 2025 Oscars. The actor, 51, was named Best Actor at the awards ceremony for his role in The Brutalist, with Brody winning over nominees Colman Domingo, Ralph Fiennes, Sebastian Stan and Timothée Chalamet. Upon being named as the recipient of the coveted award, Brody…
