GameStop’s shares fell more than 10% on Monday as questions emerged about how the company would finance its surprise $55.5bn bid for eBay. In an interview with CNBC, Ryan Cohen, GameStop’s CEO, skirted repeated inquiries about how the video games retailer could afford the deal, saying he didn’t understand the questions. A letter published on…
Babygirl has a bangin’ new look. Nicole Kidman is no stranger to switching up her glam on the red carpet—and the Met Gala 2026 was no exception. The Babygirl actress—who is serving as co-chair for the May 4 fashion fundraiser—debuted dramatic long locks that reached all the way down to her waist while arriving to…
At first sight, last week’s unprovoked attack on a French nun walking along a street in occupied East Jerusalem came without warning. However, for the roughly 180,000 Christians living in Israel – and the 10,000 or so Christians living in East Jerusalem – the attack is the latest in a growing number of incidents of…
Early writing is a tale of two scripts. Egyptian hieroglyphs and Mesopotamian cuneiform both emerged independently about 5300 years ago. The political powers of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia flourished in the centuries to come, partly because writing helped states control the flow of goods and consolidate power. The pen (or ancient stylus) was mightier than…
Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images Elon Musk has reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after a years-long dispute with the regulator over the timing of his disclosure that he had acquired a significant stake in Twitter. Musk agreed to pay a $1.5 million fee without…
The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers… Manchester United Manchester United are ready to spend in the region of £150m to sign three central midfielders this summer if there is enough room in the transfer budget – Daily Mail Manchester United are interested in signing West Ham United midfielder Mateus Fernandes – The…
Nicole Kidman walked the Met Gala 2026 steps with her daughter, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, on Monday. The Academy Award winner sported a custom Chanel red sequin gown that was adorned with a feather trim. She hit the carpet alongside her and Keith Urban’s elder child, who wore a pink Dior ensemble and notably made…
Deal would come at a fraction of the amount regulators originally sought from the world’s richest man
Norwegian fish farms are filling fjords and other coastal waters with nutrient pollution equivalent to the raw sewage of tens of millions of people each year, a report has found. Norway is the largest farmed salmon producer in the world, and nutrients in fish feed are excreted directly into coastal waters. Analysis from the Sunstone…
State Street Chairman and CEO Ron O’Hanley discusses the company’s strategic approach to the exploding ETF market, ‘episodic’ M&A, and the impacts of geopolitical risks in the markets. He talks with Katie Greifeld and Romaine Bostick at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California. (Source: Bloomberg)
