Private Equity, Saddled With Investments It Can’t Sell, Loses Its Luster
As funds deliver mediocre returns and sheds investors, the industry is struggling to unload 31,000 investments, an increase over this time last year.
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German Leaders, Undercutting the Far Right, Are Leaning on the Far Left
Germany’s centrist establishment has long scorned the far left, but it is increasingly reliant on leftists to outmaneuver the far right in crucial votes in Parliament.
These space stories made us look up in 2025
From eclipses on demand to a rare interstellar visitor to the chances of Earth being flung out of orbit, some news in 2025 made us ponder our place in the universe. Here’s a look at some of our favorite space stories. A rare interstellar visitor The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of interstellar comet…
Novo Nordisk weight-loss pill approved by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss pill on Monday, giving the Danish drugmaker a leg up in the race to market a potent oral medication for shedding pounds as it looks to regain lost ground from rival Eli Lilly. The pill is 25 milligrams of semaglutide, the same active ingredient in…
High school basketball: Monday’s scores
MONDAY’S RESULTS BOYS CITY SECTION San Pedro 92, South East 40 SOUTHERN SECTION Adelanto 65, Palmdale 41Aliso Niguel 77, San Clemente 74Baldwin Pak 49, Glenn 46Bishop Amat 81, Chadwick 59Blair 59, Grace 46Calabasas 66, Santa Monica 61Chaminade 67, Oxnard 38Covina 49, Sultana 44Dos Pueblos 67, Pasadena Poly 56Duarte 79, El Monte 25Edison 67, Northwood 55Edgewood…
Lily Allen shares how she is treating shopping addiction with Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy
Lily Allen has opened up about her shopping addiction, sharing that she has recently taken a more proactive approach to treating it. The singer, 40, shared on her Miss Me? podcast that she tends to celebrate success by treating herself, though it can often get out of hand. ”I have a tiny little bit of…
Stock market today: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stocks fell slightly on Tuesday after delayed economic data came in well above expectations, signaling that the U.S. economy may be holding up better than originally thought….
Businesses in Canada Navigate Trump’s Tariffs During the Busy Holiday Season
Small businesses across Canada have lost out on sales because of the trade war, and many worry about their future.
Spectacular Cosmic Collision Captured in New Hubble Image
December 23, 2025 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Spectacular Cosmic Collision Captured in New Hubble Image NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured asteroids crashing into one another in a nearby planetary system around a star some 25 light-years away By Claire Cameron edited by Jeanna Bryner NASA, ESA, Paul Kalas (UC Berkeley); Image…
The tooth fairy just got reimagined for the tech-savvy generation
Move over, Santa. Now there’s another magical character for kids to track: the Tooth Fairy. After making a personalized Tooth Fairy video for his nephew, Oliver Finel noticed a gap. While there are plenty of Santa trackers, nothing similar existed for the Tooth Fairy. Recognizing that Generation Alpha is growing up with interactive online experiences…