U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration’s efforts to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal were “hopefully underway,” and that he wanted to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin soon. In a highly anticipated address via videolink to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump said: “I really would like to be able…
The Reichstag building in the early morning. Paul Zinken/dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s Bundestag is set to vote on a major fiscal package later on Tuesday, which includes changes to long-standing debt policies to enable higher defense spend and a 500 billion euro ($548 billion) infrastructure and climate fund. More than two…
Warren Buffett has announced he will retire as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year. The veteran investor, known as the Oracle of Omaha, told his company’s annual meeting he would hand over the reins to Vice-Chairman Greg Abel. “I think the time has arrived where Greg should become the chief executive of the…
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Business Roundtable event in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters CNBC will be hosting “CONVERGE LIVE,” an inaugural thought leadership event on March 12-13, 2025, in Singapore, where global business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and key decision-makers will discuss what it means to innovate…
US President-elect Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to delay an upcoming TikTok ban while he works on a “political resolution”. His lawyer filed a legal brief on Friday with the court that says Trump “opposes banning TikTok” and “seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he…
Shedeur Sanders took a big step in his young NFL career on Monday, officially signing his rookie contract with the Cleveland Browns. The deal is, reportedly, a four-year contract, worth $4.6 million. It ensures Sanders, a fifth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, will have the opportunity to compete for a roster spot and solidify…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, alongside Musk’s son X Æ A-Xii, speak to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 11, 2025. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk criticized the Republican spending…
Niels Wenstedt | Getty Images Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday said its lung cancer regimen keeps people alive for at least a year longer than AstraZeneca‘s Tagrisso, the go-to drug for a certain type of lung cancer. J&J in a statement said its drugs – Rybrevant and Lazcluze – showed a statistically significant and clinically…
Materials like car tires, human tissues, and spider webs are diverse in composition, but all contain networks of interconnected strands. A long-standing question about the durability of these materials asks: What is the energy required to fracture these diverse networks? A recently published paper by MIT researchers offers new insights. “Our findings reveal a simple,…
Jason Kelce was once at the heart of the Philadelphia Eagles’ near-unstoppable tush push execution, a play which some NFL owners were on board with banning at the league meetings this week. That said, the conversation was “tabled” until May. On the latest edition of the “New Heights” podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce, the…
