Croix Bethune’s head-turning rookie season came to an abrupt end when she suffered a torn meniscus while throwing out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game last week. The injury will require surgery and will land Bethune on the season-ending injury list, the Washington Spirit said Wednesday. Spirit coach Jonatan Giráldez said the injury…
Flight delays in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Truckers led down unsafe routes in Richmond, Vermont. And power grid disruptions throughout Ukraine. These troubles stem from a global communication system highly reliant on GPS satellites and the signals they transmit for essential functions. To ensure that U.S. infrastructure won’t fall apart — even if the nation’s GPS…
Former President Donald Trump and GOP Presidential Nominee speaking at the New York Economic Club in New York on Sept. 5, 2024. Adam Jeffrey | CNBC NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a new batch of economic policy proposals that include Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘s idea of creating a government efficiency…
Penny Hardaway has been an OK basketball coach through six seasons with the Memphis Tigers, but his program is nationally relevant only in its ability to generate embarrassing headlines. The middling hoops product no longer justifies the off-court turmoil — the latest of which includes four members of Hardaway’s staff dismissed just before the start…
Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, speaks during a keynote at the Dreamforce 2023 conference in San Francisco on Sept. 12, 2023. Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce announced Thursday that it would pay $1.9 billion in cash for Own Co., a startup specializing in tools for backing up data in cloud-based applications. Salesforce…
Andreypopov | Istock | Getty Images Wall Street is gearing up for one of the most important economic releases of the year Friday, when the Labor Department puts out a jobs report expected to go a long way in determining the future of Federal Reserve policy. The Wall Street consensus is for nonfarm payrolls growth…
Paula Abdul has cancelled her upcoming 21-date Canadian tour as she deals with unspecified recent injuries. The Los Angeles Lakers cheerleader-turned-pop hitmaker announced late Wednesday on her social media platforms that doctors advise six to eight weeks of recovery after she undergoes a “minor procedure.” That time would overlap her Straight Up! to Canada Tour…
A little over three years ago, private equity investor Orlando Bravo called FTX the “most cutting-edge, sophisticated cryptocurrency exchange in the world,” as his buyout firm helped lead a $900 million investment in the company at a valuation of $18 billion. Bravo now tells CNBC that he and his firm, Thoma Bravo, are permanently out…
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: DocuSign — The e-signature software company ticked up nearly 1% after posting a top- and bottom-line beat. DocuSign’s adjusted earnings of 97 cents per share for the second quarter exceeded analysts’ expectations of 80 cents per share, according to LSEG. DocuSign’s revenue of $736 million also…
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Broadcom reported fiscal third-quarter results on Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations for revenue and earnings. Broadcom shares fell 5% in extended trading. Here is how the chipmaking conglomerate did versus LSEG consensus estimates for the quarter that ended Aug. 4: Earnings per share: $1.24 adjusted vs….
