United States officials have announced plans to release only part of a report detailing federal investigations into President-elect Donald Trump, following a court decision to block some of the findings. On Wednesday, the Department of Justice indicated that the published report would focus on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s probe into Trump’s efforts to undo the … Read more
By Stella Qiu and Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian retail sales had the biggest increase in 10 months in November as Black Friday discounting drew cost-conscious shoppers, but the rise missed forecasts suggesting the boost poses no impediment to rate cuts. Analysts suspect the extra demand was just brought forward from Christmas, with markets still … Read more
AT&T says that it wants to improve its customer service, and one way in which it is going about that is by crediting customers for internet outages and long wait times on the phone. The company said Wednesday that going forward, customers will receive a full-day bill credit for any fiber outage longer than 20 … Read more
Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif has opposed the idea of pace bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah becoming the next captain of the Indian cricket team in the Test format. Mohammad Kaif’s response came after the Men in Blue’s 3-1 loss against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 series. Jasprit Bumrah captained India to their only victory … Read more
Actor James Woods recalled the chaotic moments Tuesday afternoon in Pacific Palisades as a deadly wildfire began sweeping across his neighborhood, destroying home after home. Woods and his family fled their house as the flames inched closer and closer. He’s unsure if his house is still standing but told “The Ingraham Angle” Wednesday “it’s possible.” … Read more
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Former Google engineer and influential AI researcher François Chollet is co-founding a nonprofit to help develop benchmarks that’ll probe AI for “human-level” intelligence. The nonprofit, the ARC Prize Foundation, will be led by Greg Kamradt, an ex-Salesforce engineering director and founder of the AI product studio Leverage. Kamradt will serve as president and a member … Read more
The World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle has proven to be a challenging endeavour for the Pakistan cricket team. As of January 8, 2025, Pakistan find themselves at the bottom of the WTC standings, having faced a series of disheartening defeats. Their home performances have been particularly troubling, with significant losses that have dashed hopes … Read more
Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed … Read more
Crude oil prices were relatively quiet last year. Brent oil, the global benchmark price, slipped 3%, closing the year at around $77 a barrel. Meanwhile, WTI, the U.S. oil price benchmark, ended the year right where it began at roughly $71 per barrel. Record production in the U.S. and weakness in China’s economy kept the … Read more