Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner understands pressure from fans to land Juan Soto: ‘I’ve got ears’

The Juan Soto sweepstakes is the latest free agency battle the New York Yankees are trying to win, and owner Hal Steinbrenner discussed how his meeting with the left-handed slugger and his super agent, Scott Boras, went.  Or at least what he was allowed to say about the meeting.  “A very honest, back-and-forth dialogue” took … Read more

Nvidia stock dips despite optimistic forecast for ‘Age of AI’

The Claman Countdown panelists Scott Bauer and Jay Woods unpack the companys earnings. Nvidia released its earnings report on Wednesday and projected that fourth-quarter sales were above Wall Street estimates, but investors balked as those figures fell short of the lofty expectations the artificial intelligence (AI) giant has garnered during its historic rise. Nvidia forecast fourth-quarter … Read more

Snowflake snaps up data management company Datavolo

Cloud giant Snowflake has agreed to acquire Datavolo, a data pipeline management company, for an undisclosed sum. Snowflake unveiled the deal at the close of the market bell on Wednesday, when it also announced its Q3 2025 earnings. The purchase hasn’t yet closed, and it’s subject to customary closing conditions, Snowflake noted in a release. … Read more

Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT) earnings show mixed performance

Target‘s stock tumbled to a 52-week low on Wednesday, a day after Walmart shares soared to an all-time high — as the rival retailers’ earnings reports again underscored how their performance has diverged. Target posted its biggest earnings miss in two years and cut its forecast. The company spoke about a “deceleration in discretionary demand” … Read more

German tax revenue rose by 8.2% in October, finance ministry says By Reuters

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s federal and state governments’ tax revenue rose 8.2% in October compared with the same month last year, the finance ministry said in its monthly report on Thursday, reaching a total of 60.9 billion euros ($64.11 billion). Despite some volatility in revenue levels, the positive trend has persisted in … Read more

The model, British tech and Russia’s war machine

Instagram Part-time model Valeria Baigascina appears to have a jet-set lifestyle High-tech equipment made by a UK firm worth $2.1m (£1.6m) has been sold to companies in Russia connected to the military, customs documents seen by BBC News suggest. The documents indicate the British-made camera lenses were shipped by a company registered in Kyrgyzstan, apparently … Read more