AARP The Magazine EXCLUSIVE: Sigourney Weaver, Talks Action Heroines, Humor, and Living Boldly at 76 The ‘Alien’ icon discusses childhood insecurity, defying her doubters, and why embracing her comedic side has been key to five decades of success WASHINGTON— After nearly five decades as one of Hollywood’s most iconic leading women, Sigourney Weaver continues to … Read more
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Odds of a December rate cut remained low following the release of delayed jobs data. Markets were last pricing … Read more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Nvidia — The chipmaker popped 5% after it reported fiscal third-quarter results that were well above expectations. Nvidia’s fourth-quarter revenue guidance was also stronger than analysts anticipated. Walmart — The retail giant rose slightly on better-than-expected results for the third quarter. Walmart earned an adjusted 62 … Read more
Stacks of Timbuktu manuscripts at the Ahmed Baba Institute – credit, UNESCO Bureau of Mali, CC 4.0. INT Thousands of ancient Arabic texts have returned to their rightful place in the legendary Saharan trade city of Timbuktu after years of safe-keeping further south. Having undergone extensive digitization, fear that the content of the manuscripts may … Read more
A Public Storage facility in Sacramento, California, US, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private … Read more
Seal in Florida – Credit: Robert Woeger via Unsplash An experienced wildlife photographer with a penchant for marine mammals like whales recently bore witness to a lone seal miraculously surviving a hunt by 8 killer whales. Far more than just bearing witness, it was more or less the photographer’s presence that allowed for it to … Read more
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis is seen at the company’s new cell and gene therapy factory in Stein, Switzerland, November 28, 2019. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Thursday forecast sales growth of 5% to 6% per year to 2030, on a currency-adjusted basis, as higher forecast peak sales for … Read more
Shares in AI darling Nvidia popped in premarket trade after the U.S. firm beat expectations in third-quarter results after the closing bell on Wednesday. Shares were last trading 5.5% higher at 4:15 a.m. ET. Nvidia topped forecasts for revenue, which jumped 62% to $57.01 billion year-on-year, and issued stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter sales guidance. “There’s been a … Read more
Chinese tech company Baidu announced Monday it can sell some robotaxi rides without any human staff in the vehicles. Baidu BEIJING — Chinese robotaxi companies are expanding abroad at a faster clip than U.S. rivals Waymo and Tesla — at a time when industry leaders say autonomous driving is finally near an inflection point. “I … Read more
Traditional painted houses overlooking sea ice in the Old Nuuk district near the Sermitsiaq mountain in Nuuk, Greenland, on Thursday, April 3, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A global scramble to exploit the Arctic’s untapped resources appears to be kicking into overdrive. In a push to break China’s mineral dominance, countries around the … Read more