Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Rubrik — The data management stock surged 25% after fourth-quarter results surpassed analyst expectations. Rubrik lost 18 cents per share, narrower than the consensus forecast for a loss of 39 cents from analysts polled by LSEG. The California-based firm posted $258 million in revenue, which also…
CNN — After a 20th-anniversary tour of Jill Scott’s chart-topping album, “Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol I” was forced to end prematurely due to the pandemic, it will resume. Scott has announced that she’ll be back on the road next year for shows during which she will play the album in full,…
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One as he departs from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, March 14, 2025. — Reuters WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump launched a bitter attack against the “illegal” media and his political enemies Friday, as a speech at the Department of Justice turned into…
CNN — Brazilian football player Dani Alves is under investigation for an alleged sexual assault that took place in Barcelona last month, the Catalonia Higher Court of Justice confirmed on Tuesday. “Barcelona investigating magistrate’s court number 15 has opened proceedings for an alleged crime of sexual assault due to a complaint presented by a woman…
Consumer sentiment took another hit in March as worries intensified over inflation and a slumping stock market, according to the University of Michigan’s latest sentiment survey released Friday. The survey posted a mid-month reading of 57.9, which represents a 10.5% decline from February and was below the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 63.2. The reading…
Argentina’s Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV) has introduced new regulations for virtual asset service providers (PSAVs), requiring them to comply with registration, cybersecurity, anti-money laundering, and asset custody standards to ensure transparency and consumer protection in the crypto sector. The regulatory framework — dubbed Resolution No. 1058 — was approved following a public consultation process…
America is great because of its willingness to accept talented immigrants. That’s what Nandan Nilekani, the billionaire co-founder of Infosys Technologies, would tell President Trump if he had the opportunity. “If you really want to keep the U.S. … globally competitive, you should be open to overseas talent,” Nilekani said on the sidelines of CNN’s…
How Afghanistan women’s football team made it to Australia Playing football for your national team is a dream for many, but in Afghanistan, it could have been a death sentence for the players of the women’s side. Reserve goalkeeper Montaha explains her love of the game, why she had to burn her trophies and medals…
Bollywood actor John Abraham recently shared a memorable moment from his career when Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg praised his performance in Deepa Mehta’s Water. While the film received critical acclaim internationally, John lamented that it was largely overlooked in India. Speaking in an interview with BookMyShow’s YouTube channel, John recalled attending the Academy Awards in…
Some signs of the U.S. economy’s trajectory, including consumer sentiment plunging to a two-year low, U.S. stocks sinking and President Trump’s foreign trade policy creating a climate of uncertainty for U.S. businesses, are pointing downward. There’s also another, less-closely watched index that is showing signs of trouble ahead. The Russell 2000, a stock index made up of small…