U.S. Treasury yields edged higher Thursday as markets parsed the Federal Reserve’s second rate cut this year and mixed signals about December. The 10-year rose more than 3 basis points to 4.095%, the 2-year gained over 2 to 3.608%, and the 30-year added more than 5 to 4.651%. The FOMC...
Late-night shows skewered President Trump’s South Korea stop, where he was presented a replica gold crown on Wednesday. The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic called it a “yes, king” rally as he “continues to eat, pray, love his way through Asia.” Jimmy Fallon joked that Trump asked South Korea’s president, “Which...
Hollywood producer David Pearce was sentenced to 146 years for the 2021 drugging deaths of Christy Giles, 24, and Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, 26. Prosecutors said the women were given GHB and fentanyl at his home and later abandoned at hospitals by masked men; Giles died at a Culver City facility,...
Eli Lilly posted third-quarter results that topped expectations and raised its outlook, sending shares up 5% premarket. Adjusted EPS reached $7.02 on revenue of $17.60 billion, beating estimates. The company now targets fiscal 2025 revenue of $63–$63.5 billion and full-year adjusted profit of $23–$23.70 per share. Demand for GLP-1 drugs...
Israel’s intense bombardment of Gaza this week briefly shattered a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire before being restored by early Wednesday. Gaza health officials said over 100 Palestinians were killed, including dozens of civilians; one Israeli soldier died in the attack that preceded the strikes. President Donald Trump defended Israel’s right to...
Casey Means, a Stanford-trained physician turned wellness influencer, faces a remote Senate confirmation hearing to become surgeon general, more than five months after being named to replace Dr. Janette Nesheiwat. Critics cite her incomplete surgical training, inactive medical license, and controversial views on vaccines, birth control, and raw milk, while...
Netflix’s The Witcher returns for a fourth and penultimate season, with Liam Hemsworth taking over as Geralt after Henry Cavill’s 2022 exit. The streamlined, action-heavy run opens with a storybook recap and refocuses on Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri: a wounded Geralt hunts for Ciri with Jaskier and Milva, Yennefer rallies...
In emotional testimony, Hannah Zwerner said her twin, teacher Abby Zwerner, is no longer the same as a civil trial opened against former assistant principal Ebony Parker. Zwerner seeks $40 million, alleging Parker ignored repeated warnings that a 6-year-old had a gun before the 2023 classroom shooting. Surgeons described life-threatening...
Stellantis warned of one-off charges in the second half as it navigates political, economic and regulatory pressures, yet reaffirmed guidance on improving revenue, cash flow and operating income. Third-quarter net revenues rose 13% to 37.2 billion euros, topping consensus, driven by North America and Europe. Shares fell as much as...
Hurricane Melissa, among the Atlantic’s most powerful in more than 150 years, carved a destructive path through Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas, leaving at least 30 dead as it moved toward Bermuda. The storm exploded to 185‑mph Category 5 strength, slamming Jamaica before crossing eastern Cuba and driving torrential rain,...
