World

Salesforce pledges to invest $1 billion in Singapore over five years in AI push

Marc Benioff, Chairman & CEO of Salesforce, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Salesforce on Wednesday announced plans to invest $1 billion in Singapore over the next five years. The cloud software giant said the investment is designed to accelerate the country’s digital transformation and the …

Read More »

U.S. Treasury yields: Investors fear potential recession

U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as investors awaited the latest reading on the consumer price index report. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was nearly 7 basis points higher at 4.278%. The 2-year Treasury yield was last 4 basis points higher at 3.937%, after earlier in the day falling to its lowest level since October. One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields and …

Read More »

Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal dominates Benfica with goal and assist in Champions League win

Lamine Yamal, making the extraordinary look perfunctory since… 2007. Just when you thought Barcelona’s young superstar had hit the upper ceiling of what could reasonably be expected from a 17-year-old on a football pitch, he goes and blows a hole in a Champions League knockout tie with two of the most outstanding moments of brilliance the competition has seen this …

Read More »

Ontario suspends electric surcharge amid U.S. tariff war

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during a campaign stop at Walker Construction in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, on Jan. 31, 2025. Carlos Osorio | Reuters Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday said he was temporarily suspending his province’s planned 25% surcharge on electricity exported to the U.S. after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick agreed to renewed trade talks. Ford said he …

Read More »

Liverpool vs. PSG how to watch, odds, start time: UEFA Champions League Round of 16 picks, prediction

The Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League resumes on Tuesday when Liverpool hosts Paris Saint-Germain for the second leg of their two-leg series on Paramount+. Liverpool hold a 1-0 advantage on aggregate entering the match and can advance to the UCL quarterfinals with a draw or win. However, don’t let the first-leg result fool you, as PSG dominated possession …

Read More »

Ukraine agrees to U.S.-led ceasefire plan if Russia accepts

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, during his visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025. Saudi Press Agency | Via Reuters Ukraine agreed Tuesday to an immediate 30-day ceasefire negotiated by the United States if Russia accepts the plan, officials said. “Ukraine is ready to start talking and stop shooting,” said Secretary of State …

Read More »