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Congratulations to Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay, who has earned himself a place on the short list for the 2025 Ballon d’Or.It has been quite a transformation for the Scotland international, who was deemed surplus to requirements at Manchester United and allowed to move to Napoli for €30 million last summer. Once there, he propelled them to the 2024-25 Serie A title with 12 goals and four assists from 34 games during his debut season, becoming a bona-fide cult hero in the process.While McTominay — or “McTerminator,” as he’s become affectionately known at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium — is obviously…

Jack Grealish’s future at Manchester City looks to be over four years after he became English football’s first £100m player. After a troubled two years for the talented winger, where next?Could it be Everton? The Toffees have made an approach to Man City over a possible deal to sign Grealish. There is some conjecture about how advanced those talks are, with some suggestions that talks have not even started yet. I think it is very clear this is still at a very early stage and the sense that we are getting, and from my colleague Vinny O’Connor who is up…

Overnight attacks by Israel on displacement tents caused fires to erupt in al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis in south Gaza, resulting in a number of civilian casualties.  Clips shared online show flames engulfing the tents, as local sources noted that Palestinians attempting to extinguish the fires had to use primitive equipment, due to the absence of emergency crews after their repeated targeting. The aerial assault on the Israeli-designated “humanitarian zone” follows several expulsion orders issued to residents of al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, in Gaza City. The residents had been ordered to immediately head towards al-Mawasi. The forced displacement spanned some 1.5 square miles across five neighbourhoods…

The United States women’s national team was knocked off the top spot in FIFA’s latest women’s rankings by world champion Spain.Spain regained the No. 1 position despite losing to England in the final of the European Championship last month.The U.S. held the top position since August last year after winning gold at the Paris Olympics. Spain was No. 1 from December 2023 to June last year after its World Cup triumph.The latest rankings were released by world governing body FIFA on Thursday.Spain reached the Euro 2025 final, only to suffer a penalty-shootout defeat to England. Maryam Majd/Getty ImagesEngland, which has won…

Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesA 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 equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.In the past year, U.S. companies made more progress in getting employees back to the office than at any time since 2020, when the pandemic fundamentally changed the traditional work paradigm. This is according to a forthcoming report from CBRE, due out next week.…

Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company’s Annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, California, U.S. April 29, 2025.Laure Andrillon | ReutersIntel shares slipped Thursday after President Donald Trump called for the chipmaker’s CEO to resign immediately.In a Truth Social post, Trump said Intel Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan “is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately. There is no other solution to this problem.”Intel did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Tan was named as Intel CEO in March as the chipmaker tried to rebound from declining sales under the stewardship of Pat Gelsinger.This week, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.,…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Apple CEO Tim Cook in the Oval Office of the White House on August 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on the import of semiconductors has brought major chip names into the spotlight.Questions linger about how these duties will be implemented: will they apply to the raw chip itself that is imported, or the end product, like a smartphone or laptop? And how much manufacturing needs to actually be done in the U.S.?Trump said that, if companies are “building in the…

U.S. President Donald Trump waves from the roof of the West Wing of the White House as he takes a tour on August 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday to allow alternative assets such as private equity, cryptocurrencies and real estate into 401(k)s, according to a senior White House official.The executive order will direct the U.S. secretary of Labor to review fiduciary guidance on private market investments in 401(k) and other defined contribution plans that are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security…

Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates, in an interview on May 5, 2015CNBCA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.In June 2010, Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett started what could be described as the world’s most ambitious fundraising drive. After promising to give away the vast majority of their wealth, the trio asked their ultra-wealthy peers to pledge at least half of their assets to charity during their lifetimes or in their estates.In…

Clothing inside a Peloton store in Palo Alto, California, US, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPeloton posted a surprise profit for its fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday and outlined its strategy to return to growth under new CEO Peter Stern. Shares of Peloton gained 6% in early trading.The connected fitness company, known for its stationary bikes and treadmills, posted net income of $21.6 million, compared with a loss of $30.5 million in the year-earlier period. That’s thanks to better-than-expected sales but also, Peloton’s efforts to cut its operating expenses, which Stern said in a…