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Emily KeoghDec 18, 2025, 08:00 AM ETCloseBased in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN’s women’s soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCLThe UEFA Women’s Champions League draw for the knockout phase took place on Thursday, with the top 12 teams learning their fate.If defending champions Arsenal overcome minnows OH Leuven in the playoff stage, they will face Chelsea, while the winners of VfL Wolfsburg and Juventus will take on eight-time champions OL Lyonnes.On the other side of the bracket, Manchester United were drawn against Atlético Madrid in the playoffs, before a possible game with Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals, while…

Chipotle will debut a High Protein Menu on Tuesday, December 23, with items ranging from 15 to 81 grams of protein per item.Source: Chipotle Mexican GrillChipotle Mexican Grill is entering the snack business.The fast-casual giant announced Thursday it will roll out its first-ever “High Protein Menu” later this month, featuring grab-and-go protein cups. Starting Tuesday, customers in the U.S. and Canada can buy a 4-ounce portion filled with adobo chicken or steak.The move is designed to re-energize demand as the chain known for massive burritos and bowls is grappling with slowing sales growth and a fundamental shift in how Americans…

Emily KeoghDec 18, 2025, 07:52 AM ETCloseBased in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN’s women’s soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCLArsenal will face OH Leuven in the Champions League play-offs in a repeat of the final league phase game, setting up for an all-English quarterfinal against Chelsea.Arsenal defeated Leuven 3-0 on Wednesday, but will face the Belgian debutants again in February for the play-offs.If successful, they will face Chelsea in the quarterfinal, with the reigning Women’s Super League holders earning a direct path to the knockouts after finishing the league phase in third.After three years of meeting foes Barcelona…

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 17, 2025.Doug Mills | Via ReutersThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. Trump on defensePresident Donald Trump, with approval ratings sagging, touted his economic and other policies in a White House address, taking jabs at his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. “I inherited a mess,” Trump said, referring to when he returned to the White House last…

Patients are prepared for surgery on the opening day of UCI Health – Irvine in Irvine, CA on Dec. 10, 2025. Officials opened what is described as the country’s first all-electric acute care hospital. Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty ImagesHealth-care job growth is propping up the labor market amid weakness in many other industries, a dynamic that labor economists say is a worrying sign for jobseekers and the U.S. economy.Employers in the health care and social services sector have added 695,000 jobs in 2025 through November, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Meanwhile, U.S. employers in…

Giorgos Tsetis, cofounder and former CEO of Nutrafol.Courtesy of Great ThingsA 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.After struggling with hair loss in his 20s, Giorgos Tsetis co-founded Nutrafol in 2014 to make supplements that address hair growth. Early this year, Tsetis sold his remaining equity at a valuation of $3.5 billion to Unilever and stepped down as Nutrafol’s CEO. The 41-year-old told Inside Wealth he had two goals for his next chapter: to leave a…

Women’s Champions League holders Arsenal will face OH Leuven in the knockout phase play-off, while Manchester United have drawn Atletico Madrid.Should Arsenal win their play-off, they would meet WSL rivals Chelsea in the quarter-final. Both Man Utd and Arsenal have already faced their play-off opponents this season. The Gunners beat OH Leuven 3-0 in the final round of league phase games, finishing fifth. Man Utd were 1-0 winners against Atletico Madrid in October. On the final matchday, Marc Skinner’s side beat Juventus 1-0 in Turin to secure sixth place.The first legs will be played on February 11 or 12 with…

An Olive Garden restaurant in Milpitas, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDarden Restaurants on Thursday reported strong sales growth, fueled by demand at Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse as thrifty diners look for good deals.For the second straight quarter, the company hiked its full-year outlook for revenue growth, although it only reiterated its projections for its earnings. “The second quarter exceeded our top-line expectations as every segment delivered positive same-restaurant sales,” Darden CEO Rick Cardenas said in a statement.Shares of the company rose nearly 3% in morning trading.Here’s what the company…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves before the bell: Micron Technology — Shares jumped more than 11% after the chipmaker issued a rosy revenue forecast and posted fiscal first-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations . Micron said it expected about $18.70 billion in revenue in the current quarter — significantly higher than the $14.20 billion expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Trump Media — The Truth Social parent surged 19% after announcing a merger with TAE Technologies, a fusion power energy company. The all-stock deal is valued at more than $6 billion and is expected to close…

The Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Bank of England voted narrowly to cut interest rates on Thursday, in its last monetary policy move of 2025.The central bank’s nine-member monetary policy committee (MPC) on Thursday voted 5-4 to trim the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%, marking the fourth cut of the year. Economists had widely expected the rate trim, which comes at a time of lackluster economic data, softening labor market and a recent decline in inflation that outpaced expectations.Nonetheless, the…