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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Baker Hughes , Halliburton — Oil services stocks including Halliburton and Baker Hughes traded higher as oil prices looked to break a four-day losing streak. Baker Hughes’ stock rose more than 4%, while Halliburton and Transocean each added 8%. Sempra — Shares of the energy company rose 4% after it said it sold a 45% stake in its infrastructure unit to KKR and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for $10 billion. Sempra also said it would spend $14 billion to expand its LNG facility in Port Arthur, Texas. Nexstar Media…

[The stream is slated to start at 12:35 p.m. ET. CNBC Television will start the stream when the event begins. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above.]Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Tuesday to the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce 2025 Economic Outlook Luncheon.This is Powell’s first speech since the Federal Open Market Committee lowered the central bank’s key borrowing rate a quarter percentage point to a range of 4%-4.25%, the first cut of the year.In his post-meeting news conference, Powell characterized the reduction as “risk management” as officials become more concerned with weakness in…

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) on Sept. 23, 2025 in New York City.Alexi J. Rosenfeld | Getty ImagesWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt fumed Tuesday that if anyone at the United Nations “intentionally” stopped an escalator right before President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stepped onto it, “they need to be fired and investigated immediately.”Leavitt’s demand on X came hours after an escalator at the UN abruptly halted just as the Trumps got on it shortly before he delivered a speech to the…

Monchi is expected to leave his role as Aston Villa president of football operations, Sky Sports News understands, but why now and what does it mean for the club going forward?The 57-year-old has been at the club for just over two years and has formed a close relationship with head coach Unai Emery and director of football Damien Vidagany. Monchi’s work helped steer Villa into last season’s Champions League, although they narrowly missed out on returning this campaign having finished sixth in the Premier League.But has Villa’s poor form at the start of the season influenced the decision? And what…

Technology concept with always connected students – Vivid filterDavide Zanin | Istock | Getty ImagesWhen Jacob Kaplan thinks about his path to financial security, he sees a need to take big risks.For years, Kaplan has been betting on major sporting events through online platforms, often dedicating 30 hours a week to the hobby. The 25-year-old regularly trades tips with fellow enthusiasts through Discord and bought a membership to sports data platform Bookie Beats to help level up his bets.”There’s the risk that goes into each individual bet that you take,” Kaplan told CNBC. “But if you surround yourself with the…

Jimmy Kimmel speaks during the Disney Advertising Upfront showcase event on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at North Javits in New York City.David Russell | Disney General Entertainment Content | Getty ImagesNexstar Media Group, one of the largest owners of broadcast TV stations, said it would not air the return of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday.The company joins Sinclair, which said Monday it didn’t plan to air the late-night show, and instead would show other programming.ABC parent Disney announced Monday it would bring back “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after pausing the show indefinitely last week following comments by host Kimmel that linked…

Editor’s note: The following is a personal account of Palestinian journalist and MEE contributor Ahmed Dremly, who is based in Gaza City, as told to MEE’s Jerusalem bureau chief Lubna Masarwa. It has been edited for brevity and clarity.  The sound of their explosion is, without doubt, the most terrifying noise in the world. Even thunder, in its most violent moment, doesn’t come close to the sound an Israeli explosive-laden robot makes when it detonates. I’m talking about decommissioned armoured personnel carriers – packed with explosives and remotely operated – which Israeli forces have been using widely across Gaza City in recent…

Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano has insisted “nothing is official” after reports Sergio Busquets could retire at the end of the 2025 MLS campaign.”No, I don’t [have an opinion]. That’s what I’ve read and heard, but nothing is official,” Mascherano told media on Tuesday.”I’m not one to go around asking players about any rumors. What I can tell you is that Sergio is fully committed to the team, to this season, and we’re focused on that, not on the rumors.”The player’s contract with Inter Miami expires following this season, with no talks yet of an extension. Busquets previously addressed…

As a longtime startup investor and judge on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” Barbara Corcoran has a lot of practice gauging which entrepreneurs will ultimately become highly successful — and which ones will struggle.Specifically, Corcoran likes to watch what entrepreneurs do when something goes wrong with their business, she told journalist Katie Couric’s “Wake Up Call at Work” newsletter, which published on Aug. 28.”I pay close attention to who takes responsibility and who plays the blame game,” said Corcoran. “Six months after ‘Shark Tank,’ something always goes wrong — the supplier didn’t deliver, the molds were wrong, an employee messed up. But…

World leaders are gathering in New York this week for the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) debate. It’s the 80th year of the gathering, and it comes at a difficult time for the organisation, with wars raging globally and a budget crisis internally.  More than 150 heads of state and government will take the podium at the UNGA, but the agenda among heads of state from the Middle East will likely to be focused on Israel’s genocide in Gaza and its persistent attacks against its neighbours and regional foes. No gathering in world politics attracts more heavyweights during its first week. On Tuesday, US…