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Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks during the company’s annual general meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, June 27, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIntel and SoftBank announced on Monday that the Japanese conglomerate will make a $2 billion investment in the embattled chipmaker.SoftBank will pay $23 per share for Intel’s common stock, which closed on Monday at $23.66. The shares rose about 6% in extended trading to $25.The investment, equal to about 2% of Intel, makes SoftBank the fifth-biggest shareholder, according to FactSet. It’s a vote of support for Intel, which hasn’t…

Aug 18, 2025, 07:00 PM ETLiverpool have passed the £200 million ($270 million) mark in player sales this summer after teenage winger Ben Doak completed his move to Bournemouth.The 19-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Cherries in a deal worth £25m to the champions.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedDoak, signed from Celtic in 2022 for £600,000, made 10 appearances for Liverpool in his first two years and spent the whole of last campaign on loan at Championship side Middlesbrough, where he scored three goals in 24 games.He follows Luis Díaz, Darwin Núñez, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Caoimhín Kelleher and Jarell Quansah out of…

Preeti Sarkar is a content creator and owner of the clothing brand, Peetizen.Courtesy of Preeti SarkarPreeti Sarkar started posting on YouTube at the age of 18. Today, the 24-year-old has amassed a following of about 1.6 million on both Instagram and YouTube, and has launched her own clothing brand.She’s part of the growing wave of influencers in India who have started their own businesses since establishing a social media presence.Many top creators in India are leveraging their existing fan bases to build direct-to-consumer businesses —from Nitibha Kaul’s beauty brand and Kusha Kapila’s shapewear brand to Gaurav Taneja’s sports nutrition brand.”It’s…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers…DAILY MAIL Free agent Jamie Vardy has emerged as a surprise target for Napoli after the Italian champions added the 38-year-old to their list of options after Romelu Lukaku was ruled out for three months with injury. Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson is another target, but could prove too expensive. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Jamie Vardy scored his 200th goal on his 500th and final Leicester City appearance last season THE SUN Jamie Vardy has his “heart set” on a move to Celtic and an emotional reunion with…

An aerial view of properties cleared of wildfire debris which burned in the Eaton Fire on July 03, 2025 in Altadena, California.Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe California state legislature passed a bill Monday that ensures homeowners, not lenders, receive at least some of the interest on insurance payouts for homes destroyed or damaged by natural disasters.The legislation comes after thousands of homeowners lost their residences in January’s historic wildfires in Southern California. Following such a loss, insurers send checks typically made out jointly to both the homeowner and the mortgage lender or servicer. The lender will then deposit…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 12, 2025. Brendan McDermid | ReutersThe S&P 500 pulled back on Tuesday, weighed down by Nvidia shares and a broad decline in technology stocks.The broad market S&P 500 lost 0.59% and closed at 6,411.37, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.46% to settle at 21,314.95. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 10.45 points, or 0.02%, and ended at 44,922.27. The 30-stock index touched a fresh record high during the session, powered by a pop in Home Depot.Shares of megacap tech and big-name chipmakers…

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors. A train passes through as District of Columbia National Guardsmen patrol inside the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) A train passes through as District of Columbia National Guardsmen patrol inside the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Read More European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, from left, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finland’s President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican who has been an ardent backer of President Donald Trump, said Monday that he is resigning to take a leadership position at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.The move is the latest in a series of changes at the FBI under Director Kash Patel. Numerous senior officials, including top agents in charge of big-city field offices, have been pushed out of their jobs, and Justice Department officials have sought the names of agents who participated in investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.Bailey said…

Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, looks on during the closing bell at the Nasdaq Market in New York City on March 25, 2025.Jeenah Moon | ReutersPalo Alto Networks reported better-than-expected quarterly results and issued upbeat guidance for the current period. The cybersecurity software vendor said Nir Zuk, who founded the company in 2005, is retiring from his role as chief technology officer.The stock rose about 5% in extended trading.Here’s how the company did compared to LSEG estimates:Earnings: 95 cents adjusted vs. 88 cents expectedRevenue: $2.54 billion vs. $2.5 billion expected.Revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter rose 16% from…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has scheduled an October execution by nitrogen gas for an inmate who has an ongoing lawsuit challenging the new method as unconstitutionally cruel. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday set an Oct. 23 execution date for Anthony Boyd, 53. Boyd is one of four men convicted in the 1993 killing of Gregory Huguley in Talladega. Prosecutors said Huguley was burned to death after he failed to pay for $200 worth of cocaine. Boyd’s lawsuit challenges the use of nitrogen hypoxia gas as unconstitutionally cruel. He suggested a firing squad, hanging or medical aid-in-dying as better…