Affirm stock popped 20% Friday after the buy now, pay later firm beat Wall Street’s expectations across the board in its fiscal fourth-quarter results. The stock was already up 31% this year heading into the report, outpacing the Nasdaq’s 12% gain. Earnings came in at 20 cents a share and nearly doubled analyst expectations, with…
Ryan MacgiAugust 28, 2025, 07:00 AM ET to close Senior writer for ESPN the Magazine and ESPN.com 2 Bar Sports Amy Winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year “Appreciate you, young man.” With all proper respect for “not so fast, my friend”, there are no words that come to my mind first when I…
At 10:12 am on 27 August, a friend asked me how close I live Fusion Catholic SchoolI told him that I did not know. He said that there was a school shooting and it was right from my house. I was in shock. I did not experience anything like this earlier. But then I asked…
Inflation edged higher in July, according to the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure, indicating that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are weaning their way through the U.S. economy. The personal consumption expenditures price index showed that core inflation, which excludes food and energy costs, ran at a 2.9% seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to a Commerce…
Mark Ogden Close Mark Ogden Senior Writer, ESPN FC Ryan O’Hanlon Close Ryan O’Hanlon ESPN.com writer Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.” Aug 29, 2025, 03:51 AM ET Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has a mountain of problems. He doesn’t…
Fast, accused or accused of investigation for crimes claim that the prosecutors are motivated by politics or vengeance. Despite these sometimes the meritorious claims of these facial, they rarely succeed. This is because the prosecutors enjoy the tremendous discretion in choosing which people charge with crimes, and which people will gain generosity for cooperation. Individuals…
At the stroke of midnight, 92% of all U.S. cargo shipments, and up to four million package daily, lost their duty-free status with President Trump’s removal of the de minimis exemption for low-value trade going into effect. Any imported goods sent through the international postal network that are valued at or under $800 will now…
Bradford DoolittleAug 29, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 KANSAS CITY — Kauffman Stadium remains a gorgeous place to watch a ballgame. Sunk into a sea of asphalt in Jackson County, Missouri, some things at The K have…
At a distance of fourteen months from November 3, 2026, I think the next year’s midnight election will be the most dramatic in American political history. This prediction is based on “D” standing for “drama” in Donald Trump. Meanwhile, A againCAnt pole 52 percent of Americans believe that he is a “dangerous dictator” – One…
The Alibaba office building in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on Aug. 28, 2024. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Alibaba posted a better-than-expected bottom line in the June quarter fueled by accelerated sales at its cloud computing unit and a continued revival of its e-commerce business. Still, the Chinese giant’s revenues came in under…
