The data center construction boom could impact improvements in roads, bridges and other infrastructure. according to bloomberg, In 2025, state and local governments reportedly sold record amounts of debt for the second consecutive year, with strategists predicting sales of $600 billion next year. The majority of that money is expected to finance infrastructure projects. Meanwhile,…
Hoda Kotb knows what it’s like to completely overhaul a career and start fresh in a brand-new industry. The longtime journalist left NBC’s “TODAY” in January after 26 years with the organization, and launched her own company — a wellness brand called Joy 101 — in May. Becoming a first-time CEO at age 60 felt…
Bill ConnellyDec 13, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. The “Bowls are dead!” chorus is growing louder. Notre Dame opted out after what had to feel like one of the crueler playoff snubs imaginable (non-2023…
Mark Short, a former aide to former Vice President Mike Pence, predicted earlier this week that Democrats’ recent election victory could be a harbinger of the 2026 midterms, showing that Americans prefer divided government. “I think it’s going to be a really uphill climb, Dasha. The reality is that Americans like divided government. They don’t…
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Todd Combs’ surprise departure from Berkshire Hathaway got most of the attention when it was announced this week. There were also, however, several additional personnel…
Joe LunardiDecember 12, 2025, 09:30 am ET to close Resident college basketball bracketologist for ESPN Contributor to SportsCenter, ESPN Insider The first public bracket was published in 1995. Don’t let the low number of annual NCAA Tournament bids (4.6) fool you. With only 11 teams, the Big East is the smallest power college basketball conference…
US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on Saturday that two US service members and a civilian were killed and several others were injured in an ambush by an ISIS-linked gunman. “On December 13, an ambush resulted in the deaths of two U.S. service members and one U.S. citizen, and the wounding of three service members… Source…
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is making a big bet on defined outcome exchange-traded funds — also known as buffer ETFs, which use options to help protect against market losses. This month, Goldman Sachs agreed to buy defined outcome ETF provider Innovator Capital Management for $2 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first…
December 12, 2025, 11:51 pm ET Scheduled Tribe. Lewis– chicago star conor bedard I was injured in a last-second faceoff lost 3-2 till st louis blues Will miss the Blackhawks game on Friday night and Saturday. With 0.8 seconds remaining, Bedard attempted a draw to give Chicago one last chance, but was knocked down by…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday targeted four states for refusing to hand over voter data and issued a complaint against Georgia’s Fulton County for information related to the 2020 presidential election. The Trump administration’s lawsuit against Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts and Nevada accuses the states of hiding private data about registered voters, including citizenship…
