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College football is unpredictable and delightful, which is why we live for what happens on Saturdays. And Week 6 certainly delivered, with a shocker in Pasadena that leaves Penn State in a truly unimaginable position. Each Sunday, I’ll publish my biggest takeaways from the college football weekend. I’ll highlight the most interesting storylines, track College Football Playoff contenders and specifically …

Higher stakes, a Fed ‘flying blind,’ and a ‘data desert’: Why this government shutdown would actually matter  Forex Factory Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures edge up with government shutdown in focus  Yahoo Finance Asian Currencies Mostly Strengthen Amid U.S. Government Shutdown Risks  The Wall Street Journal Bloomberg Daybreak Asia: Shutdown Looms, APAC Stocks Mixed  Bloomberg.com Shares Cautious in Asia as US …

As a condition of allowing the sales of US Steel to Nippon, President Donald Trump demanded a government ‘golden share’ in the enteprise (Drew Angerer) The Trump administration is in talks to take an equity stake in Lithium Americas, which would insert the government into another private enterprise in the latest challenge to American free-market traditions. The move comes on …

As discussed on today’s Meet at the Mitt podcast, last night’s playoff-clinching Mariners victory didn’t have the same emotional complexity of the 2022 drought-busting moment, but it will live forever in my mind and in many fans’ minds as the moment where Josh Naylor permanently inserted himself into the People’s Narrative of the Seattle Mariners. I cannot stop watching every …

Rob Pardo left Blizzard more than a decade ago, after a stint as chief creative officer and working as lead designer on games like StarCraft: Brood War, Warcraft 3, and World of Warcraft. Since then, Pardo co-founded Bonfire Studios, which has been quietly toiling away for years on something new, but achingly familiar: a fast-paced, competitive multiplayer game called Arkheron. …

MILAN (AP) — After a lifetime of spurning would-be business suitors, the late Italian designer Giorgio Armani instructed his heirs to sell an initial 15% minority stake in his vast fashion empire, with priority to the French conglomerate LVMH, the eyewear giant Essilor-Luxottica or the cosmetics company L’Oreal. Armani gave control of 40% of his business empire to his longtime …

Ace hedge fund manager Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest ETFs (exchange-traded funds) executed several notable trades on Friday, September 5, 2025, according to the funds’ daily disclosures. The moves highlight ARK’s continued conviction in crypto-linked names Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) and Bullish (BLSH), while trimming positions in streaming giant Roku (ROKU), online sports betting platform DraftKings (DKNG), and semiconductor testing company Teradyne (TER).  …

Democrats face high stakes in New Jersey and Virginia  Politico Democrats, GOP test their playbooks as Trump looms over elections in Virginia and New Jersey  AP News The sprint to Election Day begins in the Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races  NBC News Virginia and New Jersey Polls Signal Bad News for Republicans  Newsweek Trump not on ballot, but president front and center in …

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (Image via IG) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have officially stepped into their “Engagement Era,” sealing their love story with a fairytale-worthy proposal. The Kansas City Chiefs star popped the question in a dreamy garden setting, where Swift showed off a dazzling 13-carat diamond ring estimated at $650,000. The couple announced the news in a …

Washington — The Trump administration’s 10% stake in Intel, announced not long after President Trump had called on the chip maker’s CEO to resign, is being criticized by conservatives and some economic policy experts alike, who worry such extensive government intervention undermines free enterprise.  Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, may have fueled those misgivings, telling …