There is unanimity at the top of the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll for the first time this season. Arizona managed to avoid the upset bug for another week. Thus the still-undefeated Wildcats remain at No. 1 for a second consecutive poll, this time claiming all 31 first-place votes. Last week’s second-ranked team wasn’t as fortunate, as Iowa ...
The NBA announced its All-Star starters on Monday and to the surprise of no one, Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić took center stage, winning the fan poll by almost 200,000 votes. The announcement came during the NBA on NBC pregame show ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder-Cleveland Cavaliers game to tip-off the league’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day broadcast ...
The graphite market was dominated by oversupply, trade disputes and China’s continued grip in 2025. Prices hit multi-year lows as a US investigation into Chinese anode imports highlighted the vulnerability of the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, with tariffs and anti-dumping duties creating uncertainty for North American producers. Although natural graphite output has risen from 966,000 metric tons in 2020 ...
Cobalt metal prices have trended steadily higher since September of last year, entering 2026 at US$56,414 per metric ton and touching highs unseen since July 2022. The cobalt market staged a dramatic reversal in 2025, shifting from deep oversupply to structural tightening after decisive intervention by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Prices began last year near nine year lows ...
Jim Wiederhold, commodity indices product manager at Bloomberg, shares his commodities outlook for 2026, saying that while precious metals dominated last year, there’s potential for a rotation toward industrial metals like copper in the year ahead. ‘The fundamental story for industrial is very strong,’ he said. ‘There’s potential huge supply/demand imbalances coming in the future.’ Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, ...
Cardone Capital is adding another $10 million in Bitcoin to its real estate model, as per its CEO and founder, Grant Cardone. The purchase came as Bitcoin slipped near $93,000 amid geopolitical tensions tied to Greenland and Europe. Cardone confirmed the allocation in a statement, citing continued use of real estate cash flow to fund The post Grant Cardone’s Cardone ...
Binance’s founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has reacted to the New York Stock Exchange’s (NYSE) plan to launch a tokenized securities platform. Other crypto stakeholders, such as Ripple’s executive Reece Merrick, have also highlighted how big this move could be for the industry. CZ Reacts To NYSE’s Tokenized Securities Push In an X post, the Binance The post NYSE’s Tokenized Securities ...
Market expert Freedom has indicated that the MSTR stock may have bottomed, with a potential rally above $200 on the horizon. This comes as Michael Saylor’s Strategy continues to increase its Bitcoin exposure with more weekly purchases. The stock has also attracted institutional interest, with Wall Street giants like BlackRock and Vanguard holding significant stakes The post Expert Says MSTR ...
The S&P 500 ($SPX) just logged its fifth straight trading box breakout, which means that, of the five trading ranges the index has experienced since the April lows, all have been resolved to the upside. How much longer can this last? That’s been the biggest question since the massive April 9 rally. Instead of assuming the market is due to roll ...
Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin has been Miami football’s biggest fan during its run to the national championship game, with his infectious personality a mainstay on the Hurricanes’ sideline throughout the College Football Playoff. Ahead of Miami vs. No. 1 Indiana on Monday, Jan. 19, NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ got in on the fun with a parody of Irvin ...
CFP national championship game: Miami vs. Indiana, 7:30 p.m., Monday; TV: ESPN Donald Trump will be at Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship game. In another life, Mario Cristobal could be working the President’s security detail instead of prowling Miami’s sideline. The former Hurricanes offensive lineman comes from a family with law enforcement in its blood, and Cristobal studied and ...
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti and Miami coach Mario Cristobal have taken different paths to their current roles, where they’ll lead their respective teams into Monday’s national championship game. The day before the biggest game of their lives, the two coaches reflected on their paths to where they are today, from Cignetti passing up coal mining for coaching and Cristobal only ...