Month: August 2026

European nations vow FIFA World Cup boycott over Infantino private equity plan as opposition spreadsLater Thursday, the 41-member Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) met and announced it rejected Infantino’s plan.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00European soccer teams agree to boycott FIFA over private equity proposal03:57Get more newsLiveonJuly 30,…

Infantino faces FIFA revolt after adviser quits over plan to sell World Cup stake to private equityCarlos Cordeiro is Gianni Infantino’s senior adviser, yet he revealed he was not involved in the secretive investment plan that has rocked the sport since media reports revealed it Tuesday.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00European soccer teams…

Why did the U.S. buy Japanese yen?Hint: It involves inflation and the interest rates that are paid by consumers and businesses.Listen to this article00:0000:00Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the Oval Office on July 21.Aaron Schwartz / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAug. 3, 2026, 2:50 PM EDTBy Rob WileThe U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to intervene to support…

EVENT ENDEDLast updated 3 hours agoElection highlights: Midterm matchups take shape in primaries across five states as Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan The biggest battle played out in Michigan’s Democratic primary for an open Senate seat, as El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens for the nomination. A voter casts their ballot at a polling location inside…

Anthropic says Claude AI hacked three companies during cyber testsThe breaches signal that AI’s expanding capabilities are already fueling the security threat experts long feared.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ agents hacked into more systems than initially reported04:22Get more newsLiveonJuly 30, 2026, 9:23 PM EDT / Source: ReutersBy ReutersAnthropic said Thursday that…

New York sues Kalshi, says its prediction markets are illegal gamblingAttorney General Letitia James filed similar petitions in April against two other prediction market operators, Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00People trade based on the predicted outcomes of sports, elections and other events on Kalishi.Cheng Xin / Getty…

George Santos agrees to $35,000 settlement in federal probe over Kalshi tradesThe former lawmaker said he settled with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to “put this matter behind” him, adding that he didn’t admit to any wrongdoing.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Kalshi said it will work to reimburse traders if monetary penalties are…