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Federal funding cuts are raising questions about university endowments. Here's what some are worth and how they work
Columbia is one of the richest universities with a $14.8 billion endowment. Still, covering federal funding cuts isn't as simple as smashing a piggy bank.CNBC - 1d -
Cliff Asness's AQR multi-strategy hedge fund returns 9% in the first quarter during tough conditions
The Apex strategy from Cliff Asness' firm, which combines stocks, macro and arbitrage trades with $3 billion in assets under management, gained 9% in Q1.CNBC - 1d -
Europe warns of "strong plan to retaliate" ahead of new Trump tariffs
European Union already intends to impose duties on U.S. goods worth some $28 billion in mid-April in response to Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs.CBS News - 1d -
Angola Rail Line Offers Clues to Trump’s Africa Policy
The $4 billion project was the Biden administration’s signature initiative in Africa. Early signs are that the Trump team supports it, too, for mineral access if nothing else.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump Media filing opens door for president to sell $2B in stock
Trump's social media company filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange commission that could allow the president's trust to sell more than $2 billion of shares.ABC News - 18h -
Manhattan's luxury real estate market sees best first quarter in six years
Manhattan apartment sales rose 29% in the first quarter, and the total value of apartment sales in the city reached $5.7 billion, up 56%.CNBC - 18h -
ACLU sues Trump administration over NIH grant cancellations
A coalition of health researchers, unions and other stakeholders filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the abrupt cancellation of billions of dollars in research grants by the National Institutes ...The Hill - 10h -
A Special Election That Was Supposed to Be a Snoozer Is Suddenly Buzzing
A House race in a deep-red Florida district is seeing millions of dollars in spending ahead of Tuesday’s election. Even in a loss, Democrats hope it will signal much-needed momentum.The New York Times - 2d -
I Played Doom: The Dark Ages And It Rules
GameSpot recently had the chance to spend three hours with id Software's next Doom game. We got to check out new weapons and pilot the mech and dragon.GameSpot - 2d -
Manchester City outlay on lawyer fees revealed as independent commission near 115 charges verdict
A new report has detailed Manchester City’s net spend on lawyer fees as the club await a verdict into their 115 alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations.The four-in-a-row Pre...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Watch live: Astronauts hold news conference after extended trip in space
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who returned to Earth earlier this month after spending nine months in space, are scheduled to answer reporters' questions on Monday afternoon. ...The Hill - 2d -
Wisconsin judicial race provides a critical test for Democrats’ anti-Elon Musk playbook
Billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk has played a major role in the uptick in spending in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster explains how the judicial race is ...NBC News - 2d -
Pep Guardiola handed devastating Erling Haaland blow with Manchester City star set to miss majority of Premier League run-in
Erling Haaland is set to spend some time on the sidelines after sustaining an ankle injury in Manchester City’s FA Cup quarter-final win over Bournemouth on Sunday, the club have confirmed.The ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Pep Guardiola reveals Erling Haaland return date as Manchester City enter Premier League final lap without Norwegian striker
Pep Guardiola has outlined the length of time Manchester City forward Erling Haaland will spend on the sidelines after suffering an ankle injury against Bournemouth on Sunday.Haaland was taken off ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Prowl hockey gives kids a 'community' on and off the ice
Apr. 1—JAMESTOWN — Jamestown Hockey Boosters President Whitney Trautman spends a good chunk of her time talking about hockey. There is a lot to say. "I joined the board three years ago when my own ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Booker sets record for longest Senate speech in history
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Tuesday set a new record for the longest floor speech in Senate history, having held the floor for 25 hours and 5 minutes to decry potential GOP spending cuts in their ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump administration cuts 10,000 HHS jobs to downsize bureaucracy
In an effort to cut spending, the Trump administration laid off 10,000 federal workers from the Department of Health and Human Services. Meanwhile, in a symbolic move, Democratic Senator Cory ...NBC News - 1d -
High-stakes election in Wisconsin tests Musk’s influence
Voters headed to the polls on Tuesday for special elections in Florida and a Supreme Court race in Wisconsin, where spending surpassed $80 million – a record for a state court campaign – including ...NBC News - 1d -
Real Madrid willing to invest €100 million in Premier League defensive pairing – report
According to a report from Fichajes, it has come to light that Real Madrid are ready to spend a whopping €100 million for two promising young talents from Bournemouth, namely Dean Huijsen and Milos ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Centerville grad transferring to college basketball blue blood
Apr. 2—Jonathan Powell is headed a little farther south for the next chapter of his basketball story. The Centerville High School grad is headed to North Carolina after spending his freshman season ...Yahoo Sports - 18h -
Notre Dame LB Drayk Bowen finds best use of extra time without baseball
After spending his sophomore season making his first three game appearances — twice a pinch runner and once as a pinch hitter — Bowen started to wonder if all the time spent juggling baseball and ...Yahoo Sports - 14h -
How To Get The Namazu Legendary Mount In Assassin's Creed Shadows
Do you want to have the Namazu legendary mount in Assassin's Creed Shadows ? This is one of the coolest-looking horses that you can find in-game (outside of spending your hard-earned cash in the ...GameSpot - 10h -
Tencent invests $1.25B in Ubisoft’s new core games operating division
Tencent has invested $1.25 billion in a new Ubisoft operating division that includes the core games Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six brands. Ubisoft, the French video game ...VentureBeat - 6d -
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President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron meet at the White House to discuss the war in Ukraine; Apple plans to invest $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years.CBS News - 2d -
Wall Street banks got meager payout from CoreWeave IPO
After waiting over three years for a billion-dollar-plus IPO from a U.S. tech company, Wall Street's top banks only got a 2.8% fee.CNBC - 2d -
Scientists release plans for even bigger atom smasher along the French-Swiss border
Scientists at the world’s largest atom smasher have released a blueprint for a much bigger successor that could help solve enigmas of physics, starting in the mid-2040s at a cost of about $16 billionABC News - 2d -
The White House’s mixed message on its tariff policy
Trump's tariffs could raise $600 billion a year, but this would only happen if consumers avoid substitution and continue to buy foreign goods at tariff-elevated prices, which is unlikely.The Hill - 1d -
Pennsylvania's largest coal-fired power plant, now retired, to become gas-powered data center campus
What was once Pennsylvania’s biggest coal-fired power plant is being turned into a $10 billion natural gas-powered data center campus designed to capitalize on Big Tech's fast-growing energy demandsABC News - 17h -
Switch 2 Release Date, Price, Launch Games, And Everything Else We Know
After seven years on the market, 150 million systems, and more than 1 billion games sold for the original Switch, Nintendo is finally ushering in its next console--the Nintendo Switch 2. Following ...GameSpot - 16h -
A-Rod, Lore to own Timberwolves after standoff
Glen Taylor has agreed to the Marc Lore-Alex Rodriguez group acquiring 100% ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx at the same $1.5 billion price the sides agreed on in 2021, ...ESPN - 14h -
Trump hits UK with 10% tariffs as he ignites global trade war
Britain gets off comparatively lightly but US president’s action could still cost billions in lost growth. US politics – latest updates Donald Trump has hit the UK with tariffs of 10% on ...The Guardian - 11h
