Cubs Designate Corbin Martin For Assignment

By Steve Adams | at May 7, 2026 10:21am CDT The Cubs announced Thursday that righty Corbin Martin has been designated for assignment. His roster spot will go to fellow right-handed reliever Gavin Hollowell, who has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa. Martin signed a minor league deal with Chicago back in January. His contract was […]
Butler Hurt After Awkward Landing

The Golden State Warriors faced a frightening moment Monday night when forward Jimmy Butler left the floor with a right knee injury during a game against the Miami Heat at Chase Center. Butler went up to catch a pass in the paint and came down awkwardly after contact with Heat guard Davion Mitchell. He grimaced […]
Donald Trump Trolls ‘Sleepy Joe’ Biden White House With A.I. Roast

Donald Trump Trolls Biden White House in A.I. Post … Pen There, Done That Published May 7, 2026 7:56 AM PDT President Donald Trump‘s latest Truth Social post looks like political fan fiction on steroids … turning the Biden White House into an A.I.-generated circus. Take a look … the caricature Trump posted Thursday morning […]
Just how cheap could IAG shares get this summer?

Image source: Getty Images It’s shaping up to be a bumpy summer for International Consolidated Airlines Group (LSE: IAG) shares. But some investors may ask: so what’s new? Life has been turbulent for the FTSE 100 stock ever since the pandemic, which grounded its fleets and almost buried the business. Yet when flying eventually recovered, […]
NY Fed Survey of consumer expectations:1Y inflation higher @ 3.6% vs 3.4%. 5Y steady at 3%

April one-year-ahead expected inflation: 3.6% versus March’s 3.4% April three-year-ahead expected inflation: Unchanged at 3.1% April five-year-ahead expected inflation: Unchanged at 3.0% April year-ahead home price rise expected: 3.0% versus March’s 3.3% April year-ahead gasoline price expectations: Dropped “sharply” Current and future access to credit views: Deteriorated versus March April expectations for higher future unemployment: […]
‘We want to turn it around’

Interim boss Calum McFarlane accepts Chelsea are not meeting expectations at the moment but insists the players have not ‘downed tools’. The Blues were beaten 3-1 by a second-string Nottingham Forest side on Monday, their sixth successive Premier League defeat that left them ninth in the table. Qualification for the Champions League has all but […]
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Welcomes Baby Girl

Karoline Leavitt Welcomes Baby Girl!!! Published May 7, 2026 7:39 AM PDT Karoline Leavitt has added another member to her growing family … and it’s a baby girl!!! Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. The 28-year-old White House press secretary — one of the most visible faces in President Donald Trump‘s administration […]
Up 130% in 2026, can FTSE space stock Filtronic continue to soar?

Image source: Getty Images Back in early January, I predicted that FTSE AIM 100 space stock Filtronic (LSE: FTC) would soar in 2026. It’s fair to say that call was on the money – year to date, it’s up about 130% and we’re only in May! Is the growth stock still worth considering after these […]
Fed’s Hammack: I see a lot of uncertainty in economic outlook

Cleveland Fed Pres. Beth Hammack is speaking and says: I see a lot of uncertainty in economic outlook. Fed should be neutral and policy stance outlook given the uncertainty. Higher prices are weighing on consumer’s ability to stand. Iran war can impact both sides of Fed’s mandate. There was a lot more consensus that it […]
New York Fed finds surging gas prices hit low-income households hardest

Financial influencer Taylor Price joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to break down how shifting your mindset can help Americans grow wealth and achieve the American Dream. A new report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York finds that the recent rise in gas prices has affected households very differently based on their income level. Energy […]