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Topline Tesla stock has soared 58% after CEO Elon Musk announced plans to leave DOGE. Can he restore the company’s brand value? If not, the company’s share price may be too high. WALNUT CREEK, CA – MAY 14: Matthew LeBrot is photographed with his Tesla cybertruck, bearing anti … More Musk slogans, in a park near his home in Walnut Creek, California on May 14, 2025. Lebrot lost his job as a Tesla sales manager after calling for Elon Musk to step down from the company after Tesla posted huge losses. (Photo by Martin Klimek for The Washington Post via…

People walk past the headquarters of the U.S. Small Business Administration in the Southwest Federal Center area on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesA federal judge’s recent order may foil President Donald Trump’s plans to transfer the country’s more than $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio from the U.S. Department of Education to the Small Business Administration.U.S. District Judge Myong J. Joun wrote in his May 22 preliminary injunction that the Trump administration was required to reinstate over 1,300 Education Dept. employees and was blocked from carrying out Trump’s directive “to transfer management of federal student loans…

Washington CNN  —  It’s been a little while since Americans had an inkling of optimism about the economy. Consumer confidence rose 12.3 points this month to a reading of 98, the Conference Board said in its latest survey released Tuesday, the first monthly gain since November. That’s higher than economists’ expectations for a reading of 88, according to data firm FactSet. For the past several months, President Donald Trump’s sweeping policy changes, including his ongoing trade war, have taken a toll on people’s attitudes toward the economy. Last month, consumer confidence fell to its lowest level since the early days…

Pakistan women’s left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal reclaimed her position at the top of the ICC Women’s Twenty-20 International (T20I) Bowler Rankings, Cricket’s governing body announced on Tuesday. Sadia was also pivotal to Pakistan’s win in the recently concluded ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers in Lahore and was named in the team of the tournament for her nine scalps for an average of 16. Her economy, like her spin twin Nashra Sandhu, was under four, and this meant that the duo provided the hosts the stranglehold during the middle overs and helped them maintain an unbeaten run throughout the tournament. “[Sadia]…

LAHORE: Eight players, including captain and vice-captain, who were selected in the Pakistan team for the forthcoming T20 home series against Bangladesh, could not find a place in the best 12 players included in the HBL Pakistan Super League X team announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday. Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, the captain of victorious Lahore Qalandars team, who was selected as captain of the PSL team, could not earn a place in the national squad. Pakistan’s T20 captain Salman Ali Agha and his deputy Shadab Khan are not included in the PSL team. Other national…

LAHORE: As Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Shah Afridi and the team’s owner Sameen Rana sat together to address reporters after their emphatic triumph against Quetta Gladiators in the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) final on Sunday night here at the Gaddafi Stadium, their faces radiated pride. There was a lot for the duo to be proud about, especially having each other’s back; a recurring theme of their post-match press conference. But the story that stood out was that of Sikandar Raza’s “straight-out-of-a-movie” arrival into the stadium – as Shaheen described it – 10 minutes before the first ball of the…

PARIS: Holders Paris St-Germain crui­sed to a 3-0 victory over Stade de Reims in the Coupe de France final on Saturday, claiming a third domestic trophy for the second successive season, and preparing for next week’s Champions League final in style. PSG have now won the French Cup a record 16 times, including eight times in the last decade. The next most successful club in the history of the competition are Olympique de Marseille, who won the last of their 10 titles in 1989. Luis Enrique’s Ligue 1 champions and French Super Cup winners had little trouble seeing off relegation-battling…

PARIS: Rafael Nadal was given a rousing reception as the ‘King of Clay’ stepped onto Court Philippe Chatrier for the final time on Sunday in a ceremony to celebrate his career at the French Open, while Aryna Sabalenka got her French Open campaign up and running with an emphatic victory. The 38-year-old, who retired from tennis last November, was serenaded by the Roland Garros crowd, with spectators wearing different coloured t-shirts to create the message “14 RG, Rafa”. Nadal dominated the French Open after winning on debut as a teenager in 2005, lifting the trophy a record-breaking 14 times. The…

LAHORE: Sikandar Raza ran off in celebration — punching the air in delight, his partner Kusal Perera in tow as fireworks exploded in the background. Lahore Qalandars were Pakistan Super League champions again, sealing their third title in four seasons after pulling off a remarkable chase. Quetta Gladiators had been in the ascendancy in Sunday’s final, headed towards what they believed was their destiny — a second PSL crown — having clinched their first six long years ago. They had tightened the noose around the Qalandars, who, in their chase of 202, needed 57 runs to win off the last…

Virgil van Dijk lifted the Premier League trophy after Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on Sunday as the Reds held a title party with their own fans for the first time in 35 years. Arne Slot’s side wrapped up their record-equalling 20th English crown with a demolition of Tottenham in April, but the long-awaited trophy presentation was saved for the final game of the season. Liverpool’s last title in 2020 was won during the Covid-19 lockdown, meaning the trophy was held aloft by then-captain Jordan Henderson in front of an empty stadium. The Reds made the most of their…