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Citigroup on Wednesday posted fourth quarter results that topped expectations as the lender set aside less money for troubled loans than analysts had expected. Here’s what the company reported:Adjusted earnings: $1.81 a share vs. $1.67 LSEG estimateAdjusted revenue: $21.0 billion vs. expected $20.72 billion The company said net income fell 13% from the year earlier period to $2.47 billion, or $1.19 per share, because of a $1.1 billion after tax loss tied its plan to divest Citigroup’s Russian operations.Excluding the charge, profit was $3.6 billion, or $1.81 per share.Revenue excluding the Russia-related charge rose 8% to $21.0 billion on increases…

How to Sit Properly at a DeskAccordionItemContainerButtonIt’s not just about finding a chair you like. We’ve rounded up several tips on how to set up your desk properly here, and how to avoid tech neck, but here are a few highlights.Sitting for too long in a day is not good for your health, no matter what chair you use. It increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. The best thing you can do is get up and move every half hour. If you can, a 40-minute walk per day can, according to a recent study, make…

Playoff Pete is a big loser.I am worse than Justin Herbert in the postseason. Worse than Brandon McManus last week. Worse than coaches who won’t kick field goals on fourth down when points matter.I did the unthinkable this past week, accomplishing a feat you couldn’t do even if you tried.I went 0-6 against the spread. Winless. I am still over .500 for the season at 140-135-3, but I wilted when the lights were brightest.I did go 2-4 straight up, so I have that to carry over into the divisional round. That brings my season record to 178-99-1.It’s time to regroup.…

Meta is laying off 10% of staff in its Reality Labs division, which is core to developing the company’s VR and metaverse products, the New York Times reported. The publication noted that Reality Labs had roughly 15,000 employees, and the job cuts could impact over 1,000 people. Separately, CNBC reported that the company plans to shut down studios such as Armature Studio, Twisted Pixel, and Sanzaru, along with a technical unit called Oculus Studios Central Technology, which was working on VR titles. Business Insider reported that the company’s CTO and head of Reality Labs, Andrew Bosworth, called for the “most…

Swaim Huston is bringing his preppy bona fides to Rag & Bone, the brand that Brits Marcus Wainwright and David Neville built from a single pair of jeans into an American standard. A tennis ace who could be Wes Anderson’s cousin, with a taste for subversively conservative tailoring, Hutson is the same generation as the Rag & Bone founders, a couple of years behind them in the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. Like Wainwright and Neville, he’s seen American fashion through boom times and bust. If his own previous brands Obedient Sons & Daughters and The Academy New York never reached lift…

Mike Krieger, the Instagram cofounder who joined Anthropic two years ago as its chief product officer, is moving to a new focus at the AI startup: co-leading its internal incubator, dubbed the “Labs” team.The Anthropic Labs team started in mid-2024 with just two members; now, the company has decided to expand it, with a focus on building “experimental products.” Krieger’s new title will be simply a member of technical staff reporting to Anthropic president Daniela Amodei, and he’ll co-lead the Labs team with Ben Mann, who has been the company’s product engineering lead. Ami Vora, the company’s current “head of…

Jan 14, 2026, 05:00 AM ETManchester City are readying an offer for Marc Guéhi, and N’Golo Kanté is close to a return to Europe. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s winter grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Sources: Man Utd not planning Jan. transfers for Carrick- Rosenior plans talks with Chelsea exile Sterling- Klopp: Xabi’s Madrid exit ‘nothing to do with me’Marc Guéhi’s contract at Crystal Palace is set to expire at the end of the season. (Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images)TRENDING RUMORS- Manchester City are preparing to make an offer…

The UK government has backtracked on a plan to require all workers to have a digital ID following a backlash. It will no longer be mandatory to register with the digital ID program to prove one has the right to work in the country, as the BBC reports.The government announced the now-scrapped digital ID requirement in September. “You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID,” Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said at the time. “It’s as simple as that.”The government still plans to fully transition to digital right-to-work checks by…

Silver bars appear in a photo illustration as silver prices move amid shifting industrial demand and global market volatility in Brussels, Belgium, on December 24, 2025. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesShares linked to silver strengthened on Wednesday, after the metal hit another record high and held above the $90 threshold.On Tuesday, spot silver — which outperformed gold last year with a 150% annual gain — crossed over the $90-an-ounce mark for the first time. It was more than 4% higher at $90.55 per ounce by 5:42 a.m. ET on Wednesday.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconSpot silver priceSilver futures for…

The robotics company behind the Neo humanoid robot, 1X, has unveiled a new AI model that it says understands the dynamics of the real world and can help bots learn new information on their own. This physics-based model, called 1X World Model, uses a combination of video and prompts to give Neo robots new abilities. The video allows Neo robots to learn new tasks they weren’t previously trained on, according to 1X. This release comes as 1X is gearing up to release its Neo humanoids into the home. The company opened up preorders for its humanoids in October with plans…