Goldman Sachs discusses plan to name John Waldron next CEO, succeeding David Solomon: report

The Goldman Sachs board of directors is quietly finalizing a succession plan that would elevate Chief Operating Officer John Waldron to chief executive, replacing David Solomon as early as next year, according to a report. The blueprint sees Waldron assuming the top job in late 2027 or 2028, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Solomon, 64, would then transition to executive chairman of the board for one to two years. While the exact timeline remains fluid, directors could formally approve the transition in the coming months, the newspaper reported. The handover would cap a…

Islanders sell minority stake in team at  billion valuation

The Islanders are adding minority ownership yet again. The club agreed to sell roughly 15 percent of its shares at a $3 billion valuation, according to a Sportico report Monday morning. This comes just four weeks after the Islanders announced David Shuman as a minority owner. The Islanders also added…

New In-N-Out Burger planned for Southern California

It’s a battle of the burgers. In-N-Out is drawing up big plans for a new restaurant in West LA, and it’s right around the corner from a storied local burger joint. Last week, the company filed a permit with the City of Los Angeles to demolish a strip of existing…

Viral student from Florida-Ole Miss game outs herself as pre-med sorority sister

MIAMI — And just like that, she’s the most famous college student in America. Freshman nutritional science student Peyton Blomquist appears to be embracing the attention she’s getting after she was spotted by ESPN cameras cheering on the Florida Gators at Saturday night’s game against ‘Ole Miss. The 18-year-old University…

John Lynch reveals what 49ers must do to earn blockbuster trade

John Lynch isn’t promising the 49ers another blockbuster trade. He is leaving the door conspicuously open. With San Francisco preparing to begin a season carrying legitimate Super Bowl expectations, Lynch indicated the team’s performance over the first two months could determine whether the front office goes shopping before the Nov.…

Commies endorse California billionaire tax as Gavin Newsom, Silicon Valley revolt

California’s controversial billionaire tax has picked up perhaps its least surprising endorsement yet: the Communist Party. The California arm of Communist Party USA officially threw its support behind Proposition 40 on Thursday, urging voters to support a a one-time 5% tax on the state’s roughly 200 billionaires. “It’s up to…

‘There is no conflict between quantum physics and gravity’: Physicists prove Einstein’s equivalence principle holds true at quantum scales

For the first time, physicists have measured the tiny quantum shift an object acquires by falling through Earth’s gravity — an effect of Einstein’s relativity that was predicted almost a century ago but never observed.Researchers placed ultracold rubidium atoms into a superposition, a quantum state in which a single particle…

Hubble spots mysterious 10-sided ‘decagon’ swirling around Saturn’s south pole —‬ and it wasn’t there a decade ago

New Hubble observations have revealed a dramatic, 10-sided jet surrounding Saturn’s south pole, and it appears to be evolving before our eyes.The Hubble Space Telescope recently snapped a high-resolution view of the striking “atmospheric wave,” which appears to have begun forming in 2023, archival Hubble images show. Scientists are curious…

America’s first all-vegan gas station sells for astonishing price

From eating green to seeing green. A first-of-its-kind Bay Area gas station has sold for a whopping $12 million — a lucrative number far higher than its owner and founder anticipated, according to a CBS report. Dubbed America’s first “plant-based mart”, Hangry Planet in San Bruno first opened in 2022, selling…

Felix Auger-Aliassime collapses at US Open after winning first set

Felix Auger-Aliassime’s lead was gone in a New York minute. The No. 3 seed’s run at the U.S. Open came to a crashing end Thursday as the Canadian won the first set against unseeded Karen Khachanov in a tiebreak, 7-6 (5), only to watch Khachanov take the next three straight…

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