The 6'3”, 231-pound Lee is a big net-front presence. In his 13-season NHL career, he's reached or exceeded 20 goals nine times, including a 29-goal performance in 2024-25 on an offensively anaemic Islanders team. He could become a player of interest for the Leafs as they attempt to end their long Stanley Cup drought.

All told, 16 teams — or more than half the league — own at least a 20 percent chance of making the postseason. This time last year, eventual playoff teams had odds of 43.9 percent (Mets), 39.5 percent (Padres) and 7.6 percent (Tigers). The Twins were at 82.7 percent. Sorry to remind you, Minnesota.

Swedish engineering group Trelleborg missed market forecasts for second-quarter core earnings on Thursday, as U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war made customers cautious to place new orders, although it said business activity improved towards the end of the quarter.

LeBron James is expected back with the Los Angeles Lakers to start the 2025-26 season. But will he end the year some place else?

The president wants tariffs, the higher the better. Whether that is achieved unilaterally or via deals is secondary.

The European Commission has stalled one of its investigations into Elon Musk's social media platform X for breaching its digital transparency rules while it seeks to conclude trade talks with the U.S.

China accounted for 5.89% of all U.S. trade in May, its lowest percentage in decades. Trump’s tariffs or trade trickery? It’s hard to dispute it’s a remarkable shift.

Rick Santelli, CNBC’s veteran reporter, quickly learned the ups and downs of being a trader. On the Top Traders Unplugged podcast, Santelli recalled a story about his first trade, from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, nearly 50 years ago.

Shares of The Trade Desk ( TTD 0.91%) have advanced more than 7% this week due to news of its inclusion in the S&P 500 ( ^GSPC 0.32%). The digital advertising company will be officially added to the popular index on July 18. It will replace Ansys, which was acquired by Synopsys.