"The market has these kinds of periodic interludes where it gets concerned about AI spending, and then we tend to go back, and tech leads us higher,"Jed Ellerbroek, Argent Capital Management portfolio manager told CNBC Tuesday. "The light switch has been off for ]]> http://www.albuquerqueexpress.com/news/279400340/u-s-stock-markets-climb-on-heightened-demand-for-ai-shares 279400340 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:03:46 GMT http://www.albuquerqueexpress.com/news/279400340/u-s-stock-markets-climb-on-heightened-demand-for-ai-shares (Photo credit: Jordan Godfree)

California hopes to continue the upward trajectory of the Mark Madsen era when the Golden Bears tip off the 2026-27 basketball season Monday night in Berkeley, Calif., with a nonconference game against Division II Adams State of Colorado.

Cal, a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, has improved from 13 to 14 to 22 wins since Madsen took over a team that had gone 3-29 in 20]]> http://www.albuquerqueexpress.com/news/279403715/new-look-cal-opens-season-with-optimism-against-adams-state 279403715 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:19:12 GMT http://www.albuquerqueexpress.com/news/279403715/new-look-cal-opens-season-with-optimism-against-adams-state (Photo credit: Butch Dill)

No. 20 Alabama is navigating through a reloading phase as it opens its season against Sam Houston on Tuesday night at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

The Crimson Tide (25-10 last season) lost star Labaron Philon Jr. and key cogs Latrell Wrightsell Jr. and Aiden Sherrell from a squad that reached the Sweet 16 last March before losing to eventual national champion Michigan.

There will be opp]]> http://www.albuquerqueexpress.com/news/279403534/rebounding-an-issue-as-no-20-alabama-sets-sights-on-sam-houston 279403534 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:55:09 GMT http://www.albuquerqueexpress.com/news/279403534/rebounding-an-issue-as-no-20-alabama-sets-sights-on-sam-houston Just in time for Halloween, the caped crusader is back.

It's Bat Week, and New Mexico is celebrating bats' significant role in pest control and plant pollination. The Land of Enchantment has nearly 30 bat species, but some are threatened, including the state's Bat Week, and New Mexico is celebrating bats' significant role in pest control and plant pollination. The Land of Enchantment has nearly 30 bat species, but some are threatened, including the state's new report showed there were 166 “large methane pollution events” or "super emitters" in the Permian Basin during a re]]> http://www.albuquerqueexpress.com/news/279402247/satellite-finds-new-mexico-methane-emissions-previously-unreported 279402247 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 01:06:15 GMT http://www.albuquerqueexpress.com/news/279402247/satellite-finds-new-mexico-methane-emissions-previously-unreported (CN) - A New Mexico teenager sued the state livestock board Wednesday, saying he was fired from his job as a brand inspector for refusing to cut his hair.

Nineteen-year-old Christian Patrick said it took three days on the job in Carlsbad, New Mexico, for a superior to tell him his hair, twisted into locs and tied into a bun, "doesn't look presentable," when interacting with livestock producers.