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How will new crypto bill impact stablecoin industry?
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How are Trump tariffs affecting US auto imports?
Why did Target sales drop amid tariff concerns?
What caused Nvidia to call US chip export controls a failure?
How will Senate stablecoin bill affect crypto market?
Wall Street Journal
- Publicis Deepens Influencer Marketing Push With Deal for Captiv8
- U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Rise for Second Straight Week
- Chinese Firms’ Plan to Avoid Stock Delisting: Buy Trump’s Memecoin
- Al Scramuzza, the ‘Crawfish King’ and a New Orleans Folk Hero, Dies at 97
- Boeing’s Internal Safety Plan: Make Problems Easier to Report
- Phillips 66 and Activist Elliott Split Heated Boardroom Battle
- Bloomberg Outage Hits Traders, Disrupts Government-Bond Auctions
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Financial Times
- Bitcoin passes January peak to hit new record high
- Trump’s bill is big, but not beautiful
- HSBC warns of bonus cuts for staff who work from home too much
- Activist hedge fund Elliott wins two seats on Phillips 66 board
- Banks’ links to private credit could pose systemic risk, says Boston Fed
- House Republicans reach deal on Trump’s $3tn budget bill, Johnson says
- Putin visits reclaimed Kursk region as Russia presses battlefield advantage
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Benzinga
- Target Under Strain? Analyst Cautions On Inventory, Margins, Tariff Uncertainty
- Trump Admin, Democrats Will Converge On Crypto And It Will Become 'More Mainstream,' Sei Co-Founder Says
- $1000 Invested In Intuitive Surgical 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today
- Alibaba's Home Province Launches $138 Billion AI Push To Double China's Industry Output By 2027
- Visa's Dual Push: Enhancing Fintech Partnerships, Automating Virtual Card Payments
- If You Invested $100 In This Stock 10 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today
- Siyata Mobile Stock Is Plunging Today: What's Going On?
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Movers
Bloomberg
- Why Rising Israel-Iran Tensions Threaten to Boil Over
- South Africa Central Bank Deputy Governor Says Inflation Goal Is Too Wide
- CME in Talks to Set Up Hong Kong Warehouse Following LME’s Move
- BofA Tells Clients to Bet Against Mexico Peso as Recession Looms
- Allegra Stratton: Have the UK’s Wealthy Gone Concerningly Quiet?
- Microsoft Seizes Domains Linked to Ransomware in Cyber Dragnet
- BlackRock Adds to AI-Stocks Bet in $160 Billion Model Portfolios
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Yahoo Finance
- Bitcoin hits new highs above $109,500 as crypto momentum accelerates
- Alstom, ATM Group form JV for Dublin Luas contract in Ireland
- Why QXO Stock Is Down Today
- Indie Semiconductor enters pact to sell up to all of Wuxi indie stake
- EthosEnergy to provide O&M for Manzanillo Power Land project
- Apple’s India Push Receives a Boost on Foxconn’s $1.5B Investment
- NetApp Builds AI Infrastructure On NVIDIA AI Data Platform
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Marketwatch
- Bitcoin hits all-time intraday high of $109,359
- Nasdaq reverses early losses as tech stocks hold their ground — live updates
- A new crypto bill could turbocharge the stablecoin industry
- Everyday investors keep making Wall Street pros look dumb with this one move
- How good will your retirement be? Depends on where you live
- Everyday investors keep making Wall Street pros look dumb with this one simple move
- Medtronic to split off its fast-growing diabetes business to unlock its value
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Google Business
- Canada Goose shares soar 20% as company beats estimates, pulls full-year guidance
- Musk rips journalist in interview: ‘Like talking to a computer’
- Hacker who breached communications app used by Trump aide stole data from across US government
- Elon Musk Says Tesla Robotaxi Service Is Starting Next Month, But It'll Be Extremely Limited
- How Private Equity-Owned Companies Quietly Pocket Class Action Payouts
- IMF official warns U.S. fiscal deficits "are too large and they need to be brought down"
- Trump can’t wake up from his economic nightmare
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Tipranks
- ‘Don’t Buy CoreWeave Stock Until This Happens,’ Says Top-Rated Analyst
- BH Macro Limited Acquires Own Shares to Hold in Treasury
- Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC Purchases Own Shares
- Ilika plc Announces £3.5 Million Capital Raising to Boost Battery Technology
- NIOX Group Announces Block Listing of Shares on AIM
- Niox Group PLC Sees Major Shift in Shareholder Voting Rights
- Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust Issues New Units for Divestment Fees
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ZeroHedge
- Mercenary Firm Set To Oversee Gaza Aid For Israel Goes On LinkedIn Hiring Spree
- US Senate Votes To Move Ahead With GENIUS Act; 'Legitimizing' Stablecoins For Global Institutional Adoption
- Russian Strike On Ukrainian Training Ground Results In Mass Casualties
- Bernie Sanders Says 'Quiet Part Out Loud' In Brutal Backstab Of Democratic Party
- Bitcoin Surges To New Record High
- As Ramaphosa Heads To White House, It's Now "Treason" For White Farmers To Leave South Africa
- WTI Erases Israel-Iran Spike As Crude & Gasoline Stocks See Unexpected Build
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Seeking Alpha
- Incredible Income, Outrageous Returns: Western Midstream
- Meet The Golden Dome For America
- Retiring Soon? I'd Bet My Pension On These 3 Dividend Legends
- If I Could Only Retire With 4 Dividend Funds, It Would Be These
- Power Up Your Portfolio: Utility Stocks With Reliable Dividends
- Best Dividend Kings - May 2025
- Lam Research: This Might Be The Last Chance To Buy This Cheap
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Barrons
- Fair Isaac Stock Is Today’s Worst Performer in the S&P 500. Here’s Why
- Morgan Stanley Sees More Gains for S&P 500. Investors Will Need Patience
- The Nasdaq Composite Turned Higher. Alphabet is Leading Big Tech
- Palo Alto Stock Tumbles After Earnings. Why Some Analysts Still Say Buy
- Global Bond Selloff Worsens as Investors Insist on Bigger Payouts
- Stocks Are Struggling Across the Board. Then There’s Alphabet
- Uber Stock Is Dropping. Blame Elon Musk and Tesla
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Barchart
- Sugar Prices Higher on Dollar Weakness and Poor Brazil Cane Quality
- Cocoa Prices Pressured by Ample Inventories
- Can Super Micro Computer Stock Hit $70 in 2025?
- Coffee Prices Rally on Dollar Weakness
- Is Alibaba Stock Still a Buy After Earnings Miss and Apple Partnership Concerns?
- Crude Prices Decline as Weekly EIA Inventories Unexpectedly Increase
- What Are Wall Street Analysts’ Target Price for HCA Healthcare Stock?
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SEC / FED
Unicoin, Top Executives Charged in Offering Fraud That Raised More than $100 Million from Thousands of Investors
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I’ll Take “Advocating for Small Businesses and their Investors” for $800, Please! - Remarks at SEC Speaks
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Testimony Before the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
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Katherine Reilly Named SEC Acting Inspector General
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Prepared Remarks Before SEC Speaks
Reuters
- In food inflation-hit Brazil, bird flu may offer some relief
- U.S. formally accepts luxury jet from Qatar for Trump - New York Times
- Novo Nordisk Foundation pledges $57 million to WHO amid US funding gap
- Europe gains traction amid doubts over US assets, global money managers say
- MFE operating profit slides in first quarter as sales fall
- Greek gas supplier DEPA signs deal to build power plant in Larissa
- Russia's weekly inflation edges up to 0.07%, official data shows
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Tipp Insights
- Bitcoin Breaks $109K To Hit All-Time High
- Biden Aides Secretly Ran The Presidency: Trump
- White House Fights Order To Release DOGE Records
- Rep. Gerry Connolly Dies At 75 After Cancer Battle
- Ramaphosa Faces High-Stakes Oval Office Meeting
- Washington Republicans Need To Wake Up On Deficits
- MMT’s Barely-Hidden Totalitarian Bias
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Investing.com
- Russia's weekly inflation edges up to 0.07%, official data shows
- U.S. sanctions leaders of Mexican Cartel del Noreste
- Weak US economic outlook persists despite brief trade truce with China: Reuters poll
- EU targets business barriers to enhance competitiveness amid US tariffs
- ECB's Centeno: rate cuts below neutral level may be needed to keep inflation on target
- US judge nixes Treasury's bid to cancel IRS workers' union contract
- Macquarie expects BoC rate cut delay on sticky core inflation
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Morning Brew
Spain tells Airbnb to strip the sheets on its way out
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Klarna users are buying now, but not paying later
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‘Fortnite’ in trouble over AI Darth Vader that says ‘rizz’
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Big Bird’s new nest is on Netflix
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Pharma co. buys 23andMe and its DNA vault for $256 million
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Trump’s ‘beautiful’ tax bill is closer to reality
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The US loses its final AAA credit rating
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People are putting the “big” back in cities
CNBC
- Microsoft says 394,000 Windows computers infected by Lumma malware globally
- GOP aims to axe EV, green tax credits. Act 'now' to claim the breaks, experts say
- Senate passed a surprise 'no tax on tips' bill. Here's what it could mean for workers
- Bitcoin jumps to new all-time high, surpassing prior record in January
- Cardiac arrests on the job are rising and often fatal. Workers and employers are not prepared for the risk
- Jensen Huang says U.S. chip restrictions have cut Nvidia's China market share nearly in half
- 9 portfolio stocks gained over 20% each over the past month — No. 2 is a welcome sight
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CBS
- Stock market sinks after Target reports sales drop
- The most and least affordable U.S. cities for buying a home
- Where around the U.S. you'll pay the most for fast-food
- Behind on your student loan? Here's what to know about wage garnishment
- Electricity demand expected to jump by more than 75% by 2050, report says
- Crypto billionaire Justin Sun says he's the biggest owner of Trump's meme coin
- Here's a look inside Universal Orlando's new Epic Universe theme park
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NYT Business
- Should I Retire if My Co-Workers Are Facing Layoffs?
- British Retailer M&S Says Cyberattack Will Cost It $400 Million
- The Last Lucille Roberts
- A Blood Test for Alzheimer’s: What to Know
- Target Says Sales Fell Short In a Challenging Economy
- Trump’s Tax Policy Collides with Market Reality
- Why Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Tax Bill Is Worrying Bond Investors
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EurActiv
Brussels ups the ante in competitiveness drive with new single market strategy
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EU throws Radio Free Europe a €5.5 million lifeline after Trump’s cuts
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Metsola names five MEPs facing immunity lift in Huawei investigation
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The Brief – Von der Leyen’s Gazan headache just got worse
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Germany’s new economy minister hopes cheaper energy can bring back growth
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Von der Leyen faces backlash from own party over EU budget overhaul
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George Simion finds ally in French far right after election defeat
MSNBC
- Trump’s rhetoric about food assistance gets weird as Republicans target food stamps
- Democratic senator questions whether RFK Jr. is the one ‘making decisions’ at HHS
- Budget office: Republicans’ megabill would give to the rich and take from the poor
- Rep. Gerry Connolly, top Democrat on House Oversight Committee, dies at 75
- Democrats grill RFK Jr. over ‘devastating’ funding cuts at fiery hearing
- Kristi Noem is making the homeland less secure
- 'Project Esther' exposes the reality of Trump's agenda to fight antisemitism
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NBC
- Burger King targets families through movie partnerships in latest stage of turnaround
- Toyota redesigns America's top-selling RAV4 SUV to exclusively be a hybrid
- Justice Department pulls civil rights investigations into local police departments
- Trump urges GOP to stop negotiating and pass spending bill
- Target calls price hikes a 'very last resort' for offsetting tariffs as sales slump
- After criticizing South Africa for months, Trump will meet with its president
- Kid Cudi expected to testify in Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial
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investors.com
- Fair Isaac, Credit Score Stocks Dive As Agency Chief Targets Mortgage Costs
- Moderna Reverses Its Rally As It Faces Another Vaccine Setback
- UnitedHealth Leads Dow Jones Losses On Damning New Allegations
- Baidu Stock Gains Above Key Level As AI Push Powers Q1 Beat
- This Tesla China EV Rival Expects Q4 Profit After Q1 Revenue Soars 142%
- Medtronic Dips Despite Quarterly Beat On Plans To Spin Off Diabetes Business
- Urban Outfitters Stock Just Above Buy Point With Earnings Due
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ABC News
- What to know about the US Senate's effort to block vehicle-emission rules in California
- Tariffs, inflation and leery customers are hitting retailers in different ways
- Bitcoin hits new price highs as crypto industry scores wins
- UK retailer Marks & Spencer puts cyberattack cost at $400 million with disruptions ongoing
- Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025
- Asian shares climb and oil prices gain after a report Israel may attack Iran's nuclear facilities
- In Mali, USAID funding cuts hit a local language learning program that empowered thousands
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Fox Business
- Target sales slump in 'highly challenging environment' that included tariff war
- Larger tax-cut proposal not enough to offset drag on growth from tariffs: Goldman Sachs
- Tesla CFO earns staggering $139M compensation package
- JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon clears Bitcoin for bank
- General Motors is halting exports of vehicles to China
- Dimon slams mortgage regulations for pushing rates higher, hurting lower-income homebuyers
- Musk says he will remain Tesla CEO in coming years
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CNN
- Dior to pay $2.3 million to help victims of labor exploitation after investigation in Italy
- Russia opens criminal case against high-profile journalist critical of Ukraine war
- The 10 richest Americans got $365 billion richer in the past year. Now they’re on the verge of a huge tax cut
- Target’s problems are escalating
- Airlines brace for the summer of hell
- Video Expert: 3 financial mistakes women are more likely to make 1:46
- The 3D-chess Trump trade theory is falling apart
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AP News
- 9-time Grammy nominee Natalie Grant to sing national anthem at Indianapolis 500
- Chair yoga's benefits range from emotional health to fall prevention
- Lebanese and Palestinian leaders agree that Lebanon won't be used as a launchpad to strike Israel
- Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee, activists and close friends, are working on a picture book
- Live updates: US must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan
- AP PHOTOS: Highlights from Day 9 of the Cannes Film Festival
- NFL owners are expected to take up the tush push ban vote, but the Eagles aren't fretting
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The Economist
- The Telegram: How to fight the next pandemic, without America
- A big baleful bill: Congress should vote down Donald Trump’s reckless tax cuts
- Mexico’s resilient gangs: Mexico battles the MAGA movement over organised crime
- Supercharger: China’s battery giant eyes world domination
- Soft power: How China became cool
- Queen’s gambit, plus a punch: The improbable rise of chessboxing
- Drum Tower: How to get rich in rural China
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The Hill
- No Tax on Tips Act: What to know about the bill and what comes next
- Republican bill will redistribute wealth upwards: CBO
- Most companies say they'll have to raise prices due to Trump tariffs: Survey
- Trump ally Richard Grenell joins Live Nation board amid antitrust probe
- Trump turns populism on US companies in trade fight
- What's next for the Senate stablecoin bill?
- Musk's Tesla and SpaceX brand reputations tumble in new rankings
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The Guardian
- Target sales fall sharply in first quarter as customers worry about tariffs
- A new US report makes it clear: five-day in-office mandates are outdated | Gleb Tsipursky
- Sighing at a colleague in frustration could be discriminatory, tribunal rules
- Starmer wants 'more pensioners' to get winter fuel payments in major U-turn – video
- US Senate passes ‘no tax on tips’ bill in unanimous vote
- Keir Starmer confirms U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts
- Farmers fear Trump trade winds could damage crops: ‘It’s unnerving’
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BBC
- Target sales hit as Trump tariffs take effect
- Nvidia boss calls US chip policy a 'failure'
- Inflation surge: 'I have nothing left after paying my bills'
- How much is the winter fuel payment and who can still get it?
- Dharshini David: Inflation may not fall as fast as expected
- National parking platform seeks to end 'hassle' of multiple parking apps
- M&S online services to face disruption until July
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Baha Breaking News
- US officially accepts Qatar-gifted jet for Trump
- Trump: We're doing big deals with India, Pakistan
- Next round of US-Iran talks to take place on Friday
- Ramaphosa: Here to reset relationship
- Ramaphosa: Here to reset US-S. Africa relationship
- Senator: DOGE can't use nonpublic info for own benefit
- Trump welcomes Ramaphosa at WH
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YouGov
Half of Americans say they’ve been cheated on; one-third say they've been the cheater
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The federal budget, immigration, and Donald Trump's businesses: May 16-19, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
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Tracking opinion on Donald Trump's second-term policy agenda
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How many Americans are MAGA?
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International relations, tariffs, Pope Leo XIV, and space exploration: May 9-12, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
The Street
- Morgan Stanley reveals mid-year recession, interest rate cut forecast
- Walmart is selling an 'excellent' $140 portable movie projector for $75, and shoppers are calling it a 'game changer'
- On sneakers is tapping into a market Nike missed
- United just added a top-tier perk no other airline has
- Burger King Menu adds new summer Whopper, special 'fries'
- Iconic mall retailer closing more stores this month
- Walmart's bestselling $300 robot vacuum and mop is on sale for $90, and buyers rave about how 'powerful' it is
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Insider
- Deloitte UK is cutting some bonuses and promoting fewer staff after falling short of targets
- Why Indonesia's mud crab industry could go extinct
- Get ready for more ads in Google's AI search answers
- When Pinterest needs new AI tools, employees can have a part in creating them
- I spent a month in Turkey with friends. Our trip was great, but would've been better if we'd avoided these 5 mistakes
- Founder of AI tool for cheating in interviews predicts everyone will do it — and technical job interviews are on their way out
- I dropped out of college, but reenrolled as a 44-year-old multimillionaire with 5 kids. I needed to finish what I started
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RawDiary
- Trump’s Big Bill Faces GOP Pushback
- Gaza Crisis: Dozens Killed as Aid Fails to Reach Palestinians
- DOJ Investigating Cuomo Over COVID Lies
- Trump's big tax and policy bill stalls as GOP conservatives push for changes..
- The Heat Is On: DOJ Opens Investigation Into Andrew Cuomo's Deadly COVID Response..
- At least 82 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as critical aid fails to reach Palestinians..
- Trump, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa meet at White House
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- If You Invested $15,000 In Ford (F) 15 Years Ago, This Is How Much Cash From Dividends You Would Have Today
- We’re Saving for Retirement but Worried About Inflation. What Should We Do?
- Why I’m Starting to Get Serious About Flying Car Stocks: 3 eVTOL Names On My Watch List
- Earnings Coverage LIVE
- American Superconductor (AMSC) Live: Complete Earnings Coverage
- Quarterly Earnings Live Coverage
- 1st Quarter Earnings Live Coverage
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LA Times
- Edison executives made false statements on wildfire risks, lawsuit claims
- Darren Aronofsky joins AI Hollywood push with Google deal
- Hiltzik: Who's responsible for the aviation mess? Transportation Secretary Duffy says it's everyone but him
- The 4 biggest revelations from media mogul Barry Diller's new memoir
- Landmark Los Angeles federal courthouse slated for quick sale by agency
- After rocky week, Coinbase becomes first crypto exchange to join the S&P 500
- 23andMe sells gene-testing business to DNA drug maker Regeneron
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Washington Post
- Trump and GOP’s tax bill would force cuts to Medicare, CBO says
- Target sees tariffs and backlash over DEI changes hitting its bottom line
- GOP wants federal workers to retire while making it harder to plan
- Warring House GOP tries to push Trump’s tax bill over the finish line
- Can menders repair a damaged apparel industry?
- Mexican ship sought help moments before it struck Brooklyn Bridge
- Here’s what to know about the bond markets’ latest moves
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Chicago Tribune
- Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025
- Shortage of overnight truck parking contributed to deadly Greyhound bus crash in southern Illinois, regulators say
- Shortage of overnight truck parking contributed to deadly Greyhound bus crash in southern Illinois, regulators say
- Chicago Housing Authority hires former EPA staffer to lead new environmental safety division
- Village of Dolton wants to acquire Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home, either through direct purchase or eminent domain
- Zoning Committee defers action on massive River West apartment complex, as labor unions press developer for an agreement
- Sens. Durbin and Duckworth question Prime Healthcare after changes to Illinois hospitals
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Boston Herald
- Bitcoin hits new price highs as crypto industry scores wins
- Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025
- Wall Street retreats as Target reports falling sales and issues tepid forecast due to tariff worries
- Ticker: FDA to limit COVID shots; Home Depot to hold the line on prices
- US business owners are concerned about Venezuelan employees with temporary status
- Levi Strauss agrees to sell Casual Friday staple Dockers for up to $391 million
- Google’s unleashes new ‘A.I. Mode’
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Financial Post
- CPP fund's return tops 9% despite market headwinds
- CPP fund's return tops 9% despite market headwinds
- Are the big banks a buy heading into earnings season?
- Inside China's 'stolen iPhone building'
- Canadian stocks poised to gain further after key level crossed
- Shopify doubles down on AI with tools to create stores, shopping assistants
- Financial toll of auto theft is weighing on Canadians, poll shows
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Digiday
- Video is making podcasts a premium buy for advertisers
- How publishers are actively testing agentic AI to hike productivity
- The definitive publisher guide to what’s in and out in the era of Google’s AI Overviews
- Virtual-world creators gaining traction beyond Roblox and Fortnite
- Future of TV Briefing: How flexibility could funnel more upfront dollars to Amazon & Netflix this year
- Amid 2025’s signal crisis, identity graphs are boosting efficiency
- WTF just happened to the IAB Europe’s TCF — and what does it mean for targeted ads in the EU?
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The Trade
- All-to-all trading thrives as markets face volatility, report finds
- Clear Street brings in UBS hire to launch outsourced trading platform
- LSEG head of workflows departs for MarketAxess
- Bloomberg Terminal back up, but traders’ exasperation with lacking market infrastructure more tangible than ever
- ION integrates FastTrade with Equiduct
- Citi bolsters Australian markets team
- Trading Technologies expands FX offering through EBS Market CLOB integration
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Observer
- Sam Altman-Backed Startup Aims to Add 10 Years to Human Life Through Stem Cell Tech
- 23andMe Has Found a Buyer—Here’s What Might Happen to Your Genetic Data
- Outdated Laws Are Holding Back Veterinary Care in Texas
- Hedge Fund Billionaire Ken Griffin Loans Rare US Founding Documents for Public Display
- Jamie Dimon Reaffirms Retirement Timeline as JPMorgan Eyes Successors
- The Hive Model: A Smarter Alternative to the ‘Hero CEO’ Myth
- Unpacking British Shows’ Enduring Appeal to American Audiences
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Semafor
- China maintains global critical minerals dominance: Report
- Japan's exports to US fall as tariffs bite
- Nvidia CEO says US chip export controls on China are a ‘failure’
- Phillips 66 narrowly survives Elliott proxy fight
- Guyanese pioneer of abstract art gets an 'overdue' reappraisal
- France’s Canal+ takes over pan-African broadcaster MultiChoice
- Art Basel to launch new fair in Qatar
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Reason
- Pope Leo's Childhood Home Faces Eminent Domain as He Relocates to a More Eminent Domain
- ICE Helps Round Up Sex Workers in Florida
- Court Allows Lawsuit Over Character.AI Conversations That Allegedly Caused 14-Year-Old's Suicide to Go Forward
- Competition Improves Services. So Why Not Apply That to Schools?
- New Article on Eugene Volokh's Amicus Briefs Regarding Compelled Speech and Antidiscrimination Law
- Brian Brushwood: Why We Fall for Scams
- The 3 FAA Failures Creating a Dangerous Mess in the Skies
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Nikkei Asia
- Japan's US vehicle export prices fall as Trump tariffs take effect
- US loudspeaker maker sounds the alarm on 'unnecessary' trade war
- Singapore PM Wong keeps finance post amid economy, trade worries
- CATL ups amount raised to $5.3bn Hong Kong debut on world's top offering this year
- Nvidia CEO says US export controls on AI chips are a 'failure'
- Malaysian PM Anwar's daughter faces off with minister for key party post
- Japanese bond yields soar as investor demand falters
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Financial News London
- Maven Securities operations chief exits
- BNY shakes up Newton investment teams as EM head exits
- UBS quartet head to Clear Street after outsourced trading exit
- BNP Paribas promotes Luke to lead financial institutions coverage in the UK
- Accountants get their kicks from new football numbers drama
- Bloomberg Terminal outage hits financial markets data
- Standard Chartered raids Julius Baer for UAE private banking team
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- Palantir, Anduril, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, RTX and Potentially Space X to benefit from $175 billion Golden Dome defense
- NVDA 138C went brrr — 100% gain and it's not even in the money yet
- 46k gain on $WRD in 1 day
- Best bargain for smart glasses?
- How or where to sell a business?
- GOOGL 165C Almost 3x in a Day — Caught the IV Spike 💥up 272%
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PYMNTS
- Binance and Pix Team to Drive Instant Crypto Payments in Brazil
- Circle Launches Stablecoin-Powered Cross-Border Payments Network and Announces Early Adopters
- Unicoin Crypto Exchange Charged in $100 Million Fraud
- TikTok Shop Job Cuts Loom Amid Ban and Tariff Uncertainty
- Airwallex Valued at $6.2 Billion After $300 Million Funding Round
- Visa Launches AR Manager Tool, Targeting Suppliers’ Biggest Business Payments Bottleneck
- Visa Debuts Program to Help Businesses Embed Payments
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Forbes
- 4 Ways To Oversee Your Teen’s Online Habits Without Overstepping, By A Psychologist
- Homebuilders Deliver Under Threat Of Wildfire Season
- What ‘Thunderbolts’ Gets Right About Mental Health & What Advocates Can Learn From It
- InnovationRx: FDA Will Limit Covid-19 Vaccines To Those Over 65 Or At High Risk
- Translucent ‘Headless Chicken Monster’ Captivates Sea Scientists
- More Bungie Reveals From ‘Destiny 2’ Subscriptions To Eververse Demands
- Do No Harm, Build AI Safely
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Fortune
- The Trump administration quietly deported migrants to South Sudan, one of the most violent countries in the world. A judge…
- Target reports dismal earnings amid DEI ‘headwinds’ and says two C-suite women leaders are on the way out
- Iran says it will never stop enriching uranium and U.S. officials are wasting their breath
- Mali’s literacy project taught thousands of young people to read and write. Trump’s USAID cuts shut it all down
- Gen Z creators may soon have a new $20,000-paying side-gig thanks to this new Instagram feature
- Dairy Queen CEO says he learned from Warren Buffett that being the ‘smartest person in the world’ isn’t the most important…
- Google exec reveals how the company prevents burnout: ‘You have to be able to recognize when somebody on your team is…
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Inc.
- Here Come the Androids. Millions of Humanoid Robots Could Solve the Factory Labor Crunch
- Legal Worries Are Costing Founders Opportunities, Time, and Money
- Inside the High-Tech Pickleball Company With 1,900 Percent Revenue Growth
- Why SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog is Partnering with Red Bull
- From Underdog to Legacy Builder
- After Wisconsin Court Flop, Musk Pulls Back on Campaign Spending
- 4 Ways Founders Can Turn Their Expertise Into Passive Income
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Axios
- Trump's DOJ to halt police reform deals in Louisville, Minneapolis
- "THINGS ARE NOT LOOKING GOOD!!": Mike Johnson faces 11th-hour blowup on Trump's big bill
- Musk to attend Trump's meeting with South Africa's president
- Vance says Chief Justice "wrong" that judiciary should check executive branch powers
- Rep. Gerry Connolly, top Democrat on House Oversight Committee, dies at 75
- Biden's staged town hall footage was unusable, new book says
- Trump's "fiscal hawk" credentials collide with a $4 trillion deficit bomb
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Vox
- Trump’s big bill is terrible in all the normal Republican ways
- Trump and Harris agree on “no tax on tips.” They’re both wrong
- How switching to a flip phone deepened my friendships
- Why Trump’s biggest global allies aren’t very happy with him
- The forgotten book that foretold Trump’s power grab
- Trump is still afraid of voters
- This chart of the planet’s forests should frighten you
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FastCompany
- Target stock tumbles again as customer backlash over its DEI rollback takes a bite out of sales
- Burger King sees success with limited-time Whoppers inspired by Hollywood
- Which Rite Aid stores were bought by CVS? As locations close, some landlords object to secretive bidding
- Target reveals drop in first quarter revenue, expects to slip for all of 2025
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NPR
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Globe And Mail
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CBC
- Bell users experience widespread outage across Central and Atlantic Canada
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Wikipedia Current Events
May 21
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gaza war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- At least 82 Palestinians are killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip. (AP)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- At least six people are killed, including four children, and 38 others are injured, some critically, in an improvised explosive device bombing targeting an army-operated school bus in Khuzdar District, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera English)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Six Ukrainian National Guard personnel are killed in a Russian missile strike on a training camp in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Three people are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a high school in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. (NHK)
- Andriy Portnov, former People's Deputy of Ukraine and aide to former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, is assassinated in Madrid, Spain, by unidentified gunmen. (Sky News)
May 20
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Somali Civil War
- Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
- Puntland counter-terrorism operations
- Puntland authorities confirm the killing of Ahmed Muse Said, a senior leader of the Islamic State in Somalia who led the recruitment of members from local clans, during a security operation in the Togga Miiraale area of the Bari Region, Puntland. (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online)
- Puntland counter-terrorism operations
- 2025 Mogadishu military base bombing
- Al-Shabaab claims at least six rounds of mortar fire caused damage to properties in the Aden Adde International Airport area of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, which includes the Halane base camp. The facility houses United Nations offices, African Union personnel, and diplomatic missions. (Garowe Online)
- 2025 Shabelle offensive
- An Al-Shabaab mortar attack kills three Somali army personnel in Hiilweyne military barracks near Bal’ad in Middle Shabelle, Somalia. (Hiiraan Online)
- Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
- Sudanese civil war
- Battle of Khartoum
- The Sudanese Armed Forces announces full control of Khartoum State following the withdrawal of the last remaining Rapid Support Forces units from the region. (AP)
- Battle of Khartoum
- Gaza war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Israeli strikes kill at least 85 Palestinians in Gaza. (AP)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
Arts and culture
- International Booker Prize
- Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi win the 2025 International Booker Prize for Heart Lamp, a collection of short stories. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- At least four people are killed, including one in a car accident, two others are reported missing amid power outages and widespread damage from flooding in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. (BBC News) (Sky News)
International relations
- European Union–Russia relations
- The European Council adopts a 17th sanctions package against Russia, including 189 additional vessels of Russia's shadow fleet. (European Commission)
- Israel–United Kingdom relations
- The United Kingdom suspends negotiations on a new free trade agreement with Israel and summons the Israeli ambassador amid the recent Israeli offensive in Gaza. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- 2025 New Orleans jailbreak
- A fifth escapee is captured in New Orleans following the largest jailbreak in United States history. Five escapees remain at large. (CBS News)
- Seven people are killed, including minors, in a mass shooting by Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel gunmen in San Felipe, Guanajuato, Mexico. (CBS News)
- An attack in Mexico City, Mexico, kills two of Mayor Clara Brugada's top aides. (BBC News), (NOS)
- Three students are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a school in Pirkkala, Pirkanmaa, Finland. The suspect, a 16-year-old, released a manifesto saying his target was women. (Yle)
Politics and elections
- 2025 Australian federal election
- The federal wing of the National Party leaves the Liberal-National Coalition for the first time since 1987, citing poor performance in the recent federal election and growing policy differences. (The Guardian Australia)
- 2025 Bolivian general election
- Former Bolivian president Evo Morales fails to secure his candidacy for the presidential election as the deadline expires amid a court's decision to uphold his ban to run for a fourth term. Morales announces he will appeal the decision. (Reuters)
Sports
- Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and 143,000 players draw in an online freestyle chess match on Chess.com lasting 46 days. The game sets a new record with the biggest number of opponents. (The Guardian)