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Wall Street Journal
- Dollar Weakens, Most Treasury Yields Rise After Moody’s Cuts U.S.’ Credit Rating
- The Top Corporate Board Directors
- The Wall Street Journal’s Ranking of Top Board Directors: How We Did It
- What Makes a Great Board Director? It’s Hard to Define, but It Has Rarely Been More Crucial
- JGB Futures Fall; Market Likely to Track Declines in U.S. Treasurys
- Oil Edges Higher, Supported by Supply Disruption Worries
- Gold Rises Amid Concerns Over U.S. Fiscal Deficit
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Financial Times
- Far right surges in Portugal as moderate conservatives win election
- Legal & General acquires real estate investor in private assets push
- UK to regulate ‘buy now, pay later’ lenders in legal overhaul
- Former US president Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
- Pro-EU candidate narrowly ahead in Poland’s first round presidential vote
- UK and EU reset talks go ‘down to the wire’
- Romanian centrist ahead in presidential race, exit polls show
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Benzinga
- Chuck Schumer Raises Concerns Over Trump And DOGE Impact On US Coast Guard After Mexican Ship Collides With Brooklyn Bridge:…
- Joe Biden Diagnosed With Advanced Prostate Cancer, Trump Wishes Former President A 'Fast And Successful Recovery'
- 'My Coworkers Think I'm DOGE'—A Federal Worker Says, 'I Receive Mean Looks And Conversations Are Straight-Up Dying When I Walk…
- CoreWeave, Super Micro Computer And Coinbase Are Among Top 11 Large-Cap Gainers Last Week (May 12-May 16): Are The Others In…
- Meta Pleads With Judge To Dismiss FTC's Antitrust Case in High-Stakes Trial
- Bitcoin Skyrockets Past $105,000 Mark, Triggers $250 Billion Crypto Market Rally
- JPMorgan Chase: US Economy Likely To Skirt Recession, Forecasts Sluggish Growth
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Movers
Bloomberg
- Japan PM Ishiba’s Support Falls, No Ouster Seen Before July
- China Home Prices Drop at Faster Pace in Blow During Trade War
- NYC Bankers Living in NJ Face Monday Chaos Even After Rail Deal
- Milei Wins Big in Buenos Aires City Vote, Dethroning Macri
- Options Traders Wary of Trump Treat China Rally With Caution
- China’s Luxury Car Brand That’s Come From Behind to Overtake BMW
- Gold Gets Bounce From Moody’s US Downgrade After Big Weekly Drop
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Yahoo Finance
- Awarded Oil Exploration Concession for UAE Shale Block
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) Joins Hands with ADNOC to Develop Texas Direct Air Capture Hub
- Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) Partners with the UAE to Expand the Country’s Oil Production Capacity
- Mom Asks Suze Orman: 'Did We Create A Monster?' 23-Year-Old Daughter Has $250K Saved But Refuses To Pay For Dates Or Family…
- Down 12% This Year, Should You Buy Alphabet Stock?
- Shuts Down Home Delivery Service Offering
- The 2 Best Stocks to Invest $1,000 in Right Now
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Marketwatch
- Strong earnings keep stock-market bulls in charge, but what could end the rally?
- Stock futures fall after Moody’s strips U.S. of its top credit rating
- Investors brace for reaction after Moody’s strips U.S. of its top credit rating
- Investors brace for reaction after Moody’s strips U.S. of its top credit rating
- Bessent warns some steep tariffs may return, dismisses Moody’s downgrade
- Bessent warns some steep ‘liberation day’ tariffs may return, dismisses Moody’s downgrade
- Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer
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Google Business
- Just How Expensive Are Stocks After All the Ups and Downs? We Check the Math
- Four guests allege bedbug nightmare in 2 Vegas Strip hotels
- The Hands Down Best Burger In Every Single US State
- 21 Unexpected Notes, Signs, And Messages That Are Way, Way, Way, Way Funnier Than They Should Be
- Bessent acknowledges Trump’s tariffs may mean shoppers will pay more at Walmart
- Bitcoin Inches Closer to All-Time High—Here's What's Driving Its Price
- Planes clip wings at SEA, passengers deplane
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Tipranks
- Regal Asian Investments Updates on Share Buy-Back Program
- Lachlan Star Initiates Maiden Drilling at Killaloe Gold Project
- TMK Energy Appoints Glenn Corrie as Non-Executive Director Amid Growth Phase
- Ryder Capital Ltd. Updates on Securities Buy-Back Program
- VGI Partners Global Investments Ltd Reports NTA Backing Update
- Terra Uranium Limited Announces Virtual Extraordinary General Meeting and Shift to Electronic Communications
- Iltani Resources Initiates Trading Halt for Capital Raising Announcement
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ZeroHedge
- Kroger Overcharging Customers On Sale Items, Consumer Reports Investigation Finds
- "It Was A War. We Won": Rare Breed Triggers Scores Landmark Victory Over DOJ/ATF
- Los Angeles Announces Flying Taxis For Visitors At 'No-Car' Olympics
- FBI Agents Beg Court To Destroy List Before 'Shame' Campaign
- MAHA Working: Goldman Finds "Better-For-You" Consumption Shift Underway
- Tattoos May Be Linked To Cancer - Here's Why..
- GPS Disruption Reported In World's Most Critical Maritime Chokepoint
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Seeking Alpha
- Supercharge Your Early Retirement With Big Dividends: Realty Income
- How To Retire With A Potential $5,000 Monthly Income
- Nvidia's Q1 Detonation: Why This AI Juggernaut Is About To Rip Higher
- 2 Dividend Stocks I'm Wildly Bullish On
- Wall Street Week Ahead
- Alphabet: Buy More The Best AI Play At A Reasonable Valuation
- Alibaba: Pullback Sets Up Compelling Long-Term Opportunity (Rating Upgrade)
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Barrons
- Biden Diagnosed With Cancer that Has Spread to Bones
- Investors Brace for Stock Futures to Trade After Moody’s Downgrade
- Tax Bill News; Target, Home Depot, and Snowflake Earnings; and More Stock Market News to Watch This Week
- GM Is Fighting California on EVs. This Is What It Wants to Overturn and Why
- Tesla Demand Hasn’t Rebounded Yet. Watch China This Week
- Buffett Won’t Be on Stage for Questions at Berkshire’s 2026 Annual Meeting: Report
- Bessent Dismisses Moody’s Downgrade as ‘Lagging’ Indicator
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Barchart
- Moody’s Downgrade of the U.S.: What the Markets Say vs. What You Should Watch
- Jim Cramer is ‘Sick of’ Super Micro Computer Stock. Should You Sell SMCI Now?
- Ratings Fallout, Housing and Other Key Things to Watch this Week
- The $45 Million Reason Funko Stock Surged 19% Last Week
- Constellation Brands Stock Looks Cheap and Is Off Its Highs - Is STZ a Buy Here?
- 2 Massive Stock Purchases Recently Made by Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio
- Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish on American Water Works Stock?
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SEC / FED
Horses and Bourses: Remarks at the 12th Annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation
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SEC Announces Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements
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Statement on the Upcoming Executive Compensation Roundtable
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Remarks at the 12th Annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation
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Remarks of Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda
Reuters
- China new home prices unchanged in April, show no growth for nearly 2 years
- BOJ to keep raising rates if inflation on track to hit 2%, deputy governor says
- Australia's New Hope falls after trimming coal production, sales forecasts
- Oil little changed as investors eye Iran-US talks, China data
- Microsoft wants AI 'agents' to work together and remember things
- Wall Street futures, dollar ease in wake of credit blow
- Funds get short CBOT corn but ink record bullish oilshare bets: Braun
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Tipp Insights
- President Trump’s AI Masterstroke In The Middle East: David Sacks
- The Nation's Pulse: Americans' Top Priorities And The Direction Of The Country
- Virginia, New Jersey Gubernatorial Races Show ‘Leaning Democrat’ Trends
- Let’s Face It, Dems Have Always Been ‘Dark Woke’
- P.T. Bauer’s Reminders On Foreign Aid
- The Political Business Cycle 50 Years Later
- Diversity Is Not Our Strength
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Investing.com
- China new home prices unchanged in April, show no growth for nearly 2 years
- Dollar edges lower after US credit downgrade, Aussie pares losses before RBA
- Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
- Austria grappling with venue, funding for next Eurovision Song Contest
- Money 101 for new college graduates
- U.K.-EU trade deal likely to benefit key sectors: Jefferies
- Canada PM Carney says federal budget will come in the autumn
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Morning Brew
Side hustle of the stars
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How I formed an LLC
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Q&A: What if my side-hustle is actually a scheme?
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Side hustles are becoming much more common
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End of an era for the Preakness
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Are we in for another hot strike summer?
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Novo Nordisk CEO ousted amid Ozempic troubles
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Q&A: What if my side hustle is actually a scheme?
CNBC
- CNBC Daily Open: Downgrade of U.S. credit rating adds new complication to U.S. stock market
- House Speaker Mike Johnson stresses importance of Memorial Day deadline as 'historic' budget bill heads for revote
- The market just gave investors a gift. Here's how not to blow it, according to investing experts
- Here are the 3 big reports we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead
- Former VP Mike Pence calls the $400 million Qatari jet gift 'a bad idea' that Trump should turn down
- Top Wall Street analysts prefer these dividend stocks for stable returns
- I’ve helped hundreds of Americans move abroad—here are 5 of the most welcoming countries in Europe
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CBS
- Nike exec recalls company "having the guts" to bet big on Michael Jordan
- Trump warns Walmart against raising prices, saying they should "eat the tariffs"
- Trump warns Walmart against raising prices, tells company to "eat the tariffs"
- How much could you save in taxes if the GOP bill is signed into law?
- Moody's downgrades U.S. credit rating, citing rising government debt
- Calligraphy created by executed assassin breaking auction records
- Home electricity bills forecast to reach a 12-year high this summer
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NYT Business
- Publix Recalls Baby Food Pouches Over Lead Contamination Concerns
- Minnesota Iron Miners Lost Their Jobs, But Not Their Faith in Trump’s Tariffs
- Capital One to Pay $425 Million to Settle Suit Over Savings Accounts
- What Has Changed Since Silicon Valley Bank Collapsed? Not Much
- Duffy Blamed Biden for Air Traffic Woes. It’s a Decades-Old Problem
- Rollover Leads to a Six-Figure Theft at Chase Bank
- Can I Make My Jewish Employee Work on Christian Holidays?
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EurActiv
The Chattering Classes: Merz’s new spymaster?; Chatterbox of the month; Herr Dr. Döpfner goes to Washington; Just one word: ‘workflow’
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Portugal centre-right finish on top of parliamentary elections
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Warsaw mayor to face conservative candidate in second presidential round
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Liberal Bucharest mayor ahead of far-right candidate in Romanian presidential runoff
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Austria wants EU to woo Russia’s friends on Ukraine ceasefire
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Russia launches 273 drones targeting Ukraine, one woman killed
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Russian attack kills 9, Ukraine says, just hours after peace talks
MSNBC
- Dr. Kavita Patel on Biden’s cancer diagnosis: 'All in all, the road ahead is going to be tough.'
- Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer
- Watching ship crash into Brooklyn Bridge felt ’surreal,’ NYC resident says
- Officials name Palm Springs bomber as Guy Edward Bartkus
- Car bombing suspect appears to be motivated by anti-natalist ideology, officials say
- 1 dead, 4 hurt in Palm Springs car explosion deemed ‘act of terrorism’ by FBI
- 2 dead, more than a dozen injured after Mexican naval ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge
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NBC
- NJ Transit strike ends after tentative agreement announced
- FBI calls California fertility clinic bombing an ‘act of terrorism’
- NJ Transit strike comes to an end with agreement between union and managers
- Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer
- Biden’s prostate cancer 'characterized by a Gleason score of 9'
- Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer
- Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer
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investors.com
- Tesla Vs. BYD: TSLA Keeps Running While Rival Breaks Out To New High
- Two S&P 500 Giants And Tesla's Main Rival Lead 5 Stocks In Buy Areas
- Boston Scientific, A Whisker Away From Record High, Joins IBD 50: See New Names On Stock Spotlight, Big Cap 20 And More
- NetScout Systems Stock Gets RS Rating Lift
- Roblox Stock Continues Winning Streak With Help From Rihanna
- American Electric Power Stock Earns RS Rating Upgrade
- Netflix Stock Hits Record High On Advertising Initiative
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ABC News
- Ice cream maker issues recall over concerns about plastic
- Buffett plans to attend, but not take questions, at next year's Berkshire shareholder meeting
- Flights reduced by 40% at Paris-Orly airport after traffic control systems break down
- No pilot for 10 minutes during a Lufthansa flight in 2024 because of fainting incident, report says
- Colombia seeks to join China-based development bank as Latin America drifts away from Washington
- Talks aimed at ending New Jersey Transit rail strike to resume Saturday, railroad CEO says
- Moody's strips U.S. government of top credit rating
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Fox Business
- Boeing, GE and Trump’s Middle East trip to remember
- Moody's downgrades US credit rating over rising debt
- US consumer sentiment drops to near record low in May on inflation worries, tariff uncertainty
- The pope took a vow of poverty. He may still need to file US taxes
- Federal Reserve to cut its workforce by 10% in coming years
- Verizon ends DEI programs, diversity goals as it seeks approval for Frontier acquisition
- Medicare Advantage plans may cover things like pet food, golf fees and ski passes
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CNN
- Worried how to pay for college? Here’s how to maximize your chances of getting the aid you need
- Trump lowered tariffs on China. Here’s why that won’t spare Americans from price hikes and shortages
- Scott Bessent says tariff rates will return to ‘reciprocal’ levels if countries don’t reach trade deals with US
- After years of flying high, celebrity tequila braces for impact
- New Jersey Transit reaches tentative deal with engineers union that could end strike
- Here’s what tariffs could make more expensive at Walmart
- Video How this visionary self-made billionaire gets her ideas 4:27
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AP News
- Kyle Gibson cut by Orioles, who place Tyler O'Neill on injured list because of shoulder
- Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing
- Del Toro becomes first Mexican to lead Giro d'Italia, Van Aert wins dusty stage
- ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ tops box office while The Weeknd’s movie falters
- AP PHOTOS: Austria welcomes JJ back home after winning Eurovision Song Contest
- Punjab resumes IPL campaign with 10-run win over Rajasthan ahead of Delhi-Gujarat showdown
- Forest wins to keep alive Champions League hopes on landmark day for Everton and Vardy
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The Economist
- Constitutional crossroads: Three paths the Supreme Court could take on birthright citizenship
- More than a feeling: The MAGA revolution threatens America’s most innovative place
- Bonanza denied: Trump faces a trillion-dollar tariff disappointment
- The Weekend Intelligence: Boss Class: Innovation: Coming up with new ideas
- Newsletters: Cover Story newsletter: How we chose the cover images
- Well informed: Contact sports can cause brain injuries. Should kids still play?
- Checks and Balance: Politics and the pope
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The Hill
- Bessent: Countries bringing 'good proposals' with 'a few exceptions'
- Bessent warns tariff will return to ‘Liberation Day’ rates if negotiations aren’t in good faith
- Trump berates Walmart over price hikes: ‘EAT THE TARIFFS’
- Trump on China trade switch-up: They 'would have broken apart'
- Trump on China trade switch-up: They 'would have broken apart'
- Consumer confidence declines despite Trump tariff pause: Survey
- Moody’s downgrades U.S. credit rating
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The Guardian
- UK ‘may need 92,000 extra public workers if fall in productivity continues to 2030’
- Average asking price for UK home hits new high of almost £380k
- EU ministers call for coordinated action on Russian ‘shadow fleet’ in Baltic Sea
- US treasury secretary says Walmart will ‘eat some of the tariffs’ after Trump demand
- The Guardian view on Labour’s competition policy: don’t let big tech set the agenda | Editorial
- Musk’s AI bot Grok blames its Holocaust scepticism on ‘programming error’
- Pete Songi on Keir Starmer’s dance with the EU – cartoon
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BBC
- Apple boosts India's factory hopes - but a US-China deal could derail plans
- The world's most dangerous country for trade unionists
- UK driverless cars unlikely until 2027 - but Uber says it's ready now
- New buy now, pay later rules aim to protect shoppers
- The secretive US factory that lays bare the contradiction in Trump's America First plan
- Energy boss warns over future of gas storage facility
- Minister 'pushing' for deal over use of EU passport e-gates
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Baha Breaking News
- Earnings preview: Retail, tech take spotlight
- New Jersey Transit train engineers reach deal to end strike
- NJ Transit train engineers reach deal to end strike
- Portugal's incumbent center-right wins election
- Macron, Trump, Starmer, Merz, Meloni discuss war in Ukraine
- Scheffler wins PGA Championship for 3rd major title
- Israel says will allow 'basic quantity' of food into Gaza
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The Street
- Tariffs, surprise downgrade will weigh on market
- Secretary Bessent sends message on Walmart price increases due to tariffs
- Buffett won't be annual meeting star next year
- Popular fast-food chain closing down restaurants at alarming rate
- How cruise ship captains keep you safe in bad weather
- Costco quietly makes payment change members will love
- Lululemon bets big on innovation and sustainability
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Insider
- I joined Meta during its 'year of efficiency.' I used 4 strategies to get promoted and grow my salary by $300,000 in 2 years
- The James Earl Jones estate allowed AI to use his voice. Now Darth Vader is saying some crazy things in 'Fortnite.'
- 2 of the world's largest credit card companies just merged
- Joe Biden diagnosed with an 'aggressive form' of prostate cancer: 'The president and his family are reviewing treatment options'
- We built an AI assistant to give doctors something they rarely have: time
- Scott Bessent says Trump will raise tariffs again on any nation that doesn't negotiate in 'good faith'
- Sam Altman says critics of Trump's AI deals with Gulf nations are 'naive'
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RawDiary
- Mexican Navy Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge — 2 Dead
- Nicusor Dan Clinches Victory in Romania’s Presidential Runoff
- FBI Leaders Confirm Epstein Killed Himself... MAGA Outrage
- FBI Identifies Fertility Clinic Bomber as Guy Edward Bartkus
- Russia Unleashes Largest Drone Barrage Since Ukraine Invasion
- Israel Launches Extensive Ground Offensive In Gaza
- Biden Health ‘Cover-Up’ Spurs Political Fallout
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- 6 in 10 Side Hustlers Hope to Go Full Time – Should You Make the Leap?
- I’m 61 and Being Forced To Retire, How Do I Share With Others??
- Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) Price Prediction and Forecast 2025-2030 (May 2025)
- Trump’s $10 Trillion Dollar Floodgates Are Going To Dump Money On These Stocks
- Why I Refuse to Work Until 70 – A Call for Early Retirement and Financial Freedom
- The Mag 7 Can Lead This Rebound, Buy Apple and Alphabet Stock, Says Pro
- U.S. Military Might: 124 Million Ready, More than Next 5 NATO Nations Combined
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LA Times
- It's Universal vs. Disney in an epic 'prize fight' for theme park dominance in Florida
- Tips on handling advance care directives, Roth IRAs
- Edison's safety record declined last year. Executive bonuses rose anyway
- L.A. council members were told a vote could violate public meeting law. They voted anyway
- Epic Games says Apple blocked 'Fortnite' in U.S. app store
- Cable giant Charter to buy Cox in a $34.5-billion deal, uniting providers that serve SoCal
- Trump's auto tariffs reignite concerns about GM's future in South Korea
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Washington Post
- Trump calls on Walmart to absorb tariffs rather than raise prices
- Moody’s downgrades U.S. credit as Congress considers bill that could add to deficits
- FDA endorses first-of-its-kind blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
- GOP hard-liners block Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ on taxes, immigration
- DOJ plans to drop Boeing prosecution in 737 crashes, family lawyers say
- Cable giants Charter and Cox to merge as industry faces threats on all sides
- Scam losses hit almost $17 billion. The fix is bigger than self-help
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Chicago Tribune
- President Donald Trump’s tariffs may mean Walmart shoppers pay more, his treasury chief acknowledges
- Chicago housing nonprofit providing rental subsidies for very low-income renters facing a $10M budget shortfall
- Moody’s strips U.S. government of top credit rating, citing Washington’s failure to rein in debt
- Fortnite says it’s offline on Apple’s iOS around the world
- What to know about the Chicago Bears’ possible move to Arlington Heights — or a domed stadium on the lakefront
- Chicago Bears shifting their stadium focus to Arlington Heights
- Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home in Dolton is up for auction
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Boston Herald
- Ticker: No decision on dropping Boeing criminal case; Buffett will be back, but no questions
- Fans make beeline for ‘Bloodlines’
- Bessent weighs in on tariff price hikes at Walmart
- Trump’s tariffs may mean Walmart shoppers pay more, his treasury chief acknowledges
- Treasury secretary says Walmart’s warnings on price increases are a ‘worst-case scenario’
- Job search tips for college grads
- FDA clears first blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
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Financial Post
- What economists are saying about Ontario's projected $14.6 billion budget deficit
- ‘Buy Canadian’ boosts local beauty industry. Will tariffs end up reversing that?
- At home and abroad: FP Video on continuing tariff turbulence
- Canada Post is 'effectively bankrupt,' should phase out door-to-door letter mail delivery: report
- Amazon, worker union before Quebec labour tribunal over warehouse closures
- Trump’s aerospace deals were big on numbers and slim on details
- FTC rests at Meta monopoly trial, shifting focus to defence
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Digiday
- As Pinterest improves ad platform, advertisers continue to increase spend
- The Trade Desk’s Jeff Green on ad tech’s big issues
- AI is scaling in advertising – outcome-based pay isn’t
- After a year of Google’s AI Overviews, marketers consider tweaking their paid search strategies
- Ad Tech Briefing: Microsoft’s DSP closure signals ad tech consolidation, as well as the AI arms race
- The state of social media marketing for publishers | Trends and tactics shaping paid social
- How creator platforms are building tech infrastructure to keep pace with a maturing industry
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The Trade
- LiquidityBook leverages Blue Ocean ATS to extend overnight trading
- BNP Paribas equity research offering now available on Bloomberg Terminal
- Fireside Friday with… Candriam’s Fabien Oreve
- AI offers many industry advantages, but robust regulation is essential
- Reducing market hours makes sense in practice, but feasibility remains a question
- The liquidity conundrum persists as experts unpack the current state of play at TradeTech Europe 2025
- Driving European liquidity in the face of US political uncertainty
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Observer
- What CEOs Can Learn from the Boring Power of Mark Carney
- The Coming A.I. Catastrophe for Middle America’s Gen Z
- Dropping HBO Was a Mistake, and Warner Bros. Discovery Isn’t Afraid of Admitting It
- Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Returns to Business After a 2-Year Pause
- Walmart Executives Warn of Imminent Price Increases Despite Lowered Tariffs
- British Billionaire Jeremy Coller Funds A.I. Race to Understand Dolphin Language
- Your Brain Wasn’t Built for This. Algorithms Know It
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Semafor
- A behind-the-scenes look at Biden's dark debate night
- Vice’s Shane Smith recruits podcasters for new collective
- Bill Maher’s heterodox podcast studio shuts down
- Shapiro solicits backers — or buyers — for a built-out Daily Wire
- US approves first Alzheimer’s blood test
- Nvidia expanding China footprint as US tightens chip curbs
- Russia launches drone strike on Ukraine days after direct talks
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Reason
- Bigotry, Hypocrisy, and Trump's Admission of Afrikaner Refugees
- "AI Hallucination Cases," from Courts All Over the World
- Our Supreme Court Amicus Brief Opposing Termination of CHNV Immigration Parole, Which Would Make Subject Some 500,000 Legal…
- As Many Traditional Newspapers Struggle, Why Does The Onion Seem To Be Thriving?
- Nationwide Injunctions and the Rule of Law
- Today in Supreme Court History: May 17, 1954
- Alton Brown on Cultural Appropriation, Ozempic, and the USDA
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Nikkei Asia
- Tokyo office buildings facing extended vacancies surge over past 3 years
- Fast-aging Japan rethinks work at 70 and beyond
- The White Lotus effect: Thai tourism surges, scrutiny doesn't
- Western Japan trying to lure inbound tourists with taste of samurai
- Nintendo Switch 2 for $700? Prices soar on secondary market
- How eroding public support could make Trump even more aggressive
- Japanese culinary machine maker cooks up emerging market expansion
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Financial News London
- ‘Big won’t always win’: Why Quilter Cheviot wants to be more like a private bank
- How hedge fund ‘Ronaldos’ beat the Trump slump
- Talent war boosts pay for UK wealth CEOs
- Index providers fight over $6.4bn business: ‘We want our fair share’
- Goldman, CVC execs are moving to Milan. But will others follow?
- Investment Association picks Folgate Building for new headquarters
- HSBC shakes up investment bank with push into private markets and debt financing
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- Capital One Officially Acquires Discover in $35 Billion Deal
- My quest to get $100 back from a sex worker so I can buy a share of PLTR or Nvidia
- NVAX yolo
- The bottom is in, time to get long
- Is it really that hard to beat the S&P 500?
- $588.25 Friday night, what does this mean for Monday?
- A reminder for bers going into next week
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PYMNTS
- SPACs Make $9 Billion Comeback Thanks to Trump and Tariffs
- Federal Judges Weigh Future of CFPB Following White House Appeal
- Capital One Finalizes $35 Billion Discover Purchase
- UK Investment Association Warns of Rise in ‘Cloning Scams’
- Nvidia Reportedly Aiming to Expand AI Business Beyond ‘Hyperscalers’
- Clover Debuts Point-of-Sale Offering for High-End Restaurants
- Binance and Kraken Reportedly Fend Off Social Engineering Hack
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Forbes
- Top Cybersecurity Trends Emerging From RSA Conference 2025
- Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1430 Hints, Clues And Answer For Monday, May 19th
- Apple iPhone 16: Major New Deal Offers iPhone For Free, With Or Without Trade-In
- NYT ‘Strands’ Today: Hints, Spangram And Answers For Monday, May 19th
- Meet The Amazonian Bird Of Prey That Can, And Does, Attack Humans – A Biologist Explains
- How Sikkim, India Become The World’s First Fully Organic State
- Samsung Makes New Free Offer To Millions Of Galaxy Phone Buyers
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Fortune
- Republicans look to get Trump’s big bill back on track with rare Sunday committee session
- Arthur Hayes on Bitcoin’s route to $200,000, holding gold and why ‘hated’ Ethereum is due for a comeback
- Dow futures drop 250 points as Moody’s U.S. debt downgrade weighs on stocks
- Global chip giants gather as the sector grapples with tariffs and approaches critical juncture on AI
- Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread
- Trump’s tariffs may mean Walmart shoppers pay more, his Treasury chief acknowledges
- Buffett plans to attend, but not take questions, at next year’s Berkshire shareholder meeting
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Inc.
- FDA Approves New Covid Vaccine
- Retailers Talk Tariffs as U.S. Stock Market Roars Back
- How to Use Leverage to Tilt a Deal in Your Favor
- 3 Types of Conversations That Separate Good Communicators From Great Ones
- 25 Exciting Small Businesses to Kick-Start Today
- 3 Ways to Control Your Career Narrative
- A Great Strategy Is Useless If People Don’t Get it
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Axios
- Trump, Harris join Dem, GOP lawmakers in wishing Biden well after cancer diagnoses
- Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer: reports
- Israeli Cabinet approves resuming immediate humanitarian aid to Gaza
- In photos: World leaders gather for Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass
- U.S. presses Israel and Hamas to accept updated offer for Gaza ceasefire
- Democrats reflect on 2024 loss amid reports highlighting Biden's decline
- Qatari jet "gives the appearance of a conflict of interest" for Trump, senator says
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Vox
- Donald Trump keeps declaring national emergencies. Why?
- How the US turned the tide on drug overdose deaths
- The Supreme Court just got an important police violence case right
- Silencing Voice of America
- How we stretched our aviation system to the brink
- The only rule you need to follow before inviting friends over
- Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson, and why America hates a “gold digger”
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FastCompany
- Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer
- Housing market shift explained—and where it’s happening the fastest
- North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library will redefine what a presidential library can be
- Housing market shift: Foreclosures are creeping back up again
- Cava is opening up to 68 new restaurants in 2025: See a list of locations coming soon to 5 states
- Graduated and looking for a job? These college majors are the most employable—and highest paying
- Novo Nordisk announces CEO transition as share price slips
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Entrepreneur
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- What 8 Years in Corporate Life Did — and Didn't — Prepare Me For as a Founder
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- How I Scaled from Side Hustle to 7 Figures Using 4 AI Tools (No Tech Skills Needed)
- Own a The Little Gym Franchise: A Brand with 45+ Years in Child Development
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Politico
- ‘An economic fallacy’: Rand Paul doesn't see the benefits of tariffs
- While Trump Was Away, His Megabill Went Astray
- DOGE sought access to congressional worker-rights watchdog
- GAO rejects DOGE attempt to land at congressional watchdog agency
- $40,000 SALT offer discussed with megabill holdouts
- House Budget Committee punts megabill vote as GOP leaders woo holdouts
- Trump pushes for GOP unity around megabill as conservative support wavers
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Newsweek
- New Covid Vaccine Approved - But Not For Everyone
- FBI Doubles Reward for Escaped Inmates in New Orleans Jailbreak
- Costco Offering Buy Now, Pay Later for Online Items
- Joe Biden Diagnosis: Prostate Cancer and Gleason Score Explained
- President Trump Reacts to Biden's Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
- From President Trump's Tariffs to Qatari Jet Controversy: This Week in Your Words
- Missing Mom Found Dead in LA Homeless Encampment
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NPR
- A Texas salesman discovers the truth about 'Made in the U.S.A': no one's buying
- Shipping companies say they're worried about the future despite the U.S.-China trade deal
- The 145% tariff already did its damage
- Is the dollar's reign ending?
- Two officials fired by Trump return to court to challenge his power
- Why UnitedHealth's terrible year is dragging down the Dow
- Latest Beige Book reports on impacts of Trump administration cuts
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Globe And Mail
- Alberta government launches research centre to study Canada-U.S. relations
- InterRent REIT plays coy on offers from potential buyers
- Soaring private equity secondary market struggles to absorb rising supply of aging assets
- Supermarket workers are wearing body cameras. Welcome to the new dystopia
- Companies are trying to save DEI from Trump. But can they save DEI from itself?
- CN investigates after trains ‘sideswiped’ each other in northern Alberta
- Why Canada hosts more old passenger jets than any other country — by far
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CBC
- MEC back under Canadian ownership after 5 years of U.S. management
- Big streamers argue at CRTC hearing they shouldn't have Canadian content obligations
- China emerging as top customer for Canadian oil shipped via Trans Mountain Pipeline
- Small businesses gear up for another possible Canada Post strike
- Strathcona Resources makes stock-and-cash takeover offer for MEG Energy
- The Liberals aren't tabling a budget. How does that affect the economy — and your wallet?
- Canadian Tire to take over Hudson's Bay's iconic stripes, logos
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Techmeme
- A look at the motivations behind David Zaslav's strategy to rebrand as Max, its failure to broaden the streamer's appeal, and…
- How the crypto industry is adapting to the recent wave of kidnappings, from more extensive security around conferences, to a…
- Sources: Cyera is raising $500M led by Lightspeed, Greenoaks and Georgian in a round valuing the data security company at $6B,…
- Sources detail Apple's AI efforts, including John Giannandrea's tenure, Craig Federighi's initial lack of interest in LLMs,…
- Eight workers, from a nurse dealing with hospital discharge planning algorithms to a salon owner with AI-generated hairstyles,…
- Chime's S-1: MyPay revenue totaled $64.3M in Q1 vs. estimated credit losses from the product of $57.3M, highlighting the risks…
- Government officials and experts say there have been dozens of recorded crypto-related abductions globally over the past year;…
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Silicon Valley
- Is there life after extinction? Some Bay Area scientists and conservationists are trying to find out
- The Bay Area has hundreds of below-market rate apartments sitting vacant
- Sharks, City of San Jose close to finalizing new lease deal for SAP Center
- 714 is typical Californian’s credit score. How does that rank?
- Walters: Democratic gubernatorial candidates avoid attacking state oil industry
- Massive housing development breaks ground in North San Jose at site of former Japanese-American farm
- Gold palaces, jet deals and McDonald’s: Donald Trump at home in Middle East
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Techcrunch
- Crypto elite increasingly worried about their personal safety
- Grok says it’s ‘skeptical’ about Holocaust death toll, then blames ‘programming error’
- Heybike’s Alpha step-through e-bike is an affordable, all-terrain dreamboat
- U.S. lawmakers have concerns about Apple-Alibaba deal
- Microsoft’s Satya Nadella is choosing chatbots over podcasts
- MIT disavows doctoral student paper on AI’s productivity benefits
- Laser-powered fusion experiment more than doubles its power output
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The Register
- China launches an AI cloud into orbit -12 sats for now, 2,800 in coming years
- Ex-NSA bad-guy hunter listened to Scattered Spider's fake help-desk calls: 'Those guys are good'
- To progress as an engineer career-wise, become a great communicator
- Apple to add fresh accessibility features for 2025
- Boffins devise technique that lets users prove location without giving it away
- No-boom supersonic flights could slide through US skies soon
- Google backs down after locking out Nextcloud Files app
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Silicon Republic
- AI and the movement of IT professionals into leadership roles
- Supporting career development in the biotech space
- AI innovators called to tackle challenges in healthcare
- HIHI calls on AI innovators tackling challenges in healthcare
- Org group acquires tech recruitment firm Venturi
- Opinion: EU could be epicentre of AI academia as US cuts funding
- Coinbase employees bribed leading to cyberattack
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Tech Co
- Study: Cargo Theft On the Rise, Losses Exceed $1 Billion Per Year
- Coinbase Forecasts Up To $400 Million Hit From Cyberattack
- Study: Tech Leaders Are Rushing to Implement AI Agents
- Zoho Cracks US Payments Market with Zoho Payments
- US Cuts the De Minimis Tariff for Small China Packages to 54%
- Republicans Push Bill to Ban State AI Regulation for 10 Years
- Microsoft Is Laying Off 3% of Its Workforce
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Business Journals
- Capital One agrees to pay $425M to settle claims it shortchanged depositors
- Santa Clara invests to double power capacity amid data center boom
- Genentech to invest $700 million in North Carolina fill-finish facility
- Primis Financial spins off niche business that lends to doctors, dentists and vets to 'remove noise' from financials
- Gaithersburg's Remedy Plan Therapeutics raises $18M to advance novel cancer-fighting drug
- Charlottesville's Springbok Analytics signs New York Liberty as first WNBA client
- Microsoft cuts over 120 jobs in Silicon Valley as part of restructuring effort
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InvestorPlace
- What Henry Ford’s Farm Tractor and AI Have in Common
- AI Winners vs. AI Victims – Get on the Right Side of This Trade
- The Great AI Divide: Position Yourself for a Seismic Power Shift
- Buy Stocks in These 3 Categories – or Get Left Behind
- When a Flat Market Feels Like a Win … Collecting Cash Through the Chaos
- How America’s Trade War Is Supercharging an AI Infrastructure Boom
- 3 Companies Under Threat From the Economic Singularity
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Wolf Street
- Foreign Investors Loaded Up on Treasury Securities in March Despite all the Turmoil in the Media
- Moody’s Cuts US Government Credit Rating due to Deficits & Debt, Blames “Successive US Administrations and Congress”
- Auto-Loan Balances, Debt-to-Income Ratio, Serious Delinquencies for Subprime & Prime in Q1 2025: Our Drunken Sailors and their…
- The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada, April 2025: Single-Family & Condo Prices Drop to Multi-Year Lows, Driven by Toronto
- Beyond the Squiggles in Retail Sales
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The Week
- Argentina lifts veil on its past as a refuge for Nazis
- The Pope hears Donald Trump's confession | May 18 editorial cartoons
- 5 hilariously heavenly editorial cartoons about the newly elected pope
- Celebrating 60 years of the Pennine Way
- To ban or not to ban AfD? German democracy at a crossroads
- How did Kashmir end up largely under Indian control?
- Another name for the Gulf of Mexico | May 17 editorial cartoons
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PBS Newshour
- Portugal’s center-right alliance headed for another minority government after election
- Liberal mayor and conservative historian headed to presidential runoff in Poland, exit poll shows
- Bessent acknowledges Trump’s tariffs may mean shoppers will pay more at Walmart
- Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential runoff over hard-right nationalist
- Analysis: Trump’s truce with China on tariffs comes at a cost to U.S. credibility
- Consumer confidence hits near-record low amid worries over Trump trade policy
- An expert shares key 5 steps for hurricane disaster preparation with aging parents
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Naked Capitalism
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SCMP
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Euronews
- Why are female entrepreneurs finding it harder to secure loans?
- EU Commission still lacking lead scientific advisor on AI despite dozens of applications
- Novo Nordisk CEO steps down amid growing competition for weight loss drugs
- Why was Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with ‘white genocide'?
- Donald Trump wraps up Gulf tour with €179 billion in UAE deals
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Asia Financial
- Trump Unveils Huge Chip Deals in Gulf After Rejig of Export Rules
- Mass Layoffs Avoided in China, But Export Sector Badly Shaken
- China And Russia Sign Deal to Build Power Station on Moon – LS
- Trump Tells Apple CEO ‘I Don’t Want You Building in India’
- Apple Sales in China Plunge 50%, Huawei Back on Top – Fortune
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Japan Times
- U.S. Treasury chief to attend G7 finance meeting, focus on imbalances
- China-U.S. trade truce prompts nations to consider tougher tactics
- Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability
- Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
- Trump’s deals cast China both as foe and prize, blurring signals
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Coindesk
- Bitcoin Nears Golden Cross Weeks After 'Trapping Bears' as U.S. Debt Concerns Mount
- XRP Price Surges After V-Shaped Recovery, Targets $3.40
- SUI Surges After Finding Strong Support at $3.75 Level
- Whales Accumulate 1 Billion DOGE Amid Critical Support Formation
- BNB Trades in Tight Range Amid Decreasing Volatility
- Over $5B Pouring into Bitcoin ETFs – Thanks to Bold Directional Bets
- Alabama Man Sentenced for Hacking SEC’s Social Media to Post Fake Bitcoin ETF News
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The Block
- The Funding: Why big crypto VCs are joining Cobie’s Echo
- Bitcoin transaction fees hit 2025 highs as BTC price challenges recent $106,000 top
- Blum co-founder, ex-Binance exec Vladimir Smerkis arrested in Moscow on fraud charges
- Argentinian President Milei skips civil hearing as Libra case judge orders bank records unsealed
- Defense lawyers in Samourai, Tornado Cash cases accuse prosecution of withholding exculpatory evidence
- Hong Kong police arrest 12 suspected of laundering $15 million through crypto exchange shops
- Alchemy acquires Solana infrastructure provider DexterLab as it continues expansion beyond Ethereum
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Blockworks
- Friday Charts: What if there are no more recessions?
- Jito Foundation hires head of governance
- Galaxy, DeFi Technologies look to leverage new Nasdaq listings
- Coinbase breach fallout: What to do if your data was exposed
- Ethereum smart wallet mode panic, unpacked
- As crypto firms boost US footprint, the race for talent is on
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Wikipedia Current Events
May 18
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gaza war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- At least 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza. (Sky News) (Reuters)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia launches 273 drones at Ukraine, the largest such attack since the beginning of the war. The attack comes a day after a round of direct peace talks between the two countries, and a day before Donald Trump's scheduled call with Vladimir Putin. (The Guardian)
- Somali Civil War
- 2025 Mogadishu military base bombing
- At least 21 people are killed, including the perpetrator, and 15 others are injured in a suicide bombing at the entrance of a military base in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Reuters) (Hiiraan Online)
- 2025 Mogadishu military base bombing
- Syrian civil war
- Three police personnel are killed and two others are injured in a car bombing targeting a police station in Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. (Syrian Arab News Agency) (Al Jazeera English)
Arts and culture
- The papal inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV is held at St. Peter's Square. (Sky News)
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Iran, 2022 Shah Cheragh attack
- A court in Shiraz, Iran, sentences three people to death over two attacks on a Shiite shrine in 2022 and 2023 in Shiraz and several to others to different prison terms. (The Times of Israel)
- Kenyan politician Martha Karua, who legally represents incarcerated Tanzanian opposition figure Tundu Lissu, is arrested at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and set for deportation. (France 24)
- Six people are injured, including the perpetrator, in a mass stabbing attack when a man stabs a group of football fans celebrating with a swordstick and a knife outside of a bar in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. According to police, the perpetrator is currently at large and the attack was a premeditated assault, and possibly terrorism. (Euronews) (ABC News)
- Three people are injured, including an 11-year-old, in a mass stabbing attack outside of a house after an altercation in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. (Der Spiegel)
Politics and elections
- 2025 Polish presidential election
- Poles vote in the first round to choose their president, with thirteen candidates participated. (The Times of India)
- The current mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski leads the first round with 31% of the vote against his conservative rival Karol Nawrocki. Due to no candidates obtained more than 50% of the vote, the runoff between two candidates are expected to be held on June 1. (Euronews)
- 2025 Portuguese legislative election
- Citizens in Portugal vote to elect 230 seats of the Assembly of the Republic. (AP)
- 2025 Romanian presidential election
- Romanians vote in the second round to choose their president between far-right George Simion and independent centrist and incumbent Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan. (DW)
- Nicușor Dan is elected President of Romania after winning 54% of the vote. (CNBC) (DW)
- 2025 South Korean presidential election
- Liberty Unification Party presidential candidate Koo Joo-wa resign from his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election scheduled on June 3. (Yonhap)
- Former People Power Party lawmaker Kim Sang-wook joins the Democratic Party of Korea, three days after he declared support for Lee Jae-myung as party's presidential candidate and ten days after leaving the conservative party. (The Korea Herald)
Sports
- 2024–25 Eredivisie
- In association football, PSV Eindhoven wins their 26th total and second consecutive Eredivisie title in the last round after defeating Sparta Rotterdam 3–1. (The Guardian)
- 2025 Indianapolis 500
- In motorsports, Robert Shwartzman of Prema Racing wins pole position for the Indianapolis 500, the first rookie to do so since 1983. (AP via Toronto Star)