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Wall Street Journal
- SharkNinja Wants to Take a Bite Out of New Markets. Here’s What Could Be Next
- SharkNinja CEO Sees Consumer Facing Tough Choices
- The WSJ’s Jonathan Clements Wants to Leave a Living Legacy
- U.S. Natural Gas Futures Gain Ahead of Storage Data
- Kenvue Boosts 2025 Sales Growth View
- SMIC’s Quarterly Profit Jumps on Robust Chip Demand
- Coinbase Strikes $2.9 Billion Deal for Major Crypto Options Platform
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Financial Times
- UK regulator to ditch Northern Rock-inspired limits on building societies
- OpenAI still has a governance problem
- Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts
- Pakistani drone attacks ‘neutralised’, says India, as skirmishes escalate
- Could the US coal industry make a comeback?
- Bank of England cuts rates by a quarter point to 4.25%
- The case for universities
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Benzinga
- EPAM Soars On Strong Q1 Earnings, Raised Guidance
- Chief Executive Officer Of ReposiTrak Sold $161K In Stock
- Director Of FutureFuel Makes $59K Buy
- A Congress Member Sold Up To $30K In Target Stock: Here's What You Need To Know
- Lee Bradley Soultz Boosts Confidence With $267K Purchase Of WillScot Holdings Stock
- 99K Reasons To Be Bullish On Matador Resources Stock
- Insider Confidence On Display: David MacLennan Acquires $120K In Caterpillar Stock
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Movers
Bloomberg
- South Africa Says AIDS Drugs Available Despite US Funding Cut
- US Sanctions Third ‘Teapot’ Refinery in China Over Iranian Oil
- Trump Officials Weigh Fast-Tracking Deals With Gulf Wealth Funds
- De Beers Is Closing Its Man-Made Diamond Jewelry Business
- Milken Attendees Show Calm Over Economy in Public, Worry in Private
- Private Credit Fund Results Expose Pockets of Market Stress
- France Blasts EU Plan for Retail Investor Protection as Costly
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Yahoo Finance
- EPAM Soars On Strong Q1 Earnings, Raised Guidance
- Time Finance appoints invoice finance head in southern UK
- What Is the Average 401(k) Plan Match in 2025?
- How Investing In Brand-Name Stocks Can Help — or Hurt — Your Retirement Portfolio
- How Tesla Stock Has Changed Over 5, 10 and 15 Years
- Coinbase to buy Deribit for $2.9 billion in landmark crypto deal
- MediHelp implements CoverGo’s platform to digitalise insurance operations
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Marketwatch
- Portfolio manager labels trade pact with U.K. hasty and hardly the main event
- Nasdaq leading way as U.S. stocks rise after Trump teases U.S.-U.K. trade deal
- Burger King parent saw slower start to the year as revenue and earnings miss marks
- Krispy Kreme shares head for all-time low after dividend is scrapped
- Jobless claims fall in latest week, with no sign of recession or layoffs
- U.S. economy’s secret sauce — declines for first time in years
- Markets appear resilient, but the fundamentals are dire, says top bank economist
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Google Business
- Bill Gates to give away $200 billion by 2045, accuses Musk of harming world's poor
- Bitcoin approaches $100,000 as U.S.-UK trade agreement lifts the market
- Stock Market Today: Nasdaq, Dow and S&P 500 trim gains as investors wait to hear from Trump
- Family offices still betting on AI startups during deal slowdown
- Huawei and other Chinese chip firms are catching up fast
- Molson Coors sees worries about tariffs and the economy weighing on beer drinkers
- The $200 Billion Gamble: Bill Gates’s Plan to Wind Down His Foundation
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Tipranks
- Bunzl CEO Transfers Shares in Strategic Move
- Flutter Entertainment Advances Share Buyback Program
- Forward Water Technologies Corp. Announces Shares for Debt Settlement
- Ivanhoe Mines Enters Flatreef Orebody, Paving Way for Major Production
- Pambili Natural Resources Secures Funding to Complete Audit and File Financial Statements
- Zoomd Technologies to Showcase User Acquisition Solutions at MAU Vegas 2025
- Ocumetics Achieves Milestone in Intraocular Lens Development
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ZeroHedge
- Black Smoke All Over
- Xi, Putin Embrace In Moscow, Vow To 'Defend Multipolar World Order' & Counter 'Neo-Nazism & Militarism'
- Decrepit Biden Makes Incredible Claim In BBC Interview..
- Global Growth Bellwether Maersk Slashes Container Market Outlook
- Pulitzer Prize Awarded To Palestinian Writer Accused Of Virulent And Antisemitic Commentary
- Pakistan Says It Killed Up To 50 Indian Soldiers In Fresh Border Clashes
- Initial Jobless Claims Refuse To Weaken In Face Of CEO Dissonance
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Seeking Alpha
- Hold Fast To This Amazing 9% Yield: Ares Capital
- Is It Safe To Fly? In Need Of An Overhaul
- Energy Transfer: Buy This Gift From Mr. Market Now
- Alphabet Stock Nosedives: It's Actually Much Worse Than You Might Think
- Coca-Cola Is Better Than PepsiCo For Tariff-Related Uncertainty
- Gold's Strange Behavior
- Blue Owl Capital Corporation: Fairly Valued, Ahead Of Q1
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Barrons
- Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Is Tanking. Steel-Mill Shutdowns Aren’t a Good Sign
- ChatGPT’s User Count Is Up 25% Since February, CEO Indicates
- Dow Gains as Trump Announces U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal, but Can't Reach Escape Velocity
- Molson Coors Stock Slumps as Tariffs Hit Earnings and Guidance
- Apple Claims ‘Serious and Irreparable Harm’ in Fight Over App Store Ruling
- Productivity Falls for First Time Since 2022. What That Means for Economic Growth
- Stocks Power Higher, Putting Bear Market Fears to Bed, For Now
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Barchart
- Salesforce Stock: Analyst Estimates & Ratings
- Dollar Pushes Higher and Gold Falls as Global Trade Tensions Ease
- Is Microsoft Stock Still a Buy as OpenAI Looks to Cut Its Revenue Share?
- Do Wall Street Analysts Like Healthpeak Properties Stock?
- Conagra Brands Stock Outlook: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish?
- Is Google’s Search Dominance Under Threat? What Apple’s AI Shift Means for GOOGL Stock
- This Stock Rallied to a New Record High Ahead of Today’s Earnings Report
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SEC / FED
A Creative and Cooperative Balancing Act
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Opening Remarks at the SEC Town Hall
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Remarks at the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Meeting
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Quarter Frictions: Remarks before the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee
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SEC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Roundtable on Tokenization Plus Date Change for Roundtable on DeFi
Reuters
- Bill Gates to give away $200 billion by 2045, accuses Musk of harming world's poor
- Peloton raises 2025 revenue forecast, counts on video subscriber growth
- Can Trump's tax cuts be made permanent? Tariffs, spending fights cloud the picture
- Near-record US container import streak expected to snap in May due to tariffs
- US and Britain expected to announce tariff deal on Thursday
- Brewer AB InBev reports Q1 profits more than double forecasts
- Shares firm on hopes for trade deals, dollar tries to hold post-Fed bounce
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Tipp Insights
- RFK Jr. Calls Casey Means “Born For The Job” Amid Vetting Backlash
- "Too Late" Powell Is A Fool But I Like Him Very Much: Trump
- UK Finds Its Trade Mojo As It Inks Deals From Delhi To DC
- Rubio Warns: Columbia Protesters Visas Under Review
- Loomer Questions Loyalty And Licensing Of Trump’s Health Nominee Casey Means
- India’s Warning To Pakistan
- Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged, Cites Dual Risks
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Investing.com
- China-led funds spur largest monthly inflow into gold ETFs in three years
- Russia promises to invest $1 billion in ally Cuba by 2030
- Canadian financial system stable, but trade war poses big risks, says central bank
- FULL TEXT - Bank of Canada says trade uncertainty has pushed risks higher overall
- U.S.-UK trade deal to be narrow, keep Trump’s 10% universal tariffs in place – CNN
- Rwanda finance minister: economy to grow 7.1% in 2025, slower than 2024
- JP Morgan creates new green banking leadership role
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Morning Brew
Netflix is redesigning its TV app
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Fed holds rates steady, says tariffs will slow economy
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Disney to open first Middle East park
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Cattle industry fears screwworms could return to the US
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Newark still reels from air traffic control fail
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DoorDash eyes global domination
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Trump wants to put a tariff on foreign-made movies
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Self-driving trucks are on the road
CNBC
- Coinbase acquires crypto derivatives exchange Deribit for $2.9 billion
- Shopify stock slips on light guidance, company notes tariff 'uncertainty'
- Senate stablecoin vote outcome uncertain, after key Democrats back out
- Trump to unveil United Kingdom trade deal, first since 'reciprocal' tariff pause
- Americans believe real estate, gold are the best long-term investments. They're wrong, advisors say
- Standard Chartered analyst apologizes for $120,000 bitcoin price call, says target 'may be too low'
- Here are the top 10 things we're watching in the stock market Thursday
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CBS
- Trump calls Fed chair a "fool" for keeping interest rates steady
- Stocks gain as investors await trade deal between the U.S. and U.K
- U.S. and U.K. expected to announce what Trump has called "major trade deal"
- Trump says trade deals could come this week. Here's what to know
- Bessent and Lutnick sent plan for U.S. sovereign wealth fund — but White House has pushed back
- Trump wants to replace grocery aid for seniors with "MAHA food boxes"
- Ford hiking prices on 3 vehicle models manufactured in Mexico
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NYT Business
- Here’s the latest
- Would You Buy Your Diamond Engagement Ring at Walmart?
- CEOs at Milken Conference Fear Tariffs and Hope for Trade Deals
- Bill Gates Explains His Plans to Close the Gates Foundation in 2045
- U.S. Trade Deal Could Lift UK Economy, but Won’t Transform It
- U.S. Trade Deal Could Help Britain’s Sluggish Economy, but Won’t Transform It
- A’ja Wilson Now Has a Nike Signature Shoe. Why Did It Take So Long?
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EurActiv
Companion Animal Stakeholder Summit 2025 [Advocacy Lab Content]
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Norway, spooked by Trump, aims for greater European defence collaboration
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Germany’s domestic intel agency backtracks on “extremist” label for AfD
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EU targets American bourbon, wine in second retaliatory list against US tariffs
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EU targets American aircraft as Trump tariff dispute heats up
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Where Innovation Begins: How Virtual Fencing Can Help Shape the Future of EU Agriculture [Promoted content]
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EU weighs redefining ‘defence’ to turn regional aid into defence cash
Norway, spooked by Trump, aims for greater European defence collaboration
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Germany’s domestic intel agency backtracks on “extremist” label for AfD
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EU targets American bourbon, wine in second retaliatory list against US tariffs
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EU targets American aircraft as Trump tariff dispute heats up
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Where Innovation Begins: How Virtual Fencing Can Help Shape the Future of EU Agriculture [Promoted content]
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EU weighs redefining ‘defence’ to turn regional aid into defence cash
MSNBC
- Dr. Casey Means, Trump’s new surgeon general nominee, draws unflattering scrutiny
- ‘I don’t know’: The problem with Trump leaning into his new favorite phrase
- Trump’s latest idea is just to pay off everybody to do what he wants
- Democrats should have elevated AOC when they had the chance
- Breaking: Black smoke at Vatican, no pope elected
- Trump scoffs at rising prices for families while his inner circle cashes in on foreign deals
- Nick Saban reportedly presses Trump to change NIL rules
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NBC
- Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of killing poor children as he says he’s giving away his wealth
- The hottest spring real estate trends for buyers and sellers
- UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders over reaction to CEO's killing
- Why tariffs may put a damper on Mother's Day bouquets
- DOT to overhaul nation's aging air traffic control system
- After deadly cross-border strikes, can India and Pakistan avoid all-out war?
- Ahead of key talks, Trump says he won't soften on China tariffs
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investors.com
- Uranium Stock Soars On Profit Surprise, $3.4 Billion Federal Funds For U.S. Production
- Bitcoin Price Nears $100K; Coinbase Strikes $2.9B Deal; Crypto Stocks Test Buy Points
- Trump Tariffs: U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal Terms Leak Out; S&P 500 Pares Gain (Live Coverage)
- Argenx Beats Sales Expectations — But Not By Enough — And Shares Tumble
- Trump Trade War: Shipping Giant Changes Outlook; Outlines Scenarios For U.S.-China Trade Talks
- Uber Stock Hit With Analyst Downgrade After Mixed Q1 Results
- Axon Jumps On Earnings, Despite DOGE, Tariffs; New Taser Dart Coming
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ABC News
- The construction of a road in Brazil draws criticism before first-ever climate talks in the Amazon
- Applications for jobless benefits fall last week despite uncertainty over tariffs
- In his own words: Bill Gates on giving away the remainder of his wealth
- Melinda French Gates reflects on legacy of Gates Foundation as it announces it will close in 2045
- Bill Gates pledges his remaining fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will close in 20 years
- The Gates Foundation’s first 25 years: How it changed global health and philanthropy
- Beckham and Neville part of new ownership group at English soccer club Salford
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Fox Business
- Used car prices jump to highest level since 2023 as auto tariffs squeeze consumers
- Toyota sees $1.3B profit hit from Trump tariffs in 2 months
- Treasury's Bessent says US should be 'premier destination' for digital assets
- Federal Reserve holds key interest rate steady amid economic uncertainty
- 4 reasons for the Newark airport meltdown
- With the economic tumult, a serious concern has emerged: stagflation
- AstraZeneca unveils new facility as part of multibillion-dollar investment in US manufacturing
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CNN
- Boeing now plans to deliver new Air Force One jets in 2027, before Trump leaves office
- New documentary claims to identify Israeli soldier who shot Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022
- Krispy Kreme pauses its doughnut partnership with McDonald’s
- Bill Gates announces plan to give ‘virtually all’ his money away and end the Gates Foundation in 20 years
- Video Economist pours cold water on Trump’s trade deal with the UK 1:38
- The Bank of England cuts interest rates as tariffs endanger economic growth
- Will the Fed step in if America’s labor market cracks from Trump’s tariffs?
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AP News
- The EU publishes a US product hit list and prepares for WTO action against Trump's tariffs
- AP PHOTOS: India and Pakistan trade fire as tensions flare
- At least 1 killed in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon
- Live updates: US and UK expected trade deal
- Sinner 'not naming names' for messages he did and didn't receive during doping ban
- Dubai police make arrests after soccer match disturbances
- From Oval Office blowout to landmark minerals deal, how Ukraine's diplomacy unfolded
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The Economist
- A selection of correspondence: Are plastics greener than they seem?
- The world this week: Politics
- Israel’s forever conflict: The war in Gaza must end
- Double-Trussed: Nigel Farage’s economic plans are a disaster
- The world this week: The weekly cartoon
- Time to transubstantiate: Young British men are turning to Catholicism in surprising numbers
- The world this week: Business
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The Hill
- Trump rips Powell after Federal Reserve holds rates steady: 'FOOL'
- Trump confirms 'major trade deal' with UK
- Trump struggles with mixed economic message
- Trump teases ‘major trade deal’ with ‘big, highly respected country’
- Judge rules Delta must face lawsuit over massive computer outage
- 7 in 10 business executives expecting immigration enforcement actions to impact their workplaces: Survey
- Jon Voight on Trump tariffs: 'He wants us to be the Hollywood of old'
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The Guardian
- From snail slime to salmon sperm: the K-beauty boom hits UK high streets
- Average water bills likely to hit £2,000 a year by 2050, says Ofwat
- BlackRock to order senior managers back to office five days a week – reports
- New York watchdog warns Trump cuts will usher in ‘open season’ for scammers
- Why is Trump considering raising taxes on millionaires? | Alex Bronzini-Vender
- Trump tariffs to hit small farms in Maga heartlands hardest, analysis predicts
- How Temu uses casino tactics to make us spend – video
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BBC
- UK inflation rate: How quickly are prices rising?
- What could be in the UK-US tariff deal?
- Cause of Heathrow shutdown fire unknown, report says
- Apple hits back at US judge's 'extraordinary' contempt order
- Sports kits 'drive up' school uniform costs says retailer
- US Trump teases trade deal with 'highly respected country'
- iPhone maker announces plan to build Mitsubishi EVs
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Baha Breaking News
- Lutnick: 10% tariff on UK stays on
- Germany's Merz declares national emergency on migration
- Trump hails 'great' new UK trade deal as first of many
- Indian FM: Pakistan responsible for further escalation
- US sanctions Chinese refinery over Iran ties
- EIA: US natural gas inventories up by 104 Bcf
- Bank of Canada warns trade war is top financial risk
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YouGov
Among married women in the U.S., two-thirds changed their last name after the wedding
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70% of Americans say it’s likely the U.S. will have a widespread outbreak of a new infectious disease in the next decade
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When do Americans think life in the U.S. was great?
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How big are the Democratic and Republican Party tents?
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Approval of Donald Trump, recession fears, financial anxiety, and grading universities: May 2-5, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
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Many Europeans and Americans think World War 3 is imminent
The Street
- Chipmakers like Nvidia, AMD get a gift from Washington
- Ford announces desperate move to battle tariffs
- Netflix is making an unexpected move no one saw coming
- Gymshark stumbles big time and customers are angry
- Walmart is selling a $40 rechargeable flashlight for $17, and it provides 'exceptional brightness and clarity'
- T-Mobile quietly plans a drastic change, frustrating customers
- Walmart's Sam's Club takes drastic action to edge out Costco
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Insider
- I started tracking my teenagers on Life360. It's helped us all in more ways than I thought
- Ancient warfare historians rate 65 battles in movies and TV
- Attention HBO moochers: You still have a little time before the password-sharing crackdown begins
- I shopped at Ollie's Bargain Outlet for the first time and found lower prices than at Target and Walmart
- Trump's second term could drag some Wall Street bonuses down by as much as 20%, a new report warns
- Bill Gates calls DOGE 'geographically illiterate,' says Elon Musk is 'involved in the deaths of the world's poorest children'
- Meet Casey Means, Trump's surgeon general nominee and a major player in the MAHA movement
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RawDiary
- EU plans WTO action against US tariffs amid trade tensions
- Trump DOJ announces arrest of 205 suspected child sex predators nationwide
- Bank of England cuts interest rates amid tariff fears
- Israel vows to ‘defend ourselves alone’ after Trump strikes truce with Houthis
- Pro-Hamas radicals arrested after storming Columbia University library
- Democrats divided over how to address campus antisemitism
- Federal judge blocks Trump deportations to Libya temporarily
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- The Trade Desk (Nasdaq: TTD) Earnings Live: Will TTD Recover After Rare Miss?
- Live Nasdaq Composite: Markets Rise on Trade-Deal Promise
- SoundHound AI (Nasdaq: SOUN) Earnings: Full Coverage All Day Long
- India’s 5.1 M Troops are Triple Pakistan’s 1.7 M, And They Spend 3x as Much Per Soldier
- Ford Increases Mustang Price by $2,000
- Over 14% of All Active-Duty American Military Personnel Live Here
- How Today’s Fighter Jets Stack Up Against Yesterday’s Icons
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LA Times
- Hiltzik: RFK Jr.'s plans for vaccine testing are highly unethical and a danger to your health. Here's why
- CBS chief George Cheeks pledges to support team amid chaos and Trump threats
- Parks and streaming drive Disney earnings amid economic worries
- Amid Trump trade war, L.A. urged to hold off on wage hikes for tourism workers
- Newsom wants a federal tax credit to save Hollywood. Why that's a long shot
- Mattel considers price hikes in response to tariffs after Trump says kids don't need a lot of dolls
- Shake-up at EPA threatens Energy Star, climate offices
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Washington Post
- Bill Gates accelerates wealth giveaway, says foundation will end in 2045
- Republicans wage a tax war over SALT, stalling Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
- Trump expected to announce trade agreement with United Kingdom
- China and the U.S. will start talking about tariffs, but don’t expect much
- U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show
- WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy amid pressure from weight-loss drugs
- The Fed is likely to hold interest rates steady, despite pressure from Trump
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Chicago Tribune
- Streeterville 3-bedroom with primary suite that has 2 bathrooms and 2 walk-in closets: $2.4M
- Cook County housing authority facing potential multimillion-dollar budget shortfall as agencies brace for funding cuts
- The more President Trump talks about making trade deals, the more confusing the tariff picture gets
- Edmunds: Five great budget performance cars for under $35,000
- Orland residents, officials oppose proposed vehicle repossession lot at county hearing
- Downtown Flossmoor business owners share concerns during Small Business Administration visit
- Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment
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Boston Herald
- Wall Street opens higher after Trump says trade deal with United Kingdom will be announced
- The EU publishes a US product hit list and prepares for WTO action against Trump’s tariffs
- US applications for jobless benefits fall last week despite elevated uncertainty over Trump tariffs
- Bill Gates pledges his remaining fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will close in 20 years
- US and UK expected to announce a trade deal that Trump says will cement their relationship
- 2025 Volvo XC60 is upscale luxury heaven
- The more Trump talks about making trade deals, the more confusing the tariff picture gets
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Financial Post
- Bank of Canada warns Trump's tariffs could trigger 'market dysfunction'
- Shoppers 'more resilient' in face of tariffs than Canadian Tire CEO expected
- Netflix investors unfazed by tariffs with growth engine humming
- Posthaste: Just when you thought Toronto's condo market couldn't get any worse …
- Trump announces ‘comprehensive’ U.S.-U.K. trade pact after talks
- BCE cuts quarterly dividend payment to shareholders, reports Q1 profit up
- Report calls for 'auto pact' tying duty-free vehicle imports to Canadian production
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Digiday
- Quotes from the quarter: What CEOs and CFOs are saying about the state of ad spend
- Q&A: Uber Ads hits $1.5 billion run rate as it hires first head of measurement
- Media Briefing: Economic uncertainty and brand safety jitters shadow publishers’ pitch at NewFronts
- ‘Made in USA’ is trending on Amazon, and sellers are leaning in
- Digiday+ Research: Publishers’ subscription revenue is up this year, and they’ll focus on growing it even further
- Why AI integration is the key to amplifying its value
- New 4A’s CEO Justin Thomas-Copeland speaks out on hot button industry issues
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The Trade
- State Street’s LINK integrates EMAlpha multilingual AI co-pilot
- UBS fixed income head joins RBC as head of sales for global markets EMEA
- European Council excludes SFTs from T+1 requirement
- LSEG’s SwapAgent completes first GBP/USD compression run
- An un-unified approach to expanding equities trading hours
- Blackburn joins Liquidnet to head up global multi-asset offering
- Bloomberg expands IBVAL front-office pricing to cover emerging markets
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Observer
- Can Warren Buffett’s Legacy Continue to Power Omaha?
- Uber’s Business Model Remains Tariff-Proof, Says CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
- Who Is Greg Abel? Meet the Canadian Executive Taking Over Berkshire Hathaway
- How Ford CEO Jim Farley Reduces a $2.5B Tariff Bill to $1.5B
- Elon Musk’s Starship Launch Site Becomes Official City Run by SpaceX Employees
- Business Leaders Sing Warren Buffett’s Praises After His Surprise Retirement
- A24’s $3.5B Valuation Pushes the Indie Studio Toward Blockbusters
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Semafor
- Joseph Nye, celebrated US political scientist who coined 'soft power,' dies
- UK cuts interest rates as it warns Trump’s trade war will hamper growth
- Papal conclave enters second day with no pope elected
- US limits controversial pandemic pathogen research
- White House plans to ease Biden-era curbs on chips
- Bill Gates 'horrified' by cuts to US aid overseas
- China, Russia make strategic show of friendship on Xi's visit to Moscow
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Reason
- The Microschool Revolution Is Just Getting Started
- Rawdogging the Conclave
- Claim Can Go Forward Against American Publisher That Allegedly Knew Knew Author It Paid Was Hamas Hostage-Holder
- Dating Violence Restraining Order Reversed Because Court Relied on Unauthenticated Anonymous Communications
- Penalty Based Partly on Divorcing Wife's Destroying $1800 Bottle of Scotch
- Abundance Makes the Case for 'Supply-Side Progressivism'
- Updated draft: The Two Tests of Search Law
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Nikkei Asia
- India ramps up diplomatic outreach as Pakistan tensions spiral
- NTT to make NTT Data wholly owned with tender offer of $16bn
- Is a US-China trade war truce imminent? 5 things to know
- Mediation is needed before India and Pakistan cross the nuclear line
- Toyota forecasts 35% fall in full-year net profit amid Trump tariffs
- Singapore's DBS Q1 profits dip 2% amid Trump headwinds
- Xi to meet Putin in Moscow as Ukraine negotiations sputter
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- SaaS platform for developers
- TTWO and 1TTWO and a generalized question regarding ticker info
- Marjorie Taylor Greene made 61 buy trades in May
- Big day!
- We build solutions based on Odoo
- The best yolo in a Roth
- UnitedHealth sued by shareholders over its reaction to backlash from executive's killing
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PYMNTS
- OpenAI’s New Corporate Structure Sets Up a Tangled Legal Future
- Amazon Debuts AI-Powered ‘Enhance My Listing’ for Sellers
- Klarna Focuses on Human-Powered Customer Service
- OpenAI Picks Instacart Chief Fidji Simo to Oversee Operations
- Best-in-Class Issuers Say Processors Help Strengthen Customer Lifetime Value
- Three Currencies Smart Retailers Are Managing to Win Today’s Consumer Delivery Wars
- From Nice-to-Have to Nonnegotiable: How GenAI Is Redefining the Office of the CFO
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Forbes
- Entrepreneurs: A New Standard Has Been Set For Your Seed Round
- How Video Game Exploits Predicted ChatGPT College Cheating
- From Friction To Flow: How AI Is Reshaping Legal Work
- The Security Leader’s AI Playbook
- Your SOC Doesn't Need More Alerts—It Needs A Brain
- Rockstar May Have ‘Upgraded’ Lucia And Jason’s Faces In ‘GTA 6’ Trailer
- WHOOP Unveils Next-Gen 5.0 And Medical-Grade MG Devices
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Fortune
- Match Group’s new CEO says he’s cutting 13% of staff in a bid to turn around the floundering dating-app company
- Bank of England cuts rates again, citing Trump tariff tensions and slower growth
- Melinda French Gates says the Gates Foundation’s commitment to spend its entire $200 billion on global health by 2045 is…
- Why CHROs have the reputation of being the least AI-savvy of the C-suite
- Tesla sales crisis spreads to China as GigaShanghai plant volumes in April shrink for 7th straight month to lowest level in…
- How the Gates Foundation quietly changed American education: From algebra classes to smaller schools
- It’s the end of philanthropy as we know it—and that could reshape America
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Inc.
- 5 Ways Smart Business Leaders Retain Their A-Team
- What Really Builds a Customer Base, According to Mr. Wonderful: Your Authenticity
- 5 Ways to Use Customer Reviews to Drive Growth
- Why Vanity Job Titles Could Be Hurting Your Hiring
- Jerome Powell Wants to Avoid the Same Mistake Twice
- With 1 Update, Delta Air Lines May Have Just Solved the Most Annoying Thing About Travel
- A Recession Is Coming? Time to Launch Some New Products, Suggests a Surprising New Study
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Axios
- Treasury sanctions Chinese refiner, port operators over Iranian oil purchases
- Bill Gates will give away "virtually all" his wealth over next 20 years
- Scoop: Former UN food program director in talks to lead new Gaza aid foundation
- U.S., Britain strike first major trade deal of Trump tariff era
- Scoop: Walton family launching STEM university in former Walmart headquarters
- Trump's push against "anti-Christian bias" hits federal workers
- Tech titans reap little reward after going full Trump
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Vox
- Why grandparents are more important than ever
- The establishment strikes back
- Mark Zuckerberg’s surreal new AI app is the future
- Smallpox used to kill millions of people every year. Here’s how humans beat it
- The real problem with vaping
- A fight about stairs could reshape American cities
- Trump’s latest deportation scheme is almost certainly illegal
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FastCompany
- Bill Gates speeds up charitable spending in an updated plan to give away most of his wealth by 2045
- How this revamped software will speed up DOGE layoffs in the U.S
- Bitcoin price nears $100,000 for the first time in months: Here’s why crypto is rising today
- U.S. and U.K. to announce a bilateral trade deal, the first since Trump launched his tariff war
- Rite Aid store closings update: See the list of pharmacy locations that will shutter first after bankruptcy
- Why a recession could hit Gen Z harder than millennials
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Entrepreneur
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Politico
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Newsweek
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NPR
- Americans are already seeing Trump's tariffs kick in. They sent in receipts to prove it
- The Fed keeps interest rates steady. And, U.S. plans to deport migrants to Libya
- Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP
- Hollywood industry employees leaving jobs to become independent content creators
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Globe And Mail
- Bank of Canada warns trade war poses financial stability risks
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- U.S. weekly unemployment claims fall more than expected
- Bill Gates pledges his remaining fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will close in 20 years
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CBC
- WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy after weight-loss drugs capsized industry
- China beefs up economic safeguards ahead of U.S. trade talks in Switzerland
- Is CUSMA the best path out of the trade war with the U.S.?
- Canada's trade deficit narrows to $506M in March, driven by slump in U.S. imports
- GameStop Canada to be rebranded EB Games after acquisition by Quebec toymaker
- After Trump vows tariffs on foreign movies, the Canadian film industry says he's lost the plot
- Competition Bureau takes Canada's Wonderland to court over alleged 'deceptive marketing practices'
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Techmeme
- Q&A with Bill Gates on shutting down the Gates Foundation on December 31, 2045, the Trump administration, Elon Musk, AI drug…
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Silicon Valley
- Larry Magid: Earbuds to help you sleep
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Techcrunch
- OpenAI launches a data residency program in Asia
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The Register
- Arm says it isn’t worried by tariffs, but won't give guidance for FY'26
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Silicon Republic
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Tech Co
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Business Journals
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Wolf Street
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Naked Capitalism
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SCMP
Alibaba, JD.com and ByteDance prepare for 618 shopping festival next week amid price war
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Asia-Pacific venture capital funding hits decade low as US steals limelight, KPMG says
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Huawei unveils first laptop running self-developed HarmonyOS as Windows licence expires
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Hong Kong’s interbank rate at 30-month low is a relief for homeowners, companies
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There’s more to Taiwan’s currency shock than meets the eye
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European blackout presents opportunities for China’s energy companies, analysts say
Euronews
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Asia Financial
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Japan Times
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Coindesk
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The Block
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Blockworks
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Wikipedia Current Events
May 8
Disasters and accidents
- Five tourists and a pilot are killed, and one other is injured, when a Bell 407 flying from Harsil to Gangotri crashes into a wooded area and falls into a deep gorge near Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand, India. (The Hindu) (NDTV)
Politics and elections
- 2025 papal conclave
- The second and third ballots of the papal conclave fail to elect a new pope. (CNN)
May 7
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2025 India–Pakistan standoff
- 2025 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
- 2025 India–Pakistan strikes
- Indian airstrikes impact multiple locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, killing at least 8 people. (Reuters) (India Today)
- Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes into India and Indian-administered Kashmir, and claims to have destroyed five Indian fighter jets. Three civilians are killed. (The Express Tribune) (Al Jazeera)
- Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif declares the Indian attacks to be an act of war and vows further retaliation. (ABC News)
- A state of emergency is declared in Pakistan's Punjab province following the airstrikes, with all schools in the region being closed. Hospitals and emergency services are placed on high alert. (The Express Tribune)
- 2025 India–Pakistan strikes
- 2025 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Gaza war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- According to Hamas officials, Israeli airstrikes kill at least 92 Palestinians, including women, children, and two journalists, and wound at least 86 others. (AP)
- U.S. President Donald Trump states that there will be news regarding a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages "probably in the next 24 hours". (Reuters)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Palestinian political violence
- Four people are injured, at least two seriously, in a drive-by shooting at a car at the Reihan crossing in the West Bank. (YNet) (Times of Israel) (Arutz Sheva)
- One person is injured in an attempted car ramming and stabbing in Mount Hebron in the West Bank. (YNet)
- Gaza war
Business and economy
- The Walt Disney Company announces plans to open its seventh theme park in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, their first in the Middle East. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Eleven kindergarten teachers are killed in a collision between a minibus and dump truck in Purworejo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. (AP)
Law and crime
- A woman is decapitated and a security guard is critically injured in a axe mass stabbing attack by a 22-year-old Polish citizen on the campus of University of Warsaw at an auditorium in Warsaw, Poland. A day of mourning is declared. (Reuters) (BBC News)
- One student is killed and two others are injured in a mass stabbing attack outside the entrance of Santa Ana High School in Orange County, California, United States. (KTLA)
- The Real ID requirement takes effect at U.S. airports. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- 2025 papal conclave
- A total of 133 cardinal electors begin the process of electing a new pope following the death of Pope Francis. (The Guardian)
- The conclave's first ballot fails to elect a new pope. (The Washington Post)