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Yahoo Finance
- 3 Dividend-Paying Energy Stocks With 20%+ Upside Potential, According To Analysts
- Renaissance Technologies bought GameStop, AMC shares, filing says
- Bob Iger says Disney is 'dramatically' cutting investment in traditional TV
- AMC Seizes on Meme Stock Moves to Cut $164 Milllion of Debt
- Uber unveils US shuttle service, expands Costco tie-up to woo price-conscious users
- Sam Bankman-Fried Traded In His $35 Million Mansion In The Bahamas For A Prison Cell With 35 Inmates But Claims "He Did Not Do Anything Wrong"
- Stock market today: Stocks eye record highs as cooler inflation revives Fed rate cut hopes
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Google Business
- Scientist Who Said Neural Networks May Already Be Conscious Leaves OpenAI After Leading Coup Against Sam Altman
- Netflix ad-supported tier has 40 million monthly users, nearly double previous count
- 'You're on a short leash': Lawmakers blast FDIC chief over toxic workplace
- GameStop stock tanks 25% as meme rally fades
- Manchin, GOP senators move to overturn retirement investment planning rule
- Biden administration extends deadline to consolidate old student loans
- Stock Market Today: Dow on pace for record high, S&P 500 tops 5,300 after April CPI reading sparks relief
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Tipranks
- Element79 Gold Cheers Sun Silver’s Successful IPO
- K.B. Recycling Advances with RePack Acquisition
- First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) Makes Upward Play on Solar Probes
- Lloyds Banking Group Executes Share Buyback
- Obsidian Energy Grapples With First Nation Dispute
- Dr. Reddy’s Engages Investors in Upcoming Conferences
- ServiceNow Stock (NYSE:NOW): AI Innovations Drive Customer and Revenue Growth
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Movers
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AP News
- The US says Boeing violated a 2021 settlement. That doesn't mean the company will face charges
- House signs off on FAA bill that addresses aircraft safety and and refund rights of passengers
- Yemeni security forces deploy in Aden as anger simmers over lengthy power outages
- Green Bay's Doug Gottlieb believes he can balance his new coaching job with his national radio show
- Barge hits a bridge in Galveston, Texas, damaging the structure and causing an oil spill
- NYC's Rikers Island jail gets a kid-friendly visitation room ahead of Mother's Day
- CEO of Brazil’s oil and gas giant Petrobras steps down following dustup over dividends
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Wall Street Journal
- Netflix to Show NFL's Two Christmas Day Games in 2024
- SharkNinja Wants to Take a Bite Out of New Markets
- This Classic French Sandwich Is Like Grilled Cheese, Only Better
- 'Up in Arms' Review: When Helping Allies Hurts
- The NFL's Netflix Christmas: Love or Hate It, What Does It Mean?
- The Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Likely Cooled in April
- Inflation Suggests Riksbank Rate Cut in June Is Possible
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Financial Times
- Israel’s defence minister lambasts Netanyahu over lack of postwar plan
- UBS chief Ermotti criticises Swiss regulators over Credit Suisse
- EU under pressure after US levies tariffs on Chinese goods
- US Treasury threatens Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank over Russia unit
- Google turns to AI to protect users from mobile phone thefts
- Glencore chief backs South Africa as Anglo takeover battle rages
- Israel calls UN a ‘terror organisation’ as tensions escalate over Gaza war
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Bloomberg
- Bob Menendez Sold His Office for Cash, Gold Bars, US Tells Jury
- Augusta National Worker Admits Stealing Masters Green Jackets
- Texas Grid Issues Alert for Potential Power Emergency
- Netflix Says Users of Subscription Plan With Ads Hit 40 Million
- Biden Risks Losing Significant Share of Black Vote, King Says
- What Trump’s 34 Felony Charges Are All About in the Hush Money Trial
- Ecuador Trade Chief Touts Long-Term Stability Plan for Investors
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Reuters
- Airbus unveils half-plane, half-copter in quest for speed
- Morgan Stanley to buy $700 mln property loans tied to failed Signature Bank, Bloomberg News reports
- Qatar Airways to invest in an airline in southern Africa, CEO says
- U.S. warned Raiffeisen access to dollar system could be curbed over Russia
- The inside story of Elon Musk's mass firings of Tesla Supercharger staff
- Xiaomi becomes 8th largest EV upstart in China after successful SU7 launch
- E.ON posts stable Q1 profits, raises investments by a quarter
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Marketwatch
- Warren urges Biden to target grocery chains over high prices. But there’s debate over how much chains are to blame
- Nio’s stock dives, even though new U.S. tariffs on China EVs aren’t a concern
- Dell’s stock is having a milestone day. Here’s why Morgan Stanley is so bullish
- There’s scary complacency about stocks and home prices. What it means for investors
- AMC meme-stock rally ‘is just pure hype,’ analyst says
- Retail traders are beating big firms in guessing where U.S. interest rates will go next
- Student-loan forgiveness deadline extended. Here’s how to take advantage
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Benzinga
- Moxies' newest Feature Menu showcases all the best flavours of Summer
- Pin Drop Silence For Markets Ahead Of US CPI Data. Gold Traders Are In A Zombie Mode
- Integer Can Drive Consolidation Of Medical Device Outsourcing, Bullish Analyst Projects
- The Henry Ford Pays Tribute to the American Diner and its Leading Expert in New Exhibition
- Lung Health Foundation and Ontario Ministry of Education Partner to Launch First Judgement-Free Initiative to "Quash" High School Vaping Crisis
- Boston Scientific's Upside With Cardiology Devices Drives Momentum
- More than 40 artists will grace the stages of the Festival Innu Nikamu in Mani-utenam from July 30th to August 4th
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Barchart
- Nat-Gas Prices Climb as Warmer US Temps Boost Nat-Gas Demand Prospects
- Crude Prices Settle Higher as the Dollar Weakens and EIA Inventories Decline
- Sugar Prices Pressured by Strong Brazil Sugar Production
- Cocoa Prices Close Sharply Higher on Recovery After Monday's Plunge
- Coffee Prices Post Moderate Losses as ICE Coffee Inventories Rebound
- 1 Underperforming Dividend Stock With a 'Compelling' Valuation
- 3 Microcap Stocks With Big Breakout Potential
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SEC / FED
SEC’s Division of Investment Management to Host Second Annual Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management
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Remarks at the 43rd Annual Small Business Forum
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SEC Staff Publishes New Investment Adviser Statistics Report
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Fostering a Healthy “Tone at the Top” at Audit Firms
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SEC Adopts Reforms Relating to Investment Advisers Operating Exclusively Through the Internet
Marketplace
- How migration altered the economy of this Colombian town
- Why isn’t the cost of borrowing money included in the consumer price index?
- End of pandemic funding forces some schools to cut teachers, programming
- “It’s Jenga meets pick-up sticks, which meets slinky rubber band”
- How tariffs compare in the Biden and Trump eras
- New federal rule aims to create more long-distance power lines
- Why is GameStop stock surging again?
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ZeroHedge
- Large Barge Slams Into Galveston Bridge, Stranding Thousands On Pelican Island
- April Cass Data Shows No Improvement In Freight Demand
- Biden Readies $1BN In Bombs For Israel Despite Progressive & Swing State Voter Revolt
- Coalition Of States Sue Biden Admin, California Over Electric Vehicle Mandates
- America's 'Bunker-Buster' Bomb Production To Triple As World Fractures Into Dangerous Multi-Polar State
- Stimulus Today Costs Dearly Tomorrow
- Goldman Warns Copper "Is Having A Cocoa Moment"
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Investing.com
- Is Fed in a big hole? BofA's survey shows spending expectations are rising
- Are meme stocks back? GameStop, AMC surge on strong retail demand
- Market experts share 4 ways to make money on rising gold prices
- 5 analysts discuss Fed and Powell's next moves as CPI data shows signs of cooling
- Midday movers: AMC Entertainment, GameStop fall; Dell rises By
- BMO raises S&P 500 price target to 5600
- Oil prices fall after IEA monthly report, CPI inflation
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Morning Brew
Red Lobster closes at least 99 locations
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Why you can’t read this harrowing crime story in the UK
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Driverless cars are in the regulatory hot seat
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Word Search: Las Vegas hotels
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Women’s basketball will never be the same
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The meme stock king revived $GME with 1 tweet
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to become Melindaless
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Brew Mini: Mischief
The Hustle
Before Avon was a beauty brand, it was a door-to-door bookseller
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Are e-cargo bikes the future of delivery?
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Why, though? Atari's 55-week flop
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Did someone order an IV? A medical practice is dripping into our vacations
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Digits: People love boring videos, a huge French castle, and more newsy numbers
CNBC
- It will be even more expensive to borrow money for college this year
- Netflix ad-supported tier has 40 million monthly users, nearly double previous count
- Danaher's rally shows how sticking with a troubled stock of a good company can pay off
- High inflation harms older households
- Biden's EV tariffs may not be enough to stave off the threat of Chinese vehicles in the U.S
- McDonald's $5 value meal is coming in June
- Dell surges 9% on optimism it has secured big AI server orders
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CBS
- Here's what Americans think is the best long-term investment
- Brothers accused of stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency in 12 seconds in Ethereum blockchain scheme
- Honda recalls Ridgeline truck as rearview camera can fail in cold weather
- Aldi recalls cream cheese spreads sold in 28 states due to possible salmonella contamination
- Inflation eases to 3.4% amid the Federal Reserve's battle to tame higher prices
- GameStop shares slide as meme stock fervor fades
- Victims of Think Finance loan repayment scam to get $384 million
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NYT Business
- Democrats Batter Bank Regulator Over F.D.I.C.’s ‘Toxic’ Workplace Culture
- Netflix and the N.F.L. Sign a Three-Season Deal
- The Stock Market Is Back in Rally Mode
- Education Department Extends Deadline to Consolidate Loans for Forgiveness
- The Stock Market Is Back in Rally Mode
- In About-Face, Wall Street’s Big Donors Warm to Trump
- Trump Media Stock Rises Again, Adding Billions to Former President’s Stake
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Stocktwits
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MSNBC
- OpenAI thinks it’s new chatbot is like Scarlett Johansson in 'Her.' That’s not good
- Sen. Mitt Romney weighs in on Biden and Trump agreeing to debate
- ‘We’ll do what we have to’: Netanyahu on entering Rafah
- Netflix's Ashley Madison documentary has a lesson for the rest of us
- Why Republicans are optimistic about flipping Joe Manchin’s seat
- Angela Alsobrooks' primary win for Maryland Senate seat set polling data on fire
- As debate plans take shape, Trump flubs the expectations game (again)
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NBC
- Netflix ad-supported tier has 40 million monthly users, nearly double previous count
- McDonald's $5 value meal is coming in June
- GOP Sen. Mitt Romney says Biden should have pardoned Trump
- Tesla's Chinese rival Nio launches a new brand and car that undercuts the Model Y by $4,000
- Antony Blinken's guitar diplomacy draws criticism in Ukraine
- A massive U.S. dock to deliver food and other humanitarian aid will reach Gaza tonight
- Uber announces shuttle rides, features for caregivers and Costco perks
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investors.com
- AMC Networks Stock Flashes Improved Price Strength
- DigitalOcean Stock Sees Relative Strength Rating Swim Upstream To 79
- Why Is The Number 4 So Important To Square-Parent Block?
- Warren Buffett To Reveal Q1 Stock Moves After Slashing Apple Stake
- AI-Powered Capex Spike Seen At Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Google, Apple. 'Big Tech Is The New Big Oil.'
- Siemens Earnings Expected To Crater 50% Even As Tech Giant Homes In On Data Center Fever
- Dynatrace Stock Rises On Fiscal Q4 Earnings, $500 Million Buyback
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ABC News
- CEO of Brazil’s oil and gas giant Petrobras steps down following dustup over dividends
- Barge hits a bridge in Texas, damaging the structure and causing an oil spill
- Ohio adult-use marijuana sales approved as part of 2023 ballot measure could begin by mid-June
- Son-in-law of top opponent of Venezuela's president pleads guilty to US money laundering charges
- Petco, Nextracker rise; Dlocal, Rumble fall, Wednesday, 5/15/2024
- Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8
- Kansas' governor has killed proposed limits on foreign land ownership
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Fox Business
- How it started... How it's going: Home, energy, car bills way up thanks to inflation
- Vanguard names BlackRock veteran as CEO: WSJ
- April inflation breakdown: Where are prices still rising the fastest?
- Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone rips Biden's 'absurd' claim over inflation
- New survey sheds light on how small business owners are staying resilient amid uncertainty
- Inflation increases 3.4% in April as prices remain elevated
- Credit card delinquencies are surging
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CNN
- Photos: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
- Have you decided to retire abroad?
- The average Wall Street bonus dipped 2% last year, to $176,500
- Digital humans: the relatable face of artificial intelligence?
- Grocery prices are finally falling
- Uber will soon let riders book a shuttle to the airport
- Netflix to air NFL games on Christmas Day in major expansion into live sports
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Ticker
Thursday FX Option Expiries
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Hamas Chief: The Israeli amendments on the ceasefire proposal by mediators led the negotiation into a deadlock
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Brent Crude futures settle at $82.75/bbl, up 37 cents, 0.45%
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NYMEX WTI Crude June futures settle at $78.63 a barrel
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NYMEX Gasoline June futures settle at $2.4968 a gallon
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NYMEX Diesel June futures settle at $2.4231 a gallon
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NYMEX Natural Gas June futures settle AT $2.4160/MMBtu
Barrons
- From Tapping Golf Contacts to Offering Freebies: How Veteran Advisors Won Their First Clients
- ‘Floating’ Texas House Is Selling for $5.75 Million
- Falling Farm Income Will Weigh on Deere Earnings
- Signs of Cooling Are Everywhere in the Economy. It Isn’t Just CPI
- Gasoline Prices Boosted Inflation Last Month, But They’re Falling Now
- Treasury Yields Fall on Slightly Cooler U.S. Inflation
- Oil Rises as U.S. Inventory Declines
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The Economist
- Chinese EV-makers are leaving Western rivals in the dust
- Germany’s government is barely holding together
- How a conservative conference morphed into a crisis of liberalism
- The mind-bending new rules for doing business in China
- An assassination attempt against Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico
- Working from home and the US-Europe divide
- America’s trust in its institutions has collapsed
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MarketBeat
- How to Buy the Dip and Sell the Rip on Your Stocks with Options
- 3 Hot Buyback Plans Supporting Price Action in 2024
- Stocks With Subscription Based Revenue Offer Inflation Protection
- Meme Stocks Have a Pulse Again, AMC’s Rally Follows GameStop’s
- 4 Small-Cap Energy Stocks Insiders are Buying
- Can a Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney Bundle Fend Off Netflix?
- Live Nation’s Revenue Funnels Deliver a Half-Billion-Dollar Beat
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The Hill
- Grocery prices fall for first time in a year
- Walgreens offering cheaper version of opioid reversal drug
- McHenry bashes FDIC chief for ‘hubris’ attending hearing despite calls to resign
- Real estate billionaire, former Dodgers owner eyes buying TikTok
- DOJ says Boeing violated $2.5B settlement to avoid prosecution
- Credit card delinquencies surge; almost 1 in 5 users maxed out: Research
- Inflation fell in April to 3.4 percent, reverses trend
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BBC
- Royal Mail owner poised to accept £3.5bn takeover bid
- Easing US inflation stokes interest rates cut debate
- Period trackers 'coercing' women into sharing risky information
- Sub-postmasters are self-indulgent, said PO exec
- Taxpayers face much longer waits for HMRC helplines
- The illicit trade with China fuelling Mozambique's insurgency
- Viral dine and dash couple hit our pizzeria, say owners
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The Guardian
- UK trade summit in Saudi Arabia accused of promoting firms linked to senior Tories
- Rachel Reeves should be brave and stop blaming the economy
- UK government was ‘scared’, says man behind failed UAE-backed Telegraph bid
- Czech billionaire’s bid for Royal Mail is problematic from every angle
- UK firms accused of profiteering as vast study finds margins rose 30% post-pandemic
- US inflation at 3.4% in April, dropping slightly from previous month
- Jeremy Hunt and Mel Stride warn against benefits ‘lifestyle choice’
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YouGov
Americans’ top skin concerns and how much they’d spend to treat them
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How well can Americans visualize images in their minds?
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Explaining the partisan gap in support for student loan forgiveness
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How Americans rate U.S. infrastructure after the Baltimore bridge collapse
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Majorities support a ceasefire in Gaza and oppose university divestment from Israel
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Will Trump get convicted in his hush-money case? Should he? What polls say
The Street
- Reb Lobster accused of blindsiding workers with a recent harsh decision
- Super Bowl Champion's commencement speech criticized for misogyny
- A top-selling air purifier at Amazon that 'virtually eliminates smoke' is selling in droves while nearly $100 off
- The eulogies for 'Inside The NBA' are rolling in
- Amazon launches sale of best-selling, viral products
- Solo Stove's bestselling fire pits are up to 30% off for Memorial Day, and these are the 5 best deals to shop ASAP
- Shein has allegedly failed to end 75-hour work weeks at factories
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Insider
- Tesla is going all out to push Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package through
- The Concorde made its final flight over 20 years ago and supersonic air travel has yet to return. Here's a look back at its incredible history
- The best Fitbit in 2024
- Trump is trying to win over Silicon Valley and former DeSantis backers to erase Biden's considerable fundraising edge
- Why Netflix's new NFL deal has some sports fans crying foul
- Frank Lloyd Wright's midcentury modern home designs are back, now in easy-to-assemble kit form
- Sergey Brin says Google was 10 years too early with Google Glass
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AOL Finance
- Tesla is going all out to push Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package through
- Everything we know about 'The Last of Us' season 2
- Trump is trying to win over Silicon Valley and former DeSantis backers to erase Biden's considerable fundraising edge
- Bill Gates makes cameo at party for Mark Zuckerberg's 40th birthday
- McDonald's $5 value meal is coming in June
- Netflix ad tier reaches 40 million monthly active users
- The US says Boeing violated a 2021 settlement. That doesn't mean the company will face charges
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- The Fastest Gunship Helicopters of the Modern Era
- The Simple Steps Every American Should Take To Prepare for a Nuclear Attack
- The 30 Oldest Countries On Earth
- Georgia’s Best Counties to Live In
- 15 Least Popular TV Networks According to Millennials: Ranked
- This WWII Battle Had The Most Soldiers, By a Huge Margin
- This Country Flies the Most MiG Fighter Jets, and It’s Not Even Close
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LA Times
- Tesla to cut 601 jobs in Bay Area, a sign of more problems for EV maker
- Fast food operators rushing to use AI in the wake of minimum wage hikes
- Ex-Dodger owner Frank McCourt forming investment group to make a bid for TikTok
- Inflation improves slightly in April, but high cost of housing remains a big obstacle
- DEA's big marijuana shift could be a lifeline for California's troubled pot industry
- Column: L.A.'s only Spanish-language children's bookstore will soon get más grande
- Why Disney is doubling down on theme parks with a $60-billion plan
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Washington Post
- Congress passes FAA bill with airline safety and traveler upgrades
- Even remote and hybrid work can burn you out. Here’s how to avoid it
- Inflation improved slightly in April, with timing for rate cuts still uncertain
- Look to the cloud to protect the life documents saved on your computer
- Senators unveil plan to regulate AI, as companies race ahead
- U.S. says Boeing broke terms of settlement over 737 Max crashes
- OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever leaves the AI company
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Chicago Tribune
- Dom’s, Foxtrot parent files for bankruptcy in wake of abrupt closure
- Former WBBM-Channel 2 general manager and his wife sell Printers Row loft condo for $467,500
- As EV popularity grows, Illinois corn farmers turn to aviation as a possible market for ethanol
- Loop restaurants are clawing their way back to health
- Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes
- Red Lobster closes dozens of locations across the US just months after ‘endless shrimp’ losses
- Red Lobster is closing these US locations, including two in Illinois
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Seattle Times
- Yemeni security forces deploy in Aden as anger simmers over lengthy power outages
- CEO of Brazil’s oil and gas giant Petrobras steps down following dustup over dividends
- Barge hits a bridge in Galveston, Texas, damaging the structure and causing an oil spill
- Son-in-law of top opponent of Venezuela’s president pleads guilty to US money laundering charges
- A second scourge is battering Brazil’s flooded south: Disinformation
- Petco, Nextracker rise; Dlocal, Rumble fall, Wednesday, 5/15/2024
- As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope she’ll double down on gender equity
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Boston Herald
- Google unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web traffic
- Forget ringing the button for the nurse. Patients now stay connected by wearing one
- Rent growth outstrips wages in most US metros, new report shows
- Walmart lays off hundreds of employees and requires others to relocate
- US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024
- Healey launching $10M climate tech workforce career fund
- TikTok content creators sue the U.S. government over law that could ban the popular platform
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Financial Post
- TD Bank's anti-money laundering lapses on House of Commons' radar
- Posthaste: This cratering GDP number has only ever been seen during a recession
- 'Shot themselves in the foot:' How Loblaw became target for grocery anger over food inflation
- Posthaste: Canadians put off plans to buy a home until the Bank of Canada cuts rates
- It will take years for dust to settle on TD money-laundering scandal: John Aiken
- Canadian Ilya Sutskever leaving as OpenAI's chief scientist
- $1.6-billion parts plant for Honda EV batteries coming to Niagara Region
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The Trade
- BNY Mellon combines market offerings through Global Markets Trading integration
- Sri Lanka to cut settlement cycle from T+3 to T+2 in June
- Increased adoption of EMSs in fixed income expected over the next 12 months despite the pain points associated with new trading technology
- OTC Markets to launch overnight US dollar trading
- ION’s LIST connects FastTrade electronic trading system to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
- Euronext sees Q1 trading venues rise despite declines in cash and derivatives
- Goldman Sachs and Citi trading heads latest to join Tradefeedr client advisory group
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Observer
- An Anonymous $100M Donation Could Help Keep Artists in San Francisco
- The World’s First Desktop Computer Heads to Auction
- ‘Godmother of A.I.’ Fei-Fei Li On Why You Shoudn’t Trust Any A.I. Company
- Jack Dorsey Pledges $21M Toward Open-Source Development to Advance Bitcoin
- Mark Zuckerberg Turns 40: A Look Back at Key Moments in the Facebook Founder’s Career
- What Melinda French Gates’s Philanthropy Could Look Like Post-Gates Foundation
- GameStop Co-founder Gary Kusin Says He’s Not Surprised By the Meme Stock Frenzy At All
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Semafor
- France declares state of emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia
- Russia, China deepen ties as Moscow gains momentum in Ukraine
- US inflation cools for first time in 2024, prompting cautious optimism
- How China is building the next big green industry
- Trump and Biden agree to presidential debates, eyeing June and September dates
- US to send delegation of ex-officials to Taiwan for Lai inauguration
- Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot and hospitalized
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Reason
- Court Declines to Dismiss Libel Suit by Anthropologist Accused of Mishandling Human Remains from Project MOVE Bombing
- Kat Murti: How to end the drug war for good
- The worst Section 230 bill yet
- The Right Coast Blog Moves to a New Location
- Marine cloud brightening climate geoengineering experiment halted
- Rock and Roll!
- The YIMBY Napkin
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Nikkei Asia
- South Korean shipbuilder picks Philippines to make floating wind platforms
- Eisai to offer Alzheimer's drug in China from July
- Japan Inc. projects 4% profit fall on China and Europe slowdown
- Japan's foreign aid to focus more on tech, less on infrastructure
- Japan's foreign aid to focus on tech instead of infrastructure
- Singapore PM Lawrence Wong vows to lead in 'own way' at inauguration
- Singapore's PM Lawrence Wong vows to lead in 'own way' at inauguration
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Institutional Investor
- Internal Threats Pose Underappreciated Risks to Family Offices
- Our Man in East Setauket
- Most Life Sciences Hedge Funds Suffer Losses Last Month
- How Blackstone Bolted Past Rivals in Life Sciences
- Icahn’s Investment Fund Posts Small Loss
- Three Sustainability Markets Seeing Momentum
- The Relationship Between Elections and Volatility
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PYMNTS
- AI Regulation: Senators Unveil AI Plan, Open AI CEO Wants International Agency
- NYCB Sells $5 Billion in Loans to JPMorgan
- Block-Owned TBD and Chipper Cash Partner on Cross-Border Payments in Africa
- This Week in Web3: Crypto Payment Rails and Regulatory Clarity
- Customer Satisfaction Concerns Drive eCommerce Merchants’ Security Upgrades
- Anthropic Adds Instagram Co-Founder Mike Krieger as Chief Product Officer
- Apple Previews Eye Tracking and Other Accessibility Tools
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Forbes
- Searching For Return On Equity: A Powerful Screening Strategy Explained
- United Kingdom’s FTSE 100: Reversion Or Dead Cat Bounce?
- This Stock Has A 1.08% Yield And Sells For Less Than Book
- Bargain Hunting With Technical Analyst Charles Kirkpatrick
- Gaining An Edge: 5 AI-Powered Strategies For Stock Market Success
- Gold Hit $2,200
- Federal Reserve Reduces Tightening, Keeping The Economy Juiced
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Fortune
- Netflix doubles down on its ‘big bet on live’ events with huge deal to air NFL Christmas Day games
- A Trump win makes the U.S. vulnerable to ‘loss of democracy risk,’ E. Jean Carroll’s attorney warns
- Investors are scooping up 1 in 5 homes sold in the housing market and making more money than before
- GameStop and AMC shares tank after hopes of a 2021-style meme stock revival are shattered
- Emirates CEO gives workers a hefty bonus, saying they deserve every penny ‘of the 20-week profit share’
- Gen AI looks easy. That’s what makes it so hard
- The running market is hot
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Inc.
- Why Unpredictability Can Be Your Biggest Asset
- Is Cash King Once Again?
- Overcome Internal Roadblocks to CPG Innovation
- Hire a Teenager This Summer and Get a Tax Break
- Want Better Ways to Support Your Female Employees? These 3 Strategies Can Help
- A China-U.S. EV Trade War Could Put Brakes on Biden's Clean-Car Agenda
- Instagram Co-Founder Mike Krieger Just Joined AI Startup Anthropic to Work on Enterprise Products
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Axios
- 2024 U.S. wildfire season: A slow start, but potentially active finish
- Finally, some relief: Inflation and retail sales reports point to cooler economy
- House Republicans demand FDIC chairman resign after toxic workplace report
- Trump and Biden upend the presidential debates
- Overdose deaths in 2023 fell for the first time since the pandemic
- Palestinian Americans saving "keys" as Nakba symbols of loss
- Army gets four drone zappers in rush to defend troops
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Vox
- Why can’t prices just stay the same?
- Biden’s surprise proposal to debate Trump early, explained
- Psychedelics could treat some of the worst chronic pain in the world
- Why school segregation is getting worse
- The crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists shows why the left needs free speech
- How to prepare for another season of wildfire smoke
- You might have another chance to see the northern lights tonight
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FastCompany
- How local businesses drive community growth
- These 50 global housing markets have the most millionaires
- Netflix-NFL deal tests fans’ subscription fatigue. How costly could streaming every game get?
- Deloitte: Gen Z and millennials who use generative AI love it, but they worry it will steal jobs
- ‘A celebration of Asian identity, creativity, and unity’: 88rising’s Head in the Clouds festival returns to Queens
- U.S. tariffs on $18 billion of goods aren't phasing China
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NPR
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Globe And Mail
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- Canadian dollar notches five-week high as investors cheer U.S. CPI data
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Wikipedia Current Events
May 15
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Attempted assassination of Robert Fico
- Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is injured in a shooting which is being treated as an assassination attempt. The shooter has been apprehended and identified as a 71-year-old writer from Levice, Slovakia. (BBC News) (Wall Street Journal)
- The Slovak government describe Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition as life-threatening. (Reuters)
- Terrorism in Switzerland
- A man stabs people in Zofingen, Switzerland. The motive for the attacks are unclear, but terrorism is being investigated. (Al Arabiya)
Business and economy
- American pharmacy chain Walgreens says that it will sell a generic version of the anti-overdose medication naloxone for ten dollars cheaper than the brand-name version, Narcan, also available on its shelves. (NBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Canada wildfires
- Authorities evacuate over 6,000 people as wildfires approach Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada. (Reuters) (NPR)
- The death toll from the flash flood and lahar in West Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 62, with 25 others still missing. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Politics of Singapore
- Lawrence Wong is sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of Singapore, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong. (BBC News) (CNA)
- 2023–2024 Dutch cabinet formation
- A new government in the Netherlands is agreed by Geert Wilders, Dilan Yeşilgöz, Pieter Omtzigt and Caroline van der Plas. (Guardian)
May 14
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israel–Hamas war
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli tanks enter residential areas of Rafah as they attempt to capture the city. Hamas' armed wing al-Qassam Brigades says that it destroyed an Israeli troop carrier with a Al-Yassin 105 anti-tank missile, killing several troops and injuring several others, while the Israel Defense Forces claim to have "eliminated" several terrorists in the city. (Reuters)
- Rafah offensive
- 2024 New Caledonia unrest
- Riots erupt in New Caledonia as France plans to change the constitution, allowing more recent white French settlers to vote in the island's provincial elections, which protesters claim would marginalise the Indigenous Kanak people. (Al Jazeera) (The Guardian)
- Three Kanak residents are killed and many more injured during a drive-by shooting by a group of French settlers. (Reuters)
- At least 54 officers are injured and more than 130 people are arrested. Shops and cars are looted, while a prison breakout has been prevented. (AP) (Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
- The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival opens in Cannes, France, with Meryl Streep receiving an honorary Palme d'Or award. (AP)
Business and economy
- China–United States trade war
- U.S. President Joe Biden passes tariff increases on Chinese imports, including electric vehicles and batteries, computer chips, and medical products. (Reuters)
- GameStop short squeeze
- The share price of GameStop increases by a further 61%. (Quartz) (Yahoo! News)
- Economy of Argentina
- Inflation in Argentina slows to a single digit number of 8.8 percent amid severe austerity plans by president Javier Milei. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- The death toll from a building collapse in George, South Africa, last week, increases to 33. (Reuters)
- Thirteen people, including former Congressman Édgar Alarcón, are killed in a bus crash in Vinchos, Huamanga Province, Peru. (Reuters) (Infobae)
- Eight people are killed and 40 others are injured when a bus carrying farmworkers collides with a truck and overturns in Marion County, Florida, United States. (AP)
Law and crime
- Corruption in Russia
- Russian police arrest former head of personnel of the Ministry of Defence {{ill|Yuri Vasilievich Kuznetsov|ru|Кузнецов, Юрий Васильевич (военачальник)}} for bribery of over $1 million. Kuznetsov's charges carry up to 15 years of jail time. (Al Jazeera)
- Two prison guards are killed and three others are critically injured in an ambush of a prison van near Rouen, Normandy, France, to free an inmate with ties to a drug dealing gang. (BBC News)
- Tunisian police raid the headquarters of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers in Tunis and arrest Mahdi Zagrouba, who is known for his opposition to President Kais Saied. (Al Jazeera)
- The Supreme Court of Kazakhstan sentences former Minister of National Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev to 24 years in prison for torturing and murdering his wife. (Al Jazeera)
- Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza loses his appeal against a 25-year prison sentence. (Reuters)
- A court in Germany convicts and fines Alternative for Germany member Björn Höcke €13,000 ($14,000) for using a Nazi slogan that once belonged to the Sturmabteilung. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2023–2024 Georgian protests
- Riot police clash with protesters on the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, after the parliament approves a controversial "foreign agent" law that requires media organizations to declare foreign funding. (BBC News)
- The United States warns Georgia that $390 million in planned economic support will be "under review" if the Georgian government considers the U.S. as an "adversary", and not as a strategic partner. (The Guardian)
Science and technology
- May 2024 solar storms
- The sun emits the largest solar flare since 2005, days after producing auroras in the Northern and Southern Hempisheres. (Axios)
- Russia places its nuclear capable submarine-launched Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile into service. (Reuters)