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Wall Street Journal
- SEC Sues Crypto Startup Unicoin and Its Executives for Fraud
- Audit Watchdog Created After Enron Might Be Dismantled. Its Defenders Duel With GOP
- Publicis Deepens Influencer Marketing Push With Deal for Captiv8
- U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Rise for Second Straight Week
- Chinese Firms’ Plan to Avoid Stock Delisting: Buy Trump’s Memecoin
- Boeing’s Internal Safety Plan: Make Problems Easier to Report
- Private-Credit Growth Fueled by Banks May Pose Risks
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Financial Times
- US accepts $400mn Qatari jet to be used as Air Force One
- US government bonds drop as worries over Trump’s tax bill flare up
- CoreWeave raises $2bn in junk bond offering
- Trump attacks South Africa’s Ramaphosa over targeting of white farmers
- Spain eases rules in bid to stop IPOs being derailed by market turmoil
- Listen to Afrikaners, not Trump, on the state of South Africa
- OpenAI to buy Jony Ive’s io Products for $6.5bn
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Benzinga
- $1000 Invested In This Stock 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today
- P/E Ratio Insights for Zoom Communications
- From AI To Geopolitics - JPMorgan's Advisory Unit To Tackle New Era Of Risk Management
- Women Grow And Allies Bring Equity-Focused Programming To Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference: What You Need To Know
- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy: No Slowdown In Consumer Spending Amid Tariffs
- Paramount Ad Slump, Streaming Losses Prompt Analyst To Cut Price Forecast
- Palo Alto's AI Momentum Make It A Top Cybersecurity Pick, Analyst Says
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Movers
Bloomberg
- the Word in Japan
- Republicans Have a SALT Tax Deal. Who Will Benefit?
- Nissan in Talks to Buy Batteries in US from Ford-SK On Venture
- The Bond Market Is Getting Awfully ‘Yippy’ Again
- Risks Mount for US Financial Assets as Treasuries Teeter
- UniCredit Gets 30-Day Suspension by Regulator on Banco BPM Bid
- Argentina’s Economy Grew Less Than Expected in March
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Yahoo Finance
- Citizens JMP Reiterates Market Perform Rating on NICE Ltd. (NICE)
- Bernstein Maintains Outperform Rating on Boeing (BA), Lifts PT
- Canaccord Maintains Buy Rating on Spotify (SPOT), Lifts PT
- TD Cowen Maintains Buy Rating on Trip.com (TCOM), Lifts PT
- Bank of America Upgrades AutoZone Inc. (AZO) to Buy Amid Strong Industry Tailwinds
- 'You're About To Turn $38K Into $8K So Fast You're Gonna Blink' Dave Ramsey Slams Caller Who Used Company Stipend To Lease A…
- Nvidia Stock Perks Up Before Earnings Report
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Marketwatch
- Dow ends with worst day in at least a month after poor 20-year-bond auction
- Stocks tumble as weak bond-market auction has investors wondering how U.S. will manage its debt
- Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile-defense system could be a boon to these companies
- The current Republican tax bill could cut $500 billion from Medicare — ‘This bill just gets more and more cruel’
- The Senate just passed ‘no tax on tips.’ Does this mean you can tip less?
- Here's what's dragging down the Dow as it heads for its worst day in a month
- Trump, GOP tweak SALT cap. Here’s what to know about the controversial tax break
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Google Business
- Bitcoin hits new all-time high of $109K as trade war tensions ease
- Several MN cities rank in top 100 on Best Places to Live ranking
- US government bonds drop as worries over Donald Trump’s tax bill flare up
- Bitcoin slips after touching new all-time high, as rising yields pressure risk assets
- Inflation rise: How rise in cost of living affects you
- The best Memorial Day deals you can already get
- Wolfspeed Stock Dives 68% on Worries About the Chip Supplier’s Financial Health
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Tipranks
- ACCO Brands Holds Annual Shareholder Meeting
- Stellantis CFO to Speak at Bernstein’s Strategic Decisions Conference
- Here’s Why Analysts Are Praising Google Stock (GOOGL) Today
- Tariffs Haven’t Hurt Consumer Spending, Says Amazon (AMZN) CEO Andy Jassy
- Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Slips as AMD Steps Up at Computex
- Soars to Record Highs Amid Latin America’s E-Commerce Boom
- Amazon CEO Says Customer Demand Unfazed by Tariffs
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ZeroHedge
- Schiff: Strong Dollar Or Exports? Pick One..
- SBA Overhauling Biden-Era Loan Program Following High Default Rates
- China Demands US Scrap Golden Dome Missile Defense System As It Will 'Turn Space Into A Battlefield'
- FDA No Longer Recommends COVID Vaccine For Healthy Babies
- Waste Of The Day: Still No CA Rail Line
- Yields Soar, Stocks Plunge After Ugly 20Y Auction Sees Biggest Tail Of 2025
- Mercenary Firm Set To Oversee Gaza Aid For Israel Goes On LinkedIn Hiring Spree
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Seeking Alpha
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Does It Again
- Incredible Income, Outrageous Returns: Western Midstream
- Meet The Golden Dome For America
- Retiring Soon? I'd Bet My Pension On These 3 Dividend Legends
- If I Could Only Retire With 4 Dividend Funds, It Would Be These
- Power Up Your Portfolio: Utility Stocks With Reliable Dividends
- Best Dividend Kings - May 2025
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Barrons
- U.S. Indexes Dropped Wednesday; Wix.com Took Biggest Hit
- AT&T to Buy Lumen’s Fiber Business for $5.75 Billion
- It’s a Tough Job Market for College Grads. Here’s Some Advice
- Dow Drops 800 Points as Bond Yields Keep Rising
- Expect an Inheritance? How to Talk to Mom or Dad About It
- Oil Futures Retreat as U.S. Crude Stocks Build
- Nordstrom Stock Just Delisted. Macy’s and Dillard’s Are the Department Stores Left Standing
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Barchart
- US Deficit Concerns Undercut the Dollar and Boost Gold
- After Warren Buffett Sold Capital One Stock, Should You Ditch COF Too?
- Nat-Gas Gives up Early Gains on the Outlook for Higher EIA Inventories
- Crude Prices Settle Lower as EIA Crude Inventories Rise to 10-Month High
- Down 40% in 2025, How Should You Play UnitedHealth Stock Here?
- Move Over Mag 7: Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Is Buying These 2 Tech Stocks Instead
- Sugar Prices Finish Higher on Dollar Weakness and Poor Brazilian Cane Quality
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SEC / FED
Unicoin, Top Executives Charged in Offering Fraud That Raised More than $100 Million from Thousands of Investors
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I’ll Take “Advocating for Small Businesses and their Investors” for $800, Please! - Remarks at SEC Speaks
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Testimony Before the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
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Katherine Reilly Named SEC Acting Inspector General
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Prepared Remarks Before SEC Speaks
Reuters
- AT&T agrees to buy Lumen's consumer fiber business for $5.75 billion in cash
- Zoom lifts annual forecasts on robust demand amid AI push
- G7 finance leaders try to downplay tariff disputes, find consensus
- Court approves fire sale of most of Rite Aid's pharmacy assets
- Julian Assange open to political action as Cannes hosts documentary
- US business equipment borrowings decline in April, ELFA says
- What is the Golden Dome missile defense shield?
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Tipp Insights
- Europe’s Existential Choice
- Pentagon Accepts Jet From Qatar To Use As Air Force One
- Trump Jr. Clarifies: Not Running In 2028, Media Got It Wrong
- Poll Shows Extent Of Anti-U.S. Feelings By European Consumers
- Ramaphosa To Trump: G-20 Needs U.S. At The Table
- Trump Shows Ramaphosa Videos Of Persecution Of White Farmers
- Bitcoin Breaks $109K To Hit All-Time High
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Investing.com
- G7 finance leaders try to downplay tariff disputes, find consensus
- Trade war far from over as retaliation looms if US talks fail, JPMorgan warns
- Trump calls his own foreign aid cuts at USAID 'devastating'
- Another commissioner resigns from 'small-but-mighty' US commodities regulator
- In food inflation-hit Brazil, bird flu may offer some relief
- White House asks US Supreme Court to block access to DOGE records
- Russia's weekly inflation edges up to 0.07%, official data shows
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Morning Brew
Spain tells Airbnb to strip the sheets on its way out
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Klarna users are buying now, but not paying later
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‘Fortnite’ in trouble over AI Darth Vader that says ‘rizz’
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Big Bird’s new nest is on Netflix
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Pharma co. buys 23andMe and its DNA vault for $256 million
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Trump’s ‘beautiful’ tax bill is closer to reality
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The US loses its final AAA credit rating
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People are putting the “big” back in cities
CNBC
- 5 stocks Jim Cramer is worried about, plus updates on the rest of the portfolio
- CoreWeave shares soar 19% after $2 billion debt offering
- The Republican spending bill is sending yields soaring and creating a major market headache
- Walmart AI details leaked during Microsoft Build conference
- Here are 6 portfolio stocks to buy right here, right now
- Warren Buffett on investing: 'There's just so much more opportunity' in the stock market than in real estate
- We're upgrading TJ Maxx's parent company as the stock falls on earnings
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CBS
- What is AI Mode, Google's new artificial intelligence search tech?
- iPhone designer Jony Ive joining OpenAI to help develop new devices
- Stock market sinks after Target reports sales drop
- The most and least affordable U.S. cities for buying a home
- Where around the U.S. you'll pay the most for fast-food
- Behind on your student loan? Here's what to know about wage garnishment
- Electricity demand expected to jump by more than 75% by 2050, report says
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NYT Business
- A.I.-Generated Reading List in Chicago Sun-Times Recommends Nonexistent Books
- How ‘No Tax on Tips’ Would Affect Waiters, Drivers and Diners
- American Breakfast Cereals Are Becoming Less Healthy, Study Finds
- Republican Bill Could Set Off Global Tax Fight
- Monroe Milstein, Burlington Coat Factory Founder, Dies at 98
- C.E.O.s Are Trying to Avoid Trump’s Ire as Tariffs Hit Their Businesses
- Should I Retire if My Co-Workers Are Facing Layoffs?
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EurActiv
Swedish MEP and Left staffer involved in fight in EU Parliament
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Paris seeks further EU support for battery producers
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Brussels ups the ante in competitiveness drive with new single market strategy
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EU throws Radio Free Europe a €5.5 million lifeline after Trump’s cuts
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Metsola names five MEPs facing immunity lift in Huawei investigation
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The Brief – Von der Leyen’s Gazan headache just got worse
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Germany’s new economy minister hopes cheaper energy can bring back growth
MSNBC
- A Nevada Democrat pushed 'No Taxes on Tips' through the Senate
- The DOJ appeared to ignore its own rule for arresting a sitting member of Congress
- The FDA’s misguided new Covid vaccine policy repeats past mistakes
- Musk’s influence won’t fade just because he says he’s pulling back on political spending
- Trump administration violated court order with South Sudan deportation flight: Judge
- Judge says Trump administration violated court order with deportation flights
- Trump’s pick for IRS chief gives oddly evasive answers on presidential targeting
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NBC
- Markets sink as debt worries hammer U.S. bonds
- Armenian organized crime rings charged with stealing $83 million in Amazon cargo
- Judge says Trump administration 'unquestionably' violated court order with deportations to South Sudan
- Trump accuses South Africa of 'white genocide' in meeting with country’s president
- Pentagon says it has accepted Qatar's gift of a luxury megajet for Trump's use
- Federal agent gives details on raid of Sean Combs' mansion
- Burger King targets families through movie partnerships in latest stage of turnaround
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investors.com
- Pilgrim's Pride Stock Sees RS Rating Jump To 91
- Vodafone Group Stock Scores 80-Plus Relative Strength Rating
- Nvidia Stock Perks Up Before Earnings Report
- Bitcoin Price Hits Record High; Trump To Host Crypto Dinner
- Fair Isaac, Credit Score Stocks Dive As Agency Chief Targets Mortgage Costs
- Moderna Reverses Its Rally As It Faces Another Vaccine Setback
- UnitedHealth Leads Dow Jones Losses On Damning New Allegations
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ABC News
- What to know about the US Senate's effort to block vehicle-emission rules in California
- Tariffs, inflation and leery customers are hitting retailers in different ways
- Bitcoin hits new price highs as crypto industry scores wins
- UK retailer Marks & Spencer puts cyberattack cost at $400 million with disruptions ongoing
- Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025
- Asian shares climb and oil prices gain after a report Israel may attack Iran's nuclear facilities
- In Mali, USAID funding cuts hit a local language learning program that empowered thousands
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Fox Business
- Buy now, pay later pitfalls: Many consumers aren't paying loans
- Target sales slump in 'highly challenging environment' that included tariff war
- Larger tax-cut proposal not enough to offset drag on growth from tariffs: Goldman Sachs
- Tesla CFO earns staggering $139M compensation package
- JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon clears Bitcoin for bank
- General Motors is halting exports of vehicles to China
- Dimon slams mortgage regulations for pushing rates higher, hurting lower-income homebuyers
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CNN
- Dior to pay $2.3 million to help victims of labor exploitation after investigation in Italy
- Russia opens criminal case against high-profile journalist critical of Ukraine war
- The 10 richest Americans got $365 billion richer in the past year. Now they’re on the verge of a huge tax cut
- Target’s problems are escalating
- Airlines brace for the summer of hell
- Video Expert: 3 financial mistakes women are more likely to make 1:46
- The 3D-chess Trump trade theory is falling apart
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AP News
- 9-time Grammy nominee Natalie Grant to sing national anthem at Indianapolis 500
- Chair yoga's benefits range from emotional health to fall prevention
- Lebanese and Palestinian leaders agree that Lebanon won't be used as a launchpad to strike Israel
- Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee, activists and close friends, are working on a picture book
- Live updates: US must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan
- AP PHOTOS: Highlights from Day 9 of the Cannes Film Festival
- NFL owners are expected to take up the tush push ban vote, but the Eagles aren't fretting
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The Economist
- Your loss: America is on the precipice of an academic brain drain
- Death by a thousand cuts: Trump’s attack on science is growing fiercer and more indiscriminate
- Ever closer negotiation: The best part of the UK-EU deal is a system for doing more deals
- Reduction Redux: What happens if the Inflation Reduction Act goes away?
- Astropolitics: Star wars returns
- Babbage: Why it’s harder than you think to measure a metre
- An uphill struggle: Welcome to the AI trough of disillusionment
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The Hill
- Tucker Carlson on Trump Organization Middle East deals: 'Seems like corruption'
- Air traffic control system 'failing Americans': Airline executives
- Target: Price hikes to cover Trump tariffs 'very last resort'
- No Tax on Tips Act: What to know about the bill and what comes next
- Republican bill will redistribute wealth upwards: CBO
- Most companies say they'll have to raise prices due to Trump tariffs: Survey
- Trump ally Richard Grenell joins Live Nation board amid antitrust probe
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The Guardian
- HSBC high street bank staff face bonus cuts over remote working
- The Guardian view on Russia sanctions: a brittle economy is Putin’s weakness | Editorial
- UK-wide parking app to be rolled out by industry bodies after pilot scheme
- Liberty Steel has not produced anything at two key plants since July 2024
- The cyber-attack is costly and embarrassing. But M&S should pull through
- Target sales fall sharply in first quarter as customers worry about tariffs
- A new US report makes it clear: five-day in-office mandates are outdated | Gleb Tsipursky
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BBC
- Gordon Lyons calls for return of universal winter fuel payment
- Target sales hit as Trump tariffs take effect
- Nvidia boss calls US chip policy a 'failure'
- Inflation surge: 'I have nothing left after paying my bills'
- How much is the winter fuel payment and who can still get it?
- Dharshini David: Inflation may not fall as fast as expected
- National parking platform seeks to end 'hassle' of multiple parking apps
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Baha Breaking News
- Honeywell, Johnson Matthey unit said to be close to £1.8B deal
- Zoom's Q1 revenue at $1.17B, up 2.9%
- US closes deep in red amid Treasury yield turmoil
- Unicredit's BPM bid temporarily frozen by CONSOB
- Russia downs 27 drones headed for Moscow
- Russia downs 6 drones headed for Moscow
- Japan's IHI, Finland's Iceye to launch microsatellites
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YouGov
Half of Americans say they’ve been cheated on; one-third say they've been the cheater
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The federal budget, immigration, and Donald Trump's businesses: May 16-19, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
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Tracking opinion on Donald Trump's second-term policy agenda
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How many Americans are MAGA?
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International relations, tariffs, Pope Leo XIV, and space exploration: May 9-12, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
The Street
- Holland America Line hosts high tea at sea featuring a new blend
- Walmart is selling a $600 e-bike for just $399, and shoppers say it's 'one of the best and easiest to use'
- Cloudflare CEO sounds the alarm for content creators
- Walmart just made major strides in key area where Amazon excels
- Huge appliance brand leaving China to avoid tariffs
- Walmart is selling a $99 touchscreen toaster for $34, and shoppers say it delivers a 'perfect toast every time'
- Google makes new move into AI wearable with trendy brand
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Insider
- Fortnite is the No. 1 game after Apple let it back on the App Store. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney tells us it's a 'priceless' win
- Democrats let 'no tax on tips' pass the Senate. That doesn't mean they actually back Trump's campaign promise
- Testimonies from Diddy's former assistant, Cassie's mother, and others reveal harrowing new information
- Big Law tells Congress there's nothing wrong with their Trump deals
- I made Gordon Ramsay's 'perfect' 10-minute burger, and it tasted restaurant-worthy
- Can Newark Airport fix its long list of problems?
- Toyota RAV4 goes hybrid: See all the changes to America's most popular SUV
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RawDiary
- Trump: Golden Dome System Operational in 3 Years..
- Trump Admin Violated Court Order: Judge
- Trump to Unveil Golden Dome Missile Defense..
- House GOP Struggles to Pass Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
- DOJ Opens Criminal Probe into Andrew Cuomo’s COVID Testimony
- Justice Department Ends Biden-Era Police Reform Lawsuits
- Israel ‘Probably’ Killed Hamas Leader Mohammed Sinwar
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- Microstrategy Is Up 151% This Past Year, But It Could Move Much Higher From Here
- Our combined income is $700k a year, but the work hours are relentless – is a sabbatical the answer?
- JCPenney Announces Closure of Multiple Stores Nationwide
- We Accepted a $1M ‘Advance’ from In-Laws—Is Avoiding Debt Always the Best Choice?
- Cities Where Home Prices are Actually Falling
- Home Prices are Up Over 20% Year Over Year in These American Cities
- Having $3M in Investments—Why Doesn’t It Feel Sufficient?
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LA Times
- Contributor: Why is the GOP resisting Chinese investment in the U.S.?
- Edison executives made false statements on wildfire risks, lawsuit claims
- Darren Aronofsky joins AI Hollywood push with Google deal
- The 4 biggest revelations from media mogul Barry Diller's new memoir
- Hiltzik: Who's responsible for the aviation mess? Transportation Secretary Duffy says it's everyone but him
- Landmark Los Angeles federal courthouse slated for quick sale by agency
- After rocky week, Coinbase becomes first crypto exchange to join the S&P 500
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Washington Post
- Trump and GOP’s tax bill would force cuts to Medicare, CBO says
- Target sees tariffs and backlash over DEI changes hitting its bottom line
- GOP wants federal workers to retire while making it harder to plan
- Warring House GOP tries to push Trump’s tax bill over the finish line
- Can menders repair a damaged apparel industry?
- Mexican ship sought help moments before it struck Brooklyn Bridge
- Here’s what to know about the bond markets’ latest moves
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Chicago Tribune
- Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025
- Shortage of overnight truck parking contributed to deadly Greyhound bus crash in southern Illinois, regulators say
- Shortage of overnight truck parking contributed to deadly Greyhound bus crash in southern Illinois, regulators say
- Chicago Housing Authority hires former EPA staffer to lead new environmental safety division
- Village of Dolton wants to acquire Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home, either through direct purchase or eminent domain
- Zoning Committee defers action on massive River West apartment complex, as labor unions press developer for an agreement
- Sens. Durbin and Duckworth question Prime Healthcare after changes to Illinois hospitals
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Boston Herald
- Majority of US states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools, with more to follow
- Tariffs, inflation and leery customers are hitting retailers in different ways
- OpenAI recruits legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to work on AI hardware in $6.5B deal
- Fortnite video game returns to iPhone app store in U.S., ending exile imposed by Apple
- Ways to reduce financial stress during uncertain times
- Bitcoin hits new price highs as crypto industry scores wins
- Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025
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Financial Post
- Bank of Canada could cut three more times: Desjardins
- Bitcoin touches record high on optimism around U.S. regulations
- TVA Group cuts 30 jobs as CEO blames streamers, regulators
- TD tumbles in Canadian bond rankings after key bankers leave
- Quebec to set quotas for French-language content on streaming platforms
- Canada Post to make new offers ahead of strike deadline
- U.S. dollar hits one-month low as G-7 stirs fresh FX policy watch
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Digiday
- Coca-Cola grants vote of confidence to WPP with Open X renewal
- The definitive publisher guide to what’s in and out in the era of Google’s AI Overviews
- Video is making podcasts a premium buy for advertisers
- Virtual-world creators gaining traction beyond Roblox and Fortnite
- How publishers are actively testing agentic AI to hike productivity
- Future of TV Briefing: How flexibility could funnel more upfront dollars to Amazon & Netflix this year
- Amid 2025’s signal crisis, identity graphs are boosting efficiency
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The Trade
- All-to-all trading thrives as markets face volatility, report finds
- Clear Street brings in UBS hire to launch outsourced trading platform
- LSEG head of workflows departs for MarketAxess
- Bloomberg Terminal back up, but traders’ exasperation with lacking market infrastructure more tangible than ever
- ION integrates FastTrade with Equiduct
- Citi bolsters Australian markets team
- Trading Technologies expands FX offering through EBS Market CLOB integration
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Observer
- Futurist Ray Kurzweil’s Humanoid Robotics Startup Eyes a $500M Valuation
- 5 Takeaways From Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s Keynote at Computex 2025
- Sam Altman-Backed Startup Aims to Add 10 Years to Human Life Through Stem Cell Tech
- 23andMe Has Found a Buyer—Here’s What Might Happen to Your Genetic Data
- Outdated Laws Are Holding Back Veterinary Care in Texas
- Hedge Fund Billionaire Ken Griffin Loans Rare US Founding Documents for Public Display
- Jamie Dimon Reaffirms Retirement Timeline as JPMorgan Eyes Successors
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Semafor
- Senate Russia hawks sick of waiting on sanctions
- 'Marching off a cliff': Developers at Microsoft Build question their future relevance
- Tech companies are hiring fewer early career workers, report says
- China maintains global critical minerals dominance: Report
- Japan's exports to US fall as tariffs bite
- Nvidia CEO says US chip export controls on China are a ‘failure’
- Phillips 66 narrowly survives Elliott proxy fight
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Reason
- The GOP Tax Bill Will Add $2.3 Trillion to the Deficit, CBO Says
- A Judge Blocked Apple From Collecting These Commissions
- The FTC's Probe Into 'Potentially Illegal' Content Moderation Is a Blatant Assault on the First Amendment
- Antitrust Remedies Against Google Would Punish Consumers, Not Protect Them
- Upcoming Cato Institute Virtual Event on "Tariffs, Emergencies, and Presidential Power"
- J.D. Vance to Chief Justice Roberts: The Judiciary Must Check Its Own Excesses
- Report: 50 Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Entered the U.S. Legally, Contrary to White House Claims
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Nikkei Asia
- Japan's IHI to launch microsatellites with Finland's Iceye
- Japan's US vehicle export prices fall as Trump tariffs take effect
- US loudspeaker maker sounds the alarm on 'unnecessary' trade war
- Singapore PM Wong keeps finance post amid economy, trade worries
- Malaysian PM Anwar's daughter faces off with minister for key party post
- Nvidia CEO says US export controls on AI chips are a 'failure'
- CATL ups amount raised to $5.3bn Hong Kong debut on world's top offering this year
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Financial News London
- Maven Securities operations chief exits
- BNY shakes up Newton investment teams as EM head exits
- UBS quartet head to Clear Street after outsourced trading exit
- BNP Paribas promotes Luke to lead financial institutions coverage in the UK
- Accountants get their kicks from new football numbers drama
- Bloomberg Terminal outage hits financial markets data
- Standard Chartered raids Julius Baer for UAE private banking team
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PYMNTS
- Shopify Debuts AI-Powered Store Builder for Merchants
- Entersekt and Stanchion Team to Enhance Payment Integration
- Google Unveils AI Tools to Help Brands, Retailers Drive Commerce Growth
- Big Banks Eye Crypto, But Can Smaller Lenders Win Retail Wallet?
- OpenAI Texas Data Center Lands $11.6 Billion in Funding Commitments
- Target Reports Sales Drop as Consumers Focus on ‘Needs-Based Categories’
- Coalition Asks US House to Reject Freeze on State AI Regulations
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Forbes
- How Tech And Trust Are Encouraging Independence Of Autistic Teenagers
- Forget Ray-Ban Meta: Google Smart Glasses Will Feature Warby Parker’s Cool Styling
- Trump Hits Back At Springsteen With 'Golf Ball' In Edited Online Video
- ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is Already Coming To Streaming On Max In June
- What Every Man Should Know About Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis
- Hacking The Music Industry With Tech, Independence And A DIY Ethos
- Box Improves Enterprise Content Management With Advanced AI Functions
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Fortune
- Bitcoin touches all-time high and Treasury yields cross 5% again
- With Elon Musk in attendance, South Africa’s president counters Trump for pushing a baseless conspiracy theory about ‘white…
- Vitamin D supplements may slow down your biological clock, new study finds
- Andy Jassy makes the case for Amazon’s extraordinary AI spending, promising shareholders they will end up ‘very happy’
- Microsoft’s and Google’s dueling developer conferences reveal opposite AI strategies—and a big weakness for one company
- OpenAI’s hiring of legendary former Apple design boss Jony Ive is a $6.5 billion move to dominate the AI age by creating the…
- Phillips 66 and Elliott’s contentious proxy battle ends in split vote over fight to break up energy giant
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Inc.
- You Can Now Design an Online Store in Seconds
- OpenAI Is Buying Former Apple Design Chief Jony Ive’s New Company for $6.5 Billion. Here’s Why
- Amid Economic Uncertainty, at Least T.J. Maxx Is Winning
- Target Just Slashed Its Annual Sales Forecast. Here’s How It ‘Lost Its Way’
- 3 Ways to Be Strategic When Marketing in a Recession
- Women Are 3 Times More Likely to Lose Their Jobs to AI, a UN Report Warns
- Tariff Trouble: Brands Announcing Price Hikes Risk Trump’s Ire
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Axios
- Republican moves to expel Rep. LaMonica McIver from Congress
- What health information presidents are required to disclose
- What to know about the oldest members of Congress
- Apple vet Jony Ive joins OpenAI in $6.5 billion deal for his hardware startup
- Trump administration accepts Qatari 747 to serve as Air Force One
- Tariff math is leaving retailers very little choice on prices
- Trump's DOJ to halt police reform deals in Louisville, Minneapolis
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Vox
- Trump’s big bill is terrible in all the normal Republican ways
- Trump and Harris agree on “no tax on tips.” They’re both wrong
- How switching to a flip phone deepened my friendships
- Why Trump’s biggest global allies aren’t very happy with him
- The forgotten book that foretold Trump’s power grab
- Trump is still afraid of voters
- This chart of the planet’s forests should frighten you
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FastCompany
- No Tax on Tips Act: Senate passed bill unanimously, but it doesn’t apply to all workers. Here’s everything to know
- Divided House GOP head to the White House to save Trump’s big bill
- What is a ‘zombiecorn’? AI companies are bleeding these startups dry of VC funding
- Target stock tumbles again as customer backlash over its DEI rollback takes a bite out of sales
- Burger King sees success with limited-time Whoppers inspired by Hollywood
- Which Rite Aid stores were bought by CVS? As locations close, some landlords object to secretive bidding
- Target reveals drop in first quarter revenue, expects to slip for all of 2025
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Entrepreneur
- Don't Let the Gig Economy Ruin Your Business — Here's How to Beat the Chaos
- You're Overlooking This Hidden Workforce — And It's Costing You
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Newsweek
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NPR
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Globe And Mail
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CBC
- Canada Pension Plan Investments drops net-zero target after initially aiming for 2050
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Techmeme
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Silicon Valley
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Techcrunch
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Wikipedia Current Events
May 21
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gaza war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- At least 82 Palestinians are killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip. (AP)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- At least six people are killed, including four children, and 38 others are injured, some critically, in an improvised explosive device bombing targeting an army-operated school bus in Khuzdar District, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera English)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Six Ukrainian National Guard personnel are killed in a Russian missile strike on a training camp in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. (BBC News)
International relations
- South Africa–United States relations
- US President Donald Trump confronts South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House during a state visit by Ramaphosa, saying that there's a genocide against Afrikaners in South Africa, which Ramaphosa strongly denied. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Three people are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a high school in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. (NHK)
- Andriy Portnov, former People's Deputy of Ukraine and aide to former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, is assassinated in Madrid, Spain, by unidentified gunmen. (Sky News)