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Yahoo Finance
- 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
- Wall Street just gave its highest forecast yet for the S&P
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Google Business
- Real estate billionaire, former Dodgers owner eyes buying TikTok
- Stock market today: Stocks eye record highs as cooler inflation revives Fed rate cut hopes
- Raspberry Pi prepares to go public and expand its lineup of supercheap computers
- Manchin, GOP senators move to overturn retirement investment planning rule
- What the April CPI Report Means for the Fed
- Grocery prices are finally falling
- US April retail sales 0.0% vs 0.4% estimate
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Tipranks
- Associated British Foods Share Buyback Update
- Ecora Resources Plc Executes Share Buyback
- Halfords Reports Major Shareholding Change
- Quartix Technologies Rewards Director with Stock Options
- Lloyds Banking Group Executes Major Share Buyback
- Rathbones Group Executives’ Shares Vest
- Bee Vectoring Tech Advances in Soybean Market
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Movers
Trending Topics
AP News
- 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
- Son-in-law of top opponent of Venezuela's president pleads guilty to US money laundering charges
- Shopping complex fire inflicts tragedy on Vietnamese community in Poland
- Billionaire Frank McCourt says he's putting together a consortium to buy TikTok
- Retail sales were unchanged in April from March as inflation and interest rates curb spending
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Wall Street Journal
- '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
- Why Did Chicago Wait to Enforce Its Policy?
- From the Western Canon to West Point
- Tradition and Change: A Christian Quarrel
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Financial Times
- 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
- The limits of yen intervention
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Bloomberg
- Long Live the Goldilocks US Economy
- Milei Sees Argentina ‘Very Close’ to Lifting Currency Controls
- Bridge to Small Texas Island Shuts Down After Barge Strike
- Italy Sells €1.4 Billion Eni Stake in Bid to Cut Debt
- Meat Producer JBS in Talks With Potential Partner on Biogas
- Child Care Is More Expensive Than Rent for the Average American Family
- UBS Revamps Leadership of Asset Management Unit
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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
- 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
- GameStop and AMC shares were halted 38 times on Tuesday. This expert has been arguing for decades that halts don’t work
- Mizuho still recommends Terns Pharma as a cheap entry to the weight-loss-drug craze
- The soft economic data has been bad. The hard data is starting to weaken as well
- Gold futures touch 3-week highs as CPI data signals downward trend for inflation
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Benzinga
- Home Depot Shows It Is Weathering The Economic Turmoil Better Than Expected
- Uber Launches Shuttle Service, Deepens Costco Ties
- MAJOR LEAGUE PICKLEBALL TO HOST EVENT IN NATION'S CAPITAL FOR THE FIRST TIME, JUNE 13-16
- HII Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to Fast-Track Mission-Critical Capability Development
- Private Equity Firm, Initium Management, Launched by Tested Team of Trusted Operators
- Wifinium Launches as Independent Wireless Connectivity Company Following Carve-Out from Leading IT Services Firm
- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and Shepherd Center Present "Raise Your Voice: Succeeding through Self-Advocacy" Video Series
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Barchart
- 1 Natural Gas Stock That's Keeping the Lights On in Europe
- Snap Inc Shows Unusual Call Options Activity Today
- Cotton Trading Mixed on Wednesday
- Corn Fades Off Early Strength to Midday Losses
- Cattle Holding Higher on Wednesday’s Midday
- Hog Mixed on Wednesday
- Soybeans Holding Above UNCH Despite Bearish NOPA Data
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SEC / FED
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
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Agencies announce public meeting on proposed acquisition by Capital One of Discover; public comment period extended
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SEC Seeks Candidates for Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee
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
- Stimulus Today Costs Dearly Tomorrow
- Goldman Warns Copper "Is Having A Cocoa Moment"
- Bitcoin Paves The Way For A New Era Of Free Market Banking
- The Grain That Feeds The World Is At Risk Of An Upside Breakout
- Venezuela Moves "Substantial Quantities" Of Troops To Guyana Border
- Does Inflation Lead To Civilizational Collapse? A Look At Rome
- CPI Does Not Signal Re-Emergence Of Disinflationary Trend
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Investing.com
- 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
- Here's another 15%+ rally you may be missing out on
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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
- Bitcoin is having its best day since March following cooler April inflation reading
- Biden administration extends key deadline for student loan forgiveness
- Feds charge brothers in $25 million cryptocurrency heist that took 12 seconds
- 39-year-old self-made millionaire: 7 frugal habits I will never give up, no matter how much money I have
- The S&P 500 hits a new record. Here's how we think investors should respond
- We're trimming a hot bank stock in a very overbought market
- Tesla's Chinese rival Nio launches a new brand and car that undercuts the Model Y by $4,000
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CBS
- 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
- Meta to shut down Workplace app for business
- Should you tip your French waiter? Here's what to know ahead of Paris Olympics
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NYT Business
- 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
- Billionaire Frank McCourt Mounts Bid to Buy TikTok
- A Big Plot Twist at OpenAI
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Stocktwits
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VKTX Viking Therapeutics Inc
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DELL Dell Technologies Inc
JASMY.X JasmyCoin
TTOO T2 Biosystems Inc
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
NIO NIO Inc
CADL Candel Therapeutics Inc
AMC AMC...
SOXS Direxion Shares...
CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings Inc
ICP.X Internet Computer
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SMCI Super Micro Computer Inc
HUBS HubSpot Inc
STNE StoneCo Ltd
MSNBC
- As debate plans take shape, Trump flubs the expectations game (again)
- Netanyahu: Israel will continue with Rafah offensive despite U.S. opposition
- Biden and Trump agree to debate on June 27
- 'Looks like he's in hell': King Charles' portrait sparks mixed reactions
- The first Biden-Trump debate date has been set
- Ben Carson's opposition to no-fault divorce echoes a popular sentiment on the right
- House Republicans aren’t yet done with Cassidy Hutchinson, Jan. 6
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NBC
- 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
- Netanyahu says he hopes to iron out discord with U.S., but won't budge on Rafah assault
- Netflix inks deal to broadcast its first-ever live NFL games on Christmas Day
- Biden's campaign proposes June and September for debates against Trump
- Billionaire Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty forms consortium to bid for TikTok
- Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico shot and injured, local news agency reports
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investors.com
- 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
- Biogen Stock Continues Its 20% Sprint On A Twist In Alzheimer's Treatment
- Dell Stock Hits Record High After Computer Maker Called 'Best Way To Play' AI Server Build-Out
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ABC News
- 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
- Pro-Palestinian protesters demand endowment transparency. But it's proving not to be simple
- Slovakia plans to build a new nuclear reactor
- US energy panel approves rule to expand transmission of renewable power
- 700 hotel union workers launch 48-hour strike at Virgin Hotels casino near Las Vegas Strip
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Fox Business
- 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
- Used car sales booming as holdout buyers return: Edmunds
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CNN
- 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
- TikTok’s new suitor is former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, as another lawsuit pushes back against ban
- Burberry’s profit slumps by a third as sales in China plunge
- Why Biden’s monster EV tariffs could inflame a Europe-China trade war
- Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ could be worth almost $1 billion to British economy
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Ticker
Petrobras trading halted due to imminent release of relevant fact
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Preview & Trade Plan For AU Jobs (15 May 2024)
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US SPR +0.593 mln bbl at 367.811 mln bbl
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EIA Gasoline Inventories Actual -0.235M (Forecast 1M, Previous 0.915M)
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EIA Crude Oil Inventories Actual -2.508M (Forecast -0.6M, Previous -1.362M)
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EIA Distillate Inventories Actual -0.045M (Forecast 0.7M, Previous 0.560M)
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Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu: The Rafah operation will take weeks
Barrons
- Builder Stocks Are Up. Lower Mortgage Rates May Be on the Horizon
- SEC Fines Financial Advisor for Undisclosed Conflicts Related to Film-Production Company
- Disney Sees Six Steps to Make Streaming Profitable
- Car-Rental Prices Roll Downhill in April, Defying Predictions
- Dow Poised to Join the Record Rally
- Inflation Is Cooling. Here Are 3 Money Moves to Make Now
- Social Security Checks Could Rise Estimated 3.2%, CPI Data Indicate
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The Economist
- 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
- Even without war in the Gulf, pricier petrol is here to stay
- Wanted: a new economics writer
- A mano-a-mano contest between Michael Cohen and Donald Trump
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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
- 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
- Cream cheese products sold at Aldi, other supermarkets, recalled in dozens of states
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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
- 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’
- Raspberry Pi: how push for child programming skills inspired a coding generation
- Landlords selling up leaving 2,000 households a month in England facing homelessness
- Royal Mail owner backs £3.5bn takeover offer by Czech billionaire
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YouGov
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
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Survey says what? How Americans characterize polls about policy support
The Street
- 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
- Another airline strands passengers as it files bankruptcy
- A traveler is calling out another bad national park behavior
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Insider
- 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry exits Amazon and Alphabet
- Russian vs. Western-made tanks in the Ukraine war
- CMO Insider
- I tried Target's new paid membership program. I see how some shoppers could save hundreds of dollars using it, but I thought it was a waste
- Student-loan borrowers just got 2 extra months to benefit from a temporary debt relief reform
- Astronomers say we may live at the center of a cosmic void 2 billion light-years wide that defies the laws of cosmology
- China navy secretly built what could be world's first drone aircraft carrier: report
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AOL Finance
- Google is reinventing itself for the AI age
- 'Someone played this beautifully': Why one expert is suspicious of the latest meme-stock revival
- Renaissance Technologies bought GameStop, AMC shares, filing says
- April inflation breakdown: Where are prices still rising the fastest?
- Astronomers say we may live at the center of a cosmic void 2 billion light-years wide that defies the laws of cosmology
- Apple is letting you control your iPhone and iPad with your eyes
- Waymo, Zoox self-driving cars under federal investigation following reported traffic violations, collisions
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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
- 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
- Column: As taxpayers tire of handouts to billionaires, Major League Baseball demands public funding for a Vegas stadium
- The first big-rig hydrogen fuel station in the U.S. opens in California
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Washington Post
- 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
- Trump gets $1 million from Silicon Valley donor who once gave to Democrats
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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
- 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
- Billionaire Frank McCourt says he’s putting together a consortium to buy TikTok
- Sea-Tac Airport’s facelift means upgrades … and work zones
- Edith Macefield’s Ballard ‘Up’ house available for lease
- Why is car insurance so expensive?
- Retail sales were unchanged in April from March as inflation and interest rates curb spending
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Boston Herald
- 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
- Ticker: Survey finds 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states’ bans or restrictions
- How to know if your car is tracking you, risking higher insurance
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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
- 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
- Starbucks, Sweegreen, McDonald’s CEOs Are All Seeing a Similar Shift in Consumer Spending
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Semafor
- 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
- OpenAI’s chief scientist departs months after failed Altman ouster
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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
- 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
- TSMC, MediaTek lead as Taiwan tech makers log 19% sales jump
- Nippon Life, Dai-ichi Life wary of foreign bonds on risk of yen upswing
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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
- More
- Copper Breaches $5-Per-Pound Mark Amid Supply Constraints And Speculative Demand
- This is the 'final frontier' in the Fed’s inflation fight, economists say
- 9K -> 172K YOLO
- Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes
- Post Retirement EFT Options for HSA funds investing
- BEST POS SYSTEM
- Y'all are the biggest cucks out there
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PYMNTS
- Anthropic Adds Instagram Co-Founder Mike Krieger as Chief Product Officer
- Apple Previews Eye Tracking and Other Accessibility Tools
- VantageScore Unveils Credit-Scoring Model That Includes Alternative Open Banking Data
- Toggle AI Acquires Atom Finance to Bolster Investment Platform
- Autonomous Transport Could Drive Trucking Into Digital Transformation’s Fast Lane
- 93% of Truck Drivers Want Instant Payments
- Digital ID Startup Humanity Protocol Valued at $1 Billion
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Forbes
- 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
- The U.K.’s FTSE Is Due To Get Boosted By Takeovers
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Fortune
- Gen AI looks easy. That’s what makes it so hard
- The running market is hot
- TikTok tax advice could result in thousands of audits and frozen refunds
- YouTube takes up 10% of people's TV-viewing time
- Most of us like to eat. For those interested in helping us get there, Fortune picked out the best nutritionist certifications for 2024
- Boost in used car trade-ins could be the salve auto dealers need
- Stellantis boss slams Biden's 100% tax on Chinese EVs, just as he starts selling them in Europe
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Inc.
- 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
- Musk Headed Back to Testify Again as SEC Probes Twitter Takeover
- Here's an Inside Look at the Mass Firings at Tesla's Supercharger Unit
- Apple Challenged in China by Huawei's Shanghai Flagship Store
- Meme Stocks Are Back, to Mixed Reactions
- Here's Why Gen Z is Opting Out of the 9-to-5 Grind
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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
- 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
- Meme stocks like GameStop are soaring like it’s 2021
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FastCompany
- 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
- The Fed’s next inflation report could show easing of core inflation
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Politico
- Abortion-rights groups have never faced a state like Florida
- The 2026 election is already taking shape
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Newsweek
- Record solar activity causes radio blackouts over America days after aurora
- Psychologists reveal new predictor of autism in 6-month-olds
- COVID face masks didn't stop infections after first Omicron wave
- Drowning deaths in US suddenly spike
- Florida Muslim school accused of training "future terrorists"
- Cold War: On America's Remote Front Line with Russia
- Fact Check: Has California spent $11 billion on high-speed rail stretch?
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NPR
- Eggs, milk and other grocery prices fall, as overall inflation eases
- Lots of drug companies talk about putting patients first
- Consumer Price Index report for April gives an idea of where inflation stands
- Republicans called for a tough stance on China. Are they happy with new tariffs?
- Americans are struggling to pay off credit card debt; Tiny Desk Contest's 2024 winner
- Nearly 1 out of 5 credit card users have maxed out on their borrowing
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Globe And Mail
- Head of Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras steps down following dustup over dividends
- Bank of America banker who died from blood clot had sought to leave, citing long hours: recruiter
- U.S. FDIC chairman apologizes for agency’s toxic workplace culture, own misconduct
- U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week, EIA says
- From the C-suite to Central America, Gildan’s threads lead to tangled questions for investors
- OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever departs ChatGPT maker
- Netflix reportedly finalizing deal for exclusive rights to stream two NFL games on Christmas Day
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CBC
- Home sales and new home construction both drop in April
- Boeing could be criminally charged, U.S. Justice Dept. suggests in court filing
- As AI becomes more human-like, experts warn users must think more critically about its responses
- A 1st in Canada, $1.6B EV battery separator plant to open in Port Colborne, Ont., in 2027
- U.S. raises tariffs significantly on EVs, other goods from China
- Frito Lay Canada recalls 2 of its most popular snacks for possible salmonella contamination
- OpenAI previews chatbot with real-time voice capabilities
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Techmeme
- Google unveils Android for Cars updates: new apps including Max, Peacock, and Angry Birds for select car models, Google Cast for Android Automotive OS, and more
- Google unveils Android 15 security features, like Theft Detection Lock, which detects motions associated with theft, and Private Space, to store sensitive data
- Wear OS 5 triples down on battery life
- Google takes aim at Android malware with an AI-powered live threat detection service
- Intel's Thunderbolt Share is a speedy sneakernet replacement and more
- The FBI seizes the notorious BreachForums hacking forum used to leak and sell stolen corporate data to other cybercriminals and the website's Telegram channel
- Uber plans to work with local fleets to add US shuttle bus services to and from airports, concert venues, and sports stadiums, for a fraction of UberX's cost
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Silicon Valley
- GM’s Cruise pays more than $8 million to San Francisco pedestrian run over and dragged by its robotaxi
- Rent growth outstrips wages in most US metros, new report shows
- Californians are not paying their bills at the highest level since 2021
- Half Moon Bay planning commission reluctantly OKs senior farmworker housing
- Bay Area consumer prices hop higher as pace of inflation worsens
- After announcing more job cuts, Tesla board rallies retail investors to vote for Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package
- Tech job cuts ease a bit in Bay Area as industry layoffs haunt region
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Techcrunch
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The Register
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- Qualcomm warms bed for Linux on Arm PCs
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PBS Newshour
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Japan Times
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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)
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-Zegerius 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
- Russia places its nuclear capable submarine-launched Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile into service. (Reuters)