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Fear & Greed 70/100
Wall Street Journal
- Sanmina to Acquire ZT Systems’ Manufacturing Business from AMD
- Blackstone Infrastructure to Buy TXNM Energy for $5.7 Billion
- Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk
- Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
- Revolut Doubles Down on Europe With $1.1 Billion Investment in France
- Will Anyone Take the Factory Jobs Trump Wants to Bring Back to America?
- The Unlucky Business Owners Who Named Their Companies ‘DEI’ Before It Was a Thing
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Financial Times
- Putin thinks that time is on his side
- Bank of England explores ways to loosen ringfencing rules for UK banks
- Why credit ratings do (kinda) matter
- UK-EU post-Brexit reset: the key points
- Rise in loans to US non-bank financial groups raises systemic risk fears
- Milei courts hidden ‘mattress dollars’ with plan to ease tax rules
- EU agrees to launch €150bn loans-for-arms scheme
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Benzinga
- Boeing Aircraft Tyres Confiscated By Poland Over Suspected Russia-Bound Shipment Amid Sanctions: Report
- Why Is TXNM Energy Stock Soaring On Monday?
- GT Biopharma Advances Relapsed Blood Cancer Therapy Trial To Cohort 2 After Promising Early Safety Results
- Peter Schiff Slams Scott Bessent For Ignoring Trump's Tax Cuts In Moody's Downgrade, Blaming Biden Instead: 'It's Only Lagging…
- These Analysts Boost Their Forecasts On Acadia Pharmaceuticals
- Boeing, Dell, QXO And A Health Care Stock On CNBC's 'Final Trades'
- Mohamed El-Erian Says Era Of US Exceptionalism Is Paused, But Not Over Yet: 'Too Early To Say If The Damage Inflicted Is…
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Movers
Bloomberg
- The King of Budget Travel Inches Closer to a €100-Million Bonus
- SEC to Look at Rules for Investing in Private Funds
- Lutnick Divests Cantor Fitzgerald to Children, Investor 26North
- Another Nail In the US Exceptionalism Coffin
- India Readies Gas Power Fleet to Prevent Summer Blackouts
- Chile Economy Kicked Off 2025 With Better-Than-Expected Growth
- Brazil Economic Activity Still Hot as Hiking Cycle Nears Its End
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Yahoo Finance
- Mauldin & Jenkins to expand with BGC merger
- Suze Orman’s 6 Best Money Moves To Make This Year
- Can Your Spouse Cash Your Paycheck?
- Trump Owns More Than $500k of Apple Stock: How Much Should You Own if You’re Middle Class?
- Exclusive-Shanghai exchange looks to open domestic nickel contract to foreigners this year, sources say
- Tesla Robotaxi Launches In A Few Weeks. These Are The Details From Morgan Stanley-Tesla Meeting
- 23andMe Finds A Big Biotech Buyer In $256 Million Bankruptcy Auction
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Marketwatch
- Why Capital One’s stock looks like a bargain after the Discover acquisition
- 23andMe sells its most valuable asset. Regeneron promises to keep your DNA private
- Economic calendar: Leading indicators first data point in Fed-speaker-heavy week
- Buy any Moody’s downgrade dip in stocks, says Morgan Stanley’s now-optimistic strategist
- Capital One’s stock looks like a bargain following Discover acquisition
- Here’s the secret to valuing a startup investment like a venture capitalist
- The U.S. now has a rating associated with a 1-in-100 default chance
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Google Business
- 32.9% of Warren Buffett's $286 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in 3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks
- Capital One just bought Discover. Here's what it means for their customers
- Regeneron, A Leading U.S. Biotechnology Company, to Acquire 23andMe in Court-Supervised Sale
- Nvidia, Tesla, Walmart, UnitedHealth, JPMorgan, Super Micro, Palantir, and More Movers
- Elon Musk brought ‘the world’s biggest supercomputer’ to Memphis. Residents say they’re choking on its pollution
- Nvidia Is Opening Its AI Server Platform to Chip Rivals. Broadcom Isn’t on the List
- Verizon and T-Mobile obey the FCC in advance and broadcast licenses are next
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Tipranks
- Surges then Slips as AI Frenzy Meets Reality
- USP Group Limited Announces Director Removal Amid Ongoing Trading Suspension
- Q & M Dental Group Announces Cash Offer for Aoxin Q&M Shares
- Charisma Energy Services Updates on CSA and Loan Agreement
- Genuit Group PLC Successfully Passes All AGM Resolutions
- Boyaa Interactive Schedules Board Meeting for Quarterly Results
- Tycoon Group Expands Southeast Asian Market and E-commerce Operations
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ZeroHedge
- Trump Speaks With Putin & Zelensky Monday Toward Ending Ukraine 'Bloodbath'
- DNA For Sale: Regeneron To Scoop Up Bankrupt 23andMe In Court-Supervised Sale
- Futures Slide, Yields And Gold Jump As Markets React To Moody's Downgrade
- House Probes Pfizer's Delay Of COVID Jab To Influence 2020 Election
- Inside World Of High-Net-Worth Lending: Kevin Plank Pledges Georgetown Home For $15M Commercial Loan
- These Are The Most Accident-Prone Cars In America
- New Dietary Guidelines Will Recommend Americans 'Eat Whole Food,' Says RFK Jr
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Seeking Alpha
- PayPal: Chasing The Rebound Could Be Futile (Technical Analysis)
- Nvidia Q1 Preview: Stable Nasdaq Alpha At A Sentiment Inflection
- Bond Market Update: Moody's Tells Investors: 'It's All About The Deficit'
- Investors Seem Content To Chase 'Fool's Gold'
- Another Opportunity To Buy XLE Before A Price Breakout
- Heritage Insurance: Takeaways From The Q1 2025 Earnings Report
- Karman: Space And Defense Business Had A Rocket Start
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Barrons
- Bond Selloff Sparked by Debt Downgrade as 30-Year Treasury Yield Surges Past 5%
- Deere Stock Is Falling. Citi Raised the Target Price but Is Still at Hold
- Tax Bill News: Key Hurdle Passed. Here’s What Happens Next
- Softening Tariffs Won’t Be Enough to Rescue the Economy
- Summit Trail Advisors Hires New President As UltraHigh-Net-Worth RIA Aims For More Growth
- Robinhood, Coinbase, MicroStrategy Stocks Fall. What Could Reignite Shares
- Boeing Stock Is Down. The 737 MAX Charges May Be Decided This Week
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Barchart
- Textron Stock Outlook: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish?
- Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting Expeditors International Stock Will Climb or Sink?
- Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting Masco Stock Will Climb or Sink?
- Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish on Incyte Stock?
- Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Xylem Stock?
- Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting Hilton Worldwide Holdings Stock Will Climb or Sink?
- Corn Higher on Monday Morning
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SEC / FED
Prepared Remarks Before SEC Speaks
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Horses and Bourses: Remarks at the 12th Annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation
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SEC Announces Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements
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Statement on the Upcoming Executive Compensation Roundtable
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Remarks at the 12th Annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation
Reuters
- US utilities on dealmaking spree to blockbuster 2025
- Shanghai exchange looks to open domestic nickel contract to foreigners this year, sources say
- China urges Germany not to undermine cooperation in name of 'de-risking'
- Finland to use proceeds from frozen Russian assets to supply ammunition to Ukraine
- Ryanair CEO calls for 'aggressive' post-war discounts from Ukraine airports
- EU likely to propose to G7 to lower price cap on Russian oil to $50 per barrel
- Sanmina to buy ZT Systems' manufacturing business from AMD in $3 billion deal
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Tipp Insights
- Pope Leo And JD Vance Talk Ukraine, Humanitarian Law
- Should Federal Judges Have The Power To Block Presidential Actions? Yes, Most Voters Say: I&I/TIPP Poll
- President Trump’s AI Masterstroke In The Middle East: David Sacks
- The Nation's Pulse: Americans' Top Priorities And The Direction Of The Country
- Virginia, New Jersey Gubernatorial Races Show ‘Leaning Democrat’ Trends
- Let’s Face It, Dems Have Always Been ‘Dark Woke’
- P.T. Bauer’s Reminders On Foreign Aid
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Investing.com
- "Storm clouds" may loom for Treasuries amid Moody's downgrade - Capital Economics
- Italy's data watchdog fines AI company Replika's developer $5.6 million
- Trump's Golden Dome missile shield could cost over $500B over 20 years- CNN
- Too much uncertainty amid Gaza war to allow dividend boost, Israel banking regulator says
- Was President Trump right that there won’t be any big impact from tariffs?
- Third try at South Africa budget may point to revenue shortfall of 4.70% of GDP, say economists: Reuters poll
- Foreign were "healthy buyers" of U.S. assets in March - ING
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Morning Brew
The US loses its final AAA credit rating
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People are putting the “big” back in cities
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Side hustle of the stars
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How I formed an LLC
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Q&A: What if my side-hustle is actually a scheme?
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Side hustles are becoming much more common
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End of an era for the Preakness
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Novo Nordisk CEO ousted amid Ozempic troubles
CNBC
- We're adding to our newest stock on the dip. It was a winner in Trump's Mideast trip
- Klarna doubles losses in first quarter as IPO remains on hold
- Warren Buffett will not take the stage at next year's Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting
- Bath & Body Works names recent Nike executive as its new CEO, effective immediately
- China's Xiaomi commits $6.9 billion to in-house chips
- Tariffs could signal decline of American influence in the world: Robert Reich
- Fed's Bostic says he's 'leaning' toward just one rate cut this year
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CBS
- Stock futures fall after Moody's downgrades the U.S. credit rating
- Housing, nutrition in peril as Trump pulls back Medicaid social services
- Nike exec recalls company "having the guts" to bet big on Michael Jordan
- Trump warns Walmart against raising prices, saying they should "eat the tariffs"
- Trump warns Walmart against raising prices, tells company to "eat the tariffs"
- How much could you save in taxes if the GOP bill is signed into law?
- Moody's downgrades U.S. credit rating, citing rising government debt
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NYT Business
- The ‘Sell America’ Trade Makes a Comeback
- How Kara Swisher Scaled Even Higher
- Will Trump’s Trade War Turn Canada’s Auto-Parts Capital Into a Ghost Town?
- How Miami Schools Are Leading 100,000 Students Into the A.I. Future
- The U.S. Under Trump: Alone in Its Climate Denial
- How to Travel Without a Phone
- Markets Head Lower in Wake of Concerns About U.S. Debt
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EurActiv
EU countries greenlight €150 billion loan plan for joint defence procurement
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Fish and gimps! Britain’s right-wing media savages EU deal
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LIVE NOW! The omnibus package – What implications for the EU’s sustainability credentials and European manufacturers? [Advocacy Lab Content]
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Netherlands continues negative trend, sees further decline in drug wait time rankings
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Belgian Health Minister eyes WHO support on mental health policies
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‘Feeling the strain’: Brussels slashes EU growth forecast
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Meloni holds talks with Vance and von der Leyen in push for a ‘new beginning’
MSNBC
- In overnight vote, Republicans move closer to pushing Trump agenda bill through House
- I confronted Sec. Noem because our democracy is threatened like never before
- Republicans want to pass a giveaway to Trump’s new favorite industry. Democrats must say no
- Dr. Kavita Patel on Biden’s cancer diagnosis: 'All in all, the road ahead is going to be tough.'
- Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer
- Watching ship crash into Brooklyn Bridge felt ’surreal,’ NYC resident says
- Officials name Palm Springs bomber as Guy Edward Bartkus
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NBC
- Russia strikes Ukraine ahead of Putin-Trump ceasefire talks
- Former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard to take the stand in Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial
- Trump taps his most trusted officials to do as many as four jobs — at the same time
- Trump set to implore Putin to end the 'bloodbath' in Ukraine in high-stakes phone call
- Key House committee advances Trump agenda bill after appeasing conservatives
- NJ Transit strike ends after tentative agreement announced
- FBI calls California fertility clinic bombing an ‘act of terrorism’
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investors.com
- Tesla Robotaxi Launches In A Few Weeks. These Are The Details From Morgan Stanley-Tesla Meeting
- 23andMe Finds A Big Biotech Buyer In $256 Million Bankruptcy Auction
- Viking Cruises Toward Buy Point With Earnings Due; Royal Caribbean Basing
- Shipping Play Shakes Off Trump Tariffs With 226% EPS Growth Amid 'Heightened Uncertainty'
- The Cream Of The Crop: 5 Biotechs That Outrank Most Stocks
- Tesla Is Still An S&P 500 Loser In 2025, But Its Valuation Is Sky-High
- Inspirational Quotes: Paul Johnson, Roger Babson And Others
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ABC News
- Portugal's election brings another minority government and a far-right rise
- New Jersey Transit train engineers reach tentative deal to end strike that halted NYC routes
- Spain orders Airbnb to block 65,000 holiday rentals over rule violations
- Despite economic concerns, Americans are set on getting away for Memorial Day weekend
- Trump's tariff onslaught casts shadow over European economy, even in best case scenario
- Global shares slide and US futures and dollar drop after Moody's downgrade of US credit rating
- Qatar Airways reports earning $2.15Bn profit in last fiscal year, record for carrier
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Fox Business
- Drink company that sells Guinness and Johnnie Walker sees $150M profit hit from tariffs
- Boeing, GE and Trump’s Middle East trip to remember
- Moody's downgrades US credit rating over rising debt
- US consumer sentiment drops to near record low in May on inflation worries, tariff uncertainty
- The pope took a vow of poverty. He may still need to file US taxes
- Federal Reserve to cut its workforce by 10% in coming years
- Verizon ends DEI programs, diversity goals as it seeks approval for Frontier acquisition
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CNN
- Analysis: Trump’s FBI bosses are angering the MAGA media bubble they once stoked
- Trump’s tariffs are dragging down an already stalled housing market
- China tariffs are no longer 145%, but for small businesses in the crossfire, ‘it’s still awful’
- Trump warns America’s businesses: Eat my tariffs, or pay the price
- Regeneron to buy bankrupt DNA testing firm 23andMe for $256 million
- Victims of explicit deepfakes will soon be able to take legal action against people who create them
- ‘Sell America’ is back on after a massive debt warning
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AP News
- Napoli and Inter coaches to miss their teams' title-deciding matches
- Lithuania takes Belarus to top UN court over alleged smuggling of migrants
- Who is Nicusor Dan, the pro-EU centrist who beat a nationalist in Romania’s tense presidential race?
- AP PHOTOS: The UK and the EU announce new deals and renew ties, 5 years after Brexit
- Live updates: Trump hopes for ceasefire progress in Putin, Zelenskyy calls
- 1 person dies when a boat overloaded with migrants sinks in the English Channel
- Despite economic concerns, Americans are set on getting away for Memorial Day weekend
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The Economist
- Uncomfortably close: The liberal favourite stumbles in Poland’s presidential election
- A win for Europe: Romania’s next president will not be a MAGA populist after all
- Constitutional crossroads: Three paths the Supreme Court could take on birthright citizenship
- More than a feeling: The MAGA revolution threatens America’s most innovative place
- Bonanza denied: Trump faces a trillion-dollar tariff disappointment
- The Weekend Intelligence: Boss Class: Innovation: Coming up with new ideas
- Newsletters: Cover Story newsletter: How we chose the cover images
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The Hill
- Republicans advance Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' in unusual late-night vote
- Bessent: Countries bringing 'good proposals' with 'a few exceptions'
- Bessent warns tariff will return to ‘Liberation Day’ rates if negotiations aren’t in good faith
- Trump berates Walmart over price hikes: ‘EAT THE TARIFFS’
- Trump on China trade switch-up: They 'would have broken apart'
- Trump on China trade switch-up: They 'would have broken apart'
- Consumer confidence declines despite Trump tariff pause: Survey
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The Guardian
- Trump’s tax cut bill advances in rare weekend vote but conservatives demand more changes
- Deal with EU will make food cheaper and add £9bn to UK economy, says No 10
- Ryanair to raise air fares after lower ticket prices hit profits
- Annual energy bills in Great Britain forecast to fall by £129 in July
- Johnnie Walker owner Diageo says Trump tariffs could hit profits by $150m
- Stock markets drop after US credit rating downgraded by Moody’s – business live
- Expert tips on saving money on meat, from alternative cuts to the best butchers
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BBC
- Energy price cap: What next for gas and electricity bills and can I fix?
- Annual energy bills predicted to fall £129 in July
- Apple boosts India's factory hopes - but a US-China deal could derail plans
- The world's most dangerous country for trade unionists
- UK driverless cars unlikely until 2027 - but Uber says it's ready now
- New buy now, pay later rules aim to protect shoppers
- The secretive US factory that lays bare the contradiction in Trump's America First plan
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Baha Breaking News
- Gold jumps over 1% on economy concerns
- Fed's Williams names trade key source of uncertainty
- Hassett: Moody's downgrade shouldn't surprise markets
- Xiaomi to spend $6.9B on chip development over 10 years
- Smotrich: Gaza to get 'bare minimum' to avoid war crimes
- Regeneron to acquire 23andMe for $256 million
- MicroStrategy hit with class action lawsuit
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The Street
- Dave Ramsey warns homebuyers to avoid major money mistake
- Explora Journeys gives guests a front-row seat to the ultimate Formula 1 race
- Elon Musk hit with scathing words from former X clients
- Cartier and Van Cleef owner announces surprising year-end results
- American Airlines reverses unpopular policy, angers workers
- Amazon is selling a $40 orthopedic dog bed for $23, and shoppers say it's 'plush, soft, and roomy'
- Leaked Tesla policy should infuriate Tesla loyalists
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Insider
- 'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton says he trusts his chatbot more than he should
- I hated my last name growing up but still didn't change it when I married. Now, my kids have it, too
- I spent $279 to travel first class on a ferry across Lake Michigan. I got so seasick that I enjoyed none of the perks
- Tom Cruise plans to make movies into his 100s. His secret to staying young at 62 is free, simple, and seen in centenarians
- Big Tech's great flattening is happening because it's out of options
- This airline CEO is having another shot at a windfall worth more than $100 million
- China's Xiaomi takes a page from Apple with a $7 billion plan to make its own mobile chips
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RawDiary
- Israel Launches Gaza Ground Offensive: 'Operation Gideon's Chariots'
- Biden Battles 'Aggressive' Cancer... What's Hidden?
- Trump's High-Stakes Call With Putin: What's Next?
- NJ Transit strike ends with tentative agreement
- Fertility clinic bombing treated as terrorism - suspect identified
- Treasury warns tariffs could raise consumer prices at Walmart
- Thousands protest mass tourism in Spain's Canary Islands
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- If You Invested $1000 In Verizon (VZ) 5 Years Ago, This Is How Much Cash From Dividends You Would Have Today
- Is $2 Million Still Enough to Retire on in the U.S.?
- The Only 5 ETFs You Need to Build Wealth for Retirement
- Saying Goodbye to An Era: The 3 Stocks Buffett Will Be Best Known For
- High-Yield Dividend Portfolios Outperform: These Are Our 5 Favorite Stock Picks
- 6 in 10 Side Hustlers Hope to Go Full Time – Should You Make the Leap?
- I’m 61 and Being Forced To Retire, How Do I Share With Others??
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LA Times
- Call centers replaced many doctors' receptionists. Now, AI is coming for call centers
- In a state with a dire affordable housing shortage, does the Coachella Valley offer hope?
- Edison's safety record declined last year. Executive bonuses rose anyway
- It's Universal vs. Disney in an epic 'prize fight' for theme park dominance in Florida
- Tips on handling advance care directives, Roth IRAs
- L.A. council members were told a vote could violate public meeting law. They voted anyway
- Epic Games says Apple blocked 'Fortnite' in U.S. app store
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Washington Post
- Deportation fears trigger decline in tax filings in immigrant communities
- Work Advice: Obey the boss, or do the right thing?
- Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras
- Trump calls on Walmart to absorb tariffs rather than raise prices
- Moody’s downgrades U.S. credit as Congress considers bill that could add to deficits
- FDA endorses first-of-its-kind blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
- GOP hard-liners block Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ on taxes, immigration
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Chicago Tribune
- South, southwest suburbs largely see population declines, some bright spots in new census estimates
- President Donald Trump’s tariffs may mean Walmart shoppers pay more, his treasury chief acknowledges
- Chicago housing nonprofit providing rental subsidies for very low-income renters facing a $10M budget shortfall
- Moody’s strips U.S. government of top credit rating, citing Washington’s failure to rein in debt
- Fortnite says it’s offline on Apple’s iOS around the world
- What to know about the Chicago Bears’ possible move to Arlington Heights — or a domed stadium on the lakefront
- Chicago Bears shifting their stadium focus to Arlington Heights
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Boston Herald
- Global shares slide and US futures and dollar drop after Moody’s downgrade of US credit rating
- Working the late shift? These tips can help
- Ticker: No decision on dropping Boeing criminal case; Buffett will be back, but no questions
- Fans make beeline for ‘Bloodlines’
- Bessent weighs in on tariff price hikes at Walmart
- Trump’s tariffs may mean Walmart shoppers pay more, his treasury chief acknowledges
- Treasury secretary says Walmart’s warnings on price increases are a ‘worst-case scenario’
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Financial Post
- What economists are saying about Ontario's projected $14.6 billion budget deficit
- ‘Buy Canadian’ boosts local beauty industry. Will tariffs end up reversing that?
- At home and abroad: FP Video on continuing tariff turbulence
- Canada Post is 'effectively bankrupt,' should phase out door-to-door letter mail delivery: report
- Amazon, worker union before Quebec labour tribunal over warehouse closures
- Trump’s aerospace deals were big on numbers and slim on details
- FTC rests at Meta monopoly trial, shifting focus to defence
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Digiday
- Media Buying Briefing: In this year’s upfront, sports is playing offense, defense and referee
- How the semantics of search are changing amid the zero-click era
- The holdco exodus is becoming a founding, independent class
- Agency execs expect sports to push the upfront’s pace, pricing with up to double-digit spending increases
- One year in: SEO lessons from publishers after Google’s AI Overviews
- As Pinterest improves ad platform, advertisers continue to increase spend
- AI is scaling in advertising – outcome-based pay isn’t
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The Trade
- People Moves Monday: UBS, RBC Capital Markets and BNY
- LiquidityBook leverages Blue Ocean ATS to extend overnight trading
- BNP Paribas equity research offering now available on Bloomberg Terminal
- Fireside Friday with… Candriam’s Fabien Oreve
- AI offers many industry advantages, but robust regulation is essential
- Reducing market hours makes sense in practice, but feasibility remains a question
- The liquidity conundrum persists as experts unpack the current state of play at TradeTech Europe 2025
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Observer
- Unpacking British Shows’ Enduring Appeal to American Audiences
- What CEOs Can Learn from the Boring Power of Mark Carney
- The Coming A.I. Catastrophe for Middle America’s Gen Z
- Dropping HBO Was a Mistake, and Warner Bros. Discovery Isn’t Afraid of Admitting It
- Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Returns to Business After a 2-Year Pause
- Walmart Executives Warn of Imminent Price Increases Despite Lowered Tariffs
- British Billionaire Jeremy Coller Funds A.I. Race to Understand Dolphin Language
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Semafor
- Analysis: Gauging US presidents’ Africa policy effectiveness
- Analysis: Cyril Ramaphosa’s Washington Test
- Praise for Trump, Saudi crown prince over pledge to lift Syria sanctions
- Emirates offers unlimited caviar in new first-class upgrade
- Trade uncertainty opens up “Nigeria First” manufacturing opportunity
- Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer
- EU-UK reset talks on post-Brexit relations due to open
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Reason
- Alleged Unindicted Coconspirator in Kickback Scheme Can't Get Name Redacted from Court Opinion
- Today in Supreme Court History: May 19, 1921
- Americans, Especially Women, Feel Less Free. They're Not Wrong
- When the U.S. Military Gave People Radiation Poisoning To Study the Effects of Nuclear War
- Brickbat: Cursing Ain't Allowed in School
- Monday Open Thread
- Bigotry, Hypocrisy, and Trump's Admission of Afrikaner Refugees
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Nikkei Asia
- Trade worries cloud ASEAN's outlook after slow Q1 GDP growth
- For foreign investors, a long path ahead for India nuclear reforms
- Thailand and Indonesia agree to promote trade as uncertainties loom
- China consumption growth slows to 5.1% in April as trade war bites
- The 'Trumpcession' is starting to hurt allies more than China
- Chinese banks in a pinch as consumer loans fall despite lending push
- AT&S keeps faith in Malaysia as hedge against trade uncertainty
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Financial News London
- Paul Hastings raids White & Case again for infrastructure push
- L&G acquires real estate group Proprium to fuel private markets push
- Wealth manager Shackleton eyed takeover that could have tripled assets
- ‘Big won’t always win’: Why Quilter Cheviot wants to be more like a private bank
- How hedge fund ‘Ronaldos’ beat the Trump slump
- Talent war boosts pay for UK wealth CEOs
- Index providers fight over $6.4bn business: ‘We want our fair share’
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- Reddit down 7% premarket after Wells Fargo downgrade, price target cut to $115 amid user growth and AI concerns
- Lil baby gains $NVDA
- Not sure whether to take investment offer or not
- For those who’ve built a business before, what’s something you wish you understood better before launching?
- Thinking of acquiring grounds maintenance business
- Unusual, to say the least
- I’m sure this should play out well
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PYMNTS
- UK Aims to Tame ‘Wild West’ of the BNPL Sector
- Agentic AI Is Quietly Reshaping the eCommerce Funnel
- Data Discipline Takes Center Stage for GenAI at Banks
- Likes, Shares, Revenue: How SMBs Are Winning Big on Social
- Nearly Half of SMB Lenders Overlook Embedded Opportunity, Study Finds
- CE 100 Index Jumps 5% as Shopify Gets a Post-Earnings Bump; Payment Brands Rally
- US Mid-Market Companies Hit Reset Amid Escalating Tariff Uncertainty
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Forbes
- Championing AI: How To Win Friends And Influence Your CEO And Board
- Fortnite’s ‘Star Wars: Galactic Battle’ Season Is Almost Over Already
- The ESIM Revolution: How Traditional Telecoms Can Embrace The Shift
- Mark Sherwood Leads Wolters Kluwer Through Cloud And AI Transformation
- Nvidia And Foxconn Announce ‘AI Factory’ For Supercomputer In Taiwan
- Are Global Climate Conferences Creating Change Or Presenting A Show?
- From Disruption To Differentiation: Overcoming Hidden Identity Debt
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Fortune
- What to expect at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women International Summit this week
- What companies need to know about Trump’s looming DEI deadline
- Memorial Day travel set to break 20-year-old record with 45 million Americans taking trips
- Parent groups are hosting fairs that showcase phones with limited features to try and keep children away from smartphones
- Volkswagen shareholders demand ‘part-time CEO’ Oliver Blume finally drop his side job running Porsche
- How Walmart’s CFO uses scenario planning to navigate tariff uncertainty
- New Jersey Transit train engineers reach deal to end strike that halted NYC routes for 100,000 daily riders
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Inc.
- How Leaders Can Take a Vision From Idea to Action
- Mental Health Matters in Business Success
- Should I Penalize Candidates Who Don’t Send Thank-You Notes?
- Yes, Chef! Behind the Scenes of Restaurateur Danny Meyer’s Checkless Payment Technology
- Investors Are Getting a Taste of a Stock Market Without Big Tech Leadership
- Mark Zuckerberg Is the Latest Super Achiever to Say He Swears By the 80 Percent Rule
- FDA Approves New Covid Vaccine
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Axios
- "Cancer touches us all": Biden shares post after cancer diagnosis
- Scoop: Vance decided against Israel visit due to new Israeli operation in Gaza
- RFK Jr.'s next target: A common weedkiller
- Where homeowners still feel locked into mortgages
- The argument's over: Americans pay for tariffs
- Budget panel sends Trump's "big, beautiful bill" to House floor
- Trump, Harris join Dem, GOP lawmakers in wishing Biden well after cancer diagnoses
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Vox
- American kids are being poisoned by lead. Trump is letting it happen
- A critical fight over “quality” child care could shape millions of kids
- The ugly truth about Trump’s big, beautiful bill
- Donald Trump keeps declaring national emergencies. Why?
- How the US turned the tide on drug overdose deaths
- The Supreme Court just got an important police violence case right
- Silencing Voice of America
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FastCompany
- Trump’s big budget bill moves forward, but GOP members are holding out for these key changes
- Rite Aid is closing 95 more stores after selling assets to CVS and others: See the full list of locations across 6 states
- Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer
- Housing market shift explained—and where it’s happening the fastest
- North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library will redefine what a presidential library can be
- Housing market shift: Foreclosures are creeping back up again
- Graduated and looking for a job? These college majors are the most employable—and highest paying
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Entrepreneur
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May 19
Politics and elections
- 2025 Philippine general election
- The nominees of the winning party-lists of the election held on May 12, 2025, are proclaimed. However, the proclamation of party-lists Duterte Youth and Bagong Henerasyon have been suspended due to pending disqualification cases, leaving 4 seats unresolved. (GMA News)
May 18
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gaza war
- Operation Gideon's Chariots
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- At least 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza in the last day. (Sky News) (Reuters)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Operation Gideon's Chariots
- Somali Civil War
- 2025 Mogadishu military base bombing
- At least 21 people are killed, including the perpetrator, and 15 others are injured in a suicide bombing at the entrance of a military base in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Reuters) (Hiiraan Online)
- 2025 Mogadishu military base bombing
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia launches 273 drones at Ukraine, the largest such attack since the beginning of the war. The attack comes a day after a round of direct peace talks between the two countries, and a day before Donald Trump's scheduled call with Vladimir Putin. (The Guardian)
- Syrian civil war
- Three police personnel are killed and two others are injured in a car bombing targeting a police station in Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. (Syrian Arab News Agency) (Al Jazeera English)
Arts and culture
- The papal inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV is held at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. (Sky News)
Disasters and accidents
- Seventeen people are killed in a building fire in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. (DW)
- Two people are killed, a 5-year-old is missing, and an infant is injured when a train strikes four civilians near a bridge in Fremont, Ohio, United States. (Sandusky Register)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Iran, 2022 Shah Cheragh attack
- A court in Shiraz, Iran, sentences three people to death over two attacks on a Shiite shrine in 2022 and 2023 in Shiraz and several to others to different prison terms. (The Times of Israel)
- Kenyan politician Martha Karua, who legally represents incarcerated Tanzanian opposition figure Tundu Lissu, is arrested at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and set for deportation. (France 24)
- Six people are injured, including the perpetrator and one critically, in a mass stabbing attack when a Syrian national stabs a group of celebrating football fans with a swordstick and knives outside of a bar in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. (Euronews) (BNO News)
- Three people are injured, including an 11-year-old, in a mass stabbing attack outside of a house after an altercation in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. (Der Spiegel)
Politics and elections
- 2025 Polish presidential election
- The current mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski leads the first round of the Polish presidential elections with 31.36% of the vote against his conservative rival Karol Nawrocki 29.54%. As no candidates received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff between the two candidates is expected to be held on June 1. Sławomir Mentzen secured a significant 14.81%, while Grzegorz Braun 6.34%, indicating a substantial right-wing electorate that can decide the final outcome. Left-wing candidates gathered over 9%. (Euronews) (wybory.gov.pl)(The Times of India)
- 2025 Portuguese legislative election
- Citizens in Portugal vote to elect 230 seats of the Assembly of the Republic. (AP)
- 2025 Romanian presidential election
- Romanians vote in the second round to choose their president between far-right George Simion and independent-declared centrist and incumbent Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan. (DW)
- Nicușor Dan is elected President of Romania after winning 53.6% of the vote. (CNBC) (DW)
- 2025 South Korean presidential election
- Liberal Unification Party presidential candidate Koo Joo-wa resigns from his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election on June 3. (Yonhap)
- Former People Power Party lawmaker Kim Sang-wook joins the Democratic Party of Korea, three days after he declared support for Lee Jae-myung as the party's presidential candidate and ten days after leaving the conservative party. (The Korea Herald)
- The party of Argentina's president, Javier Milei, La Libertad Avanza, wins the Buenos Aires legislative election, with presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni securing the victory. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2024–25 Eredivisie
- In association football, PSV Eindhoven wins their 26th total and second consecutive Eredivisie title in the last round after defeating Sparta Rotterdam 3–1. (The Guardian)
- 2025 Indianapolis 500
- In motorsports, Robert Shwartzman of Prema Racing wins pole position for the Indianapolis 500, the first rookie to do so since 1983. (AP via Toronto Star)
- 2024–25 Süper Lig
- In association football, Galatasaray win a record 25th league title after beating Kayserispor 3–0. (BBC Sport)
- 2024–25 Women's FA Cup
- 2025 Women's FA Cup final
- In women's association football, Chelsea complete a domestic treble after beating Man United 3–0 in the Women's FA Cup final. (BBC Sport)
- 2025 Women's FA Cup final
- 2024–25 Premier League
- Everton play their final game at Goodison Park, the club's home ground for the last 133 years. (BBC Sport)