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Yahoo Finance
- 'Someone played this beautifully': Why one expert is suspicious of the latest meme-stock revival
- Nvidia Stock Rises. This Is the Bar for the Chip Maker’s Earnings
- An elite hedge fund bought 1 million GameStop shares before the meme stock's 400% surge
- Futures: Market Rally Hits Highs, Nvidia Leads 12 New Buys
- Nvidia's rally will run out of steam next year as the chip giant's customers become competitors, analyst says
- Here Are the Stocks Berkshire Sold in the First Quarter
- IBM Selling Cloud Security Software to Palo Alto Networks in Broader Cyber Strategy Shift
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Google Business
- Top analyst updates S&P 500 price target after April inflation surprise
- EU under pressure after US levies tariffs on Chinese goods
- McDonald's to launch $5 meal promo in effort to reinvigorate sales
- One injured after reports of explosion at TSMC factory in north Phoenix
- Dogecoin, Bitcoin Pump as GameStop Rally Cools
- Another Greenville establishment closes its doors due to liquor liability law
- Chinese electric car maker Nio unveils rival to Tesla's Model Y
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Tipranks
- Sierra Rutile Sees Increase in Shareholder Influence
- Nuix Limited Expands Shares on ASX
- Big River Industries Seeks ASX Quotation
- PSC Insurance Group Nears Acquisition by Ardonagh
- ABx Group Updates Quarterly Financials
- Southern Cross Gold Ltd Seeks New ASX Quotation
- Burgundy Mines Begins Major Sable Drilling Program
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Movers
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AP News
- Petco, Nextracker rise; Dlocal, AMC Entertainment fall, Wednesday, 5/15/2024
- How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 5/15/2024
- Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
- Stock market today: Asian markets follow Wall Street higher ahead of U.S. key inflation update
- University of California official says system has $32 billion in holdings targeted by protesters
- Rory McIlroy says PGA Tour is 'worse off' without Jimmy Dunne on board
- The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat
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Wall Street Journal
- Australian Unemployment Rises, Easing Pressure on RBA to Hike
- Axiata, Sinar Mas Plan Merger of Telco Units in Indonesia
- Most Asian Currencies Strengthen, Boosted by Fed Rate-Cut Hopes
- The Best Way to Split the Check at Group Dinners---and Not Leave Grumpy
- The Power Move of Working the 5-to-9 Before the 9-to-5
- Long-Term JGBs Rise, Tracking Gains in U.S. Treasurys
- Insurance Financier Greg Lindberg Convicted of Trying to Bribe Official
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Financial Times
- Putin arrives in China to shore up close ties with Xi
- When the customer is not always right
- Trump Media delays filing earnings after SEC shuts down auditor
- Berkshire Hathaway reveals secret minority stake in insurer Chubb
- Microsoft’s emissions jump almost 30% as it races to meet AI demand
- Libor convictions reviewed by UK fraud agency in wake of disclosure problems
- Israel’s defence minister lambasts Netanyahu over lack of postwar plan
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Bloomberg
- China Property Stocks Gauge Jumps on Proposal for Home Purchases
- Australia’s Pension Funds Play Hardball on Asset Management Fees
- Banks Say Hedge Funds’ Short Aussie Bets at Risk of Backfiring
- Colombia’s Interest Rates ‘Strangle’ Economic Growth, Petro Says
- China’s Top Coal Province to Raise Output to Boost Local Economy
- China’s Junk Dollar-Bond Prices Rise to Highest Since 2021
- Singapore Air Staff Score Almost Eight Months’ Salary as Bonus
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Reuters
- Explainer: How Boeing could face the criminal prosecution it avoided in 2021
- Renaissance Technologies, Two Sigma among funds that dumped Boeing in first quarter
- Sports leagues question whether broadcaster Diamond can survive without Comcast
- Global corporate defaults doubled from March to April, S&P finds
- AT&T, AST SpaceMobile tie up to provide space-based broadband network to cell phones
- 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
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Marketwatch
- KFC parent Yum Brands approves $2 billion in share buybacks
- Soros Fund Management dumps New York Community Bank stake
- Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square dumps stake in Lowe’s, keeps Google
- Here are some of the tech stocks Daniel Loeb’s Third Point hedge fund has snapped up
- Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals Chubb as ‘mystery stock’ purchase
- Bond-market rally may not be over after inflation report brings ‘massive relief’
- IBM and Palo Alto Networks are joining forces on AI, as cybersecurity threats get tougher
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Benzinga
- Flash News: OKX Teams Up with Leading Runes Projects for Airdrop Campaign Featuring 500 Million Runes Token Prize Pool, Launches Runes Trading Leaderboard
- Michael Cohen, Whose Testimony Attracted Praises By Experts, Set To Appear Again In Trump Hush Money Case
- Nancy Pelosi On Upcoming Presidential Debate: 'I Would Never Recommend Going On Stage With Donald Trump'
- Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Slovak PM 'Great' And 'Courageous' Over COVID-19 Vaccine, WHO Stance: 'No Wonder They Shot Him'
- Back Of The Fridge Treasures: 5 Ways To Transform Leftovers And Feel Good About Reducing Food Waste
- Osino obtains Final Court Order approving Plan of Arrangement and Yintai obtains NDRC Approval
- Most Valuable Historic Pistol of the 20th Century Expected to Sell for North of $3 Million Estimate
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Barchart
- Grain Markets: Will Global Production Issues Continue to Push Wheat Prices Higher?
- This Dividend Stock Yields 4% and Looks Too Cheap to Ignore
- Hogs Post Mixed Trade on Wednesday
- Cotton Gets a Bounce on Wednesday
- Soybeans Pushed Lower Following Bearish NOPA Data
- Wheat Falls from Double Digit Morning Gains to End the Session Lower
- Cattle Post Midweek Strength
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SEC / FED
SEC’s Division of Investment Management to Host Second Annual Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management
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Remarks at the 43rd Annual Small Business Forum
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SEC Staff Publishes New Investment Adviser Statistics Report
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Fostering a Healthy “Tone at the Top” at Audit Firms
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SEC Adopts Reforms Relating to Investment Advisers Operating Exclusively Through the Internet
Marketplace
- More women are working than ever before
- In April, grocery store prices were flat
- Retail sales figures suggest consumers are pulling back
- The problem of sticky inflation resides with housing, Fed’s Goolsbee says
- 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
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ZeroHedge
- Convicted Non-Violent Felons Can Own Guns, Ninth Circuit Rules
- Toxic Atmosphere At FDIC Spurs Calls For Chair's Resignation
- "Make Innocence Great Again": Mothers Gear Up To Decide The 2024 Elections
- Boeing Could Face Criminal Prosecution Over 737 MAX Crashes: Justice Department
- Glenn Greenwald Makes An Important Prediction On Ukraine
- FBI And DHS Issue Warning On Foreign Terrorist Groups For June "Pride Month'
- France Declares State Of Emergency, Sends Troops, To Quell Deadly Riots In Pacific Territory
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Investing.com
- Asian stocks up on CPI cheer; weak Japan GDP, China caution limt gains
- Japan GDP shrinks more than expected in Q1 as consumption slows
- Central Banks are exiting U.S. bonds and moving into gold, says Julius Baer
- Cisco lifts annual revenue guidance after Q3 results top estimates
- Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq notch record close as cooling inflation boosts rate-cut hopes By
- Is Fed in a big hole? BofA's survey shows spending expectations are rising
- Are meme stocks back? GameStop, AMC surge on strong retail demand
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Morning Brew
Brew Mini: M/N
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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
CNBC
- China’s Shenzhen metropolis sees fastest growth in millionaires globally
- Daily Open: Wall Street hits record highs as rate cut bets rise on soft inflation data
- Harvard expert shares the No. 1 lesson to learn from Warren Buffett’s career: 'You can't be really successful' without it
- China is still an important market even if investors diversify from it now, says Peak XV
- Cramer says an 'outrageously bullish' combination of stocks is leading the bull market
- Palo Alto Networks is buying security assets from IBM to expand customer base
- Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals insurer Chubb as confidential stock it’s been buying
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CBS
- Half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle to pay for food, housing, report says
- Nissan data breach exposes Social Security numbers of nearly 53,000
- More employees are cheating on workplace drug tests. Here's how they do it
- McDonald's to offer $5 meal promotion in effort to reinvigorate sales
- Here's what Americans think is the best long-term investment
- Brothers accused of stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency in 12 seconds in Ethereum blockchain scheme
- Honda recalls Ridgeline truck as rearview camera can fail in cold weather
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NYT Business
- He Won by a Landslide. Why Is He Fighting for His Political Life?
- Fed Holds Rates Steady, Noting Lack of Progress on Inflation
- CNN and ABC Snag the TV Coups of the Year
- Democrats Batter Bank Regulator Over F.D.I.C.’s ‘Toxic’ Workplace Culture
- Netflix and the N.F.L. Sign a Three-Season Deal
- The Stock Market Is Back in Rally Mode
- Education Department Extends Deadline to Consolidate Loans for Forgiveness
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Stocktwits
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MSNBC
- Trump pulls desperate stunt at courthouse
- Elizabeth Warren on the Biden admin's big win for airline passengers
- Trump’s vaccine campaign pledge is worse than it sounds
- Aaron Rodgers joins the sad list of celebrity Putin worshippers
- Blinken moonlighting as a rock star in Ukraine isn't helping
- How Trump could be convicted of misdemeanors instead of felonies
- Facing a lawsuit alleging rape, MAGA podcaster DJ Akademiks threatens to expose others
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NBC
- Chiefs’ Harrison Butker blasted for commencement speech encouraging women to be homemakers
- Speaker Mike Johnson echoes Trump's 'frustration' with cases and believes threats to his gavel are behind him
- Biden administration advances potential $1 billion weapons sale to Israel
- Devotees of Panera’s Charged Lemonade are savoring their last drops of the controversial beverage
- Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use congressional map with second majority-Black district
- How Biden came around to debating Trump: From the Politics Desk
- Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will return in the fall after four-year hiatus
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investors.com
- Walmart Stock Near Buy Point With Earnings Due From Nation's Largest Grocer
- Cryptocurrency Prices And News: Bitcoin Leaps Near $66,000 After CPI Report
- Cisco Earnings Top Estimates As Product Orders Improve
- AMC Networks Stock Flashes Improved Price Strength
- DigitalOcean Stock Sees Relative Strength Rating Swim Upstream To 79
- Why Is The Number 4 So Important To Square-Parent Block?
- Warren Buffett To Reveal Q1 Stock Moves After Slashing Apple Stake
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ABC News
- Marc Benioff lunch auction raises $1.5M for charity. Not bad for first year without Warren Buffett
- US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024
- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reveals new $7 billion stake in Swiss insurer Chubb
- Report: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower
- The US says Boeing violated a 2021 settlement. That doesn't mean the company will face charges
- Edmunds: The five things you need to know before buying your first used Tesla
- Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
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Fox Business
- Buffett's Berkshire reveals over $6B investment in Chubb, sending shares higher
- FDIC Chair Gruenberg refuses to resign
- Royal Caribbean set to resume cruises out of Baltimore nearly 2 months after Key Bridge collapse
- Brothers arrested in alleged $25M crypto fraud scheme: DOJ
- How it started... How it's going: Home, energy, car bills way up thanks to inflation
- Vanguard names BlackRock veteran as CEO: WSJ
- April inflation breakdown: Where are prices still rising the fastest?
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CNN
- Trump Media says it will delay quarterly filing due to auditor change
- Warren Buffett finally reveals the mysterious company he’s invested billions of dollars in
- Caitlin Clark’s debut draws largest WNBA audience in two decades, beating NHL playoffs head-to-head
- ‘Missteps were made’ in handling of purported $237 million donation, Florida A&M president says
- How the Ukraine war brought China and Russia closer together
- Photos: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
- Have you decided to retire abroad?
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Ticker
China's President Xi to Hold Welcoming Ceremony for Russia's Putin: State Media
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Hayashi expects wage increases and tax cuts to aid economic recovery
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Japan economy minister Shindo: Government aims to boost private consumption by increasing household income above inflation
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China's CSI Real Estate Index up over 4%
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Hayashi attributes 1Q GDP contraction to one-time factors
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Japan Economy Minister Shindo: Government to continue comprehensive efforts for solid wage hikes to reach mid- and small-sized firms
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Japan economy minister Shindo warns of forex risks that could lead to price increases
Barrons
- Here Are the Stocks Berkshire Sold in the First Quarter
- BlackRock Shareholders’ Support for Larry Fink’s Pay Passes by Small Margin
- Inflation Is Cooling. What Stocks to Buy Now
- Berkshire Hathaway’s Mystery Stock Purchase Is the Insurer Chubb
- Berkshire Sold HP, Chevron, Apple and Paramount Stock in First Quarter
- BlackRock’s Head of Retirement Is Leaving Her Role This Summer: Memo
- Walmart’s Earnings Are a Bellwether for Consumer Spending. Tune in Thursday
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The Economist
- An abortion ruling has Democrats hoping Florida is in play
- Bob Iger has defeated Nelson Peltz at Disney. Now what?
- Can Home Depot’s “amazing era” return?
- Chinese EV-makers are leaving Western rivals in the dust
- Germany’s government is barely holding together
- How a conservative conference morphed into a crisis of liberalism
- The mind-bending new rules for doing business in China
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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
- All three major stock indexes close at record highs as inflation slows down
- Grocery prices fall for first time in a year
- Walgreens offering cheaper version of opioid reversal drug
- McHenry bashes FDIC chief for ‘hubris’ attending hearing despite calls to resign
- Real estate billionaire, former Dodgers owner eyes buying TikTok
- DOJ says Boeing violated $2.5B settlement to avoid prosecution
- Credit card delinquencies surge; almost 1 in 5 users maxed out: Research
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BBC
- Chinese electric car maker Nio unveils rival to Tesla's Model Y
- The man who turned his dead father into a chatbot
- Firms leaving UK 'not a crisis' says stock market boss
- 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
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The Guardian
- M&S teams up with recycling tech group to trace plastic packaging
- UK trade summit in Saudi Arabia accused of promoting firms linked to senior Tories
- Rachel Reeves should be brave and stop blaming the economy
- UK government was ‘scared’, says man behind failed UAE-backed Telegraph bid
- Czech billionaire’s bid for Royal Mail is problematic from every angle
- UK firms accused of profiteering as vast study finds margins rose 30% post-pandemic
- US inflation at 3.4% in April, dropping slightly from previous month
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YouGov
Many Americans dislike both Biden and Trump. Here’s how polls say they’ll vote
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Most Americans expect a neutral or positive response to a man in U.S. pro sports coming out as gay
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Minding their manners: Do Americans follow traditional dining etiquette?
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Americans’ top skin concerns and how much they’d spend to treat them
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How well can Americans visualize images in their minds?
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Explaining the partisan gap in support for student loan forgiveness
The Street
- A better-than-expected CPI report cheers investors
- Analysts reboot Alibaba stock price target after earnings
- Boeing sinks deeper into hot water over its 737 Max mishaps
- Essential electric vehicle tech company set to close operations
- Analysts retool Home Depot stock price targets after earnings
- Top analyst updates S&P 500 price target after April inflation surprise
- Home Depot CEO sounds the alarm on a growing problem
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Insider
- BofA banker whose death shook Wall Street was looking for new job and willing to take a lower salary for better hours, recruiter says: report
- Waymo, the self-driving car company owned by Google's parent, Alphabet: How to ride, cost, accident record
- Warren Buffett's company reveals its mystery bet is a nearly $7 billion stake in insurance giant Chubb
- Reopen the NYC-Dublin livestreaming portal, you cowards! It was an example of tech bringing humans together
- The US and Pacific ally Japan are teaming up to defeat new hypersonic missiles that right now are basically unstoppable
- China's BYD just unleashed a hybrid pickup truck that has no rival in America
- DC just got serious about taking on China in the AI arms race
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AOL Finance
- China's Nio aims to launch one new car model per year under Onvo brand
- Buffett's Berkshire reveals over $6B investment in Chubb, sending shares higher
- Half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle to pay for food, housing, report says
- Gen AI looks easy. That’s what makes it so hard
- Jeff Bezos revealed his secret to Amazon’s success 25 years ago: ‘I asked everyone around here to wake up terrified every morning, their sheets drenched in…
- Warren Buffett finally reveals the mysterious company he’s invested billions of dollars in
- Grab raises annual profit view after strong first-quarter revenue growth
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- 3 Reasons Super Micro Computer Surged 16% Today
- 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
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LA Times
- California's strong labor laws aren't enough to protect workers, report says
- TikTok creators sue U.S. government in a bid to stop potential ban
- Tesla to cut 601 jobs in Bay Area, a sign of more problems for EV maker
- Fast food operators rushing to use AI in the wake of minimum wage hikes
- Ex-Dodger owner Frank McCourt forming investment group to make a bid for TikTok
- Inflation improves slightly in April, but high cost of housing remains a big obstacle
- DEA's big marijuana shift could be a lifeline for California's troubled pot industry
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Washington Post
- University union authorizes strike over response to Gaza protests
- Cruise settles with person dragged under one of its robotaxis
- Congress passes FAA bill with airline safety and traveler upgrades
- Even remote and hybrid work can burn you out. Here’s how to avoid it
- Inflation improved slightly in April, with timing for rate cuts still uncertain
- Look to the cloud to protect the life documents saved on your computer
- Senators unveil plan to regulate AI, as companies race ahead
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Chicago Tribune
- Chicago youth struggle with higher rates of unemployment post-pandemic, new report finds. ‘I need a job ASAP’
- Northwestern recruiting from within with free nursing training program for staff
- Northwestern first in Illinois to reach 10,000 abdominal transplants
- 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
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Seattle Times
- King County reports largest number of homeless people ever
- Congress passed its air travel overhaul. Here’s what that means for WA
- University of California official says system has $32 billion in holdings targeted by protesters
- The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat
- Now armed with AI, America’s adversaries will try to influence election, security officials warn
- Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals new $7 billion stake in Swiss insurer Chubb
- Changes from Visa mean Americans will carry fewer physical credit, debit cards in their wallets
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Boston Herald
- US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024
- Ticker: House eyes climate bill; $400M tax-exempt bonds boost Beth Israel Lahey
- Google unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web traffic
- Forget ringing the button for the nurse. Patients now stay connected by wearing one
- Rent growth outstrips wages in most US metros, new report shows
- Walmart lays off hundreds of employees and requires others to relocate
- US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024
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Financial Post
- Self-proclaimed Canadian ‘Crypto King’ facing criminal fraud charge
- Trudeau's housing push in doubt as pace of construction falls
- 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
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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
- OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever Departs 6 Months After Failed Sam Altman Ouster
- An Anonymous $100M Donation Could Help Keep Artists in San Francisco
- The World’s First Desktop Computer Heads to Auction
- ‘Godmother of A.I.’ Fei-Fei Li On Why You Shoudn’t Trust Any A.I. Company
- Jack Dorsey Pledges $21M Toward Open-Source Development to Advance Bitcoin
- Mark Zuckerberg Turns 40: A Look Back at Key Moments in the Facebook Founder’s Career
- What Melinda French Gates’s Philanthropy Could Look Like Post-Gates Foundation
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Semafor
- 50 days after Baltimore bridge crash, Indian, Sri Lankan crew members remain stuck on board ship
- ‘That ship has sailed’: Western efforts to court China on Ukraine flop
- France declares state of emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia
- Russia, China deepen ties as Moscow gains momentum in Ukraine
- US inflation cools for first time in 2024, prompting cautious optimism
- How China is building the next big green industry
- Trump and Biden agree to presidential debates, eyeing June and September dates
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Reason
- Biden administration strips federal funding from nonprofit at center of COVID lab leak controversy
- He was sentenced to a decade in prison for having unlicensed weapons
- New survey finds abortions increased slightly in 2023, despite widespread bans
- Senate's AI roadmap released
- Congress is Preparing to Restore Quotas in College Admissions
- Don't give Biden a pass on inflation. Don't give Trump a pass on COVID
- Dobbs and the Originalists
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Nikkei Asia
- Thailand could lose jobs with minimum wage hike, business lobby says
- Japan's Q1 GDP shrinks annualized 2% on sluggish consumption
- U.K. spy case fuels calls for closure of Hong Kong trade offices
- China asks carmakers to use up to 25% local chips by 2025
- Japan's Q1 GDP shrinks annualized 2.0% on sluggish consumption
- Japan's GDP shrinks 2% in Q1 on sluggish consumption
- China EV makers rush cars to Mexico and Brazil amid tariff concerns
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Institutional Investor
- Tiger Grandcub Valiant Makes New Bets on AI
- CalSTRS Names Next CIO
- 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
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PYMNTS
- Bakkt: Institutional Investors to Drive Growth in Crypto Trading Market
- DOJ Charges 2 Brothers With ‘Cutting-Edge Scheme’ to Steal Cryptocurrency
- EBay to Launch QR Code-Based Feature for Generating Product Listings
- Fed Surveys Find Lasting Appeal for Faster, Digital Transactions (and Cite PYMNTS, Too)
- Paymentology and Audax Partner on Cards-as-a-Service Solution
- Shopify and Astound Digital Partner to Improve Digital Commerce
- Google’s AI Search Feature Fuels Content Traffic Concerns
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Forbes
- Searching For Return On Equity: A Powerful Screening Strategy Explained
- United Kingdom’s FTSE 100: Reversion Or Dead Cat Bounce?
- This Stock Has A 1.08% Yield And Sells For Less Than Book
- Bargain Hunting With Technical Analyst Charles Kirkpatrick
- Gaining An Edge: 5 AI-Powered Strategies For Stock Market Success
- Gold Hit $2,200
- Federal Reserve Reduces Tightening, Keeping The Economy Juiced
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Fortune
- It's time to change your relationship with sugar. Here's how
- Jeff Bezos revealed his secret to Amazon's success 25 years ago: 'I asked everyone around here to wake up terrified every morning, their sheets drenched in…
- I grew up in Kenya's biggest slum and know from experience: International aid must shift toward community-based organizations
- Converse layoffs are the latest casualties of Nike’s $2 billion do-or-die plan to get back on its feet
- Florida HBCU floored after record $238 million ‘gift’ from 30-year-old hemp mogul turns out to be worthless
- Netflix doubles down on its ‘big bet on live’ events with huge deal to air NFL Christmas Day games
- A Trump win makes the U.S. vulnerable to ‘loss of democracy risk,’ E. Jean Carroll’s attorney warns
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Inc.
- Why Megababe Co-founder Katie Sturino Just Launched The Brand's First-Ever Ad Campaign
- Child Care Costs Are Soaring. Employers Should Pay Attention
- Values--The Guiding Lights of Business
- Google's Newest AI Can Listen in on Calls to Detect Scammers
- How Getting Fired From OpenAI Taught Sam Altman the Power of 'Human Adaptability'
- Why Unpredictability Can Be Your Biggest Asset
- Is Cash King Once Again?
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Axios
- RFK Jr. becomes presidential debate X factor
- Uber Eats rolls out delivery with Costco and a membership is not required
- Supreme Court temporarily approves Louisiana's latest congressional map
- Romney says Biden should have pardoned Trump on federal charges
- 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
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Vox
- Why can’t prices just stay the same?
- Biden’s surprise proposal to debate Trump early, explained
- Psychedelics could treat some of the worst chronic pain in the world
- Why school segregation is getting worse
- The crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists shows why the left needs free speech
- How to prepare for another season of wildfire smoke
- You might have another chance to see the northern lights tonight
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FastCompany
- The luckiest generation? Why Gen Z is entering the workforce at the perfect time
- Congress clears major aviation safety and refunds bill
- How local businesses drive community growth
- These 50 global housing markets have the most millionaires
- Netflix-NFL deal tests fans’ subscription fatigue. How costly could streaming every game get?
- Deloitte: Gen Z and millennials who use generative AI love it, but they worry it will steal jobs
- ‘A celebration of Asian identity, creativity, and unity’: 88rising’s Head in the Clouds festival returns to Queens
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Entrepreneur
- Site Traffic Down? Google Just Made Some Big Search Changes
- Netflix Is the New Home for Christmas Day NFL Games
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Politico
- Videos show growing pro-Palestinian campus protests as lawmakers speak out
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Newsweek
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NPR
- The highs and lows of US rents : The Indicator from Planet Money
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- Inflation eased and the stock market rallied in April
- Is this the beginning of the end of beauty pageants?
- 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
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Globe And Mail
- Laurentian Bank cuts jobs and eliminates equity research team
- Union at port of Vancouver says it will delay serving strike notice
- Proxy advisers recommend investors vote ‘no’ on Shopify executive pay
- BofA names new country head for Canada, elevating long-time corporate banker
- Montreal’s international airport takes rival to court over name change
- Junior gold company Red Pine vows to regain investor trust after accusing former CEO of tampering with gold assay data
- TC Energy to appeal court rulings in lawsuit related to Columbia Pipeline deal
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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
- Visa rolls out tech that will allow it to share more data about customers' preferences based on their shopping history with retailers via proprietary “tokens”
- Oklahoma Passes Landmark Bill Protecting Bitcoin Rights
- Bolt’s Ryan Breslow Agrees To Settle $30 Million Legal Battle With Investor
- Source: Stability AI has talked to at least one potential buyer in recent weeks about a sale; it lost $30M+ in Q1 and owes ~$100M to cloud providers and others
- Arizona's AG sues Amazon, accusing the company of being a monopoly and deceiving consumers in violation of state laws, similar to complaints brought by the FTC
- Spotify received a cease-and-desist letter from the National Music Publishers' Association over its use of lyrics in its videos feature, remix tool, and more
- Google One's VPN service will no longer be available as of June 20, 2024; Pixel 7 devices and Pixel Fold will get a built-in VPN via an update on June 3, 2024
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Silicon Valley
- General Motors opens Mountain View office that will be a big tech hub
- Forget ringing the button for the nurse. Patients now stay connected by wearing one
- 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
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Techcrunch
- Senate study proposes ‘at least’ $32B yearly for AI programs
- FBI seizes hacking forum BreachForums
- Netflix to take on Google and Amazon by building its own ad server
- Matt Garman taking over as CEO with AWS at crossroads
- Google still hasn’t fixed Gemini’s biased image generator
- Google’s call-scanning AI could dial up censorship by default, privacy experts warn
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The Register
- Apple on track for quarter of all iPhones to be made in India by 2028
- FBI takes down BreachForums website and Telegram channel
- Crook brags about US Army, '$75b defense company' breaches
- Tesla nearing shareholder vote to grant Musk $46B
- US senators' AI roadmap aims for $32b in R&D spending
- Neuralink keeps losing the thread on brain implant wiring
- iPhone users report deleted photos reappearing after update
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Silicon Republic
- E-scooters to be legal on Irish roads, but not for under-16s
- Hybrid working gets a boost in Ireland with new platform
- Apple to bring eye tracking to iPhones for accessibility
- How to use AI when applying for jobs
- OpenAI veterans Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike resign
- AWS to invest €7.8bn into European Sovereign Cloud project
- Intercom to create 75 new jobs in ‘aggressive’ AI push
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Tech Co
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Business Journals
- Menlo Park startup named European award finalist
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PBS Newshour
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SCMP
Hong Kong stocks rise on China housing policy support measures, US rate-cut bets
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Future is electric for Hong Kong’s bus fleet, says world’s biggest manufacturer Alexander Dennis
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Euronews
- Industry backers say Europe needs a carbon capture tsar
- French experts recommend cutting screen time for children under 3 and social media for teens
- Commerzbank notes highest numbers in over a decade on strong demand
- EBRD reveals how sanctions on Russia has impacted its economy
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Asia Financial
- Chinese Firms Close in on High-End AI Memory Chips Coup
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Japan Times
- Japan’s economy contracts as consumers, firms cut spending
- U.S. efforts to reshape global supply chains gathers pace in Asia
- Sharp to halt LCD plant in Osaka Prefecture by September
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Wikipedia Current Events
May 15
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern Ukraine campaign, 2024 Kharkiv offensive
- Russia says its forces have captured the village of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and several more villages in Kharkiv Oblast. Ukraine confirms it has pulled back its troops from Vovchansk to "preserve the lives of our servicemen and avoid losses". (BBC News)
- Southern Ukraine campaign, 2024 Kharkiv offensive
- Attempted assassination of Robert Fico
- Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is injured in a shooting in Handlová, Slovakia, which is being treated as an assassination attempt. The shooter has been apprehended and is identified as a 71-year-old writer from Levice, Slovakia. (BBC News) (The Wall Street Journal)
- The Slovak government describes Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition as life-threatening. Deputy prime minister Tomáš Taraba stated that Fico underwent surgery, was stabilized, and is expected to survive. (Reuters) (The Guardian)
- 2024 New Caledonia unrest
- France declares a state of emergency in New Caledonia as anti-French rioting continues, which has killed four people. Schools are closed and a curfew is announced in the capital Nouméa. (Reuters)
- Terrorism in Switzerland
- Six people are injured in a stabbing in Zofingen, Switzerland. The suspect is detained. The motive for the attack is currently unclear, but terrorism is being considered. (Al Arabiya)
- War in Sudan
- The United States issues sanctions on two commanders of the Rapid Support Forces, Ali Yagoub Gibril and Osman Mohamed Hamid, for their roles in the escalating violence in Darfur. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Canada wildfires
- Authorities evacuate over 6,000 people as wildfires approach the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. (Reuters) (NPR)
- 2024 West Sumatra floods
- The death toll from the flash flood and lahar in West Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 62, with 25 others still missing. (Reuters)
International relations
- Nicaragua–United States relations
- The United States imposes visa restrictions on more than 250 members of the Nicaraguan government and also sanction three Nicaraguan entities for "repressive action" and a failure to control migrant smuggling through Nicaragua. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Federal prosecutors in New York City charge two brothers, Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, after they were arrested for exploiting the Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million worth of cryptocurrency. (Reuters)
- The United States Supreme Court lets Louisiana use a new congressional map with two majority-Black congressional districts in the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections. (CBS News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 United States presidential debates
- U.S. President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump agree to hold a presidential debate on June 27, hosted by CNN, which will be the earliest general election debate in modern history in the United States. A second debate will be held in September. (The New York Times)
- 2024 United States presidential debates
- 2023–2024 Dutch cabinet formation
- A new coalition government in the Netherlands is agreed by Geert Wilders, Dilan Yeşilgöz, Pieter Omtzigt, and Caroline van der Plas. (The Guardian)
- Lawrence Wong is sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of Singapore, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong. (BBC News) (CNA)