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Yahoo Finance
- Billionaire Bill Gates Is Betting $7.1 Billion on This 1 Famous Stock
- Nvidia Won AI’s First Round. Now the Competition Is Heating Up
- Crypto fans count down to bitcoin's 'halving'
- Why the Stock Market Will Continue to Fall and What to Do Now
- Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei leads Asian market retreat as Middle East tensions flare
- Joe Tsai, Co-Founder of Alibaba, Says That There's A 'Wealth Effect' From Property Downturn
- Tesla lost over $700 billion in value since November 2021 and Elon Musk wants $45 billion for his performance as CEO
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Google Business
- Oil jumps 3%, spot gold hits record high after Israel launches strike in Iran
- A New Ford Mustang Variant Is Coming Next Year. Can You Guess What It Is?
- Stocks Decline on Mideast Tensions, Havens Rally: Markets Wrap
- Bitcoin's next 'halving' is right around the corner. Here's what you need to know
- Fed's Williams and Bostic don't see any 'urgency' or 'mad-dash hurry' to cut rates
- Stock Market News Today: Markets end mixed as yields surge; all eyes on Netflix (SP500)
- Google fires 28 staff after protests against Israeli government contract
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Tipranks
- Zoono Group Expands Market Presence
- WAY2VAT Sees Major Shareholder Increase Stake
- Alexium’s Growth-Driven Rights Issue Excludes Overseas Shareholders
- Thorney Technologies Ups Stake in Way2VAT
- Thorney Technologies Ups Stake in Way2VAT
- Admiralty Resources Inks Major Port Contract
- Rightcrowd Navigates Challenges and Eyes Growth
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Movers
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AP News
- Staff and shoppers return to 'somber' Sydney shopping mall 6 days after mass stabbings
- Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
- Liquor sales in movie theaters, to-go sales of cocktails included in New York budget agreement
- Long-haul carrier Emirates again halts local flight check-in as UAE recovers from record rains
- BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town
- A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules
- Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation
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Wall Street Journal
- Schneider Electric Confirms Talks With Bentley Systems
- U.K. Retail Sales Flat in March
- Stocks Slide, Oil Jumps After Israel Strikes Iran
- TSMC Shares Fall After Downgrading 2024 Global Chip Outlook
- The $1.7 Billion Railway That Could Challenge China's Influence in Africa
- Asia Markets Fall After Israeli Missile Strike on Iran
- Iran activated air-defense systems and canceled flights, state media reported, amid reports of explosions at a time when the country and world are bracing for…
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Financial Times
- Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from China store under pressure from Beijing
- Developing country DMOs driving blind
- Regime change is here
- Luxury automakers hit by South Korea’s neon green licence plates for company cars
- How EU leaders fudged a compromise on integration of capital markets
- JPMorgan warns of need for ‘reality check’ on phasing out of fossil fuels
- UK remains hard to reach for newest EU-domiciled ETF issuers
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Bloomberg
- Vietnam’s State Bank to Auction Gold for First Time in a Decade
- Spain Says Germany Can Find a Way to Make Joint EU Borrowing Work
- Currency Traders Turn to Options Market for Geopolitical Havens
- Man Group Clients Pull $1.6 Billion in the First Quarter
- Europe Faces Twin Blow If ECB and Fed Don’t Cut, Scicluna Warns
- Ukraine Says Eight Killed in Missile Attack on Central Region
- Nissan Full-Year Profit Misses Estimates as Sales Miss Target
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Reuters
- US power, tech companies lament snags in meeting AI energy needs
- JPMorgan dealmakers Lipsky and Lee are leaving the bank, sources say
- Business travel picks up, bolstering outlook for US airlines
- T. Rowe Price says 2018 Tesla pay aligned with investor interests
- Oil prices surge 3% on reports of Israeli strikes on Iran
- Medical device maker Intuitive beats estimates on strong demand for surgical robots
- Sanofi to overhaul US operations of vaccines, cut jobs
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Marketwatch
- Israel downgraded by S&P Global just ahead of retaliatory attack on Iran
- Oil prices jump, U.S. stock futures sink on reports of explosions heard in Iran
- Japan’s inflation marks two years above BOJ’s target as meeting looms
- Paramount shares rise after Sony, Apollo reportedly seek to join deal talks
- Constellation Brands moves itself further away from cannabis grower Canopy Growth’s business
- Jabil’s stock declines as CEO Kenny Wilson goes on paid leave pending an investigation
- This trader’s ‘core’ bullish position washes out as major S&P 500 supports break down
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Seeking Alpha
- Turbulence Signaled By S&P 500 Dividend Futures Arrives
- Google Shopping Prospects Make It A Buy But Not Without Risks
- Netflix's Season Finale As A Buy Prospect Was Impressive (Rating Downgrade)
- VGT: This Is The Problem With Buying At Record Valuations
- MSCI Inc.: Here's Why I Bought This Stock With Double-Digit Dividend Growth Potential
- Tesla Stock: Plunging Toward My Price Target
- I'm Thankful For This Pullback. Finally, It's Here
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Benzinga
- Amarna Therapeutics announces appointment of Aurelia Caparrós as new Chief Business Officer
- Weibo Publishes 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance Report
- Netflix Is Dumping Quarterly Subscriber Reports: Co-CEO Greg Peters Says This Is What Motivated The Change
- Apple Bows To China's Security Concerns: Pulls 2 Meta Products From App Store
- Jack Dorsey Reacts To Elon Musk's Call For Peace And Space Exploration Amid Israel-Iran Conflict Escalation
- Edward Snowden Compares Biden Ordering A Milkshake To 'Jordan At The Top Of His Game'
- Hillary Clinton Says Trump Is On Your Side If You Are A Billionaire, 'Otherwise, Good Luck'
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SEC / FED
Office Hours with Gary Gensler: Corporate Governance
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Register for the SEC’s 43rd Annual Small Business Forum April 16-18
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Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with Mode Eleven Bancorp, Steele Bancshares, Inc., and American State Bank
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Remarks at SEC Speaks 2024 Division of Examinations Panel
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SEC Charges Advisory Firm Senvest Management with Recordkeeping and Other Failures
Marketplace
- Smaller banks reveal ripple effects of commercial real estate woes
- Some small businesses are squeezed between rising costs and customers with other options
- Netflix looks to drive growth with games after password crackdown
- What can the dot-com bubble teach us about the future of AI?
- Why Hollywood jobs are moving away from New York City and LA
- Mega drive-thrus multiply, but some cities aren't lovin' it
- “The League” provides valuable lessons on at-will employment
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ZeroHedge
- Borrell Came Up With A Nifty Excuse For Why NATO Won't Shoot Down Russian Missiles Over Ukraine
- Illegal UK Immigrant Who Protested With Sign Saying "Migrants Are Not Criminals" Pleads Guilty To Rape Of 15-Year-Old Girl
- BRICS
- N.Y. Gives Trump The Anne Boleyn Treatment
- FBI Repatriates Revolutionary War-Era Firearms At Philadelphia's Museum Of The American Revolution
- "This Is Too Stupid For It Not To Be The Plan" Holter Hammers Globalist Agenda 'Driving America Into A Brick Wall'
- Moar Power: White House Considers Invoking "Unprecedented" Climate Emergency
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Investing.com
- Bitcoin price today: tests $59k amid Iran-Israel escalation, halving watch By
- Oil surges as reports of Israeli strike on Iran roil markets
- Gold prices rally past $2,400 on reports of Israel strikes on Iran
- Asian stocks tumble on Iran-Israel escalation, rate warnings By
- Oil prices jump over 3%, near $90 on reports of explosions in Iran
- US stock futures fall amid hawkish Fedspeak, Netflix sinks on weak outlook
- Bitcoin halving: Here are 5 key investor questions and answers By
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Morning Brew
The bitcoin halving is here
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Caitlin Clark’s big payday won’t come from the WNBA
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Google fires workers who protested Israel contract
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The Brew’s Weekly News Quiz: April 19
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Jigsaw: Fun at the solar eclipse
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New Atlas humanoid from Boston Dynamics just dropped
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Not even the media trusts the media
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Storms flooded Dubai. Conspiracy theories followed
CNBC
- Israel carries out limited strike against Iran, source says
- Inside the world of flying cars, or eVTOLs, which are moving closer to reality
- Taiwan plays a 'very crucial role' in AI supply chain, says Taiwan Stock Exchange CEO
- China's fiscal stimulus is losing its effectiveness, S&P says
- As India heads to the polls, Modi’s BJP is set to majorly boost vote share in opposition-ruled Tamil Nadu
- Oil prices jump 3% on reports of explosions in Iran
- Here's how Caitlin Clark's $338,000 WNBA contract compares to No. 1 picks from the NFL, NBA and MLB
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CBS
- Netflix to stop reporting quarterly subscriber numbers in 2025
- Americans lose millions to wire transfer fraud. Could banks do more to stop it?
- Wayfair set to open its first physical store. Here's where
- As electric car sales slump, Tesla shares relinquish a year's worth of gains
- Italy is offering "digital nomad" visas. Here's how to get one
- Latest version of House TikTok bill gets crucial support in Senate
- Trader Joe's pulls fresh basil in 29 states after salmonella outbreak
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NYT Business
- Apple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App Store
- Sony in Talks to Join a Bid to Buy Paramount
- Netflix Added More Than 9 Million Subscribers in First Quarter
- U.S. Mortgage Rates Jump Above 7% for the First Time This Year
- Kate Shindle on Why She’s Stepping Down as Actors’ Equity President
- Countdown Is On for the Bitcoin ‘Halving’
- How a Crypto Compliance Officer Ended Up in a Nigerian Prison
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Stocktwits
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MSNBC
- Israel carries out operation inside Iran, says source familiar
- This is a moonshot moment for the WNBA
- Day 3 of Trump’s hush money trial in 60 seconds
- The Michigan GOP’s new chair works with an Islamophobic think tank
- Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'space lasers' amendment to Johnson's Israel bill is a silly stunt
- ‘He should be thrown in a cell for that’: Trump’s mob boss tactics threaten Hush Money trial
- Fox News host recklessly describe jurors to create chaos in Trump hush money trial
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NBC
- Israel carries out operation inside Iran, says source familiar
- Live updates: Israel carried out strike in Iran, source says
- CIA director: Iranian attack on Israel was a 'spectacular failure'
- A sheriff, a felon and a conspiracy theorist walk into a hotel. They’re there for the same conference
- Trump's curiosity with jurors ebbs and flows during final stage of selection process. Here's what you missed on trial Day 3
- In Superman’s 'hometown,' a pastor vows to fight Satan’s influence at the local library
- Mortgage rates are now at the highest level of the year, and could still climb
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investors.com
- Do Your Research: Why It Matters For Price, Volume ... And Cava Stock
- Meta Platforms, Alphabet, Wheaton Among Best Stocks To Buy And Watch: New Names Added To IBD Stock Lists
- Netflix Beats Q1 Targets But Comes Up Short With Q2 Sales Outlook
- Intuitive Surgical Narrowly Beats First-Quarter Expectations, But Shares Remain Muted
- Wheaton Precious Metals Stock Shining Brightly; Earns Rating Upgrade
- Marathon Digital Stock Meets 80-Plus Relative Strength Rating Benchmark
- Generac Holdings Stock Generates Higher Technical Rating
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ABC News
- As earnings season rolls into its heart, hopes rise for broader gains
- Kentucky governor announces lottery to award initial round of medical cannabis business licenses
- Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
- Europe wants 2 things from China. It may not get far on either of them
- Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs above 7% to highest level since late November
- Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher following more reports showing a resilient US economy
- Nokia sees double-digit fall in January-March sales as weak market for 5G technology prevails
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Fox Business
- Inflation pushing next generation farmers out of the business: 'Can’t believe what things cost'
- Mercedes-Benz workers at Alabama plant slated for union vote in May
- Netflix password crackdown delivers millions of new customers
- IMF sounds alarm on ballooning US national debt: 'Something will have to give'
- UFC star Renato Moicano looks to Bitcoin as defense against 'tyrant state,' inflation
- Mortgage rates leap above 7% for first time this year
- Google fires 28 employees involved in 'Googlers against Genocide' sit-in at New York, Sunnyvale offices
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CNN
- Apple deletes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on orders from Beijing
- Oil prices jump on escalating tensions in the Middle East
- Hyundai is the latest brand to pause advertising on X due to antisemitism
- TikTok is in the hot seat once again in Washington
- Sheetz accused of racial discrimination in its hiring process
- Netflix gained 9.3 million subscribers this year as it adjusts streaming strategy
- A look at Taylor Swift’s economic power ahead of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ release
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Ticker
China's Foreign Ministry, on Israel launching an attack on Iran: China opposes any action escalating tensions
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ECB's Scicluna: Europe faces a twin blow if ECB and the Fed don’t cut
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ECB's Scicluna: The ECB may need 50bps of cuts if inflation is set to miss the 2% target
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Currency Strength Chart: Strongest - CHF, JPY, CAD, EUR, USD, GBP, AUD, NZD
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Iran Army Chief: Israel has already seen our reaction: Mehr
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Senior Iranian Official: There is no plan for immediate retaliation; there is no clarification on who is behind the incident
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Syrian State News Agency: Israeli attack with missiles targeted air defence positions in Syria's southern region
Barrons
- Oil Prices Jump on Middle East Tensions. Uncertainty Is Mounting
- Apple Stock Is Falling. The CEO and Other Executives Just Sold Shares
- This Chemicals Stock Is Ready to Power Higher. Clean Hydrogen Is Helping
- Fed Won’t Cut Rates Soon. Financial Conditions Are Too Loose
- U.S. Stocks Have Outperformed Europe for Years. Why That Could Change for a While
- The Cloud Giants Are Taking On Nvidia in AI Chips. Here’s Why
- Nvidia Won AI’s First Round. Now the Competition Is Heating Up
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The Economist
- India’s biggest conglomerate takes on chipmaking
- What is weighing on CEOs’ minds this earnings season?
- The lessons of woke Scrabble
- Who will lead the LVMH luxury empire?
- The six rules of fire drills
- Meet the French oil major that balances growth and greenery
- Germany’s Free Democrats have become desperate spoilers
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MarketBeat
- Comprehensive PepsiCo Stock Analysis
- CSX Co.: The Railroad Powering Ahead with an Earnings Beat
- D.R. Horton Stock Has Tailwinds To Drive it Higher
- 3 Steel Stocks Could Soar on New China Tariffs
- Bear Market Funds to Watch This Year
- What's Driving Tesla Lower Ahead of its Earnings?
- Here are the Pros and Cons of Using Options Put Credit Spreads
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The Hill
- Trader Joe’s recalls organic basil sold in 29 states
- Alabama Mercedes workers to vote on union representation
- Eli Lilly’s Zepbound in shortage months after approval
- Wyden says he’s ‘not in favor’ of Mnuchin purchasing TikTok as bill gains momentum
- New bill would force IRS to explain tax return errors
- Former congressional budget leaders slam ‘absolutely broke’ budget process
- Biden administration reinstates sanctions on Venezuelan oil
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BBC
- Coventry Building Society and Co-op Bank agree takeover terms
- Markets rocked as US says Israel has struck Iran
- Netflix to stop reporting subscriber numbers from next year
- US rate setter tells BBC 'no hurry' to cut interest rates
- Ofcom: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones
- Can TikTok's owner afford to lose its killer app?
- Why a deluge of Chinese-made drugs is hard to curb
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The Guardian
- Expansion plans require 85,000 more childcare places by September 2025
- Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from Chinese App Store
- Retail sales stagnate in Britain in March; oil price jumps after Israeli strike on Iran
- India seeks UK carbon tax exemption in free trade deal talks
- What is bitcoin halving
- Only 40 LNER intercity rail services to run on Saturday as train drivers strike
- Homes for sale that have had an eco overhaul
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YouGov
How do Democrats and Republicans feel about the two parties?
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The unwritten rules of eating out: What Americans think about restaurant etiquette
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Most Americans believe marijuana is safer than alcohol and tobacco
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Half of Americans expect to view the April 8 solar eclipse
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Most Millennials and Gen Zers don't place themselves within their usual generational group
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Which Americans do Irish and Italian people say can describe themselves as Irish and Italians?
The Street
- These 'dreamy and comfy' zero gravity lounge chairs are on sale at Amazon for only $30 apiece
- Boeing's response following recent incidents was 'unsatisfactory,' PR expert says
- Analysts revamp Diamondback Energy's stock price target ahead of earnings
- Analyst overhauls Tesla price target amid major strategy shift
- Cathie Wood buys $14 million of Tesla stock
- Nestlé rejects proposal that would have forced it to sell healthier food
- Mexican government closing U.S. market 'back door' for Chinese auto imports
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Insider
- China just made it even harder for people in the country to access WhatsApp and Threads
- Oil disruption fears in the Middle East are getting real after reports of an Israel strike on Iran
- Satellite images show Russia's been upgrading its Black Sea Fleet naval base after being pounded by Ukraine's attacks: UK defense ministry
- Explosion heard in Iran, CNN reports, citing Iranian state media
- Tesla tells some laid-off employees their separation agreements are canceled and new ones are on the way
- 12 jurors — including 3 finance guys and a woman whose friend is a convicted fraudster
- How to Use Credit Card Points for Amazon Purchases
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AOL Finance
- Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei leads Asian market retreat as Middle East tensions flare
- Crypto fans count down to bitcoin's 'halving'
- Oil prices jump on escalating tensions in the Middle East
- China just made it even harder for people in the country to access WhatsApp and Threads
- Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation
- Oil disruption fears in the Middle East are getting real after reports of an Israel strike on Iran
- Zuckerberg says Meta's Llama 3 is really good but no chatbot is sophisticated enough to be an 'existential' threat
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- A U.S. Senator Just Bought this Tiny Stock
- Why Dividend Aristocrat Genuine Parts Soared Today
- These Are the Richest Counties in Michigan
- The 30 Countries With The Highest Birth Rates
- Why Is Taiwan Semi Tanking Today?
- Wall Street Loves This 8.3% Dividend Stock and So Will Passive Income Investors
- 30 Weapons That See Everyday Use by The US Army Rangers
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LA Times
- Column: Disneyland just promised electric cars at Autopia by 2026
- 99 Cents Only to close all 371 stores and wind down its business
- Federal labor investigators say L.A. poultry plant used child labor and tried to cover it up
- Column: The salmon industry faces extinction
- Netflix's password sharing crackdown is paying off as earnings beat Wall Street expectations
- L.A.-based social video platform Triller acquired by Hong Kong company
- Angelina Jolie blames Brad Pitt’s NDA for scuttling winery sale, alleges abuse before plane altercation
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Washington Post
- Meta’s AI chatbot is coming to social media. Misinformation may come with it
- Calculate how much more mortgages will cost as interest rates rise
- U.S. sanctions target Iran’s drone production over attack on Israel
- The AI hype bubble is deflating. Now comes the hard part
- Widespread 911 outages hit several states
- Work Advice: I’ve been offered a promotion ... and condolences?
- The right shortcuts can give your iPhone superpowers. Here’s how
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Chicago Tribune
- ‘Shame of Chicago, Shame of The Nation’ series premieres on WTTW, showing how segregation was built into foundation of real estate
- Walgreens pharmacists’ union to demonstrate outside 46 Chicago-area stores
- Shedd Aquarium employees launch union drive
- One person killed in fiery crash at I-90 Barrington Road Toll Plaza
- River North 2-bedroom loft with rooftop deck: $1.4M
- The O’Hare rebuild is mired in negotiations and potential changes. Here’s how another airport finished construction
- Uber rolls out blue checkmark system for rider verification in Chicago, 11 other cities
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Seattle Times
- Staff and shoppers return to ‘somber’ Sydney shopping mall 6 days after mass stabbings
- Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei leads Asian market retreat as Middle East tensions flare
- Long-haul carrier Emirates again halts local flight check-in as UAE recovers from record rains
- BNSF Railway says it didn’t know about asbestos that’s killed hundreds in Montana town
- Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation
- A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country’s financial rules
- Bitcoin’s next ‘halving’ is right around the corner. Here’s what you need to know
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Boston Herald
- Lauren Sanchez and Sydney Sweeney take the high road against ‘vicious’ critics
- Caitlin Clark’s WNBA salary has Massachusetts congresswomen calling for equal pay
- Hot Property: Spread out in chic Wellesley contemporary
- Celtics, Bruins playoffs return to TD Garden: Police warn of scam tickets
- Netflix hits 270 million subscribers
- Google fires 28 workers in aftermath of protests
- Ticker: Beer back on the Greenway; Mortgage rate climbs above 7%
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Financial Post
- Posthaste: Here's another sign interest rates have more Canadians walking a financial tightrope
- David Dodge says new federal budget hurts the fight against inflation
- TD investors meet at AGM overshadowed by probe, worry over CEO succession
- The winners and losers as the loonie keeps flying south
- Canada to dodge recession, but economy remains fragile
- Ontario Teachers’ reportedly weighing $5 billion sale of luxury senior residences chain
- Posthaste: Pain of Canadians' mortgage payment shock is not over
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The Trade
- FIA suggests post-trade reporting gap responsible for shrouding the “real story” around volumes in Europe
- Exegy, ING and Optiver become latest members to join Sustainable Trading
- Buy-side set to leverage newly combined real time and historical BMLL and Quanthouse offering
- oneZero integrates New Change FX benchmark data feeds into its analytics suite
- Hedge funds told to strengthen liquidity preparedness for margin and collateral calls
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust AM set to leverage DTCC’s Institutional Trade Processing service in T+1 transition
- C8 Technologies launches new systemic FX hedge platform
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Observer
- Jeff Bezos Commits $100M in Grants for AI Solutions to Climate Change
- Uri Berliner’s Resignation Is the Latest Example of Dissent In Newsrooms
- Miriam Simun On Technology in Art and Science as a Medium
- Tesla Asks Shareholders to Reapprove Elon Musk’s $47 Billion Pay Package
- FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel Supports TikTok Ban, Calls Lack of Oversight ‘Stunning’
- Marc Benioff Replaces Warren Buffett in Glide’s Annual Charity Lunch Auction
- Elon Musk Cut 10 Percent of Jobs at Tesla. Read His Memo to Employees
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Semafor
- Several Iranian airports closed after reported explosions
- US vetoes UN membership for Palestine
- Moderna CEO says AI will help scientists understand ‘most diseases’ in 3 to 5 years
- OpenAI's Makanju is ‘bullish’ on government using her company's tech
- Semafor unveils expansion of flagship live journalism platform 'The World Economy Summit: Fall Edition'
- White House science chief reiterates that Biden wants TikTok divestment, not ban
- Out of control spending risks economic crisis, Goldman's Waldron says
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Reason
- Two Cheers for the Proposed End Kidney Deaths Act
- Justice Kavanaugh's Concurrence in Labrador v. Poe
- Revised Section 702 surveillance authority poses more danger than ever
- Could virtual cashiers be the future of the restaurant industry?
- Laws Requiring Social Media Firms to Host Content they Prefer to Exclude Violate the Takings Clause
- Alvin Bragg's 'election interference' narrative is nonsensical
- USC cancels valedictorian's speech over bogus 'safety concerns'
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Nikkei Asia
- China's technological development has run out of steam
- Iran fires air defense batteries near Isfahan after spotting drones
- China walks fine line amid Iran-Israel escalation dread
- Iran fires air defense batteries as explosions heard near Isfahan
- Indonesia's next finance minister will have big shoes to fill
- Asian stocks fall as concern over Middle East spurs selling
- Iran fires air defense batteries as explosions heard near Isfahan
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- Russia’s war in Ukraine remains barrier to growth, says IMF chief
- FY24 Trade: $776.68B Exports, $78B Deficit Narrowing
- Looking to invest in business
- US military did not “green light” response- CNN
- Time for a European single market ‘with teeth’ to take on China, India, leaders told
- 44 y/o single, $1.3M+ personal residence and rental. But also drowning in debt and work non-stop. WWYD?
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PYMNTS
- Synchrony: Addressing Women’s Economic Needs Can Improve Healthcare
- Why the World’s Biggest Buyer Relies on Online B2B Marketplaces
- Back-To-Basics Data Approach Confronts Increasing Fraud
- Click-and-Mortar™ Shopping Expands by 49% In Brazil
- FinTech IPO Index Gives Up 6.4% as Platforms Plummet Ahead of Earnings
- Amazon and Walmart Race to Integrate Commerce and Content
- Nordstrom CEO, President Aim to Take Company Private
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Forbes
- JPMorgan Chase Reports On 4/12
- Alphabet Reports After The Close On 4/25
- United Kingdom’s FTSE 100: Reversion Or Dead Cat Bounce?
- Federal Reserve Reduces Tightening, Keeping The Economy Juiced
- The U.K.’s FTSE Is Due To Get Boosted By Takeovers
- Are Clear Skies Ahead? How Airline Stocks Delta, American And Southwest Measure Up
- These Out-Of-Favor Stocks Are Showing Signs Of Life
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Fortune
- Apple removes Meta-owned WhatsApp and Threads from its China app store after Beijing deemed them national security risks
- Lawmakers advance measure to bring more booze to movie theaters in New York
- Snack-shop chain sued over alleged racial discrimination in hiring of Black, mixed-race and Native American employees
- Nordstrom family eyes go-private deal
- Small Texas town foiled Russian hacker group that attacked its water systems
- Wildfire that caused $5.5 billion in damage ripped through Maui at a rate of a mile per 90 minutes
- Pro-Palestine tech workers push back against Google's cloud project
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Inc.
- When Valuing Your Business for Sale, Be Like Goldilocks
- 3 Steps to Navigate Change
- What is the Bitcoin Halving and Why You Should Care
- 5 Business Practices to Help You Stay Ahead of Competitors
- Taylor Swift's New Album Just Dropped. Here's the Brilliantly Simple Trick She Used to Guarantee Success
- Solar Eclipse Marketing Bonanza Pays Off for New York Businesses
- Government Contracts Are So Confusing That Congress Just Wrote A Bill To Try and Simplify Them
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Axios
- House Democrats take "unprecedented" step to save Mike Johnson's foreign aid package
- Iranian state TV reports explosions in central Iran
- A healthy media diet
- Mike Johnson pulls his punches on motion to vacate
- Democrats’ case for saving Mike Johnson: He’s no McCarthy
- U.S. vetoes Palestinian bid for full UN membership
- Mike Johnson skips nuclear option that would protect his speakership
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Vox
- Jontay Porter’s lifetime NBA ban highlights the risks of sports gambling
- Why USC canceled its pro-Palestinian valedictorian
- Is the new push to ban TikTok for real?
- Your brain’s privacy is at risk. The US just took its first big step toward protecting it
- Monkey Man’s imperfect political critique still packs a punch
- Everything ends. Even Bluey
- The endless quest to replace alcohol
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FastCompany
- 23andMe wants to go private. It’s the latest in a line of failed SPACs
- ‘Tortured Poets,’ beware: Taylor Swift fans are a rich target for scammers
- Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ may have leaked
- This summer, travelers are flocking to this cluster of castles in Northern France
- Zepbound shortage update: FDA issues ‘limited availability’ warning. When might it end?
- 4 years later it’s official: WHO says COVID spreads ‘through the air’
- A shuttered Bed Bath & Beyond will become downtown Seattle’s newest music and arts venue
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Entrepreneur
- Netflix’s financial report highlights the success of the streaming service
- Samsung: 6-Day Workweek For Execs, Company in Emergency Mode
- Bezos Earth Fund Is Donating $100 Million to Groups Using AI to Help Combat Climate Change
- Meta AI Unveils First Two Versions of Llama 3
- I Tried Airchat, the Hottest New Social Media App in Silicon Valley
- The FBI Is Warning of a New Text Message Scheme Claiming Unpaid Toll Road Charges
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Politico
- AIPAC-endorsed Democrat calls for Israeli leadership change
- A state budget in sight
- How IVF clashes with fetal personhood. POLITICO explains
- Biden camp reaches out to Nebraska Dems as state considers denying president crucial vote
- A new twist: Hackers hold up the budget
- Supreme Court's approval rating ticks up, poll shows
- Watch: Trump visits bodega after day two of hush money trial
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Newsweek
- MAGA tears into Mike Johnson: "False prophets"
- Today's 'Wordle' #1,035 hints and answer for Friday, April 19
- NATO aircraft scrambled during long-range Russian missile strikes
- Russia's Zircon ballistic missile could hit Kyiv in minutes
- Donald Trump's plane "grounded", photo shows
- Israel's attack on Iran
- Republicans join Democrats on foreign aid bills in "incredibly rare" move
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NPR
- Inside the epic fight over new banking regulations : The Indicator from Planet Money
- Trump Media shares surge after a miserable run. Pros say stay away
- It's been an up and down week for Trump's DJT stock
- Google fires 28 workers who protested selling technology to Israel
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- 'Sesame Street' writers authorize a strike if they don't reach a contract by Friday
- Housing costs keep inflation stubborn; New report on Maui wildfires released
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Globe And Mail
- Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AI
- Police make another arrest in gold heist at Pearson International Airport
- Opinion: Canada will finally allow banks to share data about crooked clients to combat financial crime
- Sickly Canadian dollar could reverse course later this year amid shifting central-bank policies
- Opinion: Canada risks going too far in overhauling competition law
- Netflix crushes subscriber forecasts for a second straight quarter
- B.C. pension fund manager sells $1-billion of private equity holdings to French buyout firm Ardian
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CBC
- Google fires 28 employees who protested its cloud contract with Israeli government
- Capital gains tax change draws ire from some Canadian entrepreneurs worried it will worsen brain drain
- For sale: one brand-new oil pipeline. $34 billion OBO. Call Ottawa
- CRA paid out $37M to tax scammers, unsealed affidavit alleges
- Tim Hortons says 'technical errors' falsely told people they won $55K boat in Roll Up To Win promo
- Will $52.9B in new federal spending make inflation worse?
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Techmeme
- Sophos researchers find “crude”, cheap ransomware tools being sold on the dark web, enabling inexperienced freelancers to easily launch attacks
- Internal draft: UK's ICO says Google's Privacy Sandbox falls short and leaves gaps that can be exploited to undermine privacy of users who should be anonymous
- Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China, saying it was ordered to do so by China's cyberspace officials citing national security concerns
- Washington, DC-based Cape, which is developing a mobile service that doesn't ask for customers' personal data, raised a $40M Series B co-led by A-Star and a16z
- Microsoft researchers introduce VASA-1, an AI model that creates a realistic talking face video from a portrait photo and an audio file, in research preview
- Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg on Llama 3, buying H100 GPUs for Reels, AGI, energy constraints, dangers of open source, the metaverse, Meta's custom silicon, and more
- Digital marketing software company Ibotta closes up 17% at $103.25 per share in its trading debut, after raising ~$577.3M in an IPO priced above marketed range
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Silicon Valley
- TikTok legislation added to the House foreign aid package
- Barron Trump eyeing NYU for college, report says
- SFO strikes back against Oakland Airport with lawsuit over “San Francisco Bay”
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Techcrunch
- Internet users are getting younger; now the UK is weighing up if AI can help protect them
- Hugging Face releases a benchmark for testing generative AI on health tasks
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- Hackers are threatening to publish a huge stolen sanctions and financial crimes watchlist
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The Register
- Your trainee just took down our business and has no idea how or why
- UK unions publish AI bill to protect workers from 'risks'
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Silicon Republic
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Tech Co
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Business Journals
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InvestorPlace
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Wolf Street
- Home Sales Clobbered by Mortgage Rates. New Listings & Active Listings Surge. Most Price Reductions for any March in Years
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Dealbreaker
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- Opening Bell: 3.18.24
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PBS Newshour
- Legislation that could force a TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package
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- Melinda French Gates discusses increasing economic empowerment for women
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- U.S. hits Iran with new sanctions while urging Israel against military response
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Naked Capitalism
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SCMP
Li Auto takes on Tesla’s Model Y by pricing new L6 SUV deliberately lower as cutthroat discounts persist in China
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Hong Kong stocks tumble as Middle East conflict report batters sentiment, investors seek havens
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China-Middle East ties enjoy a ‘renaissance’ as trade spats strengthen ties
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Germany’s AllianceGI looks to tap China’s ‘vast potential’ as fund licence granted
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Investors underestimating China’s middle class ‘tidal wave’: private equity CEO
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China’s 4 new ‘AI tigers’ – Baichuan, Zhipu AI, Moonshot AI and MiniMax
Euronews
- Volvo sees record sales in March boosted by electric SUV sales
- TSMC surpasses profit forecasts as it rides high on surging AI demand
- Hundreds of jobs axed by Amazon in cloud computing division
- Total solar eclipse: A guide on how and when to see it this month
- Cyber certification fix sought by mid-April over sovereignty issue
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Japan Times
- Tokyo-area condo prices hit record high for third year in a row
- Oil poses more risks for yen as Japan depends on energy imports
- Japan hotel prices near 30-year high as weak yen lures record tourists
- BOJ's Ueda signals possible rate hike if weak yen boosts inflation
- Latest Biden chip deal highlights U.S. semiconductor successes
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Wikipedia Current Events
April 19
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2024 Iran–Israel conflict
- 2024 Israeli strikes in Iran
- Missiles believed to be from the Israel Defense Forces allegedly hit a site near the Iranian city of Isfahan. (Al Jazeera)(Times of Israel)
- 2024 Israeli strikes in Iran
Politics and elections
April 18
Armed conflicts and attacks
International relations
- Palestine and the United Nations
- The United States vetoes a UN Security Council resolution supporting the State of Palestine joining the United Nations. The vote was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland. France, Japan and South Korea supported the resolution. (AP)
Sports
- In ice hockey, the National Hockey League board approves the relocation of the hockey assets of the Arizona Coyotes to Salt Lake City, Utah. The currently unnamed expansion team will play their home games at the Delta Center, while the Coyotes franchise will be deactivated pending the construction of a new arena in the Phoenix metropolitan area. (Sportsnet) (AP)