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Fear & Greed 75/100
Why did Trump's tariffs push some companies closer to default?
How will Union Pacific's potential Norfolk Southern merger impact railroads?
What caused Netflix's latest earnings surge despite stock dip?
Why is Coca-Cola considering cane sugar over corn syrup?
How does the GENIUS Act affect cryptocurrency regulation?
What are the risks if Trump fires Fed Chair Powell?
Wall Street Journal
- PCAOB Chair, in Last Days, Warns Against Potential for Budget Slashing
- The Home-Builder Heir Who Is Stoking the Jerome Powell Frenzy
- Upbeat Earnings Send S&P 500, Nasdaq to New Highs
- Railroad Operator Union Pacific Exploring Deal for Norfolk Southern
- House Passes Crypto Bills After Trump Rallies Republicans
- Netflix Raises Revenue, Margin Forecasts After Strong Second Quarter
- Bond Giant Pimco Dismisses Trump’s Threats to Fed’s Powell
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Financial Times
- Powell defends Fed’s management of $2.5bn headquarters refurbishment
- Trump set to open US retirement market to crypto investments
- US Congress passes landmark bill to regulate stablecoins
- Netflix says weak dollar and strong subscriber growth will boost revenue
- Can Trump fire the chair of the US Federal Reserve?
- AI start-up Perplexity’s valuation tops $18bn months after latest funding round
- Ex-HSBC currencies chief gets fraud conviction thrown out
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Benzinga
- Bill Gates Says Elon Musk Was 'Super Mean' After He Shorted Tesla Stock — 'But He's Super Mean to So Many People'
- $1000 Invested In Middleby 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today
- If You Invested $100 In This Stock 20 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today
- P/E Ratio Insights for Woori Financial Group
- Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Hilton Worldwide Holdings Stock In The Last 10 Years
- Union Pacific Eyes $60 Billion Norfolk Southern In Railroad Mega-Merger
- What's Going On With Roku Stock?
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Movers
Bloomberg
- Asian Stocks to Rise as US Data Boosts Sentiment: Markets Wrap
- Powell Letter Addresses White House Criticism of Fed Renovations
- Waller Says Fed Should Cut Rates Now With Labor Market on Edge
- Trump Writes to Bolsonaro, Says He’s Watching Brazil ‘Closely’
- Trump Has Chronic Venous Insufficiency. How Serious Is the Condition?
- Invesco Aims to Unlock Hundreds of Millions in Profit From QQQ
- Traders’ Guide to Navigating Japan’s Upper House Election
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Yahoo Finance
- Trump could open up your 401(k) to private equity. Why market experts say it's a bad idea
- Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq on pace for new records as earnings roll in
- Comex Gold Settles 0.37% Lower at $3340.10
- MARA Holdings Stock Earns RS Rating Jump To 82
- Is The Market Missing Bank Of America's Strong Earnings Growth?
- Top Stock Movers Now: PepsiCo, Elevance Health, CSX, and More
- ZenaTech Could Be a Winner on the Pentagon’s New Drone Push. Should You Buy ZENA Stock Here?
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Marketwatch
- Are stablecoins the next Venmo? Banks prep for next big payments competition
- Three crypto bills advance in the U.S. House. Why investors are hopeful
- Netflix’s earnings surge — but it's not enough to lift the stock
- S&P 500, Nasdaq end at fresh record highs as investors buoyed by economic data
- Stocks with social-media buzz are up big. One analyst says they've gone too far
- Stocks with social-media buzz are up big. One analyst says they've gone too far
- This Tesla rival’s stock soars as Uber plans big investment, launch of robotaxi service
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Google Business
- Former HSBC trader has fraud conviction overturned
- Powell responds to Trump administration in spat over Fed’s renovation
- US Congress passes landmark bill to regulate stablecoins
- Uber Stock Falls As Wall Street Sizes Up Robotaxi Deal With Lucid
- Bond Giant Pimco Dismisses Trump’s Threats to Fed’s Powell
- Crypto Industry Reaches Milestone With Passage of First Major Bill
- ChatGPT can now ‘think’ and ‘act’ for you after a new update
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Tipranks
- S2 Resources Advances Exploration at Fosterville and Glenlogan
- Golden State Mining Advances Exploration with Promising Drilling Results
- EVZ Limited Announces FY2025 Earnings Guidance
- Talisman Mining Unveils New Gold Exploration Targets in NSW
- A&W Food Services Appoints Darin Harris as New Director
- Volatus Aerospace Secures $10 Million in LIFE Offering to Boost Expansion
- Arbor Metals Completes Prospecting Program at Kemlee Lake Lithium Project
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ZeroHedge
- China Will Sentence Fentanyl Traffickers To Death, Trump Says
- A Short History Of The Emoji
- What Parents Should Expect After Supreme Court's Ruling On Opt-Outs From Pro-LGBT Storybooks
- Biden Admits He Didn't Sign Pardons. Emails Show Staff Did It For Him
- Netanyahu 'Regrets' Deadly Attack On Gaza Church After Terse Trump Call
- Secret Meeting Opens Document Floodgates On Trump/Russia Hoax: Sperry
- Netflix Dips Despite Top- & Bottom-Line Beat, Higher Guidance
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Seeking Alpha
- 2 Big Reasons Why I Like MPLX More Than Energy Transfer
- Seeking Yields Of +10%: Apollo Commercial
- 7-Eleven And A Slurpee Takeover Meltdown
- The $18 Trillion Bottleneck That Could Supercharge Your Portfolio
- 3 'Sleep Well At Night' Picks For Mom
- Bank On It: Top Financial Stocks For Earnings Season
- Main Street Capital: Dividend At Risk And Overvaluation Amid Macroeconomic Headwinds (Rating Downgrade)
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Barrons
- Potential Rail Merger Could Prompt Berkshire Hathaway to Bid for CSX
- Fed Gov. Waller Makes the Case for Cutting Interest Rates in 2 Weeks
- Sodas Might Contain Real Sugar Again. It Could Shake Up 3 Industries
- Bill Pulte Is One of Powell’s Biggest Critics. What He Has to Say About the Fed
- Union Pacific Considering a Norfolk Southern Buyout: Report
- Sevasti Balafas Recounts Her ‘Scary’ Career Gamble That Is Paying Off
- Surge in Investor Trading Lifts Interactive Brokers’ Profits. The Stock Is Rising
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SEC / FED
Statement on Passage of the GENIUS Act by the House of Representatives
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Old Flames
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Statement Regarding Tenure of Erica Williams at the PCAOB
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SEC Charges Georgia-based First Liberty Building & Loan and its Owner for Operating a $140 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Enchanting, but Not Magical: A Statement on the Tokenization of Securities
Reuters
- Healthcare firm Heartflow's IPO filing discloses wider loss
- Fed's Waller again makes case for July interest rate cut
- Canada and New Zealand resolve dairy trade dispute, Canada says
- Japan's minority government faces election snub as economic storm brews
- Trump nominates two lawyers to seal Republican control of US labor board
- Chiquita lays off remaining day workers in Panama
- Medical device software developer Heartflow files for US IPO
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Tipp Insights
- Glory To Stalin
- Trump Called Netanyahu After Israeli Strike Hits Gaza Catholic Church, Confirms White House
- Brazil's Lula Fires Back At Trump: “He’s Not Emperor of the World”
- Jamie Raskin Dodges Question On Epstein Probe Under Biden DOJ
- UK Plans To Move Voting Age To 16 In National Elections
- Senate Republicans Advance Trump Ally Bove To Federal Bench
- Coke Says Corn Syrup Still Safe After Trump Touts Sugar Deal
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Investing.com
- Fed's Waller again makes case for July interest rate cut
- Powell responds to White House on Fed headquarters renovation
- Trading Day: Econ surprise, Wall Street's new highs
- Japan finance minister calls for vigilance against FX volatility
- US eyes 'back to basics' revamp of G20 when it assumes presidency next year
- US House sends "Genius Act" stablecoin bill to Trump to sign
- Factbox-The Fed building renovations at the center of Trump's fight with Powell: Five things to know
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Morning Brew








CNBC
- Trump targets solar and wind with tighter federal permitting in another blow to renewable industry
- Trump won't recommend Jeffrey Epstein special prosecutor, White House says
- Trump diagnosed with common vein condition after ankle swelling raises concerns
- Bristol Myers goes direct-to-consumer on one of its blockbuster drugs. Here's our take
- Abbott stock fell victim to an old earnings season truth: It's all about the guidance
- Here's where Walmart prices are changing — and staying the same — as Trump's tariffs hit
- Banks are thriving so far in Trump’s economy. Here's what that means for markets and the consumer
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CBS
- TSA may change rules about liquids on planes, Homeland Secretary Noem says
- How did Jeffrey Epstein make all of his money?
- Disneyland turns 70: Here's a look at "The Happiest Place on Earth"
- Americans are holding off on retirement over money concerns, study finds
- Americans are holding off on retirement over money concerns, study finds
- Trump claims Europe doesn't buy American cars or food. Is that true?
- Mark Zuckerberg settles lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, reports say
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NYT Business
- E.P.A. Delays Required Cleanups of Toxic Coal Ash Landfills
- Crypto Industry Reaches Milestone With Passage of Genius Act
- Netflix’s Net Income Leaps to $3.1 Billion
- U.S. Proposes Steep Tariffs on Critical E.V. Battery Material
- With One Call, Trump Alters the Fate of a Contested Power Project
- F.D.A. Approves Juul Vapes After Yearslong Delay
- Here’s How Congress Is Wading Into Crypto Regulation
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EurActiv







MSNBC
- America needs more electricity. Trump has the worst idea for how to fix that
- Trump’s latest nominee to HHS says fighting teen pregnancy is ‘purview of parents’
- Key Democrat sends letter to Fox News seeking info on edited Trump interview
- A growing number of Americans believe Supreme Court is motivated by politics, not law
- White House Press Secretary addresses bruising on Trump’s hand, swelling of legs
- Liberals look to California to counter Trump's Texas gerrymandering plan
- Why Trump shouldn’t try to draw parallels between his Epstein and Russian scandals
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NBC
- ICE will get access to Medicaid enrollees' personal information
- White House has 'no interest' in appointing special counsel in Jeffrey Epstein case
- Maurene Comey urges DOJ colleagues to stand up to 'abuses of power' in memo after her firing
- Trump is not interested in naming a special counsel for the Jeffrey Epstein case, White House says
- Justice Department seeks one-day prison sentence for ex-officer in Breonna Taylor case
- Senate Democrats walk out of hearing on Emil Bove's judicial nomination
- Trump says Coca-Cola will use real cane sugar in U.S. products
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investors.com
- E-Commerce Stocks Have Recovered From Tariff Hit. What To Watch From Amazon, eBay Earnings
- Netflix Stock Falls On Modest Beat-And-Raise Earnings Report
- Schwab, Interactive Brokers Earnings On Tap; Crypto News Coming?
- Why Market Leader Watchlists Are For More Than Just Stock Shopping
- Quantum Computing Stocks Advance, Led by D-Wave
- Vertiv Bolsters AI Data Center Offerings With Acquisition
- Palantir Hits New High Ahead Of Q2 Earnings Report
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ABC News
- Netflix delivers another strong performance in second quarter while following a familiar script
- How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 7/17/2025
- Average long-term US mortgage rate rises to 6.75%, second straight uptick
- US applications for jobless benefits fall again, hitting lowest level since April
- Retail sales up a surprising 0.6% in June after a May pullback by consumers
- PepsiCo posts better-than-expected second quarter despite lower US sales
- Inside the high-stakes battle to win a New York City casino license
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Fox Business
- United Airlines says less uncertainty opens door to 'strong finish' to 2025
- Labor Secretary says H-2A visa program improvements will benefit farmers without displacing American workers
- Trump reportedly plans order to open 401(k)s to private markets: What it means for your retirement
- United passengers say they were stuck on Newark tarmac for 7 hours during severe weather delay
- JPMorgan CEO reveals what's keeping the American economy strong despite global challenges
- Trump says Federal Reserve should lower interest rates by 3 points
- American energy revival takes shape as GE Vernova pours millions into Pennsylvania economy
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CNN
- Comcast’s Peacock to raise streaming prices next week and introduce new streamlined tier
- Powell responds to Trump administration in spat over Fed’s renovation
- ChatGPT can now ‘think’ and ‘act’ for you after a new update
- Top oversight Democrat sends letter to Fox News demanding answers on edits to Trump’s 2024 Epstein comments
- Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8 billion trial over Facebook privacy litigation
- Retail sales jumped more than expected last month
- Trump’s victory over PBS and NPR ‘bias’ will be ‘devastating’ for rural areas, station leaders say
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AP News
- The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth
- 1.4M of the nation's poorest renters risk losing their homes with Trump's proposed HUD time limit
- Here's what to know about chronic venous insufficiency
- US applications for jobless benefits fall for fifth straight week, hitting lowest level since April
- Federal utility backs off Tennessee gas plant site after John Rich says he enlisted Trump's help
- Encuesta: Solo uno de cada cuatro adultos en EEUU dice que políticas de Trump los han beneficiado
- Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE
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The Economist
- Money Talks: Combat capitalism: how Ukraine built a war economy
- Thirsty for income: Albania’s tourism boom is a boon for Jared Kushner
- The world this week: Politics
- Charlemagne: Germany’s “memory culture” prevents it from coping with Gaza
- The world this week: Business
- Best of enemies: Britain and Germany sign a historic treaty
- Droning on: Ukrainian drones are killing ever more soldiers
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The Hill
- Meta investors, Zuckerberg settle Facebook privacy suit
- Murkowski: Vought ‘disrespects’ the government funding process
- What's the average salary in the US?
- Deodorant sold by Walmart, Amazon recalled nationwide
- Businesses are passing along tariff costs, Fed reports
- Warren goes to bat for Powell amid Trump criticism
- WSJ editorial board urges Trump not to fire Powell
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The Guardian
- OpenAI launches personal assistant capable of controlling files and web browsers
- ‘Worse than Covid’: hospitality bosses blame Reeves’ budget for UK downturn
- From landfill to luxury: how a designer uses scraps from Hermes and Chanel to make leather goods
- Zuckerberg and Meta officers settle claim they lost company billions by violating privacy laws
- M&S reinstates loyalty scheme and offers staff ‘thank you’ discount after cyber-attack
- Jaguar Land Rover to axe 500 UK management jobs as Trump tariffs fallout dents sales
- Anger over Santander charging for business accounts it said would be ‘free for ever’
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BBC
- Former HSBC trader has fraud conviction overturned
- UK's most powerful supercomputer comes online
- Meta investors settle $8bn lawsuit with Zuckerberg over Facebook privacy
- How can working parents get 15 and 30 hours of free childcare?
- Jaguar Land Rover to cut up to 500 jobs
- UK job market continues to weaken
- Price of housing and groceries cause most concern
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Baha Breaking News
- Russia downs 22 Ukrainian drones
- Trump said to allow crypto investments in retirement market
- Rubio talks Syria, Sudan, Iran with Saudi foreign minister
- Turkey, 10 Arab states back Syria's sovereignty
- 5.3-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesian coast
- Netflix Q2 revenue jumps 15.9% to $11.08B
- US closes higher on strong economic data
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YouGov






The Street
- Intel’s recent layoffs take an unexpected turn
- Burger King menu brings unexpected international collaboration to US
- Why everyone’s obsessed with this 'boring' skin care brand
- Walmart is selling a $179 cordless vacuum for only $80, and it's 'perfect' for homes with pets
- Amazon is selling 'comfortable' $90 New Balance sneakers for $60, and shoppers say they can walk in them 'all day'
- Bankrupt hospital chain sues CEO over 'billions' as it liquidates
- Walmart is selling a ‘perfect’ $160 smartwatch for only $25, and shoppers say it’s ‘extremely durable’
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Insider
- I regret seeing that Coldplay 'kiss cam' video
- Hey Donald Trump: Netflix says it loves making TV shows and movies in America
- The Coldplay 'kiss cam' clip the internet can't stop talking about
- Senate advances measure to prosecute fraudulent COVID payouts for musicians and restaurants
- Lawmakers tried to lock down money meant to improve troops' lives so it can't go to immigration and border ops. It didn't work
- Blake Lively must turn over detailed business income records to Justin Baldoni
- Netflix notches a record quarter and signals more growth ahead
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RawDiary
- ICE Gains Access to Medicaid Data..
- Trump's Threat to Fire Powell Rattles Markets..
- Trump Calls WSJ To Kill Epstein Bombshell..
- Market Panic: Trump’s Fed Threat Sparks Global Turmoil..
- Trump Hands Over Medicaid Data to ICE: Immigration Nightmare..
- Trump's Tariff Terror: Tesla Stock Plummets..
- Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket: The Hidden Power
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- Live Updates: Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) Q2 Earnings News & Analysis
- Live Updates: Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR) Earnings After the Bell
- Just How Low Will Next Years Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Really Be?
- SoFi Soars 150%: Can It Double Again by 2026?
- 3 Ultra-Safe Dividend Stocks That Yield Over 5%
- Egypt Dominates Africa’s Tank Rankings With 3,620 in Service—More Than the Next Two Nations Combined
- AI Stocks Soar, but Are You Overlooking the Market’s Hidden Gems?
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LA Times
- Netflix earnings surged last quarter. Thank 'Squid Game,' price hikes and advertising
- Peacock increases subscription price by $3 a month
- Would you buy a ticket a year early for Christopher Nolan's next movie?
- People said it was too hard to cancel Peacock. Now NBCUniversal must pay $3.6 million
- Disney's 'Lilo & Stitch' becomes Hollywood's first $1-billion movie of 2025
- The U.S. has long wanted to sell more cars in Asia. Do Asian consumers want them?
- Hiltzik: She looked like a pro-worker Trump cabinet appointee. But now she's gutting the Labor Department
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Washington Post
- The Fed defends against White House attacks on headquarters renovation
- What to know about corn syrup as Trump pressures Coca-Cola to ditch it
- House passes first major regulation for crypto industry
- FDA lets Juul market vapes in the U.S. three years after trying to ban them
- White House aide on skipping budget plan: ‘It wasn’t in our interest’
- New state laws pave the way for using gold as legal tender
- Here legally since 1999, thousands of immigrants have 60 days to leave
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Chicago Tribune
- Will County Board votes 13-9 to remove 143rd Street widening from road plan, but separate vote needed to stop project
- Lansing considers TIF district at struggling Torrence Avenue shopping center
- Former Chicago Bulls player DeMar DeRozan lists River North mansion for $6.25M
- Lawyers for Chicago Housing Authority used ChatGPT to cite nonexistent court case
- Wall Street steady again after President Donald Trump downplays threat to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s job
- 1.4M of the nation’s poorest renters risk losing their homes with President Donald Trump’s proposed HUD time limit
- Old Town 6-bedroom home with wine cellar: $2.5M
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Boston Herald
- Trump says Coke will shift to cane sugar. But increasingly, shoppers want no sugar in their sodas
- Massachusetts trash strike: Greater Boston cities, towns take Republic Services to court
- Beef prices have soared in the US — and not just during grilling season
- Ticker: Juul gets FDA’s OK on e-cigs ; Jobless claims decline
- Coming and going in record numbers
- Hot Property: Majestic Cape experience in Osterville masterpiece
- Settlement reached in investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company leaders
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Financial Post
- Will Donald Trump fire Jerome Powell? What you need to know about the White House showdown with the Fed chair
- Will Canada's double whammy of tax cuts and defence spending hurt its AAA credit rating?
- How the ‘Bank of Mom and Dad’ has become essential for homebuying
- Don't expect interest rate cuts before September: Desjardins
- Posthaste: Canada's industrial heartland is bleeding jobs
- Three big Canadian banks you may have forgotten
- Fish farmer Grieg exits Canada in US$990 million deal
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Digiday
- Digiday+ Research: Publishers identify the top trends among Gen Z readers
- Media Briefing: AI is the new middleman, and it’s coming for the browser
- Instagram offers a new guide to advertisers to convince them to try out its creator marketplace
- Overheard at Digiday’s CTV Ad Strategies event: Streaming is reaching 50% of all upfront dollars
- Epic Games to rework Fortnite IP rollouts following creator backlash
- Why traditional monetization tactics are costing publishers revenue
- IAB Tech Lab pitches plan to help publishers gain control of LLM scraping
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The Trade
- Editors’ Choice Awards nominations now open for Leaders in Trading awards in London and New York
- Man Group to acquire US private credit manager Bardin Hill
- Global exchange revenues up 7.5% in four years, reaching $60 billion
- OptimX completes first live US equity trades on bilateral liquidity network
- Bloomberg BFIX includes EBS Market data to expand spot FX capabilities
- Clear Street taps Bank of America for new head of clearing
- Liquidnet appoints listed derivatives sales trader
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Observer
- Apple Inks $500M Deal With the Only US Rare Earth Miner Amid US-China Trade War
- Jeff Bezos Names Ex-Amazon Exec Tom Taylor as CEO of $10B Earth Fund
- Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s A.I. Startup Hits $12B Valuation in Just 5 Months
- How Tariffs Are Reshaping the Jewelry Industry, and What It Means for You
- What Happens When A.I. Agents Take the Corner Office?
- With a $122M Debut, James Gunn’s Superman Begins DC’s High-Stakes Franchise Reset
- Tesla Enters India at Last, Navigating High Tariffs and Trade Tensions
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Semafor
- Cancer death rates are falling
- US shareholders back DEI
- China's BRI investment hits record this year
- Global investors on edge over Trump's threat to fire Powell
- Epstein drama consumes Congress
- Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern discuss merger
- Andy Beshear introduces himself to South Carolina as the normal Democrat
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Reason
- Eleventh Circuit Upholds For-Cause Removal for Administrative Law Judges
- Judicial Nominee Emil Bove Can't Recall Whether He Said the DOJ Might Say 'Fuck You' To Court Orders
- As ICE Agents Hide Their Faces, ICE Attorneys Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Courts
- 3-Parent Babies Born Healthy in the U.K
- A Harsher Teen Curfew Won't Reduce D.C.'s Crime
- 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detainees Say in New Lawsuit They're Being Denied Access to Their Attorneys
- Debunking the 100,000 Medicaid Deaths Myth
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Nikkei Asia
- Why the bond vigilantes are right about Japan's election
- Japan's Fujifilm, others invest in domestic antibiotics supply chain
- US solar panel makers request tariffs on Indonesia, Laos and India
- US tariff receipts soar to $87bn, emerge as stable revenue
- Mitsubishi Motors to debut hybrids in US and Canada this year
- Japan and EU to explore joint rare-earths procurement
- More Japanese women are marrying South Korean men
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Financial News London
- Citigroup hires Goldman Sachs’s Friedland to co-head investment banking in the US
- Meet the best of wealth management, SJP’s new fees
- Marex taps Citigroup for three senior traders in expansion drive
- Citigroup hires JPMorgan’s Agrawal in latest senior dealmaker move
- Meet the Most Influential in European fund management
- Coutts appoints Dame Anne Richards as next chair
- UBS hires Gatzinska as Emea vice chair in cross-divisional push
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- grow in early 2025? Do we think its sustainable?
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- The Death of Diversification
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- Comeback of a risk-averse options trader: 28k —> 180k —> 22k —> 6M
- What's the realistic timeline for a first-time founder to launch a viable venture while balancing other commitments?
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PYMNTS
- Blue Remit and TerraPay Partner to Facilitate Global Remittances
- PairSoft and Finexo Renew Partnership on Embedded Payments for Accounts Payable
- RTPs Increased Transaction Limit Drives $481 Billion in Payments
- Amazon Eliminates Hundreds of Cloud Computing Jobs
- Bitcoin Standard Treasury to Go Public With Cantor Fitzgerald-Affiliated SPAC
- Virginia Becomes First State to Use Agentic AI for Regulatory Streamlining
- Crypto ATMs Seized in UK Money-Laundering Probe
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Forbes
- NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram And Answers For Friday, July 18
- 3 Ways Your ‘Sexual Mindset’ Impacts Your Love Life, By A Psychologist
- Reformed Carbon 4: Hydrogen Railroad Full Steam Ahead In California
- Apple iPhone 17 Pro: Definitive New Leak Confirms Key Design Changes
- Advice: Sometimes You Get What You Pay For
- Real-Time Payments Are Soaring In The U.S
- Compute Labs Offers Investor Opportunities In AI Data Center Buildout
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Fortune
- A CEO was caught hugging his chief product officer during a Coldplay concert—and people are furious
- The first skydiver to break the speed of sound has died in a paraglider crash in Italy
- ‘He really turned the tide’: Oyster people cheer La. Gov. canceling $3 billion project funded by Deepwater Horizon settlement
- Where’s the beef? Hamburger inflation is running at 12% as America’s herds literally shrink
- Stocks rise Thursday after strong corporate earnings reports
- Trump’s bid to add cane sugar to Coke would cost America thousands of agricultural jobs, trade group warns
- Jamie Dimon bought his first stock at 14. His billion-dollar management philosophy: ‘Don’t blow up’
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Inc.
- Why This Newly-Expanded Tax Break Has Silicon Valley Asking Trump: ‘Are You Joking?’
- OpenAI Says Its New Tool Will Operate a Computer for You
- 3 Ways to Lower Your Company’s Health Insurance Costs in 2026
- Why the Gates Foundation and Other Funders Are Spending $1 Billionon AI for Frontline Workers
- For a Look at the Future of Work, These Startups Combine AI, Robots, and People
- The Coldplay Concert Couple Can’t Be Trusted to Lead
- Microsoft and the Candy Crush makers Just Gave Masterclasses on How Not to Use AI
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Axios
- Judge rules Trump firing of Democratic FTC commissioner was illegal
- Scoop: House Democrats shrug off delay tactics to stall Mike Johnson's DOGE vote
- Israel says deadly Gaza church strike was mistake after Trump call
- MAGA-friendly "manosphere" turns heat on Trump over Epstein scandal
- DOJ says ex-detective convicted in Breonna Taylor raid should get one day in jail
- Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's family attempts appeal to Trump
- Trump wants cane sugar in Coke, but corn group warns that'll slash jobs
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Vox
- DOJ seeks a single-day prison sentence for an officer convicted in the Breonna Taylor raid
- The false romance of “princess treatment”
- What beauty companies are selling to kids
- Revenge of the flip phone
- You’re probably not going to see the Epstein Files
- The crimes Trump doesn’t care about
- The three-way battle for the Democratic Party
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FastCompany
- Can’t get a business loan? This new credit card might change that
- This new tax deduction in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill lets people cash in on charitable donations up to $2,000. Here’s what to…
- LCID stock price surges as new deal sets up Lucid Motors to take on Waymo and Tesla
- Would you skip dinner to buy a backpack? 54% of parents say yes
- U.S. auto safety agency to cut more than 25% of employees
- Social Security benefits update: SSA is making a major change this year that will impact many seniors
- Disneyland reshaped the Experience Economy. But 70 years ago, it had a literal meltdown on opening day
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Entrepreneur
- Why Most Startups Fail to Get National Press — and What To Do Instead
- Elon Musk's xAI Is Hiring Engineers for Its Anime 'AI Companions' — With Salaries Up to $440,000 a Year
- Here's How the CEO of the Biggest Bank in the U.S. Spends His Downtime: 'This Gives Me Purpose in Life'
- Does Your Business Feel Stuck? Here's the Mindset Shift That Will Move It Forward
- I've Helped 124,393 Entrepreneurs With Their Advertising — Here Are My Top 3 Secrets Proven to Generate Results
- Got a Startup Idea? Here's What It Really Takes to Make It Work
- We Have More Productivity Tools Than Ever — So Why Are We Getting Less Done?
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Politico
- House GOP closes in on Epstein measure amid rebellion
- Bill Clay Sr., founding member of Congressional Black Caucus, dies
- EPA moves ahead with reorganization, new buyouts
- Looming Epstein vote has Republicans eager to leave Washington
- Senate Dems protest committee vote to advance Trump's judicial pick
- Capitol agenda: Brutal day ahead for Mike Johnson
- House advances crypto, defense spending bills following standoff
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Newsweek
- Susan Collins Dealt New Polling Blow Ahead of 2026 Midterms
- Trump Admin Makes Major TPS Change
- Dad Waiting for Green Card Arrested by ICE Dropping Off Child at Preschool
- Nearly Half of Families No Longer See College as a Good Investment: Author
- Full List as Supreme Court Rules for Donald Trump 15 Times in a Row
- China and US Ally in Maritime Confrontation Near Disputed Territory
- Pepsi Weighs In After Trump Says Rival Coke Will Use Cane Sugar
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NPR
- A 'Crypto Week' win: Congress passes 1st major crypto legislation in the U.S
- How did Condé Nast go from dominance to decline? A new book explains
- A well-run economy needs an independent Federal Reserve, says former reserve bank head
- Virginia is for … data centers? Residents are increasingly saying no
- When is cosplay a crime?
- Virginia is for…data centers? Residents are increasingly saying 'No'
- Tariffs are a tax. Are you already paying it?
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Globe And Mail
- Canada and New Zealand reach resolution in dairy trade dispute, Ottawa says
- Hedge funds sort out winners and losers as Couche-Tard’s bid to buy 7-Eleven owner collapses
- Via Rail says three-year collective agreement with union workers has been ratified
- Couche-Tard shows institutional investors will back big dreams
- Canada is building lots of rental housing – and losing interest in condos
- Under new Quebec rules now in effect, restaurants can charge up to $10 for no-shows
- Netflix tops Wall Street earnings targets with help of final season of Squid Game
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CBC
- Trial against Meta higher-ups ends on 2nd day as investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement
- Quebec-based Couche-Tard pulls out of bid for 7-Eleven parent company
- Income inequality hit record high at start of 2025, Statistics Canada says
- Oil industry continues focus on returning cash to investors over new big projects
- Remember Cambridge Analytica? What to know about the $8B US lawsuit against Meta's board
- Carney promises to curb non-U.S. steel imports as domestic industry sends out distress signals
- Manitoba woman files proposed class action against Loblaw over alleged underweighted meat sales
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Techmeme
- The House passes the GENIUS Act, sending the first-ever regulatory framework for issuers of stablecoins to President Trump for…
- Sources: Perplexity jumped to a $18B valuation two months after it raised at $14B; its annualized revenues jumped from $35M in…
- Substack raised a $100M Series C from Chernin Group, a16z, and others, sources say at a $1.1B valuation, as it builds its…
- Meta shareholders suing Mark Zuckerberg and Meta leaders over Facebook's Cambridge Analytica privacy violations reach a…
- Meta names long time executive Connor Hayes as head of Threads, starting in mid-September; Hayes joined Meta in 2011
- Firestorm Labs, which has contracts with the US DOD for its 3D printed drones, raised a $47M Series A and plans to grow its…
- A US judge rules that three authors suing Anthropic can bring a class action on behalf of all US writers whose books Anthropic…
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Silicon Valley
- Foster City drugs giant Gilead to pay $202 million over alleged kickback scheme
- San Jose’s next economic director is trading the Silicon Forest for Silicon Valley
- Settlement reached in suit against Meta, CEO Mark Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica
- East Bay hotel foreclosed in blow to Bay Area lodging market
- ‘We are all eating’: Inside California’s secret industry that props up mass shoplifting
- Changes eyed for part of exterior of 19th-century San Jose church
- Larry Magid: Paying forever? Subscriptions are taking over tech
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Techcrunch
- ‘Utopian’ city California Forever announces huge tech manufacturing park
- Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code – without telling users
- Microsoft is buying tons of carbon removal from Xprize startup Vaulted Deep
- Hadrian raises $260M to build out automated factories for space and defense parts
- After raising over $3M, popular VC-backed beauty brand Ami Colé is shuttering
- OpenAI launches a general purpose agent in ChatGPT
- Twitch starts testing vertical video streams
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The Register
- AWS previews AgentCore to jumpstart enterprise AI agents
- TSMC aims to make 30% of high-end chips in US with Arizona fab build out
- Watch out, another max-severity, make-me-root Cisco bug on the loose
- FCC dives in to sink Chinese grip on undersea internet cables
- PUTTY.ORG nothing to do with PuTTY – and now it's spouting pandemic piffle
- Fujitsu sorry for Post Office horror – but still cashing big UK govt checks
- Quantum code breaking? You'd get further with an 8-bit computer, an abacus, and a dog
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Silicon Republic
- Women increasingly participating in senior fintech roles, says report
- Opinion: Why EU AI Act is good for Irish innovation
- Ireland targets world-class researchers with new initiative
- Astronomers observe the earliest moments of a new solar system
- TSMC profits rise 61pc as AI drives demand for advanced chips
- Rural enterprise and innovation to advance with SETU and DEC collab
- Scale AI cuts 14pc of staff, 500 contractors after Meta deal
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Tech Co
- Study: AI Boosts Productivity for 72% of Users
- Big Tech Researchers Issue Strict Warning About How AI Thinks
- US States Facing Highest Freight Demand Amid Labor Shortage
- Trump: Nvidia Can Sell AI Chips to China Again
- Overall VC Fundraising Drops 33%, But AI Investment Surges
- Report: Mobile Robot Investment Forecast Reduced by $800 Million
- Mistral’s New AI Audio Model “Voxtral” Is Open Source
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Business Journals
- Daily Digest: Port of Oakland cargo declines, Uber invests in robotaxis
- D.C.’s Sorcero acquires Axiom Health, plots Series B
- Venture funding for female founders in Chicago plummets despite national surge
- From NASA to startups: How the Bay Area is shaping the future of space exploration
- Bay Area tech giant Intel's latest wave of layoffs hits over 1,000 workers
- Los Angeles named among top US cities for AI readiness, balancing talent and innovation
- SES closes $3.1B Intelsat acquisition, plans to maintain significant presence in McLean
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InvestorPlace
- Getting Into My Top Picks at the Right Time Just Got a Whole Lot Easier…
- Why This “Uninvestible” Sector Will Quietly Crush Expectations
- Elon Musk’s Grok 4 Is Breaking Benchmarks – and Accelerating the AI Boom
- Fed Uncertainty, Soft Inflation, and a 700% Winner
- The New Way to Time the Market With 83% Accuracy
- The Vegas Gambler Who Cracked Wall Street – and How You Can, Too
- CPI Data Is Still Soft; Is It Enough for a Rate Cut?
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Wolf Street
- My Thoughts about those June Retail Sales
- The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, June 2025: The Price Drops & Gains in 33 Large Expensive Metros
- The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada, June 2025: Single-Family & Condo Prices Plunge to Multi-Year Lows in Toronto, Hit…
- Fed’s Nightmare: CPI Inflation in Services Reheats (not tariffed), while Inflation in Durable Goods, Apparel & Footwear…
- Homes for Sale Also Surge in Washington D.C., Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Detroit, but Are Still Very Low
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PBS Newshour
- Planned Parenthood CEO says blocking it from Medicaid funding is ‘devastating to patients’
- Idaho judge lifts sweeping gag order in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case
- WATCH: Hegseth meets with Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at the Pentagon
- WATCH: House Republicans hold press briefing after passage of cryptocurrency bills
- ‘Good Trouble’ protests against Trump’s deportations and health care cuts held nationwide
- What’s in the GOP bill clawing back $9 billion from foreign aid and public broadcasting?
- Trump diagnosed with common condition in older adults after concerns about swelling, bruises
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Naked Capitalism
- The 2016 Coup Attempt Revisited: Türkiye’s Transformation and Its Regional Impact
- Wars, Taxation, and Increases in Representation
- Links 7/17/2025
- Why Is the Media Normalizing Nuclear War and Its Effects on US Populations?
- “The Corporate Takeover of Housing”
- Project Nectar: Another Palantir Special
- Coffee Break: Elon Musk to Squeeze Tesla Shareholders to Juice xAI?
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Euronews
- The Netherlands trials first self-driving bus on route to Rotterdam The Hague airport
- Foreign defense companies can now test weapons in Ukraine
- Elon Musk’s Grok releases two new ‘AI companions,’ including an anime girlfriend
- TSMC's profit soared by 60% on the back of solid AI chip demand
- Commission nearly doubles research, innovation fund in long-term budget
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Asia Financial
- China’s Intense Focus on Economic Output is Crushing its Citizens
- China Threat to Block Panama Ports Deal, ‘Wants a Cosco Stake’
- TSMC Sees 60% Profit Jump on AI Chip Demand, But Fears Tariffs
- US to Ban Chinese Tech, Equipment in Undersea Telecom Cables
- Beijing Says it Will Rein in EV Sector’s ‘Irrational’ Competition
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Japan Times
- Pasona to open resort on Awaji Island
- Trump tariffs fail to register with Japanese voters ahead of key election
- South Korea's top court clears Samsung chairman Lee in 2015 fraud case
- Japan Inc. takes global credit by storm with record sales
- Europe’s cocoa slowdown highlights global chocolate struggle
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Coindesk
- CME Exploring 24/7 Crypto Trading Expansion, Says Meme Coin Products Are Off the Table
- Hack ‘Victims’ Say Tornado Cash Offered No Help in the Wake of Exploits: Day 2 of Roman Storm Trial
- The Node: The Plot to Fire Powell
- Trump-Linked WLFI Token Clears Vote to Become Tradable
- 'Crypto Week' Is Stuck Again as House Procedural Vote Drags On
- The Protocol: Layer-2 Eclipse’s Airdrop Goes Live
- NEAR Surges 8% as Altcoins Turn Bullish
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The Block
- Superstate founder Robert Leshner’s takeover bid for liquor firm thwarted by ‘poison pill,’ but crypto pivot moves ahead
- Trump eyeing executive order to allow crypto, gold, and private equity in 401(k) retirement plans: report
- XRP climbs over 12% to crack above previous all-time high of $3.40
- SEC chair Paul Atkins, crypto industry cheer House passage of stablecoin and digital asset bills
- Joe Lubin-backed SharpLink Gaming moves to sell $5 billion more worth of common stock to fund ETH purchases
- US House votes on crypto legislation, sending stablecoin GENIUS act to Trump’s desk, Clarity to Senate
- Trump administration supports de mininis tax exemption for crypto, will continue to ‘explore legislative solutions’
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Blockworks
- Behind the scenes of Solana’s slow validator problem
- Recapping the latest US data: Philly Fed, retail sales and more
- GENIUS Act passes House
- Crypto market structure bill passes US House
- Cosmos drops Hub-native EVM in sudden pivot
- Bitcoin treasury companies acquired 244,991 BTC in the first half of 2025: K33
- Canary continues filing spree with staked Injective ETF proposal
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Wikipedia Current Events
July 17
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Somali Civil War
- At least six people are killed and ten others are injured after a fresh outbreak of clan violence in the Galgaduud region of Somalia. (Hiiraan Online)
- Gaza war
- The Holy Family Church in Gaza City of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem is hit by Israel, with three dead and nine injured. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 Kut shopping mall fire
- At least 69 people are killed, eleven are reported missing, and many others are injured in a fire at a shopping mall in Kut, Wasit Governorate, Iraq. The Iraqi government declares three days of mourning and the provincial government files lawsuits against the owners of the mall. (Reuters) (CNN) (NDTV)
- At least four people are killed, two others are seriously injured and more than 1,000 others are evacuated after torrential rainfall submerges buildings and causes a landslide in Gyeonggi and South Chungcheong provinces, South Korea. (Reuters) (The Korea Herald)
Politics and elections
- The Ukrainian parliament appoints Yulia Svyrydenko as the new prime minister, succeeding Denys Shmyhal. (Reuters)