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Yahoo Finance
- Futures: Shopify, Uber Plunge, But 3 Stocks Flash Buy Signals
- Uber forecasts gross bookings for second quarter below expectations
- Rivian Earnings: Is an Apple Acquisition the Only Way Out?
- Uber Posts a First-Quarter Loss. The Stock Tumbles
- I'm Retired. How Much Should I Keep in Stocks, Bonds and Cash?
- 1 Major Difference Between 401(k)s and IRAs That You Should Know, Before You Save Any More for Retirement
- Kyndryl Stock Jumps as Earnings Top Estimates. The IBM Spinoff Gets Closer to Returning to Growth
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Google Business
- Want to sell your home? Get ready for disappointment
- World passes 30% renewables milestone for the first time
- Here’s what the NHTSA wants to know about how Tesla’s Autopilot monitors drivers
- Beer giant AB InBev beats profit estimates, with Bud Light boycott set to ease one year on
- Amazon Pet Day is here. What deals you need to know about
- Asian stocks fall as China rally pauses, rate optimism cools
- Why Wall Street is transfixed by a BofA banker's untimely death
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Tipranks
- Wolverine World Wide Announces CFO Transition and New Compensation
- FREYR Battery Q1 2024 Earnings Overview and Strategy Update
- Odd Asset Management Adjusts Stake in Surface Transforms
- Lloyds Bank Director Joins Man Group plc
- Northern Electric Releases Corrected 2023 Annual Report
- Dianomi Plc Schedules AGM, Reports Annual Growth
- Cadogan Petroleum Marks Profitable Year with Future Energy Expansion
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Movers
Trending Topics
AP News
- and troll Trump
- Former Las Vegas casino executive to be sentenced in bookmaking money laundering case
- Disney receives key approval to expand Southern California theme parks
- Fans are following Taylor Swift to Europe after finding Eras Tour tickets less costly there
- Future of MLB's Tampa Bay Rays to come into focus with key meetings on $1.3B stadium project
- Can you afford to take care of your children and parents? Biden revives effort to lower costs
- Alabama lawmakers approve tax breaks for businesses that help employees afford child care
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Wall Street Journal
- Lone Pine Capital Resumes Private-Market Investments
- The Original Mastermind Behind North Korea's Cult-of-Personality Propaganda Dies
- Startup Helping Companies Get Data 'AI Ready' Valued at $750 Million
- Lyft Stock Rallies After Company Trims Loss
- The New Dress Code for Snack Execs: Ditch the Tie, Bring the Stretchy Pants
- Democrats Brace for Gaza War Protests at Convention in Chicago
- Baltimore Bridge Investigators Probe Whether Crew, Companies Broke 1830s Steamboat Law
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Financial Times
- UK City minister defends right of government to question FCA’s actions
- Uncle Sam wants you . . . to buy green bonds?
- Uber’s results hit by legal costs after decade of regulatory battles
- Investor enthusiasm drops in signature Trump economic programme
- Hong Kong court bans protest anthem deemed seditious by city authorities
- Mexico’s presidential frontrunner defends sweeping legal reforms
- BBVA chair told Banco Sabadell counterpart ‘no room’ for higher bid
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Bloomberg
- Gen Z Is Relying on Debt More Than Millennials Did at This Age
- Big Oil Needs to Figure Out Its Strategy, and Fast
- Raiffeisen Scraps Russia Share Plan After Regulatory Scrutiny
- Wood Group Rejects £1.4 Billion Takeover Proposal From Sidara
- Sunak Suffers Fresh Blow as Conservative MP Defects to Labour
- New York Times Beats Profit Estimates on Bundle Strength
- Zambia’s Currency Plunges to Record Low as Drought Saps Economy
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Reuters
- Uber forecasts gross bookings for second quarter below expectations
- US paused shipment of weapons to Israel to head off Rafah invasion-official
- Puma returns to sales growth in Americas despite 'volatile' market
- Rivian sticks to production forecast below Wall Street targets
- Amazon breaks into Europe 5G networks with Telefonica cloud deal
- BMW says costs, low used car prices to weigh on 2024 pre-tax profit
- Siemens Energy raises outlook, flags CEO change at troubled wind unit
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Marketwatch
- Here’s an investment strategy geared to give you a smooth ride down Wall Street
- Apple’s walled ecosystem is under pressure in Europe, but the revenue is still flowing
- Roth IRA holdings have shot up among young households
- Will Social Security still be around when you retire? That’s at least a $500,000 question
- First-time home buyers pounce as 30-year FHA loan rate dives below 7%
- These are the potential ‘shock’ scenarios around next week’s inflation data, says Goldman Sachs
- China rally has further room to run, Bank of America options analysts say
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Seeking Alpha
- Fortinet: Market Overreaction Seems Unwarranted
- Palantir: Strike While The Iron Is Hot (Rating Upgrade)
- Why 7.5%-Yielding TC Energy Is A Compelling Investment For Value Investors?
- Occidental Petroleum: The Cost Cutting Today Means More Profits Tomorrow
- InMode: Facing A Myraid Of Headwinds
- Li Auto: My Pick For The EV Market Will Likely Survive A Price War
- BSTZ: Deep Discount And Potential Activist Catalyst
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Benzinga
- The Next Big Thing in AI is Moby Dick
- Else Nutrition Expands Product Listings at Major U.S. Food Retailer
- Cytokinetics Announces Start of CEDAR-HCM, a Clinical Trial of Aficamten in a Pediatric Population With Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Cytokinetics Announces Topline Data From Phase 1 Clinical Study of CK-4021586
- WTW boosts global cyber facility with increased capacity and broader coverage options
- It Takes Great Courage To Open Up About Mental Health And These 7 Celebrities Show That Our Issues Don't Have To Be Swept Under The Rug
- GOBankingRates Announces Its Inaugural List of Money's Most Influential Women
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Barchart
- 2 Outstanding Stocks to Buy With $100 Right Now
- S&P Futures Tick Lower as Investors Await Earnings Reports and Fed Speak
- Short Straddle Screener Results for May 8th
- S&P Futures Tread Water as Investors Await Earnings Reports and Fed Speak
- Should Amazon Stock Follow The ‘Magnificent 7’ Trend and Start Paying a Dividend?
- Corn Faced with Tuesday Weakness As Drier Window Approaches
- Cattle in Rally Mode on Tuesday
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SEC / FED
SEC Seeks Candidates for Investor Advisory Committee
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Federal Reserve Board announces final rule that updates risk management requirements for certain systemically important financial market utilities (FMUs)…
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Agencies host 2024 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference
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Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Société Générale S.A. and Société Générale New York Branch
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Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on January 22 and January 31, 2024
Marketplace
- UAW seeks to bring unions to the South
- Transit worker’s come a long way thanks to career change
- When the government can't fully fund Social Security benefits
- Investors now get to see behind the scenes of newly public Reddit
- For retirees, homeownership may not be the asset it used to be
- Why the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. is busier
- Joint fundraising: A campaign strategy to increase contributions
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ZeroHedge
- Syrian Hamsters Dead After Chinese Scientists Engineer Horrific Ebola-Enhanced Virus
- A Warning For Washington From The 'Breakdown Nations'
- Apple iPhone Shipments In China Jump 12% After Discounts
- The Stablecoin Debate That Isn't
- The Illusion Of Revolution
- The Great Ukraine Robbery Is Not Over Yet: Ron Paul
- China's Xi In Serbia Says 'Never Forget' This Unprecedented US Atrocity
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Investing.com
- Citi: Flows point to 'limited enthusiasm' in current S&P 500 rally By
- Morgan Stanley now expects the Federal Reserve to start rate cuts in September
- US stock index futures muted; corporate earnings and Fed speakers in focus
- Oil slides on rising US stockpiles, strong dollar
- Futures tread water, more earnings ahead, Toyota reports
- Barclays: Favor EU/UK vs. US equities on 'better policy, growth trade-off' By
- Bitcoin price today: falls to $62k as regulatory jitters, rate fears weigh By
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Morning Brew
Nintendo confirms new Switch will release by March 2025
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Plans for a futuristic city go awry in Saudi Arabia
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TikTok vs. Uncle Sam is officially happening
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Word Search: Met Gala attendees
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A Miami firm wanted to buy Everton. It got a massive scandal instead
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Equinox wants you to live longer for $40,000 a year
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Homeownership is becoming a pipe dream
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Brew Mini: Sunshine
CNBC
- Uber reports first-quarter results that beat expectations for revenue, but posts net loss
- Weekly mortgage refinance demand rose 5% after a slight dip in mortgage rates
- FTX says most customers of the bankrupt crypto exchange will get all their money back
- London's elite Garrick Club votes to allow women for the first time
- British neobank Monzo boosts funding round to $610 million to crack U.S. market, launch pensions
- U.S. and China trade divisions threaten a 'reversal' for global economy, IMF official warns
- Big Tech is eating as much data as it can to win in AI
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CBS
- Panera to stop selling Charged Sips caffeinated drinks at center of lawsuits
- FDIC workplace was toxic with harassment and bullying, report claims, citing 500 employee accounts
- Are Americans losing their taste for Starbucks? "The whole concept got old," one customer said
- Nintendo hints at release date for its next Switch gaming console
- British AI startup raises more than $1 billion for its self-driving car technology
- TikTok sues Biden administration to block new law that could lead to U.S. ban
- 3 things we learned from Disney's latest earnings report
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NYT Business
- TikTok’s Legal Bet on the First Amendment
- New York Times Adds 210,000 Digital Subscribers in Quarter
- Biden to Announce A.I. Center in Wisconsin as Part of Economic Agenda
- a Mistake?
- Norfolk Southern Faces Activist Investor Challenge
- Billions in Chips Grants Are Expected to Fuel Industry Growth, Report Finds
- Hong Kong Court Bans “Glory to Hong Kong,” a Pro-Democracy Song
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Stocktwits
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SHOP Shopify Inc
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EDIT Editas Medicine Inc
LPX Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
PAYO Payoneer Global Inc
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MSNBC
- Marjorie Taylor Greene’s threats against Mike Johnson scream desperation
- Trump judge postpones documents case 'indefinitely' but new legal calendar could backfire on Trump
- Trump trial in 60 seconds
- TikTok takes off the gloves with a lawsuit over potential ban in U.S
- Groups that help women leave state to get abortions can sue Alabama AG over legal threat
- Trump and Biden spent the day in two entirely different realities
- Judge denies Trump’s motion for mistrial in hush money trial
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NBC
- RFK Jr.'s new hire who downplayed Jan. 6 appears to have been at the Capitol during the attack
- U.S. pauses bombs shipment to Israel amid Rafah assault dispute
- Chuck Todd: The missing ingredient to win the 2024 election
- Stormy Daniels' credibility becomes a linchpin in the prosecution's hush money case
- What you missed on Day 13 of Trump’s hush money trial: Stormy Daniels takes the stand
- Once champions of free speech, colleges crack down on pro-Palestinian protests
- Growing fight over fluoride in drinking water
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investors.com
- Affirm Earnings Top Views With Guidance Above Expectations. AFRM Stock Climbs
- Shopify Earnings Top Views. E-Commerce Stock Plunges On Outlook
- Reddit Stock Rockets On Strong Showing From First Post-IPO Earnings
- Lyft Stock Jumps On Better-Than-Expected Sales, Strong Demand Forecast
- Electronic Arts Misses March-Quarter Goals, Gives Weak Guidance
- Hot IPO Stock Astera Labs Beats Q1 Targets On AI Infrastructure Spending
- Confluent Stock Jumps On Sales, Earnings Beat For Data Software Player
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ABC News
- Video TikTok suing US government over potential nationwide ban
- Video Support grows for TikTok ban: Poll
- FDIC report outlines 'misogynistic,' 'patriarchal' 'good ol' boys' workplace culture
- Xi to begin Serbia visit on the 25th anniversary of NATO's bombing of the Chinese Embassy
- Too much water, and not enough: Brazil's flooded south struggles to access basic goods
- Where is Apple headed after latest product event? Experts weigh in
- MLB and Nike announce 2025 uniforms will have larger jersey lettering and custom-fit pants
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Fox Business
- Netflix Tom Brady roast hits FTX loss and Gronk
- Federal reserve president says rate cuts may not come in 2024
- Swiss Army Knife maker plans model without a well-known feature
- The $10 Billion Oil Pipeline Bet: Barron's
- Panera discontinuing caffeinated 'Charged Lemonade' after lawsuits
- Disney shares sink as streaming business falls shy of profitability
- National Debt Tracker: American taxpayers (you) are now on the hook for $34,548,206,284,406.41 as of 5/6/24
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CNN
- For US renters, the chance of owning a home is going from bad to worse
- NBC cut ties with Ronna McDaniel after extraordinary pressure, but its problems aren’t over
- NBC hires former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, who has demonized the press and refused to acknowledge Biden was fairly elected
- Collapsed FTX says it can pay most creditors back in full
- What the proxy fight at Norfolk Southern means for railroad safety
- AstraZeneca withdraws Covid-19 vaccine citing low demand
- Microsoft to build AI hub on previously-owned Foxconn land in Wisconsin
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Ticker
Mid Session Sentiment Update (7 May 2024)
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US MBA Mortgage Applications Actual 2.6% (Forecast -, Previous -2.3%)
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5-day correlation across major assets
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What is priced in for major central bank rate decisions?
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BoJ's Governor Ueda: We won't target real wages in guiding monetary policy
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EC Pres. von der Leyen: EU capital markets union could increase investment by 470 billion euros; EU finance ministers must finally act
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BoJ's Governor Ueda: We must be mindful that the impact of a weak yen on inflation may increase as corporate wage and price-setting behaviour changes
Barrons
- Uber Posts a First-Quarter Loss and a Bookings Miss. The Stock Tumbles
- Affirm’s Stock Is Rising. Its Revenue Beat Is Just One of the Positives
- S&P 500 Futures Drop in Premarket Trading; DoubleVerify, ZoomInfo Technologies Lag
- Shopify Revenue Surges but Stock Plummets on Surprise Loss
- Asian Markets Mixed, European Stocks Gain as Central Banks Diverge
- Uber Posts a First-Quarter Loss. The Stock Tumbles
- DJT Stock Is Rising. What's Lifting Trump Media
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The Economist
- Plenty of circumstantial evidence at Donald Trump’s trial
- The rich world faces a brutal spending crunch
- Abortion-pill foes get a chilly reception at the Supreme Court
- Congress tells China: sell TikTok or we’ll ban it
- The impact of the Baltimore bridge disaster
- Europe’s economy is under attack from all sides
- Efforts to tackle student protests in America have backfired badly
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MarketBeat
- Celsius Stock’s Post-Earnings Morning Dip, Better than Coffee
- Chegg Chokes on AI Attempt, CEO Talks it Up As He Passes Torch
- Does Logitech’s EPS Beat Signal the Rebound of Video Gaming?
- MU Nears Breakout as Analysts Continue to Pound the Table
- Upwork Capitalizes on the Growing AI Gig Economy
- Garmin Navigates to New Highs Driven By Wearables Trend
- Pinterest Prospers From AI Boosting Shop-Ability and Relevance
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The Hill
- Why labor unions are backing pro-Palestine protesters after mass campus arrests
- What the rising US debt means for Americans
- Lobbying World: RNC alum joins BGR
- Biden to tout $3.3 billion Microsoft investment in Wisconsin at former Foxconn site
- Revelations from the FDIC report on sexual harassment, toxic workplace
- Instacart expanding into restaurant takeout
- FDIC chair apologizes to staff after probe finds toxic workplace culture
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BBC
- E-gate outage lessons 'must be learnt'
- Brewdog boss James Watt steps down from CEO role
- US revokes licences for sales of some chips to China's Huawei
- Failed crypto firm FTX says has more than needed to pay victims
- Tame toxic algorithms to protect children, big tech told
- Fraud victim's 18-month fight for £80,000 refund
- 'Technical issue' causing airport queues across the UK
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The Guardian
- Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX says it will be able to repay creditors full $11bn
- 'Nothing ever works': UK passengers delayed at airport passport control after e-gates fail
- Struggling train maker Alstom plans to cut debt with €1bn rights issue
- BrewDog’s James Watt to step down as chief executive of beer company
- World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
- Brazil floods: footage shows airport under water as death toll rises
- Boohoo dives into debt as losses soar to £160m and sales slump
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YouGov
Americans' top feeling about AI: caution
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How Americans want the government to handle the issues that matter most to them
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Trump supporters warm toward legal immunity for ex-presidents
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What Americans think about recent pro-Palestinian campus protests
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Most Americans believe marijuana is safer than alcohol and tobacco
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How have mothers and fathers contributed to Americans' upbringing?
The Street
- Stock Market Today: Stocks mixed, Dow eyes best run since December
- Brian Portnoy shares advice on how you can beat financial stress
- Bill Gates-backed tech company seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale
- Billionaire fund manager Griffin predicts Fed rate cuts in 2024
- Analyst revises Crocs stock price target after earnings
- Analysts reboot Palantir stock price target after earnings
- Disney World cuts classic character from meet-and-greets amid scrutiny
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Insider
- Homeowners are suing for the right to demolish the house Marilyn Monroe died in, angering fans who say it's part of Hollywood history
- A nude cruise launches next year, but do not dare put your bare butt on a public seat
- OpenAI is reportedly trying to poach Googlers for an AI-powered search team
- An alleged plot to assassinate Zelenskyy gives an alarming look into how deeply Russia can penetrate his inner circle
- Israel and Hamas are pushing forward with tense cease-fire talks despite Israel's military incursion into Rafah
- Panera to discontinue its controversial 'charged' drinks that lawsuits linked to deaths
- Microsoft made an AI model for spies that's not connected to the internet
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AOL Finance
- Collapsed FTX says it can pay most creditors back in full
- What the proxy fight at Norfolk Southern means for railroad safety
- Microsoft made an AI model for spies that's not connected to the internet
- Trump is selling sneakers, bibles, and other odd products while he campaigns. Here's a look at all the items he is hawking
- 'We don't want Coachella here all year long': Millennials flocking to golf communities has some retirees fuming
- SK Hynix to sell 50% stake in China foundry unit to Chinese enterprise -Korea Economic Daily
- Barbara Corcoran reveals the first time she ever felt 'financially successful'
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- This Is the World’s Hottest Car Company
- How Much America’s Best-Selling Pistol Costs: The Top 10, Ranked
- Social Security Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast May Surprise Retirees
- This Is The Best Place To Retire: Every County in Your State, Ranked
- Towns in Massachusetts With the Worst Poverty
- 5 Worst Toyota Camry Years To Avoid and 5 Years To Own
- The US States With the Most Firearm Theft
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LA Times
- California's wealthiest farm family plans mega-warehouse complex that would reshape Kern economy
- Column: Disneyland has already turned my hometown into a giant tourist trap. What's next?
- Several crew members injured in crash on Georgia set of Eddie Murphy film
- Snoop Dogg puts mind, money on bowl. Not that kind of bowl. A college football bowl game
- Randy Travis releases new music with the help of AI after a stroke
- TikTok sues U.S. government, says ban violates First Amendment
- L.A. 2028 Olympic committee parts ways with Salesforce, one of its top sponsors
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Washington Post
- Social Security has to be fixed. But you still need your own savings
- Commerce Department revokes more export licenses to China’s Huawei
- Substack courts TikTokers with new ‘creators’ program
- Apple plays up AI chops in new iPads
- The iPad lost. Smartphones won
- TikTok files court challenge to U.S. law that could lead to ban
- Boeing Starliner space launch delayed at least until Friday
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Chicago Tribune
- Rue21 clothing chain to close all Chicago-area stores in wake of bankruptcy filing
- Bally’s Chicago sees first monthly revenue decline in April
- Wisconsin wedding barns sue over state’s new liquor law requiring licensing
- TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform
- Uber and Instacart team up on restaurant deliveries, challenging DoorDash
- Lake Bluff 5-bedroom home with multi-level lawn, greenhouse: $4.2M
- Developers get started transforming aging Thompson Center into Google’s sleek new home
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Seattle Times
- Biden heads to Wisconsin to laud a new Microsoft facility, meet voters
- Former Las Vegas casino executive to be sentenced in bookmaking money laundering case
- Disney receives key approval to expand Southern California theme parks
- Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after calm day on Wall St
- Toyota racks up booming profit, vows to invest to keep growth going
- Fans are following Taylor Swift to Europe after finding Eras Tour tickets less costly there
- Future of MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays to come into focus with key meetings on $1.3B stadium project
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Boston Herald
- Ticker: Boy Scouts of America changing name to Scouting America; Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish
- 7 surprising facts about credit cards
- Country 102.5’s Jackson Blue says he was let go by Boston Beasley, company cuts 7% of workforce: ‘Bad move Beasley’
- Ticker: Ex-Starbucks CEO says focus on stores; Wall Street rises
- Many travel agents haven’t ever charged fees. Here’s why some of them do now
- Social media money advice: Avoiding the bad, finding the good
- Steward files for bankruptcy leaving hospitals in limbo
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Financial Post
- Citigroup sells maple bonds in first sizable deal since 2015
- National Bank CEO slams Canada’s capital gains tax increase
- Canada's banks face crackdown on overdraft fees with proposed cap of $10
- Ottawa to force banks to identify carbon rebate by name in direct deposits
- TD shareholders kept waiting for news on anti-money laundering probe
- TD investors meet at AGM overshadowed by probe, worry over CEO succession
- Ontario Teachers’ reportedly weighing $5 billion sale of luxury senior residences chain
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The Trade
- BMLL backs industry cloud migration with move of data lab onto AWS Marketplace
- Wematch.live bolsters global presence through appointment of head of equities sales for EMEA
- Singaporean investment manager New Silk Road outsources trading to Northern Trust
- Majority of buy-side firms set to stand firm on their research processes despite increased flexibility
- People Moves Round Up: MarketAxess, MUFG and Royal London Asset Management
- Kepler Cheuvreux joins Bloomberg Tradebook’s PAIR solution as selected broker
- Ex-UBS equity expert joins Societe Generale as new global co-head of equity capital markets
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Observer
- Billionaire Investor Henry Kravis Pledges $100M to His Former Prep School
- Philanthropist Maria Manetti Shrem Gives UC Davis a Historic Arts Windfall
- What Warren Buffett Really Thinks of A.I. and Investing in the Tech
- Warren Buffett to Host Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting with Succession in Focus
- Smart Money’s Appetite for Art-Backed Debt Investing: Sotheby’s Announces $700M Art Loan Securitization to High Demand
- Apple’s iPhone Sales Plummets in China
- The University of Pennsylvania Is the First Ivy to Offer an AI Master’s
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Semafor
- Israel reopens key Gaza aid crossing but Rafah remains closed
- The world has passed a turning point in the history of energy
- The great Republican counter-protest of 2024
- Scientists lay the case for a genetic cause for Alzheimer's
- Nuclear energy becomes a geopolitical flashpoint as Xi tours Europe
- As India’s elections reach halfway point, Modi’s party eyes a supermajority
- Military generals report for duty on Wall Street
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Reason
- Experts wonder, is America truly in decline?
- Today in Supreme Court History: May 8, 1884
- Brickbat: We All Scream
- Trump Promised To 'Drain the Swamp.' He Did the Opposite
- Ron DeSantis says letting people buy cultivated meat is like forcing them to eat bugs
- Free Speech Unmuted: Campus Speech, with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky (Berkeley Law)
- This student was allegedly suspended for saying 'illegal aliens.' Did that violate the First Amendment?
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Nikkei Asia
- Toyota to invest $13 billion in EVs, AI and human resources
- Hong Kong hotelier Kadoorie to stay on 'as long as' health permits
- Microsoft to build $3.3bn AI data center on old Foxconn site
- Mitsubishi Heavy posts 70% profit surge on energy and defense demand
- China will make just 2% of most advanced chips by 2032, report says
- Baidu PR chief's videos spark backlash over harsh workplace culture
- Phantom forces at work in China's bull market rally
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Institutional Investor
- Activist Short Sellers Are the SEC’s Biggest Whistleblowers
- Haidar Posts a Double-Digit Loss
- Why Your Company Should Establish a Hackathon
- Family Offices Face a Cost-Satisfaction Trade-Off
- How John Barker Is Building Mastercard Foundation's $47 Billion Investment Office From the Ground Up
- Emerging Markets’ Second Growth Wave is Straight Ahead
- How John Barker Is Building Mastercard's $47 Billion Investment Office From the Ground Up
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- Shopify Announces First-Quarter 2024 Financial Results
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- Opinions on my planned portfolio
- Thoughts on Gold as a Hedge Lately?
- Digital asset investment products experienced outflows for the fourth consecutive week, amounting to $251 million. The past week marked the first “measurable…
- Options Geeks: An explanation
- Looking for VGRO equivalent on NYSE
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PYMNTS
- FTX Has Enough Cash to Repay Creditors in Full
- Visa: Embedded Lending Creates ‘Halo Effect’ for Repeat Transactions
- AI Plays ‘Mr. Fix It’ for Rental Property Management
- Payment Diversification Creates Winning Formula for Merchants
- Biometric Wallets Emerge as Payments Modernization Strategy
- Coupang: Fulfillment Service Helps Merchants Double Sales in 90 Days
- LoanDepot Says ‘Higher for Longer’ Interest Will Keep Challenging Mortgage Industry
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Forbes
- Pfizer Dividend Yield Pushes Past 6%
- Cash Dividend On The Way From Air Products & Chemicals
- Xerox Holdings Enters Oversold Territory
- IBM A Top Socially Responsible Dividend Stock With 4.0% Yield
- Strategic Investing: Leveraging Price-Earnings Ratios For Profitable Returns And Growth
- Common Sense Is AI’s Glass Ceiling
- AI And The Municipal Bond Market
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Fortune
- St. Petersburg’s first Black mayor will consider a $1.3 billion ballpark plan that seeks to make amends for demolishing historic Gas Plant neighborhood
- Time's up for Rolex? Cartier and Omega watches are holding their value better on the resale market
- Biden highlights $3.3 billion Microsoft plant in same Wisconsin city where Trump’s $10 billion iPhone plant never materialized
- Mercedes back-pedals on 2030 electrification target as EVs sales slow
- Politicians and nonprofits will struggle to keep AI in check
- Huawei’s licenses to buy chips from Qualcomm and Intel revoked
- TikTok’s lawsuit against the U.S. reveals billionaire ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is living in Singapore
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Inc.
- Why You Shouldn't Sell Your Stocks Before the Presidential Election
- 3 Ways Saying 'Thank You' Can Build Your Business
- Nvidia's Founder Went From Dishwasher to Tech Titan and Learned the Power of Storytelling to Build a Brand
- Want to Improve Your Overall Happiness, Fulfillment, and Life Satisfaction, Starting Today? Eliminate These 10 Verbs From Your Life
- Meatless in Miami? Eat Just's Founder Chews on Florida's Lab-Grown Meat Ban
- 3 Steps to Safeguard Your Mental Health and Become a Better, More Effective Leader
- Here's How to Know If Someone Is a Toxic Boss in Under 10 Minutes
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Axios
- Homeowners are getting rich while renters get left behind
- Scoop: McCormick PAC launches big ad buy in Pennsylvania Senate race
- Main Street worried about inflation but happy to be entrepreneurs
- Axios Finish Line: Why more people are running marathons
- Israeli officials leave Democrats still fuming after Capitol Hill meetings
- Biden hits Trump with $3 billion Microsoft announcement in Wisconsin
- Missing from progressives' 2024 agenda: Medicare for All
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Vox
- Even as bird flu looms, the world is unlearning Covid’s lessons
- Some say AI will make war more humane. Israel’s war in Gaza shows the opposite
- How AI tells Israel who to bomb
- Eurovision is supposed to be fun and silly. This year is different
- Why the Met Gala still matters
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FastCompany
- As the Northeast housing market heats up, Florida’s is cooling down
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Entrepreneur
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Politico
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Newsweek
- Social Security maps reveal areas with longest waiting times
- Republican bill calls for antisemites to be deported
- Stray dog appears out of nowhere at ranch in need of help
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- Woman checking late fiancé's phone pictures makes "beautiful" discovery
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NPR
- Could a major update to Apple's iPad be the reset that the company needs?
- TikTok and its parent company challenge a U.S. ban in court
- Morning news brief
- The FDA misses its own deadline to propose a ban on formaldehyde from hair products
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- Toxic culture is the norm at the FDIC, outside review cites 500 employee complaints
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Globe And Mail
- Shell to sell Singapore refinery, petrochemical assets to Chandra Asri and Glencore
- Shopify forecasts downbeat second-quarter revenue as fewer merchants sign up to platform
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- Bank of Japan issues stronger warning over yen’s impact on monetary policy
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CBC
- TikTok is suing the U.S. over 'obviously unconstitutional' law that would ban it
- Boeing under investigation after workers falsified inspection records on some Dreamliners
- Competition Bureau investigating Lululemon over greenwashing allegations
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Techmeme
- Data collaboration software maker Atlan raised a $105M Series C led by Singapore's GIC and Meritech at a $750M valuation, taking its total funding to $206M
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- Bluesky to add DMs, video support and in-app custom feed curation
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Techcrunch
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The Register
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Japan Times
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Wikipedia Current Events
May 8
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, injuring three people and damaging critical infrastructure. Ukraine says that it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 drones. (AP) (Bloomberg News)
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- Israel–Hamas war
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- Israel reopens the Kerem Shalom border crossing, allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza. (AP)
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
May 7
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Assassination attempts on Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- The Security Service of Ukraine says that it detained two Ukrainian government protection unit colonels recruited by Russia's Federal Security Service who were planning an assassination of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top Ukrainian officials. (Reuters)
- Battle of Donbas
- Ukrainian forces launch a missile strike on an oil terminal in Luhansk, causing a large fire and injuring at least five workers. (Reuters)
- Assassination attempts on Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Israel–Hamas war
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli forces enter Rafah in a "limited" operation, taking control of the Rafah Border Crossing on the Egypt–Gaza border. (Haaretz) (AP) (Reuters)
- At least 27 people are killed by Israeli airstrikes in Rafah. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
- Rafah offensive
- M23 offensive
- The death toll from rocket strikes on an IDP camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo increases to 18. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- The Boy Scouts of America announces the renaming of the organization to Scouting America on February 8, 2025, in an effort to make girls feel more welcome. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 90, with more than 150,000 people left homeless. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
- Tornadoes of 2024
- A FedEx warehouse in Portage, Michigan, United States, is destroyed by a tornado. (Detroit Free Press)
International relations
- International recognition of the State of Palestine
- The Bahamas formally recognizes Palestine as an independent nation. (Eyewitness News Bahamas)
Law and crime
- Russian undesirable organizations law
- Russia declares American nonprofit organization Freedom House an "undesirable organization", effectively outlawing the group, after accusing the group of "discrediting the Russian Army" and advocating sanctions against Russia. (Reuters)
- Two people are killed and 21 others are injured in a mass stabbing at a hospital in Zhenxiong County, Yunnan, China. A suspect has been detained. (AP)
- TikTok and its parent company ByteDance sue the United States government over the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, alleging that the law is unconstitutional. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Israel–Hamas war protests
- 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
- Dutch police end a pro-Palestinian occupation at the University of Amsterdam. (Reuters)
- 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
- Fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin
- Russian President Vladimir Putin is inaugurated for a fifth six-year term. (Reuters)
- Premiership of John Swinney
- The Scottish Parliament votes to elect John Swinney as First Minister of Scotland with 64 votes in favour and seven abstentions from the Scottish Greens. (BBC News)