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Yahoo Finance
- Cisco forecasts fourth-quarter revenue above estimates
- Stock market today: S&P 500 breaches 5,300 as stocks rally to records after CPI
- Charlie Munger Warned Millennials And Gen Z Are 'Going To Have A Hell Of A Time Getting Rich'
- Florida Lawmakers Propose Changing Tax Code To Give Homeowners Insurance Premium Relief
- Social Security Checks Could Rise Estimated 3.2%, CPI Data Indicate
- 3 Dividend-Paying Energy Stocks With 20%+ Upside Potential, According To Analysts
- Renaissance Technologies bought GameStop, AMC shares, filing says
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Google Business
- Stock market today: S&P 500 breaches 5300 as stocks rally to records after CPI
- Incoming Vanguard CEO Won't Reverse Decision Not to Launch Bitcoin ETF
- Ohio bar sparks controversy with new policy banning patrons under 30 after reported violence: 'No exceptions'
- Newsom, Lombardo trade blows over gas prices
- The 3M Dividend Cut Is Here. It’s Big
- Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals insurer Chubb as confidential stock it’s been buying
- Mark Zuckerberg's birthday outfit is a mystery. I think I solved it
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Tipranks
- Netflix’s (NASDAQ:NFLX) Ad-Supported Tier Reaches 40M Users
- VBI Vaccines’ Revenue Soars, Promising Vaccine Trials
- K-Bro Linen Announces Dividend, Expands Services
- Route1 Inc. Faces Revenue Decline in Q1 2024
- TILT Holdings Navigates Industry Headwinds in Q1 2024
- Ashford Inc. Shareholders Back Board Decisions and Strategy
- Polar Power Inc Emphasizes Discretion on Future Updates
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Movers
Trending Topics
AP News
- Port of New Orleans' chief resigning amid praise for moves to advance new cargo terminal project
- Jan Jensen's loyalty and patience pay off with her promotion to Iowa women's basketball head coach
- Stock market today: Wall Street rallies to records after inflation finally slows
- How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 5/14/2024
- Sony Group, The Container Store rise; Alibaba, Smart Sand fall, Tuesday, 5/14/2024
- The US says Boeing violated a 2021 settlement. That doesn't mean the company will face charges
- House signs off on FAA bill that addresses aircraft safety and and refund rights of passengers
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Wall Street Journal
- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Reveals Its Mystery Stock: Chubb
- Inside This $29 Million California Home, Each Light Fixture Has 'Its Own Story'
- Climate Change Is Affecting My Garden---and It's Not All Bad
- IBM Selling Cloud Security Software to Palo Alto Networks in Broader Cyber Strategy Shift
- Aflac Is Buying a Stake in a Direct Lender, Getting a Piece of the Private Credit Boom
- Stock Indexes Book Records After Inflation Eases
- Tight Set (Thursday Crossword, May 16)
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Financial Times
- Libor convictions reviewed by UK fraud agency in wake of disclosure problems
- Israel’s defence minister lambasts Netanyahu over lack of postwar plan
- UBS chief Ermotti criticises Swiss regulators over Credit Suisse
- EU under pressure after US levies tariffs on Chinese goods
- US Treasury threatens Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank over Russia unit
- Google turns to AI to protect users from mobile phone thefts
- Glencore chief backs South Africa as Anglo takeover battle rages
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Bloomberg
- Deadly US Oil Blast Exposes Risks of Pushing Profits Over Safety
- Could a $70,000 Baby Bonus Solve South Korea’s Fertility Crisis?
- Google Ushers in a New Era of Internet Hell
- Inflation Cooldown: The Bloomberg Close, Americas Edition
- Red Lobster Creditors to Weigh Bid for Assets in Chapter 11
- Saudi Wealth Fund Slashes Reported Holdings of US Equities
- Buffett’s Berkshire Reveals $6.7 Billion Stake in Insurer Chubb
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Reuters
- Airbus unveils half-plane, half-copter in quest for speed
- Morgan Stanley to buy $700 mln property loans tied to failed Signature Bank, Bloomberg News reports
- Qatar Airways to invest in an airline in southern Africa, CEO says
- U.S. warned Raiffeisen access to dollar system could be curbed over Russia
- The inside story of Elon Musk's mass firings of Tesla Supercharger staff
- Xiaomi becomes 8th largest EV upstart in China after successful SU7 launch
- E.ON posts stable Q1 profits, raises investments by a quarter
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Marketwatch
- Netflix says its ad-supported plan now has 40 million global monthly active users
- Investors aren’t waiting for a Fed pivot to dive into these stocks and bonds
- Cisco’s stock rises as demand stabilizes and revenue outlook impresses
- GameStop, AMC drove $5 billion in trades on Robinhood in a single day
- Here’s what Nvidia earnings need to show to be ‘good enough’ for Wall Street
- Renaissance Technologies bought shares of GameStop, AMC before this month’s meme-stock trading frenzy
- Biden’s banking rules will fuel inflation, lawmakers say
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Benzinga
- IREN's expansion plans increased to 30 EH/s in 2024
- AST SpaceMobile Stock Is Blasting Off After The Bell: Here's Why
- Grand Design RV is Giving Away a Summer of Free Camping
- Jamf announces new tailored solutions aimed at empowering managed service providers
- AMC Entertainment Investors Take Rollercoaster Ride: Signals From The Stock Chart On What's Next
- Robinhood Markets, Inc. Reports April 2024 Operating Data
- Snail, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
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Barchart
- This Chart Signal Could Be a Red Flag for Peabody Energy Stock
- Stock Indexes Post Record Highs as Economic Reports Bolster Rate Cut Hopes
- Dollar Falls and Gold Rallies on Dovish US Economic Reports
- Nat-Gas Prices Climb as Warmer US Temps Boost Nat-Gas Demand Prospects
- Crude Prices Settle Higher as the Dollar Weakens and EIA Inventories Decline
- Sugar Prices Pressured by Strong Brazil Sugar Production
- Cocoa Prices Close Sharply Higher on Recovery After Monday's Plunge
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SEC / FED
SEC’s Division of Investment Management to Host Second Annual Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management
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Remarks at the 43rd Annual Small Business Forum
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SEC Staff Publishes New Investment Adviser Statistics Report
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Fostering a Healthy “Tone at the Top” at Audit Firms
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SEC Adopts Reforms Relating to Investment Advisers Operating Exclusively Through the Internet
Marketplace
- Retail sales figures suggest consumers are pulling back
- The problem of sticky inflation resides with housing, Fed’s Goolsbee says
- How migration altered the economy of this Colombian town
- Why isn’t the cost of borrowing money included in the consumer price index?
- End of pandemic funding forces some schools to cut teachers, programming
- “It’s Jenga meets pick-up sticks, which meets slinky rubber band”
- How tariffs compare in the Biden and Trump eras
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ZeroHedge
- Crypto-Libertarian Erik Voorhees Warns Your Chatbot Queries Are Not Safe
- Peter Schiff: Biden Lies Again On Inflation
- Soft CPI & Sloppy Sales Spark Run To Record Highs For Stocks; Bonds, Bullion, & Bitcoin All Bid
- Large Barge Slams Into Galveston Bridge, Stranding Thousands On Pelican Island
- April Cass Data Shows No Improvement In Freight Demand
- Biden Readies $1BN In Bombs For Israel Despite Progressive & Swing State Voter Revolt
- Coalition Of States Sue Biden Admin, California Over Electric Vehicle Mandates
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Investing.com
- Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq notch record close as cooling inflation boosts rate-cut hopes By
- Is Fed in a big hole? BofA's survey shows spending expectations are rising
- Are meme stocks back? GameStop, AMC surge on strong retail demand
- Market experts share 4 ways to make money on rising gold prices
- 5 analysts discuss Fed and Powell's next moves as CPI data shows signs of cooling
- Midday movers: AMC Entertainment, GameStop fall; Dell rises By
- BMO raises S&P 500 price target to 5600
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Morning Brew
Brew Mini: M/N
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Red Lobster closes at least 99 locations
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Why you can’t read this harrowing crime story in the UK
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Driverless cars are in the regulatory hot seat
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Word Search: Las Vegas hotels
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Women’s basketball will never be the same
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The meme stock king revived $GME with 1 tweet
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to become Melindaless
The Hustle
Before Avon was a beauty brand, it was a door-to-door bookseller
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Are e-cargo bikes the future of delivery?
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Why, though? Atari's 55-week flop
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Did someone order an IV? A medical practice is dripping into our vacations
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Digits: People love boring videos, a huge French castle, and more newsy numbers
CNBC
- Palo Alto Networks is buying security assets from IBM to expand customer base
- Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals insurer Chubb as confidential stock it’s been buying
- Cisco reports better-than-expected results even as revenue suffers steepest drop in 15 years
- Alphabet closes at all-time high as Google rebounds from disastrous start to AI race
- It will be even more expensive to borrow money for college this year
- Netflix ad-supported tier has 40 million monthly users, nearly double previous count
- Danaher's rally shows how sticking with a troubled stock of a good company can pay off
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CBS
- More employees are cheating on workplace drug tests. Here's how they do it
- McDonald's to offer $5 meal promotion in effort to reinvigorate sales
- Here's what Americans think is the best long-term investment
- Brothers accused of stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency in 12 seconds in Ethereum blockchain scheme
- Honda recalls Ridgeline truck as rearview camera can fail in cold weather
- Aldi recalls cream cheese spreads sold in 28 states due to possible salmonella contamination
- Inflation eases to 3.4% amid the Federal Reserve's battle to tame higher prices
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NYT Business
- CNN and ABC Snag the TV Coups of the Year
- Democrats Batter Bank Regulator Over F.D.I.C.’s ‘Toxic’ Workplace Culture
- Netflix and the N.F.L. Sign a Three-Season Deal
- The Stock Market Is Back in Rally Mode
- Education Department Extends Deadline to Consolidate Loans for Forgiveness
- The Stock Market Is Back in Rally Mode
- In About-Face, Wall Street’s Big Donors Warm to Trump
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Stocktwits
DOGE.X Dogecoin
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
BKKT Bakkt Holdings...
GME GameStop Corp
IREN Iris Energy Ltd
SHIB.X Shiba Inu
CADL Candel Therapeutics Inc
RILY B. Riley Financial Inc
AWIN AERWINS...
GRRR Gorilla...
ALT Altimmune Inc
CB Chubb Limited
SPX S&P 500 Index
SPIR Spire Global Inc...
DJIA Dow Jones...
BIDU Baidu Inc - ADR
T AT&T Inc
WMT Walmart Inc
CWCO Consolidated...
NDX Nasdaq-100 Index
NIO NIO Inc
MGNI Magnite Inc
BCHG Grayscale...
MSNBC
- Biden doesn't want an audience for his debate with Trump. That's a mistake
- OpenAI thinks it’s new chatbot is like Scarlett Johansson in 'Her.' That’s not good
- Sen. Mitt Romney weighs in on Biden and Trump agreeing to debate
- ‘We’ll do what we have to’: Netanyahu on entering Rafah
- Netflix's Ashley Madison documentary has a lesson for the rest of us
- Why Republicans are optimistic about flipping Joe Manchin’s seat
- Angela Alsobrooks' primary win for Maryland Senate seat set polling data on fire
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NBC
- Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will return in the fall after four-year hiatus
- Want to drink for cheap this summer? Stay home
- Netflix ad-supported tier has 40 million monthly users, nearly double previous count
- McDonald's $5 value meal is coming in June
- GOP Sen. Mitt Romney says Biden should have pardoned Trump
- Tesla's Chinese rival Nio launches a new brand and car that undercuts the Model Y by $4,000
- Antony Blinken's guitar diplomacy draws criticism in Ukraine
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investors.com
- Cryptocurrency Prices And News: Bitcoin Leaps Near $66,000 After CPI Report
- Cisco Earnings Top Estimates As Product Orders Improve
- AMC Networks Stock Flashes Improved Price Strength
- DigitalOcean Stock Sees Relative Strength Rating Swim Upstream To 79
- Why Is The Number 4 So Important To Square-Parent Block?
- Warren Buffett To Reveal Q1 Stock Moves After Slashing Apple Stake
- AI-Powered Capex Spike Seen At Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Google, Apple. 'Big Tech Is The New Big Oil.'
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ABC News
- Edmunds: The five things you need to know before buying your first used Tesla
- Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
- CEO of Brazil’s oil and gas giant Petrobras steps down following dustup over dividends
- Barge hits a bridge in Texas, damaging the structure and causing an oil spill
- Ohio adult-use marijuana sales approved as part of 2023 ballot measure could begin by mid-June
- Son-in-law of top opponent of Venezuela's president pleads guilty to US money laundering charges
- Petco, Nextracker rise; Dlocal, Rumble fall, Wednesday, 5/15/2024
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Fox Business
- How it started... How it's going: Home, energy, car bills way up thanks to inflation
- Vanguard names BlackRock veteran as CEO: WSJ
- April inflation breakdown: Where are prices still rising the fastest?
- Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone rips Biden's 'absurd' claim over inflation
- New survey sheds light on how small business owners are staying resilient amid uncertainty
- Inflation increases 3.4% in April as prices remain elevated
- Credit card delinquencies are surging
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CNN
- Photos: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
- Have you decided to retire abroad?
- The average Wall Street bonus dipped 2% last year, to $176,500
- Digital humans: the relatable face of artificial intelligence?
- Grocery prices are finally falling
- Uber will soon let riders book a shuttle to the airport
- Netflix to air NFL games on Christmas Day in major expansion into live sports
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Ticker
Fed's Goolsbee: I'm still optimistic, and my read of the evidence is that house price inflation comes down substantially
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Fed's Goolsbee: If the decrease in housing inflation seen in April CPI data continues, that's great
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China's US Treasury securities holdings $767 bln in March vs $775 bln in February
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MOC Imbalance 1.6 bln sell-side
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Thursday FX Option Expiries
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Hamas Chief: The Israeli amendments on the ceasefire proposal by mediators led the negotiation into a deadlock
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Brent Crude futures settle at $82.75/bbl, up 37 cents, 0.45%
Barrons
- Berkshire Hathaway’s Mystery Stock Purchase Is the Insurer Chubb
- Cisco Stock Jumps on Earnings. Its Outlook for Network Demand Is No Longer Weakening
- U.S. Indexes Closed Up Wednesday; MicroStrategy Topped Leaders
- Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Close With Record Highs
- From Tapping Golf Contacts to Offering Freebies: How Veteran Advisors Won Their First Clients
- ‘Floating’ Texas House Is Selling for $5.75 Million
- Falling Farm Income Will Weigh on Deere Earnings
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The Economist
- An abortion ruling has Democrats hoping Florida is in play
- Bob Iger has defeated Nelson Peltz at Disney. Now what?
- Can Home Depot’s “amazing era” return?
- Chinese EV-makers are leaving Western rivals in the dust
- Germany’s government is barely holding together
- How a conservative conference morphed into a crisis of liberalism
- The mind-bending new rules for doing business in China
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MarketBeat
- How to Buy the Dip and Sell the Rip on Your Stocks with Options
- 3 Hot Buyback Plans Supporting Price Action in 2024
- Stocks With Subscription Based Revenue Offer Inflation Protection
- Meme Stocks Have a Pulse Again, AMC’s Rally Follows GameStop’s
- 4 Small-Cap Energy Stocks Insiders are Buying
- Can a Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney Bundle Fend Off Netflix?
- Live Nation’s Revenue Funnels Deliver a Half-Billion-Dollar Beat
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The Hill
- All three major stock indexes close at record highs as inflation slows down
- Grocery prices fall for first time in a year
- Walgreens offering cheaper version of opioid reversal drug
- McHenry bashes FDIC chief for ‘hubris’ attending hearing despite calls to resign
- Real estate billionaire, former Dodgers owner eyes buying TikTok
- DOJ says Boeing violated $2.5B settlement to avoid prosecution
- Credit card delinquencies surge; almost 1 in 5 users maxed out: Research
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BBC
- Royal Mail owner poised to accept £3.5bn takeover bid
- Easing US inflation stokes interest rates cut debate
- Period trackers 'coercing' women into sharing risky information
- Sub-postmasters are self-indulgent, said PO exec
- Taxpayers face much longer waits for HMRC helplines
- The illicit trade with China fuelling Mozambique's insurgency
- Viral dine and dash couple hit our pizzeria, say owners
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The Guardian
- UK trade summit in Saudi Arabia accused of promoting firms linked to senior Tories
- Rachel Reeves should be brave and stop blaming the economy
- UK government was ‘scared’, says man behind failed UAE-backed Telegraph bid
- Czech billionaire’s bid for Royal Mail is problematic from every angle
- UK firms accused of profiteering as vast study finds margins rose 30% post-pandemic
- US inflation at 3.4% in April, dropping slightly from previous month
- Jeremy Hunt and Mel Stride warn against benefits ‘lifestyle choice’
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YouGov
Most Americans expect a neutral or positive response to a man in U.S. pro sports coming out as gay
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Minding their manners: Do Americans follow traditional dining etiquette?
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Americans’ top skin concerns and how much they’d spend to treat them
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How well can Americans visualize images in their minds?
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Explaining the partisan gap in support for student loan forgiveness
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How Americans rate U.S. infrastructure after the Baltimore bridge collapse
The Street
- This 'foolproof' raised garden bed is on sale for only $53 and Amazon shoppers can't stop buying it
- Amid new Biden rules, BYD launched a cool plug-in hybrid pickup in Mexico
- Reb Lobster accused of blindsiding workers with a recent harsh decision
- Super Bowl Champion's commencement speech criticized for misogyny
- A top-selling air purifier at Amazon that 'virtually eliminates smoke' is selling in droves while nearly $100 off
- The eulogies for 'Inside The NBA' are rolling in
- Amazon launches sale of best-selling, viral products
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Insider
- DC just got serious about taking on China in the AI arms race
- AOC says Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign 'broke my brain'
- Google has an idea to prevent phone scams, but it'll mean allowing its AI to listen in on your calls
- Biden and Trump just killed off a decades-long tradition
- Russia can't seem to stop this Ukrainian Cessna-style drone that, compared to missiles, is basically a 'flying brick' with a bomb onboard
- The biggest bombshells from Trump's hush money trial
- Google's Android chief says AI will change what smartphones can do and reset the battle with Apple for mobile supremacy
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AOL Finance
- Google's Android chief says AI will change what smartphones can do and reset the battle with Apple for mobile supremacy
- Netflix ad-supported tier has 40 million monthly users, nearly double previous count
- 'Bridgerton' star Claudia Jessie thinks there's 'definitely room' for Eloise to have a queer love story
- Sophie Turner says Taylor Swift was 'an absolute hero' in the aftermath of her divorce from Joe Jonas
- Everything former Nickelodeon stars have said in response to the docuseries 'Quiet on Set'
- Cisco forecasts fourth-quarter revenue above estimates
- The state of Wisconsin purchased $163 million in bitcoin ETFs in the first quarter
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- The Fastest Gunship Helicopters of the Modern Era
- The Simple Steps Every American Should Take To Prepare for a Nuclear Attack
- The 30 Oldest Countries On Earth
- Georgia’s Best Counties to Live In
- 15 Least Popular TV Networks According to Millennials: Ranked
- This WWII Battle Had The Most Soldiers, By a Huge Margin
- This Country Flies the Most MiG Fighter Jets, and It’s Not Even Close
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LA Times
- TikTok creators sue U.S. government in a bid to stop potential ban
- Tesla to cut 601 jobs in Bay Area, a sign of more problems for EV maker
- Fast food operators rushing to use AI in the wake of minimum wage hikes
- Ex-Dodger owner Frank McCourt forming investment group to make a bid for TikTok
- Inflation improves slightly in April, but high cost of housing remains a big obstacle
- DEA's big marijuana shift could be a lifeline for California's troubled pot industry
- Column: L.A.'s only Spanish-language children's bookstore will soon get más grande
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Washington Post
- Cruise settles with person dragged under one of its robotaxis
- Congress passes FAA bill with airline safety and traveler upgrades
- Even remote and hybrid work can burn you out. Here’s how to avoid it
- Inflation improved slightly in April, with timing for rate cuts still uncertain
- Look to the cloud to protect the life documents saved on your computer
- Senators unveil plan to regulate AI, as companies race ahead
- U.S. says Boeing broke terms of settlement over 737 Max crashes
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Chicago Tribune
- Northwestern recruiting from within with free nursing training program for staff
- Northwestern first in Illinois to reach 10,000 abdominal transplants
- Dom’s, Foxtrot parent files for bankruptcy in wake of abrupt closure
- Former WBBM-Channel 2 general manager and his wife sell Printers Row loft condo for $467,500
- As EV popularity grows, Illinois corn farmers turn to aviation as a possible market for ethanol
- Loop restaurants are clawing their way back to health
- Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes
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Seattle Times
- How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 5/15/2024
- Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
- The US says Boeing violated a 2021 settlement. That doesn’t mean the company will face charges
- Premier League clubs to discuss a proposal to scrap the use of video review
- Moses Lake lays off 100 teachers after $11 million accounting error
- House signs off on FAA bill that addresses aircraft safety and and refund rights of passengers
- Yemeni security forces deploy in Aden as anger simmers over lengthy power outages
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Boston Herald
- Ticker: House eyes climate bill; $400M tax-exempt bonds boost Beth Israel Lahey
- Google unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web traffic
- Forget ringing the button for the nurse. Patients now stay connected by wearing one
- Rent growth outstrips wages in most US metros, new report shows
- Walmart lays off hundreds of employees and requires others to relocate
- US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024
- Healey launching $10M climate tech workforce career fund
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Financial Post
- Self-proclaimed Canadian ‘Crypto King’ facing criminal fraud charge
- Trudeau's housing push in doubt as pace of construction falls
- TD Bank's anti-money laundering lapses on House of Commons' radar
- Posthaste: This cratering GDP number has only ever been seen during a recession
- 'Shot themselves in the foot:' How Loblaw became target for grocery anger over food inflation
- Posthaste: Canadians put off plans to buy a home until the Bank of Canada cuts rates
- It will take years for dust to settle on TD money-laundering scandal: John Aiken
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The Trade
- BNY Mellon combines market offerings through Global Markets Trading integration
- Sri Lanka to cut settlement cycle from T+3 to T+2 in June
- Increased adoption of EMSs in fixed income expected over the next 12 months despite the pain points associated with new trading technology
- OTC Markets to launch overnight US dollar trading
- ION’s LIST connects FastTrade electronic trading system to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
- Euronext sees Q1 trading venues rise despite declines in cash and derivatives
- Goldman Sachs and Citi trading heads latest to join Tradefeedr client advisory group
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Observer
- OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever Departs 6 Months After Failed Sam Altman Ouster
- An Anonymous $100M Donation Could Help Keep Artists in San Francisco
- The World’s First Desktop Computer Heads to Auction
- ‘Godmother of A.I.’ Fei-Fei Li On Why You Shoudn’t Trust Any A.I. Company
- Jack Dorsey Pledges $21M Toward Open-Source Development to Advance Bitcoin
- Mark Zuckerberg Turns 40: A Look Back at Key Moments in the Facebook Founder’s Career
- What Melinda French Gates’s Philanthropy Could Look Like Post-Gates Foundation
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Semafor
- 50 days after Baltimore bridge crash, Indian, Sri Lankan crew members remain stuck on board ship
- ‘That ship has sailed’: Western efforts to court China on Ukraine flop
- France declares state of emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia
- Russia, China deepen ties as Moscow gains momentum in Ukraine
- US inflation cools for first time in 2024, prompting cautious optimism
- How China is building the next big green industry
- Trump and Biden agree to presidential debates, eyeing June and September dates
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Reason
- New survey finds abortions increased slightly in 2023, despite widespread bans
- Senate's AI roadmap released
- Congress is Preparing to Restore Quotas in College Admissions
- Don't give Biden a pass on inflation. Don't give Trump a pass on COVID
- Dobbs and the Originalists
- The U.S. should welcome Chinese migrants
- Court Declines to Dismiss Libel Suit by Anthropologist Accused of Mishandling Human Remains from Project MOVE Bombing
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Nikkei Asia
- Baidu launches robotaxi that costs less than half of earlier model
- China is burning all its bridges with Israel
- South Korean shipbuilder picks Philippines to make floating wind platforms
- Eisai to offer Alzheimer's drug in China from July
- Japan Inc. projects 4% profit fall on China and Europe slowdown
- Japan's foreign aid to focus more on tech, less on infrastructure
- Japan's foreign aid to focus on tech instead of infrastructure
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Institutional Investor
- Tiger Grandcub Valiant Makes New Bets on AI
- CalSTRS Names Next CIO
- Internal Threats Pose Underappreciated Risks to Family Offices
- Our Man in East Setauket
- Most Life Sciences Hedge Funds Suffer Losses Last Month
- How Blackstone Bolted Past Rivals in Life Sciences
- Icahn’s Investment Fund Posts Small Loss
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PYMNTS
- Cover Genius Raises $80 Million to Grow Embedded Protection Offering
- Mastercard Selects 5 Startups for Blockchain and Digital Assets Program
- TransNetwork Acquires Inswitch to Facilitate Cross-Border Payments in Latin America
- AI Regulation: Senators Unveil AI Plan, Open AI CEO Wants International Agency
- NYCB Sells $5 Billion in Loans to JPMorgan
- Block-Owned TBD and Chipper Cash Partner on Cross-Border Payments in Africa
- This Week in Web3: Crypto Payment Rails and Regulatory Clarity
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Forbes
- Searching For Return On Equity: A Powerful Screening Strategy Explained
- United Kingdom’s FTSE 100: Reversion Or Dead Cat Bounce?
- This Stock Has A 1.08% Yield And Sells For Less Than Book
- Bargain Hunting With Technical Analyst Charles Kirkpatrick
- Gaining An Edge: 5 AI-Powered Strategies For Stock Market Success
- Gold Hit $2,200
- Federal Reserve Reduces Tightening, Keeping The Economy Juiced
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Fortune
- Florida HBCU floored after record $238 million ‘gift’ from 30-year-old hemp mogul turns out to be worthless
- Netflix doubles down on its ‘big bet on live’ events with huge deal to air NFL Christmas Day games
- A Trump win makes the U.S. vulnerable to ‘loss of democracy risk,’ E. Jean Carroll’s attorney warns
- Investors are scooping up 1 in 5 homes sold in the housing market and making more money than before
- GameStop and AMC shares tank after hopes of a 2021-style meme stock revival are shattered
- Emirates CEO gives workers a hefty bonus, saying they deserve every penny ‘of the 20-week profit share’
- Gen AI looks easy. That’s what makes it so hard
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Inc.
- Google's Newest AI Can Listen in on Calls to Detect Scammers
- How Getting Fired From OpenAI Taught Sam Altman the Power of 'Human Adaptability'
- Why Unpredictability Can Be Your Biggest Asset
- Is Cash King Once Again?
- Overcome Internal Roadblocks to CPG Innovation
- Hire a Teenager This Summer and Get a Tax Break
- Want Better Ways to Support Your Female Employees? These 3 Strategies Can Help
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Axios
- 2024 U.S. wildfire season: A slow start, but potentially active finish
- Finally, some relief: Inflation and retail sales reports point to cooler economy
- House Republicans demand FDIC chairman resign after toxic workplace report
- Trump and Biden upend the presidential debates
- Overdose deaths in 2023 fell for the first time since the pandemic
- Palestinian Americans saving "keys" as Nakba symbols of loss
- Army gets four drone zappers in rush to defend troops
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Vox
- Why can’t prices just stay the same?
- Biden’s surprise proposal to debate Trump early, explained
- Psychedelics could treat some of the worst chronic pain in the world
- Why school segregation is getting worse
- The crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists shows why the left needs free speech
- How to prepare for another season of wildfire smoke
- You might have another chance to see the northern lights tonight
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FastCompany
- The luckiest generation? Why Gen Z is entering the workforce at the perfect time
- Congress clears major aviation safety and refunds bill
- How local businesses drive community growth
- These 50 global housing markets have the most millionaires
- Netflix-NFL deal tests fans’ subscription fatigue. How costly could streaming every game get?
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Politico
- Parker accused of shoving advocate at Capitol
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Newsweek
- Mark Zuckerberg shares rare photos of his three daughters
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NPR
- Eggs, milk and other grocery prices fall, as overall inflation eases
- Lots of drug companies talk about putting patients first
- Consumer Price Index report for April gives an idea of where inflation stands
- Republicans called for a tough stance on China. Are they happy with new tariffs?
- Americans are struggling to pay off credit card debt; Tiny Desk Contest's 2024 winner
- Nearly 1 out of 5 credit card users have maxed out on their borrowing
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Globe And Mail
- Opinion: Does economic ‘fairness’ need to come at the expense of growth? Shouldn’t we want both?
- Opinion: Is Canada’s per capita GDP really 7 per cent below long-term trend?
- B.C. government and social media giants make deal on non-consensual intimate images
- Self-proclaimed ‘crypto king’ arrested for fraud: Durham police
- Ottawa to acquire Quebec Bridge from CN, will spend $1-billion over 25 years on repairs
- Netflix hits 40 million users for ad-supported plan
- Canadian dollar notches five-week high as investors cheer U.S. CPI data
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CBC
- Home sales and new home construction both drop in April
- Boeing could be criminally charged, U.S. Justice Dept. suggests in court filing
- As AI becomes more human-like, experts warn users must think more critically about its responses
- A 1st in Canada, $1.6B EV battery separator plant to open in Port Colborne, Ont., in 2027
- U.S. raises tariffs significantly on EVs, other goods from China
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Techmeme
- Cisco reports better-than-expected results even as revenue suffers steepest drop in 15 years
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Silicon Valley
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Techcrunch
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The Register
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Euronews
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Japan Times
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Wikipedia Current Events
May 15
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Attempted assassination of Robert Fico
- Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is injured in a shooting which is being treated as an assassination attempt. The shooter has been apprehended and identified as a 71-year-old writer from Levice, Slovakia. (BBC News) (Wall Street Journal)
- The Slovak government describe Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition as life-threatening. (Reuters)
- Terrorism in Switzerland
- A man stabs people in Zofingen, Switzerland. The motive for the attacks are unclear, but terrorism is being investigated. (Al Arabiya)
- 2024 New Caledonia unrest
- The death toll from rioting in New Caledonia rises to four. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- American pharmacy chain Walgreens says that it will sell a generic version of the anti-overdose medication naloxone for ten dollars cheaper than the brand-name version, Narcan, also available on its shelves. (NBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Canada wildfires
- Authorities evacuate over 6,000 people as wildfires approach Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada. (Reuters) (NPR)
- The death toll from the flash flood and lahar in West Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 62, with 25 others still missing. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Politics of Singapore
- Lawrence Wong is sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of Singapore, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong. (BBC News) (CNA)
- 2023–2024 Dutch cabinet formation
- A new government in the Netherlands is agreed by Geert Wilders, Dilan Yeşilgöz, Pieter Omtzigt and Caroline van der Plas. (Guardian)