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Yahoo Finance
- China Sells Record Sum of US Debt Amid Signs of Diversification
- Cisco Stock Jumps on Earnings. What Drove the Beat
- US Inflation Data Was Accidentally Released 30 Minutes Early
- Investors reach for riskier assets as fear seeps out of markets
- Beware of credit card fraud at these 5 spots
- Magda Chambriard, new Petrobras CEO, charged by Lula with firing up job creation
- The stock market has peaked and will trade flat for the rest of 2024, Goldman equity chief says
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Google Business
- Asia markets rise after Wall Street soars on soft inflation data; Japan GDP shrinks
- Billionaire real estate mogul organizing 'people's bid' to buy TikTok
- Incident at TSMC’s Semiconductor Plant in Arizona Injures One
- Changes from Visa mean Americans will carry fewer physical credit, debit cards in their wallets
- The Great ‘Vibecession’ Rages Through an $11 Trillion Stock Boom
- More employees are cheating on workplace drug tests. Here's how they do it
- 1 worker seriously injured after explosion at TSMC plant in north Phoenix
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Tipranks
- Kingsland Director Ups Stake, Signals Confidence
- Buffett’s Berkshire Brings the Secret Stock to Light: Chubb
- Wide Open Agriculture Lists New Securities
- Sovereign Cloud Holdings Options Cease
- Redflow Limited Announces New Securities Issue
- High Arctic Energy Unveils Reorganization and Solid Q1 Earnings
- Class Action Lawsuit against Luna Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNA)
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Movers
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AP News
- PEN America, facing ongoing criticism over its response to the Mideast war, gathers for annual gala
- Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut helps ESPN set viewership record for league game on network
- Japan's economy shrinks on weak consumer spending, auto woes
- Petco, Nextracker rise; Dlocal, AMC Entertainment fall, Wednesday, 5/15/2024
- How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 5/15/2024
- Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
- Stock market today: Asian markets follow Wall Street higher ahead of U.S. key inflation update
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Wall Street Journal
- Philippines Central Bank Keeps Rates Steady to Guard Against Inflation
- Aristocrat to Consider Sale, Spinoff of Game Developers
- easyJet Finance Chief to Replace Departing CEO
- Honda Motor Plans to Invest Over $60 Billion on EV Strategy
- China Property Stocks Rally as More Cities Unveil Rescue Steps
- Aegon Backs Guidance, Launches Fresh Buyback
- Japan's Biggest Insurer Plans to Go Big on Foreign Credit
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Financial Times
- Global fight intensifies against superbug ‘menace’
- Good, not great, news on inflation
- Reimagining Zambia’s restructuring in an alternative New York dimension
- Slovakia’s Premier Fico no longer in ‘life-threatening situation’
- China’s biggest banks launch first sales of special loss-absorbing debt
- Starwood’s $10bn property fund taps credit line as investors pull money
- Paramount: the takeover battle that could reshape Hollywood
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Bloomberg
- McKinsey’s China Rainmaker to Retire; Firm Rotates Top Leaders
- Slovak Premier’s Condition Stable But Serious, Minister Says
- Philippines Holds Key Rate at 17-Year High as Price Risks Linger
- China’s Biggest LNG Buyer Expands Tanker Fleet for Global Heft
- Segantii Had a $395 Million Bearish Wager on Nasdaq-Linked ETF
- Swedish Inflation Expectations Below Riksbank Target in Survey
- EasyJet CEO Lundgren to Leave Next Year, CFO to Take Helm
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Reuters
- Amazon Web Services plans $8.4 bln cloud investment in Germany
- Swiss Re posts better-than-expected Q1 profit, to withdraw from iptiQ business
- US FDA approves expanded use of Bristol Myers' cancer cell therapy
- Explainer: Austria's Raiffeisen faces US wrath over Russian business
- Swedish investor AP7 to back study on Mondelez Russia business
- Oil rebounds, gains 1% after US crude draw, lukewarm inflation data
- Explainer: How Boeing could face the criminal prosecution it avoided in 2021
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Marketwatch
- Truck driver hospitalized in incident at TSMC’s chip plant under construction in Arizona
- KFC parent Yum Brands approves $2 billion in share buybacks
- Soros Fund Management dumps New York Community Bank stake
- Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square dumps stake in Lowe’s, keeps Google
- Here are some of the tech stocks Daniel Loeb’s Third Point hedge fund has snapped up
- Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals Chubb as ‘mystery stock’ purchase
- Bond-market rally may not be over after inflation report brings ‘massive relief’
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Seeking Alpha
- This Current Wave Of Inflation Is Not Transitory, The First Wave Was
- 'Higher For Longer': The Market Is Over It... You Should Be Too
- XLV: Healthcare Is Ripe For Buying, Despite Patent Cliff
- Diamond Hill Select Fund Q1 2024 Market Commentary
- Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund Q1 2024 Market Commentary
- 10 REITs At Mega Discounts To NAV
- Webinar Replay: Top 5 Stocks Innovating With AI
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Benzinga
- Sean Hepburn Ferrer: MADRID WILL HOST THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE MUSICAL 'BUSCANDO A AUDREY' ("BECOMING AUDREY")
- Sean Hepburn Ferrer: MADRID WILL HOST THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE MUSICAL 'BUSCANDO A AUDREY' ("BECOMING AUDREY")
- Lantronix to Display New Cloud Software Platform and Telematic Trackers at IoT Solutions World Congress
- FUJIFILM Launches GFX 100S II Camera, GF 500mm Long Lens, X-T50 Camera, and XF 16-50mm Lens; YouTube Video First Look, Live Event and More Info at B&H Photo
- Tiny Houses Are Cute And Look Great On TV But Here Are 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Buy One
- Call for Projects: Over $3 Million Investment for International Audiovisual Contents at TCCF PITCHING 2024
- Marjorie Taylor Greene Ally Thomas Massie Polls X Users On Whether He Should Introduce A Bill To Abolish The Federal Reserve
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Barchart
- Grain Markets: Will Global Production Issues Continue to Push Wheat Prices Higher?
- This Dividend Stock Yields 4% and Looks Too Cheap to Ignore
- Hogs Post Mixed Trade on Wednesday
- Cotton Gets a Bounce on Wednesday
- Soybeans Pushed Lower Following Bearish NOPA Data
- Wheat Falls from Double Digit Morning Gains to End the Session Lower
- Cattle Post Midweek Strength
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SEC / FED
SEC’s Division of Investment Management to Host Second Annual Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management
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Remarks at the 43rd Annual Small Business Forum
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SEC Staff Publishes New Investment Adviser Statistics Report
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Fostering a Healthy “Tone at the Top” at Audit Firms
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SEC Adopts Reforms Relating to Investment Advisers Operating Exclusively Through the Internet
Marketplace
- More women are working than ever before
- In April, grocery store prices were flat
- Retail sales figures suggest consumers are pulling back
- The problem of sticky inflation resides with housing, Fed’s Goolsbee says
- How migration altered the economy of this Colombian town
- Why isn’t the cost of borrowing money included in the consumer price index?
- End of pandemic funding forces some schools to cut teachers, programming
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ZeroHedge
- Hezbollah Leader Threatens To "Open The Sea" To Flood Europe With Migrants
- Get Woke, Go Broke: New "Queer" 'Doctor Who' Suffers Worst Ratings In Series History
- Israel Will 'Set Sights' On Turkey If Hamas Defeated, Erdogan Claims
- Escobar: De-Dollarization Bombshell
- Environmental Protection Not A Major Issue For Majority
- A Nanny State Idiocracy: A Tale Of Too Many Laws And Too Little Freedom
- Convicted Non-Violent Felons Can Own Guns, Ninth Circuit Rules
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Investing.com
- Bharti Airtel: JPM raises to ‘overweight,’ sees stronger earnings By
- China stock rebound rally still has legs- CICC By
- Asian stocks up on CPI cheer; weak Japan GDP, China caution limit gains
- Asian stocks up on CPI cheer; weak Japan GDP, China caution limt gains
- Japan GDP shrinks more than expected in Q1 as consumption slows
- Central Banks are exiting U.S. bonds and moving into gold, says Julius Baer
- Cisco lifts annual revenue guidance after Q3 results top estimates
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Morning Brew
‘Megalopolis’ will premiere at Cannes amid controversy
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Coming soon to Netflix…Christmas football
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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
CNBC
- Chinese EV startup Nio is changing its global strategy with U.S., EU tariffs on the horizon
- Taylor Swift's Eras Tour could give the UK economy a $1.2 billion boost
- Siemens posts industrial profit drop as automation division slows
- India 'very favorable' for IPOs, Peak XV says, as economy and investor sentiment stay strong
- Slovakia's prime minister no longer in life-threatening condition after assassination attempt
- Daily Open: Wall Street hits record, 'Thee rate cuts'
- Apple co-founder shares the best strategy his parents used while raising him: I'm 'the same way with my own kids'
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CBS
- Half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle to pay for food, housing, report says
- Nissan data breach exposes Social Security numbers of nearly 53,000
- More employees are cheating on workplace drug tests. Here's how they do it
- McDonald's to offer $5 meal promotion in effort to reinvigorate sales
- Here's what Americans think is the best long-term investment
- Brothers accused of stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency in 12 seconds in Ethereum blockchain scheme
- Honda recalls Ridgeline truck as rearview camera can fail in cold weather
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NYT Business
- Incident at TSMC’s Semiconductor Plant in Arizona Injures One
- He Won by a Landslide. Why Is He Fighting for His Political Life?
- Fed Holds Rates Steady, Noting Lack of Progress on Inflation
- CNN and ABC Snag the TV Coups of the Year
- Democrats Batter Bank Regulator Over F.D.I.C.’s ‘Toxic’ Workplace Culture
- Netflix and the N.F.L. Sign a Three-Season Deal
- The Stock Market Is Back in Rally Mode
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Stocktwits
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MSNBC
- Trump pulls desperate stunt at courthouse
- Elizabeth Warren on the Biden admin's big win for airline passengers
- Trump’s vaccine campaign pledge is worse than it sounds
- Aaron Rodgers joins the sad list of celebrity Putin worshippers
- Blinken moonlighting as a rock star in Ukraine isn't helping
- How Trump could be convicted of misdemeanors instead of felonies
- Facing a lawsuit alleging rape, MAGA podcaster DJ Akademiks threatens to expose others
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NBC
- Doctor who saved Sen. Duckworth’s life says he's trapped in Gaza but still helping patients
- Chiefs’ Harrison Butker blasted for commencement speech encouraging women to be homemakers
- Speaker Mike Johnson echoes Trump's 'frustration' with cases and believes threats to his gavel are behind him
- Biden administration advances potential $1 billion weapons sale to Israel
- Devotees of Panera’s Charged Lemonade are savoring their last drops of the controversial beverage
- Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use congressional map with second majority-Black district
- How Biden came around to debating Trump: From the Politics Desk
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investors.com
- Walmart Stock Near Buy Point With Earnings Due From Nation's Largest Grocer
- Cryptocurrency Prices And News: Bitcoin Leaps Near $66,000 After CPI Report
- Cisco Earnings Top Estimates As Product Orders Improve
- AMC Networks Stock Flashes Improved Price Strength
- DigitalOcean Stock Sees Relative Strength Rating Swim Upstream To 79
- Why Is The Number 4 So Important To Square-Parent Block?
- Warren Buffett To Reveal Q1 Stock Moves After Slashing Apple Stake
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ABC News
- Marc Benioff lunch auction raises $1.5M for charity. Not bad for first year without Warren Buffett
- US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024
- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reveals new $7 billion stake in Swiss insurer Chubb
- Report: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower
- The US says Boeing violated a 2021 settlement. That doesn't mean the company will face charges
- Edmunds: The five things you need to know before buying your first used Tesla
- Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
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Fox Business
- Buffett's Berkshire reveals over $6B investment in Chubb, sending shares higher
- FDIC Chair Gruenberg refuses to resign
- Royal Caribbean set to resume cruises out of Baltimore nearly 2 months after Key Bridge collapse
- Brothers arrested in alleged $25M crypto fraud scheme: DOJ
- How it started... How it's going: Home, energy, car bills way up thanks to inflation
- Vanguard names BlackRock veteran as CEO: WSJ
- April inflation breakdown: Where are prices still rising the fastest?
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CNN
- Japan’s economy contracts in first quarter
- Trump Media says it will delay quarterly filing due to auditor change
- Warren Buffett finally reveals the mysterious company he’s invested billions of dollars in
- Caitlin Clark’s debut draws largest WNBA audience in two decades, beating NHL playoffs head-to-head
- ‘Missteps were made’ in handling of purported $237 million donation, Florida A&M president says
- How the Ukraine war brought China and Russia closer together
- Photos: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
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Ticker
Swiss GDP likely grew by 0.2% in Q1, preliminary estimate shows
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Closed out remaining EURUSD longs at 1.0880
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Implied interest rate probabilities for major central banks
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Top 20 S&P stock names implied volatility levels
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Today’s implied volatility daily ranges
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Interest rate probabilities for major central bank's upcoming meetings
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Quick Sentiment Snapshot At The Open (16 May 2024)
Barrons
- Break the 4% Retirement Rule. Here’s What Works Better
- Bond King Bill Gross Isn’t Into Bonds Anymore. What’s He Buying Instead
- E.l.f. Beauty and 5 Other Small-Cap Stocks Worth Buying Now
- The Extent of Bird Flu in Cows Remains Unknown. States Are Resisting Federal Efforts to Learn More
- Retailer Shein Is in the Hot Seat Again. This Time It’s Pushing Back
- Here Are the Stocks Berkshire Sold in the First Quarter
- BlackRock Shareholders’ Support for Larry Fink’s Pay Passes by Small Margin
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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
- Faisal Islam: Could the US economy be doing too well?
- Chinese electric car maker Nio unveils rival to Tesla's Model Y
- The man who turned his dead father into a chatbot
- Firms leaving UK 'not a crisis' says stock market boss
- Royal Mail owner poised to accept £3.5bn takeover bid
- Easing US inflation stokes interest rates cut debate
- Period trackers 'coercing' women into sharing risky information
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The Guardian
- Japan’s economy shrinks faster than expected; BT in new £3bn cost savings push
- Sharp rise in cost of British lamb in UK due to rising demand and import issues
- ‘It’s going gangbusters!’ How Britain fell in love with bubble tea
- M&S teams up with recycling tech group to trace plastic packaging
- UK trade summit in Saudi Arabia accused of promoting firms linked to senior Tories
- Rachel Reeves should be brave and stop blaming the economy
- UK government was ‘scared’, says man behind failed UAE-backed Telegraph bid
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YouGov
Many Americans dislike both Biden and Trump. Here’s how polls say they’ll vote
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Most Americans expect a neutral or positive response to a man in U.S. pro sports coming out as gay
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Minding their manners: Do Americans follow traditional dining etiquette?
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Americans’ top skin concerns and how much they’d spend to treat them
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How well can Americans visualize images in their minds?
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Explaining the partisan gap in support for student loan forgiveness
The Street
- A better-than-expected CPI report cheers investors
- Analysts reboot Alibaba stock price target after earnings
- Boeing sinks deeper into hot water over its 737 Max mishaps
- Essential electric vehicle tech company set to close operations
- Analysts retool Home Depot stock price targets after earnings
- Top analyst updates S&P 500 price target after April inflation surprise
- Home Depot CEO sounds the alarm on a growing problem
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Insider
- Elon Musk axed the entire Tesla Supercharger team after their division chief defied orders and said no to more layoffs
- Neither Russia nor China wants the Ukraine war to end, but for different reasons
- Billionaire real estate investor Frank McCourt wants to buy TikTok
- The US Secretary of State gave a war-time rock performance at a bar in Kyiv, leaving some Ukrainians scratching their heads
- Trump is going out of his way to defend Kristi Noem for shooting her dog, saying she's just 'had a bad week'
- Samsung just released a 43-second response to the 'crush' ad Apple was lambasted for last week
- BofA banker whose death shook Wall Street was looking for new job and willing to take a lower salary for better hours, recruiter says: report
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AOL Finance
- Stock market today: Asian shares advance after another round of Wall St records
- Temu targeted in EU consumer group's complaint to EU tech regulator
- Billionaire real estate investor Frank McCourt wants to buy TikTok
- Samsung just released a 43-second response to the 'crush' ad Apple was lambasted for last week
- SoftBank Corp aims to help call centre workers by 'softening' angry customer calls with AI
- It’s time to rethink your relationship with sugar. Here’s how
- Amazon axed more than 100 customer service managers in CEO Andy Jassy’s latest job cuts
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- 3 Reasons Super Micro Computer Surged 16% Today
- The Fastest Gunship Helicopters of the Modern Era
- The Simple Steps Every American Should Take To Prepare for a Nuclear Attack
- The 30 Oldest Countries On Earth
- Georgia’s Best Counties to Live In
- 15 Least Popular TV Networks According to Millennials: Ranked
- This WWII Battle Had The Most Soldiers, By a Huge Margin
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LA Times
- California's strong labor laws aren't enough to protect workers, report says
- TikTok creators sue U.S. government in a bid to stop potential ban
- Tesla to cut 601 jobs in Bay Area, a sign of more problems for EV maker
- Fast food operators rushing to use AI in the wake of minimum wage hikes
- Ex-Dodger owner Frank McCourt forming investment group to make a bid for TikTok
- Inflation improves slightly in April, but high cost of housing remains a big obstacle
- DEA's big marijuana shift could be a lifeline for California's troubled pot industry
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Washington Post
- University union authorizes strike over response to Gaza protests
- Cruise settles with person dragged under one of its robotaxis
- Congress passes FAA bill with airline safety and traveler upgrades
- Even remote and hybrid work can burn you out. Here’s how to avoid it
- Inflation improved slightly in April, with timing for rate cuts still uncertain
- Look to the cloud to protect the life documents saved on your computer
- Senators unveil plan to regulate AI, as companies race ahead
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Chicago Tribune
- Suburban Cook County biggest area population loser in recent years, census estimates show
- Census 2023 population estimates for the Chicago area: Did your city, town or village gain or lose residents?
- Chicago youth struggle with higher rates of unemployment post-pandemic, new report finds. ‘I need a job ASAP’
- Northwestern recruiting from within with free nursing training program for staff
- Northwestern first in Illinois to reach 10,000 abdominal transplants
- Dom’s, Foxtrot parent files for bankruptcy in wake of abrupt closure
- Former WBBM-Channel 2 general manager and his wife sell Printers Row loft condo for $467,500
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Seattle Times
- Caitlin Clark’s WNBA debut helps ESPN set viewership record for league game on network
- Japan’s economy shrinks on weak consumer spending, auto woes
- King County reports largest number of homeless people ever
- Congress passed its air travel overhaul. Here’s what that means for WA
- University of California official says system has $32 billion in holdings targeted by protesters
- The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat
- Now armed with AI, America’s adversaries will try to influence election, security officials warn
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Boston Herald
- US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024
- Ticker: House eyes climate bill; $400M tax-exempt bonds boost Beth Israel Lahey
- Google unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web traffic
- Forget ringing the button for the nurse. Patients now stay connected by wearing one
- Rent growth outstrips wages in most US metros, new report shows
- Walmart lays off hundreds of employees and requires others to relocate
- US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024
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Financial Post
- 'Take better control of financial data': What 'open banking' would mean to you
- Ontario Teachers' returns disappoint as markets soar and interest rates hit real estate
- 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
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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
- Top executive departs Tucker Carlson’s new company
- 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
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Reason
- Thursday Open Thread
- Louisiana SG Seeks Initial En Banc in 5th Circuit On Whether Section 2 of VRA Has Implied Private Right of Action
- No, politicians can't 'fix' prices
- Biden administration strips federal funding from nonprofit at center of COVID lab leak controversy
- He was sentenced to a decade in prison for having unlicensed weapons
- New survey finds abortions increased slightly in 2023, despite widespread bans
- Senate's AI roadmap released
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Nikkei Asia
- Xi meets Putin in Beijing, calls stronger ties 'conducive to peace'
- China would have reason to monitor Wyoming ICBM base, experts say
- Japan's megabanks upbeat after doubling profits in five years
- Xi meets Putin in Beijing at key moment for Ukraine war
- Yen rises to 153 during Tokyo hours as U.S. consumer inflation eases
- Singapore's Grab lifts annual profit target on strong demand
- Thailand could lose jobs with minimum wage hike, business lobby says
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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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- Curiosity BRK.A not splitting
- Manchin, GOP senators move to overturn retirement investment planning rule
- Ideas
- The backbone of America’s economy was just dealt a serious blow
- What does it mean for stocks price in future, when majority of options are calls at a price lower than the current stock value?
- $32 Billion emergency spending on A.I. proposed to Congress
- www.imf.org
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PYMNTS
- Bakkt: Institutional Investors to Drive Growth in Crypto Trading Market
- DOJ Charges 2 Brothers With ‘Cutting-Edge Scheme’ to Steal Cryptocurrency
- EBay to Launch QR Code-Based Feature for Generating Product Listings
- Fed Surveys Find Lasting Appeal for Faster, Digital Transactions (and Cite PYMNTS, Too)
- Paymentology and Audax Partner on Cards-as-a-Service Solution
- Shopify and Astound Digital Partner to Improve Digital Commerce
- Google’s AI Search Feature Fuels Content Traffic Concerns
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Forbes
- Searching For Return On Equity: A Powerful Screening Strategy Explained
- United Kingdom’s FTSE 100: Reversion Or Dead Cat Bounce?
- This Stock Has A 1.08% Yield And Sells For Less Than Book
- Bargain Hunting With Technical Analyst Charles Kirkpatrick
- Gaining An Edge: 5 AI-Powered Strategies For Stock Market Success
- Gold Hit $2,200
- Federal Reserve Reduces Tightening, Keeping The Economy Juiced
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Fortune
- Who will be HSBC's next CEO? An internal candidate seems likely for Europe's largest bank
- It's time to change your relationship with sugar. Here's how
- Jeff Bezos revealed his secret to Amazon's success 25 years ago: 'I asked everyone around here to wake up terrified every morning, their sheets drenched in…
- I grew up in Kenya's biggest slum and know from experience: International aid must shift toward community-based organizations
- Converse layoffs are the latest casualties of Nike’s $2 billion do-or-die plan to get back on its feet
- Florida HBCU floored after record $238 million ‘gift’ from 30-year-old hemp mogul turns out to be worthless
- Netflix doubles down on its ‘big bet on live’ events with huge deal to air NFL Christmas Day games
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Inc.
- The Future of Starting a Business Looks Drastically Different in 2024
- 17 Inspiring Quotes to Take Your Leadership from Good to Great
- Why Megababe Co-founder Katie Sturino Just Launched The Brand's First-Ever Ad Campaign
- Child Care Costs Are Soaring. Employers Should Pay Attention
- Values--The Guiding Lights of Business
- Google's Newest AI Can Listen in on Calls to Detect Scammers
- How Getting Fired From OpenAI Taught Sam Altman the Power of 'Human Adaptability'
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Axios
- Arrests at University of California, Irvine, as UC union authorizes strike over Gaza protests
- Jimmy Carter's "enjoying peanut butter ice cream" and "surprising us all," nonprofit CEO says
- DeSantis signs bill wiping climate change references from Florida law
- Democrats' Hogan attack playbook
- America's fastest-growing cities
- RFK Jr. becomes presidential debate X factor
- Uber Eats rolls out delivery with Costco and a membership is not required
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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
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FastCompany
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Entrepreneur
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Politico
- Videos show growing pro-Palestinian campus protests as lawmakers speak out
- Parker accused of shoving advocate at Capitol
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Newsweek
- Crimea air base on fire after second night of Ukraine strikes
- Greg Abbott calls on Joe Biden for help amid Texas storms
- Donald Trump launches all-caps attack on Joe Biden after agreeing debate
- Ex-Trump lawyer says Michael Cohen is "connecting" with jury
- Iran's drive to build a nuclear bomb is gaining momentum
- Alvin Bragg praised for "skillfully played" trial move: Legal analyst
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NPR
- The highs and lows of US rents : The Indicator from Planet Money
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- Inflation eased and the stock market rallied in April
- Is this the beginning of the end of beauty pageants?
- Eggs, milk and other grocery prices fall, as overall inflation eases
- Lots of drug companies talk about putting patients first
- Consumer Price Index report for April gives an idea of where inflation stands
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Globe And Mail
- Laurentian Bank cuts jobs and eliminates equity research team
- Union at port of Vancouver says it will delay serving strike notice
- Proxy advisers recommend investors vote ‘no’ on Shopify executive pay
- BofA names new country head for Canada, elevating long-time corporate banker
- Montreal’s international airport takes rival to court over name change
- Junior gold company Red Pine vows to regain investor trust after accusing former CEO of tampering with gold assay data
- TC Energy to appeal court rulings in lawsuit related to Columbia Pipeline deal
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CBC
- Home sales and new home construction both drop in April
- Boeing could be criminally charged, U.S. Justice Dept. suggests in court filing
- As AI becomes more human-like, experts warn users must think more critically about its responses
- A 1st in Canada, $1.6B EV battery separator plant to open in Port Colborne, Ont., in 2027
- U.S. raises tariffs significantly on EVs, other goods from China
- Frito Lay Canada recalls 2 of its most popular snacks for possible salmonella contamination
- OpenAI previews chatbot with real-time voice capabilities
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Techmeme
- US lawmakers are watching to see whether Colorado's bill for regulating AI, modeled on Connecticut's now derailed bill, can withstand the tech lobby pressure
- An interview with Apple's Greg Joswiak and John Ternus on the new iPad lineup, the M4 chip, why the iPad and Mac both matter, the iPad as an “AI PC”, and more
- Microsoft unveils the Proteus Controller, a $299 modular game controller kit for disabled Xbox and PC gamers by peripheral company ByoWave, shipping in the fall
- Temu accused of breaching EU's DSA in bundle of consumer complaints
- Grab raises its annual forecast for adjusted EBITDA to $250M-$270M, up from $180M-$200M previously, after Q1 net loss narrowed to $104M from $244M a year ago
- Source: Microsoft is asking about 700 to 800 employees involved in its China-based AI and cloud computing operations to consider relocating to other countries
- YouTube formally launches YouTube Select Creator Takeovers, which will let advertisers buy out the inventory on channels representing top 1% of YouTube content
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Silicon Valley
- General Motors opens Mountain View office that will be a big tech hub
- Forget ringing the button for the nurse. Patients now stay connected by wearing one
- GM’s Cruise pays more than $8 million to San Francisco pedestrian run over and dragged by its robotaxi
- Rent growth outstrips wages in most US metros, new report shows
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Techcrunch
- Temu accused of breaching EU’s DSA in bundle of consumer complaints
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- Netflix to take on Google and Amazon by building its own ad server
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- Google still hasn’t fixed Gemini’s biased image generator
- Google’s call-scanning AI could dial up censorship by default, privacy experts warn
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The Register
- Apple on track for quarter of all iPhones to be made in India by 2028
- FBI takes down BreachForums website and Telegram channel
- Crook brags about US Army, '$75b defense company' breaches
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Silicon Republic
- Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger joins OpenAI rival Anthropic
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- PwC launches cybersecurity-focused centre in Cork
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- Hybrid working gets a boost in Ireland with new platform
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- Menlo Park startup named European award finalist
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Wikipedia Current Events
May 15
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern Ukraine campaign, 2024 Kharkiv offensive
- Russia says its forces have captured the village of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and several more villages in Kharkiv Oblast. Ukraine confirms it has pulled back its troops from Vovchansk to "preserve the lives of our servicemen and avoid losses". (BBC News)
- Southern Ukraine campaign, 2024 Kharkiv offensive
- Attempted assassination of Robert Fico
- Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is injured in a shooting in Handlová, Slovakia, which is being treated as an assassination attempt. The shooter has been apprehended and is identified as a 71-year-old writer from Levice, Slovakia. (BBC News) (The Wall Street Journal)
- The Slovak government describes Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition as life-threatening. Deputy prime minister Tomáš Taraba stated that Fico underwent surgery, was stabilized, and is expected to survive. (Reuters) (The Guardian)
- 2024 New Caledonia unrest
- France declares a state of emergency in New Caledonia as anti-French rioting continues, which has killed four people. Schools are closed and a curfew is announced in the capital Nouméa. (Reuters)
- War in Sudan
- The United States issues sanctions on two commanders of the Rapid Support Forces, Ali Yagoub Gibril and Osman Mohamed Hamid, for their roles in the escalating violence in Darfur. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Canada wildfires
- Authorities evacuate over 6,000 people as wildfires approach the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. (Reuters) (NPR)
- 2024 West Sumatra floods
- The death toll from the flash flood and lahar in West Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 62, with 25 others still missing. (Reuters)
International relations
- Nicaragua–United States relations
- The United States imposes visa restrictions on more than 250 members of the Nicaraguan government and also sanction three Nicaraguan entities for "repressive action" and a failure to control migrant smuggling through Nicaragua. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Six people are injured during a mass stabbing at a railway station in Zofingen, Switzerland. The suspect, who has suffered self-inflicted wounds, is detained. His motives are unknown. (Al Arabiya)
- Federal prosecutors in New York City charge two brothers, Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, after they were arrested for exploiting the Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million worth of cryptocurrency. (Reuters)
- The United States Supreme Court lets Louisiana use a new congressional map with two majority-Black congressional districts in the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections. (CBS News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 United States presidential debates
- U.S. President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump agree to hold a presidential debate on June 27, hosted by CNN, which will be the earliest general election debate in modern history in the United States. A second debate will be held in September. (The New York Times)
- 2024 United States presidential debates
- 2023–2024 Dutch cabinet formation
- A new coalition government in the Netherlands is agreed by Geert Wilders, Dilan Yeşilgöz, Pieter Omtzigt, and Caroline van der Plas. (The Guardian)
- Lawrence Wong is sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of Singapore, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong. (BBC News) (CNA)