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Wall Street Journal
- Audit Watchdog Created After Enron Might Be Dismantled. Its Defenders Duel With GOP
- Publicis Deepens Influencer Marketing Push With Deal for Captiv8
- U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Rise for Second Straight Week
- Chinese Firms’ Plan to Avoid Stock Delisting: Buy Trump’s Memecoin
- Boeing’s Internal Safety Plan: Make Problems Easier to Report
- Al Scramuzza, the ‘Crawfish King’ and a New Orleans Folk Hero, Dies at 97
- Phillips 66 and Activist Elliott Split Heated Boardroom Battle
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Financial Times
- Trump attacks South Africa’s Ramaphosa over targeting of white farmers
- Listen to Afrikaners, not Trump, on the state of South Africa
- OpenAI to buy Jony Ive’s io Products for $6.5bn
- Canada’s biggest pension plan increases US exposure
- Bitcoin passes January peak to hit new record high
- Trump’s bill is big, but not beautiful
- HSBC warns of bonus cuts for staff who work from home too much
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Benzinga
- XP Analysts Increase Their Forecasts After Q1 Results
- S&P 500 Moves Lower; Lowe's Earnings Top Views
- Bitcoin Whale Trader Ups The Ante To $1 Billion Position For $25 Million Unrealized Gain As BTC Sets All-Time High
- P/E Ratio Insights for Vertiv Holdings
- $100 Invested In GEO Group 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today
- Bitcoin's New All-Time High Fuels Marathon Holdings (MARA) Stock: What's Going On?
- Canada Goose Stock Soars On 'Strong' Q4 Earnings, Company Holds Back Guidance Due To 'Macroeconomic Uncertainty'
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Movers
Bloomberg
- TJ Maxx Operator Says It Has Flexibility to Offset Tariffs
- Rich Argentines Face Higher Energy Bills After Milei Subsidy Cut
- Schroders Sees European Funds Shift to Asia to Cut US Exposure
- Spain, Portugal Urge EU Effort on Power Link After Blackout
- Yes, the GOP Bill Is Big. Beautiful, Not So Much
- Third CFTC Commissioner to Resign Amid Wave of Departures
- Moscow Intercepts 18 Drones With Airports Suspending Operations
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Yahoo Finance
- Bernstein Maintains Outperform Rating on Boeing (BA), Lifts PT
- Canaccord Maintains Buy Rating on Spotify (SPOT), Lifts PT
- TD Cowen Maintains Buy Rating on Trip.com (TCOM), Lifts PT
- Bank of America Upgrades AutoZone Inc. (AZO) to Buy Amid Strong Industry Tailwinds
- 'You're About To Turn $38K Into $8K So Fast You're Gonna Blink' Dave Ramsey Slams Caller Who Used Company Stipend To Lease A…
- Nvidia Stock Perks Up Before Earnings Report
- BofA Reiterates Hold Rating on Novavax (NVAX) Stock
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Marketwatch
- Why U.S. budget deficits could soon go from stock-market friend to foe
- UnitedHealth’s stock may look cheap but it can still fall a lot further, HSBC warns
- Wolfspeed’s stock could lose three-quarters of its value as bankruptcy fears build
- Bitcoin hits all-time intraday high of $109,359
- Bond ‘vigilantes’ are sending warnings globally. What does that mean for your portfolio?
- 30-year Treasury yield is above 5% again — that’s usually a bad sign for stocks
- JPMorgan launches ‘special forces’ unit to protect clients from political risks
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Google Business
- Young American men are experiencing a crisis of loneliness
- Inflation surprise suggests outlook could be gloomier than we thought
- Moderna withdraws application for US approval of combined flu-Covid shot
- Sam and Jony introduce io
- 19-year-old accused of largest child data breach in U.S. agrees to plead guilty
- Microsoft says 394,000 Windows computers infected by Lumma malware globally
- From sea to sky: Microsoft’s Aurora AI foundation model goes beyond weather forecasting
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Tipranks
- ‘Don’t Buy CoreWeave Stock Until This Happens,’ Says Top-Rated Analyst
- BH Macro Limited Acquires Own Shares to Hold in Treasury
- Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC Purchases Own Shares
- Ilika plc Announces £3.5 Million Capital Raising to Boost Battery Technology
- NIOX Group Announces Block Listing of Shares on AIM
- Niox Group PLC Sees Major Shift in Shareholder Voting Rights
- Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust Issues New Units for Divestment Fees
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ZeroHedge
- Yields Soar, Stocks Plunge After Ugly 20Y Auction Sees Biggest Tail Of 2025
- Mercenary Firm Set To Oversee Gaza Aid For Israel Goes On LinkedIn Hiring Spree
- US Senate Votes To Move Ahead With GENIUS Act; 'Legitimizing' Stablecoins For Global Institutional Adoption
- Russian Strike On Ukrainian Training Ground Results In Mass Casualties
- Bernie Sanders Says 'Quiet Part Out Loud' In Brutal Backstab Of Democratic Party
- Bitcoin Surges To New Record High
- As Ramaphosa Heads To White House, It's Now "Treason" For White Farmers To Leave South Africa
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Seeking Alpha
- Incredible Income, Outrageous Returns: Western Midstream
- Meet The Golden Dome For America
- Retiring Soon? I'd Bet My Pension On These 3 Dividend Legends
- If I Could Only Retire With 4 Dividend Funds, It Would Be These
- Power Up Your Portfolio: Utility Stocks With Reliable Dividends
- Best Dividend Kings - May 2025
- Lam Research: This Might Be The Last Chance To Buy This Cheap
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Barrons
- The Market's Fear Gauge Just Spiked
- Snowflake Earnings Could Show Further Strength in AI Spending
- Google Has Made Progress in AI. Its Challenge Is Making Products
- Bond Yields Are Jumping. That’s a Problem for the Stocks
- ‘No Tax on Tips’ Bill Passes Senate. What It Means for Restaurants, Workers
- The Dow Falls 600 Points. The Bond Market Is in the Driver’s Seat
- OpenAI to Buy Jony Ive’s AI Devices Start-Up for $6.4 Billion
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Barchart
- Should You Buy the Post-Earnings Dip in Target Stock?
- How Is Moody’s U.S. Debt Downgrade Impacting Commodities Markets and for How Long?
- Heavy, Unusual Volume in Paramount Call Options - Investors Love PARA Stock
- Wheat Posting Gains on Wednesday
- Cattle Mostly Higher at Midday
- Corn Rallying into Wednesday
- Soybeans Pushing Higher at Midday
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SEC / FED
Unicoin, Top Executives Charged in Offering Fraud That Raised More than $100 Million from Thousands of Investors
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I’ll Take “Advocating for Small Businesses and their Investors” for $800, Please! - Remarks at SEC Speaks
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Testimony Before the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
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Katherine Reilly Named SEC Acting Inspector General
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Prepared Remarks Before SEC Speaks
Reuters
- Elior lowers 2025 revenue growth guidance to focus on profitability
- Amazon tests AI audio summaries for products, expanding tech giants' AI Push
- OpenAI to acquire Jony Ive's hardware startup io Products
- List of bidders in Citgo auction narrows, remaining groups to sweeten terms
- In food inflation-hit Brazil, bird flu may offer some relief
- U.S. formally accepts luxury jet from Qatar for Trump - New York Times
- Novo Nordisk Foundation pledges $57 million to WHO amid US funding gap
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Tipp Insights
- Ramaphosa To Trump: G-20 Needs U.S. At The Table
- Trump Shows Ramaphosa Videos Of Persecution Of White Farmers
- Bitcoin Breaks $109K To Hit All-Time High
- Biden Aides Secretly Ran The Presidency: Trump
- White House Fights Order To Release DOGE Records
- Rep. Gerry Connolly Dies At 75 After Cancer Battle
- Ramaphosa Faces High-Stakes Oval Office Meeting
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Investing.com
- Another commissioner resigns from 'small-but-mighty' US commodities regulator
- In food inflation-hit Brazil, bird flu may offer some relief
- White House asks US Supreme Court to block access to DOGE records
- Russia's weekly inflation edges up to 0.07%, official data shows
- U.S. sanctions leaders of Mexican Cartel del Noreste
- Weak US economic outlook persists despite brief trade truce with China: Reuters poll
- EU targets business barriers to enhance competitiveness amid US tariffs
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Morning Brew
Spain tells Airbnb to strip the sheets on its way out
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Klarna users are buying now, but not paying later
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‘Fortnite’ in trouble over AI Darth Vader that says ‘rizz’
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Big Bird’s new nest is on Netflix
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Pharma co. buys 23andMe and its DNA vault for $256 million
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Trump’s ‘beautiful’ tax bill is closer to reality
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The US loses its final AAA credit rating
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People are putting the “big” back in cities
CNBC
- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says tariffs haven't dented consumer spending
- This stock market has many distractions. Here's a silver lining to all that noise
- OpenAI is buying iPhone designer Jony Ive's AI devices startup for $6.4 billion
- Trump tax bill faces fresh hurdles, with holdouts invited to White House last-minute
- Trump administration formally accepts gift jet from Qatar
- Microsoft says 394,000 Windows computers infected by Lumma malware globally
- GOP aims to axe EV, green tax credits. Act 'now' to claim the breaks, experts say
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CBS
- Stock market sinks after Target reports sales drop
- The most and least affordable U.S. cities for buying a home
- Where around the U.S. you'll pay the most for fast-food
- Behind on your student loan? Here's what to know about wage garnishment
- Electricity demand expected to jump by more than 75% by 2050, report says
- Crypto billionaire Justin Sun says he's the biggest owner of Trump's meme coin
- Here's a look inside Universal Orlando's new Epic Universe theme park
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NYT Business
- C.E.O.s Are Trying to Avoid Trump’s Ire as Tariffs Hit Their Businesses
- Should I Retire if My Co-Workers Are Facing Layoffs?
- British Retailer M&S Says Cyberattack Will Cost It $400 Million
- The Last Lucille Roberts
- A Blood Test for Alzheimer’s: What to Know
- Target Says Sales Fell Short In a Challenging Economy
- Trump’s Tax Policy Collides with Market Reality
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EurActiv
Paris seeks further EU support for battery producers
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Brussels ups the ante in competitiveness drive with new single market strategy
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EU throws Radio Free Europe a €5.5 million lifeline after Trump’s cuts
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Metsola names five MEPs facing immunity lift in Huawei investigation
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The Brief – Von der Leyen’s Gazan headache just got worse
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Germany’s new economy minister hopes cheaper energy can bring back growth
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Von der Leyen faces backlash from own party over EU budget overhaul
MSNBC
- A Georgia woman’s plight shows the consequences of the anti-abortion movement’s endgame
- Cuomo investigation highlights a pivotal problem with the Trump Justice Department
- Trump’s rhetoric about food assistance gets weird as Republicans target food stamps
- Democratic senator questions whether RFK Jr. is the one ‘making decisions’ at HHS
- Budget office: Republicans’ megabill would give to the rich and take from the poor
- Rep. Gerry Connolly, top Democrat on House Oversight Committee, dies at 75
- Kristi Noem is making the homeland less secure
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NBC
- Pentagon says it has accepted Qatar's gift of a luxury megajet for Trump's use
- Federal agent gives details on raid of Sean Combs' mansion
- Burger King targets families through movie partnerships in latest stage of turnaround
- Toyota redesigns America's top-selling RAV4 SUV to exclusively be a hybrid
- Justice Department pulls civil rights investigations into local police departments
- Trump urges GOP to stop negotiating and pass spending bill
- Target calls price hikes a 'very last resort' for offsetting tariffs as sales slump
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investors.com
- Nvidia Stock Perks Up Before Earnings Report
- Bitcoin Price Hits Record High; Trump To Host Crypto Dinner
- Fair Isaac, Credit Score Stocks Dive As Agency Chief Targets Mortgage Costs
- Moderna Reverses Its Rally As It Faces Another Vaccine Setback
- UnitedHealth Leads Dow Jones Losses On Damning New Allegations
- Baidu Stock Gains Above Key Level As AI Push Powers Q1 Beat
- This Tesla China EV Rival Expects Q4 Profit After Q1 Revenue Soars 142%
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ABC News
- What to know about the US Senate's effort to block vehicle-emission rules in California
- Tariffs, inflation and leery customers are hitting retailers in different ways
- Bitcoin hits new price highs as crypto industry scores wins
- UK retailer Marks & Spencer puts cyberattack cost at $400 million with disruptions ongoing
- Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025
- Asian shares climb and oil prices gain after a report Israel may attack Iran's nuclear facilities
- In Mali, USAID funding cuts hit a local language learning program that empowered thousands
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Fox Business
- Target sales slump in 'highly challenging environment' that included tariff war
- Larger tax-cut proposal not enough to offset drag on growth from tariffs: Goldman Sachs
- Tesla CFO earns staggering $139M compensation package
- JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon clears Bitcoin for bank
- General Motors is halting exports of vehicles to China
- Dimon slams mortgage regulations for pushing rates higher, hurting lower-income homebuyers
- Musk says he will remain Tesla CEO in coming years
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CNN
- Dior to pay $2.3 million to help victims of labor exploitation after investigation in Italy
- Russia opens criminal case against high-profile journalist critical of Ukraine war
- The 10 richest Americans got $365 billion richer in the past year. Now they’re on the verge of a huge tax cut
- Target’s problems are escalating
- Airlines brace for the summer of hell
- Video Expert: 3 financial mistakes women are more likely to make 1:46
- The 3D-chess Trump trade theory is falling apart
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AP News
- 9-time Grammy nominee Natalie Grant to sing national anthem at Indianapolis 500
- Chair yoga's benefits range from emotional health to fall prevention
- Lebanese and Palestinian leaders agree that Lebanon won't be used as a launchpad to strike Israel
- Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee, activists and close friends, are working on a picture book
- Live updates: US must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan
- AP PHOTOS: Highlights from Day 9 of the Cannes Film Festival
- NFL owners are expected to take up the tush push ban vote, but the Eagles aren't fretting
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The Economist
- The Telegram: How to fight the next pandemic, without America
- A big baleful bill: Congress should vote down Donald Trump’s reckless tax cuts
- Mexico’s resilient gangs: Mexico battles the MAGA movement over organised crime
- Supercharger: China’s battery giant eyes world domination
- Soft power: How China became cool
- Queen’s gambit, plus a punch: The improbable rise of chessboxing
- Drum Tower: How to get rich in rural China
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The Hill
- Air traffic control system 'failing Americans': Airline executives
- Target: Price hikes to cover Trump tariffs 'very last resort'
- No Tax on Tips Act: What to know about the bill and what comes next
- Republican bill will redistribute wealth upwards: CBO
- Most companies say they'll have to raise prices due to Trump tariffs: Survey
- Trump ally Richard Grenell joins Live Nation board amid antitrust probe
- Trump turns populism on US companies in trade fight
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The Guardian
- UK-wide parking app to be rolled out by industry bodies after pilot scheme
- Liberty Steel has not produced anything at two key plants since July 2024
- Target sales fall sharply in first quarter as customers worry about tariffs
- A new US report makes it clear: five-day in-office mandates are outdated | Gleb Tsipursky
- Sighing at a colleague in frustration could be discriminatory, tribunal rules
- Starmer wants 'more pensioners' to get winter fuel payments in major U-turn – video
- US Senate passes ‘no tax on tips’ bill in unanimous vote
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BBC
- Gordon Lyons calls for return of universal winter fuel payment
- Target sales hit as Trump tariffs take effect
- Nvidia boss calls US chip policy a 'failure'
- Inflation surge: 'I have nothing left after paying my bills'
- How much is the winter fuel payment and who can still get it?
- Dharshini David: Inflation may not fall as fast as expected
- National parking platform seeks to end 'hassle' of multiple parking apps
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Baha Breaking News
- Disney signs partnership deal with TelevisaUnivision
- Trump: ICJ case against Israel unlikely to come to anything
- 30-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2007
- Dow sinks over 750 points as US bond yields rise
- Netanyahu claims Hamas leader Sinwar likely dead
- OpenAI to acquire io Products for $6.5 billion
- Ramaphosa: We're in US to foster trade, investment
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YouGov
Half of Americans say they’ve been cheated on; one-third say they've been the cheater
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The federal budget, immigration, and Donald Trump's businesses: May 16-19, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
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Tracking opinion on Donald Trump's second-term policy agenda
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How many Americans are MAGA?
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International relations, tariffs, Pope Leo XIV, and space exploration: May 9-12, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
The Street
- Amazon is selling an 'extremely durable' $50 outdoor rug for just $22, and shoppers say it's 'so easy to clean'
- Video: Royal Caribbean ship needs assist from Wonder of the Seas
- Retail chain faces stiff opposition to reopening iconic store
- Amazon is selling a $130 12-inch ring light for $63, and shoppers say it makes them ‘look great on every call’
- Iconic restaurant closing its doors after 32 years
- Morgan Stanley reveals mid-year recession, interest rate cut forecast
- Walmart is selling an 'excellent' $140 portable movie projector for $75, and shoppers are calling it a 'game changer'
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Insider
- Toyota RAV4 goes hybrid: See all the changes to America's most popular SUV
- OpenAI to buy a hardware startup called io from ex-Apple design boss Jony Ive
- Disney could get a surprise win from Universal's big bet on Epic Universe
- I'm raffling off my house in the Irish countryside. The buyer may get a home for under $7 and I hope I make more than with a…
- Steve Bannon says 'everything changed' for Musk after Trump publicly denied that the CEO would receive a secret China briefing
- Deloitte UK is cutting some bonuses and promoting fewer staff after falling short of targets
- Why Indonesia's mud crab industry could go extinct
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RawDiary
- Biden admin hid COVID vaccine risks... Senate report reveals
- Trump accuses South African president of 'white genocide'... Ramaphosa fires back
- Pentagon confirms: Qatar gifts Trump a $400M jet..
- Market Turmoil: America’s Safe Haven Status In Doubt..
- Trump's Showdown With South Africa: ‘Genocide’ Claims Spark Oval Office Chaos
- Biden Admin Hid COVID Vaccine Risks For Months: Report
- Biden Admin Hid COVID Vax Side Effects: Senate Report
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- If You Invested $15,000 In Ford (F) 15 Years Ago, This Is How Much Cash From Dividends You Would Have Today
- We’re Saving for Retirement but Worried About Inflation. What Should We Do?
- Why I’m Starting to Get Serious About Flying Car Stocks: 3 eVTOL Names On My Watch List
- Earnings Coverage LIVE
- American Superconductor (AMSC) Live: Complete Earnings Coverage
- Quarterly Earnings Live Coverage
- 1st Quarter Earnings Live Coverage
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LA Times
- Contributor: Why is the GOP resisting Chinese investment in the U.S.?
- Edison executives made false statements on wildfire risks, lawsuit claims
- Darren Aronofsky joins AI Hollywood push with Google deal
- Hiltzik: Who's responsible for the aviation mess? Transportation Secretary Duffy says it's everyone but him
- The 4 biggest revelations from media mogul Barry Diller's new memoir
- Landmark Los Angeles federal courthouse slated for quick sale by agency
- After rocky week, Coinbase becomes first crypto exchange to join the S&P 500
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Washington Post
- Trump and GOP’s tax bill would force cuts to Medicare, CBO says
- Target sees tariffs and backlash over DEI changes hitting its bottom line
- GOP wants federal workers to retire while making it harder to plan
- Warring House GOP tries to push Trump’s tax bill over the finish line
- Can menders repair a damaged apparel industry?
- Mexican ship sought help moments before it struck Brooklyn Bridge
- Here’s what to know about the bond markets’ latest moves
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Chicago Tribune
- Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025
- Shortage of overnight truck parking contributed to deadly Greyhound bus crash in southern Illinois, regulators say
- Shortage of overnight truck parking contributed to deadly Greyhound bus crash in southern Illinois, regulators say
- Chicago Housing Authority hires former EPA staffer to lead new environmental safety division
- Village of Dolton wants to acquire Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home, either through direct purchase or eminent domain
- Zoning Committee defers action on massive River West apartment complex, as labor unions press developer for an agreement
- Sens. Durbin and Duckworth question Prime Healthcare after changes to Illinois hospitals
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Boston Herald
- Bitcoin hits new price highs as crypto industry scores wins
- Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025
- Wall Street retreats as Target reports falling sales and issues tepid forecast due to tariff worries
- Ticker: FDA to limit COVID shots; Home Depot to hold the line on prices
- US business owners are concerned about Venezuelan employees with temporary status
- Levi Strauss agrees to sell Casual Friday staple Dockers for up to $391 million
- Google’s unleashes new ‘A.I. Mode’
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Financial Post
- Canada Post to make new offers ahead of strike deadline
- U.S. dollar hits one-month low as G-7 stirs fresh FX policy watch
- CPP fund's return tops 9% despite market headwinds
- CPP fund's return tops 9% despite market headwinds
- Canada Goose shares soar as company sees 'minimal' impact from tariffs
- Are the big banks a buy heading into earnings season?
- Inside China's 'stolen iPhone building'
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Digiday
- Coca-Cola grants vote of confidence to WPP with Open X renewal
- The definitive publisher guide to what’s in and out in the era of Google’s AI Overviews
- Video is making podcasts a premium buy for advertisers
- Virtual-world creators gaining traction beyond Roblox and Fortnite
- How publishers are actively testing agentic AI to hike productivity
- Future of TV Briefing: How flexibility could funnel more upfront dollars to Amazon & Netflix this year
- Amid 2025’s signal crisis, identity graphs are boosting efficiency
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The Trade
- All-to-all trading thrives as markets face volatility, report finds
- Clear Street brings in UBS hire to launch outsourced trading platform
- LSEG head of workflows departs for MarketAxess
- Bloomberg Terminal back up, but traders’ exasperation with lacking market infrastructure more tangible than ever
- ION integrates FastTrade with Equiduct
- Citi bolsters Australian markets team
- Trading Technologies expands FX offering through EBS Market CLOB integration
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Observer
- 5 Takeaways From Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s Keynote at Computex 2025
- Sam Altman-Backed Startup Aims to Add 10 Years to Human Life Through Stem Cell Tech
- 23andMe Has Found a Buyer—Here’s What Might Happen to Your Genetic Data
- Outdated Laws Are Holding Back Veterinary Care in Texas
- Hedge Fund Billionaire Ken Griffin Loans Rare US Founding Documents for Public Display
- Jamie Dimon Reaffirms Retirement Timeline as JPMorgan Eyes Successors
- The Hive Model: A Smarter Alternative to the ‘Hero CEO’ Myth
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Semafor
- Tech companies are hiring fewer early career workers, report says
- China maintains global critical minerals dominance: Report
- Japan's exports to US fall as tariffs bite
- Nvidia CEO says US chip export controls on China are a ‘failure’
- Phillips 66 narrowly survives Elliott proxy fight
- Guyanese pioneer of abstract art gets an 'overdue' reappraisal
- France’s Canal+ takes over pan-African broadcaster MultiChoice
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Reason
- Report: 50 Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Entered the U.S. Legally, Contrary to White House Claims
- New Orleans Police Secretly Used Prohibited Facial Recognition Surveillance for Years
- A 10-Year Pause on State AI Laws Is the Smart Move
- Pope Leo's Childhood Home Faces Eminent Domain as He Relocates to a More Eminent Domain
- ICE Helps Round Up Sex Workers in Florida
- Court Allows Lawsuit Over Character.AI Conversations That Allegedly Caused 14-Year-Old's Suicide to Go Forward
- Competition Improves Services. So Why Not Apply That to Schools?
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Nikkei Asia
- Japan's US vehicle export prices fall as Trump tariffs take effect
- US loudspeaker maker sounds the alarm on 'unnecessary' trade war
- Singapore PM Wong keeps finance post amid economy, trade worries
- CATL ups amount raised to $5.3bn Hong Kong debut on world's top offering this year
- Nvidia CEO says US export controls on AI chips are a 'failure'
- Malaysian PM Anwar's daughter faces off with minister for key party post
- Japanese bond yields soar as investor demand falters
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Financial News London
- Maven Securities operations chief exits
- BNY shakes up Newton investment teams as EM head exits
- UBS quartet head to Clear Street after outsourced trading exit
- BNP Paribas promotes Luke to lead financial institutions coverage in the UK
- Accountants get their kicks from new football numbers drama
- Bloomberg Terminal outage hits financial markets data
- Standard Chartered raids Julius Baer for UAE private banking team
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PYMNTS
- Target Reports Sales Drop as Consumers Focus on ‘Needs-Based Categories’
- Coalition Asks US House to Reject Freeze on State AI Regulations
- FIS and Kipp Team to Prevent Debit Card Declines
- eCommerce Growth Slows After Q4 Surge, Still Outpaces Overall Spending
- Big Tech’s Enterprise Cloud Launches Move AI From Feature to Framework
- Worldpay Brings Domestic Acquiring Capabilities to Colombia
- Binance and Pix Team to Drive Instant Crypto Payments in Brazil
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Forbes
- Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Free Galaxy Tab A9 Plus Offer Deal
- 19 Practical Ways To Reduce AI’s Environmental Impact
- It’s Official—Michael Bay Will Direct The ‘Skibidi Toilet’ Movie
- 4 Ways To Oversee Your Teen’s Online Habits Without Overstepping, By A Psychologist
- Homebuilders Deliver Under Threat Of Wildfire Season
- What ‘Thunderbolts’ Gets Right About Mental Health & What Advocates Can Learn From It
- InnovationRx: FDA Will Limit Covid-19 Vaccines To Those Over 65 Or At High Risk
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Fortune
- Big Food’s Big Tobacco moment: Arianna Huffington
- Trump warns Republicans not to ‘f— around’ with Medicaid because he knows it’s political suicide for MAGA
- Germany blames Trump’s tariff policy as the key reason for why its economy will stagnate this year
- The Trump administration quietly deported migrants to South Sudan, one of the most violent countries in the world. A judge…
- Target reports dismal earnings amid DEI ‘headwinds’ and says two C-suite women leaders are on the way out
- Iran says it will never stop enriching uranium and U.S. officials are wasting their breath
- Mali’s literacy project taught thousands of young people to read and write. Trump’s USAID cuts shut it all down
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Inc.
- Here Come the Androids. Millions of Humanoid Robots Could Solve the Factory Labor Crunch
- Legal Worries Are Costing Founders Opportunities, Time, and Money
- Inside the High-Tech Pickleball Company With 1,900 Percent Revenue Growth
- Why SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog is Partnering with Red Bull
- From Underdog to Legacy Builder
- After Wisconsin Court Flop, Musk Pulls Back on Campaign Spending
- 4 Ways Founders Can Turn Their Expertise Into Passive Income
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Axios
- What to know about the oldest members of Congress
- Apple vet Jony Ive joins OpenAI in $6.5 billion deal for his hardware startup
- Trump administration accepts Qatari 747 to serve as Air Force One
- Tariff math is leaving retailers very little choice on prices
- Trump's DOJ to halt police reform deals in Louisville, Minneapolis
- "THINGS ARE NOT LOOKING GOOD!!": Mike Johnson faces 11th-hour blowup on Trump's big bill
- Musk to attend Trump's meeting with South Africa's president
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Vox
- Trump’s big bill is terrible in all the normal Republican ways
- Trump and Harris agree on “no tax on tips.” They’re both wrong
- How switching to a flip phone deepened my friendships
- Why Trump’s biggest global allies aren’t very happy with him
- The forgotten book that foretold Trump’s power grab
- Trump is still afraid of voters
- This chart of the planet’s forests should frighten you
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FastCompany
- Divided House GOP head to the White House to save Trump’s big bill
- What is a ‘zombiecorn’? AI companies are bleeding these startups dry of VC funding
- Target stock tumbles again as customer backlash over its DEI rollback takes a bite out of sales
- Burger King sees success with limited-time Whoppers inspired by Hollywood
- Which Rite Aid stores were bought by CVS? As locations close, some landlords object to secretive bidding
- Target reveals drop in first quarter revenue, expects to slip for all of 2025
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Politico
- Trump to huddle with Johnson and hard-liners to seal deal on megabill
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Newsweek
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NPR
- Retailers feel pressure to eat the price increases from tariffs
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Globe And Mail
- Canada Pension Plan abandons net-zero target
- Canada Post to make new offers ahead of strike deadline, union says
- Quebec to set quotas for French-language content on streaming platforms
- U.S. crude, gasoline and distillate inventories rose last week, EIA says
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- Bell outage leaves some customers in Ontario, Quebec without internet service
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CBC
- Bell users experience widespread outage across Central and Atlantic Canada
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- Top finance officials from G7 countries gather in Banff for 3-day summit
- TotalEnergies signs supply deal with proposed Ksi Lisims LNG project on B.C. coast
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- Inflation rate edged down to 1.7% in April, driven by lower energy prices
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Techmeme
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Silicon Valley
- Fortnite video game returns to iPhone app store in U.S., ending exile imposed by Apple
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Techcrunch
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Wikipedia Current Events
May 21
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gaza war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- At least 82 Palestinians are killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip. (AP)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- At least six people are killed, including four children, and 38 others are injured, some critically, in an improvised explosive device bombing targeting an army-operated school bus in Khuzdar District, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera English)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Six Ukrainian National Guard personnel are killed in a Russian missile strike on a training camp in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Three people are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a high school in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. (NHK)
- Andriy Portnov, former People's Deputy of Ukraine and aide to former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, is assassinated in Madrid, Spain, by unidentified gunmen. (Sky News)
May 20
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Somali Civil War
- Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
- Puntland counter-terrorism operations
- Puntland authorities confirm the killing of Ahmed Muse Said, a senior leader of the Islamic State in Somalia who led the recruitment of members from local clans, during a security operation in the Togga Miiraale area of the Bari Region, Puntland. (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online)
- Puntland counter-terrorism operations
- 2025 Mogadishu military base bombing
- Al-Shabaab claims at least six rounds of mortar fire caused damage to properties in the Aden Adde International Airport area of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, which includes the Halane base camp. The facility houses United Nations offices, African Union personnel, and diplomatic missions. (Garowe Online)
- 2025 Shabelle offensive
- An Al-Shabaab mortar attack kills three Somali army personnel in Hiilweyne military barracks near Bal’ad in Middle Shabelle, Somalia. (Hiiraan Online)
- Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
- Sudanese civil war
- Battle of Khartoum
- The Sudanese Armed Forces announces full control of Khartoum State following the withdrawal of the last remaining Rapid Support Forces units from the region. (AP)
- Battle of Khartoum
- Gaza war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Israeli strikes kill at least 85 Palestinians in Gaza. (AP)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Mexican drug war
- Seven people are killed, including minors, in a mass shooting by Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel gunmen in San Felipe, Guanajuato, Mexico. (CBS News)
Arts and culture
- International Booker Prize
- Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi win the 2025 International Booker Prize for Heart Lamp, a collection of short stories. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- At least four people are killed, including one in a car accident, two others are reported missing amid power outages and widespread damage from flooding in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. (BBC News) (Sky News)
International relations
- European Union–Russia relations
- The European Council adopts a 17th sanctions package against Russia, including 189 additional vessels of Russia's shadow fleet. (European Commission)
- Israel–United Kingdom relations
- The United Kingdom suspends negotiations on a new free trade agreement with Israel and summons the Israeli ambassador amid the recent Israeli offensive in Gaza. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- 2025 New Orleans jailbreak
- A fifth escapee is captured in New Orleans following the largest jailbreak in United States history. Five escapees remain at large. (CBS News)
- An attack in Mexico City, Mexico, kills two of Mayor Clara Brugada's top aides. (BBC News), (NOS)
- Three students are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a school in Pirkkala, Pirkanmaa, Finland. The suspect, a 16-year-old, released a manifesto saying his target was women. (Yle)
Politics and elections
- 2025 Australian federal election
- The federal wing of the National Party leaves the Liberal-National Coalition for the first time since 1987, citing poor performance in the recent federal election and growing policy differences. (The Guardian Australia)
- 2025 Bolivian general election
- Former Bolivian president Evo Morales fails to secure his candidacy for the presidential election as the deadline expires amid a court's decision to uphold his ban to run for a fourth term. Morales announces he will appeal the decision. (Reuters)
Sports
- Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and 143,000 players draw in an online freestyle chess match on Chess.com lasting 46 days. The game sets a new record with the biggest number of opponents. (The Guardian)