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Wall Street Journal
- Ciena Taps Marc Graff as CFO
- Prudential Unit Lends $500 Million in Private Credit to Affirm
- Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk
- Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk
- Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
- Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
- It’s Time for UnitedHealth to Get Transparent With Its Accounting. But Will It?
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Financial Times
- Japan’s Nippon Steel closes its takeover of rival US Steel
- War on Iran is splitting Trump’s Maga movement
- Can an American bunker-buster destroy Iran’s nuclear mountain?
- Lars Windhorst’s Tennor Holding declared bankrupt
- Oaktree co-founder Howard Marks calls on China to open up to foreign investors
- British surgical robots should operate around the world
- Insurance prices jump for ships travelling through Strait of Hormuz
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Benzinga
- Fred Krueger Says Bitcoin Treasury Firms Must Buy Like Sharks — 10,000 BTC Monthly To Stay Afloat
- Scholar Rock's Atrophy Drug When Combined With Eli Lilly's Zepbound Shows Around 55% Better Muscle Preservation In Weight Loss…
- Innoviz Shares Continue To Climb: What Investors Are Watching
- If You Invested $100 In This Stock 5 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today
- Snowflake Teams Up With Intapp To Bring Smarter Deal Insights To Wall Street And Legal Firms
- Steel Dynamics Sees Q2 Rebound From Q1 But Still Trails Street Forecast
- Ryde Group Shares Gain After Company Deepens Green Strategy With Stake In EV Rental Firm Atoll
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Movers
Bloomberg
- Why Rice Is Poised to Survive Better in a Warming World
- Lululemon Is Cutting 150 Corporate Employees After Review
- Spanish Grid Denies Network Mismanagement on Day of Blackout
- South Africa Plans Upgrade, Expansion of Cape Town Harbor
- New Maker’s Mark Whiskey Brand Leans Even More Into Wheat
- Police Have Right to Ban Budapest Pride Event, Minister Says
- It’s Not Cool To Be a Job Creator Right Now
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Yahoo Finance
- Silverflow and xpate collaborate to streamline global payments
- Continues to Scale Innovation in Organ Transplant Care
- BofA Raises Zscaler’s (ZS) PT to $340 Amid Rising Platform Adoption
- Expands Its AI Infrastructure Ecosystem with Global Alliances
- Continues to Fire on All Cylinders
- JP Morgan Keeps Buy on Carvana (CVNA) as Strategic Investments Drive Earnings Growth
- Mizuho Reiterates Outperform Rating on Insmed (INSM), Boosts PT to $110
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Marketwatch
- Trump says he’d do a better job as Fed chair than Jerome Powell
- U.S. stocks rising cautiously at opening bell after Iran says it won’t surrender
- U.S. housing starts plummet to a five-year low
- U.S. added more than 1,000 millionaires every day last year, new report says
- Ex–No. 2 at Fed sees monetary-policy independence as safe. Regulatory, less so
- Housing starts plummet to a five-year low as buyers stay on the sidelines
- Initial unemployment claims decline for first time in a month
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Google Business
- Trump says 'stupid' Powell 'probably won't cut' rates when Fed meeting ends Wednesday
- OpenAI Starts Selling ChatGPT at a Discount, Hurting Microsoft
- Bitcoin treasury companies are an auditor’s nightmare
- Honda’s hopper suddenly makes the Japanese carmaker a serious player in rocketry
- Microsoft Stock Falls. Partnership With ChatGPT Developer OpenAI Under Threat
- OpenAI boss accuses Meta of trying to poach staff with $100m sign-on bonuses
- ProPublica Sued the FDA for Withholding Records About the Safety of Generic Drugs
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Tipranks
- Coca-Cola HBC AG PDMRs Acquire Shares Through ESPP
- Tan Delta Systems PLC AGM Resolutions Passed Successfully
- Galliford Try’s Director Exercises and Sells Share Options
- Ninety One Announces Details for 2025 Annual General Meetings
- Meta Fails to Steal OpenAI Experts with ‘$100M Bonuses,’ Says Sam Altman
- Big Technologies PLC AGM Results and Litigation Update
- Toyota Files Annual Securities Report for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
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ZeroHedge
- "Unconditional Surrender!"
- WTI Tumbles On Trump Iran Comments, Despite Massive Crude Inventory Draw
- Ayatollah Tells Trump "We Will Never Surrender" In Televised Speech To Nation
- X Ticker Now Available As Nippon Steel Completes $14BN US Steel Deal
- "You've Got To Do Things Legally" - Arnold Shocks The View With Pro-America Rant No One Saw Coming
- Meta Floated "Giant" $100 Million Offer To Poach OpenAI Team As AI Talent Wars Heat Up
- Senate Passes 'GENIUS' Stablecoin Bill In Bipartisan Vote
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Seeking Alpha
- Cash Is King With 14% Yield: PDI
- 50% Off - 2 Dividend Gems With Huge Income And Growth Potential
- Waiting For More Clarity
- Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: Meta Looks To Poach OpenAI Talent?
- Buy The Dip: 6-10% Yields Getting Way Too Cheap
- Palantir: It's Finally Time To Avoid (Rating Downgrade)
- QTUM: Better Buy Than The Quantum Stocks
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Barrons
- U.S. Steel and Nippon Finalize Their ‘Partnership.’ What Comes After the Merger
- Trump Calls Out ‘Too Late’ Powell for Steady Rate Policy
- Robinhood Stock Sees $2 Million Insider Buy
- Stock Gains Pick Up Steam as Oil Futures Fall
- Analog Devices Stock Rises. The Industry Has Hit Bottom, Analysts Say
- Jobless Claims Fell Slightly Last Week
- Stocks Open Little Changed on Fed Day. Investors Stay Focused on Israel and Iran
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Barchart
- ‘It Has No Utility’: Warren Buffett Doesn’t Care How High Gold Goes, He Isn’t a Buyer
- U.S. Stocks Like Boeing, GE, Ford, and Intel Are All Being Severely Outperformed by Their Overseas Competitors
- A Look Ahead at the Fed
- Is PPL Stock Outperforming the Dow?
- Dollar Slips Ahead of FOMC Meeting Results
- Apple Just Snatched Back the Top Spot in China Smartphone Sales. Should You Buy AAPL Stock Here?
- Big Profit Stocks on Sale: 3 Picks at Yearly Lows
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SEC / FED
SEC Announces Departure of David Saltiel
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SEC Names Erik Hotmire as Chief External Affairs Officer and Director of the Office of Public Affairs
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SEC Names Kurt Hohl as Chief Accountant
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Brian Daly Named Director of Division of Investment Management
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SEC Names Jamie Selway as Director of Trading and Markets
Reuters
- US crude stockpiles slump, products build, EIA says
- Taiwan's Starlux orders 10 more Airbus A350 long-haul jets
- Brazil poised to declare itself bird flu 'free,' state official says
- NHTSA closes engineering analysis on more than 2 million Nissan vehicles
- What caused the Iberian power outage and what happens next?
- Stablecoins' market cap surges to record high as US senate passes bill
- Russian forces hit Ukrainian troops in Sumy region with Iskander missile, TASS says
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Tipp Insights
- Trump’s Oil Foil
- 10 YEARS AGO: Media Mocked Trump’s Presidential Run Announcement
- The Dutch Model Of Secession, Commercial Freedom, And Religious Tolerance
- No, Leftists — Rioters Don’t Deserve Land Acknowledgements
- ‘I’m Willing To Admit I Was Wrong’: Steve Moore Says Trump’s Supply-Side Strategy Works
- ‘Look At That Shift!’: CNN’s Harry Enten Blown Away By Surge In Immigrant Support For Trump
- Air Force Loses Appetite For Shiny Fighter Jet With Huge Price Tag
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Investing.com
- Mexico's Sheinbaum proposes bilateral agreement to Trump on security, trade and migration
- Trump again criticizes Powell ahead of rate decision
- Factbox-Major differences between House and Senate versions of Trump's tax and spending bill
- Canada's first LNG expected this weekend - Reuters
- Ukraine says it held talks with US on supporting defence projects under joint fund
- Citi lists 3 reasons for Fed's Powell to skew dovish at today’s press conference
- Citi lists 3 reasons for Fed's Powell to skew dovish at today’s press conference
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Morning Brew
‘Roblox’ garden mode unseats concurrent user record set by ‘Fortnite’
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Employees are imprisoned in an ‘infinite workday’
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AmEx, Chase are reviving their credit card clash
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The herbal medicine meme stock
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WhatsApp ditches its no-ads policy
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Trump phone and cell service coming soon
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How to win a box office: Dragon edition
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Influencers are taking over the marketing industry
CNBC
- Pro-Israel hackers destroy $90 million in Iran crypto exchange breach, analytics firm says
- Trump says 'stupid' Powell 'probably won't cut' rates when Fed meeting ends Wednesday
- U.S. Steel ceases trading on the NYSE as Japan's Nippon finalizes takeover
- 'Most taxpayers will see a cut': Senate's tax plan for Trump’s spending package would permanently extend TCJA cuts
- This artificial intelligence subcategory is undergoing a 'golden age,' says long-time tech analyst Dan Ives
- Klarna CEO wants to turn the platform into a 'super app' with AI
- Iran threatens 'irreparable damage' if U.S. enters Israel conflict
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CBS
- Chicken dishes sold at Kroger and Walmart recalled over listeria concerns
- U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel partnership is finalized, companies say
- General Mills will remove artificial dyes from all foods by end of 2027
- Trump officials lift pause on ICE arrests at farms, hotels, restaurants
- Trump to sign order extending TikTok deadline another 90 days, White House says
- The GOP wants people up to age 64 to work for food stamps and Medicaid
- Amazon CEO says rollout of Generative AI will reshape company's workforce
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NYT Business
- Trump and Iran Complicate the Fed’s Next Move
- Why Eliminating Coal Could Take a Long Time
- Aiming at the Dollar, China Makes a Pitch for Its Currency
- The Dark Side of China’s Gold Frenzy
- Trump to Again Extend TikTok’s Reprieve From U.S. Ban
- Oil Prices Climb as Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Surrender’
- Senate Passes Cryptocurrency Bill, Handing Industry a Victory
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EurActiv
Brussels spares 90% of companies from world’s first CO2 tariff
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MEPs demand 18-month Covid recovery loan extension
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First Pharma package trialogue shows priority of the Parliament
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Approval of EU defence industry programme delayed by complaints over buy EU rules
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EU institutions set for tussle over Digital Decade tracking priorities
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Belgian pharma sector wants agreement ‘course correction’ in trilogue
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Commission acts on pledge to end farm animal cages
MSNBC
- Supreme Court says Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is constitutional
- On Russian sanctions, Trump’s new position has ‘TACO’ written all over it
- Mehmet Oz accidentally raises an important point about the Republicans’ far-right megabill
- Richard Engel: Most Israelis seem to be behind this conflict with Iran
- 'Trump is on the edge' of making consequential decision on Iran: David Ignatius
- Stephen Miller isn't making many friends with his mass deportation obsession
- Sabrina Carpenter’s new album cover may be subversive, but it’s not empowering
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NBC
- U.S.-backed regime change has a checkered past — Iran may be no different
- How to Beat Bait-and-Switch Pricing and Avoid Junk Fees
- Federal Reserve Interest Rate Decision June 2025: What to Expect
- Striking Images Show Iran Military Bases After Israeli Attack
- Trump Demands Iran's 'Unconditional Surrender,' Weighs Strike
- What is the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, also known as the 'bunker buster'?
- Amid escalating global tensions, Trump struggles to be a 'peacemaker'
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investors.com
- Airbus Stock Climbs, Embraer Rallies After Paris Air Show Wins
- What The Strait Of Hormuz, The Oil Chokepoint At The Center Of The Iran-Israel Conflict, Means For The Stock Market
- Amazon CEO Says AI Will Reduce Tech Giant's Workforce. 'We Will Need Fewer People.'
- Remitly Stock Jumps As Senate Eases Remittance Tax. But Many Immigrants Still On The Hook
- Nintendo, Roblox Shares Climb On Positive Catalysts
- Fed Meeting: Hawkish Shift Likely Amid This New Concern
- Chip Gear Stocks Rise On Improved Outlook. Two Get Price-Target Hikes
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Google Trends
ABC News
- Nippon Steel finalizes $15B takeover of US Steel after sealing security agreement
- In rural Alaska, a village turns to solar and biomass energies to cut diesel and save money
- US unemployment claims dipped to 245,000 last week, hovering at historically low levels
- Civil rights agency's acting chief to face questions on anti-DEI, transgender stances
- EU's top diplomat warns Russia has a plan for long-term aggression against Europe
- UK inflation eases by less than anticipated ahead of Bank of England rate decision
- Volcanic eruption in Indonesia forces evacuations and flight cancelations
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Fox Business
- Trump slams 'stupid' Fed Chair Jerome Powell ahead of interest rate decision
- Amazon CEO says AI will reduce his company's workforce
- New analysis projects Social Security's COLA for 2026 will be higher than previous estimates
- Trump administration says blue-collar wages rising fastest in more than 50 years
- ExxonMobil CEO talks oil supply amid Iran-Israel conflict
- Will pressure from Trump and Vance spur Powell to cut interest rates?
- Activist investor calls for Victoria's Secret board overhaul amid losses
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CNN
- Nippon Steel finalizes deal to buy 100% of US Steel
- What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2025
- Fox News takes pro-war position amid MAGA media feud over Israel-Iran conflict
- Liquid Death’s next act: A whiskey aged in a casket
- Sam Altman says Meta is offering $100 million to poach his employees
- AI warnings are the hip new way for CEOs to keep their workers afraid of losing their jobs
- If the Fed lowers interest rates this year, it’ll likely be because of bad news. Here’s why
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AP News
- 2-time Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova gets a wild card for this year's tournament
- Florida Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champions, numbers to know
- Live: Israel strikes Tehran as Iran warns that U.S. involvement would risk ‘all-out war’
- Cardinals play the White Sox after Donovan's 4-hit game
- Mets aim to break skid in matchup with the Braves
- Rockies try to keep win streak alive against the Nationals
- Bangladesh reaches 383-4 at lunch on Day 2 against Sri Lanka
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The Economist
- No easy decisions: Trump draws ever closer to strikes on Iran
- The Lumbee: The strange history of the tribe courted by Donald Trump
- People’s code: Why China is giving away its tech for free
- Newsletter: Blighty newsletter: The migration theory of everything
- Drum Tower: China needs more babies. Will cash-for-kids schemes help?
- Conflict in the Middle East: The Arab world thinks differently about this Iran war
- Front of the Q: MI6’s new “C” used to be “Q”. And she’s good with the gadgets
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The Hill
- Trump rips Powell, suggests appointing himself to Fed
- Housing starts drop to lowest level since pandemic
- Some vitamin gummies sold at ALDI, BJ's recalled: FDA
- Ready-to-eat meals sold at Walmart, Kroger recalled amid probe into multiple deaths
- Trump Mobile faces steep odds, skepticism with plans for US-made smartphones
- Costco set to open first stand-alone gas station
- Senate passes stablecoin framework in major crypto milestone
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The Guardian
- HS2: 16 years of high hopes, bruising reality and burgeoning costs
- Trump cuts leave hurricane-hit North Carolina town’s rebuilding plans adrift – in pictures
- As anti-tourism protests grow in Europe, we need a rethink – but that’s no reason to stop travelling | Leah Pattem
- HS2 delayed beyond 2033 as minister attacks ‘appalling mess’
- John Lewis tells head office staff to work in office at least three days a week
- OpenAI boss accuses Meta of trying to poach staff with $100m sign-on bonuses
- EU accuses China’s AliExpress of ‘systemic failure’ over illegal goods
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BBC
- Fears for baby bank's future after damp and mould
- What are the Pip and universal credit changes and who is affected?
- Scotland to recover winter fuel payment from better-off pensioners
- Poundland founder would have bought business back
- 'A lot of the staple items have gotten more expensive'
- OpenAI boss: Meta offering $100m plus to poach my staff
- When will interest rates go down again?
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Baha Breaking News
- Iran says it does not negotiate under duress
- Circle spikes 8% after stablecoin bill passed
- EIA: US crude inventories down by 11.5M barrels
- Israeli strike reported near Tehran Red Crescent site
- Trump: I told Netanyahu to keep going
- Trump: I told Netanyahu keep going
- Zelensky said to attend NATO summit
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YouGov
Trump approval falls, Israel-Iran conflict, anti-ICE protests, and vaccines: June 13-16, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
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Poll: Can Americans get around without GPS?
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Trump vs. Musk, the biggest issues, ICE and deportations, the budget, and Supreme Court cases: June 6-9, 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
- Analyst unveils surprising Nvidia stock price target after nearing record high
- Walmart is selling a 'spacious' $291 rattan storage cabinet for only $110, and it 'looks very high-end'
- Chick-fil-A angers customers with major change in stores
- Popular Ford newcomer overtakes Jeep in a key area
- Formerly bankrupt retail chain closing more stores 5 years later
- How higher oil prices could impact your wallet
- Amazon is selling a set of $43 solar deck lights for $22, and shoppers say they create a 'cozy' atmosphere
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Insider
- LA's immigrant street vendors fear ICE raids but are still slinging tacos
- We loved living in Barcelona, but left after a year. The language barrier made it impossible for us to thrive there
- I went to San Juan for the first time and was blown away by how much fun I had on a budget
- Will TikTok be banned? Here are the latest details on the app's legal fight to stay in the US and Trump's options
- TV anchors are agitating for side hustles as the cable cash dries up
- I never talk to strangers on the plane. After my dad died, a passenger helped me talk about my grief
- A flight to nowhere U-turned over the Atlantic when the airline realized it needed maintenance
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RawDiary
- Kristi Noem hospitalized after allergic reaction in DC
- Senate passes landmark stablecoin bill
- Growing number of Democrat officials arrested under Trump’s immigration crackdown
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Responds to Trump’s Call for Surrender..
- Florida Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champions
- Trump Warns Iran: 'Next Week Will Be Big...'
- FBI offers $20K reward in Arizona mysterious death case
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- The Price of a Happy Meal Over the Years
- 5 Nifty50 Stocks Near 52-Week Lows That Analysts Say Are Screaming Buys
- Israel and Iran Continue to Escalate – Grab 4 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Oil Giants
- Open Carry, Concealed Carry: What are the Laws in Each State?
- Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) Stock Price Prediction for 2025: Where Will It Be in 1 Year (June 18)
- Food, Water, And Recession: What Developing Countries Worry About The Most
- 4 Strong Buy Dividend Aristocrats Have Raised Their Payouts for Almost 70 Years
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LA Times
- California's economy will contract due to immigration raids and tariffs, UCLA forecast predicts
- As the summer harvest season launches, confusion and uncertainty hang over California fields
- Tinder bets on group dating feature to win back Gen Z
- Waymo expands service area in Los Angeles and San Francisco
- What's inside the Netflix House locations opening later this year
- TV milestone: Streaming is now bigger than cable and broadcast combined
- How Mexican supermarket chains, food merchants are standing up for immigrants
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Washington Post
- Nippon Steel completes takeover of U.S. Steel in $14.9 billion deal
- While cutting solar and wind, Senate GOP plans rewards for oil drillers
- Fed expected to hold rates steady, brushing off Trump’s calls for cuts
- The U.S. is giving up on taxing inheritances
- Industry leaders plead with White House on relief from raids after setback
- Food giant Kraft Heinz vows to stop using artificial dyes
- Paid family leave credit would expand under Republican tax bill
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TED
Chicago Tribune
- Mr. Beef, Jake Melnick’s, Lexington Betty to serve NASCAR Chicago Street Race fans
- Air India faces turbulence as plane crash prompts deeper checks and disruptions
- Ex-Loretto hospital CFO hit with new charges alleging massive $290 million COVID testing fraud scheme
- Birth Center of Chicago announces sudden, temporary closure, forcing patients to make new plans
- Winnetka mansion sells for $12M, becoming the Chicago area’s highest-priced home sale this year
- Elmhurst History Museum debuts new outdoor performance space
- Waukegan Mail Depot owners envision their business as a hub where other businesses can show their wares
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Boston Herald
- Wall Street holds in place as the countdown ticks to the Fed’s decision on interest rates
- US unemployment claims dipped to 245,000 last week, hovering at historically low levels
- Dutch government recommends children under 15 stay off TikTok and Instagram
- Musk’s X sues New York over requirement to show how social media platforms handle problematic posts
- DHS to resume farm, hospitality raids
- Ticker: Americans turn cautious and retail sales slide; Toy company challenges Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court
- It might be tempting to put 401(k) contributions on hold, but sticking with it is a better strategy
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Financial Post
- Posthaste: Finance emerges as the hot job for new grads
- Job vacancies slump as tariffs push some sectors below pre-pandemic levels
- G7 outdated in new world order: Mark Warner
- Bank of Canada's future path for interest rates still cloudy
- 'This is massive:' Amazon extends Prime Day to four days and encourages shoppers to support Canadian brands
- Haitham Al Ghais: Future energy policies must be based on reality, not ideology
- U.S. draws ire of France, Canada at meeting of finance regulators
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Digiday
- Future of TV Briefing: Upfront ad buyers debate the value of out-of-home viewership
- The Guardian bets on unified programmatic ad selling as curation gains ground
- Cannes Briefing: As the line between brand and studio blurs, creators hold the pen
- Omnicom strikes partnerships with PayPal and X as its ‘live’ blitz at Cannes Lions continues
- Digiday Podcast at Cannes: From center stage to closed doors, inside X’s quiet Cannes strategy
- The case for keeping marketing budgets amid economic uncertainty
- Publishers refine Reddit strategies to tap into targeted referral traffic
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The Trade
- ABN Amro Clearing joins Cboe Clear Europe’s SFT Clearing service
- Integral integrates CME Group FX markets into workflow solution
- Former Barclays market structure expert Coupe lands Susquehanna fixed income trading role
- InTick block matching platform goes live for ICE gilt and Eurex fixed income futures rolls
- Trillium Surveyor rolls out best execution analytics engine
- Trading Technologies unveils pre-trade portfolio risk functionality
- University of Cambridge Investment Management makes first trade in Nasdaq custom basket futures
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Observer
- Over 80% of Companies Embracing A.I. See No Real Gains Yet, McKinsey Finds
- Meet Elizabeth Rhodes, the Scholar Who Led Sam Altman’s UBI Experiment: Interview
- Reddit, a Treasure Trove for A.I. Companies, Launches Its Own A.I. Tools
- The Hidden History of Sun Valley, the Mountain Retreat of Moguls and Icons
- Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang Leaves to Join Meta Following $14.3B Deal
- Architecture’s Algorithmic Turn: A.I., Adaptation and the Future at the Venice Biennale
- Markets in Flux: Geopolitics Redraws the Map of Global Investing in 2025
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Semafor
- India and Canada restore diplomatic ties after two-year rift
- Nippon Steel closes $14 billion takeover of US Steel
- Sub-Saharan Africa’s FDI flows drying up: Report
- Trump reportedly considering new Africa travel restrictions
- Saudi's Khobar named world's most-improved town
- Gulf's jitters as Trump weighs Iran strike
- US Rep. Brad Schneider: Gulf welcomes weak Iran
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Reason
- The 'Big Beautiful Bill' Will Require Even More Borrowing Than Previously Thought
- 'Unconditional Surrender'
- Guest-Posting on Today's SCOTUSBlog Live Blog of New S. Ct. Opinions
- Lighthiser v. Trump: Another Kids Climate Suit
- Today in Supreme Court History: June 18, 1787
- Gun Owners Deserve Freedom To Enjoy the Sound of Silencers
- Brickbat: Funny Business
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Nikkei Asia
- Pakistan fears risk of spillover from Iran-Israel conflict
- Nippon Steel completes $14bn U.S. Steel deal after 18 months of talks
- India, Canada agree to reappoint envoys after Modi-Carney meeting
- Japan exports post first decline in eight months on Trump tariffs
- German president says Russia in G7 is 'not up for discussion'
- US aid cuts leave Rohingya in Bangladesh vulnerable to hepatitis C
- How Nippon Steel's come-from-behind deal for U.S. Steel unfolded
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Financial News London
- ‘Massive risk’ for law firms not adopting AI, says ex-PwC consultant
- Inflexion partner plots new firm
- GAM names new CEO
- Peel Hunt bosses lose out on bonuses for third year straight
- UBS hit by cyber attack on external supplier with data stolen
- HSBC ponders three-day office policy for all employees
- Stifel eyes European expansion after Bryan Garnier deal
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PYMNTS
- AI Won’t Trigger Employment ‘Bloodbath’ Says LinkedIn Co-Founder
- Private Equity Groups Hold $1 Trillion as Tariffs Hinder Dealmaking
- Altman Says Meta Offering $100 Million to Recruit OpenAI Staff
- LendingClub CEO Says Responsible Spending Deserves Rewards as Credit Dependency Soars
- Tech Giants Seek 10-Year Freeze on State AI Rules
- Chase Debuts Sapphire Card With $795 Annual Fee
- Cerby CEO Sounds the Alarm on Banks’ Identity Verification Failures
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Forbes
- Forget Tesla. Amazon’s Zoox Is On Track To Be Waymo’s Biggest Robotaxi Rival
- ‘Borderlands 4’ Hands-On Previews Are Here, And They Are Fantastic
- The 97% Rotten Tomatoes-Scored, #2 Show On Amazon You Haven’t Heard Of
- NYT ‘Connections’ Hints For Thursday, June 19: Clues And Answers For Today’s Game
- NYT ‘Strands’ Hints For Thursday, June 19: Spangram And Answers For Today’s Game
- ‘Quordle’ Hints And Answers For Thursday, June 19
- An Update On ‘Stellar Blade 2’ After Its PC Success
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Fortune
- Amazon-owned Zoox just opened a 220,000-square-foot manufacturing facility to build its robotaxi vehicles in California
- Why CEO Michelle MacKay hit the reset button on Cushman & Wakefield and turned it into a “different kind of engine”
- Inside the Four Seasons’ ultra-luxurious $188,000 ‘White Lotus’ private jet experience: Rare whiskey, five-star Wagyu, and…
- Bitcoin options show traders hedging against a dip to $100,000
- Crypto startup Nook raises $2.5 million from Coinbase Ventures, defy.vc, and UDHC
- The CEO of Frances Valentine and cofounder of Kate Spade reflects on her best friend’s legacy
- How retail giant Home Depot is preparing employees for ICE raids
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Inc.
- Science Says Emotionally Intelligent People Use the ‘Feel Free to Say No’ Rule to Get the Help They Really Need
- 5 Ways Entrepreneurs Are Rethinking SEO Amid the Rise of GenAI
- Did a Candidate Give Me a Fake Reference?
- Jerome Powell Is Doing What Fed Chairs Typically Do in Their Last Year in Office
- How the Advertising Industry Plans to Coexist with Generative AI
- The Story of How Steve Jobs Met His Wife Will Change How You Think About Success
- As SEO Falls Apart, the Attention Economy Is Coming For You
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Axios
- Trump: Iran proposed White House meeting, but it's "very late" for talks
- Supreme Court upholds state bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth
- Health care, citizenship and LGBTQ+ rights: Five Supreme Court cases to watch
- Khamenei to Trump: Iran will not surrender
- The immigrants caring for the elderly are losing their jobs
- Cuomo holds sizable lead over Mamdani in new NYC mayor poll
- Trump confronts rare MAGA purity tests on Iran and immigration
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Vox
- The one thing the Trump administration got very right
- Straight guys are “bad” at gossip. Maybe they should learn
- This veteran health official watched Americans lose trust in science. How do we get it back?
- Trump doesn’t have a foreign policy
- Is Israel trying to destroy Iran’s nukes — or topple its government?
- Tucker Carlson and Trump are falling out over the Iran war
- How America’s ideal woman got jacked
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FastCompany
- This family-owned toy company is challenging Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court
- Slide Insurance IPO: Stock price will be closely watched today as insurtech firm debuts on the Nasdaq
- G7 summit concludes after Trump’s early exit and without major agreements on these key issues
- Who is going to shop at Amazon once AI takes all our jobs?
- Gen Z shoppers are choosing brands that reflect their values
- Who is Brad Lander? The Brooklyn politician an mayoral candidate now at the center of an ICE controversy
- Backlash against Mike Lee’s tasteless tweets reminds us that online cruelty has a real-world impact
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Entrepreneur
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Newsweek
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Techmeme
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Wikipedia Current Events
June 18
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Middle Eastern crisis
- Iran–Israel War
- Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel War
- Twenty-five Iranian ballistic missiles are launched at central Israel, with most being intercepted, but no injuries are reported. (YNet)
- Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel War
- Gaza war
- Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 30 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
- Iran–Israel War
Politics and elections
- The parliament of Ukraine approves a law to allow multiple citizenship for Ukrainians in an attempt to ease a demographic crisis caused by the Russian invasion. (Reuters)
June 17
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Middle Eastern crisis
- Gaza war
- Rafah aid distribution killings
- Israel kills at least 59 Palestinians in Gaza after Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get humanitarian aid from trucks. At least fourteen other people were also killed in separate Israeli gunfire and airstrikes elsewhere in the exclave. (Reuters)
- An Israeli soldier from the Golani Brigade is killed and three others are seriously injured in the southern Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
- Rafah aid distribution killings
- Iran–Israel War
- Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel War
- Israel says it has killed Major General Ali Shadmani, the most senior military commander in Iran who was appointed to his post four days ago. (The New York Times)
- U.S. president Donald Trump calls for the unconditional surrender of Iran amid its war with Israel. Iran rejects the ultimatum. (BBC News) (The Guardian)
- Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel War
- Gaza war
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kyiv strikes
- Russian forces launch a total of 440 drones and 32 missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine, damaging buildings and public facilities, and killing 28 people and wounding dozens more. (BBC News)
- Russia's Ministry of Defence says its air defence units have intercepted and destroyed 147 Ukrainian drones overnight. (BBC News)
- Kyiv strikes
Disasters and accidents
- Twenty-four people are evacuated after two oil tankers collide near the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of Oman. (NOS)
Law and crime
- Puntland–Yemen relations
- Seven Yemeni fishermen who were detained for nearly two months after entering Puntland waters without authorization from Puntland’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources are released. The fishermen were apprehended by the Puntland Maritime Police Force after their vessel was intercepted by the coastguard in the Ras Aseir region of Puntland. (The Eastleigh Voice) (Hiiraan Online)
Sports
- 2025 Stanley Cup Finals
- In hockey, the Florida Panthers defeat the Edmonton Oilers in 6 games in a rematch of last year's finals, repeating as Stanley Cup champions. (Miami Herald)