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Wall Street Journal
- Urban Outfitters Sales, Earnings Jump on Strength Across Retail Banners
- NBCUniversal Bids for MLB Rights ESPN Dropped
- Walmart to Cut 1,500 Jobs
- AT&T to Buy Lumen’s Mass Markets Fiber Business for $5.75 Billion
- Weak Auction of Government Debt Jolts Markets
- SEC Sues Crypto Startup Unicoin and Its Executives for Fraud
- Audit Watchdog Created After Enron Might Be Dismantled. Its Defenders Duel With GOP
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Financial Times
- US accepts $400mn Qatari jet to be used as Air Force One
- US government bonds drop as worries over Trump’s tax bill flare up
- CoreWeave raises $2bn in junk bond offering
- Trump attacks South Africa’s Ramaphosa over targeting of white farmers
- Spain eases rules in bid to stop IPOs being derailed by market turmoil
- Listen to Afrikaners, not Trump, on the state of South Africa
- OpenAI to buy Jony Ive’s io Products for $6.5bn
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Benzinga
- Health Care Stocks Like UnitedHealth, CVS Tank On Wednesday: Here's Why
- If You Invested $100 In This Stock 20 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today
- Here's How Much $1000 Invested In Parker Hannifin 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today
- What Happened To AMD Stock Today?
- Navitas Semiconductor Shares Soar On Nvidia Collaboration
- Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Baker Hughes Stock In The Last 5 Years
- P/E Ratio Insights for Evergy
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Movers
Bloomberg
- OpenAI to Buy Apple Alum Jony Ive’s Device Firm for $6.5 Billion
- Why Trump Is Good News for Gulf Nations
- Who Is the Mysterious Founder of China’s DeepSeek?
- Let’s Abolish the 1 a.m. Meeting
- Is Newark Airport Ready for the Summer Travel Season?
- Walmart Eliminates About 1,500 Jobs on Technology Team
- As Rolex Shrinks Retail Near New NYC Flagship, Patek Philippe Expands
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Yahoo Finance
- Citizens JMP Reiterates Market Perform Rating on NICE Ltd. (NICE)
- 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
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Marketwatch
- Everyday investors keep making Wall Street pros look dumb with this one move
- The current Republican tax bill could cut $500 billion from Medicare
- Dow logs worst day in a month. Here are the reasons driving the rout
- Here’s why OpenAI is buying iPhone designer Jony Ive’s startup for $6.5 billion
- Dow ends with worst day in at least a month after poor 20-year-bond auction
- Stocks tumble as weak bond-market auction has investors wondering how U.S. will manage its debt
- Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile-defense system could be a boon to these companies
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Google Business
- Nike will raise prices on a wide range of products as soon as this week
- Microsoft says 394,000 Windows computers infected by Lumma malware
- Elon Musk brushes off fears of Tesla’s demand problem and denies declining sales — ‘they’re fine, don’t worry about it
- Cigna announces new deal for copay caps on Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs
- Why Bitcoin Surged to an All-Time High on Wednesday
- Home Depot said it plans to keep most prices stable, but some products will disappear because of tariffs
- Tariffs, inflation and leery customers are hitting retailers in different ways
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Tipranks
- Grieg Seafood ASA to Announce Q1 2025 Financial Results
- Lokotech Group AS Raises NOK 139 Million in Successful Rights Issue
- ProAssurance Reports Strong Q3 2023 Financial Results
- Mid-America Apartment Holds 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting
- Coca-Cola Wins an Award It Doesn’t Want
- Bel Fuse Appoints New CFO Amid Leadership Changes
- Alkermes Shareholders Approve Amendments at Annual Meeting
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ZeroHedge
- Major Papers Publish AI-Hallucinated Summer Reading List Of Nonexistent Books
- Energy Should Never Be In Question
- Watch: Israeli Troops Fire Shots On International Diplomats Visiting West Bank
- Masked NIH Employees Storm Out Of Meeting After Director Bhattacharya Questions Agency's Role In COVID-19 Origins
- Schiff: Strong Dollar Or Exports? Pick One..
- SBA Overhauling Biden-Era Loan Program Following High Default Rates
- China Demands US Scrap Golden Dome Missile Defense System As It Will 'Turn Space Into A Battlefield'
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Seeking Alpha
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Does It Again
- 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
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Barrons
- U.S. Indexes Dropped Wednesday; Wix.com Took Biggest Hit
- AT&T to Buy Lumen’s Fiber Business for $5.75 Billion
- It’s a Tough Job Market for College Grads. Here’s Some Advice
- Dow Drops 800 Points as Bond Yields Keep Rising
- Expect an Inheritance? How to Talk to Mom or Dad About It
- Oil Futures Retreat as U.S. Crude Stocks Build
- Nordstrom Stock Just Delisted. Macy’s and Dillard’s Are the Department Stores Left Standing
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Barchart
- Stocks Tumble as Bond Yields Jump on Deficit Concern and Weak Auction
- AMD Stock is Outperforming. Should You Buy the Breakout?
- Why This Analyst Says Nvidia Stock Is a Buy Before May 28 Earnings
- US Deficit Concerns Undercut the Dollar and Boost Gold
- After Warren Buffett Sold Capital One Stock, Should You Ditch COF Too?
- Nat-Gas Gives up Early Gains on the Outlook for Higher EIA Inventories
- Crude Prices Settle Lower as EIA Crude Inventories Rise to 10-Month High
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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
- Ford accuses law firms of fraudulent overbilling, including a 57-1/2 hour workday
- Finland's Stora Enso to sell 12.4% of Swedish forests for about $1 billion
- TRADING DAY Bond alarms ring louder
- Jodie Foster, in Cannes for new French film, prefers life outside US
- Cigna to offer $200 Wegovy, Zepbound weight-loss benefit
- Snowflake raises annual product revenue forecast
- Tepid demand for US Treasury auction shows investor jitters about tax bill, deficit
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Tipp Insights
- Europe’s Existential Choice
- Pentagon Accepts Jet From Qatar To Use As Air Force One
- Trump Jr. Clarifies: Not Running In 2028, Media Got It Wrong
- Poll Shows Extent Of Anti-U.S. Feelings By European Consumers
- 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
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Investing.com
- Trading Day: Bond alarms ring louder
- Tepid demand for US Treasury auction shows investor jitters about tax bill, deficit
- G7 finance leaders try to downplay tariff disputes, find consensus
- Trade war far from over as retaliation looms if US talks fail, JPMorgan warns
- Trump calls his own foreign aid cuts at USAID 'devastating'
- Another commissioner resigns from 'small-but-mighty' US commodities regulator
- In food inflation-hit Brazil, bird flu may offer some relief
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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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Trump’s ‘beautiful’ tax bill is closer to reality
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Pharma co. buys 23andMe and its DNA vault for $256 million
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Big Bird’s new nest is on Netflix
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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
- Investor Julia Koch looking to buy minority stake in New York Giants, source says
- Trump urged to make Musk, DOGE workers certify they won't use government data for personal benefit
- Why OpenAI's deal with iPhone designer Jony Ive should be a wake up call for Apple
- Cigna announces new deal for copay caps on Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs
- Nike will raise prices on a wide range of products as soon as this week
- Food stamps face 'biggest cut in the program's history' under GOP tax bill
- 5 stocks Jim Cramer is worried about, plus updates on the rest of the portfolio
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CBS
- Judge scraps rules requiring employers to offer time off for abortions
- What is AI Mode, Google's new artificial intelligence search tech?
- iPhone designer Jony Ive joining OpenAI to help develop new devices
- 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
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NYT Business
- A.I.-Generated Reading List in Chicago Sun-Times Recommends Nonexistent Books
- How ‘No Tax on Tips’ Would Affect Waiters, Drivers and Diners
- American Breakfast Cereals Are Becoming Less Healthy, Study Finds
- Republican Bill Could Set Off Global Tax Fight
- Monroe Milstein, Burlington Coat Factory Founder, Dies at 98
- 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?
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EurActiv
Swedish MEP and Left staffer involved in fight in EU Parliament
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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
MSNBC
- DOJ drops probes, police reform agreements with Louisville and Minneapolis
- A Nevada Democrat pushed 'No Taxes on Tips' through the Senate
- The DOJ appeared to ignore its own rule for arresting a sitting member of Congress
- The FDA’s misguided new Covid vaccine policy repeats past mistakes
- Trump pushes false 'white genocide' claim in tense meeting with South Africa’s president
- Musk’s influence won’t fade just because he says he’s pulling back on political spending
- Trump administration violated court order with South Sudan deportation flight: Judge
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NBC
- Nike will raise prices on a wide range of products as soon as this week
- Trump's crypto dinner cost over $1 million per seat, on average
- Markets sink as debt worries hammer U.S. bonds
- Armenian organized crime rings charged with stealing $83 million in Amazon cargo
- Judge says Trump administration 'unquestionably' violated court order with deportations to South Sudan
- Trump accuses South Africa of 'white genocide' in meeting with country’s president
- Pentagon says it has accepted Qatar's gift of a luxury megajet for Trump's use
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investors.com
- Zoom Earnings Top Estimates, Revenue Outlook Edges By Views
- Snowflake Earnings Top Estimates, Product Revenue Outlook Above Views
- Pilgrim's Pride Stock Sees RS Rating Jump To 91
- Vodafone Group Stock Scores 80-Plus Relative Strength Rating
- 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
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ABC News
- Saying Trump exceeded his authority, 12 states ask court to strike down his sweeping tariffs
- Why are more shoppers struggling to repay 'buy now, pay later' loans?
- How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 5/21/2025
- 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
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Fox Business
- Homebuyers see silver lining in a potential recession, viewing it as buying opportunity
- Buy now, pay later pitfalls: Many consumers aren't paying loans
- 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
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CNN
- Universal’s epic new theme park kicks off latest front in media wars
- 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
- Video Expert: 3 financial mistakes women are more likely to make 1:46
- Target’s problems are escalating
- Airlines brace for the summer of hell
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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
- Your loss: America is on the precipice of an academic brain drain
- Death by a thousand cuts: Trump’s attack on science is growing fiercer and more indiscriminate
- Ever closer negotiation: The best part of the UK-EU deal is a system for doing more deals
- Reduction Redux: What happens if the Inflation Reduction Act goes away?
- Astropolitics: Star wars returns
- Babbage: Why it’s harder than you think to measure a metre
- An uphill struggle: Welcome to the AI trough of disillusionment
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The Hill
- How Trump's big bill could affect your taxes
- Tucker Carlson on Trump Organization Middle East deals: 'Seems like corruption'
- 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
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The Guardian
- OpenAI buys iPhone architect’s startup for $6.4bn
- HSBC high street bank staff face bonus cuts over remote working
- The Guardian view on Russia sanctions: a brittle economy is Putin’s weakness | Editorial
- 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
- The cyber-attack is costly and embarrassing. But M&S should pull through
- Target sales fall sharply in first quarter as customers worry about tariffs
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BBC
- Famous Apple designer Sir Jony Ive joins OpenAI
- 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
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Baha Breaking News
- Kato, Bessent meet to discuss currency concerns
- Tottenham takes Europa League title
- Nike said to hike US prices as early as this week
- Honeywell, Johnson Matthey unit said to be close to £1.8B deal
- Zoom's Q1 revenue at $1.17B, up 2.9%
- US closes deep in red amid Treasury yield turmoil
- Unicredit's BPM bid temporarily frozen by CONSOB
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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
- TSA quietly cracks down on popular travel essential
- Amazon is selling 'intuitive' $130 4K night vision binoculars for only $70, and they have 'crystal clear' images
- Dave Ramsey sends strong statement on Costco
- Stock market tumbles after uncommon event
- Amazon is selling a $36 3-port USB-C Charger for $18, and shoppers say it 'lives up to its specs'
- Holland America Line hosts high tea at sea featuring a new blend
- Walmart is selling a $600 e-bike for just $399, and shoppers say it's 'one of the best and easiest to use'
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Insider
- Here's how many tanks, aircraft, and soldiers are joining the huge Army anniversary parade on Trump's birthday
- How the US Army is experimenting with giving its shoulder-launched Stinger missiles a much longer reach
- Jony Ive + OpenAI = distribution
- Morgan Wallen is no longer controversial. He's the culture
- Fortnite is the No. 1 game after Apple let it back on the App Store. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney tells us it's a 'priceless' win
- Democrats let 'no tax on tips' pass the Senate. That doesn't mean they actually back Trump's campaign promise
- Testimonies from Diddy's former assistant, Cassie's mother, and others reveal harrowing new information
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RawDiary
- Trump Unveils $175B ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense: Game Changer?
- Bitcoin Hits $109K: Trade War Tensions Rising..
- Dow Dives 800 Points: Bond Market Panic Over Trump’s Tax Bill
- Markets Tumble... Dow Drops 800 Points as Bonds Spike
- Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Defense Promise: Can He Deliver by End of Term?
- Trump Snatches $365M From Puerto Rico Solar: Redirects Funds
- Trump Announces $175B 'Golden Dome' Missile Defense
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- Microstrategy Is Up 151% This Past Year, But It Could Move Much Higher From Here
- Our combined income is $700k a year, but the work hours are relentless – is a sabbatical the answer?
- JCPenney Announces Closure of Multiple Stores Nationwide
- We Accepted a $1M ‘Advance’ from In-Laws—Is Avoiding Debt Always the Best Choice?
- Cities Where Home Prices are Actually Falling
- Home Prices are Up Over 20% Year Over Year in These American Cities
- Having $3M in Investments—Why Doesn’t It Feel Sufficient?
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LA Times
- Surge AI is latest San Francisco startup accused of misclassifying its workers
- 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
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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
- Northwest Indiana casinos see a decrease in revenues in March, April
- 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
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Boston Herald
- Ticker: Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025; Canton company fined $11M
- Why are more shoppers struggling to repay ‘buy now, pay later’ loans?
- Hegseth accepts luxury jet from Qatar
- Majority of US states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools, with more to follow
- Tariffs, inflation and leery customers are hitting retailers in different ways
- OpenAI recruits legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to work on AI hardware in $6.5B deal
- Fortnite video game returns to iPhone app store in U.S., ending exile imposed by Apple
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Financial Post
- Bank of Canada could cut three more times: Desjardins
- Bitcoin touches record high on optimism around U.S. regulations
- TD folds U.S. muni, credit voice teams into automated trading
- TVA Group cuts 30 jobs as CEO blames streamers, regulators
- TD tumbles in Canadian bond rankings after key bankers leave
- Quebec to set quotas for French-language content on streaming platforms
- Canada Post to make new offers ahead of strike deadline
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Digiday
- How publishers like Texas Monthly and Axios turn engagement data into revenue
- Coca-Cola grants vote of confidence to WPP with Open X renewal
- Video is making podcasts a premium buy for advertisers
- The definitive publisher guide to what’s in and out in the era of Google’s AI Overviews
- 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
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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
- OpenAI to Acquire iPhone Designer Jony Ive’s Year-old Startup for $6.5B
- Futurist Ray Kurzweil’s Humanoid Robotics Startup Eyes a $500M Valuation
- 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
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Semafor
- Senate Russia hawks sick of waiting on sanctions
- 'Marching off a cliff': Developers at Microsoft Build question their future relevance
- 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
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Reason
- Supreme Court Orders Maine Legislator Censured for Social Media Post Must Get Voting Rights Back
- Upcoming Speaking Engagements
- The GOP Tax Bill Will Add $2.3 Trillion to the Deficit, CBO Says
- A Judge Blocked Apple From Collecting These Commissions
- The FTC's Probe Into 'Potentially Illegal' Content Moderation Is a Blatant Assault on the First Amendment
- Antitrust Remedies Against Google Would Punish Consumers, Not Protect Them
- Upcoming Cato Institute Virtual Event on "Tariffs, Emergencies, and Presidential Power"
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Nikkei Asia
- Japan's IHI to launch microsatellites with Finland's Iceye
- 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
- Malaysian PM Anwar's daughter faces off with minister for key party post
- Nvidia CEO says US export controls on AI chips are a 'failure'
- CATL ups amount raised to $5.3bn Hong Kong debut on world's top offering this year
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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
- OpenAI Acquires Former Apple Design Chief’s AI Device Startup
- Tradeverifyd Raises $4 Million for Supply Chain Risk Management Platform
- Shopify Debuts AI-Powered Store Builder for Merchants
- Entersekt and Stanchion Team to Enhance Payment Integration
- Google Unveils AI Tools to Help Brands, Retailers Drive Commerce Growth
- Big Banks Eye Crypto, But Can Smaller Lenders Win Retail Wallet?
- OpenAI Texas Data Center Lands $11.6 Billion in Funding Commitments
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Forbes
- Court OKs Rite Aid Pharmacy Asset Sale To CVS, Walgreens And Grocers
- 2 Ways Rejection Therapy Heals Wounded Self-Esteem— By A Psychologist
- Google I/O 2025: Android Takes A Back Seat To AI And XR
- What Regeneron's Purchase Of 23andMe Means For Your Genetic Privacy
- Roger Penske, The Lion In Winter, Reacts After Indy 500 Embarrassment
- How Tech And Trust Are Encouraging Independence Of Autistic Teenagers
- Forget Ray-Ban Meta: Google Smart Glasses Will Feature Warby Parker’s Cool Styling
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Fortune
- Gen Z is tired of hearing they’re lazy and will only work remotely: ‘People talk about us but not to us’
- The Trump administration just proposed its first animal to be added to the endangered species list: a rare fish from Nevada…
- Bitcoin touches all-time high and Treasury yields cross 5% again
- With Elon Musk in attendance, South Africa’s president counters Trump for pushing a baseless conspiracy theory about ‘white…
- Vitamin D supplements may slow down your biological clock, new study finds
- Andy Jassy makes the case for Amazon’s extraordinary AI spending, promising shareholders they will end up ‘very happy’
- Microsoft’s and Google’s dueling developer conferences reveal opposite AI strategies—and a big weakness for one company
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Inc.
- You Can Now Design an Online Store in Seconds
- OpenAI Is Buying Former Apple Design Chief Jony Ive’s New Company for $6.5 Billion. Here’s Why
- Amid Economic Uncertainty, at Least T.J. Maxx Is Winning
- Target Just Slashed Its Annual Sales Forecast. Here’s How It ‘Lost Its Way’
- 3 Ways to Be Strategic When Marketing in a Recession
- Women Are 3 Times More Likely to Lose Their Jobs to AI, a UN Report Warns
- Tariff Trouble: Brands Announcing Price Hikes Risk Trump’s Ire
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Axios
- Israel preparing to strike Iran fast if Trump's nuclear talks break down
- Top moments from Axios' event on the future of trade and AI
- Trump's Oval Office is a danger zone for world leaders
- Republican moves to expel Rep. LaMonica McIver from Congress
- What health information presidents are required to disclose
- Trump admin deportations to South Sudan violated court order, judge rules
- Trump ambushes South Africa's president with video footage in Oval Office
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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
- TikTok signals layoffs as U.S. e-commerce team told to work from home
- No Tax on Tips Act: Senate passed bill unanimously, but it doesn’t apply to all workers. Here’s everything to know
- 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
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Entrepreneur
- Have You Made an Amazon Return in the Last Decade? You Might Be Getting a Refund
- Challenge Island Franchises Inspire Young Minds To Grow
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Politico
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Newsweek
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NPR
- Tariffs on flowers likely mean higher prices, but opportunity for local farmers
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Globe And Mail
- Ford accuses law firms of fraudulent overbilling, including a 57-1/2 hour workday
- Walmart to cut 1,500 jobs to lower expenses, WSJ reports
- Turns out the July federal tax cut has some fine print
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CBC
- Canada Pension Plan Investments drops net-zero target after initially aiming for 2050
- 3-year deal reached in labour dispute between LifeLabs and 1,200 striking workers
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Techmeme
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Silicon Valley
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Techcrunch
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The Register
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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
- 2025 Khuzdar school bus bombing
- 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)
- 2025 Khuzdar school bus bombing
- 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)
International relations
- South Africa–United States relations
- US President Donald Trump confronts South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House during a state visit by Ramaphosa, saying that there's a genocide against Afrikaners in South Africa, which Ramaphosa strongly denied. (Reuters)
- Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute
- Brigadier General of the Guyana Defence Force Omar Khan warns Venezuelans living in Guyana against participating in the May 25 referendum on the Essequibo proposed by the Venezuelan government, with Khan saying that they will risk arrest for "treason and other felonies" as well as deportation. (AP)
- Qatari support for Hamas
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledges that his government allowed funds to be transferred from Qatar to Hamas to keep Hamas and the Palestinian National Authority divided. (El Español)
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 president Viktor Yanukovych, is assassinated in Madrid, Spain, by unidentified gunmen. (Sky News)
- Argentine President Javier Milei issues a decree limiting the right of strike for several services, banning some trade unions from further suspending operations as a method of protest. (ABC)