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Yahoo Finance
- The demise of Red Lobster is a perfect case study in how to kill a business
- These Dividend Aristocrats Are Slashing Payouts, Ending Decades Of Consecutive Dividend Increases
- Stock market today: Stocks rally after Fed decision as Powell soothes rate nerves
- Fed announces reduction in balance sheet runoff pace
- How Bad Are Things at Starbucks? This Bad
- SoFi Stock Is Bouncing Back as Analyst Cites ‘Overrated Fears’
- Instant view: FOMC holds rates in place and will slow balance sheet drawdown
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Google Business
- Market shifted rate cut expectations from 7 cuts to 1 in 2024, HSBC's Sels says
- Amazon Q1: Tailored ads could unlock new 'leg' for ad revenue
- Trump Media & Tech shares shrink after strong hot streak and crusade against shorts
- Bitcoin tumbles below $57000 on day of Fed meeting
- UnitedHealth’s CEO Slammed Over Cyberattack
- How Berkshire Hathaway's Annual Meeting Became a Hotspot for Romantic Mergers
- Macy's Latest Collection Honors The Divine Nine Fraternities
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Tipranks
- First Industrial Realty Trust Revamps Stock Incentive Plan
- SoFi Stock (NASDAQ:SOFI): Unfairly Punished as Its Business Transitions
- Anfield Energy Advances Towards Uranium Production
- NameSilo Temporarily Halts Insider Trading
- Boeing (NYSE:BA) Jumps on New Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE:SPR) Plans
- BAT Advances Multi-Year Share Buyback Plan
- Jones Lang Lasalle Revamps Financial Reporting Standards
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Movers
Trending Topics
AP News
- Union Pacific undermined regulators' efforts to assess safety, US agency says
- Lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control their feeds using external tools
- This Texas veterinarian helped crack the mystery of bird flu in cows
- Asian American, Pacific Islander consumers want better brand representation, Nielsen reports
- Want to spend the night in a Paris museum or a house owned by Prince? Airbnb plans to list them
- Text of the policy statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday
- New Russia sanctions target weapons development and countries assisting in sanctions evasion
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Wall Street Journal
- Puig Policy to Exclude Next Generation Can Help Ease Succession Concerns
- Negotiate? Call in the Police? University Presidents Try Range of Tactics as Protests Roil Campuses
- Fed Prepares Slower Pace of Runoff for Treasury Securities
- Fed Prepares Slower Pace of Runoff for Treasury Securities
- Teamsters Canada Says Strikes at CN Railway, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Could Begin May 22
- Restaurant Winners Have a Common Trait: Keeping a Lid on Prices
- How Markets Are Reacting---in Five Charts
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Financial Times
- Harvey Weinstein will face a new trial in New York this year
- Federal Reserve signals that rates will remain higher for longer
- The limits of what high interest rates can now achieve
- Berkshire after Buffett: can any stockpicker follow the Oracle?
- Big Oil accused of denial and doublespeak over climate change, US committee report says
- Cruise line Viking rises after launching year’s second-largest US IPO
- US includes Chinese groups in sanctions over aid to Russian military
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Bloomberg
- Here’s What We Learned From Fed Rate Decision, Powell Briefing
- Exxon Set to Win FTC Approval for Pioneer Deal With Settlement
- Viking IPO Crowns April Best Month for US Debuts Since September
- Citi Banker Exits After Firm Probed Treatment of Junior Staffer
- Life After TikTok Isn’t So Fun. Just Ask India
- Hacked Data Remains a Mystery After Change Healthcare Hearing
- Bitcoin Miner Riot Eyes Selling Power in Texas as Summer Nears
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Reuters
- Cruise operator Viking shares rise 9% in New York debut
- Indian automakers report higher car, two-wheeler sales in April
- US prosecutors examining financial transactions at Block, NBC News reports
- Cruise operator Norwegian's Q1 revenue miss overshadows raised outlook
- Canada's long-delayed Trans Mountain oil pipeline starts operations
- NYCB's estimate-topping profit forecast fires up battered shares
- Airbus ready to lock out A220 workers if offer rejected
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Marketwatch
- Baby boomers and millennials are robbing Gen Z of a bright financial future
- Nio’s stock soars as April EV deliveries more than double, new ET7 sedan launches
- This AI startup backed by Nvidia is now worth $19 billion
- First loan under Biden’s transit-oriented development push goes to town north of Seattle
- Trump might allow marijuana’s reclassification, but it’s a ‘close call’
- My wife and I are 78. This is how we manage investment risk without panicking
- GOP Sen. Tim Scott now favorite for Trump VP pick after Noem implodes
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Seeking Alpha
- Meta: Finally, A Buying Opportunity
- Two +8% Yields I Just Added To My Portfolio
- Wall Street Breakfast: Higher For (Much) Longer?
- Palantir: Still Tons Of Upside
- Don't Get Duped By These 'Sucker Yields'
- Amazon Stock Barely Moves After Solid Q1 Earnings, But It's A 'Buy'
- Is It Over, Or Just A Dead Cat Bounce?
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Benzinga
- Phoenix Children's Unveils "Wonder And Wander," a 407-Foot Mural to Advance Hope and Healing for Patient Families
- IG ASIA Acquires Majority Interest in the Pribrezhniy Porphyry Copper Deposit in the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Aging Pet Population Is 'Solid Longer-Term Tailwind' For IDEXX Labs: Analyst
- Eli Lilly 'On Its Way' To $1 Trillion Market Cap, Analysts Say: It's A 'Have' In A Sea Of 'Have Nots'
- Farm Competition Groups Call on Biden Administration to Dismiss USDA Appointee with ties to the Chinese Communist Party
- First Federal Savings Bank Launches Cutting-Edge Website to Enhance Customer Experience
- Sins of a Solar Empire II to Release on Steam this Summer, Wishlists Available Now
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Barchart
- 2 Tech Stocks Set to Ride Microsoft's Azure Coattails
- Dollar Slides and Gold Jumps as Powell Downplays a Fed Rate Hike
- Crude Finishes Sharply Lower on Gaza Cease-Fire Prospects and Robust EIA Inventories
- Abundant US Supplies and a Mild Spring Undercuts Nat-Gas Prices
- 1 Airline Stock to Shelter Investors from Boeing's Woes
- Sugar Prices Fall on a Slide in Crude Oil
- Cocoa Prices Close Sharply Lower as Cocoa Buyers Delay Purchases
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SEC / FED
SEC Charges Advisory Firm Senvest Management with Recordkeeping and Other Failures
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SEC’s Division of Investment Management to Host Second Annual Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management
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Remarks at the 43rd Annual Small Business Forum
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Remarks to the Investor Roundtable Co-Hosted by the SEC, NASAA, and Georgia Secretary of State
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Marketplace
- Live music is taking center stage in India
- Dave & Buster's to let adult customers bet on arcade games
- New Alabama law pushes back against DEI curriculum
- How federal investment is shaping Phoenix's semiconductor sector
- What happened after baseball integrated
- Shared curriculum makes climate change a business school focus
- Students protest Gaza war: The history of divestment protests
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ZeroHedge
- China Crossed Biden's Red Line On Ukraine, So What?
- Starbucks On Brink Of Worst Crash Since Dot Com After "Stunning" Earnings Miss
- The Path Of Least Resistance: Northwestern Reaches Controversial Settlement With Pro-Palestinian Protesters
- Wall Street Reacts To Powell Unleashing His Inner Dove
- Watch Live: Fed Chair Powell Walk The 'Asymmetric' Tight-Rope At Today's Presser?
- FOMC Leaves Rates Unchanged (As Expected), Says QT Taper To Start In June
- Lu-Lu-Leveraged: Lululemon Founder Pledges Shares For Margin Loan
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Investing.com
- Wall Street reacts to Fed's decision to keep rates on hold, Powell's remarks
- Oil falls to 7-week low on surprise US storage build, Middle East hopes
- 'The Switzerland of AI': 5 analysts discuss SMCI stock after earnings By
- Fed keeps rates on hold as disinflation stalls; set to slow pace of QT in June
- Fed keeps rates on hold as disinflation stalls; slows pace of QT
- Even after the recent pullback, the S&P 500 is statistically expensive vs. history
- 5 analysts weigh in on AMD earnings
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Morning Brew
Brew Mini: Circle games
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Walmart woos youths with cool food
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Congress to question if UnitedHealth is too big to fail
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Dave & Busters bets on betting
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Word Search: Movie proms
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Elon Musk scores big for Tesla with visit to China
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Everybody’s doing long-distance with their boss
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Grocery store hopping is the new national sport
The Hustle
How Marriott went from a 9-seat soda shop to a $68B+ brand
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A five-star tent? Hotels are betting on glamping
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Why, though? Google tried to take on Second Life
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The vet industry is in a tailspin
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Digits: So much ‘Star Wars,’ Lana’s 13 extra minutes, and more
CNBC
- Why your financial advisor may not give you the best Social Security claiming advice
- 'Basel III' bank rules could pose unexpected threat to Biden's green energy plans
- Treasury yields fall as Fed says it will ease back on balance sheet tightening
- Long-predicted consumer pullback finally hits restaurants like Starbucks, KFC and McDonald's
- Fed decision, oil plunge, mixed earnings
- Bally Sports regional networks go dark for Comcast cable customers
- Fed keeps rates steady as it notes lack of further progress on inflation
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CBS
- Federal Reserve holds rates steady. Here's what that means for your money
- Johnson & Johnson offers to pay $6.5 billion to settle talc ovarian cancer lawsuits
- The real reason self-driving cars are not ready for prime time
- UnitedHealth CEO defends ransom payment in testimony on cyberattack
- Biden is forgiving $6.1 billion in student debt for 317,000 people
- The Fed rate decision meeting is today. Here are the odds of a cut
- Federal Reserve to discuss interest rates at they remain at 23-year high
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NYT Business
- Biden Cancels $6.1 Billion in Debt for Former Art Institute Students
- In Latest Stunt, Airbnb Lists the ‘Up’ House. It Floats
- Biden Cancels $6.1 Billion in Debt for Former Art Institute Students
- Klobuchar Asks Regulators to Investigate MultiPlan Over Health Care Pricing
- U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Chinese Companies for Aiding Russia’s War Effort
- Truth Social Co-Founder Says Trump Nearly Derailed Deal That Led to Market Windfall
- NASCAR and Its Race Teams Fight Over the Sport’s Future
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Stocktwits
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CVNA Carvana Co.
NIO NIO Inc
LKNCY Luckin Coffee Inc - ADR
SBUX Starbucks Corp
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BTC.X Bitcoin
CVS CVS Health Corp
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
PLTN Plutonian...
MULN Mullen Automotive Inc
QCOM Qualcomm, Inc.
DIA SPDR Dow Jones...
LABU Direxion Daily...
FSLY Fastly Inc
AUPH Aurinia...
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc
ETSY Etsy Inc
SOXL Direxion Daily...
TLT BlackRock...
ALT Altimmune Inc
QS QuantumScape Corp
MSNBC
- Trump just gave a revealing glimpse at his abortion stance. It’s still not enough
- Why Biden's relaxing of marijuana regulations is so good for America
- ‘Access Hollywood’ tape stars in Trump’s hush money trial, even if it isn’t played
- NYPD storms Columbia University, clears protesters from occupied building
- As Judge Merchan finds Trump in contempt, what happens now?
- Right-wing preacher bashing Trump's Bibles is a bad sign for Donald
- Why United Methodists’ historic vote means so much to gay Christians like me
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NBC
- DOJ charges ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ with $48 million tax fraud, seeks extradition
- Cottage cheese and sour cream are safe amid bird flu outbreak, FDA says
- A police youth program is plagued by sexual abuse allegations across the U.S
- Harvey Weinstein to return to court after N.Y. rape conviction is overturned
- Johnson & Johnson to pay $6.5 billion to resolve nearly all talc ovarian cancer lawsuits in U.S
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will force a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson next week
- Older Americans are losing thousands of dollars to cybercrime
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investors.com
- Ryan Specialty Holdings Stock Clears Technical Benchmark, Hitting 80-Plus RS Rating
- Bitcoin Price Spikes Above $59,000 On Powell Comments, Rebounds From ETF Pressure Point
- PTC Therapeutics Stock Sees IBD RS Rating Climb To 72
- Colgate-Palmolive Stock, A Steady Eddie Grower, Tops Benchmark
- Why April Brought Grief To Software Stocks As IGV Index Tumbles
- Fed Meeting: Don't Expect A Hawkish Jerome Powell
- Nvidia Stock Drops After Rival AMD Gives Uninspiring Outlook
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ABC News
- Asian American, Pacific Islander consumers want better brand representation, Nielsen reports
- Elimination of Tesla's charging department raises worries as EVs from other automakers join network
- Amazon, Pinterest rise; Starbucks, CVS Health fall, Wednesday, 5/1/2024
- Video McDonald’s and Starbucks report lower sales
- Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires
- Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles in premarket ahead of Fed's interest rate decision
- Regulators close Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank, first US bank failure this year
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Fox Business
- Over 242,600 Ford Maverick trucks recalled due to risk of tail light failure
- Surge in fraud for those 60 or older costs them billions, FBI says
- Fed holds rates steady as inflation casts doubt on future cuts
- UnitedHealth CEO details cyberattack root, working 24/7 to 'fix this'
- Private sector job growth rises more than expected in April
- Job interview coming up? Avoid these five deadly sins
- Homes are now affordable in just 6 major American cities
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CNN
- Americans were paid an additional $235 billion in interest in 2023, thanks to the Fed
- The average Wall Street bonus dipped 2% last year, to $176,500
- Digital humans: the relatable face of artificial intelligence?
- Former Google workers fired for protesting Israel deal file complaint claiming protected speech
- Dave and Buster’s is getting into the betting business
- Affordable internet gave Native Americans a way to preserve community and culture. Now it’s another broken promise
- Clashes escalate at campus protests nationwide as law enforcement makes mass arrests
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Ticker
Thursday FX Option Expiries
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Doubleline Gundlach: My base case seems like one rate cut this year, don’t see it coming in June
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Fed's Powell: It would have to be a broader thing that would suggest it would be appropriate to consider cutting rates
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Fed's Powell ends press conference
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Fed's Powell: It is possible the labor can stay strong with lower inflation
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Fed's Powell: A rise in unemployment would have to be meaningful for us to react
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Fed's Powell: Other countries considering rate cuts are not experiencing the growth that the US has
Barrons
- LPL Effort to Buy Advisor Practices Gains Momentum, Executives Say
- CVS Stock Is Dirt Cheap. That Doesn’t Make It a Buy
- Treasury Yields Fall as Fed Holds Rates as Expected
- U.S. Economy, Monetary Policy Is Diverging from Other Developed Markets, Powell Says
- Unemployment Ticking Above 4% Likely Won’t Trigger Cuts
- Powell Doubles Down on Central Bank’s Political Neutrality
- Oil Futures Fall on Big Stock Build, Fed
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The Economist
- Chinese EV-makers shine at Beijing’s car jamboree
- How a conservative conference morphed into a crisis of liberalism
- The mind-bending new rules for doing business in China
- Working from home and the US-Europe divide
- America’s trust in its institutions has collapsed
- Even without war in the Gulf, pricier petrol is here to stay
- Wanted: a new economics writer
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MarketBeat
- AMD is Down 35%. Now is the Time to Buy the Dip
- Amazon Stands Tall: New Highs Are in Sight
- Chesapeake Energy Stock is The Energy Play, Earnings Confirm
- 5 Aerospace & Defense Stocks Ready for Liftoff
- Goldman Boosted FMC Stock’s Price Targets, Setting Up a Breakout
- Impinj Proves The Internet-of-Things (IoT) is No Fluke
- PayPal’s Strong Earnings Growth and Strategic Evolution
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The Hill
- More Americans see China as an ‘enemy’
- J&J proposing to pay $6.5B to resolve almost all talc ovarian cancer suits
- Powell: Rate cuts will take ‘longer than previously expected’
- Dave & Buster’s to allow customers to bet on arcade games
- Fed holds off on rate cuts after ‘lack of further progress’ on inflation
- Affordable housing crisis looms large in election
- Lobbying World: Global Business Alliance taps next president and CEO
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BBC
- US holds interest rate steady and warns on inflation
- Apple working to fix alarming iPhone issue
- J&J offers more in third attempt to settle talc battles
- Belarus firm accused of bypassing UK sanctions
- Tesla staff say firm's entire Supercharger team fired
- UK house prices fall as mortgage costs bite, says Nationwide
- China tightens grip on social media companies
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The Guardian
- US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as inflation ticks up
- Labour’s ‘new deal for workers’ will not fully ban zero-hours contracts
- Nearly half of Smith & Nephew investors revolt against CEO pay rise
- The Guardian view on the cost of a cashless society: the most vulnerable will pay
- At 3-0 to the Brilos, the boardroom pay game has changed forever
- Online gamblers who lose £500 or more a month to face extra checks
- UK house prices fall unexpectedly for second month in a row
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YouGov
Americans’ top skin concerns and how much they’d spend to treat them
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Most Millennials and Gen Zers don't place themselves within their usual generational group
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Which Americans do Irish and Italian people say can describe themselves as Irish and Italians?
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Most Americans would limit abortion after a certain stage of pregnancy and allow certain exceptions
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Many Americans are skeptical of electric cars
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Two-thirds of Americans who made resolutions for 2024 say they have stuck to them so far
The Street
- Fed holds rates steady, hints rate cuts on hold until year-end
- What could happen to Charles Barkley, 'Inside The NBA' if WBD loses out to other networks
- A viral TikTok video on baggage is actually completely wrong
- The Rock is costing a new movie millions due to frustrating antics
- Standard deduction vs. itemized deductions: Which is better?
- National Park visitor becomes first to get arrested for this in 2024
- Delayed flight? You may be entitled to a Southwest refund
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Insider
- Prosecutors want to take Harvey Weinstein to trial again in September as his lawyers fight Los Angeles conviction
- Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer is out of action, and it's a problem, top Marine Corps general says
- Trump Media shares collapsed, rallied, and are collapsing again. No one knows why
- How China's J-20 stacks up to USA's F-22 fighter jet
- 'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says interest rates won't budge this year: 'I'm sorry, it's just reality'
- Democrats' dilemma: Which hard-right Republican should they side with?
- The Fed once again holds interest rates steady
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AOL Finance
- US job openings slide to three-year low as demand for labor gradually eases
- The 10 best movies coming to Netflix in May
- Outdated laws prevent gig economy workers from getting benefits. This pilot program shows the path forward
- Tesla may try to rehire some of the employees it laid off
- Princess Cruises is taking a page out of the ultra-luxury cruise industry with new all-inclusive, $3,000 cabins
- CVS stock plunges after earnings numbers one analyst 'did not even believe'
- 'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says interest rates won't budge this year: 'I'm sorry, it's just reality'
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- The Cheapest and Most Expensive Housing Markets in Oregon
- This Country has the Strongest Support for Ukraine
- What Is E*Trade Pro, And What Are The Benefits?
- 3 Tech Stocks Hitting SPY Hard
- The 30 Least Populated Countries On Earth Today
- 9 ChatGPT Competitors: Who Will Win the AI Race?
- 30 Multi-Billion Dollar American Weapons and R&D Projects
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LA Times
- ESPN's standalone streaming service will be added to Disney+ in 2025
- Jon Stewart continues 'Daily Show' comeback with a major dig at his former employer
- Can AI-powered drive-throughs save the day for fast food operators?
- Margot Robbie boards Lionsgate and Hasbro's 'Monopoly' movie as producer
- Disney's Bob Iger triumphs over Nelson Peltz in bitter shareholder vote. But big challenges remain
- 'Joker 2' trailer: Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga lead twisted, musical fever dream
- DEA's big marijuana shift could be a lifeline for California's troubled pot industry
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Washington Post
- Fed leaves interest rates unchanged as inflation muddies path to cuts
- Senator slams GlaxoSmithKline over cost of asthma inhalers
- Biden’s internet-for-all program needs Musk’s help
- How the push to ban TikTok spurred a new Washington influence machine
- Use these 6 points to say no to a college you and your kid can’t afford
- Apple, Google and Venmo fight new U.S. plan to monitor payment apps
- UnitedHealth CEO set for grilling from Congress over Change Healthcare hack
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Chicago Tribune
- New Amtrak service to begin between Chicago and St. Paul
- Illinois pot businesses could gain tax benefits, easier loan access under DEA reclassification
- What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
- What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
- Illinois ranks 30th for hospital safety, down two spots from last year, says Leapfrog report
- Portillo’s workers at Aurora food prep facility vote to unionize
- The deadline to consolidate some student loans to receive forgiveness is here. Here’s what to know
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Seattle Times
- Family of Microsoft president Brad Smith joins Mariners ownership group
- Lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control their feeds using external tools
- This Texas veterinarian helped crack the mystery of bird flu in cows
- Want to spend the night in a Paris museum or a house owned by Prince? Airbnb plans to list them
- Asian American, Pacific Islander consumers want better brand representation, Nielsen reports
- New Russia sanctions target weapons development and countries assisting in sanctions evasion
- Change Healthcare cyberattack was due to a lack of multifactor authentication, UnitedHealth CEO says
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Boston Herald
- Federal Reserve says interest rates will stay at two-decade high until inflation further cools
- What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
- Cambridge City Council extends controversial deadline for bike lane construction
- Ticker: North End to hold ‘large pizza rally’ to protest outdoor dining ban; Starbucks goes cold
- Media News Group sues OpenAI, Microsoft
- More student loan forgiveness available, but April 30 deadline looms
- How to escape from a money rut
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Financial Post
- Toronto area condo market rents drop the most in 15 years
- Canadian Binance founder Changpeng Zhao gets four months in prison
- Canada's battered oilsands boom town bets on Trans Mountain pipeline to restart the party
- Loblaw hikes dividend as profit rises almost 10%
- Posthaste: This cratering GDP number has only ever been seen during a recession
- Why big banks and pension giants are likely breathing easier after the Liberal budget
- Canada's capital gains tax hike another blow to productivity, say economists
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The Trade
- DTCC connects Saphyre’s trade solution to ALERT platform
- Asset managers looking to shake up strategy in next two years, Northern Trust survey finds
- Average daily equity trading on European main markets and MTFs up 14% from last quarter
- CFTC announces changes to large trading reporting for futures and options
- Keeping ESG commercial
- AccessFintech and BNY Mellon collaborate to tackle expected FX workflow challenges linked to T+1
- Investor conviction robust despite significant geopolitical risks, finds Liquidnet report
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Observer
- Power Fallout Inside Paramount: How a Potential Sale May Have Ousted CEO Bob Bakish
- Amazon Leaders Mentioned “A.I.” 30 Times on Q1 Earnings Call: Key Highlights
- Billionaire Tom Siebel Donates $50M to the University of Illinois for Data Science Research
- Space Missions to Watch in May: China Explores the Dark Side of the Moon, Boeing Starliner, and More
- One of the Most Coveted Banking Jobs In the World Is Up for Grabs
- TikTok Ban: When Will the Creator Economy Feel the Pain, If Ever?
- The Financial Times Is the Latest Newsroom to Partner With OpenAI
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Semafor
- Denmark, home of Ozempic, feels the drug's effects
- Columbia president defends calling police on protesters: ‘Sorry we reached this point’
- The US Fed keeps interest rates steady
- Reclassifying cannabis holds serious science potential
- ‘Disgorgement’: Amazon researchers suggest ways to get rid of bad AI data
- Chinese-backed African fintech startup OPay nears $3 billion valuation
- Donald Trump courts an increasingly friendly Libertarian Party
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Reason
- California cops locked an innocent man in a sex offender unit for 3 days
- Rescheduling marijuana does not address today's central cannabis issue
- DeSantis frets about Florida 'reeking of marijauna,' says he'll oppose legalization
- Florida man's tall grass saga comes to an end
- Ohio State University President's Statement on Clearing of
- Stanford Message to Students About Protests
- Supreme Court won't stop Texas porn law from taking effect
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Nikkei Asia
- Japan's NYK becomes national champion for next-gen shipbuilding
- Analysis: Xi Jinping sends a message but no flowers to Antony Blinken
- 70% of Japan blue chips rake in higher profits on price hikes, soft yen
- Japan weighs regulating AI developers, following U.S. and EU
- China woos Argentina, Bolivia and Peru to advance Belt and Road
- South Korea explores defense tech cooperation with AUKUS
- Weak yen drives U.S. shoppers to Japan proxy sites
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Institutional Investor
- The Consultant Shepherding Steve Ballmer’s Family Office and Others on AI
- Dan Loeb’s Favorite Stocks
- Here Are the Winners of the 21st Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards
- Viking Global’s Fund Focused on Private Investments Is off to a Strong Start
- CAIA Association's Longtime CEO Announces Retirement Plans
- There’s ‘No Going Back’ For Insurance Company Investment Portfolios, KKR Says
- Under Leslie Lenzo's Leadership, the Hershey Trust is Evolving
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- NYCB posts first-quarter loss on higher provisions
- To services business owners: how do you communicate with leads?
- Quick In & out SPY calls
- Series E bonds. How to reinvest?
- Live Jpow reaction after seeing my portfolio full of puts
- He Lost $36 Billion in a Week. Now Bill Hwang Is Fighting to Avoid Prison
- Well after 3 months I’m done
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PYMNTS
- Unimarket Introduces ‘AP Payments as a Service’ for US Customers
- CVS Q1 Earnings Take A Hit From Insurance Venture
- US Construction Spending Sees Unexpected Drop in March
- B2B Virtual Cards Move Buyer-Supplier Relationships From Manual to Meaningful
- Toast Debuts Restaurant Marketing Tools as Diners Show Caution
- Peacock’s Price Hike Hints at Delicate Balancing Act for Streaming Platforms
- Anthropic Launches iOS App Featuring AI Chatbot Claude
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Forbes
- United Kingdom’s FTSE 100: Reversion Or Dead Cat Bounce?
- This Stock Has A 1.08% Yield And Sells For Less Than Book
- Federal Reserve Reduces Tightening, Keeping The Economy Juiced
- The U.K.’s FTSE Is Due To Get Boosted By Takeovers
- Are Clear Skies Ahead? How Airline Stocks Delta, American And Southwest Measure Up
- These Out-Of-Favor Stocks Are Showing Signs Of Life
- Supermicro: Cooling The AI Boom
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Fortune
- Johnson & Johnson’s latest gambit to solve its massive talcum powder asbestos issue: A $6.5 billion settlement, paid out over 25 years
- NBC courting the NBA with a $2.5 billion media deal that could permanently bench TNT
- Tesla’s top HR executive has left the company, sources say
- Federal Reserve says 'lack of further progress' on inflation means interest rates will stay at 2-decade highs
- The $34 trillion U.S debt is nearly as big as its own economy and there’s (still) no plan to fix it
- Bitcoin tumbles below $57,000 on day of Fed meeting
- Trump is back on the world's richest people list as he gets a $1.8 billion windfall
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Inc.
- Why Small Business Owners Are Optimistic About 2024 Revenue--But Not the Economy
- Apple's Safari Browser Could be Getting an AI Glow Up
- Apple Anticipates iPhone Sales Drop Before AI Gets Into New Models
- Google and Apple Built Tech Empires--Now the Antitrust Laws That Helped Them Pose a Threat
- Most Americans View TikTok as a Chinese Influence Tool, Poll Shows
- Tech Powerhouses Reap Gains From AI Cloud Computing Boom
- Powell Likely to Signal Rate Cut Unlikely Until Inflation Drops
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Axios
- Fed holds interest rates steady, calls out stalled progress on inflation
- Israel tells U.S. it will retaliate against Palestinian Authority if ICC issues arrest warrants
- The job market's slow-motion depressurization
- North Atlantic's record heat streak ends at 421 days, but warming may resume
- Most Americans say mental health issues get worse treatment than physical ones
- House Democrats laugh off Marjorie Taylor Greene's "crazy" vote to oust Mike Johnson
- Retailers retreat from health care delivery
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Vox
- Why Florida is banning a kind of meat that doesn’t really exist
- Take a mental break with the newest Vox crossword
- Vox Welcomes Naureen Khan as Senior Editor, Culture and Features
- Philosophers are studying Reddit’s “Am I the Asshole?”
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FastCompany
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Entrepreneur
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Politico
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Newsweek
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- The Democrats Have Turned on Dr. King. It's Time to Return the Favor
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NPR
- Fed keeps interest rates at 23-year high
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- The Federal Reserve is weighing what to do about interest rates
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- Is the federal debt REALLY that bad? : The Indicator from Planet Money
- Fox News pulls down series as Hunter Biden threatens lawsuit
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Globe And Mail
- LNG company’s plan for floating work camp is rejected by Squamish, B.C
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CBC
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Techmeme
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SCMP
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Wikipedia Current Events
May 1
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- Following American pressure, Israel reopens the Erez Crossing and allows aid trucks into the northern part of the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Odesa strikes
- Three people are killed and three are injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike in the port city of Odesa. (Reuters) (Kyiv Post)
- Odesa strikes
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Kenya floods
- A highway collapse leaves 24 people dead and 30 injured in Meizhou, Guangdong, China, after days of heavy rain. (Le Monde) (BBC)
- Nine people are killed in eastern India as the region faces the hottest April on record in a heatwave. (Reuters)
International relations
- Colombia–Israel relations, International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro announces that Colombia will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Abortion in North Carolina
- Federal judge Catherine Eagles blocks several of North Carolina's restrictions on abortion pill mifepristone, striking down a requirement that the drug only be prescribed by doctors in-person, as well as a requirement for patients to have an in-person follow-up appointment. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Israel–Hamas war protests
- 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses in the United States
- 2024 University of California, Los Angeles pro-Palestinian campus occupation
- Pro-Israel counter-protestors attack the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, throwing objects and attempting to destroy barricades. (Reuters)
- 2024 University of California, Los Angeles pro-Palestinian campus occupation
- 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses in the United States
- Homosexuality and Methodism
- The United Methodist Church votes 692–51 to repeal a longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy, additionally prohibiting superintendents from forbidding a same-sex wedding. (AP)
April 30
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kharkiv strikes
- Russian forces attack Kharkiv with guided bombs, killing at least two people and injuring six others. (Reuters)
- Kharkiv strikes
- An Israeli police officer is injured in a stabbing by a Turkish national in the Old City of Jerusalem. The assailant was fatally shot by other responding officers at the scene. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Kenya floods
- The death toll from ongoing flooding in Kenya increases to 169, with 91 people reported missing. (The Washington Post)
- Nine people are killed and two more injured during an explosion caused by a gas leak at a restaurant in Beirut, Lebanon. (The National News)
- Fifty-five people are injured after a Los Angeles Metro light rail train collides with a transportation bus in downtown Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Times)
Health and environment
- The Mount Ruang volcano in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, erupts for the second time this month, prompting the evacuation of more than 12,000 people. (Reuters) (Voice of America)
International relations
- China–Philippines relations, Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
- China's coast guard expels a Philippine Coast Guard ship and another vessel from the waters near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Israel–Hamas war protests
- April 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses in the United States
- 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation
- Over 100 protestors are arrested by the NYPD after attempting to occupy Hamilton Hall. (Time) (WCAU-TV)
- 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation
- April 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses in the United States
- 2023–2024 Georgian protests
- Police in Tbilisi, Georgia, utilize a water cannon, tear gas, and stun grenades as part of a crackdown on protests against a law requiring foreign non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents. (Reuters)
- Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York
- Judge Juan Merchan fines Donald Trump $9,000 for contempt of court, and threatens to jail Trump if he continues to violate his gag order. (Reuters)
- A man attacks people with a sword after crashing a car into a house in Hainault, London, England, United Kingdom, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four other people, including two police officers. (BBC News) (The New York Times)
- French prosecutors announce that actor Gérard Depardieu will be tried for the alleged sexual assault of two women in 2021. (euronews)
- The founder of the cryptocurrency exchange service Binance, Changpeng Zhao, is sentenced to four months in prison for money laundering. (Reuters)
- The International Court of Justice rejects a request by Nicaragua asking the court to order Germany to suspend aid to Israel. (euronews)
Science and technology
- Chinese space program
- A Chinese spacecraft carrying the Shenzhou 17 crew lands back on Earth at the Dongfeng site after completing a six-month mission on the Tiangong space station. (AP) (SHINE)