Friday, 18 September 2026
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The emerging coalition of religious leaders, labor unions and local activists that worries about artificial intelligence and the broader economic upheaval it portends poses a political problem for anyone who gets on the…
Rohlfing, along with his wife and three kids, drove approximately 900 miles round trip by minivan from their home in St. Louis, Missouri, to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Their destination: One of the select movie theaters of…
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CEO Alex Karp's forecast of $15 billion to $18 billion in free cash flow within two years is central to the debate over Palantir's valuation.
There have been some lofty claims made about cryptocurrency in the past, including that it will replace government-issued money, prove as groundbreaking as the smart phone and democratize the financial system. But most …
As demand rises for specialized medications like GLP-1s, logistics companies including UPS and FedEx are adapting their strategies to be able to better ship and store those pharmaceuticals.
President Donald Trump announces two-week ceasefire with Iran. Attacks in region continue, despite ceasefire. Trump decided on war with Iran after secret Israeli pitch, New York Times reports. Israel conducts “largest c…
From a purely statistically standpoint, outsize stock market gains have gone hand-in-hand with Donald Trump's presidency. Despite historic volatility during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and, more recently, …
Samsung Electronics and Broadcom have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in order to strengthen their collaboration in the fields of memory, foundry manufacturing and advanced packaging. They expect to spe…
Nvidia said it's secured AI memory supply from South Korea's SK Hynix, as the chipmaker tries to lock in a key component for its advanced processors and systems.
A small town in southern Finland has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to fix what many see as the most critical problem facing renewable energy: intermittency.
Within a span of just 30 days, what started as a protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over exam paper leaks quickly snowballed into an agitation against the education system as a whole. Throughout, the government …
Visit will be Netanyahu’s seventh to White House, underscoring US commitment amid war with Iran, genocide in Gaza.
Getting into SpaceX early was spectacularly lucrative. The venture investors who bought years ago at a fraction of the listing price made a fortune on it. But early is relative, and the investors who piled into certain …
Soybeans closed the Friday session with contracts steady to 10 ½ cents higher, with the front months leading the bull spreading. August managed a 43 ½ cent gain this week, with November 50 ½ cents higher. The cmdtyView …
Corn futures were weak early on, but pulled more than 8 cents off the lows in the front months to close fractionally mixed. Some deferreds were down as much as 1 ¼. September was still up 19 ½ cents on the week, with De…
The tech tycoon's wealth skyrocketed following the initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX) more than a month ago on June 12.
Investors reacted Friday to the giant nuclear verdict out of a Texas court directed at C.H. Robinson and what it might mean for the brokerage industry with a selloff of 3PL stocks.
In trading on Friday, shares of Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc (Symbol: ZBH) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $91.20, changing hands as high as $92.38 per share. Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc shares are currently …
In the case of Amplify Seymour Cannabis, the RSI reading has hit 29.9 — by comparison, the RSI reading for the S&P 500 is currently 44.8. A bullish investor could look at CNBS's 29.9 reading as a sign that the recent he…
SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket Friday evening from its company town and launch facility in Starbase, Texas, in a 13th test flight and the first since the company's record IPO last month.
Back in 2017, when Former Vice President Mike Pence said that he never spends time alone with a woman who’s not his wife, everyone was talking about the “Billy Graham Rule.” This brought up the question of if men and wo…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday fell -0.08%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) rose +0.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) fell -1.27%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.08%, and…
Paramount Skydance has agreed to delay its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to as late as June 2027 — a multi-month delay that will ultimately raise the deal price — as the tie-up faces a legal challenge.