Critical web security flaws spark global alarm as Google, OpenAI and Amazon respond
The tech world is racing to implement fixes after the discovery of critical security vulnerabilities in software used to power much of the internet.
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Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case
Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties related to Cambridge Analytica scandal in New Mexico.
IBM beats on top and bottom lines as CEO Krishna touts 'Super Intelligence' traction
CEO Arvind Krishna indicated that IBM is helping clients in artificial intelligence.
Nat-Gas Prices Fall to 5-week Low on Warm Forecasts
November natural gas futures are falling hard Wednesday, breaking through the late-summer bottoms as the warm weather trade takes over the nearby contract. The front month is below $2.90, and the bids that held the mark…
Why investors should be skeptical of a potential Tesla-SpaceX merger
Wall Street is all abuzz over a possible merger between Tesla and SpaceX. But there is a high probability that such a merger would be a bad idea.
Trump denies ordering Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, says he doesn't know who did
Asked if Elon Musk ordered the slowdown, Trump said, "I don't know who did it, but I was not involved."
CoreWeave’s market confidence erodes as bond yields spike and stock sinks
CoreWeave is facing a crisis of confidence on Wall Street that's playing out in real time among equity and bond investors.
Meta Earnings Preview: AI Ambitions Face a Reality Check as Capex Doubles
It’s crunch time for Mark Zuckerberg as he pulls out all the stops to stay relevant in Silicon Valley’s escalating AI arms race.
BlackRock's Rick Rieder sees 'historic' opportunity in high-quality bonds
Rick Rieder, BlackRock's CIO of global fixed income, lays out his expectations for the fourth quarter and where he sees the best opportunities.
Tesla earnings loom after Musk calls SpaceX merger a 'good idea'
A day after Elon Musk's SpaceX reported third-quarter results, Tesla is scheduled to update investors.
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF Experiences Big Inflow
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLV) where we have detected an a…
The political ad wars are still being fought over the airwaves even as digital gains share
Broadcast TV is set to capture nearly half of political advertising spending ahead of the midterm election as local stations benefit from record spending.
Polymarket traders see a 10% chance the AI bubble bursts before New Year’s Day
For investors worried that the runaway artificial-intelligence trade might be about to hit the skids, prediction markets are already starting to reflect that anxiety.
Intel hits construction milestone at Ohio chip fab that’s at least 5 years behind schedule
Intel has installed the first major structural truss at its delayed Ohio chip fab, but the company has yet to announce a major outside customer.
Meta’s AI Momentum Meets a Market Already Pricing in Strong Earnings
The second quarter of 2026 will likely be remembered as one of the strongest periods for U.S. equities in recent memory.
Corn Starting Wednesday with Continued Weakness
Corn prices are down 4 to 5 cents across the front months so far on Wednesday morning. Futures posted losses of a penny to 5 cents across the board on Tuesday, as the fund selling continues. Open interest was down 13,19…
Mortgage rates drop for the first time in 2 months, but demand still falls further
Mortgage demand took another leg lower, despite a brief respite from rising interest rates.
BSR's Underlying Holdings Imply 10% Gain Potential
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weig…
FWONK April 2027 Options Begin Trading
Investors in Liberty Media Corp (Symbol: FWONK) saw new options begin trading today, for the April 2027 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time valu…
INmune Bio Advances Ebstrocel™ Toward Potential UK Approval in Mid-2027
Rhea-AI Sentiment reads the wording of the document, how positive or negative its language is on a 1 to 5 scale. The balance of points shown with the takes weighs what the document actually discloses, so the two can dis…
SpaceX up over 8% in premarket after earnings beat and Musk hints at Tesla tie-up
SpaceX jumped in premarket trading on Wednesday after the company reported surging revenue growth in its third quarter, and owner Elon Musk floated a potential SpaceX-Tesla merger.
‘I don’t feel sorry for myself’: I’m 64 and will be renting for the rest of my life. Is that so bad?
“I married a wonderful man with a good income. He left his job due to health issues and suffered a massive stroke at 53.”
Witkoff heads to Russia for Putin talks as Zelenskyy insists 'nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine'
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted that any negotiations over his countr…
OpenAI's most powerful AI models disabled their own safety monitoring — and one lied about it.
OpenAI has revealed that agents operated by two of its most powerful models disabled their own safety monitoring when carrying out routine tasks, with one subsequently denying it had done so.