Sunday, 8 November 2026
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OpenAI on Wednesday said it found six instances of "unexpected or concerning model behavior" over the past six months, outside of the recent Hugging Face crisis, as the company continues to call for more safety protecti…
There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on June 12, Expand Energy Corp's CEO, Michael Wichterich, invested $88,900.00 …
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for his refusal to comply with subpoenas issued to him related to a committee's ongoing investigation of the notorious …
Alibaba's stock surged despite missing Q4 revenue and EPS targets, driven by strong Cloud Intelligence Group growth (38% YoY) and AI momentum. AI-driven cloud offerings reached $1.3 billion, with projected over 50% segm…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up by +0.18% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down by -0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up by +0.68%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.29%, a…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded the Federal Reserve slash interest rates to 1% "or less," hours after the central bank announced its first rate hike since 2023.
The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to raise its benchmark interest rate to a target range of 3.75% to 4% is rippling through the housing industry.
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points. Some stock market indices reacted negatively. Bond yields, on the other hand, showed signs of easing somewhat.
Chairman Kevin Warsh's quarter-point rate increase sends an unambiguous message to President Donald Trump: Hands off the Federal Reserve.
* Sample rates and APRs are subject to change. All information provided here is accurate as of September 8, 2026, and may change at any moment.
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26) is up +57 (+0.96%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26) is up +64 (+1.48%).
Amazon was granted warrants to purchase up to $340 million worth of Generac stock, sending shares of the backup power provider soaring more than 40% in extended trading on Wednesday.
Cotton futures are trading with contracts up 4 points to 12 points lower in the front months. Crude oil is back down $3.30 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index up $0.104.
The dollar index (DXY00) rallied to a 1.5-month high on Wednesday and finished up by +0.64%. The dollar found support Wednesday on signs of US economic growth after Aug retail sales rose more than expected. The dollar r…
A public company since the late 1960s, Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) is a provider of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors used for Internet of Things systems and cloud connectivity.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday delivered a much-expected interest rate hike, and Chairman Kevin Warsh followed with a notably terse news conference at which he stressed policymakers' staunch commitment to tackling inf…
Intel has been one of the more surprising stories of 2026. Its stock has more than tripled this year, and the latest leg higher comes from back-to-back headline catalysts that are hard to ignore.
The Federal Reserve should have hiked rates by more on Wednesday instead of a just a quarter point, according to Jeff Gundlach, founder of DoubleLine.
Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a judge Wednesday to hold an emergency hearing on what the Ohio Democrat called the "unlawful" closure of the Kennedy Center by President Donald Trump and the performing arts facility's board of …
Corporate debt issued by the giant cloud computing players powering the artificial intelligence boom is getting riskier, private equity firm Apollo Global Management warned on Wednesday.
The U.S. House is expected to pass a Russia sanctions bill introduced over a year ago by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Wednesday afternoon, sending it to President Donald Trump's desk.
Lean hog futures were lower on Tuesday, with contracts down 60 cents to $1.70.b Open interest was up 5,392 contracts on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $84.58 on Tuesday afternoon, up $1.76 from …
Adidas has reduced its technology workforce in India as part of a broader effort to simplify its operations, with the job cuts reportedly affecting nearly half of the employees at its Gurugram technology hub. The German…
Investors behind the world's top-performing sovereign wealth fund warned Wednesday that the U.S. equity market could be due a correction.