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Wall Street rallies, Dow ends with record on US-Iran deal, oil price slide
US stocks surged to new highs with the Dow closing at an all-time record, while oil prices fell to a three-month low after a preli
topicU.S. stock futures are flat after Dow record close on U.S.-Iran deal; SpaceX rallies again: Live updates
U.S. stock futures are little changed Tuesday morning after the Dow closed at a record high on hopes of a U.S.-Iran deal. SpaceX s
topicTrump’s Anthropic shutdown just made the case for non-American AI
The US government has ordered Anthropic to block its most advanced AI models—Fable 5 and Mythos 5—from all foreign users, accelera
topicBusiness & Markets
Global markets remain steady amid mixed signals, with SpaceX surpassing Amazon in valuation, AI-driven deals reshaping tech, and t
topicUS stock market jumps as US-Iran deal stirs hopes for end to energy turmoil
US stock markets hit record highs on optimism over a potential US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while oil prices fell
topicSpaceX, Western Digital, Micron, and More Stocks That Explain Today’s Market
SpaceX shares climbed 11% in premarket trading after briefly topping $3 trillion in market value, surpassing Amazon and Microsoft.
topicThe US government’s Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak
The Commerce Department ordered Anthropic to disable its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models worldwide without warning, citing unspecified
topicStock Market Today: SpaceX Rallies, Pointing to Third Day of Gains
SpaceX shares climbed for a third straight session, pushing its market cap past Amazon’s and nearing Microsoft’s. The Dow Jones In
Fiserv Announces Leadership Transition
Fiserv CEO Mike Lyons has stepped down effective immediately to join Truist as CEO, accelerating a transition already announced. T
topicSalesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6B
Salesforce has acquired AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion to integrate its agentic AI technology into Agentforce,
topicAll eyes turn to Fed chair Kevin Warsh and his first moves on interest rates
Kevin Warsh’s first Federal Reserve meeting as chair will determine whether he prioritizes inflation control or aligns with Trump’
topicWall Street's fear gauge tumbles as traders bid up SpaceX shares
The VIX volatility index dropped below its long-term average as SpaceX shares climbed 13% to $182.7 in Monday trading, extending a
topicIKEA is coming to WNY!
IKEA will open its first store in Western New York at Walden Galleria in Cheektowaga, occupying the former Sears space. The 65,000
topicWhy This Gene-Editing Stock Is Soaring
Intellia Therapeutics shares climbed after Phase 3 results for its CRISPR therapy *Lonvo-z* showed meaningful attack reductions in
topicFed Chair Kevin Warsh and the FOMC Will Likely Take the First Step Toward Dropping the Hammer on Trumpflation This Week
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh faces his first rate decision with inflation at 4.2% and markets watching for signals on whether
topicExclusive: Sen. Warren wants info on private equity deals for data centers
Senator Elizabeth Warren has formally requested operational and financial data from KKR, BlackRock, Blackstone, and Brookfield Inf
topicPorn company can sue Meta for torrenting its adult films for AI training, judge rules
A California judge has rejected Meta’s attempt to dismiss lawsuits from adult film companies alleging large-scale unauthorized dow
topicUS emergency oil stockpile tumbles to lowest since the Reagan administration
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level since 1983, with 66 million barrels drawn down since the Iran
topicSpaceX to buy Cursor AI coding agent operator Anysphere for $60 billion
SpaceX has completed a $60 billion all-stock deal to acquire Anysphere, the parent company of Cursor AI, a leading AI-powered codi
topicSpaceX stock rises after record Nasdaq IPO debut
SpaceX shares opened on Nasdaq at $135 each, raising $75 billion—the largest U.S. IPO ever—and now trade above $2 trillion in valu
topicStanford grads walkout on Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s commencement speech.
Over 100 Stanford graduates walked out and protested during Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s commencement address, chanting slogans link
topicMicrosoft is resorting to its biggest cloud rival to deal with GitHub AI capacity issues
Microsoft is temporarily using Amazon Web Services to handle GitHub’s surging AI-generated code demand after reliability issues st
topicEnter the Bucketverse: KFC’s finger-licking rebrand turns an icon into an entire world
KFC’s global Bucketverse overhaul is now embedding the Colonel Sanders character more deeply into its visual and storytelling iden
topicBitcoin traders have a reason to watch Tuesday's BOJ rate decision. Yen shorts are at a nine-year high
Bitcoin faces renewed downward pressure ahead of the Bank of Japan’s rate decision, with traders warning a potential unwinding of