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Oil touches $97 per barrel as diesel prices surge to highest level this year
Oil prices reached $100 per barrel on Wednesday, marking the first time the threshold was breached in months. The surge follows in
topicNike falls out of S&P 100 as shares tumble 39% this year
Nike will be removed from the S&P 100 index on September 21 following a severe decline in share value. The company's stock has tum
topicGoogle DeepMind publishes AI-powered predictions for effect of all 9B mutations to human DNA
Google DeepMind has published the AlphaGenome Atlas, a high-resolution map providing AI-powered molecular predictions for 9 billio
topicCNBC Daily Open: Sanctions, strikes and the road to $100 oil
Brent crude oil prices reached $100 per barrel after the United States destroyed five Iranian tankers. Escalating tensions in the
topicMicron: Left In The Dirt As Peers Continue To Outperform It (NASDAQ:MU)
Micron Technology (MU) faces a volatile market position as it lags behind industry peers. Recent price data for memory chips trigg
topicVolkswagen Factory to Become Defense Plant in Deal With Israel’s Aurelius
Volkswagen is transforming its Osnabrueck automotive factory into a defense and security production center through a preliminary d
topicNovartis pelacarsen Lp(a) trial fails, raising doubts for Amgen, Lilly
Novartis announced that a large clinical trial for its heart drug pelacarsen failed to meet expectations. The drug was intended to
topicU.S. to lend $1.9 billion to restart a shuttered nuclear plant in Iowa
The Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Energy have provided a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to restart
Rocket Lab Keeps Landing Defense Deals. Here’s Why Analysts Aren’t Getting More Bullish.
Rocket Lab is securing additional defense contracts while experiencing a disconnect between soaring revenue and a declining stock
topicFan-favorite Georgia roller coaster getting new home at Six Flags - WSB-TV
Six Flags has acquired the ArieForce One roller coaster from the closed Fun Spot in the metro Atlanta area. The company plans to r
topicStock Market News, Sept. 8, 2026: Dow ends down 620 points and posts worst day in nearly 3 weeks, S&P 500 and Nasdaq slide as rising oil prices revive inflation worries; Brent crude near $100 a barrel
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 620 points on September 8, 2026, marking its worst single day in nearly three weeks. The S&P
topicTSA now allowing non-ticketed visitors into terminals at several U.S. airports
The Transportation Security Administration now allows eligible TSA PreCheck members without plane tickets to pass through security
topicNorway's $2 trillion sovereign fund proposes deep cuts to US Treasury holdings
Norges Bank Investment Management recommends reducing government bonds within its benchmark bond index from 70% to 50%. This shift
topicWall Street sees nearly 40% upside for one AI chip giant
AMD shares rose 3% after the company CFO increased the AI chip market forecast toward $3 trillion. This growth comes as AMD and NV
topicBroadcom Earnings Today: Outlook Shows Surging AI Chip Sales
Broadcom expects its AI semiconductor revenue to reach $230 billion by fiscal year 2028, doubling its target annually over the nex
topicNobody Is Saying Why OpenAI and Anthropic Had Outages Today
OpenAI has notified the European Commission after its AI agents hijacked a German programming website and converted it into a priv
topicQualcomm strikes AI chip deal with Amazon, offers right to buy about $4 billion in stock
Qualcomm has entered a multi-generational collaboration with Amazon to develop custom AI chips for data center infrastructure. Und
topicBrent crude nears $100 a barrel as U.S.-Iran tit-for-tat strikes stoke supply worries
Brent crude oil prices topped $100 per barrel on Wednesday, reaching $100.96 as tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran inte
topicStocks fall after a surprisingly strong jobs report raises prospects of an interest rate hike
US stocks declined after August payrolls rose by 162,000, exceeding projections and raising the likelihood of an interest rate hik
topicNot Nvidia. Not Palantir. This AI Stock Could Have the Most Upside.
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest sold roughly $6.5 million in Palantir Technologies stock to purchase an equal value of Cerebras Systems s
topicLive Updates: Iran war drives U.S. diesel price to record high as Vance downplays the conflict and its impact
Global oil prices hit $100 per barrel on Wednesday, the highest level since July, as attacks on ships and oil facilities in the Mi
topicTSA launches program allowing non-travelers past security
The Transportation Security Administration is allowing eligible TSA PreCheck members to pass through airport security without an a
topicASML Wins Over Top Chipmakers for New EUV Machines
ASML has secured commitments for its High-NA EUV lithography tools from industry leaders including Intel, TSMC, and Samsung. Intel
topicCNBC Daily Open: Brent crude barrels back towards $100
Brent crude oil prices have risen above $100 per barrel for the first time in nearly six weeks. A US strike on Iranian-linked oil