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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes killed at least 20 people in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal to buy Russ…
It's 07:25 am, 13 October 2024, at Starbase, near Boca Chica on the Texas side of the US/Mexico border, and on the launch pad stands the biggest rocket ever made. Its engines fire and it climbs into t…
In 2022, a rare Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card — one of sports-card collectors' holiest grails — sold for $12.6 million. Wow, you say, that's a lot of dough for a thin piece of cardboard, slab…
Retailers are trimming assortments in an effort to clean up their balance sheets.
Canada’s all-in-one ETFs (also called “portfolio ETFs” or “asset-allocation ETFs”) represent arguably the biggest leap forward in investing for DIY Canadians since the first index funds showed up deca…
Russian President Vladimir Putin conveyed Tehran's vision for a possible end to the war in Iran to U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian state media reported Saturday.
As the Trump administration announced Thursday that it suspended eight tech companies from sponsoring foreign workers for green cards, Vice President JD Vance singled out Microsoft, claiming it replac…
The Supreme Court heard a major case this week concerning an Intel retirement plan which could result in a decision that influences employers' appetite for private investments in 401(k)s.
Nvidia GPUs are the most sought-after processors in AI, and they're in such demand that the chipmaker's stock climbed to yet another record this week, lifting its market cap close to $6 trillion.
GigaCloud Technology Group Inc. shares are pushing new highs following upgrades and major earnings beat.
Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) has long promised to transform datacenter connectivity, but it has taken a long time for the technology to come to market, with tangible deployment-ready products only arrivin…
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Waves of protests expose debt crisis faced by French government, but political wrangling is stalling an escape plan. Is there a way out?
Artificial intelligence is now used by almost 90% of legal professionals in the U.K. and Ireland, and it's putting one of the profession's oldest conventions — the billable hour — under the microscope…
A stronger El Niño from October 2026 through January 2027 is increasing risks to global sugar production, tightening the supply balance and supporting ethanol prices amid reduced sugarcane availabilit…
Following sharp revisions lower to its earnings outlook, Shoe Station Group Inc. shares continue to decline.
Ukraine's harvest season is moving from wheat and barley into corn, soybeans and sunflower, and farmer Oleksandr Chumak has had a strong yield so far. That should be good news.
The wheat complex saw pressure on Friday following a bearish USDA report that saw a stocks hike. Chicago SRW contracts were 10 to 12 ½ cents in the red with December slipping 12 cents since last Frida…
Unlike most weather risks, which arrive without warning, El Niño is highly traceable months in advance. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) tracks global temperatures continu…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed up by +0.59% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.83%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.51%. Decembe…
“The house cost $385,000. With my savings, her $50,000 and a small mortgage, I was able to close.”
Cotton futures were 53 to 79 points higher on the Friday session, as December was 166 points higher. Crude oil was up 17 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.090 higher. The NA…
The partnership's sales were made under a written Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted May 14, 2026.
November Nymex natural gas (NGX26 ) on Friday closed up +0.052 (+1.64%). Nat-gas prices settled higher on Friday as Hurricane Isaias approached, prompting closure of nat-gas rigs in the Gulf and a red…