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Samuel Alito is one of six conservative justices on the Supreme Court, three of whom were nominated by President Donald Trump.

If ever there was a stock that personified the promise and peril of the AI trade, it's Salesforce.

We may never get the Meta Cloud business we once envisioned, but we don't need it if Muse delivers.

As interest rates and bond yields rise, dividend stocks many boomers rely on for income are taking a beating.

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The expansion marks the AI company's latest push to deepen its ties to founders and fast-growing companies.

British Airways is ripping out coach class seats and building a giant premium economy and business class in a bet on the high-end travel boom.

The impact of soaring diesel prices is less evident to consumers than that of gasoline.

UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti warned that "hard measures" are needed to tackle France's spiraling debt crisis.

Google DeepMind Chief AI Readiness Officer Lila Ibrahim may be the only person with that title, and as intelligence risks rise, she takes it very seriously.

A new DatingNews survey finds most Gen Z have tried some mystical dating tactic to find love.

That marked a 13.7% jump from July and was ahead of the Dow Jones consensus estimate for $102 billion.

Edge Markets' new infrastructure aims to support institutional trading for markets that operate around the clock.

Nearly 20 commercial ships, mostly tankers, have come under attack over the past month while sailing through the Hormuz chokepoint.

Defense tech leaders are gaining sway in Washington in President Donald Trump's military reindustrialization push

Western developers are racing to compete with Chinese companies in open weight and open source AI.

Russian authorities say the situation is stable and there are no reports of secondary cases.

China's DeepSeek weighs upsizing funding round to up to $14.9 billion, sources tell CNBC, and the final amount could still change in final talks.

Stock futures are green across the board, with the Nasdaq posed to build on yesterday's all-time closing high.

Lithuania is seeking to bolster its security amid growing concerns over Russia.

A record number of car buyers took out 84-month or longer loans in the third quarter, but rising amounts financed are pushing monthly payments to new highs.

Traders are assigning less than a 50% chance SpaceX touches $225 at any point between now and July, according to options pricing.

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The personal agent boom is lifting the fortunes of AMD and Intel, which have outperformed their megacap tech peers over the past month.

Harvard professor Leslie John explains why assuming you know what a partner thinks can undermine decisions — and what to do instead.

Mattel is facing pressure from a major investor to consider a sale amid struggling sales and profitability, according to various reports on Monday.

A combination of local, national and international events has contributed to making the Kansas Senate race one to watch.

Paramount has faced competing bids and an antitrust hurdle since its earliest attempts to take over WBD.

A teenager reportedly lost a hand in the protests, which have seen over 5,000 people arrested.

Oil markets remain on edge over potential Middle East supply disruptions, with Brent trading around $100 a barrel as the risk of further escalation persists.

Britain has the highest government borrowing costs in the G7.

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The U.S. national average price of diesel topped $6 a gallon in September for the first time ever, as fuel supply disruptions pushed up transportation costs in the country.

Quantitative hedge funds have captured big trends in bonds and oil to outperform the stock market this year.

The World Bank now expects the region to grow 4.5% this year, but flagged that trade growth outside AI-related goods has been "weak or negative."

In the latest sign of growing skepticism around the closure of the trade deal between New Delhi and Washington, an Indian minister said there is little room for ‘giving and taking.’

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WHO said it was in contact with Russian authorities, and has offered support if needed, while assessing the risk to the general public as low based on available information.

Starbucks struck one of Asia's most closely watched deals last year.

The surge underscores how Russia's gold trade has been rerouted after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shut its producers out of major Western markets.

The New York Times reported "Trump personally instructed his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency."

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta are helping push stocks to records even as surging Treasury yields pressure much of the broader market.

The Nokia CEO's comments underscores continued demand for AI even as top executives debate slowing down the pace of development.

The bill bans federal candidates from trading prediction market contracts related to their own elections and would result in a fine if violated.

Lucid delivered 3,806 EVs and produced 2,954 units during the third quarter.

SpaceX shares have bounced almost 60% off their low in early August, boosted by the company's AI business and Starship progress.

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Melius Research's Ben Reitzes has warned about AI disrupting legacy software providers for years.

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