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Oil surged as Iran set sweeping demands before the Strait of Hormuz can reopen

Oil rose about 3% on Monday after Tehran said the U.S. must lift its blockade, end sanctions, and pay reparations before the strait can reopen

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HHS is proposing to require food makers to disclose their own safety findings to the FDA

The rule would close a decades-old gap that let manufacturers add ingredients to food without alerting federal regulators

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Imperial Brands is slashing thousands of jobs in the U.S. and Europe

The British tobacco company employs about 25,800 people globally and has outlined a plan to achieve £320 million in annual savings by 2030

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10 things your cat is trying to tell you when it stares at you

Why does your cat stare at you? These 10 body language cues explain everything from hunger and trust to a possible health warning

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GameStop's Ryan Cohen is weighing pulling his eBay takeover bid for a joint venture deal

Ryan Cohen is considering a joint venture that would use GameStop's 1,600 U.S. stores to expand in trading cards and collectibles

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The U.S. emergency oil reserve is below 300 million barrels for the first time since 1983

The SPR shed 6.1 million barrels last week, reaching its lowest level since January 1983 amid ongoing withdrawals tied to the Iran war

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15 high-income skills you can start learning for free right now

These 15 high-income skills can be learned for free through legitimate platforms, and each one can boost your earning potential without a college...

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The 10 best islands to visit in Croatia in 2026, ranked

Best islands to visit in Croatia range from Hvar's harbor scene to Mljet's protected forests, each offering something different for travelers

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Zuckerberg’s $300 million superyacht was closest to a stranded boat. It didn’t respond

A small cruise ship towed the fuel-depleted boat to safety after the Launchpad's crew monitored a different radio channel

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Taylor Farms is recalling salsas and guacamole from major retailers over salmonella risk

The California-based food supplier is pulling 20 products sold at Walmart, Kroger, Target, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and Hannaford across 26 states

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ConocoPhillips is getting a new CEO as it pushes to deliver a $7 billion cash flow goal

CFO Andy O'Brien will take the top job on September 1 as the company pushes toward a $7 billion free cash flow target by 2029

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Apple is testing Chinese memory chips for iPhones and MacBooks

Apple is seeking White House approval to use chips from CXMT in devices sold in China amid an AI-driven component shortage

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China is using its own stock market to fund its race for AI chip dominance

Chinese tech firms raised $217 billion through IPOs and bond sales over two years, but still trail U.S. peers by more than 6-to-1

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Nvidia is investing up to $3 billion in the power company behind Stargate

The deal values Lancium, which owns the first operational Stargate site in Abilene, Texas, at around $10 billion

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Situational Awareness poured $400 million into a stealth chip startup after nearly collapsing

The AI-focused hedge fund has now committed $500 million to Source Foundry, a Stanford-founded startup aiming to challenge ASML in chip manufacturing...

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Boeing is selling its air taxi and drone units to Archer Aviation for a stake in the startup

The deal hands Archer control of Boeing's air taxi, drone, and air traffic management units as Boeing refocuses on its core businesses

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Myspace is planning another comeback — but analysts say it's a long shot

The Vanderhook brothers revealed the plan in a new documentary, though no timeline has been set and analysts warn the market is crowded

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Intel is raising $15 billion in new stock to fund its AI chip ambitions

Intel stock has nearly tripled this year as AI data center demand drives record orders for its central processing units

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Amazon is building a Texas gas plant that could become the U.S.'s biggest climate polluter

The planned facility in Pecos County would be permitted to release 33 million tons of CO2 per year, more than any other U.S. power plant

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Shein's U.S. sales are plunging from tariffs — and Europe could be next

The fast-fashion retailer said raising prices to offset U.S. tariff costs hurt revenue, and similar moves in Europe could follow

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Meta is releasing an open-source AI model designed to run on a laptop

The 30-billion-parameter Muse Glimmer model is available for free download on Hugging Face and requires only a single consumer GPU

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Sony and TSMC are planning to invest $6.4 billion in a Japanese image sensor factory

The joint venture, which targets production by 2029, will develop next-generation sensors for robots and self-driving cars

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Berkshire Hathaway posted higher profit as Greg Abel ramped up buybacks and stock purchases

Operating earnings rose 16% to $12.98 billion, while the conglomerate spent $4.5 billion on buybacks and became a net buyer of equities

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House Democrats are pushing for OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to testify after AI hacking spree

A letter led by Rep. Greg Casar calls on House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring AI executives before Congress under oath

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The S&P just had its best week since April. This week opens with Iran talks stalled again

U.S. stock futures edged higher Monday, but Iran's foreign minister ruled out restarting negotiations with Washington

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OpenAI paused work on its Astra model after it warned the AI might be capable of autonomous cyberattacks

Preliminary evaluations found the unreleased model may have reached a "critical" cybersecurity threshold under the company's safety framework

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TSMC's July revenue surged, running ahead of its own full-year growth target

The world's biggest chip manufacturer posted NT$467.58 billion in July sales, running ahead of its own 40% full-year growth target

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Mark Zuckerberg is pushing back on AI doomers in a Wall Street Journal essay

The Meta CEO argues for distributing AI broadly, announces a $1 billion community fund, and calls for earlier government access to models

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10 signs your senior cat is in pain — and how to make them more comfortable

Signs your senior cat is in pain often hide in small changes to appetite, movement, grooming and sleep, but they are worth watching for

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15 skills you can learn in a weekend that people will actually pay you for

These are 15 skills you can learn in a weekend, each with an existing market of people willing to pay for it

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Citi is raising its oil price forecast as U.S.-Iran nuclear talks drag on

The bank kept its fourth-quarter and full-year 2027 Brent forecasts unchanged at $70 and $65 a barrel, respectively

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Greg Abel is keeping 63% of Berkshire Hathaway's $355 billion portfolio in just 5 stocks

Apple, American Express, Coca-Cola, Bank of America, and Alphabet together account for $222.3 billion of the conglomerate's holdings

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Rockstar Energy's founder wants to push out Celsius Holdings' CEO after an earnings miss

Russ Savage, who sold Rockstar to PepsiCo for more than $4 billion, now controls roughly 4.7% of Celsius Holdings stock

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10 destinations that are better in the off-season than in peak summer

These off-season travel destinations trade peak-summer crowds and prices for milder weather, better access and a more authentic sense of place

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Trump warned that Congress is trying to regulate the AI industry "out of business"

NIST separately proposed new federal guidelines Friday for evaluating AI systems, asking for public comment

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A Senate Democrat will introduce a bill to strip oil companies' overseas tax breaks

The legislation targets preferential tax treatment for overseas oil and gas extraction income as U.S. pump prices top $4 a gallon

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10 frozen desserts you can make without an ice cream maker

These simple no-churn recipes turn pantry staples and fresh fruit into frozen desserts without an ice cream maker or any special equipment

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25 words that don't exist in the English language

These 25 words from languages around the world describe feelings and moments English has never quite managed to name in a single word

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Trump imposes 15% tariff and price floors on solar panel materials to counter China

The measures, which take effect December 4, also set minimum import prices ranging from $21 per kilogram for raw polysilicon to $0.38 per watt for...

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15 cooking shortcuts that professional chefs actually use — and home cooks don't know about

These 15 cooking shortcuts professional chefs use every day can make home cooking faster, more consistent, and noticeably more flavorful

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WK Kellogg is pulling artificial dyes from all its cereals a year ahead of schedule

The cereal maker will also remove the preservative BHT from its packaging, completing both changes before the end of this year

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July's job losses convinced traders the Fed is done raising rates, and stocks rallied

The U.S. economy shed 23,000 jobs in July, far below forecasts of an 83,000 gain, shifting trader expectations away from a September rate hike

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FAA is ordering fuselage inspections on nearly 500 Boeing 737 Max jets for possible cracks

The directive covers Max 8, Max 9, and Max 8-200 models and takes effect September 10, applying to 1,429 planes worldwide

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Take-Two is holding its annual bookings forecast as GTA VI November launch nears

The video game publisher reported first-quarter net bookings of $1.39 billion, slightly above its own guidance range

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FDA approved Replimune's melanoma treatment after rejecting it twice

The agency had twice rejected the engineered viral therapy over concerns about the design of Replimune's clinical trial

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Jalapeño salmonella outbreak sickens 345 people across 27 states

Coast Citrus Distributors is recalling fresh jalapeños from Sinaloa, Mexico, after 36 hospitalizations and no deaths were reported

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Under Armour is slashing its full-year revenue outlook as its turnaround stalls

The athletic apparel company now expects full-year revenue to fall at a mid-single-digit rate, compared with its prior forecast of a slight decline

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A thrift store chain is rolling out an AI tool to price items across its stores

The platform has already priced more than 25 million apparel items across 58 pilot stores, with a full rollout planned through early 2028

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Alibaba is planning to charge big commercial users of its next open-source AI model

The company plans to require large commercial users of Qwen3.8-Max to share a portion of revenue, following a similar move by Moonshot AI

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Sweetgreen is slashing its full-year forecast as cyclospora fears hammer salad sales

The salad chain now expects same-store sales to fall 7% to 8% this year, compared with a prior forecast of a 2% to 4% decline

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