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Nike Stock Falls to Lowest Level in Nearly 12 Years After Rival On Holding's Weak Sales Guidance

Nike Stock Falls to Lowest Level in Nearly 12 Years After Rival On Holding's Weak Sales Guidance

Shares of Nike Inc. fell as much as 4.49%, or $1.83, to $38.90 as of 1:15 p.m. EDT Monday, dragging the stock to a fresh 52-week low and pushing it to...

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Labor Department Inspector General Investigates Dallas Firms Over 500 Approved H-1B Visa Applications

Labor Department Inspector General Investigates Dallas Firms Over 500 Approved H-1B Visa Applications

The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General has expanded its nationwide investigation into alleged H-1B visa fraud to Dallas,...

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Elon Musk's Tesla Pay Hit 2.5 Million Times Median Worker, Equaling Annual Wage Every 4.23 Seconds

Elon Musk's Tesla Pay Hit 2.5 Million Times Median Worker, Equaling Annual Wage Every 4.23 Seconds

Elon Musk's 2025 compensation package at Tesla reached a reported value of $158.3 billion, more than 2.5 million times the median pay of a Tesla...

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Tesla Shares Climb Nearly 3% to $336 as Robotaxi Gains and AI Push Offset Profit Pressure

Tesla Shares Climb Nearly 3% to $336 as Robotaxi Gains and AI Push Offset Profit Pressure

Tesla Inc. shares advanced nearly 3% on Thursday, reclaiming ground after a volatile stretch, as investors weighed the electric-vehicle maker's...

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Chick-fil-A's New Chicken & Waffles Sandwich Debuts Nationwide August 24 For National Waffle Day

Chick-fil-A's New Chicken & Waffles Sandwich Debuts Nationwide August 24 For National Waffle Day

Chick-fil-A is putting its own spin on a classic Southern combination this fall, announcing that a new Chicken & Waffles Sandwich, along with two...

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Alex Cooper's Unwell Media Company Valued At $500 Million After First Outside Investment

Unwell, the media company co-founded by "Call Her Daddy" podcast host Alex Cooper and her husband, Matt Kaplan, has landed its first outside...

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(VIDEO) More Than 90,000 Rubber Ducks Flood Chicago River In Record-Setting Special Olympics Fundraiser

(VIDEO) More Than 90,000 Rubber Ducks Flood Chicago River In Record-Setting Special Olympics Fundraiser

CHICAGO — A deluge of more than 90,000 rubber ducks poured out of a truck and into the Chicago River on Thursday, bobbing along a stretch of the...

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(VIDEO) Secretary Rubio Hosts Austrian Foreign Minister At State Department For Key Partnership Talks

(VIDEO) Secretary Rubio Hosts Austrian Foreign Minister At State Department For Key Partnership Talks

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger at the State Department on Tuesday,...

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Gold Prices Hold Near $4,400 As Iran Tensions Persist Ahead Of Key US Inflation Data

Gold Prices Hold Near $4,400 As Iran Tensions Persist Ahead Of Key US Inflation Data

Gold prices held firm near $4,400 an ounce Tuesday, extending a rally that has pushed the precious metal to its highest level in more than two months...

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Nearly 30,000 Pounds Of Argentine Beef Recalled In Florida And Texas Over Missed Import Inspection

Nearly 30,000 Pounds Of Argentine Beef Recalled In Florida And Texas Over Missed Import Inspection

WASHINGTON — A Florida-based meat importer is recalling nearly 30,000 pounds of raw beef products brought in from Argentina after the shipment...

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World Oil Prices Today: Brent and WTI Swing as Iran-Oman Deal Over Strait of Hormuz Remains Uncertain

Global oil prices remained volatile heading into the weekend, trading well below recent highs as investors weighed conflicting signals from Iran and...

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What Car Does Elon Musk Actually Drive? Mostly a Tesla, Despite His Sprawling Car Collection

What Car Does Elon Musk Actually Drive? Mostly a Tesla, Despite His Sprawling Car Collection

AUSTIN, Texas — Elon Musk built the world's most valuable electric vehicle company, but the question of what he actually drives day to day has...

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How a Decade of Preparation Helped Kumamoto Cut Earthquake Deaths From 277 to 38 in This Summer's Quake

How a Decade of Preparation Helped Kumamoto Cut Earthquake Deaths From 277 to 38 in This Summer's Quake

TOKYO — When a powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28, matching the intensity of the region's devastating 2016 quakes, the...

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Where Is Elon Musk Spending His Money In 2026? A Breakdown Of Tesla, SpaceX And Politics This Year So Far

Where Is Elon Musk Spending His Money In 2026? A Breakdown Of Tesla, SpaceX And Politics This Year So Far

Elon Musk is in the middle of one of the most expensive years of his business career, funneling tens of billions of dollars across Tesla, SpaceX, xAI...

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Restaurant Brands Beats Earnings as Burger King's US Sales Soar 8.5%, Popeyes Struggles Overall

Restaurant Brands Beats Earnings as Burger King's US Sales Soar 8.5%, Popeyes Struggles Overall

Restaurant Brands International reported second-quarter earnings Thursday that topped Wall Street's expectations, driven by a striking turnaround...

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(VIDEO) Norfolk Business Owner Rides Jet Ski Through Flooded Streets After Historic Virginia Storm

NORFOLK, Va. — A local business owner turned a flooded Norfolk intersection into an impromptu waterway Tuesday, riding his jet ski through several...

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AMD Shares Fall Over 7% Despite Record Revenue and Data Center Boom as Investors Seek Bigger AI Payoff

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Shares of Advanced Micro Devices fell more than 7% on Wednesday after the chipmaker reported record second-quarter results...

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GameStop Stock Steadies Near 52-Week Low as $1.4 Billion Debt Swap Sparks Dilution Concerns

GameStop shares traded near a 52-week low Wednesday morning, changing hands at $18.99, down 1.15%, as the video game retailer continued to grapple...

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Forget SpaceX Stock: Two Profitable Growth Picks, Amazon and TJX, Investors May Want to Buy Instead

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., the Elon Musk-led company commonly known as SpaceX, has dominated headlines and investor attention since going...

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Trump Slams Exxon and Chevron for Making 'Too Much Money' Amid Soaring Iran War Oil Prices This Week

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lashed out at ExxonMobil and Chevron on Monday, accusing the two oil giants of making excessive profits from...

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National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day 2026: Free Cookies and Deals at Crumbl, Insomnia and More This Tuesday

National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day arrives Tuesday, giving fans of the classic baked treat a fresh excuse to indulge, with dozens of restaurant...

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Caterpillar Stock Soars Over 6% After Record $20.5 Billion Quarter Fueled by AI Data Center Demand Today

Caterpillar shares jumped more than 6% Tuesday morning, trading at $882.97 as of 10:05 a.m. Eastern time, after the construction and mining equipment...

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Rideshare Unions Are Spreading Fast: What the Growing Uber and Lyft Driver Movement Means for Riders

A wave of state laws allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize is spreading across the country, marking one of the most significant shifts in labor...

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GameStop Stock Plunges Nearly 12% On Debt-for-Equity Swap As EBay Takeover Pursuit Continues

GameStop Corp. shares fell sharply Monday after the video game and collectibles retailer announced a private exchange of approximately $1.4 billion in...

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CoreWeave Shares Jump 11% as Leidos Partnership Opens Door to Secure Federal AI Cloud Contracts

CoreWeave Inc. shares advanced more than 11% in morning trading Monday, extending a rebound fueled by a new collaboration with Leidos Holdings to...

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Clocks Still Fall Back on November 1 as Senate Blocks Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent Yet

Americans will still turn their clocks back one hour on Nov. 1, 2026, after the Senate failed to advance legislation that would have ended the...

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Trump Confirms Rare US-Japan Joint Intervention to Prop Up the Yen After Its Slide to a 40-Year Low Point

President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that the United States had joined Japan in a rare, coordinated intervention to support the Japanese yen,...

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Inside Indian Creek Island, The "Billionaire Bunker" Where Bezos And Zuckerberg Both Own Their Homes

Hidden in Biscayne Bay just north of Miami Beach sits one of the most exclusive residential communities in the United States, a man-made island where...

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10 Fun Facts About Ken Griffin's Citadel, From a Harvard Dorm Room to a $70 Billion Wall Street Giant

Ken Griffin has built Citadel into one of the most influential and profitable firms on Wall Street, spanning both a massive multi-strategy hedge fund...

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Mamdani Unveils 30% Discount Plan for NYC's New City-Owned Grocery Stores Amid Fierce Industry Backlash

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled detailed pricing plans this week for his signature policy of city-owned grocery stores, announcing that a...

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Micron Technology Stock Tumbles as Chinese Rival IPO and AI Spending Fears Rattle Global Chip Stocks

Shares of Micron Technology have fallen sharply over the past several trading sessions, part of a broader selloff sweeping through global...

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Eagers Automotive Shares Jump 5.27% To $23.78 As Canada Expansion And Surging Orders Point To Record 2026

SYDNEY — Shares in Eagers Automotive Ltd climbed 5.27 percent on Wednesday to close at $23.78, gaining $1.19, as investors responded to the...

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Honda CB1000 Hornet SP 2026 Review: A 155-Horsepower Naked Bike Priced Well Below Its Closest Rivals

Honda's 2026 CB1000 Hornet SP has landed in dealerships as one of the most closely watched naked-bike releases of the year, pairing a...

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McDonald's Stock Rises 2% As Investors Position Ahead Of August 4 Earnings Amid Broader Blue-Chip Rally

McDonald's Corp. shares climbed Tuesday, rising 2.27% to $276.80, adding $6.15 as the fast-food giant benefited from a broader rally among...

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AbbVie Stock Rises 3.2% To Record Territory On Momentum Ahead Of Q2 Report

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. — Shares of AbbVie Inc. advanced 3.2% in morning trading Tuesday, reaching a fresh 52-week high as investors positioned ahead of...

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Bitcoin Hovers Near $65,000, Down Nearly 45% From Record High as Crypto Bear Market Persists This Week

Bitcoin traded near $65,574 on Monday, up modestly on the day but still deeply entrenched in a bear market that has wiped out nearly half the...

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Toyota, Nissan and Honda Suffer Steep China Sales Declines as Homegrown EV Makers Surge Ahead This Year

Japan's three largest automakers are losing ground rapidly in China, the world's largest auto market, as homegrown electric vehicle...

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10 Best Places To Visit In Melbourne, Australia In 2026, From City Laneways To The Great Ocean Road Coast

Melbourne continues to draw travelers as one of Australia's most culturally rich cities, blending laneway coffee culture, world-class art...

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Americans Rethink Grocery Shopping Habits As Food Prices See Their Biggest Jump In Fifty Years Nationwide

Grocery bills have climbed so sharply over the past several years that millions of Americans have fundamentally changed how they shop, cook and eat,...

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Elon Musk Claims, Without Evidence, That Bill Gates 'Pays Off' Journalists to Avoid Tough Questions Online

Elon Musk sparked a new round of online debate this week after publicly claiming, without offering supporting evidence, that Microsoft co-founder Bill...

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IBEX 35 Climbs Above 19,700 As US-Iran Pause Lifts Spanish Stocks During Busy Earnings Season This Week

MADRID — Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 index climbed Monday, joining a broader rally across European markets after the United States and Iran...

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Elon Musk Says He 'Got Carried Away' In Politics During His DOGE Tenure But Still Defends The Record

Elon Musk said in a new interview published Thursday that he became too deeply involved in politics during his time leading the Department of...

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Elon Musk Says 'Money Won't Matter' In 2036 As His Fortune Plunges Nearly $700 Billion In Just Weeks

Elon Musk predicted that money will become largely irrelevant within the next decade, a statement that drew significant attention given its timing:...

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3 Big Social Security Changes Coming in 2027 That May Catch Many Retirees Off Guard Before They Realize It

Social Security benefits are heading into another round of annual adjustments in 2027, and a new survey suggests many Americans may not fully...

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The World's 10 Best Steakhouses for 2026, From a Remote Spanish Village to Sydney, Singapore and Beyond

A small village in northern Spain has claimed the title of best steak restaurant on the planet, according to the latest edition of the World's...

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Taco Bell Ditches Lettuce, Offers $1 Deals to Win Back Wary Customers After Nationwide Cyclospora Outbreak

Taco Bell is offering steep discounts on some of its most popular menu items this week as the fast-food chain works to rebuild customer confidence...

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SK Hynix's US-Listed Shares Jump 4.5% as Alphabet's Bigger AI Spending Forecast Lifts Global Chipmakers

SK Hynix's U.S.-listed shares climbed further Thursday, extending a volatile but largely upward run since the South Korean memory...

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Sydney Named World's Best Steak City for 2026 as These 10 Restaurants Lead Australia's Global Rankings

Sydney has cemented its position as the reigning capital of world-class steak, landing more restaurants on the 2026 World's 101 Best Steak...

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Light Flip Phone Revives the Motorola Razr Look With a $299 Price Tag, No Apps, and an April 2027 Release Date

Light, the Brooklyn-based startup known for stripped-down "dumb phones," has unveiled its newest device: a flip phone designed by one of the...

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Top 10 Busiest Airports in the World for 2026, With Atlanta Still on Top as Asia-Pacific Hubs Surge

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport remains the world's busiest airport for passenger traffic, extending a reign that has held every...

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