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Is GameStop Still Chasing EBay? Inside Ryan Cohen's Wavering $56 Billion Takeover Saga Late This Fall

Is GameStop Still Chasing EBay? Inside Ryan Cohen's Wavering $56 Billion Takeover Saga Late This Fall

GameStop's monthslong pursuit of eBay remains unresolved heading into the fall, with Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen appearing to have pulled...

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Elon Musk Tops Forbes 400 List for Fifth Straight Year With a Record $908 Billion Net Worth as Gap Widens

Elon Musk Tops Forbes 400 List for Fifth Straight Year With a Record $908 Billion Net Worth as Gap Widens

NEW YORK — Elon Musk has topped Forbes' annual ranking of the wealthiest Americans for the fifth consecutive year, with the Tesla and SpaceX...

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LeBron James Invests in Mike's Red Tacos as Birria Brand Opens First New LA-Area Spot in Pasadena This Fall

LeBron James Invests in Mike's Red Tacos as Birria Brand Opens First New LA-Area Spot in Pasadena This Fall

PASADENA, Calif. — LeBron James is joining Mike's Red Tacos as an investor, the Southern California birria brand announced Tuesday, a deal that...

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Uber CEO Says 3,300 Layoffs Will Fund Cheaper Rides, But Similar Past Corporate Promises Have Fallen Flat

Uber CEO Says 3,300 Layoffs Will Fund Cheaper Rides, But Similar Past Corporate Promises Have Fallen Flat

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said the roughly 3,300 corporate jobs the company eliminated earlier this month will...

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(VIDEO) Jensen Huang's Phone of Choice for Trump's Surprise Call? A Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, Photos Confirm"

LOS ANGELES — When Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang's onstage interview at the All-In Summit was interrupted Monday by a surprise...

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AMD Stock Sinks 5.94% to $485.46 as AI Slowdown Warnings Rattle an Already Volatile Chip Sector Once Again

AMD Stock Sinks 5.94% to $485.46 as AI Slowdown Warnings Rattle an Already Volatile Chip Sector Once Again

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. fell 5.94% to $485.46 in Monday trading, down $30.67, as renewed calls from prominent...

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Global Tech Stocks Tumble As AI Leaders' Slowdown Warnings Spook Investors From Tokyo To Wall Street

Global Tech Stocks Tumble As AI Leaders' Slowdown Warnings Spook Investors From Tokyo To Wall Street

NEW YORK — Technology stocks fell sharply across Asia, Europe and the United States on Monday after some of the artificial intelligence...

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Bitcoin and Tether Dominate as CoinMarketCap Data Reveals the 10 Most Traded Cryptocurrencies of 2026

NEW YORK — Tether's stablecoin and Bitcoin continue to command the largest share of daily trading activity across global cryptocurrency...

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Cleanaway Shares Rise 3.70% to $2.665 as EQT's $9.4 Billion Takeover Bid Clears Due Diligence Hurdle

Cleanaway Shares Rise 3.70% to $2.665 as EQT's $9.4 Billion Takeover Bid Clears Due Diligence Hurdle

SYDNEY — Shares in Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd. rose 3.70% to $2.665 on Monday, adding 9.5 cents, as investors continued to price in the prospect...

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Elon Musk's PAC Spends $100 Million on Ads Attacking Democrats Over Transgender Policy in Midterms 2026

Elon Musk's PAC Spends $100 Million on Ads Attacking Democrats Over Transgender Policy in Midterms 2026

Elon Musk's political action committee, America PAC, has launched a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign centered on transgender policy...

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Apple's New Foldable iPhone Duo vs. the iPhone 18 Pro Max: Which Flagship Should You Buy This Fall 2026

Apple unveiled two very different flagship phones at its "Surprise and Shine" event on Sept. 9: the iPhone 18 Pro Max, an evolution of its...

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Samsung Touts 'Welcome to Foldables' as Apple's $1,999 Duo Takes Aim at Its Lead

Samsung Touts 'Welcome to Foldables' as Apple's $1,999 Duo Takes Aim at Its Lead

SEOUL — Samsung Electronics answered Apple's first foldable iPhone with billboards, a website essay on weight and a round of posts that treated...

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Nike Slides Near a 52-Week Low as China Slump and Soft Outlook Keep Pressure on Turnaround

Nike Slides Near a 52-Week Low as China Slump and Soft Outlook Keep Pressure on Turnaround

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Nike shares slipped again Wednesday, hovering just above a fresh 52-week low as investors treated the sportswear giant's...

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Austal Shares Jump 7% After US$1.35 Billion Offer For Austal USA Shipbuilding Unit From Wildcat-Led Group

Austal Shares Jump 7% After US$1.35 Billion Offer For Austal USA Shipbuilding Unit From Wildcat-Led Group

PERTH, Australia — Shares of Austal Ltd. climbed $0.31, or 7.13%, to $4.66, after the defense shipbuilder confirmed it had received a non-binding...

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DOJ Expands Beef Price Probe To Kroger, Walmart, Publix And Five Other Major Grocery Chains Over Rising Prices

DOJ Expands Beef Price Probe To Kroger, Walmart, Publix And Five Other Major Grocery Chains Over Rising Prices

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is expanding its antitrust investigation into beef affordability to include eight of the country's largest...

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Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes Documentary 'You Can See Everything' Debuts As Telluride Secret Screening

TELLURIDE, Colo. — A years-in-the-making documentary about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, secretly filmed by comedian Nathan Fielder...

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AI-Generated Food Images Spoil Appetites As Restaurants Turn To ChatGPT For Menu Photos

Consumers across the country are increasingly encountering artificial intelligence-generated images of food on restaurant menus and marketing...

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McDonald's Stock Hits 52-Week Low Near $257 as U.S. Traffic Slows and Investors Await Chicago Strategy Day

NEW YORK — McDonald's Corp. shares traded near a one-year low on Thursday as investors kept selling a stock that has already fallen far from...

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NYC Mayor Mamdani Bans AI For Nearly 600,000 Students Through Eighth Grade In Nation's Strictest Policy

NEW YORK — New York City announced a one-year moratorium on students using artificial intelligence in public elementary and middle schools...

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Judge Rules Charlie Kirk Assassination Suspect Tyler Robinson Must Face Death Penalty Trial: 8 Takeaways

PROVO, Utah — A Utah judge ruled Tuesday that Tyler Robinson must stand trial on all charges in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk,...

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Fervo Energy Stock Jumps 12 Percent After Securing Its Largest Ever Power Deal With Google

Shares of Fervo Energy surged more than 12% Tuesday after a report revealed the geothermal power developer has struck its largest-ever supply...

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Elon Musk Backs Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrongs Claim That Charity Is Often a Net Negative for the World

Coinbase Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong sparked debate over the value of philanthropy this week after describing charity and philanthropic...

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(VIDEO) Thieves Steal Truck Carrying 40000 Pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon in Possible Largest Beer Heist Ever

MONTCLAIR, Calif. — A truck loaded with roughly 40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, the equivalent of more than 50,000 cans, was stolen from a...

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Google Confirms Lake Ontario Will Show as Lake America on Maps for US Users After Trump Order Signed

Google confirmed Saturday that Lake Ontario will begin appearing as "Lake America" on Google Maps for users in the United States, following...

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Motley Fool Stock Advisor Claims 964 Percent Return Since 2002, but the Number Hides a Complicated Story

Motley Fool Stock Advisor, the investment newsletter service run by brothers David and Tom Gardner, has posted a 964% average return since its...

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(VIDEO) New M&Ms Mint Crunchy Cookie Flavor Launches Exclusively at Walmart, Leaving Australian Fans Waiting

M&M'S is rolling out a new Walmart-exclusive candy flavor this fall, pairing the brand's popular Crunchy Cookie center with mint and...

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Microsoft Stock Climbs Toward 515 Dollars As Nvidia Fueled Tech Rally Meets Fed Chair Warsh Speech

Shares of Microsoft Corp. climbed further Friday, extending a powerful monthlong rally that has added hundreds of billions of dollars in market value,...

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USDA Recalls Nearly 30,000 Pounds of Argentine Beef Sold in Texas and Florida Over Missed Import Inspection

AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has recalled nearly 30,000 pounds of raw beef imported from Argentina after the products entered...

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Bill Gates Warns AI Could Be 'Worst Source Of Injustice' As World Fails To Prepare For Disruption

Bill Gates, long regarded as one of technology's leading optimists, issued a strikingly sober warning Wednesday about artificial intelligence,...

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Jaecoo J5 Hybrid Review: Small SUV Punches Above Its Price With Strong Power, Sharp Looks and Mixed Reviews

The Jaecoo J5 Hybrid, the first hybrid vehicle to arrive from Chery's newer premium-focused sub-brand, has drawn attention across multiple...

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Canada Announces Retaliatory Tariffs On US Steel, Dairy As Trade War With Washington Escalates

OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Saturday that Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States, matching...

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Zillow Warns Homebuyers It Now Takes Nearly 15 Years To Save For And Break Even On A Home

Homebuyers across the United States now face a significantly longer financial timeline before purchasing a home makes more sense than renting,...

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(PHOTO) China Unveils 288-Meter Glass Cliff Elevator That Cuts Kids' Perilous 3-Hour School Trek to 30 Minutes

XUANWEI, China — A new 288-meter glass elevator clinging to the sheer walls of a remote canyon in southwestern China has transformed a dangerous...

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Why Is Bitcoin Suddenly Surging? Treasury Buybacks, Short Liquidations And ETF Inflows Fuel The Rally

Bitcoin has surged nearly 22% over the past five trading days, climbing above $77,000 and reaching its highest level since early June, in a rally...

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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

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 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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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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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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