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The shutdown has frozen the IPO machine mid-revival, forcing high-profile deals onto ice and threatening to turn Q1 into an overcrowded restart
Plus, Tesla CEO Elon Musk briefly becomes the world's first-half-trillionaire as the stock lifts his net worth to a new milestone
A shutdown has paused the jobs report. Now, markets and the Federal Reserve are left with proxies and a bigger question: Is this the new normal?
Markets predict the government shutdown will last weeks, not days. That would put it up against the longest and most costly closures in U.S. history
Nike's margins are still bruised and sales are shrinking, but analysts say the Swoosh is finally cleaning up shelves and regaining momentum
The FTC forced Amazon into a $2.5 billion settlement over Prime signups and cancellations. Millions of users could see refunds — of up to $51
When full-pay international classmates start peeling off, the hidden subsidy under education cracks — and the tuition math shifts for everyone else
Human umps stay behind the plate, but MLB will let players challenge balls and strikes with a Hawk-Eye review that hits the video board in seconds
The seven-time Super Bowl champ is handing his pliability routines to Aescape, a startup with $130 million in funding
Nvidia will stage up to $100B into OpenAI as it builds 10GW of AI data centers, locking in chips, power, and a grip on the industry’s scarce resources
Wedbush’s Dan Ives says Apple has found a "magical formula" as iPhone 17 demand outpaces last year and forecasts get a bullish reset
Apple alumni, Apple suppliers, Apple playbook — OpenAI’s first gadget may feel more familiar than disruptive
Meta’s Connect demo was supposed to be ”legendary.” Instead, a cooking glitch and a missed call turned $799 glasses into meme material
Intel just got its biggest credibility boost in decades: a $5 billion co-sign from Nvidia that turns a Trump-backed laggard into a real AI player
Ellison’s reinvention says as much about the AI era as it does about Oracle: Power and capacity may matter more than features or any “cool” factor
Nvidia’s partners will deploy 120,000 Blackwell GPUs across Britain in a $15 billion project billed as Europe’s largest AI buildout
Google joins Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple in the $3 trillion club after a remedies ruling eased breakup fears and cloud growth proved AI is paying off
The OpenAI CEO says he isn't losing sleep over rogue robots — but the defaults, guardrails, and choices that ripple across hundreds of millions
The hottest AI partnership is shifting from "exclusive" to "preferred," with OpenAI eyeing more clouds and Microsoft betting on distribution and...
Apple’s iPhone 17 preorder morning split demand in predictable ways, with the Pro Max sliding off launch-day delivery while the Air stumbled in China
Oracle is selling capacity, not features. The first-quarter backlog and OpenAI pact make reliability the product investors are betting on
By turning the iPhone into a funnel — the 17 for units, Air for mix, Pro for margin — Apple kept the upgrades moving while AI still waits its turn
Cupertino’s fall ritual delivered a slimmed-down iPhone, AI-infused AirPods, and fresh Watches, all in a bid to prove Apple can still set the pace
After a turbulent summer, CoreWeave’s stock got a nice boost as it unveiled a venture fund designed to make its AI infrastructure indispensable
Apple’s “Awe Dropping” fall show is expected to replay the company’s careful hand: Polish the hardware, bundle the ecosystem, delay the hard questions
Tesla’s board is betting $1 trillion that Musk can trade side quests for routine. The fall vote will test whether investors get what they’re...
Tesla’s board wants shareholders to approve a $1 trillion pay package that could cement Musk’s control — if he clears new valuation and AI targets
Economists expect about 75,000 to 80,000 jobs in August, unemployment near 4.3%, and cooling wages — a mix the Fed is watching closely
Regulators tried to crack Google’s monopoly. Instead, they handed Apple a richer default deal and the keys to auction off the web’s front door
A judge's ruling was the business equivalent of a ceasefire: Google keeps the pipes, Apple keeps the tollbooth, and the government gets to claim it...
Pepsi has hidden a sluggish drinks business behind a fortress of chips. Now, with a $4 billion stake, Elliott wants the board to prove soda can pay
A new OneGov deal cuts Microsoft cloud prices across agencies — with Copilot free for some — days after Google’s own AI-and-cloud agreement
A hot crop, hotter tariffs, and cooler-than-you marketing have turned a powdered leaf into a premium habit — with policy padding the bill
On Netflix's 28th "birthday," it looks more like cable than a disruptor — with primetime nights, bundles, ads, and even a channel guide of its own
America’s shopping spree hasn’t ended, it’s been re-priced. Consumers are buying smarter, turning bargains into the new badges of honor
Nvidia just delivered one of the biggest quarters in history, but the AI gold rush is colliding with power limits, politics, and investor fatigue
Buffett’s 95th birthday is a scorecard: Apple, Coke, and BofA built his legend, while others proved that even he is capable of missteps
Nvidia topped expectations with $46.7B in quarterly revenue, proving AI demand is still surging — even as U.S. curbs cut China out of the picture
Trump's bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook isn’t just a legal fight. It tests if the central bank can stay independent in a political age
The White House says “for cause” is grounds for Cook's removal. She says it’s illegal. Markets, courts, and the Fed’s credibility are now all...
For over a year, AI was gospel. Now, Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and regulators are asking the same question: What if it’s not?
The Fed’s focus on jobs over inflation has nudged Morgan Stanley to surrender its hawkish view and call for a September rate cut alongside its peers
Nvidia is expected to deliver big on Wednesday, but investors want guidance clarity on China, Blackwell shipments, and AI demand durability
A packed week brings housing reads, AI earnings, and PCE inflation — each one a stitch in the macro quilt markets are still trying to piece together
Ottawa dials back retaliatory tariffs on consumer goods, leaving core fights over metals and autos in place ahead of the 2026 USMCA review
Consumers are still standing but with shifting habits — trading down, delaying big buys, and forcing companies to fight margin with muscle
Tariffs and costs are climbing, but Walmart’s scale and low-price "Rollback" playbook helped it keep traffic flowing and shoppers filling carts
Google’s new Pixel 10 lineup presented Gemini AI as the core feature, not just another spec
From chip royalties to steel veto rights, Washington has become a shareholder, forcing Wall Street to price politics like cash flow
Builders keep digging even as permits fade and confidence plunges, producing what looks like motion without momentum in today’s housing cycle