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A buzzy IPO market just got stuck in a government shutdown

The shutdown has frozen the IPO machine mid-revival, forcing high-profile deals onto ice and threatening to turn Q1 into an overcrowded restart

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Tesla's deliveries blowout, a Cybertruck lawsuit, and shareholders push back: Tesla news roundup

Plus, Tesla CEO Elon Musk briefly becomes the world's first-half-trillionaire as the stock lifts his net worth to a new milestone

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The jobs report is missing. What if it doesn’t come back?

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?

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When will the government reopen? What U.S. history tells us about the longest shutdowns

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

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Nike earnings will 'signal a turning point' as a 'sleeping bear awakens,' Jefferies says

Nike's margins are still bruised and sales are shrinking, but analysts say the Swoosh is finally cleaning up shelves and regaining momentum

29.09.2025 10

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Does Amazon owe you money? Here’s how to check after its $2.5 billion settlement

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

26.09.2025 2

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The $100,000 visa fee that could raise tuition costs

When full-pay international classmates start peeling off, the hidden subsidy under education cracks — and the tuition math shifts for everyone else

24.09.2025 2

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Robot umps make the big-league roster in 2026

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

24.09.2025 5

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Tom Brady is joining a massage robots company

The seven-time Super Bowl champ is handing his pliability routines to Aescape, a startup with $130 million in funding

23.09.2025 10

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Nvidia deepens its grip on AI with up to $100 billion OpenAI deal

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

22.09.2025 3

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Apple stock gets a price target hike from Wedbush because the iPhone 17 is 'turning into a real upgrade cycle'

Wedbush’s Dan Ives says Apple has found a "magical formula" as iPhone 17 demand outpaces last year and forecasts get a bullish reset

22.09.2025 5

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OpenAI is building Apple-style gadgets — with Apple’s people

Apple alumni, Apple suppliers, Apple playbook — OpenAI’s first gadget may feel more familiar than disruptive

19.09.2025 2

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Meta’s big swings have never looked less serious

Meta’s Connect demo was supposed to be ”legendary.” Instead, a cooking glitch and a missed call turned $799 glasses into meme material

19.09.2025 2

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Nvidia just gave Intel a starring role in America’s AI playbook

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

19.09.2025 2

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How Larry Ellison turned Oracle into the AI era's landlord

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

17.09.2025 10

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Nvidia helps the U.K. wire up Europe’s biggest AI chip cluster

Nvidia’s partners will deploy 120,000 Blackwell GPUs across Britain in a $15 billion project billed as Europe’s largest AI buildout

17.09.2025 10

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Google just joined the $3 trillion market cap club

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

15.09.2025 4

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Sam Altman hasn't had ’a good night of sleep’ since ChatGPT launched

The OpenAI CEO says he isn't losing sleep over rogue robots — but the defaults, guardrails, and choices that ripple across hundreds of millions

15.09.2025 10

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OpenAI gets the green light to see other clouds

The hottest AI partnership is shifting from "exclusive" to "preferred," with OpenAI eyeing more clouds and Microsoft betting on distribution and...

13.09.2025 10

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Apple opens iPhone 17 preorders as Pro Max ship dates slip

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

12.09.2025 3

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Oracle’s new product is power

Oracle is selling capacity, not features. The first-quarter backlog and OpenAI pact make reliability the product investors are betting on

11.09.2025 3

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Apple plays the affordability card as AI takes a back seat

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

10.09.2025 4

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Apple's iPhone 17 event bets on a design overhaul to keep you hooked

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

09.09.2025 10

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CoreWeave stock is back rising after it announces an AI venture fund

After a turbulent summer, CoreWeave’s stock got a nice boost as it unveiled a venture fund designed to make its AI infrastructure indispensable

09.09.2025 8

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The iPhone is reportedly going skinny. But Apple’s bigger AI story still looks unfinished

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

08.09.2025 3

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Tesla offers a trillion-dollar leash to keep Elon Musk focused

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...

06.09.2025 6

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Tesla sets up a potential $1 trillion pay day for Elon Musk

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

05.09.2025 2

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Friday's jobs report could cement expectations for a Fed interest rate cut

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

05.09.2025 4

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Apple wins the Google trial it never fought

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

04.09.2025 6

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Google’s search monopoly just became a utility

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...

03.09.2025 3

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Pepsi’s new challenger isn’t Coke — it’s Elliott

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

03.09.2025 10

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Microsoft joins Google in offering billions in cloud discounts to the U.S. government

A new OneGov deal cuts Microsoft cloud prices across agencies — with Copilot free for some — days after Google’s own AI-and-cloud agreement

02.09.2025 7

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How matcha, tariffs, and hype are colliding to magically drain your wallet

A hot crop, hotter tariffs, and cooler-than-you marketing have turned a powdered leaf into a premium habit — with policy padding the bill

01.09.2025 10

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Netflix reinvented TV — so why are we back where we started?

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

30.08.2025 4

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Shoppers aren’t cutting back — they’re cutting deals

America’s shopping spree hasn’t ended, it’s been re-priced. Consumers are buying smarter, turning bargains into the new badges of honor

29.08.2025 6

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Nvidia drives the AI economy. It just hit a new speed limit

Nvidia just delivered one of the biggest quarters in history, but the AI gold rush is colliding with power limits, politics, and investor fatigue

28.08.2025 5

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Warren Buffett turns 95. Here are his 5 best stock market bets — and his 5 worst

Buffett’s 95th birthday is a scorecard: Apple, Coke, and BofA built his legend, while others proved that even he is capable of missteps

28.08.2025 10

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Nvidia sheds China concerns, and its blowout quarter keeps the AI rally alive

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

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Wall Street braces for a Fed that bends to political power

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

27.08.2025 5

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What Trump's move to fire Lisa Cook means for the Fed and the markets

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...

26.08.2025 4

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Has the tide finally turned on AI’s trillion-dollar boom?

For over a year, AI was gospel. Now, Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and regulators are asking the same question: What if it’s not?

26.08.2025 5

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Morgan Stanley joins the parade of analysts forecasting a September rate cut

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

26.08.2025 4

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Investors want more than another Nvidia earnings beat

Nvidia is expected to deliver big on Wednesday, but investors want guidance clarity on China, Blackwell shipments, and AI demand durability

25.08.2025 4

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Nvidia, core PCE, and Dollar General: Stocks and data to watch this week

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

24.08.2025 9

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Canada removes billions in tariffs on U.S. imports after Trump-Carney call

Ottawa dials back retaliatory tariffs on consumer goods, leaving core fights over metals and autos in place ahead of the 2026 USMCA review

22.08.2025 2

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What this week's mixed retail earnings say about the economy

Consumers are still standing but with shifting habits — trading down, delaying big buys, and forcing companies to fight margin with muscle

22.08.2025 2

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Walmart tripped on profit — but still sprinted past its rivals

Tariffs and costs are climbing, but Walmart’s scale and low-price "Rollback" playbook helped it keep traffic flowing and shoppers filling carts

21.08.2025 6

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Google bets on everyday AI to make Pixel 10 stand out

Google’s new Pixel 10 lineup presented Gemini AI as the core feature, not just another spec

21.08.2025 10

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Wall Street braces for CEO Trump

From chip royalties to steel veto rights, Washington has become a shareholder, forcing Wall Street to price politics like cash flow

20.08.2025 4

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The U.S. housing market is in the Twilight Zone

Builders keep digging even as permits fade and confidence plunges, producing what looks like motion without momentum in today’s housing cycle

20.08.2025 6

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