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‘I don’t wish to be cold-hearted’: My elderly relative can no longer care for himself. Am I wrong to leave his care to the state?
On Sunday, President Donald Trump and Erika Kirk, the wife of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, spoke in Arizona in front of tens of thousands of people—honoring Charlie Kirk with different messages.
Velocity Fin earnings beat by $0.01, revenue topped estimates
Robinhood (HOOD) stock fell 7% on Thursday after the trading platform reported earnings and revenue that topped forecasts and announced its CFO would be leaving the company in the first quarter of next year.
Soybean Weakness Extends to Wednesday
Soybeans are trading with contracts down 3 to 5 ¼ cents at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 5 3/4 cents at $11.28 3/4. Soymeal futures are down $2.20 to $3.00, with Soy Oil 30 to 40 points …
Amazon’s $496 Billion Backlog Turns Capex Risk Into a Delivery Test
Amazon closed Tuesday at $277.42, down $6.60 or 2.32% from Monday's $284.02, with an intraday range of $275.82 to $281.07. Wednesday's premarket has it bid at $279.12, up $1.70 or 0.61%. At 10.79 billion shares outstand…
Meta releases Muse Code coding agent in beta
OpenAI ChatGPT Plus vs Anthropic Claude Pro vs Google Gemini AI Pro vs xAI SuperGrok vs Moonshot Kimi K2.6 vs Meta Muse Spark vs MiniMax M2.7 vs Microsoft Copilot Pro vs Perplexity Pro — Evaluated Across 10 Categories –…
Trump admin refunds $100 billion in 'liberation day' tariffs
The Trump administration said it has refunded about $100 billion of the tariff revenue that was collected before President Donald Trump's "liberation day" duties were struck down by the Supreme Court.
Stocks Supported by Stellar Earnings
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.31%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +1.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.03%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +…
Google's AI reshuffle: Chief scientist Jeff Dean exits and Demis Hassabis steps down as DeepMind CEO
Google's AI divisions are getting reshuffled, the search giant announced on Wednesday, with chief scientist Jeff Dean leaving the company after 27 years.
Cattle Rallying on Wednesday
Live cattle futures are showing $2 to $2.10 gains in the nearbys at midday. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction saw sales on 463 of the 926 head , with sales of $124 live and $126 using their BidThe…
Soybean Weakness Extends to Wednesday
Soybeans are trading with contracts down 3 to 5 ¼ cents at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 5 3/4 cents at $11.28 3/4. Soymeal futures are down $2.20 to $3.00, with Soy Oil 30 to 40 points …
Earnings call transcript: HSBC beats Q2 2026 estimates as buybacks resume
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Iran, Oman say Strait of Hormuz talks in final stages, as Trump again teases a deal being close
Iran and Oman are in the final stages of drafting an agreement on how to handle commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said Wednesday.
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Adverse Global Weather Boosts Coffee Prices
September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) today is up +0.30 (+0.08%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is up +48 (+1.25%). Coffee prices are moving higher today, with robusta climbing to a 1-week high. Robusta coffee i…
How parents can keep saving for retirement during the expensive childcare years
A typical week for Diana Carter, a 35-year-old entrepreneur with three kids based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and her husband, involves coordinating day care drop-offs and pick-ups for their middle child.
Figma’s push into AI agents drives an earnings beat
Figma just reported one of the cleanest cash flow quarters in SaaS — and its stock still fell nearly 50% this year. The design platform pulled in $333 million in Q1 2026 revenue (up 46%), generated $89 million in free c…
Corn Losses Extend to Wednesday’s Midday
Corn futures are continuing to slide, with contracts down 5 to 6 cents so far on Wednesday’s midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 5 cents at $4.07 1/2.
Fed Governor Cook says she's 'prepared to act' on rate hike to address inflation
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said Wednesday that she's ready to support an interest rate hike unless the inflation numbers improve.
The Rally Has Reached the Part Where the Roadmap Matters
A voluntary plan to curb fossil fuels, a goal to triple adaptation finance and new efforts to “strengthen” climate targets have been launched at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Democratic Senate primary as voters pivot to the left
Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive, anti-establishment Democrat running for Senate in Michigan, defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in one of the most closely watched and impactful primary elections of the 2026 midterm election.
Wheat Gains Holding at Wednesday’s Midday
The wheat complex is trading with gains across most contracts on Wednesday. Chicago SRW contracts are 8 cents higher so far on the midweek session. KC HRW futures are 12 cents higher in the front months so far on the da…
Iconic luxury brand confirms more store closures through 2027
Luxury fashion retailers are accelerating store closures as slowing demand, economic uncertainty, and shifting consumer spending force even the industry's biggest names to rethink their global footprints.
Materion Q2 2026 slides: record margins, 25% stock surge
July 25, 2026, 3:45 AM EDT. Shares of Hardide (LSE:HDD) have climbed 1,150% over the past year and 455% in 2026, significantly outpacing both the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250. However, at a £80m market-cap and a share price of…