Quality Plus Growth: Elevating the Core With Precision ETFs

May 18, 2026, 7:53 AM EDT - 4 minutes ago

Quality Plus Growth: Elevating the Core With Precision ETFs

After a more volatile first quarter, the second quarter of 2026 has been a period where growth has been rewarded. Yet some advisors remain cautiously optimistic and are looking to lean on companies wi...

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Phillips 66 to expand gas processing in Permian Basin and Gulf Coast

May 18, 2026, 7:47 AM EDT - 10 minutes ago

Phillips 66 to expand gas processing in Permian Basin and Gulf Coast

Refiner Phillips 66 said on Monday it would move ahead with the ​Zeus Gas Plant in the Permian Basin and a ‌third Coastal Bend Fractionator in Texas, expanding its network to capture growing volumes o...

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Micron Stock Rises as Samsung Strike Spikes Fears Over Memory-Chips Shortage

May 18, 2026, 7:44 AM EDT - 13 minutes ago

Micron Stock Rises as Samsung Strike Spikes Fears Over Memory-Chips Shortage

Micron stock was rising amid the prospect of disruption at rival Samsung Electronics.

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Ominous bond trades point to much higher rates

May 18, 2026, 7:41 AM EDT - 16 minutes ago

Ominous bond trades point to much higher rates

The put bets would be a bet on a yield spike since bond prices (value of the TLT fund) move inversely to rates.

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NextEra to Buy Dominion Energy in $67 Billion Deal

May 18, 2026, 7:40 AM EDT - 17 minutes ago

NextEra to Buy Dominion Energy in $67 Billion Deal

The deal would combine two of the largest U.S. utilities into an East Coast energy titan with territory in Florida, the Carolinas and Virginia.

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NextEra Energy and Dominion to merge, combining two key players in the race to power AI data centers

May 18, 2026, 7:39 AM EDT - 18 minutes ago

NextEra Energy and Dominion to merge, combining two key players in the race to power AI data centers

Dominion powers the world's largest data center market in Northern Virginia. NextEra is the biggest renewable energy developer in the U.S.

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Boston Scientific invests $1.5 billion in MiRus with option to buy heart-valve business

May 18, 2026, 7:35 AM EDT - 22 minutes ago

Boston Scientific invests $1.5 billion in MiRus with option to buy heart-valve business

U.S. medical device maker Boston Scientific said on Monday it has invested $1.5 billion in privately held ​MiRus LLC in return for a 34% equity ‌stake and potential access to the startup's heart-valve...

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Burger King wants to become the top burger chain in the country. Its comeback plan may take decades, but it's working.

May 18, 2026, 7:35 AM EDT - 22 minutes ago

Burger King wants to become the top burger chain in the country. Its comeback plan may take decades, but it's working.

Burger King is ramping up its "reclaim the flame" strategy to become the top US burger chain. The plan, launched in 2022, could take "decades" to accomplish, leadership told Business Insider.

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NextEra Energy to buy Dominion in $66.8 billion US power deal amid AI boom

May 18, 2026, 7:34 AM EDT - 23 minutes ago

NextEra Energy to buy Dominion in $66.8 billion US power deal amid AI boom

NextEra Energy will buy Dominion Energy in a $66.8 billion deal, the companies said on ​Monday, in one of the largest acquisitions in the ‌U.S. power industry as utilities chase surging electricity de...

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Alaska LNG secures supply deal with ConocoPhillips for pipeline project

May 18, 2026, 7:29 AM EDT - 28 minutes ago

Alaska LNG secures supply deal with ConocoPhillips for pipeline project

Glenfarne's Alaska LNG said on Monday it ​had signed a long-term natural ‌gas supply deal with ConocoPhillips and that it now had agreements for enough ​volumes to support a ​final investment decision...

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Regeneron Stock Sinks as Key Melanoma Drug Trial Fails to Beat Merck's Keytruda

May 18, 2026, 7:28 AM EDT - 29 minutes ago

Regeneron Stock Sinks as Key Melanoma Drug Trial Fails to Beat Merck's Keytruda

A late-stage trial evaluating Regeneron's fianlimab, a skin cancer drug, fails to meet its primary endpoint.

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UnitedHealth, Delta Show a Berkshire After Buffett Can Still Move Stocks

May 18, 2026, 7:24 AM EDT - 33 minutes ago

UnitedHealth, Delta Show a Berkshire After Buffett Can Still Move Stocks

The health insurer's shares fell early Monday after Berkshire disclosed it exited its position in the company in the first quarter.

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Foreign bids drive UK M&A to new highs at $192 billion already in 2026

May 18, 2026, 7:22 AM EDT - 35 minutes ago

Foreign bids drive UK M&A to new highs at $192 billion already in 2026

A rush of foreign bids for UK companies has put Britain on track to outstrip all previous records for dealmaking in 2026, with M&A in the country more than tripling from this time last ​year to $192 b...

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Commerzbank Advises Shareholders Against Accepting UniCredit Offer

May 18, 2026, 7:21 AM EDT - 36 minutes ago

Commerzbank Advises Shareholders Against Accepting UniCredit Offer

The German bank said UniCredit's offer undervalues it, adding the suitor lacks a credible strategic plan and its proposal entails considerable risks.

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More airlines could follow Spirit into bankruptcy due to the Iran war fuel crisis, Ryanair exec says

May 18, 2026, 7:20 AM EDT - 37 minutes ago

More airlines could follow Spirit into bankruptcy due to the Iran war fuel crisis, Ryanair exec says

Ryanair's CFO warned that more airlines could go bankrupt due to rising fuel costs. He told CNBC the airline has plans for an "Armageddon situation" but doesn't expect that to pass.

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Marc Benioff uses AI to find out what employees are complaining about on Slack

May 18, 2026, 7:04 AM EDT - 53 minutes ago

Marc Benioff uses AI to find out what employees are complaining about on Slack

Marc Benioff said Slack's AI agent can identify what employees are upset about. The Salesforce CEO said the AI scans Slack chats to surface company concerns and key decisions.

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Regeneron Shares Slide Premarket after Melanoma Drug Trial Disappoints

May 18, 2026, 7:04 AM EDT - 53 minutes ago

Regeneron Shares Slide Premarket after Melanoma Drug Trial Disappoints

Shares tumbled premarket after the drugmaker said a late-stage clinical trial of a skin cancer medication fell short of its target.

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Lululemon takes battle with Chip Wilson public, calls founder 'misguided' and 'outdated'

May 18, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT - 57 minutes ago

Lululemon takes battle with Chip Wilson public, calls founder 'misguided' and 'outdated'

Lululemon is issuing its first major public response to founder Chip Wilson in a letter to shareholders, where it laid out why its strategy, its incoming CEO Heidi O'Neill and board nominees are ultim...

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China's solar exports jump 60% on the year in April

May 18, 2026, 6:59 AM EDT - 58 minutes ago

China's solar exports jump 60% on the year in April

China's solar shipments abroad jumped 60% year-on-year in April, customs data ​showed on Monday, remaining robust even ‌after the government removed an export tax refund.

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Top catalyst for S&P 500, VOO, and SPY ETFs this week

May 18, 2026, 6:57 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Top catalyst for S&P 500, VOO, and SPY ETFs this week

The S&P 500 Index and its top ETFs like the popular VOO and SPY have been in a strong surge recently. They jumped in the last seven consecutive weeks and settled near their all-time highs.

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Merck's endometrial cancer drug meets late-stage trial goals

May 18, 2026, 6:51 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Merck's endometrial cancer drug meets late-stage trial goals

Merck said on Monday its experimental endometrial cancer drug met the main goals of a late-stage trial.

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Tesla expands robotaxi ambitions as Elon Musk predicts AI-led driving future

May 18, 2026, 6:50 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Tesla expands robotaxi ambitions as Elon Musk predicts AI-led driving future

Elon Musk said on Monday that fully self-driving vehicles operating without human safety monitors are expected to become more common across the United States later this year, following their introduct...

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Commerzbank formally rejects UniCredit takeover offer

May 18, 2026, 6:49 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Commerzbank formally rejects UniCredit takeover offer

Commerzbank on ​Monday formally rejected ‌an offer by Italy's UniCredit to buy the ​German lender, digging ​in its heels in its ⁠months-long resistance to ​the cross-border takeover ​attempt.

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Baidu Profit Tumbles But Stock Pops After Earnings

May 18, 2026, 6:49 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Baidu Profit Tumbles But Stock Pops After Earnings

Baidu stock was rising even as the Chinese internet company's profit tumbled, with the focus on AI progress.

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Exclusive: Compass Minerals eyes return to lithium market with EnergyX partnership

May 18, 2026, 6:47 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Exclusive: Compass Minerals eyes return to lithium market with EnergyX partnership

Compass Minerals plans to jump ​back into the ‌lithium market by partnering with technology startup EnergyX to ​extract the battery ​metal from Utah's Great ⁠Salt Lake, a move ​that comes as prices ​r...

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This tech exec sued Tesla over its Full Self-Driving promises — and won

May 18, 2026, 6:45 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

This tech exec sued Tesla over its Full Self-Driving promises — and won

Ben Gawiser, an Oracle executive, sued Tesla after waiting years for fully autonomous driving. Gawiser is one of many Tesla owners whose vehicles are too old to support unsupervised full self-driving.

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Berkshire has revamped its portfolio — here's how the new stocks are trading

May 18, 2026, 6:42 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Berkshire has revamped its portfolio — here's how the new stocks are trading

Berkshire Hathaway has revamped its investment portfolio of U.S. stocks under new CEO Greg Abel. It took a $2.6 billion stake in Delta Airlines, while increasing its Alphabet shares by 224%.

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Trump says he should've asked for 'more' of Intel when negotiating stake with CEO

May 18, 2026, 6:40 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Trump says he should've asked for 'more' of Intel when negotiating stake with CEO

Donald Trump said in an interview with Fortune that he should've asked for a bigger stake in Intel. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in August the U.S. had taken a 10% holding in the then e...

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Rising Oil Prices Are Testing the Tech-Powered Rally. But There's an Even Greater Threat.

May 18, 2026, 6:40 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Rising Oil Prices Are Testing the Tech-Powered Rally. But There's an Even Greater Threat.

Thirty-year bond yields are nearing the highest since 2007. That's hard for tech stocks to overcome.

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ServiceNow stock flashes a death cross amid rising SaaSpocalypse concerns

May 18, 2026, 6:33 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

ServiceNow stock flashes a death cross amid rising SaaSpocalypse concerns

ServiceNow stock price has tumbled in the past few months, erasing billions of dollars in value as the market capitalization has dropped from $233 billion to $98 billion. NOW has tumbled amid the risi...

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Whitbread Investor Pushes for Sale

May 18, 2026, 6:29 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Whitbread Investor Pushes for Sale

Investor Corvex Management called for a sale of the Premier Inn owner as the company struggles to turn around a weak performance and a trailing share price.

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Nvidia Earnings Aren't the Most Important This Week. These Are Crucial to Markets.

May 18, 2026, 6:27 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Nvidia Earnings Aren't the Most Important This Week. These Are Crucial to Markets.

Retail earnings to offer glimpse at household spending, NextEra-Dominion tie up would capitalize on AI power boom, the Warsh era begins, and more news to start your day.

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India buying Russian oil irrespective of US sanctions waivers, Indian official says

May 18, 2026, 6:24 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

India buying Russian oil irrespective of US sanctions waivers, Indian official says

India has been buying Russian ​oil irrespective of U.S. ‌sanctions waivers, Sujata Sharma, a joint secretary in the petroleum ​ministry, said on ​Monday.

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Musk Wants to Get SpaceX IPO Underway 'Pretty Soon'

May 18, 2026, 6:20 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Musk Wants to Get SpaceX IPO Underway 'Pretty Soon'

Elon Musk said he's back in Texas working on plans for an initial public offering of SpaceX as the company prepares for the largest listing of all time. "We've got to get the SpaceX IPO going pretty s...

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Thyssenkrupp to Close U.S. Plant as Part of Automotive Restructuring

May 18, 2026, 6:17 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Thyssenkrupp to Close U.S. Plant as Part of Automotive Restructuring

Thyssenkrupp will close a U.S. plant as it pushes ahead with the restructuring of its automotive technology unit.

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Xpeng starts mass robotaxi production in Guangzhou

May 18, 2026, 6:15 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Xpeng starts mass robotaxi production in Guangzhou

Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng said on Monday it had started mass production of its first robotaxi at its Guangzhou headquarters, as the company accelerates efforts to expand its autonomous driv...

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Nvidia Stock Rises as Earnings Promise Another AI Chip Boost

May 18, 2026, 6:12 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Nvidia Stock Rises as Earnings Promise Another AI Chip Boost

Nvidia stock looked to be resuming its recent rally ahead of earnings on Wednesday.

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Ford to launch seven European models by 2029 as it seeks to fend off Chinese rivals

May 18, 2026, 6:04 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Ford to launch seven European models by 2029 as it seeks to fend off Chinese rivals

Ford will launch seven new models in Europe by 2029, it said on Monday, as it seeks to revive ​its flagging passenger car sales, fight off fierce competition from ‌Chinese rivals and maintain an edge ...

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Regeneron drops after skin cancer treatment misses late-stage trial goal

May 18, 2026, 5:57 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Regeneron drops after skin cancer treatment misses late-stage trial goal

Shares of Regeneron fell 11.8% premarket on Monday after the company's ​experimental treatment missed the main goal in ‌a late-stage trial in patients with advanced melanoma, a type of skin cancer.

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Zegna chair says Middle East business situation is improving

May 18, 2026, 5:54 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Zegna chair says Middle East business situation is improving

Italian luxury menswear group Ermenegildo Zegna has registered an upturn in Middle East business in recent weeks after disruption caused by the Iran conflict and expects the recovery to be ​complete a...

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Oil deficit to become shortage in weeks, says Abaxx Market's Jeff Currie

May 18, 2026, 5:48 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Oil deficit to become shortage in weeks, says Abaxx Market's Jeff Currie

Jeff Currie, Co-Chairman of Abaxx Markets, joins Squawk Box Europe to discuss his thoughts on the energy complex, crude prices and much more.

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IEA chief Birol: commercial oil inventories depleting rapidly, only weeks left

May 18, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

IEA chief Birol: commercial oil inventories depleting rapidly, only weeks left

Fatih Birol, head of ​the International Energy Agency, ‌said on Monday that commercial oil ​inventories were depleting ​rapidly amid the Iran ⁠war and the ​closure of the ​Strait of Hormuz, and that t...

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OpenAI is hiring workers to reduce 'friction' in communities where it's building data centers

May 18, 2026, 5:31 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

OpenAI is hiring workers to reduce 'friction' in communities where it's building data centers

OpenAI is hiring a "community engagement lead" for its Stargate team. The role will act as a liaison between OpenAI and the communities where it's building data centers.

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Move Over CoreWeave, Here Comes Nebius

May 18, 2026, 5:30 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Move Over CoreWeave, Here Comes Nebius

With AI cloud competition heating up, this company that used to own Russia's biggest search engine is making its case.

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Secret Memos, Frantic Texts and Juicy Confessions From the OpenAI-Musk Trial

May 18, 2026, 5:30 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Secret Memos, Frantic Texts and Juicy Confessions From the OpenAI-Musk Trial

We sifted through evidence and testimony to figure out how billionaires Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman ended up in a courtroom.

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China's Xpeng begins mass production of robotaxis in Guangzhou

May 18, 2026, 5:27 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

China's Xpeng begins mass production of robotaxis in Guangzhou

Chinese electric ​vehicle maker Xpeng said on ‌Monday it had begun mass production of its first robotaxi at ​its Guangzhou headquarters, targeting ​fully driverless operations by early ⁠2027.

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Baidu's Profit Slides Again Amid Slow AI Payoff

May 18, 2026, 5:25 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Baidu's Profit Slides Again Amid Slow AI Payoff

The Chinese search-engine operator recorded another sharp profit drop and a fourth straight quarter of revenue declines.

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Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: $4,555 Holds — Can Bulls Reclaim $4,670 Resistance?

May 18, 2026, 5:17 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: $4,555 Holds — Can Bulls Reclaim $4,670 Resistance?

Gold holds $4,555 channel support as 17 months of central bank buying offsets CPI pressure — bulls target $4,597 Fibonacci resistance next.

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Equinix faces challenge to Cape Town data centres over environmental concerns

May 18, 2026, 5:03 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Equinix faces challenge to Cape Town data centres over environmental concerns

A plan by U.S.-listed Equinix to build two data centres in Cape ​Town should not be approved without full disclosure of its water, power and environmental ‌impact, a formal objection lodged with city ...

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Why the former Google executive who backed OpenAI and Anthropic wants to get people off their screens

May 18, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Why the former Google executive who backed OpenAI and Anthropic wants to get people off their screens

Wisdom Ventures, headed by Bradley Horowitz, wrote early checks to OpenAI in 2023 and to Anthropic in 2024. Horowitz became a full-time VC after serving as Google's VP of product for 15 years.

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Oil prices rise and bonds wobble as Iran war stokes inflation fears

May 18, 2026, 4:55 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Oil prices rise and bonds wobble as Iran war stokes inflation fears

Trump warning over peace talks drives up crude price as UK gilts hit by uncertainty over Starmer leadership

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Jury to decide fate of Musk's blockbuster suit against OpenAI

May 18, 2026, 4:55 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Jury to decide fate of Musk's blockbuster suit against OpenAI

Deliberations begin Monday in the blockbuster trial pitting Elon Musk against AI giant OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, whom Musk accuses of abandoning the company's founding mission.

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Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: Hormuz Crisis Keeps WTI at $102 — Can Bulls Push to $105?

May 18, 2026, 4:42 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: Hormuz Crisis Keeps WTI at $102 — Can Bulls Push to $105?

WTI reclaims $102 inside a blue ascending channel as Hormuz disruptions cut 20% of global supply — bulls now eye $103–$105 resistance.

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Evergrande liquidators seek $8.4 billion from PwC over audits

May 18, 2026, 4:26 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Evergrande liquidators seek $8.4 billion from PwC over audits

Liquidators for China Evergrande Group are seeking 57 billion yuan in damages from PricewaterhouseCoopers, accusing the auditing firm of negligence in its audit work related to the failed Chinese prop...

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Trump tells Fortune on Intel stake: 'should have asked for more'

May 18, 2026, 4:24 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Trump tells Fortune on Intel stake: 'should have asked for more'

U.S. President ​Donald Trump ‌said he "should ​have ​asked for more" ⁠of ​a stake ​in Intel on ​behalf ​of the U.S. ‌government, ⁠in an interview with ​Fortune ​magazine ⁠published ​on Monday.

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Oil Prices Hit $110. Trump Says the ‘Clock Is Ticking' for Iran.

May 18, 2026, 4:15 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Oil Prices Hit $110. Trump Says the ‘Clock Is Ticking' for Iran.

President Donald Trump said Iran better get moving fast.

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Pizza Hut's AI system caused 'cascading' problems and $100M in damages, franchisee alleges in new suit

May 18, 2026, 4:11 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Pizza Hut's AI system caused 'cascading' problems and $100M in damages, franchisee alleges in new suit

A Pizza Hut franchisee alleged in a lawsuit that the chain's AI system damaged its business. The suit alleges that the system led to delays and cratering sales at over 100 restaurants.

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia names Mary-Anne Williams as chief AI scientist

May 18, 2026, 4:04 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Commonwealth Bank of Australia names Mary-Anne Williams as chief AI scientist

Commonwealth Bank of Australia on Monday appointed Mary-Anne Williams as its chief AI ​scientist in what the bank said ‌would be the first such role at an Australian lender.

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European shares fall as oil prices surge amid US-Iran tensions

May 18, 2026, 3:43 AM EDT - 4 hours ago

European shares fall as oil prices surge amid US-Iran tensions

European shares moved lower on Monday as rising oil prices and continued bond sell-offs heightened inflation concerns, while the absence of any breakthrough between the United States and Iran kept inv...

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Lumen targets AI-driven expansion in 2026 after 660% stock rebound

May 18, 2026, 3:19 AM EDT - 4 hours ago

Lumen targets AI-driven expansion in 2026 after 660% stock rebound

Lumen Technologies, once dismissed as a penny stock, is staging one of Wall Street's most unexpected comebacks, with analysts pointing to its pivot into artificial intelligence (AI) connectivity as th...

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Vault Strategic Engages Rangefront Mining Services For Maiden Exploration Program At Historical Mirage-Mariposa Tungsten Mine

May 18, 2026, 3:05 AM EDT - 4 hours ago

Vault Strategic Engages Rangefront Mining Services For Maiden Exploration Program At Historical Mirage-Mariposa Tungsten Mine

Vancouver, British Columbia - May 1 8 , 2026 - TheNewswire - Vault Strategic Mining Corp. (TSXV: KNOX) (OTC: KNXFF) (FSE: M850) (WKN:A41WE4) ("Vault" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it h...

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Ryanair Sees Weaker Pricing as Travelers Hold off on Bookings

May 18, 2026, 3:01 AM EDT - 4 hours ago

Ryanair Sees Weaker Pricing as Travelers Hold off on Bookings

The airline group warned of weaker-than-expected pricing trends into the summer season and fell short of providing profit guidance due to uncertainty about demand and fuel supply.

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Nvidia stock is in red before earnings: buy signal or serious warning?

May 18, 2026, 2:52 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

Nvidia stock is in red before earnings: buy signal or serious warning?

Nvidia heads into its Wednesday, May 20 earnings report with the stock in the red in the latest market snapshot, even after a powerful run that took the shares to fresh record territory this month. Th...

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Anglo American to Sell Steelmaking Coal Assets to Dhilmar for Up to $3.875 Billion

May 18, 2026, 2:44 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

Anglo American to Sell Steelmaking Coal Assets to Dhilmar for Up to $3.875 Billion

The sale of Anglo American's remaining steelmaking coal assets would complete a planned exit months after Peabody Energy withdrew from a similar deal.

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Indian court tells Apple to 'cooperate' in antitrust case

May 18, 2026, 2:34 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

Indian court tells Apple to 'cooperate' in antitrust case

An Indian court has told Apple to "fully cooperate" with investigators in an antitrust case ​related to the iPhone apps market, not agreeing ‌with the U.S. company's request to put the case on hold wh...

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Netflix Has 250 Million Ad Viewers. Now It Has To Prove Their Value

May 18, 2026, 2:25 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

Netflix Has 250 Million Ad Viewers. Now It Has To Prove Their Value

Netflix's ad tier has reached real scale. Its next test is whether advertisers will pay premium prices to reach those viewers, especially around live NFL games.

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AstraZeneca Gets U.S. Approval for Hypertension Drug

May 18, 2026, 2:13 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

AstraZeneca Gets U.S. Approval for Hypertension Drug

The pharmaceutical company expects the drug Baxfendy to generate multibillion-dollar annual sales at its peak.

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Ryanair has plans for 'armageddon' scenario as CFO warns weaker European carriers may not survive jet fuel crunch

May 18, 2026, 2:10 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

Ryanair has plans for 'armageddon' scenario as CFO warns weaker European carriers may not survive jet fuel crunch

Ryanair said it has hedged 80% of its summer fuel and isn't anticipating summer cancelations. The budget carrier saw its profit after tax increase 40% to nearly 2.3 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in the...

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Ryanair: don't anticipate cancellations this summer

May 18, 2026, 2:02 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

Ryanair: don't anticipate cancellations this summer

Low-cost airline Ryanair is confident it can maintain a full summer schedule and doesn't anticipate any cancellations. Chief Financial Officer Neil Sorahan spoke to CNBC's Ritika Gupta about how alter...

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AstraZeneca's blood pressure drug wins U.S. approval

May 18, 2026, 2:01 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

AstraZeneca's blood pressure drug wins U.S. approval

Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Monday its hypertension pill baxdrostat had been approved in the United States, offering a new treatment option for millions of patients with uncontrolled h...

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HSBC's $4 billion China bet: is clean tech entering a new boom?

May 18, 2026, 1:37 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

HSBC's $4 billion China bet: is clean tech entering a new boom?

HSBC has launched a $4 billion credit facility aimed at helping mainland Chinese companies in sustainable and transition technologies expand internationally. The new programme, announced on Monday, is...

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U.K. Home Price Rise in May Reaches 10-Year High, Rightmove Says

May 18, 2026, 1:07 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

U.K. Home Price Rise in May Reaches 10-Year High, Rightmove Says

The average price for the month was up 1.2%, compared with a typical average of 1% for the month over the past ten years.

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European markets to start the week lower after Trump threatens Iran

May 18, 2026, 1:04 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

European markets to start the week lower after Trump threatens Iran

European stocks are expected to start the new trading week in negative territory as investors react to the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran war.

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HSBC to lend $4 bln to help China clean tech scale globally

May 18, 2026, 1:03 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

HSBC to lend $4 bln to help China clean tech scale globally

HSBC launched a dedicated $4 billion credit facility on ‌Monday to support the global expansion of mainland Chinese companies involved in sustainable and transition technologies including clean power,...

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Ryanair sees peak summer fares flat as Iran uncertainty hits bookings

May 18, 2026, 1:02 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

Ryanair sees peak summer fares flat as Iran uncertainty hits bookings

Ryanair on Monday warned that economic uncertainty looks likely to wipe out any growth in fares during ​its peak summer months as the Irish airline ‌reported profit for the year to March slightly ahea...

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How Elon Musk and Sam Altman went from besties to bitter rivals

May 18, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

How Elon Musk and Sam Altman went from besties to bitter rivals

Elon Musk and Sam Altman helped start OpenAI as a nonprofit lab in 2015, a time when they were close friends. Over the next decade their relationship deteriorated, ending up in a legal battle that's c...

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Novo Nordisk's next obesity battlefront: Winning beyond America

May 18, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

Novo Nordisk's next obesity battlefront: Winning beyond America

Novo Nordisk sees a "major opportunity" outside of the U.S. and says that telehealth partners could help grow the global market for weight loss drugs. The battle for dominance over the lucrative marke...

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High energy prices could derail Europe's AI race with U.S. and China

May 18, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

High energy prices could derail Europe's AI race with U.S. and China

Prices for energy-intensive industries in Europe are roughly double the prices in the U.S. Experts told CNBC that geography matters when it comes to AI investment, with some countries in Europe conten...

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Gold and Silver Technical Analysis: Inflation Fears Put Key Levels at Risk

May 18, 2026, 12:58 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

Gold and Silver Technical Analysis: Inflation Fears Put Key Levels at Risk

Gold and silver remain under short-term pressure from higher oil prices, rising yields, and inflation fears, but key support zones remain intact as both metals await the next breakout.

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Silver falls again: are Fed rate fears about to hit prices harder?

May 18, 2026, 12:56 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Silver falls again: are Fed rate fears about to hit prices harder?

Silver extended its decline for a third consecutive session on Monday, with XAG/USD trading around $74.20 per troy ounce during Asian hours. Investors reacted to India's surprise restrictions on silve...

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Kospi slides as Gulf strikes rattle oil, bonds and Asian markets

May 18, 2026, 12:29 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Kospi slides as Gulf strikes rattle oil, bonds and Asian markets

Asian markets fell sharply on Monday after drone strikes in the Gulf reportedly triggered a fire at a nuclear power facility in the UAE, lifting oil prices and reigniting fears over inflation, tighter...

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Samsung strike involving 47,000 workers looms as South Korea's president urges labor deal

May 18, 2026, 12:24 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Samsung strike involving 47,000 workers looms as South Korea's president urges labor deal

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung urged a balance between labor rights and corporate management ahead of strike threats. Officials warned that Samsung disruptions could ripple across South Korea's ...

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Oil News: Crude Oil Futures Signal More Upside as Supply Risks Grow

May 18, 2026, 12:22 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Oil News: Crude Oil Futures Signal More Upside as Supply Risks Grow

Crude oil futures eye a breakout as Iran risks grow, Hormuz stays restricted, and falling inventories tighten global oil supplies.

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Anthropic to brief Financial Stability Board on cyber flaws exposed by Mythos, FT reports

May 18, 2026, 12:18 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Anthropic to brief Financial Stability Board on cyber flaws exposed by Mythos, FT reports

Artificial intelligence startup ​Anthropic is ‌set to discuss cyber vulnerabilities ​in ​the global financial ⁠system exposed ​by its ​latest Mythos model with members of ​the ​Financial Stability Boa...

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Samsung stock jump 5%: is the strike crisis finally easing?

May 18, 2026, 12:15 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Samsung stock jump 5%: is the strike crisis finally easing?

Samsung stock swung sharply last week as fears over a massive worker strike erased billions from the company's market value. The stock fell as much as 9.3% as labor talks broke down and a planned stri...

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China's April oil throughput hits lowest since August 2022, inventories rise

May 18, 2026, 12:08 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

China's April oil throughput hits lowest since August 2022, inventories rise

China's April crude oil throughput fell to the lowest since ‌August 2022, official data showed on Monday, as the Iran war curbed refinery runs in the world's second-largest oil consumer.

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This ETF shatters records

May 18, 2026, 12:06 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

This ETF shatters records

Roundhill Investments CEO Dave Mazza discusses the record-breaking performance of the DRAM ETF and the A.I.-driven demand boosting memory stocks on 'Making Money.'

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Mizuho stock tumble after 660% profit jump: what's rattling investors?

May 17, 2026, 11:44 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Mizuho stock tumble after 660% profit jump: what's rattling investors?

Mizuho Financial Group delivered a strong result as quarterly profit for January–March surged to 228.7 billion yen from 30.1 billion yen a year earlier, and full-year net profit reached a record 1.25 ...

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SpaceX IPO: 2 AI stocks that stand to benefit big time

May 17, 2026, 11:15 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

SpaceX IPO: 2 AI stocks that stand to benefit big time

SpaceX's confidential S-1 filing sets the stage for a historic initial public offering. Targeting a valuation between $1.75 trillion and $2 trillion, a sharp premium to recent $800 billion private ten...

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China's CXMT expects revenue to surge as memory chip demand soars

May 17, 2026, 10:47 PM EDT - 9 hours ago

China's CXMT expects revenue to surge as memory chip demand soars

Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's top memory chipmaker, said on Sunday it expects first-half revenue to ​reach 110 billion yuan to 120 billion yuan ($17.62 billion), ‌according to a renewed...

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China's April Activity Data Weakens Despite Export Strength

May 17, 2026, 10:32 PM EDT - 9 hours ago

China's April Activity Data Weakens Despite Export Strength

China's economic activity weakened across the board in April despite resilient exports supported by global demand for artificial intelligence and green products.

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China's April economic data underwhelms, with retail sales growth slowing to lowest since 2022

May 17, 2026, 10:13 PM EDT - 9 hours ago

China's April economic data underwhelms, with retail sales growth slowing to lowest since 2022

China's economy stumbled in April with consumption, industrial output and investment growth missing expectations.

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The World Can't Get Enough U.S. Energy, Keeping Prices High for Americans

May 17, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT - 9 hours ago

The World Can't Get Enough U.S. Energy, Keeping Prices High for Americans

Overseas buyers are looking to America for oil and transportation fuels, helping deplete its domestic inventories.

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Elliott builds big stake in life-science tools supplier Bio-Rad Labs, WSJ reports

May 17, 2026, 9:38 PM EDT - 10 hours ago

Elliott builds big stake in life-science tools supplier Bio-Rad Labs, WSJ reports

Activist investor Elliott Investment Management has built a sizeable stake ​in U.S. diagnostics supplier Bio-Rad Laboratories , and plans ‌to push the company to boost its underperforming stock price,...

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Earnings Reports Reveal Merchant Services Anchoring Commerce Ecosystems

May 17, 2026, 9:21 PM EDT - 10 hours ago

Earnings Reports Reveal Merchant Services Anchoring Commerce Ecosystems

For years, merchant services centered on moving money from cardholder to business.  The current earnings season gives proof that business has become far broader, encompassing everything from payments ...

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NextEra discussing $66B deal for Dominion Energy: report

May 17, 2026, 9:20 PM EDT - 10 hours ago

NextEra discussing $66B deal for Dominion Energy: report

A tie-up between the two would create one of the largest power companies in the US by market value.

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Apple Is Making Hit Products and High Profits From Imperfect Chips

May 17, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT - 10 hours ago

Apple Is Making Hit Products and High Profits From Imperfect Chips

The company's popular, $599 Neo laptop is just one of dozens of Apple devices that use lower-performing processors.

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Samsung Electronics and its South Korean union resume pay talks as strike risks loom

May 17, 2026, 8:57 PM EDT - 11 hours ago

Samsung Electronics and its South Korean union resume pay talks as strike risks loom

Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labour union are set to ‌join a new round of government-mediated pay talks on Monday, in a bid to avert a strike at the tech giant, which accounts for nearly a...

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Oil rises as Iran-U.S. deadlocked peace talks fan fears of extended supply disruption

May 17, 2026, 8:39 PM EDT - 11 hours ago

Oil rises as Iran-U.S. deadlocked peace talks fan fears of extended supply disruption

Trump said in a Truth Social post Sunday that "For Iran, the Clock is Ticking" International Energy Agency has warned that oil inventories globally were depleting at a record pace.

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Activist Elliott Builds Big Stake in Life-Science Tools Supplier Bio-Rad

May 17, 2026, 8:03 PM EDT - 11 hours ago

Activist Elliott Builds Big Stake in Life-Science Tools Supplier Bio-Rad

Elliott also has a stake in German lab-equipment supplier Sartorius, where Bio-Rad is also an investor.

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