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Stripe didn't really buy OpenRouter because of the ‘singularity'

Aug 19, 2026, 7:32 PM EDT - 17 minutes ago

Stripe didn't really buy OpenRouter because of the ‘singularity'

Stripe confirmed on Wednesday that it was buying OpenRouter. While the company didn't disclose the deal price, sources told the New York Times that it paid $7.5 billion.

Nvidia Weighs Investment in Round Valuing Mercor at $20 Billion

Aug 19, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT - 19 minutes ago

Nvidia Weighs Investment in Round Valuing Mercor at $20 Billion

Nvidia has discussed participating in a funding round that would value Mercor, a data labeling provider that supplies data that helps the chip designer develop open-source models, at $20 billion, The ...

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Hyundai Cuts Crash Test Review Time by 90% With AI

Aug 19, 2026, 7:04 PM EDT - 45 minutes ago

Hyundai Cuts Crash Test Review Time by 90% With AI

Hyundai Motor Group said in an Aug. 12 press release that artificial intelligence (AI) has cut the time its engineers spend searching for and reviewing historical crash test cases by 90%, a measurable...

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Paramount CEO David Ellison eyes Austin as potential new base after threatening to ditch California during antitrust battle

Aug 19, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT - 49 minutes ago

Paramount CEO David Ellison eyes Austin as potential new base after threatening to ditch California during antitrust battle

As an antitrust battle threatens his Hollywood empire, Paramount boss David Ellison is eyeing a new base in Austin, Texas, The Post has learned.

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The Hidden Debt That Apple Owes to the CIA

Aug 19, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT - 49 minutes ago

The Hidden Debt That Apple Owes to the CIA

Without CIA funding that helped keep NeXT afloat in the '80s, Steve Jobs might not have made a triumphant return to Apple—and the iPhone might not have its foundational operating code.

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OpenAI CFO Tells Employees Public Debut Coming by 2027

Aug 19, 2026, 6:45 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

OpenAI CFO Tells Employees Public Debut Coming by 2027

OpenAI “will be a public company in 2027,” if not sooner, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar told employees Wednesday (Aug. 19) during an all-hands meeting, CNBC reported, citing unnamed sources. Fri...

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Why a Payments Giant Is Paying $7 Billion for the ‘Stripe of AI'

Aug 19, 2026, 6:37 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Why a Payments Giant Is Paying $7 Billion for the ‘Stripe of AI'

The Stripe deal for OpenRouter, founded by an NFT entrepreneur, is a bet on a future where users turn to a mix of AI models.

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Waymo's cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities

Aug 19, 2026, 6:25 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Waymo's cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities

Waymo has opened its next-generation robotaxi to all riders in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco — a notable milestone for the Alphabet company as it pushes to expand its fleet with vehicles tha...

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OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections

Aug 19, 2026, 6:10 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections

As AI models have become more powerful, the potential for those models to be misused has grown — as has a clamor for safety guardrails that can stop such abuse from happening. AI companies must now wa...

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Carvana Shares Rebound as Mark Walter Selloff Fears Ease

Aug 19, 2026, 6:09 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Carvana Shares Rebound as Mark Walter Selloff Fears Ease

Carvana shares climbed as much as 9.3% Wednesday (Aug. 19), after dropping 14% over the previous two days, when a report said billionaire Mark Walter wouldn't be able to immediately sell his stake in ...

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The chip-stock rally hits a speed bump — but these analysts see reason to be hopeful

Aug 19, 2026, 6:02 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

The chip-stock rally hits a speed bump — but these analysts see reason to be hopeful

Previous instances of short-term pressure on semiconductor stocks opened up opportunities for investors who bought the dip, according to one analyst.

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Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup

Aug 19, 2026, 5:51 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup

Elon Musk's SpaceX attempted to acquire AI coding startup Cognition as it works to catch up to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google in the AI race, Bloomberg reported Wedesday, citing sources familiar with t...

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A Bullish Signal Could Point to Gains Ahead for These Big Tech Stocks

Aug 19, 2026, 5:51 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

A Bullish Signal Could Point to Gains Ahead for These Big Tech Stocks

Some of America's biggest tech stocks have been flashing a bullish signal lately, according to Morgan Stanley.

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Stripe says the singularity has arrived. Here's what they told investors about it.

Aug 19, 2026, 5:46 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Stripe says the singularity has arrived. Here's what they told investors about it.

Stripe said the singularity, when AI surpasses human intelligence, has already arrived. Stripe executives told investors in a letter that it was already affecting their business.

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Opinion | Moderna's Road to a Cancer Vaccine

Aug 19, 2026, 5:45 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Opinion | Moderna's Road to a Cancer Vaccine

The company says a trial met its goal to prevent melanoma recurrence.

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ServiceNow's stock leads a software rally. Here's what's energizing investors.

Aug 19, 2026, 5:42 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

ServiceNow's stock leads a software rally. Here's what's energizing investors.

There's growing confidence in the idea that traditional software companies will be able to withstand AI disruption.

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Ultragenyx's gene therapy for rare metabolic disorder secures US FDA nod

Aug 19, 2026, 5:33 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Ultragenyx's gene therapy for rare metabolic disorder secures US FDA nod

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ​Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's gene therapy to ‌treat a rare metabolic disorder, the company said on Wednesday.

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What Advisors Should Weigh Before Buying Active ETFs

Aug 19, 2026, 5:31 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

What Advisors Should Weigh Before Buying Active ETFs

For advisors, active ETFs raise a simple question: Pay up for a manager who's beating the market, or stick with the index and pocket the savings? In the $15.7 trillion U.S. ETF market, the answer spli...

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Major casino operator discloses ‘substantial doubt' over future as debt pressures mount

Aug 19, 2026, 5:31 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Major casino operator discloses ‘substantial doubt' over future as debt pressures mount

Bally's raised substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern, citing its debt burden and pursuing financing alternatives.

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Spirit Flight Attendants Fight Google's Data Bid for AI

Aug 19, 2026, 5:29 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Spirit Flight Attendants Fight Google's Data Bid for AI

The flight attendants want assurance that their confidential information will be removed from the sale of the defunct airline's digital records.

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Amazon expanding lightweight drone delivery to 500 US cities with potential 30-minute wait times for packages

Aug 19, 2026, 5:18 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Amazon expanding lightweight drone delivery to 500 US cities with potential 30-minute wait times for packages

Customers could receive the drone deliveries in as fast as 30 minutes, Amazon said in a news release.

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Global Energy Metals Highlights Advancement of Terra Balcanica's Athabasca Basin Uranium Portfolio

Aug 19, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Global Energy Metals Highlights Advancement of Terra Balcanica's Athabasca Basin Uranium Portfolio

Vancouver, BC - TheNewswire - August 19, 2026 - Global Energy Metals Corporation ( TSXV:GEMC | OTC:GBLEF | FSE:5GE2) ( “ Global Energy Metals ” , the “ Company ” and/or “ GEMC ”) , a multi-jurisdict...

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Strategy Inc. (MSTR) Price Forecast: Bitcoin Breakout Revives MSTR Bullish Momentum

Aug 19, 2026, 5:12 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Strategy Inc. (MSTR) Price Forecast: Bitcoin Breakout Revives MSTR Bullish Momentum

MSTR broke out of a seven-week consolidation as bitcoin surged, reclaiming its 50-day moving average and opening a potential path toward major resistance.

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Gold surges above $4,500, silver breaks $66 as Treasury buyback sinks yields - Kitco PM Report

Aug 19, 2026, 5:06 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Gold surges above $4,500, silver breaks $66 as Treasury buyback sinks yields - Kitco PM Report

Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Wednesday, as a Treasury-led bond-market rally pulled yields lower, weakened the U.S. dollar and helped precious metals cu...

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Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Breakout Puts 200-Day Moving Average in Focus

Aug 19, 2026, 5:04 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Breakout Puts 200-Day Moving Average in Focus

Gold broke above key resistance and surged toward the 200-day moving average, strengthening bullish momentum while opening the door to higher technical targets.

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Carlyle Joins $1 Billion Investment Round in Missile Startup Castelion

Aug 19, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Carlyle Joins $1 Billion Investment Round in Missile Startup Castelion

The funding round, which also includes JPMorgan Chase and Andreessen Horowitz, values the hypersonic munitions maker at $13 billion.

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Gold price jumps 4% past $4,500 as Treasury buys back its own long-term debt

Aug 19, 2026, 4:59 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Gold price jumps 4% past $4,500 as Treasury buys back its own long-term debt

Thirty-year yields fell, short rates rose, and the dollar hit a three-month low. The Fed's minutes, out the same afternoon, showed officials arguing to go the other way.

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Moderna, Merck breakthrough could usher in wave of cancer vaccines

Aug 19, 2026, 4:58 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Moderna, Merck breakthrough could usher in wave of cancer vaccines

Merck and Moderna's success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay opens a ​new avenue of treatment that doctors hope will work against many types of tumors.

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Home Depot and Lowe's Battle Over the Housing Market's Maintenance Economy

Aug 19, 2026, 4:47 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Home Depot and Lowe's Battle Over the Housing Market's Maintenance Economy

Second quarter results from Home Depot and Lowe's offer perhaps the clearest evidence yet of how a prolonged period of elevated mortgage rates is changing where money flows inside the roughly $1 trill...

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Coty Looks to Finish Strategic Review, Guides for First-Quarter Sales Decline

Aug 19, 2026, 4:46 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Coty Looks to Finish Strategic Review, Guides for First-Quarter Sales Decline

The company guided for revenue to decline by a low- to mid-single-digit percentage as consumers become increasingly selective with their purchases, despite resilient demand for beauty overall.

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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta had ‘don't ask, don't tell' policy on child safety, ex-employee testifies in historic trial

Aug 19, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta had ‘don't ask, don't tell' policy on child safety, ex-employee testifies in historic trial

Arturo Béjar, a former Meta safety researcher who has become one of its biggest critics, told jurors in California federal court that Zuckerberg did little to address the harmful effects of Facebook a...

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Wednesday's Final Takeaways: Unitree IPO, SKHY Buybacks & Institutions Eye Prediction Markets

Aug 19, 2026, 4:42 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Wednesday's Final Takeaways: Unitree IPO, SKHY Buybacks & Institutions Eye Prediction Markets

Sam Vadas turns to key international headlines in Unitree's explosive IPO in China and SK Hynix (SKHY) bolstering its share buyback plan. Marley Kayden discusses how prediction markets like Polymarket...

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Trump Says He May Lower Tariffs on Canada to Other Countries' Levels (Q&A)

Aug 19, 2026, 4:39 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Trump Says He May Lower Tariffs on Canada to Other Countries' Levels (Q&A)

President Trump told reporters that he may lower tariffs on Canada to a level consistent with other countries, after earlier Bloomberg reporting that the US is set to halve tariffs on Canadian exports...

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Coty beats quarterly revenue, calls fiscal 2027 'transition year' on business overhaul

Aug 19, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Coty beats quarterly revenue, calls fiscal 2027 'transition year' on business overhaul

Coty on Wednesday posted a surprise increase in fourth-quarter revenue on resilient demand for fragrances and cosmetics, and said fiscal 2027 would be a "transition year" ​as it conducts a strategic r...

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Case for International Equities Strengthens as AI Spending Drives U.S. Market

Aug 19, 2026, 4:28 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Case for International Equities Strengthens as AI Spending Drives U.S. Market

The prolonged zero-interest-rate environment that provided massive tailwinds for U.S. markets is shifting as central banks adjust policy and global interest rates normalize. Global capital costs are r...

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U.S. Stocks Gain as Treasury Buybacks Calm Bond Yields; Moderna Surges

Aug 19, 2026, 4:28 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

U.S. Stocks Gain as Treasury Buybacks Calm Bond Yields; Moderna Surges

U.S. stocks rose after the government said it would buy back more longer-dated bonds, easing pressure on a market that had pushed borrowing costs to their highest levels in nearly two decades.

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Alibaba Earnings Will Test Whether the Stock Is Among China's AI Winners

Aug 19, 2026, 4:28 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Alibaba Earnings Will Test Whether the Stock Is Among China's AI Winners

Alibaba stock has slipped this year but earnings are an opportunity to flip the narrative on its artificial-intelligence progress.

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Moderna Surges as Stocks Rise & Long-Term Yields Retreat | Closing Bell

Aug 19, 2026, 4:25 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Moderna Surges as Stocks Rise & Long-Term Yields Retreat | Closing Bell

Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Isabelle Lee, Carol Massar and Emily Graffeo. -------- More o...

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Women at L3Harris Shared Concerns About CEO's Behavior Years Before Ouster

Aug 19, 2026, 4:16 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Women at L3Harris Shared Concerns About CEO's Behavior Years Before Ouster

Chris Kubasik was ousted after an investigation into conduct with a subordinate. Years earlier, another employee had made a harassment complaint

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SpaceX Attempted to Buy AI Coding Startup Cognition

Aug 19, 2026, 4:11 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

SpaceX Attempted to Buy AI Coding Startup Cognition

SpaceX approached Cognition AI Inc. about a potential acquisition to gain ground in the AI race, according to people familiar with the matter. Ed Ludlow has more on "Bloomberg The Close.

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Stripe to buy OpenRouter as fintech expands deeper into AI

Aug 19, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Stripe to buy OpenRouter as fintech expands deeper into AI

Stripe said it's acquiring OpenRouter, as the payments company expands into the artificial intelligence model market. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the New York Times said the price tag is...

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Estée Lauder CEO Says Company Has 'Great Momentum'

Aug 19, 2026, 4:07 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Estée Lauder CEO Says Company Has 'Great Momentum'

Estée Lauder Cos. Chief Executive Officer Stéphane de La Faverie says the company is expanding margin and has great momentum going forward.

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Ron Westfall on ADI, Analog Chip Strength & Outlook for Tech Sector

Aug 19, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Ron Westfall on ADI, Analog Chip Strength & Outlook for Tech Sector

While analog chip stocks don't get as much attention as their flashier AI peers, Ron Westfall believes this corner of the tech industry has plenty of room to run. A sector-wide sell-off is keeping man...

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OpenAI Slams the Brakes as Meta Floors the Gas

Aug 19, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

OpenAI Slams the Brakes as Meta Floors the Gas

OpenAI told the public on Tuesday that it is deliberately slowing down. “As models become more capable, the risks associated with developing and testing them internally also grow,” the company said in...

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Anthropic's earnings overtake OpenAI's for the first time: ‘revenue engine'

Aug 19, 2026, 3:53 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Anthropic's earnings overtake OpenAI's for the first time: ‘revenue engine'

Anthropic has reportedly overtaken OpenAI in quarterly sales for the first time -- a stunning reversal for the ChatGPT maker in its bitter rivalry with the startup founded by a group of its former emp...

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Moderna stock price is skyrocketing on mRNA cancer vaccine trial news: Here's what's happening

Aug 19, 2026, 3:49 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Moderna stock price is skyrocketing on mRNA cancer vaccine trial news: Here's what's happening

Moderna and Merck announced today that their personalized mRNA-based cancer vaccine, combined with Merck's immunotherapy medication Keytruda, met initial goals in a late-stage trial.

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Tempus AI stock is soaring and it has Moderna to thank

Aug 19, 2026, 3:47 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Tempus AI stock is soaring and it has Moderna to thank

Tempus AI (TEM) stock ripped higher on August 19 as third-party clinical breakthroughs triggered a technical short squeeze. As investors cheered TEM, it broke decisively above its major moving average...

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Is Nvidia stock too cheap right now?

Aug 19, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Is Nvidia stock too cheap right now?

Nvidia stock is approaching its all-time high, but Bank of America argues the AI chip giant could still be significantly undervalued ahead of its August 26 earnings report. Yahoo Finance's Brian Sozzi...

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Moderna's cancer-vaccine breakthrough drives broad biopharma stock rally

Aug 19, 2026, 3:38 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Moderna's cancer-vaccine breakthrough drives broad biopharma stock rally

AbbVie's shares ABBV were up 2.6% on Wednesday, while Amgen AMGN gained 3.7% and Eli Lilly's stock LLY rose 4.0%. Johnson & Johnson JNJ was up 1% and Merck MRK jumped 12.4%.

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OpenAI 'will be a public company in 2027' or sooner, CFO Friar tells employees

Aug 19, 2026, 3:26 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

OpenAI 'will be a public company in 2027' or sooner, CFO Friar tells employees

OpenAI 'will be a public company in 2027' or sooner, CFO Friar tells employees

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Uber launches autonomous rides in Zagreb, its first in Europe

Aug 19, 2026, 3:24 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Uber launches autonomous rides in Zagreb, its first in Europe

Uber , Verne and Pony.ai said on Wednesday they had launched autonomous rides in Zagreb, making the Croatian ​capital the first European city where ‌users can book a self-driving vehicle through Uber'...

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BMO & REX Debut 3X Leveraged Brazil, Japan & Taiwan ETNs

Aug 19, 2026, 3:23 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

BMO & REX Debut 3X Leveraged Brazil, Japan & Taiwan ETNs

On August 19, 2026, Bank of Montreal and REX Shares announced the launch of a new suite of exchange-traded notes (ETNs). These ETNs, issued by BMO, go live for trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange on Thur...

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California budget chain Grocery Outlet closing multiple stores

Aug 19, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

California budget chain Grocery Outlet closing multiple stores

A major grocery store has closed down eight locations in California.

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Bull v. Bear: DE Building "Agriculture Platform" Thanks to AI Growth Story

Aug 19, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Bull v. Bear: DE Building "Agriculture Platform" Thanks to AI Growth Story

Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options: https://bit.ly/2v9tH6D. While Walmart (WMT) will take up many earnings headlines Thursday morning, keep an eye on Deere (DE).

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Gold Price Hits Two-Month High After Mostly Stagnant Summer

Aug 19, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Gold Price Hits Two-Month High After Mostly Stagnant Summer

Gold prices are on an upswing lately after the price remained largely stagnant for most of the summer. Earlier this month, gold posted its best week in seven months, rising about 7% in price, largely ...

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Google launches new study tools for Students across Search and Gemini

Aug 19, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Google launches new study tools for Students across Search and Gemini

Google on Wednesday announced a slew of new study tools across Search and Gemini, including AI-generated interactive visuals, 3D simulations, a decided student hub, customized practice quizzes, and mo...

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Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Oil Tests New Highs As UAE Stops Trade With Iran

Aug 19, 2026, 2:50 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Oil Tests New Highs As UAE Stops Trade With Iran

Oil markets moved higher amid lack of progress in the Middle East.

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Researchers complain that OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber program

Aug 19, 2026, 2:46 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Researchers complain that OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber program

Several security researchers say OpenAI suddenly revoked their access to a limited-access program that removes some restrictions on using its AI tools for cybersecurity research, likely because of an ...

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SLB, Formentera working to activate drilling rigs in Venezuela, executives say

Aug 19, 2026, 2:44 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

SLB, Formentera working to activate drilling rigs in Venezuela, executives say

Oil service provider SLB and private equity firm ‌Formentera Partners are working to either reactivate oil rigs in Venezuela or import additional rigs into the country in the coming months, executives...

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The U.S. is likely to lower tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and automobiles as part of a trade framework being devised by the nations

Aug 19, 2026, 2:42 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

The U.S. is likely to lower tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and automobiles as part of a trade framework being devised by the nations

The U.S. is considering a plan to lower tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum from 50% to 25%, while top-line automobile levies could fall from 25% to 15%.

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Tom Lee's top core stock ideas: Avoid Robinhood in 2026

Aug 19, 2026, 2:35 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Tom Lee's top core stock ideas: Avoid Robinhood in 2026

The Investment Committee react to Tom Lee's idea to avoid Robinhood in 2026.

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Ca$htag$: TGT & COST Demand Giving WMT Run for Its Money

Aug 19, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Ca$htag$: TGT & COST Demand Giving WMT Run for Its Money

@LikeFolio's sentiment data on Walmart (WMT) shows that 90-day demand has moved up roughly 14%, about the same as the stock price year-over-year. However, as Landon Swan shows, Walmart demand is laggi...

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Amazon to Bring Drone Delivery to 500 Cities, AI Be Damned

Aug 19, 2026, 2:27 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Amazon to Bring Drone Delivery to 500 Cities, AI Be Damned

Amazon is expanding Prime Air drone delivery to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns as the retailer battles Walmart and FedEx over ever-faster shipping.

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Fixed Income Demand Surges: Bond ETFs Gathered $13.2 Billion Last Week

Aug 19, 2026, 2:23 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Fixed Income Demand Surges: Bond ETFs Gathered $13.2 Billion Last Week

Investor appetite for fixed income continues to expand, as evidenced by the latest weekly ETF inflows report from TD Securities. For the week ending August 14, 2026, U.S.-listed ETFs gathered $41.0 bi...

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Robinhood CEO Calls on US Policymakers to Expand Tokenized Stock Access

Aug 19, 2026, 2:17 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Robinhood CEO Calls on US Policymakers to Expand Tokenized Stock Access

Robinhood CEO and Co-Founder Vlad Tenev posted an article on X Tuesday (Aug. 18) calling on U.S. policymakers to update securities laws and regulations to facilitate the use of tokenized stocks.

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US FDA approves Regeneron's rare bone disorder drug

Aug 19, 2026, 2:17 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

US FDA approves Regeneron's rare bone disorder drug

The ​U.S. FDA on Wednesday approved Regeneron's experimental drug for a ‌rare genetic disorder after it significantly reduced abnormal bone formation in certain soft tissues.

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Software Stocks Are Bouncing Back From AI Fears. BofA Sees More Gains Ahead.

Aug 19, 2026, 2:15 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Software Stocks Are Bouncing Back From AI Fears. BofA Sees More Gains Ahead.

BofA Securities analyst Tal Liani raised the price targets on 10 software stocks on Wednesday.

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Amazon is rolling out drone delivery to 500 cities. Here's how to see if they'll deliver to your house.

Aug 19, 2026, 2:12 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Amazon is rolling out drone delivery to 500 cities. Here's how to see if they'll deliver to your house.

Amazon Prime Air is expanding its drone delivery service to almost 500 US cities and towns. That's a major ramp up.

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Roz Brewer Says Taking a Demotion to Work at Walmart Was Worth It

Aug 19, 2026, 2:08 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Roz Brewer Says Taking a Demotion to Work at Walmart Was Worth It

Spelman College Chair Emerita Rosalind "Roz" Brewer explains why she accepted a demotion when leaving Kimberly-Clark Corp. for a vice president role at Walmart. She speaks to Bloomberg's Romaine Bosti...

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These 3 Top Marijuana Stocks Could Be Top Gainers In The Sector

Aug 19, 2026, 2:05 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

These 3 Top Marijuana Stocks Could Be Top Gainers In The Sector

The cannabis industry is once again going through another transitional period. With new laws set to take effect in the US in mid-December, things could ramp up for marijuana stocks. The reason for thi...

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Want to bet on the bond rally? Check out these overlooked funds.

Aug 19, 2026, 2:04 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Want to bet on the bond rally? Check out these overlooked funds.

The Treasury just sparked a bond-market rally. Here is why it may not last.

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Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Soars As U.S. Bond Markets Rally

Aug 19, 2026, 2:01 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Soars As U.S. Bond Markets Rally

Long-dated Treasuries rallied as U.S. Treasury announced its plans to boost buyback.

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META Faces "Hundred of Billions" in Fines: Significance of Child Safety Trial

Aug 19, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

META Faces "Hundred of Billions" in Fines: Significance of Child Safety Trial

As oral arguments in the child safety trial for Meta Platforms (META) unfold, James Czerniawski explains the crux behind state prosecutor arguments pointing to "addictive" features of the Mag 7 compan...

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Amazon plans drone delivery expansion to about 500 US locales

Aug 19, 2026, 1:55 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Amazon plans drone delivery expansion to about 500 US locales

Amazon said on ​Wednesday it will expand its drone delivery service to reach hundreds of U.S. ‌cities and towns by year end, up from 11 locations where it currently operates serving multiple surroundi...

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Why AI Isn't the BOE's Biggest Inflation Worry

Aug 19, 2026, 1:54 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Why AI Isn't the BOE's Biggest Inflation Worry

Could the AI boom become a new source of inflation for the UK? KPMG UK Chief Economist Yael Selfin discusses how rising chip and AI model costs are filtering through the economy and why higher househo...

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Why Tesla stock is gaining 3% today

Aug 19, 2026, 1:52 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Why Tesla stock is gaining 3% today

Tesla stock TSLA gained 3% on Wednesday, ending a two-session losing streak as investors looked ahead to a potential Cybercab launch event. The company teased the event on X on Monday, saying customer...

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Anthropic Pre-IPO Credit Facility to Rise Over $10 Billion

Aug 19, 2026, 1:49 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Anthropic Pre-IPO Credit Facility to Rise Over $10 Billion

Anthropic's revolving credit facility is anticipated to rise above its approximately $10 billion target, according to sources. That's a substantial increase over a $2.5 billion five-year facility the ...

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Stripe Buys A.I. Start-Up OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion

Aug 19, 2026, 1:39 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Stripe Buys A.I. Start-Up OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion

The deal is significant for the artificial intelligence industry, uniting Stripe's payments business with OpenRouter's helping businesses direct their spending on A.I. models.

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Apple's stock could be the savviest buy within Big Tech, according to this analysis

Aug 19, 2026, 1:39 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Apple's stock could be the savviest buy within Big Tech, according to this analysis

The “Magnificent Seven” stocks — Alphabet, Apple, Amazon.com, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla — make up roughly a third of the overall S&P 500 index.

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Payments firm Stripe to buy AI developer platform OpenRouter

Aug 19, 2026, 1:36 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Payments firm Stripe to buy AI developer platform OpenRouter

Payments firm Stripe said on Wednesday it ​has agreed to buy OpenRouter, ‌which helps businesses route and optimize AI token usage, at an undisclosed ​value.

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ABC says intimidation by Trump's FCC forced programming changes

Aug 19, 2026, 1:36 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

ABC says intimidation by Trump's FCC forced programming changes

ABC is accusing U.S. President Donald Trump's administration of employing pressure tactics that have forced the television network to make programming compromises such as refraining from booking polit...

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T-Mobile ‘chopped a cable' to expel Chinese hackers from its network

Aug 19, 2026, 1:26 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

T-Mobile ‘chopped a cable' to expel Chinese hackers from its network

New reporting from Bloomberg revealed how cybersecurity staff at U.S. phone provider T-Mobile identified and expelled Chinese hackers from its network in 2024 during a spate of industry-wide intrusion...

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Meta's legal troubles has options traders eyeing the 'jade lizard'

Aug 19, 2026, 1:25 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Meta's legal troubles has options traders eyeing the 'jade lizard'

One of the many beauties of options trading is the ability to make money on a rangebound stock. Shares of Meta Platforms are presenting that opportunity right now.

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American Century's Greenblath Talks Fed, Yen Impact on Corporates

Aug 19, 2026, 1:22 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

American Century's Greenblath Talks Fed, Yen Impact on Corporates

As the situation with the Yen carry trade continues to loom, investors may be closely watching their fixed income holdings.

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Don't Overlook the Opportunity for International Value ETFs

Aug 19, 2026, 1:21 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Don't Overlook the Opportunity for International Value ETFs

It's been a long time coming, but value strategies are finally having their moment in the sun. However, as domestic value ETFs gain in popularity, are investors and advisors showing enough enthusiasm ...

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Internal memo: Eight execs out at Expedia Group in AI-driven shakeup

Aug 19, 2026, 1:14 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Internal memo: Eight execs out at Expedia Group in AI-driven shakeup

Expedia Group is parting ways with at least eight vice presidents and senior vice presidents as it reorganizes its product and technology organization around AI, according to an internal memo obtained...

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Trump Says US Has ‘Come to a Deal With Canada'

Aug 19, 2026, 1:11 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Trump Says US Has ‘Come to a Deal With Canada'

President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that the US has reached an agreement with Canada on trade, saying that Canadian representatives “gave us the points we had to have.” Trump spoke with Bloom...

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Target is winning back shoppers. Now it faces a big test.

Aug 19, 2026, 1:09 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Target is winning back shoppers. Now it faces a big test.

Back-to-school shopping is in full swing at Target, representing a key moment to win back shoppers. A successful season requires overcoming several challenges the retailer has struggled with recently.

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Maine governor says NextEra-Dominion merger will limit competition, raise energy cost concerns

Aug 19, 2026, 1:08 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Maine governor says NextEra-Dominion merger will limit competition, raise energy cost concerns

Maine Governer Jannet Mills said on Wednesday NextEra Energy's proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy ​would give it excessive control over New ‌England energy assets, limit competition and make it h...

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Target Touts Jump in Traffic From AI Platforms as Sales Climb

Aug 19, 2026, 1:07 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Target Touts Jump in Traffic From AI Platforms as Sales Climb

Target is seeing sales tick up amid a growth in digital traffic from artificial intelligence platforms. The retailer reported second-quarter 2026 earnings results Wednesday (Aug. 19) that showed guest...

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Datavault Pushes Into Banking Realm With BankWyse Acquisition

Aug 19, 2026, 1:02 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Datavault Pushes Into Banking Realm With BankWyse Acquisition

Data monetization and real-world asset tokenization company Datavault AI is set to acquire Wyoming financial institution BankWyse. “This acquisition adds the final piece to Datavault AI's data monetiz...

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The Big 3: XLV, ARM, NKE

Aug 19, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

The Big 3: XLV, ARM, NKE

Don Kaufman (@Theotrade) sees two strong bearish opportunities and one "shot" to the upside on Wednesday's Big 3. He sees a likely pullback in the State Street Health Care Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) amidst...

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OpenAI's Latest Bid to Fight Anthropic: A Promise Not to Keep Customer Data

Aug 19, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

OpenAI's Latest Bid to Fight Anthropic: A Promise Not to Keep Customer Data

The ChatGPT maker hopes to win business customers who are upset that Anthropic is keeping their data.

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Walmart stock dubbed a 'valuation concern' ahead of Q2 earnings

Aug 19, 2026, 12:59 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Walmart stock dubbed a 'valuation concern' ahead of Q2 earnings

Walmart Inc (WMT) stock remain in the spotlight ahead of the retail behemoth's fiscal Q2 earnings scheduled to be released before the market opens on August 20. Consensus is for WMT to record $0.73 a ...

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9 stocks to ride the industrial sector's blazing rally

Aug 19, 2026, 12:40 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

9 stocks to ride the industrial sector's blazing rally

Industrial stocks have gotten expensive, but here are some with the most attractive growth prospects.

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China robot makers show off latest humanoids as tech event draws surprise visit from Nvidia CEO's daughter

Aug 19, 2026, 12:38 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

China robot makers show off latest humanoids as tech event draws surprise visit from Nvidia CEO's daughter

Chinese robot makers showed off humanoids sorting parcels, packing mobile phones and helping with household chores at a Beijing conference on Wednesday, seeking to demonstrate a shift from crowd-pleas...

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Target Hits Earnings Bullseye: TGT Taps 52-Week High & Offering Options Trade

Aug 19, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Target Hits Earnings Bullseye: TGT Taps 52-Week High & Offering Options Trade

Target (TGT) is taking market share from competitors in the retail space, says Greg Portell, who explains why he sees the runway for the big box retailer expanding after earnings. The company posted a...

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Trump touted a deal to avert new tariffs on Canada. Here's what we know so far

Aug 19, 2026, 12:25 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Trump touted a deal to avert new tariffs on Canada. Here's what we know so far

President Donald Trump announced a tentative deal to stave off new 50% duties on Canadian wine, hockey sticks and many other goods. Trump hinted that an agreement could include restarting Keystone XL,...

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Why SpaceX stock is slipping another 3% on Wednesday

Aug 19, 2026, 12:25 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Why SpaceX stock is slipping another 3% on Wednesday

SpaceX stock (SPCX) continued to decline Wednesday as investors weighed a new milestone for Chinese rocket maker LandSpace alongside another large batch of shares set to become eligible for sale. Spac...

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ETF Prime: Goldman's ETF Acquisitions & the Gambling Debate

Aug 19, 2026, 12:21 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

ETF Prime: Goldman's ETF Acquisitions & the Gambling Debate

Goldman Sachs ETF acquisitions and the blurring line between investing and gambling headlined this week's ETF Prime. Host Nate Geraci welcomed Mike Akins, founding partner at ETF Action, followed by P...

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