Number of first time home buyers hits record low as rentals take over US housing market The number of renter households in the U.S. has ballooned to a record 46 million The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025
Google Wants To Hit Net Zero By 2030 — So It Signed A Massive Deal With A Bill Gates-Backed Startup That's Still Years Away From Making Energy Google has signed a groundbreaking agreement with Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a nuclear startup backed by Bill Gates, in one of the first commercial deals for fusion energy. The tech giant plans to purchase 200 megawatts of power from CFS's upcoming affordable, robust, and compact fusion plant in Chesterfield County, Virginia,… Benzinga · Jul 7, 2025
Amazon will soon deploy more bots than it employs people now that it has a million robots Wait, Amazon has over one million employees? PC Gamer · Jul 2, 2025
EPA forced to auction off 20,000 lab rats, mice, and rabbits as Trump shuts down research projects Approximately three quarters of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development — representing 1,000 scientist positions — will be cut under the Trump administration The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025
Seven and counting? Tally of open Senate seats continues to climb - Roll Call There are currently seven open Senate seats, above the average for an election cycle, with potentially more departures to come. Roll Call · Jul 1, 2025
Really Hot Chicken–This Fried Chicken Franchise Has Tripled In Value Since 2019 And Could Now Sell For $1.5 Billion Fried chicken is having its moment in the sun, and Bojangles is looking to capitalize on it. Only a few weeks after Dave’s Hot Chicken was sold to Roark Capital, which also owns Subway, for nearly $1 billion, Bojangles wants to up the ante. According to The Wall Street Journal,… Benzinga · Jun 29, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg’s secret list of top AI talent to poach has tech world atwitter Meta CEO reportedly to offer pay packages worth up to $100m, a gambit OpenAI’s Sam Altman calls ‘crazy’ The Guardian - US · Jun 28, 2025
Nasdaq 100 Index Rallies to Record High on Speculation of Earlier Interest Rate Cuts The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed up +0.80%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.94%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.94%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) rose +0.75%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures... Barchart · Jun 26, 2025
Dollar Falls to 3-1/4 Year Low as President Trump Looks to Fast-Track His Pick for New Fed Chair The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday fell by -0.54%, reaching a 3-1/4 year low. The dollar retreated following a Wall Street Journal report that said President Trump is considering accelerating the announcement of the next Fed Chair. The dollar remained lower on Thursday’s US economic news of a downward... Barchart · Jun 26, 2025
Dollar Falls as President Trump Looks to Fast-Track His Pick for New Fed Chair The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.49% at a 3-1/4 year low. The dollar retreated today following a Wall Street Journal report that said President Trump is considering accelerating when he will announce the next Fed Chair. The dollar remained lower after today’s US economic news of... Barchart · Jun 26, 2025
‘I blame Facebook’: Aaron Sorkin is writing a Social Network sequel for the post-Zuckerberg era The Social Network is getting a sequel, and it's not going to be flattering. TechRadar · Jun 26, 2025
Republican who blamed the political left for her near-fatal ectopic pregnancy now says she’s facing death threats Kat Cammack hit with disturbing backlash after blaming Democratic scaremongering, not GOP legislation, for life-threatening emergency room ordeal The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025
The Social Network sequel officially in the works after 15 year wait Aaron Sorkin will base follow up on a Wall Street Journal series about Facebook The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025
Shell says it’s not in talks to acquire BP as takeover rumours swirl BP’s share price jumped on the speculation that it could be acquired by Shell, following a report in the Wall Street Journal. Euronews · Jun 26, 2025
The Guardian - US · Jun 25, 2025 Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Network sequel officially in development Oscar-winning writer returns to subject of his 2010 hit for follow-up based on Wall Street Journal series on Facebook
Benzinga · Jun 25, 2025 Shell In Talks To Acquire BP In Mega-Merger: Report Shares of Shell PLC (NYSE:SHEL) are trading lower while BP PLC (NYSE:BP) shares are surging Wednesday afternoon following a Wall Street Journal report that the two British energy giants are in early-stage talks for a historic merger.
Barchart · Jun 23, 2025 Stocks Rally on Hopes of De-Escalation of Hostilities in the Middle East The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +0.96%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.89%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.06%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +0.96%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Kiplinger · Jun 23, 2025 Stock Market Today: Stocks Rise on a Little More Uncertainty The best response to a major geopolitical event is often no response at all, especially if you're looking at the big picture.
Latin Times · Jun 23, 2025 Florida Republican Blames 'Fearmongering' Left After Doctors Hesitated to Treat Her Ectopic Pregnancy Over Abortion Laws In May 2024, Kat Cammack faced delayed treatment for an ectopic pregnancy due to abortion law fears but blamed left-wing "fearmongering" rather than the law.
Benzinga · Jun 23, 2025 'Missiles Are Landing In The Heart Of Israeli High Tech' Says CEO But $200M-Backed Startups Dream And Sentra Stay Operational In early June, a missile struck the apartment of Ron Reiter, co-founder and chief technology officer of cybersecurity startup Sentra, just five minutes from the company's new headquarters in Tel Aviv. Several floors of the 44-story building were destroyed, but Sentra's operations have remained active, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Barchart · Jun 23, 2025 Stocks Climb on Strong US Economic Reports and Dovish Fed Comments The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.43%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.60%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +0.50%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Barchart · Jun 23, 2025 Stocks See Support on Speculation Iran's Retaliation Will Be Limited The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.14%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.03%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +0.20%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Latin Times · Jun 23, 2025 Trump's Mass Deportation Tactics Grow Unpopular Among Voters and Lawmakers As ICE Raids Escalate: Report The Trump administration has increasingly pushed for mass deportation and raids by ICE. However, those tactics are growing unpopular among voters and lawmakers.
Barchart · Jun 23, 2025 Stocks Set for Muted Open as Investors Brace for Iran’s Response to U.S. Attack, PCE Inflation Data and Powell’s Testimony Awaited September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.06%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +0.04% this morning, pointing to a muted open on Wall Street as investors await Tehran’s response after the U.S. struck Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The Guardian - US · Jun 22, 2025 Republican representative’s ectopic pregnancy clashes with Florida abortion law Kat Cammack blames left’s fearmongering after medical staff hesitated to give her drugs needed to end pregnancy