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Iran Parliament Speaker Mocks Bessent and Hegseth, Says Both Are 'Way Out of Their League': Stop Waiting for 'Clown Crew' to Pull a Rabbit Out of Their Hat'

Iran’s parliament speaker dismissed the Trump administration’s escalating military and economic pressure, arguing that efforts to force Tehran back to negotiations have failed.

Benzinga · Aug 19

Elon Musk Says Starship Flight 13 Is Being Recovered From the Sea Nearly 24 Days After Landing in the Indian Ocean

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) CEO Elon Musk confirmed on Tuesday that the commercial spaceflight company was recovering the Starship rocket following its 13th flight test in late July.

Benzinga · Aug 19

Josh Shapiro Says He Won't Let Big Tech's Lawyers Bully Pennsylvanians, Signs Executive Order Imposing 'Nation's Strictest' AI Data Center Protections

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D) has tightened the rules for AI data centers, requiring developers to meet strict energy, environmental and transparency standards and secure local approval before projects can move forward.

Benzinga · Aug 19

Gene Munster on Meta Stock Slide: Teen Safety, Social Media Addiction Woes Are Just the 'Tip of The Iceberg'

Deepwater Asset Management‘s Gene Munster said Meta Platforms Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:META) mounting legal troubles over teen safety and social media addiction is minor compared to what he expects the company to face within the next year, as the stock slides amid the ongoing trial.

Benzinga · Aug 19

Marjorie Taylor Greene Rips 'Years of Foreign Wars' as US Debt Crosses $40 Trillion: 'Just Wait Until Social Security Goes Bankrupt'

The U.S. national debt officially crossed $40 trillion on Tuesday, a milestone that arrived just as long-term Treasury yields climbed to their highest levels in more than two decades, adding to the mounting cost of financing America’s growing pile of borrowing.

Benzinga · Aug 19

Bitcoin, Ethereum Gain; XRP, Dogecoin Dip as Trump Denies Iran Talks: Analyst Says BTC May 'Resume Its Advance' if This Support Holds

Leading cryptocurrencies held steady on Tuesday as investors digested President Donald Trump’s latest remarks on Iran negotiations.

Benzinga · Aug 19

SK Hynix Stock Drops 7.82% in Seoul as KOSPI Suffers Brutal Rout: Brent Above $90, Trump Rules Out Iran Talks

Asian stocks traded sharply lower at the time of writing, led by a more than 5% drop in South Korea’s KOSPI, while semiconductor heavyweights SK Hynix Inc. – ADR (NASDAQ:SKHY) and Samsung Electronics (OTC:SSNLF) also declined sharply.

Benzinga · Aug 19

Congressman Missed Out on Millions by Selling Comfort Systems in 2020 — Now It's the Best Stock of the Last Five Years

Benzinga readers and social media users were recently alerted that HVAC company Comfort Systems USA Inc (NYSE:FIX) is the best-performing S&P 500 stock over the last five years, even outperforming Nvidia and other tech giants.

Benzinga · Aug 18

Anthropic's Pre-IPO Credit Line Is Growing — and Banks Are Angling for Underwriting Roles

Anthropic’s revolving credit facility is set to exceed its approximately $10 billion target, as the artificial intelligence company lays the groundwork for its highly anticipated initial public offering.

Benzinga · Aug 18

Cybersecurity 'Golden Age' Is Coming, Says Dan Ives — But Warns Of A 'Sci-Fi Movie Gone Bad' Without Regulation

A growing risk of hacks in the artificial intelligence sector could highlight the investment opportunity in cybersecurity stocks, a technology expert says in the call for federal regulation.

Benzinga · Aug 18