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Small Caps Join the Bounce as the Russell 2000 Gains 0.9 Percent
The Russell 2000 gained 0.9 percent on Friday to 2,754.11, joining the chip led bounce, but it too ended the week lower.
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SpaceX’s $4.4 Billion Profit: The Numbers Behind the Merger Talk
SpaceX made $4.4 billion in three months. For a company that lost $1.1 billion in the same quarter last year, the turnaround is the…
Technology
The SpaceX-Tesla Merger: What the Technology Stakes Are
Elon Musk thinks merging SpaceX and Tesla “would be a good idea.” The technology reasons are more interesting than the financial ones. On SpaceX’s…
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Turkey’s Parliament to Vote as Early as Friday on Saudi Troop Mandate
Turkey’s parliament could debate a mandate to deploy military personnel to Saudi Arabia as early as Friday, an AK Party lawmaker said, as Ankara…
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OpenAI Puts Its Models on Google Cloud: The Enterprise Land Grab Accelerates
OpenAI will make its frontier artificial intelligence models and Codex coding agent available through Google Cloud in the coming weeks, the companies said Wednesday,…
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The Midwest Wave: Iowa Flips, Minnesota Holds, and the Map Moves
Iowa elected Democrat Rob Sand and flipped a Senate seat, while Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan held her seat, in a Midwest wave for Democrats.
Politics
Washington and Colorado Ban Transgender Athletes in School Sports
Voters in left leaning Washington state and Colorado approved measures designed to ban transgender athletes from participating in school sanctioned sports.
Business
Salesforce to Buy Braze for 5.66 Billion Dollars in AI Marketing Push
Salesforce announced on Tuesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Braze, the customer engagement platform, for approximately 5.66 billion dollars in…
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The 24 Hour Rule: How France Protest Content Removal Would Work
France Senate bill would let authorities demand removal of protest related content without prior court approval, with web blocking possible after 24 hours, a tech policy shift beyond the damages debate.
Sports
Baseball’s First All Indoor World Series Heads to a Dome in Florida
With Milwaukee and Tampa Bay both playing in domed or roofed ballparks, the 2026 World Series is expected to be baseball's first played entirely indoors.
Entertainment
Concert Safety Standards Tighten After a Decade of Reviews
Concert promoters, venues and insurers have tightened crowd-safety expectations over the past decade: clearer capacity discipline, barrier design, show-stop procedures, and communication between stage,…
Health
US Measles Cases Hit 4,410: What the Data Says About Who’s at Risk
The United States has recorded 4,410 measles cases in 2026, with roughly 330 new cases each week. Behind the headline number is a clear…
Science
Crew-13 Preparations Link Station Science to Artemis Planning
Preflight training announced in April 2026 and study finalisation in September set up the SpaceX Crew-13 station mission as a bridge between routine International…
