Corn Holding Lower on Friday
U.S. grain markets turned mixed on Thursday, Aug. 20, as corn futures advanced, soybeans struggled to extend their rally and winter wheat posted modest gains. December corn moved back above the key $5-per-bushel level a…
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‘Showy jewelry and fancy cars hold no appeal’: We have a 99% chance of outliving our life savings. Why not spend it all?
“I’m 68, she’s 74, and we’re both in good health. We married later in life and have no children.”
OpenAI pares fundraising goal, now seeking up to $20 billion in latest round
The funding round is still in progress and has not closed, so the figures are subject to change, a person directly familiar with the deal told CNBC.
SpaceX loses bid to toss NAACP lawsuit over Memphis data center air pollution
The Colossus data centers and a power plant that SpaceXAI is also building in Southaven, Mississippi, have faced community backlash for years.
Medicare used AI to pre-approve patient care, and it immediately led to a large drop in medical services
Medicare is testing the use of AI to conduct prior authorizations to target wasteful medical spending
Binance says 90% of $6.3 billion hack losses are now covered, plans to resume withdrawals Sunday
Binance said Saturday that it has covered up to 90% of the roughly $6.3 billion in token assets stolen from its hot wallets in a record crypto theft announced Thursday.
80% of workers make this 401(k) mistake when they retire
Other tax repercussions crop up down the road because balances build up, and RMDs get complicated
Crypto industry pours more than $200 million into 2026 midterms to pressure Congress on favorable rules
Cryptocurrency groups outpaced online betting and data center development groups in federal corporate political spending this election cycle, according to Public Citizen. Crypto-tied organizations have contributed more …
‘Pop-up’ super PACs pour $637 million into 2026 midterm races
A super PAC called Our Heritage Matters registered with the Federal Election Commission on Oct. 15.
Trump promised to slash energy costs — but gasoline, diesel and jet fuel all soared instead
President Donald Trump promised voters angry about inflation that he would slash gas prices below $2 a gallon within his first year in office.
Humans are still doing the work behind some AI agents
The next time someone's supercharged AI agent attempts to make a phone call to negotiate a cable bill, it could be an actual human who haggles with customer service rather than the software.
Automakers like Rivian and Ford are ‘democratizing 3D printing’ to reduce costs and increase speed
DETROIT — Automakers including Ford Motor and Rivian Automotive are leaning into a new type of manufacturing line: 3D printing.
These 10 megadonors have spent a total of $1 billion on the midterm elections
They’ve helped turn this year’s midterms into “the most expensive election cycle on record.”
Nvidia’s Megaspeed ties show potential blind spots in the U.S. effort to block China from accessing advanced chips
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s business meetings are routine practice and existing U.S. export controls largely miss the cloud, experts say.
AI Agents Are Boosting Chip Demand While Putting Google’s Search Business at Risk
Published April 12, 2024; last updated April 22, 2026. If your looking for a searchable catalog of how Google Cloud customers are using AI, check out our interactive customer site.
Anthropic's path to the Nasdaq just got a lot bumpier
Within days of its release, several of the company's key partners, including Microsoft, Google and Amazon, reported quarterly results that added fuel to existing market jitters around the artificial intelligence buildou…
Grand Theft Callout: ‘GTA 6’ fans are missing work on the game’s release day because they ‘don’t want to wait’ anymore
Amid bond market tumult, elevated yields are contributing to returns and offering investors a nice income stream.
Trump called out Big Oil profits. Here’s how much their refining earnings have surged since
President Donald Trump scolded Big Oil in August, saying ExxonMobil and Chevron were making "too much money based on a shortage," as profits surged in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
AI is coming to construction sites. But does it make workers safer?
When Shelley Copsey was appointed by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, one of the world's biggest infrastructure investors, her job was to find ways to use technology to solve problems across its portfolio.
Cattle Fall to Close Out October
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service released a bundle of weekly beef-market data on October 30, 2026, drawing on reports that include boxed beef cutout values, cattle and beef summary rows, cow and boneless beef ind…
Soybeans Close Friday with Mixed Trade, Falling from Early Highs
August 6, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT. The Chinese Academy of Sciences achieved a 3.42% conversion efficiency in laser-produced plasma (LPP) EUV lithography, closing in on ASML’s 5.5% commercial benchmark. Although current power …
Has the tech bubble burst? Why the Nasdaq’s rough ride looks eerily like 2000.
Amid bond market tumult, elevated yields are contributing to returns and offering investors a nice income stream.
Alaska Senate election: DOJ wants to 'segregate' all ballots for 2nd Sullivan candidate
The Department of Justice wants "to preserve and segregate all ballots ranking" a candidate named Dan Sullivan for a potential investigation of whether voters in Alaska's U.S. Senate election mistakenly ranked him in th…
Meta outlook revised downward by S&P on cash flow and capex concerns
Meta's outlook has been revised downward by S&P Global Ratings on concerns surrounding cash flow and AI spending.