China’s open-weight model lead exposes America’s AI blind spot
Some of America's biggest technology companies are pushing Washington to make open artificial intelligence a national priority as China continues to build its lead in the space.
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A break below this critical stock-market threshold used to signal panic for investors. Not anymore.
Apprehensive market structureThe closing daily structure in the S&P 500 represents apprehension. There is a high degree of uncertainty about what will come out of the US Iran talks this weekend. The bias is for move to …
Amazon on deck to report earnings after the bell with cloud, capex in focus
Amazon is set to announce its second-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday.
Trump floats pulling Blanche's AG nomination until after GOP holdouts leave office
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is open to "temporarily withdrawing" Todd Blanche's nomination as U.S. attorney general until after two Republican holdouts, Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, leave office nex…
CRWV Stock Alert: What to Know as CoreWeave Teams Up With Leidos
CoreWeave (CRWV) is pushing higher on July 30 after announcing a partnership with government IT giant Leidos to bring secure, specialized AI cloud infrastructure to U.S. federal agencies.
Jersey Mike's stock falls 7% in public market debut after pricing shares at $23
Shares of Jersey Mike's fell about 7% during trading on Thursday afternoon after the company made its public market debut on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "JMKE."
Trump says sanctions bill should include tariffs on Iran, despite 'trivial' trade with U.S.
President Donald Trump wants Congress to add tariffs on Iran to a sanctions bill against Russia and Tehran that has bipartisan support.
Thursday 7/30 Insider Buying Report: NWFL, BFST
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.
Cotton Rallying Back on Thursday Morning
Cotton prices are up 78 to 123 points early on Thursday. Futures were weaker on Wednesday, with contracts 67 to 119 points lower. Crude oil was back up $5.34 per barrel, with the US dollar index was 0.586. The Fed left …
The warning signal insiders are sending
For more than three years, the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has been the stock market's leading catalyst. The capacity for software and systems to make split-second decisions without human oversight, and th…
Hogs Look to Thursday Following Wednesday Weakness
Lean hog futures faced weakness on Wednesday, with contracts $1.37 to $2.57 lower. Open interest was down 1,898 contracts, mainly in nearby August. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $101.79 on Wednesday aft…
Mortgage rates jump to their highest level in a year and show few signs of falling
After years of sharp and unpredictable swings, mortgage rates have pulled back from their recent extremes. In early 2026, borrowing costs are lower than they were for much of the past few years, offering buyers some rel…
OpenAI cuts prices for two of its GPT-5.6 AI models as companies grow sensitive to costs
OpenAI on Thursday announced it is slashing the price of two of its latest artificial intelligence models, GPT-5.6 Terra and GPT-5.6 Luna, roughly three weeks after their public release.
‘Don’t get suckered like I did’: I paid $185 to the wrong passport website. Can I get my money back?
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Stocks Plunge on a Rout in Chipmakers and a Hawkish Fed Hold
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -1.52%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -2.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -2.06%. September E-mini S&P futures …
U.S. economy slowed to 1.5% growth rate in Q2; June core inflation at 3.3%
Economic growth was weaker than expected in the second quarter while inflation in June held well above the Federal Reserve's goal, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
Retailer Reformation opens flat in market debut after pricing IPO at $15
Women's clothing retailer Reformation began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday at $15 per share after pricing its IPO at $15.
Fed interest-rate decision rocks Wall Street's inflation fears
The Federal Reserve's July policymaking meeting ended with no interest-rate hikes nor forward guidance but with a boatload of Fed speak and word salad.
Upcoming Dividend Run For BHV?
This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE: BHV), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situati…
Cattle Look to Thursday After Bouncing on Wednesday
Live cattle futures closed the Wednesday session, with contracts continuing to bounce from Monday’s weakness, up 42 cents to $2.07 higher. Open interest was down 2,472 contracts on Wednesday, implying shorts were coveri…
AI investor Leopold Aschenbrenner forced to unwind all public stock positions after steep losses, sources say
The $24 billion hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner unwound all of its public stock holdings after big losses on artificial intelligence companies and a bad bet against software shares l…
Upcoming Dividend Run For CII?
This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CII), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at th…
Social Security’s biggest problem isn’t a design flaw. It’s a missing trust fund.
The next two sections of this report include additional comments from experts, organized under the most common themes found in their responses. These remarks generally echo the sentiments expressed by the experts whose …
Upcoming Dividend Run For BME?
This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE: BME), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in gr…