US Futures Waver in Countdown to Fed, Tech Reports: Markets Wrap
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The US economy rebounded sharply in the second quarter
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U.S. economy grew at a 3% rate in Q2, a better-than-expected pace even as Trump's tariffs hit
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Gross Domestic Product, 2nd Quarter 2025 (Advance Estimate)
U.S. economy returns to growth in second quarter
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Full Coverage of this storyAdidas to raise prices as US tariffs costs rise by €200m
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Adidas Shares Tumble After Sales Miss, Guidance Confirmation
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Adidas warns of €200mn tariff hit
Adidas shares drop after sales miss expectations, flags $231 mln tariff cost
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Adidas Posts Strong Profits As Retro Shoe Demand Persists
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Full Coverage of this storyHSBC profit tumbles as China losses mount
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HSBC first-half profit slumps 26% as China losses mount
By Selena Li & Lawrence White
Hong Kong Property Downturn Stings HSBC
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HSBC profits slide 29% on hit from China and restructuring
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HSBC announces $3 billion share buyback after second-quarter profit misses estimates
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Full Coverage of this storyUBS profits double as strong trading revenue offsets investment banking weakness
UBS posts net profit beat as market volatility boosts trading
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UBS Profit Beats Estimates as Ermotti Sees Brighter Outlook
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UBS Posts Better-Than-Expected Profit as Volatility Boosts Trading Revenue
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Exclusive: UBS steps up contingency planning as it tries to tame Swiss rules, sources say
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Full Coverage of this storyNovo Nordisk Falls On Lowered Guidance. Pharma Giant Names New CEO.
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Novo Nordisk stock crashes after company cuts sales, profit outlook on weight-loss drug competition
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Stock Markets Beware Summer Scares. What Microsoft Must Learn From Novo’s $75 Billion Crash.
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk slashes Wegovy sales forecasts, blaming compounding
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Novo Nordisk gets a downgrade from Bank of America as Wegovy growth outlook weakens
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Full Coverage of this storyTrump keeps pressuring the Fed to cut rates. Here's why its independence matters
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The Fed is unlikely to cut rates, but this week's meeting is packed with intrigue
By Jeff Cox
An Independent Fed Is a Recent Development. Trump Is Testing Its Boundaries.
By Kenneth G. Pringle
Trump risks market revolt if he threatens Federal Reserve independence, Pimco says
By Lauren Fedor, Harriet Clarfelt & Claire Jones
How Long Can the Fed’s Independence Last?
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Full Coverage of this storyInternal Microsoft pay guidelines reveal salary, hiring bonus, and stock award ranges by level
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Microsoft salaries in 2025 revealed: Here’s how much engineers, data scientists, managers and others are paid in US Dollars
Microsoft’s Highest-Paid Jobs Revealed: AI Engineers Lead With $336,000 Salaries, Says Report
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Internal Microsoft Pay Guidelines Leaked: Salary, Hiring Bonus, and Stock Award Ranges by Level in 2025
Microsoft Salaries In 2025: Do you know how much a software engineer earns at this American tech giant? Find
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Full Coverage of this storyUS FDA's chief medical and science officer Prasad departs agency
Vinay Prasad, a powerful FDA official, departs after controversy over rare disease drug
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U.S. FDA's chief medical and science officer Prasad departs agency
US FDA's top vaccine official Vinay Prasad leaves agency after short stint
Vinay Prasad exits the FDA amid gene therapy controversy
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Full Coverage of this storyStarbucks profits plunge as turnaround costs add up
By Gregory Meyer
Starbucks same-store sales fall again, but CEO Niccol says turnaround is ahead of schedule
By Amelia Lucas
Starbucks CEO details brand reset plan as turnaround efforts drive sales beat
By Savyata Mishra
Earnings live: Starbucks posts another US sales decline, Novo stock plunges, Big Tech giants on deck
Starbucks looks to protein drinks and other new products to turn around lagging US sales next year
By Dee-ann Durbin
Full Coverage of this storyUnion Pacific and Norfolk seek 1st transcontinental railroad through a massive merger
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Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern merge creating first US transcontinental railroad
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How a Railroad Mega-Merger Years in the Making Came Together
By Kiel Porter, Matthew Monks & David Carnevali
Union Pacific to Buy Norfolk Southern in $85 Billion Railroad Deal
By Peter Eavis
Largest rail union to challenge Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern mega-merger
By Lori Ann LaRocco
Full Coverage of this storyDating safety app Tea suspends messaging after hack
By Charlotte Edwards
A Second Tea Breach Reveals Users’ DMs About Abortions and Cheating
By Emanuel Maiberg
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Tea app hacked: 13,000 photos leaked after 4chan call to action
By Kevin Collier & Angela Yang
Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user chats
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Full Coverage of this storyHow stock-market investors should trade what could be a historic Fed dissent on Wednesday
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FDA asks Justice Department to classify gas station products with opioid-like effects as illicit substances
By Aria Bendix
Deadly substance under scrutiny as kratom byproduct shows up in gas stations, smoke shops
By Angelica Stabile
FDA pushes for federal oversight of potent kratom compound
By Carrie Shepherd & Carly Mallenbaum
Secretary Kennedy, Deputy Secretary O’Neill, Commissioner Makary, and U.S. Senator Mullin to Host Press Conference on Measures to Safeguard American Public from Dangerous Opioid 7-OH
RFK Jr. Announces Plan to Restrict Opioid-Like Kratom Product
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Full Coverage of this storyLuxury carmakers flag combined costs of $889 million as U.S. tariffs bite
By Sam Meredith
Trump's plan to boost U.S. automakers is squeezing them instead
By Joann Muller
Automakers are starting to reveal how much Trump's tariffs are costing them
By Tom Carter
Mercedes-Benz and Porsche flag €800m in combined costs from Trump tariffs – business live
By Jasper Jolly
Trump's trade deals could push the average new car price well above $50,000
By Rick Newman
Full Coverage of this storyAustralia's second-quarter inflation drops to lowest since March 2021, supporting case for rate cut
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Cooling Australian Inflation Locks In August Rate Cut - WSJ
By James Glynn
Australia Q2 inflation surprises on low side, heralds rate cut
By Wayne Cole
8 July 2025 | Minutes of the Monetary Policy Board Meeting
The politics of falling inflation has been clear – lower is better. But Australia should beware its flip side: slow growth
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Full Coverage of this storyPrivate company hiring bounced back with a 104,000 increase in July, ADP says
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US private payrolls increase in July
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ADP says businesses create 104,000 jobs in July as trade wars ease and businesses gain more confidence
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ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 104,000 Jobs in July; Annual Pay was Up 4.4%
US Firms Add 104,000 Jobs in ADP Data, More Than Forecast
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Full Coverage of this storyUnitedHealth Group plans "remediation actions" as insurance costs balloon
By Nathan Bomey
UnitedHealth Continues to Struggle as Rising Medical Costs, Shortfalls Affect Business
By Anna Wilde Mathews & Denny Jacob
UnitedHealth Group Re-Establishes Full Year Outlook and Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results
UnitedHealth says 2025 earnings will be worse than expected as high medical costs dog insurers
By Annika Kim Constantino
UnitedHealth Group reports mixed second quarter earnings; stock down in pre-market trading.
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Full Coverage of this storyTrump voter and Montana Knife Co. founder feels tariff pain: His $515,000 sharpener from Germany is set to cost another $77,250
By Paul Wiseman & Josh Boak
Trump Tariffs Will Raise the Cost of Food for Americans
By Alex Durante & Rebecca Walker Reczek
'Nightmare' tariff wall emerges for US companies
By Natalie Sherman
Are prices going up because of tariffs? Here's what we know
By Alina Selyukh
Chinese exports to U.S. could decrease by $485 billion by 2027: Tariff simulator
By Lori Ann LaRocco
Full Coverage of this storySarepta Stock Soars After FDA Says It Can Resume Drug Shipments
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FDA permits use of Sarepta Therapeutics’ Duchenne therapy in younger patients after short-lived halt
By Adam Feuerstein
Sarepta resumes shipping of gene therapy Elevidys to patients who can walk
FDA Informs Sarepta That It Recommends That Sarepta Remove Its Pause and Resume Shipments of ELEVIDYS for Ambulatory Individuals With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Sarepta will resume gene therapy shipments after FDA review of recent patient death
By Matthew Perrone
Full Coverage of this storyStarbucks ditches pickup-only stores because they 'lack warmth'
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Starbucks is shutting down an entire line of cafes
By Jordan Valinsky
Starbucks Abandons Mobile Order, Pickup-Only Stores - WSJ
By Heather Haddon & Owen Tucker-smith
Starbucks Revitalization Initiative to Shift Focus to App and Rewards
Starbucks CEO confirms plans to close up to 90 locations by the end of 2026
By Jacob Willeford
Full Coverage of this storyBoeing Stock Falls After a Rare Better-Than-Expected Earnings Report
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Boeing slashes losses as CEO touts 'our turnaround year'
By Leslie Josephs
Boeing's quarterly loss shrinks as jet deliveries rebound, but shares drop
By Shivansh Tiwary & Dan Catchpole
Boeing Q2 results beat expectations as plane maker slashes costs
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Boeing Takes Slow Approach to Expansion
By Sharon Terlep & Drew FitzGerald
Full Coverage of this storyQuarterly Refunding Statement of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Finance Brian Smith
Trump and Bessent Bring New Style to Managing America’s Debt - WSJ
By Sam Goldfarb
Treasury Is Playing Safe on Debt Sales. Wall Street Is Divided on Its Strategy.
By Karishma Vanjani
For Bond Dealers, It’s Now All About Bills at Bessent’s Treasury
By Chris Anstey
US Treasury to sell more short-term debt in continuation of Biden-era policy
By Kate Duguid
Full Coverage of this storyWhirlpool Stock Sinks After Appliance Maker Slashes Earnings Outlook
By John Keilman
Whirlpool is championing the tariffs that have hammered its quarter
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The best ways to play the emergence of quantum computing, according to Rosenblatt
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Whirlpool Cuts Dividend, Full-Year Profit Guidance as Tariffs Hurt Quarterly Results
By Kelly Cloonan
Whirlpool Stock Tumbles. How Tariffs Are Crushing This Iconic American Brand.
By Mackenzie Tatananni
Full Coverage of this storyMorning Bid: Dollar rejuvenated
By Mike Dolan
Dollar edges down, snapping four days of gains, before Fed meeting
By Stefano Rebaudo & Ankur Banerjee
Dollar Jumps Most Since May After US and EU Reach Trade Deal
By Anya Andrianova & Ezra Fieser
Dollar reaches one-month high versus euro on trade deal optimism, Fed in view
Forex Today: The Fed is largely expected to stand pat
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Full Coverage of this storyUPS falls after pulling full-year guidance due to macro uncertainty; FedEx also lower (UPS:NYSE)
By Clark Schultz
UPS posts downbeat quarterly results as shifting trade policies weigh
UPS Stock Falls on Earnings Miss, Weak Growth. Dividend Is ‘Rock Solid,’ Says CEO.
By Allen Root
UPS Falls as Courier Withholds Outlook on Trade, Economic Woes
By Cailley Lapara
UPS sees consumer sentiment ‘near historic lows’ hurting small-package deliveries
By James Rogers
Full Coverage of this storyConsumer Confidence Surprises to the Upside while Inflation Fears Persist
By Eddie Pan
Americans are growing hopeful about the economy as trade talks progress
By Bryan Mena
US Consumer Confidence Rises on Outlook for Economy, Job Market
By Mark Niquette
Gold price could struggle as U.S. consumer confidence stabilizes in July
By Neils Christensen & Anna Golubova
US consumer confidence improves slightly in July, but Americans remain concerned about tariffs
By Matt Ott
Full Coverage of this storySuburban Chicago hospitals land on list of ‘Best Hospitals' in Illinois: Full ranking here
See where Columbus hospitals rank in U.S. News & World Report’s list of best Ohio hospitals
Cleveland Clinic named to U.S. News & World Report's 'Honor Roll,' knocked out of top spot in the nation in cardiology
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UCSF Health Named Among Nation’s Best for 2025-2026
Cleveland Clinic drops after 30-year reign as America’s top heart hospital: See U.S. News ratings
By Rich Exner
Full Coverage of this storyTop Justice Department Antitrust Officials Fired Amid Internal Feud
By Dave Michaels
Justice Department fires two senior antitrust attorneys, alleging insubordination
By Hannah Rabinowitz & David Goldman
Top DOJ Antitrust Officials Removed Over HPE-Juniper Settlement
By Josh Sisco & Leah Nylen
Top DOJ antitrust officials fired as tension grows in a Trump administration monopoly-fighting office
By Jennifer Jacobs & Jacob Rosen
Two US Justice Dept antitrust officials fired over merger controversy, source says
By Jody Godoy & Sarah Lynch
Full Coverage of this storyIMF upgrades outlook for global economy, citing less-than-expected damage from Trump's trade wars
By Paul Wiseman
Full Coverage of this storyAs AI Throws Education Into Chaos, OpenAI Introduces 'Study Mode' to Help Students 'Learn'
By Lucas Ropek
Full Coverage of this storyPayPal Q2 earnings beat, but expenses jump, cash flow slides (PYPL:NASDAQ)
By Liz Kiesche
PayPal smashes Wall Street estimates in surprise earnings win
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PayPal stock sinks 8% as company reports slow growth in key margin figure
By MacKenzie Sigalos
Why PayPal Stock Is Down After Solid Earnings
By Mackenzie Tatananni
PayPal lifts 2025 profit target; branded volume softness weighs on shares
By Manya Saini
Full Coverage of this storyVisa Profit Climbs 8% as Consumers Keep Spending
By Rebecca Ungarino
Visa (V) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Visa says spending is growing at a healthy rate, but its stock dips after earnings
By Emily Bary
Visa, Mastercard set for higher profits on solid spending trends
By Pritam Biswas & Arasu Basil
Visa Profit Beats Estimates on Gains in Cross-Border Spending
By Paige Smith
Full Coverage of this storySoFi Reports Second Quarter 2025, Accelerates Net Revenue Growth to Record $855 Million, Record Member and Product Growth, and Net Income of $97 Million
SoFi Technologies (SOFI) Jumps as Attributable Earnings Expand 1,000%
SoFi Scores Earnings, Revenue Beat Amid Membership Boom. Guidance Conservative?
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SoFi CEO Touts Credit Quality of His ‘Overachiever’ Customers
By Paige Smith
SoFi Stock Pops on Outlook Raise as Members Keep Piling In
By Dean Seal
Full Coverage of this storyWall Street gears up for ‘pivotal’ three days for US markets
By George Steer
Full Coverage of this storyExclusive | Mars to Invest $2 Billion in U.S. Manufacturing Through 2026 - WSJ
By Natasha Khan
Food giant sweetens the American economy with massive multibillion-dollar investment
By Daniella Alessandra Genovese
Nature's Bakery to open $240M facility in Salt Lake City
By Carter Williams
Mars To Invest $2 Billion Into U.S. Manufacturing Through 2026
Candy giant Mars to invest $2 billion more in US manufacturing through 2026
Full Coverage of this storyMicrosoft study identifies 40 jobs AI chatbots are likely to help automate — and those where the tech is barely being used
By Madison Hoff & Brent Griffiths
AI Is Wrecking an Already Fragile Job Market for College Graduates - WSJ
By Lindsay Ellis, Katherine Bindley & Rosie Ettenheim
Is AI Killing Entry-Level Jobs? Here’s What We Know
By Jo Constantz
Opinion | How AI is impacting 700 professions — and might impact yours
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Microsoft reveals 40 jobs about to be destroyed by AI — is your career on the list?
By Jez Corden
Full Coverage of this storyElon Musk’s Boring Company to build Tesla tunnels under Nashville
By Sean O'Kane
Rep. Justin Jones denied entry into Music City Loop announcement event
By Danica Sauter
Public officials react to Elon Musk's Music City Loop project
By Nate Rau
‘Music City Loop’ proposal draws comparisons to Sin City’s ‘Vegas Loop’
By Audrey Mayer
Nashville's tough terrain poses challenges for the Boring Company's tunnel project
By Kelsey Gibbs, M.A.
Full Coverage of this storySpotify Stock Falls On Q2 Revenue Miss, Surprise Loss
By Patrick Seitz
Full Coverage of this storyMerck joins Big Pharma cost-cutting crowd, revealing plan to save $3B annually by 2027
By Kevin Dunleavy
Merck plans $3 billion cost cuts by end of 2027, narrows full-year outlook
By Annika Kim Constantino
Merck Stock Falls After Layoff Announcement, Gardasil Sales Drop
By Harrison Miller
Merck eliminating some positions as it restructures for the future
Merck to Lay Off Workers and Narrows Guidance as Earnings Fall - WSJ
By Kelly Cloonan
Full Coverage of this storyEven Top Earners Are Falling Behind on Credit Card and Car Payments
By Jonnelle Marte & María Eloísa Capurro
Underwater car loans hit their highest level in 4 years
New Car Buyers Are Getting Trapped in This Scary Financial Situation
By James Ochoa
The Car Bubble Bites Back As More Than 25 Percent Of Trade-Ins Are Reportedly Underwater
By Thomas Hundal
'It's extremely unfortunate': New data shows more car owners are underwater on auto loans
By Mackenize Dekker
Full Coverage of this storyIconiq set to lead $5bn funding round for AI start-up Anthropic
By George Hammond & Ivan Levingston
Crypto industry braces for incoming White House 'regulatory Bible' on rules, bitcoin reserve, and taxes
By Sarah Wynn
Full Coverage of this storyRoyal Caribbean's Q2 revenue growth fail to impress Wall Street's lofty expectations (RCL:NYSE)
By Amy Thielen
Royal Caribbean lifts full-year guidance on strong cruise bookings
By Contessa Brewer
Royal Caribbean Stock Dives. Earnings Beat Falls Short for Cruise Line Company.
By George Glover
Royal Caribbean sees more people book cruises in the last minute
By Tomi Kilgore
Royal Caribbean lifts annual profit forecast on steady cruise demand
By Anuja Bharat Mistry
Full Coverage of this storyEquities dip as earnings weigh; Fed statement on deck
By Chuck Mikolajczak
Stock market today: S&P 500 snaps 6-day record streak, stocks fall as earnings flood in, Fed decision looms
By Karen Friar
Equities close lower as earnings weigh; Fed statement on tap
By Chuck Mikolajczak
Markets News, July 29, 2025: S&P 500 Slips From Record High as Investors Digest Flurry of Earnings Reports, Await Fed Rate Decision, Big Tech Results
By Stephen Wisnefski
US Stocks Head for Another Record High Ahead of Fed Meeting
By Natalia Kniazhevich
Full Coverage of this storyThe markets are behaving as if Europe has pulled the wool over Trump’s eyes
By Jim Edwards
European Stocks Dip on Glum Earnings Before Fed Rate Decision
By Allegra Catelli
Europe Inc swerves Trump trade war 'hurricane' but laments higher tariffs
FTSE 100 lower and US markets mixed as attention turns to earnings and Fed meeting
By Lucy Harley
European shares fall as investors digest earnings deluge; Adidas sinks
By Twesha D.
Full Coverage of this storyBaker Hughes to Acquire Chart Industries, Accelerating Energy & Industrial Technology Strategy
This oil company is spending $14 billion to be part of the AI data-center business
By Steve Gelsi
Baker Hughes to Acquire Chart Industries for $13.6 Billion
By Connor Hart
Baker Hughes bets on LNG, data center demand with $13.6 billion Chart Industries deal
By Tanay Dhumal & David French
Baker Hughes’ Big New Deal Shows Why It’s the Top Oil Services Stock
By Avi Salzman
Full Coverage of this storySEC Permits In-Kind Creations and Redemptions for Crypto ETPs
A Quiet SEC Rule Shift Moves Crypto ETFs Closer to Mainstream
By Isabelle Lee & Sidhartha Shukla
SEC approves in-kind redemptions for spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, increases options limits
By Sarah Wynn & Jason Shubnell
In-Kind Bitcoin and Ether ETFs: How They Will Reshape the Crypto Market?
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SEC approves in-kind creations and redemptions for crypto ETPs
By Sam Bourgi
Full Coverage of this storyHow Larry Ellison And David Ellison Pulled Off The Paramount Deal
By Phoebe Liu
Trump’s ‘censorship and control’ campaign threatens press freedom, FCC commissioner says
By Geoff Bennett & Karina E. Cuevas
Trump administration approves sale of CBS parent company Paramount after concessions
By David Folkenflik
Inside the Fiery Backlash Against Paramount’s ‘Late Show’ Cancellation
By Laura Bradley
What comes next for Skydance after the Paramount deal
By Dan Primack
Full Coverage of this storyDelta pilot arrested in cockpit after landing in San Francisco
Contra Costa County authorities identify Delta Airlines pilot arrested at SFO
Pilot arrested at SFO charged with 24 felonies related to alleged child sex abuse
By Katy St. Clair
Contra Costa County district attorney charges Delta pilot, woman with sex crimes involving a child under 10
By Leslie Brinkley
'Stormed The Cockpit': Homeland Security Arrests Delta Pilot Moments After Landing In San Francisco
By Gary Leff
Full Coverage of this storyWall Street swings to losses as earnings weigh; Fed meeting in focus
By Pranav Kashyap & Nikhil Sharma